Chapter 41: Advancing to Two-Ring, Unlocking New Skills! |
Today, they had originally come just to meet Vivian.
Now that they had met her and gained a certain understanding of her strength, their objective had naturally been achieved, so there was no reason to stay any longer.
After Beatrice and the others left, Andrew, who had been standing nearby, also departed under the pretext that the Church had matters to attend to.
Thus, only Vivian, Lilith, and Aelia—who was filled with all sorts of questions—remained.
Compared to Aelia’s composure, the first to be unable to hold back was Lilith.
“So Vivian, that of yours...”
Lilith’s gaze examined the bracelet on Vivian’s wrist, but recalling the Principal’s earlier warning, she ultimately did not ask.
Jiang Chen did not pay much attention to Lilith’s hesitation.
At this moment, there were more important matters to attend to.
“There’s still equipment that hasn’t been picked up.”
As she spoke, Vivian ran toward the stone wall.
“What equipment wasn’t picked up?” Lilith curiously followed.
Under Lilith’s watchful gaze, Vivian dispelled the magic.
As the stone wall vanished, a silver-white ring embedded with a sapphire-blue gem lay quietly on the ground.
The moment they approached, the ring’s panel popped up.
【Deep Sea Ring (Rare) (Deep Sea Set 1/3)】
【Defense +1】
【Abyssal Summon: Once per day, summon a deep-sea tentacle to fight for you for 1 minute (strength equivalent to Three-Ring).】
【Deep Sea Protection: When underwater, you gain the ability to breathe underwater, and your movement speed is not restricted by the aquatic environment.】
“Purple gear, not bad, not bad.”
Looking at the ring’s attributes, Jiang Chen was very satisfied.
“Although the main stat Defense is useless, the two long affixes are still acceptable—excellent for underwater combat.”
“And it’s part of a set.”
After storing the equipment, Jiang Chen did not equip it.
“This time my combat power has surged too quickly. This momentum needs to be slowed down.”
Of course, Jiang Chen was not worried about standing out too much and becoming the target of other Players.
As long as he did not expose his identity, it would be nearly impossible for others to find him in the short term.
There were several reasons why he did not want to increase his combat power too quickly.
The first reason was that if his combat power rose too fast, other Players would definitely grind like crazy.
If he did not keep up, he would fall behind, and in the end, everyone would be trapped in endless grinding and competition.
The second reason—and the most crucial one—was to take advantage of the system.
At first, Jiang Chen had not held much hope for this week’s Weekly Leaderboard.
But now, he could compete for it.
Naturally, he needed to plan things properly.
Prepare all kinds of combat power-boosting equipment in advance, and keep his combat power from being too far ahead of other Players.
Then, just seconds before the ranking was calculated, equip everything at once.
By then, even if others wanted to catch up, they would have no chance!
“Heh, not to mention anything else—just this ring with two long affixes. If it doesn’t boost my combat power by a few hundred, I won’t believe it.”
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen could not help but smirk.
Compared to Jiang Chen, Vivian’s mood at this moment was complicated.
Just now, she had obtained another Rare-quality ring.
In the past, such a quality of magical item was something Vivian would not even dare to dream of.
Her previous goal had been very simple.
Pass the academy’s examination, become a student,
Graduate, rely on the academy’s reputation to find a job, and stay in Silvermoon City.
Then bring her mother—who depended on her back home—to live with her in Silvermoon City.
As for magical equipment?
That was never something an ordinary person like Vivian could hope for.
But now?
She already had two Rare-quality magical items, along with one Legendary and one Exquisite.
Vivian felt as if she were dreaming.
And judging by how the Evil God obtained these items—
Since when had precious magical equipment become so easy to acquire?
Of course, aside from magical equipment, Vivian had also discovered something else outrageous just now.
After defeating the projection of the Deep Sea Witch, a strange power had merged into her body.
And she could clearly feel the changes within herself.
So... had she just become a Two-Ring Mage?
This was simply absurd!
How long had it even been since she became a One-Ring Mage, and she had already advanced to Two-Ring?
Since when had advancing to Two-Ring become so easy?
She had not even connected to the Weave yet...
Becoming a Two-Ring Mage without connecting to the Weave—what could be more ridiculous than that?
So that meant she should be able to use Two-Ring magic now.
But at present, aside from the skills rewarded by the Eternal Tower and Divine Blessings, she did not have a single conventional spell.
“It seems I must find a way to learn some useful conventional magic.” Vivian thought to herself.
Of course, Vivian was curious about her own changes.
But even more curious than her was Jiang Chen.
As for the increase in Magic Ring Tier, Jiang Chen found it completely normal.
After all, he had just defeated a BOSS.
In any game, if you killed a BOSS at level one and didn’t gain enough experience to level up, that would be ridiculous.
“Let me take a look at what bonuses come with leveling up.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen opened the status panel with interest.
【Vivian Violet】
【Magic Ring: Two-Ring】
【Class: Peace Princess】
【Health: 430, Mana: 750 (Equipment bonus +150), Defense: 33, Strength: 25, Agility: 24, Intelligence: 110, Perception: 34】
【Skills: C4 Shaping (Merged Skill: Corrosion Curse) LV1 - Weapon Blessing LV1 - Candy Bear LV1】
【Divine Blessings: Goddess’s Blessing (Knowledge) - Gold Blessing LV1 - Montage Technique (LV1)】
【Equipment: Misty Moon Dream (Rare) - Source of Magic (Exquisite) - Archmage Kasas’s Bracelet (Legendary)】
【Total Combat Power: 6300】
This time, a new skill had been added.
Candy Bear.
After reading the skill description, Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up.
“This skill is good!”
“This game’s cursed mechanic—when logging off, the character is controlled by AI. I was worried before what if the dumb AI did something suicidal and got me killed.”
“With this skill, there’s no need to worry anymore.”
Hearing the Evil God’s muttering, Vivian was very dissatisfied.
What AI? My name is Vivian! Vivian Violet! Not some AI!
And I’m not stupid!
And I wouldn’t do something suicidal and get myself killed!
Clearly, every time it’s you, Lord Evil God, who is doing reckless things!
Pouting, Vivian began to read the description of her new skill.
【Skill: Candy Bear】
【Consumes all Mana. Once per day, creates one Candy Bear (only one Candy Bear can exist at a time).】
【Candy Bear: It is a child’s best companion. The adorable bear can happily play with children, and the kind-hearted bear always loves to share candy with everyone—even enemies are no exception.】