Time went by and in the past week I just teach Alfred on how to use the car. His excitement is so clear to see.
During the past week, I finish the underground facility by putting the foundations and the columns. I also started to create another facility six hundred meter away from here to the forest. Having to own the raw materials needed as early as possible is a must. I also made another house which is cemented. The house is three times bigger than the log house I made for Alfred and Nrowe.
Here, it will be the place were they will start mass producing 'it'. In the surface, it will look like some normal small factory but the real factory will be located underground. I already made airways to ensure ventilation. I also made sure to create lodgings for future 'loyal workers'. Knowing Nrowe she should already be prepared for this. I personally taught her how to be a first rate merchant after all.
We were talking about me and prince Kaesul meeting up today. We got ready but Nunu decided for him to just stay. His afraid of the car now isn't he.
As we get ready, prince Kaesul and some knights can be seen from here. I guess they decided to come here himself then.
I hurriedly hid the car before they get here, and ask Nunu to prepare some snack for them.
As we greet each other we sat down and get right into business. Apparently they were not able to put a stop to the undead since they would just regenerate no matter how many times you attack them. The only ones who can use holy magic which are effective against the undead can only purge around five a day per individual. Considering there are only seven of them and their level is low as well, that is pretty reasonable on its own.
He doesn't know but my healing magic would affect those undeads since it has a holy attribute in it. To begin with I am not even holy or anything so how come I got a power which only believers of the church can use?
"How come there are only few clergymen here in the kingdom?" I ask.
"That is because most of the priests goes to the Holy Empire, Lorazio. The pope who is past two hundred years old was able to kill a demon general a hundred years ago. Not to mention the church declared they receive a revelation of a new saintess a few years ago. With one pope, one saintess, three bishops, dozens of high priest and hundreds of holy knights. Anyone who can use holy or healing magic don't hesitate to go there."
Wow. Iv'e red so many history books already and none of them said anything about the pope or the church. How come I haven't read any book related to the holy empire?
"Then I will take care of the undead situation. Do please tell where it is and I shall depart as soon as I can"
Prince Kaesul gestured, and a knight pulled a map and pointed out the location of the villages affected by the undead. After they went back to the palace, we head there at full speed.
Dragging Nunu as well.
At the scene the undead are pretty much just guarding the perimeter. They are not attacking anyone since they were ordered by whoever it is. Then that would mean that he or she or even they is at the center then.
I enchanted the car with lightness and now we are able to fly about a hundred meters above ground. Since the arrows from the skeleton archers doesn't even reach us we just headed straight to the center without any problems whatsoever.
Even a high rank mage won't be able to do anything against this much miasma. Unless you can use holy attribute that is.
I landed the car near a village where there were a lot of zombies.
"Okay let's start. Alfred scatter your aura around the car to protect it so just stay here. Nunu if you don't want to feel sick again then I advise you to start gathering mana and pass it to me!" I said.
Alfred quickly spread his aura creating a barrier. Zombies and skeletons won't be able to make a dent in my car but that doesn't mean that they wouldn't be able to smear my car with dirt. I don't really want to make my car dirty in the process and since Alfred seems to be happy at his role it should be fine using him like this.
I turn around and saw Nunu gathering an incredible amount of mana.
Hey now, I did said to gather mana but he is gathering too much now. He hates the car that much?! Never mind, I'll just do what I have to do.
"Grand magic: Garden of Eden"
An AoE type of healing spell where it consumes a lot of mana to create a huge field that heals those the caster consider as an ally with the caster at the center of the spell. I wouldn't normally use this since my mana capacity to begin with is really small. I can only do this if Nunu gather the required amount himself and give it to me.
Since he is a dragon now, he can freely manipulate the mana around him. This is absolutely not normal by any means. Humans would need to study years before they are able to do it.
Seconds later, all the undead in the area quickly turn to dust. My limit seems to be three hundred meters, huh. The miasma was also purified.
In the whole village there was only one person that I can detect. Me and Nunu went there and saw a necromancer.
"How dare you vanquish my prisoners!" The guy shouted.
The guy who is pale and seem to suffer from extreme fatigue retaliated. He also seems to be in his mid thirties. His eyes are something else. The eyes that says "It doesn't matter anymore what the hell I do! I have already lost everything!"
Yeah right, I don't really have the time for this crap to begin with.
"Soul manipulation"
The necromancer then got push back to the wall as if some big invisible hand have push him.
"I normally hate this skill of mine but I can make an exception to you. After all you killed hundreds of people already. So at the very least I will kill you painlessly"
Twisting his neck made an awful sound but I didn't regret doing so.
[Soul ego: Benevolent, Impartial]
I'm sorry, what?! This guy is benevolent?! And Impartial?
