108 The Secret of the Lich (2/2)
Alright, ignoring the darned cat who stops what she was doing to bite me with all her might, I turn my attention towards the phylactery which fell into silence.
”Alright, allow me to reintroduce ourselves to explain why I am your senior. Un, I should the oldest senior who managed to survive until this point. I am Roland.Mist and this darned cat is our master, Harloys.”
”How could this be possible!”
Carlohin is unable to retain his silence. Not mentioning how his heritage is exposed in a few words, how could that fearsome Queen of Banshees be reduced to a soft and furry little cat.
However, that black cat glares at him in displeasure. An apparition-like figure flashes behind her for an instant. That familiar ripple of her soul is the best name card.
”How have you been doing? By the way, don't claim to be my disciple in the future. It is really embarrassing for me. Right, Harlock (Carlohin's fake name), seeing you in such a state, all of my anger has been dispelled. Let's just strike off the grudges we had in the past. Of course, you can also reject it and we could recalculate the debt between us.”
The soulfire in the bottle ripples. If the bottle could nod its head freely, it would have most probably have turned into a roly-poly toy.
”Teacher Harloys, you said it as though I wronged you. You were obviously the one who made use of all of us. We should be the one seeking you for revenge, not... Alright, I will stop talking.”
Noticing the black cat baring her teeth, he recalls her narrow-minded and vengeful nature and that he is now in the other party’s hands, Carlohin immediately gives in.
”Wait, the oldest senior? That legendary person is also one of Harloys's disciple and it is said that he is from Mist Country... Yong yong yong yong Emperor Yongye!”
Alright, the agitation of his soul ripples throughout the room, revealing his shock and fear.
As the only Undead Emperor and the founder of the strongest Undead Calamity in recent times, Yongye Calamity, Emperor Yongye is an existence well-known to all Necromancers. He is an obelisk which can't be surpassed as well as an existence which strikes fear in them.
”Un, that's me. You don't have to be that shocked. You are also an immortal existence yourself now. Are you that shocked that I didn't die?”
I planned to reveal my own identity from the very start. The world of the Undead is much simpler than the world of the living. There is only one law in the world of the Undead, the powerful reigns supreme. With the golden name of Emperor Yongye suppressing him down, the reality of his failure just a while ago and his phylactery in my hands, I don't think that he is able to play any tricks.
”I won't be saying anything excessive. From now on, you will listen to me. We are all from the same trade and are well-versed in means to torture souls. If you wish to play any tricks, go ahead. However, if your schemes are sub-par to the point that I can't stand looking at them any further, I don't think much have to be said about your outcome.”
Don't think much have to be said = Think for it yourself = Scaring yourself. There is no bottom limit to the imagination of intelligent lifeforms. The more used one is to being cruel to others, the more easily they are able to think of cruel tortures that could be done to themselves. This kind of method of inducing fear in others has works hundred out of hundred times, especially against Necromancers who are adept in torturing the souls of others.
If Carlohin is really some warrior who refuses to yield even upon death, he wouldn't have converted himself into a Lich in the first place. Seeing how even the almighty Harloys was turned into a pet, he lost all of his will to resist.
Thus, what happens afterwards is me giving the commands and him carrying out the commands.
”... I will stop here. Anyway, you already have a grudge against Darsos, so when he opens the door, you can lead your army to battle against him. Of course, it will end with your loss, but do remember to end it with a splendid self-explosion. Of course, the information on the fleet must be left behind as well. Don't destroy it along with the explosion.”
I don't think that we would be able to conceal everything from Darsos after we start to develop our own Air Fleet. However, it is entirely possible to create a little bit of chaos. The traces of the existence of Undead cannot be concealed, not to mention the scars of the battle which was just fought. The easiest way to conceal the scars of a fight is to cover up with new ones.
Of course, there are no eternal secrets. There are some matters that would surely leave behind traces if done and a day will come when everything is exposed.
To the East Mist which lacks everything, the rare alloy equipment of the White Wolf Guards is already a priceless treasure. There is no way we could give up on the spoils of war we collected here. The thing we have to do now is to do a series of preparations so that our existence here won't be exposed that quickly.
”Heh, after Auland is done dealing with the Seafolk, it would be about time for the onset of the 'Vultures of War', the great war of the human kingdoms. When the war finally ends, it should be about time for the onset of the Underground Alliance and the Undead Calamity onto the stage. As long as we are able to tide through our current crisis, I do not believe that he would still have the leisure to find trouble with the northern countries. Furthermore, the East Mist would have grown stronger by then. It would be hard to tell who would be the one finding trouble with the other. Right, the seven countries in the Northern Lands aren't that unambitious as well. Since we have decided to stake it all on East Mist, we should also make preparations for war.”
