Chapter 131 The Mechanism of Free Attribute Points

In the strong light, Xia Zuo closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he was in a spherical glass room. Diamond-shaped glass formed the walls and ceiling. Under his feet was a circular platform covered with soft carpets.

Outside the glass is a vast sea of ​​rolling clouds, and the sun hanging in the sky casts thousands of rays of light. The sunlight shines directly into the glass room without hindrance, but it is not dazzling.

Xia Zuo looked at the endless white clouds and saw other things besides the undulating clouds and sunshine.

The sky is pure blue and the clouds are spotless...

Is this where members of the Mage Temple live and work...

Rexor patted the distracted Xia Zuo and said:

"Go forward, touch the crystal. Say silently, 'I am willing to be loyal to the Mage Temple forever.' Don't do anything else."

Where are the crystals?

Xia Zuo squinted his eyes and looked carefully.

Finally, I found a completely transparent octahedral crystal suspended about one meter above the ground in front of me.

Xia Zuo realized that it was because his mental attributes were too low that he failed to notice the existence of the crystal in the first place.

He calmed down, stepped forward and stretched out his right hand to press on the crystal.

A warm touch came from the palm of my hand, and the crystal felt surprisingly soft, not as hard as it wanted to look.

Xia Zuo thought silently in his heart:

"I am willing to be loyal to the Mage Temple forever."

A ray of milky white light shot out from the crystal and penetrated into Xia Zuo's body from the palm of his hand. Then the message from Gold Finger came to his mind:

"It has been detected that the host has accepted the loyalty ceremony of the Mage Temple, and a new [Faction] entry has been added.

"Affected by unknown things, a small light element was obtained."

Light element!

Wearing a light element pendant by Anruer can increase the efficiency of making elemental bottles.

Now I actually own one!

Xia Zuo looked at his palm in disbelief.

Light appeared around him, and the next second, he returned to the teleportation hall.

"Okay, the ceremony is over. Was it shorter than you thought?"

Rexall said:

"Now, you have an additional light element in your spiritual ocean. It has many uses. But for now, in addition to helping you tame and accommodate the elements faster, make elemental bottles faster and improve the effect of basic meditation methods , has no other effect.”

Xia Zuo scratched his head, "Master, what is the elemental quality of this light element? How did it get into my spiritual ocean?"

"I can't say, wait until you become a high-level mage to explore."

Rexor held the opponent's shoulders and said in a serious tone:

"You must remember. If you betray the Mage Temple, this light element will leave you immediately and take away everything you have.

"The reason why you are allowed to perform the loyalty ceremony and possess the light element in advance is not only because of your status as a pure-blood mage, but also because you were born in the country of the alchemy school and have experienced many tests. Don't let us down."

Xia Zuo clenched his fists and said solemnly:

"I understand, Master. I will not betray the Mage Temple."

Rexor patted his shoulder, pointed to the crystal in the center of the teleportation hall, and said:

"Go forward, the pure-blood mage in the inner palace has something to tell you."

A beam of light was projected from the crystal and landed a few meters in front of Xia Zuo.

Xia Zuo stepped forward and his body was swallowed up by the light.

This time the light was stronger than anything I had ever experienced before.

Every inch of the body is illuminated, almost becoming transparent.

Xia Zuo closed his eyes in the bright light, and overlapping sounds appeared in his ears. They were sweet and warm, making people immersed in them unconsciously.

The pure-blood mage in the inner temple was pouring a large piece of information into his mind.

Just like using a spell scroll to learn tricks, Xia Zuo instantly learned the complete language of blood patterns and knew the true meaning of blood patterns.

The blood pattern language is not as complicated as imagined.

If the alchemical language is spoken, it is to guide alchemists to use different alchemical equipment to produce the same product in different environments.

The blood pattern language uses a set of standardized templates to measure the life levels of different creatures and express them accurately.

After instilling the blood pattern language, it is time to convey the laws of the temple.

The law clarifies which behaviors constitute betrayal of the temple, including colluding with strange demons, attacking temple territory, attacking temple guards, attacking civilians illegally, etc.

The light gradually dimmed.

Xia Zuo had a scarlet coat of arms in his hand.

The pure-blood mage in the inner temple told him that he would not know how to use the scarlet emblem until he had enough blood patterns. Then he could come to the temple to learn blood magic.

The light fades.

Xia Zuo couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, not because of the extra knowledge in his mind, but because of the information from Golden Finger.

"Xia Zuo."

Rexor stepped forward and glanced at the scarlet crest in the opponent's hand.

“From today on, you are a pure-blood mage recognized by the Mage Temple.

