Am I a god-tier talent in all my professions?

Chapter 106 Level 1 Decryption Scholar

A magician and a puzzle scholar is theoretically the most recommended part-time combination.

Last night, Lu Cang specifically asked Parly to confirm the matter regarding the decryption scholar.

Messer did not tamper with the secret volume.

It would be difficult for him to deceive both a level 6 diviner and a level 6 mage at the same time; Iz had examined the secret scroll more than once.

Besides Iz, Kumironi, Akari, and Obades have also been checked.

In addition, Lu Cang also confirmed Iz's attitude with Parry.

I asked her if she would let me choose to become a decryption scholar after Izzy returns.

Actually, I already knew beforehand that my next part-time job would be as a codebreaker.

The reason for asking Parly this question was twofold: firstly, to find out if her divination results would be contradictory.

Secondly, this question can also indirectly confirm the accuracy of the divination.

Thirdly, this question is used to confirm whether Izzy will return.

After all, their opponent was that Messer.

Izzy was very confident, but Lu Cang still had some vague worries in his heart, as he had never witnessed Izzy's full strength.

Having never witnessed Messer's strength, he couldn't help but feel worried.

Parly's answer was simple and straightforward: Yes.

This problem costs 10 gold coins.

It's even more expensive than the staff in Lu Cang's hand.

What a heartless fortune teller.

But after confirming it, Lu Cang finally felt a little more at ease.

……

Kumironi held the secret scroll given to him by Lu Cang and chanted a prayer that Lu Cang only vaguely understood.

"Secrets, solutions, answers to the unknown."

"I do not know what secret words are being spoken, and I wish to know the truth."

"The apprentice who seeks the lock and the answer is born from mystery."

"end."

thump—

A faint light flickered on Lu Cang's body.

The job transfer ceremony is now complete.

For your first job change, there's no need for complicated preparations or any assessments. All you need to do is prepare a written test.

However, for regular jobs on the market, you don't even need to take any special exams; you can come empty-handed and change jobs.

A vast ocean of knowledge resurfaced in my mind.

Immediately, Lu Cang felt that he had mastered cryptography and basic decryption techniques.

In addition, he learned two other languages, "Cino" and "Miniere".

"Has mastered the talent - God-level: Peeping into Secrets"

"Acquired knowledge: Fast calculation"

"Knowledge Already Acquired: Traps (Introduction)"

"Knowledge Acquired: Cryptography (Introduction)"

"Learned Skill: Key Breakthrough (LV: 1)"

"Having mastered the skills of a scholar specializing in decryption: discovering the key."

"Having mastered the decryption scholar's skill: Decryption difficulty observation"

[Current Class: Level 3 Mage / Level 1 Death Priest / Level 1 Decryption Scholar]

Spirituality has been elevated to a certain level.

It turns out that every time you change jobs or get a promotion, your spirituality becomes stronger...

Perhaps it's because deciphering is a purely intellectual profession.

Lu Cang clearly felt that his mind had become more agile after changing jobs.

The elevation of spirituality, coupled with the characteristics of the profession itself.

Sure enough, changing jobs can make you smarter.

Although the classes of mage and death priest are somewhat related to intelligence, they are ultimately combat classes.

Rather than saying it makes people smarter, it's more accurate to say that smart people are the ones who can leverage the strengths of these two professions.

For these two professions, upgrading or changing jobs doesn't significantly improve one's thinking skills.

The greatest improvement lies in stimulating spirituality.

The scholar who deciphered the secrets changed careers.

Lu Cang then felt that many of his previous questions about the root cause had been resolved with this job change.

"No wonder……"

No wonder they say that the mystery scholar is the perfect match for the mage.

One is responsible for generating thought, and the other is responsible for answering the questions.

As for the talent of codebreakers...

"God-level: Peeping into Secrets"

"Discover all naturally or artificially hidden locations, information, and special objects; perceive what is hidden within them; and know the key methods to decipher them."

After acquiring this talent.

Lu Cang looked around, initially just casually.

But I never thought...

Upon closer inspection, I did discover something unusual.

One particular floor tile gave off a discordant feeling.

"Hidden: Floor Tiles"

"Hidden Items: Career Scrolls and Money"

"Opening method: Lift the object"

"Sister Kumironi."

Lu Cang spoke up.

"There seems to be a floor tile over there with a different pattern than the others..."

Kumironi looked in the direction Lu Cang was pointing and his senses swept over it.

Swish!
In Lu Cang's perception, he seemed to feel a turquoise spiritual wind sweeping by.

Very strong perception.

"Really."

Kumironi moved slightly and arrived in front of the paving stone, taking a look at it.

With a single lift, the floor tile was raised directly.

The concealment wasn't achieved through any magic or sealing; it was simply... covered by a brick that could be lifted.

And this is what it means to lift up.

Then they saw a secret scroll underneath, along with 10 gold coins.

