Another morning, another day in the ga began. As Li Baocheng walked along the road to the newbie zone, he pondered how he would evade his hunter master today. He was very wary of the hunter master he had not spent many days with. Not only was the master far stronger in combat, but his tracking ability was also first-rate.
Yesterday afternoon, Li Baocheng spent hours moving in the direction opposite the village, leaving behind many false trails, hoping to confuse the other party.
However, Li Baocheng woke up this morning feeling that what he had done was sowhat absurd. After all, the other party was an NPC. He figured the system would probably pinpoint his location and then head straight for him. His own arrangents probably wouldn't work.
Maybe he was too invested, or maybe the ga's details were made too realistically that he subconsciously used real-life strategies against his in-ga opponent.
But from so of the ga's detailed settings, it might not be entirely useless. Maybe NPCs would fall for this ploy?
As he contemplated the contradiction, suddenly he noticed Xiao Buli standing at the door wearing a wool hat and a down jacket, looking sowhat wilted.
Li Baocheng was startled. Xiao Buli was always very particular about his image, usually donning a suit and leather shoes. Why was he so casual today?
"Old Xiao, what's wrong with you!?"
Xiao Buli turned around, glanced at Li Baocheng with a faint smile on his sickly face, "Nothing much. Just a bit of a cold, that's all."
So that was it, Li Baocheng thought. He exchanged a few apparently concerned words with Xiao, and as the doors to the newbie zone opened, he walked in.
Xiao Buli followed Li Baocheng inside and sat down at his computer, his face regaining its seriousness. He obviously hadn't just caught a cold. As soon as he got ho yesterday, he started experinting with the skills he had learned in the ga, trying to confirm the connection between reality and the ga.
Oddly enough, no matter how he experinted, Taming Skills, Ergency Dodge, and Chain Sword Strike wouldn't work, as if the abilities he had displayed inadvertently before were just so false mories.
The only technique he could perform convincingly was Basic Swordsmanship, but he couldn't be sure whether this was due to the ga or sothing he learned from Gu Shaobang's grandfather.
In the end, out of options, he switched to reverse thinking. If the changes from the ga couldn't be smoothly brought into reality, then changes from reality to the ga should work. Hence, after taking a cold shower and being exposed to the cold wind for a while, Xiao Buli indeed succeeded in catching a cold.
Looking at his computer screen, Xiao Buli took a deep breath. Whether his speculation could beco reality would depend on this attempt.
As he opened his computer and entered the ga, with the appearance of his ga character, he imdiately opened the status bar. Next to the haunting DEBUFF, another DEBUFF over his character's head made him blink in surprise, followed by a mix of shock and elation that flooded his body.
Weakness: Due to the affliction of the disease, you are in a weakened state, under which your five basic attributes are reduced by 25%.
The so-called basic attributes were Strength, stamina, physique, speed, and agility.
He didn't know why intelligence, spiritual power, charm, and luck were not included in the basic attributes, but none of that mattered now. Xiao Buli now had confird sothing – the ga indeed reflected changes in himself from reality, and conversely, his enhancents and weakenings in the ga should also manifest in reality.
Despite having speculated this, discovering that it actually happened still left him speechless with astonishnt. How could this be possible? What was the operating principle? Do all changes manifest?
His mind in chaos, he hesitated for a while but then decided to proceed with the next test. He went to the village's dical hall to see Doctor Ji and chose to seek treatnt.
Doctor Ji: "Ah, your illness seems quite severe. How could you be so careless? But with here, it's not much. Take this dicine ho, boil three bowls of water down to one, and stew it once a day. You should recover in three days."
System prompt: Physician Ji recomnds you purchase Qingre Powder. Do you accept?
Qingre Powder*3: A combination pack of herbal dicine for treating the common cold. Requires Cooking LV1 to use. Price/30 copper coins.
Xiao Buli hesitated, then chose to refuse. Three days was too long for experintation.
"I was wondering if Physician Ji has a faster treatnt thod. I plan to leave the village soon and don't have so much ti to treat the illness," Xiao Buli typed and asked.
After pondering, Doctor Ji replied, "A faster thod isn't out of the question, but it requires to expend a great deal of energy. If you need it, you'll have to pay a higher fee."
System prompt: Physician Ji offers you the Qigong Disease-Curing Technique at a cost of 3 silver coins. Do you accept, yes/no?
