Academic gathering with Lich colleagues

"It's a real shame, our Life Box technology is already capable of repairing souls. In any case, congratulations to our Black Abyss Prince! He has won the battle and led his guild to victory in the opposing war! Four wins out of four!"

Manipulation, flexibility, and brilliance came rushing in.

"That was fast! Boss! You were too fast! Let's go get Mr. Law's signature, and the Necromancer Figure Company will be officially established!"

Lyle looked at the audience and waved to his companion.

"Put the signing aside for now, come with me to arrest them. I see the gentleman and the reporter."

"Ride the Spine Wheels, and before the City of Wanderings has a speed limit law, we can definitely catch up with them."

"Right, find an opportunity to crush them."

……

The four members of the Necromancer Figure Company surrounded and attacked.

The gentlemen and journalists from the literary society sat in a row, bound in the center by Nia's tentacles. The journalist let out a wail.

"Your Highness! It's not my fault. The information about your conflict was given to me by that gentleman. He's the traitor! I'm a law-abiding citizen!" That reporter is too immersed in his role; he hasn't come to his senses yet.

"So my introduction was written by the reporter?"

"The gentleman narrated the story, and I embellished it artistically."

That's right, the reporter was the mastermind.

Lyle began to loosen the reins on the gentleman, mainly because both the gentleman and he were members of the Cup of Extravagance, and they would see each other all the time, so it wouldn't be appropriate to strain their relationship.

"I'm sorry, Plague Doctor, I used your information to exchange secrets with the reporter. I didn't expect it to cause such a big fuss."

"Gentleman, you're talking nonsense! You're the one who dragged Bigbie over to do the commentary!"

"..." Is it too late to tie him up and take him back now?

“Sir, shouldn’t I also have the right to know the secrets you exchanged with my information?” Lyle’s eyes darted between the two men.

"Don't look at me. My talent doesn't allow me to divulge secrets. Ask the gentleman if you want to know."

"Sir?"

"Of course, Doctor of Plague. This was originally my fault."

"Journalists possess the innate ability to distinguish truth from lies, and I've recently been troubled by a trivial matter. Unfortunately, I don't have any suitable bargaining chips to exchange with a journalist. So, I can only borrow your information."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Plague Doctor."

My question is...

"Do the people of my hometown still hate me?"

His answer was...

"They've forgotten about you."

"Really, it's just such a trivial matter." The gentleman tried his best to express his composure, but his voice carried a sadness that was enough to quell any anger.

Chapter 205 Blood Nest Tree

Lyle was somewhat bothered by the gentleman's outpouring of sadness, so much so that he didn't even notice the reporter sneaking off. He remained in this state for the next few days.

The Necromancer Figurine Club was just established, and Mr. Law gave the Monster Breeding Club three days to vacate their activity room, so they can't hold club activities for the time being. However, it seems that Shining has really made contact with the demons.

"Shining, did you just recommend the Spine Wheel to the Demons?"

"Of course, how could they not be tempted by a mount endorsed by the Black Abyss Prince?"

"I remember demons are living beings too, right? Have you thought of a way to solve the dizziness?"

"No, I vomit even when I ride a bike. What kind of demon am I? It's shameful."

That being said, the Spinal Wheel still needs more improvement before it can be marketed as a product, and there's no venue available right now. Fortunately, the advanced course in necromancy has begun. The four members of the Necromancer Figure Club once again stepped into the classroom.

Tonight's lesson is with Mr. Scarlet from the Flesh and Blood faction.

Following my familiar classmates, I entered Andrei's shady forest.

Lyle glanced around and realized there were more people than he'd expected. That's about one-tenth the number of people in the basic spirit summoning skill.

"The number of people is probably all influenced by the words of the Plague Doctor. Many people have chosen to specialize in Spirit Summoning this year. This is not all, because not everyone chooses to study all three systems like us. Only a small number of people can be assigned to Mr. Crimson's class. Mr. Crimson has requirements for the quality of his students."

The teaching location was not far from the Bone Territory, because from this direction, Lyle could see the Bone Spirit Tower at the end of his line of sight, with the skull mark on the top floor of the tower being quite clear.

But soon, his eyes were no longer drawn to the white light, because his entire body was shrouded in blood red.

