Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 93 Expertise and Employment Requirements

"boom."

The headless corpse of the bugbear fell forward to the ground with a dull sound.

Xia Nan shook off the blood on the sword.

He glanced at the dead body in front of him, with no extra expression on his face.

The pressure brought to him by this bear goblin was far less than the one that almost wiped out the "Scumbag" team.

The reason for this is, on the one hand, the improvement of one's own combat ability and experience.

On the other hand, it was also because Fugan had helped him break one of the opponent's arms, causing his combat effectiveness to plummet.

He was also supervising the battle from the side.

The high-pressure aura from the barbarian alone, which was enough to make ordinary goblins faint, caused the strength of the bugbears to drop by more than one level.

This made Xia Nan look much more relaxed.

That's just right.

This kind of mediocre opponent also makes it easier for you to hone your fighting skills.

A real battle lasts only a few rounds.

He felt that he had made more progress than if he had practiced facing the air all day.

After the battle, the battlefield naturally needs to be cleaned up.

But the Goblin Cave...

I can only say that there is really nothing valuable.

Not to mention magical items with special effects, there are basically no ordinary equipment that can be sold to grocery stores or blacksmith shops to make a little money.

Including the large greenskin nest two days ago, Xia Nan’s entire harvest was only six small, shiny stones of various sizes.

I don’t know how much it can be sold for.

And it was not until now that he finally realized how lucky he was to get the green ring [Dead Line] from the bear goblin as soon as he crossed over.

Don't rush to sheath your sword.

Xia Nan held the hilt of the sword and carried it across his shoulder with little effort.

In the corner of the cave ahead, Fugan stood still.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew around my body.

You can vaguely see an illusory winter wolf with a completely transparent body gradually taking shape in the howling of ice crystals.

The crystal clear claws stepped lightly and floated in the cave.

Seems to be searching for something.

None found.

After a few seconds, it returned to the barbarian, rubbed Fergan's arm affectionately with its cold forehead, and then slowly dissipated.

Xia Nan also withdrew his gaze.

He had seen the same scene two days ago.

Although I was confused, I didn't ask any more questions.

After all, the other party did not come to Hegu Town specifically for a commission, and teaching him combat skills was just a side job.

It should be tracking something.

It had nothing to do with him, and the troubles involving the extraordinary level were definitely not something he could touch at the moment.

The cold air melted away and the temperature in the cave gradually rose.

Xia Nan didn't leave immediately.

Instead, he held up his long sword and patiently and carefully finished off the goblins lying on the ground one by one.

Although he predicted that he would need to stay in the forest for many days due to the rotting and stinking, he was unable to bring the "trophies" back and exchange them for a bounty.

But now that they are here, it is impossible to let these green-skinned bastards wake up alive.

"laugh."

Without mercy, the sharp tip of the sword pierced the fragile skin outside the throat.

The goblin's neck, which was as thin as a branch, was pierced through in an instant.

Falling into a deep coma due to mental shock, even the severe pain that could be fatal could only make these weak monsters tremble slightly before dying quietly.

Xia Nan's movements were very smooth.

One sword killed one goblin at a time. In just a few minutes, nearly thirty goblins on the field were all killed.

But I feel it's meaningless.

You can't hear the goblins' dying screams, nor can you see the panic and fear of death in their eyes.

It seems like something is missing.

There is no feedback at all when I kill it, and I feel uncomfortable all over.

The strange feeling even made Xia Nan wonder if there was something wrong with his psychology.

"I don't know if there are any professions like psychologists in this world. If nothing works, I can go to a church to pray after I go back."

Random thoughts flashed through my mind.

He took out gauze from his bosom and wiped the blood off the surface of the sword.

He was about to leave the cave, but a hint of reluctance appeared on his face.

More than twenty goblins, plus a bugbear.

Even if there is no other equipment gained, their bounties alone would add up to a considerable income.

It’s a pity that I don’t have the conditions to take it back now, otherwise my own small treasury would have increased a lot.

