Chapter 6

【Whether to take the job?】

Lu Yuan was still immersed in the joy, no wonder he had a photographic memory, with an intelligence attribute of 18, almost the highest initial attribute for a character! Now, with the +5 adjustment from the knowledge of another world, was this the rhythm of a mage becoming a god?

Seeing the options, he subconsciously chose "Yes."

But really, there was no need to hesitate! The Great Mage is here!

Looking at the dozens of options that appeared, Lu Yuan was... was... was so shocked! How could they all be gibberish?

From the beginning to the end, and then from the end back to the beginning, there were only four professions to choose from—“Warrior,” “Thief,” “Ranger,” and “Fighter”! Above “Fighter” were large red letters saying “Advanced profession, conditions not met”!

What the heck! Where's my Great Mage? Even a Warlock would do! If not a Warlock, a Bard would be fine too! If that's not possible, a Cleric would be okay, I could go to the church every day! Why are all the spellcasters gibberish?!

"Calm down! Calm down!" Lu Yuan slapped his cheeks to calm himself. Lu Yuan was originally a mid-level manager in a large company, and he shouldn't have been so easily shaken. It was just that the memories of the two worlds couldn't merge, and the sudden surprise from the golden finger caused his emotions to fluctuate wildly.

The shock of the profession choice, though a blow, also woke him up.

Once he was clear-headed, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Thoughts of becoming a god and defying the heavens were all pushed to the back of his mind. What mattered now was surviving! William's conversation with him yesterday clearly had a warning in it. It seemed that William, in his climb to the top, had finally touched someone's bottom line, and someone was about to make a move.

Lu Yuan recalled the explosion incident, and the slightly different extract, and broke out in a cold sweat again. It turned out he had already been plotted against once! He hadn't even realized it! He was really too careless! But thinking about the cunning young man from the countryside, he probably wouldn't have thought of the treachery of human hearts due to his lack of social experience.

The holographic screen was still floating there.

Lu Yuan snapped his fingers, and a bright light orb appeared above the screen, dancing with his fingers.

Magic, he could learn on his own, without relying on the system. With his intelligence at 23 points, such a high aptitude couldn't be described as "terrible." The slow speed of learning magic must be due to other factors. As long as it wasn't a congenital problem, it could be solved. Problems that could be solved weren't really problems.

The system was his trump card, meant for survival and retaliation!

After calming down, he observed the four available professions.

“Fighter” was a future matter, something to consider when choosing a secondary profession.

The strength of a “Warrior” lies in their ability to wear heavy armor and their many specializations. Lu Yuan, who would be a mage in the future, definitely couldn't wear heavy armor. The main attribute of a Warrior is Strength, which is Lu Yuan's second-worst attribute after Charisma. Besides, wearing armor would be as conspicuous as a bright flame at night, with a sign saying, "I'm the biggest threat, come attack me!"

Lu Yuan gave up on this.

The “Thief” was good, with many skills and a wide range of uses, and the main attribute, Dexterity, matched Lu Yuan's. Unfortunately, what he needed now was self-preservation, so he put this aside for now.

The “Ranger” was a light-armor combat profession, different from typical physical professions. Rangers took a unique path, focusing on Dexterity and Intelligence. At level 3, a Ranger could add their Intelligence bonus to the damage of light weapons. Lu Yuan's current Intelligence bonus was already 6 points, and it would increase in the future. This was a good choice for a mage auxiliary profession.

Choosing to become a Ranger...

Choose your alignment...

"Absolutely Neutral"

After detection, you believe in the God of Knowledge, Oma, and your faith is established...

Attributes are determined...

Background is determined...

Skills are determined, you gain 44 skill points at level 1...

Choose your feats...

"Spellcasting Wonder" "Weapon Focus (Rapier)"

Job selection complete.

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Name: Lu Yuan

Age: 15

Gender: Male

Build: Medium

Race: Human

Background: Mage Apprentice [+1 Observation Spell, +1 Knowledge, +1 Alchemy, -1 Fortitude Save, -1 Perception]

Profession: Ranger [1]

Experience: 0/1000

Alignment: Absolutely Neutral (Law 50/Good 50) Faith: Oma (5/100)

Character Attributes:

Strength: 15

Dexterity: 19

Constitution: 17

Intelligence: 23

Wisdom: 14

Charisma: 14

Hit Points: 15/16

Saving Throws:

Fortitude Save (Low): This save is for resisting physical and health damage. Fortitude saves are related to Constitution.

Reflex Save (Low): This save allows you to try to avoid area attacks. Reflex saves are related to Dexterity.

Will Save (Low): This save reflects the ability to resist mental influences and special effects. Will saves are related to Wisdom.

Skills:

...

