21st Century Necromancer

"Yes, that\'s possible. The three major schools maintain the existence of the Association for this reason. The Association itself has a trading network. If you have any needs, you can issue a request through this trading network. In fact, maintaining this trading network has become the main function of the Association now." Despite feeling embarrassed, the man still explained to Chen Yu.

"Is the trade for money or for other things in exchange?" Chen Yu continued to inquire.

"Money is not much of an object in the eyes of supernaturals. Although some do use currency, for supernaturals, what\'s valuable are various supernatural materials or cultivation resources. Real valuable things can\'t be bought with money." The man realized that Chen Yu wasn\'t a supernatural from a prominent family and made an extra effort in his explanations.

Chen Yu was satisfied with the man\'s answer, nodded slightly and then waved his hand to dispel the Bone Spear and asked, "What\'s your name?"

"Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu." With the threat removed from his neck, the man immediately stood up straight, giving Chen Yu a respectful bow to show his good and proper etiquette, a stark contrast to his previous drunken brawler demeanor.

The surname Tsuchimikado made Chen Yu raise his eyebrows; all ordinary people would have heard of the descendants of the Great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei. Chen Yu was not unfamiliar with this surname, so he asked with curiosity, "Tsuchimikado family?"

"Not from the Main Family, just a branch," Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu\'s expression suddenly became somewhat bitter. "Descendants from the Main Family wouldn\'t be assigned to the Association. Even if they made a mistake, it would be handled within the family. Only people from the branch families get sent to \'retire\' in places like this."

Chen Yu could not affirm or deny Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu\'s words. These kinds of internal family struggles and disasters were none of his concern, and carelessly intervening would mean dealing with an enormous entity like the entire Tsuchimikado family. Besides, there was no connection between Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and himself, and helping him would yield no benefits, so why bother?

As for minions, for a Necromancer, are living humans ever better than the dead?

"So, if I want to use the Association\'s trading network, how do I go about it?" Chen Yu now took on the air of a master and spoke rather bluntly. But everyone thought this attitude was natural for him.

Although the 21st century had already arrived, for supernaturals, power still reigned supreme. Chen Yu\'s power could be said, without exaggeration, to be so immense that even if all members of the Supernaturalist Association attacked him together, it would only cause him to lift a finger.

Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu exchanged glances with the receptionist beside him, and seeing her subtly shake her head, he understood she hadn\'t yet had the chance to explain these matters to Chen Yu. So he said, "May I ask the master to follow me so that I may explain everything in detail?"

"Do you have coffee? No sugar." After giving a slight nod to Chen Yu, he spoke to the receptionist who was about to pour some tea and then followed Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu into an office next door.

Upon entering the office, which looked like a reception room, Chen Yu naturally seated himself on the sofa, while Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu conscientiously stood by his side, not presuming to sit down.

If it had been a supernatural from an ordinary small family or sect, they may not have cared about these formalities, but someone from the Tsuchimikado family would naturally not be so rude or casual. The older and more established the family lineage, the greater the emphasis on these formalities.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Sit down and talk, don\'t be too formal," Chen Yu said to Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu, who remained standing until the receptionist brought the coffee. Chen Yu picked up the coffee before telling him, "I\'m just an ordinary person, not from any big family. Normal social etiquette is fine. I wouldn\'t know how to respond to the traditional etiquette."

"My apologies," Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu said upon hearing Chen Yu\'s words, and finally sat down in front of him. The receptionist quickly left the room and closed the door behind her.

After sitting down, Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu reorganized his thoughts before speaking up, "To use the Association\'s trading network, you must first register as an official member of the Association, recording your supernatural profession, name, and other relevant information. Then you can get the qualification to use the trading network.

The original trading network was an underground black market located in Tokyo, accessible only to supernaturals. But with the advancement of internet technology in recent years, online transactions have become popular, and now the Association\'s trading network system has also become a trading platform and logistics system.

Supernaturals post buying or selling information on the platform to exchange what they have, and after reaching a trade agreement, they use the Association\'s logistics system for delivery. It saves a lot of trouble." Experience exclusive tales on empire

At this point, Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu looked at Chen Yu and asked, "Do you wish to sell something, Master, or are you looking to acquire something? Feel free to tell me. Although I\'m only from a branch of the Tsuchimikado family, I still have some influence with the Main Family. If you need anything, the Tsuchimikado family will surely not be stingy."

"I do want to buy some things, but I am curious— are there so few Master Rank supernaturals in Japan today? Why is your attitude toward me so subservient...then respectful?" Ignoring Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu\'s offer, Chen Yu asked about the reason for his drastic change in attitude. "The Tsuchimikado family has a thousand-year lineage, it\'s not strange to have Legendary-rank warriors...

No, with the Tsuchimikado family\'s heritage, it wouldn\'t be strange to have Legendary-rank warriors. Your attitude doesn\'t seem so confident!"

The words made Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu wryly smile, "If it were a hundred years ago, the Tsuchimikado family would indeed be as Master Yu describes, with Legendary warriors as its backbone, and the members of the Tsuchimikado family would have enough confidence. But the war those years ago resulted in losses for not just the secular government; Japan\'s supernaturals also suffered heavy blows.

Otherwise, why would the Supernaturalist Association, this kind of compromised entity, have been established?

Now, there are not many Master Rank strongmen left in the Tsuchimikado family. The only ones who have a Master Rank are the historically prestigious grand schools, and only such schools have sufficient legacy to elevate a supernatural to Master Rank.

Ordinary smaller schools have scattered inheritances; having an Expert Level supernatural as a leader is already quite remarkable, and many small schools simply have only formal supernaturals as their figureheads."