Rather than answering my own questions I just resurrected him, kind of. Healing his neck while putting back his soul.
[Resurrection successful]
"Nunu go back to Alfred and stay there in the meantime. And also drink this, it will help you so that you won't feel sick anymore inside the car"
He reluctantly take it and quickly went out.
Some time pass and the necromancer woke up. Shock that he is still alive. Well he basically died once already but no point telling him that now.
"What do you want?" He ask furiously as soon as he woke up.
"You should greet someone first you know. I'm Michael, the hero, and I wanna know why you are doing this. My abilities told me that you were some kind of pure-hearted person. So tell me who you are and why you are doing all these"
"M-my name is Zel. And I am just taking my revenge! Everyone here killed my family. Just because we are able to use dark magic, they treated us like demons! We never hurted anyone and we were living quietly. And they suddenly attack our home at one night!"
Revenge, huh.
Why the hell does everyone I meet have some kind of dark experience or have twisted personalities? Are the gods really not kind enough to give me someone who is normal.
He seems to be frustrated and anxious. Well I can kill him anytime I want and he knows that very well.
"If that is the case are you done with your revenge now?" I ask.
"What do you mean by that?" He ask.
"I meant, everyone in this village is dead already anyways. With that there is no point in continuing all this. So pick: Come with me and atone for killing other innocent people or die right now. When you were doing your revenge to the villagers, you also killed children and others who are innocent as well. So choose!"
I can't really let a psycho be free, I am a psycho myself though but still, even if he is kind-hearted he still committed murder to innocent children after all. Seems like he can't decide right now.
Calling him psycho might be too much since he was drowned with all the bursting emotion he felt in one go.
"Do you have any children?" I ask.
"Yes I do"
"Then will you please tell me where they are"
He gestured me to follow him and so I did.
We ended up in a small house by the river. The house is already burned for some time. We continued and arrive right in front of four graves.
"I had two sons, a daughter, and a wife. To be discriminated by the masses is something I didn't want my children to experience. I know very well how hard it was so I decided that we live here. Somewhere I can raise them without being alienated or treated as such. They never did anything wrong and yet they suffered because we had the power to raise the dead.
Is that any of that right to you?"
Of course not.
He stared blankly into air. As if someone wondering why he was even here in this place who doesn't have any memory in his entire life.
A sense of emptiness. Utter disbelief.
The cool breeze and the rustling leaves were the only sound that can be heard.
I was able to resurrect him since I had his soul and his body was fresh. But I can't do the same to his family since they already have started to rot.
"Please stay here then" I said.
I started to create a soul summoning circle base on the books I red back in the mayor Aartu's library.
"Do you have anything that belongs to your family? Please"
He then handed some toys and a comb from his pocket.
After I finish writing the circle and the runes, I started reciting to summon the souls of his family. They then appeared.
"My limit is five minutes. So do enjoy your time while you can"
Thank god it actually work. As far as I know calling the soul of the dead can only be done once since there is the risk of destroying the soul if done for the second time.
Zel's face twisted in different storm of emotions, he started to apologize to his family.
He was happy to see them, angry at himself for not being able to protect them, insulted himself, he cried and cried, all those in the span of five minutes.
After five minutes, the souls of his family vanish and were nowhere to be seen anymore.
He sure did let everything out.
"Here, drink some. Your throat must have been parched"
I handed him my bottle.
"So what are your plans now?" I ask.
"Will you really accept someone like me?"
"Of course I will! Believe it or not my group is filled with tons of people with unique personalities and dark past"
[Status information]
Name: Zel
Class: Necromancer
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Age: 32
Level: 37
HP: 1,200/1,200
MP:4,600/4,600
Strength: 27
Agility: 23
Stamina: 31
Intelligence: 18
Level cap: 37
Abilities: Necromancy
Attributes: None
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There is no need to use my spirit contract this time since I feel bad about him right now. Nevertheless, his talent in necromancy is mediocre at best but has the potential to be better than other necromancers.
His complexion got better after letting everything that piled inside his heart.
We head back to the car and went back to the palace after a few hours. All the guards were shock to see my car.
I didn't really care anymore if they see it or not since they even be able to replicate it.
I borrowed Alfred's aura midway since I can't look like I am about to fall now can I.
"Alfred, Zel and Nunu stay here, I will go there inside alone, wait here"
I ask a guard to lead me to where prince Kaesul is. We then head to his room.
I'm pretty sure he use the warp gate to get back here.
"I am now done with the job you told me do so. With that I will be going into another kingdom. Bye bye!" I shouted.
Because of that the prince woke up and I made a run for it. Quickly running back to the car like a thief.
"Okay let's go back home. Alfred you drive, I will give you my energy this time"