It was a simple yet heartwarming breakfast.
When Søren was about to leave, Vivian immediately stood up and tidied his sleeves with her small hands. Then, she stood on the stool and tipped her toes to fix his collar. They did not say much since they already had a tacit understanding. Søren gently patted her little head and walked out of the low shed.
"Bro … Brother! … "
When Søren's figure left, Vivian shrunk her body and locked the door tightly.
Her brother used to leave like this too, but she was not afraid at all because she had Heath by her side. Even if bad guys broke in, the old dog would protect her. Robberies had happened many times in the slums. Now that Heath had left forever, she was the only one left in the room. She could not help but feel a little scared.
In the end.
After all, she was only an eight-year-old girl.
She had never felt safe. She was afraid of the dark, loneliness, and being alone.
However, she could not tell Søren.
Søren also had something important to do. He needed money, and there was not much food left in the house.
She did not want to be a burden to her brother.
Even if there was not much she could do, the little girl still felt that she should not make Søren worry.
"Vivian."
The little girl held the broom tightly in her hand and whispered, "You have to learn to be strong!"
"You have to learn to take care of yourself."
"Brother has woken up, and no one dares to disturb him."
"They're all afraid of brother!"
The dock area.
This was the most densely populated area in Amber City. The entire city's economy was supported by the Agate River.
Most of the men in the slums worked here as coolies. The Agate River had an endless stream of ships transporting goods from all over the world, and it required a lot of labor to move them. This was also the place where the conflict between the gangs was the most intense. There were more than ten gangs of various sizes that made a living here. Whether it was stealing, withholding goods, or extorting protection fees, many gangs could always find a way to make money here.
"Is that Søren?!"
A tall and skinny man glanced at Søren, who was walking over from afar, and immediately whispered something to the person beside him. Then, he walked over and said, "Søren."
"The boss wants to see you!"
Søren raised his head and looked at the man in front of him. He immediately remembered who he was, a guy named Garris.
He was a warrior with decent skills.
He had been an adventurer for a while, but he had never expected to encounter a group of goblins and gnolls not long after leaving Amber City. Gnolls were dangerous creatures. They moved in groups and often ambushed adventurers in the middle of the night. Most of the adventurers were killed. He was lucky enough to escape, but one of his arms was severely injured. Later on, he joined a local gang and gave up on the idea of becoming a powerful adventurer and winning amazing wealth and reputation.
According to the class template, he should be a Level 10 Commoner or Level 3 Warrior.
Slightly weaker than the guards of Agate City!
"Boss?"
Søren looked at him and shook his head. "The boss is dead."
"He was killed by that wizard."
It was a quest that should not have been accepted. Not only did it kill Søren, but it also killed most of the core members of the gang.
Wizards were not that easy to deal with.
In this world, wizards who were qualified to act alone were all Grade 1 and above. In terms of the class template, they were at least Level 10 Scholar or Level 5 Wizard.
Not to mention a mere gang, even a regular army might not be able to defeat him.
Søren knew how terrifying a Grade 1 wizard could be. If not for the fact that they were too weak, they would be one of the most powerful classes in the world.
The world was about to enter a period of chaos. Even those in the Realm of Legends could be slaughtered like chickens and dogs, let alone those in the Realm of Legends.
He had no interest in wasting his time on a local gang.
"Søren."
Gallis looked at him silently and said slowly, "Cole has become the new leader."
"It's up to you whether you want to meet him or not."
"Cole is not someone who is easy to talk to."
Søren was an excellent thief. No gang would easily give up on such a source of wealth.
It was fine when he was unconscious. After all, no one would pay attention to someone who was about to die. But now that he was awake, they naturally had to find a way to rope him in.
Søren could hear the faint threat in his words. He narrowed his eyes and revealed a trace of killing intent.
He was a thief.
Thieves were also assassins in the shadows. They were more dangerous than anyone else.
"I'll make the decision myself."
Søren ignored Garris and walked towards the docks.
He still had things to do.
In the past, Søren was a bit cowardly in the gang because he cared about Vivian. Every time he stole something, a large part of it would be taken away. The remaining was barely enough for the two of them to survive. The main reason was that Søren did not receive any proper combat training. Even if he had more than 18 points of Dexterity, his combat ability was far inferior to that of a Warrior who had received proper training. But now, Søren was different. The man in front of him would not be able to last more than three moves against him.
…
It was an inconspicuous warehouse. There were many goods stored in it. It was a common place in the docks.
A shadow quietly approached.
Søren carefully avoided the guards outside. They were just strong ordinary people. After entering the warehouse, he quickly found a box.
It was a locked box. There were some valuable goods inside.
He took out a piece of iron wire with a hook from his pocket. Currently, this was the only tool he had on him to pick locks.
Søren carefully put his hand into the box. Then, his fingers nimbly moved.
Ding!
