Chapter 54: Main-Class Knowledge
After the meal, everyone sat inside the tent with Alice, who was rubbing her head after getting hit by Elva for her continued tantrums.
Li Wei looked at everyone and took out the nine books.
"I will learn them first," he told them and opened the book of the Warrior class while activating his eternal learning skill.
[Ding, Congratulations! You have gained the new attribute "Combat knowledge: 100"]
With a notification, a small amount of information entered his mind.
'Hmm, this information is only about the skills I hold, but I have a feeling if I learn the other skills of this class, I can gain an understanding of them automatically. But it's a pity the knowledge is only useful for the advanced skills,' he thought, arranging the information, and started learning the books one by one.
[Ding,..] [Ding,..] [Ding,..]
Watching him, Elva, Alice, and Olivia finally understood what he was doing inside the library, while Li Xin felt guilty for hiding it.
[Ding,..] [Ding,..] [Ding,..]
Li Wei didn't noticed their expressions and continued to learn the books while gaining the knowledge attributes for each class.
[Ding,..]
"Finally done," he murmured with a nod, looking at the last book.
When abruptly, the voice of the world system rang in his mind.
[Ding, Congratulations, player Li Wei, you have achieved the condition to unlock the Main-Class knowledge attribute]
[Ding, Congratulations, player Li Wei, your following attributes: Medical Knowledge, Combat knowledge, Crafting knowledge, Dark arts & Soul knowledge, Holy knowledge, Arcanery & Wildcraft knowledge, Mana & Spellore knowledge, and Shadowcraft knowledge will merge together to unlock the Main-Class knowledge]
[Merging Process: 0%...80%....100%]
[Ding, Congratulations, player Li Wei, for gaining the new attribute "Main-Class knowledge:100"]
Before Li Wei could understand what was happening, everything finished swiftly without a chance for him to react.
He became a little stunned and checked his new attribute.
"Main-Class knowledge attribute," he mumbled with surprise.
'But why does it seem to work the same as all the knowledge attributes? What's the use of it?' he thought with a frown, not understanding why there is an attribute like this.
Watching his frown, Li Xin felt puzzled and worried.
"Brother, what happened? Is there a problem learning them?" she asked with a concern.
Li Wei shook his head and explained what happened.
"When I learned all the knowledge attributes, it merged into the Main-Class knowledge attribute by the world system," he informed her with a puzzled face.
Even though he read the books, they all belonged to heroes and sages which didn't come from the Jack-of-all-Trades class. So he didn't know much about it.
He turned towards Elva, the book reader, but she shook her head.
"I don't know much, or to say the books of all special classes don't exist because heroes and sages come through the main class, and they carry the skills of them while other skills are granted by their special class."
"As for the Jack-of-all-Trades class, no one chooses it, and even if someone did, they would change it as soon as possible. But there might be some books in the capital," she explained.
Li Wei nodded after hearing her explanation and removed his unnecessary thoughts.
"Anyway, it's time to study. Li Xin, you take the Mage class book; Elva, you take the Archer; Alice, you take the Rogue; and Olivia, you take the Healer."
"Try to learn as much as you can, and if you don't understand something, you can ask me," he suggested, placing the books in front of them when suddenly he felt the glare of Alice.
"It's unfair, Brother Li. You can learn in seconds, but I have to read it all for hours," Alice complained with a pout.
While Olivia didn't say anything, but also glanced at him for being unfair.
Li Wei smiled, watching both of them.
"Alice, Olivia, if you both don't learn the whole book until night, you're not getting any dinner," he stated with a serious expression.
"Nooo! You can't! That's my dinner!! I will protest!" Alice screamed pitifully and turned towards Olivia, asking her to join her protest.
But Olivia didn't care about her and started reading the class book hurriedly; she didn't want to miss dinner.
"You traitor! How could you betray me!" Alice shouted as if she had really been betrayed.
Li Wei sighed at her pitiful look, but he didn't help her.
"If you don't start to study and disturb others again, then no dinner for you," he declared with a glare.
Alice wanted to protest again, but seeing his glare, she looked down to read with tears.
'I will never forgive you, Brother Li,' she screamed in her mind, holding a grudge as she read.
Her fluffy ears also dropped down, showing her unwillingness.
Li Wei saw them reading and didn't disturb.
'Now our party is official, and there is too much to do. There is also Sophia; who knows what she wants from me,' he muttered inside his heart as he planned what to do while answering the questions they asked.
Most of the questions were from Alice and Olivia as they didn't want to make efforts.
He felt speechless as they both didn't want to learn, but nevertheless, he explained to them.
Time passed slowly with all of them learning the knowledge attributes for their one class.
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Li Xin = Mana & Spellore knowledge: 92
Elva = Arcanery & Wildcraft knowledge: 86
Alice = Shadowcraft knowledge: 71
Olivia = Medical Knowledge: 100 ↑30+
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Li Wei checked their attributes with a satisfied expression.
They weren't able to learn all 100 attributes because they didn't have an inhuman skill like him.
