[Newborn Ranger]: Your Ranger Badge's effect increases by 1%
This was the effect of this title. For Ma Wen, this effect was better than nothing. When he first became a Rogue, because he completed the job quest perfectly, he received the title [Genius Criminal].
[Genius Criminal]: All your Rogue skills + 10
This terrifying title and the agility trait [Wall Vaulting] allowed Ma Wen to be different from other Rogues in the early stages of his career. His journey was very smooth. The weakness of Rogues in the early stages of the game was also made up for to a certain extent.
In Fernand's Continent, Rogues were very weak in the early stages of the game. They were more defined as explorers of adventuring teams, experts in eliminating the traps in the dungeon, experts in opening treasure chests, and characters in a chaotic battle. If it wasn't for the Assassin, the advanced profession of Rogue, which had a terrifying explosive power, many players who loved Rogues might have given up long ago.
Except for Ma Wen, who was very buggy in the beginning, most Rogues could only play the role of a baby in the team in the early stages. Occasionally opening treasure chests and dismantling traps wouldn't be of much help. Many other professions could replace the role of Rogues in the early stages, such as Rangers and Druids.
It was because of this reason that Ma Wen gritted his teeth and gave up his favorite Rogue profession in this life. The Rogue's stealing and lock-picking abilities could make him some money, but his top priority was to improve his combat power, especially in a head-on battle. In this regard, the Ranger, who was known as a "jack of all trades", was indeed more suitable.
Moreover, the Ranger's development path was very similar to that of Rogues, and they could eventually transition to [Ruler of the Night].
Each person could only wear one title at the same time. Now that Ma Wen had no other choice, he naturally chose to wear the Newborn Ranger title.
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After submitting the "recommendation letter" at the Ranger Guild, Ma Wen also received a Junior Ranger Badge. Generally speaking, a Junior Ranger could choose from three types of badges: the Wild Wolf Badge, the Goshawk Badge, and the Sika Deer Badge. The three badges had different effects —
[Wild Wolf Badge]: Taming Beast + 5
[Goshawk Badge]: Long-Range Vision + 3
[Sika Deer Badge]: Hiding + 9
The effects of the three badges were all to directly enhance the Ranger's skills. Among these three skills, the experienced Ma Wen quickly made a decision.
A Ranger's [Hiding] skill was extremely powerful. In the fields, a player with 100 points or more in Hiding would be as effective as a Tier 2 Assassin's [Enhanced Invisibility]. Although Beast Taming and Super Vision were very practical skills, they were definitely not as important as Hiding.
Hiding was as important to a Ranger as Stealth was to a Thief.
At the same time, after completing his Ranger Class, his HP increased by 11 points. At the same time, he obtained one Free Attribute Point and 96 initial Class Skill Points. His profession window also changed to:
[Adventurer Class: Level 1 Ranger (0: 50)]
Without hesitation, he invested a precious Free Attribute Point into Agility. The most important attributes for a Ranger were Agility and Intelligence. The former allowed them to be agile, while the latter gave them the ability to cast spells. For Ma Wen, agility was more important than intelligence.
Free Attribute Points were very valuable. In addition to the point provided at the beginning of the profession, one Free Attribute Point would be obtained every two levels.
The 96 Skill Points of his Profession were also quickly used up by him. Soon, his Profession Skills had the following new ones:
Hiding 41 (+ 9), Sneak 20, Scout 35
A Ranger could use weapons such as knives and bows. This was one of the hidden abilities of this profession.
And so, Ma Wen's character attributes became:
Name: Ma Wen
Race: Human?
Attributes: Strength 11, Agility 17, Constitution 9, Intelligence 14, Perceptive Sense 14, Charisma 13 (+ 1)
Profession: Noble 3 (150200)
Adventurer Class: Level 1 Ranger (0: 50)
Title: Newborn Ranger
HP: 3,737
Experience: 40 (Noble) [Unassigned]
Skill Points: 0
Attribute Points: 0
Profession Skills
Noble (Baron): Prestige 25, Management 31, Observation 16, Negotiation 19, Accounting 28, Equestrian 30
Ranger: Hiding 41 (+ 9), Sneak 20, Scout 35
Equipment
Sika Deer Badge
… …
"Finally, a combat profession." After leaving the Ranger Guild, Ma Wen was excited to feel the active power in his body.
He felt full of energy. The success of forging the "recommendation letter" gave him a glimmer of hope. That was, his experience was very useful. Among all the professions, only the Ranger profession had a recommendation letter from an Advanced Ranger. The other professions did not have the slightest possibility of being opportunistic. Ma Wen observed the vagrant's actions and determined that he was once an Advanced Ranger. Then, he used the Golden Rum to intoxicate him. This series of actions was not his own creation, but the personal experience of a Ranger friend from his previous life.
