Chapter 2360 Open-mindedness after death
Although the little clever master is a complete materialist, he has not inherited the mantle of the most powerful psychic and onmyoji in the world at all, and he is even more resistant to the so-called Chinese terror. Extremely bad, but even Mo Tan, who is under the 'Chaotic Neutral' personality, has to admit that the talent of 'Lin Dong' in the profession of [Necromancer] in the game is simply terrifying, and when he inexplicably unlocked the talent named After becoming a [Psychic Medium], its potential seemed to have exceeded the upper limit of Mo Tan's estimation.
Even Yidong himself was a little surprised by this fact. After all, his talent in gaming is only average at best. The only thing worthy of praise is his luck in the two-dimensional card drawing game. , although it is far from the absolute value of Cordoba, but it may be because of the good deeds of Yinan and Gu Yanyue, two old two-dimensional people, for many years (crazy buying of millet, fan peripherals, and COS to promote the development of the industry), Yidong is in The luck in related games is indeed good, and it has even set a record of 32 consecutive small guarantees.
Of course, it may be because of rebellion, it may be because both of his parents are severe ACGN patients, or it may be because he found out that the COSER he liked when he was young was his mother and suffered a huge blow. Yidong is very interested in related fields. His interest is very low, and he even has some moderate prejudice against otaku culture, and this is considered by Mo Tan to be the core reason why he and Gu Xiaole often quarrel.
As for the 'talent' aspect, I don't know if it is similar to the above reasons. On the premise that both parents are one of the best people in the world who are good at dealing with 'supernatural', although Yi Dong does not know this. , but he is still not interested in "spirits" and "ghosts" since he was a child. Compared with those floating things, he prefers Western-style dragons, demons and other related settings, and... as we just mentioned He is a materialist through and through.
Well, not long ago, after unexpectedly meeting a certain world's number one idol with Mo Tan, and almost being sung by him until he knelt down and kissed the soles of his shoes, Yidong, who had been taught some 'under the table' knowledge by a friend, was no longer interested. No longer as materialistic as before.
This is understandable. After all, any sane person should know that the intensity of thrillers and heroic films depends on the imagination of the screenwriter, but one can still insist on belief after witnessing or even experiencing 'superpowers' with one's own eyes. Materialistic people may exist...but they are definitely not Yidong.
After Yidong realized that many seemingly unreasonable things actually existed in reality, the "Dong" in the game also quietly underwent some changes that even he himself was not aware of.
This change was not immediately reflected in the character's strength, nor did it change his skill strength, character panel, or even allow him to obtain even a new talent, but it allowed him to interact with [Psychic Medium] The compatibility of this profession has been elevated to a whole new level.
After taking an unconscious step, the first 'work' he carried out in this field was the 'special maintenance' of the former Fenrir Team, now the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
This is a normal thing. After all, no matter how special they are, Ned, Yinna, Salazar and Crabbe are the real dead after all. Even if the "shelf life" of the soul is extremely long, the complete death of the body is It's far more serious than ordinary people imagine.
In the eyes of most people, undead creatures are most worthy of attention in terms of causing damage and spreading panic. As for their worse appearance, it has long become common sense in people's eyes, and no one has delved into it at all. .
But others can ignore it, but Yi Dong, the [spiritual medium], cannot. And when he started to delve deeper, he immediately realized how difficult it is to keep an undead creature beautiful...or not scary. , because in most cases, the decay process of the body after death is irreversible. Not only that, the difficulty of keeping the 'corpse' fresh and the difficulty of keeping the 'undead' fresh is even more different!
Because of this, even with Idong's strength and knowledge, it is not difficult to stop Ned, Yinna, Salazar and Crabbe in the coffin from decaying. It only requires a little arrangement. It can keep their bodies unchanged for hundreds of years, but after they leave the coffin and are given souls again... the difficulty of this kind of work suddenly increases to the level of madness.
