After the Skeleton Secret Witch died, Rogel viciously added two more stabs.
No particular reason, just simply found this old trickster unpleasant.
This Skeleton Secret Witch was indeed sneaky, using spells to summon a bunch of invincible skeletal monsters to gang up on him, while quietly hiding in the basement.
If it weren't for his equipment causing a traitor in its team to lead the way, Rogel might still be playing with bones in the village.
Satisfying!
After taking down this Skeleton Secret Witch, Rogel felt extremely refreshed.
He then rubbed his hands, starting a much-loved loot search session.
[You have found Skeleton Spirit Staff ×1.]
[You have found Death Energy Black Robe ×1.]
[You have found Amethyst Ring ×1.]
Jackpot!
Rogel's eyes lit up.
This Skeleton Secret Witch truly was the sneaky hand attacking him from behind.
Now that it was found out and died, it dropped equipment all over the place.
And they all seemed to be high-quality items, not on the same level as the stuff in the previous Wooden Treasure Chest.
After finding new equipment, Rogel didn't immediately check the equipment information but instead turned to look around the basement, searching anew.
The basement was quite large, and it seemed that the Skeleton Secret Witch had already turned this place into its lair.
Through a thorough search, Rogel discovered some new items again.
[You have found Potions of Unknown Effect ×2.]
[You have found Ancient Gold Coin ×1, Ancient Silver Coins ×23.]
[You have found Black Bread ×1.]
[You have found Rock Worm ×1.]
[You have found Beer…]
Besides the two potions, everything else was miscellaneous items like materials.
With a 'mosquito legs are still meat' mentality, Rogel kept everything well and looked around again.
No, he hadn't given up.
He didn't believe that this old trickster Skeleton Secret Witch only had these things, there must be other treasures hidden!
So, Rogel started rummaging through boxes and chests, touching here and stepping there, determined not to miss any hidden flap or secret compartment.
Through such a digging search, Rogel indeed made a new discovery.
With a click, a small skull accessory activated a mechanism under Rogel's press.
As the wall in front flipped, a pitch-black box appeared before Rogel.
Inside the box were two yellowed books.
[Since you have accumulated some Mysticism knowledge, you can roughly know the names of these two books.]
[You have found Skeleton Curse ×1.]
[You have found Bone Feeding Book ×1.]
Rogel's eyes lit up and quickly pocketed them.
"I knew this old trickster still had good stuff hidden," Rogel thought gleefully.
After continuing to dig through the basement for a while longer, Rogel confirmed that there was indeed nothing else.
Back on the ground, the previous skeletal monsters had turned into a pile of bones, no longer frenzied as before.
After a round in the village, Rogel soon discovered the system-marked entrance to the second level.
It was the same well from before.
Upon finding the second-level entrance, Rogel chose not to continue exploring.
He had gained quite a bit today and sustained some injuries during auto-combat, so it was best to go back and rest first.
Most importantly, the sky on Rogel's side was already nearing nightfall.
Exploring the cave consumed considerable time.
Rogel took out the Harmony Cave Key and chose to return to the original spot.
When the screen lit up again, he had returned to the small island where he came from.
Back on the boat, Rogel began to inventory today's loot.
[Skeleton Spirit Staff]
[Type: Weapon·Extraordinary]
[Quality: Blue]
[Attack Power: 3/10 (Physical/Spell)]
[Usage Requirements: Spirit 9, Faith 3.]
[Special Effect: When using this staff as a medium to cast skeletal-type secret techniques, the user will receive an additional bonus.]
[Negative Effect: After using the staff, the user will be eroded by skeletal secret techniques.]
[Explanation: The Skeleton Secret Witch's spirit staff, no one knows exactly how it was made, but it's surely not a pleasant way.]
[Death Energy Black Robe]
[Type: Equipment·Extraordinary]
[Quality: Blue]
[Defense: 3/8 (Physical/Spell)]
[Usage Requirements: Spirit 5.]
[Special Effect: The wearer's vitality will be suppressed after wearing this equipment.]
[Negative Effect: The degree of emotional change of the wearer will decrease after wearing this equipment.]
[Explanation: Wearing the black robe, the posture is flamboyant!]
[Amethyst Ring]
[Type: Accessories·Extraordinary]
[Quality: Green]
[Usage Requirements: Spirit 5.]
[Special Effect: Spirit limit +1.]
[Explanation: A ring cast with special crystal, feels refreshing after putting it on.]
Rogel first checked the attributes of the three equipment.
The effects of these equipment looked quite good.
The Skeleton Spirit Staff spoke for itself, if Rogel hadn't found those two books, its utility might not have been so significant.
But now, it seemed that Rogel might have the potential to become a mage.
Rogel felt very satisfied with the effect of the Death Energy Black Robe.
Although its special effect wasn't particularly useful, its negative effect was also almost nonexistent.
Moreover, the black robe looked good, much better than what Rogel was currently wearing.
As for the last Amethyst Ring, it was considered the best treasure by Rogel.
Although its effect wasn't strong, it had no side effects, purely a beneficial equipment, just wear it.
Next were the two books.
[Skeleton Curse]
[Type: Book]
[Usage Requirements: Spirit 10, Faith 3, Linguistics lv5 or Mysticism lv3.]
[Effect: After reading and learning this book, there's a chance to master the skill "Skeleton Stripping" and "Bone Control Skill".]
[Bone Feeding Book]
[Type: Book]
[Usage Requirements: Spirit 11, Linguistics lv5 or Mysticism lv3.]
[Effect: After reading and learning this book, there's a chance to master the skill "Bone Spirit Feeding" and "Skeleton Manipulation".]
Good news, found two skillbooks.
Bad news, not qualified, not qualified…
Attribute value requirements were easy for Rogel to fulfill, after all, he still had lots of free attributes unused.
The key was the usage requirements which still included skill requirements.
Although Rogel could also add points to Life Skills, reaching the requirements would consume at least two points of free attributes.
This made Rogel feel a bit heartache and at the same time somewhat hesitant.
Was it worth adding two points to Mysticism to learn these two skills…
Rogel hesitated for a long time.
Finally, he decided to learn.
But before that, he honestly saved a game.
Then, he gritted his teeth and added two points to the Mysticism skill.
[Mysticism lv1→Mysticism lv3.]
[You have gained a large amount of Mysticism knowledge, the door to the Extraordinary World has now opened for you.]
Then Rogel added one of the remaining two free attributes to Spirit, the other to Body, and then put on the Amethyst Ring.
Immediately, his Spiritual Value soared to 11 points.
"From now on, I'll develop towards the direction of a close combat mage."
Rogel was full of motivation, then took out the skillbooks and started reading.
[By reading the relevant information of the skill, you gained a point of learning progress.]
["Skeleton Stripping" current progress 1/200.]
["Bone Control Skill" current progress 1/200.]
"..."
Rogel was speechless in his heart.
It would be fine if this stuff just had a learning progress bar, but why double it?
This made Rogel a bit depressed.
It seemed that becoming a mage would still take some time.