Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 202 - 197: If You Lack Foundations, Pay to Win

At that point, he could continuously elevate this enhanced skill derived from Natural Coronation to a higher tier. By greatly boosting the combat power of the Undead Army he summoned, he would be able to forge a fearsome Undead Calamity Legion.

Seeing Fang Zhou deep in thought, Bai Xiaochan and Meng Hongzhuang didn’t dare disturb him, obediently following him to the logistics office. As the sun set in the west, the place was clearly far more orderly than it had been right after the midday arena challenges concluded. The logistics staff had invited several second-year students to maintain order and had urgently opened a few extra storerooms to allow the first-year Seed Students to exchange for resources. As a result, the entire process ran much more smoothly.

Fang Zhou looked around, planning to find the least crowded storeroom for his exchange. Just then, a joyful call caught his attention.

"Junior Brother Fang Zhou, over here! No one’s at Storeroom 2103."

Turning toward the voice, Fang Zhou smiled and greeted, "Senior Brother Lu Renjia, Senior Sister Lu Yiyi, long time no see."

The ones calling to him were none other than the second-year students, Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi. At their signal, Fang Zhou led Bai Xiaochan and Meng Hongzhuang to Storeroom 2103 with practiced ease. The One-eyed Instructor was frantically cleaning up the messy storeroom.

After saluting the instructor, Fang Zhou said, "Instructor, I’m here to exchange for resources. This is my exchange list, please take a look."

The One-eyed Instructor took the list Fang Zhou handed him. After a casual glance, his expression changed instantly. He asked in astonishment, "Fang Zhou, are you sure you want to exchange for this many resources?"

Upon hearing this, the onlookers in the storeroom all wore curious expressions. This was especially true for Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi. They still remembered the last time Junior Brother Fang Zhou had come to the logistics office; they were the ones who had led him to Storeroom 2103 back then. At that time, Fang Zhou had exchanged for a large batch of Skill Insights, Spirit Recovery Potions, Soul Calming Potions, and equipment enhancement materials all at once, making them, as second-year students, green with envy.

Now, after the Cave Hunting, Fang Zhou had become the No. 1 Seed. His net worth had more than doubled, reportedly exceeding 2,000 contribution points. This time, what resources was he planning to exchange for?

Fang Zhou calmly replied, "Yes, Instructor. I’ve already consulted Instructor Lu Hu about these resources, and they will be of great benefit to my upcoming cultivation. Please help me with the exchange. Thank you!"

The One-eyed Instructor shook the exchange list in his hand and sighed, shaking his head slightly. "Alright, Fang Zhou, if you’re set on this, you must have your reasons. An ordinary person like me can’t possibly understand the thoughts of a monstrous genius like you. I’m just giving you a friendly reminder so you don’t act impulsively and waste your precious contribution points."

With that, he turned and walked into the storeroom. Fang Zhou waited quietly for a moment before the One-eyed Instructor reemerged with a small resource box.

"Come and check it, Fang Zhou. Nine Tier-2 Refining Stones, worth 270 contribution points. Six various Tier-2 Gemstones, worth 180 contribution points."

Hearing this much, the other Seed Students were able to remain composed. After all, the great Fang Zhou was the dignified No. 1 Seed of Sea City Military Academy and possessed the three pieces of white, ordinary-quality New Star Equipment awarded by the academy. Given his wealth, he would certainly enhance this equipment to its limit the moment he got it. Everyone had expected him to come to the logistics office to exchange for Refining Stones and Gemstones.

However, when the One-eyed Instructor’s next words reached their ears, everyone’s expression turned to one of complete bewilderment.

"[Battle Qi Slash], [Vortex Strike], [Block and Counterattack], [Battle Qi Shield], [High-level Weapon Specialization], [Victory Battle Cry], [Vengeful Stance], [Horror Roar], and [Trample]. Nine Black Iron tier Combat Professional Universal Skills, worth 900 contribution points. Plus the Skill Insights for [Brutal Strike] and [Heroic Charge], that makes a total of eleven sets of Black Iron tier Combat Professional Universal Skill Insights, worth 1,100 contribution points."

