"This is your bounty certificate. You can use it to claim the bounty item later."
After writing the bounty requirements on the wooden sign, the staff member divided it into two pieces, handing the smaller part to Lin Bai.
Lin Bai picked it up and examined it, noticing that the pieces were uneven, making forgery extremely difficult. He casually put it into his spatial backpack.
After posting the bounty, Lin Bai and the others looked at the bounty tasks on the wall. Most were for acquiring skills and equipment, with a few scattered bounties for capturing soul beasts, recruiting bodyguards, and seeking secondary professions to customize weapons and equipment.
Tang San was tempted. He possessed the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul; not taking on a blacksmithing secondary profession would be a waste. Unlike Yu Xiaogang, who consumed animal paper to copy scrolls, Tang San could earn money through forging. Although he spent much less time at the blacksmith shop, he still managed to save up a considerable amount of gold coins.
Secondary profession change books aren't uncommon; some enchanter-type secondary profession change books can be bought for at most 10,000 gold coins. The difficulty lies in the fact that secondary professions cannot be leveled up by killing monsters; adventurers must train them themselves, and talent also plays a role.
Tang San was confident in himself, so he went up to the staff, bought a blacksmith change book, and slapped it on, becoming a glorious blacksmith.
Lin Bai's eyes flickered upon seeing this. His idea of not taking a secondary profession was wavering. After thinking it over carefully, he realized that Ying Tian helped him kill monsters, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing helped him cultivate his soul power. He still had a lot of time left each day, so why not change to a secondary profession?
Without hesitation, Lin Bai went up and carefully browsed the merchandise, finding the secondary profession change book page. He read it line by line, and after a few seconds, his gaze fixed on a certain spot, his finger lightly tapping the booklet.
"I'll take this array master change book. Deduct it from the gold coins I just paid."
Lin Bai wasn't interested in potions or forging, or rather, he wasn't that interested. However, he was quite curious about array formations.
The Ruyi Qiankun Spear, with the word "array" omitted, consists of thirteen incredibly sturdy spears. As the core of an array, it can be used to set up most arrays. By extension, he might possess hidden array talent.
Lin Bai recalled the Beast Calamity dungeon, where the array sealing the remains of the Astral Titan covered hundreds of square kilometers. An array master would definitely find it much easier to break an array than brute force, perhaps allowing him to obtain that opportunity sooner.
The staff member maintained a smile: "Dear guest, unless the bounty is cancelled, the gold coins cannot be withdrawn midway. Would you like to cancel?"
Lin Bai's hand paused on the booklet. The bounty could be reissued even if cancelled, but he was too lazy to bother. He turned around: "Does anyone have ten thousand gold coins? I can borrow them."
"I don't have any."
Xiao Wu quickly shook her head. She usually treated herself very well and couldn't save any money.
"I wasn't expecting anything from you anyway." Lin Bai rolled his eyes. If it weren't for the gold coins that could be obtained from the dungeon, that little bit of Soul Master subsidy wouldn't be enough for Xiao Wu to squander.
Xiao Wu glared at Lin Bai, her teeth clenched. If no one else was around, she would have pounced on him and bitten him.
"Here."
Zhu Zhuqing took out a card—a gold card from the Heavenly Dou Merchant Guild. Backed by the Guild's reputation, it could be redeemed in most places within the two empires' territories.
Right, she almost forgot Zhu Zhuqing was quite wealthy; she wasn't currently running away from home.
"Thank you."
Lin Bai accepted the card without ceremony, swiping out 10,000 gold coins to buy the Array Master job change manual.
He handed the gold card back. Zhu Zhuqing's eyes trembled slightly as she took the card and put it back into her spatial backpack. She asked, "Should I also take on a side job?"
"This... doesn't seem necessary. Of course, if you're interested in a particular side job, you can learn it as a hobby, or choose one that helps improve your combat power, such as a magic rune master, enchanter, rune master, alchemist..."
Zhu Zhuqing had always been very diligent, and Lin Bai felt that she could achieve considerable success by working hard in any side job she chose, so he was just giving her a suggestion.
"Could you please help me choose one?"
Zhu Zhuqing took the booklet. She had no idea about these secondary professions and asked Lin Bai for help.
Dai Mubai, standing beside her, was practically grinding his teeth. He clenched his fists, glared at Lin Bai fiercely, then turned his head away. Out of sight, out of mind. After all, Lin Bai wasn't his fiancée; it wasn't his place to interfere.
"Then choose the Rune Master. I feel that shadow power is very suitable for rune inscription. Enchanting leans towards enhancing weapons, and runes are more comprehensive, but more difficult." "
The Rune Master focuses on strengthening the human body. Apart from making the skin look worse, there's nothing wrong with that. You can practice this on paper and then manipulate shadows to form one-time runes in battle."
"I'll listen to you."
Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment and decided to follow Lin Bai's advice, buying a Rune Master job change book.
"What about me? What about me?"
Xiao Wu was anxious. How could she be left behind in this matter!
Lin Bai turned his head, and Xiao Wu was looking at him with sparkling eyes. He muttered speechlessly, "Can you even get involved in something like this?"
"You should get a healing sub-profession. Choose from Pharmacist, Physician, Healer, or Potion Master. See which one interests you the most."
Xiao Wu nodded repeatedly, then thought and thought, still unable to decide which sub-profession to choose.
Gu Yuena couldn't stand it anymore. In her opinion, this was an extremely easy choice. She transmitted her voice to Xiao Wu, "Choose Potion Master."
Xiao Wu was unhappy that someone had made the choice for her, but since it was Gu Yuena, she dared not say anything. She nodded slightly and bought the Potion Master job change book.
Gu Yuena was not to be outdone. She stepped forward and bought the Rune Master job change book, which Lin Bai had mentioned was extremely difficult. Rune Masters need to have a certain understanding of the world to create runes. In this respect, Gu Yuena had a unique advantage and could quickly become proficient after changing jobs.
"You guys are really something else! Why are you all working so hard? Boss Dai, are we the only two without a side job?"
Ma Hongjun covered his head, shielding his eyes, unwilling to meet Dean Flander's gaze.
He didn't need to see it to know that his teacher would definitely make him choose a side job, at least so he wouldn't fall behind the others.
Just as Ma Hongjun guessed, Flander thought the same thing. He patted Ma Hongjun's shoulder, "Hongjun, your teacher doesn't know what your hobbies are. Aren't you going to tell me?"
Ma Hongjun looked annoyed but forced a smile, pointing to the booklet, "Of course! I usually like fishing, so I'll choose fishing as a side job. It's cheap, only a thousand gold coins."
"Is that so~"
Flander drawled kindly, his hand on Ma Hongjun's shoulder gradually tightening, "Why do I feel like you'd rather choose the one above?"
Ma Hongjun turned his head to look, then his face fell. Mining, please spare him! Wouldn't that be even more tiring? It's not as good as other jobs.
"Teacher, I was actually joking. I saw that alchemists can create explosives, which matches my Phoenix Flame perfectly, so I chose that."
Ma Hongjun, with tears in his eyes, chose his "favorite" secondary profession.