The fee had suddenly increased tenfold. Three silver coins were equivalent to 300 copper coins, the sa price as learning Basic Sword Skills. But to obtain the information he wanted, it was worth it.
Xiao Buli chose to accept the treatnt. Physician Ji imdiately began to gather his energy. As a soft green glow erged around him, Physician Ji's expression grew intense; it seed sowhat like a casting animation. Xiao Buli clicked on Physician Ji, and the casting ti showed as 10 seconds, quite a lengthy process indeed.
The green light gradually concentrated in Physician Ji's hands and, with a firm push, the green light enveloped Xiao Buli. As the light faded, the DEBUFF above Xiao Buli's character vanished and his attributes returned to normal.
It was truly miraculous. Xiao Buli thought as he shook his head; his head still ached. Why hadn't it worked? Might it take so ti to beco effective? Lu Jiang seed to have died the evening after he was killed in the ga. Xiao Buli estimated that the effect should take sowhere between 3 to 10 hours to manifest.
"Physician Ji, you have such amazing skills. I'm very interested in dical treatnt. I wonder if I could have the honor of learning this technique?"
Physician Ji shook his head and said, "To learn the Disease-Expelling Skills, one first needs to master Primary Qigong, which I also acquired only after expending a great deal of effort and enduring many hardships. It won't be easy for you to learn it."
Xiao Buli was slightly disappointed, but he didn't get discouraged. He understood that such things were bound to have restrictions.
"May I know what are the prerequisite conditions for Primary Qigong?" he asked.
Doctor Ji replied, "One needs a physique and willpower that surpasses that of normal people."
Physique probably refers to physical strength, and willpower must an spiritual power.
Xiao Buli's spiritual power was at 13 points. He wasn't sure if that was enough, "Then, where can one learn Primary Qigong?" he continued to inquire.
Doctor Ji replied, "You can learn it at the martial arts schools in Nine Dragons City, but you need to pay a hefty tuition fee."
So that was the case. Xiao Buli understood sowhat. Previously, when he had asked the militia captain where he could learn more advanced Swordsmanship, the captain had said the sa thing—it seed that one really only had the opportunity to learn truly high-level skills in the big cities. This village rely provided so clues related to skills.
In the morning, Xiao Buli continued to learn Grazing. By noon, he had finally raised his Grazing Skill to LV10 and successfully comprehended level 4 Taming Skills. His Wild Beast Knowledge also advanced to a new level, reaching LV2, and he improved by 1 point in both physique and Movent Speed attributes. Looking at his Attributes, they seed quite impressive.
After the first phase ended—
Character Na: Xiao Buli.
Occupation: Herdsman/Swordsmanship Apprentice.
Intelligence: 13.—You have relatively high comprehension, extrely strong analytical ability, and average mory.
Strength: 11.—Optimal carrying capacity 55 pounds, maximum carrying capacity 110 pounds, base attack power 11. (One point of Strength corresponds to a carrying capacity of five pounds and one point of attack power.)
Speed: 13—Thanks to long-term training, your running speed is quite fast. (Speed determines Movent Speed and attack speed.)
Agility: 14—You have a pair of very dexterous hands. (Agility determines hit rate and evasion probability.)
Stamina: 13.—Stamina Points 130 (1 point of Stamina corresponds to 10 Stamina Points).
Physique: 12.—Health Points 120. (1 point of Physique corresponds to 10 Health Points).
Charm: 12.—You're quite good-looking.
Spirit: 13.—You possess spirituality that surpasses ordinary people.
Luck: 7 (－2).—Your luck is terrible.
Skills—
Life Skills: Breeding LV10, Grazing LV10, Harvesting LV10.
Knowledge Skills: Wild Beast Knowledge LV2.
Combat Skills: One-handed Sword Specialization LV3 (Passive), Chain Sword Strike LV2, Basic Swordsmanship LV3, Ergency Dodge LV1.
The bell for the lunch break suddenly rang.
Xiao Buli stood up from his chair, surprisingly without feeling dizzy. Could his illness have already healed? He shook his head and felt no discomfort. After walking around, he didn't experience any unusual sensations.
It seed his cold had indeed been cured, which was sothing that couldn't be explained by human immunity alone, especially considering he hadn't taken any dicine from start to finish.
It looked like this ga could indeed directly remodel one's own body. The thought struck him with both shock and joy. Although he still didn't understand the underlying principle, he knew he had discovered an earth-shattering secret.
Now was the ti to proceed with the next step of his plan!
PS: There will be another chapter tonight.
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