#104 - Chapter 104 The Secret of Necromancer

"Let's talk about the Spirit Summoning Art first," Dongfang Chen said after a moment of thought.

"According to the Holy Son, the Spirit Summoning Art is a very ancient secret art, originating from a mysterious scripture within the church: the Myriad Laws Scripture. Legend has it that the Spirit Summoning Art can revive the dead, but no one has ever been known to succeed. When the virus first broke out, a Holy Envoy accidentally discovered that the Spirit Summoning Art could be used on zombies and establish a mental connection with them after it was cast."

"This discovery quickly gained the attention of the higher-ups, and soon the Spirit Summoning Art was listed as one of the church's top secrets. Unbaptized believers are not allowed to practice it."

"What is the Holy Son's position in the Red-Clad Sect?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"The Holy Son is the highest administrator," the Holy Envoy replied.

"That's not right!" Dongfang Chen didn't believe it.

"I only vaguely suspect that there may be higher-level administrators above the Holy Son. However, I have never seen or heard of them, and I don't even know what their position is," the Holy Envoy replied.

"Alright, let's go back to the previous question. What is this Myriad Laws Scripture you mentioned earlier?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"I heard it from the Holy Son. There are five scriptures passed down within the church, and the Myriad Laws Scripture is the most mysterious. However, I have never seen it."

"What are the other four?" Dongfang Chen frowned and asked.

"I really don't know. The Holy Son has never mentioned them."

"Tell me about the process of casting the Spirit Summoning Art, the more detailed the better," Dongfang Chen said.

"Only baptized members of the church can cast the Spirit Summoning Art; others cannot," the Holy Envoy said.

"You're thinking too much! Did I say I wanted to cast it? I have no interest in your heretical practices!" Dongfang Chen said with disdain.

"Yes, yes, yes! To cast the Spirit Summoning Art, one must first be baptized by the church. In fact, besides a series of sacrificial rituals, the most crucial part of the baptism is drinking the Holy Water. I don't know the exact composition of the Holy Water, but after drinking it, one will not be actively attacked by zombies."

"Secondly, the target of the Spirit Summoning Art must be at least a Tier 2 zombie. This is because, during the summoning, the zombie needs to consume a large amount of life energy, which needs to be provided by other zombies. If it's a Tier 1 zombie, it won't be able to gather more zombies and obtain enough life energy."

"What is life energy? How can zombies have life force?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"I don't quite understand that. I only know that zombies that have their life energy absorbed will die, a true death," the Holy Envoy shook his head.

Previously, the mercenary team had discovered many dead zombies in the abandoned factory, and they no longer had crystal cores. Combining this with the Holy Envoy's description today, he deduced that life energy might refer to crystal cores.

"Okay, continue," Dongfang Chen said.

"Next is setting up the altar. The altar must be at least 3 meters high and no more than 5 meters high. The area of the platform on top must be large enough for at least two people to stand on, because when the Spirit Summoning Art begins, the caster and the Tier 2 zombie being summoned must stand on the platform at the same time."

"Why would a Tier 2 zombie listen to you and stand on such a high platform?" Dongfang Chen didn't understand.

"It needs... it needs..." The Holy Envoy was a little nervous and didn't dare to speak.

"Needs what?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"It needs living people as bait," the Holy Envoy said in a low voice.

"You're worse than animals!" Dongfang Chen said through gritted teeth.

Yan Fangfang, who was beside him, was also very angry when she heard this.

"You're truly insane and deserve to die!" Yan Fangfang said fiercely.

"Continue," Dongfang Chen said.

Immediately, the Holy Envoy described the process of casting the Spirit Summoning Art in detail.

After listening to his description, Dongfang Chen understood that the so-called Spirit Summoning Art was not mysterious at all.

The key is that the Tier 2 zombie advances to Tier 3 after absorbing a large amount of energy from Tier 1 zombies. Because Tier 3 zombies begin to develop basic intelligence, their biological instinct makes them believe that the first person they see created them, thus recognizing that person as their master. It's essentially imprinting behavior.

It's the same principle as a newly hatched duckling regarding the first animal it sees as its mother.

As for being able to revive the dead?

Don't be ridiculous.

Just chanting a few spells that no one knows the meaning of can revive the dead? That's completely unscientific.

Having understood the key points, Dongfang Chen lost interest in the so-called Spirit Summoning Art.

"Why did you attack the Southwest Military Region?" Dongfang Chen changed the subject.

The Enforcer didn't answer this question last night, only knowing that it was a pre-planned scheme.

"The initial plan was to capture the high-ranking officials of the military region and thus control the entire Southwest Military Region. But before we could execute the plan, we discovered a group of soldiers in strange equipment in the army. They could actually move unharmed among the zombies, which forced us to abandon our original plan."

Dongfang Chen and Yan Fangfang exchanged glances, understanding what he was talking about.

"So you decided to cultivate Tier 3 zombies first and then use them to fight against the army?"

"Yes," the Holy Envoy admitted.