Lyle looked at the information appraised for the item, and while surprised, his eyes flickered slightly: "If this magic item was artificially created, then so be it."
"But if it was naturally born, then that's truly amazing."
This Another World (otherworld) contains naturally occurring magic items, such as the Lizardmen's four greatest treasures, one of which is "Frostbite."
It was made from the ice at the center of a lake that never freezes, during the only time it ever froze.
What a pity!
He didn't have "Greater Item Appraisal," otherwise he could have directly gotten the answer. That was a magic capable of appraising even the creator.
"An energy slot value of 300, I wonder how this is calculated."
Lyle looked at the item appraisal information, a hint of confusion in his eyes, "Summoning a Bone Dragon requires 100 energy, so can I summon a maximum of three Bone Dragons?"
He remembered that Kagit took five years to gather enough energy to summon two Bone Dragons.
Lyle narrowed his eyes, staring at the Orb of Death, which looked unremarkable on the surface, and the remaining 100 energy.
Could it be that this "Orb of Death" swallowed it itself?
Thump!
The "Orb of Death" suddenly vibrated in the hands of the Flame Archangel, emitting a faint, black-iron glow.
Staring at this "Orb of Death," Lyle suddenly wanted to pick it up himself and examine it closely.
The moment this thought appeared.
Lyle immediately became alert. If he hadn't known, he might have been tricked, but since he knew in advance, he naturally wouldn't be unprepared.
"Unyielding Spirit!"
Lyle chanted.
As this magic, specifically designed to counter 'Charm' and other will-affecting spells, appeared, the urge to pick up the Orb of Death immediately vanished.
But Lyle's heart remained vigilant.
Kagit also possessed this magic, yet was still influenced by the "Orb of Death," indicating that it couldn't fully resist it.
Ignoring the Orb of Death, which continuously emitted a faint, black-iron glow,
Lyle looked at the large amount of skill information on his panel.
These were all the spells used by Kagit during their battle.
"Negative Burst"
"Third Tier · Undead Summoning"
"Third Tier · Undead Creation"
"Flame of Death"
"Armor Reinforcement"
"Lesser · Strength Boost"
Aside from "Unyielding Spirit," Lyle did not choose to learn these spells immediately.
""Undead Summoning"."
Lyle's eyes lit up when he saw this magic. Now, he was very interested in this type of summoning magic. A thought stirred in his mind, and he began to search through the information on the panel.
'Magic "Third Tier · Undead Summoning" discovered, required level (15-21), current conditions met.'
'Do you wish to spend 1 skill point to learn? — This skill conflicts with "Angel Summoning." Do you wish to learn? — This will cause unknown risks?'
Lyle looked at the displayed information and couldn't help but be stunned.
Skill conflict?
What was this situation?
Lyle frowned slightly and quickly discovered.
Not only did "Undead Summoning" have a skill conflict, but even "Undead Creation" showed a skill conflict alert.
Among the three signature skills of a Necromancer, only the magic "Undead Manipulation" did not have a skill conflict prompt.
Skill conflict was not difficult to understand.
The problem was, there shouldn't be such a situation in the game "YGGDRASIL," right?
Lyle looked bewildered.
Suddenly, he remembered what was mentioned in the light novel about summonings coming from other worlds.
For example, Albedo's complaint when she saw the Elf King naming the summoned Primal Earth Elemental, specifically saying, "How can he be sure that the Primal Earth Elemental he summoned is the same one?"
Did this indicate that some background settings from "YGGDRASIL" had truly become reality in this world?
Lyle shook his head.
Since "Undead Summoning" and "Undead Creation" had skill conflicts, he naturally wouldn't try them.
These two spells would at most provide him with additional means, but their future utility was far less than that of "Angel Summoning."
Who told him that his opponent was the Bone King, specialized to the extreme in necromancy? Playing with undead in front of him might cause these summoned undead to turn against him in an instant.
Therefore, among Kagit's spells, there was no need to learn "Flame of Death," "Negative Burst," and other spells that could be used in combination.
After careful study.
Lyle felt there were only three he could learn: "Lesser · Strength Boost," "Armor Reinforcement," and
"Undead Manipulation."
