Ch 26: Fall of the Stars
Shen Chi jumped down and opened the treasure chest on the spot.
『Ding!』
『You have obtained the skill book 【Fall of the Stars】!』
【Skill Book: Fall of the Stars】
【Quality: Bronze. Perfect】
【Learning Requirement: Magic Profession】
【Summons 15 meteorites carrying Demonic Flames to bombard enemies in the designated area, causing a super area strike. The point where the meteorites hit will continue to burn with Demonic Flames, scorching passing enemies. Consumes Mental Energy: 100 points; Incantation: 20 seconds; Cooldown: 2 minutes】
“Holy crap.”
Shen Chi exclaimed.
It was actually a magic profession’s ultimate move!
Similar to Asuen’s combat skill 【Ten Thousand Bones Wither】 in terms of positioning.
Able to deal high burst damage that can turn the tide of battle!
However, 【Fall of the Stars】 has a larger coverage area and is an automatic aiming area strike.
Although the incantation and cooldown time are ridiculously long, and it consumes as much as 100 points of Mental Energy at once.
What it brings in return is an earth-shattering bombing effect.
Shen Chi could already imagine it, when starting a war with the enemy.
On the battlefield, a mage frantically casts Meteor Shower, carrying violent Heavenly Fire, bombarding the enemy, destroying everything, burning everything to ashes!
Shen Chi excitedly put away the skill book.
Preparing to have one of his undead mages learn it.
He jumped out of the cave.
Ready to go downstairs.
However, looking at the Skeleton Scholar standing still to the side, he suddenly found himself in a dilemma.
He didn’t know what to do with this brother.
Logically speaking, the Mage Tower had already been looted, so there was no need to keep this Skeleton Scholar.
Mainly, its stats were also extremely fragile, with no output or support methods.
Suddenly, Shen Chi had a flash of inspiration.
He had another interesting idea.
No sooner said than done!
He directly took out that 【Job Change Voucher】 from his backpack.
Troop units can use 【Job Change Vouchers】 to adjust their profession.
Usage restriction: only effective for Tier 3 troop types and below!
He wondered what the effect would be after using it on the 【Skeleton Scholar】!
In the 【Skeleton Scholar’s】 panel introduction, it was mentioned that it was interested in weapon knowledge, but lacked relevant memories.
Besides, the 【Skeleton Scholar】 was at least a Tier 3 troop type, so it shouldn’t really be this useless, right?
Therefore, Shen Chi decided to take a gamble!
The 【Job Change Voucher】 turned into a ray of golden light and entered the Skeleton Scholar’s body.
Two seconds later.
『Ding!』
『Your 【Skeleton Scholar’s】 job change was successful!』
『【Skeleton Scholar】 has been transferred to 【Skeleton Weapon Expert】』
【Skeleton Weapon Expert】
【Tier: Three】
【Level: 1】
【Skill 1: Reverse Analysis】
【Analyzes weapons into blueprints and optimizes material ratios. The higher the weapon level, the lower the analysis success rate. Failure results in direct cooldown. Consumes Mental Energy: 14; Cooldown: 3 hours】
【Skill 2: Forging Studies】
【Repairs and modifies weapons, with a chance to improve skills or add entries. The higher the weapon level, the lower the success rate, and failure results in direct cooldown. Consumes Mental Energy: 15 points; Cooldown: 5 hours】
“Huh?”
Shen Chi’s eyes widened instantly as he looked at the successfully transformed Skeleton Weapon Expert.
Holy crap.
Being able to analyze weapons into blueprints meant that all weapons had the possibility of being mass-produced!
The second skill, 【Forging Studies】, was even more outrageous.
It could repair and modify weapons, improve the original skills of weapons, or add new entries!
A weapon expert, plus the territory building 【Blacksmith Shop】 he had obtained before.
In Shen Chi’s mind, many development ideas instantly appeared.
It seemed that this wave was not a loss at all!
……
Leaving the collapsed Mage Tower.
It was already dusk.
