Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Chapter 772 - 498: Advancing the Graduation Seed, Unlocking the Bone Soul Box!

[Soul Silence War Drum]: A Tomb Undead War Machine. It consumes a large amount of Corpse Essence to beat the war drum, granting the [Soul Silence] status to a wide range of allied undead. This slightly increases their damage against Spirit Body creatures and significantly reduces the chance for Spirit Body creatures to be immune to Soul Silence attacks.

Compared to Fang Zhou’s personal Soul Silence Brand skill, the Soul Silence War Drum’s effect was more focused on reducing the chance for ghosts to be immune to the physical attacks of allied undead creatures.

After all, within the Tombyard Undead Army currently under Fang Zhou’s command, the absolute main force was still the Corpse Series undead units, represented by the Corpse Warriors, Corpse Warrior, and Corpse Knights.

They primarily relied on physical attacks as their means of dealing damage.

However, ghosts, a type of Spirit Body undead creature, had a high chance of evasion and immunity against direct physical attacks.

This placed ordinary Tomb Undead at a great disadvantage when fighting against ghosts.

This was also the reason why Fang Zhou had not dared to actively search for ghost territory and initiate a territorial war for so long.

However, now that he had the Soul Silence War Drum, this long-standing problem was easily solved.

By significantly reducing the ghosts’ chance of immunity to physical attacks, his own Corpse Series undead units could also inflict effective damage on them.

As a result, the combat power of both sides was brought to the same level, and the absolute counter no longer existed.

Under these circumstances, with Tidamia’s command and meticulous unit coordination, Fang Zhou was confident that he could lead the Tombyard Undead Army to victory even if he directly faced a Ghost Lord.

"Tidamia, adjust the resource supply sequence. Focus on supplying the War Factory; we need to quickly produce enough Soul Silence War Drums. You can also begin perimeter reconnaissance on that zombie territory you previously discovered. If we can swallow it, we can acquire enough resources to produce more Soul Silence War Drums and Corpse Knights."

"As you command, my lord."

After Tidamia bowed and retreated, Fang Zhou also stood up and walked toward the War Factory.

At this stage, although the Corpse Tomb already had the makings of an Undead force, there was still a significant gap from Fang Zhou’s ideal Tomb Territory. At least in terms of unit training and research and development, only Fang Zhou possessed the necessary intelligence level to conduct them.

It would be great if I could recruit some undead creatures proficient in research and magic to serve as my advisors and scientists.

Fang Zhou shook his head and looked up at the Blood Moon in the sky.

Although the successful development of the Soul Silence War Drum solved my most pressing problem, the tasks ahead are still daunting. On one hand, I need to follow my previous line of thought and research functional buildings that can provide enchantments for undead units, attempting to enhance the strength of my Tomb Undead from a hardware perspective. On the other hand, the potential of the powerful War Factory hasn’t been fully utilized. In the Territorial Wars of the Wasteland of Strife, having unique Undead War Machines that no one else possesses is a huge advantage. The more, the better. For instance, a war machine like the Soul Silence War Drum directly altered the power balance between my Corpse Tomb and the ghost territories.

Turning to look at the War Factory, Fang Zhou’s Soul Fire surged.

Next, I have two war machine drafts with a high chance of success awaiting development. One is the [Skeleton War Chariot], and the other is the [Skeleton Catapult]. If they can be successfully developed, it will greatly enhance the offensive and long-range bombardment capabilities of the Tombyard Undead Army.

Exhaling lightly, Fang Zhou entered the War Factory and began his round-the-clock research once more.

「...」

The next morning, Fang Zhou awoke from his Meditation.

The world before his eyes had shifted from the cold Blood Moon to the campgrounds of the Mage’s Tomb.

Lifting the flap of his tent, he saw that after a night of tidying up, the formerly decayed Mage’s Tomb was much neater than before.

After greeting Yan Yan, Lin Qingshan, and the others, Fang Zhou packed all the spoils that could fit into his Space Storage Capsule. He then directed his Undead Summoned Creatures to carry everything of value, either by hand or on their shoulders, completely looting the place.

Subsequently, Fang Zhou operated his personal terminal to record live footage of several areas in the Mage’s Tomb before leading the Flame Medal members back the way they came.

This expedition into the Mage’s Tomb of the Naraku Civilization, although not very time-consuming, surpassed all of Fang Zhou’s previous battles in terms of combat intensity and the satisfaction from his gains.

If I bring these spoils back to Beast Fighting City to properly assimilate and consolidate them, I believe my strength will soon see another substantial increase.

The members of the Flame Medal team accompanying Fang Zhou were incredibly envious of his haul but didn’t dare to entertain any wrongful thoughts.

One reason was Fang Zhou’s status as a Lieutenant in the Longxia Federation army and a Seed Student of the Sea City Military Academy.

The other, naturally, was the powerful and terrifyingly numerous Undead Summoned Creatures that surrounded him.

Just last night, Yan Yan, Lin Qingshan, and Jing Fei, the leaders of Flame Medal, had already held a small meeting.

The three of them unanimously agreed that they had to take advantage of this precious opportunity of being hired by Fang Zhou for the Mage’s Tomb expedition to foster a closer relationship with him.

This kind of top talent from the Longxia Military is a genuine rising star among Professionals. He’s only mixing with adventurers like us, who have barely reached the Bronze Tier in our middle age, because he’s still young.