I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 135 - 125: It’s a waste if you don’t use it_1

Chapter 135: Chapter 125: It’s a waste if you don’t use it_1

"Seems like it’s no use."

"It’s not just seems, it is useless." Zheng Yichen looked at the necromantic skill center’s magic array formation and nodded, confirming that the lure made from his blood was of no use to the souls, at least not here.

"Can you deal with those things then?" Eileena eyed the extraordinary creatures gathering around them, wild dogs, stray cats, and mutated birds of sorts, none of which could be considered pets, all of them were the nasty kind.

Occasionally there were some spiritual bodies with indistinct faces mixed in, but they were not numerous. Those spiritual bodies were likely people who had died in the southern forest, their souls not completely dissipated, thus being dragged here by the necromancy.

"This shouldn’t be a big problem, I’ll show you something impressive."

Zheng Yichen raised his left hand, and a fierce wind converged in one area, forming a huge whirlwind centered around his palm. The weaker extraordinary creatures were caught in it, some shredded by the whirling air currents without even a chance to howl.

"Is that magic?" As Eileena and Katrina watched a sphere of blood gather in Zheng Yichen’s hand, they were amazed. They could hardly believe that a robustly built, inverted-triangle-shaped warrior had turned into a mage.

"It’s sort of an extraordinary ability, but the strength has weakened too much." Zheng Yichen looked at the sphere of blood in his hand and stabbed the black spear into it. The energy and strength levels in Hazy City were not too high, even less so than in Apocalypse World. After returning here, he had felt his physique weakened several times over...

The Elements power he could wield had also weakened considerably.

"The more we discover, the more we realize our past ignorance," Eileena remarked solemnly.

Zheng Yichen surveyed the surroundings. "Let’s switch locations."

The commotion here was loud, and it would surely draw other Hunters to observe the situation.

After changing locations, Zheng Yichen took out his fishing rod. Under the puzzled gazes of the two witches, he waved the fishing rod, and at its tip, a cloud of black mist appeared: "Take a look at this, I think it’ll be very promising in the future."

"The World of Death channel... You can even pull that out?" Eileena stared at what Zheng Yichen had conjured, her disbelief growing. The black mist was a connection to the World of Death, but this portal was small in scale, and the world on the other side was not something normal creatures could touch.

"I’m thinking of how to use this, or perhaps fish out some dead creatures?"

Now he could be considered an immature Elements mage, a Burst Mode warrior, and he thought it wouldn’t be a problem to add the role of a summoner. Being proficient in multiple areas was better for coping with different situations. However, as the core, Zheng Yichen still decided to primarily follow the path of a warrior.

That was what he excelled in, and his extraordinary abilities allowed him to progress further down this path. His active skills could assist him, and the passive ones he gained mostly boosted his own abilities.

Although his physique had weakened upon returning to Hazy City, other aspects had not changed much, such as his lung capacity. He might not be able to inhale fiercely for a minute and then use Iron Lungs to release a powerful air blast, but he was still a natural talent for learning the Lion’s Roar Skill, and he could still hold his breath for half an hour or even longer.

As for eating, that hadn’t changed much either; he still had a big appetite. It seemed that some passive characteristics not related to strength and physical toughness were not as severely corrected by the Environmental Adjustment.

"It’s not so simple to fish out dead creatures." Eileena shook her head, "Most dead creatures are in eternal slumber, unless they died with great reluctance. To fish them out, you need to employ some other auxiliary methods."

"That’s why I’m showing this to you."

With some resignation, Eileena shook her head: "Necromancy isn’t meant for this kind of thing. Disturbing the dead can provoke their retaliation."

"Then can we dredge up something else?" Zheng Yichen phrased it differently. Now that the fishing rod could open a gateway to the World of Death, he truly felt it would be a waste not to make good use of this attribute.

As for the dead’s retaliation, that depended on what type of dead it was. What if there were some belligerent dead creatures? And if not, perhaps he could draw out some rampaging dead creatures and, failing everything else, kill them to level up.

"I still highly discourage that approach, but if you want to utilize it, then it’s not impossible..." After considering for a moment, Eileena said. She and her sister had learned magic together, and they’d simply made different choices.

She was aware of some of the magic her sister mastered, and indeed, this World of Death channel could be used for many things. As a witch, she was curious about what existed in the World of Death, but she was more cautious.

