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Chapter 434
chapter 336 part 2
While [Genius] brought him convenience, it inevitably meant sacrificing the class bonuses that came from a conventional build.
There are gains and losses.
Tang Zheng was very open-minded about this point. His class-building path had been relatively clear from the very beginning.
"Next, I need to induce a level drop to remove [Holy Knight]. I still have two casts of 「Armageddon (Good)」 for today."
A glint flashed in Tang Zheng’s eyes. "What would happen if I don't use the 「Experience Conversion Technique」?"
Thinking of this, he began.
"10th Tier Magic—Huh?"
Tang Zheng prepared to cast the magic, but after a brief surge, the magic power in his body returned to calm.
"It failed."
"I can't cast it because I don't have enough experience. So, normal spellcasting doesn't cause a level drop."
"If I cast using experience, a tenth-tier spell would cost an additional 1.5 million experience, for a total of 2 million."
Thinking of this, Tang Zheng made a simple calculation. Consuming so much experience at once would inevitably cause him to lose several levels.
It was indeed a good way to induce a level drop.
"「XP Casting」·Tenth Tier Magic…"
"Hm!"
Tang Zheng's pupils constricted as he realized with some astonishment that the spellcasting had failed. "How could this be?"
His expression turned grave.
This was the first time such a situation had occurred. Fortunately, it wasn't during combat; otherwise, this unknown situation alone would have been enough to put him in a perilous position.
There was no problem with his class skills, so was the problem with the tier magic itself?
—「Experience Conversion Technique」: You can use regular tier magic without magic power by consuming (Tier Level x 50,000 experience points).
"I see. I really didn't notice the 'regular tier magic' condition before."
"「Grand Ritual · Armageddon (Good)」 probably doesn't count as regular tier magic, which is why it failed to cast via XP Casting."
Tang Zheng was lost in thought. He really hadn't paid attention to these details before. This served as a warning.
Fortunately, using the cruder method, he could just cast ordinary tier magic. After consuming the remaining 400,000 experience points, casting any first-tier spell would immediately cause a level drop.
Rumble!
Rumble!
The scorching red lava in the Magma Sea churned like a stormy ocean, vibrating violently as magic spells bombarded it.
In just a moment, Tang Zheng had completed the level drop and used 「Mad Meditation」 to cast a spell, gaining 1 million experience.
————
Comprehensive Level: 42Lv
[Experience Slot: 1000001/360000]
Skill Points: 73→82
Class:
Mid-Tier Job Class: Dark Knight 1Lv
High-Tier Job Class: Holy Lord 1Lv…
————
Having completed a new round of class resetting, Tang Zheng didn't raise his level immediately. Instead, he planned to wait until he had saved up enough experience to raise [Dark Knight] to max level all at once and obtain his second High-Tier Job Class.
"I last left Despair Valley in October of last year. Almost half a year has passed now. It's time to go back and check on the human tribe's situation."
Tang Zheng gazed at the surging, flowing Magma Sea, its fiery red light reflected in his pupils.
"Despair Valley" was a good entry point to the other regions of this continent.
However, that region was different from the northwestern corner of the continent where the humans lived. Tang Zheng's knowledge of it was pitifully scarce, so he acted with extreme caution.
"Neither the Holy Kingdom nor the Slane Theocracy will be coming to the hills for the time being," Tang Zheng analyzed.
The more important the 「Blend Potion」 was to both sides, the less likely the higher-ups of the two nations would be to contact him casually. Because if they did, they would be at a disadvantage in the subsequent negotiations.
After receiving the potion, they would probably focus all their efforts on figuring out how to concoct it. Only after confirming that it was completely impossible for them to produce would they come looking for him again.
"That's fine. There's something else that needs to be done before then."
Tang Zheng's body flickered.
"—High-Tier Teleportation!"
…………
Re-Estize Kingdom.
The Northwest.
A small town called Pashui Town.
A caravan consisting of ten carriages was hauling carts full of goods, making its way out of the town along the uneven, bumpy street.
The cargo on the carts was miscellaneous. Most of it was ore, along with some grain and supplies. This was because there were mineral deposits near Pashui Town.
Therefore, several caravans gathered here, specializing in transporting the ores from this place to various other locations.
However, this caravan was clearly different, as its escort team actually consisted of two Adventurer Teams.
It wasn't hard to guess the reason for this situation. The caravan must be carrying something of great value.
Rumble—
Rumble—
The horses pulling the carts were panting heavily, dragging the creaking wheels that pressed into the road steadily forward.
