a03 Version! Skill System!

Chapter 33 a03 Version! Skill System!

[a03 Update Announcement: Skill System! After unremitting efforts by the Calamity Online development team, the skill system is finally implemented! The citizens of the Great Cemetery can finally use skills!

Players who meet the skill learning requirements can go to the NPC store to purchase Skill Books.

Note: Skill Books have no physical form, and are automatically used by default after purchase! See the instruction video for release methods!]

Demon Lord Territory, NPC store.

Sarah, standing behind the counter, once again successfully suppressed the yawn that reached her lips. However, the tears in the corners of her eyes and her drooping beast ears had already betrayed the weariness she had accumulated throughout the day.

Although Lord Demon Lord had instructed her to act as a salesperson here, her job was actually just standing.

She couldn't understand what these skeletons were saying at all.

She didn't even realize at first that the creaking sounds were actually communication.

Besides that, they seemed to pay with their minds when they bought things, not even needing a cashier.

She only needed to take the things they needed and hand them to them based on whether the Magic Crystals on the table were glowing or not.

However, even if this job was boring, it was much better than wandering outside.

The only downside was that Lord Demon Lord's servants looked a little scary, but she got used to it after looking at them for a while.

In short, in order to live up to the Roasted Mutton Skewer given by Lord Demon Lord, she still showed the energy she should have—

At least.

She couldn't fall asleep during work hours! Just as Sarah slapped her cheeks for the third time, the two Skeleton Soldiers standing in front of the counter, who seemed to be wavering, finally seemed to be making a decision.

"Have you thought about it? Do you really want to learn this skill?" Hu Wan looked at One Leaf Knows Autumn and said seriously.

Although this game doesn't explicitly limit the number of skills players can learn, and it's theoretically possible to learn both warrior and mage skills at the same time, there is a fatal trap here.

That is the stat point allocation rule! Take warriors as an example.

According to the Official Website forum, most skills based on the "Dragon God Faction" system—that is, traditional warrior skills—consume a small amount of MP and a medium amount of HP when released.

In this game, HP represents not only health points, but also a comprehensive reflection of vitality and stamina.

In other words, it is "health points."

Exhausting HP will not directly kill you, but it will completely lose your ability to act, that is, fall into a near-death state.

It is equivalent to exhausting your stamina!

Therefore, for a warrior, if he wants to strengthen his combat endurance, he must prioritize upgrading his constitution, and if he wants to increase the damage of a single skill, he must increase his strength! Mages are different. Intelligence and spirit are the top priorities. Adding a little more strength is a waste.

However, the contradiction lies here.

The experience gained through physical attacks and physical training, and the attribute points eventually increased by upgrading, will definitely be allocated to strength or constitution!

Therefore, when a player chooses a warrior's skill, he will most likely only go further and further down this path.

Unless you don't use that skill at all.

Hu Wan believed that he could see this, and One Leaf Knows Autumn couldn't possibly not see it.

However, One Leaf Knows Autumn's answer was calmer than he expected.

"Well, I've already considered it."

As the words fell, he reached out and selected the payment button on the player interface.

As soon as the purchase was completed, the skill was automatically loaded into his skill tree.

[Learned Skill: Slaughter!]

[Description: A common skill for adventurers! Accumulate the "Extraordinary Power" of the whole body, in the form of "Qi", and gather it on the blade! After charging, swing forward with force, causing Qi-based physical damage to the area 1-2 meters in front! Damage value is affected by Strength attribute!]

[Minimum Release Requirement: Black Iron-level or above]

[How to Use: See video link for details]

This game is unexpectedly realistic.

If you want to release skills, you not only have to silently recite the name of the skill and imagine the appearance of the skill, but also learn it according to the gourd and draw a scoop according to the video, and even remember the mental method of the "Dragon God Faction" combat skill.

In short, it is to imagine Extraordinary Power as a form of Qi and inject it into the weapon.

Why bother? Wouldn't it be better to set it to automatic?

However, for technical players like him, this may not be a bad thing.

If the rhythm of the skill's "pre-motion" and "post-motion" can be determined by the player, then players with better consciousness and better operation will undoubtedly be able to play a stronger rhythm.

One Leaf Knows Autumn watched the video repeatedly on the skill page, carefully memorizing every detail.

I'll go to the Maze to try it out later!

Looking at One Leaf Knows Autumn, who was "silent", Hu Wan suddenly felt a little guilty.

"I remember you wanted to be a mage... Ah, if it's to carry me, you don't have to, anyway, I don't feel like I need skills."

Hearing this, One Leaf Knows Autumn was slightly stunned, and immediately knew that this brother had misunderstood something, so he said with a wry smile.

