Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Female Hero Tang Ruan
Tang Ruan was different from Gu Qing.
Gu Qing had been a Hero from the very beginning, with her own innate Talent and Skills.
But Tang Ruan was just a Militia member.
After being promoted to a Hero, she needed to have her Talent and Skills set.
It was just like when Zhao Chi had his own Awakened Talent, except a Hero’s Awakened Talent was decided by their Lord.
"It’s time to awaken your Talent. Take a look and see which one you like," Zhao Chi said.
"Okay." Tang Ruan nodded happily.
Zhao Chi clicked [Awakened Talent].
Tang Ruan shuddered as she felt something rush out of her Body.
[Tang Ruan is awakening her Talent]
[...Talent Awakening complete]
Just like when Zhao Chi had his awakening, three potential Talents appeared before him.
Zhao Chi’s spirits lifted at the sight.
’This means I can use Transplantation again!’
It was a shame Gu Qing’s Talent was innate, making it impossible to transfer its data.
But that was fine. There were items that could reset Talents.
They just weren’t available in the academy, so he’d have to search for them on the market, and they would likely be quite expensive.
Still, at least there was hope.
Besides, Gu Qing’s current Talent, "Physical Enhancement," increased her Constitution by 1 point, which was actually very practical.
"My Lord, my Talents... why are they so strange?"
Tang Ruan asked in a small voice, seeming a little embarrassed.
"Strange?"
Zhao Chi snapped back to reality and looked at Tang Ruan’s three Talents.
The first one was:
[Talent] Longevity
[Level] D Level
[Effect] Lifespan +30 years
It was a very direct and Simple, easy-to-understand Talent.
Zhao Chi was a bit envious.
’It would have been great if I’d gotten one that increased Lifespan when I had my awakening.’
Based on the estimate that the average Human lives to be 70, this Talent would let Zhao Chi live to be 100.
However, if there was no way to maintain one’s youth, an extra 30 years of old age didn’t seem all that meaningful.
But that depended on the person.
For high-ranking, powerful officials or incredibly wealthy tycoons, an extra 30 years of old age might not be a bad thing.
But for Tang Ruan, who already had a Lifespan of 1,000 years, this was a useless Talent.
Moreover, this Talent wasn’t scalable and only had 1 Effect.
’I shouldn’t pick this one,’ Zhao Chi thought as he looked at the second Talent.
[Talent] Iron Bone
[Level] E Level (Scalable)
[Effect] 1. Damage taken by the Body is reduced by 10%.
[Effect] 2. Movement Speed is reduced by 10%.
This Talent was decent.
It was perfect for Tang Ruan.
Zhao Chi had designated Tang Ruan to be a tank, and this Talent matched her role perfectly.
Plus, it was a scalable Talent.
Although its current Effect wasn’t that great, it would become stronger and stronger after she was Promoted.
The positive Effect was a 10% reduction in Damage taken.
This was different from a 10% increase in Defense; this Attribute was far better than Defense Power.
Li Ruanyu had explained this many times.
If you increased Defense, it would indeed reduce the Attack Damage from an enemy.
However, the final Damage was only calculated after factoring in the enemy’s Critical Strike Bonus, Martial Arts Bonus, and various other Skill Bonuses.
But Damage reduction was different.
Damage reduction meant the actual Damage taken was reduced by 10%.
This was equivalent to reducing the Damage from the enemy’s Attack, Critical Strike Bonus, Martial Arts Bonus, and all other Skill Bonuses by 10%.
"Defense" only reduces Attack Damage.
"Damage reduction" reduces not only Attack Damage but also a large amount of other Bonus Damage.
The final result was naturally quite different.
That’s why the effect of Damage reduction was much better.
The same logic applied to "Increased Damage."
Increased Damage was better than increased Attack.
The reasoning was the same.
Increased Attack only boosts the Attack Attribute itself.
Increased Damage, on the other hand, was equivalent to boosting Attack, Critical Strike Bonus, Martial Arts Bonus, various Skill Bonuses, and more, all at the same time.