Remaining Points: 44

Feats:

Weapon Proficiency (Simple): This feat allows the effective use of all simple weapons, such as clubs, daggers, crossbows, and maces.

Weapon Proficiency (Martial): This feat allows the effective use of all martial weapons, such as longswords, flails, longbows, and greatswords.

Armor Proficiency (Light): This feat provides knowledge for the effective use of light armor.

Finesse Weapon: This feat allows the character to use light weapons more effectively and substitute Dexterity for Strength in effective attacks. Light weapons generally refer to commonly used weapons weighing less than 4 pounds.

(The above feats are automatically gained at level 1 as a Ranger. They will not be introduced again.)

Spellcasting Wonder: When casting spells, the primary attribute is increased by 2. (This means that a spell cast with 23 Intelligence is treated as if cast with 25 Intelligence.)

Weapon Focus (Rapier): The character will be particularly skilled in using the rapier as a weapon, increasing both hit and damage when using a rapier.

Current Task List:

【Threat to Life】

Your life is in danger, what are you waiting for?! Find the source and eliminate it!

【Becoming a Mage】

This has always been your dream, say goodbye to the gay life and become a shut-in.

【Not a Virgin】

It's been too long, really too long! Solve it quickly! Don't worry about whether it's a man or a woman!

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Seeing the “Threat to Life,” Lu Yuan finally confirmed it. Indeed, the explosion was not just his imagination; someone was plotting against him.

"I wonder how these feats and skills work?"

Lu Yuan picked up a stick, and a lot of information immediately surfaced in his mind. He tried to swing it, and after a few attempts, he could start to attack and defend properly, moving like someone who had been trained. Unfortunately, that was as far as it went. He could use it without hitting himself and perform basic moves, but there was no deeper knowledge.

The specialized weapon, the rapier, was not available, so he couldn't try it out.

Compared to feats, skills still brought greater benefits. Lu Yuan resisted the urge to allocate points. There were many points, and even more needed to be allocated. It would be better to save them for when training couldn't level up. The skills with increased values were already sufficient for his use.

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In the basement that resembled a beehive, Lu Yuan walked through with a smile. A few passing apprentices looked at him in surprise. Lu Yuan seemed different from before, but upon closer inspection, there was no significant change. Among the hundreds of people who mingled here, they were only nodding acquaintances, and the competitive relationship made it hard to make friends.

The competition was not a simple five-out-of-one or ten-out-of-one. Out of the hundreds of people here, a third would be sacrificed, a third would be severely injured, and the result might be just one formal position.

At the entrance, a large board was covered with countless small slips of paper. This world was not short of paper, although the quality was poor, it was sufficient for writing. However, ordinary paper could not carry magic. Special materials, like parchment or dragon skin, were not much different. The slips listed various tasks with their requirements and deadlines.

The most popular were alchemy tasks done with formal mages, and helping to copy books was also a learning path. Lu Yuan took on all the tasks that required moving goods, delivering items, and other labor-intensive tasks, which made the person in charge of task distribution look at him several times. These tasks were generally not done by anyone and were often given away as bonuses with more desirable tasks. Now, someone was actually taking them? He noticed the scar on Lu Yuan's head and nodded in understanding, taking out more accumulated tasks from the cabinet.

He guessed that Lu Yuan had just recovered from an injury and was afraid of alchemy, so he wouldn't take high-risk tasks for a while. This was common in the past. Those who couldn't handle it would soon leave, giving up their dream of becoming a mage. The tasks Lu Yuan had just received were close to their deadlines, while the new ones were in the cabinet. He pushed the tasks towards Lu Yuan, smiling and offering a few words of comfort. Lu Yuan also smiled and accepted them all without a word.

For the next day, Lu Yuan moved various materials, delivered books and letters, and secretly hid some magical materials with his nails and the edges of his clothes, or quickly flipped through books to memorize their contents with his photographic memory. This was also a source of extra income.

From the newly acquired alchemy knowledge, Lu Yuan learned that whether it was casting "Frost Ray" on a freezing potion or slowly guiding magic into a wand, any enchantment operation on items would subtly damage the caster's health or lifespan! In the game, this was represented by the consumption of experience points, and severe cases could lead to a level drop. But this was reality. Thinking of the formal mages who worked here, many of whom looked like consumptive patients, Lu Yuan shuddered.

Everyone said that alchemists' poor health was due to the erosion of magical materials, so they entrusted most of the material processing to apprentices. But no one thought that when infusing magic into items, they were also infusing life force!

This truth might only be known by the owner of the Magic Shop, the Great Mage Habashir Delin.

No wonder, as the creator of legendary items, Habashir Delin rarely made magical items. He was more focused on running the shop, socializing with the elite, and hiding on the third floor to study magic.