Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 466 - 340: Major Resource Price Drop, Fang Zhou’s Moment of Charm

Fang Zhou wanted to take this opportunity to delve deeper into the secrets buried within the small hill previously occupied by Verus.

In Verus’s simple mind, the small hill it occupied was practically its entire world. Therefore, Fang Zhou quickly figured out what kind of resources this hill contained.

In Verus’s memory, it could sense an energy source buried inside the hill that was extremely beneficial to it. However, under the radiation from this energy source, the hill’s original stones and dry bones had become extraordinarily hard. With Verus’s own abilities, it was difficult to excavate effectively. It could only linger at the base of the small hill, absorbing the radiation emitted by the energy source and occasionally digging up and absorbing stones and bones contaminated by it.

As time passed, Verus gradually gained some intelligence. It began to try enhancing its bow, leading to significant improvements in its accuracy, range, and power. After countless days and nights, Verus eventually mutated into a rare Skeleton Divine Archer.

Knowing all this, Fang Zhou’s heart surged with uncontrollable excitement. This not only meant Verus was a potential powerhouse but also provided him with a new Undead Attribute resource: the unknown energy source beneath the small hill.

This discovery once again validated Fang Zhou’s previous theory. Mutated Undead Creatures and Undead Attribute resource points often went hand-in-hand, both being rich deposits awaiting his excavation.

Without further delay, Fang Zhou climbed the small hill previously occupied by Verus and discovered a cave entrance on the hillside. From his prior communication with Verus, Fang Zhou understood that this cave must be the result of Verus’s previous attempts at excavation.

A faint, eerie blue glow emanated from the cave entrance. Peering inside, Fang Zhou saw that the light came from some blue minerals. These crystal-like minerals dotted the cave walls. If he hadn’t looked closely, Fang Zhou might have thought he’d discovered another Netherworld Ore Vein. However, while these minerals were beautiful, they lacked that familiar energy fluctuation.

Fang Zhou noticed that these blue minerals seemed to carry radiation; the glow they emitted made him feel somewhat uncomfortable. He felt that staying here for long could be harmful to his body.

Pondering this, Fang Zhou explored downwards for dozens of meters through the winding cave until he encountered a thick rock wall. This heavy wall bore many marks of being struck and dug at. But these marks were very shallow, insignificant compared to the likely thickness of the wall. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Fang Zhou squinted slightly, immediately realizing that this hidden cave and the marks upon it were clearly the fruits of Verus’s arduous labor.

Here, Fang Zhou could clearly sense an energy source behind the rock wall emitting strong Death Energy fluctuations. This feeling stirred his skeletal instincts, and he couldn’t help but gulp. He had a strong feeling the energy source behind the rock wall would be of great benefit to him.

There was no time to lose. As soon as he sensed the object inside would be useful, Fang Zhou immediately began to excavate. Although this thick rock wall was incredibly hard—so much so that even Verus had been powerless against it, only able to inflict small scratches at best—Fang Zhou’s attack power was much stronger. Especially since he had Olaf, the Berserker Heroic Spirit, to help him.

Wielding the Corpse Long Spear, Fang Zhou repeatedly unleashed Brutal Strike against the thick rock wall.

Currently, Fang Zhou’s Four-dimensional Attributes were incredibly strong. After continuously absorbing the White Bone Stone Crystal Cluster and Nether Blood Ore, the strength of his bones and flesh, as well as the purity of his Death Energy, had grown far greater than before. He had also learned various Universal Skills for Combat Professions from his main body. This combination allowed his actual combat power to far exceed that of other Undead Creatures of the same Tier.

Fang Zhou, holding the Corpse Long Spear, rallied all his Death Energy and unleashed a Brutal Strike that was nearing the level of Perfection against the thick rock wall before him. He poured his entire strength into every strike.

With a loud RUMBLE, the originally solid rock wall was struck with a deep crack, and the entire cave shook slightly.

Beside him, Olaf also wielded his Skeleton Double Axe, using his Bloodthirsty Strike skill to tirelessly attack the rock wall. Every fall of the axe left fresh marks on the wall, perfectly complementing Fang Zhou’s attacks. Their teamwork was so seamless that the rock wall showed significant cracks in a short time.

As for Tidamia, Verus, and the other skeleton minions, they couldn’t cause any effective damage to this wall, so Fang Zhou had ordered them to go out hunting. Besides, according to Verus’s memories, there was nothing in the large surrounding area that could pose a threat to them.

With the Skeleton Warriors gone, Fang Zhou and Olaf could focus entirely on their excavation.

CLANG! CLANG! The sounds echoed incessantly throughout the cave. Fang Zhou only paused when he had nearly exhausted all his Death Energy. Thanks to his efforts that night, they had managed to dig more than ten meters into the thick rock wall.

Fang Zhou felt he was much closer to the energy source and could even faintly sense its fluctuations. To be safe, he decided to cease excavation for the night. He would wait until his Death Energy was fully restored before facing whatever might come next in his peak condition.

Emerging from the cave, Fang Zhou looked up at the Blood Moon in the sky. It was getting late; time to log off and rest.

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In the following days, while continuing his cultivation at Sea City Military Academy, Fang Zhou also keenly felt the benefits that winning the New Recruit Tournament had brought to the academy.

The most direct benefit was undoubtedly the 20% reduction in resource exchange prices across the board at Sea City Military Academy’s logistics department. This meant, for example, that a bottle of the Apprentice-level Miniature Spiritual Recovery Potion, which used to cost 1 contribution point, now only required 0.8 contribution points for a first-year student. This was due to the Longxia Federation’s military granting increased resource allocation to the champion academy.

This discount wasn’t just for Spiritual Recovery Potions; it covered almost all resources provided by the logistics department.

Just as his original stockpile of Cultivation Resources was about to run out, Fang Zhou seized the opportunity. While resources were abundant and heavily discounted, he used his special seventy-percent-off privilege to purchase hundreds of contribution points’ worth of them.