Although Luo Taozhi did not obtain any clues regarding a Hidden Class from the Priestess Granny afterward, she expressed her desire to help Umeko repel the Large Hannya and contribute to the protection of the village.
However, she was once again met with a refusal from the Priestess Granny.
“No! Absolutely not. You saved Umeko, so you are already a benefactor of our village. I definitely cannot let you fall into danger again!”
Fortunately, after demonstrating the skill **[Qi Gathering]**, the Priestess Granny gained a certain level of recognition regarding her strength. After all, her methods were too similar to the abilities of an Immortal!
With Luo Taozhi’s repeated reassurances and persuasion, the Priestess Granny finally came to believe her. Even if Umeko failed to repel the Large Hannya again, Luo Taozhi had the ability to escape from its clutches.
“Child, you saved Umeko, and now you want to protect the village… how… how can we ever repay you!”
Before long, it wasn’t just the Priestess Granny surrounding Luo Taozhi; the other villagers had gathered as well. Everyone crowded around her, incessantly stuffing things into her hands.
**[You have obtained [Corn * 1]]**
**[You have obtained [Apple * 2]]**
**[You have obtained [Egg * 4]]**
**[You have obtained [Egg * 2]]**
**[You have obtained…]**
**[Shared Player has unlocked 100% favorability with Priestess Granny—Fangcun Hui]**
**[Shared Player has unlocked the class change conditions for the Priestess class.]**
**[Priestess]**
**[Blue Class]**
**[Class Change Requirements: MP > 1500, Qi Defense > 60, achieve 100% favorability with Priestess Granny—Fangcun Hui]**
**[Description: Fully equipped with support functions. High floor, though the ceiling is relatively low, there is still potential to become a powerhouse.]**
‘A class change class?’
With these attribute requirements, one would basically have to be around Level 10 to change classes, right?
If the requirements for a Blue Class were this high, she felt that her Level 10 attributes might not meet the requirements for the Hidden Class she had been longing for.
‘It should… be enough, right?’
Even if it wasn’t, there was nothing Luo Taozhi could do about it. She definitely would not change to the Priestess class. A Blue Class that was also a support type completely clashed with her image.
There had to be other classes available. It was just that current player levels were generally still too low, and there was very little exploration regarding this aspect. She just needed to wait a bit; surely other players would discover a class that satisfied her.
If she still couldn’t find a clue about a Hidden Class by the time she reached Level 10, she would just have to find a blue melee class to switch to for the time being.
In a game, keeping up with the progression was the most important thing. If she stayed stuck at Level 10 for too long, no matter how powerful the class was, she wouldn’t be able to fight someone if they were more than ten levels ahead of her. The sheer weight of attribute differences would leave her unable to even lift her head!
Even if her movement was agile and ethereal, she would still just be a squishy character dealing chip damage. Others could make countless mistakes, but she couldn’t afford a single one!
‘If everyone turns out like that Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage, there’s nothing I can do.’
That guy’s attacks always found a way to hit her before he died. She suspected that among the game’s invisible attributes, besides Agility, there should also be an Accuracy or Luck attribute. Otherwise, it was hard for her to understand why that guy always managed to hit her at the perfect moment.
However, she was more inclined to believe that Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage had a particularly high Luck stat. That would explain how he managed to unlock a Hidden Class at Level 1; otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why his damage was so high!
Thinking about it this way, perhaps the hard requirements for a class change were not just the ones displayed on the panel?
‘Luck, Agility, Favorability…’
Were these hidden attributes that didn’t appear on the Attribute Panel the actual requirements for a class change?
Luo Taozhi shook her head. These were all just her guesses. After all, she hadn’t seen the attributes or the class of Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage. She didn’t know if his class was truly like what she imagined.
The only class change she had ever seen was the Priestess in her hands.
—
Soon, Luo Taozhi spent one day amidst the warm support and hospitality of the villagers. During this time, she naturally learned more information from them, though most of it consisted of unverified legends or nursery rhymes.
However, a commonality among these legends and rhymes caught Luo Taozhi’s attention.
The general meaning was about a person holding a sword who rose up to face a Large Hannya. After enduring countless hardships, they defeated the monster. In the end, that person collapsed at the entrance of the village due to exhaustion and became a great hero of the village.
The identity of the person at the beginning varied—some said a samurai, others a celestial god, with all sorts of different roles. But without exception, this person always held a sharp, exceptional sword!
The final outcomes also differed greatly; some said the person died of exhaustion, while others said they left the village after the victory. But the fact that they became a great hero of the village was consistent!
That meant it was very likely there was still a statue in the village—a statue of this great hero! And the sword in the hero’s hand was likely the “decent sword” that the Immortal had mentioned to the Priestess Granny.
That was very interesting.
The village was not large; one could see the whole place at a glance from a high vantage point. A statue was such an conspicuous object that it was impossible to miss. The only things visible in the village were large stretches of rice fields and houses. Aside from those, there was only the square, brick-like Sacrificial Statue in the center of the village.
The Priestess Granny had also ruled out the possibility that the village had ever moved. This village had lived here for generations. The purpose was to use the “human presence” to suppress the Large Hannya.
This was also something she learned from the Priestess Granny, who seemed to remember a few more fragments of the Immortal’s words. She said the Immortal had added a seal here, making the effect of the village’s human presence suppressing the Large Hannya even better.
Luo Taozhi was starting to feel a bit helpless. As the only person with a suspected lead on the “Immortal” Hidden Class, the Priestess Granny coincidentally couldn’t remember much. Every time, a message was only revealed after some related information triggered a memory. If there were no clues, the answer to any question would always be:
“Oh, maybe this old woman is just getting senile. I clearly remembered it before, but now I’ve forgotten exactly what the Immortal said.”
When she said this, the Priestess Granny always had an apologetic look on her face, making it hard for Luo Taozhi to say anything more.
Night soon arrived.
Everyone was fully armed, guarding various positions around the village. Luo Taozhi and Yoshimura Umeko were at the very center of the village, right by the Sacrificial Statue, waiting for the Large Hannya to appear.
Luo Taozhi glanced at Yoshimura Umeko’s health bar.
**[Yoshimura Umeko]**
**[HP: 1050/1200 (Minor Injury)]**
‘Has she still not fully recovered?’
The system was being too much. Why wouldn’t it provide an NPC in perfect condition? Was it really impossible to recover those last 150 Health Points after a whole afternoon?
Luo Taozhi was complaining about the system’s stinginess when she suddenly seemed to remember something.
‘150 Health Points… that number… seems a bit familiar…’