Chapter Thirty-Seven: Level Up

  【XP：93】

  It's clearly the most experience Dean has accumulated since leaving Emerald City.

  With the numerous crises he is currently facing, there's no doubt that converting these experience points into actual strength is the best option - although accumulating them is also a good choice, and Dean wouldn't dismiss this option. However, accumulation also requires timing; when faced with a crisis, if you only know how to accumulate without converting it into your own strength, thus losing your life, it's simply laughable.

  Dean didn't want to be the protagonist of such a joke.

  So he immediately began planning once his experience reached a certain level.

  The warrior needs 88 experience points to go from LV1 to LV2, and under the premise that all remaining skills 【Basic Swordsmanship】, 【Cold Weapon (Sword/Hammer/Spear)】, 【Military Swordsmanship Lv2 (Emerald)】 have reached LV2, it is obvious that upgrading the profession level is necessary; after all, whether it is basic skills or applied skills, there is a 'profession level +1' limit - although general skills do not have this limit, Dein has not activated any general skills so far, and those general skills that require daily practice to activate are also beyond his reach at the moment.

  What about the remaining skills of 【Military Organization】, 【Riding】, 【Swimming】, 【Long-range Weapons (Bow/Crossbow)】, and 【Armor Proficiency】?

  Apart from 【Ranged Weapon (Bow/Crossbow)】 and 【Armor Proficiency】, the remaining basic skills Dein has no intention of leveling up for the time being, and even for 【Ranged Weapon (Bow/Crossbow)】 and 【Armor Proficiency】, Dein has no intention of using experience points.

  After all, for the former, Dean was confident that he could quickly improve his level through battle - and now, he didn't lack similar battles.

  As for the latter?

  Although armor is quite important for a warrior, it's on one condition: you must have an armor to begin with.

  And this is undoubtedly quite embarrassing for Dean.

  After searching through the storage room of the Fichtner Knights, Dean had lost hope.

  As for finding a blacksmith to forge?

  That's absolutely a time-consuming, laborious and costly task. The Blood Moon War may have begun, but the armor has not been truly completed yet - as it is said in Goetz: 'Every piece of armor is worth passing down!' This is not an empty phrase.

  In fact, for a suit of armor that costs around two hundred gold pounds, it's enough to be a family heirloom in anyone's home.

  And if this armor has even more stories, or is even given special powers by a wizard or priest, then the value of this armor is immeasurable.

  In the treasuries of the nobles, most of them are collections of such helmets and armor.

  Dein didn't expect to get a magical armor, he just needed an ordinary one.

  But judging from the current situation, such a wish is also difficult to come true.

  Even getting a suit of leather armor is somewhat difficult.

  So, 【Helmet Proficiency】, this basic skill, Dein won't waste skill points on it for the time being.

  After putting aside these skills, there is only one thing left that can be upgraded: occupational level!

  Dean glanced at the experience required for a professional level upgrade and made his decision immediately ——

  Warrior LV1→LV2

  Power: 1.5 → 1.7

  Agility: 1.6 → 1.7

  [Physical Strength: 1.6 → 1.7]

  As soon as Dean made his choice, the character panel instantly showed a dramatic change, and at the same time, Dean's body also underwent corresponding changes, with the fibers of his subcutaneous muscles becoming thicker and tougher - however, such changes were absolutely not an easy process.

  Hmph!

  Even Dean, who had tried dozens of times, couldn't help but hum a low, muffled sound.

  It's not just pain, but also numbness and tingling. When these reach an extreme, the entire body will fall into paralysis, followed by even clearer pain and numbness after the paralysis subsides.

  Completely comparable to the torture of a professional interrogator.

  Perhaps the only fortunate thing is that the duration was not too long.

  It was less than ten seconds.

  But those ten seconds were enough to soak Dean's undergarments completely - as the pain, itching and numbness receded, Dean let out a long sigh, took off his soaked undergarments and hung them in front of the fireplace, while he himself was bare-chested, wrapped in the blanket left by Potts, and picked up the four letters again.

