The Skeleton Soldier Became a Necromancer Chapter 31

31.

The Suicide Squad, a group of S-class hunters formed for the dimensional ascension battle.

Most of the members of the suicide squad were combat hunters, but some production hunters also joined.

One of them.

‘S-class alchemist, medicine king.’

The Pharmacist created a S-class elixir using a large quantity of A-class essence through a secret mixing method.

‘For the S-class hunters of the Death Squad, an A-class essence didn’t mean much.’

The A-grade essence that was just taking up inventory was turned into a treasure chest by the Medicine King.

‘But the Pharmacist’s recipe means nothing to me.’

Anyway, the ranks of soldiers who can take elixirs are E~F.

Seo Yijun didn’t need a high-grade elixir at the moment.

‘If the Medicine King had made a superior elixir with several essences.’

Maybe the opposite.

“I want a lower-level elixir with a D-class essence.”

Wouldn’t it be possible to create a recipe that creates multiple sub-potions from a single integer?

That was Seo Yi-jun’s guess.

“Heh heh.”

As expected.

“I was just trying to surprise you a little, but you read this old man’s mind.”

Jeong Myeong-san smiled awkwardly.

“You are amazing.”

Seo Yi-jun honestly expressed his admiration.

You’re making the exact opposite of the medicine king’s recipe.

“I thought that since you’re just a necromancer hunter, you’d need a lot of E- and F-grade elixirs, so this old man thought about it.”

“What’s the rest? It’s a sense of accomplishment.”

Jeong Myeong-san smiled awkwardly again at Seo Yi-jun’s praise.

“Actually, I was promoted to C-class and even got a title.”

“A promotion and a title? Congratulations, Researcher.”

Perhaps because of the experience accumulated over several decades, his promotion to C-class was just as fast as Seo Yi-jun’s.

Besides, getting a title meant you had truly accomplished something.

“I was able to successfully split a D-class essence with [Divide] to create two E-class elixirs. Now, I can do three.”

The title gave wings to the mass production of elixirs from Jeongmyeongsan.

“Do you need any other ingredients? Let me know and I’ll get them for you.”

“It’s okay. The cores are being consumed, but the management office is giving us some for research purposes.”

It was probably Yeon Ha-eun’s instructions.

“Then, I will combine the remaining 10 D-class essences and create an E-class elixir.”

“thank you.”

It seemed that the newly expanded skeleton soldiers would soon benefit from the elixir.

“By the way, may I ask what your title is?”

Seo Yi-jun had never heard of a title that mass-produced lower-level elixirs.

Jeong Myeong-san scratched his head with an awkward expression in response to Seo Yi-jun’s question.

“It’s a shameful title. There’s nothing you can’t say to a C-class alchemist. The system.”

Medicinal herbs.

It was a title that suited Jeong Myeong-san very well. * * *

Right after the last C-class promotion match.

Leading Korean guilds are gearing up to recruit Seo Yi-jun.

But the recruitment battle ended in a trivial way.

This is because the head of the management office, Yeon Ha-eun, issued a threat through an official document.

‘Still, several places, including the Haetae Guild, did try to contact us.’

Even after Yeon Ha-eun danced with a sword at the management office, everyone let go.

“Hunter Seo Yijun! It’s cold outside. Would you like a cup of warm coffee?”

The Haetae Guild is still persistent, though.

‘But it looks like the string has snapped.’

It wasn’t like it used to be.

The first day I met the team leader of the National Railroad, he was waiting in front of the one-room apartment, dressed neatly.

‘I knew exactly what time I would come out to meet Chief Seonwoo Chan.’

This was because the executives of the management office who had been oiled by the Haetae Guild shared Seonwoo Chan’s outside work hours.

‘But all the people who did that were kicked out.’

The head of the national railway team leader was bald and his beard was dark.

Seo Yi-jun is like that because he’s waiting without knowing when he’ll come out of the management office.

It wasn’t just the National Railroad Team Leader who was waiting for Seo Yi-jun.

There was no guild that approached Seo Yi-jun.

