I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

Lu Yun smiled and said, "It seems that my decision to call you over for a private consultation was the right one."

As he spoke, a flash of light appeared in Lu Yun's hand, revealing three orbs of equipment.

When the light faded, what was revealed was a giant shield, a suit of armor, and a ring.

All three pieces of equipment exuded the calm luster unique to [Black Iron] quality.

Holy crap!

Xia Chen's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Principal, you...you're being way too biased!"

"Giving Yuanzi armor and a shield is one thing, but you even gave him a ring!"

Xia Chen was genuinely shocked.

Lu Yun chuckled: "You, the eldest young master of the Xia family, will probably have a whole set of black iron equipment prepared for you when you get back, right?"

"You still envy this ring?"

Xia Chen chuckled and scratched his head: "I'm just a little surprised that you, Principal, are so generous."

"I remember the newbie gift packs the school gave to players of rare professions didn't include accessories, right?"

"A black iron-grade ring with a relatively ordinary bonus is worth more than 10,000 gold coins on the market."

The drop rate for accessories is the lowest among all categories.

The value of a single black iron ring can even exceed the total value of five pieces of black iron armor.

Lu Yun glanced at him: "This black iron shield and armor are a reward from the school."

"This black iron ring is one I used when I was young. I don't need it anymore, so it's perfect for Lin Yuan to use."

Lu Yun's expression turned serious.

"His damage reflection ability is based on his own health, so equipment is very important if you want to level up quickly in the early stages."

"Of course, as the principal, I cannot be too biased towards Lin Yuan. Based on my judgment, Lin Yuan's hidden profession is comparable to the legendary profession, so I can give him a black iron ring."

Then, Lu Yun looked at Lin Yuan and said, "Of course, if you feel it's not appropriate, you can return this ring to me after you get a new one."

Lin Yuan knew that this was the greatest act of goodwill the principal could show him.

He's not a pretentious person.

"Thank you, Principal!"

Lin Yuan readily agreed and then checked the attributes of the three pieces of equipment.

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[Equipment: Rock Shield]

[Quality: Black Iron]

[Wearing Level: lv1]

[Attributes: Armor +20, Magic Resistance +5, Maximum Health +100]

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[Equipment: Rock Breastplate]

[Quality: Black Iron]

[Requirement for wearing: LV1]

[Attributes: Armor +15, Maximum Health +200]

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[Equipment: Resilient Ring]

[Quality: Black Iron]

[Requirement for wearing: LV1]

[Attributes: Constitution +5, Magic Resistance +10, Health Regeneration per Second +2]

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Lin Yuan's eyes lit up instantly when he saw the ring's attributes.

Constitution +5, which, according to the conversion of 1 Constitution = 10 Health Points, is 50 Health Points.

Of course, constitution includes not only health points, but also other physical attributes such as endurance.

Increasing constitution increases health, but increasing health does not conversely increase constitution.

The +2 health regeneration per second is of paramount importance to tanks.

Without hesitation, he equipped the three pieces of equipment in front of the two of them.

His personal attributes have also changed.

Name: Lin Yuan

[Class: Unbreakable Bulwark (Giant Shield Knight)]

[Talent: Undying]

[Level: 1 (0/100)]

[Life: 200 (+100+200+50)]

[Mana: 50]

【Strength: 5】

[Agility: 1]

Armor: 30 (+40+30)

Magic Resistance: 10 (+20)

Constitution: 20 (+5)

【Mental Power: 20】

[Active Skills: Shield Bash (lv1), Taunt (lv1)]

[Passive Skill: Absolute Defense]

[Defense Point: 0]

In Lu Yun and Xia Chen's eyes, the attributes originally granted by armor and magic resistance had doubled.

This proves that what Lin Yuan said is true!

Xia Chen shouted, "Holy crap! Yuanzi, you're only level 1 and you already have 550 HP. That's 5.5 damage per hit. It's still a bit low, but with your own skills, your leveling speed in the early game won't fall too far behind others."

"With my damage output, the leveling efficiency is off the charts!"

Xia Chen had heard from Lin Yuan on his way here that he now had two skills: Shield Bash and Taunt.

The damage from Shield Bash isn't too low even against level 1 mobs, and the taunt skill can be used to pull mobs.

Now that Lin Yuan's defense has increased, if he lets a group of monsters surround and attack him, wouldn't that be area-of-effect damage?

This is why Xia Chen said that Lin Yuan's leveling speed in the early stages wouldn't be too slow.

It's slow to refresh them one by one, but what about refreshing them in groups?

Lu Yun was also somewhat surprised by Lin Yuan's attributes, as his original profession was a high-level sword and shield knight.

The difference between the sword and shield knight and the great shield knight is that the sword and shield knight's shield is a one-handed shield, which has slightly lower defensive power than the great shield knight's two-handed shield.

Even at lower levels, the difference in attributes is not significant in the early stages.

And the Sword and Shield Knight also has offensive capabilities!

This is why sword and shield knights are more popular than great shield knights.

Compared to the sword and shield knight's one-handed sword, the great shield knight's secondary weapon is merely a short blade tucked at the waist, which is basically just for show.

Lin Yuan, being a thick-skinned person, chuckled and said, "Principal, I'll gladly accept these three pieces of equipment. I'll strive to get into the War Academy and bring glory to the school."

"Holy crap! Yuanzi, you also want to apply to the War Academy? Yuanzi, you should know that, based on past experience, the lowest level for admission to the two academies is level thirteen." Xia Chen exclaimed in surprise.

The War Academy and the Imperial Capital Academy are both the most prestigious academies in China.

Previously, the principal only asked the school's five students who had awakened rare professions to try to pass the exam, but the difficulty was extremely high.

Because every five levels is a hurdle for professionals, and after level five, the experience points required to level up will be much higher than before!

Even a berserker like Xia Chen wouldn't dare say he could guarantee reaching level thirteen in half a month.

Not to mention defensive classes like Lin Yuan.

At this moment, Lin Yuan countered, "Yuanzi, entering the War Academy should be based on the final assessment ranking, not on a strict requirement for rank, right?"

Lu Yun smiled and said, "Lin Yuan, you're right. There are indeed no strict requirements, but you should also know that even if the assessment includes content specifically for defensive professions, if your level is too low, it will generally be difficult to pass."

"But Principal, you should know that my profession is an exception, right?" Lin Yuan smiled.

Lu Yun chuckled: "Alright, if you can really get into one of these two top universities, the school will give you a reward based on your grades."

"Of course, Xia Chen is the same."

"But judging from your appearance, are you planning to team up and grind levels in the newbie dungeons?"

"Yes..." Xia Chen replied without hesitation.

But before he could finish speaking, Lin Yuan interrupted him.

"No, I plan to solo it."

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