Chapter 184: Special Class Change Reminder

Chapter 184: Special Class Change Reminder



After Master Gunther heard what Rain said, he did not immediately respond but instead stared at Rain for a while before nodding and saying, "Alright!"

Hearing that Master Gunther agreed, everyone else immediately fell silent, no longer whispering among themselves.

"Rain, follow me." With that, Master Gunther took Rain to a secluded spot nearby.

The others looked at Rain and Master Gunther's departing figures with envy.

They guessed that Master Gunther would likely teach Rain some secret techniques or hidden knowledge.

However, they did not even have the right to listen in.

That was why Master Gunther had taken Rain away from them.

This left most of the young people present feeling somewhat disheartened.

After a while, Baldy Man Froed came to his senses and said in a low voice, "Let's go! Everyone, focus on your training."

"Yeah! Don't be discouraged. Everyone has different talents. You have to believe in yourselves. Didn't the Master just say to believe in yourself?" Another young man waved his clenched fist, his face flushed, as if encouraging himself.

"Ah! It's true, but seeing someone like Rain is really discouraging!" Arturo, a young man, sighed.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Indeed!"

"The gap is too big, it's really disheartening!"

"At least we've seen the gap between ourselves and the geniuses. It gives us more reason to work harder!" Doug, a young man, said with a determined look in his eyes.

"..."

Rain had no idea that even among this group of outstanding young people, he was already considered a genius.

Master Gunther led Rain to a slightly elevated reef and stood facing the vast, blue ocean.

The sea breeze made their outer clothes flap loudly!

"Rain, I originally planned to talk to you about this later."

"But since you chose to challenge the Coastal Plesiosaur in three days, I think it's necessary to tell you now."

"I already mentioned that the insights gained between life and death are essential for achieving faith integration and fully mastering Prime Force."

"However, you must be wondering why I didn't explain why it's necessary to fully master Prime Force, and why I suggested that most people should give up on the Faith Trial and return to refine their skills slowly."

Hearing this, Rain furrowed his brow and nodded; he had indeed been wondering about this.

"Because for the majority of people, being able to mobilize Prime Force to 90% or more is sufficient for their entire lives," Master Gunther said, turning his head to look at Rain.

"But you are different! You have the potential to go further, so I hope you can achieve faith integration and fully control your Prime Force."

"Because it relates to the generation of Will Radiance!"

"Will Radiance?" Rain asked, puzzled.

Master Gunther did not elaborate further, only saying, "You'll understand in the future!"

Alright!

Rain was quite helpless with Master Gunther's habit of speaking in riddles.

"Although there are only three days left, you still need to stabilize your new breath technique. Additionally, for you, the basic attributes like strength and speed are still very important. Don't slack off in your training."

"Prime Force doesn't appear out of thin air; it comes from your own physique," Master Gunther advised.

"I understand, thank you, Master," Rain nodded and said.

Back in the stone house, Rain recalled the moment he was underwater, allocating points to his new breath technique.

When he upgraded the Bear Sovereign Breath Technique to Level 6, the first thing he noticed was the increase in Prime Force's intensity. It went from a thin thread to a noticeable stream, a significant improvement.

Secondly, the control improved. From a success rate of around one in three, it now approached one in two.

No wonder Master Gunther said that the final training was not essential for many people.

If one doesn't strive for integration or complete mobilization of Prime Force, then many could spend a few years refining their skills and eventually reach a 90% success rate.

But Rain was different. He had an advantage!

He was determined to achieve 100% mobilization of Prime Force, especially since Master Gunther mentioned it was crucial for his future path, even though Rain didn't yet understand what "Will Radiance" meant.

Spending years refining his skills to achieve near-perfection was definitely not his choice!

With the points allocation, he could achieve the same results as years of practice. If he hesitated to try under such advantageous conditions, he might as well not pursue the path of a Knight.

Was he too cautious?

No way, Master Gunther said that to achieve 100% mobilization of Prime Force, one must face life and death!

This meant that for those who wished to continue, it was a necessary step, as it related to their future path.

