At this moment, Lu Yun was seriously observing his game interface.
'Level: 1
Experience Points: 0/100
Power Level: Ordinary Skeleton Warrior (0/100)
Magic Power: 0/0
Skills: None
Points: 0
Assets: 0 gold 0 silver 0 Copper Coins
Task: None'
The game interface was very simple, but it left Lu Yun a bit puzzled.
Everything else seemed fine, but why was there no health bar?
Does this game have no HP? That's absurd.
However, he quickly thought about the game's introduction.
It emphasizes realism.
Could it be that the game's designers felt that health bars were unrealistic? So they adopted a real-life injury-to-death mechanism?
Thinking of this, Lu Yun was startled by his own speculation, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt it made sense.
Because the game experience felt incredibly real, even if it truly adopted a real-life injury-to-death mechanism, it was entirely understandable and acceptable.
The only thing that worried him was whether the game could fully simulate the real-life injury and death mechanism. Hopefully, there wouldn't be any bugs affecting the game experience.
Moreover, it seemed there weren't any four-dimensional attributes in this game; instead, they were replaced by a power level, which was likely also to pursue realism.
This made Lu Yun involuntarily regard the game's designer with high esteem.
At this moment, Fang Ka's voice interrupted his thoughts: "I need you to help me find a hundred Ghostly Spinach."
As Fang Ka's voice faded, a task prompt appeared in front of Lu Yun.
'Level 1 Task: Find 100 Ghostly Spinach for Mage Fang Ka (0/100). Task reward: 5 experience points, 1 Copper Coin, 1 point. Attached is an image of the grass [GhostlySpinach.jpg]'
'Accept?'
Seeing the task reward, Lu Yun instinctively wanted to frown.
Unfortunately, he didn't have eyebrows right now.
But he quickly let it go, perhaps this was just how the game was set. After all, it's an adult adventure game, clearly focused on adventure rather than monster fighting to level up or task completion loops.
Besides, with such a realistic game experience, even if there were no rewards, just wandering around and treating it as a sightseeing game would be totally worth it.
It's way better than those games that charge you for breathing.
"Alright, rest assured, I'll handle it for you."
Lu Yun patted his chest and agreed.
Seeing Lu Yun's reaction, Fang Ka couldn't help but wonder if he was being too generous.
Clearing his throat a bit, Fang Ka reflected on himself while pointing to the distance: "The Ghostly Spinach is located in the forest to the west. Once you gather them, you can come to the castle to find me."
The castle was quite obvious, right on the edge of the forest. It was a two-story black stone castle, appearing somewhat ancient and gloomy.
To collect the Ghostly Spinach, Lu Yun would have to pass near the castle.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yun took big strides and dashed westward.
Watching Lu Yun's energetic and passionate back, Fang Ka couldn't help but feel emotional.
So handy.
If it were an original undead skeleton, it could at most follow some of the simplest basic commands, like advance, retreat, attack... Wanting it to identify a magic potion and collect it for you would be like feeding a donkey beans.
The Ghostly Spinach isn't for his own use; it's for these cannon fodder.
He needed it to make a special low-level alchemy magic potion.
Eighteen types of magic potions, a hundred units each, plus ten liters of ordinary biological blood. Once made, it can enhance ten undead skeletons completely.
And he only needed to pay 1 Copper Coin and 1 point for each type of potion.
18 types are 18 Copper Coins, 18 points.
As for ten liters of blood, he planned to assign tasks based on liters, which would be 10 Copper Coins and 10 points.
And after making the potion, he could sell it to these cannon fodder for 280 Copper Coins and 280 points, supporting ten players, which would be a hundredfold profit.
It could be said, taking a little from the cannon fodder, using a lot on them.
If he weren't worried that these cannon fodder couldn't grow quickly to yield more profits for him, he would've even aimed for a thousandfold profit...
However, as a qualified cunning planner, he naturally needed to take a long-term view and ensure these little cannon fodder could grow.
