Thinking of this, I almost couldn't help but vomit—no way am I ever eating a corpse!

Upon entering Icefrost Post, the outskirts were filled with NPCs trading goods. The undead blacksmith, his white bones exposed, swung his hammer, striking hot iron with a "ding ding" sound. The undead skeleton at the apothecary held potion bottles, baring a sinister grin. Meeting his gaze gave me a sense of naked terror.

Cautiously, I walked deeper into the camp, and finally, the person I was looking for appeared ahead!

An undead warrior, completely encased in armor, appeared, gripping a blood-red sword and coldly surveying his surroundings. Above his head floated a line of text—

Undead Swordsman Rachel Parker LV-???

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Alright, found my mentor!

I stepped forward and handed over the letter of introduction from the village chief.

Rachel Parker glanced at the letter and said coldly, "Kid, you are about to become my apprentice. As a powerful and brave Death Knight, you must remember: all our slaughter is for better survival. For survival, we can give up anything, but we must never abandon the dignity of the undead!"

I nodded. "Understood, old master."

Rachel Parker burst out laughing, stepped forward, and placed one hand on my shiny skull, saying in a deep voice, "Slumbering dead, awaken! Let your necromantic power shine upon the land and overturn all laws!"

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, my mind went blank, and then a chime echoed in my ears—

"Ding~!"

System prompt: You have successfully comprehended the talent—Necromantic Power!

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I quickly opened the skill panel, and sure enough, a passive skill attribute appeared—

[Necromantic Power] (Talent - Level 1): Awakens the slumbering power of the dead, increasing damage dealt to all life-type units by an additional 5%. Skill effect increases with level.

Instantly, I was overjoyed. This skill might not look like much, but it's actually quite powerful. Level 1 Necromantic Power already increases damage by 5%. If I reach level 100 and train the skill to level 10, wouldn't that mean at least a 50% extra damage boost, or even more?

Ecstatic!

At this moment, the undead swordsman Rachel Parker looked at me, his gaze burning, and laughed heartily: "Kid, your potential is excellent. Now, I grant you the qualification to become a Death Knight!"

With a "ding," my class transfer was complete—I had finally become an official Death Knight!

After that, Rachel Parker stopped moving. Clearly, this guy was waiting for me to pay to learn skills.

I stepped forward and opened the dialogue box with Rachel Parker. In the middle, there was an option to learn skills. After selecting it, three skills available at this stage popped up—

[Basic Swordsmanship]: Increases hit rate and sword weapon damage; the basic skill of this class.

[Death Seize]: Search corpses; you might obtain extra items.

[Execution Blade]: Deals 110% damage to the target, but hit rate decreases by 35%.

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Not bad! Finally, I have an active attack skill. This Execution Blade looks pretty powerful—at level 1, it already increases damage by 10%, though the hit rate drops a bit. But that's fine; as long as my attacks are swift and accurate, I can make up for the hit rate with skillful operation.

Chapter 9: Black Armguard

Each skill costs 5 silver coins to learn, and I had 24 silver coins, so I learned them all at once. The skill panel immediately gained two active skills: one offensive, Execution Blade, and the other, Death Seize, both quite useful.

I swung the green blade out of thin air, silently chanting Execution Blade. Instantly, a green aura enveloped the sword's edge as it slashed down!

"Slash!"

A small groove was cut into the ground. Heh, the skill effect is pretty good.

Leaving my mentor Rachel Parker, I wandered around Icefrost Post for a bit, still too excited to want to learn more skills, so I headed to the outskirts. There, I found a five-man sentry squad camping outside. One undead warrior in white armor was the captain, gazing into the distance at Floating Ice City, sighing with endless melancholy.

Hmm, there's a quest!

Confidently, I walked up and said, "Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Oh, little skeleton!"

The sentry captain looked at me and said, "As you can see, this great cemetery is our home. But recently, a group of hateful wraiths has arrived. They actually dared to invade our territory. I suspect we've encountered a Skeleton Lord. We need to fight back! Little skeleton, go to the area around the great cemetery, kill 50 low-level skeletons, and bring me 10 skeleton fingers. You'll receive a very generous reward!"

"Ding~!"

System prompt: You have received the quest [Skeleton Fingers]! (Quest Level: F, Superior)

Quest content: Go to the great cemetery, kill 50 inferior skeleton soldiers, and collect 10 skeleton fingers to hand over to Guard Captain Frank.

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"Damn, someone actually dares to invade my turf—are they looking for death!"

Full of spirit, I set out with my longsword, subconsciously already considering Icefrost Post my own territory.

This was a desolate graveyard, filled with deathly aura and rows of tombstones. Each grave had already been emptied, the dead long since summoned as night spirits, now members of the dark clan.