Chapter 368 - 202: Level 6 Warrior, Level 8 Mage
Chapter 368: Chapter 202: Level 6 Warrior, Level 8 Mage
After all, he was an all-around beast with well-rounded stats. His Physique Attribute was also quite high; during the previous Goblin siege, his Magic Power and Qi and Blood had been completely depleted, yet even then, he still had some Physical Strength left.
Of course, this was also related to Lin Mo’s rather "luxurious" fighting style. Besides Mages, what other normal Professional would start a fight by unleashing a barrage of skills right away?
They mostly used ordinary attacks and techniques first, only resorting to Skills at critical moments.
All that remained was the highest-level and most difficult to learn magic: the Blue Exquisite Magic, [Thunderous Fall].
The difficulty of learning an Exquisite Level Magic was far greater than that of an Excellent Level Magic, requiring the connection of a full eight Magic Circuits to cast.
Lin Mo spent almost more time learning this one spell than all his previous Skills combined.
But that was just Lin Mo. A normal person, even with a Skill Scroll and a master teacher’s guidance, would need at least several days—or even half a month—to learn an Exquisite Level Magic.
Even a magical genius like Flora would probably still need a day or two, given all the same advantages.
In any case, he successfully learned the magic in the end.
"Learned Skill [Thunderous Fall]. Gained attribute points: Magic Power +3!"
As the name suggested, this was a skill focused entirely on raw damage output. It had no utility, only pure damage and numbers.
[Thunderous Fall]: Use Magic Power to command the Thunder Element, forming a thunderbolt that descends from the sky to deal high Thunder Element damage to the target!
At this point, he had learned all the Skills he had gotten from the City Lord’s Mansion.
However, Lin Mo still had more to do.
This meant choosing the Evolutionary Paths for the two Excellence Level Skills: [Poisoning] and [Thunderous Fall].
First was the [Poisoning] skill.
Please select an evolutionary direction—
Evolutionary Path 1: Toxin Enhancement I: Increases the toxicity amplification of Poisoning by an additional 10%!
Evolutionary Path 2: Rapid Poisoning I: Increases Poisoning speed by 50%!
The [Poisoning] skill originally provided a 15% toxicity enhancement, and Evolutionary Path 1 would raise this to 25%—a decent improvement.
As for Evolutionary Path 2, increasing the speed of Poisoning... ’It feels like this one was just thrown in to make up the numbers. I see no reason to choose it at all.’
Generally, one applies poison before a battle. Who in their right mind would do it in the middle of a fight? ’So what’s the point of increasing the speed... Is it for mass-producing poisoned weapons to sell?’
’I guess that could work. The faster you can apply poison, the more you can earn.’ But in any case, Lin Mo wasn’t going to choose it.
So, he chose Evolutionary Path 1 without hesitation.
Next up was [Thunderous Fall].
Please select an evolutionary direction—
Evolutionary Path 1: Range Enhancement I: Increases the area of effect of Thunderous Fall by 20%!
Evolutionary Path 2: Fury of Thunder I: Increases skill cost by 30% and power by 15%!
One path increased the skill’s area of effect. However, [Thunderous Fall] already had a small AoE, so even a 20% increase wouldn’t be very significant. It would be no match for a true AoE skill.
Evolutionary Path 2 traded higher cost for increased power. A 30% increase in cost for a 15% increase in power didn’t seem very cost-effective, but compared to the first path, it was clearly the more useful option.
In any case, Lin Mo’s Magic Attribute was quite high now. As long as he didn’t encounter another special combat situation like the Goblin siege, his Magic Strength was generally sufficient, so a slightly higher cost didn’t matter.
Therefore, for this skill, Lin Mo chose Evolutionary Path 2.
After finishing all this, Lin Mo finally looked at the messages he had missed.
After the attribute increases from learning those skills, his Basic Strength Attribute reached 60 points, and his Basic Magic Power Attribute surpassed 80 points, allowing both of his Professions to level up again.
"Advancement conditions met. Professional Warrior (Level 5) promoted—Current Profession: Professional Warrior (Level 6)."
"Received Professional Attribute Amplification: Strength +4, Constitution +4, Agility +3, Spirit +1!"
The transition from Level 5 to Level 6 marked the critical breakthrough from an Entry Level Professional to a Senior Tier Professional.
Just as when his Mage Profession broke through, Lin Mo received a direct 12-point attribute boost—double the amount from his promotion from Level 4 to Level 5.
In addition, his Class Skill was also upgraded.
"Your Warrior Class Skill—Warrior’s Heart—has been upgraded!"
[Warrior’s Heart] Level 2: Tempered through countless ages, you have grown into a powerful warrior. The will to fight burns within your heart, making you fearless in the face of danger, your battle spirit unyielding!
Skill Effect: Endurance increased by 20%, skill cost reduced by 20%.
Similar to Mage’s Heart, the values for the upgraded Warrior’s Heart also increased from 10% to 20%.
After that came the additional Class Mark.
"Congratulations on becoming a Senior Level Warrior! Your understanding of combat has deepened, and your Professional Level has been raised. You have obtained the Class Mark—Senior: Increases the casting and flight speed of Warrior Class skills by 10%!"
Similar to the Mage’s Class Mark, it was a utility-based improvement.
The skill casting speed would allow Lin Mo to unleash his Warrior Class skills faster, while the flight speed affected the travel velocity of abilities like Sword Qi. All in all, it was a very useful enhancement.
And then there was the promotion for his Mage Profession.