Makes the Rankings

"Before, it wasn't that obvious, but now, the higher my mental power gets, the more noticeable the changes to all my senses seem to be..."

Yang Ling murmured to himself.

Mental power seemed different from strength.

Adding just a few points to the latter made a huge difference.

Now that his mental power had reached 25, he finally felt as though he had undergone some kind of transformation.

"It's not just a prerequisite for martial arts, and it doesn't merely increase training speed. It has an enormous effect on me in itself."

"Maybe it'll also show significant effects in battle, like making it easier to sense an opponent's weaknesses?"

"My reaction speed has improved accordingly too. Those mental points weren't wasted!"

"If I raise it to a hundred points, two hundred points in the future, what will happen? Will I become a monster?"

A trace of anticipation rose in Yang Ling's heart.

"Right, I also have an exclusive skill, Insight. What does it do?"

Yang Ling immediately looked toward the panel and opened the detailed description for Insight:

[Insight: Can discern the bad deeds a person committed within the past three days]

The description was simple and clear. One glance was enough to understand it.

Yet Yang Ling stood frozen in place, unable to recover his senses for a long while.

This skill had nothing to do with combat, but...

"Isn't this skill way too overpowered? One look lets me discern someone's bad deeds from the past three days?"

Yang Ling's heart pounded wildly.

At the mine, this skill would have been rather useless.

But he now had another identity: constable!

With this skill, wouldn't he be able to accumulate merit quickly!?

"Once I have enough merit, I can slowly show off a bit of my ability. Ninth rank—no, even eighth or seventh rank is within reach!"

Thinking of this, Yang Ling immediately walked to the door, opened it, and looked outside.

The other constables had no idea what he was doing and could not be bothered to pay attention to him.

Old Zhao had already started brewing tea and did not notice Yang Ling's actions either.

Yang Ling looked at Old Zhao and stared at him for a full two or three seconds before the word Insight appeared over him.

"Insight."

In an instant, a piece of information appeared:

[Zhao Er picked up one tael of loose silver yesterday and did not turn it in.]

[Today's use has been exhausted.]

"..."

Yang Ling closed the door again.

He had confirmed how Insight worked. Though he could only use it once per day, he was still satisfied.

He felt nothing in particular about what Old Zhao had done.

He would not have turned it in either.

"What a godly skill. I just changed professions and already got something like this. I wonder what exclusive skills other professions can obtain?"

"Right!"

Yang Ling's expression suddenly turned serious.

He had already changed professions and reached Level 13. Wouldn't the Divine Realm Level Rankings expose him now?

With a thought, he immediately opened the Divine Realm Level Rankings.

[Divine Realm Level Rankings]

[001: Bitter Enlightenment Temple, Hui Wu, Level 14, Profession: Martial Monk]

[002: Star-Gazing Academy, Luo Kai, Level 14, Profession: Scholar]

[003: Dead Valley, Qi Kai, Level 14, Profession: Medical Apprentice]

[004: Great Derivation Sword Sect, Fang Yun, Level 13, Profession: Swordswoman]

[005: Heavenly Blade Sect, Ning Xizhe, Level 13, Profession: Blade Guard]

[006: Ghost King Stronghold, Lin Dongdong, Level 13, Profession: Bandit]

[007: Iron Garment Division, Yang Ling, Level 13, Profession: Constable]

[008: Mountains and Rivers Sect, Wu Xiaocheng, Level 12, Profession: Blade Guard]

[009: ???]

"I really made the rankings. But everyone seems to be working hard too. In just two days, Hui Wu and the others have already reached Level 14, while the rest are all at Level 13."

"Wu Xiaocheng from the Mountains and Rivers Sect? Did some player really get lucky enough to enter the Mountains and Rivers Sect directly?"

Yang Ling's expression became a little strange.

But neither ninth nor tenth place had appeared yet.

That meant that among the first thirty players to reach Level 10, another twenty-two were stuck on changing professions.

There would probably be even more people getting stuck in the future.

"But now they know that constable is also a career path..."

"Compared to joining a sect, paying some money and using connections to become a constable is clearly the more suitable route."

