Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 502 - 362: New Specialty, Summoning Mastery!

To be honest, Fang Zhou was very popular at the Sea City Military Academy. The two instructors who treated him best were, without a doubt, Instructor Su Xinyan and Instructor Lu Hu.

Although Instructor Lu Hu wasn’t as proficient in the cultivation of an Undead Mage as Instructor Su Xinyan, he had given Fang Zhou a lot of valuable advice from the perspective of a Golden Tier Combat Professional.

After a few exchanges, Fang Zhou asked, "Instructor Lu Hu, it’s almost the end of the semester. Can I take the advancement exam?"

Instructor Lu Hu grinned. "Of course, no problem. The supplementary training I’ve given you over these past two months has almost perfectly covered all the first-year teaching content. I’ve told you about the content of the advancement exam before; it’s divided into a theoretical test and a practical test."

He continued, "However, you are now the only student in the history of Sea City Military Academy to break through the bottleneck and advance to the Black Iron Tier within a single semester—that is, six months. Those practical tests are prepared for Apprentice Tier students; they’re completely irrelevant for you. Rest assured, I’ll apply to the academy to get you an exemption from the practical test."

Instructor Lu Hu then added, "The theoretical test, however, is very important, as it assesses your own knowledge reserve. This part cannot be skipped. If you have no objections, I can apply for you to take the advancement theory test tomorrow."

Fang Zhou thought for a moment. Thanks to his far superior Spirit Attribute, the inspiration from his Soul Power, and his extraordinary memory in his burst state, he had long since mastered the essential theoretical knowledge for the first year at Sea City Military Academy, and even some from the second year. Facing a theoretical test should be no problem at all.

Thus, Fang Zhou told Instructor Lu Hu with a calm expression, "Instructor Lu Hu, I have no issues. I am ready to take the advancement theory exam at any time."

Instructor Lu Hu nodded and patted Fang Zhou on the shoulder. "Well done. I’ll go prepare it for you right now. Although you’ve broken through the bottleneck and advanced to the Black Iron Tier, leaving the other first-year students far behind, you absolutely must not become arrogant or complacent. After all, among the second-year seed students, more than a dozen have already broken through and advanced to the Black Iron Tier. While you’ve made your Apprentice Stage Undead Mage Skills incredibly powerful and refined, at the Black Iron Tier, you are still a complete rookie."

Instructor Lu Hu continued earnestly, "Compared to other mature Professions, you lack reliable, established professional Skill data to learn from and cultivate. To make progress, just as you told me before, you still have to rely on your own Skill Deduction and refinement. This also means you have to put in more effort and creativity than other Black Iron Tier students to continue the legendary record you established in the Apprentice Stage."

Fang Zhou nodded solemnly, taking Instructor Lu Hu’s advice to heart.

He then asked Instructor Lu Hu about some precautions for cultivation at the Black Iron Tier. Instructor Lu Hu patiently answered each of Fang Zhou’s questions, imparting everything he knew—from practicing basic Skills to applying combat techniques—down to the smallest detail. Fang Zhou listened intently, memorizing every piece of advice.

Finally, Fang Zhou saluted Instructor Lu Hu and said, "Thank you, Instructor Lu Hu. Your guidance is very important to me. I will prepare well and aim for a good result on tomorrow’s theoretical test."

After speaking, he turned and hurried from the Hall of Glory, where classes were held.

「Inside warehouse 2103 of the Sea City Military Academy’s logistics department.」

The One-eyed Instructor stared blankly at Fang Zhou. Fang Zhou took the massive haul of resources from the instructor’s hand, items he had exchanged for thousands of contribution points.

The most expensive by unit price was, of course, the Strong Undead Summoning Profession Specialty Training Manual. Next were four Black Iron Tier Attribute Secret Medicines. After that were three pieces of the white, common-quality New Star Mage Set, and over a dozen Black Iron Tier Skill Books and Skill Insights for Magic Professionals. As for the remaining Cultivation Resources, such as Spiritual Recovery Potions and Soul Nourishing Potions, they seemed less conspicuous in comparison.

Carrying the hefty Cultivation Resources, Fang Zhou returned to the Undead Mage Research Project Group. He immediately consumed all four bottles of Attribute Secret Medicine. Relying on his Talent, Fang Zhou completely absorbed the medicinal power of these four elixirs.

His Four-dimensional Attributes of Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Spirit each increased by 10 points.

Now Fang Zhou’s Four-dimensional Attributes were: Strength 25, Agility 25, Constitution 25, and Spirit 40.

Feeling the mana boiling within his body, Fang Zhou was extremely satisfied.

The familiar feeling is back! Pumping money for power-ups—this is the cultivation path I, Fang Zhou, am best at! Now that the money’s spent, it’s time for the power-up. Attribute panel, add the points!

He looked at the remaining Soul Power on his attribute panel, took a deep breath, and brought out the eagerly awaited data key for the Strong Undead Summoning Profession Specialty Training Manual.

Just as he had done when learning the Black Iron Tier Combat Professional’s Universal Skills for his Clone, Fang Zhou inserted the data key into his personal terminal.

With the key’s insertion, a vast amount of training data for the profession specialty instantly flashed before his eyes. This information washed over his mind like a tide, and he could clearly perceive every detail as if he had personally experienced countless Summoning training sessions.

Usually, an ordinary Professional trying to cultivate their own professional skills would face a series of complex and rigorous learning processes.