The most critical aspect of this blast fall was the Knight's Heart Recruitment Scroll. Although there was only one, it still managed to activate the first layer of the Sun Flame Knight Trait.
[Sun Flame Knight: When surrounded by enough knight comrades, their Yang Flame Energy will erupt. Sun Flame Knight count is 3, physical resistance increases by 10%, and every 10 seconds, there is a 10% chance to gain 50 points of spiritual shield.]
Lin Rui did not hesitate and immediately used the recruitment scroll.
A brilliant golden light flashed, and a knight clad in full silver armor, with a face full of bushy, masculine beard, stood before Lin Rui.
The knight then knelt on one knee, pounding his chest with his fist, and respectfully said, "In the name of a knight, I, Roger Shuister of the Flame Sun Knight Order, swear allegiance to the honorable Lord, becoming the sharp blade in the Lord's hand."
Having done it once before, Lin Rui was now quite familiar with the process and said with a slight smile, "Welcome to the Golden Pansy Family. In the near future, when the Golden Pansy banner flies high in the sky, you will be proud of today's decision."
Then Lin Rui opened the attribute panel of the other party:
[Sun Flame Knight: Roger Shuister]
[Talent: Elite-level Troop]
[Level: Tier One Level 1]
[Age: 25]
[Loyalty: 60]
[Physique: 29]
[Intelligence: 15]
[Charm: 15]
[Willpower: 21]
[Soul: 10]
[Commander: 8]
[Luck: 1]
[Life Value: 550]
[Spiritual Energy: 150]
[Command Value Consumption: 4]
[Trait: Knight's Heart - A resilient and strong heart, making its willpower and life exceptionally strong, Willpower +5, Physique increases Life Value by +50%.]
[Elite Knight - Life Value +10%, Damage Reduction +10%, Weapon Damage +10%, Extra Experience Gain +5%.]
[Sun Flame Knight: When surrounded by enough knight comrades, their Yang Flame Energy will erupt. Sun Flame Knight count is 3, physical resistance increases by 10%, and every 10 seconds, there is a 10% chance to gain 50 points of spiritual shield. (Activated)]
[Sun Flame Knight count is 5, physical resistance increases by 30%, every 8 seconds has a 30% chance to gain 100 points of spiritual shield.]
[Sun Flame Knight count is 12, physical resistance increases by 50%, every 5 seconds has a 70% chance to gain 300 points of spiritual shield.]
[Skill: Sun Flame Visualization Method lv1: Faith in the blazing sun of Yang Flame fills their hearts with light, gradually increasing their Physique, Willpower, and Spiritual Energy.]
[Knight's Axe and Spear lv1: Exquisite knight combat techniques enhance their attack by 20%.]
[Fearless Charge lv: Yang Flame Energy erupts, consuming 10 points of Cold Energy, fiercely charging forward, dealing 40 points of piercing damage, knocking the target back for 1 second. Cooldown 8s (Note: Cannot be blocked, can be dodged!)]
Elite-level!
Lin Rui's eyes lit up. This was the highest talent he had ever seen in a citizen. At Tier One Level 1, there were already two attributes exceeding 20 points, and Physique was close to 30 points. Moreover, he had one more Elite Knight Trait than the other two knights.
Life Value of 550. If he activated the third layer of the Sun Flame Knight Trait, even Lin Rui's full-force strike couldn't take him out in one blow.
You know, Lin Rui has the bonus of an Epic Trait! What does Epic mean? Within the same tier, he is like a mythical existence. Something to look up to but not touch!
However, unfortunately, he has only activated the first layer of the trait so far.
Unable to easily overpower peers of the same tier, Lin Rui was quite frustrated and decided to immediately strengthen himself.
First, he used up the three Books of Wisdom that had been dropped twice consecutively.
[Book of Wisdom: The book contains not only Yan Ruyu but also the nutrients needed by the strong! Increases Wisdom by +1 when used. (Note: This effect remains effective even at the divine level. Young man, want to get stronger? Go read some books! ps: Active point allocation, cannot break through tier limits.)]
[Ding, successfully read Book of Wisdom, Explorer's Wisdom +1]
[Ding, successfully read Book of Wisdom, Explorer's Wisdom +1]
[Ding, successfully read Book of Wisdom, Explorer's Wisdom +1.]
Although reading the Book of Wisdom involves active point allocation, thus unable to break through tier limits, it is still a highly significant item. Not only does it enable explorers to become stronger earlier, but it also allows them to allocate saved skill points to other attributes. The more you read, the more it equates to enhancing the explorer's comprehensive ability. So the remark in the notes that said, Young man, want to get stronger? Go read some books! is indeed true.
After allocating the points, Lin Rui paid attention to his attribute enhancements.
After advancing, the system provided several prompts apart from the announcement, but Lin Rui, being busy showing off to other silly explorers, hadn't had time to look closely.
[Ding, congratulations to the explorer for advancing ahead of time. The levels skipped have been automatically filled.]
[Ding, Explorer Level increased by one.]
[Ding, Revelation Sound Trait has been triggered, rewarding Wisdom increase by one]
[Ding, Explorer Level increased by one.]
[Ding, Revelation Sound Trait has been triggered, rewarding Wisdom increase by one]
[Ding, Explorer Level increased by one.]
[Ding, Revelation Sound Trait has been triggered, rewarding Willpower increase by one]
[Ding, Explorer Level increased by one.]
[Ding, Revelation Sound Trait has been triggered, special attribute increase! Soul increased by one]
Four consecutive level-ups completed the zero-tier levels. The Revelation Sound remains powerful, granting attribute points upon leveling up. His luck continues to be extraordinary, the Blessed Star shines upon him, increasing a special attribute, Soul, by one point.
These are all normal leveling situations, but what followed really caught Lin Rui's eye.
[Unallocated attribute points *21]
This means that preemptive advancement not only compensates for the levels but also grants additional attribute points. Normally, at full level breakthrough, one gains 27 attribute points. Preemptive breakthrough grants 36 attribute points, and Lin Rui, with the support of an Epic Trait, has 45 attribute points!