[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-dragon-necromancer":3,"chapter-black-dragon-necromancer-black-dragon-necromancer-chapter-27":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Black Dragon Necromancer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2312787,4521,"Chapter 27","black-dragon-necromancer-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>“Sakavi, how about we have white-cut little girl for lunch today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have any human girls here. I can’t make it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, you actually stole it all yourself and didn’t even leave me a bite?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t eat it. I sent it all to the Black Forest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why send it there? Wood elves eat only plants—it’s a waste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you remember why I got cut to pieces by a dozen legends last time in the Abyss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this time you said there’d be no problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You actually believe that merchant Aruz?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, if there’s nothing to eat, then I won’t eat. But you’re seriously short on hands here! Haven’t you thought about hiring some?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have any suitable recommendations?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do, but I’m not sure you can even get them to come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only trying will tell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I was in the Duchy of Last, I met someone—he’s a white dragon bloodline descendant. He was ostracized everywhere in the duchy and left at age twelve. Now he lives in Thornhold as a ranger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, abnormal beings are heavily ostracized and frequently suffer discrimination, largely because many of them are dragon-blooded. Many chromatic dragons mate with animals, producing dragon-beasts; those born from mating with sentient beings are called dragonfolk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there are exceptions—some offspring are sentient beings carrying dragon blood, like Sakavi’s harpy daughter. Creatures like kobolds have been hybridized for so many generations they merely retain traces of dragon blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Klauzuna’s introduction, Sakavi decided to visit Thornhold. Various dragon-blooded beings naturally feel drawn to dragons, and dragons never reject them—so the two often grow close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suleid, come out! I’ve come to see you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Klauzuna? Aren’t you still with Duke Last? What are you doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I quit. No pay for work—you’ll starve eventually. Look, this is my new employer. Interested in joining?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I won’t serve anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t misunderstand—Sakavi’s a decent man. Aside from his hobby of robbing, he has no issues. His greatest pastime is studying magic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said I’m not interested.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friend, name your price! I need someone with your strength as a retainer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave my place right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the white-haired, blue-eyed human slam the door shut, Sakavi left with Klauzuna, found a small tavern, drank murky fruit wine of unknown origin, and discussed what to do next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Klauzuna, has your friend been through something? He seems to harbor strong ill will toward me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sakavi, you must understand—in the bottom layers of this world, weakness is the original sin. Not everyone can be like you, born able to fight wolves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In lawless places, handsome boys are far more dangerous than beautiful girls. And we’re so weak that even after escaping that environment, we can’t survive alone—you, raised in the wild, can’t understand that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, I was tall, dark, and ugly—no one wanted to touch me. But Suleid was different. You can imagine what he went through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who was involved? I need every single person’s identity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave it to Verna. That’s her job.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want sincerity, I have to do it myself. Want to come along for the show?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d love to!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suleid, I’m back again. Don’t rush me out—first, look at the gift I brought. You’d better come out. I don’t want to dirty your house.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Sakavi dumped a sack of heads onto the ground and grinned: “Friend, check if anyone’s missing. You should know all of them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suleid trembled as he picked up each head one by one, examined them all, then suddenly knelt and said: “Suleid Rodell obeys your command, great master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakavi quickly helped him up and said: “Dragons don’t kneel to anyone except the Dragon Father—Aeo. You’re Klauzuna’s friend, so you’re my friend too. From now on, we’re allies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether it’s murder, arson, or battlefield combat—I’ll follow without hesitation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. I, Sakavi, swear by the Five-Headed Dragon Queen: I will never again commit such filthy deeds against any being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underworld has grown increasingly active lately. Sakavi decided to send Suleid to scout the underworld—to identify which factions deserve close attention—or should be eliminated early. Suleid is a master-level ranger; his combat strength is highly reliable, making him vital to Sakavi, who is severely short on personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakavi’s attitude toward subordinates has always been: better to have none than to take the wrong ones. When he was in the underworld, several dragons came to join him. Seeing their thuggish aura, he drove them all away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a