Just then.
"Koya!" A woman's panicked cry came from the crowd.
Because of the appearance of these adventurer parties and the crowd gathering on both sides, a little boy who looked only five or six years old was squeezed out from among the people.
He stumbled directly into the path of the Four Arms adventurer party.
The little boy failed to keep his footing and fell to the ground. His arm struck the pavement, tearing the skin and drawing blood on the spot.
"Ugh... Waaah!!"
The pain in his arm, combined with the panic of being pushed out of the crowd and separated from his mother, made the little boy burst into loud tears.
An unexpected incident had suddenly occurred.
It made Sukama, the black-haired, cold-faced captain walking at the front, light up.
This was a perfect opportunity!
For most adventurer parties, raising their reputation was an extremely important matter.
"Lilynette..." Captain Sukama turned her head, maintaining a calm expression as she prepared to ask the pink-haired Lilynette for help.
But then!
Before she could say anything.
Lilynette had already hurried forward first. The long split hems on either side of her white holy robes swayed with her wide strides.
Her pale thighs, tightly wrapped in large fishnet stockings, were exposed before everyone.
A chorus of swallowing immediately rose from the crowd.
"Little brother, it's okay. Big sister will take a look."
With a gentle smile, Lilynette crouched down, raised her palm, and aimed it at the little boy's injured arm.
"Minor Healing!"
A soft white light flowed from Lilynette's palm. Under its glow, the wound on the little boy's arm healed completely in the blink of an eye.
Only after noticing that the pain had vanished.
Did the little boy stop crying. Tears still hung at the corners of his eyes as he looked up at Lilynette, who was smiling at him.
"Thank you, big sister..."
The little boy spoke timidly, but before he could finish, he shrank back, fear appearing on his face.
He did not know why!
Even though the big sister before him was smiling at him, he found that smile somewhat terrifying.
Clank! Clank!
The faint sound of armor scraping together rang out.
Captain Sukama, clad in full armor, walked over, bent down, and looked at the little boy.
To the surrounding onlookers, she appeared to be checking on the boy's injuries.
But in reality.
Captain Sukama was lowering her voice and viciously saying to Lilynette, "You pervert, put away that look like you're about to devour him. I don't want our party, which has just gained some reputation, to end up with a disgusting rumor about being a little-boy fetishist because of you."
Hearing the captain's warning.
Lilynette stuck out her rosy tongue and licked away the glistening drool at the corner of her mouth before murmuring in disappointment, "Unripe fruit is the most tempting."
The little boy shrank back again.
He could not understand the conversation between the two beautiful big sisters, but he found them even more frightening now.
Standing behind them.
The other two male members of Four Arms exchanged glances and sighed in unison.
Within the crowd.
A middle-aged woman hurriedly squeezed her way out, her face filled with anxiety. Only after seeing the little boy unharmed did she finally let out a breath of relief.
"Thank you, thank you."
The middle-aged woman bowed repeatedly as she spoke with a grateful, nervous expression.
Adventurer parties were not particularly well-regarded among the nobility, but they still possessed considerable fame and prestige among commoners.
Sukama and Lilynette stood up at that moment as well. Their previous expressions returned, and they waved righteously, indicating that there was no need for thanks.
Tang Zheng's attention was no longer on that minor commotion. When Lilynette had cast Healing Magic just now, his Attribute Panel had naturally reacted.
"Skill discovered: 'Minor Healing (First-Tier).' Requires Basic Priestess, Priest Class, level 1–7. Current conditions not met..."
"'Genius' Class activated. Conversion successful. Learning conditions met. Consume 1 Skill Point to learn?"
Priestess?
Tang Zheng stared at the prompt on the Attribute Panel. While startled, an unusual gleam appeared in his eyes.
He had no intention of continuing to watch the show!
Tang Zheng turned and quickly left the area. He planned to find somewhere quiet to sort things out first.
It was currently noon.
