Starting with the awakened Poison God: I choose the Master Thief.

Bors's mind went blank for a moment.

Sure, of course! It's just that thieves these days rarely do that.

The maze route for the membership test is fixed, and this information can be bought for a small amount of money.

Only a dozen or so ancient capital relics will be released into the initial maze. These monsters usually act alone and are not very dangerous. Thieves with some skill can easily kill them. In addition, they have the map of the maze. In the end, this test is just a formality.

He never imagined that Chu Ci would activate the maze entrance marker.

"Mentor Bors, how did you discover that I had activated the mark?" Chu Ci asked, puzzled.

"Nonsense! When you went in, your energy level was just over level 1 of Rank 0, which, in your Chosen Ones' terms, means you'd just broken through the threshold of level 10. Now look at yourself! You're a full level 3 of Rank 0! You've even taken a big step forward. What does that mean? It means you didn't cheat, but genuinely killed all those monsters. Am I right, kid?"

Chu Ci scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Bors is right, he's already level 35! His stats alone have increased by 240 points from level 11 when he started.

And then there are the free attribute points. Although the total of 440 points is far less than the 1680 points of all attributes, the fact that they can be freely selected makes up for it.

Before leaving, he allocated half of his attribute points to Constitution and Magic Resistance.

The attributes have now received a small boost.

Strength: 3067 (+80) → 3307 (+80)

[Constitution: 2094 (+10) → 2554 (+10)]

Physical resistance: 1035 (+5) → 1321 (+5)

Magic Resistance: 123 (+1) → 387 (+1)

Intelligence: 1828 (+20) → 2068 (+20)

[Spirit: 226 (+5) → 466 (+5)]

Agility: 1060 (+55) → 1520 (+55)

Among them, the 20 ancient capital relics provided him with a total of 6 experience points, and the 5 elite ancient capital rangers each provided him with as much as 5 experience points, making his leveling up ridiculously fast.

"So, I guess I've successfully joined the Thieves' Guild?"

"certainly."

As he spoke, Mentor Bors took out a gilded, crystal-black badge and handed it to him. The design on it still depicted a hand wearing black gloves skillfully manipulating gold coins, but this time there were only two gold coins, indicating that his guild level had reached level 2.

[Congratulations on becoming a Level 2 Thieves Guild member! The guild panel feature has been unlocked.]

The so-called guild panel is divided into three sections.

These are the guild list, the quest module, and the exchange area.

The guild roster allows users to view guild members' information without geographical restrictions. However, this data is only compiled internally by the guild and is not shared with the system in real time. Furthermore, only high-level members can view the data of low-level members.

The task module is simple; it's just for members to accept tasks and receive rewards. In addition, each completed task earns guild achievement points. When a certain number are accumulated, the guild level increases, which directly affects the reward ratio, the right to accept tasks, and also one's say in the guild.

Then comes the exchange area, where Chu Ci's final goal lies.

To put it simply, there's almost nothing you can't find in the guild's exchange area. As long as you have money and your guild level reaches a certain standard, you can get anything.

And this naturally includes the skills he needs.

【Flying Shadow Flowing Sand】

Skill effect: Ignore terrain and teleport to a location within a radius of (Agility attribute divided by 100) meters, and inflict a blinding effect on enemies within the same radius after teleportation. Cooldown time: 1 minute.

[Cyclone Poison] (Passive Skill)

Skill effect: There is a 1% chance that the damage will inflict a random negative effect on the enemy, such as slow, stun, silence, or reduced resistance.

Not bad.

Chu Ci nodded in satisfaction. Both skill books were in stock, priced at 40 gold coins in total. This was a discounted price given because he was a level 2 guild member, which was already quite reasonable.

Click to buy!

[Ding, the skill book has been stored in the system space.]

Good! In that case, his purpose for this trip has been completely achieved.

"Hmm? You just bought something?" Bors's mentor's voice suddenly came.

"Yes, I bought two skill books."

Chu Ci did not hide anything; given the other party's guild level, it would be very easy to check his purchase records.

"I see. That makes sense. Let me see... The low-level thief skill, Flying Shadow Sands? Not bad. It has a short cooldown and is quite practical. Its survivability is also pretty good for a skill of this level."

"Although you are the chosen one, blessed by the world's will and able to be resurrected three times, you still cannot ignore the importance of preserving your life, and you have done a good job in this regard."

"Next... um? Chaos Poison? What do you need this for?" Bors looked at him in confusion.

This skill is known as one of the most useless skills, as it has a 1% chance of inflicting negative effects while dealing damage, and it is completely random.

Some unlucky people might not trigger it even after thousands of attacks.

This skill book only costs 10 gold coins in the exchange area, but even at that price, no one buys it.

"Don't worry about that, I have my own reasons."

Chu Ci gave a vague and ambiguous response, and seeing this, Bors did not ask any further questions.

"Now that I've joined the guild, it's time for me to leave. Goodbye, Instructor Bors."

"Wait!"

Huh? Chu Ci, who was about to leave, stopped.

"Is there anything else?"

"Kid, I have a mission for you. I wonder if you'd be interested?" Bors' eyes narrowed slightly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the system notification sounded.

[Mission: Travel to the ancient ruins of the city, located at the border between Twilight City and the southern kingdoms, defeat the king of the ancient city, and retrieve his sword.]

!!!

The King of the Ancient Capital, that's a Tier 3 Boss!

It is said that the guy is guarded by countless ancient monsters, and even elite monsters like the Ancient Capital Rangers are just cannon fodder next to him.

Isn't this just sending myself to my death?

"No, absolutely not! You'd better find someone else."

"Hey! I didn't say you had to finish it now. I have plenty of time. You can come find me after you get it. Besides, you can check out the reward first."

"Boles said with a smile."

Chu Ci scrolled down suspiciously until she reached the line about rewards.

[Reward: One Job Evolution Stone.]

No! I'm not seeing things, am I?!

Rubbing his eyes, Chu Ci looked at it again, and it was actually true!

Job Evolution Stones are priceless treasures that can randomly elevate a job. He had only heard his teacher mention them occasionally, but had never actually seen one.

It is said that this item is a rare treasure even among high-level players. Although Bors is a near-sixth-tier player and is very strong, how could he have such a treasure?