Chapter 126 - 116: Assessment Mission (2-in-1)_2

That was his Class Skill ’Frost Strike’ of the Frost Lord after his career transition, which, when stacked with the Combat Skills Shield Bash, also greatly diminished the Frost Damage.

This also explains why, when he fought that assassin last night, despite hitting the opponent twice consecutively with Shield Bash, he was unable to extend Frost Power through.

Of course, this wasn’t a problem with the Obsidian Defender, but rather a difference in circumstances; when he initially acquired the Obsidian Defender, he hadn’t transitioned, nor could he have known in advance that he would obtain such a Class Skill as Frost Strike.

Moreover, when facing casters or creatures like Ice Spirits, the Obsidian Defender is still effective.

However, similarly, when his Frost Power passes through the Shield, it also gets weakened.

Thus, Raine also realized why Mages don’t wear Plate Armor, as most metals slightly, by about one or two tenths, weaken the gathering of Energy Elements, which means it reduces the power of their magic.

But this point isn’t obvious to him, since after being blessed with the bloodline, he has a level 5 Frost Affinity magic power boost.

Yet, this issue is not unsolvable.

For example, when it comes to armor, Paladins’ armor has some interesting aspects.

Last time, on the armor of an unfamiliar Paladin in the Giant Blade Squad, he saw intricate patterns, presumably to facilitate the flow of Divine Arts.

This was confirmed during his discussion with Elise on the carriage ride back to Mill Town from Oak Village; it indeed had that purpose.

However, without joining the Divine Hall, he naturally can’t obtain such armor.

So, becoming a Black Iron Level Adventurer and gaining access to the second floor is very necessary.

The second floor surely has more than one armor option suitable for him.

....

A few minutes later.

Liya walked in again, somewhat hastily.

"Sorry to keep both of you waiting. The guild has already sent someone to Oak Village, and the verification process may take half a day. Mr. Ramsey isn’t at the branch, otherwise, he would certainly want to meet both of you."

"By the way, are both of you looking to take the assessment for the promotion from White Porcelain Level to Black Iron Level?"

"Yes, we are."

"Then let me register both of you first. Shall we start with Miss Elise, is that alright?"

"Of course," Elise replied with a sweet smile.

"Your class is Priest, is it?"

"Yes."

"A Priest from the Earth Divine Hall? Fantastic, the guild is in great need of healers."

"Oh? Even among Black Iron Level Adventurers?" Raine was slightly curious.

Because he heard that it’s mainly the lower-level adventurers who lack healers and casters, while in Black Iron Level Adventurers, this situation improves quite a bit.

"Certainly, although compared to the situation where nine out of ten teams in the main hall lack them, Black Iron Level Adventurer teams are somewhat better, but roughly half of the teams still lack healers," Liya explained.

"I see," Raine nodded, looking enlightened.

Though the situation has indeed improved, there is still a shortage of healers.

Liya raised her gaze, observing Raine’s impressive Shield and Warhammer, and knowing that Raine had learned Warhammer under Tutor Humbert, she began writing directly.

"Miss Liya, why didn’t you ask Mr. Rein’s class?" This made Elise beside her a bit curious, blinking her large eyes and asking.

After all, Elise was well aware that Raine had just advanced yesterday, and it was a special class, so the pretty receptionist in front of them shouldn’t logically know.

"Miss Elise, you might not know, but when Mr. Rein was learning with Tutor Humbert, I was the one who handled his reception," Liya smiled slightly and explained.

Elise immediately covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Hmm? Not a Warrior?" Seeing Elise cover her mouth and chuckle, Liya was a bit puzzled, looking at Elise and then at Raine.

"Could it be the special class Shield Master?" Liya’s eyes widened slightly.

"Uh... actually... Miss Liya, I am of the special class, Frost Shield Guard," Raine smiled slightly and said.

"Hmm?" Liya’s eyes widened instantly, her mouth slightly agape, looking at Raine with an expression of disbelief.

"Sorry, forgive my loss of composure. So... Mr. Rein, could you briefly introduce the main features of your class, such as whether it relies on melee attacks or magic attacks?"

Liya, somewhat flustered, took out a thin parchment roll again, preparing to register anew.

At the same time, she had gotten some answers as to why the strong Wild Boar People assault squad had been defeated.

"A bit similar to a Paladin, able to stack Frost Energy in close combat attacks,"

Raine thought back to when that Paladin exploded while encircling the ’Counter-attacking Ice Spirit,’ the shining light on the weapon resembled the situation of his Frost Strike.

Of course, Raine’s answer naturally had some reservations.

It was clear from reporting the class name ’Frost Shield Guard.’

"Understood, so mainly melee attacks, right?"

"Not entirely, it’s about half and half," Raine thought for a moment and added.

"Got it, so it’s like a Curse Swordsman, skilled in Sword Skills and able to perform spellcasting."

"Exactly."

"Alright, I’ve registered both of your class information. Would you prefer to select the advancement tasks individually or as a team?" Liya looked at the two.

"If it’s as a team, Miss Elise, with your role as a Priest, can immediately be assigned to a suitable team. Of course, the number of people surely won’t be limited to just Mr. Rein and Miss Elise; the guild will arrange for others, typically forming squads of four to six people," Liya concluded.