Chapter Thirty-Three: Overbearing

  "Is it? I didn't feel anything!" Dice said shaking his head, Saber also shook her head in agreement.

  "Staff! As a mage, I, Francis, don't even have a staff in my hand. Isn't that strange?!" Francis was quite depressed, he was clearly a mage after all.

  "What's the use of a staff?"

  "Boosts spell release speed and also saves mana! It seems to increase the accuracy of magic too!" Francis immediately stated the effects of the staff.

  "No need for that! Young master's magic is basically all instant cast, and with a recovery speed like that, what's the point of having a staff?"

  "That's true, but still, a wizard without a staff is like a soulless thing!" Francis really wanted to get his hands on a cool-looking staff.

  Finally, with the excuse that a staff is a wizard's soul, Francis picked out a nearly half-meter-long white staff from the ring. The staff was pure white all over and had some magic arrays carved on it. The front of the staff was a crystal ball of a light system demon beast, judging by its color, that demon beast was at least a holy rank!

  "This white staff is okay, right?!" Dis had never seen a wizard's staff before and didn't understand anything about it.

  "It's incredibly powerful! Look, the staff comes with a high-level attack spell: Light Sword Slash, and a defensive spell: Light Wing Shield. From now on, I won't need to use my fists for attacks anymore!" Francis said with a smile.

  "What about these remaining rings?" Saber looked at Francis with satisfaction "Can't wear them all on the body!"

  "Put the rest away for now! Don't worry, I have a completely safe place, these things are my treasures, can't be placed randomly!" Francis took over the ring in Saber's hand "Do you remember that space that summoned you? Without my permission, no one can enter! You two wait for me for a moment, I'll go and come back!"

  Francis silently infused spiritual power into the wolf head and disappeared on the spot with the remaining ring.

  The scene in front of him changed again, and Francis reappeared in the dark space.

  "Nothing's changed here, has it?" Francis walked over to Marco's trunk and prepared to put the ring inside.

  "Ding! Welcome back, player! Player has successfully leveled up! Current player level is 5! No-level gift pack activated. Would you like to open it?" The mechanical voice sounded in Francis' ear.

  "Ding! Welcome back, player! Player has successfully leveled up! Current player level is 5! No-level gift pack activated. Would you like to open it?" The mechanical voice sounded in Francis' ear.

  Francis heard the words and closed his eyes, his spiritual power surging! Indeed, the radiant magic within him had reached a new level, and its quality was even purer than before. "It seems like I just advanced not long ago! Is it too fast?! Although advancing is exciting for me, why are my advancements always so unclear?!" Francis still didn't understand how he had advanced, thinking back to Scott's failed attempt to possess him. "Recently nothing much has happened, except after that old man tried to possess me, I felt a bit different! So should I thank him?! Can failing to be possessed actually lead to advancement?! Never mind, I don't want this kind of thing to happen again!" Francis was happy about his advancement, but he couldn't accept the way it had happened.

  "Open the upgrade package immediately!" Francis said excitedly, after all, upgrading one level can only summon a character once, which is fixed. But the upgrade package is different, it can be received every five levels, and it's very generous.

  "Ding! Level 5 gift pack has been opened, player gets a chance to draw a random prize!"

  "Start drawing!"

  "Ding, extraction started! Congratulations, player obtained skill: Overbearing (can be learned). Do you want to learn it immediately?" The mechanical voice was devoid of any emotion.

  "...Is that it?" Francis was a bit puzzled at this time, this is the fifth-level gift pack, isn't it a bit shabby? The first time he received the newbie gift pack, he was given a character summon and a free lottery. How come after leveling up, he got fewer things!

  Francis said in a depressed tone, "System, this game is too stingy! If it continues like this, no one will play!"

  "Players recharge immediately enjoy more discounts!" The mechanical voice actually heard a bit of emotional fluctuation.

