Level and Profession

[Somewhere in the periphery of the Forbidden Dark Forest.]

"So, what are you guys doing here? I thought you two were having a hard time with Goblin. You two seem to be a mage, right?"

Heizen asked after getting familiar. 

"Well, we are only trainee mage," Sarah said with some embarrassment. 

"Haha, they are here to train and gain some experience. I am a member of the "Seeker" adventurer team. They hired me to level up." 

Bernard continued in amusement. 

"They were training their fighting ability with those goblins while we hid behind that tree. And then, you jumped out of nowhere and killed them in a second. Haha."

He laughed while shaking his whole body. 

"Well, I am sorry," Heizen said to the two girls in embarrassment. 

"Hehe, you don't need to feel bad. We two were having a hard time anyway. Right, Sophie?"

Sarah asked the girl on the left. 

"Hum." Sophie just nodded her head in approval. 

"Well, don't mind her. She doesn't like to talk much." Sarah interjected and then asked Heizen. 

"By the way, I see that you are also a beginner. So, why are you wandering around? It is very dangerous here, you know."

Sarah warned with good intentions. 

"I am new here and don't know the way. Furthermore, I got lost and didn't find where my team went.

Can I please go with you? I will separate once we reach the town." 

Heizen carefully mentioned his difficulty humbly. He was out of supply and water. It would be good if he could hitch a ride. 

"Huh, since you helped us with good intentions, it doesn't matter if you come with us. However, you must listen to my command and don't jump like before." 

Bernard warned. 

"Thank you very much." Heizen thanked everyone. 

"Ok, we are almost near the Goblin camp. Let's clear them and return before it gets dark."

Bernard said and began to walk towards the direction where the Goblin appeared. 

Heizen also went to the back with the archer placing the two girls in the middle. 

"Hey, are you also a member of the Seeker adventure team?"

He asked Bowen to ease the relationship. 

"Yes," Bowen said and remained silent. 

"So, you and Bernard are taking a commission together to help beginners."

"Yes." Plain and concise.

Heizen was embarrassed. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Bowen didn't seem fond of talking. 

So, he also began to organize his thoughts while following the team. 

First of all, this place was different from the place he transmigrated. So, he didn't need to worry about that caravan or anything. 

However, he was alone with no friends or acquaintances. But with the system, many problems could be solved easily. 

Speaking of which, he seemed to have heard something while killing those Goblins. So, he quickly called the system in his mind. 

[Ding!][You killed six Level 1 Goblin.]

[Congratulations. You leveled up.

Free attribute gain = 5 points]

A dim blue screen appeared in front of him. 

[Host: Heizen Windward]

[Level: 2 (23%)]

[Strength: 7]

[Agility: 7]

[Stamina: 4]

[Mental Power: 3]

[Abilities & Skills: None]

[Free Attributes = 5 points]

[Note: You can open other stats after gaining skills and profession.]

"Hum, let's add 2 points on mental power, 1 point on stamina, and the remaining 2 on strength."

Heizen thought. The status panel changed according to his thoughts. 

[Host: Heizen Windward]

[Level: 2 (23%)]

[Strength: 9]

[Agility: 7]

[Stamina: 5]

[Mental Power: 5]

[Abilities & Skills: None]

A warm current flew through his body from the white light in his mind. His strength increased again. 

The most notable thing was the mental clarity. He felt unprecedentedly calm.

It was like all the junk in his mind had cleared up. The trauma of death also healed significantly. 

He increased his mental power to avoid assassination. However, now it seems he should pay more attention to these stats. 

Furthermore, he was very interested in the mage profession. However, he knew nothing about this world. 

While he was reminiscing the feeling, the archer Bowen looked at him weirdly. 

"Haha." Heizen laughed awkwardly. 

"System, show me his status panel." He thought silently. 

[Ding!]

[Name: Bowen]

[Profession: Archer (Junior)]

[Level: 4]

[Strength: 9]

[Agility: 13]

[Dextirity: 14]

[Stamina: 12]

[Mental Power: 8]

[Skills: Accurate shot, Tunnel-vision, Night-vision]

[Accurate shot: You have a 90% chance of hitting the target within 500 yards.]

[Tunnel-vision: At the expense of losing peripheral sight, you can see more than 1 Km while using the bow.]

Seeing the status of Bowen, Heizen was confused. He couldn't figure out the pattern of attributes. 

So, he quickly caught up with the girls.

