adventurers in the sewers

It is an ironclad rule that every professional who reaches their limit must undergo another job change.

Each job change allows a professional to undergo a transformation and awaken new talents... and the same is true for heroes.

However, the Hero's Rank Codex is not controlled by any professional association or supernatural force. It seems to be naturally created, with random appearance times and locations, and only the heroes themselves can find it.

"The total number of Level 2 Heroic Codexes corresponds to the number of heroes. Each hero can sense the Level 2 Codex that is most suitable for their class."

Louis pondered the information the secret text had given him.

However, his own secret manual has not yet been created. He needs to fulfill his duties as a hero. Only with people's heartfelt praise and expectations can the Level 2 Hero's Secret Manual be officially formed.

This so-called responsibility is similar to the "great undertaking of saving 1000 people," but the difficulty is greatly increased.

You must accomplish the great feat of saving 100000 humans to accumulate enough popularity, and the Level 2 Secret Codex will then be revealed.

That's right, not ten thousand people, but one hundred thousand.

The difficulty of the task suddenly increased a hundredfold.

Louis was somewhat troubled when he first learned of this mission.

Saving 100,000 people? Does the total population of the villages surrounding Blackrock City even reach 100,000?

Even if they could, people can't be in trouble every day. Even if one commission can save 300 people, how long would it take to save that many people?

But upon calming down and reflecting, Louis realized he had been thinking about things in a somewhat skewed way.

The gap between a level 1 professional and a quasi-professional is enormous, not to mention that once all attributes reach the maximum of 20 points, one can easily defeat oneself when one has just changed jobs.

Different strengths naturally lead to different problem-solving abilities.

Previously, I only chose to rescue villages with three or four hundred people, or even only one or two hundred people, because that was all the ability I had.

But once he becomes a Level 1 professional, he has the ability to quell a crisis, even if it is faced by a small town of tens of thousands of people.

Perhaps in the future, even Blackrock City will face crises such as demon sieges and monster hordes, and he will be able to play a key role in killing enemies and providing rescue.

The great undertaking of saving 100,000 people may not necessarily take long.

"To become a hero and keep leveling up, it seems like you're being pushed to take on the responsibility of protecting humanity and fighting off foreign enemies."

Louis was helpless about this.

But there was nothing he could do; he had already embarked on the path of the hero, and it was too late to regret it.

All he could do was to maximize his own profits while completing the secret manual quests—money, equipment, attribute points, reputation—he wanted it all.

He wouldn't do something that's thankless and exhausting.

"Speaking of which, after accomplishing the great feat of saving 100,000 people, I should be able to directly fuse with the Level 2 Secret Codex when I obtain it, right?"

"Thinking about it that way, it's not such a loss after all."

Thinking about this possibility made Louis feel much better.

Whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll get stabbed anyway, so finish this task sooner and enjoy the benefits sooner.

It would be a huge loss to wait until you obtain the Level 2 Secret Manual before embarking on the great task of saving 100,000 people.

Having just changed jobs, Louis didn't need to worry about the Level 2 Secret Manual for the time being, so he put that information out of his mind for the time being and continued to carefully experience the changes brought about by the job change.

He discovered that his physical attributes, including his intelligence, were beginning to increase at a slow rate.

Louis remembered Nora explaining to him that every professional would experience a surge in strength after completing their job change.

With diligent training, your main attribute can increase by 1 to 2 points within one or two months, and your secondary attribute will also increase by about 1 point.

It is clear that Louis is in a period of explosive growth.

However, after much thought, Louis felt that the benefits of the period of explosive growth were not as great as the improvements in other areas.

After all, he became stronger by looting corpses.

However, corpses of professional-level individuals are likely to be very rare, and it won't be easy to find one.

"Sigh, if I can't find any professional corpses, I'll have to train on my own."

Louis sighed.

Even with cheat codes, you still have to work hard; these cheat codes aren't that strong.

Fortunately, the burst period is combined with double the training efficiency, so even if you focus on training, the stat growth won't be slow.

I cannot slack off just because I changed jobs; I must realize all my potential as soon as possible.

Finally, Louis brought up his personal panel and took a look.

Name: Louis

【Extraordinary Profession: Warrior (10/20)】

[Class Talent: Skill Fusion, Accelerated Training]

[Life Skills: Currently Hidden]

Ability Stats: [Health: 10]

Concentration: 10

[Endurance: 10]

【Strength: 10】

Dexterity: 10

【Intelligence: 10】

[Faith: 0]

[Sensitivity: 9]

[Demonization: 5 (Not Activated)]

Skill: [Level 0: Hidden]

[Level 1: Speed ​​Thinking (Beginner: 1/10)]

[Special: Ritual Dance]

[Demon Clan Skill: Hidden]

Upon seeing the changes on his personal panel, Louis let out a soft exclamation.

After I changed jobs, my life skills and level 0 skills were hidden in the second page?

That's true. As more and more corpses are looted, various professions and skills are piling up, making it impossible to fit them all on one page. Hiding them directly would also make the interface more concise.

This cheat code is quite meticulous.

Without further ado, Louis prepared to test the effects of 'Skill Fusion'.

He selected 'Sewer Creatures (Mastery: 7/50)' and 'Physical Enhancement (Proficiency: 3/30)'.

After selecting these two skills, a message immediately popped into his mind.

The message was simple: he had to choose between a primary and a secondary skill.

In addition, Louis discovered that "Skill Fusion" has another effect.

That is to directly select useless 'waste skills', crush them, and convert them into pure proficiency.

A useless skill of the same level can only provide proficiency to a skill of the same level.

The proficiency of 10 useless skills can be converted into 1 point of free proficiency.

If the useless skill and the skill that needs to be upgraded are of the same type, such as both being sword skills, the conversion rate can reach 5 to 1.

Oh my god, why didn't you say something so important earlier?

Others might be reluctant to give up the skill proficiency they've worked so hard to achieve, but I am. I can easily pick up proficiency in low-level skills.

Louis was very excited and couldn't wait to melt down all the useless cards.

But after thinking for a moment, he realized that he didn't have any useless cards at the moment, and every level 0 skill seemed very useful.

Take, for example, the skill 'Physical Enhancement'.

When he uses this skill after changing jobs, it can only increase his strength by a maximum of 1 point. Once his strength value increases, it may become completely ineffective, not to mention that the skill has quite a few side effects.

But this skill can be upgraded. Once it reaches level 1, its strength and potential will be completely different.

This skill card cannot be broken, and the same applies to the other skills.

Let's talk about it when we have more skill points.

Skill Fusion! Activate!

Louis focuses on "**Enhancement" as his primary skill and "Sewer Creatures" as his secondary skill, and the two begin to merge.

During the fusion, he felt all 10 points of his intelligence being mobilized, and his magic power began to be consumed rapidly.

This is entirely based on the use of its own computing power to deduce a new skill.

As expected, even superhumans follow the basic law; the idea of ​​instantly leveling up by inserting skill cards and pressing a button, like in a game, simply doesn't exist.