Chapter 11: Switching Jobs

Telekinesis Beast·Dragon Tiger Form.

Skill Type: Passive.

Skill Description: This power comes from the Mind Energy Master's Telekinesis Beast Tattoo. The Telekinesis Beast is a divine beast worshiped in the extreme east of an ancient kingdom, now long forgotten. Although the kingdom has fallen into decline over thousands of years, and the divine beast has vanished without a trace, the bloodline of the Telekinesis Beast, passed down through the descendants of the extreme east, still bears witness to the former glory of this nation.

Skill Attribute: Light attribute enhancement increased by 10%

Zhao Mingwei first looked at the core skill of the Mind Energy Master. This core skill confirmed that Zhao Mingwei would focus on enhancing his light attribute in the future. The skill tree also revealed three more active skills.

The first is the Mind Energy Master's core output skill.

Spiritual Energy Wave

Skill Type: Active.

Learning Level: Level 25.

Skill Description: Converts spiritual energy into a tangible form and releases it forward, with the enemy having a certain chance to enter an Electric Shock State.

Skill Attribute...

When Zhao Mingwei saw this description, a light sphere appeared in his hand. He could clearly feel the spiritual energy flowing within him, and the skills he mastered were far more than just game icons and data.

The second active skill is Telekinesis Energy Surrounding; its effect summons a Spiritual Energy Orb to protect oneself, with up to three Spiritual Energy Orbs able to be summoned.

The third active skill is named Telekinesis Beast·Dragon Tiger Roar.

This is the skill Zhao Mingwei values the most, a core skill for the Mind Energy Master, a class that relies on close combat despite being an intelligence-based build.

Telekinesis Beast·Dragon Tiger Roar's effect is to summon the dragon and tiger from the Telekinesis Beast Tattoo to surround oneself, adding light attribute magic damage to normal attacks.

This class skill tree also contained many powerful skills. After glancing over a couple of them, Zhao Mingwei felt an impulse to quit his club and dedicate all his time to leveling up.

Unfortunately, reality did not allow him to do so.

After completing the job transition quest, Zhao Mingwei immediately exited the instance space, not wanting to keep Jiang Qiao waiting...

"So, how strong is this class?" Although Jiang Qiao could guess what skills the Mind Energy Master had, he wasn't clear on the exact data of the skills.

"Very strong, thank you, master."

As a professional player, Zhao Mingwei could tell that the Mind Energy Master's future growth was not weak, and moments ago, he triggered a hidden task.

'Class Main Task Telekinesis Beast Tattoo Collection: The extreme east has been buried in the river of time, but the Telekinesis Beasts still await their master's arrival in the world's corners. Heir of the spiritual energy, go and find more Telekinesis Beasts to strengthen yourself!'

So there was more than one Telekinesis Beast!

Upon seeing this hidden main task, Zhao Mingwei understood that this class had enormous growth potential. While thinking about finding that NPC named Chao Yuan to ask for more details, a friend request popped up.

The applicant's ID was Daydreaming; Zhao Mingwei knew it was his friend Lin Xi's ID.

"Master, I want to practice my skills; I have a friend joining too, can we go to a dungeon together?"

In the eight days Zhao Mingwei and Jiang Qiao spent leveling together, their relationship changed from ordinary online friends to actual friends.

Zhao Mingwei was an idealistic person, or more accurately, he hadn't experienced much of society's harshness and had a simple view of interpersonal relationships.

So in reality, Zhao Mingwei was the type of person who... was pretty easy to bully in a certain sense.

"Let's help me complete the job transfer instance first. If your friend's level is high enough, they can join us."

Jiang Qiao had a good guess about who Zhao Mingwei's friend was, the sniper of the Overlord team, Lin Xi, with the game ID Daydreaming, who was also very famous in the competitive gaming circle, hailed as the 'Sniper God' by online gamers.

However, in the last two seasons, Lin Xi's performance had severely declined in matches, underperforming in multiple games and being mockingly called the 'Daydreaming Sniper God' by online gamers.

Jiang Qiao met the 'Daydreaming Sniper God' Lin Xi, who's been idling through nine out of ten matches, at the city gates of Lion Heart City.

His in-game character resembled a gunslinger from the Wild West, similar to the faction he was part of in the competitive scene.

"Laugh... uh, you're already level 25? You've already done your job transfer quests... Were you sneaking game time during training?"

