Chapter 19

What skill he had actually comprehended, he wasn't sure either.

Immediately after.

He opened his backpack space. Within the three-cubic-meter space, four items were neatly arranged, three of which were the settlement rewards for this dungeon run.

【Giant Bear War Shield】 (Advancable, Bound)

Quality: Tier F

Requirement: 15 Strength

Attributes: Strength +2, Constitution +3

Additional Trait: When attacked, reduce damage taken by 10.

Divine Blessing: After being attacked 100 times, can advance to Tier E equipment.

Note: This equipment can advance (0/5) times!

Durability: 50/50

……

Luo Chenyu's brow stirred.

A shield with Divine Blessing, able to grow all the way to Tier A, was perfectly suited for a "professional tank" defense warrior.

The additional trait might not look like much at first glance, but for a newbie whose HP wasn't high, reducing 10 damage was already a god-tier skill.

In a moment of crisis, it might even save his life.

After equipping the shield, Luo Chenyu shifted his gaze to the next item.

【Class-Specific Special Skill Chest (Defense Warrior)】 (Bound)

Quality: Special

Effect: Upon opening, obtain a Tier 1~Tier 3 defense warrior special skill.

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Upon seeing this item, Luo Chenyu's heart was filled with joy.

Suddenly, he felt the principal's Tier 1 special skill 【Guardian Shield Wall】 wasn't so appealing anymore.

Without hesitation, he used the gleaming golden chest.

"Ding! You have obtained the Tier 3 defense warrior special skill 【Thornmail Armor】!"

【Thornmail Armor】 (Tier 3): A special skill for defense warriors. Summons a thornmail shield; each time it takes an attack, a portion of the damage is reflected back to the target. While the skill is active, it increases the user's defense by a certain percentage.

The skill was a good skill!

But Luo Chenyu declared that sometimes being too lucky wasn't a good thing either.

Initial-class professionals could only learn Tier 1 and Tier 2 skills.

Tier 3 skills required reaching 1st Advancement before they could be learned.

"Ahem, 【Guardian Shield Wall】 is still more appealing after all!"

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【Low Tier Skill Forced Upgrade Scroll】 (Bound)

Quality: Tier C

Effect: Designate a Tier 1~4 skill and raise its level by 1!

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Generally speaking, skill levels could only be upgraded through one's own comprehension; the max level for a Tier 1 skill was LV. 5.

But for many professionals whose "IQ" wasn't that high, there were other ways to raise skill levels.

For example, the 【Low Tier Skill Forced Upgrade Scroll】 right before his eyes.

Because of this, the price of 【Skill Forced Upgrade Scrolls】 had always remained high, even exceeding that of Some Tier-5 skills.

An SSSS evaluation — when it gives stuff, it really dares to give!

With a thought, he chose 【Steel Shield】 to use it on.

【Prompt: Your skill 【Steel Shield】 disdainfully kicked the 【Low Tier Skill Forced Upgrade Scroll】 away and spat at it!】

Luo Chenyu: "……"

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