After leveling up his Shadow Dancer profession, Søren still had more than 60,000 Slaughter EXP left.
In one breath, he put all the Slaughter EXP into the Wizard profession level, preparing to get one more attribute point. This was the last attribute point he could get in advance. Starting from Wizard profession level 9, the Slaughter EXP needed to increase their strength began to multiply. After Wizard profession level 15, the Slaughter EXP needed to level up was completely higher than any other profession. In the future, unless Søren could successfully kill a God, the speed of accumulating Slaughter EXP would be far from enough.
"The Wizard profession has leveled up to level 8."
"Received 25 (INT 20 + (INT 20-10) * 0.5) skill points, HP increased by 10 (Profession HP 4 + (CON 21-10) * 0.5)."
"Received one free attribute point."
…
"The Wizard profession has leveled up to level 9."
"Received 25 (INT 20 + (INT 20-10) * 0.5) skill points, HP increased by 10 (Profession HP 4 + (CON 21-10) * 0.5)."
"Received one ability point."
…
One attribute point at each level, and one ability point at each level.
Without a doubt, Søren put the free attribute point into Dexterity, pushing his Dexterity to 24 points, and then put the ability he got into [Enhanced Dual-wielding]. Although Søren wanted to use this ability point to master the Wizard's metamagic ability, he thought about it and decided to put it into combat ability. The Wizard's combat power was very strong, but it was a profession that consumed a lot of time, money, and energy. Søren didn't have enough time to learn spells, conduct research, and hone his casting skills. So, his first combat priority was still in the Rogue field, which he was most familiar with.
The Wizard's spells were only auxiliary to his combat ability!
"Greater Dual-wielding [Personal Ability]: With more and more combat experience, you have become more and more proficient in dual-wielding. You are already a master of dual-wielding. Even in the Underdark, there are not many people who are more powerful than you. Among a thousand people who use dual weapons in battle, you can be ranked first. You have already grasped and comprehended the advanced technique of using dual weapons in battle. This allows you to use dual weapons in battle without any mistakes or penalties. [Number of attacks per round + 3, no hit penalty, 18 Dexterity.]
I finally got [Advanced Dual-wielding].
Søren looked around and walked to the edge of the ship. He held the two scimitars in his hands and lifted up a wooden plank.
Clang!
Rays of cold light flashed.
Søren unsheathed his scimitars at the same time, and the wooden board was shrouded in the glint of his scimitars. By the time Søren finished a round of attacks and sheathed his scimitars, the wooden board had already turned into twelve pieces of wood that fell to the ground. He had slashed out a total of eight times. His right hand had slashed out five times, and his left hand had slashed out three times. Since Søren hadn't mastered the [Legendary Dual-wielding] ability, he couldn't perfectly replicate the speed of his two hands. That was the limit of what he could do.
Søren's current talent accumulation was not enough. At his peak, he could slash out 18 times in one round. [Remark: One round refers to the speed of one second. In actual combat, one might not be able to maintain this speed. If you're interested, you can try it with a small knife. Ordinary people can also slash out two to three times in a second, but it's very difficult to go beyond that.]
…
After distributing the free attribute points and talent points.
Søren focused his attention on the skill points. He had been holding back for so long, and finally, he had reached the requirements to master the background ability [Sage].
God had opened his eyes!
After enduring for so long, he had finally made it. In order to achieve the conditions of mastering Erudite, he didn't even invest much skill points into his Rogue class skills. He relied entirely on his own battle experience to improve bit by bit, and the speed of improvement was really quite slow. Søren's current Rogue's skills had not even reached 50 points. If it wasn't for the background ability [Sage], he would have already increased all his skills to more than 100 points.
With the allocation of skill points, Søren's Knowledge finally reached 250 points.
A row of data also appeared:
"Special conditions triggered! … "
"Prerequisite ability [Encyclopedic Knowledge] achieved! … The prerequisite of 250 Literacy has been achieved! … "
"You have automatically received a new background ability [Sage]! … "
…
As soon as the data appeared, Søren couldn't wait to look at his new background ability.
"Sage [Background Ability]: Your Knowledge has become more and more amazing. You know almost every field. As you accumulate more knowledge, you will be able to comprehend most things by analogy, and your learning speed will be several times faster than others. This is not only limited to knowledge, but also a variety of combat skills. You know how to calculate the weight axis of a weapon, how to calculate the time gap between casting spells, and use this to maximize its power. But you know more than this. The accumulation of knowledge has reached your current level, and it can be directly transformed into real power! [Knowledge + 10] "
(Prerequisite: Have the ability [Encyclopedic Knowledge], 250 Knowledge.)
(Prerequisite for the special ability [Master of Knowledge].)
(Prerequisite for the special ability [Astral Traveler].)
(Prerequisite for the special ability [Dimension Explorer].)
…
"This is!? … "
Because he didn't have a spellcaster profession in the past, Søren's Knowledge wasn't very high, and he didn't have the talent ability [Encyclopedic Knowledge].
