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Chapter 54
Chapter 54: The "Genius" Job's Hidden Ability: Spellcaster Level Stacking
November 18, 2024 Author: Amnesty L
Chapter 54: The "Genius" Job's Hidden Ability: Spellcaster Level Stacking
But!
Tang Zheng remembered that when he saw "Papermaking" had two different magic scrolls, he had specifically asked a member of the Mage Guild about it.
The result was that the other party didn't mention "second-tier Papermaking" at all!
Logically, there should be no need to conceal "Papermaking" since it had no offensive capability and couldn't be used in combat.
"'Lowest-grade' alchemical material."
Tang Zheng looked at the last sentence in the appraisal information, deep in thought.
Researching life magic was for no other reason than to analyze higher-tier magic or to make daily life more convenient.
If "zero-tier Papermaking" was purely for daily life, then "first-tier Papermaking" was specifically for nobles, to distinguish them from commoners.
Or perhaps it was used to create books with superior paper for writing and so on.
In fact, the quality of paper produced by "first-tier Papermaking" was already on par with that of his previous life; at this level, it was sufficient for all normal daily and living needs.
It was baffling that the people of this world had even developed "second-tier Papermaking"; upon closer thought, there was absolutely no need for it.
"Papermaking" wasn't tier magic inherited from the era of the Eight Greed Kings; rather, it was developed independently by the people of this world, who painstakingly developed this life magic to the second tier.
The time and effort consumed by the people of this world must have been unimaginable.
From a spellcaster's perspective, with that much effort, one could learn other second-tier magic, or even aim for the third tier of spellcasting.
From the pragmatic perspective of the humans of this world, there was likewise no need for it.
Therefore, such a result could only mean there was a "demand"!
Alchemical materials?
Tang Zheng pondered carefully but found no clues. He gently shook his head, choosing to temporarily put it out of his mind.
Suddenly.
Tang Zheng seemed to notice something unusual, and a surprised expression appeared on his face.
He saw that after the "Heating" and "Papermaking" spells, there was actually an "↑" symbol.
"How is this possible?" Tang Zheng was utterly astonished, as if he had witnessed something unbelievable.
Level 1-7 — First-Tier Magic!
Level 8-14 — Second-Tier Magic!
According to the Genius job's level 9, if converted into other spellcaster classes, he should only be able to use second-tier magic.
"Heating" and "Papermaking" could actually increase their tier? What was going on?
Tang Zheng's eyes were filled with deep confusion. After a brief hesitation, he chose to spend skill points on the "Heating" spell.
Skill: Heating (Third Tier) ↑
Cost: 15 MP
Description: Heats the contacted object to 600℃ within 1 minute, or instantly heats it to 200℃.
…
Tang Zheng was still astonished.
His surprise wasn't about the more powerful effect displayed by "Heating" after its further upgrade, but that it could actually increase its tier.
He spent another skill point.
…
Skill: Heating (Fourth Tier)
Cost: 20 MP
Description: Heats the contacted object to 1200℃ within 1 minute, or instantly heats it to 400℃.
…
Hiss…
Tang Zheng sucked in a sharp breath. "Heating" at the fourth tier was already somewhat terrifying.
A high temperature of 1200 degrees Celsius was enough to easily melt steel, and it was even close to the temperature of magma!
Not to mention, the ability to instantly raise the temperature by 400 degrees Celsius; this was already an astonishing amount of destructive power!
This time, there was no "↑" symbol. Seeing this, Tang Zheng pondered for a moment and figured out what was going on.
"Spellcaster classes converted by the Genius job can actually have their spellcaster levels combined for calculations?" Tang Zheng couldn't help but mutter to himself in shock.
He had originally thought that Genius could only be calculated based on a single basic job class, but the current situation clearly proved otherwise!
The reason "Heating" instantly rose to the fourth tier was naturally because it met the requirements for fourth-tier magic (Level 22-28).
The only way for this to happen was if among the mana-based classes that Genius could currently convert…
The levels of these three mana-based classes—Mage LV 9, Alchemist LV 9, and Potion Master LV 9—were added together.
A total spellcaster level of 27!
Although the Alchemist and Potion Master classes were categorized as production classes in YGGDRASIL, their skills were cast using magic power, so they were considered mana-based.
That's right!
The Genius job could actually calculate the basic job classes it acquired, especially spellcaster classes, based on their total level.
