Chapter 1204: Chapter 903, Bronze Spear Chapter 1204: Chapter 903, Bronze Spear It makes sense when you think about it; no one ever said skills had to be recorded on paper.

Record them on iron plates, and they can be passed down too.

Skills of ancient professions!

Wu Heng was still a bit excited; he just didn’t know how effective the skills would be.

Now that he’s become a hero, he really needs some high-level skills to boost his combat power.

He continued flipping through the remaining iron plates, but no new skill prompts appeared.

These six iron plates documented one skill, with the corners marked with respective dots, which, when compared, could help recognize the order of the first and second pages.

“What’s written on them?” Glenda asked, seeing the joy on his face, knowing it must be something good, as she floated beside him.

Wu Heng wiped the dirt off the iron plates and then put them into the Space Ring, “Skill Book!”

“This is a Skill Book?” Glenda was a bit surprised and asked again, “Are the writings on it from your world? They don’t look the same.”

Glenda had studied modern world texts, translating detective novels herself.

“It should be Oracle bone script,” Wu Heng said.

Glenda looked at Xiao Xiao, who shrugged, “I’ve never heard of it!”

“It’s a very early type of writing; the characters we use now have evolved from it,” Wu Heng explained.

Glenda nodded in acknowledgment, while Bella enthusiastically said, “Wu Heng is really knowledgeable.”

Xiao Xiao kept asking, “This can serve as a book too?”

Wu Heng replied, “It’s quite normal. To preserve content longer, ancient people would engrave what they wanted to pass down on stone or metal.”

“Oh, oh!” Xiao Xiao instinctively nodded.

Wu Heng continued, “Let’s check around to see if there are any more items with written records, don’t miss anything.”

“Okay!” Xiao Xiao agreed.

The other two souls nodded and began searching in different directions.

Wu Heng then continued to look around in this small bedroom, which was about 30 square meters, with a rectangular layout.

In various locations, he could still find clay pots, but some metal vessels held no value.

The Three Ghosts, after searching other rooms, didn’t have any major findings either. Some seemingly special items also didn’t reveal any Special Items or Skill Book panels.

Just one Skill Book remained?

Somewhat disappointed.

Step step step~!

The sound of chaotic footsteps echoed as the archaeologists entered the great hall from outside.

Wu Heng also walked out from the inner room.

The Elf Elder quickened his pace, approaching him, “Leader, we are all ready. We can start collecting and organizing the artifacts now.”

Wu Heng nodded, “This is what you’re good at. Just assign the tasks yourselves.”

“Yes, Leader!”

Wu Heng thought for a moment and then said, “If you find any artifacts with writing, inform me. I’d like to study what is written on them too.”

“Okay, Leader!” the Elf Elder agreed once more and began to give tasks to the others.

Then, everyone began to disperse.

The Hunters used their detection skills to search for traps, secret chambers, and some hidden spots, while the members of the Hongwen Alliance formed small teams and began collecting and recording artifacts.

Wu Heng, along with the Ghosts and Skeleton, headed outside.

They walked out of the fortress, using the Teleportation Technique to leap over the shallow area, and appeared on the deck of the Escort Ship.

“Leader!” The members on the deck immediately saluted.

“Hmm, carry on with your tasks, don’t mind me,” Wu Heng said.

“Yes!” The members continued with their own work.

After a few steps, Philippa emerged from the cabin with her skeleton, and upon seeing Wu Heng, she asked, “What’s up there?”

“Nothing special, many things are decayed,” Wu Heng replied.

Xiao Xiao also floated out, softly saying, “Maybe there’s some Special Item inside; the archaeologists went in way too fast.”

Philippa’s eyes lit up, “I’ll go take a look, and have Mini and Wei’er take a look as well.”

“Go ahead, be careful,” Wu Heng advised.

“Alright!”

Philippa set off with the Skeleton, heading towards the ruins, while opening her phone and saying on the way, “Mini, Wei’er, we’ve landed on the island. Let’s check out what’s on there for you.”

…

The stern of the Escort Ship had a helipad area.

The original design was for carrier-based aircraft, but now it accommodated a Skeleton Flying Dragon.

The effect was not too different, both increased the ship’s aerial power.

Wu Heng found a vacant spot and took out the corpse of the Three-eyed man.

