At midnight, the moon hung high in the sky.
Inside Cloud Viewing Residence, Lin Mu sat cross-legged on the Viewing Platform.
The clouds and mist around him seemed to rise and fall gently with his breathing.
Time quickly passed midnight.
The talent [Description Tamperer—Novice] refreshed!
Lin Mu opened his eyes. His gaze was calm, but his heart was beating faster in silence.
He opened the Class Panel and fixed his gaze on [Resurrect Skeleton].
The detailed description appeared.
[Resurrect Skeleton] (Level 5): Consume 4505 mana to channel several powerful streams of Death Aura and summon 900 Steel Bone Skeletons from the void, all clad in steel armor and wielding Steel Spears, to fight for you. They move extremely quickly and deal extremely high damage. Maximum number: 990.
Lin Mu first changed "Maximum number: 990" to "Maximum number: 999."
Then he spent a skill point to raise [Resurrect Skeleton] by one level. Its maximum number became 1000.
"Change 'Maximum number: 1000' to 'Maximum number: 9000'!"
The panel description changed.
[Resurrect Skeleton] (Level 6): Consume 4505 mana to summon 900 Steel Skeleton Warriors to fight for you. Maximum number: 9000.
Nine thousand Steel Skeleton Warriors—truly terrifying!
This was no longer an army, but an Undead Scourge capable of overwhelming a small city!
Lin Mu forcibly suppressed his excitement and looked at the next skill.
[Resurrect Skeleton Archer].
He followed the same method, changing the numbers.
"Change 'Maximum number: 10' to 'Maximum number: 90'!"
"Change 'Summon 10 from the void' to 'Summon 90 from the void'!"
The skill description blurred, then reformed.
[Resurrect Skeleton Archer] (Level 3): Consume 425 mana to summon 90 Skeleton Artillerymen to fight for you. Maximum number: 90.
Ninety mobile skeleton cannons!
Their firepower coverage was unimaginable. They could sweep through a Dungeon with ease.
Next was [Bone Tooth].
Lin Mu looked at the word "quickly" and decided to go all out.
"Change 'quickly pierce forward in a linear area' to 'pierce forward in a linear area at the speed of light'!"
"Change 'lasts 3 quarters of an hour' to 'lasts 9 quarters of an hour'!"
Lin Mu checked the detailed description to make sure there were no mistakes.
[Bone Tooth] (Level 5): Consume 9008 mana to channel Death Energy and summon 9001 sharp teeth stained with Corpse Poison from Dead Remains buried deep underground. They pierce forward in a linear area at the speed of light, with each Bone Tooth dealing 5–7 physical damage and 9 points of poison damage per second. Lasts 9 quarters of an hour.
Success!
At the speed of light, the attack was impossible to dodge—it hit instantly.
And the deadly poison lasted more than two hours.
That was enough to slowly kill any tough, high-health boss.
Next was [Grasp of Bones].
"Change 'deals 905 physical damage' to 'deals 995 physical damage'!"
Lin Mu spent his last skill point to raise it to Level 6.
[Grasp of Bones] (Level 6): Consume 35 mana to summon a skeletal hand at a designated location. After grasping for 9 seconds, it explodes, dealing 1000 physical damage within a 90.7-meter radius.
"Change 'deals 1000 physical damage' to 'deals 9000 physical damage'!"
After the change:
[Grasp of Bones] (Level 6): Consume 35 mana to summon a skeletal hand at a designated location. After grasping for 9 seconds, it explodes, dealing 9000 physical damage within a 90.7-meter radius.
A nine-second crowd-control effect over a radius of more than ninety meters, followed by 9000 area damage.
Finally, there was [Death Prayer], the skill with the greatest boost.
Detailed description:
[Death Prayer] (Level 2): Consume 120 mana to use Death Energy to summon the faint voices of the dead around you. Their echoes swirl around your summons, awakening their potential and increasing their attack, defense, and speed by 1004%. Duration: 1 quarter of an hour. Cooldown: 30 minutes.
