[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-undead-mage-from-a-cell":3,"chapter-undead-mage-from-a-cell-undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-220":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Undead Mage from a Cell",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1889891,2513,"Chapter 220 - 218: Learning Dark Knowledge","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-220",220,"\u003Cp>Setting down the Thick-Skinned Magic Book, Gu Xi’s gaze turned to the remaining four wooden doors, where the spells that soldiers could learn were housed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mana Extraction (Soldier Training): Extract 3 points of mana from the enemy before the battle begins.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Researchable derived skill: Mana Accumulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mana Accumulation (1st Level Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): The mana extracted by soldiers can be stored, eventually becoming a magic potion that can replenish 100 points of mana for players to use.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blood Loss Curse (Soldier Training): Cursed enemies automatically lose 3 points of life per second.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Researchable derived skill: Deepened Curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Deepened Curse (1st Level Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Cursed soldiers automatically lose double the life per second.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Slowdown Skill (Soldier Training): Reduce the enemy’s movement speed to only 50% of the original.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Researchable derived skill: Full Slowness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Full Slowness (1st Level Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Slow down enemy response speed and reduce their attack speed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Illusion Skill (Soldier Training): Release an illusion identical to oneself that cannot attack, has 1 point of life, but can mimic the body’s actions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Researchable derived skill: Multiple Illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Multiple Illusions (1st Level Magic Tower Researchable, Progress 0%): Release three illusions to draw enemy fire.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After glancing at the skills available for the magic soldiers to learn, he made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever comes along, selecting Mana Extraction at the start is a sure choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides this, Gu Xi planned to research the derived skill Mana Accumulation first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this is a free Blue Bottle, although it only replenishes 100 points of mana at a time, the problem is that Gu Xi’s Death Incarnation can be used as long as there’s mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is equivalent to Gu Xi carrying hundreds of them along with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other spells, it would depend on the situation. Those more valuable magic corps could learn an Illusion Skill for self-preservation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s a Skeleton Mage, using Slowdown Skill directly would be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Blood Loss Curse, it’s used for fighting bosses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it really comes to that, wouldn’t a Skeleton Mage’s spell be effective enough? Why insist on using the Blood Loss Curse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anthony, do we need manpower to research derived spells?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need, the Magic Tower can conduct research independently now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony said confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then, start researching Mana Accumulation, then move on to Scattering, Death Despair, and Multiple Illusions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi went one by one over what he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi had made it clear: among the three spells players and heroes could learn, Death Ripple and Magic Divine Arrow were of the highest priority, with Flame Trap following.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Passive Skills, Gu Xi had encountered Dark Knowledge once when he leveled up to level 2, in a three-choice selection that included Dark Knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at that time, Gu Xi chose Undead Domination, which was more suitable for Undead Mage skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that it’s reappeared and can be learned for free, Gu Xi certainly wouldn’t miss the opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s important to know that the curse route among Undead Mages is quite compatible with Dark Knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ultimate form, they can even use a skill called Netherworld Curse to inflict massive damage on all non-undead creatures present, converting the life taken to new undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is almost like a weaker version of the Undead Calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Gu Xi doesn’t follow the curse route, learning it makes sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the three derived skills of Dark Knowledge, Gu Xi wasn’t impressed, for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his magic lacks curses, and his focus is still on city construction and undead control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it’s enough to know Dark Knowledge; no hurry to delve into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the derived effects of a few other magics are considerably good. Starting research now won’t hurt at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Anthony heard there was work to do, he quickly arranged it without further ado.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Gu Xi pushed open the door with golden edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the Dark Knowledge small room, Gu Xi saw that it was a world of darkness, with many books floating in the void, occasionally flying out from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the door, Gu Xi hesitated for a moment but finally stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Gu Xi stepped through the small door, the darkness behind it disappeared entirely, turning it into an ordinary study, with a desk, a crystal ball lamp, and a wall of black thick-skinned books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gu Xi sat in front of the desk, a string of text suddenly appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Read ten Dark Books to reach Dark Knowledge Level 1. Once mastered, you can enhance Dark Knowledge Level through reading and other means.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the emergent information, Gu Xi glanced at the wall of books and knew he hit the jackpot this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at Nether Bone Wind Academy, he had to attend classes and memorize texts, dedicating a lot of effort just to level up Undead Knowledge and Magic Knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as long as he reads all the books here, the Dark Knowledge level would skyrocket in no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus Gu Xi didn’t waste any time. He reached out and took a black thick-skinned book. Before even opening it, he felt a tingle in his fingers, as a black aura flowed from the book through his fingers into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! Does this book carry a curse as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi flipped his hand, channeling mana into his palm to expel the black aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, he ignored it and began reading the black thick-skinned book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The book contained foundational knowledge of the dark system, similar to how Gu Xi learned Undead Knowledge from the ground up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was fundamental here; Gu Xi quickly grasped some of the information inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He absorbed the book’s contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Xi also noticed that his skin began to undergo changes with prolonged reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a consequence of reading magic books, so Gu Xi had to stand and relax every thirty minutes, taking a break for five or six minutes before sitting back down to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t, he would eventually be engulfed by darkness, unable to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were lessons learned with blood and tears at Nether Bone Wind Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Gu Xi had a classmate who was incredibly urgent in his study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spent three consecutive days reading Undead Books, attempting to boost his Undead Knowledge in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One morning, Gu Xi and his classmates found that this person had turned into a zombie clutching an Undead Book, ceaselessly flipping through its pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That classmate is still chained to a tree under the teaching building now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi didn’t want to end up that way, so even knowing time was tight, he didn’t indulge in crazy reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading for a while, he would get up and take a break, sometimes even stepping out to wander around other rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>",1146,"2026-06-10T07:09:16.025Z",1,"novelbin.me","86c74c8490e37415dcc1416c51d6aac237444abda8e375708704b969355f4978","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-78","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-174",860,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fundead-mage-from-a-cell-cover.jpg"]