No matter what, they can't just understand everything in one day.
'The limit for the book is 100, and it can't increase further. To increase it more, we have to find the books that contain higher knowledge. If not for that, Olivia and I wouldn't have stopped at 100,' he pondered, thinking about the value of the books, and turned towards everyone.
"Alice, you are the slowest among everyone," Li Wei informed her in a scolding tone.
"Brother Li, it's unfair for me. I am stupid and can't learn as fast as others," Alice complained with tears.
"So you do know you are stupid; then it's a good point to at least know that," Li Wei nodded with an approving glance.
"Ugh, Brother Li, stop making fun of me," Alice pouted, her cat ears dropping down.
Li Wei found it cute to bully her but decided to stop.
"You all should get fresh. I will make dinner," he suggested as he stood up.
The girls nodded and sat up, but they didn't have much to do, and after getting fresh, they made their way out of the cave where Li Wei was cooking.
*Clang! Sizzle! Simmer!*
Various sounds rang as Li Wei continued to cook while all girls watched him silently, except Alice, who came to help (eat) eagerly.
"Brother Li, where should I help?" she asked, looking into the pot with anticipation.
Li Wei became speechless at her look.
"There's no need; I can cook," he replied, denying her as he continued to stir-fry vegetables.
It's not like they can't help, but they weren't able to help him too much.
Especially with his cooking skill, even the chopped ingredients tasted better because of the knowledge of how to chop them properly.
Alice became disappointed at his reply, but nevertheless, she didn't give up.
"Umm, can I please taste a little?" she asked in a timid voice as she looked at the golden-cooked pork and slowly moved her hands to take a piece.
"Alice, if you eat now, there will be no dinner for you," Li Wei threatened her with a cold glare.
'Just how much she wants to eat; everyone is waiting for dinner; she should wait too,' he thought in his mind and continued to cook, ignoring her.
"Brother Li!, why are you threatening me with my dinner; you are taking my life away?" Alice complained with tears and looked at the golden pork again.
Li Xin, who is sitting a little away, smiled softly as she saw Alice getting threatened with dinner by him and her ears dropping low as she didn't get her food.
'I really want to touch them,' she muttered in her mind as she eyed Alice's fluffy ears that were dropping down and rising up from time to time.
The time passed slowly as Li Wei cooked dinner for them.
"Girls, the dinner is ready," he announced as he placed the dinner on the small table where everyone was seated.
"You can take however much you want, but just don't overeat," he warned them, especially Alice, and moved towards Li Xin.
'Today I should feed her personally,' he murmured in his mind, approaching her.
Li Xin saw him and thought he would sit beside her, but the next moment she became stunned.
"Brother! What are you doing?" she asked, her face blushing as he picked her up from the chair.
'What is he doing? Why is he picking me up?' Questions formed in her mind, but she wasn't able to resist.
"Hmm, well, I am going to feed you," Li Wei replied with a smile as he took a seat on the chair and moved Li Xin onto his lap.
'She is really tender,' he murmured in his mind as he felt her soft bottom on his lap.
Li Xin, who was on his lap, felt blood rush to her face.
"Brother!" she resisted with an embarrassed expression when she felt the gazes of Olivia and others.
Li Wei shook his head at her resistance, but he didn't release her.
"XinXin, you have no choice here, so stop resisting. I have decided to feed you daily like this," he declared with a smirk as he prepared a dish for both of them.
'I hope she gets used to this or in the future, it will be difficult as Elva and others will be staying with us for a long time,' he thought, thinking of the difficulties.
Li Xin is still shy and wouldn't do anything in front of them, but it will be better if he could change her slowly, after all she can't just suppress her emotions because of them.
"Brother, you are being forceful," Li Xin complained in a small voice but stopped resisting.
Li Wei nodded silently and used the knife to cut the bite-sized portion of the pork.
"I know, but I want to do it like this," he replied as he brought the bite-sized portion of pork in front of her small mouth.
He has to teach her how not to be shy, or she will only suppress her emotions later with her introverted personality.
"Here, eat this," he smiled while nudging her tummy with his other hand.
Li Xin pouted, her face steaming hot as she felt the gazes of others.
'Dumb brother, didn't he know I feel embarrassed?' she resented him but slowly opened her mouth, knowing there is no escape.
*Nom* she took the bite slowly as her little saliva left on the fork.
'Umm! It's tender and savoury,' she mumbled in her mind, chewing the pork as her cheeks became even redder.
Li Wei saw her cute embarrassed look, and an urge to bully formed in his mind.
'No, I shouldn't bully her in front of others or she will really resent me,' he thought carefully while eating with the same fork that was in her mouth a little ago.
"Hmm, it tastes good," he murmured with a nod as he once again brought the food to her mouth.
But suddenly he saw Alice, Elva, and Olivia all being silent and not eating.
"Why are you all not eating? The dinner will go cold; hurry up," Li Wei reminded them, not caring about their reactions, and continued what he was doing.
Hearing him, they all came out of their shock and hurriedly started to eat with a faint blush on their cheeks.