Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 461 - 337: Luxurious Setup, the Impending Undead Dragon Pet!

"You may not have personally experienced the value and power of a Professional Specialization yet, so perhaps you can’t fully comprehend just how staggering the boost in combat effectiveness it provides to a Professional is. Keep in mind, a Professional Specialization isn’t merely a Skill. They often represent a unique fighting style and strategy, and they are the key for Professionals to achieve victory on the battlefield."

"Imagine this: when a Golden Tier Mage who has mastered five Professional Specializations is compared to one who has only mastered three, the former is at least fifty percent stronger than the latter. This is a very conservative estimate, based on the assumption that all other conditions are identical."

Instructor Huang Qiuyue also spoke in a leisurely tone, "I wonder, Fang Zhou, when you grow into a Golden Tier Great Undead Mage, to what absurd level will your combat effectiveness soar?"

For a moment, the meeting room was filled with silence. The three female instructors fell into quiet contemplation, their eyes revealing a mixture of envy and anticipation.

The grand vision painted by the three instructors stirred Fang Zhou’s heart. He paused for a moment before speaking. "No matter what the future holds, I will always be a student from Sea City Military Academy. I won’t bring shame to the academy’s instructors."

After gathering his thoughts, Fang Zhou continued his discussion with Instructor Su Xinyan about which resources to select from the resource pools of the top ten military academies. In this regard, although Instructors Shen Hongyu and Huang Qiuyue were experienced, their lack of familiarity with Fang Zhou’s specific Cultivation needs meant they couldn’t offer much constructive advice.

Instructor Su Xinyan, however, was highly qualified to comment on this. She pondered for a moment and asked, "Fang Zhou, are there any resources you currently need for your own Cultivation?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Fang Zhou shook his head and replied, "Originally, the thing I needed most was Nether Amber, a Heavenly and Earthly Treasure of the Undead Attribute, but I’m already on the verge of obtaining it. As for other Cultivation Resources, whether they are for Spiritual Power recovery or soul-calming, I don’t have any urgent needs."

He continued to explain, "Right now, I have an abundance of soul-calming resources. I have the Moon Orchid Fragrance, the Flower of Sighs, Soul Calming Potions, the Mirror of the Heart, Moonlight Spring water, and Bai Xiaochan’s Lullaby Skill. These resources can help me maintain a peaceful state of mind during Cultivation and avoid problems caused by excessive soul pressure."

"As for Spiritual Power recovery, I already have multiple methods: the Spiritual Recovery Potion, the Calm and Relaxed Skill, the Transcendent Enchantment affix, the Slime Candle, and Bai Xiaochan’s Song of Triumph Skill. Plus, there’s the Magic Conductor Professional Specialization I’m about to learn."

These resources and Skills combined already formed an incredibly luxurious configuration. For any Apprentice-level Professional, such a setup would be unattainable. Even Black Iron Tier Professionals would rarely enjoy such comprehensive and efficient resources. The effects of different resources can sometimes be mutually exclusive, preventing simultaneous use. However, the items Fang Zhou had carefully selected did not interfere with one another, forming an extremely well-rounded combination. Until he broke through his current bottleneck and advanced to the Black Iron Tier, he wouldn’t need to worry about acquiring these types of resources for the time being.

Upon hearing Fang Zhou’s analysis, Instructor Su Xinyan nodded with satisfaction. "Since you don’t have any special needs for your own Cultivation Resources, I suggest you choose some incubation resources for the Black Gem Dragon Egg that Major General Ning Danxin gave you. Didn’t you tell me before that you wanted to hatch it into a creature with the Undead Attribute? Our Sea City Military Academy doesn’t have the relevant incubation resources for that. You can search the logistics resource libraries of the other nine major military academies."

"For instance, take Dragon City Military Academy. As the former First Military Academy and five-time consecutive champion of the New Soldier Tournament, their logistics resource library must have plenty of rare resources. There might be some with the Undead Attribute among them. The Celestial City Military Academy is renowned for its Summoners and has collected many incubation materials for various Spirit Pets. They might be able to help you as well. You only have an exchange limit of 500 contribution points, so you’ll have to budget carefully and plan well."

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhou’s eyes brightened as he said excitedly, "Instructor Xinyan, you’re absolutely right. Incubation materials are crucial, as they determine the dragon’s innate foundation. It’s rare to get access to a channel like this, so using it for the Black Gem Dragon Egg is the perfect choice."

Instructors Huang Qiuyue and Shen Hongyu had vaguely heard that Major General Ning Danxin had gifted Fang Zhou an extremely rare and powerful Black Gem Dragon Egg during their last meeting. Now that their conversation confirmed it, their hearts filled with even more envy. An Upper-Level Apprentice Professional possessed an egg that, upon reaching adulthood, could attain the Glory Champion Level. If this news were to spread, it would cause a massive sensation.

Fortunately, after decades of chaos, the Human Alliance, and the Longxia Federation in particular, had successfully suppressed most elements of social unrest, thereby maintaining a strong sense of unity and cohesion. With the backing of Sea City Military Academy and Major General Ning Danxin, Fang Zhou’s safety was solidly guaranteed. If he were in a more chaotic region where "survival of the fittest" was the law, many would undoubtedly covet the precious resources he possessed.

Previously, when Major General Ning Danxin was present, Fang Zhou had discussed the Black Gem Dragon Egg’s Energy Attribute with him and Instructor Su Xinyan. To hatch the egg into a Black Gem Young Dragon with the Undead Attribute, the current methods required at least several rare materials, such as Life Crystal, Star Sand, Dragon Bone Grass, Netherworld Orchid, Soul Calming Dew, and Pure Life Fire.

The Life Crystals weren’t an issue. For his research project on Professional bone regeneration, Fang Zhou had already acquired several pieces from various channels, which should be sufficient for the hatching. Instructor Su Xinyan’s personal collection also contained materials like Star Sand that she could provide for his use. The only things missing were the four Undead Attribute resources: Dragon Bone Grass, Netherworld Orchid, Soul Calming Dew, and Pure Life Fire.

Having made up his mind, Fang Zhou no longer hesitated. He opened his personal terminal and entered the exchange code that Principal Su Tiankuo had once given him, using it to log into the temporary query access that had been exclusively opened for him. Through this authority, Fang Zhou could temporarily browse the logistics resource libraries of the Longxia Federation’s top ten military academies.

Fang Zhou first searched for Dragon Bone Grass. Just as Instructor Su Xinyan had said, several portions remained in Celestial City Military Academy’s resource library. One portion of Dragon Bone Grass cost 150 contribution points. Fang Zhou was delighted and immediately added it to his exchange list.

Next, he searched for Netherworld Orchid. This time, he found it in Dragon City Military Academy’s resource library. A portion of Netherworld Orchid was also valued at 150 contribution points.

With that, Fang Zhou had easily located two of the four Undead Attribute incubation materials he needed. This made him feel incredibly fortunate. If he had to search for these materials himself, who knows how much time and effort it would take to find such scarce resources. By then, the Black Gem Dragon Egg might have already hatched, and it would have been too late.

However, the subsequent searches were not as smooth. When Fang Zhou continued to search for the third material, Soul Calming Dew, and the fourth, Pure Life Fire, he found no trace of them in any of the resource libraries. He double-checked several times but still couldn’t find them.

Helpless, Fang Zhou opened the category filter interface and entered tags such as "Spirit Pet," "Undead Attribute," and "Incubation Material," and began searching for related items. This time, he made a discovery. Although the ideal Soul Calming Dew was unavailable, he found a material called Dragon Soul Crystal that could serve as a perfect substitute.