21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 572 - 568: Request for Resurrection (Please Subscribe, Request for Monthly Tickets)

As Chen Yu and his wife and the old priest mourned at the grave of Marie Duplessis, the woman with a tragic fate, Gilles de Rais reappeared beside the three of them, and in his hand appeared a white camellia, seemingly from nowhere.

Placing the camellia at Marie Duplessis's tombstone, the tips of Gilles de Rais's fingers gently brushed her name inscribed on the stone. The sorrow in his eyes differed from the grief he had shown for Joan of Arc; it bore more of a sense of regret and sympathy.

Watching the vampire's actions, Chen Yu naturally guessed that he must have known this Marie Duplessis and asked Gilles de Rais, "Could you tell us the story of this lady?"

"How do you know I knew her?" Gilles de Rais lifted his head to look at Chen Yu, surprised at how he had come to that conclusion.

To this question, Chen Yu simply smiled, "You made it quite obvious, Marshal Gilles."

Hearing Chen Yu's assessment of himself, a wry smile appeared on Gilles de Rais's face, but he quickly composed himself, his expression once again becoming calm, his deep blue eyes turning tranquil like a placid sea hiding a storm beneath.

As a vampire who had lived for over six hundred years, even if he once was just a sentimental and romantically inclined French noble, after six centuries, he should have developed sufficient worldliness. Moreover, Gilles de Rais had been a Marshal of France who once assisted the Maid of Orleans, leading armies into battle under her command; it wouldn't be like him to show such emotional unrest over something trivial.

For Gilles de Rais, Joan of Arc would surely be the deepest obsession buried in his memory. His mournful response to seeing her statue could be considered normal.

But for the former Marshal of France to be visibly moved by The Lady of the Camellias seemed a bit too theatrical, especially since Gilles de Rais had gone out of his way to pick a camellia. There was an obvious element of performance here; though Marie Duplessis was the model for The Lady of the Camellias, it did not mean she had a fondness for the flower in her lifetime.

Moreover, camellias were not in season at the moment, and there were no blossoming camellias around the Sacred Heart Church. The camellia that Gilles de Rais produced was clearly prepared in advance, not plucked casually.

Although this was Chen Yu's first encounter with a vampire in this world, with the perception of a demigod, he could clearly discern that there was no essential difference between him and the vampires described in the "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium." He still belonged to the category of undead creatures.

With undead creatures, the longer they exist, the more indifferent their emotions become. Vampires like Gilles de Rais who possess a physical body fare better. For spirit-type undead creatures that exist only as souls, six hundred years would turn most into fanatics, fixated only on their last obsessions, unless they had a powerful and persistent will or a soul resilient enough to withstand the erosion of time.

Therefore, unless Gilles de Rais shared a particularly unforgettable connection or experience with Marie Duplessis, it would be unlikely for him to exhibit such profound emotion for her.

"It seems I indeed underestimated a demigod," Gilles de Rais directly admitted to having an element of performance, and after readjusting his attitude, he stood up from the ground, "So, Your Excellency the Demigod, I would like to ask if, with the divine power of the deities, it is possible to revive someone who has passed away?"

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"You wish to revive Joan of Arc?" As soon as Gilles de Rais spoke, Chen Yu had already understood what he intended to say.

Gilles de Rais nodded, not denying his intent, and without concern for the old priest standing by, he explained directly to Chen Yu, "Six hundred years ago, after she was captured and met with misfortune, I tried to revive her. I initially placed her soul in the body of Madame Almois, allowing her to be revived through her. The world thought I was deceived, that Madame Almois was but a charlatan, but in fact, Madame Almois was indeed her revived self.

However, she was ultimately the holy Maid of Orleans, unable to accept being revived in such a way that occupied another's body. Therefore, after arranging everything, she chose to leave. I tried other methods to revive her, but my abilities were limited. Apart from transforming myself into an immortal vampire, all attempts failed."

"So, you're telling me all this because you hope I will help you revive Joan of Arc? How can you be sure that I am capable of doing so?" After listening to Gilles de Rais's story, Chen Yu, seeing the old priest's twisted expression due to his blasphemous words, became even more curious as to how Gilles de Rais was certain he had the ability to revive Joan of Arc, "You must know that even deities are not omnipotent, let alone me, a mere demigod and not an actual deity."

"Because of this." Gilles de Rais took out a book from his person.

"It's an artifact from the Blood School, though it's only an incomplete section, not the full text," Jounouchi Hiromi judged immediately after just a glance at the book Gilles de Rais took out.

Hearing that the book Gilles de Rais took out was something from the Blood School, Chen Yu frowned and asked him, "Where did you get this book from?"

The old priest by their side also showed great interest upon seeing the book. The Holy See had already marked Gilles de Rais, a vampire of six hundred years, and naturally, the old priest was particularly concerned with how he fell into vampirism.

"It was a war trophy collected from the battlefield. She once wanted to destroy it, but neither flames nor Holy Water could harm it, only making its pages more worn." Seeing that Chen Yu and his wife recognized the book he took out, Gilles de Rais became even more confident in his own judgment, "I learned some spells based on its content, but most of it is written in ancient Hebrew, and the new content can only be accessed after mastering the existing content.

So, for six hundred years, although I have tried various methods and learned quite a few things, even transforming myself into a vampire, I made no progress on how to revive her. It was only when I saw you two, as your aura was the very image of this book's, that I decided to seek assistance from you, hoping you could help me revive her."

"Wife, what do you think?" Chen Yu asked Jounouchi Hiromi for her opinion after listening to Gilles de Rais's story since the matter involved the Blood School, it was only natural to ask her, the Blood Knight.