The Necromancer has a 1% chance to absorb a slain monster as a pet when killing it.
After killing over a hundred Venomous Spiders without triggering this effect, it finally activated here!
Thus, Zhang Yue decisively absorbed it.
"Ding~ You have obtained the pet [Ironclad Scorpion] (Common Grade)!"
Zhang Yue opened the pet space and released the Ironclad Scorpion.
Roar~
With a roar, a massive black Ironclad Scorpion appeared in front of Zhang Yue.
Its appearance was no different from the other Ironclad Scorpions in the Doomsday Factory, except that the monster's health bar was red, while this Ironclad Scorpion had a green health bar above its head!
Zhang Yue clicked on the Ironclad Scorpion's status bar to check.
[Ironclad Scorpion] (Physical Type · Common Grade)
[Owner: Zero] (Bound)
[Type: Defensive]
[Loyalty: 100] (Each death reduces loyalty by 10 points, loyalty cannot be restored, and the pet will rebel at 0 loyalty)
[Level: 0] (Experience Points 0/100)
[Strength 4/Physical Attack: 2] (Growth 5 stars)
[Endurance 5/Physical Defense: 4] (Growth 7 stars)
[Endurance 5/Magic Defense: 3] (Growth 6 stars)
[Health 8/Health Points: 80] (Growth 10 stars)
[Spirit 3/Mana: 9] (Growth 3 stars)
[Skill: Iron Armor (Passive, D-grade 0/10, reduces damage taken by the Ironclad Scorpion by 5%)]
[Description: A defense-focused Ironclad Scorpion that can protect the Beast Tamer, taking hits for its master in the front line…]
At this moment, a system notification sounded in Zhang Yue's ear:
"Ding~ The Necromancer profession effect has activated: Your pet Ironclad Scorpion's loyalty is now infinite!"
"Ding~ The Necromancer profession effect has activated: Your pet Ironclad Scorpion can upgrade to Elite Grade by devouring any 10 Common Grade pets! (Can upgrade up to Mythic Grade)"
"Ding~ The Necromancer profession effect has activated: Your pet Ironclad Scorpion's experience requirement for leveling up is reduced by 50%!"
Beast Tamer pets level up by consuming the Beast Tamer's experience.
This is one of the main reasons why the Beast Tamer profession is difficult to develop in the Otherworld!
In the early stages, it requires double the experience of other professionals to level up, and in the later stages, with more pets, the demand is even higher!
Additionally, the development and growth of pets are exactly the same as for professionals!
Equipment refinement, skill upgrades, all require double the consumption!
Without hesitation, Zhang Yue used 1 million Psionic Energy to upgrade the Ironclad Scorpion's skill [Iron Armor] from D-grade to A-grade!
[Iron Body] (A-grade): Passive, reduces damage taken by the Ironclad Scorpion by 30%.
A defensive pet.
When the Ironclad Scorpion reaches level 5 and equips the [Iron Armor · Hero Guard], combined with the A-grade Iron Body, it will be an immovable super tank!
At that time, the Ironclad Scorpion will take the damage in the front line, while Zhang Yue can focus on dealing damage from the back!
But for now, the Ironclad Scorpion's level is too low, and it has no equipment, so it can't be of much use.
"Let's keep you for now, and wait until me reaches level 5." Saying this, Zhang Yue temporarily returned the Ironclad Scorpion to the pet space.
Then, he continued hunting Ironclad Scorpions!
Basically, one Fireball spell combined with a basic attack could take down an Ironclad Scorpion.
Unfortunately, the A-grade Fireball spell consumed too much mana, and Zhang Yue's mana was simply not enough.
At his current level, with a mana regeneration rate of 1 point per second, it couldn't keep up with the mana consumption!
When his mana ran out, Zhang Yue could only use basic attacks to deal damage.
In this way, he spent some time grinding down 30 Ironclad Scorpions!
***
With the task completed, Zhang Yue re-entered the Doomsday Factory, found the NPC Carl, triggered the dialogue, and submitted the task.
"Ding~ Congratulations on completing the task [Eliminate the Scorpions], you have received the following rewards: Experience Points +500! Silver Coin +1! Psionic Energy +! You have obtained the equipment [Magic Necklace]!"
Wow!
A beam of golden light descended from above Zhang Yue's head.
"Ding~ Congratulations on leveling up! Health Points +30, Mana +12, Free Attribute Points +6! Current level 4, next level requires 2000 experience points!"
Zhang Yue opened his storage space and took out the blue-striped crystal necklace rewarded by the task.
[Magic Necklace] (lv4)
[Quality: 1 star]
[Attribute: Green] (Refinable)
[Mana +30]
[Profession: None]
[Description: A necklace said to be forged by magic, wearing it grants you powerful mana…]
Goodness!
This is like getting a steamed bun when you're hungry, or a pillow when you're tired!
Zhang Yue was in dire need of mana, and here came a piece of equipment that added mana!
