Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!-Chapter 660 - 219 Unsightly Incubus Bloodline Inheritance, Possibility of Switching to Mechanical Mage (10) _5

"No, for your current situation, there's a better option."

Kael's eyes lit up slightly.

The Bartlett Monarch glanced at Kael with a meaningful look and said, "If it's you, you should have heard of Mechanical Mage!"

Kael was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I already have three professions."

This was the second time he emphasized this issue.

In the Gate of the Underworld, there existed a mechanism called "job change penalties". From the player's perspective, it's like "having too many jobs would proportionally decrease the experience points gained from killing monsters."

And this job change penalty had a specific theoretical basis in reality as well.

For example, consider each profession as a point. When two profession cores are connected, it forms a stable line.

If three profession cores are combined, it forms a stable triangle.

However, there's a fatal trap in this. Once you take on a fourth profession, it becomes a quadrilateral.

As we all know, quadrilaterals aren't stable. To maintain the stability of one's profession cores, one must add two diagonals to stabilize the structure.

In reality, the profession core isn't as simple as points, lines, and planes.

But it's quite an apt analogy.

The so-called "job change penalties" are those diagonals used to stabilize the quadrilateral structure.

To ensure the stability of profession cores, one has to consume extra "experience points" to form diagonals, making the entire structure more stable.

The final result, as everyone sees, is that due to the additional stable profession core consumption, many find their advancement speed decreases once they take on a fourth profession.

Over time, a saying spread across the continent: "No more than three professions, or there will be a bottleneck."

This was why Kael had no intention of taking on the Mechanical Mage profession.

The convenience provided by the Mechanical Mage likely wouldn't outweigh the benefits brought by maintaining his current status quo.

But the Bartlett Monarch showed a queer smile and said:

"Kael, what do you think a Mechanical Mage is? Bloodline Mage is a mage, and Mechanical Mage is also a mage.

Haven't you thought of converting your mage profession into a Mechanical Mage profession? This way, you would still have three professions, and job change penalties wouldn't exist."

Kael was stunned, instantly shaken to his core: "Transfer core?!"

The Bartlett Monarch was taken aback, then slapped his shoulder with a laugh and a curse:

"Really, Luxius doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut, spilling everything out."

Kael didn't deny it, resignedly letting his teacher take the blame.

After all, he couldn't explain how he knew about the "transfer core."

It wasn't until version 2.4 that the transfer core was widely popularized.

Its greatest function was to transform a general profession core into the profession core of a specific sub-field.

For example, if Kael's profession was a Mage, with the "transfer core," he could convert the "Mage" profession into a "War Mage" profession.

General professions weren't bad, stable, and powerful, with abundant resource output.

But inevitably, one would encounter a problem of being a jack of all trades. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Hence, various sub-professions emerged, designed to further refine the original foundation professions.

Just like in physics, there are different fields. The specialized ability of the refined profession core underwent a qualitative leap, showcasing a more powerful combat system in specialized fields.

However, due to the existence of the "three-job penalty rule," if professionals wanted to use sub-professions, they had to reserve an additional job slot for the sub-professions, narrowing their options significantly.

It wasn't until the appearance of the infinitely useful "transfer core" that one could directly convert a foundation profession into an advanced profession, essentially freeing up a job slot.

Kael wanted such a good thing as well.

But there was a considerable way to go until version 2.4, and Kael hadn't expected the "transfer core" to exist in version 1.0.

He looked at the Magic Monarch, who had been quiet since returning to the Bell Federation, and finally admired, "Indeed, every Magic Monarch is a pioneer on the path of spells. If it truly is as you say, replacing my mage profession core, then you've really helped a lot."

Any remaining hesitation was erased by the Bartlett Monarch, and a pleased smile unknowingly appeared on Kael's face.

However, Flandre frowned and looked at the Bartlett Monarch, saying:

"It's indeed a commendable suggestion. But, Bartlett Monarch, what's the price?"

Bartlett adjusted his glasses frame and said, "Now, the prototype of the 'transfer core' has already been made. Using it on others isn't quite suitable, so it's better to use it on our own people.