Chapter 72: I Did This For Everyone!
From a certain perspective, Loria didn't have a high level of education, after all, she had only been in the knight training school in this world for six years.
As a school that trained aspiring knights, the knight training school's cultural courses were truly lacking.
Apart from the most basic reading lesson and knight culture class, there was only a history class that told the tale of knights and the empire's development.
But outside of class, Miss Knight read many strange books, especially those kind of books that "motivated" her to study hard by depicting the tragic outcomes of female knights.
Therefore, she immediately realized that the "Shame-Powered Female Warrior" mentioned in the career advice was not a respectable person.
Shame, in this world, is usually used to refer to embarrassment, rather than shame.
The so-called endurance can be roughly understood as the ability to endure.
So, can "Shameful Power" be understood as the power of shame?
"If a profession that sells with the power of shame is a serious profession, I would just use a massager upside down to wash my own hair!"
Loria was almost speechless.
What kind of career advice is this? It's truly malicious, you know. And to make matters worse, they even added a sentence at the end, persuading her not to waste her talent.
"Loria couldn't help but burst into laughter. I am a proper lady knight, trained in a prestigious knight academy. You want me to become what? A Shame-Powered Female Warrior? Can I even do that? No way! I don't have the talent, you know!"
Miss Lady Knight became very angry, so angry that her cheeks puffed up.
She felt like she was being painted in a bad light again.
Like a righteous individual such as her, the ultimate destiny should be to become an Imperial Holy Knight, wielding twin golden blades of divine radiance, adorned with the blessings of the goddess. Any kind of malevolent creatures, including succubi and dream demons, would be vanquished with ease. Even if they came in groups, she would defeat them all!
"Oh, even if I were dying of thirst, outside of here, I would never choose to become a Shame-Powered Female Warrior by jumping down!"
Loria crossed her legs and sat down again.
Let's take a look at the two professions behind us.
[3.Great Shield Knight]
[4. Mighty Sword Knight]
Without a doubt, the Great Shield Knight is the advanced profession of her current occupation, the Shield Knight.
From a small shield to a large shield, it may seem like a minor change, but it is actually a significant leap in quality.
In this world, there are many people who can lift a small shield, but the number of people who can raise a large shield and skillfully use it in battle has greatly diminished.
To become a Great Shield Knight, one must not only possess a strong physique, but also have enduring patience to withstand friction.
"If we continue walking in this direction, we will completely become a moving fortress."
Loria believed that if she persevered on this path, every time she entered battle, holding up her large shield and pushing forward, given her extraordinary endurance, her actions would provide her teammates with a great sense of safety!
However...
"I always feel like I become silly and foolish like this."
Originally, because of her height, she already appeared a little foolish. But after becoming a short knight wearing heavy armor and wielding a large shield, she looked even more foolish, didn't she?
"I can't possibly go out to battle and specially wear elevator shoes, high heels definitely won't work, the weight would be too much for my heels and feet to bear, and..."
If she were to wear heavy armor and carry a large shield to battle on a scorching hot day, she would surely be completely enveloped in sweat, as if being trapped in a steam room.
That feeling...
Annoyingly, an inexplicable sense of pleasure... started to feel uncomfortable.
Loria began to murmur with uncertainty.
Although being foolish has its benefits, such as being able to better deceive those female adventurers and get close to them, she was not the kind of person who would do such things!
Loria shifted her attention towards the mighty Sword Knight.
The Great Shield Knight, on the other hand, was a heavily armored unit. However, compared to the Sword Knight, it was considerably lighter.
But there was one problem: the Sword Knight had unexpectedly high requirements for agility.
Because this was a class focused on dealing damage, if the agility was low, the Sword Knight wouldn't be able to land a hit on anyone at all.
Loria glanced at her base agility of 17 points, and although she could push herself, it might be a bit challenging in the early stages. She knew she might face some difficulties.
A female knight who couldn't land a hit joined forces with a stationary mage focused on magic attacks. It seemed unlikely that they would find an adventurer team willing to accept them for an adventure.
