Chapter 881 - 833: The Last Side Job: Monk
St. Paul’s Cathedral. In Saint Paul City, this is not just a church anymore but a Gothic architectural complex within the city. Its grandeur and majesty attest to the powerful influence of the Holy Court in the Human Empire. Most of the high-end military units in the Human Empire, such as Angels, Monks, and Holy Knights, originate from the church.
Led by the Monks guarding the gate, Da Fei traversed the corridors of the church courtyard, and along the way, Da Fei saw many players.
Then, Da Fei waited patiently in a splendid chapel for the arrival of Archbishop John Paul. To be honest, within Saint Paul City, the Archbishop holds a higher status than Duke Makar, right? His actual power shouldn’t be much less than Makar’s, should it? Makar, this "living" Death Lord, has been operating in Saint Paul for so many years; hasn’t anyone uncovered his identity?
While lost in thought, the door gently opened, and John Paul entered with a bright smile, dressed in white: "Warrior, welcome!"
Da Fei chuckled, saying: "Hello, Lord Bishop. May I know what brings you to seek me out?"
John Paul smiled and said: "Two matters. First, as a member of the Divine Punishment Crusade, you are surprisingly not one of our church members, which is quite embarrassing for us. Hence, I want to promote you to a church career, enhancing your strength and avoiding our embarrassment. What do you think, Warrior?"
Da Fei was suddenly delighted! Damn, this was the reward that mysterious figure mentioned at that time! While other players rack their brains begging NPCs to award them a profession and fail, they plead with me to award me. Haha, there’s nothing more to say. I’ll gladly accept!
Da Fei laughed, saying: "Thank you, Lord Bishop, for the reward. I’m eager for it."
John Paul sighed: "Unfortunately, you already have the main hero profession, so many powerful main professions can’t be taught. I came a step too late."
Gosh! Back when Gru was sweeping the world, who knows what your church was doing? Da Fei laughed: "It’s not about the power of the profession; faith is the key. I’m not asking much; can I take on the monk occupation?"
Essinger sitting cross-legged and activating Vajra Protection while Elifel jumped the Lava River left a lasting impression on Da Fei. For no other reason, it was because this move was activated by sitting cross-legged! So far, Da Fei in the arena, especially during the Ancient City Ruins qualifiers against South Korea’s tomorrow’s star, won using the incredibly cool and showy sitting posture.
It’s just that the sitting pose back then was just a facade, while the monk’s sitting was like becoming a Buddha on the spot, the ultimate poser of posers!
John Paul smiled and said: "The monk’s requirements aren’t particularly high. Do you want to take on the monk occupation, Warrior?"
Da Fei rejoiced, saying: "Is it possible? Can I release Vajra Protection?"
John Paul nodded with a smile: "Yes, of course, though the professional attribute bonus won’t be that much. Are you sure you want to take on the monk occupation as a side career?"
—System Prompt: Archbishop John Paul is about to teach you the church hero profession "Monk." Do you want to accept?
A God-like man like Archbishop himself teaching! There’s nothing more to say, accept!
John Paul then handed Da Fei a book with a golden cover, then calmly waved his hand, and a golden light descended from the sky, enveloping Da Fei completely, then enveloping, enveloping, and continuing to envelop—is this enveloping time a bit too long? Through the golden light curtain, Da Fei vaguely saw the Archbishop beginning to tremble with a clenched jaw!
Gosh! What’s happening? Da Fei exclaimed hurriedly: "Lord Bishop? This is—"
Finally, the Archbishop lost his composure, shouting explosively! The entire chapel roared like a great bell! Then the system prompt finally dinged:
—System Prompt: You have obtained the monk cultivation scriptures; you have taken on the church hero profession of Junior Monk. Hero Level increases by 1 Knowledge per level. You have acquired the monk professional skill Meditation Golden Body.
Meditation Golden Body: Passive Skill. Junior Monk gains an extra 1 point of Defense for every 5 points of Basic Magic or Knowledge.
—System Prompt: You have gained 49 Knowledge points; you have 4 Basic Magic points, 59 Basic Knowledge points, and you have gained an extra 12 Defense points from the Meditation Golden Body skill.
