Tainted Sewage - 1
The enthusiastic Dom looks so hype after I finish the job promotion ritual and he ask me what kind of job did I choose. He said usually normal folks get, two or three to choose from and prodigy gets, five to nine. Then a question appears on my mind instantly, if someone did a bad job at their job promotion would it mean that person may not be able to choose a better job at all, a rock or stone and contrary to the one who did good, they get to choose either ruby or diamond. Basically, this ritual will determine their future, ain't this mean this first advancement incredibly important?
Lots of question began to popped-up in my mind after the first one. With all of this inside my head, I need to get clarity on this.
"Sir Dom- I mean Sir Alex, I've so many unanswered questions in my head, may I ask you to help me answer some of them?"
"Ask away."
"What is job actually? And what is this job promotion? I know that the next one is when I reach level 30, will I get to choose again like this one?"
"Well, Job actually a gift given by Goddess Gaia for us human because we human was too weak to survive on our own compared to the other race; elves with their agility and dexterity, dwarves with their strength and tenacity, werebeast with their transformation, witch and wizard with their inborn talent for magic, giant with their… so what left of us except our fast breeding rate?
Are you asking the one you just did or generalize one? The one you just did, we called it 'Sacred Ritual' because of the procedure and the result will determine our future. Here's an example, one plus one is two but one points one plus one is two points one so which one did you think has bigger value? Actually, you can check the growth rate of your current job, a normal job usually had a growth rate of one.
That one, you will do at level 30 is different. There is no ritual like this, no runes no circle but the goddess will give you requisite herself on what you need to do to advance. The job you had until you reach level 10 and after you passed the job promotion was different, check your job, the level was reset to level one correct? That's because your previous job is un-tier after you did the sacred ritual will you get the true job attached with skill, even if you reach level ten with your current job you don't need to do a job promotion ritual with runes like this one. The goddess will give you one.
A thing to note here is a high tier job have conditions to fulfill before you advance. My job is Summoner it's a tier-one and I need to reach at least level 50 on Beast Tamer a tier-two job as well and level 30 on Magician, and a few other conditions. Anything else?"
"Yes, so what if the person chooses his/her job wrongly? I mean you need to have the slots available in case your job promotion condition need one right?"
"You can combine your job in Gaia Temple's even though the one you try to combine is a crafting and a battle oriented job there won't be any problem. After all the essence is in your profession. Anyway, how many job option did you get?
"There is no option available I can choose, the only one that comes out was Berserker Assassin."
"Splendidly done! That Job is one of the rarest so its power is undoubtedly but there is catch though, most of them usually crazy, some called them the avenger because they never let go of their revenge target and if cornered they'll ignite their life-force and explode themselves, they never die alone. Be extremely careful! Don't get control by your urge."
Being crazy or called crazy fine by me. I never really believe of "Power corrupt its beholder." Rather, I believe of "Misuse of power because they had one because they were corrupt from the start or circumstance force them to. Don't blame the gun when it killed, question the beholder!"
"I know a quest that can enhance one of your innate job skill. Did you want to take it?"
"Sure, why not."
『You received the quest "Clean the tainted sewage." Quest: the S64 sewage becomes so dirty because it hasn't been clean for months. To prevent the disease from spreading clean a block of dirty sewage and its inhibitor (Rats, disease slime, germ and the like.) Rank: C. Requirement: Purification and Cleanse spell. Reward: 1 Platinum coin. Status: repeatable, left 101 blocks.』
"It may sound easy but be careful. The place is rife with disease, it can kill a healthy person given time. For you though, that place is where you can train your Regeneration skill to your heart content without actually getting killed in the process."
Thanking him I start to sort everything out and check my skill list, there is three new skill I got after advancing my job into Berserker Assassin. I don't get any movement or stealth though. Before leaving I ask him once again why I didn't get any assassin related skill like stealth or something, and he answers if I already had a similar skill then I won't get one and sometimes the skill has given was totally random.
Skills:
[Impact -- uncommon • skill]
Gather force in your palm and release it to your target. Dealing 80% damage and a small chance of knockback.
Requirement: action (requires freehand)
Cost: 7 aether
Casting time: 0.3 second
Cooldown: 10 seconds
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[Stealth -- uncommon • skill]
Enter an invisible state for 10 minutes. You can't be seen visually but the skill will get canceled if you attack or touch someone.
Requirement: none
Restriction: Rogue base job
Cost: 15 aether and 3 stamina
Casting time: instant-cast
Cooldown: 360 seconds
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[Meditation -- Common • Skill • Passive]Level 2
Enter a meditation state increasing your force recovery rate by 205%. Skill will get cancel if you move and receive an attack.