  Such pain is not for nothing, after experiencing such pain, Dean does not need a long time to adapt, and can once again grasp his own body, will not appear because of the rapid growth of strength and agility, unable to control his own body - in fact, if possible, Dean would rather choose a more gentle way.

  Of course, Dean just thought about it too.

  In order to save more time, even if it's twice as painful, Dean is also willing to endure it.

  Four letters, with specific dates and signatures, and in the salutations, Potts and Mold, these two former Knights Templar and tax officials were very polite, mostly about some official business and insipid small talk - however, if it was just like this, putting these four letters in a hidden door would be somewhat overdoing it.

  So Dean made out the details in an instant.

  Soon a thread of catgut was discovered - a cryptic language mixed with passwords, which determines the effective text in each line through date and time, while others are nonsense.

  This is a trick often used by thieves.

  It is clear that it was learned by Mold from his other collaborators.

  After filtering through the cryptic language, the four letters in front of Dean suddenly became completely different - each one was evidence of Potts, Molder's actions, and the division of spoils.

  After a brief glance, Dean's gaze fell more on Potts' handwriting.

  Compared to Mold's elegant and delicate handwriting, the former knight commander's handwriting is not only rough but also sloppy; however, such rough and sloppy handwriting saves Dean, the imitator, a lot of trouble; at least, there won't be any special characters that belong to him.

  In fact, such an atmosphere is quite popular among some nobles.

  Apart from safety considerations, it's more about making oneself stand out from the crowd.

  Fortunately, Pochi's predecessor as captain of the Knights, who only learned simple letters and math after becoming a knight, did not learn such bad habits.

  Or... even if he wants to learn, he is powerless.

  Look at those rough, sloppy handwriting, Dean had already guessed one or two - after all, if it wasn't because a true knight should be literate and understand math, Dean could be sure that Pots would absolutely not spend a large sum of money to learn these things that he thought were unnecessary.

  How much is that large sum of Kimpton?

  Knowledge is priceless - Goethe's scholars said so, although in specific categories, there will be a clear provision, but at least five funds will start every month, and this is just some ordinary scholars. If it were some famous scholars, the price would increase by several times.

  Under the guidance of that female grandmaster, Dean naturally didn't need to go through this, and he even did better than ordinary scholars.

  As he added wood to the fireplace for the third time, Dean straightened up from his desk, rubbed his slightly swollen wrists, and smiled wryly at how accustomed he had become to holding a weapon rather than a pen; Dean's gaze fell on the two identical letters in front of him on the desk - one was written by Pott originally, and the other was written by Dean himself.

  After carefully examining it to confirm that the handwriting was correct and that no ordinary person could tell the difference, Dean threw the letter he had written into the fireplace, then reached into the cloak hanging by the door and pulled out a piece of torn fabric - this was a piece of clothing that Dean had ripped from Potsdam's lining.

  Of course, it is also impossible to use a goose feather pen now.

  Dean crouched down and found a piece of charcoal in the fireplace that he could use to write with, and began writing on this piece of fabric.

  Pots encountered an emergency and led the elite knights to go, letting apprentice knight Dein temporarily take over the management of the Knights.

  The wording is simple, but there is no overstepping of boundaries - although Baron Thiel has the right to command the Knights, the internal affairs of the Knights are still handled by the Captain of the Knights, and when Pots, who was a Knight, left, Dean temporarily took charge of the Knights with the true title of "Apprentice Knight" which is not excessive.

  Of course, Baron Teal has the right to appoint his own knight team leader, especially after the previous team leader's unfortunate death.

  This is the privilege of the nobility, and even the king cannot intervene.

  However, Dean, who had already made plans, naturally had a way to deal with it.

  After all, for Baron Teir, a noble with a mixed reputation but still loyal to his duties, Dean knew him too well, so he had the confidence to change the baron's decision - as long as he did it cleverly enough!

  PS advance notice of the say ~~ ~ decadent again to everyone for a protection ah ~~ ~