Class Change

"No one will die here!"

Uwan Ryu shouted loudly, looking at the archers on the stairs: "Put down your bows and arrows!"

The archers exchanged glances and slowly released their bowstrings.

Uwan Ryu then looked at 'Yan San'. Wearing a demon mask, no one could see his expression.

"I'll let it go this time."

Yan Qing felt a little strange. Based on his previous impression, Uwan Ryu didn't seem like such an easy-going person. But he didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, with his health only one-third full, he quickly went to a corner to eat 'Blood Replenishment Pills' and 'Roasted Chicken'. Then he saw 'Yan San' in the screen, carrying the roasted chicken behind everyone's backs and eating like crazy.

The Underground Martial Arts Arena quieted down. The archers seized the time to rest. They had been shooting continuously for nearly ten rounds. Even the elite Hundred Guard Cavalry must have sore arms.

Just as Yan Qing pretended to wander around picking up dropped items, he saw Uwan Ryu walk to a corner of the arena and open the treasure chest placed there.

"One thousand Spirit Jade, five bottles of Blood Replenishment Pills, three Refined Steel Ingots."

Uwan Ryu counted the items in the treasure chest and closed it. Turning his head, he saw 'Yan San' looking at him and said, "Every time the Secret Realm is re-entered, everything inside will reappear, including the monsters and treasure chests. The same items will appear in the treasure chest each time, so if anyone is caught with sticky fingers, they will be discovered immediately."

It seems the treasure chests in the dungeon are their most important loot, Yan Qing thought. But the drops are the main thing. It doesn't matter if I can't get the treasure chest items.

After resting, they continued to advance, arriving at an underground hall. The hall was filled with treasure chests piled with jewelry, gold, and silver. In the middle of this floor of treasure was a large bed.

Before entering the hall, Uwan Ryu had everyone draw their bows and aim at the left side of the bed. He also switched to an iron shield before stepping into the hall.

The moment Uwan Ryu crossed the threshold, a puzzled voice came from the bed:

"To actually find this place... your luck is truly bad."

A middle-aged man with a rather amiable face got out of bed from the left side. If it weren't for the name "Suppressor of Three Mountains · Zheng Shan" above his head, it would be hard to believe that this ordinary person with a slightly worried look was actually the final BOSS.

Whoosh!

At that moment, the Hundred Guard Cavalry fired their arrows in unison. If Zheng Shan wasn't a data-based monster, he would have been shot into a hedgehog. But he only lost less than 10% of his health, and very calmly pulled out two straight swords from the bedside, and then—

Swish!

He turned into an afterimage, crossing a distance of more than ten steps in a few breaths, and slashed twice at Uwan Ryu's iron shield in the front!

"Surround him!" Uwan Ryu roared. Three sword and shield soldiers had already dispersed in all directions, slamming their shields into Zheng Shan!

Zheng Shan continued to slash at Uwan Ryu like a slow execution, but because people were surrounding him from all directions, he couldn't make any evasive movements. The archer team also switched to spears, stabbing at Zheng Shan through the gaps.

'Yan San' was already holding a spear, so he naturally joined everyone in the siege against Zheng Shan. Zheng Shan's health rapidly decreased. When it was about to reach one-third, the archer team suddenly retreated. Before Yan Qing could figure out why, he saw Zheng Shan in the screen roar:

"Moon Ring!"

Zheng Shan spun around with his dual swords, and the sharp sword light actually covered the space within three steps of him. The shields of Uwan Ryu and the other soldiers were slashed with deep marks, while 'Yan San', the only fool without any defense, lost 50% of his health directly!

Yan Qing's first reaction was: The people in this world have really figured out the BOSS mechanics. They probably can't see the health bars (if they could see the health bars, they would have noticed that there was something wrong with Yan San), but they can still accurately judge the time when the BOSS releases skills.

Then his second reaction was: Uwan Ryu never intended for him to get out alive!

If 'Yan San' wasn't a data-based character, Zheng Shan's skill would definitely have seriously injured or even killed him!

