Just then, the second system solved his dilemma: "When all four attributes reach ten, you'll advance to Beginner Warrior and receive an unexpected reward."
In that case, there was no need to hesitate.
Renard raised his Intelligence and Charisma to ten, then spent all five remaining potential points on Agility. He would have to go adventuring alone in the future, and Strength was secondary. Agility was what mattered most.
After all, it didn't matter if he couldn't beat an opponent, as long as he could escape the pursuit.
He still put his Intelligence skill points into Eidetic Memory. He split the four points in Charisma evenly between Leadership and Bravery, and put his Agility skill points into Riding Skill. After all, he couldn't go adventuring without a warhorse.
"Host attributes: Strength: 10, Agility: 15, Intelligence: 10, Charisma: 10, Potential: 0, Unallocated Skill Points: 0."
"Host's Strength skills: Iron Bones: 4, Strong Attack: 3, Precision: 3."
"Host's Agility skills: Riding Skill: 5, Martial Arts: 5, Control: 5."
"Host's Intelligence skills: Battle Qi Usage: 0, Eidetic Memory: 10, Tactical Command: 0."
"Host's Charisma skills: Leadership: 4, Bravery: 4, Near Death: 2."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on advancing to Beginner Warrior. Reward: one Beginner Space Ring."
A Beginner Space Ring? Renard was first stunned, then overcome with joy.
He opened his right hand and saw a ring appear out of nowhere in his palm. Its design was almost identical to the Beginner Bloody Knight Ring: its surface was as smooth as a mirror, with no markings, while its name was engraved on the inside in a subtle pattern.
Out of habit, he searched for it in the system shop and found that the Beginner Space Ring also cost two thousand dinars.
Beginner Space Ring, Magic Item. Contains a self-contained space with a total volume of one cubic meter. Used to store items.
Renard was so happy he could have taken flight. He shouted like a madman, "Long live the system!"
He jumped twice in excitement, then suddenly noticed something different. His body seemed much lighter than before. Was this one of the benefits of advancing to Beginner Warrior, or was it just my imagination?
To test his guess, he stood on the left side of the living room and jumped hard toward the right. The red line he'd never been able to cross before, even with all his strength, was suddenly easy to clear.
This proved that his strength had indeed increased by a great deal.
Renard was filled with excitement, and with longing for the world on the other side.
He struggled to suppress his agitation. He still had two random draws left. If he was lucky, he might make another fortune.
The same worn-out roulette wheel appeared, with the number two displayed beside it to indicate the remaining draws.
"Start the draw," Renard silently said. The wheel immediately began to spin.
After a while, the wheel stopped. "Congratulations, host. You have obtained a Beginner Powerful Bracer."
A Beginner Powerful Bracer? What a grand-sounding name! He searched for the item again. Beginner Powerful Bracer, an auxiliary piece of equipment that increased the wearer's Strength by five points. Price: five hundred dinars.
Compared with the Beginner Bloody Knight Ring and the Beginner Space Ring, the Beginner Powerful Bracer wasn't worth as much. But to Renard, whose strength was still weak, it was still a rare treasure.
After putting on the bracer, he felt like he could kill a cow with his bare hands.
"Not bad! Not bad!" Renard fiddled with it, unable to put it down, then continued the draw.
"Congratulations, host. You have obtained a Wisdom Potion."
He searched for it in the shop again. Checking the price of every item had become a habit.
Wisdom Potion, Magic Item, single-use consumable. Increases Intelligence by two points when consumed. Price: one hundred dinars.
"Damn, this is good stuff!" Renard hurriedly clicked to buy it. He had five hundred and fifty dinars, enough to buy five bottles.
But things didn't go as he'd hoped. He could only buy one bottle, after which the item turned gray and displayed a clock-shaped countdown.
It actually had a purchase cooldown, and a full hundred days at that. What the hell!
Renard lowered his head and thought for a long time, then typed the words "Strength Potion" into the search bar.
Strength Potion, Magic Item, single-use consumable. Increases Strength by two points when consumed. Price: one hundred dinars.
What else could Renard do? He might as well buy it. Who cared about the cooldown?
He then bought an Agility Potion and a Charisma Potion, spending a full four hundred dinars. It was the first time he'd ever spent so extravagantly.
Five bottles of potion stood neatly on the table. The Strength Potion was red, the Agility Potion green, the Wisdom Potion blue, and the Charisma Potion purple.
He studied them for a long time without figuring out anything, so he poured them all into his mouth one after another. They tasted sweet and sour, like lemonade.
He opened the attribute screen.
"Host attributes: Strength: 12 (plus 5), Agility: 17, Intelligence: 14, Charisma: 12, Potential: 0, Unallocated Skill Points: 10." "Host's Strength skills: Iron Bones: 4, Strong Attack: 3, Precision: 3." "Host's Agility skills: Riding Skill: 5, Martial Arts: 5, Control: 5." "Host's Intelligence skills: Battle Qi Usage: 0, Eidetic Memory: 10, Tactical Command: 0." "Host's Charisma skills: Leadership: 4, Bravery: 4, Near Death: 2."
Renard took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement. His strength was increasing far too quickly.
Clearly, the Beginner Powerful Bracer only increased his Strength and didn't give him any skill points, but his rate of improvement was still terrifying.
He allocated his Strength skill points to Strong Attack and Precision, his Agility skill points to Martial Arts and Control, all his Intelligence skill points to Eidetic Memory, and his Charisma skill points to Near Death.
"Host attributes: Strength: 12 (plus 5), Agility: 17, Intelligence: 14, Charisma: 12, Potential: 0, Unallocated Skill Points: 0." "Host's Strength skills: Iron Bones: 4, Strong Attack: 4, Precision: 4." "Host's Agility skills: Riding Skill: 5, Martial Arts: 6, Control: 6." "Host's Intelligence skills: Battle Qi Usage: 0, Eidetic Memory: 14, Tactical Command: 0." "Host's Charisma skills: Leadership: 4, Bravery: 4, Near Death: 4."
Judging by the numbers alone, Renard was now strong enough to take on any Beginner Warrior. But in terms of actual combat ability, he was still the same useless weakling.
After all, he'd only fought once since crossing over: when Gilbert had killed him in a single blow. His lack of combat experience was his greatest weakness.
"I need to improve my practical combat experience before returning to Constantinople." Fortunately, Scum Renard wasn't completely useless. He still knew a few Martial Arts. If he had to start from scratch, all he could do now was hide under the covers and cry silently.
After all, becoming a martial arts master in just a few short months was nothing but a pipe dream.
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