On the dense forest path back to the Tree Court.
Qimeng ducked into the shade of a tree, sat down cross-legged, and took advantage of the rest break to pull out that pitch-black Wordless Magic Book.
She flipped it over and over, studying it, resting her chin in her hand as she fell into deep thought.
“This can’t be one of those... notebooks where whoever’s name you write in it dies of a heart attack, right?”
She casually snapped a nearby branch with bright berries and tried to use the colored plant juice as ink to doodle on it.
As a result, the juice simply slid off the pages.
Deeply disappointed, Qimeng stroked the smooth, mirror-like black leather cover of the book.
“What’s this? It won’t even take plant juice. Is it really just a black leather brick?”
Something occurred to her. Although magic power couldn't penetrate it, what about skills?
Qimeng activated her 【All-Things Deconstruction】, actively probing into the interior of the black book to investigate!
The next second, the skill triggered the array formations hidden deep within the book!
Hum—!
The black book suddenly released a brilliant glow like the night sky!
On the blank page, a chibi 3D portrait was suddenly imprinted out of nowhere, looking like a watercolor painting.
It was none other than Camilla, the Third Miss of the Black Bone Territory who had just been killed!
Next to the portrait, there was a line of bloody, ornate script.
【Necro Notebook: Actively collects the life source energy of strong females after death, allowing them to be resurrected to become female weapons.】
【It has recognized you as its master. Contains the Authority of Corpse Refining. Currently recorded Extraordinary Rank demon body: Enchantress Camilla.】
“Huh?! Necro Notebook?! I’ve become a necromancer?!”
Qimeng’s eyes nearly popped out of her head, and she blurted out a curse on the spot.
“What the hell! This lady is a pure, fragrant Demon Tree! What’s the meaning of giving me this kind of wicked spell for building a corpse army?!”
This kind of evil art that pieced the dead back together to use as thugs—not to mention how humans would hunt her down for it, even among the demons who lived by the law of the jungle, she would probably be treated as a lunatic and terrify everyone.
As expected of a bizarre magic book retrieved from a pile of ten-thousand-year-old monsters; its style was exceptionally evil!
But... Qimeng sensed it carefully.
She herself controlled the life authority of 【Life Deprivation】, while this magic book represented the death authority of Corpse Refining.
Life and death intertwined.
Could it be that she might grow into an existence that controlled the cycle of life and death?
“Wait... This thing isn't the kind of mass-summoning style of a typical necromancer. Low-level lifeforms are directly vaporized when collected, so generic mobs can’t be recorded at all.”
Qimeng flipped through the rules of the pages, her eyes suddenly widening.
“So that’s how it is.”
“And this evil book can actually only record females?!”
“Hey! Isn't this biased double standard a bit too obvious?!”
Qimeng cupped her face, falling into self-doubt.
“This lady doesn't even have a joystick anymore! What’s the use of recruiting a bunch of obedient female subordinates?! And... can they even compare to this lady’s peerless beauty?! Honestly!”
Complaining aside, it would be a waste not to use this ability.
Normally, a necromancer would have to sacrifice massive amounts of blood and living souls to awaken this kind of living body.
But Qimeng was different. This magic book was practically tailor-made for her!
Earlier, when she absorbed those soldiers in the fortress, the life and mana that seemed to have dissipated had actually all been gathered by the Necro Notebook.
With this ready-made reserve, it could serve directly as the material to reconstruct a physical body!
“I choose you, Camilla!”
Qimeng tapped her finger, and a rich flow of life source energy surged into the magic book.
In an instant, black flowers bloomed in the air.
A graceful, delicate body materialized from the void.
The reconstructed body had been cleansed of all impurities from her previous life, returning to a state of purity with fair skin, while retaining her combat instincts and memories of her past life.
And around her neck, a black ring of death had clearly appeared.
Camilla opened her eyes, her beautiful gaze filled with bewilderment as she touched her chest.
“I... Wasn't I sucked dry and killed?”