"I can try using necromancy to attract the dead from the other side, but I can’t guarantee exactly what kind of entity will be attracted."

"Then let’s get started. Katrina, prepare your magic, in case something tries to escape later."

Under the power of necromantic skill, the black ring pulsated slightly, and a blurry hand emerged from the black mist, followed by a torso. After the Undead apparition appeared, it floated in place in a daze, showing no reaction at all.

Eileena checked the Undead and shook her head at Zheng Yichen, "This one belongs to that sort which has no self anymore, it has no value. Also, it seems the World of Death in this world doesn’t have many restrictions?"

The smoothness of the event was almost inconceivable to her.

"Continue, see if you can fish up some special Undead," she said.

Then they performed several more groups of ten consecutive summons, but the results were the same as the initial attempt: they acquired a large number of aimless Undead, none of which were anything special.

"That’s fine. After I adjust the necromantic skill a bit and send these Undead back, we can briefly share their vision," Eileena proposed, seeing Zheng Yichen’s disappointment.

"That would be good, I also want to learn necromancy," he said.

"That... depends on talent."

After returning, Eileena reexamined Zheng Yichen’s condition. She felt that the world had changed too quickly. Now Zheng Yichen was actually capable of attempting to learn necromancy; his soul had become much stronger than before. To become a witch, one needed sufficient talent.

Zheng Yichen lacked inherent talent, but his soul was strong enough to forcefully overcome the deficiency in talent. Perhaps he wouldn’t achieve the highest proficiency in necromancy, but learning to use it was still feasible.

For a moment, she began to doubt life itself. Physical strength could be enhanced with magic, but increasing the strength of one’s soul was not easy. Devour the souls of other creatures? That would affect the quality of one’s own soul.

"Being able to learn is good enough for me," he replied. "I only want to study necromancy as a complement to the side effects of my fishing rod, not to bring glory to this kind of magic."

It was about unlocking an auxiliary skill.

The next day, Zheng Yichen went to Big Beard’s Gold Shop. Upon seeing Zheng Yichen, Big Beard pondered briefly, "Oh, it’s you. How much gold are you selling this time?"

In over two months, Zheng Yichen had supplied a significant amount of gold, coming in continuously. During this time, there had been no major gold theft incidents. Big Beard was quite welcoming of Zheng Yichen’s visit; after all, getting rid of gold in Hazy City was exceedingly easy.

"Quite a lot... probably a deal worth tens of millions," Zheng Yichen responded.

Big Beard’s mouth twitched slightly, and his hand moved to the computer keyboard beside him. His sources for information weren’t just the regular news channels but also forums used by well-informed colleagues. It was the same as two months ago.

Some banks had been robbed, but only cash had been taken, not gold. "No problem!" he assured.

Big Beard saw the bag Zheng Yichen had brought out and his eyebrows raised slightly as he inspected the contents, "The gold looks fairly well-processed this time."

Seeing some finished gold products, he straightforwardly commented. Gold wasn’t jewelry; no matter how well designed, its beauty was secondary to its purity and weight when melted down to make other art pieces. At the gold shop, those factors weren’t considered—only gold’s purity and weight mattered.

In Hazy City, gold was consumed rapidly. Many research institutes would regularly purchase large amounts of gold. While others regarded this material as hard currency, in these institutes, it was simply a consumable.

So the state of these gold pieces didn’t really matter as long as they were free of significant impurities. However, the quantity was quite substantial, so Big Beard used the shop’s equipment to process the gold.

After reprocessing it, he nodded to Zheng Yichen, "There was a slight discrepancy with your processing as it mixed with some impurities. If there’s no problem, I’ll transfer the payment to you now."

In Hazy City, owning a gold shop naturally came with the authority to make large transactions. After transferring the funds, Big Beard added, "By the way, don’t do any trades with me for the next three to five days—I’m running low on cash."

He could handle the amount of gold Zheng Yichen brought this time, but if Zheng Yichen were to bring another large batch the very next day like before, then he would indeed be short on working capital. As for referring him to a colleague... What a joke, he would prefer it if Zheng Yichen always traded with him.

As long as there were no major gold heists every time he came, that was fine; during such periods, all gold shops in Hazy City would have to cooperate with the authorities.

However, such situations were rare, occurring maybe once in a decade. More commonly, there might be thefts in certain places, and the authorities would alert them to stay vigilant, asking them to report any large-scale transactions. Aside from that, there were no other concerns.