Chapter 96 : Maid Outfit Mastery
Maid Outfit Mastery
Hearing the voice of the system lady, Chen Zixuan jolted slightly.
The first passive skill to reach max level had arrived!
He skillfully opened his personal interface, and after putting on a maid outfit, he finally saw the detailed information for this passive skill.
[Maid Outfit Mastery] (Lv.max)
Class restriction: Vampire Prince
Mana cost: None
Cooldown: None
Effect: When you equip maid-themed armor or weapons, increases their base attribute bonuses by 5 times. The maid-themed set consists of 6 different pieces of equipment. Each maid-themed piece you wear increases your attack by 20%, magic by 20%, attack speed by 20%, physical critical rate by 20%, magic critical rate by 20%, and agility by 20%.
......
Five times?
Staring at that bonus number, Chen Zixuan was momentarily stunned.
Although this was a max-level passive skill, the effect still seemed a little too outrageous.
It directly raised the equipment's base bonuses to five times—they would be as strong in one set as others were in five.
A single set stronger than five sets?
The joy in his heart lasted only a moment before Chen Zixuan gradually calmed down.
Judging from the appearance and materials, the maid-themed set seemed similar to cloth armor—made with soft fabrics, it certainly couldn't be as tough as steel-forged heavy armor.
Even if the base attributes were multiplied by five, it probably wouldn't be too excessive.
However, the base bonuses of weapons being multiplied by five—that was impressive.
Just for that, it was enough to make Chen Zixuan cast aside his bias against maid outfits.
Even if it was a little skirt, at its core, wasn't it just workwear for the laboring class?
As long as it made him stronger, he'd wear it!
Looking further, Chen Zixuan felt even more that unlocking this passive skill was absolutely worth it.
Unlike other sets which had five pieces, the maid outfit was made up of six distinct items.
He had already noticed this when he got the blueprint from a chest.
Headpiece, apron, stockings, shoes, weapon... compared to other sets, there was an extra pair of sleeves.
One more piece of equipment meant another basic attribute bonus—surely a good thing.
Moreover, combined with the effect of [Maid Outfit Mastery], once a full set of maid outfits was equipped, the offensive attributes could be further increased by 120%.
Five times the defense? Ten times the offense?
Truly worthy of a Lv.max passive skill; under the right conditions, it would be almost like turning on a cheat.
Closing the personal interface, Chen Zixuan let out a sigh, took off the white dress he was currently wearing, and switched back to the [Blood Moon Slayer's Chestplate].
Even though the passive skill's bonus was high, this blue piece of equipment's attributes were just too weak—only level 1. The level 5 Blood Moon Slayer's Set was still better.
It seemed the level 15 set blueprint would have to be crafted as soon as possible...
Though he was only level 8 now and it was a little early to be thinking about level 15 equipment, since he couldn't find level 10 gear and had no better options, this was the only way.
To craft epic equipment, the [Forging] skill needed to be at least "Master" level, but Chen Zixuan's current grade was only "Apprentice."
The materials required for crafting gear were also far from sufficient. The thought of all this gave him another headache.
Waves of deep fatigue and intense hunger, loosened nerves, all flooded him at once.
He'd lost his mind this morning, skipped breakfast, and logged in to the game in a rush.
"Just right—I'm at the inn. I'll log out for lunch and get a nap, then come back to grind for materials."
Thinking this, the silver-haired girl lay down on the bed and logged out of the game.
......
His consciousness returned to reality, lying on his bed. Chen Zixuan took off his helmet and got up to wash.
Standing before the bathroom mirror, he looked at his pale skin and deep dark circles around his eyes, and the youth sighed helplessly.
So, ever since I logged into the game for the first time, the changes had already begun quietly.
At this rate, it probably wouldn't be long before my real-life self looked just like my in-game self...
Thinking back to the changes that occurred in his body after logging out of the game for the first time, Chen Zixuan suddenly froze.
He realized he had forgotten a very important detail!
According to Aesther, he was noticed and cursed by the angels during yesterday's monster siege.
But hadn't the changes in his real-world body started the day before that?
Which meant, there was only one possibility left...
Recalling the mocking smile on that woman's lips last night, Chen Zixuan's face suddenly darkened. He punched the wall beside him, producing a loud "bang".
That black-haired woman claiming to be Aesther... she was lying!
The reason for his gender change might partly be related to Uriel the archangel, but there was definitely more to it!
Though he wanted to go back into the game immediately to confront Aesther, considering it was still daytime and he wouldn't be able to find her, Chen Zixuan forced himself to calm down.
Fatigue and anger would only make things worse.
He'd already suffered a loss from this kind of impulsiveness this morning.
Eat first, then get some sleep...
After washing up carefully, Chen Zixuan glanced at his right hand—just a minor scrape, nothing worth worrying about.
So, he went into the kitchen, put some water in a small pan, turned on the gas stove, and made himself a packet of instant noodles.
A few minutes later, sitting at the dining table, Chen Zixuan ate the tasteless instant noodles while opening the forums to search for information about the Sawtooth Demon King Crocodile.
His phone increasingly overheated and the interface froze on a white screen.
It took several minutes for the forum page to finally load.
News about the [Sawtooth Demon King Crocodile] had only been out for about two hours, so there weren't any valuable tips yet.
Most were just wild player speculation. After scrolling for a bit, Chen Zixuan found it all rather dull.
However, just as he was about to close the forum and eat in peace, a post with fast-rising replies suddenly caught his eye.
[Deep in the Mired Swamp, rare footage of player [Cecilia] solo-killing an elite monster]
An elite monster... Witch of the Swamp?
Chen Zixuan thought for a bit, recalling what had happened yesterday.
When did someone record that? Was it those three goofballs?
Curious, Chen Zixuan opened the post, which contained a several-gigabyte video. The uploader must have put quite some effort into this.
Switching his data connection to Gu Yanxi's Wi-Fi next door, Chen Zixuan opened the video.
At the beginning, foggy darkness covered the forested swamp, miasma swirling, dead branches swaying in the wind. It looked just like a horror movie with an unlimited budget—extraordinarily frightening.
It was clear the person recording was terrified, in-game camera shaking nonstop.
Just then, off-screen, a surprised male voice sounded:
"Wait! There seems to be a player there!"
...............