Bai Xiaochan dazedly tugged on Meng Hongzhuang’s pigtails and muttered to herself, "Black Iron tier Combat Professional Universal Skills?! Isn’t Fang Zhou an Undead Mage?"

Meng Hongzhuang also wore a look of existential crisis, momentarily too distracted to pay any mind to Bai Xiaochan’s antics.

The One-eyed Instructor smacked his lips and asked incredulously, "Fang Zhou, would you mind telling me why you’re spending so many contribution points on these Black Iron tier Combat Professional Universal Skills and their Skill Insights? As an Undead Mage, you can’t even learn these skills!" He then added, "Of course, if it’s inconvenient to say, just pretend I didn’t ask."

Fang Zhou had nothing to hide, so right in front of all the Seed Students, he simply repeated the three reasons he had given Instructor Lu Hu.

First, to familiarize himself with the fighting style of Combat Professionals. Second, to deduce skills for his Armed Skeletons. Third, to research how to enhance the combat power of his Berserker Heroic Spirit, Olaf.

These reasons made the One-eyed Instructor suck in a sharp breath.

"You kid, you really are... really are..." After muttering for a moment, the One-eyed Instructor finally squeezed out the words, "a real tycoon!"

"Forget it. They’re all contribution points you earned with your own two hands, so spend them however you like. This is the skill exchange key. Insert it into your personal terminal’s interface to receive the skill data."

Fang Zhou nodded, looking curiously at the block-shaped object the instructor handed him. Exchanging for Apprentice-level skills hadn’t been so troublesome; they could be directly uploaded and downloaded via the personal terminal. Now, exchanging for Black Iron tier skills required an additional key port. Fang Zhou speculated it was likely because the structure and framework of Black Iron tier skills were far more complex than Apprentice-level ones. Using a skill exchange key for the transfer probably increased reception stability and made it easier for the user to learn. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The One-eyed Instructor glanced at the exchange list again, calculating aloud, "Also, 30 bottles of Spiritual Recovery Potions, 30 bottles of Soul Calming Potions, 100 hours of Skill Training, and 100 hours of Concentration Meditation. I’ll arrange these for you as well; that comes to 290 contribution points. Adding the previous Skill Insights and equipment enhancement materials, the grand total is 2,650 contribution points."

The moment that number was announced, Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi couldn’t help but exclaim from inside Storeroom 2103.

"So many contribution points! That’s too extravagant!"

"Fang Zhou, you’ve lost your mind!"

Beside them, Bai Xiaochan looked heartbroken, as if she wanted to throw herself onto the resource box. Exchanging that many contribution points for other resources would have been one thing, but for Combat Professional Universal Skills—that was something she absolutely could not understand! Even though Fang Zhou’s reasons sounded logical, watching him spend points like water on these skills with such low cost-effectiveness made her feel a pang of sympathetic pain.

The One-eyed Instructor took out a ledger, recalculated everything one more time to confirm the 2,650 total was correct, and then said, "Fang Zhou, Instructor Lu Hu also brought up the issue of your exchange discount with us. With Principal Su Tiankuo’s approval, your No. 1 Seed 40% discount and your main researcher status in the Undead Mage research group 50% discount can be stacked. In other words, you are entitled to a combined 70% discount on resources from Sea City Military Academy. The original price of these items is 2,650 contribution points. After the 70% discount, the total is 795 contribution points. Please confirm and then scan to pay."

Fang Zhou smiled faintly. Instructor Lu Hu really was reliable, and Principal Su Tiankuo had finally backed him up this time. With his 70% discount, this huge pile of materials and resources dropped from 2,650 contribution points to just 795. That was more than just a steep discount; they were practically giving it away!

At this moment, hearing the One-eyed Instructor’s words, the group of Seed Students who had gathered in Storeroom 2103 out of curiosity to watch Fang Zhou’s exchange all looked at one another, and they could clearly see the raw envy, jealousy, and hatred in each other’s eyes.