Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 471 Pay-to-Win and Cheating Go Hand in Hand: Vigus's Troubles

In addition, the skill trees of the Bone-based and Corruption-based systems, represented by Bone Heart-Piercing Spear, Bone Cage, Poison Cloud Technique, and Corpse Explosion Technique, need to be further developed and improved to the Black Bronze tier.

Fangzhou is full of confidence in this.

Because he has already raised these skeletal and putrefactive skills to the level of perfection or instinct.

Moreover, these skeletal and putrefactive skills originate from the skeletal armor and putrefactive incarnation talents of the skeletal clones, which can provide a solid skill reserve for the derivation of these skill trees.

Of course, if these necromancer skills are to reach their maximum potential even at the Bronze stage, Ark needs to increase its absorption and reference of other mage skills.

With that in mind, Fangzhou opened his personal terminal and began browsing the necromancer's bronze-level skill library.

In the Bronze stage, the Necromancer class's skills did not increase much compared to the Iron stage; the main additions were advanced versions of some Iron-level skills.

For example, the advanced version of [Zombie Meditation], [Ghost Meditation], can provide stronger mana support for summoned undead creatures.

The advanced versions of [Summon Zombie], [Summon Advanced Zombie] and [Summon Ghost], can summon more powerful undead creatures.

The advanced version of [Corruption Web], [Chains of Corruption], covers a larger area and deals more damage.

The advanced version of [Chain Death Missiles], [Death Missile Storm], can launch multiple missiles in succession, increasing the attack frequency;

The advanced version of [Eye of Weakness], [Guardian of Weakness], can continuously weaken the enemy's combat power.

Fangzhou looked at the Soul Power in the attribute panel, feeling somewhat uncertain.

Back in the Netherworld, he thought that tens of thousands of 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's interested in and get them all from the Haicheng Military Academy office tomorrow.

First, there's the [Wisdom Avatar] specialization, originally priced at 10000 contribution points, now priced at 3000 contribution points.

Next up is the six-piece Radiant Mage set, plus the corresponding refinement stones and gems, originally priced at 15000 contribution points, now priced at 4500 contribution points.

There are many skills that Ark needs to exchange for next.

At the Bronze level and above, even within the same level, the exchange price for skills varies greatly among different professions.

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 bronze-level mages.

[Close Friend in Life], [Proficient in Dimensional Languages], [Summon High-Level Mage Mount], and [High-Level Composure].

Each of these four skills is worth 3000 contribution points, with a total original price of 12000 contribution points and a current price of 4000 contribution points.

Next are the eight core skills of the Necromancer, with exchange prices ranging from 1000 to 2000 contribution points, totaling 12000 contribution points originally, and now 4000 contribution points.

In addition, there are skill tips for each skill, all with the same exchange price, totaling 8000 contribution points.

As for other bronze-level skill materials that may be used in the simulation of skills in other Arks, there are currently no concrete clues, and with a shortage of contribution points, they have not been exchanged for the time being.

Next up are one bottle each of the bronze-level [Strength Elixir], [Constitution Elixir], [Agility Elixir], and [Mental Elixir], originally priced at 20000 contribution points, but after a 30% discount, they are worth 6000 contribution points.

After thinking it over, Fangzhou purchased some more resources for his Bronze-level cultivation over the next period of time.

30 bottles of mana restoration potions, originally priced at 3000 contribution points, now priced at 900 contribution points;

30 bottles of Soul Soothing Potion, originally priced at 6000 contribution points, now priced at 1800 contribution points.

In this way, Fangzhou had almost spent all of the 30,000 to 40,000 contribution points he had painstakingly saved up.

If it weren't for his own efforts over the past few months, along with the slight help from the attribute panel, which allowed him to enhance many Black Iron-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 his outstanding contributions in the Forest of Nature and the Beast Mountain Range, which successfully promoted him from sergeant to lieutenant and granted him D-level privileges, Ark might not have been able to exchange for all these urgently needed resources in the shortest time before advancing to the Bronze rank.

