The Martial God Becomes a Necromancer and Conquers the Tower - Chapter 52

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Chapter 52
Episode 52
“I’m relieved you’ve grasped it. The commander’s retinue will only grow from here, so we’ll need to organize things properly.”
Jekal Yuyeon, still summoned before me, launched into his admonitions.
There was something almost endearing about how naturally he seized on a point and began lecturing—quite befitting a strategist.
“I gave you authority to spend DP. Use your own judgment.”
“Equipment and resources, I can procure freely enough. The items this tower calls by that name. But manpower—that I cannot source on my own.”
“Can’t we purchase undead with autonomous consciousness?”
“That’s correct. Moreover, unless the commander constructs them directly with the tower’s power, it takes time. I’d recommend surveying the Subdimension at least once.”
Hmm.
Since he’d brought it up, I might as well take a look.
I opened the Subdimension system.
[Town-tier Undead Subdimension]
Dimensions: Town-sized area
Undead inhabitants: 12,281
Structures:
[Bone Workshop] [Flesh Workshop] [Spirit Workshop] [Multidimensional Corpse Pit] [Corpse Processing Plant] [Necron Ossuary]
I’d packed undead in so densely before that the count had swollen past twelve thousand.
The Ossuary could only hold ten thousand, so the remainder simply wandered the Subdimension’s interior.
It looked like something straight out of The Walking Dead.
At any rate, it was only natural that Necromantic Power overflowed under such conditions.
The Necron Ossuary’s effect increased both Necromantic Power recovery and control per corpse, and when that accumulated in the tens of thousands, it amounted to virtually unlimited motive force.
I’d heard the necromancer’s dream was an army of the undead—had I already realized that dream?
I scanned the numbers and opened another system menu.
[Construction]
[Environment Customization]
For now, there were only two options.
Construction was already settled—I’d built the Ossuary and workshops, everything necessary—so I set that aside and tapped Environment Customization.
Whoosh.
[Residential Facilities] [Terrain & Fixtures] [Special Environment] [Amenities]
“There were residential facilities here all along?”
Why hadn’t I noticed this before?
I’d been so focused on building structures in the Subdimension that I’d overlooked the Environment Customization menu entirely.
Well, the undead had no mouths to complain with, so they’d never needed homes.
But now I had personality undead with autonomous consciousness.
I selected Residential Facilities.
A scroll appeared.
A list of various buildings materialized.
Starting with huts, log cabins, stone residences, manors, castles… Oh, it really was like a city-building game interface.
Then something caught my eye.
[Subdimension Administrator Governor’s Residence]
A residence for the administrator governor who oversees the Subdimension’s administration.
When the administrator governor takes residence, administrative efficiency increases by 200%.
A 200% boost to administrative efficiency.
This was tailor-made for Yuyeon, wasn’t it?
“Yuyeon, what do you think of this?”
“Excellent. Precisely what we need right now.”
“Good. Let’s go with this then.”
I purchased it immediately.
Next came personal residences.
“So I’ll need to build homes for the rest of them—should I put up apartments or individual houses?”
I paused to consider.
Town-tier had seemed spacious when described, but in practice it wasn’t as expansive as I’d imagined.
Expansion was possible later, but if I erected individual houses indiscriminately now, I might run short on space for future building placement.
Still.
“Individual houses are better, I think. Bihalat wanted something manor-like anyway.”
I selected ten stone residences of reasonably high grade.
Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble.
On the Subdimension screen, ten houses rose skyward in unison.
Real-time construction—impressive.
In the real world, it takes years to build a single apartment complex. In the Dimensional Tower, it’s done with a single click.
Is it the same principle as in the Civilization series, where you pass a turn and a pyramid materializes?
“General, distribute housing to the staff. Decide for yourself who goes where.”
“I shall obey. However, there is another request.”
“What now?”
“We would be grateful if you could construct amenities as well.”
“Amenities?”
Now that I think about it, there were amenity options. Let me see what they offered.
[Library] [Modern World Goods Store] [Restaurant] [Training Ground] [Marketplace]
Oh.
These are all genuinely useful.
The Library would handle knowledge, the Modern World Goods Store deals in items from the real world, the Restaurant is self-explanatory, the Training Ground is for cultivation.
But the Marketplace caught my eye especially.
Jekal Yuyeon could access the Dimensional Tower’s marketplace directly because I’d granted him DP authority, but the other undead couldn’t.
However, if that marketplace building existed in the Subdimension, it seemed the others could use it freely on their own.
“Ah, this is tedious. Just build them all.”
Rather than pick and choose, I simply selected everything at once.
Whirrrrrr!
Buildings erupted across the Subdimension screen like bamboo shoots after rain.
This was like Creative Mode in Minecraft, except it wasn’t.
“Hehe. Our lord certainly has grand vision.”
