Chapter 337 - 199: Optimal Solution
Although the Frost Giant captain doesn’t differ much from the regular Frost Giants, both the bloodline talent and spell-like abilities have seen significant enhancement.
Firstly, the physique of the Frost Giants has been upgraded from Level 3 to Level 4.
Frost Giant Physique Level 4, effect: Power +12, Constitution +10, Agility +3, gains high-level frost magic resistance, medium poison resistance, medium piercing defense, and medium blunt defense.
(Note: under current physical condition)
While the resistance hasn’t changed much, the power has increased by 2 points, constitution by 2 points, and agility by 1 point, which is an immediate enhancement in combat strength.
Next is the improvement of Frost Tremor by one level.
Frost Tremor Level 2, effect: stomps the ground, causing shock and frost damage to all enemies within a 15-meter radius around you, potentially stunning and freezing them upon hit.
The range has increased, and so has the power.
The upgrade in ’Brutality’ was especially delightful for Raine.
Brutality Level 2, effect: In a battle, when you kill an enemy target that poses a threat, you gain an increase of 1% to both power and agility, lasting 45 seconds.
This effect can stack, and stacking refreshes the duration, with a maximum of 15 stacks.
(Note: During the duration of Brutality, mental control spells are immune.)
’With Brutality upgraded to Level 2, not only has the duration increased from 30 seconds to 45 seconds, but the stack count has also increased from 10 to 15!’
’Amazing!’
’This means that if fully stacked, it can increase by 15%.’
’However, what exactly defines the threat level?’
This also made Raine curious about the meaning of this so-called ’threatening’.
’From the Ogre’s perspective, it seems Challenge Level 3 can suffice, so what about Challenge Level 2?’
’It should be possible too.’
’After all, I’m just an ordinary Classes Level 4 class.’ Raine murmured in his heart.
He already thought of a way to quickly stack the ’Brutality’ buff, but before applying it in actual combat, he needed to test it himself.
He planned to try it once the blizzard passed.
Having thought of this, Raine seemed to remember something and focused on the four bloodline slots.
’It seems that there is quite an overlap between the Frost Giant Captain bloodline and the Wild Boarman Lord bloodline.’ Raine suddenly thought of this issue.
For instance, ’Chieftain Physique’ and ’Frost Giant Physique’, because for attribute enhancement, as per Golden Finger Rule Two ’the strong overrides the weak’, though both significantly enhanced power, in terms of repetition, only the higher one is considered.
Raine’s original goal was to collect the four major BOSS bloodlines - ’Master of the White Dragon Nest, Frost Giant Chief, Gray Dwarves Master of the Dark Furnace, and Wild Boar Chief of the Valley of Dead Water’.
But now it seems that even if achievable, it might not be the optimal solution.
According to Raine’s current understanding, perhaps pursuing ’the strongest power enhancement’ + ’the strongest agility enhancement’ + ’the strongest constitution enhancement’ + ’the strongest spell enhancement’ such four major monster bloodlines could be better than the combination of the four major BOSS bloodlines.
However, often monsters with strong power also have strong constitution, so for a moment, Raine was unsure.
At least, he was certain of one thing: if he truly acquired the Frost Giant Chief bloodline, then the Wild Boarman Lord bloodline could likely be replaced.
"Raine, what are you thinking?" At this point, Meredith looked at the dazed Raine and couldn’t help asking.
"I’m thinking, the power of the Frost Giants is strong, but is there any monster stronger than them?" Raine said with a smile.
"There are quite a few, even among the giants alone, there are several branches stronger than the Frost Giants." Meredith, hearing Raine’s somewhat silly question, smiled slightly on her cold face and replied.
She assumed Raine wished to demonstrate his power by confronting even stronger giants.
"Oh? Which ones?" Raine’s eyes lit up and he asked with some eagerness.
He had only read two monster bestiaries, one focusing on basic monsters around Mill Town, and the other was a bit more advanced, titled "Monster Bestiary of the Lankote Snowfield".
But compared to the entire Valzeg Continent, even the vast Lankote Snowfield is just a small area, not to mention Mill Town.
"In the giant category, there’s the Storm Giant, Cloud Giant, Fire Giant, Frost Giant.... then there are more minor branches like the Moss Giant of the Underdark, Sea Giants of the Summer Sea... besides, there are mutated giants like the Ice Giant..."
"Meredith, you know so much." Raine sincerely praised after hearing the introduction.
"If you were the same age as me, you’d probably know even more than I do." Meredith chuckled and said.
"Uh... though I know it’s a bit presumptuous to ask a lady’s age, Meredith, you shouldn’t be much older than me, right?" Raine, hearing Meredith’s words, couldn’t help but ask curiously.
At this, Meredith couldn’t help but laugh uncontrollably, her silver-bell-like laughter persisting for quite some time.
Then, she held up two fingers and smiled, motioning to Raine.
Connecting the dots, Raine naturally didn’t think Meredith was just two years older than him and raised his eyebrows in surprise, "You’re twenty years older? Thirty-eight?"
"Hehe~" Upon hearing this, Meredith was initially stunned and then laughed so hard she was nearly doubled over.