The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 26, Section 25: Haug Bloodwolf, the Last Fury of the Orc Clan
Negative energy leakage?
The villagers didn't seem to understand the term very well, but they roughly knew what the necromancer meant.

In fact, according to the original history, necromancy, which creates undead, was considered taboo. Besides the fact that frequently creating undead would cause the faction to be displayed as "evil," the main reason was a more practical one:
Negative energy leakage.

Unlike living beings driven by positive energy, the undead are powered by the opposite, "negative energy."

According to the original history, for a long period of time, spells that created undead had a chance to cause the negative energy within the undead to leak out, polluting the surrounding environment.

Therefore, in areas where the dead are numerous, the living are more prone to illness, and the land is less productive.

Therefore, the fact that necromancy is not accepted is essentially a technical issue!
It wasn't until 10,000 years and 8,000 years later, near the end of the world, that Elian, the former incarnation of the god of magic, personally improved necromancy, truly solving the problem of negative energy leakage and achieving "necromancy that is safe and pollution-free".

But by then, the nations of the earth had long regarded the magic of creating the dead as taboo, and even if the flaws had been improved, they no longer accepted this corrupt and filthy magic.

This is the inertia of history.

When a cheap method, originally based on a specific historical context, becomes a custom, a tradition, and "ancestral law," people will forget why they started in the first place.

Even if the environment changes, they will only follow the past.

But now, Elion is able to start over, directly promoting safe and pollution-free necromancy technology from the very beginning!
Next, the necromancer introduced the villagers to another type of undead – skeletons.

"This is called a skeleton. Compared to a zombie, it is a little weaker, but about the same as when it was alive."

"But this is an orc transformed into a skeleton, so its actual strength is still astonishing."

"The advantage of skeletons is that, because they have lost the constraints of flesh and blood, they become more agile and dexterous, adept at precise operations, and able to use precision tools."

"In addition, skeletons have a small amount of cognitive ability and can process more complex instructions."

The necromancer directed the skeletons to take a needle and thread from an old woman and begin sewing in front of her. The villagers watched in stunned silence.

"Whether it's orc zombies or orc skeletons, they all have decent combat capabilities as undead, and they are not afraid of pain or fear, making them the most perfect soldiers."

"In addition to their daily production work, they can also perform combat functions."

"If kobolds and goblins invade the village in the future, these skeleton zombies can handle it as long as the scale is not particularly large."

The villagers, including Little Gretel, listened in stunned silence, deeply impressed by the wonder of magic.

Magic changes lives!
Under the village chief's organization, the village and the necromancer immediately signed a long-term lease agreement for 10 undead.

As long as a small amount of grain is paid each year, they can be commanded at will, and necromancers are responsible for their maintenance and replacement.

Based on the village's situation, Rolling Stone Village requested 7 zombies and 3 skeletons.

The necromancer had prepared a series of pre-programmed instructions for the undead. After transferring secondary control of the undead to the village chief and several village representatives, including Teacher Joseph, he left with the remaining undead and headed to the next village.

"Great! From now on, even if the mages in the sky don't come down directly, we can easily deal with those goblins and kobolds that invade the village."

"By the way, all the orc clans in the south are gone. We can start clearing land there."

"Yes! With these incredibly strong spirits, we can cultivate more land and feed more children."

"Thank you, High Mage Eldoran, and the greatest His Majesty Elrian!"

The villagers were overjoyed and discussed it animatedly.

It's as if I can see a future where the human population grows rapidly and the population prospers.

Watching the zombies tilling the fields and the skeletons walking on the looms, the villagers felt it was all too real.

Just over half a year ago, they were utterly terrified of the mage lord of Sky City.

Now, only half a year has passed. Teacher Joseph from the floating city has already become one of the villagers. And the magic of the mages has truly made life better.

Based on what they had been taught in class, they knew that it was the reforms of His Majesty Emperor Elion of Arcane Arts that had changed their lives!

"Oh, right, children," Teacher Joseph suddenly remembered something, "to coincide with the event of the spirits entering the village, we'll have a practical lesson this afternoon..."

"Everyone take a crayon and draw on the skull!"

……

Immersed in their bright future and joy, the villagers were unaware that a group of beastmen were watching them from the distant hillside.

Haug. Blood Wolf.

The orc with the missing arm gripped his stone axe tightly with his remaining right hand, looking down at the village and the undead working in the fields below. His veins bulged and his knuckles turned white from the exertion.

The corpses of our people, after death, are forced to serve lowly and weak humans!

This is an intolerable blasphemy!
Yes, Haug did not leave with the tribe's great migration. Instead, he quietly left the main migration group and stayed on this land with 30 other warriors who shared his idea.

Haug turned around, looked at the 30 orcs behind him who, like him, had ultimately chosen to remain on the land of Eldoron, and roared:

"You saw it, didn't you? Those humans, a lower race, dared to command the corpses of our orc warriors!"

“The cowardly chieftain and high priest have left; they were afraid of humans and retreated in disgrace.”

"But we don't!"

"This is the final test that the orc gods have given us."

"Never forget, humans are a gift from the orc god, a lowly race for us to kill and plunder!"

"We will face the final test from the gods."

"Tonight, we will slaughter all the humans in this village! Then the favor of the orc god will descend upon us."

"We must prove to those cowardly chieftains and priests who shamefully retreated that we are the true chosen ones of the orc gods!"

The orc warriors behind Haug also responded to Haug's call and raised their weapons.

Each of them was a warrior who survived the inferno and the great battle in Bloodstained Canyon, and they were all formidable fighters.

Many of its members are even professionals who have taken up the "Barbarian" profession!
"Slaughter all the inferior humans, offer a blood sacrifice to the orc gods, and avenge our brothers!"

……

On the floating city high in the sky.

Elian looked at Haug Bloodwolf and the orc warriors behind him in the golden basin of water.

This group of orcs was completely unaware of who had secretly given them hints and controlled their thoughts.

This led them to choose Rolling Stone Village from among many villages, and to choose this particular time—

Within Grete's body, the awakening of the Red Dragon Warlock bloodline has reached its limit, just one step away from completion!
"For the warlock's awakening to be most effective, it requires a life-threatening crisis or the most extreme emotional stimulation..."

Elian smiled as he looked at the image in the basin, watching the story unfold in the direction he had envisioned.

(End of this chapter)