Powerful Skills

Upon learning from the system message that Yan Hua Yi Leng had taken up the post of Ice Spirit Archer, Ye Luo was happy for her. After their brief contact, he had learned that she was quite skilled at calculating things in battle, and an ice-type hidden profession suited her perfectly.

Afterward, Ye Luo pulled himself together and headed for Blacksmith Sun's forge. After handing over more than forty wolf teeth, he received 18,000 energy experience, 18 silver coins, and 100 points of Novice Village favorability. The hefty experience reward raised him to level 10, but what excited him even more was that he had received a piece of equipment he did not yet have:

Wolf Tooth Necklace (Necklace—Common Equipment)

Attack: 18–20

Equipment Durability: 100/100

Required Level: 9

It was a piece of equipment with formidable attack power. Ye Luo hurriedly equipped it, and his attack rose by a large margin, finally breaking one hundred.

"My attack has reached 107–113. I'm afraid no one in the entire Novice Village has higher attack than me. My defense has also reached 57–62. Now I can kill Young Demon Wolves on my own." Ye Luo was brimming with confidence.

Remembering something more important, he checked the equipment in the forge and found an iron sword that added 3 attack. After asking about it, he learned that it cost 10 silver coins, though his high Novice Village favorability entitled him to a 25% discount.

"A 25% discount. That saves a bit of money too," Ye Luo muttered. Seeing that he had already reached level 10, he planned to accept his advancement quest after meeting up with Yan Hua Yi Leng.

That iron sword added 3 attack. Though it was slightly better than the Novice Iron Sword, those extra 2 points of attack were not worth Ye Luo's notice, so he did not waste money buying it.

He went to the tailor shop at the agreed location, where Yan Hua Yi Leng had arrived just in time. Seeing her, Ye Luo's eyes lit up, and he could not help feeling a little stunned by her beauty.

Yan Hua Yi Leng was now dressed in fitted leather armor that outlined her exquisite figure. Her **, slender arms, and beautiful legs were exposed, lending her a touch of wildness that made her breathtakingly beautiful. Yet paired with Yan Hua Yi Leng's cold temperament, that wild outfit gave rise to an unusual kind of beauty.

"The Flying Snow Robe turned into leather armor?" Ye Luo quickly noticed.

"It turned into leather armor the instant I took up the post of archer, and the strength it previously added also changed into agility." Yan Hua Yi Leng spoke calmly. As if she had seen Ye Luo's confusion, she continued, "Leather armor mainly adds agility, heavy armor mainly adds strength, and cloth clothes mainly add intelligence. That's how this game is designed."

Ye Luo nodded. After sensing her slightly, he said, "I feel like you've become much stronger. Facing you feels like I'm being suppressed."

"My Soul Crystal advanced, and there's rank suppression, which is why you feel that way." Yan Hua Yi Leng did not know why she was explaining this to someone she had only known for a short time. "After taking up a post, the Soul Crystal's growth increases, and strength undergoes a qualitative leap."

"I seem to remember hearing that the growth of the four main attributes changes after taking up a post. Tell me about your current growth aptitude." Ye Luo spoke casually.

"Strength: 2 stars. Agility: 5 stars. Constitution: 2 stars. Intelligence: 2 stars. After taking up a post, the attributes before level 10 will be made up according to these growth aptitudes." Yan Hua Yi Leng did not hide anything, then added, "I've always allocated all my points to agility. My attack speed is a little faster than yours, and my Critical Hit Rate and Evasion Rate are higher, but my attack power is much weaker."

"My god, attribute growth doubled. No wonder they say you become exceptionally powerful after taking up a post." Ye Luo cried out. Then he noticed something, and his eyes lit up. "Your HP is 420. It seems to have increased quite a bit too."

"My Martial Soul Crystal changed from its initial state to quasi-Rank 1, adding 200 HP and 200 mana." Yan Hua Yi Leng said. Thinking of something, she continued, "An ordinary archer has 4-star agility growth, while the other three attributes grow the same as mine. Since I'm a hidden profession, my agility growth is 1 star higher. Also, the aptitude growth of the other types of Soul Crystals is similar to Martial Soul Crystals."

Ye Luo frowned slightly. "Then ordinary Battle Soul Crystals must have 4-point strength growth as well. No wonder hidden professions are so much stronger—they have 1 extra star of growth. By the way, Long Teng Tian Xia took up the post of Blazing Swordsman. His strength growth is 5 too, right?"

"Yes. His other attributes all have 2-star growth. He's already made that public, and the information is available online." Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded, then said, "Hidden professions not only have higher growth attributes, but their skills are also very powerful."

Only then did Ye Luo remember that Yan Hua Yi Leng already had combat skills. He asked, "How many skills did you learn? Are they powerful?"

Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded. A rare curve appeared at the corner of her lips, though her mask kept others from noticing it. She turned her skills into an illustrated panel and showed them to Ye Luo:

Archery Mastery (Passive Skill—Cannot Be Upgraded)

Skill Description: A basic archer skill. After learning it, the user can use bows and arrows, and basic bow-and-arrow damage increases by 10%.

Ice Spirit Power (Passive Skill—Beginner)

Skill Description: An exclusive skill of the Ice Spirit Archer. After learning it, fired Energy Arrows carry ice attribute power, dealing an additional 10 points of ice attribute damage and slowing the target by 5%.

