I was an apprentice in Ferren

Chapter 41 Plan Success
Cooks, farmers, and militiamen are also professions, but compared to regular adventure professions, these professions are more like jobs. Even if a farmer becomes a legendary level 20 farmer who can easily hunt brown bears and beat up goblins, he may not be able to defeat a level 5 adventurer in actual combat.

No one would willingly choose this path if they could become an adventurer. It can be said that once this step is crossed, a long line is drawn between adventurers and ordinary people.

"Maybe his grades are so bad he knows he won't graduate in six years, so he's already starting to prepare for extended graduation. Of course, it's also possible he wants to be a glorious kitchen helper." Connor's words made many people laugh. The skinny guy next to him glanced at the tables near the architecture department and whispered, "Last week he and that fat Charles ran away after arguing with us. We ignored it then, but we have a staff fighting class today. Should we take care of them too?"

Connor nodded in approval, "Okay, but remember to be careful not to break any bones like last time. A medical room for treating serious injuries costs 100 gold. I offered to pay with a scroll, but it wouldn't work. It's outrageously expensive."

The crowd chuckled softly, their voices so loud they didn't try to hide it, causing Charles, who was eating nearby, to shudder, but he didn't make a sound.

When class started, Charles went to the desk next to DuPont and whispered, "We're in trouble."

After he explained the whole story, DuPont was somewhat surprised: "These bastards are so bold and have so much money? Doesn't the mentor care?"

“Those who study the Evocation Department are generally rich, second only to the Prophecy Department.” Charles was obviously a little troubled: “As long as they are willing to pay medical expenses, the instructors basically don’t care. And if something happens in the Staff Combat class, they won’t even put them in solitary confinement. Why don’t we take a sick leave later? It’s not shameful to hide. Anyway, everyone basically treated this class as a relaxation class. Quite a few people even skipped class to go back to sleep.”

"You can dodge it at the beginning of the month but not at the end. They obviously remembered us because they failed to deal with us last week. Even if we can avoid it this week, we can't avoid it next week." DuPont thought for a while and sent a message: "Hey, do you have any money to lend me? 60 gold is enough. I'll take care of them all together."

Charles was shocked upon hearing this, his expression turning ashen as if he had been constipated for a month. Just as his eyes darted around, he saw DuPont pull out two platinum coins from his waist pouch: "It's not that I don't have the money to pay you back, I just want to play something big."

"Oh?" Seeing that DuPont had the ability to repay the money, Charles's expression immediately improved, but he still stammered, "What do you need the money for?"

“Actually, there’s something I haven’t told you. My father is a military nobleman. Before I became a mage, I was already a warrior.” DuPont spoke with confidence in his eyes: “If they’re going to cause trouble, neither of us can escape. I might as well take care of them all right away. And I can also take this opportunity to gamble with them, pool some money to bet a hundred or so gold. I’m only 60 gold short of 100, so I’ll rip them off big time.”

Charles was clearly tempted, but still hesitated. DuPont then took out an old silver coin: "Don't worry, I definitely have the money to pay you back. It's just that I don't want to touch the principal unless absolutely necessary. If you're not comfortable with that, I can leave this old coin with you."

Regardless of the type of mage, mastering the mysteries of knowledge is an essential part of their training. Charles picked up the silver coin, glanced at it, and immediately understood the gist of it. He grinned and took out his money pouch: "Hey, how could I not trust you? We're brothers, aren't we? But if the people from the Energy Shaping Department really come looking for trouble, they'll definitely be prepared. Don't be stubborn and get beaten up and have to pay money. Losing face is a small matter compared to the big loss."

"Why would I do something like that if I'm not asking for a beating? I might not be able to beat them in magic, but they've picked the wrong person for a fight." DuPont sneered as he spoke, "I was just too lazy to bother with them, but since they've come looking for me, why don't I just kick their staffs in half?"

Charles nodded repeatedly after hearing this, took out 60 gold coins and put them in DuPont's hand, and said in a low voice, "Since you are so confident, I will also gamble with them and try to win a few dozen gold coins for fun."

"Okay, by the way, if the situation changes, we'll communicate via text message and definitely screw over these idiots."

Charles smiled broadly, then turned to borrow money from someone else.

The combat class was the first one in the afternoon. DuPont deliberately ate less at noon and only drank more milk. He even packed up the pig's trotters that Judy gave him and took them back. He also unusually did not copy the test paper at noon, but instead lay comfortably in bed.

Including the 60 gold coins he borrowed from Charles, he now has a total of 106 gold coins.

This isn't much, but it's enough for him to complete the last remaining link in the barbarian line.

'System, proficient in purchasing military weapons!'

The gold coins in the purse disappeared quickly, but DuPont had no time to feel sorry for the money; all he could see were the bolded words of the system notification.

[Congratulations! You have mastered all the prerequisites for the Barbarian class. Would you like to take on this class part-time?] 'Part-time!'

You have acquired the Barbarian class, currently at level 1.

You have gained the following additional abilities: Unarmored Defense, Weapon Mastery

Unarmored Defense: If you are not wearing any armor, your base armor rating is equal to 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier.

Your current agility is 12, your constitution is 15, and your current armor level is 13.

This unarmored defense cannot stack with the new mage armor build, but it benefits from non-armor magical items such as Tree Skin/Defense Bracers.

Weapon Mastery: Your weapon training allows you to choose one weapon from either basic or military melee weapons as your mastery weapon. Each time you complete a long break, you can retrain your weapon skills to change one of your chosen weapon types. Your mastered weapon gains 1 point of attack bonus and 1 point of damage bonus, which stacks with any non-weapon mastery bonus.

Choose a wooden stick or a spear.

The staff is a wooden stick, which is perfect for staff fighting in the afternoon. As for military weapons, it doesn't matter what you choose, as long as you pick a spear or something similar might have a surprising effect.

After the promotion, DuPont did not hesitate to use 1000 experience points to raise the Barbarian's level by one.

You have consumed 1000 experience points, bringing your total experience to 1766/2000.

Your Barbarian is level 2, and your total level has reached 4.

You have gained the Crisis Awareness and Reckless Attack feats.

You have gained 2 attribute points.

Reckless Attack: You can abandon all concerns about defense and launch a more frenzied attack.

When this ability is activated, all attack rolls you make with any power within 6 seconds have an advantage, and your physical attack rolls are increased by 4. However, all attack rolls against you during this time also have an advantage, and your AC and magic resistance are reduced by 2.

Crisis Sense: You gain an extraordinary ability to sense unusual situations around you, allowing you to escape danger before it occurs.

When affected by effects you can see (such as traps, spells, and ranged weapons), your Reflexes are increased by 2. You cannot benefit from this trait while blind, deaf, or disabled.

You have gained 2 attribute points. This bonus is your innate attribute value and cannot exceed 20 points.

Upon seeing this, DuPont could no longer contain his excitement and punched the air hard.

The plan was successful!

(End of this chapter)