3. Magician
The fiery red meteorites falling from the sky, the chains that bind the body and soul, the black threads that harvest life and hope, the electric current that keeps jumping like wild beasts...
This is not a scene from some movie or novel, this is a scene that actually happened during a war. Those magical things called "spells" or "magic" have been discovered and controlled by humans. They are no longer just fantasies that only exist in stories, they are hidden in our hearts and our souls. In the past thousands of years of continuous exploration, our understanding of them has become deeper and deeper, and we have become more and more in awe of this magical power. Now this power has a name we gave them: Originium Arts; and those who can control these Originium Arts are called Sorcerers.
...or a warlock.
The first person to discover the skill of the Origin Stone has no way to test it. Just like the history thousands of years ago, it has been crushed into dust by time and disappeared in the world of Terra. However, his contribution to the entire human race is enough to make Terra All creatures in the world will remember it in their hearts.
The world is a relatively fair environment. When Mother Terra uses natural disasters to bring chaos and darkness to us, she will also leave a fire of hope and peace, and this fire is the Source Stone. Our civilization is a civilization based on the Origin Stone. The development and use of the Origin Stone has brought civilization into the modern era, allowing us to establish a scientific and technological system with the Origin Stone as the core. Over the millennia, one industrial miracle after another has appeared. One legend after another.
After the Origin Stone was discovered, people discovered a technique that uses it to cast a series of substances to change their original properties. This technique is called the Origin Stone Technique, and is often commonly referred to as "spells." The energy used in Source Stone techniques is generally considered to come from the Source Stone itself. Whether a person can cast spells, as well as the form, intensity, and effect of spells that can be cast, are usually restricted by two factors: innate qualities and acquired ability to learn Origin Stone skills. Therefore, the lower limit of the magician is higher than that of other professions, but not as high as that of the guard. To become a qualified close guard requires both talent and hard work to prove. As a warlock, if your talent is high enough, you can become a qualified warlock without working hard.
Of course, a good warlock still needs to put in sweat and hard work. Although Source Stone skills are a human instinct that cannot be forgotten or stripped away after the power is awakened. It does not have extremely complicated and troublesome conditions and restrictions like magic in novels, but those advanced Source Stone skills also require you to pass Compared with the physical and memory training of other professions, the training method of warlocks is extremely special.
What they practice is their own souls and their own hearts.
After the discovery of Origin Stone technology, the concept of soul also appeared in front of human beings, and we also clearly realized that spirit and soul are separate. Together they form the source of Source Stone Skills, which allows us to use the Source Stone Skills release medium through our bodies to release their power, which is what we call Source Stone Skills. When our Origin Stone skills develop to a certain level, our spirit, the existence that should exist in our hearts, will appear in the real world in a physical state.
This concept is very complicated to explain, because even though Originium technology has been discovered for nearly a thousand years, our understanding of Originium technology is still insufficient, and the deeper we explore, the more we will find that our knowledge in this area is short-sighted.
Let us skip these esoteric knowledge and return to the nature of the profession of magician. In the world of Terra, there are many people who can use Source Stone skills. There are also many people in other professions in Rhode Island who can use Source Stone skills. However, because they are better in some aspects, they are not assigned to " "Magician" is a profession, so please don't have the wrong idea that "only magicians can use Originium skills".
Because of the particularity of Source Stone technology, most beings in the world of Terra have almost no defense against this magical technology. The armor on their bodies may be able to block arrows and withstand blades, but when those hard armors appear in front of a magician, their own hardness becomes worthless. Therefore, Origin Stone skills will shine on the battlefield. Similarly, people who are proficient in Source Stone skills will have higher resistance to Source Stone skills. When encountering these enemies, the superiority of the guards can be well reflected. Therefore, on the battlefield, guards and magicians are not despicable. They are both good partners who protect their companions and inflict heavy damage on the enemy.
