[Congratulations on levelling up!]
[You've unlocked Hacks]
Lin Siyu's eyes widened, and her jaw dropped as she stared at the panel in disbelief.
The word 'hacks' flashed across her mind like lightning, leaving her mind reeling.
"Woah! Sweet mother of mayhem. Does that mean I can cheat now?" She whispered, her eyes sparkling.
She quickly opens up the system panel.
[Name: Lin Siyu]
[Age: 15]
[Sex: Female]
[Cultivation Realm: First State of Qi Refinement.]
[Spiritual Root: Yin-Yang]
[Bloodline: Spirit Fox (To be awakened)]
[Level: 2]
[EXP: 0/1000]
(Note: Average human is 0.1)
[Strength: 1.9]
[Vitality: 1.6]
[Qi: 3.1]
[Agility: 2.3]
[Luck: 5]
[Attributes: 1]
[Items] [Skills] [Hacks] [To be unlocked…]
As she scanned the system panel, her eyes fixated on the Hacks Icon.
The icon was blue, showing that it was ready to be used.
With a quick press of her finger, a new screen materialised before her eyes.
Hacks:
- Auto Use: Automatically uses a skill perfectly (Disabled)
- To be unlocked…
With a simple click, Lin Siyu activated the Auto Use feature and immediately put the Quantum Visualisation Technique into action.
Her eyes closed, and she didn't imagine what she used to do, which was fire.
This time, an image of a drop of water appeared in a pitch black background.
She imagined a tiny, microscopic droplet of water floating in a dark void.
Then she pictured it growing larger and larger until it was the size of a planet.
Then she imagined it shrinking again until it was a single atom.
The drop of water rumbled and gradually became unstable until the black background became blue, and her eyes jolted open.
[EXP +10]
[Quantum Visualisation Technique +10]
[Qi +0.3]
Horror filled Lin Siyu's eyes as they remained glued to the screen.
As for why? It took her nearly two times longer before and she only gained 0.2 Qi.
Now she gains 0.3 and does it two times faster than before.
"I wish I had another skill I could use this on." She complained silently in her heart.
Although it was a great hack, she couldn't use it for anything else because of her lack of skills.
She was contemplating getting up and learning a new skill when her door creaked open.
"My dear, how are you?" An angelic voice filled the room.
The moment Lin Siyu laid eyes on her, she knew that the woman before her was her mother, Lin Meiyang.
Lin Siyu quickly hid behind her system screen and looked at her mother.
Lin Meiyang had the same cold white hair and delicate blue eyes, but there was a hint of warmth in them.
She had a soft and gentle expression, and her voice was soothing.
Her aura was like that of Lin Zhirou's, and her presence was calming.
Lin Siyu looked at her mother and felt a sense of familiarity.
"Yo, mom," Lin Siyu said with a small smile.
Lin Meiyang sat on the bed next to her and held her hand.
"I was worried when you didn't come down for dinner." Lin Meiyang said.
Lin Siyu's heart warmed at her words, and she felt a pang of guilt.
She had been so focused on levelling up that she hadn't given her family a second thought and lost track of time.
"My bad, got caught up in the grind of levelling up," Lin Siyu replied with a hint of guilt.
Her mother smiled at her response.
"It seems to be true that your speaking has become strange."
Lin Siyu looked away sheepishly, her cheeks flushing red.
Lin Meiyang chuckled and gently stroked her head.
The two of them sat in silence for a few moments before Lin Meiyang spoke again.
"Siyu, you have a magnificent gift. Don't waste it."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Lin Siyu asked, puzzled.
"You're able to cultivate now. I got this news from your father, so I wish to pass down the only thing I'm good at to you."
Lin Meiyang smiled and took out a book from her sleeves.
"This book teaches one on how to use Qi to paint. Although the effects aren't the greatest as the book is at the lowest level, which is mortal, I still hope that you'd give it a shot."
Lin Siyu took the book and examined the cover.
The cover of the book was plain white, with splats of ink and weird shapes.
She placed her palm on the cover and the system panel popped up.
[Would you like to learn Basic Painting? (Mortal level)]
[Yes/No]
She immediately clicked yes and complained in her mind.
'Why don't you give me a hack that automatically clicks, yes?'
After complaining, she immediately regretted it.
She felt a burst of knowledge fluttering in her head, making her dizzy.
Then the dizziness went away, and the newfound knowledge settled into her mind.
She then opened the book under her mother's fiery eyes and pretended to read.
Her eyes swept through the book, and her mind instantly comprehended the information.
This was all learnt by the system, so it would be embarrassing if she couldn't understand it.
After a few minutes, she closed the book and handed it back to her mother.
Lin Siyu wanted to try painting, so her mother took out a piece of paper, a brush and ink and placed it in front of her.
With a confident smile, Lin Siyu grabbed the brush and dipped it into the ink.
The Auto Use hack was activated, and she felt something take over her body and painted.
The brush danced gracefully on the paper, leaving behind delicate strokes of ink.
Lin Siyu couldn't control her body, and her mind was completely focused on the painting.
As she painted, she felt a strange energy coursing through her veins, and her Qi was slowly depleting into the brush.
When she was almost out of Qi, the painting was finished.
The painting was a beautiful landscape scene with rolling hills, majestic mountains, and a flowing river.
As soon as she was finished, Lin Siyu felt her Qi replenishing, and the Auto Use hack was no longer active.
[EXP +10]
[Basic Painting +10]
"Amazing, Siyu!" Lin Meiyang said with a big smile.
"To think you'd do this on your first attempt! I don't think anyone could do better."
Lin Siyu could feel the genuine happiness in her mother's words, and her heart swelled with pride.
Although she cheated, her mother doesn't know this.
Thinking about this, she brought up her skill tab.
Skills:
- Quantum Visualisation Technique: Level 1 (110/1000)
- Basic Painting: Level 1 (10/100)
'Hmm, it seems like the painting skill is a low-level technique at the mortal level, so it takes less exp to level up.' Lin Siyu made a note in her heart.