Profession Certificate (Two-in-One)

Astera.

Lu Xiu looked at Jian Li and Shen Nian standing in front of her. "So—you guys cleared the game?"

Jian Li nodded slightly, her cool and beautiful face still showing little expression, but her beautiful eyes were sparkling. Even for her, clearing this dungeon seemed to be something to be happy about.

As for Shen Nian —she's already jumping around.

"Finally beat the game."

Shen Nian crossed her arms over her chest and kept jumping around on the spot. "Goodbye Deviljho baby, goodbye NPC who treated me like a grandson, goodbye Deviljho who always came to cause trouble during the hunt and looked like a pickled cucumber, goodbye to the sheep that always appeared, and the bride sheep behind them."

In short, goodbye to countless dragons, goodbye to countless monsters, I have returned from hell!

With each movement, her ample bosom swayed gently.

But she seemed completely unconcerned.

Seeing that she didn't care, Lu Xiu stopped caring and just watched her skip around.

---- Don't Look Don't Look it.

On the other side, Jian Li glanced at Lu Xiu, then at where Lu Xiu's gaze was falling, and tilted her head.

Finally, after reciting all the jokes that Lu Xiu had taught her not long ago.

Shen Nian slowly stopped.

She didn't feel particularly tired after clearing the dungeon; in fact, she felt tired from jumping around.

But she still seemed unsatisfied. She sighed, then pressed Lu Xiu's shoulders and gently shook her. "Quickly congratulate me."

"Congratulations, but you've only completed it once, why are you saying goodbye so soon?"

Lu Xiu obediently offered her congratulations, but then immediately asked, "Did you clear the offline dungeon? Did you collect the rewards for the second and third runs?"

Did you finish the guide? I almost forgot to tell you, I made a new weapon. The material requires the Great Horn of Nergigante, yes, the Nergigante from Monster Hunter. So as long as there's a chance to farm the material, I guess you guys will have to run Monster Hunter a second or third time."

Upon hearing this, the joy on Shen Nian's face instantly froze.

Looking at Lu Xiu's pretty face, she shook her even harder. "No! Don't say such scary things! I don't want to face the Deviljho baby anymore, I don't want to face it anymore—"

"Stop."

Lu Xiu glared at her lightly. "If you shake me again, I'll go to an offline dungeon and have the NPCs make things difficult for you."

Shen Nian let out a soft moan and leaned on Lu Xiu's shoulder. "Are you even human? I just crawled out of a dungeon, and you're telling me this?"

Lu Xiu her entire weight pressing down on her. "----Don't you feel heavy?"

"Nonsense, I'm lighter than you."

How much do you weigh?

I won't tell you unless you tell me first.

"96 jin (43 catties)."

"Where did all that food go?!"

Shen Nian jumped up abruptly, her beautiful eyes widening in astonishment as she stared at Lu Xiu, who was tall and slender.

But soon...

She noticed something, her gaze slowly shifting downwards, and suddenly she let out a meaningful "oh."

Lu Xiu immediately drew her Nameless Blade.

"I mean I understand, I understand."

Shen Nian immediately took a step forward and leaned on Lu Xiu's shoulder again. "You have such a great figure. You have such a great figure."

So how much do you weigh?

"That's so rude of you. How can you ask a girl such a question?"

"Get away from me."

Lu Xiu sheathed her weapon, took a step back, and glared at her irritably. "What reward did you get?"

I've been learning bad habits from the system lately.

I won't tell her what this Architect player will get.

She'll have to ask to find out.

Upon hearing this, Shen Nian immediately summoned the System Panel: "This! It's amazing!"

Lu Xiu glanced at it curiously.

[Skill Name: Soul Hunt]

[Rating: SSS]

[Type: Passive/Status Skill]

[Skill Effect:]

[1. Softening: Hunter are never afraid of hard armor. By attacking the same part of a target three times consecutively, the hunter will apply the Softening status to that part. Attacking a Softening part will ignore all physical resistance, elemental resistance, and energy shields, treating it as exposed flesh. Hitting a Softening part will always result in a weak point attack. (The Softening status lasts for 5 seconds. After the status ends, the target is immune to Softening again for 1 hour. It is ineffective against invulnerability shields.)]

