Chapter 317
Chapter 318 The Choice That Shapes the Build
“Next is Perfect Body (SSS Rank). Every time you increase one attribute, the other three attributes also rise. Its starting talent is Strength (E Rank p>
“Last is Absolute Adaptation (SSS Rank). Every time you take damage, your defense against that
type
of attack increases. If you’re hit many times, you can even unlock defense skills. Its starting talent is Elemental Resistance (C Rank p>
Only then did Joanna fully focus.
There was no doubt. The strongest pure damage talent was Heart of the Hunt.
Marlon had that one.
But did the strongest attack mean the strongest player?
No. Professionals like him feared one thing more than anything else.
Damage Reflection.
If you had extreme attack power but weak defense, all it took was a monster with a reflect skill. You could kill yourself with your own damage. Because of that, the stronger Marlon became, the less he dared to farm mobs in groups.
That was why his level wasn’t very high.
But his damage output was insane.
Joanna crossed that talent off first.
That left two choices. One got stronger the more you stacked stats.
The other got tougher the more hits you took-the more you were hit, the harder you were to kill.
Which was better?
Extreme offense. Balanced growth. Absolute defense.
Three paths. Pick one.
For Joanna, the answer was obvious.
Perfect Body (SSS Rank) was the best fit for her.
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There was only one risk.
Even though she followed the textbook method perfectly, when a low-tier talent evolved into a Mythic-tier, the final ability could still vary from person to person.
What if it evolved into something that didn’t suit her? Or something that looked powerful but had heavy restrictions-like Fair Trade (SSS Rank p>
That depended on luck and judgment.
In the end, Joanna chose Strength (E Rank) as her second talent.
The problem was credits. She had spent almost everything fighting evil gods.
She couldn’t even pull together 1,000 credits right now.
Luckily, the semester had already started. There were plenty of chances to grind credits.
After talking things through with Helen, Joanna returned to the villa and began assigning tasks.
“Nighthowl handles freshman dungeon credits. Alwyn handles sophomore dungeon credits. Lucien takes freshman public dungeon credits. Troy takes sophomore public dungeon credits p>
“If course rules limit dungeon levels, I’ll coordinate with the professors.
“I need to take second-semester freshman courses, make up first-semester sophomore courses, and take sophomore courses at the same time. If I can’t attend a class, Caspian will go for me and record the lectures p>
“And Caspian, you’ll help me write guides p>
Dungeon guides weren’t like regular runs. They needed clean data, clear logic, and tested
routes.
Among the five of them, only Alwyn had any real talent for that kind of work.
The others weren’t suited for it.
But Caspian changed everything.
He could deal damage, heal, and control. A true all-round support. In dungeons, he could record full runs from a support perspective and turn them into complete guides.
More importantly, Caspian hadn’t lost his memory,
Unlike Nighthowl and Alwyn, who showed high intelligence but couldn’t remember their past lives or identities, Caspian was different.
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Because of time-flow differences on his home planet, his memories hadn’t faded yet. His thinking was still very human.
He was also easygoing and flexible. He could join other teams, work with strategy group students, and co-author guides.
Even as a second author, he would still earn credits.
“Any problems?” Joanna asked.
“No p>
More people meant more power.
Joanna was very
satisfied.
At the same time, news exploded on the campus network.
[Breaking: Freshman top student, Joanna, is skipping grades and jumping to junior year p>
[For real p>
[t’s real. I heard her career plan. It’s terrifying. The gap is insane. We’re all top students, but hearing her talk made me feel crushed. She said p>
[She’s amazing. But if she skips grades, she won’t stay long at school. Is she still planning to be president of the Public Relations Club p>
[Huh? Why wouldn’t she p>
[Because the Student Council is the real king of clubs. Most graduates from there become Starlords right away. Starlords even get bonus level scaling. If she stays as PR Club president, the new Student Council president will be chosen in a month. That’ll probably be the current top student of Year 3 p>
[Haul can serve two full terms. By the time he’s in second semester of year four, Joanna will be in second semester of year three-while taking year three and year four at the same time. They’d graduate together p>
[At that point, she wouldn’t qualify to enter Student Council anymore. The club won’t pick a president who only has half a semester left p>
[So if Joanna has a serious long-term plan, she should transfer into Student Council now and challenge Haul head-on for the presidency p>
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