Chapter 124: Elemental Mastery
【Class: Paladin】
Primary Attributes: Strength and Charisma.
Skill Proficiency: Athletics, Insight.
Weapon Proficiency: Simple and Martial Weapons.
Armor Training: Light Armor, Medium Armor, Heavy Armor, and Shield.
「Arcana Resonance」 triggers, you select Evocation Spell 「Guiding Bolt」.
You gain Class Features: 【Lay on Hands】【Spellcasting】【Weapon Mastery】
【Lay on Hands】: Your touch brims with blessing, able to heal wounds.
You gain a Healing Energy Pool, the healing energy within automatically refills after each long rest, current reserve 5.
Additionally, you can also use 5 points of healing to remove the Poisoning status from the target.
【Spellcasting】: You have learned how to prepare and cast spells through prayer and Meditation.
【Weapon Mastery】: Long-term rigorous training has made you proficient in the use of Longsword and Short Sword.
A series of information flashed through Anse’s mind, he woke up faintly, the things before his eyes slowly came into focus, and his consciousness fully returned.
He was both that Paladin who had trained bitterly for many years, and a Dragonblood Sorcerer.
‘So real.’
He even suspected that the Dice threw him into an illusory world to train for decades, then erased the traces of time.
He hurried downstairs, pulled out the Dragon Gold Slash Sword obtained from the Half-Dragon from the Room on the fourth floor, and as soon as he gripped the hilt, a familiar Feeling flooded his body.
Wind arose suddenly, he wielded the Longsword wandering in the Room, his steps changing swiftly, back and forth slashing, lancing, thrusting, movements simple, but fast and accurate enough.
Moments later, he stopped, somewhat dissatisfied.
‘Strength too low!’
His Strength was only 12, Dexterity 13, unworthy of such proficient melee techniques.
In addition, he could freely wear various Armor.
But Medium Armor and Heavy Armor were a bit cumbersome, he preferred Light Armor, paired with Shield and Longsword, without affecting Spellcasting and movement, greatly increasing survivability.
Compared to melee ability, he valued the Paladin’s Lay on Hands and spells more, the former for detoxification and healing, the latter also irreplaceable.
Paladin differs from Wizard and Sorcerer, Divine Spells do not require “learning”, after Class, one can “sense” holy Magic through the power of Oath.
What Anse needed to do was prepare the spells he wanted to use each day through prayer and Meditation, and cast them when necessary.
This method was not flexible enough, but it also meant a massive increase in the number of spells he could use, Detect Evil and Good, Protection from Evil and Good, Ceremony, etc., all open to him.
For example, First Ring Divination Spell 「Detect Evil and Good」, can locate any Aberration, Celestial, Element, Fey, Fiend, Undead within 30 feet （9 meters）, and can also sense if there is an activated Holy Site within range and determine its location.
Detect Evil and Good is not as useful as True Sight, but the cost is very low, just a First Ring Spell, base Duration ten minutes, use casually without heartache.
Can be used to search for Mind Flayer and Mind Flayer.
「Protection from Evil and Good」 is a First Ring Protection Spell, after casting it can grant the target Creature protection against the following Creature types: Aberration, Celestial, Element, Fey, Fiend, Undead, but requires consuming Holy Water.
If the target is possessed by the above Creatures, or influenced by Charm or Panic status, it can probably help them succeed on the Saving Throw.
Protection from Evil and Good counters Mind Flayer perfectly, can easily force it out.
「Ceremony」 has extremely many uses, and can also create Holy Water.
「Guiding Bolt」 is the surprise brought by 「Arcana Resonance」.
It is a First Ring Evocation Spell, base Casting Distance 120 feet （36 meters）, deals 4d6 （4-24） Radiant Damage on hit, and marks to guide attacks, granting advantage on the next Attack Roll, making it easier to hit.
Radiant Attack is quite Special, Guiding Bolt enriches Anse’s attack options.
What truly excited him was the trigger of 「Arcana Resonance」!
‘If that’s the case…’
He sank into his mind, called up the Character Card, and clicked on the Paladin section.
【Level Up?】
“Yes!”
Experience in the Experience Pool rapidly drained, Anse didn’t dare look, feeling heartbroken.
【Level Up: Level 2 Paladin!】
【You master a new Feat, you gain new Class Features: 「Fighting Style」, 「Holy Slash」, you can learn an Evocation Spell】
Anse could no longer suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth, 「Extraordinary Talent」 worked, he gained an extra Feat!
After leveling up Paladin, his Life and Attributes did not improve, but as long as Adventure Trait could trigger, spending several times more Experience was worth it.
However, this method could only be used for low Levels, after Level Four, the Experience required for Multiclass Level Up becomes outrageous, doing so easily delays the main Class promotion, not worth the loss.
After thinking for a moment, he selected General Feat 【Elemental Mastery】.
【Elemental Mastery】: General Feat.
You gain the following benefits:
「Attribute Score Increase」: Your Intelligence increases by 1, up to a maximum of 20.
「Energy Control」: Choose one of the following damage types: Acid, Cold, Flame, Lightning, Thunder, spells you cast ignore Resistance to the selected damage type.
Additionally, when you cast spells of that damage type, your damage rolls can never be 1 point.
Current selected damage type: Flame.
This Feat is essential for Spell Cannon, with it, one’s Fireball is complete, with damage, range, and area.
Melee Feats can be supplemented later, after all, Sorcerer is the main Class.
‘Try to select Attribute Score Increase or Feats that increase Attributes in the future, try to raise the second Attribute to 20, unlock the third Class.’
A bit difficult, maybe by then he has already become an Advanced Professional, a low Level Class provides limited improvement to him, but Feats are always scarce.
「Fighting Style」: You gain a Fighting Style Feat.
Anse thought for a moment and selected Protection.
When holding a Shield, you can use a Reaction to block attacks, causing all enemy Attack Rolls to have disadvantage, protecting yourself and those around you.
Normally, he wouldn’t rely on melee to kill enemies, survival is the main purpose.
「Holy Slash」 is the Paladin’s signature skill, allowing to cast Holy Slash at any time without preparing spells.
Additionally, he can cast Holy Slash once per day without expending Spell Slots or Mana, equivalent to Spell-like Ability.
‘Much stronger than imagined.’
He strongly resisted the urge to Level Up and did not continue investing Experience, taking a break first.
Leveling Up is addictive, must learn restraint, otherwise one gets farther from Nine-Ring Spells.
Even as a Level 2 Paladin, there are still many things to explore, can’t bite off more than one can chew.
For example, does 「Mana Control」 work on Divine Magic? Can Metamagic Holy Slash work? Is Transform with melee stronger? How do innate Mana Casting and Paladin spells compatible?
These need him to practice slowly, having one more Class is not just a few more Skills.
Classes are independent, but all abilities are one’s own, must unify control.
‘Take it slow, maybe selecting Intelligence for the next max Attribute is better…’
