Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Chapter 837 - 530: [Spiritual Remains Mage] Unit, Overnight Fortune! (Part 2)

Lacking soul power and contribution points to update the skills mastered by the Spiritual Remains Lord’s clone.

Lacking various rare resources to invest in the current research tasks of the territory.

Originally, these were not urgent problems at all.

What gives Fang Zhou such a sense of crisis is the recent discovery by the cavalry scout team sent out by Tidamia of suspected vampire activity on the northwest side of the Tomb Territory.

Vampires are the purest Silver-level undead creatures, possessing blood series talent skills.

Not only are they agile, with powerful attack capabilities, but they also have the formidable ability to revive through blood absorption.

In this Wasteland of Strife, where the energy concentration is limited to Silver Upper Rank, they are considered the top undead creatures.

If there is an undead force led by a Vampire Lord on the northwest side of the Tomb Territory, it will pose a great threat to Fang Zhou.

Fortunately, during this period, Fang Zhou has defeated and annexed several territories of Zombie Lords and Ghost Lords, significantly absorbing spiritual remains essence and soul power.

Now his power attribute is close to 5000 points, not far from Silver Middle Rank.

Fang Zhou has ordered Tidamia to reduce his undead’s activity frequency in the northwest side territory of the Tomb and to spread scouts to constantly detect undead movements in that area.

The purpose is naturally to delay as much time as possible.

Compared to these undead territories in the Wasteland of Strife that have existed for countless years, Fang Zhou and his Undead Tomb’s greatest advantage lies in their incredibly fast growth and development speed.

As long as there is time and resources, they can grow stronger at a speed unimaginable to all undead creatures.

Especially Fang Zhou’s Spiritual Remains Lord clone, which, after integrating the talent skills of the Skeleton, Zombie, and Ghost three undead races, has transformed into a unique new undead creature in the entire Undead Realm.

In terms of race combat power coefficient alone, it is definitely not inferior to Silver-level vampires.

Not to mention he has powerful skills deduced and perfected from the human skill library.

Although he has not undergone actual combat, Fang Zhou is absolutely certain in his heart that as long as it’s a battle of the same level, he can easily crush a vampire.

Without being surrounded, defeating a Vampire Lord one tier higher in a one-on-one battle is definitely not a difficult task.

The only concern is if the enemy is a Silver Upper Rank Vampire Lord, it might be somewhat challenging to handle with his current Silver Lower Rank power.

Time, he needs time.

As long as he can break through to Silver Middle Rank, in this fragment of the Undead Realm within the Wasteland of Strife, he will have ample security assurance.

Looking up at the blood moon in the sky, Fang Zhou shook his head and sent out a command to urge the undead mage soul bodies and spiritual remains mages in the Tomb laboratory to accelerate their research progress.

"If the little ones don’t work hard, how can the leader quickly become stronger?"

.......

Another month flew by.

Just as both Fang Zhou’s main body and clone were wholeheartedly cultivating, striving to break through the current level, a sudden visitor disrupted Fang Zhou’s established rhythm.

Lieutenant Colonel Shen Zhongyun, the commander of the Beast Fighting City outpost, unexpectedly returned to Blue Star and came to Sea City Military Academy to visit Fang Zhou, and also to see his sister, Instructor Shen Hongyu.

For this old acquaintance who had taken care of him greatly, Fang Zhou naturally showed great hospitality.

In the reception room, the few of them sat facing each other.

"How has the cultivation been going recently?" Shen Zhongyun asked with a smile.

"Not bad!" Fang Zhou nodded with a smile.

"The military’s rewards have been issued to you before.

Given the strong mana fluctuations around you, you’re probably not far from breaking through the bottleneck to Silver, are you?

Do you have any plans next?" Shen Zhongyun inquired.

"No, is there anything you need me to do, Lieutenant Colonel Shen?"

"No need to be so formal, with our relationship, just call me Uncle Shen.