Such a hidden ability held no meaning for warrior-type basic jobs, but for spellcaster classes, it was practically an exploit!
In the game YGGDRASIL, magic casters were divided into four systems, and different systems calculated their levels separately!
For example:
Mage LV 7 + Priest LV 1 = Total Level 8
These two jobs, one mana-based and one faith-based, would allow the use of second-tier magic if calculated by a total spellcaster level of 8.
However, in reality, with such a job build, a player could only use first-tier magic of the mana-based system and first-tier magic of the faith-based system.
Therefore!
Players in YGGDRASIL would only specialize in one spellcaster system.
To cast tenth-tier magic of a certain system, one had to choose one of the four spellcaster systems—mana-based, faith-based, spiritual, or other—and raise their spellcaster level to at least level 64.
The remaining 36 levels would not be enough to build up another spellcaster system.
"Haaa..."
Tang Zheng let out a long breath and reached up to rub his throbbing temples, which were aching from his earlier excitement.
He had originally thought that the Genius job merely converted basic job classes, without granting any attribute bonuses or the abilities possessed by the converted classes.
It was akin to putting on the empty shell of a basic job class as a disguise.
He hadn't expected it to possess such a hidden ability!
Genius was a common job, a type of basic job, with a maximum level of 15.
Therefore!
One only needed to master five basic job classes within a certain spellcaster system, or four basic jobs plus one intermediate job.
This would easily meet the requirements for "tenth-tier magic" in a spellcaster system.
In other words, Tang Zheng could use this clever method to max out the spellcasting levels of all four systems: mana-based, faith-based, spiritual, and other.
This was why Tang Zheng inwardly considered this ability to be an exploit.
Even in the game YGGDRASIL, such an ability was quite rare!
That's right, "rare," not non-existent!
In the light novel version, Bone King once mentioned that the "special class" an illusionist could eventually attain possessed the most powerful illusion magic exclusive to that class.
It was said that it could cast an illusion over the entire world, thereby deceiving the world and making falsehoods seem real!
In terms of its in-game performance, it could disguise the mana-based system one had built as the other three spellcaster systems.
Thanks to Book Friend "2021...2067" for the reward of 100 Book Coins!
(end of chapter)
November 18, 2024 Author: Amnesty L
Chapter 54: The "Genius" Job's Hidden Ability: Spellcaster Level Stacking
But!
Tang Zheng remembered that when he saw "Papermaking" had two different magic scrolls, he had specifically asked a member of the Mage Guild about it.
The result was that the other party didn't mention "second-tier Papermaking" at all!
Logically, there should be no need to conceal "Papermaking" since it had no offensive capability and couldn't be used in combat.
"'Lowest-grade' alchemical material."
Tang Zheng looked at the last sentence in the appraisal information, deep in thought.
Researching life magic was for no other reason than to analyze higher-tier magic or to make daily life more convenient.
If "zero-tier Papermaking" was purely for daily life, then "first-tier Papermaking" was specifically for nobles, to distinguish them from commoners.
Or perhaps it was used to create books with superior paper for writing and so on.
In fact, the quality of paper produced by "first-tier Papermaking" was already on par with that of his previous life; at this level, it was sufficient for all normal daily and living needs.
It was baffling that the people of this world had even developed "second-tier Papermaking"; upon closer thought, there was absolutely no need for it.
"Papermaking" wasn't tier magic inherited from the era of the Eight Greed Kings; rather, it was developed independently by the people of this world, who painstakingly developed this life magic to the second tier.
The time and effort consumed by the people of this world must have been unimaginable.
From a spellcaster's perspective, with that much effort, one could learn other second-tier magic, or even aim for the third tier of spellcasting.
From the pragmatic perspective of the humans of this world, there was likewise no need for it.
Therefore, such a result could only mean there was a "demand"!
Alchemical materials?
Tang Zheng pondered carefully but found no clues. He gently shook his head, choosing to temporarily put it out of his mind.
Suddenly.
Tang Zheng seemed to notice something unusual, and a surprised expression appeared on his face.
He saw that after the "Heating" and "Papermaking" spells, there was actually an "↑" symbol.
"How is this possible?" Tang Zheng was utterly astonished, as if he had witnessed something unbelievable.
Level 1-7 — First-Tier Magic!
Level 8-14 — Second-Tier Magic!
