Chapter 1: [Occupation] Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

"You have one year to become a junior apprentice. Of course, this is the deadline. The sooner you become an apprentice, the higher your spiritual aptitude is considered, and your treatment after entering the school will improve accordingly."

Luo En felt as if his brain's memories had fallen into a tumble dryer, being churned back and forth incessantly, with fragmented memories constantly piecing themselves together.

This chaos had persisted for several days, and only now could it be considered a complete fusion of his soul.

On one side was an ordinary college student from Earth who died suddenly from staying up late playing games;

On the other side was—the fifth son of Count Ralph.

Having no right of inheritance, he had indulged in debauchery within the castle, thinking all day only of fooling around with beautiful maids.

Of course, these happy, indulgent days only lasted until he finished his fifteenth birthday.

Luo En rubbed his temples; memories, like a scroll stained with ink, slowly unfolded in his mind:

In the great hall, candlelight trembled in an unnatural silence.

Black candles formed a circle, their flames dancing, casting distorted shadows for the masked figures in white robes.

A white-robed wizard spoke, the voice like metal grinding, devoid of any warmth: "Spiritual aptitude has just reached the minimum standard line."

Her slender fingers brushed over the crystal ball, inside which surging dark red mist gradually condensed into a symbol, its color extremely dim.

The moment the verdict was heard, his father's expression froze; the back that had always been held straight now hunched slightly, instantly appearing ten years older.

Being able to possess spiritual aptitude is, of course, something worth rejoicing over, but the prerequisite is that this aptitude is sufficiently outstanding; otherwise, one is merely experimental material to be regularly delivered to the wizards.

"According to the contract, the quota of seeds your kingdom delivered to the 'Black Fog Forest' is exactly a few short, so I will take this one as well."

The white-robed wizard did not use a tone of negotiation, merely informing those present, then she turned to face Luo En and waved the staff in her hand.

The memory images became monotonous from here on; the white-robed wizard brought him along with other "seeds" from the kingdom to this Black Fog Forest, providing free mysterious knowledge that consisted only of that book, *Basic Meditation*.

And his day-after-day efforts at meditation yielded very little result.

Luo En looked at the tattered *Basic Meditation* in front of him, beside which were placed the frayed *Abyssal Travelogue*, *Star Gate Records*...

Except for a copy of *Basic Potions*, they were all old books of little value.

The rules of the Black Fog Forest were simple: the school would provide them with free housing, food, and basic public facilities, as well as various paid courses, but there was a one-year assessment period.

If one could not become a junior apprentice within a year, one would either become experimental material or be directly expelled into the dangerous wilderness, left to fend for oneself.

And there were only three months left until the deadline.

"Meditate, condense the will rune." Luo En closed his eyes, attempting to guide his spiritual power according to what was described in the book.

Ever since he had completely fused with the soul from the other world, he felt his spirit had become much sharper.

Suddenly, a strange feeling welled up in his heart, and a semi-transparent information panel suddenly unfolded before his eyes:

[Luo En Ralph]

[Age: 15]

[Current Occupation: None]

[Attributes: Physique 0.4, Spirit 1.1, Magic Power 0.1]

[Skills: Basic Meditation (Novice), Slime Splash (Novice), Basic Potions (Novice)]

[Special Talent: Dual Soul (Comprehension increased; when spiritual power reaches a certain limit, dual casting can be performed)]

[Strength Level: Ordinary Person]

"Is this... my golden finger?"

Luo En was overjoyed, yet he did not feel overly surprised.

Since such a bizarre thing as transmigrating to another world had happened, having a golden finger like a game panel didn't seem like something worth making a fuss about, right?

"It looks like the character panel from the game I played before I transmigrated, I just don't know if the effect is the same as I think."

He looked at the various character information displays and quickly felt very familiar with them.

He began to try operating it with his mind, clicking on the sub-page regarding skills on the character panel:

[Mastered Skills:

Basic Meditation (Novice 22/100), Slime Splash (Novice 19/50), Basic Potions (Novice 5/50)]

Since he possessed a so-called experience point prompt, the effect of this panel should be as he imagined; he prepared to try meditating once.

