The Martial God Becomes a Necromancer and Conquers the Tower - Chapter 33

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Episode 33
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I opened my eyes at four in the morning and got up.
“Ah, slept well. Si Ha-rin. Water.”
‘Yes, Master.’
I ordered water from Si Ha-rin and rose from my seat to begin my morning martial arts training.
Since I’d taken up External Energy Cultivation, my fatigue recovery had accelerated dramatically—four hours of sleep was enough for a complete recharge, so waking at this hour was only natural.
By this time, my eyes simply opened of their own accord.
Any serious martial practitioner carried such an internal clock; it was fundamental.
Did Hunters have the same gift?
‘Master, may I inquire about today’s schedule?’
Hmm?
Was she really attending to details like this?
I decided to lay out my plans for her.
“Two hours of training this morning, breakfast, then into the Tower. If time allows, I’ll come out for lunch—otherwise, I’ll skip it.”
‘Schedule recorded. How would you like me to prepare breakfast?’
“Doenjang jjigae and five side dishes.”
‘Yes, Master.’
For the price, she was certainly earning it.
Kim Yu-han. My thanks.
The contract bonus alone was staggering, and now this expensive secretary on top of it.
Truthfully, I could’ve summoned Jegal Yu-yeon as a live-in housekeeper instead, but… no, that wouldn’t work.
She didn’t strike me as the type who’d be good at domestic labor.
I shook my head and began my External Energy Cultivation.
I prepared a secret medicinal solution compound from materials available on Earth and poured it into a drum-like vessel just large enough for my body to fit snugly inside.
I used to do this alone, but with the android Si Ha-rin helping, it was finished in no time.
After that.
I performed External Energy Cultivation much like muscle training.
Strange, contorted postures that placed enormous strain on the muscles.
Then came immersion in the prepared medicinal solution.
Here I relaxed my muscles while practicing a special breathing technique.
I could sense the dead mana within my body trembling faintly with each breath.
By the time morning training ended, two hours had already passed.
After finishing and washing up, I found breakfast already laid out.
“You’ve worked hard.”
‘Thank you.’
Wow. This is actually delicious. Living alone, cooking was such a hassle that I rarely bothered—so there was something almost romantic about a proper home-cooked meal like this.
While I was eating breakfast.
‘Master, Kim Yu-han is calling. Shall I connect the call?’
Kim Yu-han was reaching out.
It was just past six in the morning—a strange hour for a phone call.
“Go ahead.”
‘Connecting now.’
Ding!
Light emanated from Si Ha-rin’s eyes, and a holographic video call screen appeared before me.
‘How have you been?’
Kim Yu-han greeted me with a measured tone from the other side of the hologram.
“Well enough, I suppose. Not much to report since we just signed the contract and spoke. What brings the call?”
I replied with a light laugh.
‘Indeed. But I was startled to hear you’ve achieved another Perfect Clear in such a short time.’
“Ah. That.”
Now that he mentioned it, it did seem rather quick.
I’d signed with Haneul-nuri, gone into the dungeons, and already managed another Perfect Clear on the first floor.
From his perspective, it must have seemed almost absurd.
“So what brings you to call?”
‘I was thinking of negotiating with the government on your behalf.’
“Negotiate with the government?”
‘Yes.’
I turned it over in my mind for a moment.
Negotiations with the government? That’s predictable enough.
“Is it because of the Perfect Clear reward?”
‘Precisely.’
Kim Yu-han was smiling.
‘You may not have paid much attention to it, but a Reward Upgrade is actually quite significant.’
“Is that so?”
‘This is already the second time, isn’t it? After the tutorial reward, now the first-floor reward.’
Now that I thought about it, that was true.
Every Awakener in Korea receiving rewards that were permanently upgraded by two full tiers.
From a national standpoint, this was genuinely enormous.
‘At this level, a nation’s fortune pivots entirely. The entire efficiency of climbing the Dimensional Tower has changed.’
“I suppose that’s fair.”
‘Currently, only the United States and China hold Perfect Clear records.’
“Ah.”
‘You’ve placed Korea among those two nations. And in just two clears, no less.’
This fellow.
The more I listened to his explanation, the more grandiose my own achievements began to feel.
‘So if you simply let slip a hint that you might “consider emigrating,” so to speak—’
“I could squeeze various concessions out of the government?”
‘Exactly.’
Kim Yu-han flashed a sinister smile.
Wasn’t this pure extortion thinking?
Though I had to admit, from my perspective there was nothing wrong with it.
If I did nothing, the rewards wouldn’t come either way.
“That works for me.”
I gave a casual shrug.
‘Then I’ll proceed. We should be able to secure tax exemptions as a baseline, at least.’
“Oh. Tax exemption?”
Tax exemption—now that was a pleasant-sounding word.
‘Yes. Korea already has a tax exemption policy in place for Awakeners, but in your case, we can expand its scope considerably.’
“That’s excellent. I’ll leave it to you.”
‘Understood. I’ll be in touch next time.’
Beep.
The hologram screen shut down cleanly.