According to the Genius job's level 9, if converted into other spellcaster classes, he should only be able to use second-tier magic.
"Heating" and "Papermaking" could actually increase their tier? What was going on?
Tang Zheng's eyes were filled with deep confusion. After a brief hesitation, he chose to spend skill points on the "Heating" spell.
Skill: Heating (Third Tier) ↑
Cost: 15 MP
Description: Heats the contacted object to 600℃ within 1 minute, or instantly heats it to 200℃.
…
Tang Zheng was still astonished.
His surprise wasn't about the more powerful effect displayed by "Heating" after its further upgrade, but that it could actually increase its tier.
He spent another skill point.
…
Skill: Heating (Fourth Tier)
Cost: 20 MP
Description: Heats the contacted object to 1200℃ within 1 minute, or instantly heats it to 400℃.
…
Hiss…
Tang Zheng sucked in a sharp breath. "Heating" at the fourth tier was already somewhat terrifying.
A high temperature of 1200 degrees Celsius was enough to easily melt steel, and it was even close to the temperature of magma!
Not to mention, the ability to instantly raise the temperature by 400 degrees Celsius; this was already an astonishing amount of destructive power!
This time, there was no "↑" symbol. Seeing this, Tang Zheng pondered for a moment and figured out what was going on.
"Spellcaster classes converted by the Genius job can actually have their spellcaster levels combined for calculations?" Tang Zheng couldn't help but mutter to himself in shock.
He had originally thought that Genius could only be calculated based on a single basic job class, but the current situation clearly proved otherwise!
The reason "Heating" instantly rose to the fourth tier was naturally because it met the requirements for fourth-tier magic (Level 22-28).
The only way for this to happen was if among the mana-based classes that Genius could currently convert…
The levels of these three mana-based classes—Mage LV 9, Alchemist LV 9, and Potion Master LV 9—were added together.
A total spellcaster level of 27!
Although the Alchemist and Potion Master classes were categorized as production classes in YGGDRASIL, their skills were cast using magic power, so they were considered mana-based.
That's right!
The Genius job could actually calculate the basic job classes it acquired, especially spellcaster classes, based on their total level.
Such a hidden ability held no meaning for warrior-type basic jobs, but for spellcaster classes, it was practically an exploit!
In the game YGGDRASIL, magic casters were divided into four systems, and different systems calculated their levels separately!
For example:
Mage LV 7 + Priest LV 1 = Total Level 8
These two jobs, one mana-based and one faith-based, would allow the use of second-tier magic if calculated by a total spellcaster level of 8.
However, in reality, with such a job build, a player could only use first-tier magic of the mana-based system and first-tier magic of the faith-based system.
Therefore!
Players in YGGDRASIL would only specialize in one spellcaster system.
To cast tenth-tier magic of a certain system, one had to choose one of the four spellcaster systems—mana-based, faith-based, spiritual, or other—and raise their spellcaster level to at least level 64.
The remaining 36 levels would not be enough to build up another spellcaster system.
"Haaa..."
Tang Zheng let out a long breath and reached up to rub his throbbing temples, which were aching from his earlier excitement.
He had originally thought that the Genius job merely converted basic job classes, without granting any attribute bonuses or the abilities possessed by the converted classes.
It was akin to putting on the empty shell of a basic job class as a disguise.
He hadn't expected it to possess such a hidden ability!
Genius was a common job, a type of basic job, with a maximum level of 15.
Therefore!
One only needed to master five basic job classes within a certain spellcaster system, or four basic jobs plus one intermediate job.
This would easily meet the requirements for "tenth-tier magic" in a spellcaster system.
In other words, Tang Zheng could use this clever method to max out the spellcasting levels of all four systems: mana-based, faith-based, spiritual, and other.
This was why Tang Zheng inwardly considered this ability to be an exploit.
Even in the game YGGDRASIL, such an ability was quite rare!
That's right, "rare," not non-existent!
In the light novel version, Bone King once mentioned that the "special class" an illusionist could eventually attain possessed the most powerful illusion magic exclusive to that class.
It was said that it could cast an illusion over the entire world, thereby deceiving the world and making falsehoods seem real!
In terms of its in-game performance, it could disguise the mana-based system one had built as the other three spellcaster systems.
Thanks to Book Friend "2021...2067" for the reward of 100 Book Coins!
(end of chapter)