Finally a success! Damn! This is the legendary super durable evolved Priest profession Monk, a primary profession that can convert 5 points of Magic and Knowledge extra into 1 point of Defense; intermediate is 4 points of Magic and Knowledge to extra 1 point of Defense, reaching Master Level is a terrifying 1 point of Magic and Knowledge into 1 point of Defense!
That is to say, once a player becomes a Master Level Monk, then every time they add 1 point of Knowledge, they receive a free 1 point of Defense. This is why the Monk is super durable, with the terrifying Unbreakable Golden Body!
However, reaching Master Level Monk is not simply achieved by clicking a few skill points; you need to continuously complete tasks, practice offline, and without enough time, don’t even think about leveling up. In short, the power of the Monk comes from the player’s self-abuse!
And often self-abuse limits usually stop at High-level Monk; progressing to Expert or even Master Level requires the player’s "opportunity" and "insight," and it’s as difficult as acquiring skills for Master God-level. However, High-level Monk is enough and already super durable.
At this moment, Da Fei hurriedly thanked: "Lord Bishop, thank you for your hard work! Thank you for imparting me."
The Archbishop wiped his sweat with a handkerchief while shaking his head with a smile: "Warrior, you have too many side professions; I almost couldn’t successfully teach you the profession. The needed monk skills are all recorded in the cultivation scriptures; you can learn them by spending one skill point."
Da Fei was indeed stunned: "Too many side professions affect the imparting of new professions?"
The Archbishop nodded: "Correct. Although we encourage endless learning, human potential and wisdom are ultimately limited. You, as a multi-talented person, are probably already at the mortal limit; that means you can’t learn more types of professions anymore, but upgrading side professions isn’t a problem."
I’ve reached the limit of side professions? Da Fei stood stunned; a sudden profound sorrow of a warrior at year’s end swelled within his heart!
Da Fei urgently said: "Lord Bishop, some of my side professions are comprehended; I can’t even comprehend new professions anymore?"
The Bishop laughed: "You can! You can write what you comprehend into insights or what’s also called hero inheritance to teach others, but you yourself cannot learn it anymore."
—System Prompt: You have already reached the limit of side professions and cannot acquire more.
Ah pfft! Da Fei spat a mouthful of saliva! The system prompt confirmed it; is this even serious! Hero inheritance is supposed to be the old heroes’ heirlooms handed down when close to death, right? I’ve come this far? I’m still young! I even have an irrelevant Basic-level Minstrel occupying a spot doing nothing!
The Archbishop laughed: "However, warrior, the more versatile a person is, the easier it is for them to integrate knowledge and comprehend insights; your life has just begun. But first, you should comprehend most of your side professions at least to Master Level, to get rid of your current jack-of-all-trades but master of none situation. Keep it up."
Oh, that’s how it is! My current low-end professions are just Basic-level Ranger Sentinel, Advanced Treasure Appraiser, and that Basic-level Minstrel along with this Basic-level Monk. I still have a long way to go!
Da Fei then felt slightly at ease, promptly thanked: "Thank you, Lord Bishop, for your guidance."
The Archbishop nodded, then his expression turned solemn: "Now, onto the second matter; it’s about the hero named William you asked me to inquire about last time. The results have come in, but we could hardly believe it, so I want to ask you, where did you encounter William?"
Da Fei’s eyebrows jumped: "Met him in the hell battlefield of Divine Punishment City, while battling against a powerful Nightmare and was dragged into the Nightmare Space by him, it was a poker card hero that kept claiming to be William."
The Archbishop’s expression became more serious: "So that’s it! Now I can tell you that this William is the prince of the Lionheart Empire. From the moment he was born, he received the Blessing of the Light God; he is a naturally powerful hero, supposedly the indisputable heir to the throne, but when he was five years old, after falling into a coma from a strange illness and waking up, he lost his hero aura and most of his strength, not knowing why. We’ve always suspected someone’s conspiring against him!"
Da Fei was shocked; damn! Another prince! Would giving me a princess to play with kill you?
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