Chapter 391 - 364: The Temporarily Promoted Primary Sentinel
Da Fei, feeling excited, walked up to the giant beast’s skull, a buzzing sound echoed from within the skull: "Finally, a real hero has come. I can finally pass on my skills!"
—System Prompt: You have visited the Ancient Witch Spirit, whose wisdom can raise your profession level cap. If your profession level has reached Master Level, the Ancient Witch Spirit will temporarily raise it to Master-level for a month. Death will not affect the enlightenment state, please choose the profession you wish to enhance!
Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched! Much like the effect from the last encounter with the Mermaid, it’s a temporary boost for a month; in other words, this is helping one comprehend the pace of acquiring Master God-level, right? This trip wasn’t in vain! And without a main hero profession, the sub-professions to enhance would be Navigator, Treasure Appraiser, Ranger, and Apprentice Reconnaissance Sentinel; which one to enhance?
Does it even need thought beyond a toe wiggle? As someone who has already mastered the knowledge of navigation and nurtured multiple Vice Heroes into Navigators, advancing to Master-level Navigator, then using the Odyssey’s insights to advance to God-level Navigator is a smooth process - no need to level up this profession.
Treasure Appraiser, not significant, no need to enhance.
Ranger, already has that Resentful Spirit’s quest clue, and each level grants a fixed Attack point, so no need to enhance.
So without a doubt, it’s Apprentice Reconnaissance Sentinel!
This profession is intricately linked with my Flying Eagle and offers no advancement clues; it gives no attribute points in its apprentice state, and advancing would be a huge leap, so it’s decided!
—System Prompt: You have chosen to enhance your profession "Apprentice Reconnaissance Sentinel"!
A burst of dazzling light erupted from the Ancient Witch Spirit, enveloping Da Fei completely!
—System Prompt: The Ancient Witch Spirit has temporarily raised your profession to Primary Reconnaissance Sentinel; you have gained a temporary 39-point Attack bonus to the Reconnaissance Sentinel profession and received the temporary professional skill "Stealth Master." The temporary effect lasts for one game month.
—Primary Reconnaissance Sentinel: Secondary hero profession, increases troop marching speed by 10%, increases hero’s vision by 5%, effect stacks with logistics, reconnaissance skill. Sentinel’s reconnaissance pet Attack +1, Defense +1, Damage +1, Life +5, Stamina +10.
—Stealth Master: Increases the hidden effect of your stealth skills with the enhancement of professional level; when your troops enter combat, there is a certain chance of not being exposed. Prerequisite for learning: Master-level Reconnaissance Skill, Stealth Skill.
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Da Fei was momentarily stunned! Temporary! It turned out to be temporary? Could it be that transitioning from apprentice to qualified is as difficult as a master advancing to grandmaster?
Indeed, the skull of the witch spirit again resounded with a buzzing voice: "Unfortunately, the profession you want to enhance is not something the average human can undertake regularly; I can only temporarily enhance you, but I believe with your prowess, you will surely find a way to formally advance..."
What the heck! I’m so busy now, where would I find the time to scour the world for advancement paths?
The witch spirit continued, "Hero, you are exceptional, and I have to tell you something. Many years ago, I was the guardian of this space, but the Multi-headed Snake Hydra invaded; it was a tough battle, and in the end, I was defeated, and Hydra was severely injured too. Over these years, Hydra has been entrenched at the roots of the World Tree, stealing nutrients to recover itself while trying to further evolve. We must remove this tumor before it fully recovers; its weakness is the ice-breathing head, which was the part critically wounded by my divine power and is the hardest to restore. Once the battle begins, you must first take out that head to make it bleed continuously. Farewell, hero..."
After speaking, the light from the skull fizzled out, and then the skull shattered into millions of star-like points and disappeared without a trace.
—System Prompt: You have obtained information on the Multi-headed Snake Hydra! Your Intelligence Analysis Skill has acquired weakness information on the Multi-headed Snake Hydra.
Da Fei stood numb for a while, suddenly realizing, "Did the elder ask me here just to have him tell me these things?"
Billbo seemed shocked by the scene just now and only came back to his senses after a while, nodding, "Perhaps, anyway, the witch spirit would not tell us, because we were not strong enough."
Wrong! Because I am a player, all game information is meant to serve players! I knew it, how could they provide a demigod as a quest monster casually? In the end, it had to be wounded with a weak point!
Da Fei laughed, "Okay, this day is almost over too, let’s go back and see how everyone is preparing."
Billbo nodded spiritedly, "Yes, I am very eager to see how Lord City Lord deals with those crows!"
Da Fei laughed heartily, "If you see it, we must become friends, right?"
Billbo laughed, "Certainly!"
On the way back, the boys began singing cheerful songs again. Meanwhile, Da Fei started to thoroughly study this temporary "promotion" to a new profession.
