The Executed Sage Reincarnates as a Lich and Begins a War of Aggression Chapter 57: The Sage Seeks Alternative Means

After that, we went around the laboratory.

The weapons we had stolen, including the magic cannon, had all been improved.

However, they seed to still have so problems, which made it difficult for them to be imdiately put to practical use.

The gun was the closest one to reaching completion.

Even so, there were signs that the rest of them would eventually be developed enough for practical use.

Since the director was fully confident as she explained that, there was no doubt about it.

There wasnt any need to be impatient.

Weapon developnt was a long term project, and it wasnt like I needed to rush to strengthen my army.

I told the staff that it was okay if they took their ti developing the weapons, so I expected solid results.

Nothing good ca from rushing things anyway.

After exploring the weapons developnt area, we were led to a large room next.

It had a higher ceiling compared to the previous room, cages took up most of the space.

The room was filled with neatly divided cages except for the corridor.

Several layers of the bages were stacked upon each other, to the point that they reached the ceiling.

There were multiple barriers deployed on the bars.

An alarm would ring if one carelessly touched them.

They were all tightly sealed.

There were moans coming from countless cages.

These were the sounds I was already used to hearing: the voices of captive ghouls.

Those ghouls within the cages were lying restricted.

Their physical decay wasnt progressing, and they seed to be new individuals.

From afar, many of them were indistinguishable from humans.

We were researching ways to return the undead into living beings here.

The undead within the cages were intelligence agents from various nations.

They were people who had sneaked into the capital. It felt a waste to just kill them, so they were used for experintal purposes.

It was ideal for , since most undead would beco skeletons once their decay advanced too much.

If we were to experint on such a thing, it was better to try it on recently turned undead.

A tal tag was affixed on each cage.

Detailed conditions of the undead were described on it.

It indicated what kind of experint had been done to each undead.

Looking at it, it seed that a detailed inspection was being carried out.

The enthusiasm and struggles of the researchers could be felt here.

We have tried various dications and magic, but we are still unable to find any way to do it. It has been said that the transformation of the living into the undead was irreversible, so overturning it should be

The director looked around and then trailed off.

I dropped my shoulders in disappointnt, but that was just how hard it was.

I was aware of how absurd my request was.

That was why I didnt bla them.

Currently, it was near impossible to restore a completely altered organism.

It was practically common sense, even with magic which was supposed to be capable of causing various phenona.

You can prioritize other research and developnt, but do not stop working on it. Continue investigating.

Ye, yes! I understand!

The director nervously replied to my command.

While I didnt want to pressure them too much, it would be troubleso if they just gave up.

This should be just right.

I may need to explore it myself.

Regarding the thod of returning the undead into living beings, it wasnt like I researched it to use it for myself.

Since I was deeply connected to the Valley of the Dead, I would probably still remain undead, no matter what I did.

It was a powerful curse in and of itself, and it wasnt sothing that could simply be resolved by any ans.

It wasnt sothing that could be solved regardless of all the knowledge that was gained through the research.

Regardless of my own circumstances, having such technology would be very useful.

There were various possible applications for it.

Soone like Doldar, for example, it might be alright if I returned his state to that of a human.

He was originally a rare talent who used to be great pirate.

If he were to regain his personality, he would be able to make full use of his abilities.

I wonder how I would turn out if I were to beco a living being?

Grom muttered as he thought that.

That was a difficult question.

In his case, the process which led to his birth was complicated.

He was a powerful undead born as result of synthesizing a large number of undead using my authority; thus, he gained their mories and experience.

Grom, who wielded enormous miasma and magic power, was a monster who was only inferior to .

Honestly, it wasnt only a problem of reversing the undead into the living in his case.

The scale of his transformation was different from that of a single individual.

It was practically impossible to turn Grom into a living being just as he was.

Might it be more practical to extract the soul and transfer it into a living body?

Even that required a high level of skill.

It was a completely different topic from what was being researched in this room.

Since there was no need to turn Grom into a living being, it wouldnt change much for him.

