Chapter 128: “Cheat Master” Advanced Version
[Your basic attributes will increase by 50%, correction, the Gambler's "Double" talent has activated, your basic attributes will increase by 100%.]
[Current four basic attributes: Strength 168, Constitution 172, Agility 324, Mental Power 264.]
[All talents from the Gambler profession will be enhanced.]
[Double: The probability of triggering "Double" is already 100% and cannot be increased further. The chance of triggering the enhanced effect "Super Double" has increased from 1% to 3%.]
[Super Crit: The 1/1000 chance of triggering a 200x critical hit has increased to 2/1000.]
[Congratulations! You have obtained the Trickster profession talent "Deceive the Heavens and Cross the Sea." The Gambler's "Double" talent has activated, granting you a second random talent: "Enhanced Agility."]
'Super Double! Super Double!', Jiang Kai prayed frantically in his heart.
Unfortunately, even though the critical hit multiplier chance had increased by two percentage points, 3% was still too low, and a miracle did not happen.
He only received two profession talents.
[Deceive the Heavens and Cross the Sea: As a Trickster, your trickery skills surpass that of an ordinary Cheat Master. Your actions have extreme deceptiveness. You will be more skilled in using words to manipulate opponents and using body movements to mislead their judgments.]
Jiang Kai slightly furrowed his brow. The talent description explicitly compared the Trickster to the Cheat Master.
This confirmed it, Trickster was indeed the advanced version of Cheat Master.
[Enhanced Agility: Your agility permanently increases by 40%.]
"Damn... Am I walking further and further down the agility path?", Jiang Kai exclaimed upon seeing his second talent.
Enhanced Agility wasn't an especially powerful talent, but the problem was that Jiang Kai's base attributes were already more than twice as high as others. Now, with another 40% agility increase, his base agility had skyrocketed to 454.
He, a freshly promoted second-tier, had an agility stat higher than renowned high-tier second-tier agility specialists like Xu Tianxiang and Di Sang.
And once he reached second-tier max level, who knew what terrifying level his agility would reach.
With profession talents secured, he just needed to level up once more to obtain two new profession skills.
After the system notifications ended, Jiang Kai let out a long breath.
"Finally reached second-tier," Jiang Kai shook his head with a smile. At the start, he had even doubted whether he could ever advance to the second-tier.
"Trickster… basically an upgraded Cheat Master. Then what will my third-tier, fourth-tier, or even transcendent profession be?", Jiang Kai squinted slightly, suddenly becoming intrigued by his future profession path.
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Jiangzhong City, Wei Ying summoned Lu Jun and Su Lanlan to his office.
Upon entering, they saw that the general's expression was not looking good. Lu Jun quickly asked, "General, what happened?"
Wei Ying shook his head, "Nothing new. How's the guild tournament progressing?"
"One more week until it ends," Lu Jun replied.
Wei Ying stood up and sighed, "Seven more countries have discovered connection teleportation gates. According to our intel, the countries that have already entered the public zone are trying to block the teleportation entrances."
"Huh?", Su Lanlan's eyes widened, "Blocking the teleportation entrances?"
Wei Ying nodded, "Yes! The public zone is a battlefield now. Countries that discovered the teleportation gates earlier have sent in their elite forces. They're fighting amongst themselves while also trying to eliminate later entrants from the public zone."
"The stronger countries have established temporary outposts, reinforcing their footholds in the public zone, while those seven newly entered countries got slaughtered and expelled immediately."
Lu Jun was shocked, "They can do that?"
Wei Ying sighed again, "Destiny's Calling only stated that when 80 countries activate their connection gates, the Global Supremacy Tournament will begin. But it never said that all 80 countries must participate."
Lu Jun finally understood, "So, the fewer competitors, the higher their chances of winning. They're using their early entry advantage to prevent latecomers from competin.!"
Wei Ying nodded, "Exactly… The longer they delay, the more entrenched their advantage becomes, making it harder for Huaxia to break through their defensive barriers."
"Orders from above have come down, Huaxia's War God Training Camps will halt all level-ups, keeping everyone below third-tier. At the same time, all guilds and monks are to search for connection portals at full capacity."
"Once a portal is found, all guild factors will be excluded. The top three five-man teams from War God Training Camps will be selected to break through the blockade, at any cost."
Su Lanlan finally understood why the general had asked about the guild tournament. The current situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for Huaxia.
"You two, go notify the War God Training Camps. Once we find a teleportation gate, the top talents will have a brutal competition ahead."
Lu Jun and Su Lanlan accepted their orders and were about to leave when Wei Ying suddenly stopped them, "By the way, how's that brat Jiang Kai doing lately?"
"He won the second-tier team tournament championship and then went to an instance. Supposedly, he cleared some 'Nest of Terror' dungeon. But since he didn't sell any new items in his 'convenience store' after returning, we don't know if he got anything good."
Wei Ying frowned, "The one that Azure Dragon guarded for two months?"
"Yes!"
"That kid!", Wei Ying couldn't help but smile and slap his desk, "Smart as hell!"
"What about his profession level?"
"He should still be first-tier… You know, his profession is some kind of new one, so leveling up must be insanely difficult."
Wei Ying chuckled, "I wouldn't be so sure. That kid has surprised us more than once already."
"Unfortunately, with his current situation, he'll never qualify for the War God Training Camp. Otherwise, I'd use my personal connections to send him in!", Wei Ying sighed, "What about the Huang family? Have they caused trouble for him or his family lately?"
"They've been pretty quiet. Last time, Huang Tong made a public promise," Su Lanlan replied.
Wei Ying snorted, "If Huang Tong could keep a promise, he wouldn't be Huang Tong. We can't openly help Jiang Kai, but Jiang Lan and Jiang Ying are right under our watch. Their safety must be ensured."
"Yes, sir!"
Leaving Wei Ying's office, Lu Jun turned to Su Lanlan, "The general really cares about Jiang Kai. This isn't just attention, it's genuine concern."
Su Lanlan nodded, "I feel the same. He knows Jiang Kai has a hard time leveling and isn't interested in joining the military, yet he still looks out for him. Why do you think that is?"
Lu Jun smiled slightly, "Did you know the general once had a grandson? If he were still alive, he'd be about Jiang Kai's age. But unfortunately…"
"Maybe… the old man really does see Jiang Kai as family."
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