"The 2,187 Thin Dragon Vein Talents required the killing of about 42,000 First Tier Dragon Vein Goblins, and now, the 1,917 Thin Dragon Vein Talents require the killing of 36,000 First Tier Dragon Vein Goblins. Either way, it still necessitates two rounds of refresh from the Big Saber Goblins on the Goblin Plain for the collection to be complete."
Since the amount of Thin Dragon Vein necessary to upgrade the Scroll Dragon Bloodline to SSS-tier was so vast, lacking any alternative solution, Zhang Yanhang continued to examine the subsequent changes.
"Ability One Unpredictable Wisdom, upon upgrading to SS-tier, had its Intelligence Attribute Value boost efficiency doubled, directly increasing the bonus to two points, thus elevating the overall bonus from the previous five points to seven points now.
But no matter the increase, considering my current Intelligence Attribute, already reaching fifty points in the unarmored state, it transformed into overflow, only available for enjoyment after advancing to Third Tier.
Naturally, compared to the overflow I’d benefit from upon reaching Third Tier, the truly frightening aspect was the potential wasteful loss of Intelligence Attribute Value due to the five-point discrepancy between the Agility and Intelligence Attributes. After all, losing a few points of Intelligence Attribute Value for no reason would pain anyone."
Although the answers from Multiple Choice had provided a reassuring pill, deep down, Zhang Yanhang was still somewhat worried that his ’go-with-the-flow’ strategy might encounter some mishaps. Therefore, without paying further attention to the other contents of the Talent Effects, he immediately opened his Attribute List to check.
[Strength: 50 (+5[-5])]
[Agility: 50 (+5[-2])]
[Constitution: 50 (+5[-4])]
[Intelligence: 50 (+5[-9])]
"Thank goodness, thank goodness, the Intelligence Attribute Value provided by the SS-tier Scroll Dragon Bloodline indeed successfully elevated.
My present Intelligence Attribute Value has reached fifty-four points in the unarmored state, shifting from an overflow of two points to four. Ultimately, it is considered an avoidance of the possible wastage of the Intelligence Attribute Value.
Sigh, but even though the Intelligence Attribute Value indeed successfully increased, the gap between the Agility and Intelligence Attributes extended to seven points, which is also quite worrisome."
At this point, Zhang Yanhang had to mention the reason he adopted the ’go-with-the-flow’ approach.
The answer from Multiple Choice was quite simple; it just informed him that, as he was currently only Second Tier, the Tier limit was fifty points. So, no matter the amount of additional increase, in reality, it was still only tantamount to fifty points.
Thus, the actual gap between the fifty-four-point Intelligence Attribute and forty-seven-point Agility Attribute was only three points in the unarmored state. With just a three-point difference, it was naturally possible to successfully increase the Intelligence Attribute Value.
However, this kind of act was akin to exploiting a bug in the Ashen World. After advancing to Third Tier, filling the gap between the Intelligence and Agility Attributes would be necessary to properly increase Attribute Values.
So, in general, there was not too severe a repercussion, after all, during Tier advancement, he would substantially boost his Attribute Values anyway. When that time came, he merely needed to lean more toward augmenting his Agility.
Zhang Yanhang hadn’t initially expected that this matter could be so easily resolved. He had thought he might temporarily not be able to enhance the Scroll Dragon Bloodline Talent or the Skill Level of Limitless Universe Skill. But as it turned out, the issue was indeed simply addressed, leaving only the sentiment ’exploiting a bug momentarily is exhilarating, continually exploiting bugs is forever thrilling.’
For Zhang Yanhang, compared to the malicious bug from Multiple Choice that triggered options without consuming any Energy Value, this minor glitch on the Attribute List was totally without any psychological burden to use.
After ensuring everything was normal upon checking his Attribute List, Zhang Yanhang immediately looked into other changes in the SS-tier Scroll Dragon Bloodline Talent Effects.
"The Energy Value limit bonus of Ability Two Hundred Dragon Wisdom finally rose, doubling directly from the original 7.5% to 15%, successfully propelling my Energy Value limit bonus from the initial 45% straight to 60%.
With this enhancement, my Energy Value limit will certainly leap considerably again and stride toward the next minor goal of a 2,500 point Energy Value limit."
Of course, compared to Ability One Unpredictable Wisdom and Ability Two Hundred Dragon Wisdom, what Zhang Yanhang valued even more was definitely Ability Three Spell List.
"After the Spell List was upgraded to SS-tier, the number of free casting opportunities also doubled, increasing by two instead of just one. It shifted from six free casts per day from the entire Spell List to eight, effectively a one-third increase in free casting opportunities." Official source is NoveI★Fire.net
Zhang Yanhang regarded these daily free casting opportunities of spells quite highly. He planned to immediately begin experimenting with storing these spells in a Magical Tattoo upon returning to the Main World.
Although the storage time for Magical Tattoos was limited, time didn’t pass in the Waist Bag, meaning it effectively amounted to infinite storage without concern for an expiration date, which was obviously quite advantageous. In future battles, he could just unleash several hundred spells in one swoop, how could his enemies not be slain.
Besides the increase in free casting opportunities, Zhang Yanhang also took note of the new development that arose from upgrading the Scroll Dragon Bloodline to SS-tier, that is, the line "can independently learn spells from the Spell Library, and self-taught spells cannot be included in the Spell List".
While it appeared insignificant, Zhang Yanhang felt that this might well be his biggest gain from the Talent Quality enhancement this time.
"Independent learning of spells, does that not mean that in the future, the spells I can use will no longer be limited by the Spell List? Isn’t that too powerful?
It’s a bit regrettable though that self-taught spells can’t be placed into the Spell List, and thus, cannot be cast freely. If one wishes to use them, it will require the consumption of Energy Value.
Furthermore, any spell in the Spell List can be instantly cast and multi-cast by me, which is essentially free access to several Super Magic Skills; however, it is quite unlikely that the same could apply to self-taught spells."
Zhang Yanhang remembered that techniques like Instant Cast Spells and Multi-casting were not any standardized skills, but required Mages to put in the effort to master each individual spell. The technique for instant casting each spell was actually unique.
To put it simply, as an example, to cast Fireball Technique instantaneously, one would likely have to start with a thousand casts to get the hang of it.