'What?? There is a slave trade system here?! I thought the kingdom of Venus banned such unnatural organisations!'
[Alls seems to have an independent slave trade system hidden from the eyes of kingdom's investigators. This underground trade center could be anywhere. I think you might need to take a stroll around the city.]
'I will do sothing about it later. Now, place the Attribute points in Resolve.'
[Done.]
'Pull up the Status panel.'
Lee commanded and his complete status ca in front of him.
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Na: Lee
Age: 20
Title: Grim-reaper, Soul Liberator
Fa: 2789
Essence: 48558 (2 P.M.)
Money: 952 Gold, 00 Silver, 31 Copper
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Partner: An
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Health: 320
Strength: 320
Vitality: 320
Agility: 320
Defense: 320
Endurance: 320
Sense: 320
Intelligence: 320
Resolve: 325
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Immunity:-
Greater Poison Immunity (1887/1000000)
dium Lightning Immunity (3229/10000)
dium Air Immunity (200/10000)
Lesser Sedative Immunity (35/100)
Affinity:-
Greater Poison Affinity (11885/1000000)
Greater Lightning Affinity (12393/1000000)
dium Fire Affinity (0/10000)
dium Water Affinity (0/10000)
dium Ice Affinity (0/10000)
Greater Rock Affinity (11975/1000000)
Greater tal Affinity (11974/1000000)
dium Sand Affinity (286/10000)
Greater Nature Affinity (11984/1000000)
dium Air Affinity (1165/10000)
Greater Sound Affinity (12371/1000000)
Greater Dark Affinity (11797/1000000)
dium Light Affinity (0/10000)
dium Death Affinity (286/10000)
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Mastery:-
Absolute Blade Mastery
Absolute Nunchuck Mastery
dium Bow Mastery (793/10000)
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Cultivation: Peak stage Core Formation realm
Qi: 0/1100
Mana: 0
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Innate Skills:-
View
Foresight
EsGen
EsConv
Flight
Spotless
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INVENTORY:-
QUESTS:-
MAP:-
SHOP:-
ALTER:-
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'I still have not paid for the room. Do you have any idea on getting so change, D?'
[Would you like to spend 2 Essence to break down a gold into 100 silver coins?]
'If you can, please do!'
[Done. But the bronze coins will not be enough to pay for the rent. Are you ready to spend 1 Essence to break down a silver to 100 copper coins?]
'Looks cheap. So, yes!'
[Done. You currently have 951 Gold, 99 Silver, 131 Copper coins.]
(A.N. I mistakenly used 'bronze' instead of 'copper' in a previous chapter. I hope you guys can forgive .)
'Use the Skill Token.'
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Offense
Defense
Agility
Auxiliary
Mastery
Perception
Deception
Non-Combat
Lifestyle
ntal
Spiritual
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The Skill section of Shop opened up and the categories appeared. The 11th subdivision knitted his brows as he asked what it was.
[This skill was unlocked as you beca aware of the existence of Amortals and the ancient continents. Spiritual skills are offensive or defensive skills that target's one's soul itself. No matter how strong your body is or how resolute your mind is, if your soul is damaged, you are a cripple!]
Lee went into 'thinker' mode as he could not pinpoint a skill he needs at the mont. He had many things to weigh and evaluate before selecting one.
Lee's filial love, An, was his primary concern. Even though she has the longsword, her cultivation had stagnated at 7th stage Core Formation realm. D rembered him about the pendant. He assured that the pendant will help her grow much faster in cultivation.
[I suggest you select a ntal skill. Be it offense or defense, your mind is vulnerable to ntal attacks.]
'What about a Spiritual skill? Am I not susceptible to a spiritual attack?!'
[The possibility of a Soul attack is very narrow. But, a ntal fight must always be anticipated.]
This revelation made Lee nod in agreent as he selected ntal skill. A series of ntal skills ca up like a waterfall.
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Na: Psy Scream
Description: A skill that can produce a high pitched scream inside the target's mind. Can cause intense pain and disorientation. Weak ones get knocked out.
Cost: 5400 Essence.
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Na: Banshee
Description: An AOE version of Psy Scream. Can indiscriminately attack hostile and friendly units. Victims lose their physical balance.
Cost: 6210 Essence.
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Na: Radar Shield
Description: A skill that can resist mind reading, disable ntal beacons and nullify hypnotism.
Cost: 17085 Essence.
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Na: ntempest
Description: An AOE skill that can scramble any ntal probing inside a range. Useful for protecting companions and tad beasts.
