Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start

Having already used six bravery points and with only two remaining, Chen Mo expected a mysterious Skill Master to appear soon. I should save these bravery points for the Skill Master, he decided. After all, his abilities are predictable, whereas the Global BUFFs are completely random. What if I get a useless one? That would be a total waste. Thinking this, Chen Mo decided to forgo the Global BUFF.

The moment Chen Mo made his decision, a plume of black mist erupted before him. As anticipated, a mysterious individual in a hood and robe appeared.

"Greetings, brave Adventurer. I am a Skill Master who offers assistance in this Underworld City. Here, you can use your bravery points to buy some Skills from me, or I can help you significantly reduce the cooldown of your current Skills."

This must be the brother the previous Skill Master mentioned, Chen Mo mused. He said he could significantly reduce cooldowns. Can it really be more than 90%?

Chen Mo immediately asked, "How much for the cooldown reduction service?"

"Since you already possess the Calm Aura, this time you only need to pay one bravery point, and I can upgrade it to the God-grade Calm Aura."

"That sounds great, I'll take it," Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Very well. That will be one bravery point. I'll enhance your cooldown reduction effect for you now."

[The Heavenly Path's Hint: You have spent one bravery point to purchase the services of a Senior Skillsmith. Your current bravery points are 26.]

[The Heavenly Path's Hint: You have been blessed by a Senior Skillsmith. Your 'Calm Aura' has been upgraded to 'God-grade Calm Aura'.]

[God-grade Calm Aura]: The cooldown of your skills and those of all friendly units within a 1,000m radius is reduced by 99%. (This aura cannot be resisted by immunities, erased, dispelled, or nullified. It persists until the current instance ends.)

"GASP!"

Chen Mo had initially thought the cooldown reduction would only increase to 90%. He hadn't expected the Senior Skillsmith to take it straight to 99%. This meant a Skill with an original 100-second cooldown would now only require one second! Most of Chen Mo's Skills typically had cooldowns of only sixty seconds. Doesn't this effectively mean unlimited casting?

The thought of infinitely casting his shield filled Chen Mo with an overwhelming sense of security. After all, with a shield of nearly thirty million strength appearing every half-second, how could I possibly die?

After purchasing the aura upgrade, Chen Mo checked his bravery points. He still had one point left to use. Chen Mo decided to see what Skills the Senior Skillsmith had for sale.

"Is there anything else I can help you with?" the Senior Skillsmith asked Chen Mo with a smile.

"I'd like to look at your Skill Books."

"Certainly. I've brought ten Skill Books with me this time. Each is very powerful, though they can only be used within this current instance. Please, take your pick." The Senior Skillsmith then spread the ten Skill Books out before Chen Mo.

Chen Mo examined them one by one. Indeed, just as the Senior Skillsmith had claimed, every Skill Book possessed incredibly potent effects. One Skill Book, in particular, made Chen Mo's eyes light up!

[Summon Mastery·Extreme]: The number of summons you can conjure from all your summoning skills is increased a hundredfold.

The moment Chen Mo saw this Skill, he was instantly captivated. My current army of 3,400 Skeleton Monsters is already formidable. If I could summon 340,000... wouldn't I be able to steamroll anything in my path?

He immediately picked up the Skill Book and asked, "How much for this?"

"All my Skill Books here are honestly priced, no exceptions: just one bravery point each," the Senior Skillsmith replied with a laugh.

"Compared to your brethren, you Skill Masters really offer excellent value for your goods." Chen Mo recalled the previous Skill Master, who had also sold him a powerful global aura with a 50% cooldown reduction for just one bravery point—an incredible bargain. This Senior Skillsmith was just the same; all his Skills cost only one bravery point. If only I had enough bravery points, I'd buy every single one! Chen Mo lamented internally.

"I'll take this one."

"Thank you for your purchase. Would you like to look at any other Skill Books?" the Senior Skillsmith continued, still trying to make a sale.

"No, thank you. I'm out of points," Chen Mo said, laughing and shaking his head.

Do you even need to ask? If I had more points, I'd have bought everything you have! he thought wryly.

"That's unfortunate. I hope we meet again at the end. Best of luck, brave Adventurer."

[The Heavenly Path's Hint: You have received the blessing of the Senior Skillsmith. Any Skill you cast now has a 1% chance to have its effect magnified tenfold!]

Even this works?!