Chapter 145 Inauguration, [Apostle of Joy] and [Storm Fighter]!
Professional promotion is a difficult and not difficult thing.
It is difficult because it is very difficult to achieve 100% fit. As the most elite knights of the Kingdom of Augustus, the Black Knights have a professional training system. Every member is an elite selected by the whole country. Even so, there are very few people who can be promoted to the second level with 100% fit at the first level. Anyone who can do this is enough to become a candidate for the seat of the Black Knight. This shows that.
It is not difficult because it is not necessary to achieve 100% fit for professional promotion. It can be promoted as long as it reaches 60% of the passing line. The second level promoted on this basis is naturally far less powerful than the second level promoted with 100% fit, but in many cases, professionals have no other choice.
If they do not choose to be promoted, they will waste countless years at this pass, and may not even be able to cross it until death.
After the fit reaches 60%, it is very difficult to continue to improve, which is not something that ordinary people can do.
And now, with the defeat of Pope Libra and the Wreckage of the God of Separation in the [Holy Duel Field], Ryan ushered in his own career promotion with a perfect attitude.
Other professionals were promoted with 100% compatibility because they could only do this at most, while Ryan was promoted with 100% compatibility because the highest career compatibility was only 100%.
Spirituality is rising. If the first-level inauguration is to plant a "seed", and now, after sufficient "watering" (meeting the conditions, taking the "Pirate Path" second-level promotion potion), this "seed" has begun to break the shackles of the seed coat and truly sprout.
[[Pirate (First Level)] Compatibility reaches 100%, [Spirituality] upper limit +1.5! ]
[Spirituality is sublimating... 'Promotion Baptism' is in progress...]
[Current [Spirituality] is 10.3 (originally 7.8, Holy Seed +1.0)... 'Promotion Baptism' is completed! ]
[[Spirituality] upper limit +10.3! Current [Spiritual]: 20.6]
An indescribable feeling surged in his body. Until this moment, Ryan finally realized why the spiritual limit at the first level was so important, and why the Black Knights listed the black knights who could be promoted to the second level with 100% compatibility as candidates for the seat black knights.
The difference between career promotion with or without 100% compatibility is really too big.
Suddenly, Ryan finally understood how precious the things he had used to increase the spiritual limit were.
…[First-level spiritual enhancement crystal], [Holy Blood Baptism], [Holy Seed].
The prompts on the panel have not ended, or rather, they have just begun.
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[[Pirate (first level)] promoted to [Storm Fighter (second level)]! 】
[Professional bonus: Spirituality +2.0, Physicality +1.0 (Spirituality +0.4, Physicality +0.2)]
[Occupational skills obtained: Brave Strike, Storm Body, Throwing Specialization Enhancement]
1. [Brave Strike]:
One of the exclusive skills of the Storm Fighter profession.
Years of fighting against storms have made Storm Fighters understand the true meaning of "bravery" and use their whole body's spirituality and strength to create a powerful and unstoppable blow. Can be thrown or slashed with melee weapons. Damage added value: X%.
(The value of X depends on the user's rank and spirituality. The specific conversion formula is rank*10+spirituality*1. For example, for a second-level Storm Fighter with a spirituality of 20, the value of X is 2*10+20*1=40).
2. [Storm Body]:
One of the exclusive skills of the Storm Fighter profession.
Years of fighting against storms have given Storm Fighters a deep understanding of "Storms" and imprinted this understanding into their bodies, forming a unique physique. Passive effect: +1.0 physique. Active effect: Activate [Storm Fighter Body] to increase the upper limit of one's spirituality by X%. Attacks will add mixed water and wind attribute damage for X seconds. After the attack ends, the player will fall into a weak state for one hour.
(The value of X depends on the user's rank and spirituality. The specific conversion formula is rank*10+spirituality*1)
3. [Throwing Expertise Enhancement]:
One of the common skills of melee professions.
When throwing weapons, strength and accuracy gain a fixed bonus of 20%.
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Looking at the three professional skill effects of the second-level profession [Storm Fighter] of the "Pirate Path", Ryan pondered for a moment.
"Well... much stronger than expected..."
One active, one passive, and one passive/active.
Among them, [Brave Strike] is a conventional offensive means, which can be combined with [Throwing Expertise Enhancement] to burst out powerful throwing damage. Ryan has seen this in the former one-eyed pirate group, "One-eyed" Santas.
Unfortunately, because "One-eyed" Santas himself was too weak, the burst of throwing attacks was easily blocked by Ryan at that time.
But it does not mean that this attack mode is weak.
Ryan thought about it for a while.
