I Want to Become Immortal looked utterly bewildered, seemingly intimidated by the game's complex class system. After pondering for a long while, he suddenly asked, "So if I want to unlock a Magic Class, do you have any advice, sis?"
"Heh, you really dare to ask. Everyone wants to switch to a Magic Class, but how could it be that easy? I'm not even sure how I want to play yet. I do have some theoretical speculation on the subject, but let me be clear first: a friend told me all these theories, and I can't be sure whether they're true."
I Want to Become Immortal said sincerely, "Just tell me, sis. Whether it works or not isn't your responsibility."
Xiao Jie immediately pricked up his ears as well.
Although Ye Luo sounded humble, he felt this girl definitely knew what she was doing.
"Mm, then I'll explain. Different [Jobs] require specific attributes to obtain. For example, gathering herbs requires high Perception.
And Jobs are often related to classes. For instance, if you've worked the [Hunter] job, there's a high chance the [Archer] class will appear at level 10.
If you've been a [Woodcutter], then at level 10, Swordsman or Ranger may very well appear.
So in theory, there must be Jobs related to Magic Classes. As long as you obtain one of those Jobs, you can unlock a Magic Class once you reach the required level.
Naturally, those Jobs also have corresponding attribute requirements. For example, if you want to cultivate immortality, your Spirituality must be high. If you raise your Spirituality beforehand, you might trigger a Serendipitous Encounter related to cultivation and unlock a Job like Daoist Disciple.
For example, you might meet some mysterious expert who sees that your Spirituality is high and that you're promising cultivation material, then perhaps takes you on as a disciple.
Once you become a Daoist Disciple, Daoist classes can naturally appear later on."
Xiao Jie nodded to himself as he listened. That logic deserved full marks.
But Ye Luo continued, "However, just as I said before, this is only speculation. If you dump a bunch of attribute points into Spirituality but ultimately fail to encounter a Serendipitous Encounter or unlock a Magic Class, those points will have been wasted. A Physical Class stacked with Spirituality is basically trash, and fighting monsters to level up will become especially difficult."
That was right. If all his attribute points went into Spirituality, leveling would definitely become a problem.
Yet after hearing this, Xiao Jie felt it made perfect sense. As for the level issue, an idea suddenly struck him, and he spotted a key point.
"What if I lock my level? Say I reach level 9, put all my attributes into Spirituality, and then try to trigger a Serendipitous Encounter. As long as I don't level up, I won't lock in my class, which means I'll have unlimited time to search for that kind of Serendipitous Encounter."
Ye Luo let out a surprised little sound.
"You're pretty good at Drawing Parallels, aren't you? Yes, theoretically, that would work. My friend told me about this method, and quite a few people know it too. Many players who reach level 9, 19, or 29 without triggering a Magic Class Serendipitous Encounter will likely stop leveling entirely, all so they can find the encounter they want.
They wander all over the world.
But a level 9 alt wandering around the whole world is very dangerous. Usually, you need a high-level main account protecting you before you dare do that. None of the maps related to immortals, demons, or ghosts are low-level. Most players who lock their levels do so at level 19 or 29."
Just as expected.
There would never be a shortage of smart people. If he could think of this method, others could think of it too.
Xiao Jie looked at the level above Ye Luo's head. Level 8.
Could this girl be locking her level too?
He suspected it because Ye Luo knew far too much and didn't seem like a newcomer at all. Her manner also gave off an especially confident feeling, as if she were some top player leveling an alt, making the thought hard to avoid.
"Sis, what route are you planning to take?" I Want to Become Immortal couldn't help asking again.
Ye Luo replied calmly, "That question is outside the scope of this consultation. I have no comment."
Xiao Jie thought the kid was still too rash. How could he casually ask such a sensitive question? Still, he felt Ye Luo had definitely already planned her route, and it was probably a class related to Perception.
"Then aside from Divine General, what other dual-class professions are there?"
"I don't know many. A lot of classes may not have been discovered yet. After all, in a game with no room for error, the cost of trial and error is too high. Many people tend toward conservative choices and choose paths others have already blazed.
Also, the information I obtained was from quite a while ago. Perhaps more classes have been developed recently.
These are roughly the ones I know.
Martial General + Divine Prayer = Divine General.
Martial General + Spirit Master = Netherworld Ghost General.
Daoist + Spirit Master = Celestial Master.
Beast Tamer + Shaman/Daoist = Sorcerer.
Swordswoman + Swordsman = Heroic Knight.
I know quite a few advanced classes, though.
Swordswoman—Sword Master—Sword Saint.
Martial General—Elite Cavalry Officer—General of Agile Cavalry.
Daoist—Formation Master—Mystic Gate Evasion Master.
Daoist—Thunder Law Master—Thunder Controlling True Man.
Daoist—Illusionist—Evil Daoist.
The Daoist class has many advancements and a lot of different development paths...
Thief—Flying Thief—Sky Soaring Bandit.
Martial Monk—Martial Monk Master—Arhat Monk.
Archer—Sharpshooter..."
"Wait a second. Why do all those later ones only have one advancement?"
"Who knows? Maybe they truly only have one advancement, or maybe no one has uncovered their later advancements yet. Of course, as I said, this information is all fairly old.
Also, classes have different ranks. The harder a class is to unlock, the better the specialties it usually grants. For example, Martial General is much better than Spearman. Both are basic classes, but Martial General not only comes with Riding, it also has aura skills.
But it's also much harder to unlock. Before level 10, you need to reach Proficient in any weapon skill and Proficient in Riding, while also raising your reputation with your provincial government to Respected before you can lock in the class.
Spearman and Battle Axe Warrior, on the other hand, can appear as long as you use the corresponding weapon. They're the most generic classes.
There's another problem with this type of class: their class skills are completely useless in real life. They're not even as good as Qi Practitioner or Flying Thief, which at least possess some supernatural abilities."
Xiao Jie thought, exactly. Even if he wanted to play a Physical Class, he should at least choose one that knew inner energy or Light Body Technique. At least then he could show off a little in real life.
If he became a Spearman or Axe Warrior, aside from not needing a stunt double when filming movies, he really couldn't think of any use for it.
He could become an athlete or Fighter by stacking attribute points, but that was about it.
Of course, Magic Classes were still the best. Magic, after all—just casually learning a few tricks would make real life incredibly enjoyable. And when he thought about it carefully,
combat spells weren't actually all that valuable. The truly useful ones were support skills like healing spells, Disease Removal Technique, Invisibility Spell, and Circle Light Spell...
The more Xiao Jie thought about it, the more he felt I Want to Become Immortal's decision to trade for information had been incredibly farsighted. This information was absolutely worth far more than one or two pieces of equipment.
Still, Ye Luo was quite straightforward. He had only asked, yet she had revealed so much.
That made him even more certain that she was a top player.
"All right, that's all I know. If there are no more questions, I have something to do. Please excuse me, you two." Ye Luo turned to leave, but after taking a few steps, she turned back around.
In a sincere tone, she said, "A little personal advice: you'd both better not aim too high and think about all sorts of irrelevant things right now. First figure out how to survive in the game. After all, you only have one life."
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