As the caravan passed a street near the city gate, a figure wrapped in a gray cloak, cradling a longsword, was curled up in a corner, completely inconspicuous.
Only after the carts had rumbled past on the street and gradually left the town did the gray-robed figure slowly open his eyes, revealing a pair of sharp yet indolent eyes.
"It should be them."
The gray-robed figure lifted his head, yawned, and glanced out of the corner of his eye in the direction the caravan was disappearing, muttering to himself.
Beneath the hood, a slightly world-weary face with strands of blue hair was revealed. This person was none other than Brain, who had been wandering from place to place.
Pushing off with his feet, Brain stood up with ease, rolling his shoulders as he unhurriedly followed them out.
As the town gradually disappeared behind the caravan, the two Adventurer Teams escorting the caravan suddenly exchanged glances and raised their hands in a guarded gesture.
In an instant, the entire caravan came to a halt!
The ordinary members of the caravan looked around in a panic, clearly not expecting to be attacked so soon after leaving town.
"Come on out."
"I've felt someone watching us since we left town. Sorry, but your tracking skills are really terrible."
The captain of one of the Adventurer Teams sneered, turning to look behind him. "Will you come out on your own, or shall we persuade you?"
As he spoke, several adventurers had already drawn their weapons, their eyes fixed on a figure that was gradually appearing.
"Oh my, I've been found."
Brain still had that casual, lazy look, one hand in his pocket while the other scratched at the blue hair under his hood.
"Hmph!"
"Stop pretending. You didn't even try to hide," the adventurer leader sneered. After seeing Brain appear, his eyes quickly scanned the surrounding area.
He speculated that this guy was just a decoy and the real enemies were likely hidden elsewhere.
"No need to look."
"It's just me."
Brain tilted his head up slightly and waved his hand impatiently. "I've been a bit short on cash lately, so I was thinking of borrowing some money."
"Could I trouble you all not to get in my way?"
The air turned cold!
"Captain, there's really no one else around, just this guy."
The team's rogue and magic caster had already confirmed the situation in the vicinity and reported back.
Although they couldn't see a great distance, there were at least no enemies in the immediate area.
"Captain?"
There was no response to the report. Several team members looked at their leader in confusion.
They saw their usually composed leader staring intently at the figure opposite them, cold sweat beading on his forehead, as if he had seen some terrifying enemy.
(end of chapter)
While [Genius] brought him convenience, it inevitably meant sacrificing the class bonuses that came from a conventional build.
There are gains and losses.
Tang Zheng was very open-minded about this point. His class-building path had been relatively clear from the very beginning.
"Next, I need to induce a level drop to remove [Holy Knight]. I still have two casts of 「Armageddon (Good)」 for today."
A glint flashed in Tang Zheng’s eyes. "What would happen if I don't use the 「Experience Conversion Technique」?"
Thinking of this, he began.
"10th Tier Magic—Huh?"
Tang Zheng prepared to cast the magic, but after a brief surge, the magic power in his body returned to calm.
"It failed."
"I can't cast it because I don't have enough experience. So, normal spellcasting doesn't cause a level drop."
"If I cast using experience, a tenth-tier spell would cost an additional 1.5 million experience, for a total of 2 million."
Thinking of this, Tang Zheng made a simple calculation. Consuming so much experience at once would inevitably cause him to lose several levels.
It was indeed a good way to induce a level drop.
"「XP Casting」·Tenth Tier Magic…"
"Hm!"
Tang Zheng's pupils constricted as he realized with some astonishment that the spellcasting had failed. "How could this be?"
His expression turned grave.
This was the first time such a situation had occurred. Fortunately, it wasn't during combat; otherwise, this unknown situation alone would have been enough to put him in a perilous position.
There was no problem with his class skills, so was the problem with the tier magic itself?
—「Experience Conversion Technique」: You can use regular tier magic without magic power by consuming (Tier Level x 50,000 experience points).
"I see. I really didn't notice the 'regular tier magic' condition before."
"「Grand Ritual · Armageddon (Good)」 probably doesn't count as regular tier magic, which is why it failed to cast via XP Casting."
Tang Zheng was lost in thought. He really hadn't paid attention to these details before. This served as a warning.
Fortunately, using the cruder method, he could just cast ordinary tier magic. After consuming the remaining 400,000 experience points, casting any first-tier spell would immediately cause a level drop.
Rumble!
Rumble!
The scorching red lava in the Magma Sea churned like a stormy ocean, vibrating violently as magic spells bombarded it.
In just a moment, Tang Zheng had completed the level drop and used 「Mad Meditation」 to cast a spell, gaining 1 million experience.