  "I used to ask you questions and you never opened your mouth!" Francis was speechless, didn't they say there wouldn't be any more hints after the initial guidance?!

  "What the...?!" Francis suddenly thought of a possibility, his face turning red with rage: "You! Did you embezzle my upgrade package?! You @#$%^&*......%$#@ This game is obviously just a scam to rip people off! Go to @#$*&......%$# Even my upgrade package you dare to embezzle, this is a matter of life and death!!"

  He scolded for half a day, but the system didn't respond. The wheel was still spinning slowly. Francis himself was furious. After taking a few deep breaths and calming down his emotions, Francis kept reminding himself: calm down, it's just a program, no need to be too familiar with it, even if you complain, it won't work! First, calm down, being overbearing is already a very unorthodox skill, and being human also requires contentment, don't be too greedy!

  "Learn at once!" Francis closed his eyes, with a look of "out of sight, out of mind".

  "Ding! Start learning! Skill: Overbearing!"

  "Ding! Skill can be learned, starting to load learning... Please wait... Loading... Loaded 1%... 5%... 25%... 50%... 99%... 100%... Loading complete! Player has learned this skill!"

  Although he had finished learning, Francis did not immediately open his eyes. He continued to absorb the domineering aura techniques he had learned. Although the system had forced him to learn, it also mentioned in the materials provided that this skill was unrelated to the player's level, but rather related to the player's temperament and personal strength! Slowly recalling the memories of his past life, Francis began to slowly comprehend the skills he had learned from the system. First, domineering aura can be divided into three types: visual domineering aura, armed domineering aura, and overbearing domineering aura.

  Perception of Dominance: Allows the user to see through their opponent's thoughts and predict their actions. In battle, the enemy's next move can be completely anticipated, making it a typical "I hit you, you don't hit me" skill! Although this skill allows one to peek into people's hearts, if the enemy's strength far surpasses one's own, even if it is used, it will be ineffective. The Perception of Dominance has nothing to do with the user's cultivation, and awakening this type of dominance can be strengthened by condensing spiritual energy, and strong practitioners can even listen to the sounds of all things.

  Armored Dominance: Can fortify one's body or weapon, casting this dominance is like donning a hard armor on oneself, which can defend. Of course, the harder the armor, the greater the damage caused by physical attacks. This dominance is a manifestation of the user's control over their internal energy, the greater the energy and the stronger the control, the harder the Armored Dominance.

  Overlord Color Overbearing Aura: An extremely powerful ability that only one person in a million possesses, and the user of this aura must have the qualifications of a king. When using this type of aura, people with weak strength will be immediately stunned, and it can be released over a large area. Unlike See-Through Color and Armed Color, Overlord Color Overbearing Aura cannot be simply enhanced through cultivation, but rather is the user's own aura, and only when the user becomes stronger will the attack power of Overlord Color Overbearing Aura increase.

  Francis slowly opened his eyes, and it was good that although the upgrade package's rewards had decreased, the quality of the package was still not bad. "Is this domineering? This thing, I remember in the original novel, is specially used to deal with ability users! Although there are no ability users in this world...” Francis clenched his fist “This ability is too against the heavens! Even if the opponent isn't an ability user, using it would still be beneficial for an undefeated position!”

  "But what kind of king would I be? Am I going to become some sort of 'Mage King' or something?" Francis thought back to when he was dueling with his opponent, shouting that he wanted to become the Mage King, and then defeating them after getting pumped up. He couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. "No way, being a king is not for me! Am I going to be some kind of Emperor or something? No thanks, I already have the wealth of an empire, I don't need anything else! Being a king is far too dangerous!" He thought about all the kings who worked tirelessly day and night for their country and people, and then had to deal with all sorts of troubles at night. Even if they tried to enjoy themselves, they would be criticized as being decadent and tyrannical. One small mistake could lead to riots, coups, or even assassination by some mysterious figure in black clothes. In short, being an Emperor was absolutely not for him!!