There were no glittering special effects, nor was there a setting where his HP and MP were full, but a system notification appeared in his vision:
Character level increased!
Name: Beta Lyon
Race: Human
Class: Divine Noble
Constitution, Coordination, Intelligence, Willpower, Charm, and Character Experience After leveling up, there was an extra number behind the character's stats, which was the character's current stats after leveling up. What didn't change before was the growth potential of the character's various stats. Divine Noble was a very mediocre class, and all their growth potential was 7. Also, their growth potential was locked and couldn't be changed. Unlike other classes, they could change their growth potential through epic quests or bathing in dragon blood.
The attributes of Divine Nobles were too mediocre, which made them relatively weak in the early stages … For example, a Warrior with full Constitution would have a Constitution of 10.5 at level one, and there would be a 3.15 gap in the beginning. Therefore, Divine Nobles couldn't gain the upper hand in melee battles with Warriors. However, Divine Nobles were versatile. They could protect themselves in melee battles and had spells in ranged battles. Therefore, as long as they didn't deliberately seek death, they could usually escape from enemies of the same level.
Of course, they could only escape … It would be one of the three greatest illusions in life if they wanted to fight back.
It was very easy to level up from level 0 to level 1. As long as he did something that gave him EXP, he could level up easily. That was the benefit that the system gave him. The real difficulty began at this moment. There was a new line of EXP below the character status. It didn't seem like much, and only 100 EXP was needed to reach the next level, but Liang Lidong knew very well that it was actually a lot, because characters could only gain pitiful EXP every day.
Liang Lidong had played the game for eight years, and the highest amount of experience he had gained in a day was 82 points. At that time, he was already level 15, and he had only gained this number of experience points after winning a big battle. When he was at a low level, after a tiring day, his experience points were often in the single digits.
After leveling up from level 0 to level 1, Liang Lidong, as a half Warlock, could already contract magic pets. According to the rules of the game, spellcasters such as Mages, Warlocks, and Priests could contract Magic Pets at Level 1, while compound spellcasters such as Magic Swordsmen and Holy Knight could only contract Magic Pets at Level 5.
Divine Nobles were a special profession. Their stats were average, but they had their strengths. Their profession specializations were all based on the profession they specialized in. This allowed Divine Nobles to have a certain amount of combat power in the early stages of the game when their stats were relatively weak. For example, this Contract Magic Pet was a very good combat specialty.
After a natural creature was contracted as a magic pet, it would become a magical creature, which was what the world called a magical beast. It would give back a specialty to its master according to its innate ability, and it also had a certain amount of combat power. After reaching a certain level, it could even use some magical beast spells.
In the game, Liang Lidong's contracted magic pet was an owl, so Liang Lidong got the Night Vision specialty, and after the owl became a magical beast, its combat power was greatly improved. It could also be used as an aerial scout, which was quite practical.
But in this real world, Liang Lidong was no longer considered to have contracted an owl, because he now had the True Sight ability provided by the Cloud Dragon Blue Pupil, which was a special ability that was more useful than Night Vision. The Persian cat's message said that this world was very dangerous, so he planned to contract a natural creature that was better at fighting, such as a feline or canine creature, to indirectly enhance his strength.
But thinking that he didn't know much about the neighborhood, Liang Lidong wasn't in a hurry. He planned to ask the local villagers tomorrow where there were more powerful beasts or insects nearby, and then make a decision according to his discretion.
The next morning, Liang Lidong made breakfast and then went to the river to wait for the children to come to class. This time, all the children were clean, and although their clothes were a little old, they all looked very energetic. Once this person cleaned himself up, his essence, qi, and spirit would be revealed.
After nodding in satisfaction, Liang Lidong said, "Before I teach you how to read, I'll continue to tell you some other little knowledge. Maybe you think that my status as a spellcaster is very noble, but I want to tell you that I don't think I'm that great. Although not everyone can become a spellcaster, everyone can become a professional. As long as you master a combat specialty, you can start the path of a professional. Now, I won't explain to you what combat specializations are, but I can tell you one thing. Although many professions are illiterate, literate professions go further and grow faster because they can gain knowledge through reading books. Even if they can't become a professional, literate people can find a good job. Six months later, I can teach you how to become a professional, but … only a small number of people get this opportunity. Okay, don't be too excited, now start learning words, this time I'll teach you a new word … "
The men of the two villages continued to go up the mountain to collect stones, and some stayed behind to build the foundation. At noon, what Liang Lidong said spread between the two villages through the children's mouths, and then the two villages were boiling. Many people were eager to ask Liang Lidong if what he said was true, but when they thought of the difference in status between the two sides, no one dared to step forward and ask him.
