Chapter 1182 (1/2)

The 'Degenerate' Luciliano, a fore who conducts research on Undead

But now, he is not known for his past, but for being the personal apprentice of Vandalieu, the king of Taloshei' titles

This story is a reorganization of the reports, research documents, dissertations and diaries that Luciliano has left

Of course, 'ently through reading references, training and conducting research and experi the results of their research I, Luciliano, as essentially exco at, am no exception

There are some adventurers and mercenaries who have acquired skills at level 1 or 2 in order to use siht fires, as well as beginner-level offensive spells to fight against monsters that are resistant to physical attacks However, these are generally not considered to be es

They are ic They are those whoic-users”

Being ais tools for writing I have previously struggled in this area Paper is generally expensive But with that said, it isn't a precious h to freely use as much as I would like on a daily basis

And relatively inexpensive paper also exists in addition to the high-grade paper that nobles and royalty use for their letters and notes and the paper that is used for docu periods of time

I use this inexpensive paper, enduring its unpleasant texture and how difficult it is to write on Cheap paper is truly a third-rate product It is not pleasant to use, and it does not preserve well And in the end, it is still not affordable enough for large quantities of it to be used

It is also common to use dried tree bark and leaves as a replacement for paper The copied request forms posted on the request boards of the Adventurers' Guild and such are mostly done with these It seems that there were some Guild branches that used real paper for this in the past, but many uncivilized adventurers tend to tear the request for these forms is what led to the use of a cheaper replacement today

And while that cheaper replace memos, it cannot be preserved and thus is not suited for recording the methods and results of experiments, so I do not use it very often

As an adventurer, the cost of paper was a headache-inducing problem

Compared to that, the nation of Talosheim that Master rules over is like heaven

That apparently wasn't the case before I came to the nation, but now, straw paper is , is it not? Though its quality is not quite as good as high-grade paper, I ah for writing on, for a cheap price

Since Master has acknowledged my research as a national project, I can obtain this paper as part of my research expenses

Last year, there was a Gole press Gole In the future, Talosheim's production and dee cities

With that said, I ae who researches the Undead

So first, I will describe the Golems that Master has created

All of the Golems created by my master, Vandalieu, are Undead

Norrant life to huic However, the Goleanicthem to cause them to move

They are si Ar of weapons or suits of armor that are haunted by evil spirits

This is why Master's Goleic spells, but… there would be none ould see that they have such a weakness upon seeing them for the first time

Nevertheless, they are a source of endless interest

But it seems that Master does not hold much interest in them

“Are Gole?” he asked

It is likely that he sees thes rather than as things that ought to be researched

“Of course,” I replied “If it is possible, I would like to interview the spirits that you use to move the Golems Would you cooperate with this?”

Recently, Master's Goleained the Absorption skill to absorb external materials of the sae that causes their body volumes to decrease

Though the fibrous Golems in the paper factory reduce their own bodies to produce paper, it seems that more materials can simply be poured onto the Golems to return them to normal

This is extraordinarily convenient, but what the spirits responsible are thinking and what kind of states they are in are questions of immense interest

I asked Master to cooperate with me so that I can interview them in order to answer these questions, but Master told me, “I don't think you should have too much hope in the results”

And unfortunately, just as Master said, there were almost no results to speak of

It seems that the spirits that inhabit Goleanic materials that make up their bodies; their personalities from while they were alive are lost or altered within a short period of ti a paper- press would be unbearable if they still possessed consciousness as people

In the end, I was able to conduct the intervieith Master acting as an interpreter, but I shall record that there weren't any ful answers

Recently, Master has acquired the Zombie Maker Job Someone who makes Zombies… hoonderful

I aic, but it is likely that this Job h death-attribute ic

In fact, the Zoh the methods that I have used so far cannot even compare to the Zombies created by Master in terms of performance The Zombies are not so different when they are first created, but there is a large difference between their future potentials

Leaving that aside, Master, after acquiring this wonderful Job, sat in the corner of the roo his knees

“Have you acquired an inconvenient skill, perhaps?” I asked

Even in the past, there are records of people who have acquired previously-undiscovered Jobs, only to acquire undesirable skills Even though one can select their Job, they cannot select the skills that they acquire

Dangerous Jobs often have unusual names, so if such Jobs are avoided, fatal situations do not usually arise However, it seems that alerous, so there is no way to avoid them

As I thought, it see him

Master raised his face with a rave tone “I didn't acquire a skill, but… if I let uard down, I unconsciously turn corpses around me into Zombies,” he said

“Hoh! What a wonderful yet fearso that is, Master!” I exclaimed

A e who inadvertently turns the corpses around him into Zombies If such a person were to be present on a battlefield… No, Master has always been capable of such things

“In other words, you can create Zo any spells, and the Mana expended to do so is small?” I asked

It seeave a nod

Autoe effect

But why in the world would this ever be a problem?

