Chapter 95. Life Skill Card
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Aside from special Life Skills, the common Life Skills were not so difficult to learn. Rather, the difficult part was upgrading them to the next level.
Similarly, Army Attack Tactics was not that difficult to learn as well. Most iron-level hunters were able to complete the first level within three days.
Lin Huang was taught by a specially appointed person that specialized in the Army Attack Tactics practicing crystal. Lin Huang could now gradually divide his Life Power into parts.
The Life Power which initially resembled a clear stream started to divide into two streams, the two streams then divided into three streams, three streams began dividing into four and eventually, his Life Power was divided into 12 streams after he completed refining his Life Power. It was akin to a large military unit that was broken into 12 smaller units.
Lin Huang was puzzled as he wondered what the purpose of refining his Life Power into 12 streams was for. However, after watching the demonstration by the middle-aged man, he finally understood the purpose of doing so.
This was because he saw the 12 streams of Life Power tangling among one another, forming a rope which rotated at lightning speed until it resembled an electric drill.
"Ah, no wonder so many people are confident with Army Attack Tactics , this set of skill changes the form of one's Life Power." Lin Huang's eyes brightened up at the thought of this. Lin Huang could now attack his opponents with different forms of Life Power.
After watching the video tutorial, Lin Huang now had a broader understanding of the use of Life Power.
He could finally understand why the Life Skill was named Army Attack Tactics . Life Power could be divided into smaller groups like how armies were divided into divisions of troops to carry out different attack tactics be it offensive or defensive; the commander would only have to instruct them and they would carry out his will. This was the core principle of Army Attack Tactics .
Lin Huang spent about nine hours managed to master forming his Life Power into the shape of an electric drill and completed the first level of Army Attack Tactics . His progress was quite good and he performed almost as well as a genius! However, he still could not compare to the true geniuses.
According to the information Lin Huang retrieved from the network, An Luoyu was the fastest person to master Army Attack Tactics and this was about 20 years ago. He spent about half an hour to complete the first level. He was a true genius.
Upon completing the first level of Army Attack Tactics , he received a pop-up notification from Xiao Hei.
"Life Skill detected. Do you want to turn it into a card?
"Does it require card pieces?" Lin Huang asked.
"No, as it is a self-learned and self-mastered Life Skill, you do not have to give anything in order to turn it into a card."
"Alright, turn it into a card." Lin Huang nodded.
"It's done. You obtained a Rare Life Skill Card."
Lin Huang immediately looked at the card that he had just obtained.
"Life Skill Card"
"Life Skill Name: Army Attack Tactics"
"Rarity: Rare"
"Mastery Level: Level 1"
"Effect: 12% increment in the rotation speed of Life Power. Increases attack power and defense power by 12% respectively."
"Remarks: For the first five levels, with every upgrade, each of the Life Skill effects will be increased by 12%."
"Card Remarks: Usable"
"With every upgrade, there will be 12% increment. Five levels will mean a 60% increase. When one reaches the sixth level, each of the Life Skill effects will be increased to at least 72%. It is indeed similar to the power of an Ultimate Life Skill." Lin Huang had previously checked out the effects of different levels of Life Skill.
For low-level Life Skills, the speed, attack power and defense power of Life Power increased by less than 30% while mid-level Life Skills increased the effects from anywhere between 30% to 50%. On the other hand, high-level Life Skills would increase the effects on Life Power between 50% to 70% while Ultimate Life Skill increases the effect on Life Power between 70% to 100%.
"Xiao Hei, after turning it into Life Skill card, will I be rewarded with card pieces when I practice?" Lin Huang asked.
"Yes, you will obtain card pieces."
"What are the rules for leveling this skill?"
"It will be upgraded to the second level with 200 card pieces. After upgrading to the second level, it will require 400 card pieces to upgrade to the third level. Then, 800 card pieces are needed to be upgraded to the fourth level. After leveling to the fourth level, 1,600 card pieces are required to upgrade to the fifth level."
"Starting from the sixth level, there are some changes to the rules of leveling the skill. In order to upgrade from level five to level six, it requires 10,000 Life Skill card pieces. From level six to level seven, 30,000 Life Skill card pieces are needed and to upgrade from level seven to level eight, you will need 90,000 Life Skill card pieces. "
"Upgrading from level eight to level nine is a whole different set of rules. It will require 810,000 Life Skill card pieces."
"810,000…" Lin Huang was speechless but he muttered, "Lucky for me, it isn't too difficult to reach level six.."
In just a short while after the Life Skill card was made, Lin Xin came back from school and he unlocked his door when he heard the front door open. "Brother, I'm home!" Lin Xin shouted.
"What do you want to eat? Take your pick from the kitchen." Lin Huang said as he walked down the stairs and towards the kitchen. He took out the leftovers.
After changing her shoes, Lin Xin went to the kitchen chose three dishes.
Lin Huang was steaming the rice and said, "I forgot to steam rice. You might need to wait for a while. It was a busy day today."
"It's okay. I am not hungry yet." Lin Xin pulled Lin Huang to the living hall and sat on the sofa. She opened the photos saved in her Emperor's Heart Ring and pictures of sceneries popped up in front of them. "Brother, I've made up my mind! Let's go to Xiagong City!"
Xiagong City was a popular vacation site because of the palace ruins.
The palace ruins were 80 kilometers west of Xiagong City. People have said that they were remnants of the old times and was evidence that the Protoss had once descended upon this world.
The ruins had now become a popular tourist spot and had around 10,000 visitors per day!
"There are tickets available for Xiagong City next Monday. If you've made up your mind, I'll book the tickets now." Lin Huang shared her joy.
