21st Century Necromancer
Chapter 859 - 853: Selling Life

"The purpose of Skull and Bones visiting Your Excellency is due to the incident where you extracted twenty years of life from the envoy responsible for negotiating with you previously," one of the two representatives from Skull and Bones began explaining their intentions to Chen Yu, before directly asking the question they were most concerned about on this visit: "May we boldly ask, Your Excellency the Demigod, if you can extract life, does that also mean you can reverse the process, injecting life into the human body?"

Faced with this question, Chen Yu did not respond directly. Instead, after a brief moment of contemplation, he asked the two representatives from Skull and Bones, "You just mentioned that Skull and Bones holds influence in certain aspects of the United States. Do these aspects include the military-industrial sector?"

Seeing that Chen Yu did not directly answer their question but raised his own inquiry instead, the two representatives from Skull and Bones were not surprised at all. They remained composed and calmly replied, "Although Skull and Bones does not completely control the United States, it does have some involvement in the military-industrial sector.

Some of our members are engaged in businesses related to this area. The main fields are naval ships, carrier-based aircraft, and the production of various types of air force vehicles. While we also dabble in individual equipment and land vehicles, these are not the main business endeavors of Skull and Bones members working in this area.

However, if Your Excellency the Demigod has needs in this regard, we can certainly provide enough weaponry for a small country's war effort."

To the representatives of Skull and Bones, such matters were not an issue at all. In fact, Skull and Bones annually funds various armed factions or warlords across South America, Africa, and the Middle East by supplying them with weapons. This business is also one of the primary focuses of the United States' military-industrial enterprises each year.

As for the purpose behind Chen Yu's question, Skull and Bones' representatives presumed that even if Chen Yu wanted to destroy a small country and establish his own nation just for fun, it wouldn't be a big deal. They could even leverage Skull and Bones' connections to persuade the U.S. to back such an action.

To win favor with and show goodwill toward a Demigod, what significance could a small country possibly hold?

But evidently, Chen Yu's needs were not aligned with such ambitions. After thoughtfully listening to the explanation from the two representatives, he nodded and continued, "You mentioned naval ships and fighter jets. Can you modernize old warships from the WWII era?"

"Apologies, Your Excellency the Demigod, this involves specific expertise, and we cannot provide a concrete answer. Whether it is possible to retrofit a warship from the WWII era would require evaluation by professional technical personnel before arriving at a precise conclusion. However, from a technical standpoint, it shouldn't be impossible." After exchanging glances, one member of Skull and Bones began explaining while first offering his apologies in response to Chen Yu's inquiry.

After hearing their explanation, Chen Yu deemed it logical. Modernizing an old warship is inherently complex and tedious; without evaluations from specialized technicians, it's indeed impossible to provide an accurate answer.

He remained unperturbed and simply stated, "I have a batch of old WWII-era warships that require modernization. I want to know if you can undertake this task. If you can, consider it as me owing you a favor. As for the question you asked me earlier..."

At this point, Chen Yu's words trailed off, and the two representatives from Skull and Bones grew visibly excited. They were keenly aware of how precious a favor from a Demigod would be, especially since Chen Yu seemed about to address the matter that concerned them most.

Sure enough, Chen Yu reached into thin air and retrieved a bottle that looked exceedingly ordinary. Inside the bottle was a mist glowing with a brilliant spectrum of colors. Although it appeared to be a mere radiant mist, it exuded an undeniably strong sense of vitality.

Underneath the hopeful and expectant gazes of the two Skull and Bones members, Chen Yu raised a finger and tapped lightly on the bottle, saying, "This is what you've been seeking. It's the twenty years of life I extracted from your previous envoy. Anyone who uses this will gain twenty additional years of life, though it's only life extension, nothing more."

The contents of the bottle indeed held those twenty years. To Chen Yu, such things were largely useless. When it comes to extending life, the methods detailed in the *Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium* are numerous, and any one of them is more potent and practical than this method of directly injecting life force.

But even so, to most people in this world, this is nothing short of miraculous—a treasure that defies nature and incites madness.

To the two members of Skull and Bones, a mere small bottle containing a flask of life might well be the most priceless treasure in existence, worthy of the highest price anyone could offer as an exchange.

"Your Excellency the Demigod, what must we pay to acquire it?" One of the Skull and Bones members, unable to suppress his excitement, asked Chen Yu the question burning in his heart.

Chen Yu smiled in response, but instead of answering directly, reached into thin air and retrieved yet another bottle.

This bottle was noticeably smaller than the first and contained another radiant mist, but although the quantity was less, its brilliance surpassed the previous one. Moreover, it conveyed an even greater vitality.

Seeing Chen Yu produce another bottle, the two Skull and Bones representatives were somewhat puzzled but held back their excitement, waiting for Chen Yu to speak.

"This second bottle contains unrefined twenty-year life force. I am pricing it at one hundred million U.S. dollars per year, which is a fair valuation." Like a merchant introducing his wares, Chen Yu described his goods in detail. After finishing his explanation of the first bottle, he held this second bottle close to his eyes, admiring the luminous radiance before continuing, "As for this bottle, it contains refined life force. It can grant anyone ten additional years of healthy life. I believe you understand its significance, so the price is identical to the unrefined life force: two billion U.S. dollars."

"Both bottles are available for purchase. However, instead of monetary compensation, I demand that you modernize two WWII-era aircraft carriers for me, and this project must be carried out with utmost secrecy. I do not wish for this matter to come to public attention."

Chen Yu's words were unambiguous. After hearing his request, the two Skull and Bones members nodded in agreement, signifying their understanding. Such demands were hardly troublesome to Skull and Bones.

"Your generosity is unmatched, and we will relay your requirements back home. I believe our associates will certainly provide you with a satisfactory response." The two Skull and Bones representatives pledged to Chen Yu.

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