[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in":3,"chapter-the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-502":6,"glossary-terms-620":24},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},358470,620,"Chapter 502 - 414: New Skill (One more update today.)_2","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-502",502,"\u003Cp>Chapter 502: New Skill (One more update today.)_2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s still danger?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wu Heng’s heart tightened. He originally thought that even if the ghost enhancement didn’t go well, the worst-case scenario would be losing some materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed there was indeed a certain risk involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also fortunate that he hadn’t blindly attempted to use the ritual before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, there really could have been some danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the manuscript’s owner, who used ghosts for various ritual experiments, Wu Heng’s relationship with his own ghost was more like family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They relied on each other, and even without enhancement, being able to provide reconnaissance was pretty good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to insist on enhancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s try a ritual that doesn’t have severe consequences first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng looked at several rituals in the manuscript and the consequences if they failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose one that would only result in weakness, called ‘Spirit Vision’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its effects were not recorded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, among several failed rituals, it was scribbled and modified, recording the final ritual content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spirit Vision: Main ingredient, a pair of Seer’s Eyeballs (or Owl Hawk’s Eyeballs), 50 grams of Moon Spirit Sand, auxiliary materials, 5 grams of Yin Fang Grass Powder, 10 milliliters of Warlock Blood (or Lifeforce Blood).”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Array materials: Blood, Gold Powder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyeballs of a Prophet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is like dropping a bomb at the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Necromancers are so hated; even rituals require organs from specific professions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, each ritual requires many attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a bit scary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there are alternative materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the fact that the Seer’s Eyeballs were listed first implies that the manuscript’s owner prioritized them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the materials are various Alchemy and Rune materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng often helped the Skeleton Alchemy Warlock buy materials, and he’d seen them in shops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also had a supply of Warlock Blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And enough Gold Powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That indeed satisfied the material requirements for the ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he saw the final version tested by the manuscript’s owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The likelihood of problems was very small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two ghosts flew out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They floated in the air, one on each side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao immediately flew to the side to watch the animated film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng directly said, “I’ve found a method for ghost enhancement, and I’ve chosen a relatively simple ritual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao floated back and asked, “Is there danger?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The notes say that if the ritual fails, there will be a period of weakness,” Wu Heng answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll be weak, or will we be weak?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The participating ghost will be weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao asked again, “Then, will the enhancement be significant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There should be a certain level of enhancement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a while, Xiao Xiao turned around and asked, “Auntie Glenda, do you want to enhance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glenda thought for a moment, “I want to enhance my illusion and telekinesis.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao clenched its tiny fists, “Then I’ll do it, just a few days of weakness is nothing scary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng smiled, “Don’t worry, there won’t be any problems.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then come back, and I’ll go out to buy the materials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two ghosts nodded and re-entered his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He greeted Mini.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he took the carriage to Lighthouse Street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered the island’s largest Alchemy Material Shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a simple inquiry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shopkeeper smiled and said, “Yes, Owl Hawk’s Eyeballs are materials for elixirs that remove illusions and enhance perception, but they are a bit pricey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He breathed a sigh of relief at the availability of such materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he couldn’t just go and dig up ‘Mackintosh’s’ grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had met once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much?” Wu Heng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“120 silver per eyeball.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take two, wrap them up with the other materials, and I’ll carry them away later,” Wu Heng said as he paid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him act so decisively, the shopkeeper also cheerfully agreed, packed up the purchased materials, and handed them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng took the package, said goodbye to the shopkeeper, and walked out of the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed the road looking for the carriage and also glanced over toward the port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The port was likely not very peaceful these days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guard Teams were stationed all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The workers were also traveling back and forth between the trading ships, carrying goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, out of the corner of his eye, Wu Heng saw a figure standing on the gangway of a ship, talking to a manager from the trading company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone from the Old Barrel Tavern, one of the two who had led the way for Wu Heng before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they leaving the island?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Mackintosh dead, was the Old Barrel Tavern closing down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng merely glanced briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of greeting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A carriage passed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He boarded the carriage and hurried towards his residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the sky outside the window had already dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng took out all the materials he had prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mixed blood and gold powder in a bowl, then began to draw the formation required for the ritual on the empty room’s floor, following the records on the manuscript.