Yan Qing's mind raced. He controlled 'Yan San' to withdraw from the battle, leaning against the wall to look like he was seriously injured and dying, then opened his personal warehouse and quickly took medicine. Sure enough, no one noticed anything wrong. Everyone thought 'Yan San' was doomed, and continued to attack Zheng Shan like crazy.

When Zheng Shan had only a little health left, Yan San immediately rushed over and finished him off with a spear!

"You have comprehended the Basic Spear Technique, current level is 8"

"Your Vitality has increased by 0.1"

"Your Soul has increased by 0.5"

"Your Dexterity has increased by 0.5"

"You have leveled up to level 10!"

"Congratulations player for reaching level 10, would you like to immediately proceed with your first job change? Note: The job is related to the player's gaming experience and skill proficiency."

Yan Qing did not hesitate and chose 'Yes'!

Three boxes appeared on the screen, listing three optional jobs:

"Spear Herald"

"Attribute Bonus: Vitality +5, Soul +2, Dexterity +5"

"Thrust (White Trait): When the weapon is a long weapon, attack speed +20%."

"Weakness Breakthrough (Blue Trait): When using a long weapon Relic, it is easier to attack the enemy's weak points, critical hit rate +15%."

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"Defense Herald"

"Attribute Bonus: Vitality +10, Soul +2"

"Hold the Line (White Trait): Any shield's defense +15%."

"Defensive Counterattack (Blue Trait): After using a shield Relic, your next melee attack is guaranteed to be a critical hit."

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"Battlefield Herald"

"Attribute Bonus: Vitality +4, Soul +4, Dexterity +4"

"March (White Trait): Your movement speed +25 points."

"Weapon Mastery (Blue Trait): You deal an additional 5 points of damage when using any weapon Relic."

Among the three jobs, the Shield Herald and Spear Herald are both good, and 'Yan San's' Spear Technique level is even the highest, but there is one problem - they must have a Relic of the corresponding weapon type to exert their effect.

If you get other weapon Relics, the characteristics of these two jobs are equivalent to a blank slate.

If it were in the game, there would naturally be no need to consider this issue, because there is a player market, there are dungeon guides, and even enthusiastic players - if you shout in the local channel that you don't have any weapon Relics, it is not impossible for a high-level player to just throw a small superb item to you.

But in reality, this issue must be considered. Even if 'Yan San' can obtain Relics, he probably won't be able to pick and choose, and can only use whatever he gets!

In the end, why do all jobs have the suffix Herald?

Because in "The Herald", players, or rather anyone, do not possess extraordinary abilities. Even if your Vitality is like a mountain, and your Soul is like the sea, and you stack your attributes to the peak, you can only do what a person can possibly do, such as blowing up a mountain with one punch, or memorizing millions of words of books in one second - but it is impossible to spew flames, soar into the sky, or revive the dead and regrow flesh.

If a Herald wants to display all kinds of bizarre abilities, he must rely on Relics. Different Relics have different effects, and what the Herald can do is to activate the 'command' in the Relic, so that the heavens, earth, nature, and all things submit to it.

Obeying the order of faith, acting on behalf of the heavens and the earth, is called the Herald.

But conversely, a Herald without a Relic is no different from an ordinary person.

Therefore, Yan Qing had to change to a class that could be immediately useful and obtain his first Relic as soon as possible. Just then, through a careful glance at the edge of the screen, he saw a white, highlighted glow of dropped items on Zheng Shan's corpse!

"Congratulations to the player for changing class to 'Battlefield Herald'."

"You have gained Vitality +4, Soul +4, Dexterity +4!"

"You have unlocked Spirit Energy Value, current Spirit Energy Value: 0/20"

'Yan San's' character outline was tinged with blood-red, and his health and injuries were instantly healed. This was a pleasant surprise; he would have saved a Blood Replenishment Pill if he had known earlier.

"You... changed class to Herald?"

Not far away, Uwan Ryu stared intently at 'Yan San,' his shocked voice coming from under the demon mask.