juvenile dragon hadn’t yet matured and stayed by his side for years, he could still mold them. But those already grown? Even if you break them, they’ll plot behind your back. If you don’t break them, they’ll openly rebel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing matters here, Sakavi immediately returned to his stronghold. Lately, someone had leaked that Sakavi had money—every faction now constantly watched his Agrik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five dragons had been caught red-handed by Verna and beaten senseless—but it did no good. Sakavi was baffled: how could a master-level dragon have the confidence to rob a stronghold guarded by two legends with a mage tower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Verna recently reported traces of drow elves near Agrik. Yesterday, they captured a mind flayer, still locked in the dungeon. Now that Suleid had arrived, Sakavi assigned him to the underworld to teach those arrogant bastards a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While maneuvering against various factions, Agrik’s construction advanced rapidly. On the 14th day of the seventh month in the Red Moon Calendar 1138, the castle bearing Sakavi’s hopes held its completion ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it was a purely military fortress—not open to the public. Only high-ranking officials and garrison troops of the duchy could reside within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the fortress, Sakavi ordered the construction of a complete residential district. Unlike Weilincheng, Agrik had no slums. Anyone seeking work here could apply for free temporary dormitory bunks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This eliminated chaos caused by unemployment—at least in theory. Verna said it was wishful thinking; dark corners couldn’t be avoided, and couldn’t be sealed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when designing the residential district, she deliberately made the sewers unusually wide and left ample space for future modifications. Since they couldn’t be prevented, she directed them into the sewers—out of sight, out of mind, without damaging the image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the fortress was impenetrable, the shadowy figures finally stopped watching for treasure. Now that Agrik was secure, Sakavi could turn his attention to treasures beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rebellion had been fully quelled for three years. Though scattered reports of cultists or undead attacks still surfaced, they posed no real threat. Yet the Rosen Empire grew more unstable, not calmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only were chromatic dragons rampant on home soil, but over a dozen from abroad had come to join the chaos. Among them, the most notorious was the blue dragon who ruled northern Bladaso Continent, calling herself Thunder Matriarch Vendsa. After two years of bloody war, she slaughtered every last member of the Thornhold tribe of orc-blooded crossbowmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seizing Thornhold, the temperamental blue dragon immediately sent envoys to the Rosen Empire demanding a ducal title, threatening to destroy the Loga Grand Canyon if refused. To prove she wasn’t bluffing, she ravaged the Loga Grand Canyon before the letter even reached Skullcrusher City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rosen Empire, unable to spare troops, agreed to grant her the ducal title—but imposed a condition: she must expel all other chromatic dragons from Bladaso Continent. Vendsa had long been furious at dragons encroaching on her territory, but had been too busy to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After six months of fierce fighting, the other dragons either fled or surrendered. The entire continent was cleared. With the situation stabilized, Lady Riedna invited Sakavi, Vendsa, Mo Ge, and the sea elf Grofen the Wave-Strider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four met in Lotaq, the capital of the wood elves in the Black Forest, to discuss continental affairs, demarcate boundaries, and agree no faction would interfere further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meeting, Sakavi inquired about the state of Rodmerian Continent—the land where Duke Last ruled. The answer stunned him: the Rosen Empire had summoned a bronze dragon demigod from the Astral Plane and granted him the title of Prince of the Blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demigod didn’t hesitate—he founded the Modus Duchy and recruited chromatic dragons as his vassals. The remaining lands, aside from Duke Last’s territory, were almost entirely carved up by dragons. The Rosen Empire issued two more ducal and three marquis titles to four chromatic dragons and one bronze dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Forest alone controlled half of Bladaso Continent. The rest, besides two chromatic dragons’ holdings, amounted to less than one-eighth—scattered, fragmented scraps. Sakavi generously suggested they divide it all up outright, earning universal approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The losing chromatic dragons fled back to the underworld. This contest, due to Tiamat’s decree forbidding dragonkind from killing each other, saw low dragon mortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only about a dozen reckless ones died in various “accidents.” One blue lady insisted she had nothing to do with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some clever chromatic dragons took advantage of the Rosen Empire’s distraction to raid everywhere—and grew rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the hundreds fighting for territory, only three locals succeeded in seizing land and obtaining legal status. This status was issued by the Church of the War God—once granted, no one could legitimately hunt them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t think chromatic dragons disdain legal status. Without it, a dozen factions will line up to harass you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With legal status, others can only sabotage you in secret—they can’t openly attack you, unless you directly seize a power too strong. Robbing a minor count or merchant? No one cares.\u003C\u002Fp>",1577,"2026-06-20T13:10:04.638Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9c850e5cd434da0fbaaa017f126f4476f73aed3c047c4734332f6734dfff8460","black-dragon-necromancer-chapter-28","black-dragon-necromancer-chapter-26",145,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-dragon-necromancer-cover.jpg"]