Nfirea turned to look at the little old woman approaching him, an embarrassed expression appearing on his face. "Grandmother."
"This is not a place for you to indulge your kindness."
"During the Royal Tournament, what you should be doing is buying and collecting medicinal herbs."
Lizzie clasped her hands behind her back. Irritation showed on her wrinkled face as she spoke with a hint of anger.
"Yes, Grandmother."
Nfirea scratched his short golden hair and spoke softly.
Hearing the brief exchange between the two, Tang Zheng finally understood why this grandmother and grandson pair, who should have been in the border city of E-Rantel, had appeared in the Royal Capital.
The thought flashed through his mind.
Tang Zheng did his best to maintain a calm expression.
Don't be fooled by Nfirea's grandmother Lizzie looking like an unremarkable little old lady, with barely any presence even in the anime.
She was E-Rantel's most famous Potion Maker, and a genuine Third-Tier Magic Caster.
By level standards, she should have been above level fifteen. Even among humans, she counted as a formidable figure.
At the very least, the current Tang Zheng absolutely could not afford to provoke her.
Lizzie's gaze fell on Tang Zheng. She first glanced at the short sword hanging from his waist, then swept her eyes over his somewhat muscular arms.
"Let's go, Nfirea." Sally expressionlessly withdrew her gaze, turned around with her hands behind her back, and left.
"Alright, Grandmother."
Nfirea quickly agreed. He took a step toward the street, then paused hesitantly before turning back to Tang Zheng.
"You came to watch Mr. Gazef fight Mr. Brain, right? I heard the Imperial Arena's spectator seats are really expensive."
"Um, take this water skin first. If you eat rye bread without soaking it in water, it's easy to choke."
As Nfirea spoke, he untied a water skin from his waist and handed it to Tang Zheng.
This guy... was a little annoying.
Tang Zheng's cheek twitched. If he had not known Nfirea's personality well, this sudden kindness from a stranger would have easily made him wary.
What's more—
Having grown up as an orphan, Tang Zheng had never liked this kind of inexplicable kindness.
"No—"
Tang Zheng had just been about to refuse when Nfirea forcibly stuffed the water skin into his hand.
The sudden movement!
Made Tang Zheng's expression change slightly.
Not because Nfirea had forced the water skin on him, but because the Attribute Panel had suddenly displayed information the instant they came into contact.
"Buzz—" "Contact with a special dual Basic Class holder—Alchemist (Genius), Pharmacist (Genius). General Class acquisition requirements triggered." "General Class 'Genius' acquired. Proceed with Job Advancement?" "Attention! This is a General Class and cannot provide attribute bonuses."
Tang Zheng's arm could not help trembling as he looked at the information displayed on the panel.
In the game YGGDRASIL, combat classes were divided into Basic Classes, Mid-tier Classes, and high-tier/Special Classes. Beyond those were non-combat General Classes.
They could also be understood as Production Classes!
For example, Potion Maker, Alchemy, blacksmith, Farmer, merchant, and similar classes that provided no direct help in combat were support professions.
But in the New World—
General Classes did not merely include Production Classes. They also included many professions that did not exist in the game at all, such as slaves, maids, nobles, princes, kings, princesses, and so on.
These General Classes were even less useful than Production Classes. Things like "prince" and "noble" were innate, while classes such as "slave" were automatically acquired later through one's circumstances.
This was also the fundamental difference between New World inhabitants and Players.
Players could actively choose whether to undergo Job Advancement, while New World inhabitants automatically acquired related classes due to their different life experiences, even if they themselves did not want them.
"Job Advancement!"
With almost no hesitation, Tang Zheng hurriedly muttered in his heart.
Tang Zheng, who had just been agonizing over whether to choose the Warrior Basic Class or the Caster Basic Class, had unhesitatingly chosen a General Class that offered no improvement to combat whatsoever.
That showed—
Just how excited he was at that moment.
General Classes indeed offered no direct improvement to one's strength, but that did not mean all the General Classes that did not exist in the game were worthless in the New World.
"Job Advancement successful—Genius: Lv. 1" "Genius (General): This class can replace any Basic Class or General Class, allowing the required class to be changed according to one's needs." "Note: Due to this class's Specialness, raising its level will not increase base attributes. After changing classes, class traits will not be retained."
Tang Zheng looked at the displayed information and forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart.
"Are you alright?"
Nfirea looked at Tang Zheng, who was tightly gripping his hand and whose mood had suddenly changed, then asked with confusion and concern.
"Sorry, thank you." Hearing the question, Tang Zheng came back to his senses. He quickly released Nfirea's hand, took the water skin, and spoke earnestly.
That thanks was completely sincere!
"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 flashing in his eyes.
He had not expected to accidentally obtain such an ultra-rare General Class!
With the "Genius" class, Tang Zheng would no longer need to worry about choosing a Basic Class. It removed a major problem from his Class Construction.
Most importantly, it greatly increased his room for error in class selection!
As far as Tang Zheng knew, besides himself, there was one other person in this world who possessed the "Genius" class: Renner, the Golden Princess of the Re-Estize Kingdom.
Calling her the "Destroyer Princess" would work as well.
Her "Princess (General)" class had been transformed from "Genius (General)."
This ultra-rare General Class was, in the Golden Princess's hands—or rather, in the hands of New World humans—actually somewhat wasted.
Only in the hands of a Player could this class display its true power.
Tang Zheng suddenly felt a weight lift from his heart, like a tightly drawn string finally loosening.
The despair he had been carrying all along faded considerably. Although he had merely undergone Job Advancement into a General Class, Tang Zheng suddenly no longer felt so lost about the future.
"I've obtained another important piece of information."
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up slightly.
Coming into contact with Nfirea had actually triggered the requirements for Job Advancement into a General Class. This surprised Tang Zheng.
Along with the fact that touching weapons could trigger classes, he had already learned two important pieces of information about the Innate Talent "Player."
However!
Since he had only obtained a General Class and had not obtained the Alchemist or Pharmacist class, ordinary contact with others probably could not trigger Job Advancement.
"Was it entirely because Nfirea possessed the dual 'Genius' traits of Alchemist (Genius) and Pharmacist (Genius) that the General Class 'Genius' was accidentally triggered?"
Tang Zheng thought to himself.
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