Lin Mu's eyes lit up.
"Change 'increases by 1004%' to 'increases by 9004%'!"
"Change '1 quarter of an hour' to '9 quarters of an hour'!"
The modified panel description:
[Death Prayer] (Level 2): Consume 120 mana to summon faint voices that swirl around your summons, increasing their attack, defense, and speed by 9004%. Duration: 9 quarters of an hour. Cooldown: 30 minutes.
His summons' attributes had increased ninetyfold!
And the effect lasted more than two hours!
Lin Mu could almost see it already.
His Undead Scourge, boosted ninetyfold, sweeping the map clean!
Forcing his emotions back under control, he turned his attention to his equipment.
First was the [Fear Whisper Ring].
Looking at the damage formula for [Despair Scream], a bold idea came to Lin Mu.
"Change 'deals mental impact damage of (900 + Intelligence * 9.5)' to 'deals mental impact damage of (990 + Intelligence * 9.5)'!"
"Change 'deals mental impact damage of (990 + Intelligence * 9.5)' to 'deals mental impact damage of (990 * Intelligence * 9.5)'!"
The golden light on the ring flashed sharply!
[Fear Whisper Ring] (LV.10, Gold)
Constitution: +5
Intelligence: +5
Special Effect 1: [Fear Aura]: When worn, inflicts [Fear] on all hostile targets within 90 meters, reducing all their attributes by 9%.
Special Effect 2: [Despair Scream]: Activate to consume 100 mana and unleash a scream filled with endless despair. It deals mental impact damage of (990 * Intelligence * 9.5) to all enemies in a fan-shaped area in front of you, with a 99% chance to inflict [Confusion] for 5 seconds, causing them to attack indiscriminately. Cooldown: 60 seconds.
Addition had become multiplication!
With his current Intelligence of 66, the theoretical damage of this attack would reach a truly horrifying figure!
After modifying his old equipment, Lin Mu turned his attention to the purple cloak that had dropped from the [Void Crystal Beast].
[Void Cloak] (LV.25, Purple) (Level too low to equip)
Defense: 50–60
Constitution: +10
Agility: +12
Special Effect: [Void Isolation]: When equipped, reduces physical damage taken by 12%.
Lin Mu took one look at the effect and knew it would be outrageously powerful!
"Change 'reduces physical damage taken by 12%' to 'reduces physical damage taken by 92%'!"
"Change 'reduces physical damage taken by 92%' to 'reduces physical damage taken by 99%'!"
The description blurred, then changed.
[Void Cloak] (LV.25, Purple) (Level too low to equip)
Defense: 50–60
Constitution: +10
Agility: +12
Special Effect: [Void Isolation]: When equipped, reduces physical damage taken by 99%.
Near-immunity to physical damage!
It was a little unfortunate that his level was still too low.
After finishing all that, Lin Mu once again assigned his new attribute points to Intelligence and Constitution.
[Name: Lin Mu]
[Class: Necromancer]
[Level: LV.17, Experience: 19433/49000]
[Health: 570/570]
[Mana: 710/710]
[Strength: 7]
[Agility: 19] (Battle Boots +5)
[Intelligence: 71] (Whisper Ring +5)
[Constitution: 57] (Chestplate +3, Necklace +2, Hood +5, Whisper Ring +5)
[Free Attribute Points: 0]
[Skill Points: 0]
The night passed without incident.
The next morning, a shaft of golden sunlight pierced the clouds atop the mountain and spilled into the courtyard of Cloud Viewing Residence.
Lin Mu had just gotten up when the courtyard's entrance ward rippled faintly.
It was Mu Wanqing.
Today she wore a sharp black uniform that accentuated her graceful figure, lending her an air of intellectual poise and cool elegance.
Middle-aged, yet still radiant.
"How did you sleep in your new place?"
Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Mu, her gaze intent.
"Very well."
Lin Mu nodded.
Mu Wanqing said nothing more and turned to lead the way.
"I'll take you to the Academy Treasury."
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