piratefiction Chapter 337 Choosing a Career Specialty, The Anomaly in the Forest of Nature!
Chapter 337 Choosing a Career Specialty, The Anomaly in the Forest of Nature!
Chapter 337 Choosing a Career Specialty, The Anomaly in the Forest of Nature!
Fang Zhou couldn't help but feel a little smug.
After several twists and turns, the beautiful Su Xinyan finally showed some reluctance.
Although Fang Zhou's triumphant return from the recruit competition was a factor, Su Xinyan was very enthusiastic towards him today and showed almost no sign of disobeying him.
An hour later, the bright moon was already swaying and casting afterimages, jumping around erratically.
Su Xinyan looked dazed, her soul seemingly lost in thought.
After a long while, when Fang Zhou's personal terminal notified him that a new visitor had arrived at the necromancer research group outside the door, he nudged Su Xinyan, who was still in a daze, and said, "Instructor Xinyan, are you sure you want to receive guests like this?"
Su Xinyan suddenly shuddered, looked at her fair body covered in marks from the massage, and quickly hit Fang Zhou with a mixture of shyness and resentment.
Then, while covering the peach petal, she awkwardly ran into the bathroom.
Half an hour later, in the laboratory's reception room.
Just moments ago, Su Xinyan was alluring and charming, but now she had changed into a fitted long dress and sat gracefully in the main seat.
Fang Zhou sat next to her, looking at Huang Qiuyue and Instructor Shen Hongyu across from them.
These two instructors were clearly there to congratulate Fangzhou.
After exchanging pleasantries, Fang Zhou didn't hold back and directly took out the portable concentration meditation array and the [Dragon Summer Blade] medal that he had just received from the logistics department's resource library.
He looked at the three female instructors and earnestly asked for their advice: "I have some ideas that I can't quite make up my mind about. I hope the three instructors can help me analyze them."
The first question is: What affixes should I enchant the [Dragon's Blade] medal with?
Looking at the Haicheng Military Academy No. 1 Seed Medal on Fang Zhou's chest, which was already enchanted with the [Transcendent] affix, Su Xinyan said without hesitation, "There shouldn't be anything worth discussing about this, right?"
Each enchantment affix can only have its effect once across a professional's entire set of equipment and artifacts.
Of all your current equipment and artifacts, only the [Dragon Summer Blade] Medal and the Sea City Military Academy Seed No. 1 Medal can be enchanted.
The Haicheng Military Academy No. 1 Seed Medal has already been enchanted with the "Transcendent" affix, while the "Dragon Summer Blade" Medal naturally needs to be enchanted with a different affix.
Weren't you previously torn between the "Transcendent" and "Contract" affixes?
Now that you have a new medal, why not just enchant it with the "Contract" affix?
Upon hearing this, Instructor Shen Hongyu nodded in agreement and said, "Instructor Su is right."
The "Transcendent" affix can significantly restore mental energy, making it the most suitable initial affix for an apprentice-level mage like yourself.
Besides, as a necromancer, your main combat strength is concentrated on summoned creatures.
Choosing the [Contract] affix, which increases the number of summoned creatures, is also highly recommended.
I also recommend you choose the "Contract" affix.
Huang Qiuyue nodded repeatedly, clearly agreeing.
Since all three instructors had clearly expressed their stance, Fangzhou naturally made a decision as well.
He opened his personal terminal, went into the Haicheng Military Academy resource library, and selected materials with the [Contract] affix for enchanting, based on the plan previously provided by Su Xinyan.
The products of alchemy are all very powerful and effective, but as a trade-off, it is extremely difficult to learn alchemy and the materials used in alchemy are very expensive.
The [Contract] enchantment material that Ark chose this time, although it is a low-level material suitable for apprentices and Black Iron-level professionals, is still worth hundreds of contribution points.
After using the 3% discount privilege, Ark successfully redeemed this set of [Contract] affix enchantment materials for 50 contribution points.
Fangzhou carefully reviewed the descriptions of the materials on his personal terminal and submitted the order after confirming that everything was correct.
Soon after, the messenger drone from the logistics department of Haicheng Military Academy will deliver the relevant materials to the necromancer research group.
