strokinit Chapter 358 A Leap in the Essence of the Soul, A Luxurious List of Spells
Chapter 358 A Leap in the Essence of the Soul, A Luxurious List of Spells
Chapter 358 A Leap in the Essence of the Soul, A Luxurious List of Spells
Therefore, the Necromancer's Summon Zombies and Summon Skeleton Warriors skills remain the top priority for learning in Arknights.
With the talent skill [Summon Undead Creatures] and the class feat [Powerful Summon Undead], the Skeleton Warriors and Zombies will become an important part of the Ark's combat power.
In addition, the bone-based skill tree, represented by bone spears, bone shields, and bone shackles, needs to be further developed and improved up to the Iron tier.
Fangzhou is full of confidence in this.
Because he has already raised these skeletal skills to the level of perfection or instinct.
Moreover, these skeletal skills themselves originate from the skeletal weapon talent skills of the skeleton clone.
Currently, the Corpse Clone's Corpse Armament Skills have reached the Iron-level Instinct Proficiency, which can provide a solid skill reserve for the derivation of these skill trees.
Of course, if these Black Iron-level skeletal skills are to reach their maximum enhancement level at the Black Iron stage, Ark needs to increase its absorption and reference of other magic-based skills.
Thinking of this, Fangzhou sighed softly.
Unfortunately, he had already reached the Iron Rank, leaving Bai Xiaochun, Meng Hongzhuang, and other apprentice-level assistants far behind.
Until a suitable assistant is found, he will probably have to rely on himself to collect the information.
Fang Zhou stroked his chin, and the images of Senior Sister Liu Diewu and Senior Brother Gu Yueyuan suddenly appeared in his mind.
Perhaps, inviting these two Iron-level second-year students as his research assistants for the next stage would be a good choice.
After all, they have all performed well in their respective professional fields, and they also have a certain level of understanding with each other.
However, considering their respective studies and missions, Fangzhou temporarily put the idea aside and instead opened his personal terminal to browse the necromancer's Iron-level skill library.
In the Black Iron stage, the Necromancer class's skills did not increase much compared to the Apprentice stage; the main additions were advanced versions of some Apprentice-level skills.
For example, the advanced version of [Skeleton Meditation], [Zombie Meditation], can provide stronger mana support for summoned undead creatures.
The advanced versions of [Summon Skeleton], [Summon Skeleton Warrior] and [Summon Zombie], can summon more powerful undead creatures.
The advanced version of [Touch of Corruption], [Web of Corruption], can cover a larger area and deal more damage;
The advanced version of [Death Missile], [Chain Death Missile], can fire multiple missiles in succession, increasing the attack frequency;
The advanced version of [Weakening Ray], [Weakening Eye], can continuously weaken the enemy's combat power.
In addition, two brand-new skills have piqued Ark's interest.
The first skill is called [Plague Explosion].
As the name suggests, this skill can form the decaying energy of the undead into an explosive energy ball, causing widespread decaying damage.
This skill is perfect for clearing out dense groups of enemies and can effectively weaken their combat power.
The other skill is [Dead Lieutenant].
This skill can intentionally enhance the strongest undead creatures. It may not significantly improve their individual combat strength, but it can grant the selected undead creature some basic war command experience.
This means that this skill can transform some undead creatures into commanders, replacing the necromancer in directing the undead creatures under their command, thus allowing the necromancer to focus on casting spells and survival.
After all, not every necromancer is like him, who is not only skilled in spells but also adept at war command.
Even the Ark can multitask in small-scale battles, simultaneously commanding the battle and casting spells on the battlefield.
However, in a real large-scale battlefield, it is still somewhat difficult to make precise commands to every single undead creature.
Needless to say, this is also a serious waste of Fangzhou's energy.
A long time ago, Fangzhou heard Su Xinyan talk about the skill "Dead Officer".
It is said that this skill was unearthed by the Archmage Sandru from the ruins of the Naraku civilization, making it a very rare and exquisite skill.
A hint of interest flickered in Fangzhou's eyes.