Every student looked up at the huge building glowing red in front of them.

It was nearly thirty meters tall, supported by only a thick, coiled pillar of flesh. Its surface had a honeycomb-like structure, but not a standard hexagonal outline; the edges were irregular rings of roughly the same size, like the hem of a crumpled skirt. A red light, an ominous, blood-red glow, flickered from each opening.

In fact, when Lyle saw the enormous flesh and blood creation before him, the first thing that came to mind was lanterns, red lanterns.

Lyle and the others came to its base. Upon closer inspection, the sealed walls resembled blood vessels, blood vessels with a protective gelatinous layer. They were constantly pulsating, spreading from their roots where they touched the ground to the entire structure.

Once everyone was in position below, wrinkled, dark brown tentacles dangled from the hollow below. They hovered in front of the trainees, forming a structure resembling a hanging basket.

Lyle, like the other trainees around him, stood with his feet in the basket and his hands gripping the extended part.

"Bones?" There are bones inside the tentacles. Perhaps Lyle used too much force, because the tentacle he was holding changed slightly. The wrinkles rolled back one by one, revealing the bone spurs connecting the flesh and blood inside the wrinkles, or more precisely, teeth.

Good heavens, this isn't a single tentacle, but hundreds upon hundreds of mouthparts connected together. Its shape resembles a long, thin sausage ready for frying, the skin curling up like flower petals as it cooks. Except now, it's the one eating you.

As everyone climbed into the basket, the tentacles began to rise, drawing the academy into the interior of the giant lantern.

The surface of the honeycomb changed; the blood floating on the outermost layer flowed into the blood vessel walls at the edges. It turned out the light wasn't red, but rather the color of white light refracted through the blood.

Lyle was like a piece of fatty meat on a tongue, about to be swallowed by the building before him. Just as he was about to pass over the blood floating on the surface of the honeycomb, Lyle impulsively pulled out a piece of meat and touched it.

The meat strips were being consumed by the blood. The blood, like a living thing, covered the meat strips with surface tension. Enveloped in the red liquid film, Lyle saw the meat strips gradually shrink and heard the sound of bubbles echoing in his ears.

Corrosive blood, or blood with digestive function.

The tentacles pulled them through a honeycomb of three layers with a surface-like structure, and Lyle entered the building's interior.

It is not solid, and the center does not resemble a honeycomb structure like the outside.

At the center is a haphazard, spiderweb-like structure of flesh and blood, not a flat surface, but an intricate three-dimensional web, or rather, a spider nest. Flesh and spider silk connect each beehive, and all the silk connects to the center, to that sphere that emits a dazzling light.

They were clusters of pearls, each the size of a human head, radiating a dazzling light. The pearls' luster seemed to possess a magical power, drawing Lyle to touch them—an instinctive attraction.

On the spider web, Mr. Scarlet, dressed in a long red robe, looked at the newlyweds.

He smiled and said, “Welcome, my students.” Mr. Scarlet waved to Lyle, who had just been placed on the spider web. “I will do my best to guide you through the mysteries of flesh and blood. The glory of blood illuminates necromancy.”

Couldn't we have found a safer classroom?

Lyle couldn't help but complain. He was now standing on two different spider silks with nothing beneath his feet, and his position was two or three meters away from the beehives below. Lyle didn't want to test the sturdiness of those beehives with himself, and he didn't want to touch the blood contained in those beehives.

"Nia has a solution!" Nia appeared from behind Lyle, her lattice tentacles gripping the fleshy spider silk on both sides, using her tentacles to transform Lyle into a hammock where he could sit.

Mr. Scarlet looked at Lyle, then reminded the other students, "You can use your own creations to establish your foothold."

"Mr. Scarlet, can we use the Spine Wheel as well? Won't it crush these strips of meat?"

Mr. Scarlet looked at the sparkling figure who had asked the question and gestured with his hand.

"It's definitely worth a try; it's much tougher than you think."

Shining did as instructed, and the horizontal spinal wheel pressed down on the two fleshy silk threads. After bearing the weight of the spinal wheel, the spider silk swayed with the same amplitude as Lyle's, absolutely secure.

Just as the students were marveling at the sight, Mr. Scarlet clapped his hands.

