Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 542 - 523: War Spoils

"I hit the jackpot, I hit the jackpot!"

Seeing the gold coins and items scattered all over the floor, Su Ran felt instantly that all the hardships he had endured were worth it!

Seizing the moment while Wang Cai was gorging on the golden gear, Su Ran could no longer suppress his exhilaration. He rushed forward to pick up all the loot, not leaving a single penny for the system!

"Heh, I collected 32 gold and 56 silver, truly a high-roller boss!"

Thrilled, Su Ran continued to tally the items he had just obtained. "Golden long sword, two silver jewelry pieces, a charm, a golden chest key, an appraisal charm, and a handful of ordinary potions. Ha, ha, it’s indeed a special magic-system boss, much more generous than that old ghost in the grey robe!"

Recalling the ghost in the grey robe, Su Ran decided to count up its loot as well.

"8 gold and 16 silver, a silver helmet, a silver armor, a high-level treasure map, and several ordinary potions. Ah, these two bosses are both ghosts, why is there such a huge gap in wealth?"

Unsatisfied, Su Ran pouted. Then, he threw the golden long sword and all the silver gear to Wang Cai. They were so destitute they couldn’t afford bones for chewing so had to get by on ingesting gear...

"Burning through an invincible gold stone and numerous cards, I finally completed the task almost--"

Huh? Something’s wrong!

Before Su Ran could finish this thought, he suddenly sensed something amiss. The system should have sent a notification after the task’s completion, why hasn’t that notification appeared yet? Was it due to lagging internet speed? What a ridiculous joke!

This could only mean one thing: there were still monsters to clean up!

"Oh no, another boss? This is really costing me my life!"

Su Ran thought somewhat aggrieved. All the cards he had mined from the mountain’s belly had almost been used up, his summoning pets were still in cooldown, and his current situation was very awkward. He didn’t want to risk battling an over-leveled boss.

"Woof woof!"

While Su Ran was vigilantly observing his surroundings, Wang Cai pounced over and jumped into his arms, the expression on his doggy face clearly conveying a ’Master, I still want more~!’ thought.

"With such a pet as you, who could ever go broke?!"

Su Ran was starting to think that Wang Cai was even more shameless than he was. He subconsciously glanced towards the pile of gear and was astonished to find that Wang Cai hadn’t even touched the silver gear!

Dear Lord, has this dog become so picky? It can’t even be bothered to eat silver gear!

In that instant, Su Ran had the urge to give Wang Cai away.

"Fine, don’t eat it. I’ll take it back to the base and exchange it for wealth value. It’s still better than her causing more havoc!"

Su Ran turned a blind eye to Wang Cai hanging in front of his ribs. He picked up the silver gear on the ground and casually tossed it into his pouch. He could tolerate the little thing as long as it didn’t lick him.

At the moment, Su Ran didn’t rush to find the deeply hidden monster. Instead, he took out the charm first. He knew that this was a very precious one-time-use item, and he was familiar with its impressive properties!

[Body Fortification Charm] (Charm)

Use it to increase Qi Blood by 500 points. Can’t be used in instances or on the arena.

Duration: 30 minutes.

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If it was an increase of 500 points in magic attack, wouldn’t he be unbeatable in the God-Demon Continent? It was a real pity that it only increased Qi Blood!

However, even so, Su Ran was already satisfied. As long as he used this charm, he wouldn’t need to worry about being instantly killed by a boss in the wild, especially in the Demonic Realm, which was even a higher-level area than the Ancient Wasteland!

Auspicious beginning!

Next, Su Ran took out the golden chest key. He clearly remembered that during the Lava Tribe instance, the chieftain promised to give him an extra advanced treasure chest, but it was not opened due to the lack of a key. Su Ran had tried the silver key, but it did nothing. Now he was going to try the golden key. If it still didn’t work, he would use the universal key!

*Click.*

With the insertion of the golden key, the ancient high-level treasure chest, stripped of its paint and gloss, opened obediently.

Inside the chest, there was only a skill book and a fiery-red orb.

"I knew it would open! I’m lucky I still have a universal key left. Hey, a skill book!"

As soon as Su Ran cast his gaze inside the chest, he was immediately attracted by the skill book. He couldn’t wait to grab the book and find out whether the skill provided by the high-level chest was an advanced skill!

[Universal Manual] (Special)

After use, it will randomly upgrade an existing skill, ignoring the tier of the skill.

...

Oh, it’s another Universal Manual!

Su Ran had obtained it twice before. It forcefully upgraded his Undead Summoning skill to level 3. For Su Ran, this Universal Manual could be regarded as an exclusive enhancement manual for Undead Summoning...

Currently, Su Ran had no intention of selling this Universal Manual. After all, only by raising his own skills could he significantly improve his strength. He had made too many enemies by now; if he didn’t hurry up and upgrade his strength, he wouldn’t be able to stay in the God-Demon Continent!

"Game on! May the system bless me, upgrade my Magic Techniques, upgrade my Magic Techniques!"

Like a gambler, Su Ran had shut out the world around him, and his mind was only filled with his few skills. If only he could upgrade his Magic Techniques, then he would really hit the jackpot!

*Swoosh!*

After Su Ran confirmed to use it, the Universal Manual disappeared instantly, turning into a black ray that dived into Su Ran’s skull, making him once again feel the sensation of his brain nearly being exploded.

*Ding!* Congratulations to player Skull for upgrading the Incomplete Bone Skill [Undead Summoning] by one level!"

*Ding!* Congratulations to player Skull for being the first to upgrade a skill to level 4 and achieving the [Research Expert] achievement. Reward: 100 gold coins, 5000 experience points!"

Good Lord!!!

Spit, spit, spit, curse of a crow’s mouth!

[Undead Summoning], gloriously at level 4...

Su Ran felt like crying but there were no tears. This Universal Manual, no matter how much it screwed him over, should not persistently upgrade a single skill?!

Okay, what’s done is done. It was already too late to say anything.

Su Ran could only accept reality. At least he still got an achievement and a generous reward of 1000 gold coins from the system as a consolation prize.

[Undead Summoning] (Incomplete Bone Skill) LV4

Consumes 600 Mana Points to summon ten bronze skeletons of the same level to participate in battles. They disappear after death.

Cooldown Time: 30 Minutes.

Huh?

Bronze Skeletons?!

Su Ran’s eyes suddenly lit up. He had thought it would only increase the number of summoned skeletons, but instead, it boosted the power of the summoned skeletons themselves!

Could it be... that when Undead Summoning reaches max level, these ten summoned skeletons can evolve to platinum or even higher?!

Well, that’s insane!

Imagine, leading ten high-grade bosses as your minions, how cool would that be, hahaha!

Now, Su Ran definitely felt like the silver lining in the cloud. He had not imagined that the Undead Summoning skill would be so powerful, and that’s just a damaged skill!

Su Ran felt an urge to complete this skill at once.