Chapter 1639 – 1639. God’s Atlantis
“This is an interesting situation. Heavenly horse do business with me I will support you with equipment to arm the undead and equipment used by necromancers.”
“What is the price?”
“I want a monopoly on trade in the Golden Desert.”
“Good night.”
Harmo laughed at the negotiations that ended in one second.
Haha. You are cool. This is the first time that negotiations have ended so quickly. Heavenly horse Aren’t you curious why I am making this offer to you?”
“I would have done it because it would benefit me.”
Harmo.
He is a man called the Colossus of the West. He basically doesn’t do anything to his detriment.
And I know that Harmo isn’t just a merchant who knows how to trade. He is also excellent at fighting to the point of becoming Helten’s executive. It will depend on the situation, but I can’t easily guarantee against him either. He is annoying to be turned into an enemy, so he had better cooperate.
“You’re right. I believe that the Heavenly Demon will become the ruler of the new golden desert.”
“Okay. I have no intention of losing. So tell me in advance. If you ask for an exorbitant price just because it’s a monopoly, I’ll cut the deal.”
“Don’t worry about that. My relationship with the Heavenly Demon isn’t normal, so would you cheat on me? In fact, monopoly trade rights are all talk, and what they really want is gold from gold mines. The gold of the Golden Desert is of good quality and has special properties, making it a sought-after material for crafters. Please sell gold exclusively to our top.”
I stared blankly at Harmon. He felt hostility towards him. It is not hostility toward me.
“What happened to Hatep?”
“Today, I met Hatep during the day. As you can see from the matrix at the top, the Ricos Merchant has decided to trade a large amount of goods with Hatep. It’s a lot that I can go out on my own. However, today I was barred from the door. The trust built over three years was destroyed in an instant.”
“Did you refuse the deal? What are the things you brought?”
“These are the daily necessities, weapons and armor needed in the desert. Hatep instead told me to sell the gold. He came to buy gold, but would he have any gold to sell? I had no choice but to be kicked out by Hatep. Hearing from other merchants, Hatep started obsessing over gold from yesterday.”
“Obsessed with gold. What can you do with gold? Are you making something new?”
“I don’t know the details, but it must be related to the special event that is happening in the golden desert right now. Because the timing is right.”
“Seeing that you know about special events… Maybe he has the same skill as me.”
“Did you know that Hatep sent troops?”
“I ran into a scout he sent last night. They make it into a mummy and use it well.”
“Hatep has built his fortune by exploiting the gold mines. Hatep is somewhat hot-tempered in his personality, but he’s no slouch. He invested the wealth he had accumulated in his army. His army is strong. Be careful.”
“I know that it is not an ordinary army. That’s why I’m wandering around the outskirts like this. If we fight head-on right now, we won’t be able to win.”
“Heavenly Demon. No matter how outnumbered your army is now, it is impossible to defeat Hatep’s army.”
“So I’m thinking of arming the undead with weapons and armor.”
“It’s not enough. You need to level up your undead more than your weapons and armor. Looking at it earlier, there were only low-level undead.”
“I tried to create a high-ranking undead, but it didn’t work out.”
Haha. It seemed so. That’s why I said that I support Necromancer equipment. Now, here is the contract.”
I checked the contract he presented.
Reputable merchants use special contracts suitable for them. He’s the kind of contract where you’re damned if you break the contract. However, what Harmo offered was an ordinary contract.
“It’s an ordinary contract that doesn’t live up to the reputation of the Colossus of the West.”
“I choose a contract depending on the situation and opponent. An expensive and special contract is not perfect. You can target loopholes in the contract, and there are ways to escape the curse of the contract. A mediocre contract is sufficient for a trusted subject.”
I wrote my name on the contract.
Harmo carefully picked up the contract and kept it in the subspace. He then took out an object from the subspace and handed it to me.
“I will fulfill the contract. This book will help you now.”
Got an old book condition was not very good. Putting aside the old one, there were empty papers in places. This meant that there was no content.
‘If you’re not trying to fuck me, it wouldn’t be an ordinary book.’
「Book of the Dead (1/3)
Dominance over the undead is strengthened.
You can learn how to make an undead of intermediate level or lower.
Increases the abilities of undead with beaks by 5%.
Mana increases by 10.
Rank: A」
It was good stuff.
To a necromancer, it’s so good that it’s unbelievable that it’s an A-rank thing.
“1/3? Isn’t it a finished product?”
