Chapter 217: Powerful Magic in the Magic Tower
With the construction of the White Bone Magic Tower completed, Gu Xi also learned about the situation on the side of the skeleton mages.
The skeleton mages here have a total of three skills. Undead creatures are common to all undead units, so there's no escape from this for anyone.
Next are spells like Lightning Bolt and Fireball, which the undead mages randomly master. Once mastered, they can't be changed, and there's nothing that can be done about it.
However, the skeleton mage plus the three spells learned from the Magic Tower are different. These are learned from the Magic Tower, and only one spell can be learned at a time. When recruiting, you can directly choose what you want.
But if you want to learn more, then it's not so simple. You can only take advantage of this once; to learn more, you have to go to the Magic Tower to study.
Seeing the three spells that the magic units can learn, Gu Xi became quite interested in the Magic Tower.
Previously, Gu Xi prioritized building the White Bone Magic Tower and didn't enter the Magic Tower.
Now things were different. With everything sorted out, Gu Xi planned to enter the Magic Tower to see what he could learn.
When the White Bone Magic Tower was completed, Anthony was already waiting outside for Gu Xi.
Seeing Gu Xi return, Anthony immediately greeted him and led him into the first floor of the Magic Tower.
After entering the Magic Tower, Gu Xi noticed that it was not quite what he had imagined.
Inside the Magic Tower was a large hall surrounded by eight doors of different colors, each with different inscriptions on them.
"Master, this is the interior of the Magic Tower. Behind each door is a room where you can learn the corresponding magic and skills.
The gold-edged doors are specifically for players to learn skills.
The silver-edged doors are places where players and heroes can learn magic.
The plain wooden doors are where magic units come to learn spells.
Due to the linkage with the White Bone Magic Tower, there are now an additional silver-edged room and a wooden door room."
Gu Xi thought about it and understood, so he walked to one of the doors to take a look.
He found that everything was clearly written on the door.
[Dark Knowledge (Player Learning): Passive skill, allows players to learn higher-level dark magic and enhance the effects of magic.]
Researchable derived skills: Torment Master, Curse Master, Mind Master.
[Torment Master (Level 1 Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Adds a group form to 'Rotting Curse' and 'Armor Weakening' spells, with casting cost twice that of single-target spells.]
[Curse Master (Level 1 Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Adds a group form to 'Weakness Curse' and 'Pain Torment' spells, with casting cost twice that of single-target spells.]
[Mind Master (Level 1 Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Adds a group form to 'Delayed Magic' and 'Confusion' spells, with casting cost twice that of single-target spells.]
Seeing the information on this door, Gu Xi knew that everything was clearly arranged. Not only could he master dark magic here, but he could also research subsequent derived skills.
With such a Magic Tower, there was no fear of not mastering higher-level skills.
With this in mind, Gu Xi turned to several other doors.
Three silver-edged doors contained magic usable by players and heroes. Gu Xi's luck was good; the spells provided by the Magic Tower were quite decent.
[Death Ripple (Player and Hero Learning): Consumes 10 mana, deals a total of 50 + Intelligence * 3 undead aura damage to all non-undead creatures within a 50-meter diameter.]
Researchable derived skills: Ripple Expansion, Death Despair.
[Ripple Expansion (Level 1 Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Expands the range of Death Ripple to a diameter of 100 meters.]
[Death Despair (Level 1 Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Enemies killed by Death Ripple have a 20% chance to trigger a new Death Ripple, with power equivalent to 1/3 of the deceased's total vitality (this skill does not consume corpses).]
Seeing this skill, Gu Xi understood that this was a powerful large-scale attack, with the attack range and power clearly stated. With just 10 mana, it was a big move any undead mage would wisely choose.
Learn it!
[Magic Arrow (Player and Hero Learning): Consumes 2 mana, shoots a magic missile at the enemy, causing non-elemental damage, with the magic missile dealing 24 + Intelligence * 5 damage.]
Researchable derived skills: Scatter Shot, Element Infusion.
[Scatter Shot (Level 1 Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): For the same mana cost, shoots 3 magic missiles, with each missile's power unaffected.]
[Element Infusion (Level 1 Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Infuse an element into the magic missile to enhance its power and effects.]
Gu Xi liked this spell at first glance. What kind of magic missile was this? To Gu Xi, it was a magic flying sword.
This was a spell similar to bone spikes, but in terms of power and elegance, it far surpassed bone spikes. Once learned, Gu Xi could go out and pose as a normal mage.
So this also had to be learned.
[Flame Trap (Player and Hero Learning): Consumes 8 mana, sets up 8 flame traps on the battlefield, each trap dealing 50 + Intelligence * 10 damage.]
Researchable derived skills: Designated Explosion, Trap Overlap.
[Designated Explosion (Level 1 Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Detonates set flame traps prematurely without enemies stepping on them.]
[Trap Overlap (Level 1 Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Sets another trap on an existing trap's location, stacking the explosion power.]
This was the best trick for ambushing on the battlefield. It might not be very useful in active attacks.
But in defensive battles, it was a killer move.
So this also had to be learned.
Thinking of this, the magic book floating at Gu Xi's waist floated into his hand. He planned to record all the spells here in this magic book.
At this moment, Anthony floated over, "Master, this magic book looks like a lich's magic book."
"Oh, this was taken from a lich. The spells recorded in this magic book can directly increase by one level."
"Then Master should study carefully which spells to record in this magic book."
Anthony approached with an attitude of wanting to study together.
This made Gu Xi realize that he needed to consider his combat system and methods.
He couldn't record everything in this magic book. With only five slots available, he had to choose the best spells for an immediate upgrade.