Chapter 357

Chapter 357 – Preparing for the Competition

Cecina took some rest, and Elro accompanied Lohil around the spacious club hall, which housed various experimental instruments, including microscopes, alchemy equipment, mechanical workbenches, and more.

“Our club’s name is ‘Rebirth of Bones,’ and its purpose is to utilize the products of the deceased, recombining them to create new things or better utilize them for other purposes.” The boyish-looking youth placed his hand in his coat pocket as he walked and spoke.

“Any being will die, even an Extraordinary Being, but death does not mean the end of everything; it can also give birth to new things.”

Elro led Lohil to a room and opened the door, revealing various bone frameworks inside, creating an eerie atmosphere. Fortunately, lights were soon lit, dispelling this feeling.

“For example, this one.” Elro pointed to a huge skeleton across the room. The nearly three-meter-tall horse-shaped skeleton had a humanoid body attached, forming a centaur skeleton cavalry, holding a steel-bladed lance in its hand.

“Nature does not have centaurs, but they can exist within the realm of necromancy. This skeletal centaur cavalry was a specialty of the Mercury Dynasty. They could even add another skeletal cavalry on the horse’s back, doubling their attack force and making them stronger.”

Seeing the somewhat bizarre form, Lohil found it hard to appreciate such creations.

“Cough, of course, there are also prettier ones, like the ‘Bone-Winged Bird.’ After removing unnecessary flesh, it flies more swiftly and nimbly, with gaps between bones reducing arrow damage, making it harder to defend against.”

Elro then pointed to a model on the other side, a bone bird with a wingspan over two meters, semi-transparent ghost-like membranes on its wings, ready to take flight.

“Compared to rigid metals and woods, materials from living beings are more spirited, possessing broader and stronger extraordinary traits and can regenerate. Therefore, I believe the potential of the Necromancer Sequence goes beyond this.” Elro explained his views.

“In fact, people have many prejudices, but materials from living beings are quite common, such as wool, silk, ivory, all parts of a creature’s body and excellent materials.”

“Why do people easily accept eating meat but find it difficult to use bones to make tools?”

“Perhaps it’s because they feel sympathy for themselves,” Lohil said, her thoughts involuntarily drifting back to sausages, pig’s blood, and smoked meat from her past life.

“Therefore, the current restrictions on using human corpses in the Necromancer Sequence lead us to explore other directions to avoid suspicion.” Elro explained the situation with the Necromancer Sequence.

“But our Necromancer Sequence is not limited to simply utilizing these bones. We excel in transformations, spirit-body integration, curses, and even alchemy and potion-making.”

In the following days, Elro showed Lohil various modifications and reconstructions of skeletons, along with practical exercises, truly broadening her horizons.

Finally, the two watched the club members compete against each other.

“Draw your swords! Three-Headed Pride!”

“Appear, Stinger Beast!”

Two members declared dramatically, and the skeletal combat beasts they created entered the central arena.

On the right was a six-legged skeletal giant resembling a spider, with three heads and six arms wielding a shield, lance, bow, and scythe, leaving no blind spots for attacks.

On the left was a mammoth-like skeletal giant with extremely sharp rib bones emitting a faint supernatural glow. Anyone who approached would be grabbed and thrown into its chest, then shredded by the sharp ribs.

The skeletal combat beasts fiercely clashed in the arena, metal clashing, ground shaking, and bones flying everywhere.

“Although our club may not be the strongest among the students of the Necromancer Sequence, it is definitely the most interesting.” Seeing this, Elro turned to Lohil with pride.

“How incredible,” the young lady marveled at the bizarre skeletal transformations, realizing that the direction of the Necromancer Sequence’s development was beyond what Cui Na Sha had anticipated.

In the following days, Cecina introduced Lohil to various clubs within the Temple Academy, including ‘Rebirth of Bones’ skilled in manipulating and reconstructing corpses, ‘Whispers of Ghosts’ adept at communicating with spirits, ‘Black Nightmare Breakthrough’ dominated by black death knights, ‘Bandage of Hemostasis’ focused on healing, ‘Angel of Death’ specializing in purification and annihilation, ‘Pure White Shield’ proficient in protection and isolation, ‘Song of Healing’ focusing on blessings and enhancements, and ‘Sunlit March’ renowned for their formidable combat prowess.

These were some of the largest and most powerful clubs in the Temple Academy.

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Three days later.

“This is the plan and requirements for the upcoming inter-academy competition.”

Fifty people sat in the large meeting room, and Cecina formally announced, then had Lolan Hill distribute sheets of paper to the club presidents present.

Each representative reviewed the documents and expressed approval, with several even praising.

“Indeed, Chief Cecina has quickly outlined the battle plan and training requirements.”

“Yes, yes, Senior Cecina is amazing.”

“It’s only natural, this plan was carefully prepared.” Cecina said with some satisfaction, though she didn’t mention it was the silver-haired girl standing behind her who had made it, and the latter didn’t mind either.

“Everyone, prepare actively according to these requirements. This semester’s ‘Crown of Breaking Army,’ we must strive for it in the Temple Academy.”

“Alright, disperse.”

“Yes, Chief.” Everyone stood and dispersed after saying in unison.

“Over the next period, I’ll need Lohil’s help,” Cecina stretched and said to Lohil beside her.

“Mm, understood, Senior Cecina.” The girl nodded.

What a reliable child, Cecina thought, then asked Lohil to supervise and assess the preparation progress of these clubs.

As the biennial inter-academy competition approached, Emanas began to rarely but intensely prepare, with all academies starting to focus on weapons, armor, props, tactics, and plans to perform excellently in this competition.

Individual competitions have various random factors and different inherent conditions, while the ‘Crown of Breaking Army’ competition comprehensively evaluates the overall strength of the students from each academy. It is the highest and most famous competition in Emanas.

The glory and rewards are the richest, naturally becoming the long-held wish of many students. Such events often only offer one opportunity for personal participation before graduation.

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PS: During the Spring Festival, a gentle transition of the plot.

(End of Chapter)