"Remember the laws, fulfill your promises, and remain loyal. Other than that, I will explain the details to you on the way back.

"You must carry this scarlet coat of arms with you at all times. It is not only a symbol of your identity, but also an extremely powerful amulet."

"Yes, Master."

Xia Zuo nodded, rubbed his brows, put the scarlet emblem into the leather case of the Vitality Alchemy Stone, and followed the bald head to the teleportation room leading to Poseidon City.

…

It was already 9pm when I returned home to the St. York community that night.

Anru'er was lying on the sofa reading in boredom. When she heard the movement at the door, she stood up like a carp and ran over.

"You're finally back~" She hugged him and rubbed her head on her shoulder.

Xia Zuo stroked her back, laughed a few times and joked:

"Yes, I'm back. I also took a long trip to the Master's Temple."

"Huh? Mage Temple?" Anru'er's eyes flickered, her face full of confusion.

"I went there to accept the loyalty ceremony and got a light element. It is now in my spiritual ocean."

Xia Zuo recalled the words he prepared on the way and said sincerely:

"I came into contact with some crucial secrets in the research team dealing with blood magic disasters, so I had to undergo the loyalty ceremony in advance."

Anruer frowned slightly, "Is there any danger?"

"No, it won't. Don't worry."

Xia Zuo held up the other person's face, rubbed it, and said:

"We are back to the status quo in the academy again. I know some things before you do. Trust me, when you become a high-level mage and accept the loyalty ceremony, I will tell you everything."

An Ru'er pouted her lips in dissatisfaction and snorted, "Humph, it's starting to be mysterious again."

"Hey, let me tell you something interesting. I just realized that the Eastern Continent is much wider than the Western Continent..."

Xia Zuochao talked about what he could, but didn't mention anything he couldn't. He shared the people and things he saw in the teleportation hall.

Late at night.

Xia Zuo covered Anruer with a quilt while she was meditating, and went to the study alone to sit quietly.

A lot has happened today, so I have to sort it out.

Beatrice's face appeared before his eyes.

The head of the academy in charge of the Starry Night Kingdom learned the true situation of the cave from Rossak's army, but he did not question Xia Zuo immediately.

This is a beautiful misunderstanding caused by poor information.

Xia Zuo didn't know that there was such a thing as the power of blood in this world.

All the knowledge he has access to has been screened by Starry Night Academy.

He has been worried about exposing his secrets, which just shows the vigilance and appropriate concealment that a bloodline awakener should have.

But Beatrice knows the existence of the power of blood, and even every high-level mage should know something about it.

Therefore, after discovering that Xia Zuo had extraordinary physical recovery ability, photographic memory, and amazing talent in casting spells, Beatrice's first reaction was that she had met an awakening pure-blood mage.

She confirmed this after casting the Detection spell herself, and changed her attitude, treating the other party as a colleague who was bound to become a powerful spellcaster.

Now that I think about it, no one in this world will be nice to others for no reason.

Well..except Anjou.

Maybe only love can make people's heads get hot and they look at interpersonal relationships irrationally.

Xia Zuo looked at the moon in the sky with emotion, cleared his mind and let his thoughts wander freely. Only when the distracting thoughts in his heart were completely released, did he return his attention to the main business.

The moment he got the scarlet coat of arms, Goldfinger sent a message.

In the past, when obtaining a new [identity], Goldfinger would directly update the character template and give identity bonuses.

But this time it's different

Xia Zuo flipped through the messages in his mind and checked them one by one.

"It has been detected that the host meets the employment conditions of [Pure-blood Mage], please confirm whether you are employed?

"If you take office, you will be affected by the following:

"1. Before this identity is lifted, you can only use your own vitality as a consumable for blood magic.

"2. It is no longer possible to complete the incomplete specialties by killing the hybrid blood mage, but you can still obtain new incomplete specialties through existing channels."

That's it for Goldfinger's message.

Xia Zuo speculated that the identity bonus of the [Pure Blood Mage] could only be seen after manually confirming the appointment.

You have to think carefully about the pros and cons of taking up a job as a [pure-blood mage].

The first is impact number 1.

You can only use your own life force as blood magic consumables, which means that the spell of draining the enemy's blood is impossible.

Furthermore, it would not work to use the blood patterns of monsters to condense the body of the blood demon like the blood addicts did.

Xia Zuo didn't care too much about this influence.

Using the vitality of other living beings as casting materials is too weird and even a little evil.

It may be that the education in his previous life gave him an innate sense of justice.

Xia Zuo could not accept this practice of destroying other people's lives in exchange for supreme power.

Let’s look at the impact of Article 2.

This article is linked to the impact of Article 1.

If you accept item 1, you can also accept this item.

