[Asura], [Valkyrie], [Disciple of Disaster].
Of these three Special Classes,
Tang Zheng had initially set his sights on [Disciple of Disaster].
Mare was a Dark Elf, a human subspecies, so he had no Racial Classes. His build consisted entirely of 100 levels of Class Construction.
That also meant this Special Class had no racial prerequisites!
Tang Zheng had learned quite a bit about Mare's classes. Combined with the margin for error provided by the "Genius" class, perhaps wasting one or two Mid-tier Classes would be enough to forcibly deduce the Special Class [Disciple of Disaster].
As for the other two—
[Asura] was the Special Class Cocytus possessed.
Tang Zheng had specifically researched these Special Classes. Based on the limited information in Cocytus's Attribute Table, [Asura] did not seem to have any obvious connection to his Class Construction.
He suspected this Special Class was acquired through some special tool or item.
Then there was [Valkyrie].
In the anime and light novels, only two people were currently known to possess this class: Shalltear, and Zesshi Zetsumei.
Both of them were women.
Tang Zheng had no choice but to suspect this was a Special Class only women could obtain.
With that information in mind,
Tang Zheng could only focus on [Disciple of Disaster]. But now, the appearance of "Priestess" might have given him a "female character BUFF."
So!
He might be able to obtain the Special Class [Valkyrie].
"Shalltear's [Valkyrie] has a much clearer Class Construction than Mare's [Disciple of Disaster]."
Tang Zheng took a deep breath. As he recalled everything he knew about Shalltear, he raised a finger and began sketching on the ground.
As one of the two characters besides the Bone Lord who appeared most often in both the anime and light novels, she naturally had the most information revealed about her.
Shalltear's level build was:
Racial Level 20 Lv + Class Level 80 Lv = Overall Level 100 Lv.
The classes shown on her Attribute Table were:
Valkyrie/Lancer 5 Lv, Cursed Knight 5 Lv, and Priest 10 Lv.
In the light novels, two more classes were revealed besides those three: Blood Drinker and Cursed Caster.
Tang Zheng was certain those two were High-tier Classes.
The reason he was so certain
was that "Blood Drinker" possessed an exclusive skill called "Blood Pool," which had been demonstrated during Shalltear's battle with the Bone Lord.
As for Cursed Caster, the novels mentioned that the class had a negative effect: whenever Shalltear touched blood, she would fall into a frenzy.
In the anime, when Shalltear first encountered Nail Clipper and attacked those humans before suddenly going berserk, that was because of this class.
It simply had not been explicitly pointed out in the anime.
In the game "Overlord," classes with negative effects were all relatively powerful High-tier Classes, restricted to a certain extent by those drawbacks.
So!
Valkyrie/Lancer 5 Lv
Cursed Knight 5 Lv
Priest 10 Lv
Blood Drinker 5 Lv
Cursed Caster 5 Lv
These were all the classes Tang Zheng currently knew Shalltear possessed, totaling 25 levels, leaving 55 levels unaccounted for.
The information still seemed too sparse, as though a clear deduction remained impossible!
But!
"I'm a science student, after all." Tang Zheng grinned, his entire body slipping into an excited state, as if he had returned to the mindset of solving puzzle games in his previous life.
He quickly drew circles around the two classes he had written on the ground!
First, he set aside the Special Class [Valkyrie]. "Priest" was a Basic Class and did not require much attention.
Next,
Tang Zheng knew little about "Blood Drinker," so he could set that aside as well.
That left the remaining two High-tier Classes, both of which should have independent prerequisite Class Constructions!
Following the logic of solving a math problem, he could include the "unknowns" and forcibly derive the "knowns"!
Basic Warrior Class (unknown) 15 Lv → Mid-tier Warrior Class (unknown) 10 Lv → Cursed Knight 5 Lv = 30 Lv
Basic Caster Class (unknown) 15 Lv → Mid-tier Caster Class (unknown) 10 Lv → Cursed Caster 5 Lv = 30 Lv
Then, 60 Lv + Valkyrie/Lancer 5 Lv + Blood Drinker 5 Lv + Priest 10 Lv = 80 Lv.