"Blood Spear" + [Brave Strike] + [Throwing Expertise Enhancement], the three superpositions will make the power of this throw reach an extremely terrifying level. If "Critical" and "Fatal Blow" are triggered again, the scene is too scary for Ryan to imagine.
This is not the strongest mode. If the burst of [Storm Combat Body] is superimposed, tut tut...
After taking a quick look at the professional skills of [Storm Fighter (Level 2)], Ryan retracted his gaze and continued to look at the prompts on the panel with an expectant look.
The promotion of [Storm Fighter] was just a pleasant surprise. Its professional bonus belongs to the wandering clone, and only one-fifth of it is left for the main body, and the "main course" - [Apostle of Joy] is the highlight.
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[[Gluttony Hunter (Level 1)] promoted to [Apostle of Joy (Level 2)]! ]
[Professional bonus: Spirituality +3.0, Physical +3.0]
[Occupational skills obtained: Joy Aura, Tide of Pain, Gospel]
1. [Joy Aura]:
The exclusive skill of the Apostle of Joy.
Pain is also the source of joy. You can choose one of the following three types as the effect of the Joy Aura. After each switch, it takes 10 seconds to cool down.
1: Joyful Thorn Aura: Use spirituality to condense into joyful thorns that are invisible to the naked eye. Any damage caused to you will be subject to S% real rebound damage.
2: Joyful Frozen Aura: The cold air born from joy will cause the enemy who attacks you or you to fall into a "real freezing" state, and the movement speed, attack speed, nerve reflex speed and other concepts related to "speed" will be reduced by (S/2)%, and last for (S/10) seconds. This state has a very high priority and cannot be removed unless the user's "Purification" ability exceeds level 3.
3: Joyful Flame Aura: Flames and whippings create joy. Any enemy who attacks you or you attacks will fall into a "real burning" state for (S/10) seconds. During this period, the "healing" ability can only take effect for one-third, and the vitality, physical strength, and spirituality will lose 1% per second. This state has a very high priority and cannot be removed unless the user's "Purification" ability exceeds level 3.
(The value of S depends on the user's rank and spirituality. The specific conversion formula is rank*10+spirituality*1. For example, for a pirate of rank 2 with a spirituality of 20, the value of S is 2*10+20*1=40).
2. [Tide of Pain]:
The exclusive skill of the Apostle of Joy.
Joy and pain are by no means natural opposites. The pain after experiencing joy is more profound, and the joy after pain is more turbulent, like a continuous tide.
Every time you fall into "serious injury", the professional fit is +1%, and it can be accumulated to 25% at most. After that, you must perform "joy after pain" to make the fit continue to rise, and repeat it every 25% fit.
Every 1% of professional fit can be converted into 1 point of "pain value", currently: 0/100. When entering combat state, every 1 point of pain value can bring 1% of [physique] and [spirituality] bonus.
Each time you complete "Joy after Pain", you will get a permanent bonus according to the completion type.
After completing "Joy after Pain" four times in total, you can try to upgrade your rank.
3. [Gospel]:
The exclusive skill of the Joy Apostle.
The responsibility of the apostle is to spread the seeds of "joy". The enemies you attack and the enemies who attack you will be forcibly marked with the "Gospel" mark. After five cumulative stackings, the "Gospel" mark will be detonated (the detonation time can be controlled independently), resulting in a "joy burst", which will force the enemy's vitality and spirituality to be reduced by 20% of the upper limit. If the spirituality is insufficient, the vitality will be used to offset it. If the enemy's vitality is less than 20% during the "joy burst", the "kill" effect will be triggered. This effect has a very high priority, and the "immunity" type ability that is not higher than the third level cannot be immune.
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Lian was dazzled by the long list of introductions.
Compared with [Storm Fighter], the skill introduction of [Joy Apostle] is much more and much stronger.
[Joyful Aura], [Tide of Pain], [Gospel], the three professional skills are stronger than each other, and they are worthy of being the second-level profession of the hidden path.
Let's talk about [Joyful Aura] first. As the only active skill among the three professional skills, it has three different forms, which are summarized as follows:
Joyful Thorn Aura: True Retaliation.
Joyful Frozen Aura: Slowdown
Joyful Flame Aura: True Burning, Suppress Recovery.
The three different auras correspond to defense, control and attack respectively. Different aura effects can be selected according to different occasions, and the priority of these three auras is quite high. Ryan is now at the second level, and basically only the fifth-level legend can suppress or be immune to the effects of the three auras.
But facing the fifth-level legend, it doesn't matter whether Ryan turns on the aura or not. Therefore, these three auras are unsolvable for the enemies he faces.
