Orfa's words seemed to contain some profound meaning, but Sarlayan still couldn't understand what he meant.
Necromancy is one of the foundations of necromancy.
Under the exploration of Thornspeakers and witches in Drust throughout the ages, necromancy spells can be roughly divided into three categories, namely channeling, withering and construction.
Necromancers mainly focus on soul summoning spells. Necromancers who are proficient in necromancers can even recruit powerful spirits from other worlds in the universe to assist in combat.
The wither system is a relatively typical school of spellcasters, using the unique corruption properties of necromancy to cause damage to enemies.
The iconic wither spell is the aging spell, which can greatly drain the target's vitality in a short period of time, causing the enemy to age rapidly like accelerating time.
The construction department is a popular faction in necromancy, and the Drust people have also studied it quite a bit.
The structure department mainly studies and produces various structures, giving them artificial souls, and acting autonomously according to certain orders, which is somewhat similar to the intelligent robots mentioned in Danmaku.
There are various materials for making structures. Some people like to use flesh and blood to piece together abominations, build them into shape, and then use spells to strengthen them.
Some people also like to use magic to strengthen inorganic materials before putting them into production. The two form a closed loop of contempt for each other and look down on each other.
Relatively speaking, as long as one is determined enough to abandon the traditional moral values of being a human being, biological flesh and blood is obviously easier to obtain than high-quality inorganic materials.
Orfa suggested that Sarlayan first choose one of the three necromantic arts to refine.
Considering that Sarlayan has a long enough lifespan, perhaps he will be able to become proficient in all branches of all professions in the future.
But God knows how many years later that will be.
A person's energy in a unit of time is limited. Currently, Sarlayan only wants to practice necromancy to meet the standards. As for the choice of proficient faction, he will wait until later.
According to his personal fighting habits, Sarlayan prefers the psychic system.
The Construction system requires a lot of time to prepare in advance, and the Wither system, which favors casters, does not fit Sharlayan's style.
Psychic spells can create cannon fodder to attract the enemy's attention when necessary, creating more attack opportunities for Sharlayan in battle.
It is easy to channel the souls of animals with low intelligence. It only took Sarlayan a week to become familiar with it, and he was able to channel the souls of beasts of all sizes in a few tenths of a second.
But when it comes to the souls of intelligent creatures, the difficulty begins to increase geometrically.
"Huh~"
In an abandoned mine near Xiaowan Town in eastern Drustvar, Sarlayan breathed a sigh of relief.
After many attempts, he finally channeled the soul of a kobold.
It is so difficult for kobolds with low intelligence, let alone other races with high intelligence.
The skeleton of this kobold, which had been dead for who knows how many years, has long been missing, and Sarlayan can only let it stay with him in the form of its soul.
When Sarlayan was trying to control the kobold soul to leave the cave and prepare to take it back to Orfa for communication, he suddenly became acutely aware of a weak air flow nearby.
"who?!"
As soon as Sarlayan's energy was dispersed, the kobold's soul broke free from his control, and it screamed strangely and rushed out of the cave first.
"brush!"
Two dim cold lights suddenly flashed out from a corner of the dark cave, and the soul of the escaping kobold was stabbed through the head by two daggers from behind.
However, this is of no use, as physical attacks cannot cause damage to the void soul.
"Ahhhh! Don't take away my candle!"
While Sarlayan was stunned for a moment as he looked at the sudden appearance of someone, the kobold, which was out of control, rushed out of the cave.
"I still don't believe it!"
The assassination attempt failed. The female thief, masked in black scarf, had a confused expression on her face. She kicked the ground hard with her toned legs and chased after the kobold.
"Wait...hey~"
Sarlayan rubbed his eyebrows with a headache. Even if the female thief covered herself from head to toe with leather armor, he could still recognize her identity from her shooting habits.
Valila.
At first, Valeera just wanted to make a joke with Sarlayan, but she didn't expect that the assassination she was preparing to attack didn't cause any damage to the target, which made Valeera look a little confused.
"This girl is still as strong as before..."
[Haha~ Are you qualified to criticize others? 】
[Fifty steps laugh at a hundred steps, the crow laughs at the pig's blackness.]
Sarlayan rolled his eyes, pretended not to notice the barrage's ridicule, and strode out of the cave.