Speaking of which, if I were a little more shameless, I could probably ask Fugan to help him freeze the spoils so that I could bring them back...

"No no no."

The other person's cold face appeared in front of him, and Xia Nan shook his head violently.

"forget it."

Two days is not enough to fully understand a person's character.

His relationship with the barbarians was far from the point where he could ask for help at will.

The most important thing now is to distinguish the primary from the secondary and follow the other party to learn the art of [Tooth Hunting].

As for everything else, it's just incidental.

Don't let the small lose the big.

Put away the sword.

A flash of icy light suddenly appeared in the corner of his eye.

Looking over, I saw a headless corpse not far to my side, about six or seven feet away.

The head of the bear goblin that was chopped off by Xia Nan was covered with a layer of frost at some point.

It was especially obvious on the left ear, almost forming a small piece of ice crystal.

A look of surprise appeared on his face, and then he heard an unclear hoarse voice coming from the front:

"A hunter with blood on his blade will never let himself go hungry."

"This is the rule of the snowfield."

……

Night falls.

Thick fog floated quietly in the air.

The fire was glowing and the forest was silent.

Xia Nan sat by the campfire, holding a burnt animal leg in his hand.

It seemed to have just been taken off the fire, with the gravy overflowing, so delicious and hot that he gasped for breath.

The barbarian did not prepare any supplies before leaving, and he was originally considering whether he should share some of the food he brought with the other party.

Unexpectedly, on the way back to the camp, Fugang just glanced at a patch of grass on the side of the road where there was some movement. A huge wild boar nearly half a man's height staggered out as if it was drunk.

Then, in Xia Nan's gaze, he fell directly in front of the two of them with a plop.

It's like a takeaway ordered in advance and delivered to your door.

Don't even say it,

Very fragrant.

As for drinking water, it is more convenient for Fugang.

He didn't even need to make any obvious movements. He just sat down on the ground in silence. The cold wind blew into the kettle in front of him, and then melted into clear ice water under the burning flames.

Come to think of it.

With their level of strength, no matter how they do, they will never starve to death.

Xia Nan watched from the side, feeling a little envious.

I don't know when I will be able to reach this level of strength where I can easily intimidate the enemy with just the power of my aura.

But when he thought that the [Spinning Slash] that he had already practiced to the maximum level might be wasted, and that if he wanted to become a professional, he might have to learn two more combat skills, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

In the midst of distress, he seemed to remember something and his eyes lit up.

He asked Fugan, who was sitting across from the campfire:
"Tell me, is there such a possibility..."

"【Spinning Slash】 and 【Fang Hunting】, plus the third combat skill I learned later, just meet the promotion requirements of a certain profession?"

In this way, he would save himself the effort of finding an additional fighting skill.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Xia Nan felt like he had just talked nonsense.

Not very realistic.

There are so many combat skills in this world, and many niche and unpopular professions even require special inauguration ceremonies.

If I really guess three times in a row like this...

Then he could only wonder if the Smiling Lady in God's Kingdom had fallen in love with him.

Instead of considering such unrealistic fantasies, it is better to pray that his current [Spin Slash] is actually a combat skill under the "Warrior" category.

I feel that the hope is slim and I don't have any expectations for it.

Unexpectedly, the barbarian, who had always been silent as ice, nodded slightly in response to Xia Nan's question.

Ok?
There's hope! ?
"Did you have any special feelings on the day you 'mastered' your combat skills?"

His ice-blue eyes reflected the orange-red fire in front of him, and Fugan said slowly.

"Feelings?" Xia Nan frowned slightly, as if recalling the scene at that time, "Becoming stronger and lighter?"

Of course, he couldn't explain it directly to the other party. The level 5 [Spin Slash] directly provided him with two attribute points of "Strength" and "Agility".

I gave a vague summary of my experience when I upgraded.

But regarding this point, the half-elves had mentioned to him before that it was common knowledge for adventurers in this world that after mastering combat skills, one's physical fitness would be enhanced.

