Chapter 11: Chapter 11: Ridiculous Growth Rate

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

As a Lord with the system’s Eye of Truth, Avril could tell that these two pieces of equipment were extraordinary. However, she didn’t expect that she, a Lord, would have to rely on the NPCs under her to give her equipment. If other players knew about this, they would probably be envious.

“This feeling is so strange!”

Muttering to herself, Avril’s eyes were filled with luster as she chased after Su Mu’s figure.

In just a moment…

Su Mu’s figure appeared in front of the barracks, and Avril followed closely behind.

“Is everything ready?”

Looking at the barracks in front of him that had already expanded substantially, Su Mu asked the question softly.

“Everything is ready.” Avril looked at Su Mu with an astonished gaze. “Level 2 barracks, 10 units of iron, and coins required for the job change. All of them are ready. As long as you are willing, you can proceed with the second job change at any time!”

“Then, let’s begin!”

Smiling gratefully at Avril, Su Mu walked into the barracks.

Soon, the system descended.

A notification appeared on his attribute panel.

“Job change requirements are met.”

“Please choose the job you will transfer to, or be assisted by the Lord.”

Normally, the one who could control a regular NPC job change was the Lord. Only a unique existence like Su Mu could decide the direction of his own job change.

Without a doubt, he picked the option to choose his own job change, and the second notification appeared on his status panel.

“Please choose your job change direction.”

“Swordsman, Spearman, Lancer, Archer.”

The four jobs represented four directions of different job changes.

‘Swordsman’ should be the orthodox direction of a job change for a ‘Militia’ like Su Mu who used long blades as a weapon. However, since the other three basic jobs had appeared, it meant that he could also redirect his job in these paths.

Which of the four jobs should he choose?

After thinking for a while, the ‘Swordsman’ was the first orthodox job change direction that he had ruled out.

As for the reason…

If it was an ordinary NPC, other than the changes in their weapons and equipment, the biggest enhancement would be their ‘Martial Strength’ and the level of their ‘Basic Blade Skill’.

However, Su Mu was different.

The special talent of ‘Heaven Rewards Diligence’ allowed him to raise his skill level to Level 9 in less than a day. He was just a step away from maxing out his skill level before he could shift to ‘Swordsman’. Not only would he not be able to raise the level of his blade skills, but he would also be wasting a chance to obtain a new skill!

The other job ‘Lancer’ should belong to the class of cavalry. It required a certain condition for riding skills. At the same time, it also needed a mount to be able to show off its full strength. For the time being, Su Mu did not consider it.

In this way, choosing between the two classes, ‘Spearman’ and ‘Archer’, was the appropriate decision.

“The jobs ‘Swordsman’ and ‘Spearman’ are both melee classes.”

“With Level 9 ‘Basic Blade Skill’, even if I’m not a ‘Swordsman’, a blade-type weapon in my hands can manifest power that surpasses that of a ‘Swordsman’. In this way, the effects of shifting to ‘Spearman’ will overlap…”

“The job ‘Archer’ is the best choice!”

“Swordsmanship in close combat while bow and arrow during long-range attacks. With such complementary effects, my combat ability will also be greatly improved!”

After analyzing the pros and cons of the different jobs bit by bit, Su Mu had a choice in his heart. “I choose to switch to ‘Archer’!”

Similar to the first job change, the same thing happened.

When Su Mu made his choice, a warm current rose from his body and quickly strengthened it.

When the process of strengthening ended, the cloth armor on Su Mu’s body had been replaced with leather armor capable of better defense. After leaving the Black Dragon Blade outside the barracks, there was something new in his previously empty hands. It was a black sturdy wooden bow!

The second job change was completed successfully.

