Skill Upgrade, the Skeleton Sea Emerges!

Lin Mu took a deep breath and immediately activated his talent.

He checked the detailed description of [Resurrect Skeleton].

[Resurrect Skeleton] (Level 2): Consumes 10 mana. By guiding a faint Death Aura, summons 1 skeleton assembled from Steel Bone out of the void to fight for you. It moves slowly, has a sturdy structure, and is extremely difficult to damage. Maximum number: 10.

"Change 'Maximum number: 10' to 'Maximum number: 90'!"

The skill description blurred once more before reshaping itself.

The description on the panel updated accordingly.

[Resurrect Skeleton] (Level 2): Consumes 10 mana to summon 1 Steel Skeleton to fight for you. Maximum number: 90.

It worked!

An irrepressible smile spread across Lin Mu's lips.

Next, without stopping, he modified the description of [Bone Tooth].

"Change 'summon 10' to 'summon 90'!"

[Bone Tooth] (Level 2): Consumes 95 mana to summon 90 Bone Teeth from underground, piercing a linear area ahead and dealing 3–5 physical damage each.

This skill alone had a theoretical total damage output of a terrifying 270–450 points!

And it was an instant-cast skill!

Combined with the nearly negligible mana consumption of the [Withered Wood Staff]—

he could cast it continuously without any cost at all!

A humanoid self-propelled sniper cannon. Terrifying indeed!

Naturally, he could not overlook his equipment either.

[Withered Wood Staff] (LV.0, White) 
Attack: 1–9. Special Effect: Reduces mana consumption by 99% when casting skills.

Its maximum attack had risen from 3 to 9. Better than nothing. The mana reduction was what truly defied the heavens.

[Rapid Healing Ring] (LV.5, Blue) 
Defense: 1–2. Special Effect: Restores 99 HP per second.

Ninety-nine HP per second!

For now, as long as he was not killed instantly, he would be an unkillable cockroach!

After finishing all that,

Lin Mu took out the green scimitar he had obtained from a chest in the Dungeon.

[Goblin Scimitar] (LV.3, Green)

Attack: 8–10

Special Effect: Ignores 15% of the target's physical defense.

He intended to make a small adjustment to this blade.

After collecting the school's and city's rewards tomorrow,

he would sell it at the Professionals market and exchange it for some starting capital.

But it was only a level 3 Green Equipment, so he could not modify it too outrageously.

If it drew unnecessary attention and someone set their sights on him, the loss would outweigh the gain.

Besides, selling it after making it too powerful would be no different from aiding an enemy.

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Mu decided on a minor change.

"Change 'Ignores 15% of the target's physical defense' to 'Ignores 25% of the target's physical defense.'"

[Goblin Scimitar] (LV.3, Green)

Attack: 8–10

Special Effect: Ignores 25% of the target's physical defense.

Though it was only a 10% increase in armor penetration, its significance was extraordinary.

Many high-level pieces of equipment might not even have such an attribute.

It should fetch a decent price.

That night,

he once again found it hard to sleep from excitement.

The next day,

after washing up and getting ready, Lin Mu arrived at school early.

He headed straight for Dean Liu Minghui's office.

The office door was slightly ajar, and faint conversation could be heard from inside.

Lin Mu knocked softly on the door.

Without waiting for a response, he pushed it open and entered.

"Lin Mu, you're here!"

A crisp, pleasant voice rang out before anyone else could speak.

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up when she saw Lin Mu.

A delighted smile involuntarily bloomed across her face, and her tone carried a touch of excitement.

Lin Mu gave her a slight nod.

"You got here early, Su."

His gaze swept across the office.

Only then did he notice

that aside from Liu Minghui and Su Xiaoxiao, an extraordinary-looking middle-aged man was seated on the sofa.

The man wore a suit and leather shoes.

Even while seated, his tall and well-proportioned figure was evident.

His leather shoes were polished so brightly that they could almost reflect a person's image.

His hair was meticulously combed as well, making him appear exceptionally capable.

His conversation with Liu Minghui was interrupted by Lin Mu's arrival.

The moment he saw Lin Mu, a warm smile appeared on his face, and he even rose directly to his feet!

"You must be student Lin Mu, correct?"

The middle-aged man looked at Lin Mu with burning eyes, his tone full of appreciation.

"I often hear Xiaoxiao mention you at home. Now that I've seen you, you truly are a young hero. Your reputation is well deserved!"

As he spoke, he did not forget to cast a glance at Liu Minghui.

Liu Minghui immediately understood and hurriedly stood to make the introduction.

"President Su, this is Lin Mu, the student who cleared the Trial Dungeon alongside Xiaoxiao with an SSS-Rank evaluation."

Then he turned to Lin Mu.

"Lin Mu, this is the president of our Xilin City Professionals Chamber of Commerce, Su Zongguo. He is also Su Xiaoxiao's father."

"You flatter me, Uncle Su."

Lin Mu responded politely, his expression calm.

Su Zongguo laughed heartily, seeming quite approachable.

"Then I'll presume upon our relationship and call you Xiao Mu."

His gaze shifted to Su Xiaoxiao beside him, his eyes full of affection.

"This time, you brought Xiaoxiao through the Dungeon safely and even achieved such an astonishing result. On behalf of our whole family, I truly am grateful to you!"

Su Zongguo continued,

"That girl Xiaoxiao has been spoiled by us since she was young and can be rather immature. If you don't mind, Xiao Mu, you must honor us with a visit to our home someday."

"It would also give your aunt a chance to properly thank you on Xiaoxiao's behalf!"

Su Zongguo's words were flawlessly delivered.

He had expressed his gratitude while extending an invitation, making it difficult to refuse outright.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mu merely replied calmly.

"I'll visit when I have the time."

Having lived two lives, he had long since grown indifferent to such social niceties.

Seeing this, Liu Minghui quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"President Su, I think you can arrange a time later to thank student Lin Mu."

He checked the time.

"It's getting late. We should head to Principal Qu's office first."

"The people from the Municipal Education Bureau should be arriving soon. Principal Qu will probably come over with them."