21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 519 - 515 Three Days of Preparation (Seeking Subscriptions, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Wishing to complete the Necromancer class change ritual in just three days was indeed a bit difficult for Misumi Mikoto, especially since Yu Chen himself had spent a full week preparing back in his time. Thus, he was indeed intentionally making things hard for her.

But Yu Chen had no one to guide him back then; he was self-taught, and he had to prepare all the materials from scratch, which naturally took more time. Now he had provided Misumi Mikoto with all the materials and was giving her on-site technical guidance, which was a much better condition than what he had initially.

Although three days was somewhat tight, as long as Misumi Mikoto was diligent, meticulous, asked questions in time, and didn't waste time, it was still possible for her to complete the class change ritual.

Of course, at the moment, Misumi Mikoto had no time to contemplate whether Yu Chen was being hard on her; her entire focus was on how to complete the ritual.

Three days might seem like plenty of time, but it was only 72 hours, and eight hours had already passed. The various materials Yu Chen had prepared for Misumi Mikoto still lay untouched, and the overall progress of the ritual remained at zero.

Of course, in these eight hours, Misumi Mikoto wasn't completely idle. Under the unrestricted guidance of Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi, she had come to understand the entire content of the ritual in the booklet and memorized it all in her heart after comprehending it.

After a short rest to refresh her spirit, Misumi Mikoto finally began the actual preparation for the ritual.

Picking up a skull prepared by Yu Chen, and although she had braced herself psychologically, she still prayed internally before she picked up the carving knife, intending to inscribe Runes on the skull.

Seeing Misumi Mikoto finally start to carve, Yu Chen nodded in satisfaction and, without sparing any advice, told his apprentice, "When carving, don't apply too much pressure. The skull, being the hardest part of the human body, is also quite brittle. If you carve with too much force, it could cause damage, so be careful and take it slow, and it's best to sketch out a draft first."

This, too, was advice from Yu Chen's own experience; after all, collecting these materials without killing was not an easy task, and any wastage due to mistakes was something the younger Yu Chen could not afford.

Even now, although he had a relatively stable source of supply, obtaining human materials in large quantities was still a very difficult task.

"I understand, Master," Misumi Mikoto said, heeding Yu Chen's advice and quickly moderating the force on her fingertips. She carefully traced an initial scratch on the skull, tested its depth, and then carefully began to inscribe.

Watching Misumi Mikoto start her preparations, Yu Chen then turned to Hiromi Jounouchi and said, "Hiromi, if you're tired, you can go rest first."

"Shouldn't you be more tired than me? I'm of Dragon-descent; my stamina is better than yours," Hiromi Jounouchi joked with Yu Chen but then added, "Have someone send over some food. We can handle not eating for eight hours, but Meiqin is probably hungry by now."

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"You sure are caring for her, aren't you, Mistress?" Yu Chen teased Hiromi Jounouchi but still gestured for the Ghost Maid to prepare food to bring over. Just as Hiromi Jounouchi said, he and she could skip a meal without trouble, but for Misumi Mikoto, it was only because she was fully engaged that she didn't feel hungry—although her stomach was indeed empty by now.

However, even after Yu Chen had the Ghost Maid bring food, it took a long time for Misumi Mikoto, who was starving, to remember to eat.

"Teacher, is there any…" Misumi Mikoto was about to ask Chen Yu if there was anything to eat when she saw the covered plate beside her and immediately realized that her teacher had already prepared food for her.

After lifting the lid and seeing the hot soup and food still giving off steam inside, Misumi Mikoto quickly thanked Chen Yu, who was reading a book beside her, "Thank you, Teacher. Where is Dr. Jounouchi?"

"It's too late; I told Hiromi to go rest," Chen Yu said, taking out a golden pocket watch from his bosom. He observed the time and then said to Misumi Mikoto, "You have been working continuously for 14 hours. Go take a bath, come back and get a good night's sleep before continuing. There's plenty of time; you don't need to work so hard. As a mage, you must always maintain a good mental state, even as a necromancer."

Hearing Chen Yu say this, Misumi Mikoto realized she hadn't rested since she had arrived, and sudden fatigue washed over her, dispelling her intention to continue working.

"I understand, Teacher. I'll eat something first," Misumi Mikoto said, picking up the spoon from the plate and starting to eat.

Seeing Misumi Mikoto accept his advice, Chen Yu nodded and closed the book in his hand, standing up, "I'm going to rest now. If you need anything, you can have the maid come find me."

With that, Chen Yu then turned and left.

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When Chen Yu returned to the bedroom, Hiromi Jounouchi was leaning on the velvet bed, reading a book. In front of her was a small table with a set of live chess, and the game was in a stalemate.

"Didn't you say you were going to sleep? Reading and playing chess?" After removing his coat, Chen Yu approached the bedside, teasingly commenting on Hiromi Jounouchi's multitasking.

"I was thinking about sleeping, but after having some milk, I found myself unable to sleep, so I took out the chess set," Hiromi Jounouchi said, patting the space beside her and flipping the blanket open to Chen Yu, "Come play chess with me! It's boring to play alone."

"If you're bored, you should just sleep earlier," although Chen Yu said that, one of the chess pieces on the board still moved forward under his control.

Seeing Chen Yu move the chess piece, Hiromi Jounouchi became interested and set the book aside on the nightstand, controlling another chess piece on the board to counter Chen Yu's previous move, "We finally have a three-day holiday, even if it's a leave of absence, but wouldn't it be too wasteful to just sleep?"

Neither of them touched the chessboard, as the pieces were miniature automatons that only moved under their magical control.

"How is Dr. Misumi's progress? She's not still working late, is she?" Hiromi Jounouchi asked Chen Yu with concern for Misumi Mikoto, since after all, Misumi Mikoto was just an ordinary person, and her body wouldn't hold up with long hours of work and lack of sleep.

"I told her to go rest. I must say, she is really diligent. I believe she will successfully complete the ritual," Chen Yu remarked, controlling his chariot to charge at one of Hiromi Jounouchi's pieces, and soon the two pieces were locked in battle…