The Martial God Becomes a Necromancer and Conquers the Tower - Chapter 23

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Episode 23
Episode 23
“Ah, I see.”
Now it made sense.
Stitching bones together, joining corpses, and so on.
So it was a kind of… Corpse Stitching? Corpse Assembly?
Come to think of it, any Necromancer would naturally need a skill like that.
It’s a profession dealing with dead bodies, not living ones—there’s no way they wouldn’t have a technique to repair damaged corpses.
-Oh, right. That guy didn’t have that skill.
-Can’t really use badly damaged corpses without Corpse Processing.
-Lol, dude’s so new to Necromancy he didn’t even know that.
-Not even carrying an essential skill.
“Ugh, I guess I’m still a total beginner at this Necromancer thing.”
I’ve only watched melee DPS videos to death—when it comes to Necromancy, I’m completely out of my depth.
What good is having a Necromancer Emperor job title anyway?
When I don’t even know the fundamentals of being a Necromancer.
“I should definitely pick up that Corpse Processing skill.”
There are basically three ways to acquire skills in the Dimensional Tower.
First.
Obtaining them as rewards for clearing Dimensional Tower floors.
That’s how I’ve been getting skills so far.
Clear a trial and they either give you a skill suited to your job, or if you’re lucky, hand you something random.
Second.
Getting them as items while progressing through the Dimensional Tower.
Usually they drop in the form of Skill Books.
Learn from one and you can acquire the skill written inside it.
There are often stories of Hunters who found one by luck and turned their lives around.
Third.
Buying them through auctions or trades.
Other Hunters put Skill Books or skill-related items they got from the Dimensional Tower up for auction, or sell them directly.
Of course, the better the skill, the more insanely expensive it becomes.
But right now I have more than enough Dimensional Points, so this is definitely the fastest path.
“Okay. Settled. Good. So before I go mining, should I stop by the auction house first?”
I grinned.
This is…
I’ve got even more to do than I thought.
-Wooohooooo! Shopping time!
-Is this a skill unboxing stream?
-But you’re only building those two buildings and then stopping?
[User “AiAiAi” has donated 1 Dimensional Point!]
Why aren’t you putting up other structures?
“I’m just going to buy some skills first.”
Skills! Time to see your backs!
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The Dimensional Tower has one platform where goods can be traded.
A sort of marketplace where Hunters buy and sell with each other.
Remarkably, this marketplace even handles teleportation of items.
Once a transaction goes through, the item appears right in front of the buyer. Pop!
It works the same way for the seller sending things.
And no one can pull scams, like passing off bricks as elixirs.
The Dimensional Tower system inspects everything automatically.
There are some restrictions, though.
Ordinary people can’t use it—only Hunters climbing the Dimensional Tower can.
Payment is exclusively in Dimensional Points.
And the inventory is limited to items from the Dimensional Tower.
If ordinary people could use it, every shopping site in the world would shut down.
Instant teleportation delivery and fraud completely eliminated?
“Let’s see…”
I opened the marketplace.
Immediately, all sorts of items began scrolling past.
Weapons, armor, consumables, materials, skill books—the inventory ran deep.
The listings were numerous, but from the sales posts, it didn’t seem like an expert had written them.
[URGENT SALE) Iron Sword +1 not using, selling]
Found it in a dungeon, not using the blade so selling. Condition: good. No negotiation.
[Low-Grade Health Potion bundle x10]
No expiration date (corpses don’t rot, so why would potions?). Stock up.
[Knoll Leather Armor FS]
Looted from the second floor. No smell. Washed.
[★Goblin Ear x999★ BULK SALE]
No idea what these are used for, but someone said they collect them…… Take them if you need. Dirt cheap.
[Mana Recovery Candle (improves room atmosphere)]
They say it speeds up mana recovery by 1% when lit. Honestly, can’t tell the difference—just smells nice.
This is…what.
No different from a secondhand marketplace.
I couldn’t help but laugh.
Here, in the bazaar of a transcendent system capable of destroying the world itself, someone was hawking nine hundred ninety-nine Goblin Ears at a clearance price.
-LMAO Goblin Ear x999.
-The guy selling candles is actually insane ㅋㅋㅋ.
-Dimensional Tower experience = thrift store experience.
The viewers burst out laughing along with me.
“These people, honestly…… they shop the same way even inside the Dimensional Tower.”
Well, that’s just how humans are.
After browsing for a while, I snapped back to focus.
I didn’t come here just to browse.
“Right. Down to business. Let me search for Corpse Processing.”
I typed “Corpse Processing” into the search bar.
Listings cascaded down the screen.
[Skill Book: Corpse Processing]
Acquisition Requirement: Necromancer class / Level 10 or higher
Cut, join, and combine corpses. You can repair damaged bodies or merge multiple corpses into one for processing.
Oh.
This is it.
Level 10 or higher requirement.
I’m at 13 right now, so no problem there.
But when I saw the price, I was a bit surprised.