With the help of biology, occultism, his own thinking, and the further study materials borrowed from [Naxxramas Comprehensive Academy] by Foster Ward, Yidong quickly realized the problem. To put it simply, the body of any living creature will suffer losses, and if it is placed on a living person, this loss will The manifestation of depletion is aging. When it is placed on the deceased, its form turns into decay. When the soul reawakens in the dead body, a very serious... phenomenon similar to an rejection reaction will occur. This phenomenon will greatly increase the rate of body decay until it is completely destroyed.
Take the giant dragons that are most likely to become naturally undead, for example. After their souls are reawakened, they can only maintain their original appearance for a short period of time. Soon, they will turn into corpse dragons that are more compatible with evil and negative energy. Lose the dragon's unique 'dragon power'.
After that, the corpse dragon will gradually turn into a bone dragon, leaving only the strong and magical bones. By then, without muscles and scales, they will become much more fragile, and eventually not only will they be able to Flying cannot be achieved through the physical body, and the different dragon breaths of each dragon species will also be transformed into undead breath.
When the bones are completely decayed, the endings of these bone dragons will become two. Most of the soul fires will be extinguished after complete decay, completing the final 'end', and most of them will be extinguished. A small number of bone dragons will 'awaken' for the second time in the soul fire, turning into 'Dracolich' that has completely lost their body and exists entirely in the form of a spirit body, and regain most of the dragon characteristics they had during their lifetime.
Refer to the four corresponding specializations of the School of the Undead, leaving aside some special plagues, zombies, gargoyles, and corpse dragons should belong to the [flesh and blood] category; skeleton soldiers and bone dragons should belong to the [flesh] category. [Bone Control]; Dracolich, banshee, ghost and other existences that have completely escaped the shackles of the body belong to [Spirit Summoning].
Thus, although Idong is quite skilled in [Spirit Summoning] and has even accomplished the feat of extraditing the souls of Ned and others back to their bodies, Idong has a lot of difficulties in [Flesh and Flesh], [Bone Control] and The specialization levels in the three aspects of [Plague] are very low. It can be said to be quite difficult to ensure that the bodies of Ned and others...or that the condition of the corpses will not deteriorate.
You must know that although he has a special profession of [Psychic Medium] that is similar to Futaba's [Dragon Controller], his strength is only at a high level. In order to ensure that Ned and others' bodies will not decay further, they must In most cases, he is inseparable from the four people, and uses the [Ghost Realm] skill to forcibly create a special environment that can suppress the 'rejection reaction'.
While in the [Ghost Realm], the bodies of the four people decayed at a rate only three to seven times that of normal living bodies. Idong needed to perform 'routine maintenance' approximately every other week, and when they After leaving the [Ghost Realm], they can act normally as they did when they attacked Futaba in Academy City, but as long as they do not receive 'routine maintenance' for more than a day, their rapidly decaying bodies will collapse at a high speed, leading to irreversible damage. damage. .
Until the [Battle of Inquisition] started, the greatest progress Yidong had made was to extend the duration of the fixed area [Ghost Realm] to three days without interference, and to create separate ghosts for the four people. A small [Curse Wristwheel], although it has no attributes, can create a mini [Ghost Realm] on a very small scale and lasting no more than twelve hours after being activated.
Until today——
“Although I did find some inspiration, it stands to reason...as long as you can function normally outside this room for more than three hours without any obvious 'uncomfortable' , it has already met my greatest expectations.”
Sitting together with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse around the mini ziggurat on the third floor of the mansion, although they transformed their existence form into the form of the 'dead', they did not turn into the horrible rotting corpse form before. Yidong, who had a bloodless face, deep eye sockets, and sparkling eyes, but could still be considered a handsome guy, frowned, rubbed his chin and said, "But now it seems that before, The results of the previous 'routine maintenance' seemed to be so good that it was unreal..."
Crabbe laughed and said with a grin: "This is a good thing if we can really keep it! In this way, even if you leave [Ghost Realm], you will only slowly weaken like a living person. Then Master Winter, you don’t have to work as hard as before. You must be by our side to help us all the time. Are you busy taking care of your body? ""It's not that simple."
