Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 69

Episode 69. 〈 Ancient Ruins 〉

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Tinya looked at the skeleton.

“Are you a living soul?”

The skeleton tilted its head in response to Tinya’s question. And he shook his head in denial.

“…What makes you?”

The skeleton traced the floor with his fingers.

[Sacred power.]

That is correct.

Most summoned undead bodies are made of magical energy.

Therefore, necromancers used existing bodies rather than summoning bodies to save on magical power consumption.

But it was always a story about the body.

“What about the soul?”

The skeleton shook his head.

My fingers touched the floor and wrote the letters.

[We are created beings.]

“Are you saying we don’t have a soul? So how can you have an ego?”

[We will. A will with sexual power. I just follow my master.]

The skeleton’s eyes looked at Tinya.

[All holy power, mana, and magic power have will.]

Tinya looked at the letters written by the skeleton.

The skeleton in front of me was a collection created by the will of the summoner and the holy power that responded to it.

Tinya took a breath.

There were many things she did not understand with her magical knowledge.

Not only do they have spiritual powers and use necromancy, but skeletons also have egos and do not even have souls.

Moreover, although I have heard of priests turning water into holy water, I have never heard of them creating holy water itself.

A different method from the dead who rule over human souls raised from hell. Creating holy water that even previous saints could not do.

It was foreign in every way.

It felt like a power not of this world.

‘That means…’

He was literally using God’s power, ‘Creation’.

As her thoughts reached that point, Tinya became filled with feelings for Allen.

also! He wasn’t human. There is no way something like this would be possible for a human.

“Then maybe…”

Tinya was about to question the skeleton again.

“Dark elf over there. “Are you still sleeping?”

The voice of mercenary leader Casel was heard beyond the tent.

Tinya stood up from her seat with regret.

She opened the tent and looked at Casel.

“What’s going on?”

Casel said, looking at Tinya with a troubled expression.

“what is it. “There is no way a slave could do it.”

Tinya frowned at the word ‘slave’.

Ignoring her reaction, Casel continued speaking.

“Hans is being threatened by your master. It doesn’t matter if he dies or not, but since he’s my employer, if he dies, I won’t get any money. “Can’t you stop your master, even if it means saving someone’s life?”

Tinya tilted her head at Casel’s words.

* *

“Whoa… How long has this been shoveling?”

For the first time in a long time, I grabbed a shovel and dug the ground with the skeleton.

I looked back and pretended to wipe my sweat.

“Oof!”

Hans, the alchemist, was naked and shaking.

I smiled at him and gestured.

The skeletons dragged him away and laid him down in the pit.

Hans struggled and his shabby muzzle came loose.

“ “Please save me. I will not speak of what I saw and heard!”

Don’t worry. I don’t plan on killing him.

I just want to scare him. I swallowed my thoughts and walked towards him with the shovel. I

crouched down, draped the shovel over my shoulder, and trembled my legs.

Imitating the image of a third-rate gangster in a movie. He said in a sarcastic tone,

“What guarantee is there that you will keep your mouth shut?”

“I swear. I swear with my soul…”

“Then I can die and become a corpse.”

I clapped my hands and said,

“I want my guests to sleep comfortably.”

The skeletons moved and scooped up dirt.

“No! Absolutely not. That’s not what I meant! Please help me. I really don’t want to talk!”

“You said he would teach you alchemy, which is said to be passed down only to your descendants? How can you trust someone like that?”

Hans turned blue and said,

“Isn’t that the only way to live? I gave you something better than that. It’s nothing else, it’s a dragon’s scale. A dragon’s scale!”

At Hans’ words, I took out a black scale.

It looked like a black, hard gemstone.

“That’s a dragon’s shell. That alone is worth a lot of money. I didn’t say I’d show you the treasure mountain where such a treasure is located. “Is it!”

“So where is it?”

“Bury it.”

“It’s in the north northwest!”

As the skeletons were about to bury him, Hans shouted.

As expected, his mouth was light-hearted.

At first, I was just trying to scare him, but I started to worry about whether

I really should bury him. I’m worried that if I release this guy, I’ll end up causing trouble for no reason.

” excuse me…?”

Tinya and Damon approached.