Seems... nothing special?

"No." Fugan held his obsidian short axe in his hand, and the black and smooth axe blade reflected his rough and cold face. "It's something else."

"Talent, skill, covenant gift, awakening mark..."

“It goes by many names, but it’s essentially the same thing.”

"——The targeted strengthening of combat, magic, survival instincts, and professional characteristics can also be regarded as a concrete manifestation of your past experiences."

【Features】! ?

In just one second, Xia Nan connected the content described by the other party with the [Expertise] on the system panel.

Thinking back carefully, wasn't his first specialty in this world, [Master of Chopping], obtained after he reached the maximum level of [Spin Slash]?
"But what does this have to do with obtaining a career level?"

In the camp that was warmed by the flames, a cold wind suddenly blew.

Visible ice crystals quickly condensed in the air and turned into materialized miniature snowstorms, swirling around the obsidian axe.

Countless tiny snow gravels rubbed and collided with the axe blade, making crisp and dense sounds.

The already sharp axe blade, under the impact of ice and snow, emitted a cold light that seemed to be able to split the darkness into pieces.

He is sharpening his knife.

"This special skill is not as superficial as your improved physical fitness. It is like ice crystals covered by deep snow on the plateau. Many people may not even realize their talents in certain areas in their entire lives."

"And in most cases, unless it is inherited through blood or some rare special experience, the only way to obtain this ability is through hard training day after day, practicing combat skills to the 'mastery' level to increase the probability."

To put it simply, if "occupation" is compared to a necklace on the chest of a barbarian.

The three combat skills needed to obtain professional levels are the chains that make up the main body of the necklace, connected end to end.

The "specialty" is the pendant decorated between the necklace rings.

In most of the time, it is just a bare chain without any pendant.

It does not affect its integrity.

It just looks a little uglier, but the necklace itself still exists.

——“Profession” does not require “expertise”.

On the contrary, if you only have a few exquisite pendants but no chain to string them together.

Then it cannot be called a necklace.

——“Expertise” is not a prerequisite for obtaining a professional level.

In this case, if you were to glue three combat skills from different branches together, you would create a completely new profession that is completely different from its category.

It was like forcing three different parts of a necklace together.

Even if it succeeds, the chain joints will often become twisted and deformed due to the different sizes and thicknesses of the links, making it impossible for an invisible force from the outside world, called "rules", to tear them apart.

As a premise, if you happen to have a few good "Pendant" feats.

Interspersed with them, covering up the ugly parts of the joints.

No matter how strange your necklace looks, even if it is half gold and half bone, with a leaf hanging in the middle.

As long as it doesn't seem to have any obvious shortcomings.

Then no one will come and pull your chain.

It will work.

To sum it up,

"Talent and expertise can greatly increase the probability of obtaining a career level."

But the specific type of job you hold is just like a necklace that is pieced together from various places and can only be barely formed by covering it with a pendant.

“Depends on your expertise.”

Xia Nan sat by the fire, the barbecue in his hands had become cold in the cold air.

The brain quickly digested the advanced knowledge that I just heard.

The expression on his face gradually became strange.

For the people in this world, he who has the system panel can clearly see his own attributes and skill information.

He even acquired multiple expertise due to several adventures.

But if, as Fogan just said, expertise improves the success rate of employment and also greatly affects the type of occupation...

[Hack and Slash] It's okay, it's a proper melee skill, and it can probably be associated with basic professions like "Warrior";

[Light Bather] is a little troublesome. Although the light damage reduction is also part of the physical resistance, if he is like the existence in its notes, and gives him an evil camp, a niche profession that requires corresponding means to upgrade, then he will probably have to go astray;

As for [Copper tendons and iron bones]...

Xia Nan couldn't imagine,

When this expertise, which was obviously from another world and had never appeared in this world, became part of the employment requirements.

Putting it together with the other two completely unrelated specialties above, and combining them with [Spinning Slash] and [Fang Hunting]...

What kind of thing will be pinched out.

(End of this chapter)