There were not many places in Amber City that were haunted.
Søren only needed to ask around a little to determine the approximate location of the hidden treasure cave. There was a mass grave about a kilometer north of the Agate River, and there were signs of ghost activity there more than once. This was one of the more obvious signs of a treasure cave. Liches liked to place these caves in places closer to death.
"There are ghosts?"
"Then we might need some holy water."
In order to ensure Vivian's safety, Søren was not sure how long it would take him to explore the hidden treasure cave, so he decided to send her to the Dawnlight Shrine and let Priest Annalynne take care of her for a while. Annalynne was the priestess who had helped Søren before but always gave him the cold shoulder. With her taking care of Vivian, there should be no problem. Of course, the Dawnlight Shrine would not take in a little girl for no reason, so Søren had already prepared a sum of money to give to the shrine.
The Dawnlight Shrine.
Soran bowed slightly to Pastor Phil, who was in charge of the temple. When Pastor Phil received the money pouch from Soran, he heard the crisp sound of Silver Derahls clinking against each other. Immediately, Pastor Phil smiled and said, "No problem!"
"The Dawnlight God blesses all believers. This little girl can stay in the shrine for a while.
"Let her follow Annalynne as a Priestess."
This was a world that could not be separated from money.
It was the same even for powerful priests. They needed to expand the faith of their god and recruit believers from the lower class. All of these things could not be separated from money. Maintaining a shrine required money, giving alms to believers required money, and holding sacred ceremonies required money. Now, even most of the priests in the shrines had begun to openly sell divine spells to cure diseases and heal injuries in exchange for enough wealth to maintain the shrines and expand their faith. What was the big deal about sheltering a little girl for a few days and selling a few gallons of holy water?
The Dawnlight Shrine was not that powerful, and it was only ranked below the second-tier in Amber City.
Therefore, the nobles always had better choices when it came to offering offerings. Søren's donation was very valuable.
It was a total of 60 Silver Derahls.
It was equivalent to the offerings that the Dawn Temple had received in the past half a month. It was enough for Pastor Phil to exchange his ritual utensils for one or two pieces of silverware.
After all, these were silver coins made by the believers of the Goddess of Wealth. Twenty of them weighed one pound!
"Thank you, Pastor Phil."
Søren politely expressed his gratitude, then turned to Priest Annalynne and said with a smile, "Vivian, I'll have to trouble you for the next few days."
"Hmph."
The priestess snorted softly, but she didn't refuse. Although she still didn't like Søren, she liked the little girl beside her very much. Annalynne of course knew that Søren's money was not clean. It was either stolen or related to the gang fights in the slums. However, Pastor Phil had been preparing for the holy ceremony for her promotion for a long time. It wasn't easy to get Søren to donate such a large sum of money to her. Of course, she had to use it to prepare for the sacred ceremony.
If they had two official priests, the Dawnlight Shrine would be able to quickly become a second-rate shrine in Amber City.
"Vivian, stay with Sister Annalynne for now."
Søren patted the little girl's head and comforted her, "I'll come and pick you up in two days."
He had already told the little girl about it before he came.
Vivian didn't object to Søren's arrangement at all. She just nodded obediently and said, "Okay."
"Don't worry about me.
Vivian is a good girl. She won't run around. "
Søren leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. He then took the holy water and walked out of the Dawnlight Shrine.
Since the skinning incident had already happened, he had to hurry up.
Before the gods were forced to walk the earth as Saints, shrines were probably the safest places in Amber City. They were shrouded in the divine power of faith, and there were also guards guarding the shrines. Not many evil beings dared to set foot in them. Even a second-rate shrine like the Dawnlight Shrine had six powerful shrine guards in addition to one official priest.
Most of them were Grade 2 and above.
One of them even had the strength of a Grade 3 Shrine Guard. Conservatively speaking, he was a Level 10 Squire, Level 10 Knight, Level 5 Shrine Guard, or Level 10 Squire, Level 10 Warrior, Level 5 Shrine Guard.
The first Profession Level represented the basic Profession before the Profession Advancement.
For example, most native wizards had the Profession Level 10 Scholar. This was because they needed to learn how to read and write before they could learn spells. For example, many professions that advanced into Warriors had the prefix of Level 10 Militia, which meant that they had received Militia level training before becoming an official Warrior.
As for Søren's Profession Level 10 Commoner, it represented the lowest Profession Level.
It didn't have the Weapon Mastery of Militia, nor did it have the Knowledge bonus of a Scholar. The only benefit was that it gave players 25 Skill Points and allowed them to advance to any Profession Level.
As long as they had enough Innate Attributes.
The Profession Level didn't give any Attribute Points, but there were still some differences depending on the focus. For example, the best Profession Level 10 Squire for melee combat was Level 10 Squire, which gave players an additional Skill Point for Weapon Mastery. However, this was only for the Profession Level Player. If this Profession Level was applied to the NPCs, then Søren was born as a Commoner. He had received a Commoner's education since he was a child. The growth of his Attributes during his childhood depended entirely on his luck. It was hard to predict whether he would become a genius or a mediocre Thief.
On the other hand, the Grade 3 Temple Knight had received the Squire's Squire's education since he was a child. He had already received combat training since he was a child and had mastered most of the weapons. Therefore, some of his Attributes were naturally higher than a Commoner's, whether it was Strength, Constitution, etc. This would continue until he became a Warrior or Knight.
