Chapter 100: Level Up
Whoosh!
Lying on the coffin board, Gu Xi hugged the quilt tightly. He never expected that the evil coffin at full speed could be this fast.
It was literally flying above the water surface.
If he hadn't held on firmly, he might have been blown away by the cold wind.
Finally rushing from the center of the lake to the shore, Gu Xi didn't even have time to catch his breath before looking back at the situation behind him.
The originally frozen White Star Lake had its ice surface completely shattered. Various buildings on the lake surface sank into the lake as the ice cracked.
As these buildings sank, whirlpools of ice chunks appeared on the lake surface.
It looked like someone had opened a hole at the bottom of the lake, swallowing a significant amount of water.
This abnormal change continued for nearly half an hour. When the lake surface finally calmed down, Gu Xi noticed that the water level had dropped by more than a meter.
At the same time, a large amount of construction debris was floating on the lake surface, and the originally peaceful and serene White Star Lake was completely gone.
Only a large expanse of ruins remained on the lake surface.
However, Gu Xi didn't see this scene. By this time, he had already left White Star Lake quite a distance behind.
At the same time, Gu Xi, lying on the coffin lid, was making his choice.
Upon exiting the battle, Gu Xi received a message.
[Death Avatar (spell product) killed special undead Walrus Mound (level 10), you gained 6332 experience points.]
[Ding, total experience reaches level-up standard, please choose whether to level up.]
[When leveling up to level 4, life and mana will be fully restored, all negative statuses will be cleared, perception +1, and choose one of the following three skills as a reward.]
[Enlightenment: Passive skill, upgradeable, increases experience gained during combat and learning by 5% per level, and grants 1 free attribute point every 4 levels.]
[Summoning Magic: Passive skill, upgradeable, allows learning of basic summoning spells and enhances summoned creatures' combat power.]
[Magic Undead: Passive skill, upgradeable, enhances all undead created, summoned, or contracted by the necromancer, with a 50% higher chance to have a magic attribute during summoning.]
Faced with these choices, Gu Xi hesitated. All three skills were quite good.
Enlightenment was the most straightforward, granting an additional 5% experience per level. Most importantly, Gu Xi had heard in the Academy of Deathly Bones that following the path of Enlightenment eventually leads to a special skill.
[King of Zombies: Special skill, due to outstanding achievements in death research, permanently increases necromancer's knowledge by +1, raises summoning success rate by 5%, and increases starting level of summoned undead by 1.]
This was Gu Xi's first encounter with a special skill path. Although it was a common special skill, for some people, having it was better than not having it.
Summoning Magic and Magic Undead, on the other hand, were for strengthening the undead army.
Summoning Magic explicitly allowed players to learn various summoning spells, such as swarms or elemental creatures.
In any game, summoned undead are considered summoned creatures, and enhancing summoned creatures' combat power applies to the undead army.
For instance, his Death Avatar was a pure summoned creature.
Choosing this path would further increase the combat power of the Death Avatar.
As for Magic Undead, it added magical attributes to the undead.
A 50% success rate was decent, but the specific magic attribute added was somewhat uncontrollable.
For example, a skeleton archer might gain magic resistance, which was not very useful.
Choosing this path was akin to gambling.
Lying on the coffin lid, Gu Xi quickly analyzed the pros and cons of these three skills.
Having a bias towards solidly enhancing combat power over gambling on random outcomes, Gu Xi made his decision.
"Level up, choose Enlightenment!"
Upon Gu Xi's command, a golden light fell on him as he lay there.
Gu Xi felt a warmth spread throughout his body, and his spirits, previously dampened by the cold wind, were instantly revived.
[Name: Gu Xi
Game ID: 629SHD2S0FXC30
Class: Necromancer
Level: 4 (1225/15000)
Talent: Not activated
Status: Life (460/460), Mana (1300/1300)
Attributes: Strength 5.2, Agility 4.3, Constitution 4.1, Intelligence 7.5+5, Perception 5.7, Charisma 4.6
Class Skills: Summoning 4 (533/1000), Lesser Corpse Explosion 3 (1/500), Lesser Bone Shield 1 (21/100), Bone Spike 1 (32/100), City of Death 2, Death Avatar 3
Active Skills: Throwing 2 (131/200)
Passive Skills: Undead Knowledge 4, Undead Contract 1, Magic Knowledge 5, Basic Science 4, Basic Reading 2, Basic Copying 2, Undead Domination 1, Enlightenment 1.]
Seeing his newly improved attributes, Gu Xi's eyes lit up.
With 1300 mana, in a large battlefield, Gu Xi could use Corpse Explosion to devastate the enemies.
Not to mention the other improved attributes. It seemed this world was truly a treasure trove, where leveling up was faster than elsewhere.
Gu Xi also noticed that by choosing Enlightenment, his level had reached 4, giving him an additional free attribute point.
Now, Gu Xi was contemplating where to allocate this attribute point.
Typically, as a mage, even a necromancer, one should add to Intelligence.
After all, spell power is closely tied to Intelligence.
Even if it doesn't enhance the power of summoning spells, the increase in mana is tangible.
In battle, the biggest fear for a mage is not being approached by enemies but running out of mana.
Gu Xi's Death Avatar was a heavy mana drainer, and the increase in mana was beneficial to him.
Thinking of this, Gu Xi, lying on the coffin lid, chuckled to himself.
Several ghosts glanced back at Gu Xi upon hearing his laugh, but seeing nothing unusual, they didn't intervene.
The evil coffin paid no mind to Gu Xi's business; it simply followed the path it had chosen, flying in one direction.
Soon, Gu Xi noticed the environment around him changing. The amount of snow and ice significantly decreased, and the nearby peaks turned into translucent blue.
Amidst these peaks was a small path made of ice.
Checking the map, Gu Xi understood that this was the closest route to the Dispersed Immortal Garden.
The Ice Web Valley.