Anyway, since there was currently no progress in this research, I expected it to be a long-term study.

Fortunately, there were no problems in replenishing the undead.

It would be fine if they still keep it running on the side while researching sothing else.

After looking at the cages, I told the director what I wanted.

I want you to show that' research soon.

I understand. Please co this way.

The director had an awkward look and quickly left the room.

She silently led us sowhere.

Grom and I followed her.

Grom whispered to along the way.

She had an awkward expression. What does that' research an?

Youll know when you see it. It isnt anything fun though.

If the experints were scaled on whether they were fun or not, the weapons were probably the best part.

Grom was excited as he looked at their developnt.

He listened enthusiastically to the director's comntary and wished to adapt it to the Demon Lord's Army.

It seed he really liked those weapons.

Compared to what he saw earlier, what he was about to see would be boring.

Weve arrived. Please co this way.

The director stopped at the innermost room of the laboratory.

The magic tools installed for security in this area were particularly strict.

It was unlikely for anyone to be able to sneak in without permission.

The director went through multiple security verifications to open the door.

We followed her and entered the room.

It was a similar room to the previous one.

There were many cages, and human figures could be seen inside.

The difference was that the things inside the cages were undeniably corpses, not the undead.

Most of them had already turned into skeletons or completely rotted away.

There were so pieces of at floating inside the liquid-filled glass containers.

It wasnt a pleasant sight to see.

There were a few staff mbers in the room.

Each one of them was absorbed in their work, without noticing my presence.

They must have been very focused on their work.

So were writing in docunts, while others were inspecting the corpses.

Grom, who witnessed that, let a whisper escape.

Do, dont tell this is

It is research to revive the dead.

I replied emotionlessly.

It seed Grom had expected it, seeing as he turned silent then.

How is the progress?

As the report states, we havent found any thods to execute or understand anything as of now. Were very sorry

Dont worry. It can't be helped.

I comforted the director as she bowed her head.

It would take a miracle to revive the dead.

To raise them as undead was, strictly speaking, re imitation.

Making them into undead rely altered their existence into sothing else. It was completely different from reviving the dead.

It was much more difficult than the act of returning the undead into the living.

It was obvious that there was no simple prospect to realize it.

If it had been that easy to be done to begin with, I would have already done it.

But exactly because it wasnt possible, I prepared specialists and facilities to research about it.

Regarding this research, I expected it to take years before any significant progress was made.

Just as this research was difficult, it also had irreplaceable value to it.

After that, Grom and I left the laboratory.

I managed to inspect everything I wanted to check.

I would continue to visit regularly and listen to opinions and requests.

The staff there were excellent, so they would surely bring out the result I sought.

On the way back, I noticed Groms restlessness.

He had been fidgeting all this ti.

It was as if he repeatedly wanted to say sothing, only to stop before the words could co out.

Does he have sothing he wants to ask ?

While I could guess his intention, I wouldnt bring it up.

It wasnt sothing to take the initiative to talk about.

It was okay if it ended without Grom asking about it.

However, after hesitating for a bit, he chose to ask.

Hmm, Demon Lord-sama. Regarding reviving the dead, as expected

It is as you thought. Youre not mistaken about it.

I answered him before he could speak his question.

Grom definitely wanted to say things regarding that person.

He knew how I ended up like this.

If there was anyone I wished to revive, the first thing he would think of could only be that person.

My ability was incapable of reanimating her.

She refused to be turned into an undead.

It might be because of my psychological problems, but in any case, the result didnt change.

That was why I was looking for another thod.

Aside from weapon developnt, I commanded the research to realize the possibility of reviving the dead.

Although it was a ridiculous demand, they faithfully conducted their research.

I must be obsessed. Do you think it is stupid?

No, no, I dont dare to think so! I will do my best to answer the Demon Lord-samas wishes!

Grom clenched his fist and promptly responded powerfully.

It wasn't sothing he said due to the situation.

He really ant what he said.

Once again, I appreciated my loyal retainers spirit.