With Su Xinyan, a high-level alchemist, providing close guidance, Fang Zhou is confident that he can successfully enchant the Dragon Summer Blade Medal with the Contract Affix, thereby increasing the power of the Summon Skeleton skill, by relying on his own abilities and the slight assistance of the attribute panel.
After making his plans, Fangzhou looked at the three female instructors and asked, "The second question is, what kind of professional expertise should I choose?"
When Principal Su presented me with the award during the competition, he said I could choose a necromancer profession to study.
During my brief break, I browsed through the necromancer's unique class feats and the general class feats of spellcasters.
But this information makes it difficult for me to make a decision.
Therefore, I would like to hear the opinions of the three instructors.
Su Xinyan is a necromancer of the lower rank of Gold.
Shen Hongyu is a Silver-ranked fire mage.
Huang Qiuyue is a Silver-ranking Light Priest.
The three elegant female instructors were all legal professionals, and naturally they all possessed some of the expertise of legal professionals.
For Fang Zhou, an apprentice-level legal practitioner, the opinions of these three instructors would certainly be helpful.
Upon hearing this, the three instructors exchanged glances, and then Instructor Huang Qiuyue spoke first.
"I don't know much about the necromancer's unique class feats."
But I remember that after I condensed an invisible core at the Black Iron rank, the first professional feat I mastered was the common professional feat for mages: [Mana Conductor].
This specialization can significantly increase the passive regeneration speed of mental and magical energy.
For any legal practitioner, "magical conductor" is a very basic and practical choice.
It allows you to continuously cast spells in battle without worrying about running out of mana.
Fang Zhou nodded, then looked at Su Xinyan and Instructor Shen Hongyu.
Instructor Shen Hongyu shook her head slightly and said, "My situation is different from yours."
When I was in the Black Iron rank, I chose the Fire Mage's exclusive class feat, Blazing Fire.
It can double the power of my fire spells, but that might not be suitable for you.
However, I mastered a universal profession skill, Wisdom Avatar, when I was at the Bronze rank.
This specialization can comprehensively enhance the effects of all spellcasters' skills, increasing both the success rate of spellcasting and the effectiveness of spells.
I believe this is a very important skill for any legal professional who aspires to a higher level of spiritual attainment.
At this moment, Instructor Su Xinyan stretched out her slender fingers and gently touched her red lips, saying, "When I reached the Black Iron rank, the first professional specialization I chose was the powerful undead summoning unique to necromancers."
This specialization, as its name suggests, can significantly increase the quantity and quality of summoned undead creatures.
Of all the necromancer feats, "Powerful Undead Summoning" is definitely one of the most powerful.
Especially for a genius necromancer like yourself with extremely high affinity, this specialty is almost a must-have.
Even without any bonuses, when you cast the "Summon Skeletons" skill, the number of skeletons you summon already far exceeds that of a normal necromancer.
If you combine this with the Contract affix and the "Powerful Undead Summoning" feat, the number of undead creatures you summon will double.
In this way, your combat power will definitely experience a qualitative leap.
Fangzhou's eyes lit up slightly after hearing this.
Instructor Su Xinyan's suggestion greatly appealed to him.
However, at this moment, Instructor Shen Hongyu offered a different perspective.
She looked at Fang Zhou and said solemnly, "I do have a suggestion."
For you, the three class feats "Wisdom Avatar", "Mana Conductor", and "Powerful Necromancer" are all very useful.
However, I think you still need to make a choice based on the focus of your next training.
The recruit skills competition has ended. During your apprenticeship, you are unlikely to have any intense or dangerous combat missions in the short term.
While "Powerful Undead Summoning" can maximize your combat power, it may not be able to fully utilize its potential for you at your current Apprentice-to-Master level.
The "wisdom incarnation" is a similar case.
Although it can enhance the effects of all your skills, it is a very powerful all-around specialization.
However, since you are currently in military academy, you have very few opportunities for combat, so it's difficult to fully utilize its capabilities.
Instructor Shen Hongyu paused for a moment, then continued, "In comparison, the strength of the 'Magic Conductor' feat lies in its passive effect."
It can play a huge role whether in long battles or in daily training.
This feat not only helps you maintain a constant supply of mana in combat, allowing you to continuously cast spells.
