Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 88 Necroscience Research Center
Whether or not the knowledge can be passed on to people in the future, it will still be a long and arduous process.

Before this, Dongxia had to continue exchanging goods and products in this slow, inefficient, and painful way.

The presenter from the Life Sciences Research Center sat down, and the next person to stand up was from the Necroscience Research Center.

Well, although it sounds absurd, Dongxia really did establish such an organization.

For some time, the Necromancer Research Center mainly organized and analyzed the necromancy spells, supporting materials, related potions, and various necromancy knowledge that Chen Mo had heard about. This was a research project without physical objects.

However, the last time Chen Mo's bloodline altar was activated, which was when Dongxia sent Chen Mo the [Flying Shuttle] all-terrain vehicle, Chen Mo sent a research sample back to his hometown.

Skeleton White!

That's right. Because of multiple open fractures all over his body, Xiao Bai, although a ghost, was still "alive" and had lost the ability to move on his own, was sent back by Chen Mo.

Xiaobai's intelligence is quite limited; he's only at the level of a young child.

However, Chen Mo repeatedly showed it the crescent-shaped longsword and nail-headed hammer insignia on his chest and repeatedly reminded it: "When you see this insignia, remember to be obedient, follow orders, and accept arrangements."

Secondly, given Xiaobai's high-level paraplegia below the chest, he is unable to move even if he wants to, and can only be left to his own devices.

Xiao Bai still remembers the shocked and horrified looks on those people's faces when they first saw him.

There was nothing they could do. They knew Chen Mo was fleeing with the Cloud Mist Territory's team, and when a skeleton suddenly appeared, the members of the [Stargazing] team on duty were almost scared out of their wits.

Thankfully, it was a false alarm, followed by overwhelming joy.

Xiao Bai enjoyed treatment he had never received before, whether in the underworld or the human world. In order to study Xiao Bai, several masters even gave up their core research topics and began this unique study of "the dead".

Some of the research findings were also reported at this monthly meeting.

"First, research from the Second Research Center of the Undead shows that the zero undead sample, the skeleton 'Little White,' lacks the senses we have in biological concepts, such as sight, hearing, taste, and smell. Among the traditional five senses, it only possesses the most basic sense of touch."

"This tactile sensation is also extremely dull!"

This is not surprising at all. A skeleton without eyes, eardrums, tongue, or nasal cavity has no functional organs. Where would it see, hear, taste, and smell?

As for touch, bones can't compare to skin, which is densely packed with nerves; it's good enough if you can even tell that something is touching you.

"However, multiple comprehensive tests have demonstrated that undead creatures possess a unique comprehensive perception ability. We are currently unable to describe it accurately, but it is certain that undead creatures can have a very clear perception of external elements such as images, sounds, and smells."

"And most of its perception is far superior to that of ordinary humans on Earth. For example, it can keenly perceive dynamics at night and ultra-low and ultra-high frequency sound waves."

The charts on the big screen displayed a series of professional comparative data that the leaders couldn't understand. They just knew that "Xiaobai" could "see" further than they could.

Based on the above, several other research topics have emerged, such as the sensory exit and path research of the dead, and whether the perception of the dead can be interfered with by different factors. However, what interests the on-site personnel the most is a research topic from the Second Division called "Virtual Representation of the Perception of the Dead".

Professor Lu pushed up his glasses and said somewhat reservedly, "We have noticed a very interesting phenomenon. [Xiaobai's] 'seeing' is a perception that has nothing to do with the eyes, but when it needs to aim, it will still involuntarily bring the scope closer to its eye socket."

A video was displayed on the big screen showing technicians covering Xiaobai's eyes in various ways, but Xiaobai still aimed using the standard visual method.

The next experiment was even more interesting. The researchers restricted the bones in Xiaobai's right arm, making it impossible for his right arm, which was holding the gun, to reach in front of his skull. When the researchers gave Xiaobai the instruction to shoot, he struggled to reach his head with his right hand, trying to bring the gun's sights to the dark eye socket.

Despite always being out of reach, Xiaobai made an accurate shot when the command time arrived.

"In fact, no matter what material we use to cover Xiaobai's eye sockets, or even its entire front face, its shooting accuracy remains as stable as ever."

"We have proposed two hypotheses. One is that this special phenomenon may have come from the 'habits' of the deceased in life, thus forming a kind of instinct that has been completely inherited by the deceased."

"Secondly, this could be a form of deception, where the person pretends to be looking at the other person with their eyes, thus hiding their true core perception."

"The current sample size is too small, and further verification is needed."

Throughout the presentation at the Necromancer Research Center, the atmosphere was cheerful and relaxed because of this touch of "absurd science." Everyone pointed and exclaimed in amazement at this completely new thing.

The research focus of the three departments is on the movement of the undead, with an emphasis on analyzing how skeletons move without skeletal muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, or other connective tissues, motor neurons, synovial fluid, and so on.

The research focus of the Fifth Division is on the intelligence of the undead, with a particular emphasis on analyzing Xiaobai's short-term memory, long-term memory, logical reasoning, judgment, analytical abilities, and so on.

It is said that they are currently teaching addition and subtraction within ten, and beginners are finding it very difficult to learn.

The subject of the Sixth Division is the behavioral science of the dead, including their vigilance when faced with weapons or other creatures, their reaction to unfamiliar objects, whether they are curious about various sounds, lights, and electricity, whether they will step in puddles, whether they will squeeze bubble wrap, and whether they have obsessive-compulsive disorder related to alignment, etc.

Of course, there's also the most important first point.

By disassembling, connecting, observing, and testing the little white creature piece by piece, they confirmed the statement in Morton's handwritten "Necromancer's Notebook": undead creatures have an absolute core, which is not only the command center of the undead but also the energy source for all their actions.

It cannot be observed, but it truly exists.

"The origin of this spirit is something we can't refer to, so we can only use some hypothetical terms to translate it."

"Currently, researchers have proposed various translations such as Soul Flame, Spirit Source, Life Box, Soul Fire, Death Energy Core, and Dead Engine. There is no consensus yet, and we may need your confirmation."

The cabinet's Cangming, who was in charge, snorted lightly: "You all like to fawn over me in such trivial matters. What, do you want to give me naming rights?"

"What did Xiao Chen say?"

Everyone was stunned for a while before they realized that "Little Chen" was referring to Chen Mo.

After all, I've never met him in person, so hearing the head of the cabinet address him so affectionately made me feel a little dazed.

"【Wanderer】once mentioned Little White's soul fire, but at the time it was just..."

Cangming waved his hand dismissively.

"Do as he says! Next!"

(End of this chapter)