“Hunter Seo Yijun! What is the secret to becoming the youngest C-class Hunter, faster than Hunter Jose Woo?”

“When are you planning to promote to Class B? The people are curious!”

“There is a saying that the birthday and awakening date on the resident registration are different!”

The press came.

‘This must be the work of the National Railroad and the Haitai Guild.’

The management was careful to ensure that Seo Yi-jun was not harassed by the media.

Seo Yi-jun also found it annoying, so he tolerated some inconvenience and cooperated.

But now, reporters were accurately aware of Seo Yi-jun’s age, hometown, and awakening date.

Now that it had come to this, it was not good for either the management or Seo Yi-jun for the management to keep protecting him.

That was the reason why Seonwoo Chan did not come out with Seo Yijun, but parked his car near the parking lot exit and waited.

‘… … If we don’t go quickly, Chief Seonwoo Chan will come running out.’

Seo Yi-jun turned his gaze towards the reporters.

“I am benefiting from my childhood hobbies being linked to my traits. I can go to B-class right away if I meet the conditions. Since I am an orphan, my birthday and awakening date are different. Now that I have answered all three questions, I will go.”

Seo Yi-jun chose three questions, answered them in a rap-like manner, and then lightly left the crowd.

Although there were quite a few reporters surrounding them.

‘They all have bad bones.’

It was a simple matter of looking at their bones and reading their movements.

“Hey, you loach? You’re so good at escaping when there are so many reporters here.”

“It’s different, huh? To get away like that, you have to be at least a top B-class person, right?”

“The mask is good, you only need to choose 3 answers, and the character is unique.”

“The character is a piece of shit, it’s over with the face! Even if he ends up being a C-class hunter, what? If you put up some pictures, the views will be sweet.”

When the reporters were trying to console themselves by seeing Seo Yi-jun disappear into the distance in an instant.

“Reporters.”

“Oh my, Team Leader Guk. Thank you for the great sauce.”

“Hehehe, thank you. But more importantly, our guild is planning something fun. Would you like to hear about it?”

The national railway team leader approached them with a meaningful smile. * * *

A few days later.

3rd basement floor of the management office, indoor training ground.

“Thank you all for your hard work so far.”

Taaak!

“I, the instructor, will continue to pray for your continued success.”

Taaak!

Skeleton Soldiers 99th Brigade.

Skeleton Magic Soldier 4th generation.

Skeleton Beast Soldier 29th Generation.

A total of 132 skeleton soldiers lined up and clashed jaws.

“hmm!”

Yeonhasung proudly looked over the skeleton corps.

“Hunter.”

I winked at Seo Yi-jun.

“Okay. Then… , thank you all for your hard work. Let’s go back.”

After Seo Yijun lightly praised the skeleton troopers, he gathered them into pitch black.

‘Team Leader Yeon Ha-seong, they say you’re very affectionate.’

I’ve seen reviews online saying that they give special treatment to trainees who come and go every quarter.

Still, I didn’t know it would be this bad.

“after.”

Yeon Ha-seong was looking at the ceiling with his nose wrinkled.

“Okay.”

After breaking up with the skeleton soldier, I’m holding back tears.

“… … .”

Seo Yi-jun waited for Yeon Ha-seong to calm down a bit before approaching him.

“Thank you for your hard work training the skeleton troop.”

“Thank you for your hard work. It was my first time training a summoner, and it was a very rewarding time. And Hunter Seo paid the price.”

Seo Yi-jun did not pay for the training.

Actually, I tried, but the management office originally refused to accept training expenses and rejected me. I told Yeon Ha-eun separately, but was rejected again.

So Seo Yi-jun suggested that he pay the price in a different way.

“I have a lot to gain from it, to say that I paid a price.”

In a way that would be helpful to the administration and also helpful to Seo Yi-jun himself.

Only then did the siblings Yeon Ha-eun and Yeon Ha-seong readily accept Seo Yi-jun’s proposal.

Seo Yi-jun recalled his time training with the Skeleton Troops.

‘First of all, the skeleton soldier’s sword.’

The skeleton soldier did not wield his characteristically old sword, but rather a solidly hammered iron sword that was not very distinctive.