[2. Behemoth's Nemesis: For Hunter at the top of the food chain, size is never a limitation. When facing enemies larger or of a higher rank, all damage (including weapon and skill damage) is increased by 20%.]

[3. Blood-Reaver Frenzy: Instantly sacrifices 20% of maximum health upon activation. After activation, all passive health regeneration effects are forfeited, and healing received is reduced by 90%. In exchange, you will feel no pain, gain a huge boost to agility and strength, and every instance of damage dealt will be converted into Blood-Reaver Shield. (Frenzy lasts 180 seconds; the shield disappears when the state ends. Cooldown: 12 hours)]

[Cooldown time:/]

[Consumable:/]

[Note: As long as it has a health bar, even if it's a god, the Hunter will kill it—the "god" here is just a figure of speech, please don't take it too seriously.]

"Ah!

Upon seeing the skill, Lu Xiu let out a short "Ah!" and then shook Shen Nian violently. "Why did you get such a skill! I didn't! I was the first to clear it!"

Shen Nian was stunned for a moment, then swayed back and forth with Lu Xiu: "Don't you have one? Not even a replacement?"

"I didn't."

Lu Xiu was somewhat unwilling.

This skill is amazing!

Other weapons and armor only ignore physical and elemental resistance.

Even with the Alatreon Set, it only ignores 30% of the target's physical and elemental resistances.

But this skill directly reduces resistance to zero.

Although it requires hitting the same spot three times, Lu Xiu can do it; it's just three hits, right?

There's also a second effect: increased damage against large-sized and High Sequence players.

Leaving aside the overall size.

Lu Xiu was certain that none of her current opponents were of a lower rank than herself.

Because even now, her sequence level is only 5—equivalent to level 5.

You get a damage bonus when fighting almost anyone.

Not to mention the active effect; Lu Xiu was confident that once activated, it would allow her to force all opponents to only attack her shield.

So that's how good their skills are.

Why not for yourself!

Garbage system!

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Shen Nian initially cooperated with Lu Xiu's swaying back and forth, but soon realized something was wrong.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!"

Shen Nian pressed down on Lu Xiu's wrist, somewhat suspiciously asking, "What reward did you get for completing Monster Hunter?"

Lu Xiu was taken aback upon hearing this, then remembered—she hadn't actually shown it to them. She had originally intended to show it to the two of them, but it was interrupted by a visit from the leader's leader's leader.

Lu Xiu thought for a moment, then demonstrated the attributes of the Disaster Hunter.

As Shen Nian read the description of the Disaster Hunter, the expression on her face changed from suspicion to blankness, and then from blankness to astonishment.

"You call this not as good as my reward?!"

Shen Nian looked at Lu Xiu incredulously. "Isn't this even more outrageous?! This is a halo! An unreasonable halo!"

Our skills require risking our lives; we have to charge in and hack away, landing three hits to gain five seconds of armor break! In short—no matter how powerful the skills are, we have to deal with them one by one.

"But as soon as you stand on the battlefield wearing this ribbon, low-level monsters will flee in terror, and high-level monsters will have 30% of all their attributes evaporated—that's all attributes! This means that a monster's strength, agility, maximum health, and so on, will all evaporate by nearly a third out of thin air."

"Comparing the two rewards, the players who received the skill reward are practically like lowly soldiers selling their blood to work for others."

"And you are the commander-in-chief—"

So what's wrong with this reward?

"This is only for the monsters on the front lines."

Lu Xiu shook her head. "What if you're fighting someone? You need to have some means of self-defense, right?"

"Don't you have enough ways to protect yourself?"

Shen Nian said with some pain, "I thought about your battle record and suddenly understood why the system didn't give you that skill. If I gave you that skill, no one could beat you—no, even without it, not many people could beat you."

"Nonsense! There are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. The moment you become invincible, an enemy will appear from nowhere."

Lu Xiu said earnestly, "It's always good to have more skills, understand? That's why it's still a garbage system."