The setting sun shone obliquely, falling through the leaves of the forest. Layers of twilight clouds hung on the horizon.
Shen Chi led the mighty skeleton army and embarked on the return journey with satisfaction.
As soon as he returned to the territory, Shen Chi had the Skeleton Weapon Expert move into the 【Blacksmith Shop】.
The 【Blacksmith Shop】 did not occupy a large area.
Inside the house, you could see a stove, an iron pier, a bellows, and tools such as hammers and pliers on the table.
The function of the 【Blacksmith Shop】 is to create equipment and weapons through blueprints.
Add materials to strengthen equipment and weapons.
Inlay gems.
Refine attributes.
And so on.
The importance of the blacksmith shop is self-evident.
Shen Chi looked at the Skeleton Weapon Expert and suddenly remembered something.
After defeating the Goblin Magic General, the boss of the first trial, it seemed that a piece of damaged boss equipment had dropped?
Thinking of this, he immediately took out a staff from his backpack.
An ancient, curved, pitch-black dead wood with a dark red crystal inlaid at the top.
【Magic General Staff】
【Quality: Bronze （Damaged）】
【Usage Requirements: Exclusive to Magic-Type Heroes; Level 10】
【Spell Attack: 201】
【Incantation Time -5%】
【Cooldown Time -4%】
【Staff dropped after the Goblin Magic General died, already damaged.】
Shen Chi was overjoyed.
The boss’s drop was actually a bronze-level weapon!
Although it was damaged, the remaining attributes of this staff were still dazzling.
Not something that black iron weapons could compare to.
Shen Chi directly handed it over to the Skeleton Weapon Expert and asked him to modify it!
The Skeleton Weapon Expert took the staff.
Then, he activated the skill——
【Forging Studies】.
A burst of soft light lit up, enveloping the staff.
Shen Chi felt a trace of nervousness.
After all.
This skill only has a probability of success.
If it fails, he can only wait five hours before trying again.
However, about a minute later.
The light in the Skeleton Weapon Expert’s hand fell.
A brand new staff appeared before his eyes!
It was a success!
The Magic General Staff washed away the damaged aura and was brand new.
【Magic General Staff】
【Quality: Bronze】
【Usage Requirements: Exclusive to Magic-Type Heroes; Level 10】
【Spell Attack: 201】
【Incantation Time -5%】
【Cooldown Time -4%】
【Mental Energy Limit +50】
【Skill: Last Light】
【Can be cast on friendly units within a 5×5 meter range, restoring 2% of their health per second for 10 seconds. Consumes Mental Energy: 10; Incantation: 4 seconds; Cooldown: 20 seconds】
【The staff dropped after the Goblin Magic General died has been repaired.】
Looking at the Magic General Staff’s panel, Shen Chi was shocked.
There was an additional new entry, 【Mental Energy Limit +50】!
Moreover, it had repaired a skill that should have belonged to the Goblin Magic General, 【Last Light】!
Not only that, but it had also improved the 【Last Light】.
It had changed from a single-target health recovery to a group health recovery skill!
Now, Shen Chi’s legion also had health recovery methods!
Shen Chi suppressed the ecstasy in his heart.
Then, he took a black iron-level Bloodstained Iron Sword, a Rusted Iron Sword, and a Rusted Bow from the skeleton warriors and archers behind him.
These weapons were all picked up from the 【Ancient Battlefield】.
They could be used to inflict debuffs on enemies.
However, there were currently only 13 characteristic iron swords and 8 characteristic bows.
If there were too many enemies and he wanted to inflict debuffs on the entire opponent, he could only rely on a small number of weapons to brush round after round, which was too inefficient.
However, if he equipped nearly 1,000 members of his Zhenyuan Legion with characteristic weapons, the efficiency of inflicting debuffs would be greatly improved!
To realize this idea, he only needed to hand over the existing characteristic weapons to the Skeleton Weapon Expert.
Let it analyze the blueprints and then mass-produce them through the 【Blacksmith Shop】!
He just didn’t know what the success rate of analyzing the blueprints of black iron weapons with characteristics would be.
