"Are you sure, brother?"
"Yes, exactly, hit right here!"
Lin Mo pointed at his own chest. "Don't worry, just go for it, it's fine."
"So I'm really going to do it?"
Parn looked hesitantly at the young man in front of him. Last night, his old acquaintance Alden had suddenly shown up, saying there was so easy work available and asking if he wanted to take it.
Since his team happened to be on vacation with nothing much to do lately, he had agreed.
Who would have thought the job content would be... hitting soone?
Shaking his head, since the employer said so, and Alden had also ntioned the other party had the strength of a professional, Parn stopped hesitating and threw a testing punch at Lin Mo's chest.
[Fortitude] Proficiency 1.5
"Not enough force, uncle, did you not eat breakfast? Should I treat you to a al first?"
Lin Mo said with a slight frown.
Parn's mouth twitched. "You little... punk, if you're going to say that, I really won't hold back anymore?"
"I told you long ago, no need to hold back."
"Fine, take this!"
"Thud—!"
A dull sound rang out. Lin Mo only felt a shock in his chest as a powerful force struck, making him stagger back two steps. His chest churned, and it took him a good while before he could exhale a turbid breath.
"Are you okay?"
Parn quickly asked.
That last punch, he truly hadn't held back, using his full strength.
Lin Mo shook his head. "Still alright..."
Just as Alden had said, this Parn was indeed very strong. His strength was clearly a notch higher than Alden's, probably around 14 to 15 points!
"Continue, this ti use your weapon."
After speaking, Lin Mo picked up the Wolf Bone Sword from nearby.
Parn looked at him with so surprise. Taking a solid punch like that and being mostly fine? This kid's physical constitution didn't look like a warrior's at all; he seed more like a Knight professional.
"Then here I co."
As his words fell, he raised his sword and charged again.
Lin Mo also drew his sword, eting the attack head-on.
"Clang—!"
After the collision, Lin Mo didn't move at all, while Parn's expression changed, his sword-hand trembling slightly.
In terms of pure strength, the two were evenly matched, but he didn't have Lin Mo's strong constitution, so he was sowhat affected by the recoil.
What an impressive young man! Alden wasn't boasting!
Parn looked at Lin Mo, who had fallen into deep thought. Although he still didn't understand what Lin Mo was trying to do, compared to before, his attitude had subtly changed.
Perhaps this was so special training thod?
So he didn't disturb Lin Mo, shaking his hand instead, just taking a short break.
[Fortitude] Proficiency 1.5
"Skill [Fortitude] Lv2 (20/20) upgraded!"
"Current skill [Fortitude] Lv3 (1/40)"
Gained attribute points Constitution 2!
It leveled up.
Lin Mo's Constitution attribute increased by 2 points again, bringing his base value to 9 points, one point higher than his Agility. Combined with the boost from his Warrior profession, his final Constitution had reached a high 11 points, fully eting the standard for a Knight professional.
After his mont of joy, Lin Mo made a simple summary.
In the earlier tests, one was purely taking hits, the other was a mutual collision. There was no difference between the two; the proficiency gained was the sa.
However, with the forr, he couldn't take too much, and with the latter, the other party couldn't handle too many repetitions...
Shaking his head, it seed he couldn't rush this. He had to take it slow. Alternating between the two thods should work a bit better.
...
Unconsciously, the entire morning passed.
Parn had long been complaining of hardship, even unable to lift his sword anymore. After taking the 1 gold coin Lin Mo gave him, he absolutely refused to co again.
Looking at his [Fortitude] proficiency, which had reached 37/40, Lin Mo smiled with satisfaction.
As he smiled, he rubbed his chest, grimacing.
After all, withstanding attacks from a professional wasn't easy. Even with [Fortitude], even if he rested for a long ti after every couple of hits, taking too many was still unbearable.
This situation couldn't continue like this.
Lin Mo took out that red Health Potion, hesitating.
Should he use the potion?
Without drinking the potion, he couldn't continue training. But if he drank it, plus the money paid to hire people, the cost would be quite high.
Wait, there's also the church...
Lin Mo suddenly rembered that the Holy Light church had priests who could heal. Although they charged too, it was surely much cheaper than a Health Potion.
So, not even stopping to eat, he hurried to the church. Roland Town's church had a total of 10 priests, mostly young girls who hadn't reached professional level.
Therefore, their healing spells were quite limited, but fortunately, their fees were relatively cheap, so it was acceptable.
In the end, Lin Mo spent 30 silver coins and received 3 healing spells before he was mostly recovered.
This cost was completely within an acceptable range.
However, Parn refused to co again. He needed to find a new training partner.
I wonder if Uncle Alden knows any other professionals...
At the sa ti, in a certain tavern.
Parn shakily lifted his glass, looking at Alden with full of resentnt. "You tell , how is this job easy? I almost..."
"Ahem—"
Alden suddenly coughed, cutting him off, then looked towards the door. "You're here, Marnlo. I heard you're not planning to take missions lately. I have so easy work here, are you interested?"
The man nad Marnlo looked at him suspiciously. "You're not tricking , are you? If it's such a good deal, why would you think of ?"
"Of course not! If you don't believe , ask Parn."
He didn't even need to give a signal. Parn, who had been listless just monts before, imdiately seed free of back pain and leg aches. His hand holding the glass stopped shaking, and he looked refreshed and energetic. "What he says is true. It's very easy, no pressure or risk at all. You can earn 1 gold coin for half a day's work. If we weren't brothers, I wouldn't even tell you about this good deal..."
In the afternoon, looking at Marnlo who had co to his door, Lin Mo gave Aldon a thumbs-up in his heart.
This team leader is reliable enough.
He didn't know that after learning about Parn's experience, Alden had completely turned this into a ans to prank his old buddies. Right now, those two were drinking and laughing together, waiting for Marnlo to co complain in the evening...
Ti flew by, and three days passed. The number of victims deceived by Alden reached a total of 6. After watching yet another training partner go to settle accounts with Alden with a face full of "joy," Lin Mo glanced at his status panel.
[Fortitude] Lv5 (92/180): Strengthens own defense, reducing physical damage taken by 14% for the next two instances.
At this rate, the remaining two days should be enough to level this skill to Lv6.
Lin Mo guessed that Lv6 was probably the max level for an Excellent-grade skill. By then, not only would he gain a large amount of Constitution attributes, but he could also advance to the Knight profession because of it.
He would even obtain his first blue Outstanding-grade skill!
Checking the sky, there was still so ti before dark. Well, it was ti to visit Edgar's shop...
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