Chapter 26: Nord Shadow Scout Job Change Scroll [Please add to collection and recommend]

The rewards from killing monsters were quite good.

They frequently yielded decent equipment and items.

It was a pity that no more Soldier Recruitment Scrolls dropped.

As Zong Shen inventoried the rewards, he began to deliberate.

"It seems that once the soldiers under my command reach a certain scale, I can organize night hunts!"

"At night, this kind of beast agitation is a danger! But it is even more of an opportunity!"

Yesterday, before going to sleep, he had already discovered in the chat channel that almost everyone on the [World Channel] had encountered the phenomenon of beast agitation.

It was as if the system had intentionally set up an obstacle to prevent Lords from conducting nighttime exploration, thereby limiting their development time.

Obviously, it was impossible for the entire continent to experience beast agitation simultaneously.

However, this was also a great opportunity to go hunting for rewards and food.

As a Lord's strength increased, the night would no longer be able to stop their exploration.

Zong Shen had to seize the initiative and obtain as many benefits as possible before the situation changed.

He casually took out a wooden bucket, flipped it upside down on the ground to use as a chair, and sat down heavily.

As time progressed into the late night, the agitation outside the territory gradually began to subside.

Zong Shen began to check his previous rewards.

[Resilient Wolfskin Armor] [Quality: Common] [Body Protection: 21] [Durability: 90] [Strength Requirement: 6] (A decent piece of wolfskin armor; common quality, but the protection effect is good.)

It was a very good piece of upper-body equipment, much better than the leather short sleeves.

Zong Shen equipped it immediately.

[Stiff Shortbow] [Quality: Common] [Piercing Damage: 23] [Precision: 91] [Strongbow Requirement: 1] [Agility Requirement: 4] (A basic bow; unfortunately, your Strongbow skill is insufficient.)

Zong Shen wanted to keep a bow as a standard weapon on him so that he could use [Cruel Blood-Burning Arrows] when necessary.

However, it was a pity that his [Strongbow] skill was still at 0, failing to meet the equipment's requirements.

Putting the shortbow away, he began to check the last two special rewards.

As for the animal skins and bones, Zong Shen had no interest in checking them; most were simply prompts indicating they could serve as raw materials for equipment or weapons.

Once the [Tier 1 Blacksmith] and [Tier 1 Sewing Shop] were completed, he might be able to utilize them.

Alternatively, they could be listed for sale in the market as raw materials.

However, the Tier 1 [Market] only had three listing slots, so he still needed to focus on selling Moon Spring Water to scavenge the wealth of other Lords.

[Junior Elemental Crystal] [A crystal containing elemental power] [Ten Junior Elemental Crystals can be synthesized into one Intermediate Elemental Crystal] [Can be used to construct elemental buildings or forge elemental weapons and armor] (One of the very important resources; a hard currency for the mid-to-late game.)

Zong Shen currently possessed two [Junior Elemental Crystals].

One was scavenged from the supply tent in the bandit camp.

The other was dropped from the beasts tonight.

Next, there was only one special item left.

It was also the item Zong Shen was most interested in.

[Nord Shadow Scout Class Change Book (Green)] [Scouts who walk in the shadows possess powerful stealth, tracking, and reconnaissance abilities; they are the Shadow Guards of the Nord Kingdom.] [The class change book can be used by any non-Lord basic humanoid unit.] [Successful use will increase corresponding attributes and grant relevant skills and experience.] (Congratulations. A Shadow Scout can provide great assistance in exploring the wilderness and expanding your territory; at the very least, his stealth skills are much higher than those of a Wolf Cavalry.)

Scouting was a grueling job.

It served as the eyes of the entire territory during outward exploration.

Colby and Luna were already well-trained warriors; it was not suitable for them to change to another class, and even if they did, the benefits and improvements would be extremely limited.

The eleven farmers under his command, however, were the best candidates for class change.

They were like blank sheets of paper, possessing great potential for cultivation.

But, who should he choose?

Among the farmers, the ones with the best aptitude were San Pang and the seven other farmers who had joined later.

Unfortunately, the loyalty of these later additions was generally not very high.

To hastily grant them a class change book would make it impossible to know what might happen.

A loyalty level in the 60s could only be considered just having passed the passing grade.

By comparison, the three "silly" farmers were more reliable.

Among them, the one with the best aptitude was Tie Zhu.

[Aptitude: Ordinary]

Although it couldn't be compared to "Excellent" aptitude, it was respectable.

As for the talented San Pang, it wouldn't be too late to cultivate him once his loyalty increased.

After some thought, Zong Shen decided to use the class change book on Tie Zhu.

He went to the straw hut where Tie Zhu was resting and gently tapped him awake.

"Lo... Lord..."

"What are your orders, My Lord?"

Tie Zhu rubbed his eyes, and upon seeing it was Zong Shen, he hurriedly asked in a low voice.

Zong Shen beckoned him.

"Follow me outside."

Hearing this, Tie Zhu carefully stepped over the farmers beside him, walked out of the straw hut, and came to the open ground.

Holding the class change book, Zong Shen looked at him with a smile.

"In view of your performance, I shall bestow upon you power."

"From this day forward, you shall become a scout who walks in the shadows, guarding the territory's silhouette."

"Are you willing?"

Upon seeing the class change book, Tie Zhu was instantly excited.

He hurriedly knelt before Zong Shen.

"I am willing to die for the Lord!"

Zong Shen nodded.

"Very well!"

As soon as the words fell, he decisively activated the class change book.

A green light erupted from Tie Zhu's body.

His appearance also underwent a transformation.

His gray hemp clothes turned into black tight-fitting attire, and on his head, he wore a black leather cap and a peculiar pair of goggles.

At both sides of his waist, a pitch-black, sharp dagger was fastened.

His entire aura changed, making him look very spirited.

In particular, his eyes were as sharp and piercing as a hawk's.

He kowtowed again!

"Tie Zhu will follow the Lord to the death!"

[Due to the power you bestowed] [Tie Zhu's loyalty to you has increased by 10 points. Current loyalty: 98]

Zong Shen revealed a gratified smile, like that of a proud father, and began to check Tie Zhu's attributes.

[Nord Shadow Scout: Tie Zhu] [Aptitude: Ordinary] [Level: lv1] [Attributes: (Click to expand)] [Satiety: 83] [Loyalty: 98]

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[Strength: 12] [Agility: 18] [Intelligence: 9] [Charisma: 9] [HP: 185] [Piercing Damage: 37] [Head Armor: 11] [Upper Body Armor: 18] [Lower Body Armor: 8] [Magic Resistance: 0] [Skills: Become Shadow (Merge into shadows for stealth, duration 3m, cooldown 5m), Twin Dagger Strike (Instantly draw daggers to stab the enemy twice, completing double piercing damage, cooldown 1h), Passive Skill: Shadow Walk (Walking in shadows and darkness increases movement speed by 20%)]