"Master, can you tell me what's different between these five cla.s.ses I can choose?"

Without a way to inspect these new cla.s.ses, Misha asked the NPCs.

Walter gave Misha a summary.

"A cook is as its name. A cook's proficiency in producing food and drugs is higher than in other cla.s.ses, and they require fewer ingredients to cook items from the same recipe. Of course, this includes our [Science Cooking]. We produce more meth and better quality than knockoff products that are made from other cla.s.ses."

"A clown is Arthur's specialty. He can go around and kill somebody in daylight and walk away with a minimal penalty. This cla.s.s has high INT and WIS growth, and they get bonuses in conning arts, bribery mastery, puppeteer mastery, and snake tongue. You will get to learn these skills if you take a clown cla.s.s."

"The mafioso path is a jack-of-all-trades cla.s.s. You can learn everything from us without a penalty, but you don't have any specialized skills or a unique skill like the others. However, your affinity with Silkroad and other mafia's family will increase, so you can strike many deals with them in the future."

"As for the seductress, I don't want to say it, but I'll be frank. It's a combination of an escort and an a.s.sa.s.sin. You get a similar trait as mafioso cla.s.s, minus the affinity bonus. However, all men can be easily manipulated by you, and you can exploit them as you wish. All of your skills will be stronger if you use it against bewitched men. At the same time, your attack and defense against all men and male creatures increases. You will also unlock a new status attribute, Charm."

"For the villain path, it's a tough cla.s.s. Taking this cla.s.s, and you will never be able to buy anything from any Parthenon again since they will immediately excommunicate you. They also won't accept your tribute, and you won't be able to increase your karma permanently. However, all mafia organization will respect you and won't cause any trouble to you ever again. Moreover, they will do everything to please you, so they can stay away from you. Similar to mafioso, you can learn every underworld crafts with this cla.s.s, including their unique skills and their specialties. This is one strong cla.s.s with a heavy negative trait. Unless you're ready for some hardcore underworld life, don't pick this cla.s.s."

Listened to Walter, Misha obtained a hint of all these cla.s.ses. Each of them had different pros and cons, which was to be expected.

Still, the villainess cla.s.s was tempting, but the karma issue was troublesome.

"Say, if we stockpile karma points before we change cla.s.s to a villain, can we keep our current karma?"

Arthur sneered, "Yes, you do. But how are you going to trade with Silkroad and others in the future? You know, as you continue this business line, your karma will keep going down. Sooner or later, you will reach a bottleneck that you can't do business anymore."

Misha was horrified. Recalling the past when her karma had almost reached the bottom limit, she suffered from many downsides of the negative karmic points.

*Mew* (Let's not pick the villainess cla.s.s. Let's be smart and choose a specialist cla.s.s. A cook is an excellent choice.)

"I think we should make use of my avatar's gender. A new attribute should be better than the others, right?"

*Mrrr?* (Seductress route? Do you want to be a wh.o.r.e?)

"Hey! That's rude! Seductress is a female a.s.sa.s.sin cla.s.s!"

*Meh* (That's technically the same. I like the cooking cla.s.s more. At least we can cook special food or something.)

Misha frowned. Although she wanted to pick the seductress cla.s.s for the new charm status attribute, a cook with bonus crafting effect is too tempting to overlook.

Then, Misha recalled that there was a subcla.s.s for a reason.

"Master, after I picked a primary cla.s.s, and I pick one or two of these as my subcla.s.ses?"

Walter nodded, "You can. You can have one subcla.s.s without a penalty. However, for every additional subcla.s.s you added, the required EXP for each level up will multiply. For example, a level 1 cook requires 10,000 EXP to become a level 2 cook. However, if that cook has two subcla.s.ses, the needed EXP becomes 20,000 instead. If that cook has three, it becomes 30,000, and so on."

Arthur added, "Also, you can only pick your subcla.s.s when you're changing your primary cla.s.s. You can't add them later on until you meet the cla.s.s upgrade requirement. And … several penalties are less severe in some cla.s.ses. Hahaha!"

The clown master revealed his cla.s.s status. His primary cla.s.s was Master Clown, while his subcla.s.s was Master Villain.

Misha was astonished, "Wait, Master Arthur, your subcla.s.s is a villain!?"

"Hahaha! That's right!"

"Don't you get into trouble with your karma?"

Arthur snickered, "Here is the deal, the bonuses and penalties of the subcla.s.ses are halved. For example, instead of getting 2 extra bonus attributes per one level up, you only get one. Vice-Versa, instead of getting excommunicated by all Parthenon G.o.ds, you can still trade with them, but they will charge you double-price. Also, tributes yield 50% karma."

"Oh!!"

"And lastly, only your primary cla.s.s will be revealed to the public. Unless you show it to others, no one can learn about your subcla.s.ses.

