21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 80 A Safety Measure

"The Tashiro Family's ancestors, Tashiro Mikisai, had once gone to the Great Ming and the Southern Seas to study medical arts and, after returning to his country, founded the traditional medical school of the Edo period.

It gradually declined during the Meiji era," Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu basically told Chen Yu the same story as Professor Kube had, but there were some differences, "Tashiro Mikisai didn't just learn medical arts in Ming Dynasty, he also learned the cultivation methods of Ming medical families. After returning to his country, he passed them down."

"So the Tashiro Family were also among the transcendents, but it seems that the medical cultivation methods passed down by the Tashiro Family were not complete. Apart from Tashiro Mikisai himself, none of his descendants reached expert level.

Although the Tashiro Family still has considerable influence among ordinary people now, they are merely a minor faction that has just managed to maintain their lineage among the transcendents."

"I understand," Chen Yu nodded slightly after hearing Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu's explanation, and then asked, "You should know that I'm doing research on broad-spectrum anti-cancer drugs, right?"

Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu nodded urgently. Even if he hadn't been following Chen Yu's news, recent media were making a big deal about it, so he was not unaware, "I saw related reports on the news. What do you need, Master?"

"Do you know anyone in the pharmaceutical industry? At least enterprises capable of handling the anti-cancer drugs I've developed. Don't bother mentioning the small companies." Chen Yu looked at Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu as he inquired, "Also, do you have any reliable candidates? I need to add an extra layer of insurance to my research team. Do you know any transcendents who study medicine?

Strength doesn't matter, an apprentice would do."

After hearing Chen Yu's question, Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu frowned and thought for a while before replying, "I know a pharmaceutical enterprise called Kyuuzai Pharmaceuticals. Although not very large, it's considered a large-scale pharmaceutical company. According to the financial report released last year, their sales performance ranked in the top fifty of all Japan.

The president, Kyuuzai Go's second son, Kyuuzai Ryousen, is a friend of mine. Although he only has the strength of an apprentice, he is a medical master's graduate who returned from studying in the United States, and his professional skills are trustworthy."

"Not bad, arrange a meeting with this Kyuuzai Ryousen for me," Chen Yu nodded, seemingly satisfied with the information Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu had provided.

Chen Yu, carrying his briefcase, was about to leave, but then he stood up and looked at Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu, who was hesitating and looking at him as if he wanted to say something. It was as if something had reminded him. He reached into his bosom, fumbled around, and pulled out a black crystal the size of a thumb and tossed it to Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu, "This is the item I promised you.

Gather the materials I want as quickly as possible, and your reward won't be small."

"I understand! Thank you, Master!" Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu hurriedly caught it, fearful of dropping the black crystal.

Seeing this, Chen Yu merely nodded slightly and then turned and left.

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The black crystal that Chen Yu had tossed to Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu was just an ordinary crystal storing negative energy. However, that negative energy had been purified by him using necromantic power, making its absorption efficiency and cultivation effects much stronger than simply absorbing negative energy from a graveyard; it was an excellent reward for Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu.

This was a technique Chen Yu had recently learned from the "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium," which included purifying and storing negative energy through a magic circle set up in his home, and of course, he could also transform it into necromantic power or add some extra ingredients.

A black crystal storing negative energy produced through such a method is a widely used material among necromancers for setting up magic circles, creating magical artifacts, or conducting spell rituals. It is very handy and essential, as it can be used for energy supply as well as a casting material.

Such a broadly utilized material is of course an important resource for necromancers, who have multiple methods of crafting it. However, Chen Yu, limited by his current circumstances, could only charge black crystals bought from jewelry shops using a magic circle at home. Although the process was efficient, the utilization rate wasn't very high.

Thus, the materials he had obtained from Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu included twenty kilograms of specially treated obsidian and ten kilograms of cut and polished black crystal. These materials were meant for storing negative energy so that Chen Yu could use them to set up a necromantic space for constructing rituals.

As for why Chen Yu sought a suitable pharmaceutical enterprise and a transcendent to join his research team through Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu, he naturally had his considerations.

Although Professor Kube was Chen Yu's mentor and their teacher-student relationship was quite good, with Professor Kube's character being very trustworthy, issues involving interests are different. Professor Kube might be reliable, but the people he introduced may not be.

Chen Yu's research on broad-spectrum anti-cancer drugs might potentially win him the Nobel Prize in Medicine, enough to make him successful and famous, but to turn laboratory research results into drugs that can be clinically applied and marketed, the involvement of pharmaceutical enterprises is inevitable.

The bosses of these large pharmaceutical firms aren't exactly philanthropists, and if Chen Yu isn't careful, someone else may profit immensely from his research results while he might end up with nothing but a hollow reputation, or worse, a tarnished name and a destroyed career.

Such situations are all too familiar to large enterprises that partner with technology developers and, through various business strategies, usurp shares from them. Eventually, once they've fully grasped the technology, they discard the developers like used tools - it's a story with countless repeats.

Chen Yu might be a necromancer capable of using extraordinary means to overturn the table, but he isn't the only transcendent in the world, nor is his power so supreme that he can do whatever he wants without consequence. Overturning the table might solve his problems, but it's also likely to result in a mess that he can't clean up - and that's exactly what Chen Yu wants to avoid.

Thus, finding a cooperative pharmaceutical enterprise and a transcendent to join his team through Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu was like adding an extra layer of insurance for Chen Yu.

Even if Professor Kube is currently Chen Yu's biggest supporter, what will happen when Professor Kube's interests clash with Chen Yu's? Will he still stand by Chen Yu? Will he truly sacrifice his own interests to protect Chen Yu's?

Chen Yu did not want to be sold out and then help count the money. He didn't want to think the worst of people, but it's never a bad idea to be cautious and prepare an extra hand.

Teacher-student relationships may seem reliable, but are there so few cases of teachers encroaching on their students' interests?