Chapter 20: New Skill: Corpse Explosion
The four weapons were neatly arranged in front of them.
Bronze-rank weapons, glowing with a greenish-white light, similar to the luster on the skeleton warriors.
Ning Yiyi said, "These all come from the Carmen Orc Legion dungeon."
Lin Moyu was puzzled; he hadn’t heard of this dungeon.
Seeing Lin Moyu’s confusion, Ning Yiyi explained, "The Carmen Orc Legion dungeon is a level 20 dungeon outside Shaohai City. Those three often ran that dungeon."
Lin Moyu nodded.
These four bronze-rank items were useless to him, but he could sell them for money.
He unceremoniously collected the four bronze items, and Ning Yiyi didn’t object.
There were also some materials left, like wolf pelts, beast bones, and green sprout grass, though not in large quantities.
Lin Moyu took them all without hesitation.
Every little bit helps; they could be sold for money.
After collecting the weapons, equipment, and materials, only one item remained.
[Junior Skill Scroll]
[Description: Can obtain a skill below level 20, may obtain an already learned skill.]
Unexpectedly, it was a junior skill scroll, worth 100,000 gold coins, very valuable.
Lin Moyu held the scroll, considering whether to use it himself or sell it.
Ning Yiyi asked, "You probably haven’t used a junior skill scroll before, right?"
Lin Moyu nodded, confirming he hadn’t.
"Then you should try it. Although there’s a chance of getting a skill you already know, you might learn a new skill too."
"Wait, are you thinking of selling it? Really? Are you that short on money?"
"It’s just a junior skill scroll, not an advanced one. It’s not worth much."
In Ning Yiyi’s words, 100,000 gold coins seemed like nothing.
Clearly, she came from a wealthy background.
Lin Moyu held the skill scroll, "How do I use it?"
Ning Yiyi giggled, "It’s simple. Just hold the scroll and say ’use’ out loud."
Lin Moyu didn’t doubt her and followed her instructions.
"Use!"
The scroll didn’t react.
Ning Yiyi said, "Oh no, that’s not right. Your voice wasn’t loud enough. You need to say ’use’ loudly for it to work."
Lin Moyu looked at her but didn’t try again.
He might not have used one before, but he wasn’t foolish.
The "voice too low" excuse was unbelievable.
Lin Moyu had already guessed the correct method and directly activated the skill scroll with his spirit power.
Ning Yiyi was expectantly watching Lin Moyu, waiting for him to shout "use."
But Lin Moyu never did.
Suddenly, the skill scroll burst into brilliant light, enveloping Lin Moyu.
Ning Yiyi exclaimed in disappointment, "Ah, you figured it out."
She had wanted to tease Lin Moyu but failed as he found the correct method.
The skill scroll transformed into a ball of light surrounding Lin Moyu.
[Obtained skill: Corpse Explosion]
[Corpse Explosion (Level 1): Detonate a corpse, dealing 10% of the corpse’s life value as damage to enemies within a 1-meter range.]
He gained a new skill; the scroll wasn’t wasted.
Corpse Explosion was currently at level 1, indicating it was a skill that could be mastered at level 10.
Looking at the skill description, it didn’t seem impressive at first glance.
The range was only 1 meter, which seemed too small to be useful.
And the power was based on the corpse’s life value.
Lin Moyu understood this concept of corpse life value.
In a necromancer’s eyes, corpses also had life.
Their life came from flesh, bones, and even the soul.
Even after death, a corpse’s life value wasn’t necessarily less than when it was alive.
Like some powerful beings whose corpses remained uncorrupted for centuries, continuously emitting enormous energy.
But Lin Moyu saw different potential in this skill.
It was an area-of-effect attack skill. If he faced thousands of enemies, he couldn’t rely on skeleton warriors to cut them down one by one.
That would be too slow.
Now, once an enemy was killed, he could detonate the corpse, damaging enemies within the skill’s range.
As more enemies died, more corpses would form.
He could continue detonating corpses, one after another.
As long as he had spirit power, the skill wouldn’t stop.
And with his talent, was the 1-meter range really a problem?
Now it had reached 20 meters, and the damage had increased to 200%.
Another godly skill!
With his talent, almost all his skills became godly.
As the scroll’s light faded, Ning Yiyi blinked her big eyes expectantly, "How was it? Did you learn a new skill?"
"I did."
Lin Moyu didn’t mind Ning Yiyi’s earlier teasing.
She was just playful and mischievous; he wasn’t petty enough to hold it against her.
Ning Yiyi smiled happily, "Your voice sounds nice. Why don’t you like talking? It’s such a shame."
Lin Moyu looked at her. This girl seemed different from the girls at his school.
She was lively and playful.
"Your voice sounds nice too."
Lin Moyu rarely complimented others.
It wasn’t that he was unwilling to talk; he just didn’t like unnecessary chatter.
He talked plenty with his sister Lin Mohan and his grandmother.
Ning Yiyi seemed very pleased, giggling, "Thanks for the compliment. I know my voice sounds good too."
"Since you saved me and complimented me, I’ll give you this."
Saying this, Ning Yiyi took out a box and directly placed it in Lin Moyu’s hands.
[Intermediate Skill Scroll]
[Description: Can obtain a skill between levels 20 and 40, may obtain an already learned skill.]
In the Exchange, an intermediate skill scroll could cost up to 10 million gold coins, 100 times the price of a junior skill scroll.
Ning Yiyi had mentioned that her pursuers were after this scroll.
How could she give it away so easily?