Chapter 13
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Walking Corpse.
The lowest-grade undead, the stage right before a zombie.
And yet, they say the process of becoming a Jiangshi is underway.
What on earth… is this?
Attached to the creature was a simple description that none of the others had.
I, too, frequently browse the [Dimensional Tower Community] in my current life.
I know quite a bit about Awakened.
But this is my first time hearing about "Jiangshi-fication."
While there are many martial arts-related Awakened in China, and even Taoist or sorcerer classes, I’ve never heard of a Jiangshi appearing until now.
Why on earth did this happen?
Is it because I forcibly crammed the Necrotic Heavenly Zombie One-Body Art into the undead body?
And that’s why the Jiangshi-fication is progressing?
They’re already undead, so what’s the benefit of becoming a Jiangshi?
A Jiangshi… well, their durability is certainly higher than that of a zombie or a ghoul.
In terms of raw stats, they would be superior.
But these things have stiff limbs, so they can’t use martial arts.
The Necrotic Heavenly Zombie is a type of flying Jiangshi, so its body moves as fluidly as a living person’s, allowing it to use martial arts, but…
This.
If it just becomes a regular Jiangshi, it’s actually a decrease in combat power.
Because my specialty is controlling undead like avatars to actually perform martial arts.
Plus, there’s the formation.
What should I do? Stop it? Or just go for it?
-Jiangshi-fication? What is that?
-Was he really a Necrotic Martial Sovereign all along….
-Was the Necron Emperor actually a Jiangshi master?
While the viewers were confused, I reached a conclusion.
Go for it, even if it’s a gamble!
Because I need to experiment.
I need to see if it just becomes a regular Jiangshi, or if it retains the name "Jiangshi" while still being able to move its body flexibly like before.
If it keeps the name Jiangshi and can move flexibly.
That would mean an increase in stats, so I absolutely have to do it.
Good. From now on, your name is Experimental Jiangshi No. 1.
[You have named the Walking Corpse.]
[Experimental Jiangshi No. 1]
The name above the creature’s head changed.
-Couldn't you have given it a cooler name….
-Experimental Jiangshi No. 1 is intuitive, but….
-Master, this is a bit….
The viewers were unimpressed, but I didn't care.
If this guy shows proper results later, I can give it a fancy name then.
[Park Il-chim donated 1DP!]
But aren't you going to manage the sub-dimension? You should start now so it’ll be useful later.
-He’s right.
-If you have territory management abilities among the sub-dimension types, over-investing early is the standard.
-Why don't we open it up and see what’s in the sub-dimension first? Is the Necron Emperor different from a regular Necromancer?
“Thanks for the donation, Park Il-chim! I was just about to open the sub-dimension management window.”
-His tone is getting cheap again immediately.
-Still better than him acting like a supreme master.
-So, what’s in there?
Encouraged by the enthusiastic support of the viewers, I opened the Undead Sub-dimension management window.
[Small Undead Sub-dimension]
Size: Surface Area
Undead: 698
Production:
-> Necrotic Magic 6.98
[Construction]
[Environment Setup]
It’s simple.
Let’s click on Construction. A list pops up.
[Production] [Military] [Commerce] [Diplomacy] [Research]
“I’m someone who mostly looked at melee combat, so… do all Necromancers or Summoners have something like this? Someone who knows, speak up.”
What is this… is it really a territory?
Was the Undead Sub-dimension something like this?
-Only people with monarch-type jobs have this;;;
-Isn't it because he’s the Necron Emperor?
-He is an Emperor. So that must be why.
With over tens of thousands of viewers, the chat was moving very fast. Since my dynamic vision is excellent, I could read it well enough to grasp the situation.
My job.
The Necron Emperor doesn't seem to be an ordinary class.
Well, it is a Genesis-grade reward, so it would be a problem if it weren't good.
Still, my inner thought was, ‘How nice would it have been if I had just been given a normal Jianghu Wanderer or martial artist job?’
I want to practice martial arts!
Sigh… it can’t be helped.
Experimental Jiangshi No. 1.
You at least must fulfill my regrets!
[Park Il-chim donated 1DP!]
It’s better to raise production first. Since it looks like you can clear floors 1-10 easily now.
-He’s right.
-In StarCraft, it’s important whether you take the front yard expansion first or not~
-But what are you producing?
“That’s true. What does this make? I don’t know either.”
I clicked the Production tab.
[Multi-Dimensional Corpse Pit] [Corpse Processing Plant]
Two things appeared for now.
“This Multi-Dimensional Corpse Pit… it generates 5 corpses a day at random? Crazy, what kind of facility is this? Is it a corpse farm or what?”
[Multi-Dimensional Corpse Pit]
Summons corpses from other dimensions and stores them.
Generates 5 corpses randomly per day.
