stjorthotic Chapter 92 Abundant Resources, Speculation on 2-Star Classes
Chapter 92 Abundant Resources, Speculation on 2-Star Classes
Chapter 92 Abundant Resources, Speculation on Two-Star Classes
Upon opening the exchange section, Lin Ze first looked at the card section.
As the page redirects, a dense array of cards instantly appears before your eyes, dazzling the viewer.
Lin Ze glanced through it.
There are thousands of common-level cards alone.
There are also three or four hundred varieties of the superior grade.
Its comprehensive range of products far surpasses that of the Northern District Detachment.
However, what Lin Ze was more interested in were the rare-level cards.
There are about thirty different types. Although this number is less than one-tenth of the number of excellent-grade cards, it has already greatly surprised Lin Ze.
It's important to understand that rare cards are far more valuable than fine cards; each one is a strategic resource.
The fact that the branch could provide so much for its members to exchange demonstrates its profound resources.
Lin Ze continued browsing carefully.
【Iron Will】: A rare talent that greatly enhances resistance to mental attacks and negative status effects. In battle, the will is as firm as steel. Exchange price: 3400 contribution points.
【Magic Eye】: A rare talent that greatly increases hit rate and can nullify stealth/illusion skills below the rare level. Exchange price: 3600 contribution points.
【Life Blossoms】: A rare skill that releases life-giving energy to instantly heal multiple targets and restore their stamina. Exchange price: 4000 contribution points.
Lin Ze was tempted by the effects of many of the cards.
But when I looked at the price, it was like a bucket of cold water had been poured on me.
Each rare card costs over 3000 contribution points, and some even cost four or five thousand.
Keep in mind that even with his current rank of second lieutenant and the extra allowance from the special operations team, he only receives 4 contribution points per month.
That's 48 points a year.
This means that without performing tasks to earn contribution points, it would take him sixty or seventy years to accumulate enough to exchange for a rare card.
The price is undeniably expensive.
While reminiscing, Lin Ze continued scrolling down, but his gaze suddenly froze.
【Visual Anchoring】: A rare talent. When your gaze is focused on the target, the slash you unleash will automatically correct its trajectory and deflect towards the target. Exchange price: 3350 contribution points.
"There really is visual anchoring!"
Lin Ze's eyes immediately lit up.
When he heard Li Hong say that there were rare cards available for exchange, he wondered if there would be visual anchoring.
And they actually found it!
Now he no longer needs to worry about how to acquire this talent.
But after the initial excitement, Lin Ze quickly calmed down and looked at the exchange rate.
3350 contribution points.
Among all the rare cards, this price is relatively low.
Perhaps because visual anchoring only works for slashing attacks, its versatility is greatly limited, resulting in a lower price.
Even so, it was still an extremely high price for Lin Ze.
But in any case, at least we now have a way to get our hands on it.
At worst, I can just do more tasks and accumulate contribution points, which I can eventually exchange for visual anchors.
Lin Ze let out a breath, exited the card section, and opened the equipment section.
The variety of equipment is equally extensive, ranging from enchanted weapons infused with extraordinary materials to standard-issue weapons and high-quality custom-made equipment.
Of course, there are also rare-grade equipment.
Moreover, there are quite a few types, as many as forty or fifty, basically covering more than 90% of professions.
While the price isn't as outrageous as the cards, it still costs one or two thousand contribution points, which is beyond the reach of ordinary officers.
Lin Ze looked around and saw several rare longswords that even he found somewhat enviable.
For now, he can only look on.
The primary goal at this stage is visual anchoring; equipment can be put on hold for later.
It's worth mentioning that you can also customize equipment here, but you need to provide the equipment design drawings yourself, and the price will be much higher.
After exiting the equipment section, Lin Ze then browsed the rare items section.
The types of strange objects are also numerous, with a wide variety of functions, including combat, support, and functional types.
Rare-grade artifacts are much more expensive than cards and equipment, often costing four or five thousand contribution points.
Lin Ze saw a strange object called the [Dice of Fate]. After rolling it, he would receive a random buff based on the number rolled. The higher the number rolled, the better the buff. The cooldown time was 1 hour.
The notes also state that even if you only roll a 1, you can still get a decent buff.
For example, "Strength Specialization" can increase a professional's strength attribute by 10% for half an hour.
