Chapter 5: It All Begins with the Scholar

Dawn was faintly breaking, and after a half night of study and attempting to draw in elements through the meditation technique to convert into magic power, Qin Muye remained remarkably calm in the face of a life-or-death situation.

Fortunately, his Learning Ability granted him a powerful capacity for learning; through trial and error, he still managed to extract his first strand of magic power.

[Congratulations, you have obtained 1 point of Magic Value in a special way. Reclassification is now being performed...]

[You do not possess any Reclassification Certificate. Do you wish to reclassify in a special way? Yes/No]

Qin Muye looked at the prompt that appeared in "Lord Era," finding it somewhat strange; however, he definitely chose Yes, and he also learned more news, such as being able to obtain a Profession. He originally thought his profession would be Lord, but could there actually be others?

Or is Lord just the basic level?

[Detected that you have triggered a special reclassification in the Magic system. All ordinary-level professions in the Magic system are now available to you.]

[Please select a Magic system profession yourself.]

[Mage]

[Lord Talent: Magic Affinity (All magic consumption reduced by 10%)]

[Lord Skill: Basic Magic Power (Increases damage of attack magic by 5%), Basic Mysticism (Recovers 10% of Magic Value every day)]

[Magic: Random level 1 magic ×3]

...

[Elemental Master]

[Lord Talent: Element Manipulation (Increases effects of elemental magic by 10%)]

[Lord Skill: Basic understanding of Fire/Earth/Water/Qi System (select one to increase the power of that element's magic by +1, and reduce Magic Value consumption by -1), Basic Magic Power (Increases damage of attack magic by 5%)]

[Magic: Random corresponding element magic ×2]

...

The first option was Mage, which made Qin Muye's eyes widen, but he quickly calmed down and continued to scroll down the list.

Beyond Mage and Elemental Master, there were other Magic system professions like Alchemist, Undead Mage, and so on.

But he knew something: it was not his own doing but the doing of his Learning Ability. Since he had found his one and only talent, he should develop it to its fullest rather than being swayed by novelty, otherwise what would it mean even if he became a Mage?

In "Lord Era," he had no advantage, so to survive, he had to create his own advantage.

After going through the list from top to bottom, he quickly locked onto a profession.

[Scholar]

[Lord Talent: Academic Research (each Knowledge Level +1)]

[Lord Skill: Basic Enlightenment (gains an additional 5% Experience when obtaining Experience), Basic Scholarship (allows mutual magic learning influenced by Wisdom Skill, allows mutual learning of level 1-2 magic.)]

This was a purely supportive type of profession that seemed to be designed for leveling up and increasing Magic Value, but at this point, Qin Muye had long stopped being confined to effects and started to think outside the framework of "Lord Era."

This profession perfectly complemented his Learning Ability; another person definitely would not choose it.

The 5% experience gain from Basic Enlightenment was of little significance; only Basic Scholarship was somewhat useful for mutual magic enhancement, but it was also influenced by the Wisdom Skill, requiring the learners to have a corresponding Wisdom Skill Level.

Qin Muye resolutely chose the Scholar profession.

[You have taken up the Scholar profession.]

[Please note: Your profession slot is full.]

Qin Muye looked at the final note, profession slot is full? Does this mean there's another way to expand the profession slot?

However, now was not the time to think about these things; that would be a matter for the future.

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[Lord/Scholar LV1 (0/1000)]

[Domain: Mage Tower (Damaged)]

[Life Value: 100%]

[Magic Value: 11/11]

[Attack Power: 0]

[Defensive Power: 0]

[Power: 0]

[Knowledge: 1]

[Lord Talent: Learning Ability, Academic Research]

[Lord Skill: Basic Enlightenment, Basic Academics, Basic Reconnaissance Skill (Temporary)]

[Magic: None]

Although the Scholar Profession didn't grant any Magic, it awarded Qin Muye with an additional point in Knowledge.

It was evidently the effect of Academic Research, providing +1 Knowledge per Level, and since he was at LV1, naturally, he was given an extra point of Knowledge. More importantly, his Magic Value was 11, which should normally be 10.

"This extra point of Magic Value was meditated by me. This way, apart from relying on 'Lord Era,' I can also grow my Magic Power through my own cultivation," Qin Muye could feel the growth of Magic Power within his body distinctly.

"Fortunately, I didn't choose Mage or Elemental Master. Apart from not being able to obtain the Lord Talent, I can completely self-study Magic and Lord Skill, making it not much different from having multiple professions."

"What's more important is that this Profession seems to share one Level, and isn't calculated separately for a Lord and a Scholar."

"Does that mean the Profession is more like a stepping stone to acquiring skills, and the Lord is the actual entity?"

Qin Muye could feel that his logical processing had become much faster. What was once hazy was now clear.

He speculated that this might also be an ability brought by Academic Research, rather than merely a simple increase of 1 Knowledge point per Level.

"Master, will you go out to search for resources today?" A Spirit Monster cautiously climbed to the third floor of the Mage Tower and asked timidly.

Unnoticed, daybreak had arrived.

"Can you go on your own?" Considering how intelligent these Spirit Monsters seemed, Qin Muye couldn't help but ask.

"No problem, Master. However, we don't have the same ability as you to gather materials; we can only carry them back," the Spirit Monster said.

Qin Muye was a Lord, so he could directly collect resources from the wilderness into his inventory, while Spirit Monsters, just being a type of Troop, did not have this capability.

Hearing this, Qin Muye thought for a moment, "Alright, send out 6 Spirit Monsters to explore for resources, form teams of 3, each Spirit Monster carrying food for one day. Return by dusk... no, before evening, and take rest at noon if it gets too hot."

"Also, safety first on the road. If you encounter any danger, drop the materials and run immediately."

With this, Qin Muye also advised them. He had more critical matters to attend to and preferred not to waste time gathering resources himself.

"Yes, great Master. You truly are the most compassionate Mage I have ever seen. We will offer our lives for you," the Spirit Monster said, full of gratitude, upon hearing Qin Muye's words.

"Go now, take care," Qin Muye added with another word of caution, and the Spirit Monster hurried down the stairs.

Soon, Qin Muye saw the six Spirit Monsters split into two groups and leave the domain, each heading in the opposite direction.

"It seems that the Spirit Monsters' life in the Mage Tower isn't as good as I imagined," Qin Muye remarked, then took out the "Basic Elemental Meditation" to revisit old knowledge in light of his new Lord Talent and Lord Skill.

Of course, the real focus was the "Spirit Monster Experiment Manual."

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