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed a bit complicated, but for the current Wu Heng, it was not a difficult task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the last stroke was completed, the entire formation took shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could vaguely feel the necromantic aura emanating from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any delay, he placed the remaining materials with precise accuracy in their designated positions according to their quantity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he said, “Xiao Xiao, go inside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao was somewhat worried, “But, if something happens, you have to save me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, it’ll be fine,” Wu Heng assured her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glenda also said, “If there’s a problem, just knock over the ritual materials to interrupt it. It’ll be fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!” Xiao Xiao directly flew into the center of the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiao Xiao entered, the blood-colored array began to emit a glow visible to the naked eye, enveloping the central materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, under the shroud of the bloody light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the materials crumbled like fine sand, transforming into energy orbs, and converged toward Xiao Xiao in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, Xiao Xiao and the energy orbs began to intertwine, swirling together like a vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the watchful eyes of Wu Heng and Glenda, Xiao Xiao’s body absorbed all the energy orbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xiao Xiao returned to her original appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ghost Unlocked Skill: Spirit Vision.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he heard the prompt, Wu Heng was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed as he had conjectured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he carried out the procedure according to the final result in the records, there wouldn’t be any problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao, looking dazed, floated midair, “What now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s done, you can come over,” Wu Heng called her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation had already become ineffective, the blood had disappeared, leaving only some iron-black sand that faintly outlined the shape of the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s done?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her still somewhat perplexed, Wu Heng held up three fingers, “What number is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m already in kindergarten, okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just tell me the number.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s 3!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it seems like there’s no problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really, Uncle, you’re so mean,” Xiao Xiao pouted, crossing her arms as she floated out discontentedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glenda asked Xiao Xiao what she felt during the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao pondered the words to express her experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng meanwhile opened Xiao Xiao’s panel to take a look at the new skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spirit Vision]: This spirit body possesses the ability to discern levels, allowing it to identify the level of the unit it gazes upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Discern levels?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skill description this time was indeed straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it meant the emphasis on needing eyeballs in the materials was to enhance the ability to discern levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking carefully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng couldn’t help feeling elated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that once a battle started, he could discern the enemy levels on the battlefield through Xiao Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could quickly target some high-level professionals hiding in the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was indeed quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle, where’s the ability you mentioned? I can’t seem to find it!” Xiao Xiao consulted with Glenda and then flew over to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a moment, Wu Heng explained, “It enhanced your investigation ability; you can see other people’s levels. The method of use is probably similar to how you normally become invisible and visible—try it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao nodded and attempted it while floating midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as she looked toward Wu Heng and Glenda, her gaze gradually widened, “I see it, Uncle; there’s a red energy orb around you, and Auntie Glenda’s is light red.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That should be the discernment of levels. My energy orb is red because I’m at level 15, while Glenda is level 10, hence light red,” Wu Heng explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, can I go out and have a look?” Xiao Xiao asked, filled with excitement and joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead, just avoid the central area.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, got it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao replied and flew straight out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng also carefully left the room and headed toward the fourth floor’s bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated over whether to have the little maid join him for a rest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when Xiao Xiao flew back in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle, I saw that bald man; they’re at the harbor and have boarded a small boat to depart,” she reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The bald man from Old Barrel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, several of them have already left,” she confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To leave the island?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Old Barrel no longer operating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was it a silent departure in the middle of the night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me check.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao merged into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vision was instantly shared with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a hidden spot outside the harbor, six people were boarding a small boat, preparing to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the effect of “Spirit Vision,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the energy orbs around each person were exceptionally glaring in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the six, five had light red energy, and one, wearing a cloak and mask, had an exceedingly bright red glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A level 15 professional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Old Barrel had a powerful individual among them.\u003C\u002Fp>",1667,"2026-05-30T04:42:23.945Z","2026-06-14T10:25:32.817Z",1,"novelbin.me","3eebb07bb202c0d26cfa61e998e2585ae5020eaf59dcf97de0739a6113a15687","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-503","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-501",1714,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-cover.jpg",{"terms":25,"userReplacements":26},[],{}]