Chapter 40 - 40 37 The Mysteries of the Profession

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40: Chapter 37: The Mysteries of the Profession 40: Chapter 37: The Mysteries of the Profession “We previously talked about the difference between tasks and professions, whether it’s a hunter, a blacksmith, a woodworker, or a woodcutter, they are all just tasks, not professions, and you need to understand this distinction clearly.” The freedom in this game is very high, and it does not strictly limit the types of skills players can learn. In other words, theoretically, you can learn any type of skill, as long as the conditions fit.” But there indeed is a profession system. The main use of professions is to provide additional expertise and exclusive profession quests. And for players to truly acquire a profession, they have to wait until level 10, when the system generates one for you. The system will offer you a choice of professions based on your gameplay experience before level 10, usually a choice of three, depending exactly on how you leveled up during these levels and what skills you have learned. If you use a sword to kill monsters and level up, then at level 10, you are likely to get a choice between professions like Swordsman, Sword Master, or Sword Saint. You mentioned earlier that you specialized in axe weapons, so if you use an axe in combat and level up by killing monsters, then you are likely to get a profession like War Axe Warrior or Mountain Splitter. But now you have also learned bow skills, so if you use bows and arrows more often to kill monsters, then it’s likely that an archer-type profession will come up. That means, the main combat experiences and the skills you are most proficient in before level 10 will decide which professions are available for you to choose from at level 10.” Xiao Jie listened in shock, having not expected the game’s profession system to be designed this way, really quite innovative. Luckily, he found out early, otherwise if he wasn’t careful about the weapons used during leveling, who knows what profession might come up. Usually, online gaming professions are designed to pursue balance to avoid having overly strong or weak professions, but even so, there are always some professions that perform better, commonly called the meta. And some professions are weaker, commonly called the least viable. And according to what Wang Kai had said, the imbalance in professions in this game was even stronger, and if three lousy professions were to come up, you would truly be crying. Luckily, he got to know these rules beforehand. The information “I Want to Be Immortal” exchanged for with the Black Wood Sword was absolutely worth it. “I see!” I Want to Be Immortal realized, “Then if I want to switch to a magic profession, do I need to use magic to kill monsters and level up?” Ye Luo said, “Theoretically indeed that’s the logic, but in order to learn magic, you need a similar unique encounter, and such encounters are hard to come by, so magic professions are quite difficult to obtain. Of course, there are more tricky methods, like once there was a rich player who spent tens of millions to buy a bunch of talismans, then used those talismans to kill monsters and level up, eventually unlocking the talisman master profession, which can barely be considered a magic profession.” I Want to Be Immortal was astounded, tens of millions just to barely… Although his brother had left him around a million, using that method was completely out of the question. Xiao Jie didn’t even consider such a tactic. He was still quite confident about unlocking a magic profession, because so far he had encountered two unique encounters. Even though one of the encounters was triggered by I Want to Be Immortal. But all in all, it didn’t seem incredibly hard to come across such unique encounters. With his gaming skills, complemented by the luck of I Want to Be Immortal, they surely had a chance. As long as it was a game, there would definitely be patterns to follow, and relying on his ten years of professional player experience, he was confident in solving this puzzle. I Want to Be Immortal then asked, “So if I don’t get a magic profession at level 10, does that mean it’s completely over for me?” “Not necessarily, the game sets a profession for players every 10 levels, so there are opportunities at level 20, 30, 40, 50. But leveling becomes increasingly difficult as the game progresses—mainly because the monsters are too powerful, and players only have one life, so it’s not possible to just mindlessly farm monsters to level up like in typical games. So reaching level 30 already qualifies one as an expert, players at level 40 are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, and most players are still around levels ten or twenty-something, so every opportunity to gain a profession is incredibly valuable.” Hearing this, Xiao Jie thought of a question. “Then is there any relation between the professions that come up each time? Like if at level 10 I choose to be a Sword Master, and then continue using swords to kill monsters and level up, will Sword Master come up again at level 20, or will there be an advanced profession for Sword Masters?” Ye Luo smiled in surprise, “You really do think ahead, that’s right, there is indeed a setting for advanced professions, if you have a basic profession and make great progress and breakthroughs in the relevant skills between level 10 and 20, you might get the advanced version of that profession at level 20. And by level 30, you might even advance again. For example, getting the Swordsman profession at level 10, becoming a Sword Master at level 20, and then a Sword Saint at level 30. Each advancement unlocks more powerful expertise and exclusive assignments, and your strength will leap qualitatively. Besides that, there is also a powerful dual-profession.” The so-called dual-profession involves combining two basic professions to derive a special advancement. For example, a player may switch to General at level 10 and get Divine Prayer as a dual role at level 20; if the player advances both professions equally, by level 30 they might unlock a Hidden profession—Divine General. Currently, the strongest players in this game are either those with a second-tier advanced profession or dual-profession.” And the worst strategy is to play everything, master nothing, then end up with three unrelated professions, like a primary profession with two lousy secondary professions, such as Gunman + Swordsman + Archer. Though all three skill sets are boosted, none can reach the top level, making such players over level 30 merely waste, at best high-level cannon fodder.” Listening carefully, Xiao Jie had an enlightening realization. The game’s profession system was indeed intricate. With this understanding, his targets were clear: either a second-tier advanced profession or a dual-profession. Excited, Xiao Jie resolved to thoroughly analyze and devise a perfect career path using his ten years of gaming experience. Ye Luo continued, “Furthermore, there is also a legend circulating among players about the so-called third-tier profession, which requires three basic professions, unlocking a Hidden profession at level 40, as well as the third advancement profession, also unlocked at level 40. However, both are just legends for now, as no one has actually seen these professions.”

Chapter 40 - 40 37 The Mysteries of the Profession

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