277 An opportunity
Urlgug and Urlgan could feel their power rising.
Not only their strength, but even their appearances were gradually changing.
🔔[Ding! Evolution successful. Urlgug has reached Peak of rank D.]
🔔[Ding! Evolution successful. Urlgan has reached Perfect of rank D.]
Noan saw that their appearances had changed, but not drastically.
They still retained their distinctive features from before, but now, layers of bone-like scales had ford around their bodies, resembling the skeleton of so kind of creature.
The weapon in Urlgan's hand had transford into a gigantic axe made from the bones of a monstrous beast.
The magic staff in Urlgug's hand had beco a spine from so kind of creature, its tip capped with the skull of an animal resembling a mountain goat with long horns.
Feeling the surge of new power, Urlgug and Urlgan both bowed deeply. "Thank you, Master."
Noan gave a slight nod. He had wanted to evolve Urlgug to Perfect of rank D as well, but didn't have enough materials.
Still, this was more than enough. With their ranks increased, their level caps had also risen.
Noan operated the System for a while, and then another notification appeared.
🔔[Ding! To raise Urlgug and Urlgan to level 5, please pay 10,000 rank E energy crystals and 2,000 rank D energy crystals.]
"Accept!" Noan didn't hesitate and approved imdiately.
🔔[Ding! Paynt successful. Urlgug and Urlgan's levels have been raised to level 5.]
…
Na: Urlgug
Class: Shaman
Rank: Peak of rank D
Level: 05
Description: A Shaman who possesses the abilities of both the Orc and Skeleton tribes. He can use necromancy magic and summon Skeletons, or even resurrect dead Orcs in Skeleton form.
…
Na: Urlgan
Class: Warrior
Rank: Perfect of rank D
Level: 05
Description: Urlgan now possesses the characteristics of the Skeleton tribe, with greatly enhanced strength and endurance.
He can also use the unique skills of the Skeleton tribe in battle.
…
Seeing the two notifications, Noan nodded in satisfaction.
He looked at Urlgug and Urlgan, smiling as he said, "This is my reward to you. If you perform well in the future, I'll continue to grant you more rewards."
Seeing the two notifications, Noan nodded in satisfaction.
He looked at Urlgug and Urlgan, smiling as he said, "This is my reward to you. If you perform well in the future, I'll continue to grant you more rewards."
"Thank you, Master." Urlgan and Urlgug replied, then left.
For now, Noan didn't have any tasks for them. Letting them relax a bit was a good thing.
"Luckily, I've unlocked the new function in my 'Almighty Fusion' talent. Otherwise, who knows how long it would have taken to evolve Urlgug and Urlgan," Noan muttered.
Indeed, with the 'Core Fusion' function, he could turn Urlgug and Urlgan into cores. Any monsters that fused into them would only boost their strength, not affect their minds or souls.
Even though Urlgug and Urlgan were only Rank D, together they could defeat even Rank C monsters.
Still, Noan didn't grant them the power of the Void, fearing that such an energy might bring him unwanted trouble.
Unlike Vylyss, who always operated in secrecy, Urlgug and Urlgan moved openly.
If they wielded a strange power like the Void and were recognized by others, it could spell problems for him.
Of course, he didn't believe there was anyone in this region who could currently threaten him.
Still, it was better to be careful.
Noan checked the system and realized he only had a few Skeletons of rank D left.
Most of the Skeletons he'd lent to Caleb had been killed by the Orc Kings.
What dissatisfied Noan was that when a Skeleton died, the power he received from that Skeleton disappeared as well.
However, he wasn't too disappointed, since that power was minimal—less than 1% of his current strength.
"I've still got 7 Skeletons of rank D , and 2 Skeleton Shielders of rank D ," Noan murmured as he checked the system.
"The good news is, the ten summon attempts accumulated during the ten days I was gone are still available."
Excited, Noan chose to use all ten Skeleton summons at once.
