It was not the first time that Guan Liyuan heard of the "oath-type" profession.
The two times of sealing the "pack beast incident" and "Sima Rang incident" were both guaranteed by "oaths".
The ability of oath-type professions is usually manifested in two aspects, one is the oath to others, and the other is the "self-oath" to oneself!
The former mostly requires the consent of others to make the oath effective, while the oath to oneself is the main source of strength for oath-type professionals.
For example, before the invasion of the abyss, the knights and ascetics who were popular in the human plane all belonged to the "oath-type" profession!
During the basic education stage, the most favorite multiple-choice question on the professional history paper was "What type of professional does the ancient knight belong to?" Guan Liyuan always chose "this system"...
In fact, although it is true that "knights" mostly rely on their bodies to fight, in essence, knights are "oath-type" professionals!
"You should know about oath-type professions, right?" Hao Youqian asked.
"I know, it should be... a profession that uses a 'vow' to make to oneself, relies on abiding by and fulfilling the oath, and also improves strength." Guan Liyuan expressed his understanding.
"Yes, the most typical oath-based profession is the knight in ancient times... But to be precise, it should be the 'holy knight', and ordinary knights are just 'subordinate professionals'." Hao Youqian mentioned.
In ancient times, the classification of professions was far less detailed and reasonable than it is now. For example, professions such as bone elementalists have long been classified as "necromancers" and discriminated against. Moreover, the success rate of opening the spirit at that time was much lower than it is now, and the proportion of appearances from the light environment to the world realm was lower than it is now.
After all, humans who are now hiding in the paradise, facing the threat of the abyss at all times, and are in danger of overturning at any time, have a much higher sense of crisis than humans who dominated the entire plane at that time and occasionally took pleasure in bullying aliens and monsters.
Moreover, there are now rewards from the plane after killing abyssal creatures, which also accelerates the growth of professionals...
But it is undeniable that ancient professionals also have some advantages in some aspects, which are beyond the reach of current professionals.
For example, "subordinate professionals"...
"Subordinate professionals? What are those?" Guan Liyuan asked in confusion.
"Some top beings in ancient times, such as the pope and saints of the church, and the kings of major countries... all have the ability to give non-professionals "subordinate professions" to a certain extent.
The most typical one is the "knight". After a long and tedious oath ceremony, and with the guidance of these truly powerful people, some ordinary people who have been tempered and trained enough can also have "similar" professional power! There are also some evil god cults that will give believers negative oath professions..."
Hao Youqian seemed to be touched by the excitement and talked endlessly.
Subordinate professions are all oath professions, such as "Knights". As long as they abide by the Eight Virtues of Knights and their loyalty to their allies, they can obtain power similar to that of professionals, and can become stronger like real professionals...
But once they violate the "oath", depending on the severity of the violation, their strength will decline at the least, or they will die on the spot at the worst!
In addition, there are real "Paladins", who have awakened oath professions themselves, and their "self-oath" is similar to the Knight's Oath. They are not only stronger than ordinary knights of subordinate professions, but also only need to abide by the Eight Virtues.
At the beginning of the abyss invasion, humans were able to preserve the fire of civilization under the sudden attack of abyss creatures, and the huge number of subordinate professionals at that time played an indispensable role!
Although the way of conferring "subordinate professions" has been lost in the years of human exile, along with the destruction of major powers and churches, the Professional Alliance is not behind its predecessors.
In fact, the so-called "subordinate profession" is to give the effect of "halo" to someone permanently...
Just like the "halo" of Mo Tianfan that Guan Liyuan had felt, Guan Liyuan even felt that he had half a space profession.
Solidifying this blessing is something similar to "subordinate profession"...
Although the current professionals do not inherit the way of giving "subordinate profession", not only is the proportion of strong people in the light environment greater, but the "halo" of the strong people in the light environment today is also much stronger than the light environment at that time!
When the strong people at the peak of the light environment unfold their halo, the friendly forces within the range are equivalent to having an additional "subordinate profession" between the high level and the super level...
Although the real "subordinate profession" sounds magical, when it is just given, it is only the strength of the initial level, and it is more difficult to advance than the professionals with professional runes. Very few can reach the intermediate level, and the high level is almost the limit of the "subordinate profession".
Of course, the Alliance has never given up exploring the way to grant "subordinate professions" through archaeology and scientific research. If the "subordinate professions" of ancient times are combined with the current "halo" tactics, humans will have a large number of additional combat power! Because
all the "subordinate professions" in the records are semi-pledge professions, that is, they can only enhance themselves by completing the oath, but they do not have the ability to impose oaths on others.
Therefore, the mainstream view is that granting others "subordinate professions" should be a certain ability of true oath-type professionals!
If someone can reproduce this ability, a large number of non-professionals can also become front-line combat forces. With the stronger halo and domain effects of current professionals, they can even try to open up the border of the paradise. At that time, let alone how much the Alliance rewards are, they will definitely become a figure that will be recorded in history.
Hao Youqian is obviously a pledge-type professional who has this fantasy and has been studying this knowledge. When he mentions this, his face is full of "interest".
"Ahem, Speaker Hao, you haven't told me what Liyuan's new profession is. It can't be a 'subordinate profession'?" Jiang Yuanjing couldn't help interrupting.
