Chapter 8

After changing his profession, Yu Kai found that his mind was filled with new knowledge, all related to the skills of an archer. However, to unleash 100% of his combat power, he still needed more practice and experience.

Then, the two of them walked up to the wooden wall again and launched a joint attack on the targets outside.

At first, Yu Kai found it very difficult to hit the targets, but after firing over ten arrows, the situation gradually improved, and his hit rate reached 70%. Although this was still a significant gap compared to Cheng Yang's 100% hit rate, it was a remarkable improvement.

The reason for this improvement was twofold. On one hand, Cheng Yang had taught him relevant techniques, which were invaluable, as they had been bought with the lives of countless people in the apocalypse. On the other hand, Yu Kai was a natural archer, and his grasp of shooting techniques left Cheng Yang in awe.

Three minutes later, the territory's spirit energy value reached 10 points again, and Cheng Yang called Niu Bing down. Based on his previous life's talent, Niu Bing was suitable for the summoner profession. Although the initial summoned creatures could only perform close-range attacks, they were fearless and could be thrown outside the wall to fight the mutated beasts. If they died, they could simply be summoned again.

Of course, the reason Cheng Yang had Niu Bing change professions first was not just because of this. He also wanted to test his earlier hypothesis, as in his previous life, Niu Bing's talent was not very good.

A few seconds later, a simple wooden stick appeared in Niu Bing's hand, but it was much longer than Cheng Yang's wooden staff. This stick was the symbol of his new profession as a summoner.

Name: Niu Bing

Affiliation: Luofeng Village

Profession: Summoner, Rank: Apprentice (0%)

Age: 20, Lifespan: 110

Health: 30, Magic Power: 20

Physical Attack: 1, Magic Attack: 5

Physical Defense: 1, Magic Defense: 1

Attack Speed: 1, Movement Speed: 1.1

Talent: 1. Each minor rank increase boosts the summoned creature's attack power by 3%.

2. Each minor rank increase boosts the summoned creature's health by 3%.

Skills: Spirit Summoning 1 (Basic summoner skill, gradually improves with practice. Skill level increases with profession rank.)

Summon Phantom Wolf 1 (Summons a phantom wolf to fight. The phantom wolf is a close-range magic attack creature that inherits 100% of the summoner's attributes. Exists for 10 minutes, 1-minute cooldown, 10 magic points to cast. Proficiency: 0%)

Equipment: Wooden Stick: Symbol of a summoner, no additional attributes.

When Cheng Yang saw Niu Bing's attributes, his eyes filled with uncontrollable joy. He was almost certain that his earlier hypothesis was correct. Indeed, the earlier one changed professions, the higher the chance of obtaining top-tier talents.

Without a doubt, the apocalypse had just begun, and these people were among the earliest, if not the only ones, to change professions in the world. According to his hypothesis, the first few people to change professions might all have S-grade talents.

Since this was the case, he needed to plan carefully, as wasting an S-grade talent would be a shameful act.

With Niu Bing's participation, the subsequent battles became more exciting. Earlier, Cheng Yang and Yu Kai had been slaughtering the mutated beasts one-sidedly, as the beasts could not attack them. Now, the phantom wolf summoned by Niu Bing appeared outside the wall and engaged the mutated beasts in close combat, making the scene very intense. However, the phantom wolf's strength was only on par with the ordinary first-stage mutated beasts outside, and it was quickly killed under the attack of several beasts.

As soon as the skill cooldown ended, Niu Bing summoned another phantom wolf to join the battle.

Without a doubt, the summoner's combat style was the simplest, at least in the eyes of Li Wanshan and the others. The summoner's combat was the easiest.

Soon, Cheng Yang gathered another 10 points of territory spirit energy and took Liu Hao to change professions. Cheng Yang was not generous; since changing professions early increased the chance of obtaining better talents, he naturally wanted to give such an opportunity to his brother. Whether it was Li Wanshan and the others or the taxi driver who followed later, they could only wait in line.

Liu Hao's attributes after changing professions did not surprise Cheng Yang much, as they were identical to those in his previous life.

Name: Liu Hao

Affiliation: Luofeng Village

Profession: Warrior, Rank: Apprentice (0%)

Age: 19, Lifespan: 110 years

Health: 30, Magic Power: 20

Physical Attack: 4, Magic Attack: 1

Physical Defense: 2, Magic Defense: 1

Attack Speed: 1, Movement Speed: 1.1

Talent: 1. Each minor rank increase boosts movement speed by 3%.

2. Each minor rank increase boosts attack speed by 3%.

Skills: Spirit Accumulation 1 (Basic warrior skill, gradually improves with practice. Skill level increases with profession rank.)

