paranoianovel Chapter 370 The Golden Codex, The Taste of the Moon Elf
Chapter 370 The Golden Codex, The Taste of the Moon Elf
Chapter 370 The Golden Codex, The Taste of the Moon Elf
Fangzhou looked at the clone's attribute panel and saw that in the level column, it clearly read "[Upper Black Iron].
[Clone] Corpse Overlord [Rank] Black Iron - Upper [Attributes] Strength 80, Constitution 74, Agility 72, Spirit 72
[Equipment] Poisonous Bone Spear +2 (Level 2 Bone Stone *2), Poisonous Bone Armor +2 (Level 2 Bone Stone *2), [Rare Item] Berserker's Mark (Purple)
[Skills] Skeleton King (Black Iron, Instinct), Corpse Armament (Black Iron, Instinct), Corruption Avatar (Instinct), Brutal Strike (Black Iron, Perfect), Heroic Charge (Black Iron, Perfect), Advanced Weapon Mastery (Black Iron, Proficient), Parry Counterattack (Black Iron, Proficient), Victory Cry (Black Iron, Proficient), Battle Aura Slash (Black Iron, Proficient), Whirlwind Strike (Black Iron, Skilled), Battle Aura Shield (Black Iron, Proficient), Vengeful Stance (Black Iron, Skilled), Terrifying Roar (Black Iron, Skilled), Trample (Black Iron, Skilled)
[Apostle] 2 (Su Xinyan, Sandru)
[Servants] 5 Mutant Undead (Trydamir, Varus, Sion, Yone, Bruce) + 69 Regular Skeleton Warriors "Bruce, well done."
Ark patted Bruce's little head, and the skeletal bat let out a cheerful hiss.
Fang Zhou clenched his fists and couldn't help but let out a hoarse laugh.
The entire Hill of Corpses, and even the entire Netherworld, is his hunting ground.
All mutated undead creatures and all undead attribute resources are either slaves in his hands or delicacies in his mouth.
With such a resource-rich world to rely on, how could he not rise rapidly in this chaotic world of bloody war between humans and demons?
After checking the lava area again and finding nothing else of value, Ark looked up at the strange treasure tree growing directly above the lava.
Perhaps after some time, this precious tree will produce new resources again.
Then we'll come back and loot this place. Anyway, with Bruce's soul memories, he can find the coordinates of this lava cave anytime, anywhere.
Now that he has just broken through to the Black Iron level, his desire to devour is extremely high, and he is thinking of going to the Corpse Hills to hunt and devour everything.
Even his mere mid-level Black Iron skeleton minions urgently need to be replaced.
It's time to explore deeper into the Hill of Corpses.
The Ark, through the soul link with the Skeleton King, commanded its dozens of skeleton minions to explore deeper into the cosmos.
He himself, accompanied by the skeletal bat Bruce, charged ahead towards the gathering place of the Dark Iron high-ranking undead.
Hunting time has begun!
A few days later.
In the necromancer research group, Fang Zhou and Su Xinyan looked on with delight at the mutated skeletal bat that Fang Zhou had successfully summoned.
On the spacious experimental field, Fangzhou commanded the mutated skeletal bat, a lower-ranking black iron skeletal bat, to perform various maneuvers.
The skeletal bats sometimes swooped down, sometimes climbed rapidly, and sometimes hovered gracefully in the air.
Every movement was precise and flawless, as if there was an invisible bond between it and the Ark, making communication between the two seamless.
In addition to controlling the movements, Ark also attempted to sense the skeletal bat's field of vision through a magical connection with it.
After several trials, Ark finally mastered the technique of commanding the skeletal bats.
These past few days, Fangzhou has been multitasking.
Under Su Xinyan's careful guidance, the necromancer constantly adjusted and improved his summoning spells, striving to attract undead creatures with different soul fluctuations by changing the structure of his magic power.
This is a meticulous process that requires constant experimentation and correction, and every failure is a valuable experience on the road to success.
Meanwhile, Ark's skeletal clones were hunting and leveling up in the areas inhabited by high-ranking Black Iron undead creatures, while simultaneously using the Skeleton King's soul link to analyze the soul fluctuation structure of the mutated skeletal bat Bruce.