That guy was also a legendary character. When ordinary players were still struggling with the Level 2 profession advancement mission, he had already brazenly rushed to the Level 3 profession – [Guardian of the Forest]. Ma Wen also found out from him that the Ranger profession actually had such a loophole. Recommendation letters could be forged, as long as one got the badge of an Advanced Ranger, it would be fine.
The Ranger Guild only accepted recommendation letters and not people, which gave Ma Wen the opportunity to take a shortcut.
The success of the Ranger profession also meant that his experience could be put to good use. Although he was not familiar with River Beach City, he casually searched in his memory and found several ways to make money and quickly improve his strength. Of course, if it was his original birthplace, Gem Bay, which was further northeast, he would be even more like a fish in water.
He still had 30 silver coins in his pocket. After buying a white machete in a blacksmith shop in the business district, he squandered the rest of his wealth.
The white machete's attributes were very poor, and it only provided 2-5 attack power. It was barely enough for protection, but it was a bit difficult to kill monsters.
Now, Ma Wen urgently needed to improve his strength and, of course, wealth. He did not forget his mission. Sister Anna was still waiting for him at the Wild Horse Inn. This half-elf lady, who was nominally a housekeeper, had accompanied him since he was a child. She was a very important person in his heart.
She was someone that he needed to protect with his life.
After the two of them entered River Beach City, after Ma Wen lost his income, it was Anna who went to work for him every day in exchange for some meager pay. If it were not for Anna, Ma Wen would have been robbed of all his money by the local ruffians and died in the gutter.
It could be said that Anna had always been taking care of Ma Wen.
Now, it was time to make some changes.
Taking advantage of the fact that the gates of River Beach City were not closed, Ma Wen fastened the machete to his belt and quickly left the city.
…
The wilderness of the Fernand continent was a very dangerous place. Other than the main roads between cities, fatal monsters could appear anywhere. In theory, even the roads that were regularly cleaned by the government could have horrible man-eating creatures. For Ma Wen, a Level 1 Ranger, even a small group of goblins was enough to make him suffer, not to mention the ogres.
However, near the big cities, because there were guards patrolling every day, it was relatively safe.
Besides, Ma Wen was not going out to kill monsters to level up, he was going out to make money.
Outside of Riverbank, there was a large river called the Pine Nut River. Forty miles downstream of the Pine Nut River, there was a bend, forming a tributary river called the White River. Ma Wen's territory, White River Valley, was in the White River basin.
Pine Nut River stretched for thousands of miles and became very gentle and open at River Beach City, forming a large stretch of river bank.
The loess of the upper Gordon Plateau was washed down and formed silt, making the land very fertile.
On the bank of Pine Nut River, there would occasionally be a kind of small crab called Blue Firefly Crab. The Blue Firefly Crab was a first-class delicacy. For wizards, the crab roe of this creature could increase a certain degree of mental strength, so the price of this crab had always been very high in the market of River Beach City. If Ma Wen remembered correctly, the price of a Blue Firefly Crab was more than 20 silver coins.
That was why he left the city in the middle of the night to catch crabs.
Of course, the high price of the Blue Firefly Crab led to many people catching crabs near the bank of Pine Nut River. However, their method was very inefficient, and they could only wait or search blindly. Even if they searched for a day, they might not be able to find a Blue Firefly Crab. These crabs were too small, and they were easily overlooked during the day, let alone at night.
That was why there were very few people at the bank of Pine Nut River at night.
This was exactly what Ma Wen wanted. He knew a way to catch Blue Firefly Crabs, and it just so happened that he had to do it at night.
It would be best if no one disturbed him.
Soon, he arrived at his destination.
However, at this moment, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him!
"Someone is following me?"
Ma Wen's heart sank. He had actually committed such a big taboo!
He was no longer the omnipotent ruler of the night. His current Perceptive Sense was only a pitiful 14 points, which was only slightly better than a normal person's. It was only at the level of hearing and seeing.
Previously, he had successfully become a Ranger, which made him a little careless. He actually did not notice if there was someone hiding behind him!
A figure quietly appeared. He was not tall, and he held a dagger in his hand as he looked at him mockingly.
It was a Rogue!
[Detecting (35) skill activating …]
[Passing relevant checks …]
[Detection successful!]
The Rogue's basic information immediately appeared in front of Ma Wen's eyes:
Level 5 Commoner, Level 3 Rogue Health Points: 42
"Noble Master, it's not a good habit to leave the city alone." The Rogue laughed and said, "Although you have a knife, do you really think that thing can protect you?"
"A useless noble dying in the hands of the Akron Mafia is your honor."
At this moment, a few more shadows pounced on him from the road not far away.
Ma Wen gritted his teeth. "Damn, there's more help?!"
"The Akron Mafia? I have no grudges with these people. Why would they want to kill me? "
However, this was clearly not the best time to think. He suddenly sprinted without warning. His destination was the small forest beside the river!
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