Volume 1: The Beginner's First Cry Chapter 11 Being Seduced
This was a difficult choice. Although I repeatedly reminded myself not to be fooled by the old man and that I would never agree to him no matter what, the temptation was too great.
For a rookie like me who may often visit the "Resurrection Corridor", the "Dead Soul Space" is definitely a great place to go. I don't have to be alone in a daze anymore. I can practice so that my strength is not too far behind others. I can have the skills of two combat professions and the undead mount Hell Skeleton Horse. With such strength, I should be able to help Afeng.
However, I was still wary of this old man in front of me. This old guy was definitely not a good man. He flattered me and bribed me. He also gave me a top-quality pet and insisted that I sign another contract. What was the trick? Why did he have to make me a necromancer? Even if I didn't want to, there would always be someone willing to do it. With his status as the god of death, was it worth spending so much time on a small person like me? I was not so arrogant as to think that I was the reincarnation of the god of the dead. The undead race depended on me to revitalize and could not do without me.
"Well... Lord Death, I am just an insignificant person. Why do you waste so much time on me? With this much time, you might have recruited several believers. With such good benefits, there must be many players who want to become necromancers."
"No, no," the old man explained to me hurriedly, "Little brother, you say that because you haven't fully understood yourself yet, and you don't know the huge potential that exists in you. I've said it before, you are a genius, with extraordinary talent: your innate wisdom is the highest five stars, and the storage belt comes with superb attributes. With such a high mental power, you are definitely a treasure among the necromancers, and you can only come across it once in a century. What's even more rare is your innate skill 'Summoning the Undead', which was originally only available to fifth-level professional necromancers, and you must complete an extremely difficult task. Unlike you, you have already mastered it just after changing your job, which saves you a lot of trouble. Moreover, the innate skills of most people are skills below level three, and the opportunity to have a level five skill is definitely rare!"
The old man paused for a moment, and then continued, "'Summoning the Dead' is the most powerful skill in Undead Magic. It's also buy one get one free, and comes with the 'Soul Contract' magic. The innate skill allows you to increase the success rate of magic release when using the 'Summoning the Dead' magic, and strengthen the power of the magic, which means that with the same strength, you can summon more and more powerful undead creatures to help you. You know, the only way to win in a battle is to use the strong to bully the weak and to use the many to defeat the few. With a powerful undead army to protect you, the chance of being killed by others is smaller. What's more, you have a great chance of mastering and performing the ultimate secret of summoning the dead, 'The Dinner of the God of Death'. This is not a realm that anyone can achieve. At least you have to be promoted to the ninth-level professional undead holy mage to be qualified to learn. As for whether you can perform it, it depends on your innate qualifications. Under these conditions, suitable candidates are rare, otherwise why would I be so humble!"
"Is this 'Death's Dinner' so important?"
"Of course, this is a skill related to the development of our Undead Clan. With this magic, I can appear in the human world and severely strike down the arrogance of those birdmen, revive the reputation of the Undead Clan, and reshape the glorious image of our Undead Clan in front of the world. If it weren't for the fact that very few Undead wizards in the past were able to cast this magic, how could I have allowed the Church of Light to grow so powerful? I would have demolished their temples and smashed their churches long ago. The so-called 'Angel Descends' is just a paper tiger, not good enough at all."
The old man's exaggerations are all nonsense, but they do sound somewhat reasonable. In fact, I don't think the power of the undead is evil. There is no distinction between good and evil power. It is the human heart that determines good and evil. There is nothing wrong with becoming a necromancer. As long as we behave uprightly and are strong enough, we will not be afraid of anyone we meet.
"Then why do we need to sign another contract? Didn't we already sign it just now?"
"This is the ultimate soul contract. Generally speaking, the signer must reach at least the fifth level of the profession. They have been officially recognized by my undead race and become core members. Signing it can give your soul more powerful power. Even with your current weak strength, no one can destroy your soul unless the Pope, the cardinal or the holy knight personally takes action. This is also to better protect you. You are a genius selected by me, and you have obtained a very precious super pet Hell Skeleton Horse. On you, we have placed our hope of rising again in the world. If something happens to you, it will be a great loss for our undead race! You don't want to reach a very high level, but because of an accident, all your previous efforts will be wasted and you will be beaten back to your original form."
The old man's words deeply touched me. After thinking it over and over again, I came to a positive conclusion. There is no better career path for me than becoming a necromancer. The old man stopped talking and sat quietly aside, waiting for my decision.
After much hesitation, I finally picked up the pen and signed my name on the ultimate soul contract. I hope I can become stronger, not only for Afeng, but also for my unfulfilled dream.
Petals flew, music played, and the old man excitedly raised his glass to celebrate the successful completion of his first business. I clinked glasses with the old man, and I couldn't help feeling cheated again, as if I had missed something, but I couldn't think of it. This old man seemed to be getting smarter and smarter.
The next thing was much simpler. First, I was awarded a badge representing the necromancer. It should have been given to me at the beginning, but because this old man was not very proficient in the business, he forgot it and only gave it to me now. The badge is engraved with a skull holding a magic wand, representing the profession of the necromancer. The badge is red, indicating that it is a first-level profession. As the level increases, the color of the badge will also change, which is red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, silver, and gold. The badge I got is also a good thing. The attribute attached is actually "life recovery speed increased by 5%", which is an extremely useful attribute. Even the old man sighed at my good luck. The items I got have some superb attributes. However, unless I want to reveal my true identity as a necromancer, this badge cannot be worn on my chest, and it will not work if I don't wear it. Woo, why am I a necromancer who can't see the light.
After the blood dripping recognition, the hell skeleton horse was also hatched by me. It was a black skeleton pony, every bone was shiny black, and it was covered with crimson flames. It leaned against my side, jumping around and was very cute. Looking at the attributes: "Evolvable, Rideable", it was okay. Anyway, the old man said that it would evolve in the future and have more attributes and skills. It looked good, but it was a little too small, less than one meter tall, and it couldn't be ridden for the time being. It said that it would take some time to grow, which made me curse the old man in my heart.
Then the most important thing is to learn the magic of the dead. This is the basis of survival, so it cannot be taken lightly. At present, there are only two kinds of magic of the dead that I can learn: the attached skill "Soul Contract" and the first-level professional skill "Fire Phosphorus Bomb". "Soul Contract" is needless to say, it is the most basic magic of "Summoning the Dead", and it also has the function of increasing the upper limit of mental power, but it is only effective against undead creatures; "Fire Phosphorus Bomb" is the lowest level of attack magic, which produces a ball of phosphorus fire to attack the enemy, and can attach to the enemy and burn for a while, increasing additional damage, but the range is relatively short. If you want to further learn more advanced magic and improve your strength quickly, you can only work hard to increase your qualifications and strive to advance as soon as possible.
The old man briefly introduced me to some basic information about the necromancers: the nine professional levels are apprentice necromancer, primary necromancer, intermediate necromancer, senior necromancer, great necromancer, necromancer wizard, necromancer wizard, great necromancer wizard, and holy necromancer wizard. The promotion tasks below the fifth level are completed in the Undead Forest of the Eastern Continent. From the sixth level onwards, you need to be teleported to the Western Continent, cross the Death Canyon over there to reach the Undead Castle, and complete the promotion tasks in the castle.
I cursed him inwardly for being a pervert. If I didn't have sufficient strength to back me up, I would probably be in danger of death if I went deep into the enemy's base like this!
