Chapter 86: New Sub-Class

[Profile]

Name: Cedric Stormrider

Age: 21

Race: Human II

Classes: Luminous Sage (Main), Demon Slayer (2nd), Scribe Lv.100/100 (Sub)

Level: Tier 2 - Lv.5

Titles: Veteran Undead Slayer, Son of Heaven, Pioneer, Young Sage

System Authority: Lv.8

Aptitude:

Body: EX!

Energy: EX!

Spirit: EX!

Final rating: EX+

Skills:

Actives: Sword Intent Lv.10, Kickboxing (M), Iron Skin (M), Multi-Stab (M), Air-Hop (M), Focus (M), Lightspeed Lv.50,

Passives: Elementary Sage Physique (U), Sage's Perception (U), Education Lv.75, Demon Lore Lv.75, Slayer's Mark Lv.6, Decode (M), Symbol Mastery (M), Sage Arts Lv.30, Marksmanship (M)

[Mandatory Task:]

: Hell Dive - Survive the Endless Undead Horde for 5 hours twice.

: Rewards - 100% Demon Soul gain, Clearance Streak +1

: Punishment for Failure - Failure Streak +1.

: Record: Clear Streak - 10, Failure Streak - 0

**

Cedric just finished this month's Hell Dive. In fact, he just got out of it. He's still sweaty, slightly exhausted, and very dirty from all the grime and blood he got from fighting the undead horde.

Getting dirty was his least favorite part of his monthly mandatory service but what could he do?

Annoyed at his stench, he made his way towards the bathroom to clean himself up. He practically doused himself with disinfectant too just in case any virus lingered from his body.

And just to be extra sure, he ignited himself on Sunfire. Clearly, he wasn't taking any chances at all. Thankfully, his fire would never hurt him with his affinity and control over it.

As for his equipment, he also purified them with Sunfire, just enough to kill any pesky virus that might still remain there without reducing them to ashes.

After doing all of that, he put on a fresh set of comfortable clothes and ate something while watching a show online.

[Sub-Class: Smith]

: Shapers of steel, builders of shelter, maker of tools...Smiths are practitioners of the lesser art of 'Creation'. Making full use of the materials available within their surroundings to create useful things that could improve their lifestyle.

• Class related Skills: 'Crafting', 'Metallurgy', 'Makeshift Trace', 'Smith's Blessing'.

**

『Crafting (Lv.1/100)』

: Also known as the lesser art of Creation. A skill that allows the user to use materials available within their surroundings to make something useful.

: As this skill levels up, the quality of items the user could make increases too.

『Metallurgy (Lv.1/100)』

: Metallurgy is the branch of science and technology that deals with the properties of metals and their production and purification. It involves the study of the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their compounds, and alloys. The goal of metallurgy is to understand, control, and improve the properties of metals and create new materials with specific characteristics.

: The user's ability to handle metals increases with the level of this skill.

『Makeshift Trace (Lv.1/100)』

: Also known as the Smith's Touch. This skill allows the user to learn the inner workings of anything through touch.

: Upon complete mastery of this skill, the user would be proficient enough to know everything about the item just by glancing at it.

『Smith's Blessing (Lv.1/100)』

: This skill represents the expertise of the Smith. For every item you create, there's a small chance of them receiving a Blessing/Attribute. The type of Blessing/Attribute bestowed on an item depends on the intent of the User while creating the said item.

: The quality, quantity, and frequency of this skill increase based on the skill level.

**

Cedric's interface was now swimming with information, but he didn't feel troubled by it. He calmly regarded every single one and dismissed them one by one as he understood them.

There was a rather surprising notice though...

[Detected the User possesses the Unique Passive: Sage's Perception. The skill:『Makeshift Trace』 determined to be redundant.]

[Notice! The effect of the skill: 『Makeshift Trace』 will now be fused with 『Sage's Perception (U)』 instead. Due to the passive skill being at the 'Unique' - rank, the effect of the skill: 『Makeshift Trace』 has been maximized.]

Long story short, since his passive skill was several levels higher than the Makeshift Trace, it was fused to the passive and was maxed out. Meaning that he no longer has to train this.

'That makes sense. After all, I could already do what the skill Makeshift Trace does since I've gotten these eyes. I would be redundant to learn it again.' He mused.

With one less skill to master, Cedric was feeling good. Now he would develop another hobby it seems. Not like that's bad, he couldn't just train all day and night, after all, that'd be a waste of his life.

With his new Sub-Class, the itch to inspect and tinker with items blossomed deep within him. This was a sign that his instincts as a Smith were taking root.

He wasn't that surprised about that. He didn't dislike the feeling either. Sure it was strange but he had full control over his instincts and body functions, so he's not worried.

"Well...I've got nothing to do for the rest of the day, so why not start the grind immediately?"

As he decided that, he turned off the stream and went down to his lab to purchase materials and start tinkering.