Chapter 453

And amidst a string of talents, something very important quietly changed.

【Occupation: Alchemy Master】

No matter how you say it, letting oneself change profession to an alchemist was also Lao Nv Shi's dying wish, so after successfully hitting a bug, Ji Ming simply discarded the pharmacist profession as well.

As for this 【Alchemy Master】, it is the orthodox advancement of an 【Alchemist】 after reaching level 50, which can further strengthen alchemical intuition and product effects.

Therefore, Ji Ming is now officially a must‑pick, non‑ban support who can get anyone to fry him two dishes wherever he goes, and can also drop a couple of taboo lines to show off, making him a top‑tier support.

Then, as his level surged, two numbers likewise became quite terrifying.

【Wisdom: 237】

【Charm: 201】

Heaven and earth bear witness, in fact Ji Ming hurriedly changed to an alchemist out of urgency, not solely because of Lao Nv Shi's dying wish.

After all, this charm easily exceeds 200 without any points added—unprecedented in the past, and whether anyone will come after is uncertain—seeing it made him truly apprehensive.

Given this value, although he has never tried it, he also cannot possibly try it.

But he believes that if he unleashes his full charm now, it's no longer a matter of whether a newbie gets ice on them—it's simply a huge walking ice lump!

No need to be like the yellow‑haired guys in some petty comics, who first grab the heroine's leverage, then look for an opportunity, threaten, and press half‑heartedly…

Too troublesome!

Just by breathing the same air, he could skip all the drama and inner turmoil, fast‑forwarding straight to the manga's ending.

But!

Don't worry, Teacher Ji is a pure‑love war god; he would absolutely never do that!

【Vitality: 205】

【Agility: 205】

Besides the soaring wisdom and charm, Ji Ming, who develops morality, intellect, physique, beauty and labor in full, has not fallen behind in the strength and agility stats either.

On one hand, because his lectures on ShanShang indeed helped many people, the Holy Light cultivators who had learned new knowledge ran around, resolving many calamities from the evil god church and saving many innocents who had been bewitched.

And afterward, whether it was treating the king, rectifying academic conduct, or the actions of players influenced by him, all count as good deeds he did directly or indirectly, likewise recorded as merit under his name.

Combined, this immense merit directly propelled Ji Ming's Righteous Qi Nurturing Body Technique to the fourth transformation, forty‑eight layers, bringing a massive boost to strength and agility.

Besides that, the large amount of free attribute points gained from leveling up, Ji Ming simply split them evenly between the two, finally letting both break the 200 barrier.

Finally, it's just that the more it accumulates, the more

【Free Skill Points: 49】

Although this is partly due to Ji Ming's hoarding habit—if he doesn't need something temporarily, he will definitely hoard it properly.

But the fundamental reason is that ever since he obtained the Thunderlight Divine Power, in combat he can sweep everything with a single move.

One can only say it's no wonder it's a cheat opened with the help of Mother Earth; this thing is comparable to the top‑tier wheelchairs in various games.

【Fart Technique】【Cramp Technique】 are just for fun; not like my one move Thunderlight Illumination, maxed out, directly slicing them all into twitching pieces.

【I Step on Horse Social Security】 is just a third‑rate skill; not like my one move Thunderlight like rain covering the whole screen, directly dealing awe‑inspiring GPU AOE burst damage.

【Righteous Qi Nurturing Body Technique】 is just a pure joke; not like my one move Thunderlight Heavenly Blade, seizing the moment to directly slash the whole family of that strange life.

【Holy One's Judgment】 this kind of skill, barely worthy of a small country's folk, is utterly useless; do I really need to peek with my two‑hundred charm?

As for other combat skills, they are even less valuable, not even worthy of being added to a deck, and can only be forgotten in a corner nobody cares about.

【Knocking the Boredom Stick】: So? Does love disappear?

Before: I need to be careful, first turn invisible and sneak over, then use poison gas bombs and sorcery to max out control, then……

Now: Who am I? Where am I? Lord Thunder, help me!

Just play; when you play too much and start drooling, you'll know what it means to have reduced intelligence.

Anyway, with such a splendid panel, Ji Ming feels no psychological pressure about this outing with the kids.

And after passing through the boundary built of heavy stone bricks, he discovered that the royal hunting ground's area was actually a bit broader than he imagined.