"Hey, Sarah, so what is the nearest town here?" Heizen opened up the conversation with the brown-haired girl.

"Oh, the nearest town is the Ravenwood town. It is only one hour journey from here." Sarah replied. 

"That's good. So, are you two guys preparing to become mage?

Can you help me understand how the profession works? I am new and don't know much about those things." Heizen asked. 

"Oh, I thought you were a professional by how you fought before." Sarah giggled. 

Heizen looked at her giggling and was in a trance for a while. Now that he paid attention, these two girls looked gorgeous. 

"The profession and level were used to be very easy to understand before. However, with the advent of the fallen realm and various races, it has become increasingly difficult to quantify the strength."

Sarah sighed and continued. 

"Race, bloodline, and ethnicity can impact the strength of an individual greatly. For example, you can easily kill a level 1 Goblin like before. But if that was a dragon, you have no chance."

"Dragon can't be at the level 1," Sophie interjected. 

"Hey, I was giving an example, ok?" Sarah chided. 

"Then, how can we know how strong the opponent is?" Heizen asked. 

"There are many ways for that. For example, you can purchase the mana-monocle like this from the adventurer guild which gives basic info about your opponent."

Sarah pointed at the small round glass at her waist. It was embedded with a complex pattern.

"First, you need to know the race of your enemy. Then the level and skills. Levels aren't always absolute. Sometimes, a monster can use its inherent skills to show power beyond its level." She said. 

"Then what about us humans? Won't we be suppressed everywhere?" Heizen said. 

"No, no. You can always increase your bloodline rank. In fact, there are many bloodline families among the human race. They are born superior to other humans. For example, the Scarlet family..."

Sophie elbowed Sarah slightly from the side. 

"Uhum," Sarah coughed and continued. 

"For example, Ravenwood town is established by the Raven family. They have the draconic bloodline of Raven."

"For humans without a bloodline, they can still use a prescription to inject if necessary.

"However, low bloodline can limit the potential for development. So, many humans use the mage or wizard path. 

As long as you meditate mana and promote successfully, you can theoretically break the racial limit.

There are also blessings from God, Elves, Dragon, etc., from higher races that can increase the strength of humans significantly."

Sarah elaborated carefully. 

"You don't seem to have mana-monocle with you. I have an extra here, you can have it.

Just put it between your eyebrows and it will recognize it automatically."

Sarah brought up a small round glass from her space ring and gave it to him. 

Heizen took the glass and put it between his eyebrows. The glass glowed faintly and some light penetrated his mind. 

"Now, place the monocle outside your body and it will automatically scan and display information when you think."

Heizen hooked the glass on his chest and looked at Sarah carefully.

Well, she looked stunning. The mole beneath her lips and her beautiful skin with star-like eyes were simply marvels of the creator.

"Um, you don't need to glare like that." Sarah waved her hand at his face. 

Heizen was embarrassed and quickly looked away. 

"Hehe, you have a new admirer." Sophie laughed softly. Sarah rolled her eyes. 

[Name: Sarah]

[Race: Human]

[Level: 1]

[Potential: Not awakened.]

[Profeession: Not awakened]

[Skill: None]

"This mana-monocle cannot perfectly display the strength. But, you can know basic stuff and that's enough." Sarah continued. 

Heizen nodded and looked at Sophie. She had a gorgeous face with large eyes, a perfect nose, and red lips.

Her scarlet hair suggested fieriness, but her calm, cold expression revealed a perfect balance of temperament.

This time, he quickly averted his gaze. He didn't want to leave a bad impression. 

[Name: Sophie]

[Race: Human]

[Level: 1]

[Potential: Not awakened.]

[Profeession: Not awakened]

[Skill: None]

"This monocle gathers data from mana signature. Also, the name and such will only appear if it is in the database. For example, if you don't know our names, it won't appear in the information."

Sarah explained to him patiently. 

"About leveling up, you can start awakening once you are at level five. Each time you level up, your strength will increase randomly. However, you cannot increase your level after you reach the cap." 

"Oh? So, there is also a level cap?" Heizen asked. 

"Of course. The reason why you can gain experience by killing monsters is because you will be infused with their essence by Gaia after death.

Such essences are pure energy. However, you cannot absorb them infinitely. 

Depending on your life level, you will need different essences. After all, to hold the energy, the vase needs to be strong first." Sarah interjected. 

Heizen was about to ask other questions when Bernard signaled from the front.

 "Get ready to fight."