When Luna arrived, Gu Xi was still walking slowly through the Sewer.
He was still wondering why the battle had not begun yet. He had not heard any kill notifications.
Luna's shout caught Gu Xi by surprise as well. Curious, he followed Luna to see what had happened.
They had only gone a little over three hundred meters when Luna stopped at a spot and pointed at a crack in the sewer wall.
"My lord, look here."
Gu Xi leaned closer and looked through the crack. Inside, he found a corpse that had already decayed into dry bones, with Linen Pockets slung across its back.
The sewer was actually quite dry, so the corpse's bones had been preserved fairly well. The Linen Pockets in particular did not feel damp or sticky.
"What is going on here?"
"I'm not sure." Luna shook her head. "The only thing I can tell is that this crack was already here. As for how the corpse inside got there, I have no idea."
"Alright, I'll handle this side. You deal with the other end of the Sewer."
As he spoke, Gu Xi took out a complete soul.
The moment Luna saw it, she knew what Gu Xi was planning. She said nothing and drifted directly toward the other end of the Sewer.
Gu Xi then sent the complete soul into the corpse.
"Summoning!"
You failed to use Summoning and gained 1 Point of Summoning Experience.
As the notification sounded, the corpse wedged in the crack exploded on the spot. Bone fragments scattered everywhere, and in the end, nothing remained but the Linen Pocket.
With a helpless sigh, Gu Xi could only use the Bone Shatter Wooden Stick to rummage through the crack. After much effort, he finally dragged the Linen Pocket out.
You picked up Joseph's backpack. Would you like to open it?
"Open it!"
You obtained Ancient Coin: 1 pound, 3 shillings, 3 pence. You obtained Dried Bread (Gray) *1 Dried Bread (Gray): Junk. Inedible food that can be exchanged for 1 penny. You obtained Land Purchase Order (White) *1 Land Purchase Order (White): A Victoria City land purchase order issued in 1777. It recorded that Joseph's farm outside the city had been forcibly requisitioned. With this land purchase order, he could exchange it for a plot of land no larger than three hundred square meters in Camden District, Victoria City, where he could build a house. No one could obstruct him. You obtained Hearthstone (Green) *1 Hearthstone (Green): A stone taken from beside a fireplace. Beyond the longing for home contained within it, it also held some unusual power.
Looking at the items poured from the Linen Pocket, Gu Xi fell silent.
He guessed that this had most likely belonged to a farmer who had sold his farm in 1877 and come to Victoria City to make a living, only to want far too much.
He had actually believed the Land Purchase Order would still be useful, only to be thrown into the Sewer in the end.
Whether his luck had been good or bad was hard to say. After being injured, he must have crawled through the Sewer for a long time before dying in Victoria City's oldest Sewer.
Then, for some reason, everything he possessed had been copied into this Sewer, where he had ultimately become stuck in the crack.
Now, all of it belonged to Gu Xi.
After packing everything back into the Linen Pocket, Gu Xi slung it over his back, picked up the Bone Shatter Wooden Stick, and headed toward the end of the Sewer.
By then, the battle at the end of the Sewer had already begun.
With the earlier battle as preparation, the fighting here was much simpler.
As Gu Xi walked forward, various notifications continuously popped up before him.
Skeleton Soldier (Summoned Creature) killed Ghoul Rat (Level 0). You gained 0 experience. The Battle Squad gained 0 experience. The Summoned Creature gained 1 experience. Skeleton Soldier (Summoned Creature) killed Ghoul Rat (Level 1). You gained 1 experience. The Battle Squad gained 1 experience. The Summoned Creature gained 4 experience. Skeleton Soldier (Summoned Creature) killed Giant Ghoul Rat (Level 2). You gained 1 experience. The Battle Squad gained 1 experience. The Summoned Creature gained 16 experience.
Ding! Total experience has reached the level-up requirement. Please choose whether to level up.
The sudden chime made Gu Xi's eyes light up. He had reached the level-up requirement again?
Gu Xi quickly stopped and checked the level-up information.
After leveling up, your level will rise to Level 3. Life and mana will be fully restored, all negative statuses will be removed, Strength +1, and you may choose one of the following three skills as a reward. Bone Spike: Active Skill, upgradeable. Consumes 3 mana to release a sharp spike made of bone, dealing 35-60 damage to an enemy. Rotten Land: Active Skill, upgradeable. Consumes 5 mana to turn ten square meters of nearby ground into Rotten Land. It can provide Negative Energy for the survival and rest of the undead, while dealing 10 damage every 5 seconds to living creatures that step onto it. Bone Prison: Active Skill, upgradeable. Consumes 5 mana and uses a corpse to form a Bone Prison with life in a designated area. The Bone Prison's life is equivalent to the corpse's life.
After glancing over the three skills available this time, Gu Xi found that unlike the skills offered when he reached Level 2, all of them were Active Skills.
After looking them over, Gu Xi quickly came to a decision.
Among the three, Bone Prison was the most unusual. It was meant for trapping enemies, but it would compete with Corpse Explosion for corpses.
Rotten Land was a support-type skill, but its uses were clearly limited.
Only Bone Spike suited his current situation best.
The previous battles had revealed an unfavorable problem to Gu Xi: he would encounter battles without corpses. Without an attack method, he really did not know what he would do in future battles.
The moment he made his choice, Gu Xi said, "Level up, and choose Bone Spike!"
The next instant, a chime sounded beside Gu Xi's ear.
Level increased to Level 3. Number of Contract Undead +1. Name: Gu Xi Game Number: 629SHD2S0FXC30 Class: Necromancer Level: 3 (1/10000) Talent: Not activated Status: Life (310/310, Hungry), Mana (550/550) Attributes: Strength 4.2, Agility 3.3, Constitution 3.1, Intelligence 5.5, Perception 3.7, Charm 3.6 Class Skills: Summoning Level 3 (336/500), Lesser Corpse Explosion Level 2 (178/200), Lesser Bone Shield Level 1 (9/100), Bone Spike (0/100) Active Skill: Throwing Level 2 (91/200) Passive Skills: Undead Knowledge Level 3, Undead Pact Level 1, Magic Knowledge Level 4, Basic Science Level 3, Basic Reading Level 2, Basic Writing Level 2, Undead Domination Level 1.
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