Moreover, Rain could use attribute points to quickly restore his peak physical condition. This god-like trump card was perfect for turning the tide in a desperate situation.

Finally, Rain touched the beautiful leaf given to him by the elven lady, the "Magic Scroll 'Life Bloom'."

After some exploration, Rain understood that it was a healing magic scroll.

So, even if he was severely injured in battle, he still had a chance to turn the tide.

With these means at his disposal, Rain believed that no one else would dare say they were more suitable for a "last stand" than him.

"But... should I continue allocating points, or is it enough for now?"

"Considering I'm about to face a Coastal Plesiosaur, which is comparable to a Great Knight, I shouldn't be complacent."

"To feel the thrill of life and death, to grow is the goal, but it's not meant to push you to seek death!"

"What's the point of feeling it just before death?"

"The true purpose is to face death, to harmonize your faith, and to fully mobilize the Prime Force, not to die."

Rain pondered, muttering to himself, "The more you raise the final layer of window paper, the easier and faster it will be to break through."

So, without hesitation, Rain decided to allocate points again.

As he did, the remaining skill points on the attribute panel decreased from 5 to 4, and the Bear Sovereign Breath Technique instantly leveled up from lv6 to lv7 (1/5000).

Instantly, fragmented training memories of the new breathing technique flooded Rain's mind.

These scattered fragments of breathing technique training memories flashed through Rain's mind like a series of slides, one after the other.

Then, Rain opened his eyes, feeling as if he had just undergone over a year of Bear Sovereign Breath Technique training.

At this moment, he could clearly feel his muscles and tendons becoming stronger, and the Prime Force within him rapidly intensifying!

The Prime Force visibly thickened, growing from a thin strand the size of three or four hair strands to a toothpick-like thickness!

This enhancement was visible to the naked eye!

"Allocating points is so powerful!"

"Compared to others, I've just saved myself a year of arduous training!"

Rain's face lit up with joy as he attempted to guide the Prime Force once more.

Indeed, after some attempts, his success rate had noticeably improved.

The success rate of invoking the Prime Force increased from less than half to nearly six out of ten.

Six out of ten? Rain couldn't help but ponder further.

After a short while, Rain clenched his teeth and allocated points to the new breathing technique again!

As the remaining skill points on the attribute panel decreased from 4 to 3, the Bear Sovereign Breath Technique suddenly leveled up to lv8 (1/7000), becoming Rain's highest-leveled skill at the moment.

A flood of training memories about the Bear Sovereign Breath Technique, spanning nearly two years, surged into Rain's mind.

The toothpick-like strand of Prime Force he had just experienced rapidly thickened to the size of a chopstick!

"The feeling of getting stronger is so good!" Rain savored the surging power within his body.

The ongoing enhancement of his muscles and tendons, which had started earlier, intensified, causing the previously enlarged and thickened muscle and tendon fibers to further grow and intertwine with Rain's skeletal and muscle fibers.

Suddenly, Rain's eyes widened!

He felt a sudden 'bang' within his body, as if he had broken through some kind of limit.

It was like the feeling of a bowstring being pulled to its limit and then forcefully pulled again, only to snap.

At that moment, two consecutive system notifications appeared:

[Congratulations! Your Strength attribute has increased!]



[Congratulations! Your Agility attribute has increased!]



"Huh?"

"Did the significant improvement in the breathing technique lead to an increase in physical attributes?"

"It's been a long time since this happened!" Rain exclaimed.

"But according to logic, the first attribute to increase should be Constitution, right? After all, the Bear Sovereign Breath Technique is primarily for enhancing Constitution, so why did Agility increase?"

Rain was slightly puzzled and couldn't help but check his attribute panel.

He found that even though his Constitution didn't increase, it was already at 21 points. His Strength, which was previously at 19 points, had increased by 1 point to reach 20 points, making both attributes cross the 20-point threshold.

Agility remained the lowest.

"Before the increase, Agility was the weakest attribute, so it was dragged up by the improvement in the Bear Sovereign Breath Technique, right?" Rain pondered.