————
Comprehensive Level: 42Lv
[Experience Slot: 1000001/360000]
Skill Points: 73→82
Class:
Mid-Tier Job Class: Dark Knight 1Lv
High-Tier Job Class: Holy Lord 1Lv…
————
Having completed a new round of class resetting, Tang Zheng didn't raise his level immediately. Instead, he planned to wait until he had saved up enough experience to raise [Dark Knight] to max level all at once and obtain his second High-Tier Job Class.
"I last left Despair Valley in October of last year. Almost half a year has passed now. It's time to go back and check on the human tribe's situation."
Tang Zheng gazed at the surging, flowing Magma Sea, its fiery red light reflected in his pupils.
"Despair Valley" was a good entry point to the other regions of this continent.
However, that region was different from the northwestern corner of the continent where the humans lived. Tang Zheng's knowledge of it was pitifully scarce, so he acted with extreme caution.
"Neither the Holy Kingdom nor the Slane Theocracy will be coming to the hills for the time being," Tang Zheng analyzed.
The more important the 「Blend Potion」 was to both sides, the less likely the higher-ups of the two nations would be to contact him casually. Because if they did, they would be at a disadvantage in the subsequent negotiations.
After receiving the potion, they would probably focus all their efforts on figuring out how to concoct it. Only after confirming that it was completely impossible for them to produce would they come looking for him again.
"That's fine. There's something else that needs to be done before then."
Tang Zheng's body flickered.
"—High-Tier Teleportation!"
…………
Re-Estize Kingdom.
The Northwest.
A small town called Pashui Town.
A caravan consisting of ten carriages was hauling carts full of goods, making its way out of the town along the uneven, bumpy street.
The cargo on the carts was miscellaneous. Most of it was ore, along with some grain and supplies. This was because there were mineral deposits near Pashui Town.
Therefore, several caravans gathered here, specializing in transporting the ores from this place to various other locations.
However, this caravan was clearly different, as its escort team actually consisted of two Adventurer Teams.
It wasn't hard to guess the reason for this situation. The caravan must be carrying something of great value.
Rumble—
Rumble—
The horses pulling the carts were panting heavily, dragging the creaking wheels that pressed into the road steadily forward.
As the caravan passed a street near the city gate, a figure wrapped in a gray cloak, cradling a longsword, was curled up in a corner, completely inconspicuous.
Only after the carts had rumbled past on the street and gradually left the town did the gray-robed figure slowly open his eyes, revealing a pair of sharp yet indolent eyes.
"It should be them."
The gray-robed figure lifted his head, yawned, and glanced out of the corner of his eye in the direction the caravan was disappearing, muttering to himself.
Beneath the hood, a slightly world-weary face with strands of blue hair was revealed. This person was none other than Brain, who had been wandering from place to place.
Pushing off with his feet, Brain stood up with ease, rolling his shoulders as he unhurriedly followed them out.
As the town gradually disappeared behind the caravan, the two Adventurer Teams escorting the caravan suddenly exchanged glances and raised their hands in a guarded gesture.
In an instant, the entire caravan came to a halt!
The ordinary members of the caravan looked around in a panic, clearly not expecting to be attacked so soon after leaving town.
"Come on out."
"I've felt someone watching us since we left town. Sorry, but your tracking skills are really terrible."
The captain of one of the Adventurer Teams sneered, turning to look behind him. "Will you come out on your own, or shall we persuade you?"
As he spoke, several adventurers had already drawn their weapons, their eyes fixed on a figure that was gradually appearing.
"Oh my, I've been found."
Brain still had that casual, lazy look, one hand in his pocket while the other scratched at the blue hair under his hood.
"Hmph!"
"Stop pretending. You didn't even try to hide," the adventurer leader sneered. After seeing Brain appear, his eyes quickly scanned the surrounding area.
He speculated that this guy was just a decoy and the real enemies were likely hidden elsewhere.
"No need to look."
"It's just me."
Brain tilted his head up slightly and waved his hand impatiently. "I've been a bit short on cash lately, so I was thinking of borrowing some money."
"Could I trouble you all not to get in my way?"
The air turned cold!
"Captain, there's really no one else around, just this guy."
The team's rogue and magic caster had already confirmed the situation in the vicinity and reported back.
Although they couldn't see a great distance, there were at least no enemies in the immediate area.
"Captain?"
There was no response to the report. Several team members looked at their leader in confusion.
They saw their usually composed leader staring intently at the figure opposite them, cold sweat beading on his forehead, as if he had seen some terrifying enemy.
(end of chapter)
