The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　At this moment, what form would a duelist in the "graveyard" be in?

　Is that what lies "between life and death"?

　Dark's casual suggestion nearly stunned Professor Harvey. The two then stepped outside the laboratory and set up a duel field in an open area, attempting to extract and collect substances from the "graveyard."

　As a result, a special substance was indeed extracted.

　Moreover, after the duel field disappeared, the substance that had been extracted and taken out of the duel field first actually did not disappear!

　That substance is an extremely rare material associated with death. Yet now it can be extracted from the "graveyard" that every duelist can summon.

　If someone had discovered it beforehand, they probably would have already extracted more material than they could possibly use.

　This is blatantly treating Hermes like a fat sheep, taking advantage of him without any real understanding. It's probably a problem that Hermes himself was completely unaware of when he created the "Graveyard".

　Normally, such minor vulnerabilities can be fixed after they are discovered.

　However, Hermes and the twelve gods of Polopos were fast asleep.

　He knows absolutely nothing!

　If this discovery gets out, everyone will surely speculate wildly, and it might even bring down the "Graveyard" system.

　"I'll go tell Principal Art."

　Dark and Professor Harvey stared at each other in silence for a long time before Dark finally sighed.

　“No need, I’ll call her over,” Professor Harvey said. Dark nodded and said, “That’s true, it’s better to talk about these things face to face.”

　Professor Harvey smiled and released one

　Magical Spirit.

　Soon, a slight ripple appeared at the entrance to the "Hidden Place".

　Principal Cynthia Saint Arte appeared out of nowhere.

　She was wearing pajamas, looking casual, and asked, "What's up? It's so late."

　Professor Harvey said, "It's nothing. Dark just found a loophole in the dueling system."

　Principal Arte frowned immediately and asked, "A loophole?" Professor Harvey nodded and said, "A loophole related to the 'Graveyard'." After saying that, he immediately activated his Duel Domain and demonstrated how to guess the God's Wool.

　Principal Art was stunned, and instinctively said, "Who else discovered this?"

　Professor Harvey shook his head slightly and said, "Who knows?"

　From a certain perspective, this dueling arena does indeed resemble the "resource cards" proposed by Dark.

　It's based on a duel arena and can produce special substances. Just like Dark [Paradise 3.0].

　The difference lies in...

　Once the magic power of [Paradise 3.0] is exhausted, Dark will continuously replenish it. However, once the "Graveyard" in the Duel Realm is depleted, no one can replenish it. Dark emphasized, "If this loophole is not dealt with quickly, it could very well shake the foundation of the Shinto ritual."

　Principal Art rubbed his temples and said, "Let me see..." The current situation is not without a solution.

　Hermes was asleep.

　But before going to sleep, he handed over the authority over the entire Shinto ritual to Principal Arte.

　This means that Principal Art has the greatest management authority and the ability to patch up this dueling system.

　Of course, the prerequisite is that she has to develop a "patch" first.

　"At least we found a loophole before the new dueling rules were announced..." Principal Arte said. "I will find a way to fix the loophole as soon as possible, you two..."

　She glanced at Dark and Professor Harvey as she spoke. Professor Harvey immediately replied, "Understood!" A single, resounding "Bravo!"

　Plugging system vulnerabilities is Principal Art's responsibility. But patching vulnerabilities takes time.

　Before that, there will definitely be something grand and spectacular. There's nothing more to say about that. That's what magic duels are all about.

　Finding loopholes is a duelist's skill.

　We should make use of what we can.

　Not long after, Professor Cazell, having learned of this, also joined the wool-collecting team.

　Professor Lily, who had somehow heard about this, also suddenly appeared. Professor Sylph and Professor Jones appeared in the secluded place with expressionless faces.

　Even Ergani was alarmed and ventured out for a rare visit. As the discoverer, Dark temporarily named the substance extracted from the "graveyard" "Grave Element."

　This wave of harvest yielded a massive amount of "tombstone elements"—enough to last them for several years.

Chapter 1134 A Born Necromancer (4k)

　The leak of [tombstone] was inevitable.