Yidong waved his hand, showing that he was not emotionally stiff, but was extremely stiff at the biological level. Smiling, he said to Crabbe: "If you only look at your physical condition from the last routine maintenance to the present, this is indeed a good thing. After all, after leaving the [Ghost Realm] now, The speed of decay, if you only want to avoid causing irreversible permanent damage, you can survive independently outside for at least more than half a year. Of course, this is without considering the battle, but..."
Pinching nervously Holding Ned's thigh, Yinna pursed her lips in anticipation and fear of failure, and asked Idong nervously: "But what?"
"But I have to understand why this is happening. After all, if we don't understand the principle, this good thing will most likely become a reminder for you at some point in the future."
Idong once again used the flashing phosphorescence His eyes swept over the four of them, and he said seriously: "You are not powerful souls that have the ability to transform into dracolich. Although you are unique in terms of speciality, as long as you lose your body, you are very inferior to any lich. Fragile souls will definitely dissipate in an instant, so you are not allowed to leave this mansion until I figure out why I can successfully trick your bodies into thinking they are 'still alive'."
Salazar and Ned immediately nodded in unison and said in unison: "Yes, Master Winter."
"Relax, this is just a necessary insurance measure. I can guarantee that from a general perspective... ..."
Yidong's eyes swept across the faces of Crabbe and Yinna, and chuckled: "This is definitely a huge breakthrough. If I can solve this problem smoothly, you can The day when we can regain our freedom to a considerable extent is not far off.”
"Okay!"
Yinna immediately laughed with relief, and then said seriously: "But Master Winter, we don't need 'freedom' that much. I have told you many times before, This time, the grace of being reborn, the four of us are I will definitely retaliate to the end!"
Ned, Crabbe and Salazar immediately nodded vigorously, indicating that what Yinna said was exactly what they thought, for the mysterious gentleman and Master Winter. The promise of going through fire and water will never change at all.
“Oh, you can rest assured about this. In someone’s words, there will indeed be a long-term employment relationship between us. Note that it is an employment relationship, not the old-fashioned master-servant relationship. "
Idong smiled and said in a brisk tone: "We will mention it here. Provide work, remuneration, treatment and a comfortable environment, and you should also help with some work if your ability allows, such as the last time in Academy City. Overall, it is a win-win deal, and this Everything I have done for a period of time can be understood as an 'investment'."
Ned and others nodded in unison, but their expressions became complicated involuntarily, especially Crabbe and Yinna. After remembering the last 'work' in Academy City, their eyebrows almost stood up. Get up.
As for the reason... naturally it was their last time and their first 'work' after waking up as the dead.
The girl who was clearly the target of the four of them, but in the end desperately tried to save them, has returned to their memories!
Perhaps it is a reflection of the gradual rejuvenation of the soul. Fenrir, a teammate who was originally forgotten by the four at the same time, fought side by side with the four and the Black Van Priest until the last moment at the junction of the Marshall Territory and the Fire Claw Territory. Futaba, the new mage of the team, was recalled by Ned, Yinna, Crabbe and Salazar. It was the night after the attack in Academy City, when the four of them reunited with Ito.
When they told Ito about this, the other party simply stated that it was him who made them forget Futaba, and the purpose was precisely for the whole process before. An extremely chaotic and divisive siege.
It was also from then on that Ned and others, who were named the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" by a certain mastermind behind the scenes and received the titles of "Plague", "Death", "War", and "Famine", realized , the 'work' that I will face in the future will far exceed common sense in terms of difficulty and complexity.
But even so——
They still made the choice without hesitation and decided to accept the employment of the mastermind behind the scenes.
Say goodbye to the mediocre and heroic self of the past, and embark on a life destined to death and restlessness.
This is not a big change in temperament, Ned and others are still the same as they were in the past.
In the words of Mo Tan when he was under the "chaotic neutral" personality, this was simply the open-mindedness unique to higher intelligent beings after they died once.
Chapter 2351: The End