Slash 1 (Gathers all physical energy to attack the target in front, causing 100% physical damage, no special effects. 2 magic points to cast. Proficiency: 0%)

Equipment: Iron Sword: Symbol of a warrior, no additional attributes.

Wooden Shield: Can block enemy attacks, no additional attributes.

Liu Hao's strength lay in his speed, and the subsequent advanced warrior class included the assassin. His two talents were perfectly suited for the assassin. He could unleash a thunderous attack and then retreat far away, making him the best person for such tasks.

Despite his somewhat overweight build, the attributes in the game-like world were not determined by physical appearance. Even if Liu Hao were as fat as a meatball, as long as his speed attribute increased, he would run faster than anyone else.

Cheng Yang now felt as if he were in a dream. In his previous life, someone had summarized that there were no more than 500 people in the world with S-grade talents, including some who had the title but not the substance. With a population of over 5 billion, the ratio was only one in ten million. Yet now, he had three S-grade talent warriors right by his side.

S-grade talent warriors were not only stronger in combat at the same rank but also had a higher initial combat power, allowing them to kill more mutated creatures and gain more spirit energy. This, in turn, led to faster cultivation. Over time, the growth of S-grade warriors would be something ordinary warriors could only look up to.

Cheng Yang suppressed his excitement and felt he needed to readjust his strategic goals. Previously, he had only aimed to occupy a few strongholds and become a local lord. Now, it seemed that achieving this goal would not be too difficult.

In the next battle, Liu Hao could only stand by and watch. His talents were indeed powerful, but they had not yet been converted into strength. If he were thrown into battle with the mutated beasts, he would become a corpse in a few seconds. Cheng Yang did not want Liu Hao to die before he could even start.

This time, Cheng Yang gathered 11 points before taking the next person to change professions, and that person was Pang Shan, the girl Niu Bing had brought. Compared to Mr. Li and the others, Pang Shan had a closer relationship with Niu Bing, so it made sense to let her change professions first.

However, Cheng Yang did not know what Pang Shan's talent was, so he could not determine her profession. Fortunately, this was not a problem for Cheng Yang, who had lived a second life. He knew there was a secret on the lord's altar that could reveal a person's suitable profession.

Cheng Yang took Pang Shan to the altar. Although Niu Bing was curious about Pang Shan's talent, he had another task: to continue killing the mutated creatures outside the wall with Yu Kai.

Under Cheng Yang's control, a point of spirit energy transformed into pure energy and entered Pang Shan's body. After a few breaths, a blurry pattern appeared on her forehead.

It was an angel pattern. Cheng Yang was momentarily stunned because the pattern indicated a suitable profession. A magic hat meant a mage, a bow meant an archer, an iron sword meant a warrior, and a wolf meant a summoner.

However, the angel pattern did not belong to any of these four main professions. Cheng Yang knew what it represented: a cleric, a profession that was indispensable in most games.

In his previous life, there were not many people with cleric-related talents, but there were also not few, so Cheng Yang was not overly excited. Unfortunately, Luofeng Village could not provide a cleric profession change at the moment.

It seemed he needed to find the dungeon as soon as possible. He had made two trips without success, but now that the apocalypse had begun, the dungeon should have appeared.

Since Pang Shan's talent was inclined towards a cleric, Cheng Yang decided not to let her change professions for the time being. After a simple explanation, he sent her back to the wall and instructed her to call down Mr. Li.

Half a minute later, Mr. Li ran down quickly. Despite being nearly forty, his movements were as swift as a young man's.

Mr. Li had seen everything Cheng Yang had done and did not resent him for not letting him change professions first. If he were in Cheng Yang's position, he would have also given the benefits to those close to him. Even if Cheng Yang did not let him change professions, he had no complaints, as everything Cheng Yang had was the result of his own efforts, and he had even saved their lives.

"Little brother, what profession do you think I should change to?" Mr. Li rubbed his hands, unable to contain his excitement.

Cheng Yang said, "Mr. Li, we need to test this first. I've already explained everything. If you decide to change professions here, you'll have to follow my rules."

Mr. Li immediately replied, "Little brother, don't worry. I'm not the type to forget a favor. As long as it doesn't violate ethics, you can command me. From now on, just call me Old Li."

Cheng Yang nodded and said, "Alright, Old Li, don't worry. I won't do anything unethical. ... Now, let me test you."

Cheng Yang used the same method, using one point of spirit energy to test Mr. Li's profession inclination. Soon, a sword-shaped pattern appeared on Mr. Li's forehead.