Because once they've grown, it's easier to harvest.
He would keep adjusting all aspects based on real-time conditions in the future.
Now, why would a necromancer know alchemy? This brings us to the story of his life in this world.
He had transmigrated to this world fifteen years ago.
At birth, seeing the luxurious and wealthy surroundings, he thought he might live a carefree life as a second-generation rich kid.
But soon, he was taken and thrown into a mass burial ground...
Leaving the little him to raise a tiny middle finger at the departing silhouettes...
He thought he'd have to greet the heavens again soon, and his soul would return home.
But fortunately, it seemed like he wasn't meant to die, as he was picked up by Kain, who was passing by, and taken to this island, becoming his apprentice since then.
Gradually, he learned Kain was a necromancer, and visiting the burial ground wasn't coincidental; he went there to 'gather materials'.
For fifteen years, Kain never taught him magic, only imparted alchemy knowledge that didn't require magic power, making him assist in chores.
It's hard to imagine a necromancer who is also an alchemist.
But according to Kain, it was:
'One can't lack a side job.'
'Interest is ideal; occupation is just reality.'
He thought his mundane days would continue like this forever.
Then, a week ago, Kain returned from an outing, covered in wounds and blood, opened the magic gate to the underground book collection, and with his last breath, activated all the island's backup magic arrays.
He then instructed Fang Ka to make good use of the legacy he left behind for cultivation.
Upon reaching the High Tier Mage level, capable of summoning a flying Nightmare Beast from the Netherworld, he must leave the island forever, not seeking revenge, finishing his instructions and breathing his last.
In the underground book collection lay the essence of Kain's life's work.
In the past, Fang Ka longed to enter but never had the chance.
Now, finally inside, there wasn't any excitement he imagined, instead, there was some sadness.
The quirky, proud, and a good cook of fish, old man had completely vanished from his side.
Carrying his longing for Kain and the determination to investigate Kain's cause of death and seek revenge, Fang Ka officially embarked on the path of a necromancer.
Yesterday, he officially explored out magic power; today, he successfully constructed the magic pattern of 'Necromancy Skeleton Skill', resonated with spiritual power, and awakened a skeleton from the deceased remains.
This 'Necromancy Skeleton Skill' and 'Basic Skeleton Summoning Skill' are vastly different.
'Necromancy Skeleton Skill' is the magic created by Kain, communicating with the lowest layer of ghosts from the Netherworld to awaken from the remains of the deceased, this type of undead skeleton can be enhanced with Kain's alchemy potion.
The Basic Skeleton Summoning Skill is the entry-level standard necromancy summoning skill for a mage apprentice, able to link with the Netherworld and summon the lowest level of skeleton soldiers.
According to Kain, skeletons summoned directly from the Netherworld carry the aura of the Netherworld, repelling the effects of alchemy potion and cannot be enhanced.
In comparison, whether using magic power to construct magic patterns or using spiritual power to resonate with constructed magic patterns, the 'Basic Skeleton Summoning Skill' is actually harder than Kain's 'Necromancy Skeleton Skill'.
Moreover, there were plenty of remains from his master's gathering work, so using the 'Necromancy Skeleton Skill' for his first experience to accumulate experience was more practical for Fang Ka.
Unexpectedly, after his success, his Golden Finger manifested.
This Alchemy Potion and 'Necromancy Skeleton Skill' was quite redundant for an ordinary necromancer because the ghosts, as the lowest-level existences from the Netherworld, repel the effects of an alchemy potion, thus cannot be enhanced.
But for Fang Ka, it was different; this alchemy potion was very suitable for him.
Because he could replace the spirits of these undead skeletons with the souls of players, making them highly intelligent, moving on their own and upgrading themselves.
Most importantly, with these player souls replacing those ghosts within the undead skeletons, no matter how powerful these so-called Fourth Calamities become, they cannot harm him at all.