8: Purple entry! The ultimate insight!

[Consume 100 Energy, Weakness Detection Enhancement +1!]

[Consume 200 Energy, Weakness Detection Enhancement +2!]

[Consume 400 Energy, Weakness Detection Enhancement +3!]

[Consume 800 Energy, Weakness Detection Enhancement +4!]

"Weakness Detection Enhancement +4, you gain an additional enhancement affix choice!"

"1: +100% additional damage (White)"

"2: Lacerate: When hitting a weakness, there is a chance to cause lacerating damage (White)"

"3: Ultimate Identification: You have a thorough understanding of all weaknesses and vital points on the target. All of the target's weaknesses are exposed before you. When hitting a weakness, there is a chance to cause laceration, paralysis, bone fracture, severe pain, dizziness... and other effects (Purple)"

"Purple affix! Ultimate Identification!"

Ye Ze was both surprised and delighted; this was the first time he had enhanced a purple additional affix.

At the same time, he was amazed by the powerful effect of Ultimate Identification.

He chose option 3 without hesitation.

"Gugu--"

Just then, Ye Ze's stomach let out several loud rumbling sounds.

Several hours of continuous combat had significantly depleted his stamina.

"Hmm, it's time to get down to business."

Ye Ze smiled, picked up some dead wood and branches nearby, and set up a bonfire.

What was the business?

Of course, it was what his profession required him to do!

What should he roast?

Ye Ze's gaze fell on the Waste Rat beside him: "You're the one."

"Many restaurants have posted quests to collect Waste Rat meat, so I guess Waste Rat meat won't taste too bad."

Ye Ze simply processed the Waste Rat with his dagger.

These Waste Rats were as big as wild dogs, and had a lot of meat on them.

He simply washed the meat cut from the Waste Rat with mineral water from his backpack.

Then Ye Ze sharpened a few branches, skewered the cut Waste Rat meat, and also picked some wild spirit ginseng from the nest. After washing it, he skewered it together with the Waste Rat meat using branches.

Snap--

Ye Ze snapped his fingers.

A wisp of flame danced on his fingertip.

With a flick of his finger,

A spark flashed and flew into the bonfire in front of him.

With a "whoosh,"

The bonfire ignited...

Ye Ze quickly took out the skewered rat meat. Under Ye Ze's control, the flames enveloped the roasted skewers, continuously turning them.

When Ye Ze felt it was cooked enough,

He moved the roasted meat in his hand away from the bonfire and then tentatively tasted it.

The juice burst in his mouth,

Along with the fresh fragrance of wild spirit ginseng,

Everything was just right.

This was Ye Ze's first time roasting meat, but it was surprisingly good.

This was the magic of his profession; although it was his first time roasting meat, it felt as if he had roasted it countless times.

"I need to prepare some seasonings when I go back, for next time." For the first time, Ye Ze felt satisfied with his chef profession.

"Burp!"

After eating several large skewers of roasted meat, Ye Ze let out a loud burp.

"Eh!" Ye Ze looked surprised.

At this moment, he felt warm all over, the fatigue from continuous combat was swept away, and his energy was at its peak.

"Is this the credit of the Waste Rat meat, or the effect of the profession, or just a simple psychological effect?"

Ye Ze was a bit confused.

However, he suddenly recalled some knowledge about life professions that his teacher had taught him.

"The teacher seemed to have said that some high-level chefs can make food that can temporarily increase a professional's combat power."

It was just that Ye Ze hadn't expected to awaken the chef profession at the time,

So he hadn't listened carefully to that knowledge.

"Perhaps I can put more effort into the chef profession."

But for now,

It's still better to grind monsters first.

...

...

An hour later, at the entrance of a ten-meter-wide nest cave.

Ye Ze, in Stealth mode, kept his gaze fixed on a purple-black fruit hanging on the rock wall deep inside the nest.

wild spirit ginseng!

Just now,

He had smelled the rice fragrance again,

So he followed the scent in the air and indeed found the wild spirit ginseng again.

Inside the nest,

A Waste Rat as sturdy as a calf lay prostrate in the center of the nest.

This giant Waste Rat seemed to have mutated.

Its fur had completely turned purple, and its forelimbs, unlike other Waste Rats, were not atrophied but had re-developed, extending into powerful clawed arms, with chillingly bright claws extending from them, making one's heart turn cold at first sight.

"It's actually a Mutated Wasteland Rat," Ye Ze murmured.

Unlike the last time, this Mutated Wasteland Rat was not in a deep sleep.

To obtain the wild spirit ginseng, there was only one way: defeat the Mutated Wasteland Rat in front of him.

"Hoo--"

Ye Ze slowly exhaled.

According to the monster encyclopedia, the attribute template of a Mutated Wasteland Rat was approximately double that of a common Waste Rat.

To deal with it, he had to be fully prepared.

His gaze fell on his energy bar.

[Energy Bar]: 11310/300

The increase in strength, and the successive awakening of talents and skills, greatly improved Ye Ze's rat-slaying efficiency. Coupled with the acquisition of additional energy, his energy bar surged all the way, having already broken the 10,000 mark!

"What should I enhance?" Ye Ze muttered to himself.

His gaze fell on the Fine Steel Dagger in his hand.

After Fine Steel Dagger Enhancement +4, Ye Ze had not enhanced it further, not because he lacked energy.

But because Ye Ze was a bit reluctant.

The Fine Steel Dagger itself was of relatively low quality, a transitional beginner weapon given to students by the school.

If he spent a lot of energy on the Fine Steel Dagger, the sunk cost would be a bit high when he switched weapons later.

However, the current situation didn't allow for such considerations.

[Consume 2000 Energy, Fine Steel Dagger Enhancement +5!]

Hmm? wild spirit ginseng Enhancement +5 required 4000 Energy, but Fine Steel Dagger Enhancement +5 only required 2000 Energy...

It seems that the energy consumed for enhancement is somewhat related to quality...

Ye Ze pondered for a moment.

Continue to try enhancing,

[Consume 6000 Energy, Fine Steel Dagger Enhancement +6!]

[Reminder: Energy value is less than 18000, cannot continue to enhance Fine Steel Dagger!]

[Energy Bar]: 1810

The Fine Steel Dagger emitted a sharp edge, as if it could cut through anything.

Not enough,

Continue to enhance!

His gaze fell on the Stealth skill.

[Consume 100 Energy, Stealth Enhancement +1!]

[Consume 200 Energy, Stealth Enhancement +2!]

[Consume 400 Energy, Stealth Enhancement +3!]

[Consume 800 Energy, Stealth Enhancement +4!]

"Stealth Enhancement +4, you gain an additional enhancement affix choice."

"1: Stealth duration +100s (White)"

"2: Breaking Blow: When attacking from a hidden state, causes a Breaking Blow effect, dealing up to 230% damage to the target (Blue)"

"3: Unidentifiable: In a hidden state, all targeted spells and skills cannot lock onto your position (Blue)"