CHAPTER 1823: CHAPTER 874: PROFANE VIGOR

Compared to the Skeleton Giant, this flyer model not only fits its role and capabilities better but also maximizes its combat potential.

After all, it possesses the ability of Shadow Rebirth, and unless it encounters someone like Gaven, who masters destructive abilities, even if it’s destroyed, it can soon be reborn at Weizemay Manor.

The extremely high mobility also pushes the Shadow Beacon’s abilities to the limit. As long as there are corresponding constructions everywhere, even with just a few Skull-Headed Flyers, they can achieve the effect of the Shadow Domain being everywhere.

It’s merely a matter of moving the Skull-Headed Flyer wherever needed.

"Teacher, can the flying method and attack of this flyer be further improved? Moving beyond simple magical flight to using energy propulsion methods, like Luna’s Energy Dash.

The attack capability isn’t limited to Energy Rays; look at this Skeleton Cannon. Can we install it on the flyer? Granting it cannon capabilities, if that’s not feasible, we can use magic energy to propel material bullets, forming physical sweeping strikes."

Gaven also has something that Philancy lacks: a wealth of resources and another world’s technological development path for reference.

"Energy Dash? External attack device?" Philancy’s research fervor was fully ignited, applying old techniques to newly analyze the Skeleton Cannon.

Both Daphne and Grace eagerly gazed at the magical formulas surrounding the Skeleton Cannon.

They’ve been researching this Skeleton Cannon for some time, consistently trying to replicate it.

Progress has been relatively slow; currently, they can barely repair damaged Skeleton Cannons but lack the capability to replicate them. This is because it involves not just magic, but also divine power and the application of laws.

Although they haven’t fully understood it yet, the gains are immense.

The Skeleton Giant is what they deciphered from the Skeleton Cannon, with many magical formulas on it reversely analyzed from the cannon, especially the core formula, which remains intact—connected remotely with the Weizemay Manor Shadows.

It is apparent that Philancy’s analysis of the Skeleton Cannon is much more time-consuming and laborious than the Skeleton Giant, yet she perseveres.

The analysis progresses slowly but steadily, and the cylindrical cannon was persistently dissected by Philancy in a flattened blueprint manner.

"Hybrid structure? These magic formulas not only function forwards but also in reverse, and there’s also a magic module between dimensions. No wonder we’ve always felt something was missing in our previous studies; the problem lies here."

"Even if we discover it, the difficulty of restoration is immensely high, requiring extraordinary skeletal manipulation skills, which we lack—most spells can’t reach this level."

An amateur looks for excitement; a specialist seeks the core.

Experts like Daphne and Grace immediately discerned many unique elements, identifying both the problem’s source and their critical shortcomings.

"Extraordinary skeletal manipulation ability?" Gaven couldn’t help but chuckle beside them, "It’s a coincidence; if you need it, I have a way to assist you."

"What way?" Daphne and Grace asked in unison.

As two necromancers, skeletons are an extraordinarily special casting material, among their top three most used—second only to the soul and flesh.

"I wonder if this ability is what you’re looking for?" Gaven didn’t waste words, directly showcasing a primary ability to manipulate skeletons.

"Such a special ability exists?"

"A manipulation-type ability? This is exactly what we need! With this ability, not only might replicating the Skeleton Cannon become possible, but our necromantic casting abilities could significantly enhance, as this spell leans more towards auxiliary research nature, making the study of skeletal-related spells much easier."

Both Daphne and Grace’s eyes shone brilliantly; to them, such ability was a dream come true.

Seeing this ability for the first time, they even felt a sense of wastage.

This ability on Gaven would be a waste.

Yet this thought, the moment it arose, was forcefully suppressed by them.

"Could the lord’s ability have been purified and consumed from the Death Hunter?" Although Daphne asked in a query tone, her certainty was overwhelming.

She could be considered an elder around Gaven. While not completely in the know of his abilities, she was at least aware of a good majority, including his unique power to devastate evil.

"Indeed." Gaven nodded, admitting, "This special ability was opened to me by purifying essence from the Death Stalker."

"The lord desires to actively summon Death Stalkers, slay and purify them, thereby acquiring a large amount of enhanced essence!"

Daphne’s mood visibly dipped, "The difficulty of this task is presumably very high; Death Stalkers are no ordinary undead demons and can’t be summoned with regular methods of summoning demons.

One must first find a way to obtain a demon essence fragment of a Death Stalker, and then, relying on the powerful aura of death in a battlefield with heavy casualties, might they have a chance to summon them to the Material Plane."