Adrian felt thoroughly satisfied.
Once he had finished choosing his racial talent for [Species Transformation], the panel displayed the usual notification for completing a profession advancement quest.
[Level 100 Advancement Quest [World-Famous] completed!] [You have obtained [Sword Saint], the advanced profession of [Great Swordmaster]. Your Stamina has increased beyond the normal amount. Strength +10, Agility +10, Intelligence +10. You have gained 10 Free Attribute Points and 1 Skill Point.] [You have learned [Sword Saint-Level Swordsmanship Training]!] [You have learned [Sword Saint-Level Swordsmanship Affinity]!] [You have gained the Specialty [Swordsmanship Saint]!]
"...Only three abilities? Strictly speaking, the first two have always been filler. A Level 100 Sword Saint gets just one new ability?"
Adrian frowned slightly, then looked at the new abilities that had come with his profession upgrade.
The first two skills were standard for the Swordsman profession. They helped him gain swordsmanship proficiency and increased the power of his sword attacks. There was little to say about them.
The third Specialty, however, had a rather involved description and brutally straightforward effects.
[[Swordsmanship Saint]—Specialty: A saint among swordsmen, with an edge none can withstand! When learning swordsmanship, your learning speed increases significantly; when studying swordsmanship, the time needed to create sword techniques is significantly reduced; when attacking with swordsmanship, attack power is multiplied by 3, the levels of all swordsmanship skills increase by 3, and swordsmanship critical-hit effects increase by 300%. Note: Skill boosts can exceed level limits.]
"...Strong! Unbeatable! That's a Sword Saint for you!"
Adrian's eyes lit up as he read.
[Swordsmanship Saint] covered virtually every swordsmanship ability Adrian currently possessed. Its attack bonuses in particular were absurdly powerful!
"Actually... this kind of profession advancement fits the path of a swordsman. In the original story, if you had to say what set Dracule Mihawk