After the talent room, Origin led them to the Advancement Room. This was the room where someone would get their class. Origin asked them to get into this room, meaning there was something changed within.
Tang Shaoyang was anticipating the change in the class because without a doubt, the class was a big factor to grow his military power. Both class and talent were equally important.
Different door but it was the same interior. It was just another white room with a red exclamation mark. Tang Shaoyang tapped the exclamation mark and a transparent screen appeared in front of him.
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[Upgrade Notice]
Class Point: 1
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Basic Class:
1. Warrior (Upgrade)
2. Guard (Upgrade)
3. Archer (Upgrade)
4. Mage (Upgrade)
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Unique Class:
1. Cleric [Advance Class] (1,000,000 GC)
2. Flame Mage [Advance Class] (1,000,000 GC)
3. Blacksmith [Advance Class] (1,000,000 GC)
4. Potion Maker [Advance Class] (1,000,000 GC)
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His eyes were immediately focused on the word [Upgrade] next to each Basic Class. His dragon-like eyes shone brightly at the sight of this, "I can upgrade all classes?" He asked Origin loudly. His voice was loud from excitement.
[Mnnn, No. Unfortunately no, My Lord. You can only choose one to upgrade, but this is a big gain, right?] Origin's robotic voice rang to respond, but there was an uncertainty in its tone.
"It's indeed a pity, but this is indeed big. So I can upgrade the other classes each time I level up the base," he concluded this easily. Origin was not responding to his words which were likely true.
Curious about the upgrade, he tapped the [Upgrade] next to Warrior Class. A smaller screen popped, giving him more options.
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[Warrior Class Upgrade (1 Class Point)]
1. Elite Warrior
2. Heavy Warrior
3. Light Warrior
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[Be careful with your choices, My Lord. Each advancement will lead to a specific class. You have to think carefully about what kind of army you want to build before you make your choice.]
Origin voiced its concern before Tang Shaoyang made a hasty decision.
Tang Shaoyang looked at the option closely, he failed to understand the difference between the three classes. The three options all were warriors, 'Heavy Warrior? Does that mean the people who choose this class will gain weight?'
He related "Heavy" with weight, that was what crossed his mind upon noticing the "Light" at the last choice, 'Does that mean Elite Warrior is the better option?'
—That's not it, Heavy Warrior meant it's a warrior with a heavy weapon. Your battle-ax, broadsword, hammer, Zhang Mengyao's lance, are considered a heavy weapon used by Heavy Warrior. Likewise, with the Light Warrior, they used a light weapon, an assassin, a swordsman? I don't know much but it should not be far from that.
Zowen was the first one to take initiative to explain those things to Tang Shaoyang. She realized that her Master came from a peaceful world, such a term was uncommon for them.
—I agree with Zowen, and the Elite Warrior should be a more versatile class than the other two warrior classes. Just like Origin told you, you should make a careful decision. You should think of what kind of army you want to build before you make the decision.
Zaneos followed up with his explanation too.
'Does that mean the Elite Warrior is the better option then?' Tang Shaoyang still had the same thought. That meant Elite Warrior had more options for advancement.
—I don't think so. I have a conjecture in my mind, but I am not sure yet. Let's check the other classes first.
Tang Shaoyang nodded as he checked the other classes' advancement.
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[Guard Class Upgrade (1 Class Point)]
1. Elite Guard
2. Guardian
3. Shield Bearer
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[Archer Class Upgrade (1 Class Point)]
1. Elite Archer
2. Longbowman
3. Hunter
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[Mage Class Upgrade (1 Class Point)]
1. Elite Mage
2. Healer
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—As I thought, each advancement only gives you three options at the maximum. If you choose a specific advancement, you will get an option you can't get from the versatile class.
—Elite Warrior, for example, the next advancement of the Elite Warrior might offer you a mixed advancement of Heavy Warrior and Light Warrior, but with three limited options while Heavy Warrior's next advancement might offer you a specific class you can't get from the Elite Warrior. Berserker, Shield Breaker, Knight, maybe, I don't know the exact classes, but this is what would happen for sure, three limited options for each next advancement.