-5 corpses randomly a day lololol
-A building that looks like it belongs in a ghost story!
-This is insane.
“And the Corpse Processing Plant is… what. It processes corpses into materials? What are the materials used for? Ah. Does that mean an item production building might appear in the production tab later?”
[Corpse Processing Plant]
Produces parts for crafting Necro-items.
You must consume corpses to produce parts.
I was dumbfounded.
Stealing corpses from other dimensions at random, and having a place that chops up corpses to make parts.
This. It means if I put a human corpse in there, it processes it, right?
Oh my.
Actually, if it weren't using human corpses as materials, it wouldn't be that surprising.
Even with the cows we raise, we eat the meat and sometimes process the bones into art.
But doing that with people is a bit….
“Putting human corpses in here is forbidden from now on.”
-That’s the way to go….
-You have to keep your principles.
-Too bad. Humans are good, too.
-But the cost to build it is insane, isn't it?
There are so many crazy people in the world.
I decided to build both.
The problem is that each one costs a whopping 10,000 DP.
1 DP is 10 dollars. That’s a 100,000-dollar building!
With the current exchange rate around 1,400 won, that’s a building worth 140 million won.
This is… how should I put it… it feels cheap if you think it’s cheap, and expensive if you think it’s expensive.
Still, I’m fortunate. Thanks to winning the bet consecutively and the donation from Big-Hand Old Man earlier, I had a little over 400,000 DP, so construction was possible.
“Construct.”
*Rumble!*
The Undead Sub-dimension vibrated slightly, and two buildings appeared. The [Multi-Dimensional Corpse Pit] was, frankly speaking, just a pit itself, so it was hard to even call it a building.
The Corpse Processing Plant looked a bit more impressive; it was a two-story house made of white bones joined together.
As I built those two, a change occurred in the construction list.
[White Bone Workshop] [Flesh Workshop] [Soul Workshop]
I can build 3 types of buildings for now.
“It seems like if I build something, additional things get unlocked?”
-Seems like it.
-But White Bone and Flesh? Is this for Skeletons or Zombies?
“Then what should I build? Let’s decide by vote.”
1. White Bone Workshop 1DP
2. Flesh Workshop 1DP
3. Soul Workshop 1DP
“For your information, my vote is a plutocratic election. Multiple votes are allowed. Is there something you want? Spend it!”
At my words, the viewers’ reactions exploded.
-Master, are you taking money for votes?
-What kind of crazy plutocratic election is this! It’s scary!
-I get White Bone, but what on earth is a Soul Workshop?
Then, the voting proceeded rapidly and was decided in an instant.
“Everyone chose the Flesh Workshop? Good. Flesh Workshop it is!”
*Rumble!*
As I created the Flesh Workshop, another building rose in the empty space.
It was quite disgusting and horrific.
Because it was built by weaving together various living creatures.
Goblins, kobolds, rat-men, and various other corpses I had seen and some I hadn't were all mixed together.
-Ugh;;;
-What is that, what is that, die, ahhhhhhh.
-Um… could you turn the camera away?
-Turn the camera away quickly!!
“Oh… it was a disgusting facility. But it’s the Flesh Workshop you all chose. Endure it with grit and guts. First, I need to find out what that building does.”
I adjusted the screen settings to apply a mosaic to the Flesh Workshop.
Set so it’s invisible to the viewers but visible to me.
Then, I clicked the Flesh Workshop, and a message popped up.
[Assign staff to the Flesh Workshop.]
Staff. Is it staff?
I tried giving an order to the Walking Corpse Goblin.
[It is an undead without intelligence.]
[Cannot become staff.]
Haha… so it can’t be used as staff because it’s stupid?
But Walking Corpses don't have intelligence to begin with. Then what?
Is there no use for it right now?
[Kkosida donated 1DP!]
Why can’t you use it even after building it… no wonder my luck was good today.
These guys are serious about teasing me.
Anyway, it seems there’s nothing more to do on the production side. Come to think of it, didn't the Necron Charnel House also say to place a manager?
This is… how am I supposed to find an undead with intelligence? Or can I create an undead with intelligence if I level up?
“Then, that’s it for today’s broadcast. Everyone have a good day.”
[NotAGrandpa donated 1DP!]
You, the undead do everything anyway, why don't you climb one more floor?
“You human! I’m a person too! I need to go out, eat, and go to the bathroom! That’s why everyone have a good day.”
I ended the broadcast like that.
Before ending the broadcast, the number of viewers was exceeding 100,000.
* * *
One day after the appearance of the Awakened Lee Mu-seon.
His information spread far and wide in just one day.
Isn't this a country where all three major telecommunications companies were hacked and the citizens' personal information became public property?
It was a naturally scheduled sequence for his information to be revealed.
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