Chapter 19: Learning Skills
Chapter 19: Learning Skills
Xu Feng knew that skills like Cleave, which dealt physical damage, and spells like the Lesser Fireball Technique, which dealt magic damage, both used Energy Value but could not be used at the same time.
If he wanted to improve his skills, he had to keep using the same type of skill. The Lesser Fireball Technique could actually be upgraded to the Fireball Technique, the Greater Fireball Technique, and even the Chain Fireball Technique. The power of Cleave could also increase as his proficiency grew.
However, if he learned both physical and magical skills at once, the two types of skills would interfere with each other, making skill improvement more than ten times harder.
Therefore, once he decided to follow the path of physical attacks or magical attacks, he had to stick to that path all the way. Mastering both magic and martial arts sounded exciting, but it was not something an ordinary person could achieve.
If he did not plan his future path carefully, someone might say to him, “Bro, you’ve messed up your character—delete it and start over.”
Xu Feng’s talent was the SSS-grade “Chaos Sword Immortal’s Holy Body,” which had already decided that he would follow the path of the Sword Immortal. Because of this, he could say goodbye to all those magical skills.
“Alright, these are the skills you can learn right now, and you can afford them too,” the Wandering Merchant said.
Buying all five Skill Cards would cost 24 Cosmic Gold Coins, but Xu Feng only had eighteen in his pocket.
“I must buy Healing Touch. That leaves me with enough for one basic skill and one limited-use skill,” Xu Feng thought to himself.
“Healing Touch, Basic Meditation, and…” Xu Feng glanced at the two limited-use skills, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “Cleave.”
Wang Zhipeng and his group hid at the mouth of the alley, peeking inside.
“Look, look, there’s a human who’s been parasitized by an insect…”
“Hey, hey, your friend seems to be trading with it. That insect gave your friend a sword…”
“Not just a sword, but three cards too. I wonder what they are…”
“They must be something good. Hey, do you think your friend is also parasitized by an insect or has joined them…”
…
The group whispered among themselves at the alley entrance, feeling as if they had stumbled upon some big secret.
Xu Feng took the three cards and handed Healing Touch and Basic Meditation to Wang Ying.
“From now on, you’ll be my dedicated healer, haha,” Xu Feng said with a laugh.
Wang Ying rolled her eyes at him and asked, “How do I learn these?”
“Just like in an online game—hold it, and you’ll get a prompt in your mind asking if you want to learn. Just choose ‘learn,'” Xu Feng explained.
Soon, the two cards turned into streams of white light and entered Wang Ying’s forehead.
“Wow, that’s so convenient. It feels like I’ve completely mastered both skills already,” Wang Ying said in surprise. She raised her hand toward Xu Feng, and a pale green light enveloped him.
…
“Whoa, those are skills! Did you see that?”
“That’s amazing. Is that insect selling skill books? Can we buy some too?”
“Do any of you have money?”
“I have two thousand Fate Points. That should be enough to buy at least one, right?”
“Should we go over and take a look? What do you think?”
“Aren’t you afraid the insect will eat you?”
“With those two there, what’s there to be afraid of? Are you coming or not? I’m going either way!”
Wang Zhipeng didn’t say anything. He just frowned, staring at Xu Feng for a long time before gritting his teeth and saying, “Let’s go check it out. What’s there to be afraid of?”
Wang Zhipeng led the way toward the Wandering Merchant. The others pushed and hesitated but followed behind him.
“Hey, Xu Feng, what are you doing? Why are you talking to this insect-parasitized human? Why hasn’t it eaten you?” Wang Zhipeng raised his hand with a smile, greeting Xu Feng.
Xu Feng glanced at Wang Zhipeng but didn’t respond. Instead, he turned to Wang Ying and said, “Let’s go find a place to rest. We’ll continue tomorrow. How much more do you have left to finish your task?”
Wang Ying glanced at Wang Zhipeng, then smiled at Xu Feng. “Almost done. I only need to take down about a dozen more to complete it.”
Xu Feng nodded and turned to walk toward the alley entrance.
“Hey, Xu Feng, why are you ignoring me…” Wang Zhipeng reached out to grab Xu Feng, but the moment his hand moved, Xu Feng suddenly turned and stared at him sharply, whispering, “Don’t mess with me.”
Wang Zhipeng shuddered. In that moment, he was truly scared. Xu Feng’s eyes seemed to carry a murderous intent, as if he wanted to kill him.
The group watched helplessly as Xu Feng and Wang Ying left, not daring to say another word.
“Dear human survivors, is there anything I can help you with?” the Wandering Merchant asked with a broad smile.
“We… we have money—no, Fate Points. We want to buy some of the things you just sold to those two,” the person who had earned two thousand Fate Points said nervously.
“Of course! I love trading. However, you’ll need to convert your Fate Points into Cosmic Gold Coins to trade with me. The exchange rate is 500 Fate Points for one Cosmic Gold Coin,” the Wandering Merchant said, his eyes flickering.
These people were just ordinary humans who hadn’t even reached One-Star Strength. The Wandering Merchant naturally squeezed as much as he could from them.
“That’s so expensive! So I can only get four Cosmic Gold Coins?” The person’s face fell as he exclaimed in shock.
“Ahem, can you show us what good items you have here? Also, what did you sell to those two just now? Can you tell us?” Wang Zhipeng suddenly asked.
“Haha, I have all sorts of good things here—weapons, armor, Skill Cards, Advancement Crystals, you name it. As long as you have Cosmic Gold Coins, I can get anything for you,” the Wandering Merchant said with a hearty laugh. “As for the items I sold to those two earlier, I’m sorry, but I must keep my customers’ information confidential. Unless… you become my customers too. Then I can tell you.”
“Hey, look, I have this Discount Card. Can I use it here?” Wang Zhipeng pulled out a card with a silvery sheen from his pocket and asked.
“Oh, I’m sorry. That Discount Card can only be used in the Fate Store run by Earth’s Will. It’s not valid here. However, you could sell it to me. I’ll give you three Cosmic Gold Coins for it. That way, you can buy this Skill Card from me.”
The Wandering Merchant showed the group the Skill Card for the Lesser Fireball Technique.
“Wow, so that’s a Skill Card! But it can only be used three times? That’s way too limited…”
“Haha, if it were a permanently learned skill, it wouldn’t be this price. Besides, three uses might save your lives three times. Aren’t your lives worth at least three Cosmic Gold Coins?” the Wandering Merchant said with a smile.
“I’ll trade it!” Wang Zhipeng gritted his teeth and handed over the Discount Card.
The Wandering Merchant chuckled and gave the Lesser Fireball Technique to Wang Zhipeng.