Hao Youqian finally reacted and said seriously: "Of course they are not subordinate professions. Those who can awaken by themselves are real professions... And I have seen this kind of oath profession without skills when I was looking for ancient books. Among the oath takers, there is a rare 'native oath taker' who did not have any oath when awakening..."
"Oath profession without oath? What's the use of that?" Guan Liyuan asked doubtfully.
"Ordinary oath takers, like other professionals, have three series of skills. Usually one series is their own oath, one series can be made with other people, and the last series is either combat ability or auxiliary means. It varies according to the situation of the professional itself..." Guan Liyuan nodded
, indicating that he understood. It was probably one series to enhance one's own attributes, one series is combat skills, and one series is to restrict others! The
last one is the "feature" of oath professions, while the first one is the basis for oath professions to be able to fight...
Oath-type professions are rule-based, and the bonus to their own physical and mental attributes is not great. Self-oath is equivalent to a passive skill that increases the attributes of oath-type professions!
Use the completion and observance of oaths to gain strength...
"But the 'original oath-takers' are different. After their profession awakens, they will not automatically generate any oaths, but have to add oaths by themselves... After you add three oaths, you can reach the initial level. When you add the fourth, you can reach the intermediate level and awaken two additional skills. When you add the fifth, you can reach the high level, and when you add the sixth, you can reach the super level." Hao Youqian said.
"Add an oath by yourself? How should I do it?" Guan Liyuan's eyes lit up.
Originally, Guan Liyuan didn't feel much about adding a new profession, but the establishment of an "oath" is definitely a quick way to improve strength!
At this time, Hao Youqian looked a little embarrassed, and Guan Liyuan couldn't help but secretly thought that it was not good...
"This... I'm not very clear either. 'Original oath-takers' are very rare. The only detailed records that can be found are three cases after the establishment of Paradise. The first one awakened the oath of 'taking a cold shower every day' when taking a cold shower every day;
the second one made a solemn vow after burning incense and bathing, and was able to make a vow; but the third one used the 'wishing method' of the previous predecessor, but failed. In the end, inexplicably, he made a vow for unknown reasons more than ten years later... Except for the second predecessor, the one who lived more than 700 years ago, the other two failed to reach the intermediate level." Hao Youqian said.
"..." Guan Liyuan couldn't help but be speechless.
It seems that this "original oath-taker", although with a high degree of freedom, is not necessarily a good thing!
"Self-pledge" is very important for oath-type professions, and the effect depends on the degree of the oath.
It is easy to imagine that the unlucky guy who made a self-vow of "taking a cold shower every day" must have a shockingly low hard attribute, and of course he cannot advance to the intermediate level!
There is also a third person who wasted more than ten years of time, and the "inexplicable" oath may not be suitable for him, so it is normal for him to be stuck at the initial level.
"The senior who made a great wish must be very strong, right?" Guan Liyuan asked cautiously.
Hao Youqian's face became even weirder at this time, and he nodded and said, "Indeed, he is very strong. In the ten years after the spiritual awakening, he reached the peak of the third realm of the super level..." "
Ten years? I thought the occupational advantage of the 'Halo Saint' was strong enough, but I didn't expect there would be a stronger one!" Jiang Yuanjing exclaimed on the side.
"But after the ten-year deadline, the senior suffered the backlash of the oath, rushed out of the paradise before his death, and died together with the king of the abyss..." Hao Youqian said.
"Backlash? Wait... What great wish did the senior make?" Guan Liyuan suddenly realized something.
"Since the beginning of the first stage, that senior made a great wish to 'double the size of the paradise within ten years'. When he reached the super stage seven years later, he even made a great wish to 'sweep away the abyss within three years'..."
"Sweep away the abyss?" Guan Liyuan couldn't help but grin, thinking: This senior's ability to commit suicide is really first-class.
"Actually, it's understandable, because it took him seven years to reach the super stage. It's impossible to expand the paradise within three years if he made a normal wish, so he might as well fight once." Hao Youqian speculated.
Yes, this is another entangled point! If
the oath is too small, it will not help much in strength. If the oath is too big, it will limit oneself more and be more likely to be backfired...
"Liyuan! Now you can sign a contract with the extraordinary existence. In the future, success and fame are not a problem. Maybe the future of the alliance will depend on you... This oath... Anyway, you don't care about a profession, otherwise just treat it as non-existent!" Cang Xingzhi said immediately.
Jiang Yuanjing obviously meant the same thing, and didn't want Guan Liyuan to add some oaths that would force him to grow.
"Don't worry, you two! I won't be impulsive, and didn't Chairman Hao also say that even if we want to make a vow, it's not that easy." Guan Liyuan said.
Jiang Yuanjing gave Guan Liyuan some instructions, and at most said to him: "In addition, after the assessment this month, you have to go to the headquarters of the Professional Alliance. Many people want to see you. At that time, we will announce to the public that you will complete the other challenges in the 'Ten Challenges' and you can directly get the reward when you come back."
When Guan Liyuan left Jiang Yuanjing's study, he was obviously still thinking about the "original vow-taker" and was a little nervous...
After all, judging from precedents, some "habits" may also form vows!
In other words, some inexplicable vows may appear at any time... Although Guan Liyuan had promised Jiang Yuanjing before, he actually didn't want to waste this opportunity.
[Penguin, please help me contact Xiaojie. I remember that in the world where he is, the "restriction" technique of telepathy seems to be somewhat similar to the "vow" of professionals...]