Chapter 10

For the Lancer, his interest in Alpha's "useless" attribute was even greater than Alpha's own:

Previously, Lancer had told Alpha to first increase his Intelligence to slightly change the situation where he couldn't communicate with the magic network, at least to learn a [Frost Ray] to alleviate the immediate crisis, so Alpha wouldn't have to engage in half-melee combat with monsters, as leveling up speed was more important than anything else.

"Uh-huh, I know, I didn't add it randomly."

Alpha, looking at his attributes that were already maxed in three areas, replied,

"How about it, can I learn [Frost Ray] now? This spell is super cool, like a laser."

"Oh, not yet."

Lancer sent a big puzzled face:

"What? No way, [Frost Ray] can be learned with 6 points of base Intelligence. Did you go to a Warlock mentor? You noob, even though the spells are the same, you need to find a Mage mentor, got it?"

"Oh, I know that. I added the point to Will, and I haven't found a mentor yet."

Alpha, while strolling towards the Northshire Abbey, replied to Lancer,

"What?! Will?! You... I... Damn!!!"

When Alpha said he had added the precious free attribute point to Will, Lancer immediately exploded.

You have to know that a free attribute point is only gained at level 10, and even at level 120, when you enter the demigod realm, you can only get 12 points in total. The next chance to add base attribute points would be at level 20, meaning Alpha would have to level up to 10 using four useless 0-level spells and a crossbow and longsword.

And by the time he reaches level 20, what use would 0-level spells have? [Frost Ray] would be less useful than a good sword at level 20. Alpha was purely making himself useless.

After calming down for a while, Lancer finally stabilized his emotions:

"Damn, are you crazy? This is your only chance to learn spells, otherwise you'll have to wait until level 20. What were you thinking? You can't add points to Will!"

Your head...!@#$#%#$^%$^%&^&^&

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"Not everyone can max out three attributes at level 10."

Alpha ignored Lancer's freak-out, calmly listened to his long lecture, and simply replied. Lancer, who was about to refute Alpha's statement, was taken aback:

"Is... is this reliable?"

Alpha's words clearly moved Lancer, as it seemed to make some sense.

According to the known conditions for triggering hidden classes, they are mostly based on attributes. For example, the Mage Swordsman with maxed Strength and Intelligence, and the Mind Controller with maxed Charisma and Will, who was directly chosen by the Mind Controller mentor hidden in the Mage Tower, obtaining this hidden class that uses mental spells.

As is well known, players in "Dungeons and Dragons" have six attributes: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Will, and Charisma.

Without considering racial adjustments, each attribute cannot be lower than 5 points, so the minimum total is 30 points. If you add two maxed attributes of 20 points each, you need at least 60 points in total, but you can't have only two maxed attributes and the other four at the minimum, right?

Attributes like Will, Dexterity, and Constitution, even if not primary, cannot be too low.

Thus, to meet the condition of two maxed attributes, the total attribute points must be at least 70-75 points, or even higher, which is already a difficult situation for most people. To max out three attributes, it would probably only be possible for someone with an initial attribute total of 83 points like Alpha.

In fact, even with Alpha's abnormal initial points, maxing out three attributes came at the cost of the minimum points in Intelligence and Charisma.

"Can maxing out three attributes really get you a hidden class?"

After a few more questions, Lancer hung up the private chat, still doubtful. He didn't mention the previous "talent" incident to Alpha.

At this point, Alpha had also arrived at the abbey gate.

As soon as he reached the abbey, Alpha noticed that the old monk Hagen Da, who usually stayed in the prayer hall, residence, and dining hall, was standing at the abbey gate, balding head gleaming as he smiled at Alpha.

In the bright sunlight, the silver-threaded iron glove emblem of the god of loyalty and courage, Tom, on Hagen Da's chest shone brightly.

The reclusive old priest was clearly there for him, which made Alpha quite surprised.

"What does this old guy want?"

With this question in mind, Alpha, smiling, walked towards the oldest and longest-serving priest of the Northshire Abbey, Hagen Da Starbucks, who had been there for a long time before the abbey was renovated.

