"Extraordinary Path? It's not easy to step into an extraordinary path. Do you want to become a caster who controls magic power, or a warrior with a strong physique?" Duke said with a pretended profundity.

Duke planned to cultivate a force of his own, but the loyalty of players was destined to be low, so this was merely an attempt.

Upon hearing that he could choose an extraordinary path, Robert pondered for a moment and said, "I want to become a mage!"

Duke shook his head, "Magic power isn't so easily controlled, and I won't easily teach others."

"How about this, if you can help me obtain some books on local history, culture, etc., I might consider teaching you the extraordinary path of a warrior."

Duke sensed that Robert's spiritual power aptitude was pretty good, at least better than his own back then, though he didn't know the exact level of aptitude.

However, he couldn't casually teach Robert the Meditation Technique; without sufficient contribution, it's impossible to pass on.

Duke intentionally said this to let Robert know that he could make him a caster.

This was akin to drawing an invisible pie, giving Robert enough motivation to work for him.

As for whether he would teach him the Meditation Technique in the future, that would depend on the situation. Anyway, Duke had nothing to lose; the initiative was in his own hands.

Robert immediately understood that this had triggered a class change quest, which usually consists of interlocking steps, all of which must be completed to successfully change class.

"Rest assured, Duke, I'll take care of it!" Robert said, with high enthusiasm, turning to get down to business as if he'd just been invigorated.

This time the task was significantly more difficult; Duke's requirements were rather vague, and he didn't specify how many books were needed; evidently, the more the better.

Ideas were already forming in Robert's mind, and he swiftly began execution, planning to use real-world money to leverage his financial power to solve this issue.

Duke knew that to understand a place, obtaining information from local history books was the most direct way.

Now, to acquire these books, he had to enter the city to procure them.

There would be some risk involved, so Duke planned to gain enough understanding of the place before interacting with the Oracle Plane's natives.

Having players accomplish these tasks was the simplest and most effective method. In the eyes of the Oracle Plane natives, players were a group of strange beings, so whatever they did seemed reasonable.

Duke glanced at the Yellow Sand Crystal's contents; only over thirty tons of Metallic Yellow Sand remained, and he'd suffered a huge loss this time.

He planned to see if the Oracle Plane had magic metal to replenish the consumption of the Metallic Yellow Sand.

However, these things couldn't be rushed; everything had to be conducted cautiously.

Duke picked up the Bristol Language book and began learning; it was a relatively simple language consisting of more than twenty basic letters, with a grammar structure much like other languages.

To him, this was already easy; after flipping through for a while, he grasped the basics of Bristol Language.

[Bristol Language: Level 1 (1/100)]

"Not bad, can even earn some free attribute points." Duke noticed the corresponding branch had already appeared on the skill tree.

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Early the next morning, Robert drove a cart loaded with a plethora of books toward the direction of the forest.

He hadn't logged off for a whole day and night, busy running around in the game to complete the task.

Robert directly invested heavily on the game forums to buy various books, mobilizing other players to gather book materials.

Many players speculated about what task he might be doing, some even used the guise of selling books to probe for information.

Robert was familiar with these schemes and surely wouldn't expose Duke; he only wanted to seize this opportunity for himself.

To keep Duke's existence hidden, Robert himself did not show up; instead, he had many underlings carry out the book purchasing process.

Once those following him obtained the books, they secretly delivered them to Robert.

This reduced the likelihood of being discovered and prevented others from gaining information on the mysterious NPC.

To minimize the risk of Duke being exposed, Robert deliberately chose to set out at dawn, headed towards the forest.

This was the time when there were the fewest players, and the books were covered with cloth, making it hard for others to see what they were.

Thus, Robert drove the cart slowly into the forest, bringing Duke a large batch of text materials.

Duke glanced at the books; their contents were diverse, encompassing humanities, history, geography, and various other fields of knowledge, all from the Oracle Plane's natives.

By this time, Duke had mastered the Bristol language quite well; basic reading posed no significant challenge.

Even when encountering obscure words, he could infer their general meaning through context.

With a wave of his hand, Duke stored all twenty-five books into the Space Ring, intending to spend the next period studying them to better understand this world.

Robert watched wide-eyed as the books vanished; he had no idea where Duke had put them.

This game had no item backpack feature; everything must be carried by players or stored in a package.

Since Duke could make the books disappear, he must have a spatial-related item, which Robert longed for.

"Well done, I'll give you the reward you deserve." Duke spoke in Bristol Language.

He then transmitted the content of the Earth Breathing Technique to Robert using spiritual power, comprising the entirety of the technique.

Transmitting via spiritual power was very convenient, requiring no verbal descriptions or drawings, allowing one to directly grasp the meaning of the information.

After receiving this information, Robert was quite excited, understanding through the spiritual power transmission that once he successfully condensed a Life Seed, he could generate Fighting Spirit and become like those strong warrior NPCs.

"The path is laid for you; whether you can walk it depends on yourself. Well, I must go now; we'll meet again if it's destined." Duke said and left using the Shadow Cloak.

From Robert's perspective, Duke suddenly vanished, whereabouts unknown.

He paused, becoming a bit anxious about not knowing where to find this mysterious NPC again, lacking any clues.

"Better master the Earth Breathing Technique first; only by improving my strength might I encounter such a bigwig again." Robert thought to himself, planning to spend all his time in the game except for eating and sleeping, determined to master the technique.

Duke reached the forest's depths, found a secluded, flat open area, and formed a small house with yellow sand to reside in.

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