Chapter 30 – Because I Wanted to Play It Safe, I Chose Resurrection

Mu Yuan’s decision to evolve Deadbone was the result of careful consideration.

He immediately ruled out the option of evolving all the Little Skeletons—most of them were still at Rank 1 or 2, and even after evolution, their combat power wouldn’t improve much.

This was also due to his poverty.

Although his daily income of Soul Sand now exceeded 300g, he still couldn’t afford to supply all his troops with uninterrupted training. He could only prioritize cultivating his aces and main forces.

The first batch of skeletons, like Bone Three and Bone Four, had reached relatively high Ranks, mostly at LV4.

Moreover, they had already mastered the use of skill energy, and learning Charge Spear Throw after evolution wouldn’t take much time. This meant he could quickly field a group of powerful troops with ranged attack capabilities.

However,

Mu Yuan still chose Deadbone.

With Deadbone’s already “super high Rank” of Zero Tier 6, along with its far superior energy reserves and skill application compared to other skeletons, evolving Deadbone was absolutely worthwhile.

He was also very curious about what skill Deadbone would learn upon evolution.

What if he lucked out and got some god-tier skill?

This was a high-stakes gamble!

The autumn wind rustled bleakly as Deadbone, carrying the expectations of the entire village of skeletons, slowly walked up to the Lord Altar.

Mu Yuan had been waiting there for some time.

Harboring the same anticipation as when drawing gacha, he had long since bathed and burned incense. Everything was ready, awaiting the miracle of evolution!

“Begin.”

Deadbone was equally full of anticipation.

This was the great power of the Lord, and this time, it vowed to reclaim the glory of playing it safe, to become a skeleton that could truly be steady.

Evolve.

Evolve!

A blazing white light enveloped Deadbone’s body. Amid the shimmering radiance, prompt sounds dinged incessantly.

「Ding!」

「Prompt: Your troop ‘Skeleton Warrior (Rare★)’ bathed in the Miracle Light, underwent transformation, and has evolved into ‘Skeleton General (Rare★★★)’…」

The advanced troop of Skeleton Warrior is Skeleton General, which Mu Yuan had anticipated.

He had consulted many sources.

There was once a player who used the ‘Skeleton Soldier Inheritance Stone’ and, during exploration, met a wealthy woman. With her financial support, the player spent a fortune to purchase numerous Treasures and higher-tier Inheritance Stones for Fusion, eventually advancing his own class to Skeleton Warrior and then to Skeleton General.

Occasionally, some Great Lords, feeling nostalgic, would invest vast resources into nurturing their early, once-ace Skeleton Soldiers or Skeleton Warriors that had rendered great service.

And all sources indicated that Skeleton General is the pinnacle of the Little Skeleton series.

The ceiling.

Of course, Skeleton General is already a formidable Rare three-star troop, something most players could only dream of.

But,

“Perhaps this is indeed the limit for Little Skeletons, but it is definitely not the limit of Evolution Points. Next time, we’ll still choose to allocate more points.”

Thoughts racing, Mu Yuan’s heart gradually tightened.

「Prompt: Your troop ‘Skeleton General’ awakened the talent ‘Death Siphon’ during the evolution process.」

——

「Death Siphon: By slaying enemies, siphon their essence of death, slightly increasing the troop’s strength and Mental Energy, and moderately increasing the troop’s energy. This enhancement is permanent but has an upper limit, which is related to the troop’s own tier.」

“A talent, not a skill?””Legend has it that military units above the Excellent grade have a chance to possess talents… Talents have broader prospects and application spaces compared to skills, and are similarly rarer.”

“Deadbone actually awakened a talent during this evolution?”

“And this talent seems incredibly powerful. Even ignoring the boost to strength and mental energy, it essentially means killing monsters can increase his own energy limit. That’s fierce!”

He was somewhat stunned.

But considering that during evolution, even mere Skeleton Soldiers could possess skills, wasn’t it perfectly reasonable for a Skeleton General to awaken a talent?

This wasn’t about Deadbone being extraordinary, but rather about him, Lord Mu, being awesome.

It was precisely because of Lord Mu’s persistence and effort that he could cultivate one outstanding skeleton after another, even nurturing a future Skeleton Emperor.

Truly worthy of me~!

Having been surprised too many times by Deadbone recently, he had almost forgotten that he was the most remarkable person in the entire territory.

Wait, why hasn’t the evolutionary white light faded yet?

Previous evolutions ended in the blink of an eye. Probably because this time more Evolution Points were consumed, the special effects duration is longer?

As Mu Yuan pondered, the familiar “ding-dong” prompt sounded before him.

「Ding!」

「Prompt: Your military unit ‘Skeleton General’ experienced intense will fluctuations during the evolution process and additionally comprehended the special skill ‘Undead Resurrection’.」

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「Undead Resurrection: Can revive skeleton-type creatures from remains to fight under one’s command. Revived creatures can only exist for a limited time before returning to dust. Simultaneously, this skill can be used on undead targets that have died within the last half hour to resurrect them. Resurrecting targets consumes several to dozens of times more energy than revival, depending on the target’s tier.」

Mu Yuan: “…”

Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!

It seemed he had gotten double the reward from a single draw!

But judging from the prompt, it appeared, possibly, perhaps, maybe… the comprehension of Undead Resurrection was inseparable from Deadbone himself.

Did he choose resurrection magic because he wanted to play it safe?

Truly worthy of you, Deadbone.

Mu Yuan’s mouth twitched. At this moment, the evolutionary white light gradually faded, revealing a Skeleton General whose general attire was similar to his Warrior period, but with significantly heavier armor and a height increased to over two meters.

It leaned on a Greatsword as wide and thick as a door panel, with strands of eerie light flowing along the blade. Staring at it, one could almost see countless wailing souls.

Its silver-gray armor was countless times more luxurious than the previous version, with two sculpted skulls on the shoulders enhancing its majestic and terrifying appearance.

Even through the medium, the Skeleton General version of Deadbone was visually impactful.

Of course, that wasn’t what Mu Yuan cared about. Right now, he couldn’t even give Deadbone a head pat; his little fists could barely reach Deadbone’s chest.

If he dared to summon Deadbone at home, it would probably cause a house-wrecking incident.

But setting all that aside, Deadbone’s current evolution was truly transformative. With the ‘Death Siphon’ talent, Deadbone would soon shed the title of ‘Two-Shot Skeleton’ and become a ‘Four-Shot Skeleton,’ ‘Eight-Shot Skeleton,’ leaving others in the dust in terms of endurance.

Although, it seemed like the ‘Undead Resurrection’ skill consumed even more mana?

…

Having comprehended Undead Resurrection on his own, Deadbone was very satisfied.

With this skill, going out to battle enemies in the future would indeed be much safer. It no longer had to worry about skeletons like Bone Two the Reckless and Bone Three the Reckless suddenly dying.But Deadbone wasn’t completely satisfied.

This was because the Undead Resurrection skill had certain limitations—it could only revive undead targets and would not work on his Lord, who was human.

Deadbone felt deeply troubled.

Admittedly, he could lead a team out to explore alone, leaving the Lord at home. However, their territory was far from safe. To name just one nearby threat, what if… what if the stone gargoyles nearby awakened while he was away? Wouldn’t that mean certain doom for the Lord?

This was far too dangerous!

These stone gargoyles truly had a Dao of death coming to them!

(End of Chapter)