bookbashuk Chapter 417 Against the Tide
Chapter 417 Against the Tide
He stood up, but did not leave the courtyard immediately.
A night breeze carries the cool fragrance of night-blooming cereus.
Lin Tian stood quietly for a moment, his mind sinking into his backpack.
The newly upgraded items floated silently.
God-tier skill books, S-tier skill upgrade stones, SS-tier fusion scrolls, god-tier life essence, god-tier phantom eyes, SSS-tier talent enhancement stones...
Each one carries a value that ordinary people cannot imagine.
Each one awaits him to reveal its ultimate attributes.
Lin Tian withdrew his gaze from the night sky and sat back down on the stone bench.
it's time.
With a slight thought, the [God-level "Random Skill Book for This Profession"], which had returned to its original simplicity and was as plain as an old book, reappeared in his palm.
"View detailed properties".
Lin Tian gazed at the seemingly ordinary book and spoke in a low voice.
[Ding! Item information has been expanded.]
A semi-transparent light screen hung in front of me, and clear text appeared line by line.
[Random skill book for this class]
Rank: God-level
Type: Consumables/Skill Transfer
Description: Upon use, you will randomly learn a skill that aligns with your current class system. The skill's rank will be randomly generated between SSS and God levels. The skill's effect is related to your class characteristics, attributes, and existing skill inventory.
Lin Tian nodded slightly after reading it.
"Minimum SSS rank, with a chance of getting a god-tier rank..."
He stroked his chin, his voice barely audible in the quiet courtyard.
"not bad."
He paused, his gaze falling on the words "professional system," and raised an eyebrow slightly.
"However, I have two hidden classes, so I don't know if I'll randomly get skills that match the characteristics of both of my classes."
He stared at the seemingly ordinary book in his palm, the book of unknown value, and a rare sense of anticipation arose within him.
"It should be pretty good."
He muttered to himself, his tone carrying a rare, almost joking undertone.
"If I were given a purely physical skill, who could I complain to?"
The fragrance of the Night-Blooming Flower wafted by, but Lin Tian did not use it immediately.
"However," he suppressed his emotion, his gaze calming, "whether it's worth it or not, you'll only know after you see it."
A thought subtly stirred within me.
[Use "God-tier Random Skill Book for Your Class"?]
"confirm."
The moment the words left his mouth.
The book in my hand trembled slightly. Its simple, unadorned exterior melted away silently, like ice melting.
An extremely thin, pure ray of light escaped from the crack in the cover, lightly wrapping around Lin Tian's wrist, and then—
It disappeared into the space between the eyebrows.
There was no impact, no roar.
Like a drop of water falling into another drop of water, or a ray of light merging into another ray of light.
The skill book transformed into starlight in his palm and vanished without a trace.
Immediately afterwards, a system notification sound rang out.
[Ding! Used "Random Skill Book for This Class".]
[Detecting player's class...]
[Checking player attributes...]
[Testing in progress...]
[Player detected as a dual-class user.]
[Generating suitable skills based on occupational characteristics, attribute composition, and existing skill system...]
A curtain of light hung before my eyes.
There is no progress bar.
Lin Tian waited for three seconds.
On the light screen, a string of ellipses flashed slowly, methodically, and with extreme restraint.
【...】
Lin Tian: "..."
He patiently waited another ten seconds.
The ellipsis is still flashing.
Elegant, composed, and unhurried.
"So, what about the progress indicator?"
Looking at the light screen that had remained motionless since its appearance, Lin Tian felt a rare urge to tap the system.
no respond.
The light screen hung silently, the ellipses continuing to flash, as if to say: Just wait, what's the rush?
Lin Tian took a deep breath.
Forget it.
He'd seen before that high-end items were slow to process.
When I upgraded from S-rank to SSS-rank, those skill stones were completed in an instant, but this time it's a god-level skill book, and it randomly generates a new skill that is compatible with both classes.
The system needs to calculate... quite a lot.
He leaned back on the stone bench, his gaze falling on the ellipsis that kept flashing.
The moonlight remains the same. The courtyard remains the same. In the distance, the occasional light footsteps of the Star-Moon City night patrol guards and the tireless chirping of summer insects in the grass can be heard.
Lin Tian waited for five minutes.
The ellipsis is still flashing.
He changed his posture.
I waited another five minutes.
The light screen finally moved—not a progress bar, but an extra dot on the ellipsis.
Lin Tian: "..."
He stared blankly at the extra dot, remaining silent for three seconds.
"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
The light screen remained silent, the ellipses continued to flash, as if to say: What did you say? I can't hear you.
Lin Tian stopped talking. He closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair.
Forget it.
and so on.
What's going on today?
He opened his eyes and glanced at the light screen again. The ellipsis had returned to three dots, and the flashing frequency was exactly the same as before.
Lin Tian felt that he might have been tricked by the system.
But he had no evidence.
He had no choice but to continue waiting.
ten minutes.
Fifteen minutes.
Just as Lin Tian's patience was about to run out and he began to seriously consider whether to write a complaint letter to the system administration team—
The ellipsis on the light screen disappeared.
Instead, a progress bar slowly crawls along.
The progress bar reached one-third, paused, then progressed to one-fifth, and paused again.
Lin Tian stared at it, his eyes like he was looking at an unqualified intern trying to get by with cuteness.
Then, the progress bar suddenly went backward.
From 45%, it gracefully, calmly, and unhurriedly retreated to 42%.
Lin Tian: "................."
He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
Keep waiting.
The progress bar moves forward one step, then backward half a step; moves forward one step, then backward half a step.
Like a penguin struggling to run on ice but constantly slipping, all effort is in vain.
It was repeated seven or eight times.
Lin Tian stood up from the stone bench, walked to the center of the courtyard, and then walked back. The moonlight cast a long shadow of him.
He sat down again, staring at the progress bar that had finally climbed to 87% and was now trembling slightly again, his tone calm:
Are you targeting me?
The screen fell silent. The progress bar trembled slightly, as if it were feeling guilty.
Then—[Ding!]
A crisp system notification sounded, bringing a sense of relief.
[Skill successfully learned!]
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the god-tier skill: Reverse Tide.]
God-level.
Lin Tian's gaze narrowed slightly.
It's not SSS-level, it's god-level.
After a wait of more than twenty minutes, a deep integration of two hidden professions, and a god-level profession skill.
No matter how you look at it, this is a win-win situation.
Lin Tian snapped out of his thoughts and opened the skill list.