Shen Nian wanted to refute her, but then she felt that what she said made sense.

"Besides."

Lu Xiu released Shen Nian's shoulder. "Who wouldn't want another SSS-rated skill?"

"That seems true, that system is indeed garbage."

Shen Nian was convinced. "So, this is the reward you get for completing the game?"

"Besides the Architect's reward, there's also this----"

Lu Xiu showed the two pieces of the Alatreon Set to the two of them.

Shen Nian looked at the set and softly read the description, "Physical resistance increased by 50%, recoil upon impact, attacks inflict Forbidden Rend, and ignores 30% of the target's physical and magical resistance----"

Halfway through reading.

She couldn't continue reading.

Because if she kept reading, she felt that her reward wouldn't be so appealing anymore.

The effect of this equipment is permanent.

It won't disappear once you put it on.

However, a target can only Softening once by Soul Hunt, so this can only be used as a breakthrough method. Regular combat still requires equipment or weapons that can ignore resistance.

this.

Lu Xiu actually envied the skills she had acquired?

"I think the system is very fair!"

Shen Nian's face remained expressionless, then her tone suddenly shifted. "If you were to take another Soul Hunt, it would be an outrage against heaven and earth."

This is a five-piece set.

Lu Xiu rolled her eyes at her. "What are you talking about, focusing on the effect of a five-piece set? Do I even have five pieces? Besides—even if this outfit were actually made, I wouldn't really want to wear it."

"Why?" Shen Nian was taken aback. She was complaining about such an abnormal attribute?

"Because I'm a little ashamed."

Lu Xiu showed the entire outfit to Shen Nian: "Look at the appearance, do you understand?"

Shen Nian:

She carefully examined the magnificent and flamboyant Alatreon Set.

Then, his gaze silently shifted to Lu Xiu, looking at her tall and slender figure, her waist that could be encircled by one hand, and her straight, long legs encased in jeans.

My mind automatically pictured this set of equipment.

Um----

Shen Nian: "I don't understand, can you show me how to wear it?"

"Come on."

Lu Xiu closed the system window in front of her. "I'll let you wear it later—but before that, we need to make all five pieces first. So what materials did you get this time? And Jian Li too?"

Speaking of which...

Lu Xiu looked at Jian Li, who had been fiddling with something since the beginning. "What are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, Jian Li raised her head, gently shaking the silver hair that had slipped down her cheek from looking down, and then whispered, "Let me see if my skill can grant it—"

Shen Nian stared at Jian Li, momentarily stunned.

Lu Xiu was also taken aback for a moment, then reached out and flicked her smooth forehead. "Did I mean to complain because I wanted your skills?"

Jian Li didn't dodge when she was flicked; she simply blinked lightly.

"So what materials did you obtain?"

Lu Xiu put her hands away and continued, "Let me see if I can make you a set. Of course, you definitely won't get enough materials from one run, but I can try to make one or two pieces first."

"So many things—a complete mess."

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Shen Nian snapped out of her daze and started looking through the materials she had received as rewards from this dungeon, then dumped them all out at once.

There are lower-level materials, higher-level materials, and even materials from masters.

certainly.

This means that a lot of the material is repetitive.

For example, the materials given by the Great Jagras include both upper hide and thick hide; the former is a superior material, while the latter is a master material.

During Lu Xiu's journey through the dungeon, because she used the Deconstruction skill on every monster, the materials obtained as a reward for clearing the dungeon were not many.

Anyway, there aren't as many as Shen Nian.

So seeing this scene was quite shocking.

On the other side...

Jian Li also emptied the materials from her backpack.

More.

""

Upon seeing this, Lu Xiu finally realized what was happening, and her beautiful eyes lit up slightly.

Now we have the materials to make the armor!

She was preparing to take a good look at the materials.

Jian Li suddenly handed her another sign: "This one's for you too—"

"Um?"

Lu Xiu paused, took the item with some curiosity, glanced at it, and was immediately stunned.