Kacha!
After a while, the lock on the box was quickly pried open.
A row of data appeared:
"Lock picked successfully!"
"Your Rogue skills have improved. You have received 15 Profession EXP."
When Søren saw the data in front of him, he immediately let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed that the way to gain Profession EXP was still the same.
In the early stages of the game, Rogues were not a strong combat class. They did not have a strong physique like Warriors. They also did not have special abilities like Paladins. Adventuring and killing in the wild was very dangerous for Rogues. Whether it was low-level Kobolds or Goblins, they would appear in groups. Many of them had a keen sense of smell. It was easy for them to detect low-level Rogues in Stealth. Therefore, in the early stages of the game, the only way for Rogues to level up was to pick locks and disarm traps.
This was the safest way!
Before reaching level 5, Rogues could gain Profession EXP by picking locks. Before reaching level 10, disarming traps would still give them a lot of Profession EXP.
As for the later stages, only special magic locks and high-level traps would be useful!
Normal locks and traps could no longer improve a Rogue's skills.
Creak!
Søren gently opened the box. It was filled with tea bricks. He did not touch the goods. Instead, he continued with the normal boxes.
Picking the same lock twice would not give Profession EXP. If he wanted to gain Profession EXP, he would have to meet the requirements to improve a Rogue's skills. There were many locked boxes at the docks. It was enough to raise his Rogue level.
He opened three boxes in a row.
Søren's footsteps suddenly stopped in front of a door. He carefully observed the ground and then took a deep breath.
Thud!
He gently jumped up and landed on top of an oak barrel. Then, he reached out and pinched an inconspicuous silk thread. He fixed the thread and wrapped it around a nail. Then, he used a dagger to cut off the other end. Then, he quickly removed an alarm device. This was a simple trap. If the thread was accidentally broken, the other end of the trap would sound the alarm.
At that time, quite a number of Bandits had been caught and beaten to a pulp!
The world of Clash of the Titans was very cruel.
Those Rogues who were crippled had no one to save them. They could not afford the expensive treatment either. In the end, they were completely crippled and had to die again.
It was extremely difficult to go from a low-level Profession to the Realm of Legends.
Many of them fell again and again.
Not only did it require strength, but luck was also very important.
Søren waited quietly. He carefully observed the ground and looked for possible traps.
There was one such warehouse.
If there was an alarm device, then there would be more than one. There must be another trap.
There might be something valuable inside.
As expected!
Søren quickly discovered something strange under the wooden board. He carefully pried it up with his dagger and held it firmly with his fingers. He did not dare to tremble in the slightest.
There was an even more dangerous trap below.
If he was triggered, throwing knives would shoot out from both sides. It was very likely that he would die on the spot.
Crack!
Søren used his dagger to block the trigger. He then twisted the trigger. Two throwing knives shot out from the top of his head and nailed into the wall beside him.
A row of data appeared.
"Successfully disarmed trap."
"Your Rogue skills have been improved. You have received 50 Profession EXP."
"Successfully disarmed trap."
"Your Rogue skills have been improved. You have received 120 Profession EXP."
Phew.
Søren let out a sigh of relief. He relaxed a little and muttered, "Sure enough, disarming traps gives more EXP."
"But this thing is also very dangerous."
After dismantling two traps in a row and adding in the experience gained from picking locks, Soran finally accumulated 200 experience points. Without hesitation, he chose to level up his Rogue class.
"Rogue class raised to Level 2."
"Received 23 (DEX 19 + (INT 18-10) * 0.5) Skill Points. Health increased by 9 (Profession HP 6 + (CON 15-10) * 0.5)."
"Received 1 Free Attribute Point."
Compared to the Skill Points that could be obtained at every Profession level, it was much harder to obtain Free Attribute Points.
He had to level up two Professions in order to obtain 1 Free Attribute Point.
In other words, he would have to wait until his Rogue class reached Level 4 before he could obtain any more free attribute points.
This Free Attribute Point could be said to be very precious!
Søren glanced at his Attribute Panel. Without hesitation, he allocated the Free Attribute Point to Dexterity. 20 Attribute Points was a threshold. If a player had less than 20 Attribute Points, they would still be in the range of normal people. If a player had more than 20 Attribute Points, they would be in the range of normal people.
The sound of footsteps came from outside the warehouse.
Søren agilely jumped up. His arm grabbed onto the roof beam, and then he quietly snuck out.
It was only a 1 Dexterity point increase.
It was enough for him to do many difficult moves that he couldn't do before. Whether it was his body's reflexes or his agility, they were all beyond the range of normal people.
A man quickly came in.
He glanced at the warehouse. His expression changed slightly. He shouted loudly. Soon, a group of armed guards rushed in from outside.
It seemed like he couldn't come back to this warehouse in the future.
Since they found out that a thief had entered, they would definitely strengthen the security!
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