12: Chapter 12: I've collected 1000 essences! The system actually gave me a dual-class experience?!

Under the stable, star-like glow of the Light Guardian, Li Yuan curled up on the command room's comfortable sofa and slept exceptionally soundly.

The Light Guardian baby not only keeps watch and provides early warnings, but also offers an intelligent wake-up service. It is truly reassuring to sleep without having to worry about anything.

Ten hours of peaceful sleep is a luxury in this world filled with death.

Li Yuan also felt it was a luxury, so when the familiar throbbing woke him from his deep slumber, he looked at the Light Guardian, which remained unchanged, and couldn't help but think.

Should I find something for the baby to do at night? Leaving it idle like this is a bit too wasteful...

Good morning, baby.

Li Yuan yawned, feeling more refreshed than ever. He checked the system interface immediately, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

[Remaining Lifespan: 13 days 2 hours] -> [12 days 16 hours]

[Energy: 850.3] -> [859.7]

[life essence: 574] -> [574]

A new day, continuing the struggle for Tier 2!

After a simple wash and meal, Li Yuan stepped out of the command post with his Light Bomber once again.

With yesterday's successful experience, today's hunting operation entered assembly line mode right from the start.

Li Yuan waved his hand grandly and began mass-producing special arrows with [Gold Element Enchantment + Elemental Resonance - Fire Rocket]. Arrows shimmering with golden-red light quickly took shape and were neatly stacked on the ground.

Soon, fifty arrows were ready, consuming a full 100 points of energy. But Li Yuan didn't even frown, as he had deep pockets.

Next, the light-forged quiver mechanism on the Light Guardian's back deployed, loading the arrows one by one.

Fifty was just enough, not too many or too few.

A crisp locking sound rang out, and the fully loaded Light Bomber was ready.

Let's go! Free hunting, prioritize high-value targets!

Li Yuan issued looser instructions. He chose a sturdy vantage point as his command post and watched the white streak of light, trailing golden-red exhaust, as it rapidly dashed toward the distant Zerg Swarm.

Boom!

Boom, boom!

Boom—!

Continuous explosions echoed from different directions. Li Yuan sat leisurely in place, occasionally crafting a new batch of arrows just in case.

He watched with peace of mind as the light dots representing the Zerg on the map rapidly disappeared.

However, a happy problem soon came knocking.

When the Light Guardian returned once again, fully loaded with life essence of all sizes, Li Yuan's mouth twitched as he looked at the small mountain of crystals.

He hadn't felt it when absorbing them one by one before, but now he had to swallow so many at once...

He picked up a Drone crystal and stuffed it into his mouth. The cool energy melted away.

He picked up another one and stuffed it in...

The third one...

The fourth one...

By the twentieth one, Li Yuan felt like he was going to throw up. Even the best food makes you nauseous if you eat too much, and besides, all life essence tasted the same—sweet and clear. Eating too much was like drinking saccharin; it was cloying.

System, Li Yuan couldn't help but complain internally, is there a more efficient way to absorb this? Eating them like candy isn't working out.

There is, respected host~ Customer Service Agent No. 1518's sweet, girlish voice rang out immediately, her tone still overflowing with enthusiasm.

Li Yuan was overjoyed: Oh? Tell me!

The current host's tier is insufficient. This function can only be unlocked after at least one class is promoted to Tier 2~ The sweet, girlish voice used the cutest tone to deliver the coldest rejection.

Li Yuan: ...

Well, the ultimate solution to all problems is indeed leveling up. The goal is clearer now!

After being fed a pie by the system, Li Yuan was left with nothing but resignation, but this did not affect the Light Guardian's work efficiency.

High efficiency, sufficient ammunition, clear targets.

The result was—

[life essence: 1006 / 1000]

Before noon, one thousand points! He had gathered enough!

An indescribable excitement surged in his heart.

Tier 2!! He was going to hit Tier 2!

System! Upgrade! I want to advance to Tier 2! He shouted impatiently in his mind.

[Detected that the host has sufficient life essence and can proceed with class advancement.]

[Note: Different classes must be advanced separately; advancement resources are not shared.]

[Please select the class you wish to advance:]

[A. Lord of Light (Tier 1 -> Tier 2) Cost: 1000 life essence]

[B. String-Controlling Weaver (Tier 1 -> Tier 2) Cost: 1000 life essence]

The ecstasy on Li Yuan's face froze instantly.

Advanced separately?! Not shared?! He almost spat out blood, Why didn't you tell me earlier?!

A sense of frustration arose, like preparing a down payment for ages only to find the price had doubled right before signing.

Helpless, reality was harsh. He had to make a choice.

After calming down, Li Yuan stared at the two options, his brows furrowed.

[Lord of Light Tier 2]: According to the previous preview, it seems there's an extra Light Mage? What does this mage do? Output? Healing? Or support? In any case, it's a squishy class!!

A squishy ranged damage dealer paired with a Light Mage—the battle combination is still useful, but what's the use of healing and support... Healing me? My life will be gone before the casting chant even finishes if I get attacked... Healing the Light Guardian? Not to mention whether it's needed, summoning another one only costs 2 energy; why bother...

[String-Controlling Weaver Tier 2]: The preview mentioned battlefield magic. It sounds very OP, but if it's a wide-area, low-damage aura or a multi-stage attack skill, one skill and all the bugs on the map will be taunted. Will I even survive...