The sunlight was somewhat scorching. Based on what Tang Zheng had asked earlier, it should be around May now, yet the temperature was already comparable to June or July in his previous life.
The Nazarick Great Underground Tomb should descend upon the New World around mid-July four years from now, so Tang Zheng had a little more than four years remaining.
The time could not be called anything but tight!
But Tang Zheng understood even more clearly that he absolutely could not rush his choice of Class Construction.
The Imperial Arena was located near the Royal City, at the foot of the hills. Thus, there was plenty of vegetation and forest nearby, separating it from the densely built Commoner District on the outskirts of the Royal Capital. From above, it looked like a green belt.
Tang Zheng found a shaded spot beneath a tree and sat down, then brought up his Attribute Panel.
[Ability Table] Innate Talent: [Player] Overall Level: 2Lv Experience Bar: 0/100 Classes: Basic Class: Genius 1Lv (Warrior, Priestess/Priest) Mid-tier Class: Sword Saint 1Lv Skill Points: 0 Passive Skills: Item Box, Slash Enhancement (1%) Active Skills: Warrior—Instant Reflection, Fourfold Slash of Light, Quick Slash Magic—Minor Healing (First-Tier) ---- Skill: "Minor Healing" Cost: 5 MP Description: Consumes mana to treat injuries and restore 10 HP. ...
Because Tang Zheng had learned the spell Minor Healing, the General Class Genius now had Priestess/Priest as additional Basic Classes that could be converted.
At this moment.
What truly surprised and concerned Tang Zheng was the Basic Caster Class, Priestess.
One could tell from the name of the Class.
It was a Class exclusive to women. In the game Overlord, there were subtle differences between the Priestess and Priest Classes.
Simply put.
Priestess leaned more toward a magic-oriented Class, while its advanced Class, High Priestess, received certain bonuses to healing.
Of course!
That was not what Tang Zheng cared about. A Class that only women could learn could actually be converted through Genius as well. This was somewhat beyond his expectations.
The appearance of this female Class.
Did it mean that he had gained a "female character buff," allowing him to advance into Classes obtainable only by female characters?
Because this concerned a Special Class!
From the anime and the light novel version, the only Special Classes Tang Zheng knew of were:
Bone Lord's [Eclipse]!
Cocytus's [Asura]!
Shalltear's [Valkyrie]!
Mare's [Disciple of Disaster]!
Demiurge's [Evil Lord]!
Victim's [Martyr]!
Albedo also possessed a Special Class, but neither the anime nor the light novel version had ever clearly mentioned its name.
Tang Zheng only knew that the ability provided by Albedo's Special Class allowed her to transfer death onto her armor, and she could do so three times. If combined with a resurrection item...
In theory, one would need to kill Albedo four times to truly kill her!
Of course, aside from those Special Classes.
There were also World Champion, World Disaster, and the like—Special Classes that were completely beyond what Tang Zheng needed to consider at present.
In the game Overlord, there obviously could not have been only these few Special Classes. However, in the New World, Tang Zheng did not even have the foundation to explore them.
Therefore, when choosing a Special Class, he could only screen candidates from among these few.
Of these six Special Classes, the first ones Tang Zheng eliminated were Eclipse, Evil Lord, and Martyr.
As the Special Class possessed by Bone Lord, Eclipse had quite clear advancement requirements. One only needed to learn every Class in the Necromancy System and reach level 95 to obtain it.
It was a Special Class obtainable only through an extreme Class Construction.
It was precisely because Tang Zheng understood its Class Construction that he eliminated it immediately. Under equal Class conditions, he did not believe he would be a match for Bone Lord.
What was more!
He was alone, while Bone Lord had several level 100 Floor Guardians assisting him. Such an extreme Class Construction would be far too easy to counter.
There was no need to say much about Evil Lord. It was obviously a Special Class that only the Demon race could advance into.
Martyr was similar, a Special Class that only the Angel race could obtain!
As for the remaining Asura, Valkyrie, and Disciple of Disaster, they did not have such harsh requirements.
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