These specialties were all at the Small Fry level, but Sam believed they were extremely useful.
Especially “Adventurers Intuition.” This specialty allowed players to more easily perceive the presence of commission targets, traps, hidden doors, conspiracies, malice, and valuable items.
Basic Combat qualified the player to use any weapon, while granting Strength +3 and Agility +2.
Wilderness Survival made it easier for players to find food and water in the wild and to start fires.
Basic Negotiation improved the player’s negotiation skills, making it easier to use “persuasion” to achieve their goals; this specialty relied on the Charisma stat.
First Aid allowed for simple emergency treatment, stopping bleeding and slightly reducing negative states like Weakness, Burn, and Poison.
After acquiring these specialties and skills, Sam felt a wealth of knowledge regarding Wilderness Survival, emergency rescue, ruin exploration, negotiation tactics, and weapon usage flood into her mind, instantly making her a veteran with over a decade of experience in the field.
“This is great!” Firefly thought.
Gaining knowledge without long-term study was a truly fantastic feeling.
If Earth Online had this feature, it would probably be flooded with positive reviews in no time.
Having obtained what she wanted, Sam didn’t linger and turned to leave the Adventurers Guild.
Finding a secluded corner, Firefly deactivated her transformation, returning to her appearance as a frail young girl.
“Phew, wearing that armor for a long time really does feel a bit stuffy,” Firefly thought.
But there was no choice; Firefly didn’t want to be an Adventurer using her original identity.
In her past life, after Gray Raven’s reputation was ruined, Firefly found she couldn’t conduct legitimate business anymore.
In a game, that wouldn’t matter, but now that ‘apocalypse’ was reality to her, she wanted to avoid ruining her reputation if possible.
Thus, Firefly planned to use an alias; Sam would do the dirty work, while her true self would do the good deeds.
Furthermore, she discovered that by using an alias, the reputation system would be split into two sets—one for the alias and one for the original body.
This was quite convenient for Firefly.
Taking a breath of fresh air, Firefly entered the Thieves Guild.
Unlike the Adventurers Guild, the Thieves Guild existed as a subordinate guild.
Generally, guilds named after classes—like the Warriors Guild, Esper Association, Mages Guild, and Martial Artists Guild—were all subordinate to the Adventurers Guild.
The purpose of these guilds was naturally to train specific class practitioners.
For instance, if you wanted to change class to a Thief, you would register at the Thieves Guild.
After paying, the Thieves Guild would assign a professional Thief to teach you the basic class.
Occasionally, they would also issue class-specific missions, though these were not mandatory.
Firefly remembered that the Thieves Guild in the Imperial Capital—Platinum City—had once issued a class-specific mission called “Assassinate the Wood Elf Queen.” Completing it granted the Royal-tier subclass: Kingslayer.
But no player had ever succeeded in that mission.
“Hello, I’m here to change class to a Thief,” Firefly said at the Thieves Guild front desk in a gentle and lovely voice.
The receptionist at the Thieves Guild was a real human.
Even as a fellow woman, upon seeing Firefly, she immediately sat up straight, cleared her throat, and put on a brilliant smile:
“Certainly.
Just pay 10 copper coins, and we will prepare a suitable mentor for you.”
Firefly paid the money.
The receptionist lady checked the records on a stone tablet and said:
“The mentor in Room 302 is free today.
Just take this token and go inside.”
“Oh.” Firefly gave a habitual response and was about to leave with the token when she suddenly remembered something and gave the receptionist a sweet smile:
“Thank you for your help, lovely lady.
I hope you have a pleasant day.”
“Ah, it’s—it’s nothing, it’s my duty, um…” The receptionist lady’s face turned red, and her speech became stumbled.
Firefly waited with a smile until she finished, then nodded gently before entering the depths of the Thieves Guild.
Since she was using an alias, she had to start with these details, shaping Firefly and Sam into two completely different individuals!