21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 120: 120

What is space? This might be a difficult question to answer.

In physics, space is a form of material objective existence that is relative to time, but the two are inseparable. According to the Big Bang Theory, after the universe exploded from a singularity, the state of the universe split from the initial "one," creating different forms of existence and states of motion.

The differential measurement of the position of objects is called "space," and changes in position are measured by "time." Space is expressed by its length, width, height, and size.

Physical space is more like a concept, a rule, a cosmic truth of how the universe operates.

The "Corpse Child" says: The universe in all directions is called ’yu,’ and from past to present is called ’zhou,’ what is referred to as the universe is the union of time and space.

However, from the perspective of magic, space is not just a metric for measuring the difference in position between objects, it represents a dimension or a more multi-dimensional existence. Space is more like a boundary; we live within it, and because the main space is so vast, it feels boundless. But in reality, even the seemingly infinite cosmos is akin to a big soap bubble, it is not infinite.

And around this big soap bubble, there are countless other soap bubbles, some large, some small, and some that are merely the remaining dregs from the burst soap bubbles.

What Chen Yu needed to do at this moment was to find a small piece of the remnants from a burst soap bubble, also known as Space Fragments.

If the Spellcasters were to search for Space Fragments solely with their own strength, it would undoubtedly be a time-consuming and laborious task, requiring great power. Although Space Fragments are the remnants left after the collapse of space, this ’remnant’ is relative.

Compared with a complete space, Space Fragments are indeed just remnants, but to a Spellcaster, these so-called remnants are still very useful.

The smallest might only be the size of a chest or a room, which naturally isn’t suitable for constructing Necromantic Space, and at most could be used for making Spatial Equipment. Of course, to find Space Fragments of such a size, there is no need for the time-consuming and strenuous preparation of a ritual site and such great effort.

To construct Necromantic Space, the Space Fragments Chen Yu needed obviously couldn’t just be the size of a chest or a room. If it was only that small, it wouldn’t even be enough to set up a lab, let alone to build a Mage Tower and create his own Army of the Dead. Even if Undead creatures could be stacked up without taking up much space, a whole army still requires quite a bit of room.

When the spell for constructing Necromantic Space was first researched, it was a troublesome task for a Necromancer to find a suitable Space Fragment to construct their own Necromantic Space.

Not only did it require considerable strength to control the Space Fragments, but it also necessitated a profound knowledge of magical theory and familiarity with spatial structures among a series of conditions.

After all, those were Space Fragments, and without understanding this knowledge, capturing and remodeling them would be almost impossible.

But now, Chen Yu clearly had not reached such standards. His strength, by the standards of a Necromancer, could only be considered passable. Although a Certified Necromancer seemed strong in this world, for the Necromancer himself, it was just the beginning of the Necromancer’s path.

However, fortunately for Chen Yu, what he was using was not the most primitive spell for constructing Necromantic Space, but a ritual version that had been improved upon by generations of Necromancers.

Through the ritual altar and Magic Circle, with the help of the earth’s energy and Negative Energy, the burden and consumption of the Spellcasters were greatly reduced, while also enhancing the Spellcasters’ sensitivity to space, making it much easier to find suitable Space Fragments.

Of course, although the target was to find sufficiently large Space Fragments, this didn’t mean that the smaller fragments couldn’t be used. They just needed to collect many small fragments and piece them together.

It sounds simple, but it is a very intricate and troublesome task. It’s not like playing with a puzzle, but rather, piecing together fragmented and incompatible spaces. Even knowing the method can be very bothersome, if not necessary, Chen Yu didn’t want to do it this way.

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Moreover, the smaller the Space Fragment, the less likely it was to contain anything within it. The larger Space Fragments could sometimes keep some of the original things before the space broke, such as soil, water, and air.

If lucky, large Space Fragments could even contain life, like a small world. These types of Space Fragments are also called Semi-planes by mages, a precious and elusive treasure.

But clearly, the small Space Fragments could not preserve such things, because they were too fractured, finding a stone within them could be considered a stroke of luck.

However, he still collected all the Space Fragments he had found so far. No matter what, they were Space Fragments. Whether to use them to piece together a Necromantic Space, or to blend them into a larger Space Fragment found later, or to make Spatial Equipment, all were excellent choices.

With the assistance provided by the ritual altar, Chen Yu felt like he was playing a small game, as if he was constantly searching for glowing fragments in the dark.

The perception provided by the ritual altar was like the field of view in a game, continuously illuminating the darkened map, and then Chen Yu needed to collect the glowing fragments in the lit map. Although it wasn’t stated how many points were needed to pass the level, obviously the larger the fragment, the higher the score, and naturally, the higher the score the better.

Chen Yu wasn’t in a rush. Finding Space Fragments wasn’t an easy task, and even with the enhancement of the ritual, he even adjusted Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu’s stone imbued with spatial power to serve as Casting Materials, enhancing the Magic Ritual’s perception of Space Fragments.

But finding a sufficiently large Space Fragment was still a stroke of luck, especially when the construction standard for Necromantic Space required a fragment at least the size of a small island.

As time passed, Chen Yu couldn’t help feeling a bit disheartened. Perhaps because the space around the ritual site was relatively stable, he hadn’t found any sufficiently suitable Space Fragments.

All he had collected were some small Space Fragments, which put together, could just about create a space slightly larger than the current warehouse he was in, but this clearly wasn’t enough to construct a Necromantic Space.

Just as Chen Yu was calculating the consumption of the ritual and how much longer he could sustain it, as well as considering whether he needed to prepare for a second ritual, his luck finally turned around when a massive Space Fragment appeared within his sensing range.