One Skill Point Per Second, I Turned Fireball into Forbidden Magic
Chapter 23

Counting the Spoils of War, the Platinum Necromancy Greatsword!

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Lin Yi's job change was notably plain and unremarkable.

The only change was that the fixed stat points gained per level increased from 1 to 2.

Plus, the effect of adding Spirit points on magic damage and mana regeneration was stronger than after the First Turn.

Although he already knew the Second Turn would grant a new Active Skill and a new Passive Skill, the two skills he unlocked were clearly quite average.

His First Turn had given him Fireball, and his Second Turn gave him Ice Arrow.

Fire and Ice were the most common specializations for the Mage Lord class across all of Blue Star.

Because most people obtained the corresponding skills during their First or Second Turn.

In an environment where skills were so hard to come by, naturally, most people had no choice but to go with Fire Mage or Ice Mage.

Then they invested all their Skill Points, making it even harder to switch to another element later.

But Lin Yi didn't look down on Ice Arrow or Mana Shield.

Because any skill, as long as it was a skill, would become exceptionally valuable in his hands!

After the job change succeeded, Lin Yi opened his personal panel and allocated all the stat points from leveling up into Spirit.

Tier 7 spells were huge mana hogs.

Not to mention Tier 8 and even Forbidden Spells down the line.

It was foreseeable that once his passive skill [Divine Grace Chant], which sped up casting time, also reached Tier 9, he'd definitely be able to cast Forbidden Spells instantly.

At that point, Lin Yi didn't want to become a pathetic mage with no mana after the free casting effect from [Mana Storm] wore off.

After allocating the points, Lin Yi's panel had undergone a near-qualitative change compared to two days ago.

[Lin Yi] [Class: Intermediate Mage (Second Turn)] [Specializations: Fire (Primary), Storm (Primary), Ice (Secondary)] [Level: LV.39 (4.30%)] [HP: 410/410] [Mana: 39620/39620] [Strength: 41] [Agility: 41] [Spirit: 566] [Constitution: 41] [Endurance: 41] [Talent: Gift of the Gods (SSS)] [Available Stat Points: 0] [Available Skill Points: 312685] [General Skill: All-Knowing Eye] [Class Passive Skills: Mana Storm (Passive), Divine Grace Chant (Passive), Mana Shield (Passive)] [Class Active Skills: Fire Element (Tier 1~7 Spells), Storm Element (Tier 1~7 Spells), Ice Element (Tier 1 Spell)]

After completing the job change, Lin Yi had leveled up another 9 times in a row, including the massive experience from the Mutated Necromancer Knight and the experience from instantly killing a large number of undead soldiers.

With the level cap removed, none of that experience was lost.

Lin Yi's total mana had skyrocketed from barely three or four thousand after chugging an Alchemical Potion

to nearly forty thousand.

Now, even without relying on [Mana Storm]'s free casting, Lin Yi could cast Tier 7 spells three or four times with his own mana.

As for the two new class skills he'd obtained, Lin Yi checked his Skill Point balance.

He was just short of being able to upgrade both skills to Tier 7.

But Lin Yi wasn't in a hurry.

His haul this time was much richer than what he'd gotten in the Howling Forest.

After all, the Mutated Necromancer Knight's level was right there, and the drops would definitely sell for a good price.

Thinking this, Lin Yi walked out of the Job Change Sanctuary.

Then he went home for a bit.

It was exactly noon.

On the table at home sat three or four dishes Lin Yi liked, along with a note from his mother.

"If the food gets cold, just heat it up in the microwave yourself."

"Your homeroom teacher came by this morning. Said it's urgent and concerns your future. Remember to go ask what it's about."

Lin Yi's father, Lin Guodong, worked in the mines. It wasn't exactly dawn-to-dusk labor, but every trip down the shaft meant seven or eight hours of work.

Going in and out of the mine was too much trouble; frequent trips would just waste a lot of time.

As for his mother, Xu Qingfang, she was a teacher. Of course, she wasn't a Professional—the courses she taught were just ordinary academic subjects.

Lin Yi had long gotten used to his parents not coming home at noon, only gathering together in the evening.

After eating his fill, Lin Yi returned to his room.

He took out everything the Death Knight Ravenardale had dropped from his Inventory Space.

First were over a dozen pieces of equipment.

Unfortunately, none of them were usable by mages.

Lin Yi checked their grades. Among them were eight or nine Silver Grade pieces, three Gold Grade pieces.

And finally, one Platinum Grade piece.

It happened to be the black greatsword that Ravenardale had been holding earlier.

[Necrotic Rune Greatsword]

[Type: Weapon (Two-Handed)]

[Grade: Platinum]

[Equipment Level: LV.60]

[Equippable Classes: Warrior, Knight Branch]

[Weight: 29.3kg]

[Physical Attack Power +845]

[Strength +97]

[Endurance +88]

[Durability: 100/100]

[Special Effect: Plague Corruption]

[On hitting a target, there is a 10% chance to infect the target with plague, dealing 200 Dark damage per second for 30 seconds. This effect can stack up to 5 layers.]

Lin Yi had never seen other Level 60 equipment or weapons, so he naturally had no idea whether this two-handed greatsword's stats were good or not.

But he did know that weapons with special effects never had low value.

However, that was precisely the most frustrating part for Lin Yi.

Because, including the other three Gold Grade pieces, he had no way to sell them right now.

In this Blue Star World he had transmigrated to, Great Xia's control over all Professionals' equipment could be described as extremely strict.

For equipment above Silver Grade, the Great Xia Official strictly forbade it from entering the civilian Professional market.

If any was discovered, they would trace it back to the source.

This was essentially the same logic as Great Xia's gun ban back on Earth in his previous life.

Equipment was the most accessible external means for ordinary people—or those with ulterior motives—to boost their own strength.

A person with a very low level and poor skill point allocation, if they managed to gather a set of fine equipment, could still cause massive destruction.

Therefore, aside from special organizations like the upper echelons of the government and the Military Professionals stationed in base cities, other Professionals merely possessing equipment above Silver Grade already violated the law.

If caught, punishment was severe and without leniency.

Of course, that didn't mean that if a Professional obtained such high-grade equipment, it had to rot in their hands.

The government had opened a dedicated recycling channel.

If you found good equipment, the Great Xia Official would buy it back at a high price.

A genuinely high price—the kind that would satisfy you.

So, most Professionals had no complaints.

However, the reason Lin Yi couldn't sell this equipment was that, given his current level and surface-level strength, he couldn't explain to the government how he had obtained it.

If he said he had farmed it himself, that would require explaining even more things.

Lin Yi really hated trouble.

So Lin Yi planned to just keep this equipment stored in his Inventory Space for now, until later when his publicly displayed strength was strong enough.

Only then would he sell these items, and the government personnel wouldn't bother to interrogate him thoroughly anymore.

Lin Yi Recalled the three Gold Grade pieces and the Platinum Necromancy Greatsword into his space, then took out two Skill Scrolls.

These were the most valuable treasures!

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