"It's not to that extent, it's really not to carry you or anything, this is completely my personal choice after weighing the pros and cons."

Hu Wan: "Can I hear the reason?"

One Leaf Knows Autumn did not hide it, and said with a smile.

"You'll understand if you think about it from another angle. If you don't learn skills and level up through basic attacks, the final growth attributes are actually added to the three physical attributes, right?"

"That's right... Wait, is it different if you have skills?" Hu Wan looked at him in astonishment, and suddenly realized something.

"Spirit!"

The Netherworld Fire shaking in the skull faintly flickered, and One Leaf Knows Autumn continued.

"Using skills, even physical skills, can also exercise mental power! The difference is just how much!"

"I see..." A gleam of light also flashed in Hu Wan's skeletal eyes, "Instead of allocating all attribute points to Strength, it's better to divert some to Spirit, right?"

One Leaf Knows Autumn: "It's more than that. According to our previous monster-killing rhythm, the Cave Spider basically can't touch us, and the attribute points I get from leveling up are almost all thrown into Strength. Considering that releasing physical skills will actively consume a certain amount of HP, maybe we can divert some of the attribute points that were originally destined to be allocated to Strength to Constitution."

"I see... You're brilliant, brother!"

Looking at the enlightened Hu Wan, One Leaf Knows Autumn continued with a smile.

"For mages, the Constitution stat is definitely more useful than the Strength stat. At worst, I can become a magic tank."

"In short, it's about choosing the lesser of two evils... I can't just sit around waiting for the Official Website to update the mage gameplay."

According to the Official Website, it seems like we'll be able to reincarnate into other species in the future, but it doesn't seem to support stat resets?

If that's the case, he has to carefully consider every single stat point.

Even if some stat points are destined to be wasted, he has to try to waste them in places that are at least somewhat useful.

Meanwhile, with the release of version a03, the Calamity Online Official Website forum unsurprisingly became lively again.

Knowledge Explosion: "I'll be damned! 50,000 for a Skill Book! I just want to know how much a piece of bread costs! (Angry)"

Xiao Wan Can't Get Enough: "I mined coal for a whole day and only earned 5,000 Hell Money. QAQ"

Minotaur Warrior: "Damn?! How did you mine 5,000 jin?!"

Boar-Headed Knight: "Did Gold Miner players also transfer here?!"

Xiao Wan Can't Get Enough: "Don't even mention it. It's a good thing Skeletons don't need to eat, or I'm afraid I would have starved to death already. T.T"

Hu Wan: "Uh, actually, after leveling up a few times, the mission rewards increase... And don't just mine coal, also fight monsters. I see the places for storing coal are almost filled up by you life profession players. (Awkward)"

Xiao Wan Can't Get Enough: "But what else can I do besides mine coal? QAQ"

Gou Shi: "Grow mushrooms? (Funny)"

Peerless Hero: "Or make some Tables and Stools or something? (Funny)"

Little Red Riding Hood Mushroom: "It's too hard. Please take care of the game experience for life profession players in the next update. T.T"

Can't Afford to Play: "Don't get off topic, let's protest against version a03... Damn it! This version a03 is completely updated for that dog thing alone!"

Boar-Headed Knight: "That's right! LV0 players can't experience it at all! (Frantic)"

Innocent Big Female Donkey: "Speaking of which, where's One Leaf Knows Autumn?"

Roasted Mutton Skewer: "That dog probably went to enjoy the game! No time to care about us!"

Tanghulu: "@One Leaf Knows Autumn, come out! It's time to write a guide!"

"..."

After work hours.

A office building in Wanghai City.

A middle-aged man, dressed neatly and with a capable demeanor, was sitting at his desk, chuckling as he looked at the posts on the computer screen.

"Look at these dogs barking, this is why I don't like to pay attention to them."

When they use other people's guides, they don't think about the person's good points at all, and when they're a little unhappy, they start talking trash.

When they can't find any proper guides one day and it's all marketing accounts repeating the same things, these dogs will shut up and eat shit again.

Tsk tsk, they're practically like Gremlins.

The man laughing like a villain was none other than the boss of the Long Xing Tian Xia Guild, Long Xing Wan Li, who had previously teamed up with One Leaf Knows Autumn!

Although he hadn't posted a single thread on the Official Website forum, he was clearly lurking.

A woman in a black business suit stood beside the desk.

She wore framed glasses on the bridge of her nose, and there was a faint beauty mark at the corner of her eye. If she let down the hair that was coiled behind her head and took off those unfashionable glasses, she would undoubtedly be a beauty.

Judging from her attire and temperament, most people would assume she was a secretary or something similar at first glance.

