Chapter 77: 076 Bronze
A Black Iron Quality, 2-star Power Little Skeleton.
It awakened a Skill with Elite 2-star burst power.
How is this possible!
Even Bronze, or even Silver Quality Summoned Beasts rarely awaken such powerful skills, not to mention that the Summoned Beast from Lu Wu's house is of Black Iron Quality and is universally recognized as the worst, the Little Skeleton.
Zhao Kai Ming felt that Lu Wu was creating something out of nothing!
However, the trace on top of the Little Skeleton's skull couldn't be wrong, nor could the previous burst of energy.
"Unbelievable! What Skill did it awaken?"
"Thunder Attribute, but as for what specific Skill, the Little Skeleton just awakened," Lu Wu touched his nose. The Little Skeleton is in a bad mood now; it wouldn't let him touch, and besides, the Little Skeleton hasn't truly advanced yet.
"Thunder Attribute? It's a Summoned Beast of the Undead Type, how could it awaken a Thunder Attribute Skill?"
While Zhao Kai Ming was shocked, he also thought of another thing, "Wait, the Little Skeleton awakened a Skill, which means the scheme you worked on is effective? It's successful!
How did you manage to do that?
What is the principle behind this scheme?"
"Oh, you mean this!"
Lu Wu was never secretive about this, and when Zhao Kai Ming asked, Lu Wu explained his entire "Little Skeleton Soup 4.0" scheme, including the thought process and principle behind it.
"Imaginative and brilliant!"
"Genius!"
"Brilliantly clever!"
After listening to Lu Wu's explanation, each of the three old men gave an evaluation, looking at Lu Wu with eyes that seemed to burn with an intense fervor.
Clearly, these old men were now even more eager for Lu Wu.
Zhang Wentao sighed, "Indeed, granting you Grade A support benefits was the right decision!"
Zhao Kai Ming pursed his lips, "What's right about it, I think Grade A is too low, if you ask me, Xiao Lu should be given Grade S benefits."
Lu Wu's eyes lit up at this, "That, are you going to raise the level of my benefits?"
Zhang Wentao glared at Zhao Kai Ming and forcibly changed the subject.
"Err, we need to consider this, but Xiao Lu, you can submit your 'Little Skeleton Soup' scheme to the internal network.
If your innovative scheme passes the review, you can receive a reward."
"Is that so?"
Lu Wu's attention was successfully diverted: "How do I go about this?"
"You just need to log into the internal network, and on the Cultivation Master's innovation page, there's a function to review new schemes. Just submit your new scheme there."
Lu Wu noted this to try once he got back.
Then, under the company of these three bothersome old men, he waited for the Little Skeleton's Quality to advance.
About half an hour later, the Little Skeleton's Quality upgrade was complete.
As soon as it emerged from the pot, the three old men gathered around it, scrutinizing and fiddling with the Little Skeleton.
The three old men were quite interested in this Little Skeleton that had awakened a Thunder Attribute Skill, and in the effects of Lu Wu's "Little Skeleton Soup."
Their scrutiny filled them with astonishment.
"The Quality of this Little Skeleton has improved; it should now be close to the level of Bronze Quality."
"Judging from the flow of energy in the bones, it indeed awakened a Thunder Attribute Skill, but considering this energy flow seems quite gentle, how could it have such strong burst potential?"
"It must be an issue of specific emotions. Xiao Lu, did something happen when it burst out?
Knowing exactly what happened and why it burst out will greatly aid your subsequent training."
All three were experts and quickly identified the key issue.
Lu Wu touched his nose: "Well, the cellphone it was carrying exploded."
"The cellphone exploded?"
"Um, that's its favorite phone."
"That makes things easier. The phone being destroyed must be what triggered its outburst. You should buy it several phones. When fighting, use them as projectiles. Who knows, the Big Move might be triggered while doing it."
Zhao Kai Ming gave out the suggestion.
Little Skeleton shuddered nearby. Even though it couldn't quite understand what the old man was saying, it felt this particular elder was especially wicked.
He actually wanted to smash phones!
But he seemed to also mention buying phones for Little Skeleton.
Hmm, he must be a good person then!
But this left Little Skeleton somewhat confused, was this old man good or bad?
In the end, it could only conclude that Zhao Kai Ming was an old man who was a bit bad yet also somewhat good.
After the three old men toyed with Little Skeleton for a while and more or less figured out its situation, they returned the now bored Little Skeleton to Lu Wu and gave their final evaluation.
"Not bad, the quality just barely reaches Bronze, and it has awakened a Thunder attribute skill.
Oh right, that bat of its seems pretty good too. With proper training, you have a chance of making it to the provincial competitions in high school."
"But your Little Skeleton Soup is even better, don't forget to upload it when you get back.
With such a recipe, you could earn at least a few hundred points in rewards, and there's even a share to be claimed afterward. It's a shame Little Skeleton is not a popular Summoned Beast, otherwise, you could live off this recipe alone.
But don't underestimate those few hundred points, even though they might only convert to several million in cash, you couldn't buy these points even with ten times the money."
Obviously, these old men were more inclined to see Lu Wu steadfastly continue on the path of a Cultivation Master.
Unfortunately, Lu Wu didn't hear them as he was currently inspecting Little Skeleton's attribute board.
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Name: Little Skeleton
Power: 2 stars (Ordinary)
Quality: Bronze (inferior) (upgradable)
Attribute: Undead
Companion Equipment: Little Skeleton's Electric Bat
State: Angry (If Lu Wu doesn't buy Little Skeleton a phone, Little Skeleton won't cover Lu Wu with a blanket ever again!)
Skills: Charge (Enhanced Version) (Master)
Block (Enhanced Version) (Skilled)
Dodge (Enhanced Version) (Skilled)
Heavy Slash (Skilled)
Charging (Entry-level) (Special Thunder system Skill, can charge itself or its Companion Equipment under normal conditions to add a Thunder BUFF, can deliver electric shocks in Fury mode.
PS: Fury mode has a 1-day cooldown!
PSS: Don't forget to charge it.)
Weakness: Light, Fire,
Description: It's not that scared of Thunder anymore, but still gets hurt if shocked beyond a certain degree.
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Item: Little Skeleton's Electric Bat
Quality: Black Iron (upgradable)
Side effect: Micro Electric Shock (The existing electric shock effect is enhanced; the shock effect is intensified, which can deliver more fierce power when combined with Little Skeleton's Charging skill)
PS: Its quality has pretty much reached its limit unless you can find some materials to add and reforge it; otherwise, it won't improve much more.
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Looking at Little Skeleton's attribute board, seeing Little Skeleton's great increase in strength, and noticing the enhancement of its bat's quality, Lu Wu realized something amidst his amazement.
"I seem to have not named Little Skeleton yet; maybe I should?"