Additionally, the Skeleton Series and Corrosive Poison Series skill trees, represented by the Skeleton Heart-Piercing Flying Spear, Skeleton Cage, Poison Cloud Skill, and Corpse Explosion Skill, needed to be further developed and perfected to reach the Black Bronze Tier.

Fang Zhou was confident about this. These Skeleton Series and Corrosive Poison Series skills had already been upgraded to Perfection or Instinct-level proficiency. Moreover, they originated from the talent skills of his Corpse Clone—Corpse Armor and Corrosive Poison Incarnation—which provided a solid foundation for developing these skill trees.

Of course, if he wanted these Undead Mage skills to reach the level of Extreme Enhancement at the Bronze Stage, Fang Zhou still needed to absorb and learn from the skills of other Magic Professionals.

Thinking of this, Fang Zhou opened his personal terminal and began to browse the Bronze-level Skill Library for Undead Mages.

At the Bronze Stage, the Undead Mage profession didn’t gain many new skills compared to the Black Iron level. The additions were mainly upper-advancement versions of existing Black Iron skills.

For example, the upper advancement of the Zombie Meditation Method was the Ghost Meditation Method, which provided stronger mana support for summoned Undead Creatures.

The upper advancements of Summon Zombie were Summon Advanced Zombie and Summon Ghost, which could summon Undead Creatures with greater combat power.

The upper advancement of Corrosive Net was Corruption Chain, which could cover a larger area and cause more damage.

The upper advancement of Continuous Death Missiles was Death Missile Storm, which could launch multiple missiles in succession, increasing the attack frequency.

The upper advancement of Eye of Weakness was Weakness Guard, which could continuously weaken an enemy’s combat effectiveness.

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Fang Zhou looked at the Soul Power on his attribute panel, feeling somewhat unsure. Back in the Undead Realm, he had thought that tens of thousands of Soul Power would be enough for him to squander for a while. But looking at the current cultivation plan for his main body, he realized that if he wanted to update his entire skill set, this amount of Soul Power might not be enough.

Fang Zhou shook his head, not dwelling on it further. It was already getting late, so he decided to place orders for all the resources he needed first. He estimated that he could pick everything up at the Sea City Military Academy office the next day.

He began his shopping spree.

First was the Wisdom Incarnation specialty, with an original price of 10,000 contribution points, now costing him 3,000.

Next were six pieces of the Radiant Mage set, along with the corresponding Refining Stones and Gemstones. The original total price was 15,000 contribution points, but his current price was only 4,500.

After that, Fang Zhou had many skills to exchange for. At the Bronze Tier and above, the exchange prices for skills varied greatly between different professions, even within the same tier. Universal Skills were especially expensive. Due to their lower requirements and considerable power, they embodied the wisdom and effort of countless professional pioneers. In contrast, class-exclusive skills were slightly cheaper.

Fang Zhou carefully calculated his remaining contribution points and Soul Power, deciding to exchange for the most critical skills first.

He started with the essential "four-piece set" for Bronze-level Magic Professionals: Close Friend, Dimensional Language Mastery, Summon High-level Mage Mount, and High-level Calm and Relaxed. Each of these four skills was originally worth 3,000 contribution points for a total of 12,000, but the current total price for him was only 4,000.

Next were eight of the Undead Mage’s profession-specific skills. Their exchange prices ranged from 1,000 to 2,000 contribution points each, with an original total price of 12,000 points. His price was, again, only 4,000.

Additionally, there were the corresponding Skill Insights for each skill, which added up to another 8,000 contribution points.

As for other Bronze-level Skill Materials he might need for skill development, he held off for now. He didn’t have any specific ideas yet, and his contribution points were running low.

He then purchased one bottle each of the Bronze-level Strength Secret Medicine, Constitution Secret Medicine, Agility Secret Medicine, and Spirit Secret Medicine. The original total price was 20,000 contribution points, but after a massive 70% discount, they only cost him 6,000.

After some thought, Fang Zhou also bought some resources for his Bronze Tier cultivation over the upcoming period. This included 30 bottles of Mana Recovery Potion (original price 3,000, now 900) and 30 bottles of Soul Calming Potion (original price 6,000, now 1,800).

Just like that, the thirty to forty thousand contribution points Fang Zhou had painstakingly saved were nearly all spent.

He might not have saved so much if not for his hard work over the past few months. With a little help from the attribute panel, he had enhanced many Black Iron-level skills to their extreme. He then submitted them to the Sea City Military Academy and the Longxia Federation, earning a large reward in contribution points.

Furthermore, his status as the Sea City Military Academy’s Number One Seed and the funds from the Undead Mage research project granted him a massive discount, bringing the price down to a historic low of 30% of the original. Without this, Fang Zhou would never have been able to afford these resources at such a low price.

His outstanding achievements in the Forest of Nature and the Fierce Beast Mountain Range were also crucial. They had earned him a promotion from Senior Sergeant to Lieutenant, granting him D-level clearance. Without it, Fang Zhou wouldn’t have been able to exchange for all these urgently needed resources the moment he advanced to the Bronze Tier.

Looking at his nearly depleted contribution points, Fang Zhou felt a rare pang of anxiety. Earning money is like scaling the heavens, while spending it is like a flowing river. The ancients truly weren’t kidding!

Next, he had to use his Soul Power where it mattered most, quickly converting these newly acquired resources into combat power.

Standing up and looking at the radiant moonlight outside the window, Fang Zhou let out a soft sigh.