Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

But to say that Edu's performance was completely impossible is not an exaggeration. It's not that he couldn't do it, but it was just too outrageous.

The few steward adventurers who heard the description were already numb, but after the remaining hunter adventurers returned, they confirmed that they were not with Edu and had not encountered the Shadow Panther.

In the end, one has to believe that Edu did indeed kill a shadow leopard.

After all, they were all veteran adventurers, and they could analyze the materials from the Shadow Leopard to determine that it was a recently deceased leopard.

These old guys aren't so old that they can't tell if a corpse is fresh or not.

"In any case, this kid did bring back the carcass of a predatory magical beast, and the hunters' reports also mentioned that many traps were damaged."

“That’s right, the monsters are the real problem. We should reward this kid to boost morale. There’s already some gossip going around in the camp.”

"That's settled then. This kid has some connection with Jasmine, so it wouldn't hurt for us to keep an eye on him. The situation on the front lines is still unclear, but I suspect the odds are against him..."

Several adventurers in charge discussed the matter privately and ultimately decided on the nature of the incident.

No matter how outrageous Edu is, the priority now is to keep the camp stable; stability is more important than anything else.

Finally, in Edu's dazed state, he was safely taken to Jasmine's tent to rest, and the Shadow Leopard's body material was even bought back at a high price.

Edu had never imagined any of this. He suddenly found himself with a large sum of money and was being treated differently by others in the camp.

Now, when I walk outside, people greet me from time to time, saying that I am a master at killing leopards.

But Edu was clear-headed; it was all a lie.

All the discussion stemmed from a lie: the lie that he killed the Shadow Panther.

The truth is, Bell killed the Shadow Panther, but he didn't do anything else.

Even though Bell kept reminding him that the magic he had used when he sang had been a great help to him.

But Edu was convinced that this matter had little to do with him. He wanted to become stronger as soon as possible so that his strength would no longer be built on lies.

“Mr. Bell, in the future, I will earn respect through my own efforts.”

Edu said this in his tent, his words brimming with a confidence he had never shown before.

The boy had dreams and self-esteem.

Chapter 38 An Attempt at Becoming a Bard

"Hey, didn't you kill that kid Shadow Leopard? After this blows over, you can come and check out our Warrior Guild. I think you could become a pretty good warrior."

"Warrior? Don't listen to this guy's nonsense, the Hunter's Guild is your eternal home."

As soon as Edu stood at the entrance of the camp, the few adventurers left behind in this camp area waved to him from afar.

Judging from their words, these adventurers, although all belong to the Long River Adventurer Group, also represent their respective professional guilds in addition to their identity as adventurers.

Let's not even talk about the kickbacks they can get for introducing promising newcomers to their guilds.

The adventurers who introduced Edu to job opportunities were based on real-world circumstances.

Now everyone in the camp knows that Edu killed Shadow Leopard with a sliding tackle, so in everyone's eyes, Edu is an adolescent boy with excellent on-the-spot reaction and agile limbs.

Such a quick-witted and agile young man would be an excellent candidate for a profession such as warrior, hunter, or thief.

The adventurers who communicated with Edu were also adventurers of these few professions.

Especially for hunters, the hunters in the camp have changed their expectations of Edu from a good young man to someone promising.

If Edu decides to join the Hunter's Guild, the hunters who work with him will now be preparing to teach him some basic skills.

But only those who are close to know their own situation. Edu knew that his body wasn't as strong as described, and that his dream wasn't to become a hunter.

"Senior, I would like to learn more about novice bards."

After wandering around the camp area for a while, Edu finally walked up to the only bard left in the current mining camp.

At that moment, the guy was cooking something in a pot, and it smelled pretty good.

Logically speaking, bards, as a support profession, should be highly sought after in large-scale wars.

However, because the bard who stayed behind at the mine camp was too weak, he was unable to join the main force to attack the Bloodhand Mercenary Group.

He himself knew that as a bard who had just obtained formal professional certification, it was best not to get involved in large-scale wars.

"Hey?! Didn't you kill that Shadow Leopard kid? Why do you want to be a bard? That's not a popular profession."

Faced with the rising fame of Edu, the bard was willing to chat with him a bit more.

But unlike those hunters who would immediately recruit Edu into their guild as soon as he nodded.

Upon hearing that Edu's dream was to become a bard, this veteran bard immediately exclaimed, "Don't come! This is a dead-end profession!"

He spent some time describing to Edu the difficulty of learning different professions and the forms of employment, his words so sincere that they brought tears to one's eyes.

Your dearest author, after conducting on-site research and taking some notes, here is a brief summary:

Professions like warriors, thieves, and hunters, though commonplace and often involving dirty and tiring work, are precisely their advantages. Like civil engineers carrying bricks and mortar, they may complain, but at least they can find work to support themselves and their families.