Cost: 13509 Essence
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Na: Map Stamp
Description: A skill to put a beacon on anyone's mind. The beacon can be observed through the Map. If the person allows, his/her auditory and optical reception can be shared over a long range with very less interference.
Cost: 29000 Essence.
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An elongated list of ntal skills ca appearing in a panel. Lee reluctantly scrolled down through the list. So skills had overlapping properties. So were stackable with other skills. So skills had weird nas and bizarre effects. For his surprise, even Calculus and Parallel thinking were present. Lee had a whole ocean of expressions on his face as he scrolled further.
The na 'Information Transfer' paused his marathon. Till now, Lee was searching for a skill whose na is unknown and its properties verbally unexplainable. Even D inside Lee's consciousness was looking at a suspended blob of interlinked symbols and extrely complex diagrams, with his hand rubbing his chin!
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Na: Information Transfer
Description: A skill for transferring information between the user's mind and another person's mory completely silent and unnoticed, within a range. mory extraction is also possible with an unconscious victim at very close range.
Cost: 31080 Essence.
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Lee felt an unknown urge to buy it. When D enquired for a reason, Lee sounded reasonable.
'The Map can only view the things above the surface. We are talking about the underground slave trade. Since this trade center does not exist outside this city, their entrance may be found anywhere and anyti. People associated with the trade deals could be in the streets in city resident's disguise. This skill can help to continuously probe into the minds of the passersby, and I'll knock out and extract information if I co across any.'
[Still..why this skill? Isn't moread enough?!]
'Yes, moread can help read minds. But it cannot transfer the entire information cluster into . Plus, it is on the Skill Token. I do not have to spend a single Essence!'
Without giving ears to D's opinions, Lee paid and acquired the 31080 Essence worth skill nad 'Information Transfer'.
Lee stood up and took An's longsword in his hand. He held it in front of it vertically and scanned it top to bottom. He walked towards the table and chairs and moved it away from the center of the room. Lee slowly swung and waved the longsword with great caution. He was very careful as the Cold Nyx Silver can cut through walls like butter, because D reminded him.
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3 P.M.
3870 Essence harvested.
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Lee was in a familiar trance until the panel popped up. Contrary to his continuous motion, his breath was normal and did not show any signs of acceleration. Lee ran his fingers over the blade of the sword and felt it's texture, as he turned around.
An was wide awake and was observing Lee moving with slow and graceful movents. His 'Black' was shorter than the longsword, hence he had to retract his hands before continuing flow. His careful mind was so absorbed in the process, that he did not see her awake and sitting up.
An gave a wide grin as his eyes t hers. He scratched his head as he gave back her sword.
"I think I have seen your moves on an old parchnt at an auction. It is very clear that those moves are not for a jian sword, but for a dao sword, like yours!"
An spoke as she stood up and took the sword from his hand. The unexpected comnt twitched Lee's brows. The sword moves he just exhibited were taught by his grandfather, who was a Shaolin master! To see a parchnt of the moves from the Earth.....even D had his jaws dropped.
"Are you sure that they both are the sa?"
Lee asked his doubt without a second thought. He was curious as to how sothing of Earth's origin can be here. The answer was known to him. He simply was not ready to believe it, yet!
"The parchnt was very old and brown, and the ink had already diminished to a great extent. But the drawings on it are unmistakably the sa. If I rember correctly, the auction took place in the capital city about 2 years ago. I was escorting a young mistress to the auction."
An spoke as her eyes aid at the ceiling and her hand at her chin. From her expression, Lee confird that her account was true.
[If Shaolin art is here, then you are not the first earthling. But that person could not have entered here without the Dinsion Sovereign's notice or imnse power.]
'Maybe the third disions's Sovereign?!'
[Possible.]
"Anything wrong?"
An asked Lee as he had his hands crossed in front of him. Lee raised his head and replied that there is nothing to worry about. He additionally inford her of the Sovereign's 'gift', Information Transfer. As D instructed, Lee extended his hand and pressed the thumb on her forehead. The very instant, the information and mories regarding his naless sword technique was transferred into her brain. Lee retracted his hand as it only took a second to transfer. Before Lee's eyes, An brightened up as she nearly scread-
"It is the sa technique. I can affirm it!"
[Then I really hope it touches the depth of the fissure!]
Lee listened to both of the comnts and gave a single nod as a response. Lee guessed that D had his own reasons to wish so!
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