After reconsidering, he also ruled out "Lesser · Strength Boost" and "Armor Reinforcement."
In enhancement magic, only one type of enhancement magic can be used at a time. For example, "Lesser · Strength Boost" and "Greater · Strength Boost" cannot be stacked when performing magic enhancements.
Lyle had no intention of wasting skill points on such low-tier enhancement magic.
"Undead Manipulation"!
This magic made Lyle somewhat tempted; he hadn't forgotten the thousands of corpses in his item box.
Goblin corpses were one thing, but there were also 50 ogre corpses among them.
Even in the future, if he killed some powerful monsters, their corpses would have another use instead of being wasted.
"That's truly economical."
Lyle chuckled softly to himself. Who told him he had no resources? He naturally had to put effort into being economical.
Just as Lyle silently recited in his heart, preparing to master this magic.
'Ding!'
The attribute panel vibrated.
'Do you wish to learn magic "Undead Manipulation," requires basic class "Necromancer"'
'Warning: This class conflicts with living beings. If successfully taken, you will continuously be affected by negative energy, resulting in continuous negative status effects.'
The sudden appearance of information.
Made Lyle suddenly realize that he had just overlooked a problem.
Since "skill conflict" exists, then "class conflict" must also exist!
Undead classes were originally prepared for 'heteromorphic races.' Just like Kagit, who, as a living human, mastered this class, and under the erosion of negative energy, had long become 'neither human nor ghost.'
In the future, he would lurk in 'E-Rantel' for 5 years, just to absorb enough negative energy to perform a magical ritual and completely transform himself into an undead.
In short — he was no longer human!
Before Lyle could even react, the information on the attribute panel changed again.
'"Genius" trait activated, successfully converted "Genius → Necromancer"'
'Skill acquisition successful!'
[Skill Points: 40 → 39]
Skill: Undead Manipulation (Third Tier)
Cost: 15MP
Description: Manipulates the corpses of the dead. The higher the manipulator's level, the greater the number of corpses that can be manipulated, depending on the level difference between both sides.
Huh?
Lyle blinked.
He had always regretted the drawback of the "Genius" transformation, which did not include the class's inherent traits and abilities.
Now it seemed, it might not be a true drawback.
Under the dark, quiet night.
Numerous tombstones and withered trees made the entire environment appear terrifying, creating a starkly contrasting scene with Lyle's position, surrounded by six angels and bathed in light.
Under the illumination of the light emanating from the Flame Angel.
Lyle withdrew his gaze from the attribute panel and looked at the "Orb of Death" held in the angel's hand.
It was neither regular nor smooth, and its dusty appearance, if not for the black-iron glow it currently emitted, would easily make one suspect it was just a random stone picked up from a riverbank.
Lyle expressionlessly raised a finger and touched the irregular surface of the "Orb of Death."
Almost at the same moment!
"Human, death is the return of all, the eternal of all. I represent the will of 'Death'."
"If you desire eternal life and power, I can give it all to you —."
A noisy and seductive voice appeared in Lyle's mind.
But the next moment!
The voice abruptly stopped.
Lyle had already put the "Orb of Death" into his item box.
"Indeed, even with 'Unyielding Spirit,' I still can't stop this voice from invading."
Lyle reached out and rubbed his ears.
Before dealing with the consciousness inside the "Orb of Death," he temporarily had no plans to study this magic item.
As for the solution, he had naturally already thought of it.
That was the ability of the "Cursed Knight"!
This class possesses a curse characteristic that has the ability to destroy items below level 40, and the "Orb of Death" happens to be level 40.
Of course, this characteristic is both an ability and a curse. Players holding this class cannot use equipment below level 40, because their own equipment will also be affected by the curse.
This was also why he had always bought ordinary weapons, except when necessary, because buying them would be a waste.
Lyle's original plan was to first acquire the "Cursed Knight" class, and then get his hands on the "Orb of Death."
He planned to use the power of the curse to see if he could obliterate the consciousness within the "Orb of Death."
It was just that he suddenly acquired the scroll manufacturing technique, so the plan was slightly altered.