novelraw Chapter 421: Sneaky Scout Style
Chapter 421: Sneaky Scout Style
The top floor of the Mage Tower was a rather massive stargazing platform. There were mysterious Magic Runes engraved all around here, making it a place with a very high level of technical sophistication.
Therefore, it was also an extremely suitable place for meditation, allowing Spiritual Power to recover by ten points per hour.
Sitting here at this moment, Li Wei was in excellent condition.
He was currently wearing the Ranger Code, the Flame Viscount Title, and the Wolf Traveling a Thousand Li Slaughter Title.
These were three different codenames and titles that could be stacked.
So now his Health Points had already reached 630 points, his Stamina value had reached 780 points, and his Spiritual Power was at 40 points, fully meeting the requirements needed to enhance a Profession Card.
Additionally, it was worth mentioning that after equipping the Ranger Code, although his Strength, Defense, and Spiritual Power attributes hadn't changed, his Agility had reached 78 points.
At this moment, he took out a Five-Star Enhancement Card. With a slight thought, he activated it. In that instant, this Five-Star Enhancement Card transformed into a beam of tranquil, white moonlight. It was the kind of feeling that wasn't very bright, but was incomparably gentle and incomparably beautiful, as if everything in the world was not worth mentioning in the face of it.
It was too magical.
Subsequently, Li Wei summoned his Four-Star Hunter Card and placed it into that beam of white moonlight.At the same time, his Stamina and Spiritual Power were also rapidly draining, and his Life-Bound Card was automatically activated along with it.
In this moment, Li Wei felt as if he had entered an incomparably real illusion that did not belong to him.
In this illusion, he seemed to be a nameless, ordinary son of a hunter, who had followed his elders hunting in the mountains since childhood.
He was accustomed to the snow-covered winters and the biting cold of early spring.
He was accustomed to torrential rains and fierce winds, and the mountains covered in autumn red.
His days were ordinary, his life monotonous and dull. From a little child curious about everything, he eventually grew into a white-haired old hunter. Leading his own little grandson, he explained and demonstrated how to revere the mountain forest before them, how to use this mountain forest to survive, and how to protect this mountain forest.
Finally, he heard himself speaking to his little grandson about the experience and insights of his entire life.
"The way of hunting lies in reverence."
"Because of reverence, you can understand that all factors that seem tiny and unrelated will affect the outcome. Therefore, you need to be cautious."
"Because of reverence, you can know that all this food is hard-won and hard-grown. You must hold compassion in your heart. You must understand that a patch of mountain forest is a world, and you are the king here. You need to control your greed, know gratitude and restraint, and maintain the balance within the mountain forest."
"Because of reverence, you can know that life and death are ordinary matters, and that life and death lie in but a single instant. Therefore, only by honing your craft, improving your skills, being good at using the environment, and mastering the principle that all things have their uses, can you be a qualified hunter."
The moment he finished speaking, Li Wei also woke up from the illusion. He felt very exhausted and very sleepy; this was caused by the consumption of his Spiritual Power and Stamina.
However, his Rare Hunter Card was completed, and lines of information silently surfaced.
[You have successfully enhanced a Rare Hunter Card and successfully bound it.]
[Your Farmer Destiny -10, Hunter Fate -10, your Perception Cap -1 (Hunter Fate is less than 60, automatically deducted).]
[You have obtained the Class Talents of the Rare Hunter Card, detailed as follows:]
[One, Magic-Piercing Eye: Ranged weapon accuracy gets an additional +100%. When the Hunter Fate is greater than or equal to 50, locking onto a target with a ranged bow or crossbow for more than three seconds will grant the 'Weak Point Mark' passive effect. When triggering a four-destiny resonance, and simultaneously locking onto a target for three seconds, the Weak Point Mark can even see through the Mana operation trajectory of any Sequence Two Abjuration Magic, thereby accomplishing a Magic-Piercing Sniping.]
[Two, Master-Level Ranged Weapon Proficiency: This type of weapon can be calmly and rapidly switched, including during combat and in most scenarios.]
[Three, Trap Master: Trap production and deployment speed +50%, additional damage +100%.]
[Four, Hunting Pet Master: The number of bindable Pet Cards is increased to five. Interaction efficiency with Hunting Pets is higher, and there is a chance to subdue higher-level Hunting Pets.]
[Five, All-Terrain Combat Master: During mountain combat, encumbrance -20. During dense forest combat, encumbrance -18. During complex urban combat, encumbrance -19. During open terrain combat, encumbrance -30. During cavalry combat, encumbrance -35.]
[Six, Perception Cap +1.]
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As expected of a Rare Profession Card, it truly smelled sweet after being enhanced.
Li Wei was quite moved. No wonder Zhao Xuanxuan could even unexpectedly catch and explosively kill Neanderthal Centurions after upgrading both her Blacksmith Card and Miner Card to Rare. It was because this was truly powerful.
Next, he quickly went to sleep to replenish his Spiritual Power. Subsequently, on the second day, he used another Five-Star Enhancement Card, consuming 10 points of Farmer Destiny and 10 points of Woodcutter Fate to complete the enhancement of the Woodsman Card.
[You have successfully enhanced a Rare Woodcutter Card and successfully bound it.]
[Your Farmer Destiny -10, Woodcutter Fate -10.]
[You have obtained the Class Talents of the Rare Woodcutter Card, detailed as follows:]
[One: Tree Nemesis: When you use weapons or tools against trees and all wooden items, it will deal 120% damage. Four-Star logs, which are as hard as iron, will also be as docile as sheep under the edge of your blade.]
