At a Cost?
Aiden was just about to ask Luke what his idea was when he saw Luke smile and say.
"Of course, this plan is hard for normal Reclassers, but itâs easy for you."
"I have a friend. Sheâs a level 83 Legendary Rank Reclasser. Her strength is even better than mine. She can be your bodyguard."
A level 83 Legendary Rank Reclasser as a bodyguard?
Aidenâs eyes lit up. If it was true, that would be perfect.
He quickly asked."Whatâs the plan?"
Luke smiled and said."Itâs simple. Itâs money."
"My friend has a special job. Sheâs called a Money Warrior. And sheâs been pretty free lately."
Luke explained simply. A Money Warrior was a very special job. Her skills needed high-value items to use. The more valuable the item, the stronger the skill.
If you had enough money, even a level 90 Reclasser wouldnât be a problem for her for a long time.
"Just keep fighting for a long time?" Aiden asked.
Luke took a deep breath and said."The higher the Reclasserâs level, the bigger the power gap."
"A level 90 High-tier Reclasser trying to kill me? If he goes all out, he wonât last more than three minutes."
"Of course, a normal level 79 Reclasser probably wouldnât even last a minute before being killed."
Aiden nodded. That was why Henry ran away when he entered the palace. James never even tried to fight.
And James was a level 95 Reclasser. His power was terrifying.
Thinking about this, Aiden suddenly asked."Do you know Felixâs level and job?"
Luke was a little surprised. He didnât know why Aiden asked, but he still answered.
"Felix hasnât fought in a long time. I only know that he was already a level 80 Reclasser ten years ago."
"As for his job, Iâm not sure."
Aiden frowned. Felix was so mysterious?
Luke was the vice president of the Sovereign City Reclasser Association, and even he didnât know Felixâs real information. That surprised Aiden.
The three talked for a while longer. Aiden asked Luke to help collect info on level 50+ bosses. Luke agreed right away and said he would contact his friend that night. The friend would arrive in the Sovereign City the next day.
After that, John and Luke left the villa.
Aiden didnât rush to his room. Instead, he sat in the living room, thinking deeply.
The most important thing now was to finish the special task, Bane of All Races, get the Mythic item, and see what the next mission would be.
Before that, he couldnât take the Class Change mission. Otherwise, he would lose a lot.
He also needed to join the Global Reclasser Exchange Tournament. Besides the other map piece, the Legendary Rank gear and the divine powerhouseâs advice would also be very helpful.
"As for the person behind the scenes, itâs probably Felix. And Henry, if he gets a chance, will definitely try to get revenge for Logan."
"By the way, thereâs also the Evil Demons Guild. Now that Iâm the national college test top student, Iâll definitely be a big target for them."
Aiden took a deep breath. To him, all of these were just temporary problems.
As long as he had enough time to grow, solving them would be easy.
Lukeâs friend was important for Aiden right now. A level 83 Reclasser as a bodyguard would give him the best protection.
Plus, if someone tried to cause trouble, the bodyguard didnât even need to fight. Just showing off a little power would scare most people away.
"But a level 83 master, the cost must be high." Aiden said. "A few Epic-grade materials, or an Epic Demonâs Heart, should be enough, right?"
Aiden shook his head. He pulled out the Skill Book Soul Protection he got from killing the Soul-Eater Demon Serpent and started learning it.
[Soul Protection: Epic â Creates an invisible shield around a Reclasserâs soul. It can warn of incoming soul attacks and take a lot of damage without using mana. It needs soul-related materials to run and can stay active for a long time.]
The soul essence of a Slaughter Witch fit perfectly as the material.
Aiden took out a few portions of the soul essence and activated the skill.
A Slaughter Witchâs soul essence was used, and a faint, invisible wave appeared around Aidenâs body.
Aiden knew this was the Soul Protection shield.
He closed his eyes and sensed it. He waited for half an hour, and the shield didnât change at all.
One Slaughter Witch soul essence could keep the shield up for at least three days.