Because of the particularity of Origin Stone Skills, most magicians have their own Source Stone Skill release medium, which is commonly known as a "staff". The staff is as important to the magician as the sword is to the guard, and because it uses Source Stone, D32 steel and other materials that are conducive to the release of Source Stone skills, the staff is much more precious than the sword, so Rhode Island currently Most magicians do not have their own staffs, and the ownership of their weapons is still in the hands of Rhode Island. However, because of Rhode Island's high welfare, our magicians can quickly save money to buy their own staffs, even though the cost-effectiveness of buying a staff is far lower than renting it.
The staff is the magician's second life. No one likes their life to be in the hands of others.
They are the spirit of Rhode Island.
————————A top secret file————————
"You are a very special being, do you know that?"
Kelsey put down Valentine's physical examination report in her hand and stared at the nervous little dragon in front of her with her green eyes. Her voice was as cold as her expression, giving Valentine a subtle feeling that she was a famous facial paralysis patient.
"ah?"
Valentine stretched his neck, opened his mouth slightly and uttered a question. His big eyes were full of question marks, as if he couldn't understand what Kelsey was saying.
It was obvious that he was playing dumb. Naturally, Kelsey could clearly see this poor disguise. Her eyes were as sharp as knives, piercing straight into the other person's heart. The temperature in the office seemed to have dropped a few degrees. Valentin couldn't help but shiver when he saw the coldness on Kelsey's face that could have an ice pick hanging on it.
In Kelsey's eyes, Valentin could only feel the dark future of being sliced and canned. He could even see the phantom of the Originium crystal dragon named Mon3tr behind him, pretending to be fanatic. With a breathtaking momentum.
Isn’t Kelsey’s prototype a lynx? Why is the spirit behind such a terrifying dragon-shaped monster? !
As a person with the blood of an orthodox flying dragon flowing in his body, Valentine refused to call the summoned creature "dragon", and the spirit behind him also confirmed the fact that Mon3tr was not a dragon.
"There is no such ugly subspecies of dragon."
That's what the spirit behind him said at that time.
…
Convincing.
"Although I don't know what you are going to say next, I refuse." Looking at Valentine with a sharp look that could cut him into mutton, he subconsciously said something bad to liven up the atmosphere.
Seeking death is what he is best at now besides treatment, ranking alongside bullshit.
"I hope you can maintain such a good attitude in future tasks." It seemed that due to the influence of Valentine, Kelsey's ice sculpture-like face finally gained some warmth. She put the PAD aside and reached out to Valentine.
"thermometer."
"Oh." Valentin, who was still a little confused when he saw Kelsey's movements, finally reacted. He took out the thermometer under his arm and gently placed it in Kelsey's hand. He followed her carefully with his movements. It's like dealing with a ferocious beast.
This is actually true. Lynx is a large cat. It has four strong limbs and long fangs, making it a truly ferocious beast.
"normal."
Kelsey shook the thermometer and put it back in the box. After returning from the battlefield, Valentin rested for two hours before she called him to the medical department for a comprehensive physical examination. The temperature test was the last item of the physical examination.
"Then can I go?" Valentin raised his finger and pointed at the door. At this moment, he yearned very much to go back to the apartment and have a good sleep.
Operators who have just returned from a mission will have one to two days of rest, depending on the difficulty of the mission. Valentine felt that a week's rest in the apartment was not too much for the blood and tears he had just shed in the wilderness.
"Your Origin Stone skills surprised me." Kelsey did not answer Valentine's question and continued talking on her own.
The meaning is obvious, explain things clearly before leaving.
"Actually, I'm quite surprised." Valentine showed a naive smile, trying to get through.
There was nothing he could do. At that time, he was already ready to truly die, but instead of dying, he became stronger than before because of his Origin Stone skills? Did you just wake up with a bunch of animals surrounding you?
Valentine felt like he had changed his profession to become a druid.
"When too many strange people and strange things begin to appear in a world, do you know what it means?"
Amiya, "Mephisto", Tallulah, Skadi...
And the seemingly naive Valentine in front of him.
