Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 427 Historical Retrospective: The Liquidation of the Eastern Xia Dynasty
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Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Although [Sprout] is enormous in Dongxia in terms of height, chest circumference, arm span, and canopy area, it is still a child in terms of actual age and mental maturity.

A child who is carefully cherished and pampered by the entire country, almost spoiled rotten.

No one can criticize it for not doing enough.

What [Budding] cannot solve, Dongxia will naturally solve itself.

Following this previously uncovered clue, Dongxia's [Undead Creature Research and Control Center] conducted a special analysis and screening. The research conclusions were mixed.

First and foremost, the bad news is that [Sprout] currently has no way to deal with these evil spirits that have entered Dongxia.

He Changzhou, the director of the Center for the Management of the Dead, a senior researcher, and the chief expert in necrology, pushed up his heavy glasses and began to explain his research findings over the past period.

Director He was once an astronomer, and his research on necrology is not exactly contrary to that of astronomers, but it is certainly completely unrelated.

However, in the early stages when Dongxia was just venturing into the new field of the undead, past knowledge and experience were not so important. What was more important was a flexible mind and the ability to start from scratch. Of course, the core was the ability to maintain strict secrecy and be loyal to the country.

Director He's uncle was one of the researchers who changed his research direction after the founding of the People's Republic of China to meet the country's needs, so there is a tradition of collaboration in this area.

However, when the communicator mentioned studying the dead, He Changzhou almost jumped up: "What do you mean? You want me to study ghosts?"

"No, they are undead creatures!"

"Isn't that still the same thing? I'm a staunch atheist, I can't do this job!"

The technician on the other end patiently advised, "Professor He, I must correct you. These undead creatures are not what you described. They are also a type of creature."

He Changzhou crossed his arms and leaned back.

He adopted an attitude of "I'll just listen to your nonsense quietly."

"Comrade He Changzhou, this is a summons from Ziyun!"

Of course, the more wronged He Changzhou felt at that moment, the more shocked he would be later.

A new world and the door to new disciplines opened before him with a resounding roar.

Under the professor's full dedication, the [Center for the Management of the Dead] has continued to grow, successively establishing more than a dozen departments, including basic theories of the dead, structural studies of the dead, biology of the dead, behavioral studies of the dead, psychology of the dead, summoning of the dead, energy studies of the dead, sociology of the dead, and education of the dead.

The country has awarded him several medals in succession, but this cannot be made public at the moment, so we can only pretend that Lao He has made outstanding achievements in the field of astronomy.

Yes, the results are very important, but they cannot be made public for the time being.

As a result, Lao He's reputation as a "relationship-based academic tycoon" spread like wildfire in academic circles.

He Changzhou, however, didn't care at all.

What I did is something that will definitely be recorded in history books, I don't have time to talk about it with you guys.

The old professor forcefully flattened the notebook and raised his voice slightly.

"The protective laws that the budding entity has for the civilization it belongs to are not something it created out of thin air. Rather, they are more like an inheritance from the genes of the World Tree. It is precisely because of this that it is able to protect this vast territory at such a young age with minimal consumption."

"It is precisely because of the relatively mechanical nature of this screening mechanism that some evil creatures may have taken advantage of the loopholes and entered our Eastern Xia territory."

A young researcher from the Ziyun Research Institute immediately added, "Yes, according to Ziyun's analysis, it's almost impossible to forcibly modify these underlying rules at the current stage of growth of [Sprout]. Even if it were feasible in the future, the cost would be equivalent to reprogramming it at the genetic level, which would be extremely risky and consume astronomical amounts of resources."

"Yes!"

He Changzhou continued, "As long as there are rules, there will be rigid parts and loopholes that can be exploited."

"Therefore, we still prefer not to interfere with the normal life trajectory of [Budding], and we will complete the subsequent auxiliary correction work ourselves."

That concludes the bad news report. Now, let's move on to the good news.

The good news is that not many evil spirits can enter the World Tree's [Sprout] influence area.

"Current analysis indicates that the main criterion for the World Tree's screening and protection mechanism is whether it has been recognized by the main civilization."

"In general, this set of rules does not make judgments about right and wrong, good and evil; it is entirely controlled by the underlying rules!"

Next, relevant data was displayed, with rows of charts and tables scrolling across the large screens at the front and back of the conference room.

"Controlled experiments show that enemy officers appointed by the previous regime before the new regime took office are essentially endorsed by the official civilization. Under this premise, these undead and spirits can penetrate the restrictions of the [Budding] Guardian Law."

Clearly, there is a time gap in this judgment rule.

This led to the emergence of a vulnerability.

What can you say? He created this terrible mess himself!

The atmosphere on the field became somewhat heavy for a moment. Everyone frowned and whispered among themselves. Meanwhile, Gu Liyang, the executive commander, looked at the control experiment process again and again, and seemed to have discovered a blind spot in it.

How does the controlled experiment at the Death Management Center work?
They released the summoning contract from the undead from the stars, and at the same time resurrected some wild undead on a small scale using liches. They granted authorization and recognition in the name of the region and in the name of the whole, respectively. After comparing the two, they drew clear experimental conclusions.

