Chapter 121 018: My Friend
[Summon Skeleton]
This is an apprentice-level spell in necromancy and is also the first spell that wizards of the necromancy discipline come into contact with. It uses a corpse as a medium, uses soul fire to devour the corpse's physical body as fuel, and then establishes a connection with it through mental power, so that the skeleton can be manipulated.
As the skeleton stood up, a unique consciousness established a connection with Luo Xi's spiritual sea of consciousness at this moment.
It was a wonderful feeling, as if an invisible thread connected one's spiritual consciousness to the skeleton, and one felt that one could control the skeleton through this thread.
Luo Xi tried to give instructions to the skeleton in his mind, and the skeleton could complete all the actions, whether it was standing, jumping, or even running.
But the combat doesn't seem to be going well.
When Luo Xi gave the Skeleton a combat order with himself as the target, the Skeleton's first reaction was to stretch out its claws to scratch his face, or try to pull his hair. "It's really feminine."
The soul fire burning in the skull is actually a collection of residual soul consciousness remaining in the muscle cells of the body, and the skeleton's actions and abilities are largely affected by this part of soul consciousness.
To put it simply, the skeleton used as the spellcasting material had its own identity and strength in life, and after becoming a skeleton it will only have the corresponding skills and combat power.
Luo Xi tried to use micro-manipulation to carefully control every movement of the skeleton to complete some combat skills, but he was not very successful.
Although the movements were performed, they were very stiff and slow. What's more important is that such delicate operations required his full concentration. So when fighting with others, he didn't have to do anything else but control the skeleton.
"It seems that I have to be more careful when I encounter the corpses of powerful enemies in the future."
"Speaking of which, after the corpses of some extraordinary life forms are transformed into skeletons, do they still possess their former extraordinary abilities? For example... wizards?"
"in addition."
"What exactly does the skeleton belong to now? Are these soul flames also considered souls? What is the essence of the soul?"
Luo Xi felt that the more he understood necromancy, the more he wanted to know. This subject held too many mysteries related to life and death. Perhaps only when these mysteries were solved could he truly find the eternal immortality that wizards had been looking for.
"We'll talk about it later."
Shaking his head, Luo Xi pulled back his thoughts and put the first skeleton servant into the space ring.
As the skeleton servant was taken in, the special spiritual connection that Luo Xi had established with it was also severed, and no matter how he called the skeleton, there would be no response.
This is a normal reaction. After all, the space ring is already an independent space. There is a spatial barrier between it and the material world. Putting the skeleton servant into it will inevitably cut off the spiritual connection established with it.
But for necromancy, this is a very troublesome thing.
Once the mental connection is severed, it is necessary to recite the spell and draw the runes again in order to re-establish it. Unlike ordinary apprentice-level spells, summoning skeletons uses the third-level construction runes. No matter how powerful you are, you cannot omit the spell when casting.
Such a lengthy spell is somewhat impractical in combat. After all, at the wizard level, everyone can cast magic instantly. He might be blown to pieces before he can finish the spell.
Therefore, in order to solve this problem, necromancy wizards will use some external forces -
Necromancer tools.
The necromancy tools made of special symbols and materials can open up a new independent space without severing the spiritual connection, so that the necromancy servants can always maintain contact with the caster, and when encountering a battle, they can be instantly deployed to the battlefield at any time.
For a necromancer, a suitable necromancy tool is absolutely an indispensable and important equipment.
"If only that skeleton staff was still there"
The skeleton staff that was snatched from the necromancy apprentice was a necromancy tool. That was why the necromancy apprentice was so nervous when he saw the staff being taken away.
"Forget it, I'll make one myself later."
The knowledge related to making necromancy tools is strictly controlled in the South Coast Witch Domain, but Luo Xi flipped through the corresponding knowledge column when he was studying in the tower, and he learned it all in one go using the system.
Next, Luo Xi took out the bandit leader's body and made it into a skeleton servant.
