A day later.

Rhodes is standing outside the tomb, waiting for the vampire to return from the tomb.

Rod remembers that a creature similar to a vampire should have a special prop in its sleeping coffin. Since the tomb was filled with gases from the burning flames, Rhodes himself could not enter it, so he had to let the vampires in and take it out.

As the vampire moved the barrier in the catacomb, Rhodes remembered what had happened.

At the end of the previous day's battle, Rhodes planted a spiritual imprint in the dying vampire consciousness. Under the pressure of death, the vampire surrendered to Rhodes.

With the spirit seal, Rhodes was able to command the vampire completely. It can be said that the life and death of the vampire at this time are completely controlled by Rhodes.

Mastering the spirit mark is equivalent to mastering everything about the undead creature, and with the help of the spirit mark, the necromancer can manipulate the undead creature to do anything, regardless of the type of undead creature.

Undead creatures with their own consciousness, even if they choose to be loyal to the undead lord, will not be easily planted by the necromancer.

Undead creatures like vampires will not be willing to be controlled by necromancers unless their lives are threatened.

The vampire's spiritual imprint occupies a total of 3 spiritual attributes of Rod.

Based on his previous experience controlling undead creatures, Rhodes knew that if he chose to kill vampires, he would be able to earn 300 experience points.

As the level of the character increases, the experience points required to upgrade the rank are increasing, and 300 experience points are only enough to increase the level of 1 character for the current Rod.

With the strength of the previous vampires, Rhodes was confident that he could easily gain more than 300 experience points by controlling the vampires.

While looking at the system logs, Rhodes also saw what he had achieved in battle.

"You've earned the sprint achievement [Rest in Peace]."

"[Rest in peace]: All undead creatures (at least 10) under your control are killed in a single battle. Base Bonus 2 Control Spirit"

"You have earned the Race achievement [Conquer the Undead]."

"[Conquer the Undead]: Control an undead creature that is one rank above you. Base rewards 2 manipulation spirits. ”

The control spirit brought by the racing achievement allows Rod to control the vampire's mental attribute to be returned, and on the contrary, Rod's control spirit is increased by 1 point.

At the end of the battle, the mortally wounded vampire, with the remaining life force, forcibly devoured the flesh and blood of the remaining undead creatures, and then fell into a deep sleep, only to wake up a day later.

The vampire after awakening showed the powerful undead attribute of the undead creature, and a large amount of flesh and blood allowed the vampire to recover, although the combat power did not return to the peak state, but it was able to move freely, and there was no trace of yesterday's serious injuries and dying.

While waiting for the vampire to wake up, Rhodes not only meditated, but also sorted out the items he had acquired.

After retracting the spatial ring from the items placed next to the tomb, Rhodes flipped through another copy of Pathfinding Basics from Elliott and found two pieces of parchment in it.

Rod took it out. The first parchment is somewhat worn, and the paper takes on a dark brown color. Based on the experience of his previous life, Rhodes knew that it was a map of the continent, but most of the locations only had a general terrain and a place name.

The second is more complete, with some terrain and landmarks represented by various partial symbols, most of which are empty, and Rhodes guesses that this should be a map of the vicinity of this area drawn by Elliott.

After reading The Basics of Wayfinding, Rhodes was able to read the map drawn by Elliott based on the terrain of the landmarks recorded in the book.

After studying for a long time, Rhodes understood the range expressed in this map. The area shown on the map is not too large, almost based on the fact that the tomb spreads outward, and even several villages and towns around the tomb are clearly marked.

At this point, Rhodes observed that several villages were drawn under the signs of several villages on the map. Rhodes knew that this was the village that had been destroyed by Elliott.

In addition to this, as if to remind himself that Elliott's map has obvious warning marks in all directions.

After watching "Pathfinding Basics", Rhodes also received a system prompt.

As in previous lives, all special skills are difficult to learn to acquire. After reading a book, Rhodes only gained 3% progress in elementary pathfinding. However, there is no difference between this 3% and 0, as long as you don't spend skill points to learn pathfinding, it still has no effect.

At this time, Rod, who was waiting for the vampire to return, began to check his character attributes:

[Name: Rod

Hero Perk: Unawakened (1/3)

Rank: 2nd Tier Swordsman Level 3 (0/300)

Attributes: Strength 15, Speed 12, Constitution 15, Knowledge 5, Spirit 6, Control Spirit 2 (5)

Health: 74/75

Mana: 50/50

Pneumatic value: 150/150

XP: 145

Skills: Heavy Slash Lv3, Burst Lv2, Double Slash Lv1, Shield Slam Lv1, Spirit Mark

Special Skills: Expert Swordsmanship, Primary Resistance, Primary Eagle Eye, Primary Scouting, Primary Wisdom, Primary Spiritualism, Primary Fire Magic

Spells: Magic Arrow Lv1, Slow Dafa Lv1, Body Protector Aegis Lv1

Achievements: Warrior's Heart, Beginner, Brave, Hero's Blood, Embarking on a Journey, Necromancer, Undead Manipulator, Rest in Peace, Conquer the Undead]

While Rhodes was looking at the stats panel, the vampire brought up the item he wanted and returned to Rhodes from the tomb.

Rod took the prop that the vampire had handed him and played with it.

It is a black crystal with a rough surface, a large part of the middle of the crystal is worn out, and the interior is cloudy. The flames did not cause any harm to it, on the contrary, the crystal was releasing death energy outward all the time.

Rod knew that this was the item he was looking for, the Revenant Crystal.

The Revenant Crystal will release death energy outward at all times. Based on this trait, it can be very effective in both transforming undead creatures and increasing the rank of undead creatures.

This item is generally common in Diya and is favored by necromancers, and it is expensive. Just like the piece in Rhodes's hand, even if it is damaged, there is not much energy left inside, and it will take hundreds of gold coins to obtain.

The true purity of the Revenant Crystal is difficult to obtain for thousands of gold coins.

Revenant Crystals are produced in small quantities, mostly within Cursed Crystal Mines. How to make revenant crystals in large quantities has always been a subject of research for necromancers.

Putting the Revenant Crystal into the Spatial Ring, Rhodes led the vampires towards the forest, as recorded on the map.

Leaving the tomb where he had awakened, Rhodes had taken the same direction as Elliott had returned.