Oh no.
Loria was bewildered.
"After looking at all of the options, none of the four professions seemed to be right for me. What kind of job advice is this? I had been looking forward to my promotion for so long, and this is what I got? Take me away, hurry up and take me away!"
She simply lay down.
Which one should she choose, oh which one should she choose?
"Great Shield Knight?"
Reluctant, now the handsome Loria has vanished, leaving behind the kind and honest Loria.
As Loria lay there, a noun suddenly emerged in her mind-
Shame-Powered Female Warrior!
"No, no," she whispered.
However... it was not allowed, but... truly not allowed.
Loria turned over.
After lying down for a few minutes, new thoughts popped into her mind. Actually, taking a quick look wouldn't hurt, right? Would merely glancing cause her clothes to burst and shatter?
That doesn't make sense, does it?
"Then I'll take a look." Loria held up her ID card to her eyes. "I haven't read the detailed description of this profession before. Maybe it's different from what I imagined."
Poke.
The description of the Shame-Powered Female Warrior instantly appeared.
[Occupation]: Shame-Powered Female Warrior (D).
[In a faraway land near the border, there was a small and unnamed village that was constantly attacked by succubi. A brilliant female warrior created a one-of-a-kind training method called Shame-Powered Training. After a whole year of intense practice, the newly empowered Shame-Powered Female Warrior triumphed over all the succubi, bringing peace back to the village.]
[1. Talent Replacement]
[2. Talent Upgrading]
[3. New Skill Added]
[4. Attribute Adjustment]
"Did it have an attribute modification, when it changed into a shield knight?"
Loria tapped her finger and discovered that after becoming a Shame-Powered Female Warrior, she could unexpectedly gain 3 points of agility, 3 points of stamina, and 2 points of spirit for free.
"Neighhh"
She couldn't help but gasp, as this was almost equivalent to the rewards of two to three regular quests. What's more, it was a targeted increase in stamina and spirit attributes.
I want to!
Lady Knight held back her emotions.
Her greatest strength is her ability to resist when she desires, and this is what sets her apart from ordinary succubi.
"After all, I am a human, not a succubus."
Loria proceeded to examine the other transformations one by one.
After her job change, her Hyper Sensitivity will undergo an "upgrade" and become Hyper Sensitivity II. Although she remains highly sensitive and easily becomes excited, compared to her previous condition, she will find it less difficult to enter a state of fatigue.
"This is super duper strong!"
Loria's eyes lit up with excitement.
Indeed, entering an excited state would greatly enhance her combat power, but it was not without a cost.
Because she couldn't maintain this state for too long, even with the support of Delayed Excitement, it was not possible.
Once she surpassed a certain limit, even though all her attributes greatly increased, she found herself unable to move, making it easy for her opponent to capture her.
Who made her a human, after all?
If you're a human, there are limits!
Unless she stops being human and directly transforms into a succubus, she cannot break free from the limitations of her excited state.
But now things have changed. As long as she switches to becoming a Shame-Powered Female Warrior, she can slow down the time it takes for her to become exhausted.
"Look again."
Loria became even more excited and her eyes turned red.
After changing her profession, she would also gain a new enhanced skill called "Shameful Strike".
The skill name looks unusual, and the skill description is even stranger.
It is said that the first-generation Shame-Powered Female Warrior developed this desperate attack after being simultaneously struck by a succubus, causing her limbs to twitch. With this move, even Shame-Powered Female Warriors with low Shame Power intensity have managed to escape from the brink of death multiple times.
The actual effect of the skill is quite easy to understand. It consumes 10% of the character's stamina, causing the damage of the next attack to increase by 300%.
Both basic slashing and stabbing attacks, as well as regular sword techniques, can be enhanced.
"That was an amazing skill!"
Loria loved skills that could drain her energy the most, especially when combined with Resilience Burst and Energy Vampire. The effects would be absolutely amazing!