Tang Shaoyang knitted his brows. Choosing which class should get the upgrade was not as easy as it sounded. He had to think carefully to create a powerful army.
"What happened to the Basic Class if I decide to upgrade the class? Will it remain?" Tang Shaoyang asked Origin. If the basic class remained, he could have both Heavy Warrior and Light Warrior in the next upgrade. Greedy, but that was an option too.
[No, the basic class will be replaced by the upgraded class. You can't keep the Basic Class, My Lord.]
This was a very difficult decision to make. If the Basic Class was replaced, then there was no option to turn back.
[I guess you don't have to worry about that, My Lord. You can capture more Smart Bases. More smart bases, more advancement rooms, more classes to be upgraded. My advice is to focus on one class at one time and focus on another class on the other smart bases. By doing this, you can get everything, a base with a specialized warrior army, a base with a specialized mage army, and more.]
—If that's the case, that's actually a good idea. You don't have to worry about the other classes and focus on one class.
Zaneos totally agreed with Origin's idea if that was the case. Tang Shaoyang only needed to capture more smart bases. A powerful army was easy to create if they had more smart bases.
—Then we have to change our mind to choose which class we should upgrade. You should choose which class we need the most, for now, I think.
Zowen voiced her thoughts amidst the conversation.
Zhang Mengyao noticed that her man was thinking hard. She was aware that he was thinking about which class should be upgraded, "Shaoyang, I will go to help–" before she could finish her words, she was pulled to sit on the floor with him.
"No, you are the Supreme General of my empire. You will lead the army of my empire, I need your advice too," After saying that, he called Zaneos and Zowen through [Spirit Avatar], "Let's discuss this together."
"Let me introduce you to my Spirits. This one is Zanoes, this should be your second meeting," Tang Shaoyang pointed at the Demon Swordsman with a straw hat. This was indeed their second meeting since Zhang Mengyao was with him in [Spirit Summoning] for Zanoes.
"This one is Zowen, the Lightning Magus I beat in HZ Bay," he pointed at the featureless female avatar. Zowen bowed her head like a noble did while introducing the two.
"There's no need to introduce her to us. I have partially seen you have been making out a lot with her, so we know who she is," Zowen waved her hand as she sat on the floor too.
Zhang Mengyao knew what Zowen was talking about. Her face flushed red immediately as she lowered her head. Zaneos nodded slightly at Zhang Mengyao before he sat on the floor too.
[You have a new spirit, Master!? And it's a Magus too!] Origin exclaimed in delight at the sight of Zowen while the Lightning Magus raised her head proudly.
"Stop being smug, continue with your thoughts!" Tang Shaoyang called Zowen out.
"Right," She nodded and spoke up, "In my opinion, we should focus on what we lack for now. What we lack? For sure, healers. As of now, you only have three healers, all of them are your women. Kang Xue said she has a class with a healing ability, Arina, and Selena."
"Our group was not in a war against any people but zombies. Having at least one healer in each group will reduce the casualties. Maintaining your current people is a better option than training new people," Zowen's thoughts were on point.
That was a good point on her part. With more healers, they could prevent casualties from the future battle.
"The question is, do we really need healers at this stage? Our opponent is the weak zombies, I don't think we need healers against them," Tang Shaoyang looked toward Zowen, Zaneos, and Zhang Mengyao. He was asking for their opinion.
Zowen rolled her eyes at her master while pointing at Tang Shaoyang and Zhang Mengyao, "You and she might not need a healer, but your subordinates are. By now, you only have less than a hundred Tarrior, and the number might double since the ex-soldiers joined in. I do believe you will recruit more people, what about these people? You can't hope for them to leave unscathed against millions of zombies, right?"
"That's a good point, but we have a new class too in our Unique Class option. Potion Maker, we can rely on the potion for healing and get an upgrade in a crucial class to fight against the zombies since we want to capture more smart bases. We need a strong army to clear the zombies too!" Zhang Mengyao overcame her embarrassment and voiced her thoughts too.
Tang Shaoyang looked toward the Unique Class part. Indeed, there was one new class, Potion Maker. It came from the upgrade bonus for sure.