The Dawn Watcher, equally skilled with sword and bow, not only possessed flashy, dazzling skills but also tremendous killing power.
Upgrading Battle Aura secret manuals required experience.
Upgrading skills also required experience.
Legendary-Class Battle Aura secret manuals in particular required such an absurd amount of experience that it was nearly equivalent to what he needed to level up himself.
William had only just changed classes, and he had almost no experience left. Even if eating bear meat could grant experience, he could not keep eating too much of it. Too much meat was not only greasy, but could also choke someone to death.
Besides, as a Lord, he had to learn how to enjoy life. How could he be compared to players?
Doing quests was the key. Relying on eating to level up was simply too cruel for him.
However...
He would never get tired of Dragon Meat, even if he ate it for a lifetime...
Fortunately, he still had enough experience to upgrade his skills, so he raised each of the three skills by two levels.
As a Lord, he had to spread the favor evenly...
Ahem.
The main issue was that he did not have that much Battle Aura Value. If he truly stacked one skill to the maximum level, he would probably be unable to use even a single skill afterward. That would be extremely awkward when facing enemies.
Elf God's Blessing (Passive) Level: Lv.2 Skill Effect: Ranged physical attack power increased by 12%. Cost: None Cooldown: None Deadly Volley Level: Lv.2 Skill Effect: Consumes 130 Battle Aura Value to fire three arrows in succession. If all hit the enemy, the first arrow deals 130% damage, the second deals 150% damage, and the third deals 170% damage. Has a certain chance to inflict Bleed. Cooldown: 9 seconds. Battle Aura Slash Level: Lv.2 Skill Effect: Consumes 40 Battle Aura to unleash a Sword Qi slash forward. Deals 150% damage upon hitting an enemy and has a certain chance to inflict Bleed. Cooldown: 3 seconds.
In summary, they were powerful. He would acquire even more distinctive skills in the future, especially Deadly Volley. Its requirements were harsh, but William was simply too accurate...
As for the forty unused free attribute points...
He added twenty points each to Strength and Agility!
The Elf Ranger's specialty was prioritizing Strength and Agility. Most early skills were Archer skills, but there were also plenty of melee skills in the mid and late stages. As for Intelligence and Stamina?
"Heh, being tanky is one of the essential Talents of a Legendary-Class boss. Even if my class cannot become too tanky, I am still far tougher than ordinary NPCs. As for Intelligence? Those who cultivate both magic and martial arts are freaks. Kill them!" William immediately forgot about his plans to change into a Magicblade Saint and could not help feeling pleased as he looked over his attributes.
Lotner patted him on the shoulder. "It seems you have already become a mature Elf and inherited this class. But having strength alone is useless if you cannot hit anyone. You need more practice!"
"Understood." William nodded. Whether players or NPCs, having more skills was not necessarily better. Leaving aside the issue of insufficient experience...
The crucial thing was to rely on one's own ability, combining technique, skills, movement, and environmental factors to deal continuous damage, even keeping the enemy constantly struck and unable to counterattack. That was what truly mattered.
This game did not have skill lock-on mechanics!
Every skill depended entirely on aim and awareness to hit the opponent. Skills were not the most important thing. As long as you could strike the enemy's weak points, even ordinary skills could deal tremendous damage.
"Lord!" An Elven Ranger hurried inside.
"Speak!" William raised an eyebrow. If there was a battle or a Territory Crisis, anyone who discovered it did not need to knock first.
The Elven Ranger caught his breath and said, "After scouting, we discovered another small Orc Tribe thirty miles southeast of Border Town. They are hiding in a cave, and the location is very concealed, but we still found them. They have prepared many weapons and pieces of equipment. It seems they plan to start a war..."
"Approximately how many are there?" Lotner asked.
"We have currently discovered five hundred. However, after observing carefully for a while, most of those five hundred are Orc Warriors, and there are also quite a few Orc Berserkers."
"They came prepared. Are they here to avenge those Orcs? Or did some Orcs escape when we wiped out that tribe and tell them about the Iron Ore Vein?" William stroked his chin, then waved his hand. "Gather five Mages and two hundred Warriors for an expedition. Inform the Warriors guarding the mine to act carefully. If they discover Orcs attacking the mine, retreat immediately. There is no need to fight them over it."
"As you command, Lord!"
"There are many Orc Tribes east of Blackleaf Forest. If they keep coming over in an endless stream, that will be troublesome." William felt somewhat depressed. Could it be that Dragon in the eastern mountain range had started throwing another tantrum, forcing those Orc Tribes to migrate outward?
Blackleaf Forest covered an enormous area.
It stretched for over ten thousand kilometers from east to west. Aside from the Human Race, many of the races on this continent had settlements within Blackleaf Forest.
The forests in the central and western regions were controlled by the Black Leaf Elves. Their territory covered most of the forest, and it was also the best region of Blackleaf Forest, containing many mineral veins and all kinds of rare flora and fauna.
Of course, there were also many friendly races. Most were protected by the Elves or were allied with them.
But Blackleaf Forest also had quite a few Dark Faction races.
Demons were rare, however. They generally preferred to build cities on barren plains without green plants, standing opposed to the Human Race.
Orcs, on the other hand, could survive anywhere. Their numbers remained high due to their rapid reproduction, and they were spread across the entire continent. They were like ants—settling somewhere and immediately producing a nestful. Trying to eradicate them completely was nothing more than a dream.
For survival, they would even take the initiative to submit to a Dragon and seek its protection.
That meant desperately hunting every day to feed a Dragon that did nothing but eat and sleep, all so they could live trembling with fear within its territory...
There was no helping it.
In terms of overall strength, unless it was a medium-sized or larger Orc settlement, their power was generally terrible. It was difficult for them to produce Orcs with good bloodline potential.
Of course, when a Dragon was in a bad mood, it might eat a few Orcs. As for whether the Orcs would resist, that depended on how the Orc Leader viewed the matter.
Dragon strength was classified as follows!
As long as they were pure-blooded Dragons, whether Chromatic Dragons, Metallic Dragons, or Gem Dragons, their bloodline potential was generally Epic-Class or above.
Except for certain hatchlings born to disgrace their mothers...
For example, Dragons that could not call out their true names after birth, or could not use Dragon Tongue Magic...
Other than those, most Dragons possessed Epic-Class or higher bloodlines...
Moreover, Dragonkind had once ruled Gods Continent during the First Era. Their strength was unfathomable, and their numbers were not particularly small.
Even at the same rank, level, and bloodline, a single member of another race often could not challenge one.
Dragon Slayers did exist, but most operated in parties or teams. Very few could challenge a Dragon alone...
Unless they were truly insanely powerful!
After all, Dragonkind preferred living alone. Killing a Dragon was not necessarily that difficult; the key was who the Dragon Slayer was!
Some Dragons also had vassal clans. As long as they did not stir up trouble everywhere, they could live quite well. But such Dragons were rare. Elemental Dragons in particular were born with a death wish and were usually hacked apart wherever they went...
As for Dragon Beasts, Drakes, and all kinds of Magical Beasts carrying Dragonkind bloodlines, their strength varied greatly!
Before you continue