"Yes, that must be it."

"It's also possible that the new Bear Sovereign Breath Technique doesn't have the same 'shortcomings' as the previous Bearclaw Breath Technique, which favored Strength and Constitution. Instead, it balances all three attributes."

After his initial excitement, Rain attempted to mobilize the Prime Force again.

Soon, Rain discovered that the success rate of mobilizing the Prime Force had already increased to around 80%.

At that moment, Rain felt a strong sense of hunger surge within him.

While allocating points consecutively had significantly increased the total Prime Force, these additional Prime Force points weren't created out of thin air but were drawn from Rain's own body, leading to excessive consumption.

Fortunately, over the past seven days, Rain had hunted a large number of Coastal Marauders, and Basque had already processed and dried them into fish jerky, storing some in the stone house and hanging the rest to dry.

Rain immediately searched for them and began devouring the dried fish jerky, consuming seventeen pieces before he felt a sense of fullness in his stomach.

After all, the meat of these Coastal Marauders was comparable to Feral Beast Meat and was very filling.

At this time, Rain hugged his chest, rubbing his lower chest as he pondered.

"It's an 80% probability now!"

"If I add just a little more... won't it be close to the limit?"

Rain glanced at the remaining points on the panel. The ability to cast a remote attack magic once per second was still a ways off.

So, Rain allocated points again.

As the remaining skill points on the attribute panel decreased from 3 to 2, the Bear Sovereign Breath Technique suddenly leveled up to lv9 (1/10000).

A flood of training memories about the Bear Sovereign Breath Technique rushed into Rain's mind, and the strand of Prime Force, which was previously the size of a chopstick, rapidly thickened to the size of a little finger.

The success rate of mobilizing the Prime Force, which Rain cared about the most, was now so close to harmony.

And it was at this very moment that three consecutive system notifications suddenly appeared:

【Congratulations! Your Physique Attribute has been enhanced!】

【Congratulations! Your Strength Attribute has been enhanced!】

【Congratulations! Your Agility Attribute has been enhanced!】

Wow! Just by allocating points, I've become so much stronger!

Rain looked at his attribute panel, and with the previous two points, he had gained a total of five attribute points!

Name: Rain Karan

Profession: Extraordinary Apprentice Wizard lv4 (345/1000) / Extraordinary Knight lv4 (866/1000) / Extraordinary Beastmaster lv5 (64/2000) / Armorer lv1 (17/100)



Physique: 22

Strength: 21

Agility: 19

Mental Power: 25

Remaining Attribute Points: 2

Remaining Skill Points: 2

Feeling the surging power within his body, Rain felt like he could easily slay a small plesiosaur with a wave of his hand.

Of course, Rain knew that this was just an illusion caused by the rapid increase in his power.

It made sense! He had been leveling up his Bear Sovereign Breath Technique all the way to lv9. If it wasn't powerful, that wouldn't make sense!

Three days passed in a flash.

On the third day, Master Gunther looked at Rain, but his pupils suddenly constricted, and then he looked at Rain with a slightly surprised expression, examining him repeatedly.

Circling around Rain, Master Gunther said, "What a rare knightly talent! Your new breathing technique has stabilized so quickly."

Rain's heart skipped a beat at these words.

Fortunately, Rain soon realized that Master Gunther didn't have X-ray vision; he could only tell that Rain's aura was stable and had increased to a certain extent, but not by how much.

It seemed that he shouldn't allocate too many skill points at once next time.

Or perhaps it would be better to allocate points after some time has passed.

After all, the continuous allocation of points had resulted in an exaggerated increase in his strength. Rain thought to himself.

"Follow me!" Master Gunther exclaimed in amazement, then led the way towards a small boat at the shore.

Rain quickly followed.

It was a small boat about three to four meters long, resembling a canoe, with both ends curved upwards. One end had a paddle, and Basque was already waiting on it, waving excitedly upon seeing Master Gunther and Rain.

After all, Rain was about to face a Coastal Plesiosaur!