Lin Xi initially thought his level 23 was quite high, only to find Zhao Mingwei out-leveled him by two levels and was accompanied by a level 26 Summoner.

"Don't talk nonsense, I only play while sleeping." Zhao Mingwei's voice sounded slightly stern; as the captain of the Overlord team, while his mind was no longer on competitive games, his strong sense of responsibility prevented him from playing other games during 'work' hours.

"Okay, I believe you... And this is?" Lin Xi refrained from calling Zhao Mingwei 'Laugh Master' because Jiang Qiao, an 'outsider,' was present.

"No Updates Today, a very powerful master." Zhao Mingwei seriously introduced Jiang Qiao to Lin Xi.

"Mas...ter?" Lin Xi was stunned for a couple of seconds upon hearing Zhao Mingwei calling Jiang Qiao 'master,' then he lightly elbowed Zhao Mingwei and lowered his voice to ask, "Which club is he from? Could he be someone from Upper City Nuclear Club?"

In this world, there were not many players whom Zhao Mingwei would call 'master,' but to use 'master' to address Zhao Mingwei was quite common.

"Are you professional players?" Jiang Qiao could hear the low murmurs between Lin Xi and Zhao Mingwei.

"Consider us professionals, but we're of the second tier." Lin Xi quickly mocked himself.

"Let's help the master finish the job transfer instance first, it's almost eight o'clock." Zhao Mingwei tactfully changed the subject to avoid discussing his true identity further.

Jiang Qiao didn't pursue the matter any further; his goal at this stage was to play along and recruit them when the time was right.

The Elemental Summoner's job transfer quest was very simple. Compared to the Mind Energy Master's crazy platform jumping challenge, the Elemental Summoner's instance just required defeating the four elemental guardians.

The Elemental Summoner's job transfer instance allowed team entry, but the difficulty increased with more participants. After bringing along Zhao Mingwei and Lin Xi, the instance Boss's health doubled.

A standard job transfer instance was inherently very straightforward, classified as the lowest beginner difficulty level, containing only the Fire, Water, Wind, and Dark Elemental Lords as bosses. Zhao Mingwei's team took less than half an hour to dispatch all four bosses.

'The honor of the Elemental Spirit has been bestowed upon you!'

When the instance was completed, a system notification popped up in front of Jiang Qiao.

Jiang Qiao also felt a unique power added within him. The Water Spirit and Fire Spirit orbiting him evolved at the moment the job transfer task was completed.

They emitted a pure white light. When the light faded, the once chibi Water Spirit and Fire Spirit evolved into more pronounced, Q-version two-headed figures.

'The Fire Spirit has evolved into the Blazing Flame Maid.'

'The Water Spirit has evolved into the Ice Crystal Maid.'

"These aren't maids; they're more like little girls."

Jiang Qiao commented, observing the two Elemental Spirits hovering beside him, who now looked like six or seven-year-old children.

"Master, are you still playing? I also want to switch jobs." Lin Xi, growing familiar, approached Jiang Qiao to inquire. After the battle, Lin Xi was convinced that Jiang Qiao was undeniably... a big shot.

"What job do you want to switch to?" Jiang Qiao also paid attention to Lin Xi's leveling progress.

Being in the same club as Zhao Mingwei, Lin Xi would definitely be a crucial asset when the Abyss Rift opens.

"Bombardier. I asked at the class guild, and this is the only gunner class that can snipe." Lin Xi indeed lived up to his title of Sniper God, always holding the sniper role regardless of the game.

"Bombardier? How about trying Gun Master... that class also features sniper rifles." Jiang Qiao began recommending a class capable of dealing large-scale damage to Lin Xi.

The Bombardier only had two different grenades as early-stage AOE skills, but the Gun Master was different... From the moment of job transfer, a Gun Master was a mobile heavy-weapon arsenal, decimating mobs without hesitation.

"..."

"Trust me, brother, you won't regret it!" Jiang Qiao advanced, smiling, and patted Lin Xi on the shoulder. Lin Xi glanced at the silent Zhao Mingwei.

"I have never played a gunner before, so I don't have any guides for you. Make your own choice." Zhao Mingwei shrugged. Back when he and Lin Xi were both players, Lin Xi had relied on Zhao Mingwei for all guides and advice.

"Does the Gun Master also have sniping? Alright, I'll give it a try." Lin Xi, after some thought, couldn't resist the allure of big guns and cannons.