If it's the highest 6 points, the resulting buffs might even allow someone to fight against higher-level professionals.
The effect is undeniably powerful.
But the price is also shockingly high.
The exchange price is as high as 8200 contribution points.
An ordinary second lieutenant officer probably couldn't afford to exchange it in his entire life.
Lin Ze quickly scanned the remaining material, prop, and miscellaneous sections, and exited without finding anything of interest.
He closed the page and let out a long sigh.
The branch's resources are indeed abundant; rare cards, equipment, and artifacts that are hard to find in the North District can be exchanged here.
Based on this alone, it's no wonder that so many people are eager to join the branch.
After calming himself down, Lin Ze then opened the intelligence section.
Branch access permissions are much higher than those for partitions.
When I was in the North District branch, I could only access detailed information about the guilds in the North District; information about guilds in other districts was relatively brief.
But now, Lin Ze's authority allows him to access detailed information about all the guilds in the entire Red Lotus City.
In addition, information about various families and freelance groups is also within the scope of access.
Lin Ze first opened the information about the cliff.
The page loads, and dense text appears before your eyes.
Cliff, the number one guild in Crimson Lotus City, controls the South District, with influence extending to the West, East, and North Districts. Its current membership is estimated to exceed ten thousand, with professionals comprising no less than 20%...
It is worth noting that this data is from a year ago. In the past year, the growth has been rapid, with a significant increase in both the number of members and the proportion of professionals. The actual data may be even higher.
Lin Ze quickly flipped through the documents, focusing on the core high-level information of the cliff, and soon found his target.
Cui Daoqin, male, 33 years old, a level 7 puppeteer, one of the highest-ranking officers of the Cliff, graduated from the Fifth Professional Academy of Chilian City in 9. He then joined the Legion, becoming a member of the Special Operations Team of the Southern District Branch. In 12, he was stripped of his post and sentenced to eight years in prison for murdering innocent civilians. He escaped from prison that same year and joined the Cliff...
The document details Cui Daoqin's life experiences.
At the age of 24, he was promoted to Level 5 Puppet Master and became a cadre of the Cliff.
At the age of 27, he advanced to the level 6 puppeteer, crafted the Clockwork Swordsman, and was valued and given special training by the Cliff Guild Master.
He was promoted seven ranks at the age of 31, becoming the highest-ranking official.
They are suspected of possessing special crafting techniques or rare artifacts that can endow puppets with skills and talents (to be verified).
Without a doubt, Cui Daoqin is exceptionally talented.
If it weren't for his character flaws and the crimes he committed, he would probably be at least a captain now, serving as an advisor to the Red Lotus branch.
They might even become respected school officials.
Life is unpredictable.
Lin Ze sighed, his gaze falling on the last line of text.
Judging from the notes, this information was recently added.
The date was the day after Blood Eagle's destruction.
The reason Lin Ze specifically looked up Cui Daoqin's information was because of the four Clockwork Swordsmen that Qin Lie brought out during the Blood Eagle's destruction.
Generally speaking, puppets cannot master skills and talents.
But those four clockwork swordsmen defied this common sense, leaving everyone puzzled.
However, that wasn't what Lin Ze cared about.
The illogical aspects of the clockwork swordsman reminded him of a profession—the mechanic.
The Machinist is a two-star class that combines the Puppeteer and the Spirit Seeker. They are skilled at crafting puppets and controlling them in ranged combat. The puppets they create can possess skills and talents.
Choi Do-gin's abilities happen to be very similar to those of a mechanical craftsman.
Lin Ze had some doubts about whether Cui Daoqin might be a mechanic.
Although the publicly available information indicates that the Federation has not yet discovered any two-star professions.
However, publicly available information is not always accurate.
Perhaps the Federation has already discovered two-star professions, but has kept them a secret.
Logically speaking, unless someone like Lin Ze has cheated, the possibility of the Federation discovering a two-star profession is extremely low under normal circumstances.
After all, a two-star profession not only requires holding two corresponding professions, but also needs to meet a series of advancement conditions.
The probability of achieving all the conditions by chance is almost zero.
However, the existence of dungeons has proven that byproducts will emerge during the integration of the professional power system with this world.
Perhaps there will be a way to advance to a two-star profession that Lin Ze is unaware of.
"However, if Choi Do-gin really was a machine operator, the branch's intelligence bureau couldn't have been completely unaware of any clues."