At noon, the three sat in the living room and ate lunch. Except for Liang Lidong who was enjoying the food he made, the other two seemed to have something on their minds. Needless to say, Kail was very excited, and looked at Liang Lidong from time to time. As for his little thoughts, Liang Lidong understood at a glance, it was nothing more than to become a professional.
The old village chief's expression was a little strange, obviously more worried than happy.
The old village chief's attitude was actually waiting for Liang Lidong to ask, so that he could take the initiative in the conversation. Unfortunately, when it came to other people's emotions and thoughts, Liang Lidong never wanted to guess. Since the other party didn't want to say, he was too lazy to ask.
In such a silent atmosphere, Liang Lidong quietly finished the lunch in front of him, and was about to clean up the plates and cutlery, when the old village chief finally couldn't hold it in anymore, and asked, "Sir Beta, I heard from Kail that you know how to open the path of a professional?"
"Yes." Liang Lidong nodded.
The old village chief said worriedly, "Sir Beta, are you really going to tell them how to open their own abilities in six months?"
Liang Lidong smiled, and continued to nod.
"That's not very good!" The old village chief said worriedly.
"Oh, what's not good about it?" Liang Lidong asked.
"The children in the village are all good children, but their parents may not be so kind." The old village chief said very seriously, "If a child becomes a professional, and he is controlled by his parents to do some bad things, it may cause great harm to the village, and the people nearby."
Liang Lidong's eyes narrowed, and he asked with a smile, "Old village chief, what you mean is that you know which children have kind parents, so you know which children are suitable to become professionals?"
"Yes, that's what I mean."
Hearing this, Liang Lidong laughed twice, and then shook his head. Things like benefits can really make people hypocritical. Liang Lidong understood what the old village chief meant. The other party wanted to have the right to decide, to put it bluntly, he was afraid that the dignity of the village chief would be challenged, or rather, the dignity of the next village chief would be challenged. The status of a professional was very aloof, although not aristocratic, it surpassed aristocratic status. If one or two professionals were born in the village that didn't get along with the Reed family, then his status as the village chief would be greatly challenged.
But if the born professional had a close relationship with the Reed family, then it would be very different.
The old village chief's intention was destined to fail. If it was about money, then Liang Lidong didn't mind giving up, but now he also wanted to build up his own power base. The strongest profession specialty of the Divine Aristocrats, Knight Title, was automatically obtained at level 5. NPCs who were titled as Knight by the Divine Aristocrats could randomly obtain two or three combat specialties of their master, greatly improving their combat ability. Having several strong and loyal Knight was where Liang Lidong's confidence came from when he roamed the world in the future to find the Persian cat and Whitey. How could he give up the right to decide his subordinate Knight?
Gently pushing the plate to the middle of the table, Liang Lidong said, "Village chief, thank you for taking care of me for the past two days. I'll move out later."
"How can you do that?!" The village chief's face suddenly became very ugly. He looked like he was about to get angry, but when he saw Liang Lidong's believer robe that glowed with magic blue light, he could only suppress his anger. "Mr. Beta, it's my fault for not being a good host. Please don't be angry. I was just talking nonsense …"
Kail looked at the two worriedly. Although he didn't understand what had suddenly happened, he could still see the slightly serious atmosphere between the two adults.
"I'm not talking nonsense." Liang Lidong waved his hand and interrupted him. "I've been staying here for two days. Although I've helped cook every day to pay for food and lodging, as an ascetic believer of the goddess, I can't live too comfortably. It will affect my training."
Liang Lidong's first reason was to point out that he had helped cook for the village for the past two days. The village had provided food and lodging, and he had provided cooking skills. He didn't owe the village chief anything. The second reason was to use the goddess as an excuse to tell the village chief that there was no turning back this time. He wouldn't give up the right to choose the candidate.
In fact, Liang Lidong's words were already very polite. If it were any other profession, not only would the village chief's family have to provide for them, but if the village chief dared to take advantage of other professions like this, being punished and humiliated would be a light punishment. If it were more serious, he might even lose his life. In the eyes of many NPC professions, the lives of commoners were not worth mentioning at all.
After speaking, Liang Lidong left. Kail chased after him. Although he didn't understand what had happened, he knew that his grandfather had angered the teacher. He said anxiously, "Teacher, I'm sorry. My grandfather is a little confused."
"Don't worry. You are you, and the village chief is the village chief." Liang Lidong smiled. "I plan to go outside the village to build a temporary thatched house. Go find some children to help."
Building a simple thatched house wasn't difficult. It just needed some time. If a few helpers worked together, it could be built quickly.
Liang Lidong found a suitable flat land under the village's big tree, and soon Kail led a group of children over. He looked closely and found that all the village's children were here.