Moreover, during regular cultivation, it can passively accelerate the recovery speed of your mental energy, thereby steadily improving your overall strength.
Ark, judging from your current mental energy fluctuations, you shouldn't be too long before you break through your bottleneck and advance to the Black Iron rank.
In addition, the champion of the recruit competition will receive a piece of Amber, which is the resource you urgently need.
If you can successfully absorb this amber, further enhancing your affinity for necromantic energy and solidifying your foundation, then your ascension to the Black Iron rank may be faster than the average person expects.
In this situation, you will soon have the opportunity to choose a second career specialty.
Therefore, during your apprenticeship, I recommend that you prioritize specializations that can be used to your fullest potential immediately, such as "magic conductor".
This will help you quickly raise your proficiency in the skeletal skill tree developed during your apprenticeship to the instinct level.
She further explained, "While the necromancer skills you currently possess are quite powerful, most of them are only apprentice-level innovative skills."
Once you break through the bottleneck and advance to the Black Iron rank, your most important task is to elevate these apprentice-level skills to the Black Iron rank.
The higher the proficiency of a skill, the easier it is to advance to the next level.
From this perspective, a "magic conductor" is undoubtedly the best choice.
Upon hearing this, instructors Su Xinyan and Huang Qiuyue both showed thoughtful expressions and nodded slightly, clearly impressed by Instructor Shen Hongyu's analysis.
Fang Zhou was originally deeply attracted by the "Powerful Undead Summoning" feat, but after Instructor Shen Hongyu's explanation, he couldn't help but waver.
He thought for a moment, then looked up and asked, "Instructor Qiuyue, you just mentioned that there might not be many combat missions during the apprenticeship stage."
But I learned from a senior in the second year that there is a newly merged space fragment near Haicheng Military Academy, known as the Forest of Nature.
This fragment of space is inhabited by extremely rare flower fairies, and the energy concentration restriction allows only apprentice-level professionals to pass through freely.
I've heard that there are many spatial rifts leading to the mythical world, where low-level monsters from the abyss can drop down.
I was also thinking of going to the "Nature Forest" to broaden my horizons while I was still in the apprenticeship stage.
Upon hearing this, Instructor Su Xinyan smiled and waved her hand, explaining, "If this is the reason you don't want to give up the powerful undead summoning feat that can maximize your combat power, then you don't need to worry about it."
While you were participating in the recruit skills competition, the energy observation station at Haicheng Military Academy discovered that the energy concentration of the "Nature Forest" space fragment had increased dramatically, completing a minor upgrade.
According to experts, once the energy concentration stabilizes, the "Nature Forest" should be able to allow lower-ranking Black Iron professionals to pass through freely.
Correspondingly, the level of the abyssal monsters teleported out from the spatial rift will also be upgraded to Lower Black Iron O.
For someone currently still an apprentice, that place has clearly become more dangerous, and the military academy will not approve your application to train in the "Nature Forest."
Fangzhou was somewhat surprised after hearing this.
Previously, when Zhang Wu, a senior student in the second year, communicated with him, he clearly told him that the energy concentration of the "Natural Forest" was very thin and stable, and it could only accommodate professionals of the highest apprentice level for a short period of time.
Unexpectedly, things have changed there, which has undoubtedly disrupted Ark's original cultivation plan.
He also obtained a detailed map of the "Nature Forest" from his senior brother Zhang Wu and received a request for help from the Flower Fairy Queen.
His original plan was to familiarize himself with and adapt to the power of the apprentice-to-master after the recruit competition, and then find a few reliable teammates to go to the "Nature Forest" space fragment for training.
Fangzhou was confident that with his strength, he would not be in any danger when facing monsters of the same level.
They even hoped to take this opportunity to help the flower fairies eliminate some monsters and exchange them for some Moon Spring water that could nourish their souls.
However, the energy concentration of the "Forest of Nature" space fragments has now increased to the lower level of Black Iron.
Given Fang Zhou's consistently cautious and conservative nature, he would obviously not risk entering easily.
This means that his original plan needs to be readjusted, and he may have to wait until he advances to the Black Iron rank before he can consider entering the "Forest of Nature" for training.
Ark doesn't want to participate in challenges beyond its level unless absolutely necessary.