Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 460 - 337: Luxurious Setup, the Impending Undead Dragon Pet!

After all, engaging directly with enemies far surpassing one’s current abilities is akin to dancing on a knife’s edge, where a single careless step could lead to dire straits.

Fang Zhou preferred a steady and firm approach, enhancing his strength through continuous self-improvement. He would wait until he could easily control any situation before calmly and confidently facing formidable enemies. Dominating the weak—this, in his mind, was the true path to invincibility.

After reconfirming the news about the abnormalities in the Forest of Nature with the three instructors, Fang Zhou decided on his next Professional Expertise. It would be the [Magic Conductor] that Instructor Shen Hongyu had strongly recommended.

As Instructor Shen Hongyu said, at this stage, if he didn’t have to face urgent and fierce battles, there was no need to rush into learning the Strong Undead Summoning or Wisdom Incarnation expertise. Choosing Magic Conductor, combined with methods to restore Spiritual Power like the Transcendent affix, Calm and Relaxed, the Slime Candle, and Spiritual Recovery Potions, would drastically increase the efficiency of his skill practice and cultivation. In the short term, this combination would also significantly enhance his sustained combat ability. In the long run, once Fang Zhou broke through the bottleneck and advanced to Black Iron, his current Apprentice Stage Skill Proficiency would convert into the Skill Materials and knowledge base needed to deduce Black Iron Tier skills.

After making his decision, Fang Zhou shared his thoughts with the three instructors, and they unanimously expressed their support.

At that moment, however, Instructor Huang Qiuyue sighed with a hint of envy. "To be honest, Fang Zhou, I’m a bit envious of you," she said. "Your generation of students is truly fortunate; you’ve really come along at a good time. Whether it’s the resources needed for cultivation, the various skills and secret techniques, or even the advanced tools and technologies that assist in cultivation, everything seems to be emerging like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. It’s no exaggeration to say that things change from one day to the next. Portable Concentration Meditation Arrays, Simulation Battlefield Systems, Soul Enemy Awakening Ceremonies...

"These things, which were once considered science fiction, have now become part of your routine cultivation, not to mention the ’Professional Expertise Infusion’ technology you’re about to receive. These are all high-tech methods we didn’t even dare to dream of when we were young. This also means that the growth rate of your new generation of Professionals will far exceed that of our older generation."

Beside her, Instructor Shen Hongyu nodded repeatedly as she listened. She couldn’t resist taking over the conversation, her tone tinged with emotion. "That’s right. Take the requirements for learning a Professional Expertise, for example. According to the most traditional cultivation experience, a Professional would normally only qualify to attempt targeted practice and gradually master a Professional Expertise after they broke through to the Black Iron Stage and condensed an Invisible Energy Core.

"Furthermore, mastering each Professional Expertise places a certain burden on the Energy Core. This means that once you master one, the difficulty and training required to learn the next one increase exponentially."

Instructor Shen Hongyu’s gaze seemed to drift through time, back to her own youthful years of cultivation.

"For Silver Tier Professionals like us with fairly average talent, mastering two Professional Expertises was already extremely challenging. Trying to master a third while at the Silver Tier was practically a fantasy. Not to mention, back in our day, we had no opportunity to access or learn Professional Expertise at the Apprentice Stage. It’s only recently that the Longxia Federation’s Military Academy of Sciences has made a major breakthrough. They successfully developed a technology called ’Professional Expertise Infusion.’

"This technology can directly imprint the corresponding Professional Expertise into the mind of an Apprentice-level Professional, effectively granting you the ability to master high-level skills ahead of schedule. For exceptionally talented students like you, this provides another effective way to enhance your combat capabilities."

Instructor Shen Hongyu’s gaze shifted to Fang Zhou, her eyes filled with anticipation. "Of course, this technology places extremely high demands on the recipient’s talent, and each implementation consumes a significant amount of resources. However, the results it yields are also clear. You can begin to access and master Professional Expertise that originally belonged to higher tiers while still at the Apprentice Stage. This will undoubtedly be a huge boost to your future growth."

Even the perpetually proud and self-assured Su Xinyan nodded silently after hearing the other two instructors speak. She clearly agreed with Huang Qiuyue and Shen Hongyu’s sentiments. She turned to look at Fang Zhou, her gaze tinged with a rare softness and admiration, her tone carrying a trace of wistfulness.

"I only managed to master my third Professional Expertise at the Silver Upper Rank stage. Even now, several months after breaking through to Golden Lower Rank, the prospect of mastering a fourth remains distant and the hope is slim.

"In contrast, Fang Zhou, your situation is completely different. This time, through the infusion technology from the Longxia Federation’s military, you can master your first Professional Expertise while still at the Apprentice Stage. With your talent in the Undead Mage profession and your affinity for the Undead Attribute and its energy, I believe mastering one Professional Expertise at each stage won’t be difficult for you. This means that by the time you advance to the Golden Tier, you could have mastered at least five Professional Expertises."