The question had barely crossed his mind.
A golden strategy guide tip appeared.
(You fool, did you think only the Undead could become necromancers?)
Zong Shen saw the tip and suddenly understood.
He reached out and scattered the floating text.
It seemed he'd been worrying over nothing.
Necromancers were a type of mage; the term didn't refer to a particular race.
"Right, why don't I have any Magic Value?"
Zong Shen raised another question.
(Only those who have completed mage apprentice training and awakened a mage talent can become mages and possess Magic Value.)
(The essence of Magic Value is the manifestation of wisdom and mental strength. Only those with powerful wisdom and mental strength can awaken a mage talent, communicate with the forces of different elements, and combine them to create different kinds of magic.)
After reading the explanation, Zong Shen couldn't help nodding.
"That makes sense. It really does."
"Then I'll use this recruitment scroll now."
He thought it over for a moment.
Then he decided to use the recruitment scroll.
With a thought, he clicked to use it.
The recruitment scroll decorated with a skull in his hand flew away.
It landed on the empty ground beside him.
Streams of dark green flame began to burn, forming a strange skull with two horns.
Then the dark green flames roared and surged, forming a sphere of dark green light.
The sphere began to writhe, twist, and gather in on itself, before slowly spreading apart.
When the dark green light faded,
a petite figure appeared.
Oh! It was a girl!
She wore an old black robe.
A short-handled spiked flail hung from a strip of leather at her waist.
In her hand, she held a staff that looked like an old tree root.
Her golden curls quivered faintly.
Her fair face was solemn and serene.
Her eyes were exceptionally bright, as if she had already seen beyond the boundary between life and death.
She was a far cry from the dried corpse Zong Shen had imagined.
She stepped forward and knelt on one knee.
Bracing her staff against the ground with one hand, she placed the other over her chest and bowed her head.
"In the name of death and rebirth,"
"the Necromancer Tasia reports for duty!"
"My blood is yours to spill wherever you lead!"
As Zong Shen listened to her oath of allegiance,
he straightened up solemnly as well.
"Welcome aboard, Tasia!"
"Let's build a great territory together!"
Tasia remained expressionless.
She bowed her head again,
then silently rose and stood to one side.
She seemed somewhat aloof and distant.
The three Wolf Cavalrymen were also sneaking glances at the necromancer.
Necromancers were mysterious figures, after all.
In most people's eyes, they controlled the dead, spent their days among corpses and bones, and delighted in creating death.
Even Zong Shen had initially shared a similar impression.
But now that she was one of his soldiers, her race, origins, and appearance didn't matter, nor did her past. As long as he could ensure her loyalty, he would treat her the same as the rest.
In fact, while he had been clearing the battlefield and checking the spoils, he had also been giving the Wolf Cavalrymen and Tie Zhu time to rest.
As a lord, Zong Shen cared deeply for his soldiers.
Besides, in this world of lords,
everything was displayed in data.
Zong Shen could clearly see his soldiers' Loyalty and changes in many other areas.
That made the relationship between lords and their subordinates in this world quite straightforward and easy to manage.
It wasn't nearly as complicated as it had been in his old world.
Zong Shen looked at Tasia.
Her detailed attributes immediately appeared before him.
[Necromancer: Tasia] [Quality: Excellent] [Level: lv10] [Attributes: (Click to expand)] [Hunger: 80] [Loyalty: 70]
Tasia's initial Loyalty was actually ten points lower than that of the usual Wolf Cavalrymen and Night Huntresses.
It was only a little higher than that of the farmers he had just rescued.
It seemed that necromancers might have very different tempers and personalities from ordinary soldiers.
Zong Shen considered this briefly, then expanded her attributes.
[Necromancer: Tasia] [Strength: 16] [Agility: 16] [Wisdom: 32] [Charisma: 9] [Health: 335] [Magic Value: 400] [Magic Damage: 48~51] [Blunt Damage: 30~33] [Head Armor: 0] [Upper Body Armor: 12] [Lower Body Armor: 6] [Magic Resistance: 6] [Skills: Summon Skeleton Archer (Summons 2 lv10 Skeleton Archers, costs 50 Magic Value, duration 20m, cooldown 30m), Magic Effect Amplification (Magic Value recovery rate increased by 20%), Double Necrotic Arrow (2S cast time, costs 40 Magic Value, fires two Necrotic Arrows, each dealing 1.5 times Magic Damage)]
(She's a powerful necromancer. If you can get your hands on a necromancer skill book, she'll be able to learn more skills.)
(Additionally, the class skill level of all soldiers recruited using recruitment scrolls defaults to lv10. Soldiers trained in higher-tier barracks or Ruins barracks will also have some initial class skills.)
As expected of a rare necromancer—her attributes and skills utterly outclassed the green elite monster, the Necrotic Dead, from earlier!
And thanks to the notes, Zong Shen also learned something else.
Soldiers summoned with recruitment scrolls were fully fledged class soldiers, with their own level and skill levels already at lv10.
But farmers trained using a [Tier 1 Infantry Barracks] were merely blank-slate soldiers.
Of course, there were also cases like Tie Zhu, who had gained the corresponding class skills and attributes directly through a class change book and become a lv1 class soldier.
In this world, even farmers were worth developing.
After all, even farmers had four attributes and their own levels.
In theory, if Zong Shen wanted to, he could even raise a super farmer.
"Tie Zhu, your job in the battles ahead is to protect Tasia and make sure she can focus on dealing damage."
Zong Shen turned to Tie Zhu and gave him his orders.
As soon as the words left his mouth, before Tie Zhu could reply,
Tasia's cool voice rang out.
"My lord, I don't believe the weak can protect the strong."
"Don't concern yourself with me in battle. I can find the right moment to attack."
Her words made both Zong Shen and Tie Zhu raise their brows.
Tie Zhu in particular scowled. If Zong Shen hadn't been there, he might have blown up on the spot.
Zong Shen was surprised at first, then felt somewhat awkward and speechless.
This woman had no social skills!
She was nowhere near as considerate as Huntress Luna.
No wonder she'd become a necromancer!
But it didn't matter. To Zong Shen, this made things more interesting. With a little time and effort, she'd eventually fit in with the group.
"All right, all right. If that's how you feel, then that's for the best."
"Now, let's continue exploring."
"My instincts tell me that this Temple still holds plenty of secrets for us to uncover!"
Zong Shen swept his sword through the air and gave the order. As the lord, he had to stay in control of the initiative!
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