Looking at his nearly depleted contribution points, Fang Zhou felt a rare sense of anxiety.

Making money is like climbing to heaven, but spending it is like water flowing away. The ancients were right!

Next, he will use his soul power wisely, and quickly convert the resources he has exchanged into his own combat power.

Standing up, Fangzhou looked out at the bright moonlight and let out a soft sigh.

Suddenly, he felt a tickle in his palm. He turned around and saw that the black gem dragon Tiamat was swimming over from the air and lightly brushing his palm with the tip of its tail.

He yanked Tiamat from the air into his arms, rubbed its chin, and asked, "What's wrong?"

A delicate, childlike voice emanated from Tiamat's crystal-clear dragon kiss.

"Awoo, Master, you've become even stronger."

The gap between us is widening.

At this moment, Vigus, the death elf who liked to stay possessed by Ark and take naps inside his body, also emerged from Ark's body.

She smoothed her little black dress and gracefully sat on Fangzhou's shoulder.

A pair of small, white feet dangled right under Fang Zhou's nose.

Holding a strand of hair by Fangzhou's ear, Vigus also chimed in coquettishly, "Master is growing up too fast."

They finally managed to offer some help, and now they've been left behind.

What Vigus said was absolutely true.

Originally, she possessed a passive buff that allowed her to double-cast spells, enabling her to replicate the Ark's Iron-tier spells and transform it into a terrifying spell turret.

However, now that Ark has been promoted to Bronze, while Vigus is still stuck in Upper Iron, she naturally can no longer utilize her dual-casting effect.

Thinking of this, Fangzhou picked up Tiamat, took Vigus off his shoulder, hugged the two spirit pets in his arms, and sighed softly.

"You two money-devouring beasts."

My joy was short-lived, and now they've come up with another difficult problem for me.

Judging from your aura, you're not far from reaching the Bronze level.

You are both high-potential races, one a Death Elf and the other a Black Gem Dragon.

As long as there are enough resources, their breakthrough speed shouldn't be much slower than mine.

Don't worry, I'll gather more resources for you at the military academy and the Beast Arena.

"It won't be long before you all reach the Bronze rank."

The moonlight shone on the Black Gem Dragon and the Death Elf, adding a touch of holiness to their originally serene and dangerous aura, which was as dark and gloomy as the night sky.

Upon hearing Fangzhou's promise, the two little ones were so happy they almost jumped for joy.

"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master."

"Awoo! I will devour all powerful enemies for my master!"

The next day, at the Beast Arena, the office of the Sea City Military Academy.

A female staff member wearing glasses stared blankly at the ark.

Just now, Fangzhou received from her a massive amount of resources worth tens of thousands of contribution points that he had exchanged last night.

The most expensive item is naturally the "Wisdom Avatar" professional skills training manual.

Secondly, there are four bottles of bronze-grade attribute potions.

Further on, there were six pieces of the Radiant Mage set of excellent green quality, as well as more than a dozen skill books and skill notes for Bronze-level mages.

As for the remaining cultivation resources such as mana recovery potions and soul nourishment potions, they seem less conspicuous in comparison.

Carrying a wealth of cultivation resources, Fang Zhou returned to his hotel.

He immediately swallowed all four bottles of attribute-enhancing potions.

With his own talent, Fangzhou fully absorbed the medicinal power of these four attribute-specific elixirs.

Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Spirit all increased by 100 points.

Ark's current four attributes are Strength 250, Agility 250, Constitution 250, and Spirit 400.

Feeling the surging magical power within his body, Fang Zhou was extremely satisfied.

That familiar feeling is back!

Pay-to-win cheats, that's the cultivation path that Ark is best at!

Now that I've spent all my money, all that's left is to cheat.

Attribute panel, add some points to me!