So when he saw the row of prerequisites, Søren couldn't help but be surprised. Among them, [Master of Knowledge] was needless to say. This was an advanced ability of [Sage]. But the last two hints seemed to be a bit amazing. Just by looking at the names, one could tell that it was very powerful. Especially [Astral Traveler], this was a famous background ability. Many legendary Wizards even had the background ability [Astral Traveler], which was a legendary level background ability.
As for the other [Dimension Explorer], Søren didn't know much about it.
After allocating Knowledge, Søren still had 12 Skill Points left, so he simply added them to [Sneak]. Anyway, a Rogue's [Sneak] skill would never be too high.
At this time.
Søren's overall attributes were very different from the past. He had finally entered the level of powerful people.
"Name: Søren
Race: Half-elf [Son of Slaughter]
Attributes: Strength 14 (+ 2), Agility 24 (+ 1), Constitution 21, Intelligence 20 (+ 1), Wisdom 15, Charm 18 (+ 2)
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Profession: Level 10 Commoner, Level 7 Rogue (063500), Level 3 Shadow Dancer (075500), Level 9 Wizard (068500) [Grade 3]
Health Points: 254254
Experience Points: 3075 (Slaughter EXP), 545 (Profession EXP) [Unassigned]
Skill Points: None
Attribute Points: None
Legend Level: 21
Divinity Points: 9
Status: Normal
Basic Skills: Sneak 185, Knowledge 250, Steal 45, Pick Lock 55, Snare 60, Focus 30, Negotiate 45, Appraise 30, Deceive 18, Threaten 42, Taunt 15, Perform 15, Listen 20, Dodge 85, Parry 25, Block 18, Heal 45, Search 20, Detect 25, Copy Scroll 25, Spell Identification 20, Survival 15, Use Magic Device 20, Cooking 30, Alchemy 15.
Legendary Skills: Omnipotent Hands.
Special Abilities: Blessing of the Misfortune Goddess, Blessing of the Sea Goddess, Killing Heart, Slayer, Ascetic, Scholar.
Personal Abilities: Nimble Left Hand, Eidetic Memory, Perseverance, Encyclopedic Knowledge, Reflex Evasion, Nimble Movement, Evade Sight, Darkvision, Spell Control, Empower Spell, Weak Cold Resistance, Greater Dual-wielding, Regeneration [Intermediate].
Profession Abilities: Shadow Weave, Military Weapon [Proficiency], Curved Sword [Master].
Combat Skills: Summon Shadow, Fearful Gaze (Divine), Fear (Divine), Shadow Strike, Shadow Jump, Counterspell, Sword Form [Heavy Hack], Sword Form [Behead].
…
There were three main parts of combat power.
The first was attribute points. One's attributes were the most direct combat power. People with high Strength had high destructive power, people with high Dexterity had high agility, people with high Constitution had good endurance, and so on.
The second was basic skills. This was a comprehensive ability in all kinds of situations, and it was also the area that determined one's most obvious weakness. Most of the time, basic skills couldn't be too low. If you didn't have enough parrying and blocking, you couldn't fight a tough battle. If your dodging ability was too poor, you would be finished if you encountered arrows. If you couldn't detect, listen, or survive in the wild, you would be a tragic figure. Even a Kobold could successfully sneak up on you. As for your searching ability, if you were too poor, you wouldn't even be able to find the loot. Then there were other basic skills such as Acting, Deception, and Intimidation, which were very useful. When you were adventuring, you would also need to know how to negotiate, appraise, and heal.
Therefore, basic skills that didn't seem to be very eye-catching were often things that could determine your fate!
Finally, there was the ability!
This was very time-consuming and difficult to train, but it was also the most powerful part of combat power.
Theoretically speaking.
Most of the people who could kill other high-grade professions basically had a clear advantage in their ability. These three parts of strength, when combined, would be your overall combat power. In the process of fighting against the enemy, as long as you could form an advantage in one of these aspects, your chances of winning would be increased by a lot.
Søren liked to estimate his chances of winning every time he took action!
Most of the time, his chances of winning were calculated according to these three conditions. If there was no obvious chance of winning, he would give up in the end.
…
Time passed little by little.
Sailing on the sea was actually a waste of time, and most of the time, it was very boring.
Søren used up most of his Slaughter EXP in one breath, and then began to train his combat ability. Earning Slaughter EXP was only a part of improving one's strength. Sharpening one's combat skills and mastering one's ability was also quite important. Adele Isabella was still Søren's training partner, but this time, Søren increased the difficulty. He directly covered his eyes with a black cloth. The [Blind Battle] ability was a very important special ability. It was very useful in many situations, so Søren had to master it in advance.
Clang! Clang!
Clang! The two quickly began to test each other's strength.
Because Søren was blindfolded, most of the time he was on the defense. In the process of fighting against Adele Isabella, he was obviously at a disadvantage, but he didn't look like he was going to lose. On the contrary, as the number of battles increased, he gradually became invincible. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but after he mastered the [Sage] ability, his whole mind seemed to have become clearer. He could actually summarize Adele Isabella's attack style, habitual attack skills, subconscious attack direction, and so on in the process of battle.
