21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 88 Temptation with Benefits (Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Favorites)

Having decided to move, Chen Yu found that many matters he had thought could be delayed were now on his schedule.

For this reason, Chen Yu had no choice but to ask Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu to step up the collection of materials he needed and even offered another inheritance from the Cunning Speaker of the Spell System to entice the low-level transcendents of Yin-Yang Dao and Temple Shrine Shinto to gather materials for him.

The Cunning Speaker is a type of undead servant from the Curse School, proficient in manipulating the power of curses through Spiritual Words. Their strange and inexplicable speech is the most dangerous curse.

Once they reach the high stage, by combining the power of the Mysticism School, they can advance to become Death Announcers—mysterious and unpredictable professions that control the threads of fate and causality, and a single sentence can cause a person to die unseen.

However, as strange and unaccountable as the power of Cunning Speakers and Death Announcers might be, they posed no obstacle to Chen Yu. Not to mention that he would never release the occupation information of a Death Announcer; the mere Spiritual Words curses of the Cunning Speaker could be resolved with a constant anti-curse spell on a Necromancer himself.

Who has ever heard of a Necromancer dying from a curse? They themselves are masters of curses. If someone really learned the Cunning Speaker's ability to curse Chen Yu... the unlucky one would definitely not be Chen Yu himself.

Compared to the traditional Samurai class, the priests and Onmyoji of Temple Shrine Shinto and Yin-Yang Dao might not have the same high status as the Samurai did when they ruled the country, but being well-versed in spells, controlling faith, and having a large number of followers, the temples and shrines were richer even than when the Samurai controlled the country.

During the Warring States Period, sects like Yi Xiang Sect and temples like Ben Yuan Temple were wealthier than any Daimyo. Some famous temples even had rooms crammed with money, and the amount of rice in their storehouses was comparable to several years of tax revenue for a Daimyo. It is conceivable how much treasure these temples and shrines must have been holding onto.

Unlike the declined Samurai class, faith is something that people always need.

Previously, the inheritance Chen Yu released that favored physical strength was primarily attractive to Samurais and Kenjutsu Schools; it was not very appealing to Temple Shrine Shinto and Yin-Yang Dao. However, the profession inheritance of the Cunning Speaker is different.

Yet, what Chen Yu offered Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu was a promotion career of his own choosing. The only requirement for the job change was that he must first become an official-level Dark Warrior. This was precisely why Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu willingly worked for Chen Yu, even at the cost of betraying his family and allowing Chen Yu to impose restrictions on his soul.

For, only by following Chen Yu could he have a better future, achieve a broader outlook in life, obtain more formidable powers, and even catch a glimpse of the Legendary Boundary that he had never dared even think about before.

An old saying goes, "Lure them with profit, coerce them with threats." With sufficient incentives to drive him, how could Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and Kyuuzai Ryousen not give their all to work earnestly for Chen Yu?

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"Minister Tsuchimikado, I've heard that you have ways to get your hands on Expert Level transcendent legacies, is that true?" Inside a private room of a Tokyo club, a man was eagerly flattering Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu, inquiring about the news he had heard. Dressed in a black suit, the man's bald head and his self-address as a 'monk' exposed his monastic identity.

Looking at the man's obsequious demeanor, Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu picked up the wine cup from the table, took a sip, and then said, "Yes, there is such a matter. A big shot has tasked me with collecting some materials. In exchange, I'm offered an Expert Level legacy."

"Then I wonder if... could the monk possibly..." The monk seemed hesitant, unsure of how to continue. Although he was the head of a monastery, an old hand at the official-level superhuman category, he lacked confidence speaking in the presence of someone from a prominent family like Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and was in no position to raise demands.

"Wanting a legacy is of course no problem; my patron does not restrict whom I give the legacy to." Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu knew what the monk was after, as many had come to him seeking favors just like the monk. Therefore, he replied as usual, "However, my patron aims to exchange the legacy for some rare or unusual materials.

If you want the legacy, you'll need to bring something of enough value to trade. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"I understand, I understand! This humble monk surely knows the rules!" In a display of increased humility, the monk took out a small black wooden box from his clothes and pushed it towards Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu, then opened the box, "This humble one has brought the items. Please, Minister Tsuchimikado, have a look."