Misha was surprised. She did not expect that there was this kind of strategy.

Now, she had an idea of what she should do.

"I've decided."

Misha picked her cla.s.s. The moment she touched her game interface, Tama celebrated.

*Meh-Heh Mew! Nom-Nom!* (That's right, Mis.h.!.+ Now, cook me food!)

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Misha added all four cla.s.ses as her subcla.s.ses. She braced the EXP penalties, so her character could get more bonuses and perks.

Her future leveling might be slower than others from now on. Yet, her character's growth potential heightened. 

This was a part of her plan. Since Misha might get into trouble with other players in the future, she disguised her main occupation as a lifestyle cla.s.s to create a false image of a weak player.

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Never treat this cla.s.s as an ordinary chef, or you'll be in for some pain. Now ... say my name.

As a novice, your skills are limited, but you're still better than average Joes in the street. Take pride in your occupation, and cook some crystals for the good community!

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Increase STR permanently by 2 upon each level up

Increase DEX permanently by 4 upon each level up.

Increase INT permanently by 2 upon each level up.

Increase WIS permanently by 2 upon each level up.

Unlock a new crafting skill, [Cooking]

Unlock a new crafting skill, [Dissection]

Cooking drugs and food yields 50% more items.

Cooking and Science Cooking consumes 10% fewer ingredients.

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An ordinary clown brings people joy, laughter, and happiness. A mental clown brings society chaos, agony, and despair. Well, we're not some average clowns, aren't we?

A novice clown of the underworld is a seed of chaos in society. This occupation gives you advantages in getting into somebody's head. Manipulating, conning, deceiving, and sowing chaos while getting away from the authority is the weapon of this cla.s.s.

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Increase INT permanently by 3 upon each level up.

Increase WIS permanently by 2 upon each level up.

Unlock a new pa.s.sive skill, [Puppeteer Mastery]

Unlock a new pa.s.sive skill, [Disguise Mastery]

Don't get penalized when a.s.saulted or killed someone with less karma.

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An authentic gangster is not some kind of wannabe on the street with loose clothes that hangs around with their friends in a loud, modified, cheap car. They wear expensive suits, own a couple of Rolls-Royces, have a chauffeur, and walk on the street with everyone bowing at him without having to bother trying to get the attention. Well, before you get to that point, you will have to earn some respect.

A novice mafioso is the handyman of the underworld. They look like some small fries, but they are skilled enough to get the acknowledgment of their superiors. After all, mafia henchmen must be able to do everything. Otherwise, someone else will replace them in an instant.

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Increase free allocable attributes by 5 upon each level up.

Unlock a new pa.s.sive skill, [Firearm Mastery]

Unlock a new pa.s.sive skill, [Blunt Weapon Mastery]

Increase affinity with all mafia families.

Can take all quests from mafia members.

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Never mistake a seductress for an escort or a prost.i.tute, or else, you'll die before you realize what hit you. A seductress is a femme fatale, a beauty a.s.sa.s.sin who can manipulate men to achieve her goals.

A novice seductress may not be able to destroy the world of men like the grandmasters. However, their raw skills are enough to flip a city upside down with their cunning nature, their alluring body, and their enchanting voice. All seductresses can enjoy their new CHA, aka charm status attribute, which will add to their total strength.

CHA is a hidden attribute that cannot be increased in other cla.s.ses. However, you can increase this status now, and it will bring surprises on many occasions in the late future, such as trading, combats, quests, and relations.h.i.+p.

Note: Only female characters can change into this cla.s.s.

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Increase free allocable attributes by 4 upon each level up.

Increase CHA permanently by 1 upon each level up.

Unlock a new status attribute, Charm.

Unlock a new active skill, [Allure].

Unlock a new pa.s.sive skill, [Estrous Resistance].

Libido Level is set to 1 at the minimum by default and automatically increases if [Allure] is used.

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The ones who s.h.i.+ne the most in every story aside from the protagonists are the antagonists. Without villains, there won't be a hero!

Unfortunately, a villain aspirer will have to walk a th.o.r.n.y road as all G.o.d avatars despise you. You can fool ordinary town citizens and other players, but you can't escape their eyes and ears.

However, being in the spotlight gives enough pressure, even for a novice villainess, to grow exponentially rivaling a hero cla.s.s.

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Increase free allocable attributes by 10 upon each level up.

Increase all status attributes, excluding LUC, by 1 upon each level up.

Unlock a new active skill, [Villain Escape].

Can learn all skills from all crafts, including unique skills.  

All relations.h.i.+ps of underworld personal are permanently set to [Respect].

All relations.h.i.+ps of G.o.d avatars are permanently set to [Hate].

Obtain 50% less karma when tributes to a G.o.d's avatar in a Parthenon.

The item price in all G.o.ds' stores is double.

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