The Runic Alchemist

All the options from his last trial were still available, along with some intriguing new ones. The title of

'Primordial Metal Shaper'

was hard at work, offering three unique job paths Damian had never heard of before.

But how was he qualified for the lightning specialty? Just because he understood the principle behind Sam's sword? He hadn't given it much thought since that day and hadn't even managed to replicate it. But maybe he should try—who knew when Sam's abilities might be needed, especially if something ever happened to the sword..

"Talking to rocks and commanding golems, huh?" he mused. Were they sentient? Or was it simply a way of indicating he'd understand them better? The idea of drawing runes on the ground seemed cool, but he knew it wasn't practical. Even if he managed to find a skill to reduce mana waste, it likely wouldn't significantly impact his current ability to do the same.

"Let's go through all the options before making a decision..."

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SPELLSWORD CLASS JOBS | DAMIAN SUNBLADE LV.50

Flareblade

(Mini Damian using flaming sword and spear) Stay updated through mvl

Runeblade

Apprentice

(Mini Damian using runic sword and spear)

Stonebound Novice

(Mini Damian using spells to strengthen his sword and spear)

Tideblade Initiate

(Mini Damian commanding water with sword and spear)

Riftblade Trainee

(Mini Damian using sword and spear to open space-time rift gates in the air)

Spearmage of the Celestial Forge

(Mini Damian using unknown energy with his sword and spear)

Runeblade Alchemist

(Mini Damian using spells and potions alongside sword and spear to blast everything)

Arcane Spearmaster

(Mini Damian using spear with an unparalleled spearmanship technique)

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This was even more wild...

Had he always had options like charging with a fire blade, water blade, and even a rift blade that could open teleportation gates into battle? The idea was super cool to be honest… There was even a job option for incorporating alchemy with weapons! Damian felt good about having these many options but, looking at these, he thought he'd still have chosen 'Runic Chemist Lord' over everything. Now, the main job options he wanted to check out..

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RUNE SHAPER CLASS JOBS | DAMIAN SUNBLADE LV.50

Beginner Runesmith

(Mini Damian using hammer, inscribing glowing runes)

Enchanter

(Mini Damian using chanting from the books to enchant tools)

Researcher

(Mini Damian studying and writing hard buried in books)

Expert Scholar

(Mini Damian with big glasses reading heavy books)

Expert Scribe

(Mini Damian using runes on papers and giving it to others)

Rune Engineer

(Mini Damian using runes on tools or breaking them to examine runes)

Golemancer

(Mini Damian creating golems and dancing with them)

Elder Runebreaker

(Mini Damian crushing colorful stones to gather mana and use it to write runes)

Runesage of Stone

(Mini Damian using runes on various stones)

Arcanist of the Golem Heart

(Mini Damian using runes on golems who mimic his actions)

Runic Metallurgist

(Mini Damian playing with metallic cube, shaping it in various forms)

Pyro-Metallurgist

(Mini Damian using metallic cubes with flasks, spreading fire everywhere with psychotic smile)

Arcane Botanist

(Mini Damian all kinds of plants and ingredients to mix into a cauldron that had bright purple liquid)

Runic Herbalist

(Mini Damian picking up plants and ingredients, then storing them into bottles with a smile)

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Good—

'Runesmith'

was still an option. Expert Scribe was also available, and

'Rune Engineer'

seemed unique, likely due to his scientific knowledge. The hell was up with '

Golemancer'

..? Why was he dancing with them? This system was so strange. Still, there were many options related to golems, stones, and earth in general… This title truly was something else.

It made him wonder though, it was Vidalia's mana that made the steel golem.. did she also gain something from it? Or did the system not recognize her contribution? That would be unfair, and as far as he had seen, the system always rewarded pure effort. Even though the blessing thing was too shady to him..

Now, it was decision time. After seeing all options Damian's initial plan of a Rune Shaper job with runesmithing still made sense for his situation. There were many pretty cool options no doubt, but everything mostly focused on individual strength. It was important but not what he desired.. The option to understand the mechanics of mana and runes and use that knowledge to make it a big scale spell was what Damian always strived for. Even more, he wanted something he could make available for others to use like scribe.. Sure, it was risky to share his runes with others, but he dreamed of making a living selling his various innovations. He'd have to figure out a way to prevent anyone from reverse-engineering them, but that was a risk he was willing to take.

A powerful skill was incredible, but a skill that enhanced his understanding and allowed him to make modifications using that knowledge was even better.

'Runesmith'

was a trusted, versatile job with great potential. The

'Rune Engineer'

path was unique to his knowledge, paving a way forward he could understand in his own terms—no precedent, but equally promising rivaling the

'Runesmith

' one and could be even better. However the thing that grabbed his attention the most and made him curious as well as seemed perfect for his current situation was the new job -

'Elder Runebreaker'

It didn't give much explanation as to what it would exactly do, will the mana in mana stones (Damian assumed they were mana stones) become his own mana..? Or will he just gain a skill that would let him use the mana stones in some limited way..? Whatever it was, Damian felt pretty confident in his choice. He didn't want to change classes and he still had one more chance for getting his other interest related job, he was really curious to find out what

'Runic Metallurgist', 'Arcane Botanist'

and

'Beginner Herbalist'

held in store for him, those could combine with his Arcane synthesis and give a really cool job options if he leveled that one up to limit.

For now, Damian selected

'Elder Runebreaker'.

The computer shut down, and a door beside the one from his previous trial—which was now locked—swung open. Just like before, only a bright, white light was visible beyond it. Taking a deep breath, Damian stood up and stepped through the illuminated doorway to face Trial No. 1.2.