“Yeah, you were completely dead.”
Qimeng raised an eyebrow, looking at the newly born female body before her.
“But this lady fished you back. Strictly speaking, you are just a replacement for your former self.”
“It’s you... You killed me.”
Camilla’s body trembled slightly, her eyes complex as she looked at the beautiful girl in front of her.
“What? Do you hate me? Want to rebel against me?” Qimeng asked with a mischievous grin.
“No...”
Camilla suddenly clutched her head in pain.
“My body... My body can’t harbor even the slightest thought of rebelling against you. Ma... Master, you are my controller... This thought is the foundation of my rebirth... What have I become?”
“You are a 【Corpse Princess】 with an immortal body. Your past is wiped clean. The current you is just this lady’s thug.”
“Yes... Camilla understands. I will dedicate everything to serve Master.”
Camilla’s enchanting instincts seemed to triumph over her confusion.
“Master, since I’ve been given a second life, let us follow our hearts and indulge ourselves a little~”
She giggled, taking a step forward with her long, slender legs, and actually began unbuttoning the leather armor on her chest right in front of Qimeng.
With her shoulders half-exposed and looking incredibly seductive, she straddled Qimeng’s lap, leaning down close, her breath as sweet as orchids.
“So... great Master, would you like to taste Camilla’s service first~?”
Thwack!
Qimeng flicked her smooth forehead hard, making her let out a sharp cry of pain.
“If you dare use this kind of cheap seduction on me again, this lady will turn you back into ashes on the spot!”
Camilla scrambled to her knees in terror, her delicate body shivering.
“I won’t do it again! I won’t do it again! Ca... Camilla’s instincts just yearned to be close to Master... I was wrong.”
“Fine, stop acting crazy.”
Qimeng massaged her temples and sighed. She felt this magic book was incredibly indecent. Could its true form be some kind of galge magic book?
“I have a task for you. Help me search the Flourishing Forest for a secret territory suitable for the full descent of the Tree Court.”
“Your wish is my command, Master!”
“Also, don’t go looking for men everywhere, and women are a no-go too! I can sense everything you do. If you dare throw yourself at others, I’ll crush you with a single finger and send you back to the furnace.”
“Yes, Camilla belongs only to Master!”
Camilla bowed respectfully, and then her body flashed, turning into a stream of dark purple light that vanished into the woods.
Watching Camilla’s departing figure.
Qimeng stood up and scanned her surroundings.
Ever since she arrived in the Flourishing Forest on this trip, she had been planning to relocate the Tree Court here. The mana concentration here was more than ten times higher than in the Genesis Forest!
On her way back, Qimeng was in no rush.
Instead, she walked while searching for treasures in the forest.
This kind of undeveloped primeval forest was practically teeming with treasures.
After stepping into the Extraordinary Rank, Qimeng’s perception of plants had become increasingly acute.
Under the guidance of the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees, high-tier magic materials hidden in the dark were all pointed out, allowing her to easily harvest them along the way.
Earlier, Baikui had given her the alchemy manual of the Thirteenth Young Master, which recorded quite a few magic potions that could enhance combat power.
Although that guy was a useless waste, he was still a Demon Prince who had plagued the region, so his collection did have some substance.
Looking closely, it was obvious that the book had been plundered by the Demon Prince from human alchemists. It not only recorded recipes for breaking through from the Intermediate Rank to the Advanced Rank, but even included refining methods for body-tempering magic potions prepared for breaking through to the Extraordinary Rank.
This could be considered an unexpected pleasant surprise.
Although Qimeng wasn't good at alchemy, she possessed 【All-Things Deconstruction】.
As long as she analyzed and optimized the recipes, eliminated the side effects, and mixed in her own boosting magic fruits, she could significantly raise the overall strength of her territory.
As for those medicinal ingredients in the recipes that were difficult for human adventurers to gather...
It wasn't a problem at all.
To Qimeng, harvesting them was no different from pulling weeds in her backyard.
Rate on N.U.
