Chapter 23: Job Change

The Assassin class mentor didn’t waste any more words. With a wave of her hand, a golden light enveloped Wu Shaochen, and a system notification sounded in his ear:

“Ding! Congratulations on successfully changing jobs. Would you like to redistribute your free attribute points?“

Players who leave the starting village and change jobs for the first time are given one opportunity to redistribute their free attribute points, a special treatment for mage players. Since mages don’t have skills at first and rely heavily on basic attacks, they are forced to allocate points to strength early on, which may later become irrelevant when they transition to a mage class. Therefore, the system grants them one chance to redistribute their attribute points to prevent any unnecessary disadvantages. This is the only chance given in the game.

Wu Shaochen thought for a moment and decided that it wasn’t necessary to redistribute his points. He had already allocated his points with 5 points in Constitution and the rest into Agility, which perfectly matched his Assassin class. It would be a waste of time to redistribute them. He selected “No.”

“Ding! Congratulations! You have become a great Assassin. After changing jobs to an Assassin, you will automatically receive 2 additional points in Agility with every level-up, and the amount increases as your level rises.“

Each class has its own exclusive attribute points. Warriors get 2 points in Strength, Mages get 2 points in Intelligence, Shield Guards get 2 points in Constitution, Archers get 1 point in Agility and 1 point in Strength, Priests get 1 point in Intelligence and 1 point in Spirit, and all other classes have the freedom to distribute their attribute points.

After successfully changing jobs, the experience that had been held back was instantly released, causing his level to jump by 11 levels. His health increased by 40, his mana by 20, and he received 10 free attribute points, with Agility increasing by 2 points.

Level: LV10—LV11
Health: 1710—1750
Mana: 150—170
Agility: 76—78
Movement Speed: 100—102
Attack Speed: 50%—51%
Remaining Attribute Points: 30
Experience: 2060/30000

At the same time, a server-wide announcement rang out across the Chinese server.

“Server Announcement: Congratulations to the player ‘Chenshuang’ for successfully changing jobs! As the first player to change jobs, you have received the following rewards: Reputation: 1000, Gold: 50, Special Skill Book.“

“Server Announcement: Congratulations to the player ‘Chenshuang’ for successfully changing jobs to Assassin! As the first player to become an Assassin in the game, you have received the following rewards: Reputation: 500, Gold: 20, First Profession Skill Book.“

The consecutive server-wide announcements left the entire Chinese server in silence. It was once again this “Chenshuang” character. It was safe to say that everyone in the server knew this name by now. Since the game’s launch, Chenshuang had been on TV multiple times, and it was hard to ignore him.

“Who exactly is this ‘Chenshuang’ and why is he so awesome?”

“Yeah, I’ve seen him on TV three or four times in just a day since the game launched.”

“Wow, I’m still at level 8, and he’s already changed jobs! I entered the game at the same time as him, and now he’s ahead by so much!”

“Looking for contact details, seeking to team up!”

Watching this unfold, the players in various starting villages felt conflicted. Most of the truly powerful players had already reached level 9, so they felt the pressure of being left behind.

“Ah, the first Assassin job change is already gone!” Hao Yun sighed.

“I didn’t expect him to change to Assassin. It’s a bit unfortunate, but Archer also suits me,” Jun Lin said. He had originally intended to choose Assassin as well, as he liked the high critical strike rate and close combat. However, Archer also fit his talents.

“Yeah, if we reach level 10, and the first Archer job change is still available, you should take it. I can feel that the skills given to the first player of each class are likely to be very strong,” Nan Feng said.

“Yes, we need to level up quickly. The starting village’s teleportation portal has been repaired. Once we reach level 10, we can change jobs. This is a big advantage,” Jun Lin added.

“Right,” Nan Feng agreed.

Su Muxue, having heard the system announcement, glanced at her experience bar (9th level, 45%) and said to Liu Shu, “Liu Shu, we need to focus on leveling up as fast as possible. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I feel like I can push to be the first to change to a Mage class.”

“Alright, we should have started earlier,” Liu Shu replied. With his sharp eye, he could see how important this opportunity was. If Su Muxue could become the first Mage, it would bring enormous advantages for their future development.

After hearing the system prompts, Wu Shaochen finally relaxed. He quickly logged off, his stomach growling. It had been almost eight hours since he had eaten breakfast, and now it was nearly 4 PM. He had been focusing on getting the first job change rewards and had held off eating, but now he was starved.

Taking off his headset, Wu Shaochen got out of bed and checked his bank account balance on his phone, a habit he had developed. His balance read: 607,650 RMB.

“Wow, I already have 600,000?” Wu Shaochen was astonished. He hadn’t paid much attention to his earnings, but now that he looked at it, he was pleasantly surprised. With 600,000, he could buy a small house in a second-tier city. He laughed, feeling satisfied with his decision. The money was all thanks to his special talent, though he still didn’t know how he had acquired it.

After freshening up, Wu Shaochen put on his clothes and went out. He hadn’t had a proper meal in two days, so he was ready to enjoy a feast.

He went to a larger restaurant near his rented apartment, a place he hadn’t been able to afford before. Now that he had the money, he could finally enjoy it. He ordered a variety of dishes, and as he waited for the food, he browsed through short videos on his phone. Most of the popular ones were about guilds taking down the Wild Boar King, and he couldn’t help but admire the strength of guilds. If it weren’t for his talent in defeating the Wild Boar King, he didn’t know when he would have been able to defeat it in a normal scenario.

The restaurant had a different vibe now than before. There were a few tables occupied, and most of the conversations were about the game.

“Do you guys know who this ‘Chenshuang’ really is? He’s incredible.”

“Yeah, no one can catch up with him. I’m still at level 7, and he’s already changed jobs.”

“I wonder what kind of person he is in real life. I’d love to meet him.”

Wu Shaochen smiled to himself, thinking, “I didn’t expect the game to have such an impact in just over a day.”