Although both were of the good alignment, Alpha still felt that the old Hagen Da shouldn't be so enthusiastic towards him.

Since Hagen Da was a priest of the lawful good god of loyalty and courage, Tom, and Alpha had chosen chaotic good as his alignment after entering the game—there were no special requirements for player alignments in "Dungeons and Dragons," and Alpha didn't choose the highly favored neutral or chaotic neutral alignments by mages—

Perhaps in Alpha's heart, being good was more comforting than being indifferent or evil.

Of course, this alignment choice also directly led to Alpha and Hagen Da having little interaction, and they had never had a proper conversation before.

—Lawful priests generally disapproved of the chaotic alignments, who acted without principles, but they wouldn't attack like they would with evil alignments.

At least, such an active greeting had never happened before. Have you ever seen your neighbor's stern Uncle Wang come over and smile at you, a mischievous kid who always climbs on the roof and tears off tiles?

Moreover, this old guy was reclusive, and today he came out into the sunlight, so there must be something up, and it was clearly aimed at him.

Alpha thought for a moment and then nodded, smiling.

"Good day, adventurer Alpha."

"Good day, respected monk Hagen Da,"

Alpha replied with a standard mage salute,

"Is there anything I can assist you with?"

Not playing the game didn't mean Alpha knew nothing. At least for this highly realistic NPC, asking a question was beneficial.

"You are a kind young man, and if you could follow more order,

Accordingly, you would receive more divine protection.

—Yes, the poor old man indeed has something to trouble you, kind mage apprentice. Honestly, you are very suitable for the noble work of serving my god. Learning spells from Klein without faith has no great prospects."

Asking for help while trying to convert him to a different alignment and class, this old priest was almost directly calling Alpha a useless mage.

Following the minor god Tom had no future, and who knew how long it would take to change from chaotic good to lawful good and how many rules he would have to follow, which he had chosen chaotic to make the game more relaxed.

In fact, in this game, only a few paladins and players with special needs for lawful deities chose the lawful alignment.

But as long as there was a quest, he was willing to do it, regardless of what Hagen Da said. Even if it were DQ, it wouldn't matter.

"You may speak freely, serving the devout follower of the god of loyalty and courage, Tom, is my honor— even as an unbeliever, serving a true and respectable deity is my glory."

The flattery was well done, and the praise for the god Tom was evident. Clearly, this was very pleasing to the old Hagen Da, whose face was full of wrinkles and smiles.

"You are truly kind... It's a bit embarrassing, but the church library hasn't been organized for a long time, and we need a quick and efficient young man.

As you know, the church library has many books, and this is a physical task. However, the church library also has some divine properties, so mental purity is also necessary. In fact, just now, when the devout old Hagen Da was praying, the great god Tom indicated to his servant that there was a suitable young man outside."

Hagen Da spread his hands:

"Of course, I personally think it would be better if you were a lawful good believer— although most of you mages prefer to remain neutral, since you have already chosen good, why not take a step further to make the world more orderly?"

Priests are priests, finding someone to work still had to be done under the guise of a divine message, and they never forgot to try to convert him to a different alignment. However, from this speech, Alpha confirmed his guess:

In fact, when he saw a real priest welcoming him, Alpha knew that his point in Will had taken effect, as the only difference from the past was that his Will was maxed at 20 points, and Will was the primary attribute of priests. It was clear that Hagen Da was looking for him because of his Will attribute.

Of course, the other two maxed attributes were also necessary. Hagen Da's explanation fully confirmed this:

Being quick and efficient referred to maxed Dexterity, and a physical task naturally required high Constitution. The last part, mental purity, was clearly Will.

In other words, the trigger for this quest was maxing out Dexterity, Constitution, and Will at 20 points!!!

Regardless of whether it was a hidden class, it was at least a hidden quest, and even without a hidden class, the rewards from hidden quests were always generous. Alpha was a game novice, but not a fool, and he understood the principle of rarity. In any case, he would do it first.

Alpha accepted the quest and followed Monk Hagen Da to get the cleaning tools while sending a message to Lancer...

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