“I am Crimson, a senior professor of the Flesh and Blood faction, and my teaching philosophy is connection. I will guide you to understand the connecting and transmitting functions of flesh and blood. Flesh and blood are not a separate entity. They are not as hard as bones, nor as profound as the soul, but flesh and blood also carry the function of life. You may scoff at it, after all, you only need bones and souls.”

"But I will tell you the power of flesh and blood. It fills the bones and makes the soul whole."

"Just like the Blood Nest Tree you inhabit! It is a combination of the powers of the three major schools of spirit possession!"

"It is the cornerstone of the tradition of spirit possession."

"It's mine..."

"Forbidden Creation".

Chapter 206 Mini Test

"The Blood Nest Tree is the culmination of my academic research, and I am happy to boast to you about my achievement and explain it in detail. It is also closely related to your upcoming studies."

"First, there's the flesh beneath your feet, and all the flesh and blood of this creation. This is the essence of the Flesh and Blood faction, its function being construction and connection." Mr. Crimson fiddled with the red flesh and blood beside him, like harp strings. "Since you haven't yet participated in Mr. Dragon's course of the Bone faction, I can boast for now that it's the most resilient spirit-converting material you've ever seen. Resilient, with excellent conductivity. This flesh and blood itself contains forty-two techniques of the Flesh and Blood faction. Your main task is to understand it and learn these techniques. I will teach you all forty-two; if you master twelve, I will consider you qualified."

Mr. Scarlet moved his position, his body transforming into blood and moving along the spider silk, until he reached the most dazzling part of the Blood Tide Tree. He gently patted the cluster of pearls in the very center.

"Memory Stones are made of similar materials to Soul Stones. They are representative works of the Soul School. If I remember correctly, the graduation requirement for students who choose the Soul School is to create a Soul Stone. The function of Memory Stones is not as comprehensive as that of Soul Stones. As its name suggests, it can record a memory, and memories are quite important to the soul. And the contents of these Memory Stones are even more precious."

"This place holds knowledge. Masters of necromancy throughout history have stayed here, and their knowledge and wisdom are preserved here. This is why I call this place the cornerstone of necromancy. The Blood Nest Tree is the crystallization of our necromancy education. They are also your rewards; outstanding students can have them consult the memory stones."

"Plague Doctor, congratulations on establishing the Necromancer Figurine Club." Mr. Scarlet's voice was filled with satisfaction. "If you perform well in my classes, I can allow you to sense those special memory stones."

"The memory stone containing a detailed explanation of the body structure of colossal creations should be of some help to you."

Lyle saw Mr. Manipulation rubbing his hands excitedly.

Got it, Mr. Scarlet's reward is a Gundam mobile suit design blueprint.

"Next, we'll move on to the honeycomb section."

Mr. Scarlet led his classmates down the spider web and into the beehives.

At Mr. Scarlet's command, the fleshy walls of the hives crumbled, revealing the skeletal framework within. Each hive was a small room, and their structures were nearly identical. Gel-like clumps of blood plasma on the floor resembled jelly, while a clump of flesh, like a small tongue, hung from the ceiling.

"The skeleton, serving as a support, is absolutely hard. This is your next workshop, one room for each of you. The gel on the ground will supply you with flesh and blood. Your goal is very direct: like bees, use the flesh and blood knowledge I have taught you to connect these walls with flesh and blood to form a complete entity. The blood clot suspended in the air is the consciousness of the Bloodhive Tree, her name is Nora. She is your examiner."

"As you complete your work, she will continuously improve the bone structure of the hive, making it increasingly complex and challenging. The scope of knowledge covers all aspects of flesh and blood science. Simply put, when you are able to complete one of the 'honeycombs,' your flesh and blood weaving ability will be sufficient to independently create a complete flesh and blood individual. You will receive full marks in my course, and Nora will reward you with the corresponding memories from the memory stones."

"But Nora will also punish you. If you don't meet her expectations, she will 'eat' you."

"She will devour you within the walls, and her digestive blood will corrode everything on your bodies except your bones and the contents of your storage bags."

Mr. Scarlet looked on with schadenfreude at the newlyweds who stood frozen in place.

"You will often encounter naked people under the Blood Nest Tree in the future."