Ding! To summon a Skeleton, you must pay 100 rank D energy crystals for each summon.
"What?!" Seeing the notification pop up, Noan frowned. "Why? I used to be able to summon for free."
Ding! After evolving to Perfect rank D, you must now pay energy crystals for each summon.
Additionally, each summon will yield a random number of Skeletons, from 10 to 40.
This is the Balance Law.
Noan saw the final line and let out a sigh. The 'Balance Law' was established by the System, and there was nothing he could do about it.
He checked the number of energy crystals in his Storage Space, then said, "Accept!"
🔔[Ding! Paynt of 1,000 rank D energy crystals successful. Summoning is starting.]
🔔[Ding! Summoning successful. You have received 240 Skeletons, rank D - Perfect.]
"Fuse them all into Skeletons rank C ."
🔔[Ding! Fusion starting…]
🔔[Ding! Fusion successful. Your current number of Skeletons is: 26 rank C , 2 rank C, and 1 rank D .]
Noan nodded in satisfaction, mumbling, "Twenty-six Skeletons at rank C are enough for Caleb to use."
"However, those 2 Skeleton Shielders are a bit tricky to deal with."
He frowned, deciding not to think about it for now. As things stood, it was already enough.
He still had to save materials to evolve Zhisse, Malrik, and Drakhan. That's why he couldn't afford to waste too many resources.
…
Ti passed quickly.
By evening, Noan still hadn't finished all his work. Between handling territory issues, upgrading the territory, and sorting out which constructions were necessary, he was completely overwheld.
"Ah, I wish I had a secretary to help with all of this," Noan sighed, feeling exhausted.
It was true—the larger the territory, the more work there was for Noan. Not only did he have to figure out how to upgrade his territory efficiently, but assigning subordinates and managing their tasks was a headache in itself.
Soone who wasn't used to thinking all the ti like him found this sort of work incredibly tiring.
Noan felt he was only suited for fighting. When it ca to territory managent, he really needed to find soone more skilled.
He didn't want to give this responsibility to NPCs either. After all, they weren't truly "human," so there were many things they just couldn't handle.
Suddenly, Noan thought about his won.
Noralia, Lylia, Violette, Vylyss, Maya… If he could choose, Noan felt Violette was the most suitable.
But… she was a strange woman, with great ambition. He couldn't be sure if she would be loyal to him.
Even though he still had one slot left on his slave list, he didn't want to use that slot on Violette.
Instead, that was a slot he wanted to reserve for Zeka.
As Noan walked, lost in thought, he found himself arriving at Khorvath's laboratory.
He knocked on the door, and from inside, a strange voice called out, "Who is it?"
"Khorvath, it's ." Noan imdiately recognized the voice.
"Master," Khorvath replied. "Wait a mont."
A mont later, Khorvath opened the door and bowed. "Master, I have completed the surgery for Austin and treated Caleb's injuries."
Noan nodded and walked inside. He saw Caleb sitting on a bed, being fed soup by a female NPC, and smiled, "Feeling better?"
Caleb quickly lowered his head and said, "Master, thank you. I feel much better now."
Noan gave a light nod, then turned to Austin. At this mont, Austin was awake, but he just lay on his bed, staring up at the ceiling.
His left arm had been amputated at the shoulder.
Khorvath spoke up, "Master, his arm had severe necrosis. Luckily, Urlgug used magic to suppress the spread. Otherwise, his life might have been at risk."
Noan nodded. He knew Austin's arm had been smashed, and the harsh conditions had quickly led to necrosis.
Amputating the arm was inevitable. Still, seeing Austin like this, Noan couldn't help but feel a bit guilty toward Billy.
"Master…" Austin noticed Noan had arrived, and a bitter smile appeared on his face. "I… I'm useless now, aren't I?"
Hearing this, Noan thought for a mont, then shook his head and said, "No, Austin. I'm here to give you an opportunity."
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