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Lin Ze analyzed in his mind.
"Or perhaps, Cui Daoqin isn't a mechanic at all, but rather, as the branch suspects, he simply possesses a special puppet-making technique or some kind of marvelous artifact?"
Regardless of the possibility, it shows that Cui Daoqin is no ordinary person.
Lin Ze memorized the information about Cui Daoqin and then exited the page.
He then checked the guild information in other sections.
First, there's the West District.
There are three relatively large guilds in the West District.
These are the Brotherhood of Ember, the Fang of the Hunter, and the Zoo.
These three guilds are roughly equal in strength, none of them have mastered dungeons, so their development momentum has not been very good, and their overall strength is slightly inferior to Blood Eagle.
Besides these three guilds, there are also a large number of freelancer groups in the West District, numbering in the hundreds.
The number of people ranges from five or six to forty or fifty, a mixed bag of good and bad.
Among them, the strongest and most famous are the Iron Curtain Society and the Dual-Sword Knights.
Both groups have Level 6 professionals in charge.
However, according to the branch's intelligence, these two Level 6 professionals are largely unreliable, with weak strength and lacking powerful skills and talents. Their actual combat power is among the lowest of the Level 6 professionals.
The East District is similar to the North District, except that there are fewer guilds and it is relatively less chaotic.
But because of this, it's not easy to take advantage of the situation.
The Southern District is even more so; it's a solid, isolated area with no way for outside forces to gain a foothold.
After reviewing the information from the three divisions, Lin Ze fell into deep thought.
With the North District guilds now purged, whether for hunting evil professionals to obtain soul energy or for expanding their influence, Tian Shi is bound to move outwards and set its sights on other districts.
The guilds in the West District are the weakest of the remaining three districts, making them the most suitable target.
"Let's start with the West District."
Lin Ze made a decision quickly.
After logging out of the intranet, he stretched and looked up to find Tang Wangshu and Wei Ran sitting in front of their computers, looking focused.
They are clearly also checking the intranet.
Lin Ze got up and went to the window, looking at the rows of buildings outside, his eyes flickering slightly.
His next goal is very clear.
First, accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for visual anchors.
Then comes the training.
The branch's training facilities are better than those of the North District branch, which can improve training efficiency and help him master the energy field of vision more quickly.
With the timing of this action, it's foreseeable that things will be busy for a while.
the next morning.
It's past eight.
Lin Ze, Tang Wangshu, and Wei Ran met at the branch gate and then headed to Martial Arts Hall No. 4 together.
The No. 4 Martial Arts Hall is located on the east side of the training area. It is an independent circular building with a dark gray alloy exterior that looks sturdy and heavy.
The three entered the martial arts arena and found that some people were already there.
The three men and one woman were all in their early twenties and looked radiant.
"They must be colleagues from the division."
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Among the four, a handsome young man saw Lin Ze and his companions enter and took the initiative to come over and greet them.
He had a straight nose and a faint smile on his lips, giving him a gentle and composed air.
The other three followed behind him, a step behind, implicitly indicating that they regarded him as the leader.
"Hello, I am Zhou Wenbin from the West District Detachment."
"Lin Ze from the North District Detachment."
Lin Ze shook hands with him, and then they introduced their companions to each other.
The other two men were named Wang Hao and Zhang Rui.
The only girl was named Fu Hui.
The seven people were close in age and all came from the same district, so they quickly became very friendly and chatted.
"Things have been changing in your North District lately; all sorts of news have reached us."
Fu Hui asked curiously, "Is the timing really as powerful as the rumors say?"
"It's not quite appropriate to say it that way, but it's true."
When faced with the pretty Fu Hui, Wei Ran answered quite enthusiastically.
"The guild forces in the northern region can be said to have been largely eliminated by the opportune moment."
Tian Shi's deeds have long since spread beyond the North District, reaching the entire Chilian City.
Even the Western District Detachment had heard about it.
But no matter how many rumors you hear, they can't compare to the detailed account given by the person involved.
As Wei Ran described it, Fu Hui and the others' expressions changed repeatedly, marveling at it.
Zhou Wenbin sighed and said, "The West District has been quite unstable lately, with several guilds causing trouble frequently. If only a force similar to Tian Shi could come out and deal with them, the branch team could have an easier time."