[Two: Smelling Fragrance To Identify Wood: Your understanding of trees is extraordinary. Even for ancient wooden products, you seem to be able to sense the evening breeze that blew past them when they were young. Your skill in crafting wooden equipment and wooden weapons has greatly increased. You can easily whittle out Five-Star Quality arrow shafts, or Five-Star Quality wooden spears. This will similarly increase your efficiency and effectiveness when making and deploying traps.]
[Three: Your Spiritual Power gets a passive +5.]
[Four: Forest Whispers: Your understanding of the forest surpasses the understanding of your mistress. When you remain completely still in an environment with a vegetation coverage rate greater than 60%, your concealment effect will be drastically increased, and your own aura and body odor will highly merge with the surrounding environment.]
[Five: Innate Wood Magic Antibody: All Wood Magic below Sequence Three can only deal 50% damage to you, and when you encounter Wood Magic Traps, you will be able to break free very easily.]
[Six: Codename Resonance: Due to this Rare Woodcutter Card, your Ranger Code is automatically upgraded by one level. The specifics are: Perception +1.5, Agility +15, Life +150, Stamina +150, Hunter Fate +7.5, Woodcutter Fate +7.5, Scout Destiny +7.5.]
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"Not bad. My professional system and combat system have finally taken initial shape."
Li Wei smiled slightly. Looking at his Four-Star Rare Hunter Card, Four-Star Rare Woodcutter Card, coupled with a Double Rare Scout Card, and the Ranger Code—mother of god, it was simply stacked to the brim with elements. Sneaky Scout Style!
If he wanted stealth, he had stealth. If he wanted concealment, he had concealment!
If he wanted perception, he had perception. It was true that he had been deducted one point of perception due to the decrease in his destiny, but the Rare Hunter Card added another point. At the same time, because of the special nature of the Rare Hunter Card, the added perception could bypass the limit.
Therefore, his current perception was actually +9.5!
He was like a humanoid radar.
At the same time, there was the scent analysis, terrain familiarity, and directional perception brought by the Scout Card. Coupled with the Hunter Card's All-Terrain Combat Master, his ranged sniping had magic-piercing capabilities; Sequence Two Abjuration Magic could be shattered in a single strike. If he wanted traps, he had Trap Master. If he wanted Hunting Pets, he had Hunting Pets.
Whether flying in the sky or running on the ground, everything was basically a non-issue this time.
Beyond that, his Stamina was currently as high as 830 points. With the blessing of the Ranger Code and the stacking of the Rare Woodcutter Card, in a Mountain Forest environment, his Stamina consumption had even been reduced by 75%. This meant he only needed to consume 25% of his normal Stamina to run with the same effect as normal.
In The Plains, it might just be so-so, as he would be taught a lesson by vehicles or Cavalry.
But within the mountain forests, under complex terrain, this was a massive killing weapon capable of outrunning and bursting the enemy.
He could even accomplish a forced march through complex mountain forests for a whole day and night, achieving the strategic effect of a thousand-mile leap.
"Therefore, if I continue to be a Ranger or a Scout, having no companions is actually my strongest state."
"In fact, this is exceptionally good. I now have a Territory. I only need to leave my powerful companions in the rear to hold the fort. In plain terrain: Mage Tower + Heavy Cavalry. In mountain terrain: Mage Tower + mountain Infantry. This way, my retreat route is completely secure."
"And I just need to utilize my professional advantage to continuously grind for gold and develop on the outside, giving back to the Territory along the way. This is truly a match made in heaven."
"However, Adai should stay in the Territory. Acting as the Territory's guardian deity isn't a bad idea either."
Li Wei pondered. Adai was naturally very powerful right now. After using that Enhancement Scroll, it had already grasped new Ice Magic. Its overall strength was Five-Star+ with absolutely no pressure.
However, its body size was also too conspicuous.
Moreover, it had practically become Li Wei's mascot bird.
As long as Adai dared to take to the skies, it meant Li Wei was exposed.
Did he really think Neanderthal Mages wouldn't dare to carpet-bomb the area with large-caliber magic storms?
They only needed to determine a rough location!
Therefore, it was better to leave Adai in the Territory. Actually, Li Wei currently already had twelve of Adai's blade-bearing guards, all of which could serve as partial replacements for Adai.
Furthermore, that Five-Star Warhorse of his would also successfully upgrade within the next few months. Following that, he could completely take in a few more Hunting Pets with different characteristics.
Afterward, after having a meal with Second Aunt and Hathaway, Li Wei took two Silver Tokens, twenty Black Iron Tokens, and the 3500 Campaign Points transferred to him by Zhao Xuanxuan, and returned to Weir City once more.
This time, he finally had time to go to Wind Residence No. 53. Thomas should have arrived early.
Time really did fly by,
It had been two years and three months. The Wind Residence area still hadn't changed much; it was still just as desolate.
Li Wei got off the carriage, the image of the maid Xiao Ning floating up in his heart. He also didn't know if the Ministry of Internal Affairs had taken back this house; after all, he no longer belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Creak!"
A house by the side of the road was suddenly pushed open by someone. A tall and sturdy middle-aged man walked out with a gloomy face, running right into Li Wei.
Eh? What a coincidence. It was actually the former Mad Baron Mark of Kakh City.
To think they were actually neighbors.
However, it seemed they wouldn't be neighbors anymore either.
Li Wei revealed a smile. After being stunned for a moment, that Mad Baron Mark also forced a smile. "So it's you, Li Wei. What a coincidence!"
"Yes, what a coincidence."
Li Wei gave a perfunctory reply, and the two parties just hurriedly passed each other by.
This Mad Baron Mark should be bankrupt. The territory of Kakh City no longer had anything to do with him. But there was truly nothing that could be done about this kind of thing. The Barbarians invaded, their military might like fire; what else could be done?
(End of Chapter)