What Gu Liyang was seeing was that the undead creatures authorized by the region would be blocked by [Sprout], but if they were subsequently recognized by the representatives of the entire civilization, they would be granted passage. A thought flashed through Gu Liyang's mind like lightning.

"Director He!"

"Does a subsequent, legitimate representative of civilization have the right to overturn an unlawful determination made by the predecessor?"

Hey? You know what, this seems like a good approach!
Professor He's hand holding the laser pointer froze in mid-air, his eyes behind his glasses widened suddenly, and the next second, the chief researcher sprang up from his seat, kicked the chair away, and ran away.

"We'll arrange the experiment immediately!"

Two minutes later, several administrative orders with different wording were delivered to the meeting room and handed to the commander-in-chief of [Cihang].

"Please sign this! Quickly!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Experience has shown that some responsibilities, no matter how much time has passed, must be investigated and pursued!

Otherwise, the perpetrator might even impersonate the victim.

This is wrong and bad!

Soon, after a period of intensive preparation, an article was published.

[Recently, in response to this unconventional undead infection that has spread throughout the entire planet, scientific research institutions, through rigorous investigation and careful verification, have now clearly determined that the source of the spread of this special hazardous organism currently facing the planet originates from the Ghost Temple region, and more specifically, from the reactionary forces within the Ghost Temple.]

Other organizations, which provided crucial catalysts for this disaster, also bear undeniable responsibility.

We believe that this heinous incident is inextricably linked to the deliberate concealment and cover-up by certain forces of the evil roots that have caused this human catastrophe.

The article is too long to go into detail here.

The publicity campaign was very large, but it didn't cause much of a stir on Earth.

As another major party involved, the area where the Ghost Temple is located is now overrun by zombies, and its organizational functions are basically paralyzed. Apart from a few feeble protests, it is unable to take any more practical actions.

As for the other forces on Earth, they all had a "let's watch the show" mentality. After all, these historical scum have long since vanished into thin air. What good would it do to convict them a thousand more times?
No matter how noisy it is outside, the actions here remain consistent.

As documents were signed, within just a few hours, several evil spirits hidden within the [Sprout] controlled area were marked by [Sprout].

The Jiuquan Legion Special Forces are on the move!

Led by necromancers from the Jiuquan unit under the Cihang Engineering Department, and under the heavy cover of the unit, surrounded by unseen soul units, they began a comprehensive and thorough search for these lurking evil spirits.

Summoners rode in specially designed light vehicles, with a high-precision psionic sensing array from the Starry World and the Misty Moon Divine Court mounted on the roof. A bright white light flowed slowly across the specially designed metal plates.

Following the vehicles were fully armed warriors, their bodies adorned with various scroll runes, carrying portable negative energy detectors. They advanced steadily from the perimeter, forming a standard tactical formation, towards the marked energy points, following the direction of the markers, and encircling them.

From time to time, swarms of drones would swoop down from the sky, their onboard wide-area psionic scanning devices relentlessly tracking down those creatures that had nowhere to hide.

Once the traces of the evil spirits are discovered, the souls of the [Nine Springs Legion] will swarm towards them.

That's how the battles between undead creatures work: the tangible are dealt with by the tangible, and the intangible are dealt with by the intangible.

Soul units from the starry world are more than capable of mercilessly crushing these seemingly vicious evil spirits, who in the underworld are merely thugs and hooligans.

The sun shone brightly in the sky, and a warm, gentle aura emanating from the depths of the purple clouds silently dispelled the lingering chill of the evil spirits.

A week later, the Cihang Engineering Office spoke out again, with a spokesperson who appeared calm and spoke with a firm tone.

"Through the joint efforts of all our personnel, especially through a thorough reckoning of past crimes, we have legally and substantively stripped away the abnormal foundations upon which these crimes were based, and have now successfully achieved the comprehensive location and elimination of specific categories of high-risk evil spirits within our territory."

"The social environment is safe and stable, and people's lives are back on track!"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Those media outlets and commentators who were mocking the “absurdity” just a few days ago have fallen silent and are in deep confusion.

Can judging people who died decades ago dispel the evil spirits of today?
Although this matter is already quite mystical, it shouldn't be taken to this extent!

Is it really useful?

Faced with this bizarre situation, a fierce battle erupted between members of the Legislative Council, just across the sea, over how to deal with it.

The debate escalated into an argument, and the argument escalated into pushing and shoving.

The situation was completely out of control.

Well, aside from the local area where the Ghost Temple is located, this area is definitely second to last in terms of the worst damage caused by these evil spirits.

The saying "70% are frogs, 30% are ghosts" perfectly describes this situation.

Faced with the bleakness and chaos on the other side, the [Compassionate Voyage] command was heartbroken.

Concern and sympathy, but also respect!
Ultimately, one must walk one's own path.

Ultimately, you have to bear the consequences yourself!
(End of this chapter)