You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

In the arena, which was two-thirds destroyed, the great demon, with only half a wing remaining and looking utterly wretched, knelt on the ground, his reverence for Iori rising to a new level.

"Indeed, only you are more suited to be the master of the Great Tomb of Nazarick—the one and only Supreme One!"

"You've passed, Demiurge."

Ignoring Demiurge, who suddenly seemed relieved, Iori turned to look at the Guardians, who were too shocked to speak.

"Why are you all looking at me like that? Isn't clearing the boss without taking damage a basic skill for the chosen ones? What's so surprising?"

Iori smiled and glanced at her shiny task panel, feeling even happier.

"If you can't even understand this, then what will happen next will be even more unacceptable?"

One by one is too slow—all of you come at once!

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Chapter 338 Loyal Guardians.

"No, I'm so sorry I didn't let Lord Aizen have his fill... Ugh!"

Albedo, who stood the last among the Guardians, finally collapsed to the ground, but a happy smile remained on her lips.

……

You have passed the "Master Swordsman" trial!

Gained 200 experience points;

Obtain "Sword Master Employment Certificate" ×1;

You have passed the "Mage Chanter" trial!

Gained 200 experience points;

Obtain "Certificate of Employment as a Magic Chanter" ×1;

You have passed the "Ranger's" trial quest!

【…

...]

【drop!

Your racial level has increased, marking another solid step forward on your adventure.

Current level: Human 3.

property:……】

Your job level meets the upgrade requirements.

[It has been detected that you are not yet employed. Please quickly select a job to allocate experience points and obtain your initial job.]

……

"Hmm~"

Iori examined her right hand, slowly clenched and unclenched it a few times, and nodded slightly.

Although it only added three "race" levels, the added attributes were like an ant on an elephant compared to his current state, practically negligible.

However, Iori's control over herself was perfect, and she could clearly sense that her power had indeed increased... roughly equivalent to a "minor boost" obtained as a CG reward.

However, this improvement is not limited to a single attribute, but is comprehensive, making it quite cost-effective.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only a "trace amount"—this is only level three!

In the game Yggdrasill, there are two level systems: "race" and "class". There is no level cap for either one, but the maximum level for both combined is 100.

The game itself does not force you to choose a race or class; instead, it encourages you to make your own decisions.

Different combinations create different possibilities, thus extending the game's popularity.

Incidentally, players who create unconventional characters actually have an advantage because the characteristics of the human race in the game are relatively monotonous. Although their stats are not weak, everyone knows what their skills are.

Furthermore, once a race reaches level 10, non-human characters have many advancement options, while human characters don't have many good choices. This leads most human players to only level up their race to level 10 and use the rest to upgrade their class level.

Therefore, the overall direction of the game is that humans focus on professions, while other races focus on their races.

Even so, some professions are still limited to certain races. For example, to become a "Lich," one must be an undead.

More players choose human characters, but in PvP, non-human characters clearly have an advantage. This naturally leads to an imbalance between the two factions of players of the regular races (humans, elves, dwarves) and non-human races, resulting in fierce conflicts, just like the rivalry between the Alliance and the Horde... Of course, the game company is happy to see this happen.

It is precisely because of its extreme degree of freedom that when the game was still very popular, the player base was incredibly diverse, resulting in a wide variety of interesting gameplay styles.

In general, there is no inherent superiority or inferiority between "racial rank" and "occupational rank"; they simply represent different emphases for individuals. How to choose and allocate resources depends on one's personal development plans.

Iori has all the information about this game; by analyzing it, she will know how to make the right choice.

While the human race level can be increased to 10, and can be advanced to "demigod hero" by completing some tasks, the resulting traits are not very attractive to Iori. Therefore, the remaining 90 levels are used to increase the class level!

With so many points, you can easily max out the highest-level profession!

"The problem now is which career to choose... There are quite a few options, but there's only one basic career, which will affect subsequent advanced careers... Tsk~"

Iori is now in a bit of a dilemma. During the "interview," he accidentally went too far and ended up with six or seven job certificates in the [Full-Time Job Guide], covering everything from physics to magic and support majors, which really made him dizzy with choices.

Unfortunately... the ability to simultaneously master multiple professions was too overpowered. Iori was worried it would disrupt the game's logic and cause errors during the transmigration, so she didn't add it to the [All-Round Guide]. Otherwise, she'd be having a blast right now!

After all, while the [Full-Time Guide] in his hands is very valuable now, in the game it would only save him the trouble of running around and allow him to learn skills directly without finding a mentor—and even that would cost several times the amount of gold coins!

In the eyes of players, this is a useless and frustrating game that has nothing to do with game balance... This shows just how conservative and cautious Iori is!

"Ah... Human nature is never satisfied; once you've gained something, you want something more."

As Iori pondered this, she suddenly laughed and shook her head.

Frankly, getting a huge tomb and a large number of loyal subordinates for free is already incredibly lucky. The game panel and self-made items are completely unexpected bonuses; Iori shouldn't be so conflicted after already receiving so many benefits.

According to his estimate, once his character panel reaches level 100, it will be enough to increase his current overall attributes by a third, not even including the accompanying skills. All things considered, it will be an extremely considerable number.

At that time, as long as we use some methods targeting "Heaven and Earth Ashes", Iori can directly defeat Yamamoto through sheer force!

Of course, as the future successor of the Seireitei, Iori didn't need to seek out Yamamoto to build a relationship—the master and disciple already had a good enough relationship.