On the land spanning thousands of kilometers in radius, it not only includes vast plains, but even accommodates an entire mountain range.

Moreover, unlike the Holy Light Mountains, which are artificial divine relics, this mountain range that winds and coils across the plain is entirely naturally formed.

Thus, at a glance it can still be called magnificent, but it is absolutely not a deliberately crafted grandeur.

——if it weren't for the top of the central peak of the mountain range strangely revealing a few strands of eerie dark purple.

In fact, this mountain range crowned with the name 'Fallen God' also has its own legendary tale.

Recalling that great war which determined the direction of the Yangyue World for tens of thousands of years thereafter, the battlefield of the Holy Light Alliance and the Dark Flame Empire was not merely that doomsday fortress in the dungeon.

Before launching this battle in which even supreme experts above level ninety had to self‑destruct and fight desperately, both sides had already erupted in numerous extremely brutal battles across the world.

From the bottomless dreadful chasm of the Beimosi Grassland, to the great cedar forest where only half remains of the colossal thunder‑strike trees that still can shade the sky.

From the endless desert where one must rely on luck to find the entrance to the lost city, to the deep ocean where a year‑round polar cold storm never dissipates.

Including the purple crystal and chaotic formation atop the distant peak, all of this is the remnant of that ancient world war.

And at the height of the conflict, a Dark Flame Empire Zhen Shen whose authority was 'Purple Lightning', having recklessly advanced, was designed by the Holy Light Alliance and besieged near this mountain range.

The three Holy Light‑side Zhen Shen lying in ambush here struck out with all their means, and at the fastest speed, before the three Dark Flame‑side Zhen Shen's reinforcements could arrive, they slew him here.

Later historians called this battle the turning point of the Holy Light‑Dark War, because prior to this the Holy Light side kept retreating, being beaten by the Dark Flame like a grandson.

But after this, the imbalance of high‑end combat power between the two sides was redressed, and the Holy Light side finally had the confidence to launch a large‑scale campaign, barely holding a line they wished would not collapse for a thousand miles.

Because Purple Lightning was struck to its knees by the three gods' final blow, the huge thunder‑elephant physique being blasted to death on the peak's summit left a tragic image too deeply etched in people's minds.

This originally unnamed peak was renamed Fallen God Peak, and the mountain range it resides in also gained the epithet Fallen God Mountain Range, thus becoming part of history.

Thus that eerie dark purple is not the original color of the Fallen God Peak's summit, but the result of being soaked in divine blood and then gradually drying out over the years.

As for what effect this brand‑new mineral actually has, anyway even the most senior alchemist of the Holy Light Alliance couldn't find a reasonable use for it.

Several high‑level old scholars burned the midnight oil for n all‑nighters, and in the end could only end up with an embarrassed old face.

"Old fogey looks at this item, warm and smooth like jade, the appearance is also very pretty; maybe…… it's just meant for everyone to collect?"

Thus this newly named treasure, Purple Lightning Stone, became popular for a while on the Light Side, and it is said that even the Holy Maiden's sword hilt was inlaid with a piece as a memorial.

But the magic world never lacks pretty stones, and as the conflict between the two sides intensifies, nobody has the spare mind to play with such useless things.

Moreover, due to the resentment of fallen gods and the increasingly surging chaotic energy from the decomposing god corpses, a fairly dense lethal formation gradually formed on the mountaintop.

The strong disdain to work as miners, the weak cannot get in to work, so the Purple Lightning Heat quickly passed.

Next, five hundred years ago, the Radiant Light Royal Family led the various major forces in the capital to scout suitable hunting grounds for construction sites.

After much thought, they incorporated this thoroughly outdated but, for the plains, rare Continuous Mountain Range as a special terrain.

From then on, Fallen God Peak became part of the royal family's hunting grounds, and also became the most famous hallmark of the royal family's hunting grounds, up to today.

"Like that."

Anyway, with nothing to do, Ji Ming chatted with Meizi Shu about this matter until it was finished, but he always felt this routine was a bit familiar.

"Young Boss, could this Fallen God Peak possibly have a hidden dungeon and secret rewards?"