Once they were both on the boat, Basque started rowing towards the southwest.

As Basque rowed, he introduced the area to Rain, "Just below that island ahead is the lair of a Coastal Plesiosaur. Since Master Gunther's arrival, it hasn't dared to approach the coast, which has made the residents of Landonia Town very happy."

"This Coastal Plesiosaur used to occasionally visit Landonia Town, causing little casualties but spreading panic. It used to give my father a headache."

Rain nodded, and as he looked into the distance, he saw several islands forming a line, and the one in the middle, slightly larger, was the one Basque was referring to.

Soon, the boat slowly reached the island, and all three of them jumped off.

After a few steps, they arrived at the bottom of a cliff filled with boulders. Master Gunther stopped and said, "The plesiosaur is here."

Rain was puzzled. He looked around, but there were only reefs and no caves or hiding places.

However, a sudden realization came to him, and he asked, "Master, is the entrance underwater?"

Master Gunther smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's at the bottom of the sea."

"Just follow this path underwater. Go! Believe in yourself!"

Rain nodded.

He took a leap and dove into the sea.

Beside him, Basque's face turned worried. "Master, can Rain really do this? It's a Coastal Plesiosaur, almost as strong as a Great Knight!"

"I have faith in him!" Master Gunther smiled and said. Then, he headed towards the water.

"Master, what are you doing?"

Master Gunther turned his head and looked at Basque with an expression as if he were looking at an idiot. "Of course, I need to keep watch near the cave. This is a training exercise, and there are safety measures in place. But this information couldn't be revealed beforehand, or the 'Faith Trial' would lose its meaning."

"Oh," Basque's eyes widened, and he froze for a moment.

He had worried for nothing.

At that moment, Rain had already found the entrance to the underwater cave. Following a sparsely populated U-shaped waterway with flexible seagrass, Rain discovered a hidden paradise within!

On a sandy beach inside the cave, a massive creature was lying there, fast asleep.

The plesiosaur was about fourteen to fifteen meters long, with thick scales the size of a palm covering its body. Its most distinctive feature was its long, snake-like neck and a body resembling a turtle's, giving the impression of a snake with a turtle shell on its back!

Additionally, the plesiosaur's limbs ended in flat, paddle-like shapes, and its head was relatively small compared to its body, about the size of a face basin. However, it had dense sharp teeth and a hard beak.

Rain also noticed a long sword scar on the plesiosaur's side, which he assumed was left by Master Gunther.

But judging from the destructive power of the sword scar, it seemed that Master Gunther could easily defeat this plesiosaur, so he must have left it alive for training purposes.

After observing the surroundings, Rain realized there were no hiding places, so he decided to try sneaking up on the plesiosaur.

A successful sneak attack would be ideal, but it wasn't a problem if it didn't work!

As Rain focused and held his breath, slowly approaching the sandy beach inside the cave, several swordfish swimming nearby seemed to notice him and swam towards Rain, circling him.

The next moment, the plesiosaur, which had been fast asleep, suddenly opened its egg-sized eyes and looked directly at Rain!

Instantly, a powerful aura emanated from the plesiosaur.

Although Rain couldn't immediately understand why he had awakened the creature, it didn't matter. His original intention was to engage in a fierce battle with the plesiosaur, and he didn't care if it was awake or asleep.

"Limit Break!"

"Gigantic Strength lv3!"

"Power Surge!"

Rain, who had just reached the shore, suddenly unleashed his full power, brandishing the greatsword in his hand and charging towards the nearshore plesiosaur.

The plesiosaur, which had initially paid little attention to Rain, a mere 'little one,' began to move when it saw him grow two circles larger and emit a faint sense of threat.

Despite its bloated appearance, the plesiosaur moved with astonishing speed, but it was still a little too late.

"Pfft!"

With the enhancement of Prime Force, Rain's sword directly severed the plesiosaur's right forelimb, which was the size of a palm leaf, and sent it flying onto the beach. Blood splattered from the wound!

"Moo!"

In an instant, Rain's Level 3 Prime Force activated, and a thick, snake-like shadow flashed towards him.