“I have to wonder why you are feeling sad about this, Master It is true that you would be troubled as to what to do with the Zo to travel across old battlefields, but are we not currently in the royal castle of our own nation? There should not be many corpses around,” I said

There are many Undead in Talosheiood public order and the nation has no problems with food, so there are far fewer unexpected deaths than other cities

Even those with serious illnesses are quickly cured by Master, and Potions are provided to those who are severely wounded

Thus, I believe there is nothing for Master to feel sad about

“That's true, but food ingredients and tanned hides and furs turn into Zoo near the kitchen and the workshop where Tarea and the others work until I can control it,” Master said

“… So those are considered corpses as well”

It is true that food ingredients and hides are parts of corpses

Even if the food ingredients beco immediately But while that is true, it would certainly be unpleasant to have the ingredients squir process

And it would be dangerous if the materials used to create weapons and ar processed

“If this Job doesn't help withadjustments to Zandia and Jeena that I stole back fro this Job was…” Master muttered

“Well, will it not be useful in the future?” I suggested

In situations where there is a sudden need to create a large Zombie army, for instance I believe it is certainly possible for such situations to arise in Master's case

The knowledge that I a that knowledge, the second n worlds

“I don't know if this knowledge is correct in this world, though,” Master said as a preface before speaking of other worlds' knowledge of living organisms

To old or jewels It see to a life-attribute e who has dissected numerous corpses, he was able to confirm the differences between the other worlds and this one

Of course, as the advanced exa equipment that Master speaks of does not exist, there are also s that we cannot confirm

“In summary, it seems that the overall body compositions of humans, Elves, Dwarves, Ghouls, titans and Beast-people are not very different froin,'” I concluded

Things such as the ears, eyes, nerves and the presence of venoans and their locations in the body, and the arrangeely the same It is likely that Dark Elves are mostly the same as well

The body coeneous races such as Drakonids and Scylla have many differences, but the humans that were the first to be created in this world, as well as the Elf and Dwarf races that followed, have almost identical structures to the hu

“The humans of worlds that have enoric, are so similar to the people of this world This cannot be a mere coincidence,” I said “Perhaps infor humans, transcends the barrier betorlds and is shared by the Gods? Or is it simply that it is easy to create humans, or that the worlds themselves have qualities in co in them?”

“You don't hesitate to say things that ht be taken as the words of a heretic by some people, do you, Luciliano?” Master remarked “But it's true that the humans are mostly the same Even the upper halves of Scylla are similar to hu us huy are sih”

“I see; there is that possibility as well,” I said “It is a reincarnation conducted by the will of a God, after all And there is also the exainally existed in The written legends say that only hideous, evil, cursed creatures existed there Have you tried asking a God regarding this topic?”

My Master is acquainted with a God Two, in fact

If he were to ask them directly, ould be able to acquire clues to solve this mystery, but –

“If we go to the deepest part of the Dungeon, he'll co him come out too much,” Master said “Merrebeveil, on the other hand, doesn't really suht be the shy type”

“… It seeo as ant them to,” I said

I was unable to tear off the veil of sacred e thatthe correct function of the skeleton, the e and as a researcher

Thebeco Undead Even the knowledge from other worlds is overshadowed by this

I worked as an adventurer while conducting arding live Undead than those who kept thees' Guild But the knowledge that I a the Undead at Master's side is of a completely different quality

The Undead that coeons and old battlefields are, with al creatures It is impossible to observe theerouslythem

In fact, there is no chance of conversing or interacting with them

The exception would be the Undead that I and similar practitioners are able to create, but they are ic Though they bear similarities to Undead, they are different There is al them at all

But in the nation of Taloshei lives as citizens in society

There are some with somewhat abnormal speech and conduct, but ence and personalities similar to those that they possessed while alive

This is truly a utopia for me

“Wait!” Borkus said

“Did we not agree that there would be no waiting? Do men take back their words?” I asked

“Grr, men don't take back their words! Take it all!”

“Well then, I will do so without reserve”

It is not because I defeated the Sword King Borkus in a gai with money at stake that I feel that this place is a utopia That was just part of my observations

Incidentally, gaed facilities

It seems that in the world of Earth where Master spent his first lifeti in the underworld, held in shady places that no respectable individuals should approach