Too many existences that can be called legends appeared on this land at the same time. The balance of power has been broken, and the future direction has become increasingly confusing.
History sealed in the dust of time may soon reappear in the world.
"I don't know." Valentin shook his head and looked at Kelsey's eyes as innocently as a child's.
"I don't know either."
Kelsey's words were like a sledgehammer hitting Valentine's head, knocking him into a state of confusion.
Why are you just teasing me?
Looking at Valentin's twitching mouth corners and "You're fucking kidding me" eyes, Kelsey acted as calm as usual, and she even had the heart to take a sip of tea.
"Because now there is an unknown."
She put down the teacup and looked into Valentine's eyes with such seriousness that she had never seen before.
"you."
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5. Reinstallation
Reinstall.
This is probably the simplest profession, because you can summarize the responsibilities of this profession in one sentence or even a few words: Resist damage.
Not the righteous side in all tasks can defeat the evil forces like mowing grass. In this world full of malice, evil will always gain the upper hand in the game with justice. When our operators' lives are in danger, it is the heavy-armed operators who stand in front of them to protect their companions.
Compared with the higher threshold of guards and warlocks, the lower limit of heavy equipment can be said to be as low as that of vanguard. As long as your strength is adequate, you can become a heavy-armed operator, and you don't even need to exercise - it is everyone's instinct to raise defenses to protect themselves. As long as you slightly change this idea while raising your shield, you can You can also add your companions to the safe list.
Contrary to the guards, the heavy armor is not responsible for destroying the enemy. Their main task is to protect. When the threat level is low, he protects the mission targets in the rear, such as medical operators and civilians. When the threat level is high, he cooperates with the guards operators to eliminate the enemy. Therefore, although the lower limit is very low, you must become an excellent heavy-armed operator. Players still need to undergo quite intensive physical training like guards.
Of course, heavy equipment does not mean that you cannot attack. Sometimes offense is also the best defense. But when the enemy you face is too weak for the guards and sniper operators to handle, there is really no need for heavy-armed operators to attack.
Like other professions, heavy operators are also divided into several subcategories. The two most mainstream categories are traditional heavy equipment and medical heavy equipment. In addition, there are also output heavy equipment and spell heavy equipment, but these The two types of reloading operators have higher thresholds. The output reloading requires the operator to have strong protective capabilities as well as high offensive capabilities. This has a very high impact on the operator's own fighting skills, observation ability and physical fitness. Requirements, they should be called guards instead of heavy-armed operators; spell heavy-armed operators are actually heavy-armed operators who use shield-shaped staffs. They should be called warlocks, but the method of casting spells is too physical. .
The traditional heavy-armed operator is the most common heavy-armed operator. It is simply hard and does not have too many fancy skills. Medical heavy-duty operators are a variant of traditional heavy-duty operators. In Rhode Island, they generally have their own position in the medical department, and their physical fitness is stronger than ordinary medical operators. After all, treatment is purely technical work, and defense is hard work. When the two are combined, a rough and fine medical heavy equipment is born.
Protection is a word that all heavy-armed operators keep in mind, and it is also an iron rule they strictly abide by when performing tasks.
They are the shield of Rhode Island.
————————Video of a certain advanced combat————————
"98... 99..."
In the gym in Rhode Island, Xing Yihuang looked at Valentine, who was lying under the Smith machine with a grin on his face, doing the Smith bench press, and turned off the music software on his phone. One hundred Smith bench presses in Valentine's training program are almost over, and it's time for her to recover from her rest.
I have to say that Valentin has very good taste in music, at least for her. Among the dozens of pieces of music just randomly selected, pure music and post-rock account for 70%, and the remaining 30% are mostly classical and acoustic, and almost all of the music has a strong sense of desolation and tragedy. Emotions make people involuntarily relax their restless mind and let their imagination run wild.
This divergence didn't matter, an hour had almost passed, and Valentine was still one short of one hundred bench presses.