Mage-type professions are like research

Researchers who specialize in world-building possess a natural air of superiority. Furthermore, their various magical effects can be triggered reliably and effectively, resulting in excellent practical combat results.

In comparison, the bard's profession is pathetic; it can't compete with traditional professions in melee combat, and its spellcasting isn't as powerful as a proper mage. It's like an art major with a difficult job market—you study it for ages but don't know what you're good at, and your spellcasting effectiveness is greatly limited by the environment and your own abilities.

"You're still young, you have many more opportunities to try. Don't become a bard, even going out to collect dust is better than being a bard. Really, brother, I'm not lying to you."

The bard brother rattled off all the downsides of the bard profession, but these were things Edu already knew all too well.

He had spoken with many bards, and they all complained about the various drawbacks of the bard profession.

However, Edu also knew that bards had advantages that other spellcasting classes could not match.

First, the spellcasting effect of a bard is influenced by a variety of factors. When properly controlled, it can unleash spell effects far exceeding the user's own power.

Secondly, bards are not subject to spell slot restrictions. When mages cast spells, in order to ensure that they can cast spells instantly, they will fix the spells on themselves through arcane scrolls and their own spell slots. This makes it difficult for the spells on the mages to change, and they will fall into a period of output vacuum after casting.

Third, among the support professions of the bard, there are very few team-based support skills, and most of the support poems are large-area aura-type skills.

"I've heard about the advantages and disadvantages of this profession many times, but these things won't affect my passion. Living freely is what makes an adventurer."

Edu recited a famous quote, a phrase that is inscribed at the entrance of every adventurer's guild, and also the team creed of the world's first adventurer's group.

Long, long ago, there was a group of crazy people who didn't care about worldly opinions or life-or-death crises. They set sail for their dreams, wanting to find out what lay on the other side of the sea.

They were the world's first adventure group, traveling to countless places and popularizing the adventurer lifestyle. Their deeds even reached the ears of the gods, and the church awarded them medals.

"Kid, I admire your persistence."

After chatting with Edu for a while, the bard finally laughed.

Edu had the vigor of youth, and he was going to let Edu try the bard profession directly. Bell, who had been perched on Edu's shoulder, also perked up his ears at this moment.

After Edu taught him to write for a day, Bell, though still unable to master the otherworldly language, was already able to understand quite a few words.

"You can read, kid."

The bard brother started talking about human writing. The bard's profession begins with language and writing. He was quite surprised to learn that Edu was a literate and cultured man.

Because you can recognize characters, you've already mastered half of the basics.

"Human language consists of thirty-six sounds and rhymes. The sounds and rhymes are arranged and combined to form words, and words form language. There is a subtle power in language and writing. When we bards compile language into poetry, we can bring out this power."

At this point, the bard clapped his hands rhythmically back and forth, chanting a series of lighthearted tunes.

As the song played, Edu and Bell felt refreshed and relaxed, as if bathed in a gentle breeze.

However, poetry of this caliber is far from possessing magical effects; at best, it's similar to the effect of Bell singing "The Mouse" alone.

But after the bard brother raised his voice, his magic was activated.

Edu and Bell's senses expanded instantly, and their thinking speed suddenly increased.

At this moment, the bard brother raised one finger and revealed the real key point:

"More important than the song itself is the key to fully activating this power—magic!"

Chapter 39 The Source of the Bard's Magic

The bard had only hummed half of his tune, but the magical effects on Edu and Bel continued, his magic creating a field that accelerated thought processes.

"Poetry has the power to resonate with the world. 'Song of Courage' can give people courage, 'Winnie Town Ballad' can heal wounds, and 'Final Chapter of a Stormy Night' can unleash ice arrow attacks... But the prerequisite for all poetry to be effective is to activate it with magic and let it reveal its true form."

Edu and Bell are no strangers to the idea of ​​magic activating poetry. They sang together before, with Bell finding the rhythm and Edu using magic to create a snow leopard with their singing.

But these two, lacking training and learning, are far from being proper bards.

"Therefore, the first challenge to becoming a bard is to accumulate enough magic power within one's body to activate lower-level poetry."

The bard placed his hand on Edu's body, feeling the magic within him.

In his perception, a stream of magical energy with dazzling brilliance flowed through Edu's upper body, its path completely overlapping with the area covered by Edu's magnificent feathers.

"You are a demi-human, and you are born with a higher level of magic power than normal humans. You have already overcome the most difficult step of accumulating magic power."

Scratching his head, the bard brother recalled how it took him several years to accumulate his first bit of magic power when he first started practicing.

At that moment, he couldn't help but sigh, "The difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs."

Even so, he still did his duty diligently, explaining in detail how a bard should accumulate magic.