Rain raised his sword to block the attack.

"Bang!"

Instantly, Rain was sent flying seven or eight meters away. After flipping in midair to reduce the impact, he stood firm again.

He stared intently and realized that the black shadow was the plesiosaur's tail, which now had seven or eight palm-sized thick scales broken off.

After being hit twice, the nearshore plesiosaur seemed to unleash its full ferocity. Its eyes, small compared to its body, glared at Rain with intense hatred.

The next second, its long neck curved backward like a drawn bow.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

The plesiosaur's neck trembled, and its sharp beak shot towards Rain like lightning! Rain quickly flipped to the side to dodge the first strike, but unexpectedly, the plesiosaur's ultimate move was a triple attack! He blocked the second strike with his sword.

"Clang!"

The collision of beak and sword produced a metallic sound! Rain was struck so hard that half of his body was embedded in the sand, unable to move.

The third strike followed immediately!

At this moment, Rain's defensive posture was disrupted by the plesiosaur's double attack. Although he still held the glowing greatsword in a blocking stance, his defensive ability had significantly decreased.

Facing a plesiosaur with strength comparable to a Great Knight, Rain knew that even with his Extraordinary trait 'Iron Skin lv3,' a direct hit would leave him severely injured or worse.

In the blink of an eye, Rain felt an unprecedented sense of crisis, something he had never experienced before.

However, this intense sense of crisis also forced Rain to focus his mind and spirit to the utmost!

There was no escape! According to Master Gunther, he had to believe in his abilities.

At this moment, Rain's mind was free of distractions, and his eyes locked onto the attacking plesiosaur. With a roar, he shouted, "Haa!"

Instead of defending, Rain swung his sword towards the plesiosaur's head with all his might!

With Prime Force at its peak, the greatsword emitted a faint glow. In an instant, the sword's tip, like a snake's tongue, seemed to elongate slightly. Although there was nothing tangible, Rain felt as if his sword could cut through anything!

Was this invisible power Sword Glow or Sword Essence?

Regardless, its power was unmatched!

"Pfft!"

To the plesiosaur's disbelief, its incredibly hard beak was split in half, and it realized it could now see its other eye!

A fountain of blood, the size of a water column, shot up two meters high. Then, with its head split in two, the plesiosaur collapsed to the ground!

The system notifications flooded in:

[Your skill, Bear Swordsmanship, has improved. Experience Points +1452]



[You have completed a battle. Squire Experience Points +382]



[Congratulations! Your Squire (Extraordinary) level has increased!]



Due to Rain's continuous hunting of nearshore marauders for seven days, his Squire level was already close to breaking through. This time, defeating the plesiosaur earned him a substantial amount of experience points.

As a result, his Squire (Extraordinary) level successfully increased, reaching Squire (Extraordinary) lv5 (218/2000)! The level-up granted one skill point and one attribute point as a reward, bringing both his skill and attribute points to three.

Unexpectedly, the system notifications continued to flood in:

[Ding! Your belief in the Sword of Faith and 100% Prime Force control have triggered a special class change to Swordmaster (Extraordinary)!]



[The prerequisites for the Swordmaster (Extraordinary) class change are: 1. Sword of Faith, 2. 100% Prime Force control, 3. Any Extraordinary swordsmanship skill at lv6 or above, 4. Any breathing technique at lv6 or above, 5. Strength of 12 points or more, Agility of 12 points or more, and Constitution of 12 points or more. All conditions are met!]



[All prerequisites for the Swordmaster (Extraordinary) class change are met. Do you wish to change to Swordmaster (Extraordinary)?]



[Warning: Changing to Swordmaster (Extraordinary) will gradually solidify your Mental Power, conflicting with the Mystic Methods requirements of your current Apprentice Wizard (Extraordinary) class.]



[This process is irreversible. Please decide carefully!]



Huh?

Rain had never seen a 'warning' in the system notifications before.

This made him ponder deeply.

Thanks to the 100 starting coins from the novice reader!

(End of Chapter)

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