Fu Hui and Wang Hao nodded in deep agreement.
Wei Ran laughed and said, "You know what, the guilds in the North District have been wiped out. Tian Shi might soon shift his target to deal with the guilds in the West District."
He was just saying it casually, but he didn't notice the meaningful look that Lin Ze was giving him.
After a few laughs and jokes, the topic quickly turned to today's gathering.
"I've inquired about it. The branch plans to have an internal competition within the special operations team to decide who will be the captain. That's why we've been gathered here today."
"What kind of competition will it be? Real-world sparring?"
"That's most likely true. Only those with strong abilities can command respect."
"The captain's position is definitely going to be the elite of the branch." Zhang Rui shrugged. "The division has level 4 professionals, but the branch has several level 5 professionals."
These words caused a brief silence to fall over the room.
Neither Tang Wangshu nor Wei Ran refuted it.
Although they were elites selected from the district, they were indeed inferior to the people in the branch.
The ranking is the most obvious weakness.
Even Lin Ze, although he had defeated a level 5 professional, was only level 4 after all, so it would be too difficult for him to win the captain's position.
Just then, footsteps sounded again at the entrance of the martial arts arena.
Two groups of people walked in one after the other.
There were four people in front of them, three men and one woman.
There were only two people behind them, both of whom were male.
After everyone met, they greeted each other and introduced themselves briefly.
As expected, both groups of people who arrived were from the district branch.
The four people in front are from the East District, and the leader is called Lu Mingxuan.
The two people behind them were from the South District; one was named Zheng Feng, and the other was Li Hao.
The Southern District Detachment has been suppressed by the cliff for many years, making it almost useless, and its overall strength is the worst among the four detachments.
Only two people were selected for this special operations team.
In the end, the four regional teams combined only had thirteen people.
"The branch members haven't arrived yet?" Lu Mingxuan glanced at the time. "It's almost nine o'clock."
"Probably on purpose," Li Hao scoffed. "Just putting on airs."
It's clear he's very unhappy with the people in the branch.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Zheng Feng explained, "When we reported for duty yesterday, we ran into some colleagues from the special operations team, all from the branch. We took the initiative to greet them, but they ignored us and even made some sarcastic remarks. Li Hao couldn't stand it, so he argued with them for a bit."
Li Hao said indignantly, "I really don't know where their sense of superiority comes from. They always act like elites. Who didn't climb up from the brigade? Once we've been in the branch for a few years, won't we be so-called elites too?"
The people in the west and east districts looked at each other in bewilderment.
Lin Ze and his two companions, however, understood this deeply.
From Chang Yao and Tao Leshan's previous attitudes, it's clear that those people in the branch held a condescending and arrogant attitude towards the district branch.
Just then, a burst of laughter and conversation came from the entrance.
A group of people walked in.
They were all dressed in crisp military uniforms, with the rank of second lieutenant on their shoulder boards, and they exuded a calm and confident aura as they walked.
Although there was no overt arrogance in his expression, a natural sense of superiority emanated from his very being.
"It's them," Li Hao said in a low voice, frowning.
Even without him saying it, everyone else could see it.
Lin Ze spotted Chang Yao and Tao Leshan in the crowd at a glance.
Upon noticing Lin Ze, Tao Leshan's face darkened, but then he seemed to remember something and arrogantly raised his chin.
After the branch members came in, they didn't greet the people in the district. Instead, they went to the other side and gathered together to talk in hushed tones, occasionally glancing over with scrutinizing and mocking eyes.
Upon seeing this, everyone in the district frowned in unison.
Lin Ze, however, remained calm.
He keenly noticed that among the people opposite him, a tall, thin young man stood out from the other seven, remaining silent throughout.
These eight people were clearly not a united front, but they didn't show it because they were facing the people from the division.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the martial arts arena became somewhat somber.
The atmosphere was broken when the three people walked in side by side.
Of the three people who walked in, the one in the lead was a middle-aged man around forty years old.
He is of medium build, neither fat nor thin, with an ordinary face; the kind of person you wouldn't notice if you threw him into a crowd.
But he walked with a steady gait and a calm gaze, exuding an aura of authority without anger.
The other two are acquaintances: Xue Dai and Fan Zhenyue.
Upon seeing the newcomer, everyone in the martial arts arena stopped talking and stood at attention.