Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

"Uncle Shen, this is just a trick; it doesn’t count as the right path.

In your heart, you definitely hope to find a way for the modified organisms to achieve higher combat power while being alive," Fang Zhou comforted.

Actually, it’s not surprising. The original intention of flesh transformation is to enhance the combat power of organisms while keeping them alive. Only then is this technology valuable.

Compared to the numerous other professionals, once this technology matures, many professionals could attain combat enhancement.

And, as long as a cost-effective, mature, stable, and low side-effect enhancement path is found, many combat professionals could benefit from it.

However, strictly speaking, Fang Zhou’s improved idea cannot be sold.

Apart from the Undead Mage, other professionals cannot enjoy the benefits this technology brings.

"Indeed, but your idea is excellent. I now have a new approach,"

Shen Zhongyun entered the state of a scientific fanatic, walking towards the lab and laying out a vast amount of data.

As he read, he said, "The previous experiments, to ensure the life of the modified organisms, allowed them to live longer.

When the technology was immature, we did not forcefully stimulate these modified organisms to truly achieve Silver Tier combat power.

For example, their brains, energy systems, kidneys, and other high-energy parts, I didn’t easily touch them.

Because the technology was immature, I knew that once surgery happened in these areas, even if the modified organism gained a significant combat power increase, they would definitely die quickly.

This couldn’t be counted as success in the past."

"But it’s different now. Even if the modified organism dies, with you as an Undead Mage, we still gain!"

Shen Zhongyun scribbled on the data, constantly modifying various materials, spells needed in flesh and blood alchemy, and surgical methods.

"Whew!" After a night of busy work, Shen Zhongyun lifted his head from the pile of data and let out a long breath.

"Uncle Shen, how is it?" Fang Zhou hurriedly asked.

"I’ve modified a lot of things, but achieving Silver Tier combat power with a modified organism, even without considering the organism’s survival, is still somewhat difficult."

"But I’ve found an approach. It won’t take long, and we will definitely succeed!"

Shen Zhongyun’s voice was full of confidence.

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But confidence aside, there’s a big difference between theory and practice.

What’s most lacking now is even the modified organisms.

Previously, there were Black Iron Tier Beastman warriors to use as modified organisms for modification.

Now, all those Black Iron Tier modified organisms are used up, and what’s left are Apprentice Tier Black Skull Beastmen.

Using them for experiments would be a complete waste of flesh and blood alchemy experimental materials.

With no options, the experiment had to be temporarily halted.

Finally, Shen Zhongyun communicated with the rear Beast Fighting City, spent some military merit and magic stones, and got the logistics department to send a few Bronze Tier Beastmen.

It’s wartime now, so the price is actually more favorable than before.

Normally, these Bronze Tier Beastmen would be used as slaves for mining, metallurgy, and other dangerous tasks.

Plus, some Bronze Tier slaves with strong combat power might even join the military as auxiliary forces.

They might soon be consumed, so buying them for experiments isn’t considered a waste.

Afterward, led by Shen Zhongyun, with Fang Zhou assisting, they began the large-scale transformation of the Bronze Tier Beastmen.

The projects for transforming Bronze Tier Beastmen were numerous, and during this time, Fang Zhou delved deeply into the modification data.

With a bit of help from the attribute panel, he could be considered a high-level blood and flesh alchemist and could now assist Shen Zhongyun.

The transformation of Bronze Tier Beastmen generally involves several steps.

Firstly, modify their energy systems by installing a second energy heart in the thoracic cavity.

This energy heart is made by extracting a fragment from the original heart and then nurturing it with magic to create a robust heart.

Embedding the energy heart into the Beastman’s thoracic cavity and connecting the blood vessels can increase the blood supply capacity and boost their explosiveness.

The second is to modify their respiratory system.

Special magic materials are implanted into the respiratory system to enhance their breathing capacity and grant toxin resistance, allowing immunity to many airborne toxins.

However, this part was canceled.

Without considering the subsequent survival, these modified organisms will be made into Blood Spirit Warriors by Fang Zhou.

Then, they won’t need to breathe or have immunity to toxins.

The third is the digestive system modification.

Extract the entire digestive system of a Bronze Tier Fierce Beast and place it adjacent to the original Beastman’s digestive system.

This function is mainly for allowing the Beastman, after flesh and blood alchemy, to consume various metal minerals to strengthen its bones.

Their original digestive system couldn’t digest these metal minerals, but now, with the Fierce Beast’s stomach, they can devour and absorb them.

This was the step Shen Zhongyun was most concerned about before.

Because such an organ of different origin is most prone to energy conflicts.

This step was always unsolvable before.

If unresolved, the modified organism would quickly die after an energy conflict.

Not using this move would severely limit the improvement for the modified organism.

This is the primary reason it never succeeded before.

At the time, Shen Zhongyun’s main approach was to modify the Beastman’s stomach, but this was also not easy.

Therefore, the progress was constantly delayed.

Now, of course, it can’t be completely resolved, but there’s a workaround.

By wearing a Life Crystal and casting healing magic, the organism’s life can be temporarily sustained, and energy conflict reduced, until their physical strengthening is complete.

By then, the power would already reach Silver Tier, so even with energy conflict, it wouldn’t be a problem, since they’re going to die anyway.

The fourth step is the modification of the motor system.

Inject stimulating agents into the motor system and use engraving tools to inscribe small runes on the bones to reactivate the motor system’s growth and enhance its strength.

With the elements provided by the various metal minerals absorbed by the digestive system, the Beastman’s motor system becomes even stronger and more powerful.

After this step, the Beastman’s bones will undergo secondary development.

Originally about two meters tall, the Beastman will grow to around three meters.

As the motor system grows, so will the flesh follow suit.

By then, the modified energy system can supply more blood, and combined with the various elements absorbed by the digestive system, the power provided by the new flesh will be even stronger.

This step isn’t the end.

After all, to upgrade from Bronze to Silver, comprehensive strengthening is needed.

After the above steps, the Bronze Tier Beastman will have gained greater strength, speed, and constitution.

These aspects are already approaching that of a Silver Tier combat professional.

The next step is to enhance their reaction speed and battle qi reservoir.

Normally, this step is also a major difficulty.

After all, to enhance reaction speed, one can only modify the brain and eyes, that is, the cognitive system.

Once these areas are touched, it’s easy to produce dementia and blindness, with a low survival success rate.

But now it’s different, even if blindness occurs, it’s not an issue, as long as there’s no dementia.

Therefore, Fang Zhou and Shen Zhongyun carefully performed surgeries to modify nerves, trying not to damage the modified organism’s wisdom.

After all, this enhancement requires the cooperation of the revised organism for subsequent cultivation, absorbing various elements to strengthen the body.

Finally, it’s about enhancing the battle qi storage, which can only be solved by embedding a fierce beast’s crystal core.

The fierce beast’s crystal core needs to be refined with special runes, emptied of mana elements, and inscribed with runes to hold battle qi.