Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Having secured his mount, Lynn then went to a stall he had previously scouted out that sold leather armor and leather goods.

Various animal hides were hanging on the stall, and Lynn immediately took a liking to a dark-colored piece of leather—[Shadow Lizard Skin].

"Boss, how much is this skin?" Lynn asked.

The stall owner, a second-class apprentice with a scarred face, glanced at Lynn and said:

"You have a good eye! This is the skin of a Shadow Lizard, which has a built-in camouflage effect and is very difficult to catch."

"This leather is very well tanned, so I'll take it from you for fifteen magic stones."

Lynn touched the leather; it felt smooth and tough, but he shook his head.

"The leather is good, but the area is too small. It's not enough to make a normal-sized set of leather armor. At most, it can make a breastplate. I'll take the eight magic stones."

The stall owner frowned slightly:

"Too small? This size shadow lizard isn't small at all; it's more than enough for a set of tight-fitting leather armor!"

"Even if it's not enough, I can use other leather armor to sew on some minor parts instead, and the effect won't be too bad."

"You can check other places; the price for shadow lizard skin is around this!

Clearly, the stall owner was confident enough in his pricing, and it seemed unlikely that Lynn would be able to pull off the "I'll leave if you don't sell" tactic again.

"I'm going to make a whole set for my follower," Lynn said calmly, then summoned Wu Liuqi.

A short but wiry black skeleton appeared silently beside Lynn.

Although the aura of a level 2 elite was restrained, it still caused the stall owner's pupils to contract sharply, and a look of astonishment flashed across his face.

A first-class apprentice... can actually control level 2 undead?!

How...how is this possible?!

The stall owner subconsciously took a half step back, looking at Wu Liuqi warily, then at Lin En, whose expression remained calm, and his attitude instantly became much more cautious.

Will this thing suddenly attack and hurt someone?

He carefully examined Wu Liuqi's frame, which was significantly smaller than that of a normal adult, and his physique resembled that of a ten-year-old child. He quickly made a mental calculation.

"So...I see."

The stall owner's tone softened considerably.

"If it's custom-made for it... this leather is certainly enough. Ten magic stones, and I'll make it to your measurements."

"Eight dollars. If the labor cost is calculated separately, the leather itself isn't worth that much."

Lynn insisted, and Wu Liuqi cooperated by slightly shaking the bone dagger in his hand.

The stall owner looked at the master and servant in front of him and felt immense pressure. He never expected that he would be threatened by a first-class apprentice.

Having barely survived for many years through leatherworking, his combat abilities were not strong. If he were to be entangled with this undead assassin, he would likely come out worse off.

Fortunately, fighting was strictly prohibited in this Ghost Market, otherwise he would have been drenched in sweat by now.

He didn't want to cause trouble, especially trouble whose depths he couldn't fathom.

"...Fine, eight yuan it is! I'll cover the labor cost!"

The stall owner gritted his teeth and agreed, wanting only to complete the transaction as quickly as possible.

Lynn simply pulled out eight magic stones and threw them to him, proving that he had no intention of forcing a sale.

The stall owner accepted the item without hesitation, cautiously approaching Wu Liuqi as if afraid that it might suddenly stab him.

Under the premise of ensuring that Wu Liuqi would not suddenly attack, Wu Liuqi's physical data was quickly measured.

Then, with practiced skill, he picked up his tools and began cutting, sewing, and attaching simple protective runes...

It has to be said that this stall owner has not wasted his years of hard work; a Shadow Lizard skin quickly transformed into leather armor in his hands.

Breastplate, shoulder armor, arm guards, leg guards...

In less than an hour, a set of dark leather armor that fit Wu Liuqi's body perfectly and hardly affected his agility was completed.

After Wu Liuqi put it on, his figure became even more blurred in the dim light, and the effect of concealing himself in shadow was indeed enhanced.

Furthermore, the leather armor provides considerable defense and resistance to negative energy, greatly enhancing Wu Liuqi's survivability.

Having completed these two transactions, Lynn was even more satisfied with the configuration of his undead army.

A death knight, armed to the teeth, charges into battle; Wu Liuqi, lurking in the shadows, delivers a fatal blow; and he further controls the battlefield with his own sorcery...

This combination of moves was enough to make him run rampant among the second-class apprentices, and even pose a certain threat to the third-class apprentices.

The only problem is that its own defense is relatively weak and its endurance is not very strong.

Most of the apprentices at the "Bone Spire Academy" keep undead guards to varying degrees, which has become a "traditional culture" of the academy.

After all, wizards' bodies are relatively fragile, not to mention dark wizards who absorb negative energy; they would shatter at the slightest touch.

Having a necromancer makes things much safer. If you're facing a single enemy, you can let the necromancer engage in combat while you safely cast spells from behind.

It is said that wizards from other academies would choose to take in a few knights as guards, and both have their advantages and disadvantages compared to undead guards.

Knights are autonomous, possessing complete emotions and reason. They are not only guards but can also serve as servants of wizards, handling various trivial matters.

When faced with danger, they can make their own judgments and adapt flexibly, rather than blindly waiting for orders.

Some knights' combat skills can complement those of wizards, enhancing their fighting power.

The advantages of the Undead Guard are that it is cheap and durable. It can be repaired directly if it is damaged, and its endurance is maximized, so it can always be on guard.

Because they have no independent thought, the undead are absolutely obedient to orders under the bondage of witchcraft, and they would not even blink an eye if ordered to massacre a city.

Furthermore, they have mastered advanced witchcraft, and can summon large hordes of undead, capable of overwhelming their opponents with a sea of ​​skeletons.

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After completing her shopping, Lynn once again embarked on her favorite "freebie" journey.

He lingered at the stalls selling sorcery scrolls, quietly recording several level zero spells and two new apprentice-level sorcery spells—[Undead Enhancement] and [Negative Energy Ray]—using the panel.

[Undead Enhancement]: Apply a buff to an undead creature under your control, temporarily increasing one of its attributes (such as bone toughness, muscle strength, or the intensity of soul fire).

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[Negative Energy Ray]: Fires a condensed beam of dark energy that inflicts significant cold damage and life-eroding effects on living beings, while having a slight healing or buffing effect on the undead.

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These two are quite useful, both providing enhancement effects for the undead.

【Negative Energy Ray】is one of the most commonly used spells among apprentice-level sorcery. It is simple to execute and can both attack and enhance.

Almost every wizarding apprentice chooses this as their first formal study of witchcraft.

Lynn is not far from becoming a second-class wizard apprentice. He plans to analyze all six apprentice-level spells he currently has before considering how to combine them.

At the market, some apprentices were selling their cultivation insights, as well as some scattered knowledge about material processing and setting up simple witchcraft arrays.

Lynn accepted everything that came his way, adding it all to the [Memory Library] to enrich his knowledge base.

Only when the "vascular light strip" in the sky gradually dimmed and some apprentices had already packed up did they reluctantly return to the laboratory.

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