The random attribute increase from the Healing Dominator talent was clearly determined by the target's class.
Earlier, Liu Yong carried a staff, indicating he was likely a magic-based class. Healing him allowed Lin Ye to gain Mental Energy.
On the other hand, Wu Qiang was a warrior-type class, so healing him provided Strength.
After treating Wu Qiang, Lin Ye had gained a total of 7 Strength points!
Starting with such a significant boost in stats, Lin Ye felt like he had hit the jackpot.
To put this in perspective, under normal circumstances, leveling up would only grant 5 free attribute points per level.
Yet, Lin Ye had already gained 5 Mental Energy points, 7 Strength points, and an additional 10 Spirit Fragments just through healing!
It was nothing short of exhilarating.
At that moment, another Healing Spell brought an unexpected surprise.
[Your Healing Spell has restored 500 HP for 'Wu Qiang.' You have acquired the talent 'Damage Reduction (Grade B)']
[Damage Reduction (Grade B): All damage you take is reduced by 5 × your current level.]
Lin Ye raised an eyebrow.
He hadn't expected to acquire Wu Qiang's talent!
Damage Reduction was a fairly common talent among melee classes, reducing the damage taken and proving highly practical.
However, while this talent was useful in the early stages, it became less effective in the late game.
As a Grade B talent, it was inherently limited in its late-game potential.
But Lin Ye's Healing Dominator talent had another feature: it could accumulate healing volume to upgrade talent levels!
Unfortunately, Lin Ye hadn't managed to obtain Liu Yong's magic-based talent. Evidently, the probability of acquiring a talent was quite low and heavily luck-dependent.
Even acquiring Wu Qiang's talent was already a big win.
At this point, the young priest had stabilized the critically injured individual's condition, though some injuries clearly remained beyond his ability to treat.
"I can't deal with physical disabilities," the young priest said with a hint of regret.
The adventurer, who appeared to be an archer, had lost an arm—a condition far beyond the capabilities of a healing spell.
For limb regeneration, only high-ranking priests could accomplish such feats.
In a small city like Shan City, such resources were simply unavailable.
"Huh? Your injuries are all healed?"
The young priest's eyes widened in surprise. These people had been seriously injured just moments ago, yet now they looked fully recovered.
Could it be that the bishop had intervened?
But the bishop was known to be injured himself and unable to cast spells freely.
"Oh, it was this young brother who helped us!" Liu Yong said gratefully, looking at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye responded with a faint smile.
This was the nature of being a healer—it was easy to earn goodwill, especially for skilled healers who often became highly sought after by various factions.
Though healers might not excel in combat power, they could easily rally a group of allies to assist them.
"You?"
The young priest was stunned, unable to believe that a newly transitioned healer could possess such abilities.
When he first started, it had taken him half a day of practice to barely manage casting a healing spell within three seconds.
"What is your name, young friend?"
At that moment, the blue-robed elder approached, smiling warmly at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye recognized the elder instantly.
Liu Qingshan, the blue-robed bishop in charge of managing all the Holy Light Churches in Shan City, was a respected figure of great virtue.
In Lin Ye's previous life, he had received considerable care and guidance from this elder.
"Greetings, Bishop Liu. My name is Lin Ye," Lin Ye replied respectfully.
"Very good. I saw your performance just now, and I must say, you are the most talented healer I have ever seen!" Liu Qingshan said without holding back his praise.
These words made everyone present glance at Lin Ye a few more times.
Especially Liu Yong, the leader of the adventurer team. His mind was already churning with thoughts of recruiting Lin Ye.
"Your praise is too much, Bishop. I just did what I could," Lin Ye replied with a smile.
However, Liu Qingshan took out something.
"It's rare for Shancheng City to have a talent like you. Here's a skill book for Smite. Take it!"
Lin Ye was momentarily speechless…
This scene was eerily similar to his previous life!
In his past life, Liu Qingshan had also chased him down to give him a skill book, and it was even Liu Qingshan's help that allowed Lin Ye to advance to Flame Wrath Priest.
Later, Lin Ye found out that it was his proficiency in healing techniques that had impressed Liu Qingshan.
However, in this life, the gesture of gifting a skill book came several years earlier.
"This is too valuable…" Lin Ye pretended to decline with a shake of his head.
The Smite skill book was of blue quality, with a market value of around 100,000 gold coins—a significant amount.
"It's fine. You can't take it with you when you die anyway. Rather than bury it with me, I'd rather leave it to the younger generation!" Liu Qingshan said generously.
"In that case, I'll accept it with gratitude! Thank you, Bishop Liu!" Lin Ye stopped pretending, respectfully taking the Smite skill book from Liu Qingshan's hands.
Damage output ability and methods were every healer's biggest shortcoming.
And Smite was one of the few offensive skills that healers could learn in the early stages.
Of course, in most cases, when exploring dungeons in teams, healers only needed to manage the health of their teammates. Dealing damage was not something they needed to worry about.
Having successfully bound his class, farmed a decent amount of stats, and even received a blue-quality skill book for free, Lin Ye's trip was undoubtedly a massive success.
After bidding farewell to Liu Qingshan, he left the chapel.
Liu Yong and the others, seeing Lin Ye leave, followed him as well.
The once-bustling church instantly returned to the peaceful quietness of the night.
Lin Ye left the church but didn't head home right away.
He remembered that tonight, the doorbell noise would keep him awake all night.
So, he simply spent a bit of money and found a small motel to stay at for the night.
With his awakened talent and newly acquired profession, all he needed to do next was report to school periodically. There was no need to attend classes daily anymore.
As a soon-to-be professional, clearly, nothing was more important than leveling up at this moment.
At that moment, Lin Ye's phone rang.
He picked it up and glanced at the screen, his eyebrows slightly raising.
Su Yaoyao: "I'm at the park entrance. Bring your profession emblem and come find me. I have something to discuss with you!"
Lin Ye smirked and replied:
"Oh, something dirty is trying to contact me!"
Then, without hesitation, he blocked her.
"I was careless. I should've blocked this nuisance right after my rebirth!"
At the entrance of Shancheng Park, Su Yaoyao stood with her arms crossed, thinking back to the events at school earlier in the day. She was still somewhat angry.
What irritated her the most was that Lin Ye had not come to apologize to her yet.
"If it weren't for the fact that you have the 'Flame Warrior' emblem, I wouldn't even bother with you!" she cursed inwardly.
Just then, her phone chimed.
"It must be Lin Ye!"
A triumphant smile spread across Su Yaoyao's face.
"After what happened earlier today, didn't you still obediently reply instantly? You're way too easy to control!"
But as soon as she picked up her phone and saw the message, she froze completely, dumbfounded.
"Dirty thing? What the heck does that mean?"
Su Yaoyao sent a message saying, "What do you mean?" to Lin Ye, only to be greeted by a red exclamation mark.
Lin Ye had actually blocked her!