[Name: Thalia Ravenwood]
[Profession: Farmer]
[Rank: Tier 0, Level 0]
[HP: 130]
[MP: 130]
[STA: 96]
[Attack: 6]
[Magic: 4]
[Defense: 8]
[Magic Resist: 8]
[Strength: 5]
[Agility: 3]
[Constitution: 3]
[Spirit: 3]
[Skill: Slow Growth]Slow Growth: Grains you personally plant will have a slight increase in growth speed…
Vincent secretly clicked his tongue. His eyelids twitched. Having just seen the Boss profession's panel, he immediately realized how useless this was. He thought: Can this even count as a profession? That hardly qualifies as a skill.
He scrolled down the panel.
[Character Biography: She was originally an ordinary girl from Tieya Base City. At the age of nine, she encountered dungeon monsters and witnessed her parents die at their hands, developing an endless hatred for the invading monsters… ]
[Potential: Epic (Natural Born Killer)]
[Signable.]
[After the contract is signed, this employee can obtain the 'Epic Professional – Shadow Assassin'.]
['Epic' contract requires Enterprise Reputation: 50]
[Print contract?]
… A Natural Born Killer? Epic potential?
Vincent was stunned. He knew the stats by heart. Out of every hundred people, ninety failed, nine became Life Professionals, and only one became a combatant. From there, only one in ten was an Elite, one in a hundred was an Excellent, and only one in a thousand was an Epic. A one-in-a-hundred-thousand existence. As for Legendary and Divine… they could be counted on one hand across the entire world.
Thalia, his Thalia, had Epic potential? He was greatly shocked.
He quickly regained his senses. Now was not the time to be shocked. The Irritable Rabbit was accelerating towards them, and judging by its serrated teeth, it was definitely not a vegetarian.
Without hesitation, Vincent silently chanted in his mind: "Print!"
The next moment, colorless light gathered in his hand, forming a transparent contract. Thalia looked over, her face filled with surprise.
"Brother? What is this… "
"No time to explain. Just press your hand here," he said, flipping the contract to the last page.
Her muddy hand hovered uncertainly. "…No ink pad?"
"It's fine, just press it directly."
"Oh." Thalia, her hand still muddy from the fall, pressed a dark finger mark into the designated signature spot.
For a heartbeat, nothing happened. Then the contract ignited, flames coiling around her without burning. Thalia flinched but felt no pain.
"Brother!" she cried out.
"Don't worry, it's fine," Vincent said, trying to sound calm even though he was a little flustered. He could only trust the skill description.
The flames gradually took on a hint of purple, growing more intense until they covered her entire body. Thalia, however, realized they didn't hurt. She calmed down, but then her expression changed again.
"Brother, my, my Professional panel…"
She watched in disbelief as the pure white panel, visible only to her, began to burn with purple flames. Though the Farmer profession was weak, it was still a profession. But these purple flames seemed to be consuming it.
After the purple flames burned through, her Professional panel changed. The color shifted from simple white to a dazzling purple—clearly more than one tier higher. Thalia stared at it blankly, stunned.
Taking a closer look, she suddenly gasped, her face filled with disbelief. "Brother, my… my profession, it's become an Epic Combat Professional!"
Vincent had been paying attention. His mind moved, and he used his Investigate Target skill. As he saw her new panel, his eyes narrowed, and he too took a sharp breath.
[Name: Thalia Ravenwood]
[Profession: Shadow Assassin (Epic Professional)]
[Rank: Tier 0, Level 0]
[HP: 130 → 500]
[Energy: 100]
[STA: 97]
[Attack: 6 → 695]
[Defense: 8 → 45]
[Magic Resist: 8 → 45]
[Strength: 10]
[Agility: 30]
[Constitution: 10]
[Spirit: 10]
[Skills: Night Walker (Passive). Shadow Stealth Lv1, Backstab Lv1, Professional Ultimate Skill: Shadow Void Slash Lv1]
Night Walker (Passive): A creature close to the Shadow World, walking in the night. All attributes +50%, Agility additionally increased by 100%. Automatically restores 1% HP per second after being injured. (Effective after ten minutes out of combat)
[Professional Ultimate Skill: Shadow Void Slash]Shadow Void Slash: Consumes 100 Energy. Launches five void slashes at all targets within a certain range. Cannot be targeted during the slashing process. Deals 100%, 110%, 120%, 130%, 140% physical damage, respectively. The final slash additionally deals 50% of the total damage of the five slashes. When the target's HP is below 20%, there is a 10% chance to trigger an execution effect. Cooldown: 30 minutes
…Vincent stared at the panel. Was this really the same girl who had just been a Farmer? He couldn't understand.
As he was still in shock, a 'ding' notification sounded in his ear. He subconsciously looked at his panel.
His eyes glazed over.
[Congratulations on signing your first exclusive employee. All achievements of this employee are now shared with you.]
[You have obtained the 'Night Walker' passive skill. You have obtained the skills 'Shadow Stealth Lv1', 'Backstab Lv1'… ]
[You have obtained the 'Professional Ultimate Skill – Shadow Void Slash'!]
[Your Strength has increased by 10, Agility has increased by 30, Constitution has increased by… ]
[Enterprise Reputation: 50]
[You can settle the daily income earned by employees.]
[Current settleable income: 0]
The series of messages muddled Vincent's mind. He knew the Boss profession was strong, but… was it this strong? He was directly, perfectly copying everything from an Epic Professional onto himself.
And this was just one employee. If he had more…
A chill ran through him as he looked at his own panel. His attack power had surged from 115 to 1135, and all his other values had seen significant increases. Thalia's power-up had been shocking, but compared to his, it was clearly nothing.
He quickly did the calculations in his mind. His HP and other stats had jumped from a coefficient of 1 to 4. And the most important attribute for an Assassin, Agility, had a coefficient that had actually reached 20.
This… this is an Epic Professional.
"Brother, brother?" Thalia asked, a little at a loss.
She was shocked. Just a moment ago, she had been a Farmer, and now, in the blink of an eye, she was an Epic Combat Professional? Each of her skills, just from the description, was so powerful that her scalp tingled. Most shocking of all was her attack power, which had soared from a pathetic 6 to 695.
More importantly, this profession was an Assassin—the very one she had yearned for her entire life. She had always dreamed of being a graceful killer, striking swiftly and then retreating a thousand miles. And now, her wish had been inexplicably granted.
Thalia was stunned.
Vincent took a deep breath, calmed himself, and whispered, "Alright, I'll explain everything later. Let's deal with this rabbit first."
Thalia snapped back to her senses. She turned her head and saw the Irritable Rabbit getting closer. A sudden fire lit up in her eyes.
No matter the reason, she was the Assassin she had always wanted to be. An Epic Assassin! She reached into her embrace, and a gleaming dagger appeared in her palm. She had prepared equipment for this very moment, a dagger that had been rendered useless by her Farmer profession.
But now… it came in handy.
"Leave it to me!"
The gloom and despair on her face vanished, replaced by a vibrant, ferocious spirit. Her eyes glowed under the moonlight. It was time.
She stomped her foot, her figure blurring into a black shadow and disappearing from her spot.
Shadow Stealth + Night Walker.
She was no longer just a girl. She was a shadow in the night, a deadly wind racing toward her target.
Vincent gritted his teeth. With her at his side, they might survive this. The fight was only beginning, but now, hope burned brighter than fear.