It was through this two-pronged strategy that the Ark finally succeeded in capturing the same soul fluctuation frequency as Bruce after hundreds of attempts, and based on this, summoned another mutated skeletal bat into this world.
For the necromancers of Earth, this was the first time they had successfully summoned a new type of undead creature—the mutated skeletal bat—to Earth to fight for them.
However, although this newly summoned skeletal bat has shown great potential, it is still at the lower level of Black Iron, has not undergone the same evolutionary process as Bruce, and has never consumed high-level undead resources such as magma fire fruit.
Therefore, whether considering individual four-dimensional attributes or racial combat power coefficients, it is far less powerful than Bruce.
Even so, as a reconnaissance flight unit, the skeletal bats have exceeded expectations and are able to play an important role on the battlefield.
However, if they want to develop them into a true aerial combat force, Ark and his team still need to put in more effort.
After all, this was the first time the Ark had summoned skeletal bats to Earth, and the mana consumption was enormous compared to that of ordinary skeleton warriors and zombies.
Furthermore, due to the unstable fluctuations in soul frequency, the probability of a successful summoning needs to be improved.
Despite this, Instructor Su Xinyan, who was watching the Ark experiment with bated breath, was incredibly excited.
She opened her personal terminal, recorded the various data indicators of the skeletal bats, and then uploaded them to the Undead Creature Encyclopedia.
While operating the device, she said, "Ark, you have once again done a great service to our necromancers, adding another very powerful flying unit to our Undead Creature Encyclopedia."
Fang Zhou shook his head; he wasn't actually very satisfied with the skeletal bats' combat capabilities.
He told Su Xinyan about his real experience of controlling the skeletal bats without reservation.
Upon hearing this, Su Xinyan showed no disappointment. Instead, she said, "No matter what, this is the first flying undead creature we have discovered in the Black Iron rank."
It's important to know that previously, only after we were promoted to Bronze-level necromancers could we attempt to summon ghost-type undead creatures.
Only then will we necromancers truly possess flying units, ensuring air superiority.
Now, the existence of skeletal bats greatly makes up for the lack of flying units among low-level necromancers.
Although it is physically weak and lacks close-combat ability, its extremely high flight altitude, extremely fast flight speed, and extremely keen vision make it more than capable of serving as our scouts and eyes and ears.
At this point, Su Xinyan glanced at Fang Zhou and said meaningfully, "During your apprenticeship, you could still rely on the pearl bird that sealed the bone bell to gain an advantage in terms of vision."
However, now that it has reached the Iron rank, the Pearl Bird, whose potential is only at the Apprentice level, will find it difficult to play its due role in front of Iron-level monsters.
Now, with the faster and more far-sighted skeletal bats, your immediate problem can be solved.
Fang Zhou nodded, waved his hand to banish the skeletal bat back to the Netherworld, and then turned to say, "You're right, Instructor Xin Yan."
So my next step is to try and improve the success rate and mana cost of summoning skeletal bats.
Su Xinyan looked at Fang Zhou with burning eyes, her soft body involuntarily snuggling closer, and she said in a sweet voice, "Not bad, not bad."
Come on, come inside with me.
Fangzhou, your instructor is going to give you a good reward today.
In a few days, Master Sandru and his entourage will be coming to our Haicheng Military Academy.
We probably won't be able to be so unrestrained then.
Su Xinyan took the initiative to extend a challenge, and Fang Zhou naturally did not refuse.
Under the tyranny of the Golden Archmage, what resistance could a mere Iron-level student like him possibly offer?
Two days later, Master Sandru officially joined the Haicheng Military Academy as a visiting instructor from the Purple Iris Federation.
His elf apprentice, Sylvanas, who was of lower Dark Iron rank, naturally came along as an exchange student.
In the reception room of the necromancer research group, Fang Zhou, who had been waiting there, stood up with Instructor Su Xinyan to welcome Master Sandro and Sylvanas as they walked in.
Master Sandru is from the Purple Iris Federation and has the appearance of a typical Western wizard.
He was thin and hunched over, as if the years had left heavy marks on him.
He wore a dark and gloomy necromancer's robe, embroidered with intricate runes, exuding a faint aura of death.
Beneath the pointed wizard's hat, all that could be seen were wrinkled cheeks and gray eyes like those of a dead person.