System, can you give a detailed introduction of the Tier 2 abilities for these two classes? The current introduction is too brief; I don't understand it, and I can't choose. Li Yuan tried asking, though he didn't hold much hope. Based on his experience reading novels, such systems usually reserve final interpretation rights.

However, unexpectedly—

Of course! Always at your service, host sir! Customer Service Agent No. 1518's voice remained sweet, even carrying a hint of you finally asked me excitement; her temper was unbelievably good.

Li Yuan was overjoyed; there was a chance!

Then, please first introduce the Tier 2 abilities of the [Lord of Light] in detail.

Okay! After [Lord of Light] reaches Tier 2, it is, it is... Customer Service Agent No. 1518 started enthusiastically, then... she stuttered.

It is what? Li Yuan pressed.

It is... that... um... The girlish voice began to stammer, It is that you can summon... Oh my, that class manual is too long, I... I forgot how it specifically goes...

Li Yuan: ???

Forgot?!

A system customer service agent meant to guide the host to become stronger actually forgot the core class introduction?!

Then what about the [String-Controlling Weaver] Tier 2? What exactly does battlefield magic refer to? Li Yuan didn't hold hope; he had seen through this system.

Well... battlefield magic... is... magic used on the battlefield... Customer Service Agent No. 1518's voice grew quieter and more guilty, That... the manual... seems to be thicker...

Li Yuan's mood at this moment could only be described by ten thousand grass mud horses stampeding through his mind.

Is this a nepotism hire?! This is absolutely a nepotism hire!!

He had been a programmer for so many years and had dealt with all kinds of product managers, but this was the first time he had encountered one who couldn't even remember the core functions of their own product!

I f***ing... A nameless rage rushed to his head; he almost started swearing.

host sir, please don't be angry! Sensing Li Yuan's fury, Customer Service Agent No. 1518 hurriedly tried to make up for it, Although I forgot the specific description, but! The system thoughtfully provides a Phantom Experience Field function! You only need to pay a little bit of energy to personally experience the power of Tier 2 classes!

Pay energy? Li Yuan caught the keyword and was instantly amused by anger, Good guy, you were waiting for me here? Trying to get money in every way; even Zhou Bapi isn't as calculating as you!

It only needs 20 energy! It's definitely ten thousand times more reliable than me telling you! No. 1518 guaranteed confidently, full of a come on, come on tone.

Li Yuan looked at his energy reserve of 850 points and sighed helplessly.

Fine, fine, 20 points it is, deduct it.

Rather than listening to this unreliable customer service agent's nonsense, it's better to see it for himself.

[Consuming 20 energy, opening the Phantom Experience Field.]

[Please select the class to experience: Lord of Light / String-Controlling Weaver]

Experience Lord of Light first.

The next moment, he was in a pure white, infinitely vast space. And opposite him was the Light Guardian, whose figure seemed more solid and whose light was even more brilliant.

[Lord of Light - Tier 2 experience start.]

As soon as the prompt finished, Li Yuan's mind stirred, and he discovered that the class description on the panel had been completely unlocked and displayed.

[Summon Light Guardian] Can summon 1 Captain-level Light Guardian and 10 normal Light Guardians. The Captain-level Light Guardian will automatically select an evolution direction based on the host's true will.

With a thought, he saw the Light Guardian enveloped in white light, seemingly entering evolution.

At the same time, streaks of blazing white light flashed one after another, and like copy-pasting, ten new Light Guardians appeared! They emitted the exact same energy fluctuations as the previous Light Guardian.

That wasn't all! The information about the Light Mage also fully surfaced.

[Light Mage] Summons a mage constructed of light, capable of using all Tier 1-3 light magic.

Li Yuan summoned again. A softer but pure holy beam of light descended, and within the beam, a graceful figure wearing light-patterned robes slowly emerged.

Cast an attack spell. Li Yuan ordered.

The Light Mage elegantly waved her staff, without even chanting, and three [Holy Spears] composed of liquid light instantly condensed, blasting the imaginary target conjured in the distance into pieces.

Tier 2 class, can cast Tier 3 magic?!

This is simply game-breaking! This alone is worth thousands of gold!

Next, experience the String-Controlling Weaver.

The scene changed, and the familiar energy bow condensed in his hand again.

[String-Controlling Weaver - Tier 2 experience start.]

The first thing that flooded his mind was,

[Energy Consumption: 10 points]

The energy consumption for all additional magic schemes increased by 10 times, regardless of whether it was Tier 1 or...

WTF!! This directly discouraged him, didn't it? The 1500 points of energy he worked hard for for almost two days could only be exchanged for 150 arrows, which would be used up in 3 rounds. The life essence brought back wouldn't even cover the energy consumption.

Give up!! Give up...

As for the 14 magic systems mentioned in the introduction, such as Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Lightning, Wind, Poison, Light, Dark, Arcane, Star, Space, and Time.

And the multiple arrows, 20 shots, magic triggering separately, etc., he didn't understand and didn't want to understand...

Besides, no matter how OP battlefield magic is, at best it's a Tier 2 area skill. My Light Mage can cast Tier 3 magic casually!

System, I choose to promote—[Lord of Light]!

[Consuming 1000 life essence...]

[Advancing class for host: Lord of Light (Tier 1 -> Tier 2)...]

A vast amount of knowledge instantly appeared in his mind.

Hehe!! Tier 2... I'm coming!