Compared to the girl skeleton, this bandit skeleton is much stronger, and has perfectly inherited the fighting skills of the bandit leader knight. Luo Xi has calculated the three measurements and found that they are roughly around 13 points, which should be slightly weaker than the original body.
Although its attributes have declined, its overall strength has actually improved by more than one level.
After all, the knight himself is not particularly weak. The reason why he is vulnerable in front of the wizard is more because the wizard can directly attack the knight from the mental and spiritual aspects. The mysterious magic knight also lacks the ability to cope with it. It is a pure dimensionality reduction attack.
However, after becoming a skeleton, many of the wizard's previous mental and soul attack methods lost their effectiveness, and the more important point is that skeletons cannot die.
If an ordinary person has a hole in the head, a stab in the heart, or even a severed aorta, their fragile body will surely die as long as the fatal parts are traumatized. But a skeleton can still continue to fight even if its head is chopped off.
"We have the skeletons now. How far can the sea of dead bones be?"
Looking at the tall and mighty skeleton servant in front of him, Luo Xi couldn't help but start to fantasize in his mind.
…
The next morning, the convoy continued on its journey and finally arrived at its destination, Fengxi City, in the afternoon.
The entry of such a large-scale team into the city would definitely attract the attention of Fengxi City, so they immediately sent a small team of soldiers in distinctive armor to conduct registration and inspection. Only those who passed the inspection could enter the city.
There is nothing we can do about it. The situation is chaotic right now. There have been several cases where criminals have sneaked into the city and caused riots. We have to conduct strict investigations.
On the registration form given by the soldiers, Luo Xi only filled in "Misty Forest" as the origin of his hometown, which made the soldiers who were checking it feel very puzzled.
The soldier said seriously: "Friend, please take this checklist seriously, otherwise you will not be able to enter the city."
Luo Xi said: "All are reported truthfully."
The checklist should be submitted to Carol's people for review. If Carol sees it, there will be no problem. If he doesn't see it, it doesn't matter. After all, if the city gates can stop wizards, then Luo Xi can also go to bed.
Seeing Luo Xi's repeated insistence, the soldier said nothing more, collected the registration form and returned to the city.
About forty minutes passed.
"Da da da!" A burst of hurried footsteps sounded from Fengxi City. The originally closed city gate suddenly opened and the drawbridge was lowered.
From afar, one could see a group of soldiers in bright clothes and on high horses hurrying towards the city gate in a hurry.
At this moment, there were many people gathered at the city gate waiting to enter the city. Everyone couldn't help but become nervous when they saw this scene.
"What happened?"
"That's Lord Carol, right? Why is Lord Carol coming out?"
Just when everyone was at a loss, this team of soldiers had already arrived.
Carol searched on horseback and soon saw Luo Xi in the crowd. Black hair, handsomeness and youthfulness were three features that made him very conspicuous in the crowd.
"Snap!"
He immediately dismounted, and the team of soldiers behind him followed the same action, in an orderly and smooth manner. It was obvious at first glance that they were well-trained elite troops, and they looked very imposing.
The soldiers divided into two rows and stabbed into the crowd like a sharp knife, cutting a path in the middle and leading directly to Luo Xi.
Carol took off his helmet and armor and handed them to the attendant beside him, then quickly walked along the road until he came to Luo Xi.
After not seeing him for over a year, this young nobleman seemed to have changed a lot.
There was a hint of vicissitudes and fatigue on his face, but at the same time there was more confidence in his eyes, and an invisible aura aroused in him.
The same thing is that his eyes are still bright.
He looked at Luo Xi and sneered, "I heard from the soldiers who were checking that there was a bold guy who filled out the registration form for entering the city carelessly and didn't take it seriously."
Luo Xi smiled and said, "It seems that I have caused you trouble."
"No!"
Carol shook her head. “It would be nice if we had trouble like this every day.”
After a pause, he gave Rosie a big hug.
"Welcome to Windfall City, my friend."
(End of this chapter)
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