Chapter 017 – Sodie Skeleton
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In the past week, Matthew had been busy and fulfilled. He planted trees during the day and meditated and studied spells at night.
He also found time to have someone build this small cabin in the woods. The cabin was not big, but it had all the necessary facilities. In addition to the functional areas, the two carpenters also built a small attic and planted a beautiful fence around it. Matthew sat on the wooden bed, with a faint scent of wood between his nose and mouth.
He faintly felt that the green energy in "The Way of Legends: Nature" was increasing in speed and adding a few more points.
However, the progress in "Undead" had stagnated. This may be related to the fact that he hadn't been summoning undead creatures or killing much recently. But what Matthew was most concerned about at the moment was the long-awaited "enhancement".
"No rush, I've waited for so many days, I'll wait until it's dark."
Matthew glanced outside. The dim yellow light of the sky was gradually fading. Although few people came to this forest, he still maintained the habit of summoning skeletons after dark. It was not that Matthew was afraid of being disturbed, but simply didn't want to scare the ordinary people in the town.
Half an hour later, Matthew walked out of the cabin. The gentle night breeze brought the laughter and chatter of the oak trees.
Matthew opened the cellar door of the "Skeleton Dormitory" and awakened the 12 skeleton soldiers in order. Soon, the skeleton soldiers completed their assembly.
Under the hazy moonlight, Matthew carefully examined these skeletons. He wanted to select the best and most potential one for enhancement!
Actually, at first, Matthew wanted to enhance Peggy. After all, she had 9 levels in different professions, and they had been together for many years with great understanding. But the problem was that Peggy was an "unusual skeleton", which did not meet the requirements for this enhancement. Matthew had no choice but to choose a tall one from this batch of average level LV3 skeleton soldiers.
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"It's you!"
After a careful examination lasting twenty minutes, Matthew finally selected the skeleton soldier that was currently looking confused. He considered various factors - this skeleton soldier had a relatively solid soul fire, although it didn't have the most bones, its bone quality was relatively good.
Most importantly, Matthew found that this guy was a little different from the other skeleton soldiers. While the other skeleton soldiers would just stare blankly when being examined by him, this one was different. It kept unconsciously twisting its hips! This piqued Matthew's curiosity!
"It is said that a very small number of undead creatures can inherit some abilities from their past lives. This skeleton soldier might have a chance to awaken..."
With this thought in mind, Matthew singled it out. For the convenience of commanding it in the future, he even gave it a name:
"Since it's a skeleton soldier, let's call it 'Sodie' from now on!"
"Hint: Naming successful! Your summoned creature 'Skeleton Soldier No. 11' has its own name 'Sodie'!
Sodie felt puzzled by your naming, but it still felt grateful for your gesture.
Sodie twisted its hips towards you..."
"That's enough..."
Matthew ordered the other skeletons to return to the dormitory and squat down properly.
Then he glanced at the summoned creature panel.
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"Name: Sodie
Race: Skeleton (LV3)
Attributes: Strength 14 / Constitution 8 / Agility 14 / Perception 4 / Intelligence 4 / Charm 4
Traits: Fear Immunity / Disease Immunity / Undead Descent
Ability: Retreat Step"
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"High agility and strength?"
Matthew raised an eyebrow.
He tried investing 10 enhancement experience points.
"Enhancement successful! Sodie's level has increased to LV4, and its overall attributes have slightly improved.
Sodie has obtained the enhancement keyword 'Elementary Enlightenment'!
Elementary Enlightenment (White): Your summoned creature has the intelligence equivalent to a 5-year-old child and can understand some of your not too complicated commands."
"Enhancement can level up the summoned creature, improve its overall attributes, and obtain different quality keywords?"
Matthew, an experienced player, could see the general direction at a glance. He enhanced it again.
"Enhancement successful! Sodie has obtained the keyword 'Short Weapon Specialization'!
Short Weapon Specialization (Purple): Your summoned creature is proficient in using short weapons;
When it uses a short weapon, its attack speed, attack power, and critical strike probability are all increased by 30%."
"Great."
Matthew no longer hesitated and went all out to enhance! The next three times were all successful. The rewards were two good keywords and one level increase.
"Weakness Observation (Blue): Your summoned creature can identify the weaknesses of enemies before and during battles.
Assassin Template (Blue): Your summoned creature has activated the assassin template, Agility +2, and has learned the assassin abilities 'Stealth' and 'Club'."
"I didn't expect that by twisting its hips, you would become an assassin!"
Matthew looked at Sodie with great interest. Whether it was the effect of "Elementary Enlightenment" or not, he noticed that Sodie's soul fire had become more solid. Its gaze towards him also had a few more traces of attachment and respect.
So he struck while the iron was hot and continued to enhance.
"Enhancement failed! Sodie has obtained the keyword 'Osteoporosis'!