[Item Name: Profession Certificate - Pioneer Hunter (First Job Advancement)]

[Rating: Mythical (Class Advancement Certificate)]

[Type: Special Function]

[Item Effect: Upon use, this will unlock an exclusive single-player job advancement dungeon. Successfully clearing the dungeon will grant you the [Pioneer Hunter] job, along with exclusive passive and active job skills. For Chosen Player with innate talent skills, their original talent skills will also change after successfully advancing to the new job.]

[Note: This certificate is not unique, so multiple players can change jobs for this class. This class can undergo a maximum of five job changes. After a first Profession Certificate is used, a new Profession Certificate will appear, and so on. However, only one player can change jobs five times. Once a player reaches the fifth job change, unless they die, other players can only change jobs a maximum of four times. Furthermore, killing a player at the fifth job change will immediately grant the fifth job change. Currently, there are no players at the fifth job change for this class.]

[Acquisition Method: Extremely low probability drop when clearing multiplayer dungeons or defeating monsters on the main stage of the game.]

[Note: Tracking, ambush, finishing off, and Hunter are synonyms for patience.]

Lu Xiu looked at the prop description, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "The highest position, where I am the only one who matters, right? You can play it like this?"

no.

Is that even possible?

At the same time.

Red Tide.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Ulysses couldn't help but roar to the sky, his whole body pounding with excitement. "I beat it! I finally beat it!!!"

Before him lay the corpse of the Shara Ishvalda.

--

beside.

Xia slowly breathed a sigh of relief, though she didn't show it on her face.

But a hint of excitement also appeared in his eyes.

"Not fighting the Fatalis was the right thing to do! Not going to the Guiding Lands was the right thing to do, we can still beat the game!"

Ulysses looked at Xia and said proudly, "Although you know how to conquer dungeons, you lack common sense, am I right? The size of this dungeon has completely exceeded our expectations. The Architect wouldn't possibly require us to defeat the Fatalis before we can clear it; that's clearly a special hunting quest, like the Rajang."

Hearing this, Xia shook her head slightly. "I always felt that the Architect set up such a task not just to challenge the players— the Architect definitely did the fighting anyway, and the final reward from the system should also fluctuate based on whether the players fought these monsters or not."

"Fart!"

Ulysses disagreed. "The dungeons are so huge! Just being able to complete the main storyline is already a blessing. If the system has to consider those special hunting missions, then that's really unfair. Lu Xiu isn't the goddess's favorite daughter!"

"Doesn't He know how torturous this copy is?"

"I hope you're right."

Xia thought for a moment and stopped arguing, "A reward would be better."

The other two players were completely absorbed in the joy of completing the game, ignoring the argument between the two.

soon.

The plot begins to unfold.

After a brief ending, the dungeon is cleared.

A flash of Bai Guang followed.

Ulysses appeared in his own palace in the Red Tide, and also saw the rewards he had received.

And I just saw the reward.

His breathing became rapid.

[Skill Name: Soul Hunt - Remnant]

[Rating: SSS]

[Type: Passive/Status Skill]

[Skill Effect:]

[1. Softening: Attacking the same part of the target 5 times consecutively will apply the Softening status to that part. Attacking the Softening part of the target will ignore 60% of the target's physical and elemental resistance. (The Softening status lasts for 5 seconds. After the status ends, the target is immune to Softening again for 1 hour. It is ineffective against invincibility shields.)]

[2. Behemoth's Nemesis: When facing enemies larger than oneself in size or sequence, all damage (including weapon and skill damage) is increased by 10%.]

[3. Blood-Reaver Frenzy: Instantly sacrifices 40% of maximum health upon activation. While activated, all passive health regeneration effects are forfeited, and healing received is reduced by 90%. In exchange, you will feel no pain, gain a certain amount of agility and strength, and every instance of damage dealt will be converted into a proportional Frenzy Shield. (Frenzy lasts 120 seconds; the shield disappears when the state ends. Cooldown: 12 hours)]

[Cooldown time:/]

[Consumable:/]

[Note: Hunter once feared enormous creatures, until they learned to lick blood from the edge of their blades.]

"----marvelous!"

Ulysses stared at the skill before him, his eyes bloodshot. "This is so much better than the SSS skill given by the system dungeon!"