Obviously, this was not a combat profession, yet it still gave me a 39-point attack bonus, pushing my attack from 60 gold up through the 100 mark; this was nearly a doubling of damage! The upgrade was tremendously huge! Moreover, this professional skill surprisingly increases the hidden effects of stealth skills, and for someone like me with a God-level Reconnaissance Skill, what does this imply? This is practically the Stealth Master!
In any case, we must seize this opportunity of temporary enhancement, by any means necessary, ensure formal transition within a month! Even the Ranger can be cross-racial; nothing is impossible with the Sentinel; where there’s a first time, there’s a second time.
Then Da Fei began checking the attributes of the Flying Eagle. At this point, a day had passed, and Little Fei’s stamina was almost fully replenished; with the bonus from the Primary Sentinel, Little Fei’s basic attributes were boosted again:
—Growing Reconnaissance Spirit Eagle (Little Fei): Tiny Spirit Elite Creature, Attack 9, Defense 2, Damage 3-4, Life 26, Mana +15, Command Value: 0, Attack Speed: 15, Stamina: 47/58. Special Skills: Flying Creature, God-level Reconnaissance Skill, Plane Surveillance, Long Sky Eagle Strike, Glide.
At this moment, Little Fei’s attributes were incomparable to before, but the key was still the stamina! 58 basic stamina, coupled with my 15% plague achievement stamina bonus, that was 66, plus a 50% reduced stamina consumption in glide state, it already surely reached the stamina level of human units. In any case, deal with the crows first, then the crocodiles, and finally take a look at whether the Eight-Headed Snake is indeed a scrawny camel that is bigger than a horse.
In the midst of singing, Da Fei returned to the village.
The elder and Tai Da were already at the dock to greet them, the elder smilingly asked, "Lord City Lord, what are the gains?"
Da Fei burst into laughter, "The gains are substantial, thanks to the elder’s guidance; I also feel a strong sense of urgency, can we set off now?"
The elder smiled, "Worthy of Lord City Lord, we are already prepared and waiting for you."
Tai Da also hurriedly stated, "Lord City Lord, shall our logging team set out for support as well?"
Da Fei nodded, "It’s a must!"
Now, Da Fei’s team once again took the raft back to the island where the passageway was located; dozens of rafts and hundreds of Hobbits were already assembled, carrying baskets, and waiting in anticipation.
The elder chuckled, "It’s the time when the mercury vapor in the Black Forest subsides; let’s set off, Lord City Lord, please!"
Da Fei smiled, "Alright!"
Da Fei walked at the forefront of the troop with head held high, imagining the Hobbits’ shocked expressions upon seeing the mountain of crow corpses. Witnessing such a mighty force, you’d better not waste my time and just kneel. Vigilance and suspicion are futile.
With a change of scene, Da Fei was back at the Black Forest’s teleportation gate, and at that moment, a cacophony of noisy cries resounded in his ears, and the entire mini-map on the radar turned into a red cloud!
Da Fei was stunned on the spot! This can’t be right! Didn’t I completely clear this area yesterday? Could it be the system refreshing the monsters? However, game rules dictate an outdoor map monster and resource refresh once every game week, refreshing this place after just one game day seems excessively fast!
At this time, Elder Tai Da also teleported over, and was also dumbstruck.
I’m not a liar! Da Fei urgently exclaimed, "I really killed them all yesterday!"
The elder solemnly nodded, "I know! If not completely wiped out, sir and his logging team couldn’t possibly reach here unscathed!"
Da Fei let out a big sigh of relief, truly an understanding elder! If the NPCs said so, it meant this wasn’t a system refresh but a scenario event!
The elder continued in a deep voice, "I have always suspected these crows are creations of an Evil Wizard, and judging from now, these crows can even resurrect during the mercury vapor period, something beyond the regular wizard capabilities."
Da Fei gritted his teeth, "In that case, we should not let them encounter the mercury vapor again; I will kill them all once more, and everyone immediately transport the corpses out!"
The elder immediately responded, "Alright!"
Just right, letting Little Fei gain more experience; I was just feeling there weren’t enough crows to kill here!
Now, Little Fei soared into the sky again, and under Da Fei’s skillful maneuvering, began circling the field once more to gather the crows. The Hobbits did not shrink back into the spatial passage, instead, they raised fishing nets to cover the crowd. Seems these Hobbits were not completely defenseless against these crows. Da Fei even more felt this race was worth befriending.
The massacre commenced! Once more, Little Fei transformed into a bloody phantom, weaving through the clouds of crows, as countless crows fell like black raindrops. This time, Little Fei’s attack was enhanced by 39 points, massively improving the efficiency of clearing the field. In no time, the elder watched on with trepidation, and Billbo couldn’t help but exclaim with surprise!
This was precisely the effect I wanted!
Soon, the crow swarm surrounding the entrance to the spatial passage was cleared away, Da Fei began delving into the forest to continue the sweep, the Hobbits busied themselves immediately, while Tai Da led the logging team to start clearing the path, rendering the Black Forest more bustling and lively than ever before. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)