Valeera's dark-light-treated dagger shimmered with some kind of pitch-black weak energy, which struck at the kobold's soul, finally causing it to let out a pitiful roar.
"Oh! No, no, no! The fire can't be extinguished! That thing is coming out!"
"Um?"
Sarlayan raised his eyebrows and appeared in front of Valeera.
"stop!"
Sarlayan grabbed Valeela's dagger with his half-dragon left hand, and the metal collided with the scales, making a crisp sound.
Valeera's only exposed blue eyes flashed with surprise: "You... can control the dragon transformation?"
After regaining control of the kobolds running around, Sarlayan shrugged: "Let's put it this way, but it has side effects."
Upon hearing this, Valeela immediately raised her eyebrows, stared at Sarlayan's left hand that had returned to its original shape with an unkind look, stepped forward and skillfully grabbed his long ear.
"How dare you use it casually if there are side effects?!"
"Hiss~"
The sound of explosions in his ears made Sarlayan's eyes spin, and he didn't know where he was for a moment.
[What is Hedong Lion’s Roar? (Tactical Retreat)]
…
When returning to the Thornspeaker's den, Sharlayan was surprised to find that Princess Jaina had arrived first, and she set off with Valeera.
"Brother Sharlayan!"
When she was less than ten years old, Jaina happily threw herself into Sarlayan's arms and acted like a spoiled child. Valeera's mood was stable and she was not hostile to an underage girl.
After some fun with Jaina, Sharlayan presented the kobold soul to Orfa for cross-examination.
Olfa looked at Valeela who was following Sarlayan with deep eyes.
"Is this lady yours?"
"friend."
Under Jaina's curious attention, Sharlayan began to talk to the kobolds, and Orfa's questions were somewhat perfunctory.
Most of the time, this kobold soul would only yell mechanically about candles, without telling what "that thing" was.
"Stop messing around with the kobolds."
Orfa looked at Sarlayan with pity: "I can tell you what you want to know."
"oh?"
Sarlayan finally gave up tormenting the kobolds and turned his attention to Orfa, temporarily ignoring Valeera who had veins popping out of her forehead.
"Tell me what's going on."
"Hey~"
Olfa sighed helplessly, waved his bear paw to signal the three of them to sit down, and said to Valeela with a loving look on his face: "Thank you for your hard work, child."
Valeera: "...It's okay. I've gotten used to it after so many years."
Sarlayan: "???"
"What riddles are you playing?"
Jaina: "Hehe~ Brother Sarlayan is so slow~"
[It’s hopeless, let’s do chemical castration, it’s not as clear as a 9-year-old girl.]
[No, it can still be used after resuscitation. It’s best to use it on me, hehehe!]
[Hey! Qingshan Mental Hospital? I have your target customers here! 】
【Grass (a plant)】
Sarlayan really didn't understand why Olfa and Valeera, who had just met, suddenly became in harmony.
But that wasn't important. He wanted to find out first what "that thing" the kobold was talking about.
"This story is quite long. Are you sure you want to hear it?"
Sarlayan: "Just keep the story short. Let's just talk about the conclusion."
After instructing Chloe, who looked constipated, to take Jaina out to take care of her, who was not suitable to listen to what was going on, Orfa then began to speak in detail.
"The 'thing' they are talking about has nothing to do with Inas. It comes from the same system as the creatures that hurt her. You have also come into contact with them in Nazmir before."
Sarlayan's expression suddenly became serious: "The Faceless One... no, the Ancient God?"
"correct."
Olfa's expression also became serious: "By now, you should have realized what Inas and your father are pursuing, right?"
Sarlayan nodded heavily: "The ancient gods and their minions."
Orfa took the words and continued to explain: "When I rescued Inas, I didn't know that the evil power left in her was the power of the void that contained the will of the ancient god."
"As I said, power itself is not divided into good and evil, and the power of the void is no exception."
"In the hands of the ancient gods, the already weird power of the void has been transformed into a terrifying force that can harm both the spirit and the body."
"Inas's dragon body is tough enough and can heal itself quickly after removing the tentacles, but the trauma to her soul is not that easy to repair."
Alfa reminded him earnestly: "Salayan, don't blame me for pouring cold water on you. Before rescuing Inas, you must be mentally prepared."
"Even if Inas's soul is brought back from the gap between life and death, there is a high probability that she will not be able to wake up on the spot."