No matter what, this is the territory of Lich Carlohin. The best way to clean up the base is to obtain the assistance of the other party. Currently, the most important thing to do is make him submit to us obediently. In order to make him work for us without worries, it is imperative for us to offer him some benefits after slapping him in the face.
”I am not an unreasonable person. If you listen to me obediently, no matter what profound magic secrets or godly weapons and treasures it is, if there is something you want, feel free to bring it up. You should have heard of it before, that I am not a stingy person and I tend to be credible.”
Emperor Yongye's promise is extremely valuable. Hearing my words, the soulfire in the bottle stuns suddenly before blazing frenziedly.
”Pardon my insolence, but what is with the current form of yours and Lord Mentor? Could it be that you all have been revived?”
This isn't something much to hide about. I nod my head directly.
”Then, have you all regained your senses? Do you all possess the desires of a physical body?”
I nod my head once again. Although Harloys is still half an Undead, her functions on all aspects are no different from the living.
”Harloys's body is created by me. You should also be aware of my ability in that aspect. Why, do you wish for me to create a physical body for you as well?”
”Of course! I have had enough of the days living as an Undead. Although it is true that we aren't plagued by hunger and thirst, we are also devoid of the desire to enjoy luxurious food. While it is true that we are devoid of the instinctive desires of the physical body, living on like this is really a torture. Lord, I am begging you, as long as you are able to restore the senses and desires of the physical body in me, I am willing to pay any price!”
”Alright. It is just a body of a male. It is but a simple task. However, I have to first emphasize that even though you would be similar to a normal person on most aspects, you are still an immortal Undead internally, so you will be unable to leave behind descendants. I am able to restore senses and desires, but I am still incapable of transcending the boundaries of life and death at this point.”
”Just restoring desires is enough. Just desires are enough.”
I smile gleefully. I am not afraid of you coming up with unreasonable requests, I only fear that you are devoid of pursuits. Since you have something to request of me, naturally, it makes it easier for me to control you.
”Fine, leave it to me. When it is time, pass me a painting of how you were previously. I can guarantee that I would be able to restore your original appearance.”
”That... Are you able to make a female physical body?”
At that moment, I lost my footing and my hands loosened, almost dropping his phylactery onto the floor.
Based on my many years of experiences of meeting with such incidents, I can already guess the damned developments that is about to happen.
”That, liking cute little boys is a common little interest among nobles. I believe that Lord would be able to understand that as well. Although it was fine with my original body back then, if there is a chance, I would still like to change to a different style!”
As though intimidated by my livid face, the next moment, Carlohin yells out his desire as though he is putting his everything on the line.
”No, I will honestly tell you, my Lord, that this is the goal of my life. This is also the main reason why I pursued Necromancy!”
”Shut up, gay!”
I suppressed the urge to smash the bottle and ignored the darned cat who is busy rolling around in front of me in laughter. She seems to have knew it from the start. I have no desire whatsoever to interact with this kind of pervert. The next moment, I turn around to leave.
”Lord! Please don't go. I am begging you, this is the deepest innate desire of a foolish man who was born in the wrong body...”
”Pui!” I already have enough Gentlemen by my side. This kind of gay pervert is challenging my tolerance and bottom line as a man. Thus, I refuse to stop for him.
”Lord! Have you heard of Cassomes?”
Of course, I have heard of it. The future flagship of the Auland Air Fleet —— The Unsinkable Cassomes. That is a super warship that would be known by every single household in the future.
”Hmph, of course I have heard of it. However, if its construction is complete, is it possible for you not to take it out in this battle? That is a flagship of an Air Fleet after all. It isn't that easy to build it.”
”Of course, its construction isn't completed yet. However, its prototype, the King Carlohin which I built privately, is almost completed! Lord, as long as you fulfill my wish, he would be yours.”
No matter how powerful a person's martial arts is, if their brain is unable to function well, they would end being put in place by a concrete brick.
TL: i.e. Even if they are extremely powerful, if they are not smart enough, they will still end up defeated by creative methods sooner or later by an enemy.
即死类法术
TL: Truthfully I had no idea how to translate this. Literally, it means Instant Death Magic and it afflicts an Instant Death Status (or Brink of Death status, depending on how you interpret the word). I tried googling it but couldn’t really find any usage of it in any literature. So, I’ve translated it into Death Magic and called the status Affliction of Death. The terminologies I chose to use doesn’t really affect the story or the meaning of it but just leaving a side note to inform you all.