"Professional Secrets: The Death Priest"

Hehe, it seems I really have a connection with the Death Priest.

"A forbidden scroll, and gold coins."

"The Kingdom of Loren does not permit death priests to be a clandestine profession..."

Kumironi frowned.

But she didn't say anything. Instead, she put the secret scroll into her spatial storage, and gave the 10 gold coins to Lu Cang.

“Little Lu Cang, although you discovered this secret scroll… I cannot give it to you.”

"I have some things I need to ask about."

Oh...it seems they've uncovered something that shouldn't have surfaced.

I wonder who will suffer.

However, Kumiloni and his team should be able to cover this.

"Little Lu Cang, you might as well go play by yourself."

This sounds like something you'd say to a child...

Although I am indeed a child.

Kumironi opened the door to the secret room, seemingly heading out to confront him.

Lu Cang waited for a while before slowly walking out and heading towards the outside of the promotion hall.

Don't look at me... I didn't find out.

Leaving the confined room, my senses began to wander...

Lu Cang felt that he could "see" everything within a kilometer. Even though he couldn't see it with his eyes, he could clearly sense it.

A winding alleyway, spacious shops.

Everything was clearly visible.

However, seeing does not mean that you can discover everything. Perception is like a wider and farther-reaching eye. It can see many details when it is focused on a certain area. If it is not focused, it is like the peripheral vision of the eye, and it may not be able to perceive the key details.

Lu Cang sensed that Kumironi had entered the inner sanctum of the Ascension Hall.

You could see several elders coming out to greet them, their backs drenched in sweat.

Lu Cang decided not to go with her.

From the Path of Ascension, walk onto the Bridge of Heaven.

Not long after, they left the City in the Circle.

After arriving outside the city, Lu Cang condensed the ice bees.

"Flying Ice Bee (Tier 2) (LV: 201)"

This is the second-tier version of the Extreme Speed ​​Ice Shuttle.

"Sacrifice of Souls - 100"

"Flying Ice Bee: Proficiency Increase - 1 Billion"

"Flying Ice Bee (Tier 2) (LV: 245)"

"level 245?"

One hundred million proficiency points only increased the level by such a small amount, which is far too low.

It seems that even with proficiency evolution...

Reaching level 300 in a skill isn't something easily achieved. But it's alright.

"Sacrifice of Souls - 2000"

Lu Cang directly sacrificed 2000 souls.

"Flying Ice Bee: Proficiency Increase - 20 Billion"

"Flying Ice Bee (Tier 2) (LV: 300) (Can Evolve)"

After sacrificing 2000 souls, Flying Ice Bee instantly reached the maximum level.

"Evolutionary direction, manipulation."

Lu Cang plans to perfect the control of this skill in the future, and will not consider other directions.

After all, I have a lot of magic at my disposal.

"Circling Ice Bees (Tier 2) (LV: 301) - Thirty ice bees, each controlling 3 ice shuttles independently, extremely fast speed, extremely fast change of direction, ice self-destruction, and legion-like movement."

Even the founder of the Ice Spike Technique probably never imagined that such a simple technique could evolve to such an absurd degree.

Lu Cang generated the spell.

One hundred and twenty tiny ice bees appeared all around him.

Each of these ice bees was surrounded by three ice shuttles.

The tail of the ice bee is an extremely thin ice needle.

Lu Cang tried to control it, and saw the ice blade flap its wings, moving sideways in mid-air with almost no turning.

The three ice shuttles surrounding it can be used to automatically control them against enemies, or they can be controlled by the user...

This spell is already quite exquisite.

Lu Cang was regenerated. This time, all the ice bees merged into one, creating a giant ice bee. Lu Cang stood on top of the ice bee's head, holding its two ice tentacles.

boom!
The ice blade flapped its wings, instantly unleashing a blizzard that charged forward.

So fast...

It's much faster than the Ice Shuttle, and its turning ability is extremely agile!
No, it wasn't a change of direction at all. Lu Cang felt that if he wanted to, he could instantly switch from moving forward in a straight line to retreating in a straight line, and a 180-degree turn could be made in the blink of an eye.

"Sacrifice of Souls - 2000"

"Enhance - Proficiency in Spreading Burning Seas"

"Sacrifice of Souls - 2000"

"Enhancement - Focusing a Beam of Light Proficiency"

"Sacrifice of Souls - 2000"

"Increase - Ice Sea Proficiency"

……

More than 150 spells, each requiring the sacrifice of 2000 souls, would still require 300,000 souls.

Fortunately, I have many souls now.

Otherwise, we really can't afford to squander it like this.

If the efficiency of accumulating only a few thousand souls a day remains the same, then the souls will likely be insufficient to cover the costs every day.

As Lu Cang was improving his proficiency, his senses suddenly gave him some hints.

Hidden: Tree Hole

Hidden Item: Axe

"Activation Method: Destruction"

Lu Cang stopped abruptly and looked down.

