In the decades-long history of the Era of Myth, any Professional who performed like Fang Zhou, as long as they did not die prematurely, became a pioneer and mentor in their profession.
Not to mention donning the Legendary Crown, at the very least, they could achieve the status of a Glory Champion.
What is even more valuable is that this type of pioneer can greatly enhance the development potential and combat capability of a particular profession, providing immense benefits to the overall human race’s strength.
Among the freshmen of this year’s Sea City Military Academy, Fang Zhou is the first student to show such talent.
Thinking of this, Su Tiankuo glanced at Lu Hu with a smirk and said, "It seems Instructor Lu indeed has a discerning eye for talent. I have to admit, this kid Fang Zhou is indeed qualified to be our Sea City Military Academy’s seed."
Lu Hu scratched the back of his head and laughed naively, "If he’s not the seed, who else is qualified to be the seed?
Principal, I also want to ask, when will Major Xinyan return?
Today, Fang Zhou also mentioned that after developing the skills [Skeleton Flying Spear] and [Skeleton Shield], he feels his foundation is insufficient and desperately needs guidance from a great mentor.
Even Ye Fan has a dedicated research group, so I don’t think it’s excessive to arrange one for Fang Zhou."
Su Tiankuo, rare for him, didn’t reject outright but rather stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "The Demon Hunter research group is directly funded by the Human Alliance, not using our academy’s resources.
If Fang Zhou wants the same treatment, he has to show even greater potential.
Everything will depend on when Xinyan returns from the Mythical Battlefield."
Hearing this, Lu Hu felt more assured.
Since the principal didn’t reject outright, it indicated a high possibility of succeeding in this matter.
He smiled and said, "When Xinyan sees two new Undead Mage skills in the Human Alliance Skill Library, she will certainly jump for joy.
Xinyan and Fang Zhou joining forces might actually forge a legend in the Undead Mage profession."
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Meanwhile, Fang Zhou, who was gradually gaining the attention of the military academy’s higher-ups, was lying in bed, happily organizing the day’s gains.
With a total of 210 contribution points, he needed to plan carefully on how to make the most out of them.
Firstly, the skills [Weapon Specialization], [Block], and [Battle Cry] for the skeleton clone are must-learns, costing 30 contribution points.
Secondly, while [Skeleton Flying Spear] is already quite powerful, it is merely a prototype and can still be further enhanced.
The Undead Mage’s apprentice-level skill library has several skills worth referencing.
In Fang Zhou’s estimation, the Skeleton Flying Spear could absorb the corrosive ability from [Touch of Corrosion] to add an additional corrosive poison attribute.
[Death Missile] is purely death energy damage, entirely covered by the Skeleton Flying Spear’s damage type, thus holding no research value.
As for [Weakening Beam], it does not have direct damage effects but is a slow-type control skill.
Although the effect isn’t strong, it can at least provide a direction for Fang Zhou to deduce Skeleton Series control skills.
This would require another 20 contribution points.
Thirdly, Fang Zhou needs to reference more control skills from other Magic Professionals.
His search in the Human Alliance Skill Library showed that apprentice-level mage control skills weren’t abundant.
The more practical ones include [Vine Entangle], [Mire Skill], [Earth Wall Technique], [Spider Web Skill], and so on.
Fang Zhou plans to first exchange these four skills as skill materials, requiring another 40 contribution points.
Additionally, Ye Fan’s [Fallen Heaven Strike] today made Fang Zhou quite envious.
If he could master such a powerful displacement skill, his tactical system would undoubtedly become more complete.
However, as Instructor Lu Hu mentioned, spreading oneself too thin isn’t beneficial, so there’s no rush for now.
Lastly, there’s the equipment exchange that Lu Hu mentioned.
Magic Professional equipment generally includes weapons, headgear, armor, shoes, accessories, and marvels.
Each category has different types.
For instance, weapons include magic staffs, crystal balls, and magic books, while accessories include necklaces and rings.
However, equipment accessible to apprentice-level professionals is generally {gray inferior} quality production line items, which aren’t very powerful.
Fang Zhou opened his personal terminal, browsing the equipment exchange interface.
With a Junior Sergeant F-level clearance, he could only exchange for some {gray inferior} equipment, each priced at 10 contribution points, equivalent to the price of an apprentice skill book.
Fang Zhou carefully read the descriptions of these pieces of equipment and also researched online for guides on Undead Mage equipment, quickly forming a plan in his mind.
Good steel must be used on the cutting edge; money shouldn’t be spent frivolously.
He didn’t plan to buy an entire set of equipment at once but to first purchase a few items beneficial for cultivation.
[Apprentice Mage Hat] ({gray inferior}): Mass-produced mage hat, slightly increases maximum Spiritual Power.
[Apprentice Necklace] ({gray inferior}): Mass-produced necklace, slightly increases Spiritual Power recovery speed.
[Apprentice Ring]*2 ({gray inferior}): Mass-produced ring, slightly reduces Skill Cooldown Time.
With this "Cultivation Four-Piece Set" recommended by the guide, Fang Zhou’s cultivation speed and Skill Proficiency enhancement speed could increase by at least one-tenth.
Although it cost 40 contribution points, the cumulative benefits provided by this equipment were quite considerable.
After completing his purchases, Fang Zhou turned to the attribute panel.
He had accumulated another 10 Soul Power, which could quickly get him started on an apprentice-level skill.
After some consideration, he decisively chose [Weapon Specialization] for the skeleton clone.
Due to the recent days of killing and devouring, the skeleton clone was nearing the threshold of the apprentice upper tier.
In Fang Zhou’s estimation, soon the skeletons in this region would no longer provide Skeleton Essence for the skeleton clone.
To explore deeper into the Burial Wilderness securely, the skeleton clone needed to increase its level and Four-dimensional Attributes as well as master more Combat Skills.
With 10 contribution points deducted, Fang Zhou quickly received a [Weapon Specialization] skill book through his personal terminal.
This is a Passive Skill for a Combat Professional.
The learner can choose a type of weapon as their specialization, gaining stronger damage bonuses with it.
For instance, Ye Fan chose the Blade Bow as his specialized weapon, resulting in an immediate qualitative improvement in his technique and proficiency with this unusual weapon.
As skill projections played on his personal terminal, Fang Zhou soon received a prompt.
"Detected learnable skill material, estimated cost of 10 points of Soul Power to quickly begin learning."
"Would you like to start learning?"
"Start learning!"
Soul Power reduced to zero, and the soul fire of Fang Zhou’s skeleton clone leapt wildly.
A massive trove of memories flooded into his mind, experiencing weapon usage of various types like blades, spears, staffs, axes, swords, and halberds stirred in his memories.
He quickly chose the Long Spear as his specialization.
Thus, in the skeleton clone’s perception, it was as if he had been using the Skeleton Long Spear consistently for decades. Techniques like thrusting, stabbing, sweeping, poking, and blocking were all mastered by him.