Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 21 The Ark's Money Power

Throughout the decades-long history of the Mythical Era, all those professionals who exhibited characteristics similar to the Ark, provided they did not perish, became pioneers and mentors in their respective fields.

Even if he doesn't win the legendary crown, he can at least achieve the glory of a champion.

What is even more commendable is that these pioneers can greatly enhance the development potential and combat capabilities of a particular profession, which is of immense value to the overall improvement of the human race.

Among the freshmen of this year at Haicheng Military Academy, Fang Zhou was the first student to demonstrate such aptitude.

Thinking of this, Su Tiankuo glanced at Lu Hu and said with a half-smile, "It seems that Instructor Lu really has a discerning eye. I have to admit that Fang Zhou is indeed qualified to be a seed for our Haicheng Military Academy."

Lu Hu scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "If he's not a seed, then who is qualified to be a seed?"

Principal, I also wanted to ask you, when will Major Xinyan be able to return?

Fangzhou also mentioned today that after developing the skills [Bone Spear] and [Bone Shield], he felt that his knowledge was insufficient and he needed guidance from a master.

"If Ye Fan can have his own dedicated research team, I think it wouldn't be unreasonable to arrange one for Fang Zhou."

Su Tiankuo, unusually, did not directly refuse him. Instead, he stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "The Demon Hunter research group is directly funded and trained by the Human Federation, not by our military academy's resources."

If he wants Ark to receive the same treatment, he needs to demonstrate even greater potential.

Let's talk about everything after Xinyan returns from the Mythical Battlefield.

Upon hearing Su Tiankuo's words, Lu Hu understood the situation.

Since the principal did not directly refuse, it means that there is a very high chance that this matter will be accomplished.

So he laughed and said, "When Xinyan sees that there are two more new necromancer skills in the Human Alliance skill library, she will definitely jump up excitedly."

With the powerful alliance of Xinyan and Fangzhou, the necromancer class might just truly forge a legend.

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Meanwhile, Fang Zhou, who was gradually gaining the attention of the military academy's higher-ups, was lying in bed, happily sorting out his day's achievements.

With a full 210 contribution points, he needs to carefully plan how to make the most of them.

First, the three skills for the Skeleton Clone: ​​[Weapon Specialization], [Parry], and [Battle Cry] are all mandatory to learn, which requires 30 contribution points.

Secondly, although the [Bone Spear] is currently quite powerful, it is still only a prototype and can be further strengthened.

There are several skills in the necromancer's apprentice skill set that can be used as a reference.

According to Ark's speculation, the Bone Spear can absorb the corrosive power of [Touch of Corruption], adding another layer of corrosive damage to itself.

【Death Missile】is pure death energy damage, completely overridden by the damage type of Bone Spear, so it's not worth studying.

As for the [Weakening Ray], it does not have a direct damage effect, but is a slowing control skill.

Although the effect was not good, it can at least provide ideas for Ark to deduce skeletal control skills.

This requires another 20 contribution points.

Third, Ark needs to learn more about the control skills of other magic-based classes.

He searched the Human Alliance skill library and found that there weren't many control skills for apprentice-level mages.

Some of the more practical ones include [Vine Entanglement], [Mud Swamp], [Earth Wall], [Spider Web], etc.

Ark plans to exchange for these four skills as skill materials, which will require another 40 contribution points.

In addition, Ye Fan's [Fallen Heaven Strike] today also made Fang Zhou extremely envious.

If he could master such a powerful movement skill, his tactical system would undoubtedly become more complete.

However, as Instructor Lu Hu said, you can't bite off more than you can chew, so there's no need to rush.

Finally, there's the equipment exchange that Lu Hu mentioned.

The equipment of legal professionals generally includes various categories such as weapons, headdresses, armor, shoes, ornaments, and rare items.

Each type of equipment also has different varieties.

For example, weapons include staves, crystal balls, and spellbooks, while accessories include necklaces and rings.

However, the equipment that apprentice-level professionals can access is generally mass-produced "grayish inferior" quality, and its power is not very strong.

Fangzhou opened his personal terminal and browsed the equipment exchange interface.

Corporal F-rank authority can only exchange for some [grayish inferior] equipment, which costs 10 contribution points, the same as an apprentice skill book.

Fangzhou carefully read the descriptions of the equipment and searched for guides on necromancer equipment on the intranet. He quickly made up his mind.

Good steel should be used where it's needed most, and money shouldn't be wasted.

He didn't plan to buy the whole set of equipment at once, but wanted to buy a few items first that would help with his cultivation.

[Apprentice Mage Hat] (Gray, Inferior Quality): A standard mage hat produced on an assembly line, which can slightly increase the upper limit of mental power.

[Apprentice Necklace] (Gray Inferior Quality): A standard necklace produced on an assembly line, which can slightly increase the speed of mental energy recovery.

[Apprentice Ring] *2 (Gray Inferior): A standard ring produced through the assembly line that can slightly reduce skill cooldown time.

With the "Four-Piece Training Set" recommended in the guide, the training speed and skill proficiency improvement speed in Ark can be increased by at least one-tenth.

Although it cost 40 contribution points, the improvements brought by these equipment over time are a considerable benefit.

After finishing the shopping spree, Ark looked at the attribute panel.

Now that I've accumulated 10 more points of soul power, I can quickly learn an apprentice-level skill.

After a moment's thought, he decisively chose [Weapon Specialization] for his skeleton clone.

After several days of killing and devouring, the skeleton clone has approached the threshold of becoming an apprentice.

According to Ark's estimates, the skeletons in this area will soon be unable to provide bone essence for the skeleton clones.

In order to explore the depths of the Burial Wasteland more safely, the skeleton clone needs to not only increase its level and four-dimensional attributes, but also master more combat skills.

With 10 contribution points deducted, Ark quickly received a [Weapon Mastery] skill book through his personal terminal.

This is a passive skill for warriors.

Learners can choose a type of weapon as their specialization, thereby gaining a greater damage bonus.

For example, after Ye Fan chose the bladed bow as his specialty weapon, his skills and proficiency in using this type of unusual weapon immediately made a qualitative leap.

As skill projections appeared on his personal terminal, Ark quickly received a notification.

"Learnable skill materials detected. It is estimated that 10 Soul Power points will be required for a quick start."

"Shall we begin learning?"

"Let's start learning!"

With its soul power reduced to zero, the soul flames of the Ark Skeleton clone leaped wildly.

A flood of complex memories rushed into his mind, his experience with dozens of weapons such as knives, spears, clubs, axes, halberds, and swords churning within him.

He quickly chose the spear as his specialty.

Thus, in the perception of his skeletal clone, he seemed to be using the skeletal spear as if it were a daily routine for decades. He had mastered all sorts of techniques, including thrusting, stabbing, parrying, deflecting, and blocking.