Ignoring 60% resistance! No wonder Nine Provinces won the arena!

Let's see who dares to talk tough in front of me now! Think increasing resistance attributes will make them immune to my attacks? Naïve! With this skill, no matter how powerful the player, I'm confident I can kill them!

As they talked...

He couldn't help but start pacing back and forth.

Aside from innate skills...

I've never seen such a wonderful skill.

Especially now that this new expansion has been released.

This skill is incredibly valuable.

But as he walked, Ulysses calmed down, looked at the skill again, and frowned slightly. "It's a pity—anyone can get this skill if they can clear the game."

If everyone else has a Soul Hunt, then your advantage will vanish.

certainly.

This skill also requires skillful execution.

But even a novice can defeat Sifu with a flurry of punches; as long as others possess this skill, they will feel worried even if they have stacked resistance.

It would be great if I could have this skill all to myself.

Ulysses looked at the skills and couldn't help but think.

and.

This is entirely possible.

This is because it's not a system copy, but a fan-made copy.

Access permissions can be set for unofficial copies of content.

Rather, it's more accurate to say...

Lu Xiu has already done it.

Ulysses recalled the Left 4 Dead that had caused a sensation in the previous promotional video.

So many days have passed.

There is still no news about this instance.

Even though Lu Xiu had already cleared Monster Hunter, a game with a massive scale and incredibly complex mechanics that would make anyone's scalp crawl.

That seems simpler, the mechanism isn't that complicated, but the Left 4 Dead of using modern weapons to fight monsters certainly won't stop Lu Xiu.

But even today...

Aside from a promotional video, there has been no further news about Left 4 Dead.

There might only be one left.

As the Architect, Lu Xiu restricted access to the instance.

Thinking of this...

Ulysses' eyes flickered.

If such a Architect belongs only to Red Tide, then the dungeons she constructs—

But soon...

He shook his head, suppressed his thoughts, and continued to examine the other rewards.

It's too risky right now.

It's not worth it, and I don't know anything about Nine Provinces or that Architect. Let's talk about it after we meet.

Thinking of this...

He continued looking at the settlement panel.

Upon seeing the massive amount of material rewards on the results screen, Ulysses froze, then immediately burst into a tirade. "----Is the system crazy? What am I supposed to do with all this stuff? Can I even craft anything? There's no Blacksmith system in real life! Am I supposed to forge weapons in the real world?----"

He suddenly paused as he was speaking.

I suddenly remembered a post on the Nine Provinces Forum.

The Astera has appeared in Jade Capital, and rumors suggest it can be used to craft equipment.

etc----

Does this mean----

Ulysses looked at the materials he was rewarded with, and thinking of the weapon in the dungeon, his breathing became rapid. After a long while, he murmured, "----It seems I need to head to Nine Provinces immediately."

"But."

Ulysses glanced one last time at the materials in his backpack, then turned to look out the window. "Without Astera, are all these materials, obtained through life-or-death struggles, just a pile of junk taking up space? And currently, the only base in the world capable of such work is in Nine Provinces?"

monopoly?

Want to make the world's top mathematicians your underlings? Nine Provinces's quite an appetite! Aren't you afraid of being attacked by a slingshot?

At the same time.

Franca.

The Imperial Palace.

Rosalind also saw the skill.

"This is your reward?"

Rosalind finally shifted her gaze from the panel in mid-air and looked at the girl standing in front of her.

Franca's current highest-ranking player Noths.

This was a petite girl, who, like Rosalind, had a pair of fluffy Fox Ears on her head.

At this moment, perhaps hearing the Her Royal Highness the Princess's question, the pair of Fox Ears on her head twitched slightly.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Noths nodded, her voice clear and crisp. "The skill is indeed impressive, but apart from that, those ugly materials have no crafting options whatsoever. Without corresponding manufacturing methods, they are worthless."

Upon hearing this...

Rosalind remained silent for a moment, then stopped dwelling on the power of the porcelain skill and looked at the ugly creatures.

Ulysses wasn't the only intelligent person.