"Will future players who become constables also gain the exclusive skill Insight?"

Yang Ling's expression gradually became solemn.

"Never mind. I'm still among the leaders. There are probably already over a hundred thousand players now?"

"Out of a hundred thousand people, I'm in the top ten. That's one in ten thousand."

"I have to make use of this advantage and turn it into an advantage at every step. Every single step, I need to stay ahead of the other players."

Yang Ling took out the Bandit-Catching Saber Technique.

"Bandit-Catching Saber Technique. Training requirement: Strength 3, Agility 5."

"Requirements met."

"Do you wish to comprehend it?"

"Comprehend."

Accompanied by a warm current, Yang Ling instantly grasped the Bandit-Catching Saber Technique.

He opened his attribute panel for a look:

Name: Yang Ling

Profession: Constable

Level: 13

Strength: 11

Agility: 5

Mental Power: 25

Exclusive Skill: Insight

Martial Arts: Vajra Wisdom King Art (Initial Mastery)

Experience: 88/1000

Mountain-Crushing Fist (Complete Integration)

Proficiency: 102/10000

Bandit-Catching Saber Technique (Beginner)

Proficiency: 0/100

Health: 210

"Only 100 proficiency points. At my current pace, I can reach Initial Mastery in two days."

"But this saber technique doesn't seem to boost strength. Is it an agility-focused style?"

With a thought, Yang Ling checked the detailed information for the Bandit-Catching Saber Technique:

[Bandit-Catching Saber Technique: Slay petty thieves with swift, fierce strikes.]

[Initial Mastery: Increases Agility by 3 points.]

[Complete Integration: Increases Agility by 6 points.]

[Perfect Mastery: Increases Agility by 9 points.]

[Advanced Mastery: Increases Agility by 12 points.]

[Transcendent Mastery: Increases Agility by 20 points.]

Note: This is a prerequisite for the Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique. After reaching Perfect Mastery, you may switch to training the Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique.]

"Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique!"

Yang Ling's eyes flickered, and he roughly understood.

The Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique was likely a tier stronger than the Bandit-Catching Saber Technique.

It might have been specially meant for Iron Garment constables to cultivate.

"But Captain Lin's attribute panel didn't have this saber technique, which means he isn't qualified to train it either."

"Could it be that only eighth-rank Iron Garment constables are eligible?"

With that thought, Yang Ling made up his mind.

He planned to return to the Fire Crystal Ore mine.

First, to mine ore for leveling up and cultivate his techniques. Second, to wait for the people above to come down and inspect the accounts.

He would also wait for Xu Qing.

He left the break room, greeted Old Zhao, and left the courtyard.

"Old Zhao, talk to that brat less in the future. Who knows how much silver he gave our boss to secure this job."

One of the constables said sourly.

"Say less. If he can get through to our boss, it means Yang Ling comes from no ordinary background. Don't offend someone like that."

Old Zhao waved his hand helplessly.

The constables exchanged looks, then snorted inwardly and continued training their martial arts diligently.

They believed that one day, they too would become Iron Garment constables like Captain Lin and hold an official position in the Iron Garment Division!

Meanwhile.

At the riverside docks of Green Mountain City.

Several laborers were being beaten by a group of thugs and lay on the ground groaning in pain.

The thug leader sneered. "Working in Snake Gang territory without paying protection money? Tired of living?

From now on, hand over half your daily wages. Understand?"

"Half!? Then what are we supposed to eat and drink! You're trying to kill us!"

The laborers cried out.

"Still refusing? Zhang Wei, take care of them."

The thug leader said coldly.

Zhang Wei immediately stepped forward and began kicking them viciously.

"Are you convinced now!"

"Y-Yes, we're convinced..."

Only then did Zhang Wei withdraw his foot and stand behind the thug leader.

Out of boredom, he opened the Divine Realm Level Rankings for a look.

"Ah, I'm so jealous."

Looking at those names that had become so familiar lately, he could not help but sigh inwardly.

"Huh, two more people? I wonder which bastards got so lucky?"

Zhang Wei focused his eyes, and his face instantly turned livid.

He nearly gritted his teeth as he forced out two words:

"Yang Ling!"