Therefore, in the past, players would judge a Commoner's Profession Level based on their Profession Level.
Commoner Professions were average, Militia Professions were slightly stronger, Squire Squires had higher Attributes, and Scholar Professions had an innate Knowledge advantage.
In conclusion.
Temple Guards were much harder to deal with compared to unorthodox Warriors.
Unorthodox Warriors might have lower Attributes than Temple Guards and could only master basic Swordsmanship. However, Temple Guards would have higher Attributes and could master more than three Advanced Skills at the same time.
The [Sword Form – Cross Slash] after mastering Cross Swordsmanship left a deep impression on Søren.
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Mass Graves.
When Søren arrived, it was already afternoon. It took him half a day to find the entrance to the cave.
It was a simple concealment device, more like a trap.
A rock near the Mass Graves was moved ten centimeters, and a dark cave entrance appeared on a small hill not far away. When Søren's figure entered the cave, the rock immediately returned to its original position and the cave entrance disappeared without a trace. As expected of the Lich's handiwork, Søren, who used to be a Legendary Thief, felt that the Lich's arrangements were extremely clever.
It was completely dark.
There were damaged torches on both sides of the cave. If a normal person entered without a torch, they wouldn't even be able to walk. However, Søren was a half-elf with one-eighth Elf bloodline, so he had a certain level of Night Vision. Therefore, he didn't need to light a torch to see everything in the cave. This was the reason why he dared to explore the cave alone.
Stealth + Night Vision = Noiseless.
Not needing any lighting tools meant that he wouldn't alert the monsters in the cave.
His safety factor was greatly increased!
Søren's figure gradually merged into the darkness. With the awakening of Shadow Mastery, he could already feel the presence of Shadow Power. This feeling was different from before. In the darkness, his figure gradually became hazy, as if he had disappeared into the shadows. Only when he moved could he vaguely feel the slight changes in the shadows.
His breathing, his heartbeat, and his smell were all covered by the shadows!
"Creak."
Footsteps sounded in front of him. Søren gently pulled out his dagger and hid in a corner of the cave, waiting.
The area of the cave wasn't small.
After all, the Lich couldn't have just dug a hole in the ground. There were many underground passages, and many of them were guarded by monsters, as well as traps set by the Lich.
A skeleton appeared in front of Søren.
There was no Soul Fire in its eyes, which meant that it was only a skeleton of the lowest level. Perhaps it was unconsciously guarding the cave because of the dense Death Energy. This kind of skeleton was relatively easy to deal with. Most players could deal with one or two of them, but it was impossible to kill a large group of them. This was because their strength was roughly equivalent to a trained militia, and they didn't have any fatal weaknesses. After all, skeletons were considered supernatural creatures.
Even if it was the lowest level undead creature.
Søren's figure quietly approached. The skeleton didn't notice him at all. It was holding a rusty iron sword in its hand, and it seemed to be an adventurer who had died while exploring the cave. The number of NPCs in the storyline wasn't any less than the players. There were even quite a few from the Evil Faction that cooperated with the players or even ambushed them from behind. Anyone who underestimated the world of "Clash of the Titans" would have to pay the price.
A ray of cold light suddenly appeared in the darkness.
Søren's figure emerged from the shadows, and he instantly stabbed the skeleton's spine with his dagger.
"Shadow Hiding Successful!"
"Backstab activated!"
"Successfully activated Backstab x2, dealing 18 (+ 1) points of damage to the target!"
"The target is severely injured!"
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This was the first time Søren's successful Backstab didn't kill an enemy instantly.
However, he wasn't surprised because the dagger in his hand was just a normal dagger. It didn't have any enchantments or supernatural abilities. It was very difficult to kill an undead creature in one hit. After all, undead creatures had the bonus of being a supernatural creature. Although the difficulty of the skeleton was only level 1, it had more than 30 HP. Without flesh, it was more durable than a normal person.
Clang! Clang!
Clang! The skeleton's battle instincts were still there, and its first reaction after being attacked was to slash down with its sword. Søren blocked the attack with his dagger, and he couldn't help but feel his body sink a little.
"It has more than 16 points of strength."
Søren dodged the second attack and moved his slightly numb arm. He thought to himself, "It must have been an advanced warrior when it was alive. Otherwise, it wouldn't have such high strength after becoming an undead."
10 points of strength was the standard for a normal person.
12 points of strength was equivalent to a laborer at the docks.
14 points of strength was considered to be quite strong for a normal person.
16 points of strength was equivalent to a weightlifter in his previous life.
18 points of strength was more exaggerated. It was the kind of person who could single-handedly slash a person with a weapon that weighed more than 50 kilograms without panting.
Normally, those who could reach 16 points of strength were close-combat professions that were specially trained.
Attribute points were the most difficult thing to increase. It took two levels to gain one attribute point. Even if you reached level 20 and entered the realm of Legends, you would only gain 10 points of attribute points. Søren's weakness was that he only had 12 points of strength. Because he didn't deliberately train his strength when he was young, and because he didn't have the bloodline of a god, his strength was similar to a laborer at the docks.
As for his 20 points of strength, he could use a simple example.
A Hill Giant.
A giant that was about 5 meters tall and weighed close to half a ton. It usually wielded a mace that was as thick as an adult's waist as its weapon.
That's right.
This guy had the standard of 20 points of Extraordinary Strength!
If it wasn't for his innate strength, many warriors wouldn't have 20 points of strength even after reaching level 2.
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