　All Principal Art can do is find a way to fix the vulnerability as soon as possible and stop the damage in time.

　Fortunately, the "cemetery" created by Hermes was essentially a small underworld, and it was not so easy to empty it.

　She still has time to "patch" it up.

　It's unclear what the leak of "tombstone" will bring. After all, it's an extremely rare material that's almost divine.

　While Principal Arte was working overtime to research the "patch," Dark and others, who had acquired a large amount of "grave elements," also began to take action.

　Besides being used to create the resource card "Power of Death" as originally planned, "Grave Element" has a very wide range of applications.

　Adding a little "grave element" to the magic crafting process might even create magic cards related to the "graveyard".

　While collecting "tombstones," Dark had already decided to use them for the alchemy of the "Golden Kingdom" series.

　At the same time, it can also be used in the first formal production of arcane cards.

　Dark made very thorough preparations for this first creation of the Mystic Card.

　From how to use the "dream machine" to how to set up the secret rituals, everything was meticulously designed.

　Because it was a secret ritual related to the Golden Kingdom, Dark did not hide his thoughts and often consulted with the two professors during the design process, gaining a lot of advice.

　The creation of many "mystical cards" actually follows a set procedure. But Dark does not intend to imitate those general mystical rituals that can be easily found in books.

　This time, he will create a brand new arcane card based on the legend of the Golden Kingdom!

　Of course, tonight is "tombstone" time.

　Having just extracted a large amount of "tomb element," it was impossible to leave it aside. Dak threw himself into the experiment, working with Professor Harvey to conduct comprehensive testing and analysis of the "tomb element," gradually mastering the properties of this substance.

　"Gravestone" is the same as "fire of the underworld" is the same as "underworld"—they are of the same kind, but with subtle differences.

　Under normal circumstances, it is granular and difficult to see with the naked eye. Many "grave elements" gather in the altar that represents the "cemetery". It is dark and deep, like the water of a deep pool, but it does not reflect light.

　Hermes used the "graveyard" to record the state of duelists before a duel begins, a state belonging to the living.

　Then, after a duelist dies, he is returned to the state of the living. This death and rebirth is actually a demonstration of "reincarnation." Dark sometimes directly refers to the special effect of the "graveyard" of death and resurrection as "reincarnation."

　"Tomb Element" is a substance containing the characteristics of reincarnation. It exists between life and death, much like the waters of the legendary Sanzu River. Further research is needed.

　Dark even felt that there was no need to use "grave element" to create any resource cards that could produce "death power".

　Putting aside the difficulty of developing such a high-level "resource card" from scratch, the "grave element" characteristic tested so far can completely replace [Death Power] for research on "Heroic Spirits"!

　Professor Steven Harvey clearly shared a similar idea. The two exchanged a glance and immediately began discussing the matter. Shortly afterward, Professor Cazell joined in. The three studied the issue together and gradually became certain of their findings.

　Using "grave element" to directly replace "death power" is definitely a viable strategy.

　Professor Steven Harvey began the experiment on the spot, while Dacker observed the entire process.

　He still has a total of four "diamond-shaped black diamonds".

　If "Gravestone Element" can truly replace "King of Heroes'" "Power of Death," then the four "Rhombus-shaped Black Diamonds" in his possession will transform from inexhaustible, finite resources into consumable resources with real substitutes.

　In other words, he could finally throw it into the furnace without any burden!

　Half past eleven in the evening.

　A recently deceased white mouse was resurrected on the lab table in the form of a special "spirit".

　It had just died, and its soul had not yet dissipated when it was extracted and fused with "tomb element," gradually blending into a very special "spirit body" that could exist for a long time in the world of the living.

　Dark and the professors temporarily referred to it as a "Heroic Spirit." The term "Heroic Spirit" certainly has a special meaning beyond "spirit." But for now, it's just a designation and doesn't need to be examined in detail.

　Professor Harvey's method of creating "Heroic Spirits" is very valuable for Dark.