“Isn’t the content empty? The rest is probably hiding somewhere in this desert. Maybe someone has it.”
“Where did you get this from?”
“I bought it from an outcast. As you can see, the effect was exclusive to Necromancers, so it was relatively easy to purchase. Originally, I was thinking of taking care of it right away… Necromancers are so rare that I have had them until now.”
I opened the Book of the Dead and read its contents.
“Sacred letter… It’s a hieroglyph. I can’t even look at it. Can the Heavenly Demon read it?”
“No. I can’t read either. But I do understand.”
Harmo makes a puzzled expression. I can’t read it, but I can understand it. It was an absurdly contradictory statement.
But I really understood the content of this book.
‘It’s probably because of the Dark Magic Aptitude (SSS) skill.’
I got up from my seat.
“I knew how to create an intermediate undead. It’s surprisingly easy. I will have to try it.”
“I wonder what to do. Can I watch over you?”
“Does not matter.”
Coming out of the tent, I approached the undead army. The dead stood motionless at my command. As I approach, he raises his head and looks at me.
I muttered something while looking at the undead. It is to recite the spell written in the Book of the Dead. I don’t even know what I’m talking about. Every time you recite a spell, mana drains little by little.
The moment the spell ended, the three ghouls in front of me shattered and began to unite into one. The clumps of meat wriggled and split in half, and a new undead appeared.
“Keeeee!!”
It was an enhanced ghoul. It was 1.5 times larger than a normal ghoul, and its claws and teeth became much sharper. More than anything else, poisonous air flowed from the body of the enhanced ghoul. If you are attacked by an enhanced ghoul, you will be poisoned.
“Oh oh! You made an enhanced ghoul out of three ghouls! I know how. It’s a way to create an undead of the same kind that is one level higher with three lesser undead!”
“Not. It is correct to use three low-class undead as materials, but the undead created are random.”
I recited the incantation. The order was shorter than before. I’m used to this spell.
Three ghouls disintegrate and unite. The egg made of meat pounded a few times before cracking open. A new undead appeared.
“Tick-click!”
A skeleton holding a cane appeared with a rattling jaw. Skeleton Mage.
I kept reciting the order. This time, I decided to make several at the same time. 30 lower undead are transformed into 10 cocoons. The cocoon split and the intermediate undead were born. Each type was different.
“Is this how you make mid-level undead in the first place? It looks so much easier than I thought.”
“That’s what makes this Book of the Dead special.”
After roughly answering Harmo, I continued to memorize the spell. The more I memorized the order, the more I got used to it. After repeating it 4-5 times, I was able to create dozens of mid-level undead at once.
The undead army, which numbered over a thousand, was drastically reduced to a third. On the surface, it seems that the army has weakened, but the quality of the undead has increased. As a result, the army has become stronger.
“In this way, even advanced undead can easily be created.”
“I don’t know because there is no written instructions on how to create advanced undead.”
Book of the Dead (1/3)
Perhaps you need to find an additional Book of the Dead to turn it into a high-level undead.
And I had a way to find the Book of the Dead. Let’s think of the Book of the Dead, it was marked on the desert map.
The corner of my mouth went up after confirming the location of sister-in-law’s books 2 and 3.
‘It’s a change of plan. After obtaining the Book of the Dead, kill the ruler of the golden desert.’
You received weapons and armor from Harmo. I put weapons and armor on the Skeleton Knight.
“I will support weapons and armor as promised, but I want you to return them after the work is done. It is too much of a loss to support thousands.”
“I will.”
I also had no intention of maintaining an undead army.
He entrusted the captured beauties to Harmon. It was too dangerous to take the beauties with you.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take you to the scorpion desert.”
“Additionally, tell Enas. Prepare your troops so that they can go to war whenever I order.”
• • •
I roamed the desert and attacked tribes. It was to increase the number of undead. As the lower level Undead gathered, they were made into Intermediate Undead. This is because 10 medium-level undead are much better than 100 lower-level undead.
When there were about 700 intermediate undead, they encountered the army of the golden desert. 3,000 desert warriors on camels were blocking my path.
‘The color of the equipment you are wearing is different. It’s obvious that he’s covered in money.’
Camels were no different from horses in the desert. There are 3,000 of those expensive camels.
“Listen to Tutankhamen!”
The voice of one desert warrior resounds. There is mana in his voice. I moved my gaze to find the source of the voice.
