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Chapter 29
Chapter 29: Level 6! Upgradable Zero-Tier Magic! Departing!
2024-11-18 Author: Amnesty L
After mastering the skills on these magic scrolls, Tang Zheng looked at his stat panel:
[Ability Stats]
Innate Ability: [Player]
Comprehensive Level: 5Lv
Experience Slot: 830/400
Classes:
Basic Job Class: Genius 1Lv (Warrior, Priestess/Priest, Potion Master, Alchemist, Mage, Rogue)
Intermediate Job Class: Sword Saint 4Lv
Skill Points: 3
Passive Skills: Item Box, Slash Enhancement (4%)
Active Skills:
Warrior: Instant Reflection, Four Light Consecutive Slashes, Fast Slash, Stealth
Magic: Papermaking (Zero-Tier), Heating (Zero-Tier)
Minor Wound Healing (First-Tier), Magic Arrow (First-Tier), Scentless (First-Tier)
Class Skills: Potion Crafting, Alchemy
…………
Killing those two members of Eight Fingers had earned him a good amount of experience.
With a thought, Tang Zheng consumed experience to raise his level, allocating the gained level to Sword Saint.
Genius 1Lv + Sword Saint 5Lv — Comprehensive Level 6Lv
Among his skills, Tang Zheng mastered the rogue's Stealth skill and incidentally unlocked the basic Rogue job class.
Skill: Stealth
Cost: None (Cooldown 1 min)
Description: In darkness or shadowy environments, reduces one's presence and increases Agility by 10% for 30 seconds.
……
Skill: Papermaking (Zero-Tier) ↑
Cost: 1 MP
Description: Creates 1,000 sheets of inferior paper. For every additional point of mana consumed, creates 500 more sheets, with no upper limit.
……
Skill: Heating (Zero-Tier) ↑
Cost: 1 MP
Description: Within one minute, heats a touched object to 100℃.
……
Tang Zheng looked at the information for his newly acquired skills and magic. He wasn't too surprised to note that the zero-tier magic only required a single point of mana to cast.
Zero-tier life magic indeed offered no help in combat.
No wonder few magic casters in the Otherworld were willing to master multiple types of zero-tier magic!
Even the YGGDRASIL game had an upper limit on skill points.
For people in the Otherworld, learning magic required expending energy. Furthermore, the number of spells each magic caster could master at each stage also seemed to have certain restrictions.
In such circumstances, even fewer people were willing to waste time learning zero-tier magic.
Suddenly!
Tang Zheng noticed the "↑" marks after the two zero-tier magic spells.
"This is it!"
Tang Zheng's eyes widened, his body trembling slightly. "My previous conjecture was actually correct."
At the Mage Guild, while looking through tomes of magic scrolls, Tang Zheng had noticed that among the recorded magic scrolls, those for Papermaking existed as both zero-tier and first-tier versions.
This unique situation had made Tang Zheng ponder.
The Tier Magic system in the YGGDRASIL game had a very clear level division.
But people in the Otherworld had independently created life magic which could actually be upgraded to different tiers!
This not only made Tang Zheng realize that the magic created by magic casters in the Otherworld might be different from the Tier Magic in the game!
This was also why Tang Zheng had bought two zero-tier magic spells, to confirm his hypothesis.
"Upgrade!"
Tang Zheng stared intently at the two zero-tier magic spells.
As each spell consumed one skill point, they indeed changed.
Skill: Papermaking (First-Tier)
Cost: 5 MP
Description: Creates 800 sheets of quality paper. For every additional point of mana consumed, creates 400 more sheets, with no upper limit.
……
Skill: Heating (First-Tier)
Cost: 5 MP
Description: Heats a touched object to 150℃ within one minute.
……
Looking at the newly displayed information, Tang Zheng was pleasantly surprised, but he also slightly furrowed his brow.
How should he put it?
According to his conjecture, the Otherworld's unique life magic could indeed be upgraded in tier, but for now, the changes weren't very significant.
Moreover, the "↑" marks after these two spells had disappeared.
"According to the learning levels for Tier Magic, one can master first-tier magic from levels 1 to 7, and second-tier magic from levels 8 to 14." Tang Zheng thought to himself, "It's probably because my level isn't high enough, so I can't upgrade them for now."
He also wondered if, by continuing to upgrade them, these two spells could be raised to the standard of tenth-tier magic.
But then again—
If they truly reached the standard of tenth-tier magic, could these zero-tier spells, developed by Otherworld natives for support, possess the power of normal tenth-tier magic?
Their utility was one consideration!
On the other hand, skill points were limited, and it was debatable whether spending them for upgrades in this area was worthwhile.
After all, these life magic spells were inherently for support; all of this needed to be considered!
Tang Zheng took a deep breath, his eyes still filled with excitement and surprise.
