Chapter 102 Robert's Talent
Alan took only fifteen seconds to defeat the bronze-level Two-Headed Demon Wolf King.
Alan crushed everything in his path effortlessly.
[Ding, your team has completed the first clear of [Mutated Demon Wolf]. A server-wide announcement will be made. Would you like to hide your name?]
"No."
[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to players Ice King and Invincible Fatso for completing the first clear of "Mutated Demon Wolf." Keep up the good work, everyone!]
{Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to players Ice King and Invincible Fatso for completing the first clear of [Mutated Demon Wolf]. Keep up the good work, everyone!]
At this moment, Blade Warrior, leading a team through the normal difficulty, was visibly shocked.
"Ice King cleared it already? That's impossible! Didn't he attempt the hell-level difficulty this time?"
After the first dungeon clear, a record board was updated, mainly recording the time for first clears at various difficulties.
The shortest clear time would be engraved on a stone tablet at the dungeon entrance, increasing visibility.
Guilds like theirs love setting dungeon records to boost their guild's reputation.
However, they can only clear normal and hard-level dungeons currently; even nightmare-level dungeons were challenging for them.
Moreover, hey have to consider the clear time, as only the shortest time would be displayed on the board.
In this regard, Alan didn't put much pressure on them.
After all, they mainly tackled dungeons for levels ten to thirty.
Alan hadn't ventured into these dungeons.
In the dungeons Alan did venture into, he always attempted the hell-level difficulty.
So Blade Warrior thought he might have a chance at the first clear this time.
"Blade Warrior, Ice King probably chose the normal difficulty; otherwise, there's no way he could have done it so fast."
"Let's finish the dungeon first. We'll find out once we're out."
Blade Warrior, relying on his gold-level gear and his strong teammates, quickly cleared the dungeon.
As soon as they exited the dungeon, they checked the clear records.
On the clear record board, there were two names.
[Ice King, Invincible Fatso.]
[Difficulty: Hell-level!!]
Blade Warrior and his team gasped.
"Blade Warrior, this..."
Blade Warrior's pupils dilated as he saw the final clear time.
The clear time was fifty-six seconds!!
My God!
Blade Warrior was utterly shocked.
Previously, Alan had also achieved some first clears, but they usually took a few minutes, sometimes even longer.
But this time, facing a level fifty hell-level dungeon, he cleared it in fifty-six seconds.
"Could it be because of this Invincible Fatso?"
Blade Warrior's expression turned serious.
"Let's find a way to contact this Invincible Fatso and see if we can recruit him."
Meanwhile, Alan and James had already picked up the dropped items from the NPCs and left the dungeon.
"Alan, you're incredible," James said.
Alan smiled. With this first clear, he gained fifty free attribute points.
Now, his accumulated free attribute points reached twelve hundred.
Alan's face lit up with a smile as he took out a Master-level Talent Awakening Stone.
"James, give this Talent Awakening Stone to Robert."
Robert's talent was also Master-level, and once awakened, it would be very powerful.
Alan remembered Robert's talent from his past life.
[Comprehensive Enhancement: Cannot be upgraded.]
[Effect 1: The free attribute points you gain are multiplied by five (including those obtained before awakening the talent).]
[Effect 2: Free attribute points added to any attribute will enhance all regular attributes (HP, Mana, Physical Defense, Magic Defense, Attack, Magic Power, Attack Speed, Movement Speed, Physical Penetration, Magic Penetration, and points added before awakening will still trigger this effect).]
Both effects were quite impressive, much better than Christopher Moore's talent of gaining twenty-five free attribute points per level.
Although Effect 1 also seemed like gaining twenty-five free attribute points per level, it was not limited to leveling up.
For example, tasks and achievements that granted free attribute points would also be multiplied by five.
Like Alan's fifty free attribute points from the first clear, if it were Robert, that would be two hundred fifty free attribute points.
Moreover, Effect 2 was also very powerful, effectively making one free attribute point enhance all ten basic attributes.
In other words, one free attribute point was worth ten.
With the fivefold multiplier, the final actual benefit was as high as fifty times.
Robert's talent was extremely powerful, and due to his balanced attributes, he didn't have any obvious weaknesses.
Just like the talent's name, Comprehensive Enhancement.
The strength of this talent laid in free attribute points.
Relying solely on the free attribute points from leveling up wasn't very strong.
However, by accumulating a large number of free attribute points through tasks and achievements, just like Alan, Robert could definitely surpass other experts.
"James, I can't take you and Robert on many tasks. Now that you're strong, you can help Robert grab some first clears," Alan said.
To fully utilize Robert's talent, he needed to find ways to get more free attribute points.
In Ragnarok, there were many ways to gain free attribute points, including tasks.
Of course, it was rare to get fifty, a hundred, or even hundreds of points like Alan.
Usually, it was one to ten points, with only a few tasks rewarding dozens or hundreds of points.
"Okay," James replied.
After instructing James, Alan started strategizing to confront Barbara.
Barbara's strength was remained a mystery to Alan.
Moreover, if he failed to kill Barbara after revealing his intentions, it would be difficult to kill her if she hid in the palace.
So, he needed an excuse to lure Barbara out.
What excuse?
After some thought, Alan had an answer—Black Wind Stronghold!
According to the information Alan had gathered, Black Wind Stronghold was under the Queen's control.
If Alan staged an assault on Black Wind Stronghold, it would compel the Queen to dispatch Barbara in response.
With a decision made, Alan headed to Black Wind Stronghold again.
Black Wind Stronghold was only a level thirty dungeon, and Alan's attributes had greatly improved since his last visit.
Upon arriving at Black Wind Stronghold, Alan was surprised to see people already attacking it.
'SnowflakeChaser?'
Alan saw the leader and members of the Dream Pursuit Guild.
Their team had over thirty members, led by SnowflakeChaser, with most members around level twenty-one or twenty-two.
However, they had all completed their first job change and were well-equipped.
They handled the ordinary bandits outside with ease.
But when elite bandits appeared, the Dream Pursuit Guild members struggled to cope.