Published: January 31, 2025
“Gathering and refining technique, homogeneous enhancement technique, forging technique, enchanting technique, inlay technique.”
Confused, Ye Zhongming found his answer in the parchment scroll. The five areas on the professional emblem actually represented these five vocational abilities.
Ye Zhongming’s eyebrows twitched slightly, wondering if this was the ultimate meaning of the glorious artisan?
A single profession with five vocational abilities?!
In his previous life, he had never heard of such a thing in ten years. For example, his previous main profession, archer, went from apprentice to advanced archer in a straightforward manner. Where was all this fuss?
However, despite his surprise, Ye Zhongming was quite happy; after all, more vocational abilities meant a stronger profession.
After reading the introduction about the glorious artisan on the parchment scroll thoroughly, Ye Zhongming felt both astonished and delighted.
He was delighted because if the glorious artisan was indeed as described on the parchment scroll, it could be considered a rare profession, perhaps even the only one.
However, he was shocked that… leveling up was so difficult!
Think about it—other professions only needed a promotion scroll once their proficiency was maxed out, whereas Ye Zhongming, as a glorious craftsman… needed six! Five for the five skills, and one for the overall level.
Ye Zhongming was at a loss for words; in his past life, he had only used five promotion scrolls in total. The first three had upgraded his archery from apprentice to advanced, and the last two had upgraded his knife skills from apprentice to intermediate. But this… as a glorious craftsman, he had to max out five skills to be promoted. This meant that not only did he need to prepare six promotion scrolls for each level, but he also had to spend five times the time to fully practice his proficiency!
Was this a hellish leveling mode? Ye Zhongming felt a toothache coming on.
Now, a question lay before Ye Zhongming: with such a difficult profession that was also a secondary profession, should he learn it or not?
If he didn’t learn it, he could keep spinning the wheel to see what other professions were available. If he did learn it, he would have to face the difficult path of promotion.
Learn? Or not learn?
After reading the explanation about the glorious artisan on the Pledge Parchment again, Ye Zhongming gritted his teeth and decided to learn!
Wasn’t it just a lot of promotion scrolls? In his past life, five scrolls had nearly bankrupted him. But this life, he was reborn! Reborn! Was he still afraid of a few scrolls?!
Thinking this, Ye Zhongming crushed the parchment scroll, and the originally exquisite scroll transformed into a burst of light that collided into Ye Zhongming's body.
His body suddenly stiffened, and a strange sensation spread throughout him. Countless odd things appeared in his mind, transitioning from vague to familiar to mastered, as if Ye Zhongming had entered a whole new world.
This feeling was magical, so magical that it brought a deep sense of joy, akin to getting something for nothing.
As everything gradually calmed down, Ye Zhongming clenched his fist. The acquisition of a secondary profession didn’t grant him immediate powerful abilities, but this mental awakening was still moving. Ye Zhongming knew he was different now, and at this moment, he was certain he would be much stronger than in his past life.
Picking up the machete he had set aside, this outdoor machete he had bought at a high price now had many small nicks on the blade, and the body even showed signs of corrosion from previous bug fluids. It was likely that with continued use, this decent quality knife would soon be discarded.
Frankly, after so many killings, it was already surprising that this knife hadn't broken.
However, now… Ye Zhongming smiled and picked up the fire axe, activating his first skill as a glorious artisan—homogeneous enhancement technique.
The essence of this enhancement technique was to combine two similar items into one, increasing various attributes.