He unwrapped the straw mat, and the head rolled to the side.

The battles of ancient professionals still brought some shock; close combat capable of fighting dwarf warriors, with high body strength, and the ability to cast water spells.

Completely a hexagonal all-around warrior profession.

The most mysterious was the ability to resurrect, as the best way to extend life now is through a necromancer’s conversion into a Corpse Ghost.

Though it can prolong life, the cost is huge, turning oneself into the undead.

This resurrection feels a bit better.

Uncertain if it was a skill or some special effect.

Thoughts raced through his mind as he directly released [Bone Manipulation Skill] on the corpse.

The flesh and blood of the corpse in front evaporated, and a well-proportioned skeleton slowly stood up.

On its skull, the three eye sockets glowed with flickering Soul Fire inside.

[Spirit Corpse Warrior (Level 19)].

Spirit Corpse?

The name for a Level 20 Skeleton, indicating he indeed was a Level 20 professional at one point.

Lucky he decisively killed him; if he waited until he restored to Level 20, he’d be in danger.

[Spirit Corpse Warrior (Level 19)]
[Attributes: Constitution 55, Strength 48, Agility 52, Intelligence 35, Perception 61, Charm 15.]
[Traits: Hollow Skeleton, High-level Soul, Indomitable, Insight.]
[Expertise: Longsword Mastery (Master), Polearm Mastery (Grandmaster), Medium Armor Mastery (Master).]
[Indomitable]: In combat mode, the body is immune to any negative status effects.

[Insight]: Detects lies, sees through illusions, perceives invisible and ethereal objects.

The attributes are indeed quite balanced, with no glaring weaknesses.

In terms of traits, [Indomitable] is a self-state where, once in combat, the body is unaffected by any negative statuses.

This certainly plays a significant role in combat.

The second trait, [Insight], is quite exaggerated, allowing the detection of lies, seeing through illusions, and perceiving invisibility.

Except for not having x-ray vision, it can see whatever’s visible.

In future interrogations, he could bring it along to dispense with using any gadgets.

The only pity is no skills were left.

Having used water skills in battle and even shattered the Dwarf Elder’s Shield, one would expect to retain at least one or two skills.

Unfortunately, none were left behind.

“Uncle, is he really Chen Xiang’s uncle or not?” Xiao Xiao asked, looking at the risen Skeleton.

“I don’t know, unlikely,” Wu Heng said.

No identity info was found for him at the site, but the possibility of being Yang Jian is slim; the only match was the three eyes, everything else didn’t fit.

“Whose uncle?” Bella inquired from the side.

According to the timeline Wu Heng put together, this ancient professional was at least 1,500 years old. Yet Xiao Xiao kept mentioning someone’s uncle.

As if she knew him.

Xiao Xiao replied, “Chen Xiang, from the cartoon where his mom breaks Heavenly Court law and gets imprisoned, so he rescues her.”

“Heavenly Court law?” Glenda questioned in confusion.

“That’s the law of the Heavenly Court.”

The other two souls looked confused, and Xiao Xiao continued, “The Heavenly Court is where immortals reside.”

“Immortals are…I’ll find the cartoon for you all later. I can’t explain it.” Xiao Xiao completely gave up.

After watching the Skeleton.

Wu Heng took out the bronze spear he obtained.

At the time, with Glenda’s possession, the bronze spear was tossed straight to him and quickly stored in the ring before he could examine it.

It should also be a decent weapon.

[Mountain-breaking Bronze Spear (Special Item)]
[Effect: Weapon-breaking, Formation-cracking, Water manipulation amplification.]
[Side effect: Earth-binding meridian.]
(Description: A spear crafted with exquisite craftsmanship, undergoing special smelting and forging processes, endowing this sharp weapon with unique characteristics.)
[Weapon-breaking]: Whether ordinary iron blades or well-tempered armor forged by commanders, they all shatter under a full-force strike from the spear.

[Formation-cracking]: When the spear pierces the ground, it causes fragmentation and disintegration effects on terrain or formations.

[Water manipulation amplification]: Water-based spells receive a 20% boost.

[Earth-binding meridian]: When holding the weapon, casting earth spells makes internal energy recovery sluggish as if filled with sand, which becomes heavy and slow. With repeated use, limbs feel encased in soil blocks, movement slows.