He waited on the beach until morning but the storm showed no signs of passing. He had read similar information on the board about the geography of the Continent of Versailles.
Holy City: Do not enter my colleagues. Character level 376.
Misty Lake Region: I had wanted to go to the lake to hunt the singing elves only to die. Character level 312.
Owl's Nest: Do not go even if you want to commit suicide. I barely escaped. Character level 389.
Poco's Cave: Don't come here. I died in this place. I went the owl's nest with five others and died. We all dropped a level. Character level 388.
In the north there were a number of places that gamers had adventured into at the cost of their lives. They had only explored briefly but they gave what little information they had to the next challengers.
The northeast coast of the North: Severe rainstorm and lightning bolt strikes. Not accessable by sea. Climate is very bad. However, this smells like a quest. There are a large number of monsters in the ocean. Character level 379.
Based on the board, it looked like the lightning would never stop.
“The sea...”
The waves were high as if they would topple a ship. It would be no easy task for the Wyvern to navigate across the sea. They had no time to relax as hostile monsters would appear.
"We don't have the skills to make a boat."
Weed was talking about the shipbuilding skill. It was associated with Intermediate Level 5 Blacksmithing which helps weave timber but it was impossible to make a large boat.
"Should I go back to Morata and start shipbuilding skills?"
It was a severe waste to build a Marines Guild in Morata just to learn the skill. Even if he managed to learn the skill, in order to get past the storm he needed at least intermediate shipbuilding skills.
"That would take at least a year..."
Weed was in pain from the headache. It would be very expensive to keep the Wyvern on the deck. He wanted to save money but he could not buy a fast boat and the central continent was also a problem. He needed to hire officer and a crew. It would all be very difficult to do.
"Master, there is something moving on the sea."
"The sea?"
Weed squinted his eyes to look at the stormy waters. Like the Wyverns had said, there was something little sailing to the north. It was calmly sailing despite the high waves! It had ragged torn sailes and the mast was split into two. The hull had a giant hole in it. It became more visible with the rain and wind but it was a very old medium sized boat.
"Is it possible to sail in that state?"
Weed was puzzled. He had seen trading ships in broadcasts before. They were always in top condition since they needed to maintain a heavy load. He did not understand how in that condition it could carry itself through the storm. The Wyverns flewy to observe more closely.
"Master, there are undead riding on the deck of that ship."
"Undead you say..."
An idea flashed into Weed's head. There was a ghost ship moving around in the sea.
"That means I can get a free ride!"
Weed took out a sculpting knife.
Seogeok seogeok.
He was cutting away at a piece of rock.
"A long skinny body with a robe and a red jewel lodged into the forehead."
He had fought a lot of skeletons. He was actually familiar with the appearance and body structure. However the skeleton he was making had a different feel to it. The Lich Shire that Weed fought in the Yuroki Mountains! It was completely different from the simple and ignorant Karichwi.
"It needs to be smaller and more compact. It is necessary for the lich to be a corrupt and insidious wizard using any means for the goal."
Weed's complaints poured out.
"I don't know what hell feels like. I lived a good life and its too difficult for me to work on various types of sculptures."
Each time his sculpting knife moved the lich began to reveal itself. The finger bones were vivid and lifelike and the head was that of a skeleton! The eye sockets were narrow and empty. All of the features, even the eyes, gave off the look of an actual lich. It was very similar to the Lich Shire in appearance. However it had a more cunning feeling to it. The skeleton's head was filled with teeth that were giving a rotten smile!
"No. There's something off. It has to be a lich that has lived for a very long time so there needs to be some cracks."
He split a crack into the skull. He even added in some holes.
"Now it looks a lot better."
On the forehead he mounted the ruby that he had gotten from a quest. Now it was a skeleton, the birth of a lich!
Ttiring!
-Please set the name of the sculpture.
"Lich Shire....no. That's not it,"
Weed tried to think of a name.
"It's going to be in the sea so it needs to be a strong name...not like like as Karichwi though."
The Orc Karichwi had powerful charisma! Weed had named himself very well thinking of that in mind. But this time the name needed intelligence and dignity.