"If there were any props or medicine that could instantly drain most of my strength, that would be great."
Like that, as long as it is applied correctly, even a powerful boss would be instantly drained by her.
Finally, it was time for Talent Replacement.
After changing jobs, Loria discovered that her previous talent of gaining +2 endurance, "Strong Body", would merge with the talent of "Weight Training" to form a new talent called "Embarrassing Strength Training".
Embarrassing Strength Training: Your body is incredibly unique. When it comes to enduring pain, itchiness, and embarrassment, your endurance and growth rate will significantly improve.
Loria could understand that the endurance growth rate would be improved, but she wondered what it meant by "endurance improvement."
She took a glance and only then did she realize that this talent would add a new "value" to her abilities.
Shame Power (0-100)!
The higher her Shame Power, the more additional Endurance points she could obtain, up to a maximum of 28 points. However, even if her Shame Power was 0, she would still receive a bonus of 3 Endurance points.
"So, how can we increase the level of shame?"
Loria reached out and gave it a little poke.
With that poke, her face turned green.
"This was definitely not a proper profession!"
She was a righteous female knight, full of integrity. Making her wear strange clothes, wield peculiar equipment, and do all sorts of embarrassing things, wasn't that just downright cruel... in a professional way?
She had no interest in being a Shame-Powered Female Warrior, so she decided to change her vocation and become a Great Shield Knight instead.
Loria's fingers stayed on the Great Shield Knight for a few moments, and after a few seconds, she moved her fingers back to the Shame-Powered Female Warrior.
She murmured, "The skills, talents, and abilities that come with becoming a Shame-Powered Female Warrior are much higher than other professions, as long as... as long as I don't intentionally increase the level of shame, I can completely treat this as a normal occupation."
That's right, just like that.
With her determination, achieving such a thing was so simple!
The only slight trouble was that after changing professions, her identity card clearly displayed the words "Shame-Powered Female Warrior."
"As long as I don't show my identity card to other people, everything will be fine."
Turn, turn around.
This was unavoidable. In order to defeat the Tree Spirit, in order to conquer the mastermind behind it all, she had to become stronger as soon as possible.
She sacrificed herself for Creek Town, and she should feel proud of it.
[Success]
A few seconds later, Loria collapsed onto the bed, feeling as though she had suddenly lost all her energy and didn't want to move at all.
"My body didn't feel strange, which was a good thing. I decided to test the limits of this new profession in the simulator."
Loria opened the simulator.
She was about to click start when suddenly she stopped.
Since it's just a test, why not try out the boost effect of shame intensity in the simulation and see how much shame level can be increased?
"I was just trying it out on a simulator, I didn't plan on doing it in real life, no problem!"
Loria nodded repeatedly.
She just wanted to gain a deeper understanding of her profession, so what could be wrong with that?
Charged forward!
Loria spent 10 Oder coins to activate today's second simulation.
[Day 1: After waking up in the morning, you went to work as usual. During your lunch break, you secretly slipped out of the association. You first went back home, wrapped yourself tightly in a package, and then applied a strange disguise that no one could recognize.]
[After making preparations, you secretly arrived at the red-light district. In the red-light district, you purchased a large number of peculiar clothes and equipment. You planned to try them on one by one when you returned home in the evening.]
"If I max out my shame power, my endurance will increase to 81 points, which is very impressive. Then, I'll bring along Miss Plump Sheep and see if we can defeat Vita, the tree spirit, or the members of the Church of Goddess of Madness and Indulgence."
[In the evening, after completing the guildmaster's training, you dragged your weary body back to your room and began experimenting with the things you had bought at noon.]
[Just as you were trying to install the equipment, there was a sudden knock on the door. Caught off guard, you flinched and fell off the bed. The guildmaster anxiously opened the door and happened to see you in an embarrassing position, with your bottom facing her.]
"Gosh, how could I be seen by the guildmaster at a time like this?!"
Loria was dumbfounded.
Now, her mind was left with only one word--
Noooooo!
