"Knock knock knock!"
Lin Ke gently knocked on the door.
"Little one, come in."
From the voice alone, you would never guess that this gentle Ove actually suffers from social anxiety.
Lin Ke softly opened the door and went in with John and Knicks.
This study of the bastard father, he's been here before.
In this world, or rather, the current Azanen Territory doesn't have glass, but the windows are set up with movable wooden doors, which make it extremely bright when opened.
However... this Teacher Ove had the windows tightly shut and lit an oil lamp, filling the large study with bright light.
It was as if he were one of those reclusive youths who draw the curtains during the day and switch on the lights.
Lin Ke didn't say much; as soon as he entered, he bowed with respect: "Hello, Teacher, I am Linke Azen, it's an honor to have you at our castle."
Then Knicks and John also gave a simple bow.
But Ove said nothing, and at this moment, while intensely focused, Lin Ke faintly heard Ove muttering to himself:
"It's okay... it's okay... they're just kids..."
"Yes, it's just three people, that's right, Ove, although at first, they said two people, but having one more is fine, hmm, it's fine..."
"Strange, why do I feel like using 'Thunder Destruction'? No, high-tier professionals killing commoners is a violation of the kingdom's laws, hmm, and these are that kid's children..."
Thunder Destruction?!?
Listening intently, Lin Ke instantly felt his hair stand on end.
Damn! Say something quickly! Or we might die!
"Ahem, um... Teacher Ove, how about you first see if I can be initiated? I know Housekeeper Billy sent you a message with the Kuku Bird."
Lin Ke smiled, simultaneously gesturing for the two behind him to stay still, trying to become statues, no, become air.
This level of social anxiety is too much.
"Yes, he mentioned it, come closer... no, just stay there, good, very good, good child, stand still." Ove's voice remained gentle, but he kept Lin Ke at a distance of ten meters.
Ten meters!
Lin Ke was internally speechless.
How does one keep such an old social anxiety person around?! For five months too...
Money, beauties, emotions...
Hmm... maybe just throw him in the dungeon? It seems Ove might quite like the environment of a dungeon.
"Kids, let me introduce myself, I am Ove, a level 19 [Truth Researcher], and at the same time, a level 11 [Initiation Teacher]."
Ove's smile remained the same, and it was then that Lin Ke noticed his smile was a bit fake, like a stiff, awkward grin.
Damn?!
A level 19 professional?!
Lin Ke's heartbeat slowed down for a moment; he didn't even pay attention to Ove's smile, only hearing the level and was shocked.
Even two level 2 tigers couldn't be beaten, requiring three hundred guards.
Nineteen levels...
No wonder the magic isn't 'Thunder Destruction of the Castle,' but instead 'Thunder Destruction of the World.'
"Well, let me first create a quiet environment."
Just then, Ove stood up and stomped his Magic Staff on the ground.
"Boom!"
A soft sound echoed.
Immediately, countless "sizzling" electric snakes emerged from both ends of his Magic Staff, quickly spreading around to envelop the entire study.
Lin Ke was startled, somewhat afraid of getting electrocuted, but he held himself back from moving.
"Don't be afraid, I'm creating a relatively comfortable space to make it easier for your initiation."
Ove's gentle voice echoed in the space: "Of course, it is soundproof and also blocks some prying eyes."
Wow...
Watching this magical scene, Lin Ke felt a bit excited inside.
Indeed! The power of Magic!
Not flames! Not a generator!
Magic!
Ove, standing ten meters away, didn't come closer, but pointed his Magic Staff towards Lin Ke: "Child, let me first see if your body is suitable for initiation."
Lin Ke nodded.
The tip of Ove's Magic Staff suddenly shot out a small, soft purple electric current, like water, only thumb-sized, as if it were alive.
Before Lin Ke could react, the current shot at his face.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."
The sound of the current, but Lin Ke didn't feel any tingling sensation, instead feeling cool and refreshing.
The current quickly traveled across his body, lingering longer at places like his heart, waist, and head.
A few dozen seconds later, the current rushed back towards Ove's magic staff.
"Hmm..."
Once the current returned, Ove seemed to be sensing, listening, his face still holding a smile.
A dozen seconds later he said, "Very good, you can already awaken your bloodline."
As he spoke, he measured John and Knicks who were still, and it was the same answer.