Regardless of their power, these necromancer class skills have provided many excellent ideas for Ark to deduce the next Iron-level skills.
Fangzhou recalled that the corpse clone had successfully analyzed the talent skill [Corrosive Poison Avatar], and the main body had just broken through the Black Iron bottleneck.
This means that his physical form can also deduce the necromancer's Corruption skill tree.
Fangzhou looked at the Soul Power in the attribute panel, feeling somewhat uncertain.
Back in the Netherworld, he thought that several thousand souls would be enough for him to squander for a while.
However, judging from the current cultivation plan of the main body, it seems that this amount of soul power is not enough to support the completion of all the upgrades of his skills.
Fangzhou shook his head, not thinking about it anymore.
It's getting late tonight, so he decided to place orders for all the resources he wanted and get them from the logistics department tomorrow.
First, there's the [Powerful Undead Summoning] feat, originally priced at 1000 Contribution Points, now priced at 300 Contribution Points.
Next up are three pieces of the Nova Mage set, plus the corresponding refinement stones and gems, originally priced at 750 contribution points, now priced at 225 contribution points.
There are many skills that Ark needs to exchange for next.
At the Iron level and above, even within the same level, the skill exchange prices for different professions vary greatly.
General skills, in particular, are the most expensive due to their low requirements and considerable power, embodying the wisdom and efforts of many pioneering professionals.
In comparison, the prices of other professions' exclusive skills are slightly lower.
Fangzhou carefully calculated his contribution points and soul power, deciding to exchange for the most crucial skills first.
First, there are the "four-piece set" skills that are essential for Black Iron-level mages.
[Friend of Life], [Language Proficiency], [Summon Mage Mount], and [Greater Calm Mind].
Each of these four skills is worth 300 contribution points, with a total original price of 1200 contribution points and a current price of 400 contribution points.
Next are the eight core skills of the Necromancer, with exchange prices ranging from 100 to 200 contribution points, totaling 1200 contribution points originally, and now 400 contribution points.
In addition, there are skill tips for each skill, all with the same exchange price, totaling 800 contribution points.
As for the Iron-grade skill materials that other Arks might use when simulating skills, there are currently no concrete clues, and with contribution points being scarce, they have not been exchanged for the time being.
Next up are one bottle each of the Black Iron grade [Strength Elixir], [Constitution Elixir], and [Agility Elixir], originally priced at 2000 contribution points, but after a 30% discount, they are worth 600 contribution points.
After thinking it over, Fangzhou purchased some more resources for his Black Iron rank cultivation over the next period of time.
30 bottles of weak mental energy recovery potions, originally priced at 300 contribution points, now 90 contribution points;
30 bottles of weak Soul Soothing Potion, originally priced at 600 contribution points, now priced at 180 contribution points.
And just like that, Fangzhou had almost spent all of the 4000 contribution points he had painstakingly accumulated.
If it weren't for his own efforts over the past two months, along with the slight help from the attribute panel, which allowed him to enhance many apprentice-level skills to their limits and then submit them to Haicheng Military Academy and the Longxia Federation, thus receiving a large amount of contribution points as a reward, he might not have been able to accumulate so many contribution points.
If it weren't for the fact that he was the top seed student at Haicheng Military Academy and received a research grant from the necromancer research group, plus an unprecedented 30% discount, Ark wouldn't have been able to exchange for these resources at such a low price.
If it weren't for Fang Zhou's leadership, and the fact that Haicheng Military Academy reduced the prices of various resources after being promoted to the top military academy, Fang Zhou might not have been able to exchange for all the urgently needed resources in the first short time before advancing to the Black Iron rank.
Looking at his nearly depleted contribution points, Fang Zhou felt a rare sense of anxiety.
Next, he will use his soul power wisely, and quickly convert the resources he has exchanged into his own combat power.
Ark is not worried about how to obtain contribution points.
Now, he has grown from an ordinary apprentice to a low-ranking Dark Iron necromancer.
