Lord of Shadows

"Mm... okay."

After pondering for a few seconds, a letter appeared in Yi Qing's hand.

[Shadow Assassin's Recommendation Letter: A pass for a hidden class. Take this letter to a temple priest to receive the class-change quest.]

Under the Eye of God, the letter's contents were completely visible, including its effects and the quest trigger.

But in Yi Qing's eyes, the letter only displayed the three words [Pending Appraisal]. Beyond that, she knew nothing about it.

"Is this the achievement reward for being the first to reach Level 5?"

"Yes. I'm saving up money."

The girl nodded, her expression slightly troubled.

The grocery store owner's Appraisal Skill level was too low, so she could only ask the old lady at the Appraisal Shop for help.

However, the high appraisal fee was not something she could easily save up right now. That was why she had so little time to work on quests. Her main plan at present was to appraise this letter containing a hidden class as soon as possible.

Still, since Li Xunsheng's need was also urgent, she had decided to come help him, repaying the favor she owed him.

"The quest... huh?"

"Wait, let me take a look at this."

Just as Yi Qing was about to withdraw the letter, Xuan Sheng waved his hand and cast Appraisal Skill on it...

[Appraisal Skill released! The caster has an excellent understanding of the appraisal target, greatly increasing the appraisal success rate!]

[Appraisal successful! All information on the target has been appraised. Because the caster has an excellent understanding of the target, only 1 mana was consumed.]

"Huh?"

A flash of white light passed, and the white mist that had originally obscured the letter suddenly dispersed. All its information was now completely visible.

"You know Appraisal?"

Yi Qing's eyes widened, and her calm expression vanished completely.

"I just learned it. It seems to work pretty well."

It was the first time he had seen Yi Qing show such a strong emotional reaction. Li Xunsheng smiled faintly, indicating that this was nothing worth mentioning~

"It was no trouble. You don't need to take it to heart."

The item in her hand had been appraised effortlessly, saving her a great deal of trouble. But when Xuan Sheng saw the hesitation on Yi Qing's face, he naturally understood what was worrying her.

She was worried that she owed him too much and would not be able to repay him later?

"...Thank you. I'll remember this."

In the end, Yi Qing sighed gratefully. With a solemn expression, she carefully put away the letter.

Shadow Assassin seemed quite suitable for her talent.

She owed this man another whole Gold Coin... and a considerable favor besides.

Competition was especially fierce in the early stages of the game. Even for her, saving so much time was difficult to refuse.

"I'll repay the Gold Coin. Now I owe you another favor."

The class-change requirement was Level 10, and Yi Qing knew that as well.

So she was not in a hurry to take the letter to the temple. Instead, she asked for the quest's specific information...

"It's fine. Let's cooperate more in the future. If you have anything that needs appraising, you can come to me. Of course, it would be best not to spread the word that I can appraise things. I don't like trouble."

"Mm."

Seeing Yi Qing nod solemnly, Xuan Sheng said nothing more. He directly shared the Legion Mission details with this reliable ally.

While Yi Qing quietly examined the quest, Xuan Sheng ultimately could not resist his curiosity and began checking this player's detailed information...

[Yi Qing (Qingyi) Lv.7 Villager Equipment: Tusk (Lv.5 Blue) Fine Leather Armor (Lv.6 Blue) Wolf Tooth Necklace (Lv.5 Blue) STR 21 (+2) INT 11 AGI 31 (+9) VIT 11 SPR 11 Attack: 80 Defense: 16]

Unlike him, who mainly invested in Strength, he did not know whether it was because of her talent or because her first good weapon had been a dagger, but Yi Qing's main attribute was Agility. With her equipment bonuses included, it had reached a full 40 points—considerably higher than Xuan Sheng's.

Although her equipment had helped, in the short two days since arriving in Lone Star City, she had not only raised her level to Lv.7 but had also found herself two high-level Blue items...

He now somewhat suspected that his ten points of Luck were too low compared with these people.

He had not killed any fewer monsters than them. So why had he obtained only one Blue item?

Ah, right. He still had to check her talent.

Xuan Sheng was rather curious about how Yi Qing had killed an Elite Monster in the Novice Village.

Thus, he skipped the ordinary panels and went straight down to the talent section...

[Lord of Shadows (S): While in the shadows, all damage dealt increases by 100%.]

[Hidden Information: Every instance of damage dealt from the shadows has a 1% chance to cause instant death. However, its priority is relatively low and it can be resisted by high-level enemies. When instant death is resisted, an additional 1000% damage is dealt.]

[Hidden Information: This talent can be upgraded! Kill 1,000 targets while in the shadows to strengthen it! (266/1000)]

"..."

Xuan Sheng now understood why this expert could solo an Elite Wild Boar...

Wasn't this talent way too damn simple and brutal? Damage was directly doubled in the shadows, and it even came with instant death? If the instant death was resisted, it dealt ten times the damage! And it could still be upgraded...

Hiss...

Even with his Divine Spark, Xuan Sheng's head buzzed for a moment.

Nothing more needed to be said.

Big Sis! Let me hug your thigh! From now on, I'll rely on you whenever we party up to grind monsters! Sob...

No wonder this big sis had been the first to reach Lv.5. With such an explosively powerful damage talent, how could her leveling speed not be fast?

Compared with painstakingly using one Block-Counterattack at a time, this was true overwhelming damage output!

[Warning: Following the current development route, this female will be unable to complete the class-change quest and will be in mortal danger! (Recommendation: Feed her one Golden Potato to strengthen her. This can effectively avert the death ending.)]

Huh?!

Xuan Sheng's heart jolted, and he was greatly startled! If something happened to Yi Qing, wouldn't all his previous investment be wasted?!

"Huh? Is this quest a little difficult for us... What's wrong with you?"

After reading the quest details, Yi Qing raised her head, only to find that the boy in front of her had suddenly developed a conflicted expression. She was immediately confused.

"Nothing. Cough, cough, it's just... Take this!"

After making sure there was no one around, Xuan Sheng secretly pulled out a golden treasure...

Noticing Xuan Sheng's strange expression, Yi Qing tactfully leaned closer to look at it, curious about what this friend who had helped her so much was doing.

"This is for you."

"Huh? But this..."

Upon seeing Xuan Sheng's treasure, even calm Yi Qing could not help blushing slightly, her heart beating faster.

"It's too valuable..."

Resisting the enormous temptation, Yi Qing waved her hand, indicating that she could not accept it.

If she really ate it, the various favors she owed him would become even harder to repay.

"It's fine. Just eat it... Stop stalling and hurry up!"

"This..."

The girl's eyes were filled with longing, but she was still somewhat hesitant.

"Come on, I've already arranged to do the quest with someone else. Don't let them find out."

If not for the system prompt, Xuan Sheng truly would not have imagined that even Yi Qing could have a moment when things went wrong...

"All right!"

She would worry about repaying him later!

Taking the Golden Potato Xuan Sheng handed her, Yi Qing opened her mouth and bit into it.

Golden radiance flowed into the girl's body, transforming into a permanent increase in strength.