Through analyzing the statements of the remaining players, Bai Fu realized that their reasons for not rushing in were twofold.
First, some players had only joined the game with version 1.1 and didn't have much stored experience. They felt that leveling up would be a greater improvement for them.
Second, another group of players didn't follow the Body Cultivation Stream or Spiritual Ability Stream. Without learning the corresponding professions, they wouldn't be able to use the skills from the store even if they learned them.
For these two types of players, Bai Fu had already thought of a countermeasure—
Charm would do the trick!
She planned to send out a champion to show off how powerful the few skills she had placed in the store were.
You wouldn't want to fall behind other players simply because you didn't buy skills from the store, right?
If you don't want that, then hurry up and spend experience to buy skills!
If that move still didn't work, Bai Fu had another trick up her sleeve, one that she believed would even squeeze the Tightfisted dry this time.
Thinking of this, she immediately contacted Old Nison via terminal, as this strategy required his cooperation.
"Do you want to expand the legacy of the Moon Dancer?"
"Hm?" Old Nison was taken aback for a moment, "What do you mean by that?"
Thus and so, such and such, Bai Fu shared her thoughts with Old Nison.
One hour after the server opened.
At the entrance of An Ya's Mysterious Store.
Patrick spent money on two Prayer Cards. Now walking the path of a Combat Mage, the Prayer Cards gave him a much larger bonus than what a regular player would receive. Just as he was about to leave, an NPC suddenly approached him from the side.
"Is that Mr. Patrick?"
Patrick was taken aback; he recognized this NPC as the assistant to Deputy Officer Nison of the Silent Court, Sean, who issued the task of expanding Shelter 11.
"Yes, that's me. Do you need something?"
The nearby players immediately turned their attention to the conversation.
An NPC initiating conversation, and even using the term "Mr.", surely meant a hidden storyline was triggered.
Sean nodded and deliberately raised his voice, "You emerged first in the previous competition and received a Martial Fighter Medal personally from the Court Master. You also performed excellently in subsequent tasks. Vice Officer Nison sees great potential in you and would like to have a chat."
Before Patrick could respond, the surrounding players already shouted out.
"Holy crap! It's really a hidden storyline!"
If it's a hidden storyline, what's there to hesitate about?
Patrick decisively agreed and followed Sean out of the store.
The event quickly spread, and a large crowd of players rushed over, including Sky-Surpassing Sword Qi, Hei Si, and others who wanted to see what task Patrick received and what the prerequisites for triggering this hidden storyline were.
Half an hour later, Patrick walked out of the building with excitement he couldn't hide.
"Patrick, Patrick, did you trigger a Hidden Task?"
Patrick shook his head, "Not a Hidden Task, but a Hidden Profession. Old Nison said he sees potential in me, so he passed on a new profession called [Moon Dancer] to me."
That news spread like a storm, stunning all the players present.
Frankly speaking, even Patrick himself was in shock.
He initially thought the Martial Fighter Medal was just a symbolic honor; he didn't expect the symbolic honor to bear fruit with the new version of the game.
The Moon Dancer, a Hidden Profession not only with powerful skills but also gaining more attribute points per level than those generic professions, gave Patrick a significant boost in strength as soon as he succeeded in transferring professions. He was now eagerly looking forward to seeing just how substantial the actual bonuses of this new profession were.
"Patrick, would you be interested in joining our instance raid group?"
At that moment, Sky-Surpassing Sword Qi jumped out and invited Patrick.
Patrick wasn't usually interested in strategies for instances, but now he wanted to test his damage output, so he agreed.
"Holy cow, Sky-Surpassing Sword Qi, you're cheating!" Hei Si was so annoyed that steam seemed to be coming out of his head.
Sky-Surpassing Sword Qi laughed smugly, claiming the first clear record was nothing, and nobody said bringing in outside help was against the rules. When out in the world, it's all about strategy, isn't it?
The two guilds headed towards the Bagaros Base again. This time, because Patrick unlocked a Hidden Profession and joined Sky-Surpassing Sword Qi's instance raid group, the challenge attracted even more players' attention. Everyone wanted to see just how formidable the Moon Dancer Hidden Profession was.
The result was astounding.
Although Iron Rain Guild still couldn't beat the instance, they managed to take down the second boss before a total team wipe—a significant improvement. When the video of their instance raid was released, players from all around, especially those from the Silent Court, were completely captivated by Patrick's performance.
Patrick's skills were already top-notch, and with the added agility from Moon Dancer, along with the new skills he unlocked, he moved through the mobs with elegance as if he had practiced Qinggong.
Like a true dragon in flight!
Even facing a formidable boss, his graceful movements allowed him to last longer, and he even managed to dizzy the boss at one point.
It was thanks to such miraculous tactics that the Iron Rain Guild players managed to cooperate with him and defeat the second boss of the Bagaros Copy, the base director Carlos.
After the video ended, the comments exploded.
[I am so impressed, it's like he's become a Martial Arts World master!]
[So cool, isn't this profession way cooler than my current lame Hooligan Fist?]
[Coach, I want to learn this!]
[Why isn't it me unlocking the Hidden Profession ahhhh!]