Rebirth of the Necromancer Villain in a Game Novel
The Revival Army base.
Fafnir returned first and checked the Revival Army status window.
[System: Revival Army of Baran Kingdom] __[System: Faction Rank: C-rank] __[System: Number of Personnel] __[System: NPC: 10,323] __[System: User: 3,323] __[System: Assets: 32,300 gold] ‘This situation is no joke.’
During the battle, he had barely escaped and received almost no budget.
They had secured the base, but under these conditions it was obvious he would be crushed by other warlords.
‘But that’s no longer the case.’
Fafnir visited Princess Elizabeth, then took out the jewels.
“Your Highness, please use these jewels for the Revival Army’s funds.”
“Lord Fafnir… what is this…?”
“While exploring a mountain, I found a cave. I exterminated the monsters inside and brought them back.”
Like a mountain of gold and jewels piled on the tent floor.
The nobles all stared at him with wide eyes, unable to believe it.
“Your Highness, with just this…”
“Yes, if we have this much in jewels, we won’t have to worry about money for a while.”
“This should solve the budget shortage and let us buy food, weapons, and mercenaries from nearby lords.”
“Use these jewels wisely, Lord Fafnir.”
- Revival Army Contribution: +18,000 __[System: Overall Contribution: Exceeded 300,000] __[System: Revival Army Rank: Upgraded to A-rank] __[System: You can now voice opinions at Revival Army strategy meetings] __[System: You can command 30 Revival Army knights and 500 soldiers] __[System: You can purchase A-rank items from the Revival Army Contribution Shop using contribution]
Contribution Shop?
Fafnir hadn’t expected something like this.
‘I’d better try it out.’
Right now, points were what mattered.
A-rank items would definitely be decent.
“Your achievements are truly great. With this much in jewels, the Revival Army’s power can spread to the surrounding regions.”
Princess Elizabeth smiled after examining the jewels.
“Do you have any special request for me?”
“No, Your Highness.”
Fafnir lowered his head and thought.
‘Since I’m putting these up for investment anyway…’
In times like these, holding onto jewels offered little benefit.
Food and raw materials had higher value than precious metals, and even those were fluctuating in price.
‘Actually, holding them for a long time might be best.’
Once the kingdom stabilized, he could buy and sell jewels at high prices again.
But raising specs a little right now would yield far more gains than waiting.
“Your Highness, this is my investment. When the time comes for Your Highness to drive out Duke Goein, I expect proper compensation.”
“That’s only natural. Very well, I will guarantee it.”
Princess Elizabeth nodded at Fafnir’s words.
Not only that, she actually wrote an investment loan document on the spot.
- You have obtained Princess Elizabeth’s Investment Loan Document (Normal).
“If you want a territory, I can’t give one right now, but once I restore the kingdom, I will definitely do so.”
Once you become a lord, you can collect taxes every ten real-world days.
With development, you could earn hundreds of gold in profit, so even a rich player would always have a territory.
Especially a territory called “Honey Land” would produce profits rivaling a real-world Gangnam landlord.
‘If I receive such a territory, I’ll definitely become incredibly wealthy.’
However…
Fafnir shook his head.
“Your Highness, I’m sorry, but I cannot accept a territory.”
“You cannot accept…?”
“I am a Necromancer and an adventurer. If I receive a territory, the Church and nobles will definitely cause trouble.”
Major guilds and various factions would come to pick me apart!
Even if there were a hundred billion won buried in a garlic field, it would be taken away quickly, so it was better not to have it.
“In return, I would like to receive it as a bond.”
“Of course it’s possible. Repay it three times… and then…”
Elizabeth pondered for a moment and spoke.
“Do you know about the royal treasure vault?”
The royal treasure vault that treats even Epic items!
Fafnir nodded.
“Yes, I’ve heard of it.”
“Then let’s make it quick. In addition to the bond, if I find the throne, I will allow you to take two treasures from that vault.”
- New Quest ‘Royal Debt (Epic)’ has been generated. __[Quest Title: Royal Debt] __[System: Grade: Epic] __[System: Objectives] __[System: Defeat Duke Goein and restore Baran Kingdom (0/1)] __[System: Description: Princess Elizabeth promised to give two royal treasures from the royal treasure vault upon restoring the kingdom.] __[System: Reward: Experience, two Epic~Legendary items from the royal treasure vault]
He could even obtain items from the royal treasure vault as a reward!
“Then I will take my leave.”
“Oh, there is one more mission, Lord Fafnir.”
“Yes?”
“It should be entrusted to a trustworthy person… but with you, it should be fine.”
Elizabeth handed him a letter.
“Please deliver this to my great-grandfather, Duke Belladius.”
***
Fafnir left the command post and headed to the central plaza of the base.
‘Investment was done, but… let me take a look at the equipment.’
Among the items taken from the temple were weapons.
Fafnir selected the two best ones and kept them as his main weapons.
‘One sword, one staff. Honestly, this is enough.’
Opening the inventory, equipment information appeared. __[System: Blood Duke Kalos’s Blood Sword] __[System: Type: Weapon (One-Handed Sword)] __[System: Grade: Epic] __[System: Level Limit: 170] __[System: Attack Power: 705~940] __[System: Durability: 150/150] __[System: Strength +70] __[System: Constitution +45] __[System: Agility +30] __[System: Armor Penetration +450] __[System: 40% Vampire on all attacks] __[System: Armor Penetration +70] __[System: Can pierce 70% of magic protection and deal damage] __[System: Can add up to 30% additional attack power using HP] __[System: Random status effect debuff applied to the enemy when damage is dealt] __[System: All sword-related skills increase by 1 level upon equipping] __[System: +5 cm range when used by a Dark attribute job] __[System: Can be equipped even if cursed, ignoring level limit] __[System: 3% reduction in enemy defense when damage is dealt] __[System: When defeating over 20 enemies, the grudge inside the sword summons and attacks nearby enemies] __[System: Description: Blood sword used by the Blood Magician Duke Blood Kalos. Strong curse aura lingers because countless grudges have soaked into the blade.]