This means that if he can develop a brand-new Iron-tier necromancer skill through research or enhancement, just like he did during his apprenticeship, he can receive corresponding research bonuses based on the reward mechanism of his military academy and the necromancer research project group.
The research reward for each Iron-level skill is usually more than ten times its market value, which means you can get at least 1,000 contribution points.
Although Ark has spent a lot of money to improve his abilities, he also has the corresponding ability to make money.
That's how confident you are when you're cheating.
Having settled the resource exchange, Fangzhou, who wouldn't be able to obtain the resources anytime soon, simply sent a message to Su Xinyan on his personal terminal.
[Ordinary Apprentice] (Ark): Instructor Xinyan, I have successfully broken through the bottleneck and advanced to Black Iron.
However, no reply was received for a long time after the message was sent.
Fangzhou shook his head slightly and continued to control his skeletal clones to fight monsters and level up.
However, this experiment brought him an unexpected surprise.
With his successful breakthrough to the Iron level, his soul strength seemed to have undergone a qualitative leap.
He discovered that he could focus on two completely different scenarios simultaneously in a short period of time.
Half of his view was of the quiet and peaceful meditation room, where he sat alone, immersed in the world of meditation.
The other half of his vision was of the desolate, gloomy hills of corpses, where his skeletal clones were engaged in fierce battles with various monsters.
This ability to multitask was almost unimaginable for him in the past.
Normally, trying to focus on two scenes at the same time will only make him feel dizzy and unable to maintain it.
However, this discomfort has now been significantly reduced.
It seemed that as he reached the Black Iron realm, his soul power also increased, making it possible to multitask.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into Fangzhou's mind.
He quickly took control of his main body and retrieved the portable meditation array he had previously acquired from his storage space.
Then set the magic circle to movement mode and carefully place it on yourself, ensuring that it can move with your body without affecting its effect.
After making all the preparations, Ark stood up, controlling its main body to slowly walk out of the meditation room while continuing to manipulate its skeletal clone in the Netherworld, letting it continue to fight the enemy in the cold wasteland.
After all, being inside the Haicheng Military Academy was relatively safe, so Fangzhou still focused most of his attention on the corpse clones far away in the Netherworld.
Initially, he felt a slight dizziness, which was caused by processing information from two different scenarios at the same time.
However, with the help of a portable meditation array, this discomfort was quickly relieved.
As the body moved, Ark gradually adapted to this state of multitasking.
He began to experiment with making his physical body perform various actions on the campus of Haicheng Military Academy, from simple walking to more complex jumping, and even trying to pick up a book and read it.
Each step tested whether he could handle more tasks while maintaining control over his clone.
When Fangzhou finally arrived at Training Ground 1, he made an exciting new discovery.
Compared to when he was an apprentice and could only operate his main body or clone in a single thread, now that his main body has broken through to the Iron level, he can actually multitask to a certain extent.
While the clones are engaged in fierce hunting and fighting, the main body, though unable to consistently cast spells and fight, can engage in more relaxed activities such as running and jumping, reading books, and conducting tactical training. It can even perform some simple scientific research and ponder problems.
This is undoubtedly an important milestone on Fangzhou's path of cultivation.
Before this, one could only choose one option: control the main body or manipulate the clone to hunt and level up in the Netherworld.
The other party must be in a state of stillness or meditation.
After all, he can now greatly extend the time he can control his skeletal clones by using a focused meditation array.
If, like before, the main body is forced to remain in a vegetative state while controlling the clone, even 24 hours a day might not be enough for him.
Now, with the help of the portable meditation array and the breakthrough of the main body to the Black Iron level, Ark can control the corpse clones while allowing the main body to perform other activities, greatly improving the utilization of time.
This problem can be easily solved by Ark's ability to multitask.
He realized that the portable focus meditation array would completely change his practice.
With the help of this magic circle, he could completely control his skeleton clone to hunt and kill while his main body was attentively listening to lectures in class in the days to come.
In this way, his effective time each day will naturally become much more abundant.
The cultivation plan, which was originally limited by time, now has more possibilities.