"Let's go to Xiagong City!" Lin Xin nodded her head.
"Alright!"
Lin Huang opened the ticket booking webpage and checked. There were a few tickets available for next Monday and the two rooms they wanted were next to each other. He immediately purchased the tickets.
"You still have classes tomorrow. We will go to Baqi City on Saturday. We can have some fun there for two days before we board at Baqi City early the following morning." Lin Huang suggested.
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Chapter 96. Lin Xin's Cooking Skill
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On Saturday morning, Lin Huang was awakened by Lin Xin because of her knocking.
"Brother, get up. It's time for breakfast!" Obviously, she sounded happy and excited.
"Yes, I know. I'm coming." Lin Huang looked at the clock and it was only 6.30 a.m.
After taking his bath, he changed his clothes and headed downstairs.
There were a few slightly weird-shaped, over-fried eggs on the dining table and a plate of refreshing looking salad.
Lin Huang walked behind the dining table and looked at the bowl of porridge. The girl had learned from the messed-up eggs. At least, the color looked fine and she did not simply add ingredients in the porridge.
"Brother, hurry up. After breakfast, we have to rush to get on the first eagle ride!" Lin Xin demanded.
"Take your time. We are not riding on an eagle to get there." Lin Huang understood why she was rushing.
"How are we going to go to Baqi City then? We are departing today, aren't we?"
"You will know later when we depart." Lin Huang slowly put a spoonful of porridge into his mouth. His facial expression changed immediately, forcing the porridge down his throat. He raised his head and looked at Lin Xin.
"Does it taste good?"
"There's too much salt. It is unhealthy to take in so much salt." Lin Huang tried to be gentle with his criticism.
"Since I didn't add any salt in the fried egg and salad, I added slightly more salt to the porridge." Lin Huang glanced at the spice rack while Lin Xin was talking. Before this, there was at least three-quarters of salt left in the container placed on the semi-transparent spice rack. However, there was none left.
"You can sprinkle some salt or pour soy sauce on the fried egg and salad if you want more taste in your meal." Lin Huang explained patiently.
To reduce the saltiness, Lin Huang took a spoonful of green salad.
As he ate the spoonful of salad, Lin Huang felt like his skull was about to crack. He forced himself to swallow and took a serviette to wipe away his tears.
"Xin Er, how much mustard did you add to the salad?" Lin Huang's tongue was numb.
"I remember you telling me that some of the vegetables must be soaked to taste good. I added the whole bottle of mustard oil into the bowl and soaked the vegetables. I coat the vegetables and mustard oil well from top to bottom by wearing gloves. I spent a lot of time preparing this!" Lin Xin said proudly.
"No wonder the color of the vegetables looks so appealing. It has been coated with mustard…" Lin Huang thought.
"Xin Er, I am stuffed. Enjoy your breakfast. I will wash the plates later." Lin Huang walked towards the sofa.
"Brother, you have not touched the fried egg." Lin Xin was upset.
"You can eat it." Lin Huang sat on the sofa and read the news.
Lin Xin ate all the dishes – the salty porridge, the mustard-soaked salad and even the fried-egg. She gobbled them all!
"Was it possible that she was born with a weird sense of taste?" Lin Huang thought as he glanced at her.
In just a short while, Lin Xin finished all the food on the dining table. Lin Huang closed the news website and cleaned up the table.
"Brother, how are we going to Baqi City?" Lin Xin asked.
"Why are you being so impatient? You'll know later." Lin Huang was agitated.
"Have you packed?" Lin Huang asked.
"Yes, last night!"
"I'll check my room once again to make sure that I did not miss anything. Please check that the windows are closed and the lights are switched off and oh... Lock the door on your way down."
Lin Xin followed after him and went to check on the things Lin Huang mentioned.
Lin Huang had gone to his room. He closed the windows in his room and folded his quilts. He took one last glance at his room and locked the door. Lin Xin was coming down the stairs.
"I've done everything you asked me to do. Can we depart now?" Lin Xin was clearly excited.
Both of them changed their shoes and walked out of their house. Lin Huang walked two steps forward and summoned the Viridian Wolf at Street No.101.
It was a majestic-looking Viridian Wolf. She paused for a long time and finally said, "Brother, are you an Imperial Censor?!"
"Yes, I am. I discovered it when I registered for the Reserve Hunter Assessment." Lin Huang did not tell her the truth because it would be hard for him to explain why he did not tell Lin Xin about this earlier.
"It's going to take a long time to reach Baqi City by riding on your Viridian Wolf…" Lin Xin was curious.
"We'll ride on the Viridian Wolf until we get out of this foothold. We'll ride on other monsters later." He extended his hand and pulled Lin Xin up to sit on the wolf's back.
The Viridian Wolf stood up and ran towards the east gate of the foothold. They met a few acquaintances in the town who were filled with astonishment because of Lin Huang's fancy ride! After about three minutes, they arrived outside the east gate of the foothold. Lin Huang then recalled the Viridian Wolf and summoned the Alexandrian Eagle.
"It's so beautiful!" Lin Xin was staring at the white eagle's pure, frosty appearance.
"The Alexandrian Eagle's speed is faster than an ordinary eagle."
"Brother, you're so amazing. You're capable of summoning two monsters!" Lin Xin complimented Lin Huang.
"Get up. You can sit on this weather-resistant cushion so you can get a better view of the scenery." Lin Huang helped Lin Xin get up on the Alexandrian Eagle and he followed after her.
"Onto Baqi City." Lin Huang instructed the Alexandrian Eagle.
The Alexandrian Eagle roared, fluttered its wings and flew up to the sky with both of them behind it…
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