__[System: Nihart’s Skull Staff] __[System: Type: Staff (Two-Handed)] __[System: Grade: Epic] __[System: Level Limit: 140] __[System: Physical Attack Power: 15~15] __[System: Magic Attack Power: 412~553] __[System: Durability: 180/180] __[System: Intelligence +120] __[System: Wisdom +55] __[System: Skill Power +250] __[System: Skill Cooldown Reduction 24%] __[System: All Dark attribute skills increase by 1 level] __[System: When using a skill, randomly casts one additional status effect debuff skill] __[System: All skill casting times reduce by 15%] __[System: All bone-related skill attack power +5%] __[System: Cast Unholy Aura on friendly units within 15m radius] __[System: When Dark attribute skill level is 10 or higher, can cast Dark Storm skill] __[System: Dark Storm: Turns dark mana into a storm and attacks. Deals damage based on enemy magic defense. Certain probability of inflicting Blind status effect.]
‘This is a jackpot!’
Two Epic-grade weapons!
‘For now, I don’t have to worry about attack power.’
If he faced monsters far stronger than anything his current weapons could handle, no matter how good his control was, it would be hopeless.
These weapons would greatly reduce that worry for a while.
Depending on his control, he could even tackle overwhelmingly strong monsters.
Until now, many monsters had survived one-shot kills, but with their attack power increased, he could kill those too right away.
‘With this, I can finally go on quests.’
Southern Duke Belladius.
The great noble and great-grandfather of Princess Elizabeth.
‘Now that I’ve created a base, I must start gathering allies.’
Even if the Revival Army had legitimacy, it was impossible alone.
First, gather noble allies and grow the faction.
‘I also obtained the temple, so now I just need to explore other dungeons.’
He didn’t even need to clear them.
Just receiving the first-discoverer buff was enough; he wouldn’t face any more of Flush’s luck.
‘I’ll take bones too, then head out again.’
Baran Kingdom, where internal conflicts among lords never ended!
Security had worsened, and because they couldn’t be exterminated, powerful monsters and orc units were rampaging everywhere.
It would be a tough fight, but the rewards would also be substantial.
Fafnir looked forward with excitement.
‘Before that, I should at least use the shop.’
Contribution Shop.
A shop where accumulated contribution from the early event days could be used to buy items or gold.
“Here, please give me 100 each of herbs and potions, and five packs of military rations.”
“Enhancement stones and… ten antidote potions. The rest with mana crystals.”
“Can’t you lend me a million points? I want to buy something worth 10,000…”
“Sorry.”
Many users were already exchanging contribution for items.
Fafnir quietly slipped in among them and faced an NPC.
“I’d like to use the Contribution Shop.”
“Ah, yes.”
The NPC’s response opened the catalog. __[System: Your current Contribution Rank is A] __[System: You can use the A-rank and below Contribution Shop] __[System: Even if using points, the existing points will accumulate for ranking calculations]
A catalog divided into A through F ranks.
From simple potions and repair kits to special equipment and rare materials, every kind of item was available.
‘Gold and experience capsules too… everything.’
Fafnir skipped items below B-rank.
‘Gold and capsules can be bought later, so let me look for special items first.’
In fact, this was the first time Fafnir had used the A-rank shop.
Turning the page, various rare items, equipment, and materials passed by. __[System: Unique Mana Stone x20: 10,000 Contribution] __[System: Lunatic Metal x10: 15,000 Contribution] __[System: Willrod’s Thunder Earring (Unique): 30,000 Contribution]
Since it was an A-rank shop, only high-grade items of at least Rare grade were shown.
Each one was tempting, but if he bought indiscriminately he would go bankrupt in no time.
‘The shop structure is basically loss-making from the start, so…’
Contribution was fundamentally event currency, so its value was lower than gold or experience.
If he didn’t carefully choose what he could actually use, even Fafnir would quickly become penniless.
‘The ranking doesn’t matter, which is fortunate, but I still need to buy only what I need.’
Fafnir carefully checked both equipment and materials.
However, the results were far from satisfactory.
‘It’s harder to find than I thought.’
Because he was a non-mainstream job, suitable Necromancer-only items were rare.
‘This is unavoidable… but should I obtain other items and do financial management?’
Then…
Turning the page of the catalog, one skill book caught his eye. __[System: Daemon’s Elite Skeleton Mage Summon Skill Book (Unique): 40,000 Contribution]
A Vision Unique skill book!
Even the exact type of skill book he had been looking for.
‘I have to buy this!’
Fafnir quickly reached out with a snap.
- You have purchased Daemon’s Elite Skeleton Mage Summon Skill Book (Unique).
Ding!
Since there were no competitors, the skill book was instantly in his hands.
‘Skeleton mage…’
So far, Fafnir’s skeleton soldiers had all been close-range attackers.
If skeleton mages were mixed in, it would allow complex battles like archer skeletons.
‘In multi-vs-multi fights, variables could be created, and firepower would become completely different.’
Moreover, unlike other Necromancers, Fafnir had another breeding method planned.
Even though he spent 40,000 contribution points, it was no loss at all!
‘Then let me try learning it first.’
Fafnir quietly placed his fingers on the skill book.
The next moment, a new message appeared.