Tinya looked back and forth between me and Hans, and Damon approached me and whispered in my ear,

“The place this person is talking about is most likely the tomb of the old Aslan. That’s where you can easily find the dragon’s scales. ”

Those words aroused my curiosity.

Does this mean that the lair where the dragon lived is actually the tomb of an emperor?

I looked at him and asked,

“What kind of place is that?”

“That’s literally it.”

Damon took out a book from Hans’ cart and held it out.

“Here are the records of ancient Aslan. It says there is a palace where the old kings lived and there is also a tomb where the dead kings are buried in that palace. The exact location is not known. Those days. “There were so many grave robbers.”

Tinya, who has good ears, seemed to have roughly grasped the atmosphere and joined in the conversation,

“If it’s Aslan’s tomb, not even the kings of the past know about it. It’s a very old record and most of it is buried in sand.”

Damon opened the book and showed it to me.

In the picture, I saw a man sitting on a throne and a small dragon next to him.

“There is a story about a dragon guarding a tomb. I think it might be the dragon’s scales.”

“Aslan even tamed the dragon?”

“It’s an old, ancient story.”

Damon added to Tinya’s words,

“Also, if it is an old ancient palace, it will be a shelter where we can live safely.”

Does he want to use that place as a base?

I asked Damon.

“Isn’t a dragon really strong? In fantasy, they say he can use all kinds of magic, talk, and turn into a human.”

Damon looked surprised.

“Isn’t it true?”

“They do use magic, but only very few of them do. Most of them emit breath that is more powerful than magic, making them extremely dangerous.”

“Hmm…”

“But it’s Aslan’s ancient tomb… so it would be safe as a place to live. “There will be all kinds of devices in place.”

The reason Tinya and Damon accompanied me was actually to find a safe home for those remaining in the temple.

For them, the old Aslan’s tomb would be perfect.

Is it because I look worried?

Hans shouted as if this was his chance to live.

“There is definitely treasure lying around. “Very, very much!”

I had no particular greed for treasures or anything like that.

Being the prince of a holy kingdom, what would be lacking?

“There won’t be a dragon. “It may be different from the dragons I know, but I guess it’ll still be a pain.”

It’s a dragon’s nest. It would be dangerous to enter such a place carelessly.

Isn’t this a common occurrence in fantasy worlds?

Humans who invade the dragon lair are eaten or roasted by the dragon.

“There will be no dragon. “What era is this?”

At Hans’ words, I looked at Damon.

“As he said, no one has seen a dragon in this era. “We only know that they exist because their scales and bones have been discovered several times.”

Hans nodded several times at Damon’s words.

“The man who sold me the dragon scale said. I said I saw a dragon in an ancient ruin. Of course, it was said that he fought like a bluff and suffered a fatal wound before running away.

Hans said with a confident expression.

“That can’t be possible. How many humans can face a dragon? “The dragon scales he got were actually taken from a dead body.”

I looked at Hans, thinking deeply.

I was rather suspicious of Hans’ words.

“Then why did that person reveal about the treasure mountain?”

“Because I helped him. “It’s actually a lifesaver!”

“A lifesaver?”

Hans nodded.

During his travels, Hans found a man lying down on a barren land.

It is said that he was tired after walking in the desert for a long time and Hans gave him water.

He said thank you and sold the dragon scales for a cheap price.

“Of course, even if it was a cheap price, I gave it all I had.”

“But didn’t you tell me too easily? “You can come back later.”

“He said he was traveling to find his family. Even Aslan said there was no time to leave.”

It is said that he thanked me and showed me the location of the historical site.

-It’s a very dangerous place, so you should give up the idea of going there. It would be better to sell information to nobles for money.

It’s a dragon rare.

Just sell a place with such a treasure trove? It was crazy.

When Hans had squandered all his money, he wanted to gamble.

They sold some of the remaining goods and hired mercenaries.

“The man said there was drinking water and food there. There will be no dragons anyway, and even if there are monsters, they will only be considered goblins or orcs at most…”

Are you saying there are no dragons?

I looked at Damon and Tinya.

They both seemed to be waiting for my decision.

If things continue like this, they may continue to follow.

It is too vague to just ignore the fact that there is a safe place for slaves to live.