This was why Martial Arts was so important.
The Martial Arts Skills of a Lord and a Hero were all about increasing Damage and reducing Damage.
Zhao Chi pulled himself from his thoughts and looked at the Skill’s Negative Effect.
It was a 10% reduction in Movement Speed.
’This Negative Effect is really annoying. I’ll transfer this stat away later. At the very least, I can swap it for the 30-year Lifespan increase.’
Zhao Chi looked at the third Talent.
[Talent] Sadomasochism
[Level] E Level (Scalable)
[Effect] 1. For every 3% Damage the Body takes, Morale increases by 1%, up to a maximum of 30%. Duration: 30 minutes.
[Effect] 2. When the Body is at full health, Morale decreases by 20%.
’Damn...’
’How can a Talent like this even exist?’
’And it’s scalable?’
’What could it possibly scale into?’
No wonder Tang Ruan had said her Talents were strange. She must have been referring to this one.
Zhao Chi couldn’t help but look at Tang Ruan.
When Tang Ruan saw Zhao Chi turn to look at her, she blushed crimson and hurriedly explained, "My Lord, I can’t control which Talents appear. I don’t know why this happened."
Gu Qing asked curiously, "Huh? What’s wrong?"
Zhao Chi smiled. "I’ll tell you in a bit."
"Oh." Gu Qing nodded and didn’t pry any further.
Zhao Chi examined the Talent’s Effects carefully.
To be honest, the Talent was pretty good.
Especially for Tang Ruan.
If he trained her to be a tank, she was bound to take the most hits.
Even with the best Armor and the finest Shield, taking Damage to her Body would still be a common occurrence.
’If she had this Talent...’
’Even when Tang Ruan gets hit, would she... enjoy it?’
’How weird...’
Zhao Chi wasn’t sure how strong the Effect would be, but it would definitely reduce her pain.
That was enough!
That alone made it valuable!
Being able to reduce Tang Ruan’s pain made this Talent worth considering, even with its Negative Effect.
The Talent’s positive Effect was an increase in Morale—the more she was hit, the higher her Morale would go.
Although there was a Time limit and a cap, it was still very good.
And the Negative Effect was indeed very negative. A 20% reduction in Morale when at full health? Did that mean she’d always have to be injured?
But none of that was a problem.
’Transplant!’
All three Talents glowed with a golden light.
Transplantation was now Effective.
[The current subordinate’s Talents meet the conditions for "Transplantation." Transfer information?]
Of course.
[Please select the transfer target]
’This one... I really need to think about this.’
Should he choose [Iron Bone] as the transfer target, or [Sadomasochism]?
Both of these were scalable Talents, and both had one positive and one negative Effect.
After a moment of thought, Zhao Chi chose [Sadomasochism] as the transfer target.
After all, Tang Ruan was a girl, and the name "Iron Bone" didn’t sound very nice.
[Please select the Effects to transfer]
There was no hesitation this time.
Zhao Chi swapped the Negative Effect of "Sadomasochism" with the positive Effect of "Iron Bone."
The transfer was complete.
[First time transferring a subordinate’s Talent data. Restriction lifted. Success rate: 100%. Confirm?]
’So there’s a first-time Bonus for a subordinate’s Talent, too. That’s pretty good.’
But the next time, if he managed to reset Gu Qing’s Talent, the success rate might not be 100%.
’I’ll worry about that later.’
Zhao Chi clicked confirm.
A golden light flashed, and the Talent updated.
[Talent] Sadomasochism
[Level] C Level (Scalable)
[Effect] 1. For every 3% Damage the Body takes, Morale increases by 1%, up to a maximum of 30%. Duration: 30 minutes.
[Effect] 2. Damage taken by the Body is reduced by 10%.
After the Talent was updated, its Level also changed from E Level to C Level.
With this Talent, not only would Tang Ruan take less Damage in the future, but she would also gain Morale after getting injured.
It was quite good.
Select!
