Into the Creations 1646

Chapter 1646 – 1646. God’S Atlantis

It was obvious what Harmo wanted. He wanted information about the future.

I understand Harmo. He’s a merchant. If he had definite future information, he would prepare in advance and make a huge amount of money.

“There are no definite future events, except for the volcanic island. Even if there were, they wouldn’t be the kind that would make you money.”

The situation changed when I intervened.

The original protagonist, Kang Myungjin, had become more relaxed than in the original story. Maybe it was because things were going well, but he wasn’t trying to force a crisis. Right now, he was focused on increasing the Legion’s power.

“That’s… a shame.”

“Instead, I’ll sell you information about the desert. Now that I’m blessed by the desert, I can see what’s hidden there.”

“Are you talking about what’s hidden in the Golden Desert? Hmm.”

“It’s not just the Golden Desert. It’s the entire western desert region.”

The map I saw pointed beyond the Golden Desert to the entire western desert.

“If it’s the entire western desert region, that’s a different story. Okay, I’ll buy the information. I’ll give you a fair price, so tell me the information.”

This information was invaluable. If I sold it to adventurers, they would be very happy.

‘Originally, it would be best if I went and solved it myself.’

But it was a hassle.

Besides, I didn’t know what the rewards for these hidden things were. Among them, things like the Ramesseum, which gave stat boosts and treasures like Moses’ staff, were very rare.

‘It’s not like they just give it to you either.’

At the Ramesseum, I had to overcome ten plagues. It was relatively easy for me because I was an undead, but if a living person were to try, they wouldn’t easily overcome even the third plague.

‘I don’t have time to go and find all the hidden things one by one.’

One way would be to make a map and then slowly go and conquer them after the special event ends. But that was too much of a hassle.

‘From what I can see, most of them don’t have good rewards. At best, I’d get D to B-rank items as rewards.’

It’s much better to spend that time pounding an A-rank beauty’s pussy.

I sold all the information about the hidden things on the map to Harmo. Harmo smiled contentedly.

“With this, I can give you about 5% of the volcanic island project’s shares.”

“5%? That’s too stingy.”

“Haha. Stingy? If you knew how much money went into this project, you’d be surprised. I guarantee that even with just 5%, you’ll make enough profit to buy an entire district outright.”

“That’s more profit than I thought. Okay, I’ll be satisfied with 5%.”

“Of course, that’s only if the volcanic island appears as the Heavenly Demon said.”

“Don’t you trust my words?”

“I was just saying. If I didn’t trust the Heavenly Demon’s words, I wouldn’t have started the project in the first place.”

Harmo chuckled and handed me a gold bracelet. The design was simple. It looked like it was carved out of a single piece of gold. The simplicity of the design made it look even more antique. I was even more surprised when I checked the bracelet.

「Tutankhamun’s Golden Bracelet

 Can use Again Undead.

 Increases control over the undead.

 Can use Sand Tsunami once a month.

 When worn with Tutankhamun’s Golden Mask, all stats increase by 10%.

 Rank: S」

“There was a Tutankhamun’s golden series?”

“I was lucky to get it. As rumors of Tutankhamun spread across the continent, an exile who had the golden bracelet got scared and sold it to me in a hurry. It’s the best item for a necromancer.”

“It’s even better for me. A 10% increase in all stats? This wouldn’t be strange even if it were SS-rank.”

The ability to create a sand tsunami was good, but the biggest advantage was that I could use Again Undead.

‘With Again Undead, I can resurrect and use destroyed undead.’

As a test, I deliberately smashed a mid-level undead and used Again Undead. The fragmented undead came together and started moving again.

‘Fortunately, the stats don’t decrease. The problem is that the amount of mana consumed is ridiculously high.’

It was more profitable to get a new corpse and create an undead.

‘I won’t use it often unless it’s an emergency.’

Even though my mana stat was close to 300, it wasn’t infinite. So, I should only use Again Undead when absolutely necessary.

Harmo also showed me a black magic book. It contained offensive magic, curse magic, and magic to strengthen the undead. With my Black Magic Aptitude (SSS) skill, I learned black magic in an instant.

“Wow, you’ve become the best black magician on the continent in an instant. Are you going to work as a black magician from now on?”

“I don’t know. I’ll have to see after the special event ends. The Black Magic Aptitude (SSS) might disappear.”

Even I thought Black Magic Aptitude (SSS) was a cheat skill. There was no way the system would just give me a skill like this. It was clear that the Black Magic Aptitude (SSS) skill would disappear as soon as the event ended.