Osteoporosis (Gray): Your summoned creature's health is reduced by 10%."
Enhancement failure can result in negative keywords? Matthew pondered. This feeling was not unfamiliar. The results of the next two times were normal. One level increase and one purple keyword.
"Dirty Tricks (Purple) (Prerequisite: Weakness Observation): Your summoned creature is skilled in using dirty tricks, including but not limited to 'Groin Attack', 'Sand Throw', 'Anal Probe', 'Hit and Run'."
"Dirty tricks are actually purple?"
Matthew was a little surprised at Sodie. Sodie innocently looked at him. With its current intelligence, it might not yet understand the changes in its body, but these keywords would integrate into its combat instincts. Matthew marveled at it. He walked around Sodie and found that the color of its bones had clearly changed. The gray bones that used to occupy most of its body had disappeared, replaced by more white, even silver bones!
"Gray bones, white bones, silver bones, gold, diamond..."Matthew's mind flashed through the level classification of skeletal structures. Sodie was now a bone skeleton assassin. Of course, he couldn't compare with Peggy's gifted golden skeleton, but he was not to be underestimated.
"Enhancement successful, Sodie has obtained the legendary keyword 'Blade Dancer'!
Blade Dancer (Gold!): Your summoned creature has awakened part of its former strength, 'Assassin Template' replaced with the rare profession 'Blade Dancer' template!
Sodie has gained new abilities 'Blade Dance', 'Funeral Dance', and 'Night Cloak'!"
"Golden Legend!"
Matthew's eyes suddenly shone brightly! After this enhancement, Sodie's temperament had clearly changed. His bones began to shimmer with a silvery glow, almost instantly transforming into a silvery white color! A pitch-black curtain appeared behind him.
Matthew had a thought and commanded, "Put it on."
Sodie paused for a moment. The curtain automatically covered his body. The next second, Sodie disappeared without a trace!
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"Your summoned creature Sodie used 'Night Cloak'!"
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Matthew closed his eyes and activated his blind sense. He could sense a hidden unit nearby, but he couldn't determine its exact location!
"He's right in front of me."
Matthew was surprised and had Sodie turn off the Night Cloak. The invisibility effect of this ability was too overpowered! After all, Phelorus's blind sense was supposed to be the nemesis of hidden units!
"It seems that not all hidden units can be countered by blind sense."
However, the more Matthew looked at Sodie, the more satisfied he became. Given time, this guy's strength would definitely not be inferior to Peggy's, and he might even surpass the Bone Dragon!
"I wonder if there are higher-level keywords above the Golden Legend?"
Matthew subconsciously wanted to enhance again, but suddenly realized that he had used up all his enhancement chances! He slapped his cheek with a bitter smile. Now he finally understood why gacha games were so popular in his previous life!
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Since the Night Cloak didn't consume any of Sodie's energy when used at night, Matthew arranged for him to patrol outside his house while invisible, effectively standing guard for him. The log cabin was newly built, and Matthew still had a lot of arrangements to make. If it were the old Rolling Stone Town, it would have been fine, but recently the security situation had been deteriorating, so he had to be extra careful. Spell traps were a must.
"Tomorrow when I go to the market to buy seeds, I'll also look for trap arrangement scrolls. It's too much trouble to do it myself..."
Matthew lay on the hard wooden bed, nibbling on some bread, and began to miss Peggy's cooking.
"Should I let Sodie guard the house next time and have Peggy come over to keep me company? No, Sodie's intelligence is still too low. He can't handle many things as smoothly as Peggy."
Matthew yawned and forced himself to meditate. For the sake of the Soul Crystal, he couldn't slack off for a single night!
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In the southwest of the oak forest, on a small hill, two figures, one tall and one short, walked over.
"Boss Dean, it should be around here. The farm below has been burned to ruins. It must be Blackwood's doing."
The tall one with a face full of muscles said, "This guy really doesn't know his place. He promised you he would meet on time, but he ran off to this remote place without a word, and we can't even find a trace of him!"
The short one, Dean, stared at the forest ahead. Suddenly, his nose twitched, "Blackwood is dead!"
The tall one was taken aback, "How is that possible? Could it be the work of the Archmage?"
Dean's face darkened, "Impossible, it's a fact that Ronan is trapped in the Star Realm, he wouldn't bother with a small fry like Blackwood!"
The tall one thought for a moment, "Then could it be the local lord? The Blood Flag family used to be glorious - although the current lord is a useless guy, I heard his wife ran off with a Necromancer."
Dean shook his head slightly. The two silently stepped into the oak forest.
"Blackwood's body was buried here!"
Dean's expression was grim. "Buried in the forest? Who would do such a despicable thing?!"
The tall one looked around. At that moment, he suddenly pointed to the distance and said, "Boss, look, there's a log cabin over there!"
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