The necromancer path was the first to be ruled out by Lin Jiu, leaving the necromancer and martial arts paths for consideration. He felt more suited to the magic path, as his talent involved absorbing soul power, which would, in turn, enhance his intelligence and increase his mana.
Conversely, enhancing his intelligence would also feedback to his soul, creating a mutually reinforcing effect. That was why Lin Jiu had allotted the most points to intelligence.
Although there was a Shadow of Extinction around, he was still a colleague. Moreover, abilities depend on the user. Didn't that mage Solomon get along well with Su Xiao?
Speaking of his talent, Lin Jiu remembered he needed to inquire about the meaning of the talent prerequisite. For example, the Slaughter Talent was easy to understand, but his Reforged Talent... could it be what he thought it was?
[The original talent of the hunter was the B-grade talent "Perseverance," but the reason for the change is beyond your current level of access.]
"I knew it! How could a straightforward, normal person like me have a talent for killing and soul eater! Perseverance makes much more sense!"
Lin Jiu realized. He always wondered how someone as motivated as him could have a talent like Soul Devourer—such a mad... cough, powerful talent!
As for why his talent changed, Lin Jiu didn't need to think too hard. It was related to the Reincarnation Disk. And since this Reincarnation Disk seemed to be a legacy from his "father," he couldn't blame it!
Lin Jiu pondered seriously while looking at the three sheets of paper in front of him, labeled Necromancer, Magic, and Martial Arts. He felt he had a knack for being a Soul Mage and wrote "Soul Mage" on the Magic sheet.
"Although I don't have a job change scroll yet, I can start preparing magic abilities. With my current funds, selling Hunting should be enough to buy a basic spell and a staff!"
Lin Jiu decided and stood up immediately.
Suddenly, the blood-red mark ф on the back of his hand appeared, and the Reincarnation Disk reappeared, smashing him back down and landing on the sheet labeled martial arts. The message was clear.
"Heh, career planning is too complicated for a broken metal disk like you to handle. Let a college student like me take charge! Trust me!"
Lin Jiu said, picking up the Magic sheet.
After he spoke, the Reincarnation Disk remained motionless, just sitting on the Martial arts paper.
Lin Jiu stared at it for a moment, then walked over to pick up the Reincarnation Disk. This time, it didn't turn into a mark and disappear but stayed in his hand for inspection.
[Reincarnation Disk]
Quality: ???
Rating: ???
Bound to: Lin Jiu
[Note: Soul power requirement not met.]
He couldn't find anything from it, but Lin Jiu understood that he needed to reach a certain level of soul power to know more.
He didn't know what relationship Observer No. 357 had with him, but it must be significant. By voicing his analysis, if it wasn't suitable for him, maybe this disk that brought him to the Reincarnation Paradise would react.
Sure enough, the Reincarnation Disk appeared and pointed him towards Martial Arts. This disk dragged him to Reincarnation Paradise, so it naturally had to ensure his development didn't go astray; otherwise, it would be meaningless.
The latter part of his speech was a test to see if he could extract some inheritance from the Reincarnation Disk, like a Master Scroll. Even if not a master, an expert scroll would do. The world coordinates, sparkling like stars, seemed to flaunt its wealth.
But the Reincarnation Disk remained unmoved, looking like scrap metal. Lin Jiu was somewhat disappointed but knowing that Martial Arts suited him better was also good.
Lin Jiu then wrote down various weapons like swords, spears, staffs, and sticks, along with techniques like fists, kicks, palms, and fingers on the sheet and said, "Choose one!"
"..."
There was no response for a long time. Just as Lin Jiu was about to make his own choice, a fragment flashed through his mind. A figure swung a sword in mid-air, causing the sun to fall and the ground to be engulfed in flames!
"Swordsmanship..."
But in the next moment, the scene changed. Someone wielded a saber, splitting open a demon's lair and reaching beyond the world.
Each fragment was incredibly scattered—one showed a staff breaking the earth, another a spear piercing the heavens...
"..."
Lin Jiu came to his senses and found the Reincarnation Disk had disappeared, with the ф mark flashing briefly before hiding on the back of his hand.
"So what are you trying to say? You didn't tell me which one to choose!" Lin Jiu's mouth twitched. The scenes were indeed shocking, but he knew all advanced techniques were this powerful. It didn't indicate which one suited him!
Despite his words, when the sword-wielding figure appeared, Lin Jiu's heart skipped a beat. It was as if he also wanted to travel the world with a sword... cough, anyway, he felt that the swordsmanship path was good.
He left his exclusive room. Before heading to the trial grounds, he needed to sell Hunting and buy suitable weapons and swordsmanship scrolls.
