My starting summon is a small skeleton

Lu Wu had only been away from home once since he transmigrated.

But sometimes, a single trip was enough to cause trouble.

No, scratch that—trouble sought Lu Wu out.

He was just sitting there, minding his own business.

Out of nowhere, Little Skeleton gained an attachment.

And out of nowhere, some ruthless person wanted to find him and kill him.

Talking about bad luck, Lu Wu was quite innocent, but luckily, he had a father.

The last one who came for him was killed by Lu Haikong, but the matter didn't end there, as two were after the attachment on Little Skeleton.

One bigger and one smaller.

The smaller one from last time was killed, the bigger one survived,

He wasn't prepared to let Lu Wu go, or rather, to give up on retrieving the attachment from Little Skeleton.

Because the smaller one died so quickly and cleanly, he didn't leave much clues for the bigger one; moreover, Fucheng was also constantly tracking the bigger one.

That's why, even though the smaller one had been dead for over half a month, the bigger one had only just locked onto Lu Wu.

And even though he had pinpointed Lu Wu, he was only suspicious and wasn't certain that the item was on Lu Wu.

But he wasn't a policeman; he didn't need proof, suspicion was enough for him to act.

"I hope it's him!

But if it really is him, then to silently take down a Ghost, his power must at least be at the leader three stars level.

No, just leader three stars might not be enough, it has to be at least Lord level!

That level of existence could be a bit troubling!"

The bigger one, who was currently on his way to Quan City, felt complicated, somewhat excited, yet also worried.

He was worried that the item wasn't on Lu Wu, and that there might be a Lord level presence behind Lu Wu.

If there really were such a being, things would get troublesome for him!

Although this person was very confident in his own abilities, confident that he could handle his opponent,

The key issue wasn't the possible Lord level presence behind Lu Wu, but that he might have to face an ambush after dealing with his opponent.

"What a hassle, it took so long to free myself, and soon I might have to run again.

But, getting that item and running for a while could be worth it."

With that resolution, he plunged into Quan City.

He wasn't a lone wolf; behind him was an organization, and as a member of an organized group of ruthless individuals, people had already prepared everything for him in Quan City before he even arrived.

He just needed to reach the designated place and meet up with his subordinates.

Once he arrived, the net aimed at Lu Wu, the net against the possible Lord level presence behind him, would open.

Then, with a swift and powerful action, they would trap and scoop up everything behind Lu Wu.

If things went smoothly, he could run off with the dearly desired attachment today.

The journey, at least, went very smoothly.

That afternoon, he reached the designated spot.

When he arrived, his subordinates had everything ready.

The ruthless man took a look and found it even more perfect than he expected.

He was very satisfied, thinking that the Black Fox handling the preparations was talented and needed to be nurtured.

"Now everything's in place, just the final action left!

Just need the gadget on that kid, and if I can grab it and avoid the subsequent ambush, give me a few years and I believe I can make it into the ranks of the top-tier individuals!"

At this critical juncture, even the ruthless man couldn't help but feel excited and exhilarated.

However, life sometimes really shouldn't be celebrated too early—it's easy for extreme joy to turn into sorrow, just like in his case.

His smile hadn't even faded, and he had just raised his arm to give the 'let's move out' order when a discordant voice rang out.

"Uh, sorry, but none of you are going anywhere today!"

With that discordant voice.

An old mess from Lu Wu's house came out, touching his nose, accompanied by a fairy-like summoned beast.

Well, heaven and hell are really close.

Ten minutes later!

The ruthless man's stronghold turned into ruins.

In the middle of the ruins, Lu Haikong held his head, suffering from a severe headache.

"Sigh, why bother having a son when you could have a daughter?

Isn't a sweet and dear little girl far more delightful? Why bother with such trouble?"

This scale of destruction, no matter how much he cleaned up, wouldn't be clear.

Even if it were clear, those particularly sensitive ones would still connect the incident to him, so escape was necessary.

…

Quan City, Great Graveyard Secret Realm.

Lu Wu had no idea whatsoever about what was happening outside.

Someone else ultimately silently bore everything.

His entire focus was on Little Skeleton.

After half a day of training, Little Skeleton's combat style had gradually changed.

It must be said, Little Skeleton had strong learning abilities.

In just half a day, there had been significant changes.

Now it didn't just rush at opponents with a big stick; it had started to use magic skills to attack and kite enemies.

He looked quite the part.

Of course, Lu Wu knew that Little Skeleton was only superficially similar to a mage; deep down, he was still a warrior.

When faced with an opponent, his first reaction was still to use his club to smash, and even if he fought using spells, his tactical thinking and fighting style still bore heavy traces of a warrior.

This would not do, it was not conducive to the Skill Training Plan Lu Wu had envisioned for Little Skeleton.

One could easily recognize it as a warrior, and be prepared for its close combat capabilities, so this aspect definitely needed change.

But this was not a big deal, with more training Little Skeleton would get used to it.

For Lu Wu, the priority was to establish Little Skeleton's magic combat system.

After watching Little Skeleton fight for a long time, Lu Wu also realized where Little Skeleton was lacking as a mage.

"As a warrior, Little Skeleton can fight indefinitely without using electricity, unless its skeleton falls apart.

But as a mage, its endurance isn't as strong.

