Jia Xiu leveled up.
But the joy of leveling up did nothing to ease the discomfort of losing to the Sect Master in the "battle of words" segment.
He watched a warm thesis turn into cold experience, stuffed brutally into his experience bar until it filled and overflowed, then filled again and overflowed again... The number denoting his level ticked from 10 to 12.
It felt a little too little, which made him feel even worse.
Last time, he had found a way to kill Devil Race members on another plane, and that had raised him three levels at once.
That said, the total experience he received this time was actually a little more than last time. It was just that leveling up required more experience now.
Level 12.
A somewhat delicate number.
In Baldur's Gate 3, without mods, that was already the cap. An entire build would be complete; he could stack all sorts of buffs, step on his own left foot to soar into the heavens, and slaughter every enemy in sight.
But here, judging solely by hard strength, he was probably only at the level where he could enter the Association as a full member without an exam. After all, even the interns here had better basic spellcasting skills than he did.
The good news was that he should not be far from Margaret's level anymore.
He was about to achieve the feat of surpassing his mentor.
Jia Xiu checked the rewards brought by leveling up.
``` [Dual Wielder: You can now conduct two research projects simultaneously, provided that both projects are suitably difficult relative to your intelligence and their directions are not similar. Similar projects may cause confusion; your left hand is as dexterous as your right hand. Additionally, if you are willing, when grappling with