New Calendar, Year -2, 1/1: Class [Immortal]

Under the shimmering moonlight of the new year's "Prayer Day," the Royal Capital was filled with joy and laughter.

In front of the glass window inside the Guest House.

Lainas held a glass of white water in an exquisite porcelain bowl in her hand, leaning against the curtains, her deep blue eyes gazing at the street outside.

It was nearly midnight.

On the streets outside, one could still see many nobles drunk, and hear the sounds of luxurious carriages and horses' hooves.

"Ignorance is also a kind of happiness."

Lainas calmly observed the figures, offered a soft critique, and took a sip of water to dispel the taste of alcohol from her lips and teeth.

Was the nickname "Princess Renner" intentional or unintentional?

As it is the annual "Prayer Day," even though Lainas dislikes the hypocritical and polite aristocratic banquets, she has no choice but to attend the court banquet hosted by King Ramposa III.

The boring banquet ended.

Since the estate she purchased was located outside the Royal Capital and quite far away, she decided to stay temporarily in Guest House.

This court banquet was not merely a "singing praises" event like in previous years; all six marquises and nobles within the Kingdom were invited to attend.

This also includes powerful individuals like Gazef and Lainas.

The primary purpose was to discuss and address the pressure from the Blue Sky Dragon Lord and the Council State behind him.

The atmosphere at a banquet can be quite oppressive.

The group of nobles outside the Guest House who were able to laugh were actually the kind who knew nothing at all.

After a brief moment of thought, Lainas shook her head.

She couldn't be bothered to speculate on what that monstrous Golden Princess was thinking, and she didn't care how the Kingdom should deal with this situation.

From the very beginning, her purpose in coming to the Kingdom was to acquire a force that she could control freely, and to increase her fame, among other things.

These have been largely achieved.

Whether the Kingdom could withstand the Council State, Lainas did not know, but she did know one thing: the Kingdom would not be destroyed by the Council State.

Because that man won't let that happen.

Raise your head.

Lainas gazed through the glass window at the fairly clear night sky, a crescent moon reflected in her eyes, and let out a soft sigh.

An atmosphere of "loneliness" emerges.

Last year on "Prayer Day," she still had that foul-mouthed girl Imina arguing with her, but this year she's all alone in the Royal Capital.

Buzz!

A figure appeared out of thin air in the room.

"Teleportation magic is useful, but with so many places to Teleportation to, it can sometimes get confusing."

Tang Zheng felt the warmth in the room, patted the snowflakes off the white Priest's clothes, and looked at Lainas:

"So you're at your Guest House. I thought you were at the manor."

During this period of time.

He had been using Teleportation magic to move around, so he didn't consciously sense Lainas's location and instinctively Teleportation to the manor.

As a result, the trip was in vain.

"Owner?"

Lainas's lips parted slightly, and she spoke with a hint of surprise in her voice.

"Looks like you've already eaten. Are you still hungry?"

Tang Zheng smiled and spoke. He could smell the alcohol on Renas, who had clearly just attended a banquet that nobles liked to hold.

"A little." Lainas raised her hand and touched her slender, flat stomach, speaking with a smile.

"Let's go then."

Where to?

"You want to see Imina, so of course you're going to her place."

A fleeting ripple appeared.

Tang Zheng and Lainas disappeared from the Guest House room.

Deep in the Great Forest of Evasha.

New Moon Lake.

This place was originally the capital of the Elf Kingdom, but after the Elf King fled and the capital was captured, it was temporarily controlled and occupied by the Slane Theocracy.

But now...

The Theocracy's forces have left, Elf alliance has reoccupied the area.

Currently, the Elf alliance led by Imina is negotiating with the frontline forces of the Slane Theocracy.

The war, which lasted for several months, brought great gains to the Theocracy, especially the defeat of the Elf King, a huge threat, at the hands of Zesshi Zetsumei, and the escape of the Wolf Fox to this place.

This is the greatest victory in a war that has lasted for hundreds of years!

Continuing to fight is pointless.

A village of oddly shaped treehouses lies deep within New Moon Lake, inside a massive, overgrown tree.

Lainas's face was full of curiosity, her hands occasionally tapping and stroking the treehouse, a structure completely different from humans, yet with a fairly spacious interior.

How was this treehouse built?

"It's using the Priest magic of the Forest Elf race," Imina's smug voice came from behind.

Magic?

Lainas was not disappointed by the answer; instead, she became even more concerned.

"Can this kind of magic be widely adopted?"

Using magic alone, a large tree can be transformed into a treehouse space suitable for human habitation; if this could be applied to human living spaces...

