The General Class Triggers "Genius"!

Nfirea turned to look at the little old woman walking over, an embarrassed expression on his face. "Grandmother."

"There's no place here for you to play the good Samaritan."

"You should be buying and collecting herbs while the Royal Tournament is going on."

Lizzie clasped her hands behind her back. Her wrinkled cheeks showed her impatience as she spoke in a slightly irritated tone.

"Yes, Grandmother."

Nfirea reached up and scratched his short blond hair, speaking softly.

Only after hearing their brief exchange did Tang Zheng understand why this grandmother and grandson, who should have been in the border city of E-Rantel, had appeared in the Royal City.

This thought flashed through his mind.

Tang Zheng did his best to maintain a calm expression.

Although Nfirea's grandmother Lizzie looked like an inconspicuous little old woman, barely noticeable—even in the anime, she had little presence.

She was, in fact, the most famous Pharmacist in E-Rantel, as well as a genuine Third Tier Magic Caster.

By level, she should be above Level 15. Among humans, that made her quite a formidable figure.

At the very least, Tang Zheng absolutely could not afford to provoke her right now.

Lizzie's gaze fell on Tang Zheng. She first looked at the short sword hanging from his waist, then glanced at his slightly muscular arm.

"Let's go, Nfirea." Sally withdrew her gaze without expression, turned around with her hands behind her back, and walked away.

"All right, Grandmother."

Nfirea hurriedly answered. He turned and took a step toward the street, but then paused hesitantly. After a moment, he turned back to look at Tang Zheng.

"You're here to watch Mr. Gazef fight Mr. Brain, aren't you? I heard the seats in the arena are very expensive."

"Here, take this waterskin first. If you eat rye bread without washing it down, it's easy to choke."

As he spoke, Nfirea untied a waterskin from his waist and handed it to Tang Zheng.

This guy... He's kind of annoying.

Tang Zheng's cheek twitched. If he had not genuinely understood Nfirea's personality, the sudden kindness of a stranger would easily have aroused his vigilance.

Not to mention—

As someone who had grown up an orphan, Tang Zheng had never liked this kind of inexplicable kindness.

"No..."

Tang Zheng had just begun to refuse when Nfirea forcibly stuffed the waterskin into his hands.

The sudden movement made Tang Zheng's expression shift slightly.

It was not because Nfirea had forced the waterskin on him. Rather, the instant their hands touched, the Attribute Panel suddenly displayed information.

"Buzz—"

Contact with Special Dual Basic Class holder—Alchemist (Genius), Medicine Maker (Genius). Conditions for obtaining a General Class have been triggered.

Obtain the General Class "Genius." Would you like to take the Class?

Warning! This is a General Class and cannot provide attribute bonuses.

Tang Zheng saw the information displayed on the panel, and his arm trembled involuntarily.

In the YGGDRASIL game, combat classes were divided into Basic Classes, Intermediate Classes, and Advanced/Special Classes. Aside from those, there were also noncombat General Classes.

They could also be understood as Production Classes.

For example, Pharmacist, Alchemy, Blacksmith, Farmer, Merchant, and so on. These offered no direct help in combat and were considered support professions.

But in the New World—

General Classes were not limited to Production Classes. They also included many classes that did not exist in the game at all, such as Slave, Maid, Noble, Prince, King, and Princess.

These General Classes were even less useful than Production Classes. Classes like Prince and Noble were acquired at birth, while classes like Slave were automatically obtained later in life.

This was the fundamental difference between the people of the New World and Players.

Players could actively choose whether to take a Class, while the people of the New World automatically acquired related classes based on their life experiences, even if they themselves did not wish to.

"Take the Class!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Zheng hurriedly repeated the words in his mind.

Tang Zheng, who had just been agonizing over whether to choose the Basic Class Warrior or the Basic Class Spellcaster, had decisively chosen a General Class that offered no help in combat whatsoever.

This showed just how excited he was at that moment.

General Classes truly did not directly improve one's strength, but that did not mean every General Class that did not exist in the game was useless.

Class acquired successfully—Genius: Level 1

Genius (General): This Class can replace any Basic Class or General Class and can transform into the Class required according to one's needs.

Note: Due to the Specialty of this Class, increasing its level will not raise basic attributes. After changing Classes, it does not provide the Class's traits.

Tang Zheng looked at the displayed information and forcibly suppressed his excitement.

"Are you all right?"

Nfirea looked at Tang Zheng, who was gripping his hand tightly while suddenly displaying such a drastic change in emotion. He spoke with some confusion and concern.

"Sorry, and thank you." Hearing the question, Tang Zheng came back to his senses. He hurriedly released Nfirea's hand and accepted the waterskin, speaking sincerely at the same time.

That thanks came from the bottom of his heart.

"It's nothing."

Nfirea did not notice anything unusual. He nodded at Tang Zheng, then turned and hurried away.

Watching Nfirea's departing figure, Tang Zheng took a deep breath. Excitement flickered in his eyes.

He had never expected to accidentally obtain this ultra-rare General Class.

With the Genius Class, Tang Zheng no longer needed to worry about choosing a Basic Class. It removed a major headache from his Class construction.

Most importantly, his margin for error when choosing Classes had increased tremendously.

As far as Tang Zheng knew, aside from him, there was only one other person in this world who possessed the Genius Class: the Golden Princess Renner of the Re-Estize Kingdom.

She could also be called the Princess of the Empire's Ruin.

Her Princess (General) Class had been transformed from Genius (General).

This ultra-rare and extraordinary General Class was somewhat wasted in the hands of the Golden Princess—or rather, in the hands of the people of the New World.

Only in the hands of a Player could this Class display its true power.

Tang Zheng suddenly felt as if something inside him had relaxed, like a tightly drawn string finally going slack.

The despair he had felt all this time had faded considerably. Although he had only taken a General Class, Tang Zheng suddenly felt far less lost about the future.

"I've gained another important piece of information."

Tang Zheng's eyes gleamed slightly.

Coming into contact with Nfirea had actually triggered the conditions for taking a General Class. This was something Tang Zheng had not expected.

Together with the fact that touching weapons could also activate Classes, he had already learned two important conditions for taking Classes through the Talent "Player."

However—

Since he had only obtained the General Class and had not obtained the Alchemist or Medicine Maker Classes, normal contact with other people should not be enough to trigger the conditions for taking a Class.

"It was entirely because Nfirea possesses Alchemist (Genius) and Medicine Maker (Genius)—that dual 'Genius' trait—that he accidentally triggered the General Class Genius."

Tang Zheng pondered this thoughtfully.