I only saw an ordinary tree, no different from the other trees in the forest.

Lu Cang did not approach rashly.

Instead, they continued to probe inward with their senses... and this exploration revealed that the inside of the tree was hollow.

There is an axe inside.

Lu Cang descended downwards, raising his hand to unleash several "Sudden Kill Wind Slash (Second Tier) (LV: 301)".

Cut the tree in half.

The tree fell, revealing a hollow space inside the trunk, with a sword stuck inside.

"The Axe for Splitting Wood"

Special feature: It has extremely strong cutting and destroying properties on wood.

……

Good garbage.

I think it's worth about 50 silver.

However, it turns out that it can be sensed even like this... It seems that this talent has a very wide range of applications.

Lu Cang continued on his journey.

Along the way, we encountered several hidden objects, such as pits inside waterfalls, forks in traps, and even wild monsters, which could sense the magic crystals hidden within their bodies.

Lu Cang accepted all of these items.

The hidden item could be considered hidden, but the goods themselves weren't very good.

All things considered, it's only worth a dozen or so gold coins.

Oh well, let's just consider this an experiment to see the effects of my talent.

It didn't take long for Lu Cang to reach the cave that sealed the Thousand Army Ant Mountain again.

"Hidden: The Seal"

"Hidden Item: Tier 4 Nation-Destroying Monster - Thousand-Army Ant Mountain"

"Method 1: Level 6 Mage Reversal Break"

"Method 2: Level 6 Decryption Scholar Deciphers and Cracks"

"Method 3 for unlocking: Unsealing the Contract"

"Method 4: Break it with sufficient power"

……

"Recommended solution: Use the Unsealed Contract to enter."

This seal is incredibly powerful...

Does it require a level 6 mage to break this?
However, Lu Cang's hand lit up, revealing faint contract patterns.

The seal was then broken...

boom!
The moment the seal was broken, a massive swarm of ants burst forth!

call!
However, as the flames rose, they were burned to ashes the moment they burst forth.

"Source: Infernal Hell"

The second-tier sea of ​​fire has evolved into "Inferno (Tier 3) (LV: 301)".

Colorful flames protruded inward.

Almost all the black ants were burned to ashes the moment they came into contact with the fiery inferno, leaving not even a corpse behind.

The burning power is terrifyingly domineering.

1 million souls.

180 million souls.

180 million souls.

180 million souls.

……

In the end, by killing all the ants except for the anthill, they actually accumulated 182.11 million souls.

The cave was almost completely filled to the brim.

"Wow, there are so many."

Fortunately, the cave that Chi Cheng dug was big enough, otherwise it really wouldn't have been able to hold so many black ants.

Lu Cang twirled his fingers.

The "Infernal Hell" surrounded the Thousand Ant Mountain. These flames were some distance away from the mountain, but they did indeed encircle it.

Meanwhile, the flames were also scorching the entire inner wall of the cave.

"Source of All Laws" can still maintain the perpetual effect of spells.

As long as Lu Cang doesn't cancel it, this "Source of Flame Prison" can continue indefinitely, no matter where Lu Cang is.

But the price is that this "source" must remain here forever.

If there is no multicasting.

This also means that he will no longer be able to use "Source of All Laws".

But now that he has four casting powers, even if Lu Cang puts one "Source" here, he still has three other "Sources" that he can use.

"That way, we won't have to come and collect souls every day."

The most troublesome thing about the Thousand Ant Mountain is that you have to harvest the crops every day, which is quite troublesome.

In just two days, nearly 200 million black ants have been produced. If they are left to roam freely in the wild, they will likely be overrun by swarms of ants in just a few days.

"Unfortunately, only the Thousand Army Ant Mountain can be used for captive breeding at present."

Lu Cang also asked Kumironi and Chi Cheng why no one else was raising monsters.

The answer is simple…

It's not that they don't exist, but rather that they are extremely rare.

Monsters themselves do not have the ability to reproduce and are dangerous; generally only king-level monsters are worth keeping as pets.

Moreover, it must be a variety that can continuously generate value, and after discovery, there must be means to seal it off and keep it in captivity.

With various difficulties combined, very few people are willing to raise monsters in captivity, as the costs generally outweigh the gains.

Even if there are gains, the profits aren't high, so it's better to do something else instead.

The Infernal Prison was set up.

Lu Cang then felt that his soul was growing every moment.

The monster tide in this area has become extremely thin, but the Thousand Ant Mountain can still produce thousands of black ants per second, providing itself with one or two thousand souls.

Leaving the sealed area, I felt happy.

From then on, it was just a matter of waiting for the soul to grow naturally.

The nearby area is the Thousand Caves of the Remote Domain, where underground cities should still be rampant.

But now Lu Cang is a bit too lazy to grind dungeons.

When you have a lot of money, you really lose interest in making more.

……

(End of this chapter)