After getting used to his strengthened body, Su Mu opened his attribute panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Subject of Chang’an Village]

[Occupation: Archer (Basic Military Unit)]

[Level: Level 10; Experience: 273/1700]

[Talent: Heaven Rewards Diligence (Unique)]

[Attributes: Spirit 9, Martial Strength 21, Intelligence 8, Stamina 16]

[Skills: Basic Blade Skill (Level 9), Basic Bow Skill (Level 1)]

[Equipment: Sturdy Wooden Bow, Black Dragon Blade (Rare)]

[Basic Bow Skill: Passive Skill, Level 1]

Skill Description: The most basic bow and arrow skill. It can slightly increase your understanding of bow and arrow, and the attack power of bow-type weapons increases by 1%.

When he saw the second passive skill that was no different from ‘Basic Blade Skill’, Su Mu let out a long sigh of relief.

Su Mu’s guess was correct.

Even if he changed his job to become an archer, the skill that he had already obtained, ‘Basic Blade Skill’, would not disappear. He also got his second skill as he wished. When his level rises by another ten levels and he completes his third job change, the ‘Basic Bow Skill’ will also be retained and become his own ability.

Every time Su Mu changed jobs, he would obtain an additional skill. This was also the golden finger that only Su Mu had!

Compared to being a militiaman, an archer who was an official soldier had a slightly higher growth rate.

The original value of his ‘Martial Strength’ was 21 points. After his second job change, the value had reached 27 points.

When the skill level of the ‘Basic Bow Skill’ rises, his strength will increase again.

It was worth mentioning that.

After half a day of fumbling, Su Mu realized that the talent column ‘Heaven Rewards Diligence’ was truly his golden finger. Except for him, neither another player nor a high-level NPC in the game could read his attribute panel.

His skill level had increased rapidly. In the eyes of other NPCs, it was considered a special talent while in the understanding of the players, it was an extremely fast growth rate!

In this way, Su Mu would no longer encounter any hidden dangers!

Thereafter.

Su Mu left the barracks.

Avril, who had been waiting there for a long time, opened Su Mu’s attribute panel as soon as he came out and looked at his attributes after his second job change.

Seeing Su Mu’s attributes increase explosively once again and the additional skill, Avril was tremendously happy.

However, she immediately thought of something, and her expression became conflicted.

“Su Mu, in order to advance into a higher military unit, you will need a Level 3 barracks, 20 units of iron, and 1 unit of non-attribute magic crystals. Twenty units of iron ore are expected to be gathered tomorrow, but magic crystals and a Level 3 Barracks…”

Su Mu nodded slightly, indicating that there was no need to be anxious. He knew what Avril was worried about.

In fact, he had already made preparations to search for resources. As his level rose step by step, the resources he needed to grow further would become increasingly difficult and rare.

A magical crystal was a type of magic crystal stone that was rich in heaven and earth elements. These crystals were mainly divided into ten main attributes: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Light, Dark Thunder, and Non-attributes. All in all, summing up to ten types.

In this game world, there were a group of people who were born with the ability to communicate with the elements of heaven and earth. They were known as ‘Mages’. Magic crystals were very important to them, and they were also a very common type of resource. They could also be used in places such as magical buildings and civilizations, and they had a wide range of uses.

Meanwhile, a Level 3 barracks needed a Level 3 village.

A Level 3 village not only needed more farmers, but the number of resources and basic structures needed also increased.

It took Avril half a day just to upgrade a Level 1 village into a Level 2 village. It was during this time that Su Mu had cut down trees and gathered sufficient resources in a frenzy. However, for a Level 2 village to be upgraded to a Level 3 village, it was unlikely that the following day would be enough.

Even so, what Avril was truly worried about was whether Su Mu’s level would rise once again. After he had reached the job advancement requirement for a high-level military unit, she would not be able to build a Level 3 barracks in time. Would that cause Su Mu to feel disgusted, making it difficult for her to maintain her favorability rating that had finally accumulated 23 points? It could drop back again.

Ever since she decided to focus on nurturing Su Mu, she had become more and more dependent on him.

If Avril’s favorability rating dropped because of this, then she would really feel like crying.

It had to be said that a woman’s heart was really like a needle at the bottom of the ocean.