He could even summarize the memory of the [Wind Detection] skill, including what sound represented what action.
This wasn't an improvement in intelligence!
In Søren's view, it should be that his calculation and summarization ability had been further strengthened. It was as if the accumulation of knowledge had reached a critical point, and suddenly began to understand by analogy.
In his mind, he could even speculate the direction of Adele's next attack!
It felt a bit like [Danger Sense].
Clang! Clang!
A series of battle sounds rang out, and Søren gradually began to get used to it. Sometimes, he could even counterattack the red-haired female pirate with the [Blind Battle] skills.
In front of him, Adele obviously felt that the battle was getting more and more difficult. She gasped for breath, raised her hand to lift up her fiery red hair, and looked at Søren with eyes full of awe and disbelief. Her expression was as if she was looking at a monster. It wasn't that she had never seen a guy with amazing talent and a strong learning ability, but she had never heard of a person who could learn and grasp the ability to reach Søren's level. In the beginning, in order to master the [Blind Battle] skill, she spent nearly a year or two training.
But how long did Søren take?
Less than three days.
According to this progress, in at most half a month, he would be able to master the [Blind Battle] skill. (Received three information prompts.)
An afternoon of training quickly passed by.
After today's training, Søren received a prompt for the second ordinary ability:
"Battle Experience!"
"With each battle at sea, your combat ability in the sea environment has improved, and your ability to balance against the ship's bumps has increased."
"You have received some information about [Battle at Sea]."
…
Perhaps it was because he hadn't accumulated enough.
Søren only received a prompt for [Battle at Sea], and the other abilities required further training.
Two days passed quickly.
As the fleet gradually sailed towards the outer islands, they encountered more and more creatures along the way. They saw schools of swordfish, probably more than a hundred thousand of them. There was also a large group of flying scale fish that reflected the sparkling waves of the sea, as well as a large number of other fish. Because there were many dangerous sea creatures in the deep sea, fishermen rarely went into the sea to catch fish. There were tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of fish moving around.
Yesterday afternoon, Søren saw that the sea had turned red!
He thought that he had encountered some kind of monster, and was shocked for a moment. Then he found out that it was an uncountable number of lobsters. These lobsters were about the size of three fingers, which was a relatively common size in the current sea area. It was hard to tell how many lobsters there were, but there were sailors who threw a net into the sea and caught hundreds of red-shelled lobsters. The taste didn't seem to be anything special, and it wasn't much different from the lobsters he ate in his previous life.
However, their pincers were more powerful, and their strength was greater than the lobsters in his previous life.
If they encountered a larger lobster, they could directly snap a person's finger. An unlucky sailor almost had his finger snapped by a large lobster.
In the evening.
Søren sat on the deck and cut the lobsters with his dagger. Most of these lobsters were about the size of two fingers, and some of them were especially large, reaching the size of a person's palm. The pirates below caught more than ten lobsters, and hurriedly sent someone to bring them to Søren to please him. Then Søren turned around and made roasted lobsters. At this moment, he was feeding Vivian, whose mouth was full of oil.
The little girl was eating very happily today.
Because this was made by her brother, and because her brother's cooking was really delicious!
Søren was rich.
Naturally, he could use those expensive seasonings. When cooking, there were only three key points: ingredients, seasonings, and cooking skills.
Søren now had good ingredients, expensive seasonings, and good cooking skills.
Naturally, the food he made wouldn't taste bad!
The little girl ate two lobsters in a row, and then she rubbed her round little belly with satisfaction. But at this time, the lookout on the ship next to them let out a suppressed cry of alarm and shouted: "Sea monster! … There's a sea monster! … "
A commotion broke out.
Then, a huge shadow appeared in the distance. The shadow was hiding under the sea, and it looked like a giant squid. It seemed to be more than 50 meters long.
It really was a sea monster!
Cries of alarm came from all directions, and then many people nervously looked at Søren's position.
"Calm down!"
Søren stood at the bow of the ship and said in a deep voice: "Let's go over like this, don't make any moves."
The distance between them was getting closer and closer.
The sea monster was really a giant squid. It was about 60 meters long, and its huge body was a little scary. It obviously noticed the fleet in front of it, and it even circled around Søren. Then, as if it felt something, it avoided the fleet in front of it and swam past them about 100 meters away.
There was no accident, so there was no battle.
The two sides just brushed past each other!
Søren watched the sea monster leave, but he thought to himself: "It seems that the blessing of the sea goddess is very effective!"
This was the first sea monster they encountered.
In the next two days, they encountered another two sea monsters, but they didn't attack them. On the fifth day of the voyage, they were finally close to their destination, and Søren began to see scattered islands.
They were almost at the outer islands!
…
(The fifth day of quitting smoking. Maybe it's because I'm always feeling uncomfortable, but it should be over in two days. I forgot who said it would be a lot better after seven days. A 5000 word chapter.)
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