Yes, there is something I need your help with.

Rest assured, what I ask you to do will not delay your cultivation and meditation.

What’s more, it can earn you a huge profit, helping you save substantial capital for your subsequent cultivation after advancing to Silver Mage." Shen Zhongyun said with a smile.

"You say, Uncle Shen." Fang Zhou nodded.

Since Shen Zhongyun has always been good to him, coupled with the relationship of Instructor Hongyu and Shen Ziwei, he surely wouldn’t let him down.

"This time I returned to Blue Star’s mainland to participate in a Federation military training exercise.

You know, I have some business outside Beast Fighting City, which is also a Spirit Medicine Forest.

Previously, under the plot of the Abyssal Demons, a large number of Beastmen surged out from the depths of the Northern Wilderness, looting extensively around Beast Fighting City.

Although I received the news early and dealt with most things, the forest’s arrays were still damaged.

I don’t have time to deal with it recently, so I need you to help me repair the arrays.

Moreover, there are quite a few people in similar situations like mine.

Many who have businesses near Beast Fighting City have suffered varying degrees of loss.

While there aren’t many professionals who have the brain for being part-time Array Masters.

Thus, in the coming period, repairing arrays will definitely be a lucrative business in Beast Fighting City.

Fang Zhou, your performance in the recent wave of demon offensives has been well-publicized by our Beast Fighting City military.

With your current fame and reputation, if you decide to take this business, you are sure to be swamped with requests."

With the help of the attribute panel, so long as he has enough soul power and abundant learning material, taking on sub-professions is no problem for Fang Zhou.

Of course, with the development over the years during the Era of Myth, each type of sub-profession has become a precisely refined knowledge system.

Completely mastering them also requires consuming a significant amount of soul power.

During the initial cultivation process, Fang Zhou spent the vast majority of his soul power and contribution point resources on deducing skills for his main profession as an Undead Mage.

For sub-professions like Alchemist, Blacksmith, and Array Master, he didn’t pay much attention.

He only learned some basic knowledge as needed to reach the threshold of a mid-level sub-profession.

For instance, Array Magic is divided into many categories, such as Supportive Arrays, Attack Arrays, Defensive Arrays, Early Warning Arrays, and Manufacturing Arrays.

Fang Zhou currently masters mostly supportive arrays and manufacturing arrays needed for cultivating and creating various equipment marvels.

For the defensive and early warning arrays needed by those plantations near Beast Fighting City, Fang Zhou was practically clueless.

However, with the help of the attribute panel, Fang Zhou is confident in mastering these new array knowledge.

As long as he has the corresponding Array Magic knowledge, it’s merely a matter of spending more contribution points.

Although thinking that way in his heart, Fang Zhou still spoke conservatively.

"Uncle Shen, the protective arrays for those industries near Beast Fighting City are very complicated.

I haven’t learned how to repair them yet."

"I know, so take this," said Shen Zhongyun, seemingly prepared, handing over a scroll.

"What is this?"

"This is a scroll containing knowledge of mid-level Array Master—early warning arrays, defensive arrays, and energy gathering arrays.

Once you activate it, you will gain the runes and setup methods needed for these mid-level arrays.

Consider this as your task reward in advance," Shen Zhongyun smiled.

"If you are willing to take on this task, you can activate it anytime.

I believe with your talent, you can learn and master it with a little time.

Then, when convenient, head to this place north of Beast Fighting City; my forest is located there.

I’ll arrange for the materials to be sent over soon, and you can learn and practice simultaneously."

"Okay, Uncle Shen!"

Fang Zhou nodded, as Lieutenant Colonel Shen Zhongyun had everything arranged, so naturally, he had no objections.

After all, these early warning arrays, protective arrays, and energy gathering arrays are very practical and something Fang Zhou will need to master eventually.

Compared to memorizing runes one by one from a Magic Book, this kind of scroll greatly facilitates Fang Zhou’s learning, and it’s quite valuable.