Accompanied by a crisp sound and a groan that sounded like constipation, Valentine finally let go of his hand holding the barbell. It was just that he let go after the 99th one, but he hadn't lifted the 100th one yet.
"Only one more."
Xing Yihuang tilted his head, took off the headphones, put them aside, and handed a clean towel to Valentine, who was lying under the barbell and breathing heavily. It can be seen from this performance that he rarely does any physical exercise. Xing Yihuang can lift 300 with no problem, but as a man, he can barely lift 100, which is really unreasonable.
"Fortunately, I live in the Terra world now. If I had been in the past, I probably wouldn't have been able to lift 10." Valentine took the towel and wiped his face, then put it aside.
Xing Yihuang knew what this meant. Valentin once told her about another world when she was in Qicheng, including the contrast between the two worlds.
It is obvious that in the face of strength and speed, the people in the Terra world are far beyond the people on Earth.
"Want some water?"
"No need." Valentin waved his hand and wanted to get up from the Smith machine, but Xing Yihuang held his shoulder.
"One more to go."
Seeing Xing Yihuang's serious face, Valentine immediately softened.
"Spare me, sister, there is no difference between 99 and 100..."
"no."
Why did Shadow let Xing Yihuang monitor Valentine's physical exercise plan? Not just because he didn't have time;
Xing Yihuang will not let Valentine relax at all because of the relationship between the two.
"Next time, definitely next time."
"Not even once."
…
After a stalemate, Valentine stopped the barbell at his chin and could no longer lift it. His arms kept trembling, and sweat oozed from the face he had just wiped. His expression was as ferocious as that of a ghost, and his teeth were clenched tightly without any gaps.
Even though he seemed to be trying so hard, he still didn't lift it for the hundredth time. Looking at Valentine who was getting increasingly dangerous, Xing Yihuang was about to lift him up when a voice came into her ears.
"Hello, Miss Long."
A Kuranta man with a dazzling golden single ponytail appeared in front of her and Valentine.
"Hello, Miss Linguang."
Just when she turned to say hello, Valentine suddenly raised his hundredth bench press. The expression on his face instantly became extremely calm, as if he still had some unfinished thoughts, and the number in his mouth also changed from the original one. of 100 became...
"The 500th one, phew."
He sat up and wiped his sweat, looked at Lin Guang chatting with Xing Yihuang and nodded slightly: "Meet Miss Lin Guang again."
"Hello, Mr. Valentine." Looking at Valentine who was pretending, he smiled.
"It doesn't have to be so formal. I'm still young. Being called sir always makes me feel like a middle-aged uncle." Valentin laughed at himself and "accidentally" glanced at the ponytail behind Lin Guang.
It’s so smooth and bright, I want to jerk it off!
As I said before, the real person of the operator is Yuan Tachibana. When he was on Earth, he had no feelings for Lin Guang. As a result, in the world of Terra, he was sucked in by Lin Guang's eyes as soon as he saw it.
Most of the reasons were due to the opponent's animal ears and tail.
Ahhh, I really want to sleep with my tail in my arms!
It is a wise saying that men are fickle. So far, the number of operators that Valentin has "favoured" has exceeded double digits...
This also includes men.
After a brief chat, Linguang continued her exercise plan, while Valentine's eyes were still staring at the golden tail not far away.
"It's time to move on to the next phase."
Xing Yihuang didn't feel much about Valentine's behavior. He was probably used to this guy's "careful" behavior. After all, whether he was a thief or not, it was up to him.
"Also, do you know how many bench presses Linguang usually does?"
Looking at Valentine sitting on the seated pull-down machine, Xing Yihuang suddenly wanted to tease him a little.
"how many?"
Valentin also wanted to know how much sweat Linguang spent in the gym to build such toned muscles.
"1,000."
…
Looking at Xing Yihuang, whose mouth was slightly curved, the embarrassment in Valentin's heart after hearing the result suddenly disappeared.
——————The end of a certain advanced combat video————————
