I am a necromancer, and I absolutely love America.

Richard lit a lighter and reached into the passageway.

A stable flame indicates sufficient oxygen.

The beam of light from the powerful flashlight shone in, but the darkness at the end remained impenetrable.

Richard felt a little uneasy.

An ordinary person would definitely not dare to go in, but the endless death energy underground actually made him feel a little at ease.

Richard cautiously entered the passageway.

"There's actually a breeze?"

Richard's skin is extremely sensitive; while most people might not be able to feel it, he can clearly distinguish it.

The breeze carried a faint, fishy smell of rain, indicating that this place was connected to the outside world.

"Ding! You have successfully entered the ancient tomb!"

Richard gripped the high-powered flashlight tightly and slowly descended.

There was a slight musty smell in the air, but it wasn't strong.

The ground was relatively dry, and a group of mice scurried past my feet, chattering.

The entrance section was quite low, requiring one to bend over slightly. After walking down about five or six meters, one reached a higher and more spacious area.

Richard held up his flashlight and looked around. There were some unfinished construction marks scattered around, making it look like an old mine.

Richard didn't know anything about mining and didn't know what they were digging for back then.

The overhead space is at least three meters high. Creating such a large space over a hundred years ago was no easy feat, and it must have cost countless lives.

Richard continued walking in the direction where the deathly aura was strongest, and soon entered a rectangular hall.

The hall was supported by stone pillars, and underfoot was a stone path one or two meters wide, with huge pits on both sides.

The pit was filled with countless children's skeletons, most of which had turned yellowish-brown, with some covered in black mold, and some showing signs of mineralization.

Richard gave it a light kick, and the skeleton shattered into dust.

The noise startled another group of mice, who scurried away chattering.

Richard looked down at the mass grave; many skeletons had their hands behind their backs, and some still had a rope attached to their arms.

It seems they were still alive when they were thrown in.

Richard tried touching several different skeletons, but due to the passage of time and the severe damage to the bodies, his "Death Sense" was unable to obtain any information.

A system notification sounded:

"Knowledge of Soul and Desire: 80% -> 85%"

"【Flesh and Bone】Knowledge: Level 2, 11%->12%"

To others, this vast cemetery filled with bones is a nightmare.

For a necromancer, it was like coming home.

Richard felt a strange, inexplicable sense of peace, a kind of ultimate tranquility after all things had fallen silent.

Even the magic power within his body slowly became active, and the dense aura of death was clearly beneficial to the necromancer.

Richard searched carefully and finally found a relatively intact skeleton, missing below the thigh, with a smooth break.

Richard crouched down and gently touched:

"Tecumseh..."

An unfamiliar name appeared in Richard's mind.

However, it only has a name.

The body was so badly damaged that its height, weight, and cause of death could not be determined.

Richard, unsure how to complete the task, thoroughly inspected the entire mass grave hall, and finally:

"Ding! The mission [Explore the Ancient Tomb] is complete."

Reward: Soul-Devouring Vine Seeds x3

"Reward: [Flesh and Bone] Knowledge: Level 2, 12%->37%"

"Reward: Knowledge of [Soul and Desire]: 85% -> 125%"

"Ding! The [Soul and Desire] branch has been upgraded to level 2 (25%)! Spirit +2."

"Ding! Unlocked Level 2 skill of the [Soul and Desire] branch: [Ignite Desire]!"

[Soul and Desire] has finally reached level 2!

With his mental energy reaching 12 points, Richard immediately felt the changes brought about by the enhanced mental energy this time, perhaps due to the special nature of his environment.

Within the deathly stillness, there exists something even more subtle: emotion.

Endless resentment and fear—the cries of countless Native American children in their final moments, now known to the world for the first time after a century.

Richard finally gained a basic understanding of the two attributes of physical and mental constitution.

Physical enhancement strengthens the body in the material world.

The spirit strengthens the mystical side.

As the spirit level increases, the range of [Magic Hand] increases to 4 meters.