He glanced at the remaining amount of soul power in the attribute panel, took a deep breath, and took out the data key to the "Wisdom Avatar" profession specialty training manual that he had been longing for.

Just as he had done before to teach his clone the common skills of combatants, Ark inserted the data key into his personal terminal.

With the key inserted, a massive amount of professional skill training data instantly flashed before Ark's eyes.

Typically, an ordinary professional will face a series of complex and rigorous learning processes when honing their professional skills.

They will follow the instructions in the training manual, starting with the most basic theoretical knowledge and gradually transitioning to practical operation.

Only through long-term, rigorous training can professionals deeply imprint their acquired expertise into their core strengths, enabling them to apply it freely in real-world situations.

However, Ark's talent and cheat codes are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Looking at the attribute panel in front of him, a confident smile appeared on his lips.

A line of small text was clearly displayed on the properties panel, providing the hint he wanted.

"A resolvable profession skill has been detected. You can quickly learn it by consuming Soul Power. The estimated consumption is 10000 Soul Power."

"Shall we begin learning?"

When Fang Zhou saw the amount of soul power required, he couldn't help but gasp in pain.

Gritting his teeth, Fang Zhou hardened his heart and made up his mind about this choice.

After all, according to what Instructors Su Xinyan and Huang Qiuyue said before, it takes a considerable amount of time and effort for a Bronze-level professional to learn a new professional skill, and there is no guarantee that they will be able to successfully inscribe the skill into their magic core.

Every moment is precious.

Fangzhou doesn't have that much time and energy to waste on learning this professional skill right now.

Moreover, the "Avatar of Wisdom" specialization is of great significance to the Ark.

It could even be said that in terms of directly enhancing combat power, it is more important than all of his other skills.

This spiritual power cannot be spared.

After figuring this out, Fang Zhou quickly calmed down and began to experience the unique feeling that came with consuming such a huge amount of soul power.

Inspiration surged forth like a tide, one wave after another impacting Ark's soul.

Every detail about the "incarnation of wisdom" was displayed before his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, this burst of inspiration finally subsided.

Ark's attribute panel also displayed a notification: "Successfully learned the professional skill [Wisdom Avatar]".

He eagerly opened his attribute panel and carefully read the descriptions of his newly acquired abilities in the specialty section.

[Avatar of Wisdom]: A profession feat awakened through deep meditation and the fusion of knowledge, resonating with one's intellect and magical essence. Upon acquiring this feat, the base damage of all damaging spells is greatly increased, the duration of buff and debuff spells is significantly extended, the radius of area-of-effect spells is greatly increased, and spell penetration is greatly enhanced.

Fang Zhou focused his mind on his gaseous mana core and quickly grasped the Wisdom Avatar profession specialty that he had just successfully mastered.

The feedback from his mind allowed him to quickly grasp the specific effects of this professional expertise.

Such an increase would be the dream of any mage.

Imagining the wonderful scene of his powerful enemies being wiped out with a wave of his hand, Fangzhou struck while the iron was hot and took out several data transmission keys.

These keys contain his carefully selected, highest-priority bronze-level skills.

Fortunately, in the previous few months, Ark had both its clones and main body progressed at the same time, accumulating a large amount of soul power.

All of this is in preparation for today's consumption.

Fangzhou inserted the data transmission key into his personal terminal. With a slight buzzing sound, several prompts quickly popped up on his attribute panel: "Learnable skill material detected. You can consume 1000 points of soul power to quickly learn the skill."

"Shall we begin learning?"

"Skill proficiency enhancement material detected. It is estimated that it will consume 1000 points of soul power to be perfectly absorbed."

"Shall we begin absorption?"

He began to learn these skills one by one.

With each skill learned, one can feel a subtle energy flowing through the body, eventually forming a complete skill map.

A few days later, Fangzhou finally stopped his frantic learning process.

He rubbed his brow, which was throbbing from overworking his brain, and then looked at his attribute panel with satisfaction.

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