Xia Zuo's dilemma is that if he can't make up for the missing specialties by killing the mixed-blood mage... then how should he make up for these specialties?

He thought about the moon for a long time in the quiet study room, and finally decided to take office first.

"Confirmation of appointment."

"It has been detected that the host has confirmed that the inauguration character template is being updated..

"Update successful! [Character Specialty] has changed, and [Identity] pure-blood mage has been added."

…

[Identity] Pure-blood mage

[Blood pattern quality] 15

Blood pattern quality level = the sum of the three lowest attributes among the character's eight-dimensional attributes.

Blood pattern quality level/3≈number of free attribute points gained each time you upgrade.

Blood pattern quality level/3≈the upper limit of blood volume increased by adding 1 point of vitality.

(Note ①)

[Quantity of blood stripes]

100/100 (number of available blood streaks/total number of blood streaks)

Total number of blood streaks = vitality attribute value

[Blood pattern characteristics] 172

Sum of eight-dimensional attribute values

[Identity bonus]

【【Blood Pattern Control】

Existing and subsequently acquired blood magic specialties will undergo corresponding digital transformation, and the speciality level can only be increased by investing in blood patterns.

…

Xia Zuo read the description of "Blood Pattern Quality" several times with his eyes wide open, and then checked out the previous upgrade information and point-adding information to compare.

This is really the case.

At the beginning, the mental attribute value was the lowest, only 1 point. Each upgrade only gave 1 to 2 free attribute points, and each point of vitality only added 1 to 2 points to the upper limit of blood volume.

After entering the academy, strength, agility, and resistance have become the attributes with the lowest values, but the minimum is only 2 points. The free attribute points given by upgrading and the maximum blood volume given by vitality have also been increased to 2 to 3 points.

Suddenly knowing the secrets of free attribute points and the upper limit of vitality and blood volume, this is an unexpected joy in unlocking the [Blood Pattern Quality].

Xia Zuo looked at the description in [Identity Bonus] and found the specialty [Blood Fury Spellcasting] to check it out.

[Feature Name] Blood Rage Casting

[Special level] LV.0 (0/5)

[Specialty Description 1] For every level up, the blood consumption is reduced by 0.2 points.

[Feature Description 2] The current level limit is LV.10.

[Speciality Effect] Briefly

[Blood Rage Casting] is raised to LV.10, which can reduce blood consumption by 2 points.

Will unlocking a higher level in the future reduce the blood consumption by 9 points?

When the time comes to use it with a healing potion, it will be a magical skill that can increase the BUFF.

This is too luxurious.

It's too early to think about this now.

Xia Zuo pulled out the template of [Blood Sacrifice Spellcasting] again.

Its upgrade effect is to reduce the vitality consumed by casting spells by a percentage.

Every time you level up, the vitality consumed by casting is reduced by 1%, and the upper limit is still LV.10.

[Blood Sensing], when using blood magic to attack a blood mage, there is a certain chance of obtaining the target's blood mark. The initial probability is 0%, and increases by 1% for each level.

[Flesh Control], upgrading reduces body damage by 1% per level.

[Blood Breath Bag], a life-saving magic skill, can be upgraded to increase the recovery amount of a single blood bag made. It also consumes 100 blood points, and the blood pack of LV.1 will restore 20 blood points, and the blood pack of LV.2 will restore 21 blood points.

[Blood Pattern Language], this specialty is now in the full version, directly reaching LV.Max.

Just like the alchemical language, Xia Zuo can already understand all the known blood pattern characteristics, and the only thing he can do in the future is to add new detection results to it.

[Blood Curse] reduces the backlash damage by one-tenth for each level. LV.10 is equivalent to casting a curse through the air without any damage.

Xia Zuo put his mind on the plus sign of [Blood Breath Bag] and clicked 5 times in succession to put in 5 blood patterns.

LV.0→LV.1 (0/5)

oh?

Does upgrading not increase the number of blood streaks required for the next upgrade?

If this is the case, it takes 50 blood streaks to upgrade a specialty to LV.10.

Right now there are just enough points to fill up 2 specialties.

Xia Zuo stood up and walked around the study room, rubbing his hands excitedly, thinking about the most cost-effective way to improve his skills.

It was Rexall who sent him back tonight.

Baldhead conveyed the arrangements of the Master Temple on the road.

Xia Zuo will continue to stay in the Category 3 Disaster Emergency Response Department until he can use the Scarlet Crest.

During this period, as long as he does not violate the law, no one will disturb his awakening of blood magic. The only people who can know his identity are Lady Starry Night stationed in Poseidon City, the two master demon hunters, and the inner hall of the Mage Temple. member.

