Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 504 - 363: Zombie Meditation Method? Massive Contribution Point Reward!

However, after a period of calm contemplation, Fang Zhou did not feel overly anxious. After all, Soul Power was a far more important resource than contribution points. With enough Soul Power, he could further cultivate and refine his skills. He could also obtain a large number of contribution points through the reward mechanisms of the Navy Military Academy and the fund rewards provided by the Undead Mage research group.

For now, Fang Zhou had deliberately set aside 200 contribution points as seed money for deducing new skills in the future. What he needed to do now was find a suitable starting point, like securing his first pot of gold, to pave the way for his development.

After some thought, Fang Zhou decided to focus on deducing and refining the original Black Iron Tier Undead Mage technique, the Zombie Meditation Method, as his main goal for this stage. This not only met the requirements of Instructor Su Xinyan and Master Sandro but also helped him better understand and utilize his existing resources, laying a solid foundation for future development.

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In the following days, while other students were anxiously preparing for their respective end-of-year assessments, Fang Zhou had already successfully passed the level-skipping assessment from the first to the second year, officially becoming a second-year student at the Sea City Military Academy.

Skipping a grade was not a simple matter. To skip from the first to the second year, students at Sea City Military Academy had to pass numerous theoretical assessments. These included the Demon Bestiary, Modern Warfare Theory, Basic Tactical Command Studies, Human Alliance Military Science, and sand table War Chess simulations.

Although he passed the level-skipping assessment smoothly, the challenges Fang Zhou faced were just beginning. The Sea City Military Academy had specially reserved an opportunity for him. Within the next two months, he could challenge the top second-year students to determine his seeding rank in the new grade.

Without a doubt, Fang Zhou set his sights on the number one Seed Student of the second year, Gu Yueyuan. However, Fang Zhou was well aware that his strength was not yet at its peak, especially because the scarcity of his Soul Power prevented him from unleashing his full potential in combat. Therefore, he did not rush things, but rather used this time to prepare actively, striving to be fully prepared for the challenge.

During this period, not only did he not relax his standards, but he cultivated even more diligently. He combined the valuable insights he received from Instructor Su Xinyan about the Zombie Meditation Method, his own recent cultivation experience, the knowledge accumulated while refining the Skeleton Meditation Method, and the crucial assistance from his Corpse Clone. Bolstered by the Soul Power he had hunted in recent days, Fang Zhou finally elevated the Zombie Meditation Method to a new height, naming it the "Corpse Commander Meditation Method." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

[Corpse Commander Meditation Method] (Black Iron, Skilled): Evolved and refined from the Black Iron Tier Undead Mage [Zombie Meditation Method]. It increases the user’s Spirit Attribute and Mana growth by envisioning the Corpse Commander. The meditation effect is determined by the user’s Spirit Attribute and Skill Proficiency.

Fang Zhou looked happily at the description in the Skills Bar of his attribute panel. Success. He closed his eyes to feel the effects of the newly minted Corpse Commander Meditation Method. After a moment, he opened his eyes in satisfaction. Clearly, the effects of the [Corpse Commander Meditation Method] far exceeded his expectations.

In fact, Fang Zhou possessed two different ways of meditating. One was the ordinary method used by typical Undead Mages, which involved meditating by envisioning focal objects. The other was Fang Zhou’s unique method, which involved manipulating the Corpse Clone to hunt, kill, and devour, thereby deepening the meditation effect. After all, the so-called meditation was about envisioning the every move of the Corpse Commander. Directly controlling the Corpse Commander Clone to hunt, kill, and devour naturally yielded much better results than ordinary meditation.

Even so, when using the ordinary method of meditation just now, Fang Zhou could clearly sense that the Corpse Commander Meditation Method was at least twice as efficient as the Zombie Meditation Method. This was a remarkable improvement, especially considering that the [Zombie Meditation Method] itself was already an extensively optimized and highly refined meditation approach. In Fang Zhou’s opinion, the freshly developed Corpse Commander Meditation Method would surely meet the expectations of Instructor Su Xinyan and Master Sandro.

At this moment, Fang Zhou’s gaze shifted to the attribute panel of his Corpse Clone. The number of Apostles had remained at two for some time, with no new additions.

This gave rise to a thought in his mind. Once Master Sandro arrives at Sea City Military Academy, I wonder if I can use his influence within the Undead Mage community? Could he call upon all the remaining Undead Mages to practice the Skeleton King Meditation Method and Corpse Commander Meditation Method I’ve deduced? If I could achieve that, the number of my Apostles would naturally surge. The Soul Power siphoned from the Apostles’ meditation each time would also be a considerable increase.

After experiencing the significant effects of the new meditation method, Fang Zhou eagerly opened his personal terminal, ready to start the long-awaited virtuous cycle. He uploaded the [Corpse Commander Meditation Method] he had just finished deducing to the Skill Library of the Sea City Military Academy.

The terminal quickly responded with a notification.

"DING!

"Senior Sergeant Fang Zhou, 1,000 contribution points have been credited.

"As the developer of this new skill, 50% of its future exchange fees will become your personal income.

"Thank you for your contribution to humanity!"

Subsequently, because the skill was considered one of the achievements of the Undead Mage research group, Fang Zhou additionally received a 50% fund reward, an additional 500 contribution points. This meant that just by uploading the [Corpse Commander Meditation Method], Fang Zhou had received 1,500 contribution points at once.

As a Black Iron-level skill, each deduction or refinement could earn a reward of up to 1,000 contribution points based on the level of refinement. The level of refinement in a Meditation Method deduced by consuming Soul Power was indisputable, so he smoothly acquired the full 1,000 contribution points. This income was equivalent to the total from painstakingly deducing and refining ten Apprentice-level skills in the past.

This once again proved a truth: *The stronger one was, the easier it was to earn contribution points. Of course, spending them was just as easy.*

Watching the contribution point numbers jump on his personal terminal as his little treasury filled up again, the anxiety that had been weighing on his heart began to fade. During this period, he had been under immense pressure. He had to deal with a heavy academic workload while constantly monitoring his own cultivation progress. Now, this massive income felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

Of course, obtaining the contribution points was just the beginning; the more important part was how to wisely utilize these resources to enhance his own strength.