Chapter 70: [Dragon Vein Alchemist]

Before Old Tang could even speak, Leon already stood up somewhat weakly. "Let me catch my breath first."

Just now, he had genuinely seen his life flashing before his eyes, almost failing to restrain himself from activating the Triple Counter-Flow, but fortunately, the class-advancement notification popped up just in time.

However, when he saw the prompt on the notification stating that the [Draconic Alchemist] had undergone unknown changes, he couldn't help but be taken aback.

'Could it be because I used blood of the Dragon King tier?'

Filled with doubt, he carefully examined the detailed information of the [Draconic Alchemist].

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[Class: Draconic Alchemist]
[Level: 1/15 (0/1000)]
[Attribute Bonuses: 6 Body Strength per level, 6 Spirit Strength per level, 10 Energy per level]
[Class Skill: Spiritual Manifestation · Monarch Flame]
[Class Specialization: Dragon King · Might, Scorching Body, Dragon's Greed, Intermediate Enchantment Mastery]
[Advancement Route: Draconic Alchemical Grandmaster]

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[Spiritual Manifestation · Monarch Flame: After meditation, explosively ignite the fire elements in the surrounding environment to form high temperature, intense heat, and a shockwave.]
[Scorching Body: Slightly reduce fire-type damage taken by oneself.]
[Dragon's Greed: Slightly reduce the materials required when synthesizing alchemical items.]
[Intermediate Enchantment Mastery: Moderately increase the success rate during alchemical enchantment operations.]
[Dragon King · Might: Your body strength will receive a 1.1 attribute modifier.]

As Leon successfully took up the [Draconic Alchemist] class, the energy level on his main panel also changed to 2.

When he first saw the attribute bonuses provided by the [Draconic Alchemist], he even thought he might have misread them.

After repeatedly confirming that he hadn't misread, he couldn't help but gasp.

That was because the attribute bonuses provided by a second-tier class were completely worlds apart from a first-tier class; the max-level attributes of a [Half-Breed] were not even comparable to what the [Draconic Alchemist] provided at level one.

'If such a massive change occurs between the first and second tiers, how vast must the gap be between the third and fourth tiers?'

Leon had no way of knowing, yet based on this information, he could infer that the waters of that previous world were probably far deeper than he had imagined.

Admittedly, part of the reason the [Draconic Alchemist] granted such huge attribute bonuses was because he used Constantine's blood rather than just finding some random 3rd-generation descendant.

Yet even if the attribute bonuses were halved, it was still an exaggerated amplification compared to a first-tier class.

Perhaps right upon reaching the second tier, the gap between the two sides wouldn't be too wide, but as professionals spent longer and longer in the second tier, the distance between them would eventually become an impassable gulf.

'Is this what they call the strong growing stronger...'

Leon couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Undoubtedly, the professional system was a snowball effect; the higher the attribute bonuses brought by early-tier classes, the greater the assistance for subsequent advancements.

No wonder the Federation strictly controlled professional information.

Leon continued reading and then spotted [Dragon King · Might] among the class specializations.

He was certain this specialization hadn't been in the previous advancement notification.

'So it really is because using Constantine's blood caused the [Draconic Alchemist] to change? Does that mean certain specific advancement conditions will affect the strength of the resulting class?'

Leon couldn't help but ponder what it would have been like if he had used Norton's blood to complete the advancement.

Would he have acquired a new specialization named [Dragon King · Authority]? Or would he have mastered all the spiritual manifestations in the [Bronze and Fire] sequence?

Unfortunately, he no longer had the chance to experiment.

After calming his mind slightly, Leon looked toward the subsequent advancement route.

Just like the [Qi Practitioner (San-Yi)], the [Draconic Alchemist] only had a single advancement route.

Of course, it wasn't excluded that weird advancement routes might be triggered when he embarked on new journeys to other worlds later on.

Just as the [Draconic Alchemist] hadn't initially appeared in the advancement route of the [Craftsman Apprentice (Alchemy)] either.

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[Class: Draconic Alchemical Grandmaster]
[Advancement Requirements:
1. Precursor class [Draconic Alchemist] max level (x)
2. Learn one of the Seven Alchemical Kingdoms (x)
3. Independently construct an alchemical workshop (x)
4. Draconic blood within the body reaches the 2nd-generation descendant tier (√)]

[After Advancement:
1. Attribute growth
2. Gain class skill — Random [Bronze and Fire] series spiritual manifestation
3. Gain class specializations — Dragon Body, Defensive Position, Low-Level Fire Element Domination, Low-Level Metal Element Domination
4. Gain special bonuses:
Affinity with draconic creatures increased.
Speed when learning alchemical techniques will receive a slight bonus.]

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Just as Leon was checking his class information, Old Tang was observing him closely.

'Did it really succeed?'

In the perception of this King of Bronze and Fire, the aura Leon currently exuded was practically identical to Constantine's. If the egg hadn't been right behind him, he would have thought his younger brother had broken out of his cocoon ahead of schedule.

At this moment, Leon withdrew his attention, let out a soft breath, and said, "Old Tang, let's have Samson bring us up now."

"It's also time to let those half-breeds catch a glimpse of the two of us, the Kings of Bronze and Fire."

Upon seeing his race change to [Human, Dragon], Leon knew there was already a lamentable and thick barrier between himself and the half-breeds in the Dragon world.

Hearing this, Old Tang nodded slightly in agreement, and then a serpentine giant dragon slowly crawled into the massive bronze palace.

Yet when Samson saw the half-breed that had been brought into the Bronze City by his master earlier, his brain involuntarily entered a crash state.

"M... My Master?!"

This 2nd-generation descendant sensed the aura of his other master emanating from Leon.

Yet in his eyes, that other master was currently slumbering peacefully within an amber-like egg.

Before he could figure out what was happening, he heard Old Tang speak, "Samson, from today onwards, he is your third master. Outside, you must treat him just as you treat Constantine."

"...Yes, my Master."

Samson suppressed his doubts and lowered his head obediently.

As a servant of the King of Bronze and Fire, he absolutely obeyed Old Tang's commands.

Seeing this, Old Tang leaped lightly onto the top of Samson's head, then looked down at Leon on the ground: "I've fulfilled the conditions you proposed. Now it's your turn to help me draw the attention of those half-breeds away from the Bronze City."

A smile appeared on Leon's face at these words: "Rest assured, I'm not the kind of person who breaks his promise."

As he spoke, he likewise leaped onto the top of Samson's head.

"Right now, the vast majority of half-breed factions in Divine Land should have gathered here. It's just the right time to announce my existence to them."

"Let's go, Samson."

With those words falling, the serpentine giant dragon crawled out of the bronze palace, then climbed upward rapidly, carrying Leon and Old Tang straight to break through the water's surface.

Such a massive disturbance naturally caught the attention of the half-breeds of Divine Land.

When they finished gathering, they realized that standing atop the head of that 2nd-generation descendant—which had appeared a few times previously—were now two human figures.

Although the two of them were infinitely tiny compared to the giant dragon beneath their feet, those two pairs of golden pupils, resembling scorching suns, invisibly seized everyone's hearts.

At this moment, everyone present realized one thing with absolute clarity.

That was...

The King of Bronze and Fire had manifested.