Lin Jiu found a spot, paid a bit of Paradise Coins, and opened a stall, placing the items he intended to sell on it. There were only two items: [Hunting] and [Sticky Web].
[Hunting] (Green · Rare)
Origin: Survival Zone
Durability: 35/40
Attack Power: 7~20 (calculated based on slashing force)
Equipment Requirement: 4 points in Strength to use, 6 points in Strength for flexible use.
Rating: 30
Additional Attribute: Morning Light. In clear weather, the wielder will reduce stamina consumption and increase stamina recovery.
Description: The owner of this knife is naturally combative, just like his companions, possessing aggression that belies his appearance. Once angered, he will fiercely attack his opponent. After failing to dominate the Survival Zone, this warrior gave up sharpness and learned peace!
Price: 2300 Paradise Coins.
[Sticky Web]
Origin: Survival Zone
Quality: Green
Type: Consumable item
Effect: A sticky web made from the silk of a certain insect that can effectively slow down creatures stepping on it.
Rating: 15 (Green rating 10-30)
Description: You thought this was for you to cosplay as Spider-Man? It's actually for catching fish!
Trade Price: 200 Paradise Coins.
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Since the Pokémon world became his exclusive world, any mention of Pokémon on these items had disappeared.
Although Sticky Web was also a green item, it was worth less than a tenth of Hunting. Despite the restrictive additional attribute of Hunting and its less-than-excellent effect, it was still a top-quality green weapon. Slightly enhancing it would make its basic attributes comparable to ordinary blue weapons.
Lin Jiu priced Sticky Web at 1000 Paradise Coins. It seemed a bit overpriced to him, but for most contractors, it was considered a strong trap. As for Hunting, he directly priced it at 20,000 Paradise Coins, which was quite inflated.
He hoped someone would haggle and offer useful items in exchange.
"What a strong green weapon! But it's too expensive!"
In Reincarnation Paradise, good things never lacked buyers. Someone soon noticed the deep green glow of Hunting on the stall.
People stopped to observe but not enough to draw a crowd. A contractor in gray cloth armor, whose appearance was unclear, walked up to the stall and said, "5000 Paradise Coins!"
Lin Jiu instinctively reached to his side, thinking, "Where's my knife? Oh, it's for sale! Never mind then."
He decided to make the person leave. Before Lin Jiu could speak, a big man a head taller than the contractor squeezed him aside, cursing, "What a moron!"
"You!"
The cloth-armored contractor glared at the big man.
"What 'you'? If you're not happy, let's duel!"
The big man looked down at him. The cloth-armored contractor muttered cautiously and left, knowing he couldn't provoke the big man.
"Brother, this is your main weapon, right? Why are you selling it? Aren't you afraid of dying in the next world?"
The big man didn't hide his face and looked somewhat like Steve Jobs.
"Are you buying?"
Lin Jiu asked calmly. He wouldn't let anyone try to befriend him to haggle.
"The price is inflated, but I do want it. It's for a newbie who just joined Reincarnation Paradise. That guy is lucky to meet us..."
The big man, resembling Steve Jobs, kept talking.
"Stop! If you're buying, pay up and leave."
Lin Jiu's gaze grew unfriendly.
The big man noticed and chuckled awkwardly, saying, "About the funds, I just bought some things, so I'm a bit short..."
"I'll wait for you to gather them!"
Lin Jiu said decisively. He wouldn't give discounts. If anyone expected him to cut the price, he'd break their legs the next time they met in a derivative world!
"That's not what I meant. I want to trade this for it! You just need to add some Paradise Coins."
The big man took out a scroll.
Lin Jiu checked it, maintaining a calm exterior but internally praising his luck. It seemed his previous bad luck was all due to Brock.
[Swordsmanship Mastery Lv.1]
Origin: Any derivative world where swordsmanship is used.
Grade: Mastery
Type: Skill ability scroll (Skill abilities are graded as Basic, Mastery, Expert, Master, etc. Higher grades have correspondingly higher growth potential.)
Effect: After use, grants Swordsmanship Mastery Lv.1.
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A mastery-level skill ability was just one grade below Su Xiao's Blade Expert, but the gap was much larger than imagined. Even if Lin Jiu raised Swordsmanship Mastery to level 50, it wouldn't compare to Expert level 10.
However, this didn't matter. He had no foundation, so finding a suitable skill scroll was already lucky.
Hiding his eagerness, Lin Jiu frowned slightly and said, "I prefer using knives! Switching to a sword is troublesome..."
"Come on! You haven't decided yet, right? Swords and knives are the same. Look how cool those sword users are!"
The big man, like a top salesman, eagerly promoted the scroll.