Frozen Arrow (Active Skill—Beginner)

Skill Description: The Ice Spirit Archer condenses an Energy Arrow with frost power, dealing 110% damage to the target. The frost power can freeze the target for 1 second, preventing movement. Consumes 50 mana. Cooldown: 20 seconds.

Skill Proficiency: Beginner 0/(1000/casting interval)

Accuracy (Passive Skill—Cannot Be Upgraded)

Skill Description: A General Skill. After learning it, accuracy increases by 20%.

After reading the four skills, Ye Luo was dumbfounded. He muttered, "So powerful. With Ice Spirit Power, I'm afraid no monster can catch up to you. And that's only a beginner skill. It'll be even more formidable at higher levels. Frozen Arrow is also an excellent control skill. Very nice."

"Yes, both of those skills are quite good." Yan Hua Yi Leng was slightly pleased by her powerful skills. "But I prefer the final system-rewarded skill. Ranged classes originally have a slightly lower hit rate than melee classes, but this skill completely makes up for that weakness."

Ye Luo nodded, recalling something Yan Hua Yi Leng had said earlier. He asked, "Yan Hua, what did you mean when you said that your attributes from before level 10 would be made up after you took up a post?"

"It means that the growth before taking up a post is also calculated according to the post-advancement growth. For example, my agility growth before level 10 was 2 points, while it became 5 points after taking up a post. Then my Soul Crystal added 30 agility. The other attributes work the same way." Seeing Ye Luo's shocked expression, Yan Hua Yi Leng continued, "Now you understand why there is such a huge difference between taking up a post and not taking up one. There's a massive attribute gap between the two."

Ye Luo nodded heavily. "It seems I should take up a post as soon as possible, or I'll hold you back."

"Once you help me buy those clothes, you can accept your advancement quest. Then I'll take you to complete it." As Yan Hua Yi Leng spoke, she traded 10 gold coins to Ye Luo.

"All right." Ye Luo nodded, then asked, "As far as I know, you're still short 990 pieces of Novice Clothes, but our inventory space only has..."

Equipment could not be stacked like Medicinal Herbs and certain quest items. Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng only had twenty inventory slots, and some were already occupied by pills and other items, so it was far from enough.

"I looked into this. When buying items in bulk, players can rent a large Cosmic Bag with 1,000 slots. That's enough." Yan Hua Yi Leng's tone was quite calm. "But this Cosmic Bag cannot be taken out of the Novice Village, and its rental fee is 1 gold coin. The rental period is only three days."

"One gold coin? That's too expensive. In the early stages of the game, I'm afraid not many people can afford to rent one." Ye Luo muttered. Then, without hesitation, he quickly spoke with Tailor Zhang and bought 990 sets of clothes, leaving Tailor Zhang grinning from ear to ear.

Just as Yan Hua Yi Leng had said, Tailor Zhang suggested that Ye Luo rent a Cosmic Bag. However, considering Ye Luo's high Novice Village favorability and the sheer number of items he had purchased at once, he only charged a rental fee of 50 silver coins.

After trading the Cosmic Bag and the remaining gold coins to Yan Hua Yi Leng, he said, "Go exchange the Novice Clothes. I'll go accept the quest, and we..."

"Beep beep..."

Just as he spoke, the communicator suddenly rang. Ye Luo gave Yan Hua Yi Leng an apologetic look before answering. A voice as clear as silver bells came through. "Brother Ye, it's already evening. The takeout I ordered has arrived. Hurry up and log off."

Without giving Ye Luo a chance to explain, Zhi Yue ended the communication. Fei Tian Yue in Ye Luo's friends list also quickly turned gray, indicating that she had gone offline.

"Miss Yan Hua, I'm sorry, I..."

"It's time for you to eat, isn't it?" As if she knew what Ye Luo wanted to say, Yan Hua Yi Leng interrupted him. "Go ahead. Exchanging the Novice equipment will take quite a while anyway. By the time you log in half an hour from now, I'll be almost done. Then we can grind monsters and level up together."

"Aren't you eating?" Ye Luo was greatly puzzled.

"Professional players only eat two meals a day. Besides, Sister Feng said girls shouldn't eat too much at night. It's easy to gain weight." Yan Hua Yi Leng spoke calmly as she looked around. "Quite a few people have already completed their advancement quests. You can no longer be among the first three, so there's no need to push yourself this hard. Go eat."

Ye Luo nodded. After agreeing on a time and meeting place, he logged out of the game.

He checked the clock and found that it was already seven in the evening. As he headed toward the living room, he muttered to himself, "Time really passes quickly. Seven hours went by in the blink of an eye. In the game..."

"Hee-hee, that's right. If I hadn't set a time, I might have missed it too." Zhi Yue smiled sweetly, brimming with excitement. "Brother Ye, I've become a summoner! Unfortunately, I wasn't among the first three to complete the advancement quest, so I didn't get any reward."

"I only barely reached level 10 myself. I haven't even accepted the advancement quest yet." Ye Luo spoke while eating his takeout, then changed the subject. "But after dinner, I should be able to take up a post soon. Yan Hua Yi Leng took up a hidden profession. She's very powerful, and killing Young Demon Wolves won't be a problem at all."

"What? You found Sister Yan Hua? That's wonderful..."

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