It can save more resources and is well worth promoting.

"No, that won't work."

As expected, a dissenting voice rang out from Imina: "The Priest of the Forest Elf can not only turn trees into wooden houses through magic, but they can even build simple wooden suspension bridges where trees connect."

"But this is a unique technology of the Elf, and the trees are not ordinary trees, but special species cultivated by the Forest Elf. Only Forest Elf Tree can be planted."

Listen to this answer.

Lainas shrugged slightly in disappointment before turning around to look at the warm interior of the treehouse, illuminated by the dim magical light, where a wooden table shaped like a tree stump with tree rings stood.

The table was filled with all sorts of strange food ingredients that Lainas didn't recognize most of.

Tang Zheng was sitting to one side, using magic to control a piece of dough, which was constantly changing shape in mid-air.

Imina then arranged various chopped ingredients together, making it look more like she was researching some kind of potion than preparing food.

"All right."

Lainas stepped forward, looking at Imina whose hands were clumsy and whose face was even covered in flour, and walked up to her expressionlessly:

"So during the time you disappeared, you transformed yourself into the king of the Elf Kingdom."

"Wrong!"

Imina looked up, a cunning glint and a smug look in her amber eyes:

"It's the Speaker of the General Council!"

"The Elf Kingdom is not suited to a harsh approach to governance at this time."

"Therefore, at Tang's suggestion, the parliamentary system of the Council State was adopted, with council members elected by the chiefs or leaders of each Elf tribe."

"To jointly rule the current Elf Kingdom!"

Looking at Imina's enthusiastic and smug expression.

Lainas rolled her eyes, but she was also happy for Imina.

Whether it's Kingdom or an empire, they all harbor some degree of hostility or contempt towards non-human races.

She could sense that Imina seemed to be doing quite well here.

"Owner."

Lainas, too lazy to argue with Imina, sat down next to Tang Zheng, looking at the ingredients on the table with great curiosity:

What are these ingredients used for?

"A type of food."

Tang Zheng said with a hint of nostalgia.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to help!" Imina shouted.

Inside the treehouse.

The chaotic and noisy sounds of Lainas and Imina could be heard from time to time.

It ultimately took more than an hour.

The air was filled with fragrance and steaming hot vapor.

Food that Lainas and Imina had never seen before was placed in front of them.

"The appearance hasn't changed much."

Lainas lowered her head and asked curiously, "Dough that looks like minced meat."

"Bread and hot pastries?" Imina.

It was placed in front of everyone.

They are all delicate and small, shaped like a crescent moon, with small, upright, crescent-shaped bumps on top.

The thin, translucent dough wraps around a meat filling whose color shines through.

Lainas and Imina looked at Tang Zheng curiously. The appearance of this food was different from the cooking methods they were familiar with, and it did not belong to the food of the Kingdom and the empire.

"It's a food preparation method I've heard about by chance, and I wanted to try it today to celebrate the new year."

Tang Zheng met their gazes, smiled, and said softly, "So far, it seems to be going quite well."

Imina breathed a slight sigh of relief; she had just been worried that she hadn't done a good job.

"Master," Lainas tucked a strand of blonde hair behind her ear, "Does this food have a name?"

"A name?"

The word "dumplings" that Tang Zheng was about to say had already turned into:

"The Crescent Moon's Secret Box."

Say this name!

Tang Zheng paused slightly, a fleeting look of helplessness crossing his face.

Without realizing it, I've developed a habit of subconsciously hiding anything that might reveal my personal information.

"A beautiful name!"

"It matches the New Moon Lake next to it perfectly."

"What are you doing?"

"Of course we're going to start!"

"Mmm... Delicious!"

"Ah, that's natural. All the ingredients are specialties from the Great Forest of Evasha."

"The flour is made from the roots and stems of the silver leaf yam, which grows parasitically under the tree roots. It is carefully ground, and the water used is morning dew and the juice of flower moss."

"And the fillings include jade mushrooms, Cloudflower Deer, Queen Bee Flower Nectar, and so on."

That's really good.

As Tang Zheng chewed, he savored the aroma spreading in his mouth, but his expression remained unchanged; this was not a flavor that bothered him.

It's not so much the taste that I miss, but the feeling!

"No wonder it tastes so strange." Tang Zheng swallowed the food in his mouth and said calmly.

Lainas and Imina paused in their arguing.

"But it's not bad," Tang Zheng added.

Lainas and the other woman immediately smiled. It was nearing the end of the year, and the reason they were staying with him was because Lainas and Imina were the first two women to follow him.

certainly.

Tang Zheng didn't forget the others either.

