Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 11 Hi, Time Traveler

"Click." With a slight sound, the last buckle has been fastened.

Rean put on this high-quality thin leather armor, and a light blue arcane light flickered around him.

It is said that the material of the leather armor was provided by the petrified giant lizard of Rean's family, and when it was alive, its texture was strong enough to withstand the slashing of ordinary blades.

Normally, paladins and warriors prefer heavy armor, while leather armor is only liked by lightly armored professions such as rangers and thieves. After all, light leather armor does not restrict their agile movements.

"This armor is really nice." Rean gently stroked the lizard scales on the leather armor, very satisfied with its lightness and toughness.

Forcing himself to wear the armor was a helpless move, but this was already the best quality armor Rean could wear. Real plate armor could crush him to death now.

For pure melee fighters like paladins and warriors, having armor or not is two different things.

Being able to tolerate mistakes and taking it head-on versus having to dodge the entire time, the tolerance for mistakes in actual combat and the options for adjusting play are completely different levels.

Especially for the Paladin, a tanky melee fighter who likes to trade injuries with his opponents, being without armor is half useless.

Li En picked up a fruit knife and lightly scratched it, leaving no marks. He nodded in satisfaction, it was basically usable.

The enchantment and thick hide of the petrified lizard make it only slightly heavier than ordinary leather armor, while having the defense of chain mail. Although the defense is still not as good as the petrified giant lizard body with extraordinary blessings, some low-quality arrows cannot easily penetrate it.

You can be reckless, but only for a while and a little bit.

Looking at Rean smiling happily and stroking his leather armor, Talia opened her mouth, blushed for a moment, and finally turned her head away.

This was not an item provided by the police station. They were not wealthy enough to own magical items. This was Talia's personal collection as an adventurer. Even though it was a neutral style and deliberately made to look old, it still had a faint orange scent.

She specially found an enchantment tailor friend to make some urgent modifications. Since his body was originally much larger than Rean's, after cutting off some materials and trimming it, it was barely enough.

Rean didn't notice this little episode; his hairless monkey-level sense of smell wasn't that sensitive.

"Tsk, my combat power is not even as good as level 5." The leather armor was still a little too big. Looking at his skinny self in the mirror, who was wearing the tight leather armor so loosely, Rean could only laugh at himself.

But self-deprecating as he is, the most unavoidable reality at the moment is that his physical infrastructure is too poor.

"Let me tell you the conclusion. If we can stop the killer now, there's a high chance that everyone will be killed."

To enforce justice, one needs strength, and Rean doesn't have it now.

Rean's current fighting power is enough to bully the little gangsters, but when he faces the real extraordinary people, the weakness of being a "degenerate species (hairless monkey)" will be there.

[Creature Level: Inferior Stone, Status: Strength 2, Vitality 3, Agility 3, Spirit 5 (16)]

[Dragonization: 3%, Awakened Racial Talent: Dragon Eye (Seeing the Truth)]

[Beastialization: 2.5%, Awakened Bloodline Ability: Language Compatibility (Understands Human Speech).]

This is the basic ability of the body. How should I put it? Just compare it and you will know.
[Creature Level: Rough Stone, Status: Strength 4-5, Vitality 5, Agility 3, Spirit?]

[Racial Talent: Rumination of Four Stomachs (Raw Stone)]

[Evaluation: Just looking at his hardware, he can hit three of you, but don't try to wear him down. He can breathe and eat to recover health.]

This is the information about the Minotaur, Little Beilain. It was obtained naturally when Rean observed through the Dragon Eye skill while touching the ancient book on his waist.

These data are not linear, the higher the value, the greater the gap.

This Minotaur warrior, who has not undergone a racial transition, is at least three times stronger than Rean, and also has a racial talent of recovering health by breathing.

It is worth mentioning that before, Rean’s dragon eye could only identify himself, but now it can identify others, which is the result of being possessed by the heroic spirit.

On the one hand, the possession of the heroic spirit brings about a significant improvement in the spiritual attributes (soul, mental power), and on the other hand, there is Sul's powerful heart and soul skill.

[Heart Soul. Wall Breaker (Gold): Your will is your hammer. Infused with your extraordinary power of will and rage, you can ignore the opponent's defenses to a certain extent.]

