Chapter 18 Special Forces Group: Ernest!
[You have obtained 45 skill books.]
[You have obtained 65 pieces of equipment.]
[You have obtained 500 gold coins.]
[You have landed the first kill of the hidden boss, gaining ten free attribute points.]
[You have obtained one quest scroll.]
[You have obtained one mysterious key.]
Alan smiled. These rewards were truly amazing.
This weasel used to be a bard, and he had quite a few good items on him.
After a quick glance at the weasel's equipment and skill books, it seemed there were indeed some that Alan could learn.
But not many.
Out of the 45 skill books, Alan picked three books that were suitable for his level. One of them increased attack power. As for the second one, it increased movement speed.
This was very useful for Alan.
His current weakness was his movement speed.
[Sprint: 1 star.]
[Effect: After activation, your movement speed increases by 0.5 for ten seconds.]
[Cooldown: 5 minutes.]
[Cost: 10 MP.]
[Proficiency: 0/100.]
For this type of skill, each use increased proficiency by one point.
An increase of 0.5 in movement speed was a bit low for Alan, specially since this was a fixed increase, not a percentage increase.
In other words, learning this skill wouldn't help much and might even be distracting.
Sometimes, having more skills wasn't better because too many skills could cause hesitation when using them and might even disrupt the flow of skill execution.
In a previous online game, there was a character who could learn over a hundred skills, and players couldn't figure out how to configure them or which skill to use in what situation.
Therefore, Alan decided to keep this skill but not learn it immediately.
As for the third skill suitable for him:
[Invincible Golden Body: 1 star.]
[Effect: You enter an invincible state for 0.5 seconds.]
[Cooldown: 24 hours.]
[Cost: 100 MP.]
[Proficiency: 0/10.]
This was definitely a very powerful skill. It seemed have only 0.5 seconds of invincibility, but it could definitely be extended over time.
However, the 100 MP cost gave Alan a headache.
He currently had a total of only 50 MP.
In other words, even if he learned this skill, he wouldn't be able to use it.
That was ridiculous!
Should he use the free attribute points to increase MP?
To be honest, Alan was reluctant.
He could use them to increase movement speed, but increasing MP seemed a bit inappropriate.
In the early stages of the game, MP was a problem for many players, especially mages.
Mages relied heavily on the frequency of skill usage, so they naturally had higher requirements for spell power and MP.
However, many mage equipment pieces could increase MP and spell power, while archer equipment mainly increased attack power, movement speed, attack speed, critical rate, and life stealing.
Equipment that increased MP was very rare.
After killing the weasel, Alan gained ten free attribute points, but he didn't immediately add them to attack speed.
His current attack speed of 3.63 was sufficient for now.
His weakness was movement speed, and he also needed MP.
Even if he couldn't use the Invincible Golden Body skill right now, he could still increase its proficiency.
But without enough MP, he couldn't even work on its proficiency.
Damn it!
But after a brief hesitation, Alan added the attribute points to MP.
Attack speed and movement speed could be increased later. Increasing MP would not only allow him to use the Invincible Golden Body skill, but he would also need MP for other skills in the future, making MP indispensable.
Alan added all ten free attribute points to MP, increasing it to 100.
Then, without hesitation, Alan used Invincible Golden Body, increasing its proficiency by one point.
At the same time, Alan's gaze fell on the assassin player not far away.
At this moment, Ernest stepped forward.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Ernest, and I am an auxiliary member of the Jinse Empire's combat division."
Alan was astonished—Ernest!
This was a legendary god-level assassin from his previous life!
Yes, he was an assassin with god-level talent. Besides his high talent, Ernest came from a special department of the Jinse Empire's combat division. It was said that he was once a notorious mercenary who had experienced countless battles, big and small, before being recruited and rising to prominence.
His combat skills were also very abundant, and with his god-level talent, he became one of the strongest assassins.
He actually had the chance to become the strongest assassin, but unfortunately, he obtained a master-level hidden class, which lowered his potential.
If his hidden class had also been god-level, then with his skills, he would definitely have become the strongest assassin.
"What do you want?" Alan asked calmly.
Ernest asked solemnly, "Ice King, our combat division is forming a special forces group in the game, and we want to invite you to join."
Alan knew about this special forces group. In his previous life, when the cataclysm struck, the Jinse Empire's special forces group became a key force in resisting the TechNova System.
It was precisely because of the existence of this special forces group that Alan and most of the mid-to-upper-level players could live relatively stable lives.
"I need to think about it," Alan didn't outright refuse. He had a good opinion of this special forces group.
But if he were to join, he would have to be in the management or even the leader!
Otherwise, he had no intention of joining this special forces group.
"Aren't you going to ask about the benefits?" Ernest thought Alan was refusing, so he couldn't help but ask.
Alan smiled and shook his head. "No need. I have some things to take care of.
"Besides, now is not the time for me to negotiate terms with you."
He hadn't shown much yet, perhaps enough to gain the attention of others. However, gaining real power within the combat division was far from enough.
"Alright, what I can tell you is that the benefits of the special forces group are much better than those of clubs and guilds."
"Got it," Alan waved his hand to show he understood.
Ernest turned to leave, but Alan called out to him.
"Wait."
Ernest turned back in surprise. "What? Have you changed your mind?"
Alan shook his head. "I understand you trying to steal the boss earlier; it's a wild boss, after all. But trying to kill me afterward, that was wrong."
Ernest's eyes narrowed. "What do you want to do?"
"Nothing much, just sending you back to the village for free!"
Alan shot an arrow.
Ernest instinctively raised his hand to counterattack, but seeing the incoming arrow, he ultimately put down his dagger and let Alan take him down with two arrows.
Before dying, he said, "Does this mean we're even now?"
Alan didn't respond. After killing Ernest, he took out the quest scroll he had obtained from the weasel.
This new quest scroll was very interesting.
[In ancient times, the Supreme God Aeldias' son died and became Lysandra. He fought for Aeldias against the Shadowmage King but was sealed beneath the newbie village by the Shadowmage King.]
[Quest requirement: Release the sealed Lysandra.]
[Quest penalty: All fire attribute attacks you receive will deal double damage.]
[Quest reward: Unknown.]
This quest was directly opposed to the quest scroll from the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress he had killed earlier.
One was to destroy the newbie village to prevent Lysandra from coming out.
But this quest scroll was to release Lysandra.
Moreover, Alan discovered a loophole.
The quest scroll dropped by the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress didn't explicitly state anything about sealing Lysandra or reinforcing any seals.
The quest was all about killing newbie village NPCs and taking down the resurrection altar.
Here, the quest was to let Lysandra loose. The quests didn't clash at all.
In other words, Alan could complete both quests simultaneously.
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