Chapter 543: Chapter 259: What Do You Call Succeeding on the First Try?

"Well..."

Lin Mo thought for a moment. There was no real need to hide it—mainly because he couldn’t. He had already used it, and he would be using it often in the future. Being secretive about it now would just be petty.

"Have you ever heard of a special profession change?"

"A special profession change?!"

Deke’s voice suddenly rose in volume.

Everyone’s gaze immediately focused on him.

"Boss, you’ve heard of it?"

Luke asked, his face full of anticipation.

"No."

However, Deke shook his head, indicating he didn’t.

"I only know about standard profession changes... It’s said to be a special event with a small chance of triggering when powerful Professionals—those with a strong, corresponding style—advance to the Elite or Extraordinary Level, or higher. After the change, an originally Ordinary Profession like a Warrior can be transformed into a more specialized and distinct one, like a Berserker or a Swordsman."

"After changing Professions, a Professional’s Skills also shift toward that new path. The difficulty of learning Skills that fit the profession is greatly reduced, and the speed of both learning and improving them increases a lot. But on the other hand, for Skills that aren’t a good match for the new Profession, the speed of learning and improving them becomes slightly slower than before."

"Additionally, Professionals who change their Profession have a greater probability of comprehending their own unique Skills. They also receive a one-time, very powerful Attribute Amplification—an increase at least on par with the one from advancing to Elite, or even greater... The exact amount probably depends on the Profession they change into. Powerful and rare Professions grant more, while relatively common ones grant less."

Lin Mo listened from the side with great interest.

Although he had heard about profession changes and special profession changes from the Church Bishop in Silver Stream City, he really didn’t know much about the specifics.

From Deke’s description, his special profession change seemed to share some similarities with a standard one.

’But mine seems to be missing some of those restrictions. For example, my speed at learning any Skill won’t slow down.’

’For typical Professionals who undergo a change, their future path becomes very clear, but that also means the number of Skills they can learn decreases. If they can’t find enough Skills suited to their new Profession, or Skills developed and left behind by predecessors, they can only rely on comprehending new ones themselves.’

’Either that, or they have to learn unsuitable Skills while taking a debuff. At that point, it would have been better not to change Professions at all.’

’But I don’t have those restrictions. Not only that, my freedom has been greatly expanded.’

’I can combine any Skills to form new ones, which is perfect for someone like me who already has a wide array of Skills... I already have a lot of ideas I want to try.’

Aside from matters related to Skills, the one-time massive Attribute Amplification Deke mentioned also matched Lin Mo’s recent personal experience.

"But as for this special profession change thing, I don’t really know much about it."

Deke finished his explanation.

Eve, who rarely spoke up, chimed in, "A special profession change is something that only people who simultaneously cultivate two Professions to an equally high level have a chance of achieving... Its essence is to fuse two Professions, like Warrior and Knight, or Warrior and Assassin. It integrates originally separate Professions, allowing the Skills from both to synergize better or even combine, letting the user comprehend new forms of Skills..."

Mi Lan immediately added, "And for Magic Practitioners, those who cultivate two types of Attribute Magic at the same time also have a chance to fuse the powers of both attributes through a special profession change. This allows them to operate two types of Magic Circuits in their body at once, which means..."

"Double Casting?!"

Lin Mo’s eyes lit up. ’That’s something I really want.’

Mi Lan gave him a peculiar look and nodded. "That’s right. It is mentioned in the academy’s archives that some dual-attribute Mages who undergo a special profession change can cast Magic of two different Elements simultaneously. In fact, such individuals do exist today in the Empire and some of the powerful Kingdoms."

"But—"

Eve’s gaze remained fixed on Lin Mo as she said slowly, "All of the situations we’ve described are limited to combinations of Qi and Blood with Qi and Blood, or Magic Power with Magic Power."

And what Lin Mo had just accomplished was clearly not one of the scenarios within their realm of understanding.

"Exactly."

Mi Lan clearly had many questions of her own. "Mr. Lin Mo, how did you manage to combine Qi and Blood with Magic Power?"

A Demon Swordsman—a Profession that existed only as a concept proposed by scholars. Could it truly become a reality?

In the past, whether it was Eve, Mi Lan, or any of the other students present, they would have all said no.

Because that was what the knowledge taught at the academy stated. It was like how most Blue Star People knew Blue Star was round and that ghosts weren’t real.

But the reality unfolding before their very eyes had clearly overturned their previous understanding.

"Well..."

Lin Mo scratched his head. "Actually, I’m not too sure myself. I’d heard rumors about Demon Swordsmen before and tried many times, but I never succeeded. But just now when I was advancing, I suddenly had this strange feeling. I went with it, gave it a try, and then..."

Everyone present fell into silence.

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