adventurers in the sewers

Louis's kingdom is officially called the Kingdom of Lotheran, one of the five great kingdoms of mankind.

Its borders are adjacent to the "Demon Wasteland," which has been polluted by the Demon Realm.

Blackrock City is one of the kingdom's border fortresses used to defend against the monster wasteland, and the city-state is also adjacent to the orc tribe "Frostclaw Tribe".

They must guard against the monsters roaming the wasteland, resist the attacks of the orc tribes, and be on the front line of the battle against the demons should the demon realm invade.

Such a perilous situation gave birth to a hero within the Kingdom of Lortheran, who became the third hero of his time.

Since the hero has not yet grown up, his identity, initial talent, and title have not yet been revealed.

Rumor has it that this hero successfully changed jobs a year ago and now has at least a level 1 five-star strength, or even a higher star level.

Warriors cannot be judged by common sense. With all their attributes being primary attributes, ordinary star ratings are no longer sufficient to describe their strength.

After all, a five- or six-star rating, which is equivalent to the upper limit of rare professions, is still below the lower limit of heroes.

A five-star rating isn't even enough to qualify a hero for a second job advancement.

Such a promising hero, heavily protected by the kingdom, naturally attracted a group of rare and promising professionals to his side.

Having a magic swordsman as a teammate is perfectly normal.

"A magic swordsman with an S-rank potential rating, and also a member of the Hero's Squad... Could he be my rival for the 'Sun Knight's' Secret Codex?"

"Dina murmured softly."

Sir Carenno said:

"Miss Daina, you're really unlucky. The second-level secret manual that's best suited for you just happened to be used by a member of the Hero Squad."

"However, it's not entirely without options. You can choose the other two rare tomes. Although their compatibility is slightly worse, they are still far superior to those of ordinary classes."

After thinking for a moment, Dina said:

"What are the other two rare secret manuals?"

Karenno: "They are called Coral Knight and Earth Knight respectively... They are also very powerful classes, focusing on water magic and earth magic respectively."

The blue-haired girl frowned; these two classes were indeed not suitable for her.

The water-attribute Coral Knight clashes with her innate fire-attribute magic, while the Earth Knight, as the name suggests, is a defensive specialist, making them rather unsuitable for her.

She couldn't help but ask:

"Lord Karenno, are there only three advanced tomes for magic swordsmen? And there's only one of each tome in stock, which is simply not enough."

"Didn't the association stockpile more?"

Karenno smiled and shook his head, saying:

"Miss Daina, don't think that rare secret manuals are common items. The higher the level of the manual, the rarer it is. When I was changing to a level three professional, I didn't have the right to choose at all. I just used whatever I had."

"Even so, I waited for three whole years, and the secret manual I finally received was only barely satisfactory to me."

"For a powerful class like the Spellsword, having a stockpile of three advanced secret manuals is already quite remarkable."

Upon hearing this, Louis and Dina exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise and confusion.

They vaguely sensed that they seemed to have some misunderstanding about the hierarchy of professionals.

Are level two and three professionals no longer considered low-level?

Otherwise, why is it so difficult for second- and third-level professionals to change jobs? Even the Warrior Association, which covers the five kingdoms, cannot gather enough second- and third-level secret manuals.

"Lord Karenno, may I ask how many levels there are for professionals?"

Louis asked a rather cliché question.

Karenno wasn't surprised by the question; he just smiled, as if he were looking at two children who were still in kindergarten but were already worrying about whether to go to Tsinghua or Peking University.

He answered calmly:

There are only four levels of professionals.

"Even in a powerful kingdom like Lortheran, there are no more than thirty Level 4 professionals still alive throughout the entire country, and probably less than twenty of them can still maintain their fighting strength."

Louis nodded in realization.

No wonder there are fewer than a hundred level-three professionals in such a large city as Blackrock.

It's important to know that even in fantasy worlds, large cities with a population of millions like Blackrock City are extremely rare.

Louis couldn't help but say:

"Lord Karenno, you are truly remarkable. At such a young age, you are already close to reaching the upper limit of a Level 3 professional. You will surely become a Level 4 professional and a pillar of the Five Kingdoms in the future."

Louis's words contained an element of flattery, but a large part of them were also sincere.

This is a truly great man. He may only have been granted the title of lord, but in terms of status and prestige, he is probably no less than the earls and marquises of the great noble families in the capital.

Karenno was quite pleased with this, and waved his hand with a smile, saying:

"That's too kind. Besides, Level 4 professionals are far from being pillars of humanity. The true pillars are demigods, who are above Level 4 professionals."

"Strictly speaking, they could actually be called Level 5 professionals, but nobody would call them that."

Louis nodded in agreement, secretly pleased, thinking to himself:

"I've gained another valuable piece of knowledge; some of the things these important figures casually mentioned are actually great secrets that people at the bottom of society rarely know."

If a level 5 professional can be called a demigod, then above demigods there must be a true god-level profession.

In other words, there are six levels of humanity, from mortal to god, and other races should be similar.

"Let's get back to the main topic."

Sir Carenno then looked at Dinah and smiled:

"Actually, if you really want to obtain the Sun Knight's Secret Codex, you don't necessarily have to compete with your hero teammates. There is another way."

"The method is simple: as long as you officially join the Warriors Association and become a core member of the association, you will receive the Sun Knight's Codex for free."

"After all, even if someone is a teammate of a hero, they still have to give way to the interests of our own association members."

At this point, Caleno finally revealed his true intentions.

All that buildup, all that talk about how precious the level-two rare secret manuals were, was just to lure Dai Na into joining the guild.

However, despite Sir Karenno's carefully crafted and highly tempting invitation, Dinah refused without hesitation.

"I'm sorry, Sir, but I'm prepared to be Louis's teammate for life, and I won't go back on that promise."

Just kidding, no matter how precious the Sun Knight's Codex is, can it compare to a hero's teammate position?

Thanks to Louis's team talent, even if the secret manual doesn't suit her personality, she still has the opportunity to advance to a level four professional, or even the legendary demigod.

Besides, so what if the competitor is the teammate of the third hero?

Who isn't a teammate of the brave?

Until the very last moment before the job change, the outcome remains uncertain.