The theme of [Joyful Aura] is: Pain is also the source of joy. Thorns, ice and flames easily reminded Ryan of three different ways to obtain "joy"...
Shaking his head, Ryan did not think deeply about this issue, but analyzed the [Gospel] skill.
[Gospel] is a passive skill with a simple effect. When it hits the enemy or the enemy hits him, it will add a "Gospel" mark to the enemy. After five times, the mark will explode, causing a fixed damage of 20% based on the enemy's upper limit of life. If the enemy's vitality is less than 20%, the "killing" effect will be triggered.
The so-called "killing" is an extremely domineering ability. It doesn't matter whether you have immortality or can be resurrected. Once it is triggered, you will definitely die.
Although the five "Gospel" marks seem to be a lot, whether the enemy hits him or he hits the enemy, they can be stacked. From this point of view, the five marks can be easily stacked.
What’s even more powerful about this skill is that whether to detonate the “Gospel” mark is under Ryan’s control. He can detonate it when he estimates that the enemy’s vitality is less than 20%. At that time, he can directly trigger the “killing” effect, which is of great significance.
When encountering monsters with thick skin and flesh that cannot be broken through, this skill can also be used to force blood.
As for the last professional skill [Tide of Pain], it is the ability that Ryan values most.
Similar to [Gluttony Hunter], [Joy Apostle] also has its own promotion method, which improves the professional fit through the balance and release between “pain” and “joy”.
However, unlike “Gluttony”, the effect of “Pain Value” is to directly obtain the bonus of [Physique] and [Spirituality].
Whether this skill is strong or not mainly depends on how high the “Pain Value” is stacked, and the “Pain Value” requires Ryan to enter the “Severely Injured” state to obtain it.
For ordinary people, even ordinary professionals, it takes a lot of time to recover after being "seriously injured". The higher the rank and the stronger the strength, the more so. However, because of the existence of [Heart of Gluttony] and [Relic·Embrace of Blood], "seriously injured" is as easy for Ryan to endure the pain and provide enough food, just like breathing and drinking water.
For him, it is not difficult to stack up 25% of the upper limit through repeated "seriously injured" and "recovery" within a day. The difficulty is that the "joy after pain" after stacking up 25% is a bit awkward, but this can be thought of in the travel area.
Unlike the joyful ceremony of professional promotion, "joy after pain" does not require others to witness, but is a self-"joy".
In the sacred duel field, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief.
All the accumulation for so long has finally turned into "food" for his growth today, which has made his strength soar.
He looked at his panel.
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[Captain]: Ryan Rayland
[Age]: 18
[Bloodline]: Descendant of the Vikings
[Title]: Son of Blood, Son of Overthrow, God-Slayer (When facing enemies of gods, all kinds of abnormal resistance are increased by 30%)
[Talent]: Soul of the Otherworld
[Spirit]: 8.8→24
[Physique]: 36.06→40.26
[Path Occupation]:
First level - Glutton Hunter (100%), Pirate (100%)
Second level - Apostle of Pleasure (0%), Storm Fighter (0%)
[Professional Skills]:
Level 1 - [Glutton Hunter]: Food War, Gluttony Heart, Blood Hunt; [Pirate]: High-spirited War Roar, One-handed Weapon Specialization, Water War Specialization
Level 2 - [Apostle of Joy]: Joyful Aura, Tide of Pain, Gospel; [Storm Fighter]: Brave Strike, Storm War Body, Throwing Specialization Enhancement
[Learning Skills]: Storm Swordsmanship (Master), Navigation (Introduction), Wonders (Introduction)
[Special Skills]: Dragon Helmet (Master)
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Compared to the past, the panel data is much more luxurious.
Ryan's eyes fell on the titles [God Killer] and [Storm Swordsmanship (Master)].
The former is a special title he obtained by killing the remains of the God. The effect is simple and crude. When facing enemies of gods, it increases resistance to abnormal states.
As for the latter, the level breakthrough of [Storm Swordsmanship] made Ryan slightly stunned, but he reacted.
As he truly mastered the [Storm Sword Art - Dividing the Sea], the level of this sword art also broke through unconsciously.
This kind of "silent" form of improvement is easy to be overlooked.
[Spirituality], [Physical Fitness], a total of six new professional skills, such a huge improvement in strength, Ryan can no longer define his specific strength.
But he can be sure that if the remains of the God of Departure and the Pope of Libra are revived and fight again, under the condition of limiting the "third-order limit" spirituality, it will inevitably present a one-sided crushing battle.
A faint smile appeared on Ryan's lips.
After summarizing the great gains after this career promotion, Ryan looked up and found that the golden shield covering the edge of the sacred duel field had disappeared at some point, and replaced by golden light spots falling from the sky.
