A simple but warm breakfast.
When Sauron was about to go out, Vivienne immediately stood up silently, adjusted his sleeves with her small hands, and then stood on the stool and tiptoed to fix the collar for him. Without too many words, because they already had a tacit understanding, Sauron touched her little head lightly, and then walked out of the low shed.
"Brother... brother!..."
After Sauron's figure left, Vivian shrank slightly and locked the door tightly.
In the past, her brother used to go out like this when he had something to do, but she didn't have the slightest fear, because there was Heath by her side, and even if bad guys broke in, there was an old dog to protect her. There have been many burglaries in the slums, and now that Heath has left forever, she is alone in the room, and there is always a little fear.
After all.
After all, she is just a little girl who is only eight years old.
All along, she has no sense of security, afraid of the dark, lonely and alone.
But she couldn't tell Sauron.
Because Sauron also has very important matters, he needs to get back the money, and there is not much food at home.
She didn't want to be a burden to her brother.
Even though there were very few things she could do now, the little girl still felt that she shouldn't worry Sauron.
"Vivian."
The little girl held the broom tightly in her hand and said in a low voice, "You have to learn to be stronger!"
"You have to learn to take care of yourself."
"Brother has already woken up, no one dares to disturb him again."
"They are all afraid of brother!"
Docklands.
This is the most densely populated place in Amber City, and the economy of the entire city is supported by an agate river.
Most of the men in the slums work here as coolies, and the endless ships on the Agate River transport goods from all over the place, and then a lot of labor is needed to carry them. This is also the place where gang fights are the most intensive. There are more than a dozen gangs, big and small, begging for a living here. Whether it is stealing property, embezzling goods, or extorting protection fees, many gangs can always find a way to make money here.
"That's Sauron?!"
A tall and thin man glanced at Sauron approaching from a distance, and immediately whispered a command to the people around him, then walked towards him and said, "Sauron."
"Boss wants to see you!"
Sauron looked up at the man in front of him, and remembered who he was, a guy named Garris.
He's a solid fighter.
I used to be an adventurer with others for a while, but I didn't expect to encounter a group of goblins and gnolls not long after I left Amber City. Gnolls are very dangerous creatures. They move in groups and often attack adventurers in the middle of the night. The entire team of adventurers died. He escaped by chance, but one arm was seriously injured. Later, he joined the local gang and never thought of becoming a powerful adventurer to win amazing wealth and prestige.
If calculated according to the occupational template, he should be a level 10 civilian/level 3 fighter.
Weaker than the guards of Onyx City!
"Boss?"
Sauron stared at him and shook his head: "The boss is dead."
"Killed by that wizard."
A mission that should not have been accepted at all not only killed Sauron, but also killed most of the core members of the gang.
Are wizards so easy to mess with
The wizards in this world who are qualified to act alone are all above the first level, and they are at least level 10 scholars/level 5 wizards in professional templates.
Let alone a mere gang, even a regular army might not be able to defeat him.
Sauron couldn't be more aware of the horrors of wizards above the first level. If they weren't too fragile, they would be the most powerful profession.
A period of crazy turmoil in this world is about to begin. Let alone high-level professionals, even the legendary domain may be wiped out like a chicken and a dog.
He's not interested in wasting time with a local gang that doesn't really matter.
"Sauron."
Garris glanced at him silently, and said slowly, "Cole has become the new leader."
"Whether you want to see him or not is up to you."
"Cole is not easy to talk to."
Sauron is an excellent thief, no matter which gang he is in, he will not give up such a source of wealth easily.
It was okay for him to be unconscious before, after all, no one would pay attention to a dying guy, but now that he is awake, he must find a way to win him over.
Sauron could hear the faint threat, and his eyes could not help but narrow slightly, revealing a trace of killing intent!
He is a thief.
Rogues are also assassins in the shadows, more dangerous than anyone.
"I will decide for myself."
Sauron ignored Garris, who was on the side, and walked towards the dock area.
He still has work to do!
Sauron used to be a bit cowardly in the gang because he cared about Vivienne. Every time he stole a large part of the things, he would be exploited, and the rest was almost enough for the two of them to live. The main reason is that the original Sauron did not receive formal combat training. Even though he had an agility value exceeding 18 points, his combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of a formally trained fighter. But Sauron is different now, the man in front of him will definitely not be able to withstand three moves in his hands!
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This inconspicuous warehouse, which stores a lot of goods, is a very common place in the dock area.
A shadow approached silently.
Sauron carefully avoided the guards outside, who were just strong ordinary people, and he quickly found a box after entering it.
It was a locked box, and there were more valuable goods in it.
He took out a wire with a hook from his pocket. Currently, he only had the most crude lockpicking tool on him.
Sauron stretched it in cautiously, and then moved his fingers nimbly.
