When Shen Xingyan clicked the level-up icon next to the experience bar, his 5,848 Experience Points began to be rapidly consumed.
Leveling up from 5 to 6 required 500 points, from 6 to 7 required 600 points, and so on, with the required experience increasing by 100 points for each level. However, the transition from Level 9 to Level 10 consumed a full 1,000 Experience Points.
This exception didn't surprise Shen Xingyan—he knew about it beforehand. Since Level 10 was a significant threshold, this experience requirement was understandable, and he was mentally prepared for it.
[Congratulations! Your Professional Level has been raised to 10. Reward: +1 to all attributes, +2 Free Attribute Points, Professional Skill Cooldown -1%. Continue to train diligently!]
Having reached the tenth level, he saw that all his attributes had increased by 5 points, significantly boosting his physical stats. The number of Free Attribute Points increased by 10, and combined with the 1 remaining point, he now had 11 Free Attribute Points.
"In just over ten days, I reached Level 10 so easily; the entire process was too simple and pleasant. If other professionals of my generation knew about this, I can't even imagine their reaction!"
At this thought, Shen Xingyan felt a burst of internal satisfaction, but noticing he was becoming too proud, he quickly began to restrain himself mentally, repeating the mantra: "Be calm, don't take risks!"
With the help of these words, it took him some time to suppress those emotions.
"Still not enough self-control! Even small progress elicits such a reaction—this is unacceptable! I must take action!" he strictly reproached himself, unaware that if others knew of his self-criticism, it would provoke an even stronger emotional reaction from them!
Calming down, Shen Xingyan looked at the remaining 2,248 Experience Points and, having no intention of saving them, was about to click the level-up button again.
Suddenly, the Star Source notification sounded once more:
[Congratulations! You have achieved Level 10 Professional proficiency. Initial Primal Energy Cultivation Technique Unlocked: Rest Function!
Rest Function: After activation, the Professional enters a state of meditation, and the technique automatically circulates, raising the Primal Energy cap. Minimum meditation time is 2 hours.]
With the appearance of this notification, a cultivation function, ready for use, appeared in Shen Xingyan's attribute panel.
"Indeed, the Primal Energy cultivation function automatically activates after reaching Level 10. They say that during the practice of the Rest Function, the mental state is also effectively improved. High-level professionals who spend a lot of time in the Star Source use this technique while they sleep, achieving a double benefit—both rest and cultivation. It sounds wonderful, even if that progress is quite slow for them, but it's stable!"
Looking at this cultivation technique, Shen Xingyan mused with satisfaction: "It's a pity that no matter how good they have it, they can hardly compare to me. I have the little skeletons tending the fields, so I don't need to do professional work, and I can also sleep and cultivate at the same time. And with a 10x cultivation speed, they'll probably never be able to catch up!"
Amused by these thoughts, Shen Xingyan temporarily suppressed the desire to immediately begin cultivation—his priority now was to raise his professional level.
With this thought, he immediately clicked the level-up icon, and the expected Star Source notification appeared:
[Congratulations! You have reached 11th Professional Proficiency. Reward: +2 to all attributes, +4 Free Attribute Points, Professional Skill Cooldown -2%. Continue to train diligently!]
Having spent 2,000 Experience Points, he successfully reached Level 11, and the reward for this promotion pleasantly surprised him.
The attribute increase was expected—although they had doubled, this corresponded to the increase in required experience, creating a feeling of proportional growth. However, seeing that the Professional Skill Cooldown was also halved—reducing by 2% instead of 1%—he was delighted. At this rate, by the low twenties level, he would be able to use the skill twice a day, increasing crop growth progress by 20% daily—the prospect already seemed formidable!
Shen Xingyan happily examined his updated attribute panel:
Name: Spark of a Prairie Fire (Shen Xingyan)
ID: 9527
Profession: Farmer
Professional Skill: 1. Consumes a certain amount of Primal Energy to increase the growth progress of crops in the designated area by 10%. The larger the area, the greater the energy consumption. Interval 10 hours, skill cooldown 24 hours (-11%).
Level: 11
Experience: 248/3000
Strength: 23 points
Agility: 23 points
Constitution: 24 points
Spirit: 21 points
Free Attribute Points: 15
Health: 240/240 points
Primal Energy: 25/25 points
Stamina: 17/17 points
Physical Attack: 26 points
Magical Attack: 24 points
Defense: 24 points
Speed: 23 points
Talent: Skeleton Summon — summons 2 monster skeletons with all attributes equal to 2 points for combat (cooldown: 24 hours)
Special Skill: Awareness
Combat Techniques: Dragon-Elephant Fist (Advanced Stage), Demon-Quelling Staff (Advanced Stage)
Money: 0 Gold, 404 Silver, 246 Copper
Gazing at these luxurious statistics compared to his former self, Shen Xingyan nodded with satisfaction. With attributes like these, if he were to transfer them all to the real world, he could even fight the patrolmen he met today!
Although combat professions develop and earn money much faster than auxiliary ones, transferring this many attribute points to the real world required a considerable amount of capital. At a rate of 10 gold coins per attribute point, a professional who reached Level 10 the normal way would have gained around 54 attribute points. To transfer them all to the real world would cost 540 gold coins. Even an elite professional without outside support would need at least one or two years to earn that kind of sum.
Of course, all this applied to ordinary cases. Exceptional professionals like Shen Xingyan, with his unique capabilities, did not fall into those standard parameters.
After admiring his updated stats, Shen Xingyan turned his gaze to the fields awaiting sowing and opened the Star Source Store to find Level 3 seeds.