Chapter 22: Player's Battle Conditions, Arriving at E-Rantel

Skill: Pharmacy

Cost: 1 point of Mana

Description: Can process medicinal herbs into powders, granules, etc., to increase the effectiveness of the herbs (improves as the "Pharmacist" level increases).

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Skill: Alchemy

Cost: 1 point of Mana

Description: Depending on the materials, produces alchemical solutions and materials with different effects (improves as the "Alchemist" level increases).

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Tang Zheng saw the extra line for "Job Skills" below the [Ability Table] and felt a sense of understanding.

It seemed that production-type skills were a category of "Job Skills," which felt somewhat similar to special jobs.

Tang Zheng added all "3" of the gained levels to his "Sword Saint" job.

After all, for now.

This was the only intermediate job he had mastered that could raise his own base attributes.

Tang Zheng discovered that this leveling process was similar to the game "Yggdrasil," where players could distribute gained levels to any job of their choosing.

However, the situation in the real world was different.

People in this other world who wanted to improve warrior-type jobs could only do so by constantly honing their martial arts and increasing their personal skills and training.

Those who wanted to improve magic-type jobs could only do so through study, reading grimoires, meditation, and the like.

In short, to improve a certain job, one had to learn the abilities related to that job.

Hearing Enfirea's question.

Tang Zheng looked away from the status panel and pretended to snap back to reality: "I was just surprised, as this is my first time seeing this way of making potions."

"It's nothing."

"I'm still not very good at it," Enfirea said modestly, then looked at Tang Zheng with some excitement, "Compared to recovery potions, healing magic is much more powerful."

"Recovery potions rely on herbs to treat injuries; whether they are low-quality or high-level, they only accelerate the healing of wounds."

Hearing Enfirea's words.

Tang Zheng looked interested and began to discuss healing potions with Enfirea in a low voice.

Enfirea did not shy away from this at all; instead, he communicated with Tang Zheng very happily.

As the grandson of the best pharmacist in E-Rantel, Lizzie, and someone who would be known as a genius pharmacist in the future.

Even if it wasn't four years later yet, Enfirea's insights into recovery potions already surpassed most pharmacists in this world.

In "Yggdrasil," the conditions for a player to win a battle against another player ultimately boiled down to four things!

Intelligence, level, equipment, and resources!

Intelligence was ranked first, and its importance went without saying.

The battle between the Bone King and Xia Tiya had truly pushed the advantage of intelligence to the extreme.

Xia Tiya, as an NPC specialized in combat who also possessed a job build that countered the undead type, was still calculated to death by the Bone King using the advantage of intelligence.

He had shown off brilliantly in front of the other Floor Guardians.

Of course, if it had been an encounter battle, Xia Tiya would have been the most likely winner.

As for levels and equipment, those two items went without saying.

In terms of level, Tang Zheng could use his "Player" ability to reach level 100, but he currently had no way to deal with equipment.

With the level of this other world, it was impossible to craft Divine-tier equipment, and the only existing Divine-tier equipment were relics of the "Six Great Gods" and the "Eight Greed Kings," which were extremely difficult to obtain.

As for resources, these referred to consumable items like recovery potions, magic scrolls, crystals, gems, ornaments, and various tools.

Tang Zheng had even less of a way to compare with the entire "Great Tomb of Nazarick." The reason he was constantly discussing recovery potions with Enfirea now was that he wanted to produce them himself.

After resting.

The group set off again.

The archer Basack carried the captain, Dosari, while the two Rand brothers, having taken recovery potions and the alchemical solution Enfirea had made, were already able to walk on their own.

In the time that followed.

Enfirea continuously used herbs to concoct various medicinal powders and alchemical solutions for healing, accelerating the recovery of the "Rock" squad.

At the same time, he used the recovery progress of the several adventurers to understand the effects of the potions he had created.

As for Tang Zheng, he waited until his mana recovered to use healing magic to treat the comminuted fracture in Captain Dosari's lower leg.

For a time.

The "Rock" squad had instead become a burden.

Two days later.

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A massive city appeared in the field of vision of Tang Zheng and the others.

"E-Rantel"!

With three thick city walls, the border city of "E-Rantel" looked more like a military fortress.

Or rather!

As the central city on the borders of the Re-Estize Kingdom, the Baharuth Empire, and the Slane Theocracy, "E-Rantel" was built to the specifications of a fortress from the start.

Ever since entering the border region.

Tang Zheng's group had not encountered many people along the way, perhaps because they had taken a shortcut; now, as they approached "E-Rantel," the number of caravans and adventurers on the road began to increase significantly.

Creak, creak!

The sound of the carriage's wooden wheels grinding against the ground echoed.

Grandmother Lizzie drove the carriage to the city gate, and soldiers immediately stepped forward to stop them for inspection. However, upon seeing it was Grandmother Lizzie, expressions of respect quickly appeared on their faces.

"So it is Lady Bareare, let them pass!"

The gate guards quickly turned and shouted to those behind them.

As a border city, anyone arriving from the outside needed to be inspected to guard against infiltrators and troublemakers from other countries, primarily the Baharuth Empire.

Snap!

Grandmother Lizzie nodded slightly to the gate guards, and with a flick of her wrist, the whip in her hand struck the horse's rump with a crisp sound.

The carriage, loaded with herbs and carrying Enfirea in the back, slowly drove into the city.

Tang Zheng and the "Rock" squad, who were following behind, were also let through without inspection, though they were charged an entry fee of 2 copper coins each.

That's right.

"E-Rantel" charged an entry fee.

In the Re-Estize Kingdom, "E-Rantel" was the most prosperous city for trade, aside from the port cities and the capital.

Because it was close to the Tob Forest and the Katze Plains—two extremely dangerous areas—the entire city was home to a large number of adventurers and mercenaries.

This also contributed to the prosperity of its commerce.

Upon entering the city, what met the eyes were the large number of carriages preparing to enter and leave the streets.

Tang Zheng could clearly feel that the proportion of adventurers in the crowd was very high.

He hadn't even felt this when he was in the royal capital.

Compared to the subtle oppression and decay Tang Zheng had felt in the royal capital, his first impression of "E-Rantel" was that the entire air exuded a sense of vitality.

(End of chapter)