I remained seated at the dining table, lost in thought for a moment.
“Hmm… is it really appropriate for a Platinum Ten Star to personally handle such trivial matters?”
He could have delegated this to a secretary or subordinate, yet he called directly himself.
While I was considering that—
‘Doesn’t that suggest that the Young Master is a valuable talent?’
Si Ha-rin, who had been clearing the table beside me, answered calmly.
‘It seems the chairman of Haneul-nuri has judged you worthy of his personal attention.’
“Now that you mention it, that does make sense…”
Well, when you thought about it that way, it did.
A former god of war in my past life, a super rookie in this one.
And now holding a Genesis-rank class on top of it all.
“You’re right. Where could you find a talent as impressive as me?”
I chuckled lightly, speaking with ease.
“Good then. Take care of the cleanup for me. I’m heading back into the tower.”
‘Yes, Young Master.’
Si Ha-rin bowed crisply.
I rose from my seat, adjusted my External Energy Cultivation training clothes, and smoothed my appearance.
“Dimensional Tower entry.”
The system responded to my will.
Whoosh.
Light engulfed me, and my body shifted to a familiar space.
The Dimensional Tower Entrance.
A pristine white expanse with nothing else.
Yet—
-You’ve arrived, Radiant Void Sovereign.
A voice reached me through spiritual connection.
Jegal Yu-yeon must have sensed me from her other dimension.
That’s interesting.
“Summon.”
Jegal Yu-yeon emerged smoothly from my shadow.
“Your timing is perfect. While you were away, I’ve had the buildings activated and the goods produced.”
“Already?”
So this is what they mean by efficiency without being asked—truly befitting someone from the Jegal Clan.
Everything’s clean and certain!
“Work of this scale is nothing to me.”
“Impressive. So, what sort of items have you crafted?”
“Please check the Warehouse.”
I did as she suggested.
What I found were three items.
[Bone Greatsword]
Grade: Common
A greatsword forged from bone.
Nothing particularly remarkable about it.
[Adhesive Flesh]
Grade: Common
When applied to a wound, it adheres and mends the injury.
Nothing particularly remarkable about it.
[Vengeful Spirit Orb]
Grade: Common
An orb capable of trapping vengeful spirits.
It can contain up to one hundred individual common spirits.
Common grade—lately I’ve been seeing nothing but Legendary and Genesis-rank, so this feels almost laughably mundane by comparison.
Yet despite the drab grading, the effects were undeniable.
The Bone Greatsword is just trinket trash, but the Adhesive Flesh and Vengeful Spirit Orb are genuinely excellent items.
Especially the Adhesive Flesh.
Isn’t this a healing potion?
Healing potions are expensive in the Dimensional Tower, which is how Hunters with alchemist professions and healers manage to make a living, but…
“Beyond this, there are many other things I can produce, but for now I’ve made these as samples.”
Jegal Yu-yeon then explained the additional items she could manufacture.
First, there’s the Bone Workshop.
Apparently she can craft most types of equipment.
Armor, helmets, gauntlets, greatswords, axes, and the like.
The Flesh Workshop, meanwhile, specializes in utility items of various kinds.
Curse dolls made from flesh, healing flesh like what I’ve been given, and she can even craft minions.
The Spirit Workshop is slightly different—it’s designed for resource harvesting like Vengeful Spirit Orbs, and can produce various consumables as well.
Intriguing.
“Hold on a moment. I need to check the going rates.”
“I’ve already done the research. Adhesive Flesh is currently trading on the marketplace for 100 to 120 Dimensional Points per unit.”
“Good work.”
“It was no trouble.”
She smiled slightly.
Truly capable, Jegal Yu-yeon!
Wait—Adhesive Flesh costs over 1.5 million won per unit?
Compared to the lowest-tier potion at 2 million won, that’s a bit cheaper, but honestly, this seems like an absurdly profitable product.
For instance.
If I went to Floor 1, harvested goblin corpses in bulk, processed them into materials at the Corpse Processing Facility, and then produced these healing items at the Flesh Workshop—
I could manufacture thousands per day.
How much money would that even be?
“If we use undead that don’t return to the Necromancer’s Tomb as resources, we can produce staggering quantities.”
“Huh…”
I’ve never seen another Necromancer manage this.
Indeed.
This is truly the fruit of a Genesis-rank reward.
Remarkable.
Well, I was the first in the world to achieve a Perfect Clear on the tutorial, so perhaps a reward of this caliber is only fitting.
“However, I believe it would be better to prioritize crafting implements that can strengthen your Jiangshi servants.”
“Implements to strengthen them?”
“Yes. I heard the Adhesive Flesh Workshop can be upgraded. If we do, we’ll be able to craft a much wider variety of things.”
“Hmm… For instance?”
“I heard we could create something called transplantable muscle.”
Transplantable muscle?
In other words—human flesh, but with the ability to graft muscle from orcs, lizardmen, or even dragons into it.
That’s certainly impressive, but it’s not for me.
If I grafted muscle like that, my body itself would twist and warp, making it impossible to practice Martial Arts.

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