There were three major professional guilds in Lionheart City: Mages, Close Combat, and Gunners.
There were many smaller guilds under the three major guilds. The one that Jiang Qiao brought Zhao Mingwei to was the Close Combat Grandmaster of Combat Guild.
The NPC in charge of class advancement in the Grandmaster of Combat Guild, Chao Yuan, sighed when he saw Zhao Mingwei applying for the class advancement quest.
"Your physical strength is too weak. Wanting to become a Qi Practitioner is a mistake, but I see another possibility in you," Chao Yuan said.
Zhao Mingwei glanced at Jiang Qiao. According to the script, shouldn't this NPC be the one who found a genius and asked him to do a hidden quest?
However, Zhao Mingwei only had 5 Strength after clearing his points, which was considered useless in the Grandmaster of Combat Guild.
"You remind me of my weak self in the past. Young adventurer, even if your body is so weak, do you still want to pursue the path of Qi Practitioner?" Chao Yuan asked.
No, I want to become a Pugilist …
Zhao Mingwei nodded at Jiang Qiao's signal. Who asked him to be a weakling with only 5 Strength?
"I don't see any confusion in your eyes. Forget it … Your body contains a strong magic talent, so you can withstand this power."
Chao Yuan said as he took off the clothes on his upper body. His strong muscles were full of old scars, but there was a tattoo of a roaring lion on his back.
The tattoo seemed to be alive. Zhao Mingwei could feel the lion tattoo's roar.
"This is called the Psychic Beast Tattoo. It's a power I inherited from a distant ancient country. As long as you pass the test of the Psychic Beast, you can obtain power no weaker than a Qi Practitioner. However, during the process, you will face death at any time. Do you accept?"
The moment Chao Yuan finished speaking, a series of system notifications popped up in front of Zhao Mingwei.
"Triggered Hidden Class Advancement Quest: Qi Practitioner.
"Quest Description: Enter the Psychic Beast Fantasy Instance Dungeon alone and complete the quest by challenging it. The dungeon is limited to three challenges. The requirements to complete the quest are Level 25, Intelligence over 250, and Charisma over 15."
"A limited quest?" This was the first time Zhao Mingwei had failed an NPC quest in the past eight days.
The biggest advantage a player had was death. At most, they would lose some experience and money. Zhao Mingwei could come back at any time. However, if the number of challenges was limited, it meant that if he failed three times, he might not be able to change his class to become a Qi Practitioner.
"I accept. If there's a Hidden Instance Dungeon, I'll definitely give it a try."
Zhao Ming Wei and Jiang Qiao were hardcore gamers. They would always start from the highest difficulty level when playing any game. They would not start the next game until they had explored every inch of the game's secrets.
For Zhao Mingwei, a higher level of challenge was not a hardship, but a process of enjoyment.
"You only have 5 Strength right now. Can your damage keep up?" Jiang Qiao reminded Zhao Mingwei. He had added all his attributes to Intelligence.
"It's always good to try."
Zhao Mingwei accepted the quest. Jiang Qiao watched as Zhao Mingwei disappeared in front of him and was teleported into the dungeon.
"Hai Lan, open a portal. I want to watch."
Jiang Qiao had been waiting at the Grandmaster of Combat Guild and had nothing to do. It was a good time to test Zhao Mingwei's understanding of the game.
"Let me look. It should be here."
Hai Lan waved her hand and opened a blue portal. Jiang Qiao walked into the portal in his soul form.
On the other side of the portal was a space as deep as the universe. In the middle of this space was an arena made of pure white stones.
Zhao Mingwei was already in a fighting stance, waiting for the monsters of this special dungeon to respawn. However, two seconds later, the stones of the arena suddenly cracked.
A tall tower rose rapidly from the center of the arena. The stones on the ground floated in the air without any order under the control of an invisible force.
Jiang Qiao saw the challenge content of this special dungeon clearly … Climb to the top of the tower.
"Isn't this just jumping for fun?"
Jiang Qiao glanced at the tower. The inside of the tower was solid. In order to climb to the top of the tower, one must step on the floating stones in the air and jump up one step at a time.
There was no order to the arrangement of the stones, and their positions would change from time to time.
"He seems to be smiling."
Hai Lan caught the expression on Zhao Mingwei's face when he saw the condition to complete the quest. It was a relaxed smile.
"Maybe it's because this is part of the training for professional players."
Jiang Qiao in his ghost form spun in the air.
It was a huge challenge for a normal person to step on the stones to reach the top of the tower. Those who were slightly clumsy would probably fall into the abyss after jumping ten meters.
However, these professional players who played VR games were different. They had physical training that was comparable to professional gymnasts.
Zhao Mingwei was obviously one of the best among the professional players. Relying on the agility bonus of a Grandmaster of Combat, he jumped up and stepped on a floating stone.
His foot pressed down, and the stone sank a little. Relying on the strength of his feet, he jumped up and landed on a higher stone.
Zhao Mingwei demonstrated to Jiang Qiao what a jumping expert should do.
His feet didn't stop jumping for even a moment. The second before he landed, he jumped directly to a higher rock. His movements were so coherent that it made Jiang Qiao praise it for its beauty.
The time limit for this challenge was five minutes. The closer they got to the top of the tower, the fewer stones they could use as stepping stones. When there were only about ten meters left, Zhao Mingwei finally made a mistake. The floating stone he stepped on was too small, causing him to slip.
The price of this mistake was huge. He fell from a height of a hundred meters and landed heavily on the ground. A -3256 appeared above his head, and his HP was instantly emptied.
He chose to respawn on the spot and did not stay for long. He started his second attempt.
He was much more careful on his second attempt. He did not dare to underestimate his opponent. However, when he was about to reach the last ten meters, Zhao Mingwei encountered a crisis where he could not find a stone to step on.
It looked like the stone under his feet could not bear his weight and was about to fall.
Zhao Mingwei grabbed a stone floating in the air and found a new stepping stone on the left side. He jumped directly to the edge of the tower, then stretched out his hand to grab the edge of the tower, and climbed to the top of the tower with some difficulty.
A creature made of lightning and thunder welcomed him at the top of the tower. It was a creature between a dragon and a tiger.
Zhao Mingwei got into a fighting stance, but when he saw that the creature was level 50, the words "f * ck your mother" popped up in his mind.
However, the dragon tiger did not attack Zhao Mingwei.
"Challenger, you have completed my training." A majestic voice rang in Zhao Mingwei's ears. "You have the right to inherit my power!"
"The Qi Practitioner profession advancement mission has been completed. Do you want to complete the mission?"
Zhao Mingwei looked at the system notification and clicked accept without thinking. The huge creature turned into thunder and lightning and surged into Zhao Mingwei's body.
At that moment, Zhao Mingwei really felt a special power appear in his body. This power was nourishing his body.
He immediately opened his attribute panel and skill panel and began to check the new skill book after the profession advancement.