‘Next is the Robe of the Skeleton Wizard.’

The skeleton wizard wore neat robes instead of the bulky, tattered ones.

‘Finally, the necklace of the skeleton beast.’

Skeleton Beast Soldiers are a type of soldier without basic equipment.

But as I started training, I started wearing a necklace.

It looked like a cat or dog wearing a necklace.

It was a training sample delivered to the management office by the manufacturers’ association.

“When the contract renewal season comes, the producers’ association brings various types of samples.”

The administration selects and chooses samples and equipment for training.

For workshops that supplied equipment through the association, there is no separate lottery.

Private training centers run by large guilds also purchase training center equipment from verified management agencies.

“When they leave the training camp, they are given a gift. It is the first equipment in their lives.”

“When it comes to purchasing new equipment, you will likely prefer equipment from a company you are familiar with.”

This was because it also led to attracting future customers.

Accordingly, the management agency’s equipment selection process is fair and thorough.

“We analyze the figures provided by the association, the training team including me conducts a first verification, and then conduct a second verification through trainees who have agreed.”

It was a task that could take several months, as it required a lot of time to collect the necessary data.

However, the situation changed when Seo Yi-jun requested training for the Skeleton Troops.

“Because we were able to do skeleton training and sample verification at the same time.”

Seo Yi-jun was in charge of training the Skeleton Troops, and Yeon Ha-seong tested the samples while training the Skeleton Troops.

Skeletons with the same ability could extract data from multiple samples at once.

“Thanks to this, we have finished selecting the sword, the weapon most chosen by the warrior class, the robe, the preferred defensive equipment along with the coat by the wizard class, and the necklace that anyone can equip.”

And according to custom, the skeleton troops who completed their training were given training equipment as a discharge gift.

-Training Sword X150

-Training Robe X50

-Training Necklace X50

“It seems like a lot.”

However, their numbers were somewhat larger than those of the skeleton troopers who participated in the training.

Even if it is training equipment, the price is not cheap.

“Haha, I embezzled a bit.”

“okay.”

“… … No, I’m joking! Normally, the instructors would give extra equipment to excellent students at their discretion. Is that true?”

Fortunately, there seems to be no problem with the management office’s regulations.

Seo Yijun put the equipment in his inventory.

‘It was useful during training, but it cannot be issued to the skeleton corps now.’

There is a reason why I gave it to Seo Yi-jun now instead of giving it to the Skeleton Troops earlier.

If you give it to the Skeleton Troops, they won’t be able to take it when you summon them, and they’ll all fall to the floor.

Currently, you have to go through the cumbersome process of paying when summoning and collecting it before counter-summoning.

‘[Skeleton Soldier Reinforcement] must become C-class soon.’

The solution to this is [Skeleton Soldier Reinforcement (C)].

In this case, it will be possible to register standard equipment for normal equipment through the skill addition option.

Yeon Ha-seong asked.

“But will the training equipment suffice? Should I look for something with better performance among the normal ones?”

Training equipment is not chosen based on its superior performance.

It must have basic features, be easy to mass-produce, and be inexpensive.

Low-priced even among normal equipment.

If there was normal equipment that performed better than this, it would be overflowing.

Seo Yi-jun was not unaware of that fact.

“It’s okay. If you’re considering the skeleton corps, this is the best choice.”

“That’s right. The scale will be different.”

Yeonhasung nodded.

The skeleton corps will continue to grow in size from now on.

Therefore, in order to make it standard equipment for the legion, mass production capabilities had to be considered more than anything else.

“Besides, all equipment must be the same to be registered as standard equipment.”

“Yes.”

With that in mind, nothing was more suitable than training gear.

‘That was the case for a while.’

However, this did not mean that the Skeleton Troops would continue to use training equipment even after being reborn as a legion.

‘As [Skeleton Soldier Reinforcement] grows, the grade of equipment that can be registered to standard equipment increases.’

The main equipment grade of a C-class hunter.

Upper grade.

The day will come when tens of thousands of skeletal legions will be armed with upper gear beyond normal gear.