Regardless!
This was a way to acquire tenth-tier magic that he hadn't anticipated at all. After all, there were almost no natives in the Otherworld capable of using tenth-tier magic.
No one used them.
Tang Zheng naturally couldn't consume skill points to obtain tenth-tier magic either.
More importantly—there was no information about such magic in the Great Tomb!
He organized his thoughts.
Tang Zheng gently rubbed his temples to ease his tired mind and lay down directly on the bed.
Most of these ideas could be experimented with later!
The most important thing now was still to raise his level; he couldn't put the cart before the horse.
"Sleep!" Tang Zheng suppressed the excited emotions within him.
The next day.
As soon as dawn broke.
Tang Zheng was already awake. He left the small inn and began purchasing some food and essential supplies.
With the Item Box, a relatively large spatial backpack, Tang Zheng didn't need to worry too much about food storage or spoilage.
He spent two gold coins.
To avoid attracting attention, he bought nearly a month's worth of food from several different shops, a task that took him the entire morning.
After a quick lunch.
Tang Zheng began acquiring some weaponry. The short sword already had cracks and chips, making it unusable. He bought ten ordinary iron swords for one silver coin each and also purchased lightweight soft armor for protection, spending a total of one gold coin.
Next.
Tang Zheng once again went to the Mage Guild. Since they weren't willing to sell second-tier magic scrolls, Tang Zheng had no choice but to reveal his status as a faith-based magic caster. Only then, by spending three gold coins, did he manage to purchase a magic scroll for "Item Appraisal."
Although it was a second-tier magic, because "Item Appraisal" was neither a support nor an attack spell, its price was roughly the same as a first-tier attack magic scroll.
After sorting out these basic supplies.
Tang Zheng then went to the Adventurer's Guild and purchased some information and data about the Touv Great Forest.
This cost him another two gold coins.
After a full day of preparation, Tang Zheng had spent eight gold coins, leaving him with only six gold and seven silver.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye!
Lower Wind Month, June 1st.
Tang Zheng, wearing a black robe with an iron sword strapped to his left hip and a water pouch hanging on his right, left E-Rantel, where he had rested for two days, and headed north.
The Great Forest of Tob is a massive, primeval jungle surrounding the Angelicisia Mountain Range, north of E-Rantel. It is home to a large number of dangerous magical beasts and demi-human races, making it one of the forbidden zones for humans. Even top-tier adventurers only dared to operate on its outermost fringes.
(end of chapter)
2024-11-18 Author: Amnesty L
After mastering the skills on these magic scrolls, Tang Zheng looked at his stat panel:
[Ability Stats]
Innate Ability: [Player]
Comprehensive Level: 5Lv
Experience Slot: 830/400
Classes:
Basic Job Class: Genius 1Lv (Warrior, Priestess/Priest, Potion Master, Alchemist, Mage, Rogue)
Intermediate Job Class: Sword Saint 4Lv
Skill Points: 3
Passive Skills: Item Box, Slash Enhancement (4%)
Active Skills:
Warrior: Instant Reflection, Four Light Consecutive Slashes, Fast Slash, Stealth
Magic: Papermaking (Zero-Tier), Heating (Zero-Tier)
Minor Wound Healing (First-Tier), Magic Arrow (First-Tier), Scentless (First-Tier)
Class Skills: Potion Crafting, Alchemy
…………
Killing those two members of Eight Fingers had earned him a good amount of experience.
With a thought, Tang Zheng consumed experience to raise his level, allocating the gained level to Sword Saint.
Genius 1Lv + Sword Saint 5Lv — Comprehensive Level 6Lv
Among his skills, Tang Zheng mastered the rogue's Stealth skill and incidentally unlocked the basic Rogue job class.
Skill: Stealth
Cost: None (Cooldown 1 min)
Description: In darkness or shadowy environments, reduces one's presence and increases Agility by 10% for 30 seconds.
……
Skill: Papermaking (Zero-Tier) ↑
Cost: 1 MP
Description: Creates 1,000 sheets of inferior paper. For every additional point of mana consumed, creates 500 more sheets, with no upper limit.
……
Skill: Heating (Zero-Tier) ↑
Cost: 1 MP
Description: Within one minute, heats a touched object to 100℃.
……
Tang Zheng looked at the information for his newly acquired skills and magic. He wasn't too surprised to note that the zero-tier magic only required a single point of mana to cast.
Zero-tier life magic indeed offered no help in combat.
No wonder few magic casters in the Otherworld were willing to master multiple types of zero-tier magic!
Even the YGGDRASIL game had an upper limit on skill points.
For people in the Otherworld, learning magic required expending energy. Furthermore, the number of spells each magic caster could master at each stage also seemed to have certain restrictions.
In such circumstances, even fewer people were willing to waste time learning zero-tier magic.
