"The second name has been confirmed. Congratulations on completing the professional awakening of 'Zhutian.'"
"The professional attribute panel has been established. Please view it through the system bar."
Lui Xiang reached out and opened the panel.
ID: Evernight
Level: 1 (0/200)
Occupation Template: Archer
Health: 450 (Physical x30)
Mana: 320 (Spirit x20)
Attributes: Strength 14, Constitution 15, Dexterity 15, Spirit 16
Attack Speed: 1.76/s
Physical Attack: 28
Spell Attack: 32
Physical Defense: 15
Spell Defense: 7
Unassigned Free Attribute Points: 1
Core Talents: "Arrows Carry the Path," "Death Gifts"
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Before professional awakening, people couldn't use any items from The Heavens.
Attributes could only be improved through exercise.
Lui Xiang's initial attributes were considered first-class in the Deep Blue Civilization.
For an archer, strength and agility were the most important attributes.
1 point of strength equaled 2 points of physical attack.
The relationship between agility and attack speed was different.
Based on 10 agility, each time agility doubled, attack speed increased by +1/s.
10 points of agility in the early stage gave +1/s attack speed, but in the middle and late stages, one needed hundreds or even thousands of agility points for the same gain.
At this point, he had 1 free attribute point.
After thinking about it, Lui Xiang added the attribute to strength.
His current attack speed was sufficient, but his damage was still a bit low.
Strength: 14 → 15
"Congratulations on completing the professional awakening. After 3 seconds, you will exit the Temple of Awakening…"
The surrounding scenery changed rapidly, and Lui Xiang returned to the Awakening Crystal.
"Register your occupation." The staff handed over a virtual tablet.
Lui Xiang found his name in the list on the panel and wrote "Archer" as his occupation.
The rest of the data didn't need to be filled in—those were considered personal privacy.
The staff continued, "Here are three novice world teleportation scrolls. You can choose one as a beginner's benefit."
Lui Xiang glanced over the three scrolls:
"Silver Moon World Teleportation Scroll"
"Red Sea World Teleportation Scroll"
"East Dragon World Teleportation Scroll"
Red Sea and East Dragon were considered ancient novice worlds. Their advantage was safety, but they lacked rewards.
Hidden main quests and limited quests in those worlds had long been raided by other professionals.
Silver Moon World was discovered only a month ago. Many rewards were still hidden, though unknown dangers lurked.
"I choose the Silver Moon World teleportation scroll."
Lui Xiang made the decision without hesitation.
The reason was simple.
His first dream had shown him the Silver Moon World.
He still remembered its hidden quests and rare rewards vividly.
After obtaining the teleportation scroll, Lui Xiang left the Professional Guild and made his way back to the residential areas of the West End.
"The jade piece really disappeared."
Lui Xiang picked up his collar. The string around his neck was empty.
"Those two talents must've come from the jade piece," he guessed.
Unfortunately, the white jade piece had vanished, and he couldn't investigate its origins.
With that thought, Lui Xiang checked his core talents.
Core talents—also known as innate talents—were protected by the will of the world and couldn't be detected by outsiders unless their owner revealed them.
Lui Xiang opened the talent panel:
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[Arrows Carry the Path] – Talent
Quality: ???
Effect: Devour any occupation's skill book. Grants your archery an unknown effect. Effect strength is related to the skill's quality.
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[Death Gift] – Talent
Quality: Immortal
Effect: Gain three revives per day at a designated location after death. Each revival gives a random benefit. Refreshes based on the world currently entered.
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Both talents were described very briefly. Without practical use, Lui Xiang couldn't gauge their full strength.
However, the second talent alone—three revivals a day—was extremely powerful.
"I'll go to the trading market and buy a few D-level skill books to test the effects." Lui Xiang made up his mind.
Ten years ago, a space wormhole incident occurred. His parents died resisting the monster invasion.
Eventually, Nanming City's authorities issued pensions to the immediate family of deceased professionals. Lui Xiang received 200,000 denomination coins.
After deducting living expenses, about 130,000 remained.
It didn't take long for Lui Xiang to return to his West End home.
"Hmm?"
Lui Xiang frowned.
The door was open.
There were only two keys, and he had one with him.
"Could it be... she's back?!" Lui Xiang felt a hint of joy.
The other key belonged to his sister, Ning Qing.
Their surnames differed because Ning Qing was the daughter of one of Lui Xiang's father's teammates.
Her parents had died in battle when she was young, and Lui Xiang's father had adopted her.
After his parents' death, the two of them relied on each other to survive.
But five years ago, Ning Qing had joined a hunting team in Nanming City, patrolling and defending against monster threats.
Since then, she had rarely returned home.
Thinking of this, Lui Xiang stepped into the house.
A tall and slender figure came into view, long black hair tied in a ponytail, a small reconnaissance drone floating beside her.
Hearing the noise, the woman turned around slowly, revealing a stunning face.
Ning Qing's expression was calm, radiating a cold and strong presence.
But when she saw Lui Xiang, a warm smile appeared on her lips.
"Xiao Xiang, long time no see."
She walked over, pinched his cheek gently, and said with a grin, "Congratulations on becoming a professional."
"Sister, I'm not a kid anymore. Can you stop pinching my face?"
Lui Xiang replied helplessly.
Despite years of rare meetings, their bond hadn't faded.
Ning Qing let go, lips curled. "What's your profession?"
"Archer," Lui Xiang answered.
"That's good. Same as me—long-range. No need to rush into melee." She extended her slender right hand, a silver bracelet on her wrist gleaming.
Her original profession was a mechanic. She specialized in technology-based support.
"These are gifts for you."
Before coming, she had purchased various level 1 enhanced weapons from a reputable shop.
Ning Qing took out three items, including a longbow.
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[Bloodfang Longbow · Enhanced +5]
Quality: B
Level: 1
Bonus: Attack +19, Strength +6, Agility +7
Special Effect: Physical Vamp +5%
Class Requirement: Archer
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[Blood Dragon Scale]
Quality: B
Effect: Revive with full state after death.
Requirement: Usable below level 30
Quantity: 2/2
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In dungeon worlds (D, C, and B levels), professionals could carry no more than 2 quality items, and only 3 items from outside could exceed D-level.
This served both as limitation and protection for newcomers.
Afterward, the two chatted like old times.
Ning Qing handed him a card. "These are 100,000 denomination coins. Spend wisely. Your novice world evaluation will impact your future."
"Sister, thank you."
Lui Xiang sincerely expressed his gratitude.
"There's no need for thanks between us. After all, Uncle…"
She paused mid-sentence.
"I'm sorry. I've got another mission."
"Then go. I understand."
Lui Xiang smiled, though he was used to this.
Ning Qing activated her tech device, and light wrapped around her body. In a flash, she vanished.
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