Alchemist In The Apocalypse: Rise Of A Legend!
Chapter 78 Selecting A Job

Selecting a job.

[Ace POV],

"My final choice is the Soul Beast Warrior," Anna said, and her choice was something I was not expecting.

I thought the likelihood of her choosing the sage summoner over a warrior-related job was high. To think she preferred the Soul Beast Warrior over the Sage Summoner.

This may not be making full use of her skill and foundation. If she was to choose a summon related job, there may be some differences, but they will most likely be related to what she has been doing previously, which is summoning.

This, however, made it more interesting and piqued my interest in why she would want a job like this.

I pondered this and asked a question.

"Why did you select this one? Since the word 'warrior' is in the title, it might not be your style or what you expect ", I stated, as the rest of what I said was me telling her what I thought.

Soul Beast Warrior.

Soul, Beast, and Warrior.

Three words that signify different things.

I know nothing about souls as it was a subject that even those who studied demonology, animism, and pantheism couldn't grasp. And the information these people had about souls came from ancient texts and their beliefs. Till now, it appears to be a mystery.

In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is 'the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being'.

According to a renowned scientist in the old age and a vast majority of scientists hold that the mind is a complex machine that operates on the same physical laws as all other objects in the universe. According to the renowned scientist, there is was no scientific evidence whatsoever to support the existence of the soul.

The search for the soul, however, is seen to have been instrumental in driving the understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the human body, particularly in the fields of cardiovascular and neurology.

And in the fantasy story and post I've read, it says souls could be the connection between body and consciousness. So, if you were to lose your soul somehow, your body could still survive by itself. It can eat and hunt, but it does not know why. The body might end up hunting another person because it cannot tell what its prey is anymore.

You could hear someone talk and see their lips move, but you would not know who they are and you would never know. As soon as you blinked, you would have lost your memory of this person. But you could comprehend their words. You could not create a stable opinion, but you would understand them.

Some say that a soul is not necessarily a material thing, but the combination of spirit and psyche. That is the mind and immortal sense of self (who you are, who someone else is, deep down) that is both malleable but also liable to have deep-seated aspects. That conscious mind, with those traits that are somewhat deep-seated and somewhat malleable, makes up the real "you" in ways that a body, brain, or even spirit can't completely accomplish, wherever and whenever it occurs.

To me, this is just a load or a jumble of nonsense mingled together. It's just that in this new world I'm in, I'm not sure if this thought is true or false.

In the end, all of these were just theories and research projects that made no progress and were even labeled as false information at times.

So, in the end, it's still a mystery.

Then there's the beast. I honestly don't understand the distinction. The distinction between beasts and monsters since, in my opinion, they are still the same thing, and the addition of soul just makes this job more complicated and complex, similar to the Alchemist job.

Then there's the warrior. According to everything that has happened since I awoke in that transparent crystal, as well as what I've seen and what the primordial chronicle has mentioned, it's safe to say that the warrior here refers to something related to fighting.

Soul, beast, and warrior.

These three words have nothing to do with one another.

Moreover, I am still ignorant of most things related to the primordial chronicle, but this does not change my opinion that this job is a little complicated.

When Anna heard my question, she smiled and spoke.

"It's a secret," she said.

This...

"I'm just kidding," she said abruptly.

This....

"I know that choosing a job related to summoning would be beneficial, but that's not what I want," she explained, adding, "Staying in the back is something I don't want." I understand that my summons is a form of my own strength, but I still want my own. I'm not sure if you understand what I mean ", she said.

This was something I had not expected to hear. I was expecting something more....hmm.....grand.

But I get what she's saying.

If I'm not mistaken, she means she wants to rely on her own strength rather than her summons.

Though, since they are her summons, they can be considered her strength. But her strength and their strength cannot be compared because it is still her summons strength on which she is relying.

In some ways, she's just her without her summons. Someone who lacks true strength.

Perhaps this is what people meant when they said that another man's treasure is another man's problem, because I'm sure in the new world right now, there will be a lot of people who want to be like Anna and just relax while someone else works for them, as they can level up while being idle and still receive feedback. It's not wrong to call this a divine blessing for others, but in Anna's case, she wants more.

Is she being overly greedy? No, she is not. It's just that she desires more in comparison to others.

As I thought of this, I nodded in response to Anna and said,

"If that's your choice, I have nothing to say," I said.

"Are you not disappointed?" She inquired quietly.

"Why will I be disappointed?" As a response to the strange question, I inquired.

'It's not my job, and it has nothing to do with me, so why should I be disappointed?'

'This girl is behaving strangely.'

Anna responded as these random thoughts raced through my mind.

"I'm just saying because I know my choice isn't exactly what you'd expect," she explained.

"No, it's fine," I said, adding, "but now that you've made a decision, you should choose now."

This is something else I'm interested in.

I'm curious how the difficulty of this job would differ from the one I got when I chose alchemist, as well as the requirements.

Will it be more difficult, easier, or more complex?

While I was thinking about these things, Anna responded.

"All right then," she said, taking several deep breaths before choosing a job.

I'm not sure why she keeps doing it.

As soon as she made her decision, the text on the panel in front of us changed as new ones appeared.

[You have chosen Soul Beast Warrior],

[A job only available to the brave, talented, and those in need of strength, with the requirement that the individual is talented in soul and beast arts. Perhaps the goal of a soul beast warrior is to seek strength, to have strength, or to discover and release their true selves. To advance to Rank 1, evolve, and show that you have the necessary qualifications to become a soul beast warrior, you must meet the following requirements],

[Kill Unranked Monsters alone: [0/30]],

[Kill Rank 1 Monster with your summon/ tamed beast: [0/10]],

[Kill Rank 1 Monster alone: [0/5]],

[Kill Rank 1 Monster with a single hit: [0/1]],

...

"Ummm, I don't think my eyes are working too well, Ace," Anna said sluggishly beside me.

"No, they work perfectly fine."

"Are you sure? I just saw that I have to kill rank 1 monsters on the same level as crow alone, and even kill one in a single hit. I'm only a girl! Why are the requirements so difficult?"

"Perhaps the primordial chronicle supports gender equality?"

"Damn"

.....

[??? POV],

"Those f*cking zombies! Almost killed this daddy by attracting more monsters," I muttered as I looked behind me at my subordinates holding sacks.

'At least we got some supplies,' I thought, though it was a shame we had to lose a brother to get these supplies.

Damn! Those ladies had better be lovely!

"Boss, we're almost there where Lil sparrow spotted the girls," my subordinate beside me said to me.

It was the same guy who told me his tamed animal had seen some girls.

I was on the verge of beating him because he was one of the reasons I came out today, but I couldn't since he was still useful.

He'd better hope the girls his tamed animal saw are attractive.

I followed him as I reflected on this and tried to calm my rage.