21st Century Necromancer

The construction of the Necromantic Space still required many steps, and to prevent elemental creatures from invading the Space Fragments, the portal opened by Chen Yu was not very large. Pumping air and water into the Space Fragments took some time, so after assimilating the Space Fragments into the Amethyst Skull, he set it aside.

As for establishing the Mingyue Society and gaining his own power base, Chen Yu certainly gave such orders to Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and Kyuuzai Ryousen, but in reality, he wasn't enthusiastic about it. The purpose of having the two of them set up the Mingyue Society was simply to ensure he had manpower available for similar situations in the future.

For a Necromancer, the thoughts of the living are too complex. Rather than taking the time to subdue subordinates and train enforcers, it was much simpler and more convenient to create a couple of corpses and turn them into Undead Servants.

Undead Servants not only lack miscellaneous thoughts but also do not fear death like the living. Even if assigned to a mission that is certain death, they can be entrusted with it confidently.

While creating powerful Undead Servants required time, in this world, Chen Yu seemed to have no need for overly strong Undead Servants. Those he upgraded for the first time were sufficient to handle the majority of situations.

However, obtaining corpses for creating Undead Servants... This was indeed a rather troublesome matter. It's not that Chen Yu couldn't get hold of corpses, it's just that he didn't want to do so via illegal means, as that could easily cause trouble.

Even though Japanese police in TV dramas seem to do their work perfunctorily, and Tokyo has a high number of missing or suicidal individuals daily, this did not mean they were entirely incompetent. Should the attention of the state be aroused, Chen Yu didn't believe his current powers were sufficient to oppose the force of an entire nation.

Moreover, the Metropolitan Police Department of Japan is only in charge of investigating general cases. In Japan, there is also the Public Security Intelligence Agency, an intelligence spy agency specifically tasked with investigating "certain groups that should be restricted".

Chen Yu learned from Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu that crimes committed by Transcendents are not under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police Department but are investigated by the Public Security Intelligence Agency; moreover, the Supernatural Forces Squad, which also falls under the purview of the Public Security Intelligence Agency as part of the Japanese Official apparatus, was not something Chen Yu wanted to provoke.

Perhaps he should find a way to collect some corpses? Chen Yu considered this; collecting corpses was inevitable since he needed to create his own Undead Servants and assemble an Immortal Legion. Corpses were an essential material.

But for safety reasons, it would be better to wait until the Necromantic Space was complete before doing so; moreover, storing corpses in the Necromantic Space would also serve the purpose of preservation and preliminary processing.

While considering these issues, Chen Yu also organized the work at hand.

As far as research was concerned, Chen Yu did not need to worry too much. Everything was on track. Doctor Higashiyama and the Glasses Doctor were capable of handling the daily tasks required by the research department, and he just needed to keep an eye on the progress and prevent any slacking.

However, as an associate professor, even if he wasn't responsible for many patients, there were still one or two patients assigned to him daily that he needed to handle.

If it wasn't for the fact that Chen Yu was known to not be good with papers, he might even have to review them. Professor Niaoi felt this profoundly; whenever Chen Yu visited his office, he was either writing papers or reviewing others' papers.

Just as Chen Yu finished organizing his tasks and was about to leave the office, his phone suddenly rang.

Picking up the phone and seeing Misumi Mikoto's name, Chen Yu raised an eyebrow but still answered the call, "Moshi moshi, Dr. Misumi?"

"Hello, Dr. Chen Yu? This is Misumi Mikoto. I'm sorry to bother you. If I remember correctly, Kube once mentioned you are a professor at the University Hospital, right? Can your laboratory test for floating organisms?

I have a sample that needs testing, but there's a bit of trouble on the UDI side, and we can't conduct the test temporarily. Could I send it over to your place for testing?" Misumi Mikoto's voice came through the phone, speaking words that left Chen Yu somewhat puzzled.

"Testing for floating organisms?" Chen Yu asked back, feeling quite confused.

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"I'm really sorry, Doctor Chen!" As soon as they met, Misumi Mikoto hurriedly apologized to Chen Yu and explained to him, "I'm sorry to trouble you again!" Discover stories at empire

"It's no trouble at all. The work you do at UDI is remarkable, I've also read the article about the honey cake, and you guys are truly admirable. It's my honor to be able to help," Chen Yu exchanged pleasantries with Misumi Mikoto, while leading her and the Nakado Department member carrying a case behind her towards the laboratory.

He took the two to his research team's laboratory. Although it was already after hours, the members of the research group were still working in the lab and none had left because the workday was over.

"Professor!" Upon seeing Chen Yu come in with guests, Doctor Higashiyama, who was on duty that day, quickly greeted him.

Since the laboratory was running smoothly, Doctor Higashiyama and the Glasses Doctor each had their own patients to take care of, so they had implemented a rotating duty system. One person covered the lab one day, and the other took care of their patients. Today, it just so happened to be Doctor Higashiyama's turn to manage the lab side of things.

"Higashiyama, you're on duty today? Your girlfriend won't have anything to say about that, will she?" Chen Yu responded to Doctor Higashiyama, also joking with him, "I brought two friends from UDI to borrow some equipment. They have some things they need to test."

"Oh, what analysis do they want to perform? Our lab's equipment is for drug analysis, it might not be suitable," Doctor Higashiyama cautioned. Although this was not in accordance with lab protocol, Doctor Higashiyama clearly wasn't going to remind Chen Yu of such matters after regular work hours had ended.

University Hospital labs are of course forbidden to outsiders and do not allow unrelated persons to touch the experimental equipment. But if a professor wants to work on a private project, who would speak out against it? Unless there is a personal grudge, most people would choose to turn a blind eye.

"We primarily want to borrow a microscope to compare the floating organisms in the samples. It doesn't require any special equipment," Misumi Mikoto heard Doctor Higashiyama's query and quickly explained.

"Oh, then please feel free. The workstation over there is empty, and the microscope is at your disposal. You can use them directly," Doctor Higashiyama said upon hearing Misumi Mikoto's explanation, becoming even more unconcerned, since it was just a matter of borrowing a microscope for comparative analysis, not something worth fussing over.