V1.Chapter 10

two days.

The slaughter in Cross Alley had already settled. Originally, Sauron thought that he would alert the guards of Amber City to some extent, and he also made preparations to escape, but he did not expect that they had no intention of taking care of the life and death of the slum at all. It was not until Sauron lingered in the dock area for two days and raised the thief occupation level to level 3 that he knew a little something, and also understood why the Amber City guards did not care about the escalation of gang battles in the slums at all.

the reason is simple!

Something more serious happened in Amber City.

Although the guards have tried their best to suppress the news of this major event, some still came out one after another.

- "Someone was skinned!"

Word has been whispering in the grey areas of the docklands that the skinned man was a poor watchman, and when the guards found him, all that was left was a bloody body. This is not a simple skinning incident, because the skinned human skin can be said to be perfect, without any damage, and it is also placed in the most conspicuous corner, as if mocking the incompetence of the guards!

There are only two kinds of people in this world who can have such superb skinning techniques.

One is the fallen believer of the evil god of hell, and the other is the follower of the abyss demon.

Everyone who knew the news had a trace of panic, especially the nobles desperately put pressure on the guards, because the watchman was skinned while reporting in the noble district.

There are evil god followers or demon followers mixed into Amber City, and they are also active near the noble area!

The Guard is now busy.

They are desperately looking for any clues, and they are still in the mood to manage the life and death of the slums.

After the news came out.

Many forces both inside and outside the city have converged a lot, especially those who are walking in the gray area in the dock area, and they have recently begun to limit the number of shots. Since the skinning incident has occurred, it is impossible for the matter to end like this. According to the understanding of the dark realm in the gray area, those lunatics cannot stop like this.

I am afraid there will be bloody incidents to escalate later!

When Sauron heard the news, his heart shook badly, and he realized something.

This is a sign of an age of chaos to come!

Before the battle of Ragnarok broke out, the first thing to do was the demons of hell, and their followers started bloody killings, the most common of which was the skinning incident. This is an evil and ancient ritual, which represents the fall of new souls into the chaotic evil camp, and also means that a certain evil sacrifice ritual that affects the entire southern principality has begun.

"Has the serial skinning incident already begun?"

Sauron's figure stood in the corner of the dock area, his eyes were abnormally solemn, and he muttered: "Amber City!"

"This should be the boundary of the Southern Principality."

"Although it is very unfamiliar, it seems that I have heard this name before. There must be something big happened in Amber City during the turmoil!"

"Otherwise, so many cities would not be able to make a clear impression on their own."

"In the end what happened?"

Sauron frowned and tried his best to recall, but unfortunately there were still not enough clues. There were too many big facts that happened in succession at that time.

The ancient red dragons all ran out!

Many people seem to be going crazy and plan to slay the dragon. Who else would pay attention to what happened in a city in the Southern Principality.

Sauron was also busy in the northern plains at that time, intent on finding a way to hunt down that hill giant.

Dragon slaying?

He was not so naive at the time.

However, with a fifth-level thief professional level, without any part-time job transfer and advanced mastery, it is a bit crazy and very risky to plan to hunt down a hill giant independently. To know that the challenge level of a hill giant is 10, which means that it takes a team of adventurers with a professional level of 10 or higher to be half likely to defeat it.

"The skinning event has begun."

Sauron looked at the goods coming and going in the dock area, as if foreseeing the coming turmoil, and muttered: "It seems that we should go to a hidden treasure cave."

strength.

This is the most important thing in turbulent times.

Because only strength can guarantee oneself to survive, and only strength can protect everything that one cherishes!

The gods are coming.

The era of saints has begun!

Mortals are not qualified to interfere in the trajectory of history, and no one can stop this catastrophe. Sauron did not think that he could do it alone. The only thing he can do is to accumulate more strength for himself before the turbulent times really come, at least he can protect himself in the face of danger!

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two days.

It was enough for Sauron to find out the approximate location of the hidden treasure cave!

Almost most of the cities have such a hidden treasure cave. It is said that it was the work of a powerful lich. It seems to be planning some kind of conspiracy, but unfortunately it has fallen before it is completed. Many people have explored these treasure caves and found a lot of messes from them, even including the parts for making the body of the lich. But what really attracted Sauron was the extraordinary equipment in the treasure cave. The extraordinary equipment in this world was very rare, and it was more difficult to obtain than everyone imagined!

The treasure cave is the only place where you can get extraordinary equipment and have a certain chance to get legendary items in the early stage.

Since it is the place where the lich is arranged, the clues must be related to the undead.

As long as you inquire about the haunted places in the city, and then simply eliminate them, you can find out where the hidden treasure cave is.