“Huh? Cheaper than I expected?”
The lowest asking price was 121 DP.
The exchange rate had climbed back up to around 1,500 won per DP, so all told it came to roughly 1.8 million won.
For a skill, that’s a bargain price.
-But it’s essential for necromancers, so why so cheap?
-Maybe because the necromancer population is so small to begin with.
-Corpse Processing can only be used by necromancers, so demand is low.
-Plus, the supply might be higher than expected, driving the price down.
Ah.
So that’s why it’s this affordable.
Well, thanks to that, I’m getting a good deal out of it.
“Okay. Cheap and solid. Purchasing now.”
Without hesitation, I bought the lowest-priced listing.
Pop!
A Skill Book materialized before me in a burst of light.
The cover was pitch-black, with a texture like human flesh—sinister and unsettling.
The moment I tapped the cover, the book dissolved into light and seeped into my body.
[You have acquired the skill ‘Corpse Processing.’]
“Nice. Done.”
Acquisition complete.
Now I’ll be able to reattach those severed corpses.
-Acquisition complete lol
-Essential skill acquired for 1.8 million won.
-The wealthy really are different, just buying it outright.
“While I’m at the marketplace, might as well browse a bit more.”
Since I’m already here.
I should browse around for other skills that match my class.
“Search: Necromancer skills, level 13 and below.”
I set the parameters and searched.
The listings narrowed down immediately.
Seven Necromancer-class skills were available for acquisition.
[Skill Book: Spirit Curse]
Acquisition Restriction: Necromancer class
Curse the spirit itself with negation. All of the target’s abilities decrease.
[Skill Book: Spirit Binding]
Acquisition Restriction: Necromancer class
Suppress and bind a spirit. Bound spirits can be used as resources.
[Skill Book: Necro Item Crafting]
Acquisition Restriction: Necromancer class
Craft Necro items using corpse resources.
[Skill Book: Spirit Barrier]
Acquisition Restriction: Necromancer class
Create a barrier using Spirit Resources you possess. Can be applied to yourself or Undead.
[Skill Book: Life Drain]
Acquisition Restriction: Necromancer class
Drain the target’s life force. Must make contact with the target to activate.
[Skill Book: Touch of Decay]
Acquisition Restriction: Necromancer class
Cause decay in the target. Effect is stronger if wounds are present.
Scanning through them all, quite a few looked useful.
Spirit Binding seems to have some connection to that Spirit Forge I saw earlier?
“Hmm. There’s quite a lot I could get here.”
My Dimensional Points are overflowing anyway, so I might as well just buy whatever’s worth it.
So I bought everything.
“Purchase all.”
-As expected from Spirit Lord! Money to burn, just goes for it.
-Though low-level skill books aren’t usually that pricey anyway.
-Spirit Binding does seem to work with Spirit Forge though??
“Mm…….”
I rubbed my chin, watching the viewers’ reactions.
Shopping.
This is actually kind of fun?
“All right, so I’ve bought the skills. Now let me get back to what I was planning to do. How about I try some construction first.”
When I pulled up the Territory settings menu, the same two simple options appeared as before.
[Construction]
[Environment Customization]
I tapped Construction again and a list scrolled down.
[Production], [Military], [Commerce], [Diplomacy], [Research].
[Production] was already all done.
That left four options.
I selected one and a message appeared.
[Insufficient Level: Unable to construct additional structures.]
What does that even mean!?
My Dimensional Points are overflowing, and yet I can’t build anything!!??
-Kek! Look at Spirit Lord panicking!
-Here’s the thing!
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Judging by the viewers’ reactions, these people clearly already knew about this.
Right. I never cared much about Hunters with Territory systems, so I didn’t know this — but the viewers apparently all did?
How ridiculous.
“You all already knew this?”
-Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-There are actually quite a few Hunters with Territories.
-Territory upgrades aren’t free in this world, y’know.
“Tch. Well, if that’s the case, guess I’ve got nothing to do here. Might as well head out and do some mining.”
[Cheok Cheok Seok Sa has donated 1DP!]
You really don’t seem interested in Necromancy at all, do you? Go to the Corpse Processing facility and make materials, then start with Necro Item Crafting. Aren’t you going to gather Spirit Resources?
“Cheok Cheok Seok Sa. What are you talking about?”
-Hahahaha asking the viewers for help. That’s a move.
-What do you know? Oh! Combat techniques?
-This Necromancer is suspiciously ignorant of everything.
[Cheok Cheok Seok Sa has donated 1DP!]
Jeez…… Are you really that dense? With Spirit Binding, you can craft Necro Items and carry spirits with you.
“This viewer here — I was about to give you a piece of my mind, but since you dropped some useful intel, I’ll let it slide.”
-Why is this so funny hahahaha
-This Necromancer truly knows nothing about anything.
-But you got good information out of it, didn’t you? Cheers~
Ignoring the viewers’ mockery, I clicked on the [Corpse Processing] facility in the Dimensional Tower.

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