This mind-soul ability is very powerful. When combined with Rean's racial talent, Dragon Eye, it can directly see through the opponent's basic abilities and racial talents.

"It's better to be blind." But it seems that there is no difference. Before, everything I saw was a question mark, but now everyone looks like a big guy.

The reality is cruel. It’s not that the Minotaur is too strong, but that Rean is too weak.

[Creature Level: Silver, Status: Strength 10+, Vitality 10+, Agility 12+, Spirit?]

[Discovered Racial Talents: Blood Scent (Rough Stone), Lightning Dance (Brass), Bloody Rage (Silver). Comment: Look again, and I'll eat you!]

This set of data, which is too strong and too abstract, comes from Talia, the policewoman superior who always revolves around Rean.

She used to be an underground explorer and could beat 10 normal Reans with one hand.

Physical hardware is the foundation of everything. In the face of crushing data that is ten or even a hundred times greater, superior combat skills and professional abilities will be of little use.

The so-called rough stone level is the average adult level of normal orcs in this world, which is less than 5 after being digitized.

"Inferior stones (gravel)" like Rean are usually only found by disabled people and degenerate species. They are about the same as children, and the average weight is almost 2.

Talia's silver species has undergone at least two species evolutions. Not only does it have strong hardware attributes, it has also awakened at least three powerful racial abilities along the way, and has combat methods, professional skills and even spiritual abilities centered on them.

It is said that Talia is the top expert in the three police stations in the dock area. Rean does not think that the serial killer is stronger than her, otherwise there is no need for the other party to deliberately avoid her patrol area.

By the way, Rean noticed from the files that the crime scene completely bypassed Talia. This might be the root cause of her distrust of the police station. She had previously planned to catch the murderer alone.

But in the eyes of such a strong woman, "Rean in his prime" can easily kill her in seconds. Rean, who behaves like a brainless little fan girl, finds it difficult to estimate how strong Soul is. The sixth-level paladin who was possessed by the heroic spirit on the first day may just be the limit of Rean's physical body.

After all, the Sur in his memory was a gray-haired werewolf that moved as fast as lightning and had quasi-mythical physical hardware. He must be very uncomfortable using his own broken hardware.

"Even if it's just to protect myself, I must have strength. This might be my chance."

After using the Heroic Soul Card to save himself and chopping the nobleman in "Soul", Rean had no way out. He could not entrust his life safety to the magnanimity and common sense of the nobles.

Even if someone protected him, could it be temporary or permanent? He longed to have the power to protect himself as soon as possible, and this might be the opportunity to purchase with public funds.

More important than money is the channel to obtain extraordinary items, which Rean did not have before.

"I'm still looking for the cursed ogre gloves, but don't get your hopes up. Their discovery is completely accidental, and people don't normally dare use cursed items. Even if an alchemist created one, it would likely be destroyed. I've mobilized my fellow explorers to acquire them, but it'll take time."

If the hardware is not good enough, in this extraordinary world, it is feasible to make up for it with "equipment" and "magic/divine arts", and there are precedents.

"Okay, then, the holy object that uses the holy power technique. I understand." Looking at the female police officer with her tail hanging down and shaking her head, Rean could only sigh.

This was to be expected, as the items he had pointed out were rare.

In these last ten days, he still has some temporary professional levels. The strength of the Ancient Oath Knight is not low. Coupled with Sur's combat experience, as long as he has the right hardware (basic attributes), Rean is not powerless to fight.

It is impossible to make up for the basic attributes with conventional methods, and species sublimation is not a short-term thing. As for unconventional ways, Rean actually knows a few!
The cursed ogre gloves, whose normal form is "Gloves of Giant Strength", are very useful magical equipment that increases strength. They are quite popular and versatile in melee combat.

The materials of such items often include core materials such as the "arm muscles and bones" of "giant creatures".

During the processing of alchemists and enchantment craftsmen, there is a certain chance that the wronged souls of the dead will curse the items, which is why the classic "Cursed Ogre Gloves" came into being.

Normal giant strength gloves enhance the user's strength on the original basis.

After being cursed, the effect of the Giant Strength Gloves is actually even stronger, which directly "fixes the user to have the power of an ogre."

Rean estimated that this value was conservatively above 12 points, which had reached the standard level of a third-level paladin.

The price you pay is that if you use it for a long time, your arms will really turn into the arms of an ogre, and even gradually the entire race will become distorted and become the victims of the ogre.

