Chapter 78 - 76: Profession System

Chapter 78: Chapter 76: Profession System

The darkness before dawn was so deep it seemed to swallow all light. A thick dampness clung to the foul stench, making it even more oppressive and cloying.

Behind the same rock as yesterday, Lu Wei and Mirana were ready for battle, silently waiting for daybreak.

After some discussion, the two had unanimously decided to launch their attack on the Goblin Nest at dawn.

First, it would help them avoid the disadvantages of poor lighting.

Second, they could catch the goblins off guard.

That’s right, goblins were also creatures that slept at night and were active during the day.

However, they required much less sleep than humans—about two to three hours a day was enough.

Some scholars who had conducted in-depth research on the sleep patterns of goblins discovered that they mostly fell asleep before dawn and woke up after the sun had fully risen.

Therefore, early morning was the most suitable time to attack, roughly equivalent to a "night raid on an enemy camp" from his previous life.

"I hope we’re as lucky this time as we were last time."

Staring at the pitch-black cave entrance not far away, Lu Wei muttered quietly. Though he said "I hope," his fierce tone made it sound more like "we have to be."

It almost sounded like he was threatening the Goddess of Fortune.

’If you don’t let us be, then I’ll enact my brutal revenge on you!’

’After all, I’m a Transmigrator, my dear Goddess. You should know what’ll happen once I get my hands on you!’

Wiping the corner of his mouth, Lu Wei had already decided how he would humiliate the high-and-mighty Goddess if that day ever came.

’First, I’d have to feast on her, and then...’

"There should be some extra loot."

Mirana’s voice suddenly broke him out of his fantasy.

"Since this colony has a Leader Level Goblin, there must have been quite a few Adventurers who died at their hands."

"If all goes well, your haul should be even better than last time."

’What’s she doing?’

’I’m talking to the Goddess of Fortune here. Why are you butting in?’

’Your punishment is to let me stick my mouth in!’

Lu Wei shot her a sidelong glance. "Let’s hope so. Anyway, those Tree-men yesterday were a huge disappointment."

"Wasn’t there an Active Energy Crystal?"

"That’s hardly worth anything."

"Alright... so are you that short on money?"

Mirana suddenly asked a rather stupid question with a completely serious face.

"Isn’t that obvious?"

Lu Wei looked at her like she was an idiot. "Who’d go adventuring if they weren’t short on money?"

"...Furen, for example?"

Mirana thought for a moment before saying seriously, "I saw his family crest. He’s from the Delaroca Clan of Kalin Port."

"He’s an exception... So you know his family?"

Lu Wei was a little curious. After all, he only knew that Furen’s father was a Viscount, but he had no idea what kind of figure the man was in Kalin Port.

"Yes, a little, but I wouldn’t say I’m familiar with them."

Mirana nodded. "They’re maritime merchants with over a dozen cargo ships. The captain of their sea Guard Team is a Glory Holy Knight."

"Really?"

Lu Wei’s mouth fell slightly open in surprise.

He was surprised because, in this world’s "Professional Advancement System," a [Glory Holy Knight] was an absolutely formidable existence.

Hmm... This world’s "Professions" weren’t "Extraordinary Paths."

Instead, they were more in line with a D&D setup, using the more intuitive "Level" system instead of "Sequences."

There were twelve mainstream [Professions] in total, including Warrior, Holy Knight, Priest, Ranger, and Mage.

After an ordinary person completed the [Professional Assessment], they didn’t directly get their "job," but instead first became an [Apprentice Newcomer] for that Profession.

At this stage, although they had a profession panel and were considered Professionals, they could only learn the most basic Ring One Magic, and their Attributes wouldn’t see a significant increase... not until they completed the corresponding [Promotion Task] for their Profession.

The specific content of the tasks varied depending on the Profession—

Warriors generally had to kill a certain number of monsters or raise a particular Combat Skill to a certain level.

Mages generally had to achieve a certain degree of understanding in their research on the inner workings of magic.

Sorcerers generally had to awaken the Bloodline within their bodies to a certain threshold.

In short, while the Promotion Tasks for each Profession varied from person to person, they were all roughly similar in principle.

And once the Promotion Task was completed, you would become a true [Level 1 Professional].

After that, there were no more complicated "Sequences" or "names"; increases in power came entirely from increasing one’s Level.

Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4... The known cap is Level 20.

With each increase in Level, not only would you get a large number of attribute points, but you could also learn higher Ring Tier magic and Skills.

Simply put, it was a system of "Internship → Professional → Leveling Up."

So, if Lu Wei’s [Crafty Merchant] Profession also followed this system, then he should currently be in the "Internship" stage.

Once he completed those three tasks, he could become a [Level 1 Crafty Merchant].

Of course, the name would probably change.

Probably to something like [Capitalist].

As for the "Glory Holy Knight" Mirana just mentioned... that was actually a Sub-Profession under the [Holy Knight] Profession.

This also included classes often mentioned by Minstrels, like [Necromancer], [Berserker], [Superpower Mage], and [Hunter], which were all Sub-Professions of Mage, Warrior, Sorcerer, and Ranger, respectively.

Sub-Professions often possessed more specialized and powerful abilities, but all required going through a [Reincarnation] process.

Take the "Glory Holy Knight," for example. A Holy Knight Professional would need to reach Level 5 and make a "Glory Vow," and there were extremely high requirements for the candidate’s [Reputation] and [Heroism Faith].

Uhh... Lu Wei had no idea what any of that actually meant.

But he knew it had to be really difficult, and that was that!

And the fact that Furen’s dad had a "Glory Holy Knight" as his fleet’s Guard Captain meant he was definitely no down-on-his-luck nobleman!

’Looks like I’ll have to change my attitude toward Furen from now on.’

’Maybe I should find a chance to become sworn brothers with him.’

’If we become brothers, wouldn’t this Lord Viscount also be my dad?’

Lu Wei fell into thought.

Beside him, Mirana, of course, had no idea what he was thinking. Seeing that he had suddenly gone quiet, she didn’t say anything either.

And so, the two lay silently behind the rock until a faint, fish-belly white appeared on the horizon.

"It’s about time."

Turning to look at the still-pensive Lu Wei, Mirana reminded him, "The sun’s coming up."

"Oh, right. I’m going in."

Lu Wei snapped out of it and casually drew Confession. "You wait here. Go in after I’ve led the monsters away."

"Okay... Be careful."

"Yeah, you too."

Agreeing nonchalantly, Lu Wei glanced again at the three goblins who were supposedly on guard outside the cave entrance but were actually fast asleep, and slowly stood up.

Since his job was to lure the tiger—no, it should be "lure the monkey away from the mountain"—he didn’t bother with Stealth. He walked right out from behind the rock and brazenly advanced toward the cave entrance.

He even deliberately kicked at the loose stones underfoot, trying to attract the attention of the three Little Greenskins.

But who would have thought, the three little bastards were probably sleeping so soundly that not a single one woke up, even when he was right in front of them.

"..."

’Seriously? They don’t have an ounce of vigilance?’

’If these things weren’t so good at breeding, they’d probably have gone extinct long ago!’

Lu Wei’s expression was incredibly strange as he looked at the three goblins sprawled messily before him.

After a moment, he could only resign himself to turning Confession sideways and slapping it hard against the head of one of the goblins.

SMACK!

"Wake the fuck up!"

"At your age, at this stage of your lives, how can you still be sleeping?!"

"Have some damn ambition!!"