Suddenly!
Tang Zheng noticed the "↑" marks after the two zero-tier magic spells.
"This is it!"
Tang Zheng's eyes widened, his body trembling slightly. "My previous conjecture was actually correct."
At the Mage Guild, while looking through tomes of magic scrolls, Tang Zheng had noticed that among the recorded magic scrolls, those for Papermaking existed as both zero-tier and first-tier versions.
This unique situation had made Tang Zheng ponder.
The Tier Magic system in the YGGDRASIL game had a very clear level division.
But people in the Otherworld had independently created life magic which could actually be upgraded to different tiers!
This not only made Tang Zheng realize that the magic created by magic casters in the Otherworld might be different from the Tier Magic in the game!
This was also why Tang Zheng had bought two zero-tier magic spells, to confirm his hypothesis.
"Upgrade!"
Tang Zheng stared intently at the two zero-tier magic spells.
As each spell consumed one skill point, they indeed changed.
Skill: Papermaking (First-Tier)
Cost: 5 MP
Description: Creates 800 sheets of quality paper. For every additional point of mana consumed, creates 400 more sheets, with no upper limit.
……
Skill: Heating (First-Tier)
Cost: 5 MP
Description: Heats a touched object to 150℃ within one minute.
……
Looking at the newly displayed information, Tang Zheng was pleasantly surprised, but he also slightly furrowed his brow.
How should he put it?
According to his conjecture, the Otherworld's unique life magic could indeed be upgraded in tier, but for now, the changes weren't very significant.
Moreover, the "↑" marks after these two spells had disappeared.
"According to the learning levels for Tier Magic, one can master first-tier magic from levels 1 to 7, and second-tier magic from levels 8 to 14." Tang Zheng thought to himself, "It's probably because my level isn't high enough, so I can't upgrade them for now."
He also wondered if, by continuing to upgrade them, these two spells could be raised to the standard of tenth-tier magic.
But then again—
If they truly reached the standard of tenth-tier magic, could these zero-tier spells, developed by Otherworld natives for support, possess the power of normal tenth-tier magic?
Their utility was one consideration!
On the other hand, skill points were limited, and it was debatable whether spending them for upgrades in this area was worthwhile.
After all, these life magic spells were inherently for support; all of this needed to be considered!
Tang Zheng took a deep breath, his eyes still filled with excitement and surprise.
Regardless!
This was a way to acquire tenth-tier magic that he hadn't anticipated at all. After all, there were almost no natives in the Otherworld capable of using tenth-tier magic.
No one used them.
Tang Zheng naturally couldn't consume skill points to obtain tenth-tier magic either.
More importantly—there was no information about such magic in the Great Tomb!
He organized his thoughts.
Tang Zheng gently rubbed his temples to ease his tired mind and lay down directly on the bed.
Most of these ideas could be experimented with later!
The most important thing now was still to raise his level; he couldn't put the cart before the horse.
"Sleep!" Tang Zheng suppressed the excited emotions within him.
The next day.
As soon as dawn broke.
Tang Zheng was already awake. He left the small inn and began purchasing some food and essential supplies.
With the Item Box, a relatively large spatial backpack, Tang Zheng didn't need to worry too much about food storage or spoilage.
He spent two gold coins.
To avoid attracting attention, he bought nearly a month's worth of food from several different shops, a task that took him the entire morning.
After a quick lunch.
Tang Zheng began acquiring some weaponry. The short sword already had cracks and chips, making it unusable. He bought ten ordinary iron swords for one silver coin each and also purchased lightweight soft armor for protection, spending a total of one gold coin.
Next.
Tang Zheng once again went to the Mage Guild. Since they weren't willing to sell second-tier magic scrolls, Tang Zheng had no choice but to reveal his status as a faith-based magic caster. Only then, by spending three gold coins, did he manage to purchase a magic scroll for "Item Appraisal."
Although it was a second-tier magic, because "Item Appraisal" was neither a support nor an attack spell, its price was roughly the same as a first-tier attack magic scroll.
After sorting out these basic supplies.
Tang Zheng then went to the Adventurer's Guild and purchased some information and data about the Touv Great Forest.
This cost him another two gold coins.
After a full day of preparation, Tang Zheng had spent eight gold coins, leaving him with only six gold and seven silver.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye!
Lower Wind Month, June 1st.
Tang Zheng, wearing a black robe with an iron sword strapped to his left hip and a water pouch hanging on his right, left E-Rantel, where he had rested for two days, and headed north.
The Great Forest of Tob is a massive, primeval jungle surrounding the Angelicisia Mountain Range, north of E-Rantel. It is home to a large number of dangerous magical beasts and demi-human races, making it one of the forbidden zones for humans. Even top-tier adventurers only dared to operate on its outermost fringes.
(end of chapter)