"As for ordinary giant strength gloves, I can think of a way." Cursed items are too rare and often have extremely strong side effects. It is difficult to buy them specifically in the short term.

Taliyah is actually quite powerful. The Gloves of Super Strength are originally very high-end and precious magical items, and the Cursed Gloves of Super Strength are hard to come by.

If it were really possible, I would post a long-term acquisition requirement and try my luck. But I really don't have the time now, so I can only let Talia use her connections to try.

"No, the amplification effect is far too poor, and my hand will break."

Even though the Giant Strength Gloves added one or two points of strength, the actual effect was almost doubled, but Rean's strength was still not as good as that of the chicken.

What's more troublesome is that his physique, as fragile as paper, cannot withstand the sudden increase in strength, and he may end up breaking his hands and feet with just one exertion.

It is common sense in this world that a powerful warrior must have an excellent physique. His fragile physique is Rean's biggest problem now.

So, why was it so powerful when Sur possessed it? This requires mentioning the characteristics of the Paladin profession.

It is usually an upgrade from a pure warrior, but it also practices divine arts and holy power, which requires distraction. However, it still has melee capabilities that exceed those of ordinary warriors, and is known for its heavy armor and high magic resistance.

The reason is quite simple. Among his divine arts, there are a lot of abilities that use "divine arts" to strengthen his body.

"It will be really difficult without the Holy Power." Rean was really frustrated that he didn't have such a holy object. This was what he needed most now.

Holy Power Magic is a divine magic system starting from the third ring (level). It can transform holy power, divine magic, mental power, etc. into pure physical strength, and strengthen physical fitness and magic resistance.

In the early stages of the Paladin, this ability is actually useless.

Even after you've been strengthened, you still can't beat a pure warrior. The melee warrior has obvious advantages in combat skills and hardware. Your mental strength and holy power can only add one or two attribute points at most, and cannot bring about qualitative change.

But for high-level paladins, this is a necessary ability, and the degree of blessing will be quite terrifying. A heavy tank with both strength and physique and high magic resistance is born.

Now Rean still has a temporary mental power of up to 17 points (given by Sur's possession state). Once it is blessed by the holy power, it will be quite scary. Rean estimated that Sur's on the first day was even higher, otherwise he would not have killed a kid with one sword. He should have attached the holy power to the blade.

Rean doesn't know how to use holy power. The props that can be used for divine power are rare and precious. They are called holy objects. Basically, only the Church of the True God is qualified to possess them.

For them, the face of Taliyah and even the entire city’s police system is not enough.

Should Rean borrow it himself? A relic that could use a three-ring divine spell wasn't cheap. He simply couldn't afford it, and he didn't have the time to get to know someone and go through the formalities.

"Holy Power is essential in this system."

The Cursed Gloves of Strength, Holy Power and high resistance of the Paladin are a classic bug in the Paladin class card.

Use the cursed gloves to gain power for free, and then use your own high resistance to resist the curse, and even be able to turn the malicious curse of "turning into an ogre" into the long-term benefit of "enhancing arm strength".

At Rean's current level, without the resistance and physique improved by the Holy Power, he will not be able to hold on for long before he really turns into an ogre.

In this world, high-level combat forces are all systematic, and in this "quick-made locomotive" Paladin system, the holy power technique in the divine system is the key.

You may not be able to get high-quality cursed gloves, but you must have holy power.
"Sure enough, I have no choice but to try that one."

[The synchronization rate of the first Heroic Soul detected exceeds 20%. The Heroic Soul recognizes the host and activates the Dream Training Mode (this mode will trigger a series of unknown consequences, please choose with caution)]

After activating the Heroic Soul Card, while gaining power, Rean also felt the impact of the schizophrenia level.

He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, but now, it seemed like he had no choice.

"Activate it tonight."

If you can't get it here, you can only try to get it from the Heroic Soul.

After completing a day's work, Rean returned to his home. He put away his equipment and placed the blade on the bedside.

"Dream training mode. Activate." Touching the unknown ancient book, Rean gradually fell asleep.

There are no dreams this night, or rather, it is a very long dream.

But just at the beginning, a somewhat familiar voice gave Li En a big surprise.

"Hey, time traveler Li Ensu, you're here?"

(End of this chapter)