Those eyes were devoid of any emotion, as if they could see through everything, sending chills down one's spine.
His hands were withered and thin, with a slight bluish tinge at the fingertips, seemingly containing powerful magic.
Sylvanas's appearance is equally striking.
She is a moon elf of noble blood, and judging from her age, she is still a minor female elf.
Due to the influence of necromantic energy, her hair was silver-gray, and her skin was incredibly pale, almost transparent.
Despite possessing the natural beauty of an elf, she gave the impression of a cold, icy figure.
Her eyes were like a deep lake, clear yet indifferent.
She wore a simple black and silver long dress, the hem of which swayed gently with her steps, adding a touch of mystery.
After the two introduced themselves, Instructor Lu Hu, who had led Master Sandru over, stood up, laughed heartily, and said, "Alright, my mission is complete."
Master Sandru's willingness to join our Haicheng Military Academy as a visiting instructor is a great recognition of our academy.
Instructor Xinyan and Fangzhou, you are both necromancers.
Next, please treat Master Sandru and Student Sylvanas well, and do not neglect the hospitality of the Sea City Military Academy of the Dragonshire Federation.
Su Xinyan and Fang Zhou naturally understood this and nodded to Instructor Lu Hu.
Then, Instructor Lu Hu looked at Master Sandru and said, "Master Sandru, Instructor Xin Yan is the most outstanding necromancer in our Haicheng Military Academy. This year, she successfully broke through the bottleneck and was promoted to the lower gold rank."
Fang Zhou is the most talented necromancer student in the history of our Haicheng Military Academy.
You've already seen his resume, so I don't need to go into detail.
I hope you two get along well from now on.
If you need anything, you can always let me or Instructor Xinyan know.
Master Sandru nodded slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you, Instructor Lu."
Although he appears stern and unsmiling, he is actually not cold.
After Instructor Lu Hu left, the four necromancers sat in the four corners, giving the impression of a gathering of talented individuals.
As the host, Instructor Su Xinyan naturally spoke first.
She briefed Master Sandru and Sylvanas on the development of the Necromancer Research Group and its related research findings.
Instructor Su Xinyan gave a detailed account of the research group's findings over the past six months.
This includes research on different types of undead creatures, the development of new summoning skills, and how to improve the combat effectiveness of undead creatures.
When it comes to professional matters, Master Sandru is naturally very interested.
Fangzhou also shared some of his insights on the necromancer class.
Although Ark's professional level is only lower Iron, he does possess a unique skeletal clone that no one else has.
It's safe to say that his understanding of the underworld and low-level undead creatures far surpasses that of any human necromancer.
Hearing the debate between the two Gold-rank necromancers, Sylvanas, who was beautiful but had a deathly aura like a tomb witch, became even more fanatical.
She took out her personal terminal and kept recording the discussions between her mentor, Su Xinyan, and Fang Zhou, like a devout believer who was extremely devout about death.
As time went on, the topic naturally shifted to the Ark, which had been particularly noteworthy during this period.
Master Sandru cast his gaze, which seemed to see into the soul, toward the ark, his hoarse and unpleasant voice containing a rare hint of approval.
"Fangzhou, I heard that after you won the championship in the recruit competition of the top ten military academies in the Dragon Summer Federation, you successfully broke through the bottleneck and advanced to the Black Iron level not long after."
Judging from the current fluctuations of magical power emanating from you, it seems you won't be long before you reach the intermediate level.
Fang Zhou replied humbly and respectfully, "Yes, Master Sandru."
Some time ago, with the help of resources allocated by the Federal Military, I managed to break through the bottleneck, advance to the Black Iron rank, and even successfully solidify the ability to summon undead creatures as an innate skill.
Master Sandru's wrinkled face showed obvious surprise as he said, "With your talent and potential, it is not unexpected that you were able to successfully solidify your talent skill."
But it turns out to be a talent skill that summons undead creatures?
I had never heard of this before.
For professional players, the lucky few who can solidify their innate skills when breaking through to a higher realm are already extremely rare.
Those fortunate enough to solidify their core skills—which are full of potential and can be continuously upgraded as their strength grows—into innate skills are one in ten thousand.
For necromancers at this stage, summoning undead creatures will always be their main source of combat power.