"Lord Aizen, you seem to be in a very good mood."

"Nothing, just thinking of something happy."

Still in the throne room on the tenth underground floor, Iori, sitting upright, casually brushed off Albedo's questions with a few words before turning her gaze downwards.

Except for the guardians of the fourth and eighth floors who were unable to attend due to special circumstances, all the guardians of the highest status and power in the entire Great Tomb of Nazarick knelt on one knee before Iori to offer their loyalty.

The first person he noticed was a young girl:

Wearing a black evening gown with a skirt that flared out like a medieval whalebone skirt, which accentuated her slender waist, she also wore a cardigan adorned with lace and ribbons, and long lace gloves. Almost no skin was exposed, making her look elegant and dignified.

—Let's assume that's the case for now.

She is Shalltear Bradfordren, the first, second, and third guardian of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

She appears to be around fourteen or fifteen years old, with very regular features. She has a youthful look without being childish. The only drawback is that her skin is too pale, like white wax, and it's obvious that something is wrong with her.

Her slightly grayish silver hair was tied on one side and fell down into a ponytail, which, combined with the small hat she often wore on her head, certainly gave her the look of a young lady from a wealthy family.

What's striking is that, despite her petite figure, she has a rather full bust, creating a perverse sense of age...

—It's a pad!

Tiny A-cup, how ridiculous!

Iori's gaze swept over Shalltear, then Demiurge, and finally landed on a pair of elven twins.

They look only about ten years old, and their appearances are almost identical.

Both had long, pointed ears, slightly dark skin, and shoulder-length hair that looked like golden silk. One was full of energy and wore white trousers, while the other looked timid and wore a white midi skirt.

They seem like well-behaved and adorable Geminis? And they really are.

However, this brother and sister pair is actually a combination of a "tomboy" and a "cross-dressing boy"!

Aura Bellafiora and Marebellofiora, an older sister and a younger brother, give completely opposite impressions, making them a rather interesting twin duo.

—The original guild members really know their stuff!

Beside the twins was a large insect exuding a chilling aura.

It's not a metaphor; it really is an insect, only it has a huge size of over two meters.

Its entire body is a cold, icy blue, with a humanoid shape somewhere between a mantis and a locust. In addition, it has a tail that is twice as long as its height, as well as a powerful jaw.

What's striking is that it has four arms, and it doesn't look like it's just for show.

It is the guardian of the fifth level of the Great Tomb of Nazarick—Cocytus.

"Alright, except for the guardians who cannot be moved at will, everyone has arrived and passed my test."

Especially you, Sebastian.

Iori pointed to the old butler kneeling in front of the maids: "I officially bestow upon you the identity of a guardian, to guard the ninth underground level together with the Pleiades, and to serve as my butler, and to be managed only by Albedo apart from me."

"Yes... to receive such an honor is truly an honor that makes me feel extremely humbled."

“This is what you deserve, Sebastian.”

Albedo stood beside the throne, glancing at Iori with a hidden fervor, before turning back to coldly survey the guardians.

"You should know shame!"

The Supreme Beings spent so much effort to create us, yet our combined combat power is still less than that of our Lord alone!

Lord Aizen is magnanimous, which is why he allowed us to shamelessly remain in our posts. But it would be utterly ridiculous for us to become complacent because of this!

"Well!"

Everyone lowered their heads, but at that moment, Iori raised her hand to interrupt Albedo.

"Enough, Albedo."

"Lord Aizen, please don't stop me. It's time to let these people know their own limitations."

Albedo glanced at Shalltear intentionally, "Trying to protect you with this much power? You're really overestimating yourself!"

The true ancestor of vampires was so angry that his teeth itched.

This gorilla woman only managed to hold out for a few more seconds because of her high defense, yet she's so arrogant!

"Fine, go ahead and scold me if you want, I'm leaving first anyway."

"Where am I going? Do you need me to accompany you?"

"No, Lady Albedo is the chief steward of the entire Great Tomb of Nazarick, above the Guardians, and is extremely busy every day. Let us handle this kind of task."

Shalltear said sarcastically, "After all, people of our level can only find meaning in their existence by helping Lord Aizen with his work."

stretch!

Albedo had a slight bulge at her temples.

Iori found it amusing and chuckled, then rose from the throne on her own.

Albedo tensed up immediately: "My lord? What are you going to...?"

"Have you forgotten? We're in another world now. The first thing we need to do is survey our surroundings and see if there's any danger."

Iori smiled slightly: "I'll take on a few tasks for fun while I'm at it."

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Chapter 339 Can you keep up?

Before heading to the ground, Iori first went to Nazarick's Vault, which is the guild warehouse, where most of the wealth of a total of forty-one players is stored.

Gold coins and treasures, needless to say, are things everyone in the secular world would covet, but in the game they're merely bonuses for completing quests. The truly valuable items are rare ones, such as the highest-grade special items—world-class items!

There's also the [Throne of Kings], which serves as a symbol of the entire guild and is placed in the deepest part of the Great Tomb, right under Iori's butt.

The reason he came here was that he had previously selected several valuable items from the treasure vault and optimized and modified them. Now that they had finally come to life from the virtual world, he wanted to check them out to see if there were any problems with the modified items.

Unlike creating an original item, modifying its settings can easily lead to contradictions, much like how revamping old champions in League of Legends can easily introduce bugs. Even the original author's work is prone to errors, let alone Iori's.

Although he was very meticulous at the time and verified it many times, he still felt more at ease after taking a look.