"The name of the sculpture is One Eyed Lich!"
-The sculpture is not one eyed. Do you still want to use that name?
It was not a choice for Weed.
"Yes, it's absolutely necessary to have one eye at the ocean."
Masterpiece! You have completed the One Eyed Lich Sculpture!
A Lich is a wizard of dark souls!
It is a sculptor's work that is so amazing that it takes away the viewer's breath. It is possible to be confused with Shire since the lich resembles him. It is revolting to have a lich sculpture since it is difficult to have it considered as art. The name does not fit.
Artistic Value: 269
Options: One Eyed Lich will increase health and mana regeneration by 11% for a day.
Intelligence and Wisdom are increased by 20 points.
Agility has increased by 10.
Power has decreased by 75.
Casting speed has increased by 5%.
Control over the undead has increased by 3%.
Does not overlap with other sculpture effects.
So far, the number of completed fine pieces: 86
-Sculpting skills have improved
-Fame has increased by 12.
-Fighting Spirit has increased by 1
-Intelligence has increased by 2.
"It's successful!"
The birth of a fine sculpture! Weed was not done with the sculpture yet. There was still things to do with it.
"Sculptural Shapeshift!"
-Sculptural Shapeshift has been used.
Weed began to grow thinner and his hair fell off. He was bald and in a flash the flesh disappeared from his body in steam. Weed had turned into the One Eyed Lich!
-The body has now changed to that of a lich so a number of equipment have become unusable and are recommended to switch them. You can not wear mithril or divine equipment and it may be necessary to obtain new equipment based on the species type.
-As a result of Sculpture Shapeshift, Intelligence and Wisdom have increased. Strength and agility has decreased dramatically and art has been reduced to a third. Health and mana have significantly increased. Physical limitations have disappeared. The transformation is not complete since Sculptural Understanding has yet to reach Advanced Level 3. Life Drain and Mana Drain can be used at 20% efficiency but is unusable in the sunlight. It can be used to recover health and mana. You are now fatally weak to divine power. This form will remain until Sculpture Shapeshift is removed.
It was easy to replace the equipment. He still had the Fallen Saint Staff that he got from the Lich Shire. A black magic item for controlling the undead! With the Saint's staff in the right hand, he held the Necromancer's Tome in the left.
“Kilkilkil”
Weed laughed with his charred teeth. His put his chin forwards and smiled as an unscrupulous lich! He was wearing a vampire cape and the robe of an Embinyu wizard he had looted. Items from the other churches were holy element but this one strengthened undead affinity because it only had 3 durability left. Weed covered one of his eyes with a black cloth.
"I shall be called Deorol!"
He called himself a looter! With that, Weed had turned himself into a lich.
"It's short and its good. It feels dirty and lethal so it fits a pirate well."
Eummeoeoeoeoeo
Wah-il came flying back only to see that Rover had been crying. He was crying because of that owner. Wah-il wrapped him in his wings.
"It'll be fine. There is nothing to be worried about that man for."
Eummeo, eummeoeoeoeo.
"Wait here."
Weed was going to walk to the beach in the rainstorm. The rain bounced off of his bony skeleton. The robe and cloaks were soaked in the rain but as a lich he did not need to worry about cold or exhaustion. Weed held out the Fallen Saint's Staff.
"Quick Water Walk."
It was a spell to walk on water. It was a basic spell written in the magical Necromancer Tome. The skeleton advanced by walking onto the waves. With its light body it did not need much mana consumption.
"Stat window."
Character Name: Weed Type:Undead
Level: 368 Class: Lich
Health: 113480 Mana: 197964
Strength: 185 Agility: 361
Stamina: Infinite
Wisdom: 1463 Intelligence: 1128
Fighting Spirit: 479 Endurance: Infinite
Patience: 695 Charisma: 419
Leadership: 672 Guilt: 388
Charm: 210
+Life Drain and Mana Drain can be used.
+Has the ability to command the undead.
+Vulnerable to Divine magic.
+Stats have increased by 3 percent for being a fine piece.
Weed had more than enough mana.