“Weren’t you planning on stopping by the nearest city anyway? When you cross the ruins, there is a direction towards the city. “It’s much closer than here.”

It takes two weeks to travel from here to the city where Hans came from, but it is said that it only takes a week to travel from here to the nearby village across the ruins.

I looked at Hans.

“How is it? “Isn’t it tempting?”

I frowned at him.

This guy was pretty lucky.

* *

I had no choice but to head northwest.

They say you can stop by the nearest village and get drinking water and food, so I have no choice but to believe it.

After walking like that for a few days, I was able to discover a huge pyramid buried in the desert.

“I was really there!”

Hans, the person who guided us here, was shocked.

The mercenaries were also quite excited.

I thought it was a lie, but they discovered the real ruins.

A ruin that was half buried by a sandstorm. Looking at that place, I also let out an exclamation.

“It wasn’t a lie.”

“I don’t know how to lie.”

“Then why don’t you tell me honestly that you saw me?”

Hans closed his mouth and shook his head.

I looked around.

No matter how much I looked, I didn’t see any drinking water or food.

To me, it felt like a waste of time.

Is this really a place where slaves could live?

I looked at Damon.

“how is it?”

Since they have come here like this, it would be good to understand their inner situation like the refugees.

Damon nodded.

He was quite satisfied.

“great. “No one will find it in this location.”

“I can’t see any food or drinking water?”

“Most ancient temples build underground water channels. Although there is no guarantee that it hasn’t dried out so far. However, if what Hans said is true, plants for food will grow and water will flow. “I think it would be a good idea to do some exploration first.”

“Now go!”

Hans, carrying a large luggage bag, confidently took the lead.

Upon entering the dark cave, the mercenaries held torches.

I injected holy power into my eyes to brighten my vision.

I looked around.

There are spider webs everywhere.

There is a small channel at the bottom, and water flows towards it.

“There is definitely drinking water. And…”

I turned my gaze forward.

There are beings whose eyes sparkle in the black darkness.

Spiders with hundreds of eyes and dozens of legs.

These are poisonous spiders that can reach the size of a human head.

Damon and the mercenaries’ faces hardened.

Tinya and Hans turned pale.

I let out an exclamation while looking at the spiders.

“There is also food.”

On TV, there was also a person who caught and ate a spider.

When there is nothing to eat, what can you not eat?

However, it may be a bit unpleasant.

The tarantula jumped high.

I snapped my fingers.

Skeletons were summoned and their blue eyes glowed.

They pulled out various weapons and cut down the tarantulas.

There was no need for mercenaries to step forward.

The skeletons burned the spider webs with the torches they received from the mercenaries and moved forward.

“You are also Allen!”

The mercenary deliberately launched me.

At the same time, he was looking very excited.

The fact that there are ancient ruins here probably means that there is a high possibility that there is a treasure mountain.

Well, if you can get treasure just by getting rid of tarantulas. It would be beneficial for me too.

It would be a good idea to bring a full item window. Above all, at Aslan’s grave, there may be books on necromancy that you have never seen before.

After passing through a narrow passage, a large door appeared.

When the skeletons opened the door, what they saw was a large hall.

What stands out the most is the 5m tall stone statue.

He is wearing armor all over his body and a helmet.

It has a single eye socket and its arms are crossed, holding curved longswords in both hands.

All kinds of paintings and elaborate statues are placed on the surrounding murals.

It feels like I am a tourist in Egypt.

“Oh oh! This…!”

Hans approached the statue with an exclamation.

“amazing! If this exquisite statue were to be sold, it would fetch a huge price! Additionally, it is a magic tool that contains magical power. What function does it have?”

I tilted my head at those words.

Is there magic on the statue?

I used my mind’s eye.

If magic was used, I would definitely be able to distinguish between objects.

[Cyclops Golem.

Trait: Petrification. Guardian of the charnel house.]

It is a simple and clear information window.

…What is this? This guy?

Hans jumped up in excitement.

Then, as he touched the statue with his hand, a light flashed from the eye socket in the helmet.

I saw that. Looking at it, I said one thing:

“…Ah, you really hit the mark.”

The crossed double-edged swords were raised and the sharp blades struck Hans.