Ding!
Click!
After a while, the lock on the box was quickly picked.
A row of data emerges:
"Successful lockpicking!"
"Your thieves skills have been improved, and you have gained 15 professional experience points."
When Sauron saw the data that appeared in front of him, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the way to gain professional experience is still preserved.
Rogue is not a powerful combat class in the early stage, not as strong as a warrior, nor can he master special abilities like a paladin. Adventures and killings in the wild are very dangerous for thieves. Whether it is low-level kobolds or goblins, they appear in groups, and many of them have a keen sense of smell, so it is easy to spot sneaking low-level thieves. So at the very beginning, the only way for thieves to improve their level of strength is to pick locks and disarm traps.
This is the safest way!
Before the professional level is raised to level 5, thieves can gain experience by picking locks. Before the professional level is raised to level 10, disarming traps can still gain a lot of professional experience.
As for the latter, only some special magic locks and advanced traps are useful!
Ordinary locks and traps can no longer improve thieves skills.
creak!
Sauron gently opened the box, which contained some tea bricks. He did not touch the goods, but continued with the normal box.
If you pick the same lock twice, you can't gain professional experience. To gain experience, you must meet the conditions for improving the thief's skills. There are many of these locked chests at the pier, enough to raise his rogue level a bit.
Two or three boxes were pried open in succession.
Sauron's footsteps suddenly stopped in front of a door. He carefully observed the ground, and then took a deep breath.
Slap!
He jumped up lightly, landed on an oak barrel, and then stretched out his fingers to pinch an inconspicuous silk thread, lifted the thread and wound it around a nail, then cut off the other end with a dagger, and then quickly An alarm device was removed. This is a simple trap. If the silk thread is accidentally broken, an alarm bell will sound at the other end of the trap.
At that time, there were many thieves who suffered a lot, and were caught and beaten to disability!
The world of Clash of the Titans is brutal.
Those thieves who were beaten into disabilities had no one to treat them, and they couldn't afford the expensive treatment fees. In the end, they became completely disabled, so that they had to die and start all over again.
It is extremely difficult to upgrade from a low-level professional to the legendary realm!
Many people fell down again and again.
This not only requires strength, luck is also an important part!
Sauron waited quietly, carefully observing the ground, looking for possible traps.
One such warehouse.
If alarm traps are installed, then there cannot be only one, there must be another.
There may be something of value in it.
really!
Sauron quickly noticed the abnormality under the wooden board. He carefully pried it up with a dagger, holding it firmly with his fingers, not daring to tremble in the slightest.
There is an even more dangerous trap below!
If it is touched, there will be flying knives shot from both sides, which is very likely to kill people on the spot!
click.
Sauron stuck the trigger with the dagger, then twisted aside, and with a shuddering sound, two throwing knives shot out from above his head and nailed to the wall next to him.
A row of data emerges:
"Successfully disarmed the trap."
"Your thieves skills have been improved, and you have gained 50 professional experience points."
"Successfully disarmed the trap."
"Your thieves skills have been improved, and you have gained 120 professional experience points."
call.
Sauron breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed a little, and murmured: "Sure enough, I have more experience in dismantling traps!"
"But it's also dangerous."
After dismantling two traps in a row, plus the professional experience gained from picking locks at the beginning, Sauron finally gathered 200 experience points, and chose to upgrade the thief level without hesitation.
"The thief profession has been upgraded to level 2."
"Gain 23 (Agility value 19 + (Intelligence 18-10) * 0.5) skill points, HP increased by 9 points (professional life 6 points + (Constitution 15-10) * 0.5)."
"Get 1 free attribute."
Compared with the skill points that can be obtained at each occupational level, it is very difficult to obtain free attribute points.
You must upgrade two career levels before you can get 1 point of free attribute.
In other words, the next time he can get free attribute points, he has to wait until Sauron upgrades the thief class to level 4.
This free attribute can be said to be quite precious!
Sauron glanced at his own attribute template, and allocated the free attribute points to the agility value without hesitation. 20 attribute points are a threshold, and the attributes below 20 points are still within the range of ordinary people, and 20 points higher than that It is already equivalent to entering the ranks of extraordinary human beings.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the warehouse.
Sauron jumped up nimbly, grabbed the beams of the roof with his arms, and then quietly dived out.
Just a little agility boost.
It is enough for him to do many difficult movements that he could not complete before. Whether it is the body's conditioned reflex or sensitivity, it has broken through the range of ordinary people.
A man came in quickly.
He glanced at the warehouse, and then his face changed slightly and he shouted loudly, and soon a group of guards with weapons poured in from outside.
It seems that this warehouse cannot be visited in the future.
Since they found out that a thief had come in, they would definitely strengthen their defenses in the future!
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