8mi Chapter 65 When there's something to do, the secretary will handle it.
Chapter 65 When there's something to do, the secretary will handle it.
Fang Zhou nodded slightly, then looked at Meng Hongzhuang and said, "Hongzhuang, you will be responsible for collecting skills that can enhance the combat power of my summoned creatures."
Like Xiao Chan's request, if I can successfully deduce new skills suitable for undead creatures based on your research results, I will also give you at least 10 contribution points as a performance reward.
As for combat sparring, there's no rush.
I've been a bit busy lately, so you need to make the most of your time cultivating and try to break through to the intermediate apprentice level as soon as possible. Only then can you fight with full force.
Hearing that Fang Zhou had rejected her request to fight, Meng Hongzhuang looked somewhat unwilling.
She bit her lip, but finally said, "Okay, Ark, I won't let you down."
You're right, compared to you, my current strength is still far too weak.
Fang Zhou chuckled inwardly.
He knew that Meng Hongzhuang was willing to be his assistant for two reasons: firstly, for the contribution points and the authority of the research group, and secondly, to exchange and learn about summoning skills with him.
Fang Zhou had watched the battle videos of this natural summoner. Although she was petite, she was just like Ye Fan at heart, a battle maniac.
Since that's the case, he can't easily agree to Meng Hongzhuang's request to fight.
Hanging it up with a carrot will make the assistant work better, won't it?
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Another week has passed.
Ark's days were more fulfilling than before.
In a 24-hour day, aside from the 6 hours of classes that he never misses at the military academy, he spends a total of 2 hours practicing skills in the skills training room and 6 hours focusing on controlling his skeleton clone in the meditation room.
In the remaining spare time, he still needed to scour the simulated battlefield, study the necromancer cultivation tips that Su Xinyan had given him, and collect all the knowledge that would be beneficial to necromancers.
Of course, you also need to constantly remind your two assistants, Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang, not to slack off.
Occasionally, he also had to endure Su Xinyan's exploitation, particularly regarding his inspiration.
Recently, Su Xinyan has stabilized her lower-level Gold rank and successfully mastered iconic Gold-rank spells for necromancers, such as [Summon Vampire King] and [Summon Dark Guard].
Currently, she is trying to see if she can use her close connection with the underworld to summon even more powerful undead creatures.
Ark has many powerful undead creature images in its mind, such as gargoyles, horror knights, bone dragons, liches, and so on.
This undoubtedly gave Su Xinyan, who was racking her brains, a lot of inspiration.
She said she had sensed a very powerful soul fluctuation in the Netherworld and was trying her best to summon this new undead creature.
Fang Zhou was naturally pleased with this and often discussed it with Su Xinyan.
He was more than happy that Su Xinyan had paved the way for his career as a necromancer, so that he wouldn't have to worry about it.
Fortunately, Ark's physical attributes have exceeded 5 points over the past week, making it very powerful and able to withstand such a high-intensity training life.
However, as the saying goes, you reap what you sow, and his strength naturally increased dramatically.
The time to clear the Abyss difficulty [Horned Demon Outpost] in Arknights has now been reduced to 18 minutes. It currently ranks second on the all-time speedrun leaderboard, second only to the three-person team of [Flame Dragon Knight] Wenjiu.
After class, Fangzhou hurried to the research lab.
Today is the day his two assistants, Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang, will report on their research progress to him.
If they don't slack off, he can immediately upgrade his skills again.
Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang were already waiting in the research room.
To Fang Zhou's surprise, Bai Xiaochun, the salted fish, looked smug, while Meng Hongzhuang, who was usually very assertive, had a somewhat evasive look in her eyes and seemed to lack confidence.
Fang Zhou sat down behind his desk, crossed his arms, and stretched out his long legs, looking every bit the boss of a research group.
"So, you two? Who wants to report first?"
Bai Xiaochun immediately raised her hand.
"Ark, I have searched for all the apprentice-level shield skills for mages."
After removing some skills with serious flaws, a total of 12 powerful shield-type skills were collected.
Among them, [Mana Shield] is a universal skill. Its advantage lies in its versatility, providing relatively balanced defense against various forms of attack. Its disadvantage is that it consumes a significant amount of mental energy.
【Psychic Shield】is an exclusive skill for 【Psychic Masters】. Its advantage lies in its good defense against indirect attacks such as the Abyss Demon Child's Devouring Spell talent. Its disadvantage is that the spell model is very complex and has extremely high talent requirements.
【Thorn Shield】is a skill exclusive to the 【Wild Shaman】. Its advantage lies in its ability to reflect physical attacks, while its disadvantage is that its own defensive capabilities are not very strong.
【Mirror Shield】is an exclusive skill of the 【Light Mage】. Its advantage is that it has a certain probability of reflecting magic attacks, but its disadvantage is that it is relatively vulnerable to physical attacks.
【Frost Shield】is a skill exclusive to the 【Frost Mage】. Its advantage lies in slowing or even freezing the attacker when attacked, while its disadvantage is that it is easily countered by fire-attribute skills.
There are several other skills, namely...
As Fang Zhou looked at the research report Bai Xiaochun handed him and listened to her report on the 12 powerful shield-type skills, he nodded inwardly.
Not bad, not bad. Judging from this report, Bai Xiaochun has worked very hard this week.
The 12 shield skills inside are carefully selected and are basically the essence of the wisdom of our predecessors.
However, Su Xinyan had already told him that there are limits to apprentice-level skills, and one cannot always strive for perfection.
The Bone Shield can only withstand a limited number of spell effects, so it's impossible to use all 12 shield-type skills.
Next, he needs to select the best of the best, choosing the spell effects that are currently most needed to improve [Bone Shield].
Thinking of this, Fang Zhou tapped the research report in his hand, looked up at Bai Xiaochun, who had a look of wanting praise on her face, and said with a smile, "Well done, Xiaochun."
I have many ideas and am very confident in perfecting the [Bone Shield].
At that time, the 10 contribution points will be credited to your account.
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaochun excitedly gave a peace sign, then turned to Meng Hongzhuang and provocatively asked, "Hey little dwarf, how's your research going this week?"
Meng Hongzhuang, no longer as assertive as before, stammered to Fang Zhou, "Fang Zhou, I'm sorry, I was too naive before."
Skeletons, as undead creatures, are far inferior to the beast-like creatures I am familiar with, whether in terms of summoning or enhancement.
I may need more time to organize my thoughts before I can give you a report.
Fangzhou did not make any demands on Meng Hongzhuang.
Looking at the dark circles under her eyes and her slightly tired expression, Fang Zhou knew that this competitive little assistant hadn't been slacking off.
He was well aware that it would be very difficult for Meng Hongzhuang to directly apply the experience of the [Nature Summoner] to the [Necromancer].
It doesn't matter if it takes a long time, as long as there are results in the end, Ark will make a huge profit.
So he gently comforted her, "Don't worry, Hongzhuang."
If you have any general ideas, you can tell me about them.