　However, given the inherent differences between magical spirits and souls, this should only be considered as a "reference".

　At this stage, in addition to determining how long the "Heroic Spirits" created using "Gravestones" can survive, it is also necessary to determine whether the mice turned into "Heroic Spirits" retain memories and other characteristics.

　In other words, it proves that it is still itself.

　This is not a philosophical question, but a very real and practical one that must be considered.

　Confirming this is not difficult.

　Professor Cazell's mind-reading ability can be used perfectly here. "It looks even better than the results of the previous experiment."

　Professor Harvey smiled broadly as he watched the white mouse, now a spirit, chasing and biting its tail within the barrier.

　Deep down, he had already confirmed that "grave element" could completely replace "the power of death".

　However, out of professional ethics as a researcher, a conclusion must be drawn only after thorough argumentation.

　.

　“Moreover,” Professor Kazel said, “it seems that this ‘grave element’ is likely a substance superior to ‘the power of death.’ Using ‘grave element’ as the main material should make success much easier.”

　Professor Harvey nodded in agreement. "Indeed. I have a feeling that my experiments will achieve a qualitative breakthrough soon. At that time..."

　When the time comes, of course, we'll first need to give Sherry Augustine a new body. Even if she's just a "heroic spirit," it will still be a return to a human body, not a "parasite."

　Afterwards, all that's needed is to sew on an artificial human body, and it can become a human again, with flesh and blood and the ability to grow.

　This was something Dark had promised Shirley Augustine to do.

　However, it's certainly better now that Professor Harvey is doing it.

　The research is progressing smoothly, and Dark can already imagine how frantically the intelligent monsters temporarily residing in the dense forest will flock to it once the research is successful.

　Having witnessed the entire process, he also applied it to his experiments on the life-transformation of magical spirits.

　Since there was so much "grave element" that there was no need to worry about waste, Professor Harvey immediately began creating a second "Heroic Spirit".

　Dak thought for a moment, then put on gloves and started learning along with them.

　To prove whether the creation of a "Heroic Spirit" was successful, a relatively long period of cultivation and observation is required.

　In short, the better the result, the longer the observation period is required.

　Rather than waiting for that time to come, it's better to create more reference groups to minimize the chance of such events.

　And Dak can take this opportunity to learn and become proficient in the operation.

　Around 2 a.m., a tiny white mouse named "Heroic Spirit" was born in his hands.

　The "Heroic Spirits" created based on the souls of recently deceased mice have very obvious unstable elements compared to Professor Harvey's works, and probably won't survive for long.

　But watching the little white mouse "Heroic Spirit" slowly crawling within the barrier, he still felt a great sense of accomplishment.

　"It seems you have a real talent for necromancerism," Professor Harvey suddenly said.

　Dark was taken aback and asked, "How so?"

　Professor Harvey then pointed to his fingers and said, "Look, here, there, and there... all require necromancy, but you succeed naturally when you perform these operations."

　Dark: "..."

　Professor Harvey continued, "I'm serious. You're a natural-born necromancer, your talent is definitely no less than Rune Ragnar's. Do you want to learn from me?"

　This is the second time they've tried to poach you, Professor.

　Dark pondered for a moment, then said, "Professor, you know." Professor Harvey chuckled, concealing his regret, "Just kidding, why would I snatch a disciple from the Beast Sage?"

　It's such a huge, huge, huge regret!

　The white mouse "spirit" created by Dark only survived for less than ten minutes before suffering some kind of backlash, and its soul dissipated.

　He finished recording the final notes, said goodbye to the professor, and finally returned to his dormitory. He had classes during the day, so he needed to get some sleep as soon as possible.

　Back in his dorm, Dak didn't wash up. Instead, he meditated for a short while to improve his sleep quality before falling into a deep sleep.

　At 7:30 in the morning, he suddenly woke up, then hurriedly washed up, and like a character in an old comic book, grabbed a slice of bread and ran out of the dormitory to the classroom.

　Another exceptionally fulfilling day passed quickly. As night fell, Dak returned to his secluded place.