A mage needs Mana to deal damage, and Little Skeleton's current Mana, when fully unleashed, can't last long.

The saying about 'three-minute real men' applies here.

Well, whether Little Skeleton is a man or not aside, it probably can't even last three minutes."

As a man, Lu Wu felt quite troubled that Little Skeleton couldn't last long, but this was a problem not unique to Little Skeleton; it was common to all mages.

Although a mage's endurance increases in the later stages and becomes somewhat bearable, that's in the later stages; there's definitely no solving the endurance issue in the early stages.

And there's no need to!

For a mage, just focus on increasing the Magic Power.

There's nothing that a set of skills can't kill. If there is, then use two...

Uh, alright, generally if one set of skills can't finish the job, there's no chance for a second set; just lie down and wait for death.

Of course, Little Skeleton wouldn't need to lie down; after completing its skills, it still has its club, but even with melee capabilities, Little Skeleton is still a mage, and Lu Wu needed to help it build a good spell system.

To make Little Skeleton's spells complete.

"Little Skeleton's current three Magic Skills: 'Bone Teeth' as a Basic Skill lacks power!

'Bone Shield' is a defensive skill, essentially a bluff, making one believe that's the last line of defense.

'Corrosive Hand,' although it has a controlling effect, isn't very strong and is somewhat rubbish. All these skills are just to enrich Little Skeleton's skill repertoire.

If we're talking real combat, they might not be very useful.

If we want Little Skeleton's skills to be complete, we're missing two skills, one control skill, and one strong output skill!"

Saying this, Lu Wu started searching through his smartphone attached to the neck of Storm Giant Bear, logging onto the internal network to find skills suitable for Little Skeleton.

Lu Wu quickly found two appropriate skills for Little Skeleton.

One was 'Bone Prison' and the other was 'Bone Spear', both Undead Type Magic Skills, which were in the same series as Little Skeleton's current 'Bone Teeth' and 'Bone Shield'.

However, despite being from the same series, their prices were different.

After all, 'Bone Teeth' and 'Bone Shield' were Basic Skills, while these two were nearing the advanced level category.

Hmm, Summoned Beasts' skills also have levels.

Although the system of Summoned Beasts only had about a hundred years of history and many distinctions were blurred, they still existed.

Summoners themselves summarized them into Basic Levels and Advanced Levels, and the skills currently circulating in the market were of these two levels.

There weren't really any Skill Training Plans online.

After all, the skills available online were either insights from Summoners themselves or the hard work of other Summoners over decades.

The former had no training plans, and the latter definitely wouldn't be sold.

Of course, given Lu Wu's current financial status and proficiency, even if someone did offer an Advanced Level skill, Lu Wu couldn't afford it. Let's put it this way, even if he could afford it, Little Skeleton currently wouldn't be capable of learning it.

To be honest, Lu Wu was even hesitating whether or not to buy 'Bone Prison' and 'Bone Spear'.

On one hand, they were expensive; although these two skills hadn't reached the advanced level, their prices were ten times that of 'Bone Teeth', both Skill Training Plans costing 100 points.

Lu Wu's fortune, although substantial, had also been heavily utilized recently, with just 'Undead Fire' taking 500, not to mention others.

If he bought these two skills, Lu Wu wouldn't have many points left.

He was also worried that Little Skeleton wouldn't be able to learn them if he went for it.

So, after much hesitation, Lu Wu decided to take it one step at a time and went ahead and purchased 'Bone Spear' to increase Little Skeleton's output.

Initially, Lu Wu thought that a skill nearing an advanced level would not be easy for Little Skeleton to learn.

It turned out he had somewhat underestimated Little Skeleton's ability (capacity) to learn (adopt).

In about two days, Little Skeleton mastered 'Bone Spear'.

Seeing his Little Skeleton perform so brilliantly, Lu Wu, spurred by excitement, also acquired 'Bone Prison'.

Little Skeleton did not disappoint Lu Wu, mastering 'Bone Prison' in a day and a half.

Seeing this learning efficiency, Lu Wu, excited, also used up a discount coupon in his inventory, exchanging it for an Advanced Level Thunder Attribute Magic Skill 'Thunder Strike' for Little Skeleton.

Lu Wu hoped that Little Skeleton could master 'Thunder Strike' as quickly as before.

However, after three days, Little Skeleton struggled and failed to even scratch the surface of this Advanced Skill, giving Lu Wu quite a headache.

After much research, Lu Wu finally concluded it was probably a matter of power.

Little Skeleton was still too weak, unevolved, and not elite; not mastering 'Thunder Strike' was quite normal. Once Little Skeleton evolved and advanced, it should be able to grasp it.

As far as Little Skeleton's evolution was concerned, Lu Wu had already practically completed the preparations.

During their time in the Great Graveyard, Lu Wu had finalized the plan for Little Skeleton's evolution and had also chosen the location for it.

Little Skeleton's magic system was now fully built, and preparations for evolution could begin.

"If all goes well, not only could Little Skeleton complete its evolution this time but also its advancement!

Additionally, after consuming that Divine Origin Fruit, both my spiritual power and soul power greatly increased, reaching a threshold. I have a premonition that once Little Skeleton evolves, there will be significant surprises on my end too."

Muttering to himself and feeling expectant, Lu Wu, dragging Little Skeleton along, headed to their chosen evolution point.

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