It was like the light that tore through the darkness after the eternal night, falling on every corner of the island.
As the golden light fell, the monsters whose bodies were fixed turned into streams of light and flew into the underground maze.
The entrance to the maze, which was broken out of the wreckage of the God of Li, also began to slowly sink, and finally went deep into the ground.
If it weren't for the devastation on the ground, everything would be like a dream.
After this battle, the people on the island had lost their faith in the God of Libra.
The light screen that appeared in the sky was broken, and only the glow of the "artifact-Sacred Libra" was still shining, but without the source of faith, this extreme bloom was more like the last afterglow before the sun set.
The sacred duel field was still suspended in the sky, Ryan turned around and looked at the Fire Witch Milanla on the pillar.
The girl, whose face was as pale as white paper, walked step by step to the duel field and came to Ryan.
"Bang..."
The sacred duel field shattered and turned into countless light particles, and Ryan and the Fire Witch Milanla's bodies, lifted by a gentle force, slowly landed on the high platform below.
"Red Kite..."
Ryan's voice interrupted the silent silence.
"Purple Wind Knight, thank you this time."
"The reward I promised you is in the treasury deep in the center of the Saint Tos Palace. When Ariel wakes up, you will give this token to her and she will fulfill my promise on my behalf."
Milanla took out an earring that seemed to be burning with flames and handed it to Ryan.
After doing this, she turned around and walked to the ice coffin with some difficulty. Looking at the girl lying quietly inside, her face gradually becoming ruddy and her body becoming more and more vigorous, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Her body gradually became somewhat transparent from the edge.
"You..." Ryan stood not far from the ice coffin, frowning.
"I'm dying." Milana turned her head and smiled, "Do you think that you don't have to pay a price for using the secret technique of reversing life and death and the artifact-the sacred scale?"
"I know you have many questions, but I don't have time anymore..."
"You can ask my sister Huang Bing later. She probably knows everything I know..."
As she spoke, the Fire Witch Milana leaned over, put her right hand into the ice coffin, and gently stroked the girl's smooth face.
As if she felt something, the girl lying quietly in the ice coffin trembled her eyelashes, and then slowly opened her eyes.
In the blue-gold pupils like the sea, there was haziness and confusion, but soon, it recovered clarity.
Looking at the girl in front of her, the real water drop princess Ariel opened her cherry lips: "...Mi...Lanla."
Because she hadn't spoken for a long time, her voice was hoarse, but it was difficult to conceal her natural clarity.
The Fire Witch, Milanla, smiled: "It's me."
"Long time no see, Ariel."
As she spoke, the transparency of her body became more and more serious.
A panic appeared in the eyes of the Water Drop Princess, Ariel. She wanted to raise her hand, but her weak body made even the simple action of raising her hand seem extremely difficult.
When her hand touched Milanla's body, it went through nothing.
"Although this is a bit cruel..."
"But, Ariel."
Milanla's smile remained unchanged: "Do you still remember the promise you made?"
"To create a world without theocracy oppression, where people live and work in peace and contentment, a world that can accommodate witches to live freely and happily."
"I... probably won't be able to see it, but I believe you can do it."
"In the past, your eyes were always filled with confidence and optimism."
"Don't cry, you are completely different from what I remember..."
Tears flowed from the corners of the eyes of the water droplet princess Ariel, and her dormant memories began to awaken. She was dead, but she was resurrected again. She couldn't imagine what a huge price she had to pay to do this.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something. She stretched out her right hand and clenched it a little bit, but it was difficult to retain the light particles that passed through her fingers.
"Well, goodbye, Ariel, if there is still hope to see you again..."
The body of the fire witch Milanla completely faded, turning into countless red light particles flying, like butterflies flying.
"Tap tap..."
A light footstep sounded behind him, and Ryan did not look back, because he already knew the identity of the person who came.
The girl wearing a yellow overturned mask appeared beside Ryan. Even though she tried to restrain herself and clenched her fists, her delicate body still trembled slightly and could not be controlled.
"Sister..."
The girl's sad voice echoed on the high platform. The "butterfly" composed of countless red light particles seemed to stop in the air for a moment, cast an apologetic look here, and then completely dissipated between heaven and earth.
The princess who woke up from her long sleep in the ice coffin had moist and empty eyes, and raised her hands stupidly for a long time, without putting them down.
Ryan took a step and came to the ice coffin.
The clear footsteps made the eyes of the water droplet princess Ariel fluctuate slightly. She turned her head and her eyes were attracted by the flame earrings in Ryan's palm.
It was like a real flame, jumping and burning, as if it was the incarnation of the girl in the world.
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