He had already held a bonfire dinner for the Verdant Leaf Witch and the others in the Abelion Hills, while Enri had temporarily left the Abelion Hills and returned to Ye Lantier.

Because of the previous incident involving the Evil Tree Incident, all the villagers of Carne Village have moved away from their original village and are temporarily living in "Ye Lantier".

With the wealth Enri had accumulated, it wouldn't be difficult to support the entire village, especially with the energy from Tang Zheng's [Eight Fingers].

Not only would relocating to Yelantier be no problem, but relocating to the Royal Capital would also be no issue, and even work could be arranged.

Tang Zheng also made a trip to "Despair Valley" in the past few days, as it is another stronghold of his and needs to be monitored.

January 1st, 2 years prior to the New Calendar.

0:01.

Tang Zheng stood by the wooden window of the treehouse, looking at the snow-covered jungle, and murmured to himself, "Closer again."

A thought struck me.

The Attribute Panel is brought up.

A brand new profession, [Immortal], has been added to the profession list.

This is what I learned from my conversation with Fluder some time ago; Tang Zheng wasn't initially very interested in this profession.

His current class system includes not only magic and Warrior classes, but also Ninja assassin classes.

In terms of the types of jobs, it's already quite "mixed".

This led to Tang Zheng having little desire to Job Advancement. However, in his conversations with Fluder, he discovered that Fluder could grant him a state of "immortality," and that it wasn't just about the ritual.

It's highly likely that it's also related to [Immortal]!

Otherwise, Fluder could have allowed others to perform the "Longevity Magic Ritual," instead of having to use it only on himself as he does now.

After Job Advancement this job.

Tang Zheng realized that he might have underestimated this profession.

Occupation: Immortal; Level: High-tier Class Ability Effects:

passive·

"Additional System - Immortal Arts": Through observation and ancient meditation, and by harmonizing one's own energy with that of nature, one finally comprehends the unique techniques belonging to the Immortal profession - Immortal Arts.

"Yin-Yang Circulation": The rising and setting of the sun and moon, the transformation of Yin and Yang, make you realize that everything in the world has two sides. You can apply this to your Immortal Arts, and switch your Immortal Arts to either a "Yin" or "Yang" form.

"Ancient Wisdom of Mutual Generation": When alternating between different elemental techniques, after completing a single cycle, the power of the next cycle...

The four elements increase the effect by 15%, and the five elements increase it by 20%. The effect is canceled if interrupted.

(PS: Fire → Earth → Wind → Water)

"Body-wide Cycle": Through enlightenment, a subtle balance is achieved between the mind and the body at a higher spiritual level. The mana cost is reduced by 1 point for each level the profession gains (maximum 5 points).

Active: Class Skill 1 - 5Lv

[Immortal Arts: Harmony of Unity of Heaven and Man, Everlasting Vitality]:

When health is at full, continuing to heal will result in overflow healing, which will be converted into a transparent shield equal to 50% of the current health.

(Note: Each level increases HP, MP, Magic Attack, and Magic Defense by 15 points.)

introduce:

Magic is a brutal command.

Immortal Arts are an elegant resonance.

We follow the cycle of Yin and Yang and balance, drawing strength from the natural world.

This is not plunder, but an ancient art.

Four passive abilities!

This isn't just any High-tier Class; it's a class like [Cursed Knight] or [Ninja].

"The passive abilities ' Yin-Yang Circulation ' and ' Ancient Wisdom of Mutual Generation ' clearly make the [Immortal] class lean towards a manipulation-type magic class."

A look of reminiscence crossed Tang Zheng's eyes:

"If I remember correctly, among the Mental Magic Caster classes, there are also classes like [Onmyoji], which also possess independent Yin and Yang attributes."

"It's not a template, is it?"

Although Tang Zheng internally complained like this, he was quite concerned about the four passive skills of the profession.

Unlike the simple and easy-to-understand passives of [Cursed Knight] and [Ninja], the passive information of [Immortal] is significantly more complex.

In a game, this would be nothing more than a simple numerical description, but in a real New World, the passive information presented is far more than just a simple introduction.

"Fluder's ability to research the ' Longevity Magic Ritual,' granting him 'immortality,' may be closely related to the [Immortal] passive ability."

Tang Zheng thought to himself silently.

"Owner."

"Tang."

Tang Zheng pulled himself out of his thoughts and turned around to look behind him.

"Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

Lainas and Imina stepped forward, exchanged a glance, and simultaneously pulled out the gifts they had prepared beforehand from their pockets and handed them over.

"Happy New Year," Tang Zheng chuckled.