So, he began refining.
"Ding~ One-click refinement used 125 times, consuming a total of 2499 points of Psionic Energy. Congratulations, you have obtained the golden attribute equipment [Sanctuary · Source of Magic]!"
[Sanctuary · Source of Magic] (Golden).
[Mana +100]
[Additional Attribute: Spirit +2]
[Affix: Magic Hunger (Restores 20 mana each time a monster is killed)]
This equipment was practically tailor-made for Zhang Yue!
Thus, Zhang Yue equipped it and allocated the 6 attribute points from leveling up, continuing with a 4 Intelligence 2 Agility distribution.
His mana immediately increased to 454!
Magic Attack Power rose from 79 to 89!
After completing the task, he prepared to challenge higher-level monsters again!
Because with a pet, the experience requirement was even greater.
Zhang Yue needed to quickly reach level 5, then level up the Ironclad Scorpion to level 5, so his early-stage strength could see a significant boost!
Meanwhile, the NPC Carl continued to lie in the corner, wailing, waiting for the next professional to come and receive a task.
Zhang Yue left the Doomsday Factory, ready to hunt higher-level Ironclad Scorpions ahead.
At this moment, a sudden system notification descended from the sky—
[Area Announcement]: "Ding~ All professionals in Doomsday Town, please note: A level 5 Secret Realm [Doomsday City] has appeared near Doomsday Town. This Secret Realm will last for 1 hour. All professionals are encouraged to challenge the Secret Realm. The first to break the Secret Realm will receive generous rewards!"
"A level 5 Secret Realm?"
Zhang Yue opened the mini-map and saw a flashing red dot about two miles south of the Safe Zone [Doomsday Town].
"Perfect, with my current strength, I should be able to check it out."
Saying this, Zhang Yue followed the map's guidance to the Secret Realm's location.
***
A few minutes later, when Zhang Yue arrived at the spot two miles south of Doomsday Town, he saw a massive purple barrier, resembling a vortex, standing over ten meters tall, glowing in a grassy field!
At this moment, a crowd of professionals had already gathered in front of the barrier!
It had been less than an hour since the Otherworld opened to new professionals.
At this time, most new professionals were only level 2, and many were still level 1 newbies!
Facing a level 5 Secret Realm, they were eager but hesitant to enter.
At this moment, a level 2 young warrior, dressed in newbie gear and holding a wooden sword, spoke to the other professionals around him: "Anyone want to go in with me?
Fortune favors the bold! First to clear the Secret Realm can make a fortune! Aren't you tempted?"
The surrounding professionals discussed among themselves: "Tempted, yes, but entering a level 5 Secret Realm at our level is suicide!"
"Forget it, I don't want to risk my life for money!"
As the professionals hesitated at the entrance of the Secret Realm, a large group of professionals suddenly approached with great momentum!
This group of professionals were all uniformly level 2, and their IDs all had the same prefix: Supreme.
Their equipment also looked noticeably different from that of ordinary professionals!
Ordinary professionals wore crude items, dull and lackluster.
Their equipment, however, had a faint white glow, clearly 1-star equipment!
The surrounding professionals were visibly surprised:
"Seven pieces of 1-star equipment for seven slots, that's worth 7 Silver Coins! The system only gave each person 1 Silver Coin, how did they all get full sets of 1-star equipment?"
"They must have bought Silver Coins from the Marketplace!"
"In the Marketplace, the price of Silver Coins in the First World is around 140 each, meaning a full set of 1-star equipment is worth nearly a thousand bucks! Each of them has a full set, that's over ten thousand bucks in total! They're loaded!"
Moreover, the crowd noticed:
Among the professionals with the [Supreme] prefix, the leading level 3 young warrior, Supreme Xingyao, had equipment that glowed with golden effects!
"Damn! Full golden attribute equipment?!" The surrounding solo professionals were stunned by Supreme Xingyao's gear.
In the next second, someone recognized Supreme Xingyao: "Isn't he Liu Yao, the son of Liu Yue, the richest man in Coastal City?"
"I've seen him in real life, damn, it really is him! I heard his dad is an Epic Grade Life Profession Practitioner Alchemist, and the three largest pharmacies in Coastal City belong to their Liu Family, worth billions! Their family even invested in a guild, as the largest shareholder, and that guild is called Supreme!"
"No wonder they're so rich…"
At this moment, Zhang Yue's gaze swept over the professionals from the [Supreme] guild and inadvertently stopped on a priest girl, Supreme Yue'er, who was with Supreme Xingyao.
"Hmm, why does this girl look familiar?"
After a moment, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered something and smiled: "Oh, it's my ex-girlfriend!
Well, to be precise, the ex-girlfriend of the original owner of this body! Then it's nothing."
At that moment, the priest girl Supreme Yue'er also noticed Zhang Yue from across the way.
Proofreader & Editor: Peter Pan
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