Chapter 2 - A Pleasant Scent

Bai Han quickly sent a party request to the Mage girl, Lin Yuwei, who was standing in front of him. To his delight, the female authentication was successful and his talent immediately kicked in.

[You have formed a temporary party with Lin Yuwei. Female authentication successful. Current enhancement effect: All attributes increased by 20%!]

"Hmm? All my attributes have increased by 20%. Is this your awakened talent? You've just changed your class and you already have such a powerful talent. You're quite lucky!" Lin

Yuwei was pleasantly surprised. Buff support classes were very rare, not to mention that they could directly increase all attributes by 20%. Initially, she did not have much hope for this assessment, but now, it seemed that she could really give it a try.

Unexpectedly, Bai Han only frowned and said, "Try getting closer to me!"

Lin Yuwei hesitated for a moment. From the beginning, she had maintained a distance of ten meters from Bai Han, mainly because she felt that it was too strange for him to only ask for female teammates. But now, since the two of them had already formed a team, she had to show some goodwill and trust.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuwei walked over. However, the two of them were still strangers, so she stopped one meter away from Bai Han.

This was a typical social distance, but as Lin Yuwei approached, she realized that the teammate she had misjudged as a pervert was surprisingly handsome.

"You..." she began to say, but was cut off by Bai Han. "Check your attribute panel again!"

Lin Yuwei didn't understand what he meant, but she followed his instruction. When she looked at her attribute panel, she was stunned, her jaw dropping in shock and disbelief. All her attributes had nearly doubled!

At the same time, Bai Han opened his attribute panel.

[Name: Bai Han]

[Class: Priest]

[Level: 0 (0/100)]

[Constitution: 5 (+9)]

[Spirit: 10 (+18)]

[Strength: 5 (+9)]

[Intelligence: 10 (+18)]

[Agility: 3 (+5)]

[Health Points: 500 (+900)]

[Mana Points: 1000 (+1800)]

Looking at his attribute panel, Bai Han was shocked by the significant increase in all his attributes. Although he had suspected that his talent had an outrageous restriction, he didn't expect the effect to be so obvious. Doubling all attributes was no small feat.

After a Class Advancement Awakening, one's physical fitness was automatically digitized, and the emphasis of the five basic attributes varied depending on the class. As a priest, Bai Han had low Constitution, Strength, and Agility, while his Spirit and Intelligence were high. On the other hand, a Level 0 Warrior had a high probability of having 10 or more points in Strength and Constitution.

Thanks to the buff, Bai Han's original five points of Strength had jumped to 14 points. Moreover, his Spirit and Intelligence had reached nearly 30 points, which was incredible!

A Level 0 Priest's Constitution and Strength were higher than those of a Combat Class of the same level, while his Spirit and Intelligence were comparable to a Level 5 Mage Class. This was quite unreasonable, yet it was happening right before his eyes.

Bai Han was overwhelmed with excitement. He had despised his talent which restricted him to team up with only the opposite sex. But now, he could proudly proclaim the opposite. 

"Your talent…Your talent is too strong!" exclaimed Lin Yuwei, after being stunned for a while. Her face had turned slightly red, and her eyes were sparkling with excitement.

"The enhancement hasn't reached its limit yet," Bai Han said, grinning. "Perhaps we can push it a little further."

As Bai Han watched, Lin Yuwei walked towards him with excitement in her eyes, apparently guessing that the buff had something to do with their proximity. However, she misjudged the distance and ended up colliding into his arms.

Bai Han, being taller, instinctively looked down at her, and she blushed in response. She quickly averted her gaze, too shy to look back up at him. Despite the awkwardness, Bai Han couldn't help but notice the pleasant scent emanating from her body at such close proximity.

Bai Han's excitement turned into hesitation as he considered his proximity to Lin Yuwei. He didn't want to come across as inappropriate or make her feel uncomfortable. However, before he could take a step back, he felt her take hold of his arm.

"Don't misunderstand. Let's take a look at the attributes first!" Lin Yuwei's voice was quiet but resolute, and Bai Han was relieved to see that she didn't seem bothered by their closeness.

With a renewed sense of excitement, they leaned in together to check their attribute panel.

As expected, when they reached the limit distance, the buff enhancement doubled. Their Level 0 attributes were already comparable to the other people's Level 5 stats. However, Lin Yuwei quickly recovered from her surprise and shyness and said, "But if we keep this distance, we won't be able to fight normally!"

Bai Han thought of the passive effect of his talent. After thinking about it, he said in embarrassment, "Actually, there's a solution. The description of my talent says that if you have close contact with your teammates, the distance restriction will be lifted, and the buff effect will last for two hours. There's also an additional buff."

"Intimate contact…" Lin Yuwei mumbled and took a step back. The way she looked at Bai Han became strange again.

"Your talent is too indecent. Are you trying to take advantage of me?" Bai Han was also very helpless. He was clearly a gentleman, so why was he always treated as a pervert?

"It's up to you whether you believe it or not. Anyway, it's just a novice assessment. If it's just for a passable result, there's no need to maintain the maximum distance. Just keep a distance of one or two meters!"

Before Lin Yuwei could say anything, a strange female voice interrupted them. "Isn't this Xiaowei? Why, you've finally found a teammate? Haha, Xiaowei, you need to be more discerning. You can't find teammates who are too weak, otherwise…"

Bai Han turned to look in the direction of the voice and saw a young girl with an aggressive aura walking over. She was just as attractive as Lin Yuwei.

Following behind the girl were a man and a woman. The man wore bright silver scale armor and carried a huge sword that emitted golden light.

'He has a full set of Silver-grade defensive equipment and a Gold-grade weapon!' Bai Han exclaimed inwardly, impressed.

Bai Han's eyes widened in surprise. That set of defensive equipment could easily cost several thousand gold coins in the market, and the Gold-grade weapon had no restrictions, making it practically priceless.

The surrounding newcomers looked on with envy and jealousy. They had just awakened and had not yet entered the secret realm, and to have such equipment at level 0 meant that their family background was extraordinary. It was even possible that they had prepared future skill scrolls.

However, Bai Han quickly averted his gaze from the impressive equipment and turned to look at Lin Yuwei. It seemed that these people were after her.