Following the meditation he had done thousands of times in his memory, Luo En adjusted his breathing and entered a meditative state.

In a dark space of consciousness, the method to exercise spiritual power was to depict the most basic rune—this was a simple symbol composed of three arcs, looking like three crescents overlapping.

According to the book, this rune symbolized the condensation of scattered spiritual power into form.

"Deep breath, empty your thoughts, imagine the shape of the rune..."

Luo En's consciousness turned into an invisible pen, carefully outlining in the darkness.

The first arc began to distort and dissipate as soon as it was drawn, and he had to start over.

After repeated attempts dozens of times, the three arcs finally maintained their form in his consciousness, though they kept trembling like a candle flame blown by the wind.

Just at this moment, Luo En felt a trace of weak spiritual power begin to respond to the rune's call, slowly gathering into his sea of consciousness.

This feeling was like finding a faint flame in the cold of night, making one involuntarily want to get closer.

"So this is the feeling of spiritual power growth..."

As time passed, beads of sweat gradually seeped from his forehead. Maintaining the form of the rune required extreme focus; the slightest distraction would lead to failure.

Finally, when he could no longer concentrate, the panel popped up a prompt:

[Basic Meditation experience +1]

[Current Progress: Basic Meditation (Novice 23/100)]

[Today's training time has reached the limit, rest is recommended]

Luo En let out a long breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Although it only increased by 1 experience point, he could clearly feel that his control over spiritual power had taken a step forward compared to before.

"This is the benefit of the panel, being able to clearly see one's own progress and solidify it."

But given his current situation, such an ability was far from the life-saving medicine he had imagined.

Luo En looked at the data on the panel and frowned: "At this speed, I don't know if I can reach the next stage before the deadline. Meditation can only be done once a day, which is very difficult..."

Time was very tight now; the deadline was in three months, and the experience points for Basic Meditation had just exceeded one-fifth.

If he could not complete the promotion before the deadline, only two choices awaited him:

Either become a piece of meat on someone else's chopping block, or be thrown into that wilderness filled with aberrant creatures.

Luo En took a deep breath and refocused his attention on the *Basic Potions* in front of him.

This book was the most valuable thing in his hands besides that *Basic Meditation*, costing him quite a few magic stone fragments.

[Basic Potions (Novice 5/50)]

[Life Occupation - Potion Apprentice (One Star)

After changing jobs:

1. Attribute Growth:

Magic Power Growth (One Star)

Physique Growth (Half Star)

Spiritual Growth (One and a half stars)

2. Unlock basic occupation skills - Potion Refining, Herb Identification

3. Special Bonus:

Potion-related experience acquisition speed increased

Spiritual power accumulation speed increased

Magic affinity increased]

[Job Change Conditions:

1. Basic Potions skill experience - (Proficient)

2. Complete one refining session]

Luo En finally breathed a sigh of relief; this occupation panel was the most distinctive system in the game.

He remembered that when he played, there were hundreds or thousands of extraordinary occupations from low to high, and the various advanced routes were extremely complex, like the evolution chains of Digimon.

And if he remembered correctly, he had even used a modifier to open a backdoor for his player panel at the time...

Luo En, nervous yet expectant, used his consciousness to lightly slide across the occupation column.

"Wind Spirit Moon Shadow, activate!"

The next moment—

[Current Occupation Slots: 0/∞]

"Woohoo! I originally thought this kind of modification couldn't be brought over with the occupation panel..."

"This time I've hit the jackpot!!!"

Luo En felt that the corners of his mouth were definitely harder to suppress than an AK.

You know, in the game, players could only choose a maximum of three occupations, and once chosen, they could not be changed, only advanced upward.

And he, the occupation slots he could load were... infinite!

Although it is a fantasy-leaning worldview, some language habits might lean towards Chinese. If I write it in a translation style, I find it uncomfortable to write, and you will find it uncomfortable to read. If you feel there is no sense of immersion, just treat yourself as a high-dimensional observer.

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(End of chapter)