Chapter 29: 6lv! Upgradable 0-tier Magic: Departure!

After mastering the skills on these few magic scrolls, Tang Zheng looked at his attribute panel:

[Ability Sheet]

Innate Ability: [Player]

Comprehensive Level: 5lv

Experience Bar: 830/400

Profession:

Basic Profession: Genius 1lv (Warrior, Priestess/Priest, Pharmacist, Alchemist, Mage, Thief)

Intermediate Profession: Sword Saint 4lv

Skill Points: 3

Passive Skills: Item Box, Slash Enhancement (4%)

Active Skills:

Warrior: Instant Reflex, Four-Light Combo Slash, Rapid Slash, Stealth

Magic: Papermaking (0-tier), Heating (0-tier)

Minor Wound Healing (1st-tier), Magic Arrow (1st-tier), Odorless (1st-tier)

Professional Skills: Pharmacy, Alchemy

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Killing those two members of "Eight Fingers" had yielded quite a bit of experience.

With a thought, Tang Zheng consumed experience to raise his level, adding the gained level to "Sword Saint."

Genius 1lv + Sword Saint 5lv — Comprehensive Level 6lv

Among his skills, Tang Zheng mastered the "Stealth" skill from the thief, and incidentally unlocked the basic profession of Thief.

Skill: Stealth

Cost: None (Cooldown 1min)

Description: In night or shadowed environments, lowers one's own presence and increases agility by 10%, lasting for 30 seconds.

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Skill: Papermaking (0-tier) ↑

Cost: 1mp

Description: Produces 1000 sheets of inferior paper; for every additional point of mana consumed, produces 500 more, no upper limit.

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Skill: Heating (0-tier) ↑

Cost: 1mp

Description: Within 1 minute, heats a touched object to 100c.

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Looking at the information for his newly mastered skills and magic, Tang Zheng was not particularly surprised to notice that the 0-tier magic only required one point of mana.

0-tier life magic is indeed of no help in combat.

No wonder few magic casters in this other world are willing to master many types of 0-tier magic!

In the "Yggdrasil" game, there were caps on skill points.

For people in this other world, learning magic requires effort, and it seems there is a certain limit to the number of spells each magic caster can master at each tier.

Under these circumstances, even fewer people are willing to waste time learning 0-tier magic.

Suddenly!

Tang Zheng noticed the "↑" mark behind the two 0-tier spells.

"This is!"

Tang Zheng widened his eyes, his body trembling, "My previous hypothesis was actually correct."

When browsing the magic scroll books at the Mage Guild, Tang Zheng had noticed that among the recorded magic scrolls, there were both 0-tier and 1st-tier scrolls for "Papermaking."

This unique situation had made Tang Zheng somewhat curious.

The tier magic system in the "Yggdrasil" game had very clear level divisions.

Yet, the life magic created independently by people in this other world could actually be raised to different tiers!

This made Tang Zheng realize that the magic created by magic casters in this other world might be different from the tier magic in the game!

This was also the reason why Tang Zheng had purchased two 0-tier spells to verify this against each other.

"Upgrade!"

Tang Zheng stared intently at the two 0-tier spells.

As these two spells each consumed 1 skill point, they indeed underwent a change.

Skill: Papermaking (1st-tier)

Cost: 5mp

Description: Produces 800 sheets of high-quality paper; for every additional point of mana consumed, produces 400 more, no upper limit.

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Skill: Heating (1st-tier)

Cost: 5mp

Description: Within 1 minute, heats a touched object to 150c.

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Looking at the newly displayed information, Tang Zheng felt pleasantly surprised, but also frowned slightly.

How to put it? According to his hypothesis, life magic unique to this other world could indeed be upgraded in tier, but as of now, the changes were not very significant.

Furthermore, the "↑" mark behind these two spells had already disappeared.

"According to the learning levels for tier magic, one can master 1st-tier magic at levels 1-7, and 2nd-tier magic at levels 8-14."

Tang Zheng thought silently to himself: "It must be because my level is not high enough, so it cannot be upgraded for the time being."

He also speculated whether, if he continued to upgrade them, he could raise these two spells to the level of 10th-tier magic.

Only—

If they were truly raised to the 10th-tier level, could these 0-tier life spells developed by the people of this other world possess the power of normal 10th-tier magic?

Whether they are useful is one thing!

On the other hand, skill points are limited, and it is worth considering whether it is worth spending skill points in this area.

After all, these life spells are meant for assistance; these things all require thought!

Tang Zheng took a deep breath, his eyes still filled with excitement and surprise.

Regardless!

This was a way to obtain 10th-tier magic that he had never anticipated before; after all, there are almost no natives in this other world capable of using 10th-tier magic.

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No one uses them.

Naturally, Tang Zheng could not consume skill points to acquire 10th-tier magic.

More importantly—there is no information on this type of magic from the Great Tomb!

He organized the thoughts in his mind.

Tang Zheng rubbed his temples to soothe his tired head and lay directly on the bed.

Most ideas could be experimented with later!

Right now, the most important thing is to raise his level; he must not put the cart before the horse.

"Sleep!" Tang Zheng suppressed the excitement in his heart.

The next day.

As soon as the sky brightened.

Tang Zheng got up, left the small inn, and began to purchase some food and key supplies.

With the existence of the Item Box, which served as a relatively large spatial backpack, Tang Zheng did not need to worry too much about food storage and spoilage.

At the cost of two gold coins.

Tang Zheng purchased nearly a month's worth of food reserves in one go; to avoid attracting attention by buying so much food at once.

Tang Zheng went to different shops to buy batches, and just buying food took up the entire morning.

After eating a casual lunch.

Tang Zheng began to purchase some weapons; the short sword already had cracks and nicks and could no longer be used.

He purchased 10 ordinary iron swords at the price of one silver coin each, and also bought a piece of light soft armor for protection, spending a total of one gold coin.

Next.

Tang Zheng headed to the Mage Guild again. Since they did not intend to sell 2nd-tier magic scrolls, Tang Zheng had to reveal his identity as a faith-based magic caster.

Only then did he spend three gold coins to purchase a "Tool Identification" magic scroll used for identifying items.

Although it was a 2nd-tier spell, because "Tool Identification" is neither an auxiliary spell nor an attack spell, its price was about the same as a 1st-tier attack magic scroll.

After settling these basic supplies.

Tang Zheng went to the Adventurer's Guild and purchased information regarding the Tob Forest from them.

He spent another two gold coins.

After a full day of preparation, Tang Zheng had spent 8 gold coins, leaving him with only 6 gold and 7 silver.

Two days of time passed in the blink of an eye!

[Lower Wind Month], June 1st.

Tang Zheng, wearing a black robe with an iron sword tucked at his left waist and a water skin hanging at his right, left Ye-Lantier, where he had rested for two days, and headed toward the north.

The Great Forest of Tob is a massive primeval jungle surrounding the Angelisia Mountains, located to the north of Ye-Lantier.

It is inhabited by a large number of dangerous magical beasts and demi-human races, making it one of the forbidden zones for humans; even some top-tier adventurers only dare to operate on the outermost fringes.

(End of this chapter)