"Nice. Itâs an Epic skill. The cost is low, and itâs really useful." Aiden said. Then he pulled out the skill enhancement stone.
[Skill Enhancement Stone: Epic â A rare item. When used, it can upgrade skills below Epic tier. Some special skills canât be enhanced.]
Aiden knew the best use for this stone was to upgrade his Starlight Rank skills to Epic.
The Starlight Rank skills he had were, Blacklight Ward, Hand of the Victor, and Demonâs Domain.
Blacklight Ward and Demonâs Domain were both dark-based skills, while Hand of the Victor couldnât be used in battle. It only helped Aiden collect loot faster.
After thinking for a moment, Aiden used the Epic skill enhancement stone. A bright white light flashed quickly.
[Demonâs Domain: Epic â Creates a field filled with death and despair. It quickly gathers dark elements and attacks everything inside. It deals high magic and physical damage. After hitting the target for 2 seconds, 50% of the damage becomes true damage, and the target gets a weaken effect, reducing their physical and magic defense by 20%.
This is a domain-based skill, dark type. It uses little mana. Increasing mana use can expand the domainâs size, up to ten times bigger.]
Aiden read the skill info and was a bit surprised.
After upgrading to Epic, the power of Demonâs Domain was much stronger than he expected.
If the attack hit for 2 seconds, half the damage turned into true damage, directly reducing the targetâs health, and there was a debuff.
This made killing enemies with high defense much easier!
Besides these gains, there was one of the most important items â Twin Coin.
Aiden thought for a moment and decided to use it right away.
Time was very valuable for him. The Global Reclasser Exchange Tournament was coming soon.
And during that time, he still needed to keep killing bosses.
Actually, Aiden knew that the best idea was to hide somewhere after using Twin Coin, so the bad luck wouldnât hurt too much.
But hiding for seven days was impossible now. It would waste too much time.
Aiden took a deep breath and pulled out the Twin Coin, placing it on his forehead.
Suddenly, the Twin Coin flashed a dark light.
Aiden checked his body, but there was no obvious change. He started to look around.
"Creak."
A light breeze blew through the villaâs grand hall, and the huge crystal chandelier swayed slightly.
Aiden looked up and saw the crystal chandelier starting to twist and shake more violently.
Without thinking, Aiden quickly jumped away from the couch.
Just as he moved, the huge chandelier suddenly dropped and crashed onto the sofa.
"Boom!"
The loud noise quickly attracted several maids. The one with golden hair ran to Aiden right away, looking worried and asked,
"Mr. Aiden, are you okay?"
The other maids were still confused, looking around, not knowing what happened.
Aiden glanced at the golden-haired maid and shook his head, explaining.
"Nothing serious. Just bad luck. The chandelier fell from the ceiling."
The maid sighed in relief and quickly said."Good. Donât worry, Iâll have someone fix it right away. Iâll check all the furniture and lights to make sure this doesnât happen again."
Aiden nodded. He was satisfied with her reaction and asked.
"Whatâs your name?"
The maidâs eyes lit up, and she gave a perfect smile as she answered.
"Cecilia Wright. You can call me Lia."
"Okay, Lia. I need to take a shower later. Iâll leave this to you." Aiden turned and walked toward his bedroom.
His mind was focused on the bad luck from the Twin Coin.
Once inside, he moved all the things that couldnât be fixed to a corner, then checked the electrical devices.
"The problem shouldnât be too bad. Even if that chandelier hit me directly, with my current stats, I wouldnât get hurt."
Aiden let out a soft breath. He felt the worst would be that he became a little more unlucky than usual. Other than that, nothing serious.
Soon, Aiden started to take a shower.
He planned to take a long, relaxing bath.
But as soon as he took off his clothes and got into the fancy bathtub, the light above suddenly flickered. The pipes bulged and then burst with a loud "Boom!"
"Splash!"
Water shot out everywhere, soaking Aiden completely.
At the same time, Liaâs voice came from outside the bathroom.
"Mr. Aiden, there was some noise just now. Are you okay? Iâm coming in to check."