Treasure caves like this in the previous life were all explored early, and now there should be no one competing with Sauron. However, since he could not find a trusted person to act with, he could only venture in and explore alone. I only hope that the challenge difficulty will not exceed level 5. After all, there used to be treasure caves with a challenge difficulty of over level 8.

At that time, six teams of adventurers were destroyed, and only the last team was lucky enough to get a Lich's phylactery.

Too bad it's broken!

After two or three days in the dock area, Sauron's occupation level has been raised to the third level, and his attributes have also been improved.

Name: Soren.

Race: Half-elf.

Attributes: Strength 12, Agility 20 (+1), Constitution 15, Intelligence 18 (+1), Wisdom 15, Charisma 16.

Alignment: Lawful evil.

Occupation: Level 10 civilian (full level) / Level 3 thief (125/750) [Tier 1].

Health: 30/30.

EXP: 360 (killing experience), 120 (professional experience) [unallocated].

Skill Points: None.

Attribute Points: None.

Status: Normal.

Profession Skills - Stealth 78, Steal 35, Lockpicker 45, Trap 30.

Legendary Skill - Versatile Hand [Seal] (weak state).

Personal expertise - dexterous left hand, unforgettable.

Occupation feat - Shadow Mastery.

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Starting from level 3, the professional experience gained by thieves picking locks will be greatly reduced.

Only some clever and complex locks can gain professional experience, and the simplest alarm traps will not improve thieves' skills. At first, you can get dozens of professional experience locks, and now you can get a few professional experience at most. Therefore, there is no need for Sauron to waste time on them. After all, after level 5, it is basically difficult for thieves to gain professional experience from picking locks.

Every adventurer class will get a significant boost when you level up three!

For example, wizards, when they reach the third level, can comprehend a spellcasting feat, and at the same time can learn to master the second-level arcane magic. A paladin can acquire the Judgment of Evil feat at 3rd level, a druid can acquire the Animal Sense feat at 3rd level, and so on. Among them, the biggest improvement should be the Warrior, who can obtain a 'Fortitude Awakening' professional feat, permanently increase HP by 10 points, and obtain a 5% physical damage save.

This is a prerequisite for future legendary warriors to realize 'absolute tenacity' and 'fortitude'!

compared to other professionals.

The first occupational feat that a rogue obtains is very general, that is, the most basic shadow mastery.

In this special world, a person's strength includes many aspects, including the ability that comes with the occupation, and the ability that the individual exercises and comprehends. Just like the expertise you have, personal expertise is the exclusive ability that you have mastered and comprehended through training, while professional expertise is the ability skills that most of the same professionals have.

such as thieves.

Almost the vast majority of thieves above level 3 have the professional expertise of Shadow Mastery, unless the personal attribute talent is too low, even the most basic Shadow Mastery can't be comprehended. Therefore, other thieves basically have the professional expertise of 'Shadow Mastery', but they may not necessarily have the personal expertise of 'dexterous left hand' and 'unforgettable'.

"Shadow Mastery [Professional Specialty]: Thieves have gradually felt the power of shadows in the long-term training battles, and this power has gradually penetrated into their blood, allowing them to better hide themselves in the shadows. Thieves sneak in the shadows When the skill level is increased by 5 points, when attacking out of the shadow, you can add 1 additional shadow damage."

After the occupation is upgraded to the fifth level, you can become a second-level adventurer.

At that time, thieves can master a combat skill - 'Shadow Attack'! The current shadow mastery is the precondition for learning shadow attack and killing!

At this stage, many occupations will have a significant improvement, but Sauron likes to call this 'transcendent awakening'.

Because other professional expertise is similar.

"Fortitude Awakening [Professional Specialty]: During long-term training and battles, the bloodline power in the body of a warrior has gradually moved away from the range of ordinary people, and it is difficult for ordinary injuries to form a fatal threat to him! The warrior permanently increases himself by 10 points. Health, and get a 5% physical damage saving throw, and an additional +2 advantage when abnormal status is judged!"

Then there's the paladin's class feat.

"Judgment of Evil [Professional Specialty]: The firm belief of the paladin has withstood many tests. When encountering an evil target, he can always easily judge, which can prevent them from being deceived and used by the evil target. When a samurai is fighting an evil-aligned foe, he can invoke a touch of the divine power of order, which has seeped into their blood, so every time an evil foe hits, an extra 1 point of holy damage is added."

This is the pre-specialty of 'Slaying Evil', and it is also the reason why so many paladins are still alive in the world.

They have a keen intuition for evil!

Otherwise, this group of dead brains would have been played to death long ago.

There is not much difference between occupational specialties, most of which are awakened to certain extraordinary abilities due to the improvement of occupational level. For example, if a thief wants to comprehend the combat skills of 'Shadow Step', he must master the professional expertise above 'Shadow Master'.

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