"Let me first explain to you about awakening bloodlines; once I'm finished, I can awaken you."
Ove smiled and gently waved his magic staff, creating a human-shaped illusion composed of purple light in the air, and then lightly said, "Focus!"
In an instant, a power spread out.
[Enlightened Teacher] skill - Focus!
Lin Ke felt all her attention being drawn in, subconsciously starting to watch Ove attentively, listening as he spoke.
This is also extraordinary power!
"Bloodlines, these are things accumulated and inherited over generations..." Ove began his explanation.
Simply put, bloodlines are akin to a kind of discovery and inheritance.
The origin of the first bloodlines have become unknown, perhaps tracing back to ancient times.
But the path of inheritance is clear: a son follows his father's trade, a father follows his own father's trades, and so on.
As for the role of bloodlines...
For instance, if a person possesses the "Thunder" bloodline, they will have a special affinity for thunder and lightning, with this affinity varying with the strength of the bloodline's talent.
The better the talent, the stronger this affinity, and there may be some special bonuses as well.
Additionally, the difference between the "Thunder Manipulation" bloodline and "Thunder Fury" bloodline may lie in the focus on control versus burst.
When a person's bloodline is awakened, they can take up one or more professions based on their bloodline.
For example, a person with a "Thunder" bloodline is suited for professions like [Thunderbolt Warrior], [Thunder Priest], etc.
However, they can also take on the profession of [Water Stream Assassin] or [Ice Mage], although after taking such professions, the bloodline would hardly have any utility.
A bloodline is like a scaffold on which professions can be placed, but when too many are placed, the scaffold might not hold.
Usually, one can take 1-3 professions, mainly based on the individual's bloodline situation.
The relation between bloodline and profession, according to Lin Ke's understanding, is like that between a charger and a battery.
The charger is the bloodline, the battery is the profession.
The bloodline absorbs various energies from the air, converts them, and stores them into the profession, which then releases the energy at the appropriate time.
Free energy → Bloodline energy → Professional energy!
As for various magic spells, they are like discharging electricity onto a phone, manifesting as different functional software.
As long as these functionally diverse software are pre-constructed, at the time the electricity is infused into software, various functions or magic spells can be formed.
"...Of course, magic spells are ancient, what we generally use now are 'skills'."
Ove gently explained, and Lin Ke and the others listened intently.
Turns out, this is the magical system of this world!
Lin Ke felt the wait for Ove to explain was worthwhile, Teacher Ove was so thorough that he made this matter clear and vivid easily.
Even the two little ones behind him understood.
"...Generally, whenever you reach a certain level, you can inscribe another skill slot onto your profession, roughly one skill slot every two levels."
Ove continued explaining, "And when you have many skills, you can try combining them for use; it might become more powerful, or possibly less so."
Besides, the skills of ancestors might also become the bloodline of successors!
For example, if an ancestor has a "Thunder" bloodline, and a skill inscribed onto the profession is "Thunder Explosion".
Then it is possible that this "Thunder Explosion" skill could be inherited by descendants.
When descendants awaken their bloodlines, they might awaken to a "Thunder Explosion" bloodline!
Similarly, Lin Ke's mother's accounting profession from his past life could awaken him to an "Accounting" bloodline.
Furthermore, bloodlines aren't substantive things; they should be concretization of certain information.
According to Ove, professions are combinations of certain attributes.
For example, the attributes of [Shield Warrior] are "Shield", "Defense", "Guard" and "Battle". These are all pieces of information.
Once these attributes of [Shield Warrior] are inscribed onto the bloodline and these attributes are integrated together, it becomes the [Shield Warrior] profession!
These attributes might even be passed down to descendants, and they might awaken bloodlines such as "Shield", "Defense", and "Guard".
The skills, professions, and professional attributes of ancestors can all be inherited by descendants.
This is the foundation on which the nobility of this world rely, the inheritance of bloodlines.
After all, many farmers have been without awakened bloodlines for generations and thus never take up professions, so all generations could share the same bloodline.
However...
"This truly is a colorful world..." Lin Ke lightly praised in his heart.
If such a world existed in the last life, it would certainly be a world experiencing an explosion of professions, maybe even entering a global professional era.
"Now that we understand bloodlines and professions, next I'm going to specifically discuss what should be considered for your awakening..."
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