"I've waited for a thousand years…" The old man beneath the robe sighed lightly. He held an ethereal staff in his hand and slowly turned to look at Harry.
"In these thousand years, I have already given up hope, but I never thought that there would be still someone to obtain the Dark Magic Sphere," the old man spoke as if addressing Harry, but also like murmuring to himself. His voice was hoarse, filled with endless vicissitudes. When it reached Harry's ears, his body trembled, feeling the passage of time.
Harry was shaken in his mind as he looked at the old man before him. Combined with what the old man had just said, he seemed to understand something at this moment.
"You are a great summoner, and they are all your pets?" Harry's breathing became rapid, and his gaze turned toward the countless ferocious beasts in the distance and said in disbelief.
"Summoner?" The old man glanced at Harry indifferently, emitting a hoarse laughter.
"Summoner, that title has long been forgotten. If you didn't remind me, I would have almost forgotten..." The old man spoke hoarsely and waved his Illusionary Staff lightly. Immediately, beside him, the void distorted and cracked open, revealing a rift from which a Rainbow Divine Dragon emerged.
This Rainbow Divine Dragon was only the size of an arm, but when it appeared, its entire body emitted a radiant seven-colored light, dazzling to the extreme. In this dim world, it was like a rainbow pearl, shining brightly.
As if suppressed for a long time, it had just appeared. It raised its head and let out a dragon's roar, the sound spreading throughout the heavens and earth, causing all the ferocious beasts that heard it to tremble, cowering on the ground in fear.
The entire world fell silent at this moment!
Harry's breath stagnated, his gaze fixed on the Rainbow Divine Dragon. On its body, Harry sensed an immensely powerful aura, one that was enough to make all ferocious beasts and creatures tremble in fear.
The Rainbow Divine Dragon seemed to possess high intelligence. After appearing, it slowly flew in front of Harry, glanced at him, and with a domineering intent, exhaled a breath toward Harry. However, this breath passed through Harry's body without causing him any harm.
This was because Harry was not physical, but an illusion that had manifested. Therefore, he couldn't interact with any material in this world.
"How can even it... see me!!!" Harry was shocked. If only the old man could see him, he could still understand, after all, this world was the old man's domain. But for this ferocious creature, the Rainbow Divine Dragon, to also be able to see him, that made Harry astonished.
The Rainbow Divine Dragon sized up Harry and then ignored him. It quickly flew back to the old man's side. swirling around his body.
"That Dark Magic Ball is a token from my early years, and the only one. If anyone can obtain it, according to the promise, I will take him as my disciple."
"And you have obtained the Dark Magic Ball and come to my domain, which means we are destined to meet."
"But destiny is not left to chance, I hope you understand." The old man looked at Harry and spoke lightly, raising the illusionary staff in his hand and gently tapping Harry's forehead.
Before Harry could react, the staff touched his forehead. Suddenly, a cold breath appeared in his body. Harry felt his vision darken and the sensation of teleportation appeared again. His body began to show signs of dissipating.
"Master, I..." Harry realized that he was about to leave this place soon. He had many questions in his mind and didn't know how to address the old man. He quickly spoke, but was abruptly interrupted by the old man.
"The depth of our connection depends on fate. If our fate is not yet fulfilled, we will naturally meet again..."
Just as Harry disappeared, he heard the words from the old man in his ears, which left him confused and unsure of his meaning.
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When Harry regained consciousness, everything was back to normal. He was still standing in front of the beauty instructor, surrounded by the familiar scene of the Class Change Hall. It seemed like the scene just now was just a dream.
Ding!
[System Prompt: Congratulations, Savion, on a successful class change. You have obtained the hidden class: Junior Summoner.]
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With the sound of the system prompt, Harry was stunned for a moment, then opened the character attributes panel.
[Name: Savion]
[Class: Junior Summoner]
[Secondary Class: None]
[Level: 10]
[EXP: 6100/10000]
[HP: 680]
[MP: 1100]
[Physical Attack: 10]
[Magic Attack: 140]
[Physical Defense: 70]
[Magic Defense: 110]
[Stamina: 80/200]
[Reputation: 0]
[Remaining Attribute Points: 50]
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"Congratulations on changing your class!" The beauty instructor looked at Harry and smiled charmingly.
Harry didn't pay attention to the beauty instructor. He looked at his attributes and realized that although he had successfully changed his class, the increase in stats was not significant. However, his mana points had increased significantly.
"Can I learn skills now?" Harry looked up at the beauty instructor. For a Mage, skills were the most important core. It was different from other classes like Warriors, whose main focus was close combat and killing enemies.
"Sorry, hidden classes can't learn skills from me." the beauty instructor said.
"Then where can I learn them?" Upon hearing the words of the beauty instructor, Harry was instantly stunned. He couldn't learn skills here at all. This was too absurd, especially in the early stages of the game. Without skills, it would be a fatal blow to players like Harry, who played solo. Who would want to team up with a Mage who lacked skills and relied on others for survival?
"When you became a Summoner, you could no longer learn skills here. Perhaps in your journey of growth, you will encounter skill books related to your class and learn from them to continuously strengthen yourself."The beauty instructor said earnestly.
Harry had a sense of being deceived earlier, and now he understood. In simple terms, after becoming a Summoner, he could only learn skills from skill books.
Harry felt speechless. He had asked the beauty instructor about the difference between the two classes, but she had clearly said there was none.
Harry felt bitter. For players like him who played solo, acquiring skill books was extremely difficult. Boss farming was not an option without manpower, and even if he wanted to purchase them, he would have no financial means.
Now, in the early stages of the game, a Mage without skills, how could he get by?
No one wanted to team up with him, and he had no ability to fight monsters alone. He was simply a burden. Harry felt deep despair.
"No worries, Warrior. Actually, when you become a Summoner, you already possess two skills." Seeing Harry's depressed expression, the beauty instructor quickly spoke up.
Hearing this, Harry was slightly stunned and immediately opened the skill bar to check.
[Skill name: [Beginner] Summoning Skill]
[Proficiency: 0/1000]
[Mana cost: 500]
[Cooldown: 0 seconds]
[Skill Description: Chant the oath and summon a low-level undead creature from the Netherworld to fight. (No time limit, disappears upon death, disappears upon being summoned back.)]
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[Skill Name: [Beginner] Contract Skill]
[Proficiency: 0/100]
[Mana cost: 1000]
[Cooldown: 1 minute]
[Maximum usage: 5]
[Skill description: Sign a contract with the target, making them your combat partner. (Success rate 1%, effective against all NPCs and monsters)]