"So it turns out that not only killing a Skeleton yields its Class Template info, but enslaving one does the same!"
When Su Mu saw the last line updated on his status panel, a wave of joy surged in his heart.
There was no longer a need to choose between the two options.
He had obtained the Class Template owned by the Advanced Skeleton, while also gaining a powerful underling.
Skeleton Warrior—this was the Advanced Class held by his newly enslaved follower!
Though he had over ten years of game experience in his previous life...
That experience was entirely from a player's perspective.
In his past life, Su Mu's newbie village wasn't this one, and the monsters encountered in the early stages weren't Skeletons or the Undead. His understanding of Skeletons and the Undead was limited to their types and various bosses.
As for deeper knowledge, he knew almost nothing.
Things like the relationships between the Skeleton Clan and other Undead races, or the advancement paths within the Skeleton Clan itself—he had no clue.
Now that his identity had shifted from a real-world player to a Skeleton in the game world, most of that decade's worth of experience had lost its value.
The most useful part, ironically, was his general understanding of the game world and its rules.
The advanced system of the Skeleton Clan... aside from Necromancer Mages, probably no one cared about it. Su Mu, who once focused solely on the Sword Saint route, knew absolutely nothing about it.
Therefore—
He had to recollect it all from scratch.
...
Skeleton Soldier was the basic Advanced Class for the Skeleton Clan.
It was also the only class a Skeleton could transfer into after meeting the required conditions.
But—
Starting from the Advanced Class tier, this exclusivity began to fade.
[Template]: Skeleton Warrior
[Tier]: Advanced Class Template
[Bonus]: +200 HP, Strength × 4, Agility × 1.5, Constitution × 3, Spirit × 0.1
[Skill]: Shock
"Shock: Passive skill. As a member of the Bone Legion, a Skeleton Warrior naturally possesses the ability to command Skeleton Soldiers in battle. The number of Skeleton Soldiers it can command is determined by its Spirit Attribute (Spirit × 10)."
This was the Class Template of a Skeleton Warrior.
Judging from the template attributes, the Skeleton Warrior focused on Strength and Constitution. Its Agility growth wasn't much higher than that of a Skeleton Soldier.
But the Spirit Attribute...
From 0 to 0.1—this was a qualitative leap!
After all, Spirit determined a Skeleton's self-awareness and consciousness.
The other three attributes only dictated whether a Skeleton was strong. But Spirit determined whether a Skeleton could awaken and eventually grow into a high-ranking Undead with intelligence on par with humans.
A 0.1 Spirit growth, coupled with the passive skill "Shock"—this explained the group of Skeleton Soldier minions surrounding the Skeleton Warrior.
Combining this with his previous-life knowledge of various Skeleton types—
Su Mu quickly sorted out the full advancement chain for the Skeleton Warrior:
Basic Tier: Skeleton Soldier
Advanced Tier: Skeleton Warrior
Elite Tier: Skeleton Battle General
Warrior Tier: Skeleton Commander
Lord Tier: Skeleton King
This was the orthodox advancement path of the Skeleton Clan.
Of course—
Orthodox didn't mean exclusive.
Starting from the Advanced tier, the Skeleton Clan branched into many paths.
There was the balanced-growth Skeleton Swordsman, the Strength-Agility focused Skeleton Assassin, the Constitution-focused Skeleton Guard... and many more.
No one truly knew how many paths the Skeleton Clan had.
Looking at the Advanced Class Template he had just obtained, Su Mu felt a little conflicted.
Compared to other Advanced Classes, the Skeleton Warrior's stat growth wasn't particularly outstanding. It emphasized legion combat.
Individually, a Skeleton Warrior might be weaker than a Skeleton Swordsman.
But when the Warrior had a full group of underlings, it could defeat a Swordsman in battle.
If he were just a normal Skeleton, Su Mu would naturally choose this path. But with the existence of his Erosion Talent, Skeleton Warrior was no longer his best option.
The "Shock" skill overlapped heavily with Erosion.
Minions gained through "Shock" were limited by Spirit and Tier.
But the ones Su Mu enslaved through Erosion had no such limits. As long as he had enough patience and strength, he could enslave countless Skeletons, Skeleton Soldiers, Skeleton Warriors—even Skeleton Battle Generals—while still being a mere Skeleton Soldier!
If he advanced into a Skeleton Warrior, he would be wasting a skill opportunity.
Unlike players—
As a monster race, Su Mu had very few chances to acquire skills.
At least for now, it seemed like only through class advancement could he obtain a corresponding ability or skill from the Class Template. And each skill or ability greatly enhanced his combat and survival capabilities.
He couldn't afford to waste such a chance.
So—
Even though he had already met the requirements to advance into a Skeleton Warrior, Su Mu put it aside and did not advance rashly.
"I'll wait a bit longer."
"With the addition of this Skeleton Warrior, I might soon obtain a second or even a third Advanced Class Template."
With that decision made—
Su Mu stopped paying attention to the newly obtained Class Template and instead focused on his new Skeleton Warrior underling.
At this moment—
The Skeleton Warrior had completed the fusion of its head and body.
The moment its body was reassembled, the newly enslaved Skeleton Warrior forcefully pushed aside the other Skeleton Soldiers, stood beside Su Mu with its greatsword in hand, and exuded an air of dominance.
As if—
It was declaring its status beside Su Mu!
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