Alchemist In The Apocalypse: Rise Of A Legend!

Choosing Job and Evolution Requirements[1]

[Ace POV],

Even though I only encountered a rank 1 monster in the dungeon, this does not mean that rank 1 monsters are not appearing in the world right now.

They might become common in a few days, so I had some expectations when the primordial chronicle said I could choose a job to evolve to rank 1.

At the very least, I'll be able to deal with rank 1 monsters and not end up in the same sorry state as before.

As I considered this, I reread the texts on the panel in front of me from the beginning.

...

[You have reached level 25 and cannot level up to level 26 until you get your first job and evolve to Rank 1. All primordial records acquired during the evolution process will be recorded, calculated, and stored and once the first job has been successfully acquired, you'd be able to level up],

[You can also choose to use the primordial records accumulated to improve your physique, similar to leveling up, but keep in mind that doing so will only improve your physique close to rank 1 and will greatly increase the primordial records required to level up after evolving],

[This means that if you choose to level up without a job and improve your physique, the primordial records required will be higher when you do get a job and can level up again],

....

[Your records is being evaluated],

[Records evaluated. Available jobs to choose],

[Common Job],

*Swordsman

*Archer

*Gunman

[Rare Job],

*Mage

*Martial Warrior

*Magic Archer

*Magic Gunman

[Epic Job],

*Magic Swordsman

[Legendary Job],

*Alchemist

....

This is a lot. Particularly the jobs. It appears that the entire thing was lifted from an RPG game or something.

Aside from that, there are issues with leveling up due to the 'Job' thing.

First, because I don't have a job, I can't evolve to a rank 1 specie and level up at the same time, but it appears that I could use the primordial records I've accumulated to level up to improve my physique to the level of a rank 1 specie.

However, based on the text on the panel in front of me, it is clear that this method has both advantages and disadvantages.

While I can have a physique that is close to that of a rank 1 specie, it is only close and can only be that. My thought is that the Primordial Chronicle is being direct when it says close.

I'd seen the physical capabilities of the Goblin Lord, so I knew how terrifying a rank 1 specie's physique is. If I can get something close to that, it's still something and more than enough to ensure my survival.

Though we were successful in defeating the Goblin Lord, it was more of a fluke. We got lucky.

If the Goblin lord truly wanted me dead from the start, there was nothing I could have done to stop it if it went all out. I might have died before the others could think of helping. We were only able to win due to sheer numbers and the type of people on the team.

I doubt they'd be able to survive if another team of the same size and level showed up. So, even though the primordial chronicle stated that it was close, it was still something.

Of course, as the primordial chronicle stated, this has its drawbacks.

Using this method will only benefit our physique, and even though the primordial chronicle only mentioned the issue of the primordial records increase for level-ups, I knew there was more.

There will undoubtedly be other benefits to evolving other than having a powerful physique, but if I use this method of using primordial records accumulated to improve my physique to one close to a rank 1 specie, I will still be inferior to a genuine rank 1 specie.

I've noticed that the primordial chronicle gives its users freedom. It will show us the way and provide us with the tools to pass it, but it will not tell us how to pass it and will instead rely on us to do so ourselves.

If it were any other person with a simple mind, he or she would only see the benefits written on the panel and not the cons, because the primordial chronicle did not state otherwise.

Because of this, even if the cons appear to outnumber the pros, I have a sneaking suspicion that all is not as it appears.

One thing that occurred to me was that, while the number of primordial records required to level up will increase once I get a job, my physical appearance will not change.

What I mean is that if I use the method of using primordial records to improve my physique to something close to a rank one level 28 specie, how strong will I be when I level up to level 26 if my previously improved physique is further improved?

At the very least, not all level 26 will be able to compete with me.

Of course, this is just speculation on my part. I turned my attention to the other texts since I'm not making a decision right now.

I could pick from a wide variety of jobs. That's great. It's even better now that the primordial chronicle has rated them. I had no idea that even jobs had grades. If not, many people on spe would have made a grave mistake by choosing a job over a better job simply because the job's name sounded cooler.

It can be seen that a job is very important for the primordial chronicle to stop me from leveling up and evolving because I don't have a 'job.'

Looking at the texts on the panel in front of me, I noticed that there were a variety of jobs available, ranging from common to legendary.

There are four different grades: common, rare, epic, and legendary. I'm not sure if there's anything above that, but it's not my current concern, so I didn't think about it.

I was wondering if there was a Legendary orb or item, and since it was ranked higher than Epic, I was wondering how powerful it is. The highest item grade I've seen is Epic and that's the storage ring in my hand.

And, despite the fact that its only function is to store a large number of inanimate objects and slightly increase mana, its use is superior to that of other items in some ways. And, because the ring has been in my hand since day one, the increase in mana is imperceptible unless I remove it.

Aside from the ring, I've never seen another Epic-grade item, which makes me wonder what a Legendary-grade item would look like if it existed.

Well, that's that.

There are three jobs available in the common job section on the panel.

Swordsman, Archer, and Gunman

If I use references from books and movies, a swordsman should be someone who specializes in swords, which means that a swordsman's job should specialize in swords, whereas an Archer's job would specialize in bows and arrows and a Gunman's job would specialize in guns.

It is easy to guess what the jobs do and how they should be related just by looking at the names.

And there are four jobs to choose from in the panel's Rare job section. One time more than the common job.

Mage, Martial Warrior, Magic Archer, and Magic Gunman

As a job that specializes in magic and spells, the mage is quite simple to understand. I'm not sure what the martial warrior means, but I assume it has something to do with fighting with martial arts. To me, it appears to be quite ordinary.

There's also the Magic Archer and Magic Gunman, both of which are simple to grasp. Magic Archer should be associated with using a bow and arrows in combination with magic, and Magic Gunman should be associated with using guns in combination with magic. I'm not sure if it's the same as in stories and movies, but it sounds quite powerful. At the very least, it has a more appealing name than the martial warrior.

In addition to the common jobs, there are a total of seven jobs from which to choose. I don't know if it's more or less when compared to other people in the world who might be choosing a job right now.

Then there are the Epic and Legendary jobs.

There is only one job available in the Epic job section, and that is magic swordsman. If I continue along the same line of thought, this should be a job that specializes in swords and magic.

It sounds and looks ordinary, like the Martial warrior, but for it to be graded as an Epic job, it must be exceptional. At the very least, it should be better than an ordinary swordsman.

What I didn't expect was for Alchemist to be rated Legendary.

If I had known about the job grades before, I would have graded Alchemist as a rare job and Epic if I wanted to exaggerate. But to think it's considered legendary.

My understanding of Alchemy appears to be flawed. That's normal since am new to this. Alchemy should be about much more than just creating items.

In addition to the Epic and Legendary Jobs, I have a total of 9 jobs to choose from.

The problem is deciding which job to choose.