21st Century Necromancer

Although by the autumn and winter seasons, the region south of the Yangtze River in China mostly experiences drizzling rain and damp, chilly weather, capable of making people from the north, who live in colder temperatures, shiver with cold, this winter's weather has exceptionally maintained clear skies.

Despite lacking a bit of the winter atmosphere without any snowflakes falling, for those going out for recreation, a rare sunny day is indeed a delightful affair, and the absence of snow didn't affect the joy of the adventurers.

"Mr. Chen Yu, do you think this mountain could really be transformed from the Jinwu Divine Bird as you told me?" Walking on a moderately high hill in the park and gazing at the scenery below, Jounouchi Hiromi recalled the mythological stories Chen Yu had shared with her and asked curiously.

"I am not certain about that question either, for from the perspective of a common person, no matter how you look at it, it appears to be just an ordinary earthen hill; it is only that for thousands of years it has been endowed with various beautiful legends." Chen Yu found it difficult to answer Jounouchi Hiromi's question, but he still said to her, "However, from our perspective, this myth could very well be real, after all. The existence of mythical creatures often exceeds our understanding of life, and what forms they may take can indeed be unimaginable.

"There must also be records of these mythical creatures in the 'Crimson Hymn,' Hiromi. Do you think it would be so unusual for Jinwu, if truly a mythical creature, to turn into a mountain?"

"Hmm, that makes sense." Remembering the mythical creatures she had read about in the "Crimson Hymn," which had transformed into lakes, mountains, rivers, and other entities after death, Jounouchi Hiromi thought that a mountain being the transformation of a bird might not be so unbelievable.

Apart from the mountain, Jounouchi Hiromi suddenly remembered another protagonist in the mythological story Chen Yu had told her, and her eyes sparkled as she looked at Chen Yu, asking, "Mr. Chen Yu, I recall you mentioned that the name of this city comes from the corpse of a Chinese Mountain Pit Viper that was killed by the Divine Bird. Do you think the body of that huge serpent monster still exists? And if it does, could it be resurrected with necromancy?"

"Hahaha!" Jounouchi Hiromi's words immediately made Chen Yu burst into laughter, but after his laughter, he couldn't help contemplating the possibility of such an occurrence.

The existence of deities had been verified when he was in Japan, so what about mythological legends? Could they too have once truly existed? Could the mountain before him really be the Jinwu Divine Bird, and could the entire Barling region truly be the transformed body of the massive Chinese Mountain Pit Viper?

If one were to resurrect such a huge mythical creature... no, it couldn't be done, even if one were to become a Legendary-rank Necromancer, reviving a mythical creature as big as a city would be too much of a strain!

Setting aside how to control the will of a mythical creature, the sheer size alone posed a question: where could one find the energy to animate such a massive body? The Magic Power provided by a Legendary-rank Necromancer could probably not even be enough for the creature to turn over, could it?

However, it seemed that there was no need for such brute force. If one could indeed confirm the existence of a mythical creature's corpse, perhaps connecting to a Negative Energy Plane or even opening a channel directly to the Netherworld to summon sufficient Necromantic Power to necromanticize the corpse itself and then turn it into an Undead Servant...

He couldn't think any further, for the temptation was too strong! Chen Yu hurriedly shook his head, halting his own wild thoughts, and then turned to Jounouchi Hiromi, who was giving him a peculiar look, and apologized with a smile, "Sorry, Hiromi. Just talking about it, I couldn't help but think about how to revive such a colossal mythical creature. I must admit, the idea is far too tempting!"

"Right? Just thinking about it is thrilling! A creature as big as a city, even just turning over in front of you would feel like the earth itself is flipping. How spectacular that must be!" Jounouchi Hiromi said, her eyes inadvertently revealing an eager look.

Watching Jounouchi Hiromi get carried away with her imagination, Chen Yu had to interrupt her fantasy, "Unfortunately, even if the Chinese Mountain Pit Viper really existed, and even if Barling was its corpse, the idea of resurrecting it with just our strength is pure fantasy.

Besides, the entire city is built on top of what's said to be the body of the Chinese Mountain Pit Viper. If the serpent were actually brought back to life, the city would be destroyed, and hundreds of thousands of people living here would either die with it or be displaced. At that time, we, who would have caused such a disturbance, might have to face off against the entire world."

"Hmm, indeed...destroying an entire city is just too much." Jounouchi Hiromi had to put away her own thoughts when Chen Yu said this. If they were to destroy a city and kill hundreds of thousands just to pursue some idea, that would truly be reckless and irresponsible.@@novelbin@@

Even though she thought this way, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn't help but secretly open her True Vision, even borrowing Xiao Lan's power, trying to get a glimpse of the mountain said to be transformed from the Jinwu Divine Bird.

However, when Jounouchi Hiromi focused her gaze on the mountain and her vision penetrated the surface soil, all she could see was a dazzling golden color.

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"Feeling better? Do your eyes still hurt?" Looking at Jounouchi Hiromi who was still rubbing her swollen eyes, Chen Yu couldn't help but be torn between laughter and concern, but he still asked caringly, "Do you need me to buy you some eye drops?" Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

"No need, I'll be fine after resting a bit more. It's just eye strain from the bright light, it's not that serious." Jounouchi Hiromi tried blinking her eyes in an effort to relieve the soreness, but no matter what she did, her vision remained a blurry red, and she couldn't see anything clearly.

"Hiromi, you're too bold. Didn't Xiao Lan try to stop you? You can't look directly at deities!" Chen Yu teased, barely able to hide his laughter, even sounding a bit schadenfreude.

Using a bought bottled drink to cool her eyes, Jounouchi Hiromi, feeling a bit better from the cold temperature, heard Chen Yu's laughter and immediately hit him in dissatisfaction, "Really, Mr. Chen Yu, you're laughing! You must have known about this all along, right?

Ah! I remember now, you also had a time when your eyes inexplicably turned red; I thought you'd been partying all night at a club. But thinking about it now, even if you partied ten nights in a row at a night club, your eyes wouldn't become red like that. You definitely went to see a deity, didn't you?"

"No, impossible, how could I possibly peep at deities!" Chen Yu said, then immediately turned around and walked down the mountain, but his attitude seemed just like he was hiding something.