Just as Richard predicted, distance = spirit/3.

Richard did a quick test and discovered that the Magic Hand had hidden variations.

He summoned two tentacles at the same time!

Unlike before, Richard split a magical hand apart, which required him to focus on multiple operations and was very difficult.

These two tentacles feel like your own arms, making them very easy to manipulate.

"Number of tentacles = spirit / 6?" Richard secretly guessed.

The panel data for 【Painful Touch】 remains unchanged, but the casting range has naturally increased to 4 meters.

The surprise is the "Resurrection of the Dead" effect, which increases the maximum number of servants by 1.

In other words, the maximum number of servants = spirit / 4.

This is fantastic news.

As his mental strength increases, the number of servants he can command will also increase!

The panels for [Servant Enhancement] and [Death Sense] remain unchanged.

[Servant Enhancement] is difficult to test, and it is unknown what changes will occur.

The enhancement of [Death Sense] is quite clear. First, he can sense the emotions within the death aura.

Secondly...

Richard gently touched the skeleton:

"Tekumsai, 1.05 meters tall, 17 kg, a member of the Sitting Bull tribe, died from massive blood loss..."

The ability to extract information from corpses has become more advanced.

"The spirit attribute is so useful! It's a pity that leveling up [Soul and Desire] only adds 1 point to spirit."

Furthermore, once the [Soul and Desire] level reaches level 2, the difficulty of acquiring knowledge will increase significantly, and improving one's spirit will become increasingly difficult.

Richard opened the panel; the description of the new skill was very simple:

"【Desire Ignition】: You can sense the desires within the target's soul and amplify them. Mana cost: 3."

The introduction is simple, but the effect is remarkable!

The ability to manipulate the desires of others, if used well, can achieve goals that are simply unimaginable through normal means!

Richard was very satisfied with his new skill.

The final reward is 3 Netherworld Soul-Devouring Vine Seeds.

Three white seeds, each the size of a mung bean, appeared in Richard's palm; they felt like touching human bone fragments.

[Netherworld Soul-Devouring Vine Seed: Crushing it instantly restores 50 points of magic power; it can also be planted on skeletons. The Netherworld Soul-Devouring Vine flowers and bears seeds in seven days; the Netherworld Soul-Devouring Vine is the main ingredient for crafting magical items.]

Richard's eyes lit up; these seeds were good stuff!

A minor magic potion can only restore 60 magic points per hour, but this seed can restore 50 magic points immediately, so it's obviously a high-level product.

Unfortunately, his maximum magic power is only 24 points, which will waste a lot of magic power.

"That's too extravagant!" Richard couldn't bear to eat it. "Just carry one seed with you for emergencies, and use the other two for planting."

He took out a seed and carefully placed it on a skeleton.

The seed revived as soon as it touched the bones.

Click!

The seed coat cracked open, and a thin tendril emerged, exploring its surroundings like a living creature.

The whiskers found a bone and plunged it in hard.

Soon, tiny specks of white light were drawn from the bone and sent into the seed along the tentacles. The seed gradually began to pulsate, like the heart of some creature, eerie and mysterious.

The seed rhythmically sucks nutrients from the bone, slowly growing new tentacles and exploring its surroundings.

A few minutes later, seven or eight tentacles sprouted from the seed, tightly gripping a large amount of white bone, and the existing tentacles became even thicker.

Richard, seeing that the situation had stabilized, got up to wipe away any traces that might reveal his identity, preparing to come down again in seven days.

He squeezed out of the narrow passage and piled the wooden floorboards and clutter back on top.

Unless you move the clutter, you won't be able to see that there's an underground passage underneath.

Richard removed his gloves, mask, and goggles, put them in his backpack, walked out of the iron gate, and locked the gate again.

The rain poured down.

Richard returned to the church sanctuary with an umbrella.

The lights in the main hall were dim yet warm.

The priest was preaching, the believers were praying, everything seemed normal, yet it felt like another world.