Chapter 261: She Might Want to Join Us
Wu Heng had also considered coming over at night,
To secretly take the internal organs.
But after careful thought, he realized he might not be able to perform the dissection and organ extraction himself.
Although the "Book of Necromancy" did have related descriptions, he hadn't actually practiced them.
Therefore, he needed these coroners to complete the task.
"What procedures are required?" Wu Heng asked.
The coroner immediately explained, "The allocation of corpses and organ extraction both require approval from the Steward."
Approval from the Steward was needed.
Back in Blackstone Town, the internal organs of Bagdong had been extracted.
It was probably Steward Yazde who directly ordered the extraction.
As a Deputy Steward doesn't have that authority, which is understandable.
In many places, Deputy Stewards appoint locals with high prestige as honorary Deputy Stewards, so it's impossible for them to have the right to dispose of corpses at will.
Wu Heng didn't make things difficult for them.
He said directly, "Wait here for a moment; I'll go discuss this with the Steward."
"Yes, Deputy Steward!" The two nodded.
...
Wu Heng returned to the office.
Andviel saw him come back and began packing up to get off work.
Wu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Andviel, please go to the Steward and tell him I need a skeleton servant skilled in water. Request to have last night's pirate corpse allocated to me."
Rather than just needing the internal organs, it would be better to get the entire corpse.
If the other party agreed, the internal organs would naturally belong to him. If not, he could step back and request only the internal organs.
"Understood, Master." Andviel nodded and left immediately.
Not long after, Andviel returned with some documents.
"How did it go?" Wu Heng asked.
"The Steward agreed."
Wu Heng took the documents, which detailed the allocation of the corpse.
It wasn't as difficult as he had imagined.
"Did the Steward say anything?"
"He said to follow the Guild's procedures."
Hmm?
For a necromancer, applying to the Guild for a corpse was already very rule-abiding.
"Let's go fetch the corpse."
...
Returning to the morgue,
The two coroners were still doing their work.
Wu Heng handed them the documents and said, "Extract the internal organs."
The coroners glanced at the papers and exchanged looks.
It wasn't just permission to extract the internal organs; it was authorization to allocate the entire corpse to the other party.
This seemed to grant him the right to dispose of the corpse.
The two whispered to each other and then began the organ extraction.
Sharp scalpels cut open the chest, and they extracted various internal organs.
Wu Heng took out the 'Organ Jar', and after the two cleaned the organs, they placed them inside.
Closing the lid, the Organ Jar sealed automatically.
The two coroners continued to suture the chest cavity of the corpse.
"Do you have a straw mat? Wrap it up."
"Yes!"
"Wrap up the corpse; I'll take it with me."
The coroner took a straw mat from the corner of the room.
They wrapped the corpse.
Wu Heng stored it in his spatial ring, took out a few silver coins, and placed them in their palms. "Thank you for your hard work."
Seeing an unexpected reward, the two smiled. "It's our duty, Deputy Steward."
"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can head home early."
The two saluted and watched as Wu Heng and Andviel left.
...
Returning home,
Minnie came up to greet them.
After Wu Heng changed his clothes, she linked arms with him and walked inside.
She whispered, "Did Sister Andviel tell you about the mansion? The renovations are going great; the whole house is bright."
Wu Heng withdrew his arm and put it around her shoulder. "How much longer until it's finished?"
"It seems it'll take another five or six days," Minnie said and continued, "Master, let's plant some vegetables in the yard then. We won't have to go out to buy them anymore."
"No need to be so frugal."
"And let's plant a fruit tree and build a bird's nest on it."
Seeing the little bunny girl so happy, Wu Heng smiled. "Alright, we'll do as you say."
Minnie giggled. Andviel tidied up the coat rack and joined them.
She and Minnie started preparing dinner together.
...
At the harbor, on a docked cargo ship,
In the dim cabin, a few glowstones hung.
Under the soft light, a brown-haired man in a black suit sat silently on a wooden chair outside an iron cage, waiting.
At this moment, footsteps sounded.
An old man dressed as a captain came down from above.
He bowed slightly, "Master, we've gathered some information. Last night, it was Team 3 from the Guild who got intel on 'Lier' and went to arrest him."
"Hmph, useless!" the man cursed and continued, "What about those girls?"
"They were taken away by the Guild people."
"Nosy fellows. Buy some new ones back; don't delay the banquet." He took out a white handkerchief and gently wiped his hands.
"Yes, Master," the old man replied.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, the man spoke again, "By my calculations, that Wu Heng should be arriving at the port of the Kingdom of Otruluk soon. Inform the pirate groups over there: whoever brings me his head can exchange it here for 20 gold coins. The two artifacts on him will be priced separately."
Hearing about 20 gold coins,
The old man's eyes lit up.
The man smiled and said, "This money won't be easy to earn; otherwise, so many people wouldn't have fallen by his hands."
"Yes, Master. I'll spread the news tonight."
"Go ahead!"
...
After dinner,
Minnie and Andviel went downstairs to the training room to practice.
With skeletons accompanying them and being within the Guild, there wouldn't be any danger.
Wu Heng, on the other hand, used the Realm Gate to go directly to the Zombie World.
Over there, it was already getting dark.
The survivors at the base began packing up, preparing to close the passenger station's gates.
As he walked out of the building, Li Yanhong received the news and came over from a short distance.
She handed him two bottles of potions and said, "Those two corpse cores have been sent to the prison. These are newly made by the Alchemy Skeleton."
Wu Heng took them and stored them in his spatial ring.
At the same time, he pondered whether to bring the Alchemy Skeleton over.
Making these trips back and forth was somewhat troublesome.
However, potion production wasn't that frequent.
For over a month before, there were no potions, and only in the past few days had they started to come in.
Moreover, the alchemy lab was over at the prison, making it somewhat troublesome to move.
He didn't continue thinking about it.
He asked, "Any issues with the scavenging?"
"No problems. The scattered zombies in the neighborhood aren't much of a threat. We're equipped with crossbows, and with some precautions, killing a few isn't an issue," Li Yanhong said confidently.
The crossbows are simple to operate and quite powerful.
Although one bolt might not kill a zombie, with several people together, it's not hard to kill them.
Then, Li Yanhong continued, "Recently, Qi Hancai has been coming over frequently, casually inquiring about recruiting survivors.
... Hmm, I suspect she might want to join us."
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