Exploring the Era of 20

Undead Bone was not a Skeleton given to self-pity.

Since the combination of these two skills didn't result in a steady fighting style, it would find a way to improve it and make it steady.

Mu Yuan, on the other hand, was quite satisfied with the destructive power of this strike.

He hadn't seen a Professional Grade troop go all out, but he figured that after Undead Bone's strike, even a Professional Grade expert wouldn't have an easy time, right?

High proficiency Cleave combined with high proficiency Charge indeed worked wonders.

Of course, this strike also consumed more energy than usual.

Not only did it combine two skills, but Undead Bone even increased the energy output of the skills.

"Regular Rare Grade troops, even with skills, can only use them in a standard manner. But once a troop awakens its spiritual intelligence, it can gradually explore more advanced ways to use a skill."

"For example, increasing the energy output when using a skill."

This was not an easy feat.

A skill was like a pre-set program model; any slight modification could cause the program to crash. To increase the energy output of a skill, the user needed to explore and find the balance point themselves.

And Undead Bone not only increased the energy output but also mixed two skills together.

The difficulty was more than just doubled.

At this point, very few troops could achieve this. However, many experienced players who had used Inheritance Stones could figure out techniques like energy output and skill combinations.

After all, players were essentially troops who had awakened self-awareness, had information to refer to, could pay experts for guidance, and after years of practice, it was reasonable for them to learn these techniques.

As for Undead Bone, it did have the Appearance of an Emperor. It seemed reasonable that it could figure out these techniques in just two or three days...

What the hell!

Mu Yuan was greatly shocked and also gave himself a thumbs-up for his nurturing ability.

Without his encouragement and expenditure on treasures, could Undead Bone have reached this point today?

At most, half of it.

Cough,

Of course, Undead Bone had also consumed a lot of resources these past few days. Just the precious Abundant Fruits, it alone had eaten over 10, making Duo Lai beside it cry with envy.

But it was precisely because of these Abundant Fruits that Undead Bone's energy reserves had increased significantly.

Now, with just the Cleave skill, it could cast it eight times consecutively before running out of energy.

It was no longer a three-cast Skeleton.

However,

If it combined Cleave and Charge and increased the energy output, then... Undead Bone seemed to only have enough energy for two strikes.

It was still short.

Whether it was short or not didn't matter to Undead Bone; it only cared about whether it was steady.

Undead Bone took out the Shaman Staff again and waved it, casting a Fireball.

Something as simple as the Fireball Spell was naturally usable as soon as it got its hands on it. The casting time for the prelude chant was much shorter than that of the Goblin Shaman.

But even shorter, it still required chanting.

The Fireball's flight speed wasn't fast enough. Its power was sufficient, but Undead Bone highly doubted it could kill anyone.

This move wasn't steady enough either.

But how could it be foolproof? It asked the Steady mentor, Great Lord Mu, for advice.

Mu Yuan: "..."

Your steadiness is even above mine. I can't teach you, I really can't teach you.

Mu Yuan could only constantly search his memory bank, combining his rich experience from reading three thousand online novels, and finally compiled... no, finally summarized some suggestions for reference.

He told them to Undead Bone.

Undead Bone seemed to understand.

Mu Yuan wiped his sweat. Finally, I've gotten through it. Wait, wait, this skeleton, Undead Bone, won't really comprehend something, will it?

Undead Bone had always been very reliable when it came to reliability. Mu Yuan didn't think Undead Bone could mess anything up, but he also wasn't worried about it going astray.

Most of Undead Bone's time was still spent on cultivating by absorbing Soul Sand.

Mu Yuan, on the other hand, patrolled the territory over and over again, tirelessly.

Occasionally, he would bathe a certain troop type in the light of evolution.

Bone Two, under this miraculous light, evolved into the territory's second Skeleton Warrior.

"Now, the territory has 2 Skeleton Warriors and 12 Skeleton Soldiers. This lineup, even if it's just a frontal charge, can directly overwhelm the Goblin Camp from that day."

"Next, should I evolve some more Skeleton Soldiers, promote Bone Three to a Warrior, or save up a bit to let Undead Bone advance to the next stage?"

"Let's see, it depends on the situation."

Compared to the Skeleton series, the number of Slimes was fewer, but after nearly half a day of accumulation, they had also reached 1 unit.

Mu Yuan then called over a small Slime that was more pleasing to the eye.

He also called Duo Lai over to watch.

Duo Lai opened its silly and cute big eyes. The next moment, white light bloomed, and a small Slime rapidly expanded in an instant, expanding to a size similar to its own.

"Σ(°△°|||) Scared"

It scurried back a few steps, but after a while, it couldn't help but move forward again, circling around this fellow creature.

"How is it? Did you suddenly learn anything, or gain some insights?"

"Guji?"

What insights, guji? It's just a Slime, guji.

Mu Yuan fell silent.

He shouldn't have held any expectations for a Slime. This Duo Lai was even dumber than Bone Two! He had called Duo Lai over to see if he could observe its evolution and potentially fill in Duo Lai's missing skills.

This sounded somewhat outrageous, but for Undead Bone, it might not be impossible.

For a Great Slime, it was just wishful thinking.

Dismissing the silly and adorable Duo Lai, Mu Yuan looked at the regular Slime in front of him.

Tip: Your troop 'Slime' has bathed in the light of miracles and evolved into 'Great Slime'.

Tip: Great Slime has learned the skill 'Leap Strike'.

Leap Strike: Instantly bursts forth with several times its jumping power, causing massive impact damage to enemies by leaping high and crashing down.

"This skill, combined with the Great Slime's weight, is quite good."

"Sitting down with that butt, ordinary monsters wouldn't be able to handle it... It's a pity Duo Lai didn't get this skill."

Duo Lai still had potential for the future.

However, perhaps he could try again in a couple of days, to see what changes would occur when Duo Lai evolved to the next stage.

The next day,

Mu Yuan examined the map, looking at the large areas of black outside, and began planning the most efficient reconnaissance path.

Times were about to change.

Before, they could only explore on foot, which was slow and required extreme caution, because he was afraid of accidentally running into a powerful monster and getting instantly killed.

This wasn't him scaring himself, nor was it being infected by Undead Bone's excessive caution; there were indeed such cases.

The player textbook "Eighteen Tips for Novice Entry" mentioned that three years ago, an excellent Whale Player had accumulated several Rare Troops before the Novice Trial.

Perhaps things went too smoothly, or perhaps he was too confident in his own strength, but the Whale Player novice pushed forward with his troops, sweeping through the surrounding monsters, until one day he hit a wall.

He encountered a wandering Black Knight.

The Black Knight cut down the Whale Player novice's troops like chopping vegetables, and finally, in the novice's terrified eyes, beheaded his game character with a single sword strike.

By today, the grass on the grave of this novice, who was written into the textbook, had been cut down time and time again.

This was indeed an accident, but it was also because this novice was a bit too reckless.

Creatures like players cannot be reckless at all.

Mu Yuan secretly kept this in mind. Of course, there was no need to tell Undead Bone about this case; that Skeleton was already cautious enough.

"Normal exploration is difficult, but starting today, the territory will enter the 2.0 era of exploration."

"Let me see your limits, War Falcon!"

A large bird spread its wings and soared, circling the territory twice before diving straight into the thick gray fog outside the village.

The era of aerial reconnaissance had begun.

Thanks to 'Chen Weimian' for the 500 coin reward~