He will live a relatively comfortable life for some time in the future, but there is also the possibility of facing the enemy alone.

The likelihood of encountering an enemy is low, but it is real.

Therefore, staying still is the kingly way.

[Blood Breath Bag] This specialty must be fully upgraded.

It is directly related to survivability, and can also provide more blood to cast [Blood Rage Casting], which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

The remaining specialties all have similar priority levels, so it’s hard to decide which one to upgrade first.

Xia Zuo decided to focus on blood patterns first and wait until he needed to use his special skills in the future before investing decisively.

He put 45 blood streaks into the [Blood Breath Bag] and directly raised it to LV.10.

On the character template, the recovery amount of the existing blood pack is still 20 points.

This shows that after the specialty is upgraded, it will not affect the existing products, and a new blood pack must be made again.

Follow this logic to speculate.

If the quality of the blood pattern is improved, the upper limit of blood volume provided by each point of vitality is increased, but the points added to the vitality will not recalculate the upper limit of blood volume.

Past experience is proof.

In the future, we must try our best to improve the quality of blood patterns first, and then add points and upgrades.

Xia Zuo called out his eight-dimensional attributes.

【Strength】5

【Agility】5

【Endurance】5

【Vitality】100

【Perception】12

【Will】13

【Charm】7

【Spirit】25.2

The three attributes of strength, agility, and endurance are easy to describe. Just exercise or practice breathing techniques.

How to improve the charm attribute?

Xia Zuo thought for a few minutes and suddenly snapped his fingers.

Got it, got it.

First, improve strength, agility, and endurance using conventional methods.

For example, increase it to 8 points.

Then use free attribute points to increase 1 point of charm, also reaching 8 points.

This not only increases the number of free attribute points obtained for each upgrade, but also frees up the charm attribute value.

As long as you level up once, you can earn back the free attribute points invested in charm.

"Yeah~" Xia Zuo nodded with satisfaction.

That's how it should be done.

I will go to work as usual tomorrow and find time to go to the 17th Action Team to exercise in the afternoon. After receiving the first month's salary, I will go to the warrior guild in the city to exchange for breathing techniques and improve my strength, agility and endurance as soon as possible.

I won’t drink the secret medicine of breathing method anymore..

It is true that hidden injuries can be repaired through [Immortal Body].

However, the dark wounds themselves are caused by the ringworms that live symbiotically in the body. Repairing the dark wounds means excreting the ringworms and removing the special effects brought by the secret medicine.

Not sure if this is correct.

Xia Zuo didn't intend to verify it.

First, I hate having strange things in my body.

Secondly, the secret medicine of the Breathing Technique also costs money. Now I haven't even changed the "Fengxing Technique Use Permit", so I can save some money.

besides.

After obtaining the light element, the training efficiency is greatly improved, and a large number of elements can be accommodated.

Exchanging Unruly Elements is another huge expense.

Finally, Anruer needs to take rejuvenation medicine to extend her life.

Xia Zuo had a headache when he thought of this...

His own lifespan is fine and he is very long, but what about Anruer?

Rexall said that after becoming an Archmage, it was only a matter of time before he was promoted to the next level.

From this tone, it seems that once you reach the level of Archmage, your lifespan will be very long.

"correct!"

Xia Zuoyi clapped his hands and searched through his mind to find the memory of when he obtained the Tivanas Wind Movement.

He remembered Beatrice once mentioned:

[Tivanas was originally a member of the Tower Scholars. He transferred to our alchemy school thousands of years ago and is now a great mage. 】

Living from thousands of years ago to now?

It seems that the Archmage really doesn't have to worry about lifespan.

As long as Anru'er is successfully promoted to Archmage, this relationship can last forever and will not end halfway...

But how to be promoted to Archmage?

Xia Zuo scratched his hair and put the problem aside for the time being. He was not even a high-level mage, so it was too early to consider it.

Let’s try the effect of light elements first.

He returned to the bedroom, lay down on the bed, used Concentration Chi on himself, and entered deep meditation.

In the spiritual ocean.

Pure white light elements float quietly in the air

The light element is surrounded by 23 other elements, and the element sealed by the poisonous crystal sinks alone below.

Those 23 elements follow the light element as closely as followers.

Xia Zuo used basic meditation methods to control the elements and cut the surrounding walls.

The light element was like the vanguard of a charge formation, immediately leading the men behind him to dig into the wall, and the efficiency was several times higher than before.

Note ①: In this chapter of Volume 1, some readers guessed the relationship between free attribute points and character attributes, 666.

When this book was first released, the settings were randomly obtained...it's a bit silly now that I think about it. But at that time, I couldn’t think of a good way to express this setting.

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