However, the atmosphere between her and the boss was completely different.

After all.

It was always the boss who contradicted the secretary, how could a secretary contradict the boss?

"...But I always feel like they're just playing around, and there's no malice in it. You don't understand, maybe it's just because your era has passed."

Long Xing Wan Li glanced at her, not arguing with her, just chuckled.

"Is that so? Maybe, it seems I'm getting old."

The woman nodded seriously.

"You're indeed not young anymore, the old man still hopes you learn from your cousin or younger cousin and do something serious, instead of playing games all day."

Long Xing Wan Li seemed to seriously consider this question for a while, nodding his head and said.

"Good idea, then I'll say hello to my uncle, pull in a few internet giants, and raise funds to create a live streaming platform."

The woman looked at him speechlessly.

"...You should just continue playing games."

She had no doubt that this guy could do it, but their family wasn't exactly nouveau riche, and they really couldn't afford to lose face like that.

Of course, she also knew he was joking.

At this moment, the office door suddenly opened, and a young man in his mid-twenties walked in from outside.

Much like Wan Li's temperament, this guy walked as if he was carrying the wind.

The woman looked back at him, and said meticulously.

"Not knocking again, what did I tell you last time?"

"Definitely next time! Hehe, definitely next time!"

Not daring to offend this guy, the young man dealt with it with a smile, then looked at the boss sitting behind the desk, and said with a solemn expression.

"Bro, can't find it, that game publisher is too mysterious, the server is like it's placed in another world."

Long Xing Wan Li took a sip of tea, put down the cup and said.

"Don't tell me you found someone online again, and got scammed again in the end."

His brother was good in every way, but he was too sloppy in his work, often coming up with some jaw-dropping operations.

The young man shook his head like a rattle-drum, vowing.

"Impossible, it's really impossible this time! I found my own people! Moreover, someone else has noticed this problem. A website that can't be blocked... even my uncle suspects there's a mole."

Long Xing Wan Li's eyebrows lifted slightly.

"That's a bit interesting."

In the same city, in another corner far apart, an equally unremarkable Experience Bro was also browsing the Calamity Online Official Website.

Unlike the silly netizens.

He didn't care about updates or anything, nor did he care about who made it onto the server-wide announcement.

Only 24 hours until he could enter the game! He just wanted time to pass faster! And—

He hoped the second-hand glasses he bought with the black-hearted merchant's compensation would hurry up and arrive too!

On the other side, in the Maze beneath the Demon Lord Territory, whistling sword energy was like an invisible battle-axe, cleaving the Cave Spiders, which were hissing "chee-chee-chee," in two.

Just as the silly netizens on the forum had guessed, at this moment, One Leaf Knows Autumn had no time to update any strategy tips, and was busy having a blast in the game.

After a period of practice, he had mastered the skill of releasing skills.

"Thirty-first... at this rate, I can get you to Black Iron-level tomorrow."

With the help of skills, the efficiency of the two in grinding monsters was more than doubled! In the past, they needed to rely on positioning to pull monsters, but now, Hu Wan only needed to use Shield to withstand the first attack, and then he, who had been charging up in advance, could go up and deliver a Slaughter.

Looking at the Contribution Points that were about to break through four digits, the usually calm Hu Wan couldn't help but get excited.

"Thanks, brother."

One Leaf Knows Autumn smiled.

"What's there to be polite about? If anyone should be thanking, it should be me, for letting me reach Black Iron-level first. By the way, the spiders at the entrance of the Maze have been cleared, should we go a little deeper?"

"Mm!"

Hu Wan quickly nodded, picked up Shield and sword, and said eagerly.

"That's what I was thinking too!"

There shouldn't only be Cave Spiders in this Maze, there should be other monsters deeper inside!

In the darkness, a black-shelled, patterned spider was staring at the two Skeleton Soldiers, its scarlet pupils carefully observing.

"Servants of a Necromancer... these are probably not ordinary adventurers."

Its name was Arakdo, a brave general under Queen Arachinos.

Behind it, several ferocious-looking Hunters were ready to pounce, their eyes flashing with cruel light.

"Are these the things?"

"I seem to smell a strange scent... it's a bit... fragrant?"

A burly Hunter walked up to Arakdo, chuckling with a sinister grin.

"Lord Arakdo... leave this small fry to me."

Arakdo pondered for a moment, finally nodding his massive head.

"Be careful, don't be careless."

It would be good to test the other party's strength.

Besides...

They're just two Skeleton Soldiers, even worse than Ratfolk, so there shouldn't be any problems.

The Hunter couldn't wait any longer, swinging its eight legs and scurrying forward swiftly.

"Don't worry, boss."

"I'll be right back."