21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 746 - 742 Expansion (Seeking Subscriptions, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

746: Chapter 742: Expansion (Seeking Subscriptions, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

746: Chapter 742: Expansion (Seeking Subscriptions, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

After Gilles de Rais accompanied Joan of Arc on a tour of Paris and her hometown six hundred years later, they finally set off for London, and correspondingly, their whereabouts were eventually known to the Church.

A saint recognized by the Church had been resurrected by a vampire through evil means, and it was the legendary figure of Joan of Arc with unparalleled influence that was brought back to life, which was nothing less than a thunderbolt for the Catholic Church.

When the Pope, who was enjoying his dinner, received this news, he simply smashed his cup and almost resorted to his old skills from managing an Italian bar to beat the director of the Inquisition who delivered the news.

“What on earth are you doing?

A vampire that managed to live for six hundred years is one thing, but to let him resurrect the Maid of Orleans!

Do you realize what this means?!” the Pope thundered at the director of the Inquisition, almost pointing at his nose and cursing him.

Faced with the Pope’s anger, the director of the Inquisition could only bow his head and take the scolding, as he was well aware of the magnitude of this incident.

Due to the trial of Joan of Arc in those days, relations between France and the Church had been strained.

Later, Napoleon’s crowning ceremony further trampled on the Pope’s dignity, and the actions of the Church during the French Revolution filled the French People with rage, leading to an ongoing tense relationship between France and the Church.

Had the Church not recognized Joan of Arc as a saint a hundred years ago, mending the ties between France and the Church, the relationship between the two might have been even worse.

Now, if the French were told that their saint, who was burned by the Church, had come back to life, resurrected by a vampire…

The director of the Inquisition thought that even in the Middle Ages, when people’s faith was most devout, the French would have razed the churches, burned the clerics, and completely overturned the Catholic Church’s belief in France.

The Pope also knew that anger was futile at this point.

After half an hour of ranting, he finally asked his subordinates for solutions.

“We will dispatch our finest witch hunters and paladins to pursue them, and we will be sure to capture the heretics,” the director of the Inquisition promised.

He indeed planned to send the most powerful forces at his disposal to capture Gilles de Rais and Joan of Arc.

However, the Pope obviously did not feel reassured, or rather, he had no confidence in the Inquisition’s best witch hunters and paladins.

If they truly had the capability and strength to capture Gilles de Rais, he would not have been free for six hundred years, let alone succeeded in resurrecting the Maid of Orleans.

One must know that in the heyday of the Holy See, the directors of the Inquisition were bona fide demigods, and among their witch hunters there had even been legendary figures like Van Helsing who could hunt Count Dracula.

In such a formidable era, they had not captured Gilles de Rais, and the Pope certainly did not believe that the ability of the Inquisition today would be stronger than that of their predecessors, in an era when the Church’s influence had waned.

“I will send an ascetic monk to take charge of this matter, and have your people provide comprehensive assistance!” the Pope finally decided, bringing out the Church’s trump card.

If an average person speaks of an Ascetic Monk, they probably mean a monk who is simply living austerely according to ancient precepts, but when the Pope speaks of Ascetic Monks, he is referring to the true foundation of the Holy See, capable of inducing Divine Descent in Descending Angels.

Within the Catholic Church, they are also known as Ascetic Monks because they must maintain their faith with the most devout attitude and purify both body and mind with penance, so that when the angels descend, they may accommodate more of the divine light.

Upon hearing that the Pope had dispatched an Ascetic Monk who could summon the Descending Angels, the head of the Inquisition wanted to say something else, but seeing the pope’s undeniable gaze, he had to swallow his words and take the command with a bow.

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Setting aside the pursuers sent by the church and the strife between Gilles de Rais and Joan of Arc, let’s turn our attention back to Chen Yu.

With the assistance of the Chitose Sisters, Misumi Mikoto’s Necromantic Space construction ritual went very smoothly.

Although she did not find a large piece of Space Fragment that could be directly used as a Semi-plane like the one Chen Yu had found, through the accumulation of smaller pieces, Misumi Mikoto still managed to gather enough Space Fragments to erect her Necromantic Space.

Though the space cobbled together was only about five hundred meters in length, width, and height, and could not be compared with the island owned by Chen Yu, for Misumi Mikoto, it was enough to get excited and satisfied about, as she now had a place to build her own Mage Tower.

Moreover, once the Mage Tower was established, it would be possible to continue expanding the Necromantic Space by collecting more Space Fragments, allowing it to grow and expand its area until it eventually became a true Semi-plane.

Seeing that Misumi Mikoto had finally completed her Necromantic Space construction ritual, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn’t help but feel tempted and asked Chen Yu after sending Misumi Mikoto away, “Husband, do you think I should build a Necromantic Space for myself too?” novelbuddy.cσ๓

“Why would you think that?” Chen Yu looked at Jounouchi Hiromi, appearing rather indifferent to her statement, “Of course you can if you want, Hiromi.

The Ritual Altar was left for you in the first place.

But now that we’re married, do you still need a separate space?”

“I sort of do, but it’s not a big deal.

I was just thinking that if I am to be Divinely Enthroned as you planned, should I build my own Divine Kingdom, or should we continue living together as we are now, joining our Divine Kingdoms?” Jounouchi Hiromi only showed interest in the idea but didn’t act on it, instead bringing up a topic that she cared about greatly.

Chen Yu thought about the question for a moment before answering, “Joining our Divine Kingdoms is certainly possible.

After all, we are a married couple.

Why would we live separately?

Plus, combining the Divine Kingdoms of two deities will only make it stronger.

However, I still respect your opinion, Hiromi.

If you wish to keep the Divine Kingdoms separate, that’s fine too.”

“Let’s put them together.

I see no need to separate,” Jounouchi Hiromi decided after pondering for a moment, feeling that even if she became a Demigoddess, she had neither the desire nor the necessity to live apart from Chen Yu.

However, she added, “But I’m still not used to always using your Mage Tower.

The practices of the Necromancy School differ from those of the Blood School, so I think I’ll build my own Mage Tower.

Also, husband, don’t you think your Necromantic Space needs to be expanded a bit?”

“Enlarge it a bit?” Hearing Jounouchi Hiromi’s words, Chen Yu glanced at his own Necromantic Space, which had become lively but somewhat crowded with the training of the Undead Legion all over the previously deserted island.