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Chapter 76 The Staff of Bone Summoning (Please continue reading)

Tulio chuckled awkwardly, then realized he had misunderstood the meaning of the freshman chief in front of him. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Then I'll just give you a casual introduction. Richard, look at this one."

Richard followed Tulio's finger and saw a staff about 1.5 meters long in the center of the cabinet. It looked more like a real staff than the usual short staffs that were only about half a meter long.

At the top of the staff is a huge skull, but it is clearly not a human skull, with protruding canine teeth and a jaw that is longer than that of a normal human.

The long staff, seemingly made from the spine that appears to be part of the skull, is polished and engraved with runes, segment by segment, giving it a very textured feel.

"Advanced sorcery artifact, Ogre's Staff, made from the skull and spine of a wandering ogre. If the wielder uses shadow-based sorcery, the power of the spell will be increased by 25%."

The item solidifies the powerful level 0 sorcery spell Death's Bite, allowing it to be used again after only 12 hours of charging. It costs 1840 magic stones.

Richard heard that the item was good, but it was just too expensive.

Her own Banshee's Finger only increased the power of shadow magic by 11%, while this ogre staff increased it by a full 25%, or 25 percent, of shadow magic power.

It is important to understand that no matter how many magical tools a wizard apprentice has, he can only use one magical tool each time he casts a spell. This is the law of the uniqueness of magical tools.

This is crucial, meaning that a wizarding apprentice cannot simply rely on piling up low-level wizarding items to achieve the effects of high-level wizarding items.

For example, a wizard apprentice may have a low-level wizarding item, such as a ring, that can increase shadow damage by 5%.

Additionally, it possesses a low-level sorcery item, a short staff, which increases shadow damage by 5%.

Does that mean that the shadow magic cast by this wizard apprentice will be 10% more powerful?

Wrong! Utterly wrong!

It's still only 5%, and each time you cast a spell, you can only use one spell prop.

Therefore, the value of advanced witchcraft items is demonstrated here.

Advanced magical artifacts often determine the maximum amplification a wizard apprentice can achieve in a particular school or style of magic.

Looking back at the Ogre Staff, its fixed spell is also a powerful single-target attack, Death's Bite, and its charging time has been reduced to 12 hours, making it very practical.

The reduced charging time is likely related to its longer shaft, which makes it easier to absorb free energy from the air.

Seeing that Richard remained silent, Tulio continued his introduction:

"This is the intermediate-level sorcery item, the Cold Short Staff. The raw materials used have been solidified with the level zero ice-type sorcery spell, Freezing Ray."

"This is the advanced sorcery artifact, the Withering Scepter. This artifact has solidified the level zero mental sorcery spell, Bloodlust Frenzy."

"This one."

After seven or eight items were introduced, Richard listened with interest but did not make a decision.

Just as Tulio was inwardly criticizing Richard for his picky taste, Richard suddenly asked, "Senior Tulio, what is the origin of this staff?"

Tulio followed Richard's finger and saw a pure white bone staff placed in the corner of the cabinet.

"This one! This is the Bone Summoning Staff, a high-level sorcery item, but it's probably not very suitable for you. Its main function is to enhance the level zero sorcery effect of summoning skeletons."

If the holder uses the level 0 sorcery spell Summon Skeleton, the success rate of the summoning will increase, and the summoned skeleton soldiers will have their combat power increased by 20% to 30%.

The item solidifies the level 0 sorcery, Piercing Shadow Curse, and can be used again after only 12 hours of charging. It costs only 1080 magic stones!

Richard's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and the summoned skeleton soldiers' combat power increased by 20% to 30%!

This was exceptionally effective for his master-level skeleton summoning ability, as he could summon three skeleton soldiers at once, each with a 20-30% increase in combat power – a significant boost!

Tulio glanced at it and thought to himself, "Hmm, judging from Richard's expression, he seems quite interested in this staff. He must be particularly fond of the Bone-Piercing Shadow Curse! That makes sense; curses are something that second-level wizard apprentices usually only begin to learn about."

Seeing that things were looking promising, Tulio began to enthusiastically introduce the Curse of the Piercing Shadows.

"By the way, junior, you don't know much about this Bone-Piercing Shadow Curse, do you? This curse reduces the enemy's resistance to shadow magic, and it's one of the rare and powerful curses available to us wizard apprentices."

As for this staff, I think the name is wrong; it should be called the Staff of Shadow Curse.

The spell to summon skeletons is really weak. If you master it, it's so-so, and if you're lucky, you can summon two skeleton soldiers.

But what wizard apprentice has nothing better to do than practice this kind of witchcraft every day?

There are plenty of powerful spells to learn, Richard, don't you think?

However, this chilling shadow curse is quite useful.

Upon hearing Tulio's words, Richard couldn't help but touch his nose, unsure how to respond.

However, judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to value this witchcraft item very much, which is a good thing, as there should still be some room for negotiation.

"Senior, could you make this Bone Summoning Staff a little cheaper?" Richard asked.

After listening to the introductions of various mid-to-high-level sorcery items, Richard was basically certain that this bone summoning staff was exactly what he wanted.

Originally, his plan was to find a powerful sorcery tool, preferably one that could kill with a single blow, such as the Ogre's Staff!

However, these are usually too expensive.

This bone summoning staff not only increases the effect of summoning skeletons, but also reduces the enemy's resistance to shadow magic! In other words, it's equivalent to increasing the power of one's own shadow magic.

In that case, the problem that I was worried about before was that the power was not enough should no longer exist!

"Oh, you really intend to take it!" Tulio blurted out, but immediately realized he had said too much, revealing a lot to Richard.

Tulio was quite surprised that Richard had chosen this staff.

It should be noted that although this Bone Summoning Staff is a high-level witchcraft item, apart from its lackluster witchcraft enhancements, it is at best a good mid-level witchcraft item.

So it's been sitting in the corner of my shop's cabinet collecting dust, and I still haven't been able to sell it.

It's definitely a good thing that someone wants it this time!

"Richard, how about a thousand magic stones? Consider it making friends!" Tulio said, sounding like he'd been ripped off.

Richard noticed that although Tulio looked pained, his shrewd little eyes darted around, and he knew that this was definitely not the bottom price.

"Senior Tulio, how much do you think my Banshee's Finger is worth?"

"Isn't this your chief's reward? It's a product of the school, so of course it's a good item. Although it's only an intermediate-level witchcraft item, it's of excellent quality and has a wide range of effects. The solidified level zero witchcraft fear spell is also very useful."

My purchase price is 700 magic stones, no problem.

"Hmm, this crystal ball doesn't quite match. Did you put it on yourself? Including the crystal ball, it's probably worth about 850 magic stones."

"Senior, I might still need the crystal ball, so I have to take it apart! I want to trade this Banshee's Finger and the Charred Wood Short Staff for your Bone Summoning Staff and Black Jade Ring."

Upon hearing this, Tulio's expression changed drastically. "Richard, what are you talking about!"

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