【Just a moment, I'll go check the world rules】

……

【Yes!】

【There is a legacy from Zidian Shen; obtaining it can have an effect similar to inheriting the authority of the Cold Iron Godhead, saving hundreds of years of detour】

""……"

Sounds good, but for Ji Ming now it actually isn't that meaningful.

First, Purple Lightning was originally targeted by the Iron-armed Holy Maiden alone because it was the weakest among the Four Gods of Dark Flame, and it definitely cannot compare to his own high god status.

Second, the Cold Iron Godhead in the mall has already been taken by the Foreign Affairs Bureau through selling stockings.

Although according to Cang Lang's say, the effect of that military guy's fusion is not bad, with full special effects it's gorgeous like a boss.

But in the long run, if only personal strength is considered, he might still be inferior to the Positive Qi Nurturing Technique he was replaced due to attribute conflict.

Thus it can only have the effect of dispelling rumors.

——Don't mess around, what damn godly ghostly nonsense, it's just a black-hearted company from another world wearing a fantasy skin.

Otherwise, recently all kinds of metaphysical theories on the internet have become too rampant, as if everyone collectively transmigrated into a national fortune novel, and any random nonsense can be argued about……

Finally, Thunder Light Authority is far greater than Purple Lightning, a complete superior replacement; this thing doesn't even have value as a consumable for fusion advancement.

So let's just forget it; later we'll leave a big hidden mission here to see which player can become the lucky one.

As he secretly calculated in his heart, the adventure party also went deeper into the hunting grounds.

Although quite a few people have entered, the hunting grounds aren't small either, and the Academy's command clearly intends to divert.

So if one must say, after they are completely dispersed, the participants are not as densely packed as imagined.

Thus, after passing through a small grove, they finally found suitable prey in a relatively hidden valley.

That is a herd of wild cattle gathering by the small river to drink water, roughly seven or eight head in total, big and small combined.

Looking at this appearance with two horns on its head, swaying and shaking, it looks like a qualified experience pack.

"Good!"

But just as Ji Ming was about to give orders, letting a few students rush forward to test their strength, Meizi Shu stopped him.

"Teacher Ji, you might not know much about this, but I think this wild cattle herd might have a problem."

No matter what, he is also a veteran of the kingdom, and his advice deserves face, so Ji Ming first listened to his analysis.

Originally, according to the habits of this plains wild cattle, a group should at least have dozens of head, but these before us only have a single-digit number.

Moreover, looking at them, they seem…… no, should be cattle…… uh, well, they're all wounded! While drinking water they keep looking around nervously, appearing as cautious as a startled bird.

Meizi Shu speculated that they likely encountered a hunt by some powerful magic beast, suffering heavy casualties, and these are merely a small fortunate fraction that managed to escape.

"I see."

Ji Ming definitely isn't afraid of any fierce beasts, but with so many people it's still better to be cautious, so he proceeded to investigate thoroughly.

"Then could you help me analyze further what exactly the situation of such a fierce beast is?"

"Ah, these plains wild cattle aren't exactly magic beasts, but you know cattle, they have sheer strength……"

Yangyue World is ultimately not a game; many things cannot be simply defined by level.

For example, the base qi and blood from the hundreds of pounds of muscle all over a plains wild cattle means that even as a human adventurer, if one's level isn't high enough, it's still best to detour.

Therefore, whoever can handle this entire wild cattle herd must be a fairly ferocious carnivorous animal, not necessarily a top predator, but at least a roadblock-strong enemy level existence.

Moreover, looking at the varied shapes and forces of their wounds, it shows the predator won't be a tiger or leopard lone champion, but rather a group-dwelling carnivore with not-so-strong physique but also cultivated intellect.

"So I think there's a small chance it's a magic lion group, medium chance a magic jackal group, but considering the results of the previous species survey, in my view it's most likely a magic wolf group!"

"Magic wolves……"

Speaking of this, Ji Ming again felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

After all, not long ago, when he was still a quack doctor, the first time he went out with an adventurer party to make money, he was ambushed by a magic wolf pack.

If it weren't for his ruthless and cunning nature, with a set of combo operations he could pull off, he might have already perished, becoming an observer like Young Boss, urging it to quickly find a new savior to come torment.

So……

【Are you there?】

No reply, but if Ji Ming unilaterally initiates a video call via the system's built-in chat function, he could see a giant wolf startled to its feet, whimpering at a small screen.