Requirement: none
Restriction: none
Cost: none
Casting time: instant-cast
Cooldown: none
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[Swift Step -- Uncommon • skill]
Make your step more swift Increasing your movement speed by 30%.
Requirement: action
Cost: 5 stamina and 3 force per second.
Casting time: instant-cast
Cooldown: 30 minutes
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[Boost -– Uncommon • Skill]
Enhance your power by 10% for 60 seconds.
Requirement: none
Cost: 20 aether
Casting time: 1.5 second
Cooldown: 2 hours
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[Overdrive -– Legendary • Skill]
Broke your body limit to enhance your power by 300% for 1 second.
Requirement: none
Restriction: Berserker Assassin
Cost: 50 aether, 30 stamina, and 2 life force.
Casting time: 3 second
Cooldown: 10 hours
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[Regen -– Rare • Skill • Passive]
Recover 10 health per second.
Requirement: Not in full health
Restriction: Berserker Assassin
Cost: 1 stamina and 3 satiety per second.
Casting time: none
Cooldown: none
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[Death Ignition -– Legendary • Skill ]
Explode yourself at the end of your life by igniting your life force and hatred for devastating damage. Even in death you still take your enemy down with you by sacrificing your life.
Requirement: action
Restriction: Berserk Assassin
Cost: Lifeforce, remaining health, and 2 level
Damage: (1 life force = 100 true damage + 100 health = 1 true damage) X Total level (1 level = 25 true damage.)
Condition: if the enemy is killed they would lose 2 levels instead of 1 level.
Radius: 10 meter
Casting time: none
Cooldown: 1 day
Art:
[Body Center Gravity Control • Art (Passive) ]
Increase your body stability by 50% and 20% less chance of getting knock off your feet.
Talent:
[Aether Regeneration -- Rare • talent]
Increase aether recovery rate by 25% and +10 Force.
Death Ignition skill totally would wreck my enemy if, I don't get killed before I activate the skill that is.
This is a pretty big project and I probably can't finish it alone. Should I call fatso for help then? While planning what should I do next I already arrived next to the man whose power I cannot fathom yet. He's grinning and pat my back like the first time we met.
"I like the way you fight. Remind me of my old days and nightmare. So are you ready now?"
I really can't understand what is inside his head. Don't he ever plan something in life? After all, you can't just headbutt everything hoping it would be all right. He's a total mystery.
"Not yet. I need to finish a few quests before I can take the trial, sorry."
I shook my head and answered him.
"I'm here to ask you for something, can I get your emblem of proof?"
"Oh! Sure, here it is. Come back when you are ready. Did you get a quest from skinny bob? Don't tell me it's cleaning the sewage."
"It is, but the pay is pretty high and I'm in need of money right now. He told me I can train one of my skill there to my heart content."
"I'm not good at cleaning, most stuff would break if I tried to clean them. Anyway, it was his problem because he forgot his duty now he needs to pay it in coin. With his schedule, he won't be finishing anytime soon. Ahh! It's a regen, right? I know that one, my old enemy had that skill as well, he won't die until I crush his skull just like an undead."
He easily gave it to me, not what I expect, I thought he would tell me to fight someone or something first. Thanking him I walk away leaving the training ground.
Everything is good if it was easy. An easy life is not a sin, I said.
I finally decide to call fatso to ask for a hand. I've 40-50% chance to complete the quest but no matter what he can be considered as one of my friends and he's also the one who brought me into this game. Debt must be paid no matter how small it is.
"Hello, Rudy where are you? I've got a big quest and I probably can't finish it alone."
"Ohh, brother how are you? I'm on way to capital town, I tried to hitch a ride with some passing merchant for free. My intimacy with him already reaches friendly even though I didn't do any quest from him. I never know you can raise your intimacy by simply conversing with them, NPC. Why there is no thread on the forum saying this though?"
"Did you want to partake the quest or not?"
"Of course, why are you so high-tempered brother? Easy."
"The quest is about cleaning a block of sewage and the pay is 1 platinum coin, but there is a requirement, you need to have Purification and Cleanse spell. It is a spell using mana and I don't use mana as my force. You use mana, right? I remember you were telling me that on the park last time."
"Hmm… we probably can get a purification spell from the temple of light with 8 gold coins and 60 silver or 2 gold for cleanse spell in the auction house, but I only have 4 gold right now. How much did you have brother? Lent me 5 gold."
"Okay then, let's meet up at the west gate. How long will you arrive there? I'll be off until then."
"Maybe four or five hours."