Jekal Yuyeon wore a satisfied expression.
I’ll pretend not to notice that my DP is melting away with each of his smiles.
“Now then, give me a sales report. How are things lately?”
At my question, Jekal Yuyeon immediately shifted into reporting posture.
“Based on today’s figures, revenue from Subdimension-produced item sales amounts to approximately one hundred thousand DP.”
“One hundred thousand?”
One hundred thousand DP.
At current exchange rates, that translated to roughly 1.5 billion Korean won.
Per day?
“Wait—my Subdimension items are selling that well?”
I was experiencing the plot of a web novel I’d once read: “I Woke Up Rich.”
Fifteen hundred million won a day—that’s forty-five billion a month.
Of course, I already possessed an astronomical amount of DP from the advance payment, so I wasn’t short on funds, but that was a one-time contract sum, not sustainable income.
But earning like this?
Without even significant material costs?
A little more and I’d rival the income of a third-generation chaebol heir.
Actually, I’d already surpassed that level.
“We’re overwhelming other necromancers in price competition. The production efficiency from our over twelve thousand undead channeling Necromantic Power is unmatched. The sheer volume keeps our unit costs extraordinarily low.”
Huh.
Sweet deal.
I’d thought the Necron Ossuary’s infinite Necromantic Power was only useful in combat, but it turns a profit this way too.
So this is what they mean by competitive advantage through cost reduction—the power of undead workers laboring even in death.
“Keep doing that. And…”
I paused to think.
“I should pay the staff salaries.”
Bihalat, Whitelam, Asura, and that Orc Shaman.
These four undead with individual consciousness needed compensation to maintain morale.
“Give each of them fifty thousand DP monthly as salary.”
Fifty thousand DP amounted to roughly 750 million Korean won.
For undead, that was executive-level compensation at a major corporation—but what could I do?
They were worth every penny.
“Understood. And what of myself?”
“You just spend whatever you need.”
“Is that special treatment?”
“It is special treatment. You’re my general.”
Jekal Yuyeon let out a pleased “Hehe.”
He hadn’t said anything, but I could read what that laugh meant clearly enough.
I hoped it was only my imagination that sensed my finances were about to develop a leak.
“Then go ahead.”
“Yes. Take care of yourself.”
Jekal Yuyeon returned to the Subdimension in a flash of light.
Alone in the white space.
I stretched luxuriously.
“Ahhhhh….”
As I extended my arms and legs, my whole body crackled with the sound of joints loosening.
The tension from fighting Crackc on Floor 3 Hard Mode had been coiled tight, and now it finally began to ease.
“Good. Day’s work is done.”
Three Legendary Rewards, Level 30 achieved, and a sweet hundred thousand Donation Points in daily earnings.
By any measure, today had been sufficiently productive.
“Time to head home.”
I hummed lightly as I left through the Dimensional Tower Entrance.
Tonight, it was chicken.
Half seasoned, half fried, extra radish.
* * *
After chicken for dinner.
I summoned both disciples and put them back to training.
They worked hard.
When I told them they needed at least a month of steady practice for their External Cultivation to stabilize, they both cleared their schedules and showed up.
Decent determination, these two.
They didn’t arrive empty-handed.
Both of them brought stacks of equipment for me to use.
They’d apparently been watching broadcasts and made a fuss about bringing top-tier gear usable at Levels 30 to 40.
They must have agreed beforehand not to duplicate items, because they’d each brought different things.
The white bone set I’d crafted was made from cheap materials!
Here’s what they brought:
[Ring of Ancient Dragon’s Talon Bone] [Necklace of Defeated Demon’s Bone] [Witch’s Bone Circlet] [Goat Demon’s Bone Staff] [Skull Demon’s Sinew Bracelet]
Each piece had an imposing design and carried considerable power.
No set effect, admittedly.
But they were formidable items nonetheless.
Take just the ring, for instance:
[Ring of Ancient Dragon’s Talon Bone]
Grade: Rare
A ring forged from ancient dragon bone.
The bone has aged and deteriorated, so its full power is diminished.
Yet having used dragon bone at all makes it quite serviceable.
Effect: Necromantic Power attack power +10%
Effect: Necromantic Power consumption -10%
Quite potent, wouldn’t you say? The consumption reduction is honestly unnecessary, but a ten percent attack boost is genuinely worth noting.
The Rare grade is also respectable!
Since you can only claim Legendary Rewards by clearing Hard Mode, this ranks among the best you can buy with money.
Though I didn’t take on disciples just to get loot, mind you.
But it’s useful, no denying that.
After training wrapped up and I’d sent them off.
I decided to begin the research I’d been planning.
What research?
One of the techniques within the Jiangshi Grand Method.
I needed to research Elixir Refinement.
Because I wanted to make Black and White Boundless even more powerful.

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