Exactly 80 Class Levels!
Shalltear's information suddenly became completely clear!
The High-tier Class "Blood Drinker" was a High-tier Racial Class exclusive to the Vampire race!
Among all those classes, the only one that stood out was the Basic Class "Priest."
The other person with [Valkyrie] was Zesshi Zetsumei of the Theocracy!
Among the currently known powerful characters, Zesshi Zetsumei was the only one whose Class Construction was completely clear:
Warrior: 10 Lv
Berserker: 10 Lv
Master Fighter: 10 Lv
Lesser Valkyrie/All-Rounder: 5 Lv
Weapon Master: 7 Lv
Thief: 1 Lv
Assassin: 5 Lv
Executioner: 10 Lv
Priest: 10 Lv
High Priest: 10 Lv
Inquisitor: 10 Lv
She possessed eleven classes, with an Overall Level of 88.
Judging by levels alone, Zesshi Zetsumei stood in the first tier of the New World. But looking at her Class Construction, it was simply an utter mess.
Her build combined the three major class lines of Warrior, Thief, and Divine System Magic Caster. As a result, Zesshi Zetsumei's overall strength was actually far below that of a Player at the same level.
The Special Class [Lesser Valkyrie] Zesshi Zetsumei possessed could be understood as an inferior version of a true Valkyrie.
The reason for this was that Zesshi Zetsumei had not met the true prerequisites for [Valkyrie], resulting in an incomplete phenomenon unique to the New World.
For example,
for a High-tier Class like [Ninja], which required reaching level 60 or above to learn, people in the New World could obtain it simply by learning its skills first.
But Special Classes were different. Such classes had exceedingly strict prerequisites!
Tang Zheng guessed that Zesshi Zetsumei had indirectly acquired this class through her Innate Talent. However, because of the harsh prerequisites inherent to Special Classes, she could only obtain an inferior version.
The only class Shalltear and Zesshi Zetsumei both possessed was [Priest].
As the Theocracy's trump card, it was perfectly normal for Zesshi Zetsumei to have the Priest class. But Shalltear was Undead Race!
She was clearly an undead Vampire, yet she possessed the utterly incompatible holy class "Priest," and had not even raised it to its maximum level.
There was only one possible reason for doing that—
to fulfill some condition!
A sharp gleam flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes, and excitement appeared on his face. He slammed his palm against the ground. "Got you, [Valkyrie]!"
The game "YGGDRASIL" was actually based on Norse mythology.
The so-called "Valkyrie" did not originally exist as a concept in early mythology. They were instead called "Valkyries," meaning devourers of corpses—in short, a synonym for evil.
Later, they gradually evolved into "women who chose the slain," becoming sacred figures. The legendary Valhalla also had a certain connection to Valkyries.
Setting that background aside for now!
The prerequisites for [Valkyrie] were very likely: female, the Basic Class "Priest," and the High-tier Class "Cursed Knight"!
The reason it was Cursed Knight rather than Cursed Caster was that [Valkyrie] was a Warrior-specialized class, not a Caster-specialized class.
"Whew~"
Tang Zheng patted the dust from his hands, let out a long breath, then raised his foot and wiped away all the seemingly chaotic Chinese characters on the ground.
Although no one in this world could recognize Chinese characters, it never hurt to be careful!
"For the High-tier Class Cursed Knight, according to the game's settings, not only do you need to reach level 60 or above, you also need to meet the prerequisite Class Construction."
"However, based on how Job Advancement works in the New World, you can directly obtain a High-tier Class by learning its skills first."
Tang Zheng braced his hands on his knees, stood up, patted the dust from his backside, and muttered with a smile,
"If I remember correctly, there's someone in the Baharuth Empire who possesses the Cursed Knight class."
Learning the prerequisites for a "Special Class" did not give him absolute certainty, but at least he now had a chance to try.
Tang Zheng's heart settled slightly.
"That person from the Baharuth Empire won't disappear."
"So next, I first need to raise my level, then head to the Baharuth Empire and obtain the High-tier Class Cursed Knight."
With a clear goal in mind, Tang Zheng no longer hesitated. He got up and headed toward the Adventurer's Guild.
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