21st Century Necromancer

The black box contained a piece of deep purple velvet, upon which rested a black stone.

The stone looked ordinary, like a small pebble that could be picked up by the river's edge. Though it had a decent luster, it was not any kind of gem, and even when placed in such a box on velvet, it still just looked like a stone that might be mistaken for crystal at most, an uneven raw crystal stone.

However, Chen Yu clearly did not regard this stone as ordinary. He carefully took it out of the box with his hand, pinching it between his index finger and thumb to align it with the light source. Squinting his eyes, he inspected it closely, and the black stone appeared to be semi-transparent, with a golden thread seeming to move within it.

Despite being against the light, the beams didn't pass through the stone; in fact, the light around the stone vaguely felt as if it were being absorbed by it.

"Interesting, Yoshiharu-kun, how did you get your hands on this thing?" Chen Yu appeared very satisfied with the stone. As he infused a strand of Necromantic Power into it, he felt as though he had sent mud into the sea, and around the stone emerged a sensation akin to a collapse, as if a heavy object had been pressed onto a taut cloth, causing the space to sink in.

"A monk I know brought it. It's said to be an offering placed before Buddha in their monastery, donated by a daimyo during the Warring States Period," Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu was quite pleased to see Chen Yu's attachment to the stone, it gave him a sense of joy in his heart.

Although Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu had earned Chen Yu's praise in the past for collecting materials for him, Chen Yu had never seemed as delighted as he did this time. This made Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu realize he had indeed done something right this time, earning Chen Yu's favor, which naturally meant more rewards for himself.

"Well done, be on the lookout for more items like this in the future," Chen Yu praised, his tone brimming with excitement, "With this, I can start the project I've been planning. Excellent, Ryosen-kun!"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Hearing Chen Yu call his name, Kyuuzai Ryosen quickly responded, "Professor, please give your orders."

"Prepare the ritual site as specified here, I will give you the related materials later. You and Yoshiharu-kun will take care of the arrangements yourselves, without delegating to anyone else." Chen Yu pulled out a small notebook from his person and handed it to Kyuuzai Ryosen: "Also, both of you should prepare for your own promotions.

After the ritual is complete, it will be time for your promotions."

"Promotion? Thank you, Professor!" Kyuuzai Ryosen and Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu were overjoyed upon hearing Chen Yu's promise. For them, advancing their own Supernatural Power was their greatest desire and the motivation for their diligent service to Chen Yu. Receiving Chen Yu's promise was, without a doubt, a tremendous encouragement for them.

"Do your jobs well, and the benefits won't be slight," Chen Yu said, encouraging the visibly excited Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and Kyuuzai Ryosen, "As long as you serve me faithfully, not to mention Expert Level power, even Legendary or even higher realms are not impossible for you to glimpse."

"We pledge our utmost loyalty to you!" Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and Kyuuzai Ryosen both expressed their fervent loyalty to Chen Yu.

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"Mr. Chen Yu, when you move, do you have to take all these things with you?" Jounouchi Hiromi, holding Audis and stroking its furry head, looked around at the myriad of bottles and jars in Chen Yu's home and tentatively asked him.

At this point, Jounouchi Hiromi had already believed what Chen Yu told her and thought that all these bottles and jars were just things Chen Yu had collected for his research on African Black Magic. She believed that his development of the broad-spectrum anti-cancer drug was also inspired by the Necromantic Power from the Voodoo Cult's Revenants in African Black Magic.

Therefore, although Jounouchi Hiromi didn't like these bottles and jars, she couldn't outright tell Chen Yu not to move them to their new house. Instead, she decided to test the waters with Chen Yu's attitude before coming up with a way to address the issue.

"These things? I'm not planning to move them to the new house." However, Chen Yu's response took Jounouchi Hiromi by surprise. He straightforwardly stated that he wouldn't be taking these bottles and jars to the new house.

"Eh?" Jounouchi Hiromi was momentarily stunned, looking at Chen Yu in surprise as she hadn't expected him to outright say he wouldn't move these items to their new home: "But aren't these items..."

"No worries!" Chen Yu said with a smile, sitting beside her and gazing into her eyes as he explained, "Beforehand, since there was no lab, these things could only be kept at home. But now that I have a lab and the experiment has made a breakthrough, there's no need to keep them at home.

Plus, I'm not the type of person with a strange hobby that likes to display these objects at home. Moreover, now that you, Hiromi, have agreed to move in with me, I must consider your feelings, right?"

Jounouchi Hiromi was naturally moved by Chen Yu's words but considering that the first time she visited Chen Yu's home, he almost refused her entry because of these objects, she couldn't help but to probe further: "So, Mr. Chen Yu, are you planning to move all these items to the lab?"

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"Of course, they take up too much space at home. Besides, at home, I can only mix up some so-called Voodoo potions based on the records of Black Magic, without even being able to analyze the components. What's the point of keeping them at home? And these things can't be treated as decorative pieces, right?

In the lab with all the equipment, I can fully analyze these items with the help of the instruments to decipher their active ingredients, instead of messing with them here like an indigenous African." With a matter-of-fact attitude, Chen Yu left Jounouchi Hiromi at a loss for words.

Seeing Jounouchi Hiromi suddenly at a loss for what to say, Chen Yu touched her cheek with his hand, comforting her with a smile, "What, did you think I would insist on moving all these things to our new home, and continue to make it look like the evil wizard's lair from a movie? I don't have such hobbies, but if you, Hiromi, like that kind of decorative style, that's no problem..."

"Mr. Chen Yu!" Teased by Chen Yu's bantering, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn't help but chide him with a playful pout.

After a bit of playful banter, Chen Yu said to Jounouchi Hiromi, "Alright, let's not fret over these things. Let's go out to eat! Today, it's Mr. Kube treating!"

"Mr. Kube? Why would he suddenly offer to treat?" Although she asked this, Jounouchi Hiromi put Audis back in its cat bed and stood up, ready to leave the house with Chen Yu.

"It seems he got a reward for that thing last time, and he just received his paycheck today. To thank me for saving his life last time, he took the initiative to invite me to dinner," Chen Yu said nonchalantly, giving Audis a "take care of the house" look, as he and Jounouchi Hiromi left the house together.