Seeing these ugly pieces of equipment that cannot be directly converted into equipment in reality, and recalling the recent posts on Nine Provinces, the conclusion is obvious.

Lu Xiu not only constructed a dungeon, but also moved the only Astera currently capable of absorbing these materials directly to the real-world Nine Provinces.

Want equipment?

Sure, come to Nine Provinces.

Was this something we planned from the beginning?

Or was it just a twist of fate?

Rosalind didn't know.

But whether Nine Provinces initially intended for High Sequence worldwide to be its employees or whether things turned out this way by accident—

From now on, Franca will have to deal with Nine Provinces more carefully.

If we don't go, and other forces do, the gap in combat strength will instantly widen to an unbridgeable distance.

No one can refuse.

After all, who knows what would happen if Border Barrier disappeared?

And we need to go as soon as possible.

We arrived too late, after all.

If things go wrong, Nine Provinces might treat us like beggars.

Thinking of this...

Rosalind turned to the guards waiting outside the hall. "Is the delegation assembled?"

The guard immediately stepped forward, and Sanjing bowed his head and replied, "Your Highness, everything is ready. Although there are still some disputes about the personnel, it's not a big problem, and we can depart at any time."

"Very good."

Rosalind stood up. "Then let's prepare to head to Nine Provinces."

Jade Capital.

Restaurant area.

Lu Xiu glanced at the Profession Certificate in her hand, then at Jian Li sitting beside her, and said with amusement, "You actually brought out this last thing?"

Jian Li remained silent.

For her, this job was important, but it was just a career change opportunity. In her eyes, it was far less important than those ugly monsters that could make Lu Xiu smile immediately.

Seeing Jian Li's expression, Lu Xiu shook her head helplessly, then looked at the plaque in her hand again, lost in thought.

"One transformation leads to two, five transformations are unique, and one can even kill to seize power—"

She hadn't expected the system to come up with this kind of mechanism.

But what's even more concerning is its purpose.

Is setting a single, exclusive peak in this profession designed to drive all those who choose it to an insatiable competitive environment, chasing a unique, paper-based experience? Is this a disguised form of server-wide tournaments?

Or is it for some other reason?

Speaking of which...

Is the only difference here—does it include areas like Prison Rock, or just this world?

I don't understand.

Perhaps some people will get more romantic opportunities after changing jobs.

Thinking of this...

Lu Xiu handed the token back to her. "Here you go."

Jian Li tilted her head, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes. "You don't want it?"

Shen Nian, who was standing next to her, was also stunned. "Aren't you going to change jobs?"

"I'm not cut out to be Hunter."

Lu Xiu explained, "Furthermore, I'm not a chosen fortune teller, and I don't have any innate skills. This Profession Certificate clearly states that it will change innate skills, which I think is quite important—of course, most importantly, this is the professional path you obtained."

Shen Nian: "----Don't you have the Title of Disaster Hunter?"

"That was randomly given by the system."

Lu Xiu momentarily speechless. "How do I look like Hunter?"

As he spoke.

Lu Xiu stood up and turned around.

Jian Li watched Lu Xiu spinning around, her beautiful eyes brightening slightly. "----It really doesn't look like her."

"You look quite frail when you're not fighting."

Shen Nian muttered under her breath, "Didn't you say you can't fight?"

"Well, I really can't fight. I just fight randomly."

Lu Xiu sat down, cracked a chuckle, and continued, "To be honest, I really feel like I'm not suited to be Hunter —I don't know where this feeling comes from, just consider it a second-generation feeling."

Jian Li seemed to understand what he meant, then said, "I don't think I'm suitable either."

"Aren't you suitable either?"

Lu Xiu was somewhat surprised. "Is it also a second-generation feeling?"

Jian Li gently shook her head. "More or less—but mainly because you feel you're not suitable?"

Lu Xiu:

"----"

What business is it of yours to throw it away?

However, looking at the girl in front of her, Lu Xiu thought for a moment and still didn't say such a thing.

Instead, she silently looked at Shen Nian.

Jian Li then turned her gaze towards her.

Shen Nian paused slightly, then raised her hand, her pale index finger pointing to herself. "----Me?"