“I’ll be going now.”

Harmo took out a space-time teleportation scroll. That was why he was able to come and meet me in person.

“Oh, I almost forgot to tell you about Hatep, the ruler of the Golden Desert. He’s currently at war. I heard he’s on the verge of conquering the Ant Desert.”

“He should be marching to kill me, but he’s fighting a war with another area? That guy’s not normal either.”

“Think of it the other way around. He’s fighting a war because of this timing. Just like the Heavenly Demon received the Black Magic Aptitude (SSS) skill, Hatep also received a skill. It’s presumed to be the Golden Sand Soldier skill. I heard that his golden sand soldiers are superior to veteran desert warriors in terms of pure power.”

“I need to complete the Book of the Dead quickly and strengthen my undead army. It wouldn’t be a bad choice to attack his empty base while he’s away….”

“Hatep has a space-time teleportation scroll. And you have to kill Hatep eventually, right? It seems like a full-scale war is inevitable.”

“You’re right. I should stick to the original plan.”

“Then I’ll be going now, Heavenly Demon. I have no doubt that you will be victorious.”

“Hehe. You’re good at flattering your customers, like a true merchant.”

“Hahaha. It’s a merchant’s basic skill.”

Harmo tore the scroll he was holding. His body disappeared with a *pop*.

“Wait. Can I restore the undead I used as materials with Again Undead?”

I trembled at the idea that suddenly came to me. If this idea succeeded, I could create an infinite number of undead.

I immediately started working on it.

I used three mid-level undead to create a high-level undead. The cocoon was successfully created. Then, the cocoon split open and a high-level undead appeared.

It was a skeleton wearing a robe. It looked pretty impressive on the outside.

“Is it a lich?”

“Hehe. Master. How could I dare to be compared to a lich? I am a Skeleton Priest. I can curse enemies and heal broken undead.”

“I like that you can speak properly. Can you command?”

“I only have the ability to support allied undead from the rear.”

“I believe you’ll be useful.”

I said with a serious tone. In fact, I knew that the Skeleton Priest would be very helpful. However, unlike other undead, this guy was smart enough to talk properly. If I let him get too comfortable, he would try to climb over me.

“I will not disappoint you, Master.”

“Don’t call me Master. It feels disgusting to be called Master with that raspy voice.”

“Then I will call you Master.”

I was about to nod, but I quickly shook my head. When I thought about it for a moment, Master and Master had the same meaning.

“I am the king of the dead. Call me Death Lord.”

“Understood, Death Lord.”

I remembered my original goal and used Again Undead.

Nothing happened. No mana was drained. Again Undead itself didn’t activate.

‘I failed. I guess the undead used as materials can’t be restored.’

It was disappointing. But I had expected it in the back of my mind, so it wasn’t a big blow.

I knew that the system wasn’t so easy to allow such a trick.

“Skeleton Priest.”

“Yes, Death Lord.”

“I’m curious about your abilities. Show me.”

“I will bless the Death Lord. Unholy Life!”

He shook his staff. An unholy energy seeped into me. I felt some of my stats increase.

“Not bad.”

“…Death Lord, you are too strong, so Unholy Life is not showing its full power. I apologize.”

“It’s okay. You should focus on blessing the high-level undead. If we get top-level undead later, the top-level undead will be the priority.”

“I will do so.”

“What about healing?”

“There’s a zombie over there with its leg flesh falling off. I’ll show you my ability. Death Cure!”

A black light shot out from the Skeleton Priest’s hand. The zombie’s leg that was hit by the black light was instantly healed.

“The effect is amazing.”

“It’s because it was a minor symptom. It also consumes a lot of mana, so it’s hard to use it continuously.”

“That’s enough.”

I felt that my army had become even stronger.

• • •

I headed towards the outer region of the Golden Desert. The road was not smooth.

There was a huge cliff that reminded me of the Grand Canyon. If I didn’t concentrate, I would fall off the cliff and not even be able to collect my bones.

The undead army slowly walked along the cliff path in a line. The advantage of the undead was demonstrated here as well. The undead were not afraid to look down the cliff and kept moving forward.

Of course, I was still riding in a palanquin.

“Kuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

A huge roar echoed from below the cliff. I couldn’t tell if it was a human or an animal. However, the army was affected by that roar. Among the mid-level undead, the legs of the stupid zombies and skeletons shook, and they fell straight off the cliff.

“Ugh. Those are hopeless. Keep moving forward. I’m going to kill the bastard who just yelled down there.”