[ Ding, Phoenix Nirvana Scripture Experience +5316, General Experience 1920, Current level LV3 (4416/10000) ]
"Hmm?" Hyuga Ningyuan, whose mathematics was at LV3, instantly sensed that something was off.
He had slept for eight hours—480 minutes. Shouldn't that have earned him 960 Experience Points?
How had he gotten as many as 5316?
"Green skills gain four times the Experience!" the system replied.
Hyuga Ningyuan froze and did the math.
Going from level 2 to level 3 required 900 Experience Points. Four times a level 2 skill was eight points, meaning he had leveled up in 112 minutes.
Four times level 3 was twelve points. In 368 minutes, he could gain 4416 points. That made sense.
Then the problem was...
"Wouldn't blue skills gain eight times the Experience?" Hyuga Ningyuan asked.
"Yes!" the system replied.
Hyuga Ningyuan nearly coughed up blood!
Fuck, if he had directly fused Phoenix Nirvana Scripture with mathematics last night, wouldn't he have had a blue skill?
He had lost five thousand Experience Points just like that!
Damn it!
Why keep experimenting? Just fuse them!
He had already lost so much. He could not keep losing more!
[Phoenix Nirvana Scripture] + [mathematics] = [Phoenix Genealogy Chart].
Upgrading mathematics had still produced an effect. This version of [Phoenix Genealogy Chart] was much darker in color than last night's, changing from light blue to deep blue!
But...
Why was it called Phoenix Genealogy Chart? It had merely optimized the calculations behind the various movements of [Phoenix Nirvana Scripture]. At its core, it was simply [Phoenix Nirvana Scripture 2.0]!
"Could it eventually evolve into all kinds of phoenixes?" Hyuga Ningyuan did not understand. He could only assume that the name carried some deeper meaning, that the system had seen something he could not.
Still, a blue skill required ten thousand Experience Points to level up.
"Twenty-four points per minute, 1,440 per hour. At that rate, it can reach max Experience in seven hours. It's seven in the morning now, so it can level up at two in the afternoon!"
But based on the Experience required for leveling, going from Level 4 to level 5 might require one hundred thousand Experience Points. Yet the newly gained daily Experience was only 46,080.
The Experience required to level up increased tenfold, while each new level only added 11,520 extra Experience per day.
Taking out a sheet of scratch paper, Hyuga Ningyuan calculated.
Level 3 to Level 4 required seven hours.
Level 4 to level 5 required two days.
Level 5 to Level 6 required seventeen days.
Level 6 to Level 7 required 144 days.
Level 7 to Level 8 required three years and four months.
Level 8 to Level 9 required twenty-nine years!
The Ninja Academy program only lasted four years, and students graduated at age nine.
By graduation, he would probably have only just reached level 8?
"This is way too slow. There should be a way to speed up leveling later, right? Or perhaps the Cultivation Method's level can be raised again?"
Forget it, no point worrying about it!
There would be a way when the time came.
Heading downstairs, Hyuga Mie had already prepared breakfast. Without saying a word, he started eating.
"Oh, right. That little girl you play with—her father invited you to visit their house after school!" Hyuga Mie suddenly said.
"Oh." Hyuga Ningyuan nodded. Meeting the parents was all it was. His skin was thick; he was not afraid.
"Also, I packed you a larger Bento today, so you won't need to shout outside Ichiraku Ramen anymore!" Hyuga Mie continued.
Hyuga Ningyuan's little face turned red. He gave a quiet acknowledgment and continued eating.
Eating and walking had both been incorporated into Phoenix Genealogy Chart, and Hyuga Ningyuan had also requested that identical notifications be combined. As a result, the system had not made a sound since morning, which felt a little strange.
After finishing breakfast and taking the oversized Bento, Hyuga Ningyuan arrived at school.
He glanced at the System Panel.
[Name: Hyuga Ningyuan (Ningyuan) Gender: Male Age: 5 Skills: Internal Force Extraction LV1 (7/100) Water Drainage LV1 (1/100) Arcane Art Gallery LV1 (1/100) (Yellow) Phoenix Genealogy Chart LV3 (0/10000) (Blue *8) Glazed Robe LV2 (240/500) (Yellow *2) Talent: Path Creator Talent: One Mind Two Uses Talent: Skill Fusion General Experience Points: 2496]
Glazed Robe earned four Experience Points per minute. Moreover, Chakra was recycled. Although there was some loss during the process, it was not much.
The Hyuga Clan might not have a reputation for possessing vast Chakra reserves, but they were still a clan descended from the Sage of Six Paths' younger brother. The Hyuga Clan could not possibly lack Chakra.
Perhaps it was simply because his family had been poor before and had never eaten enough, like Hinata.
If they ate properly and specifically developed their physique, the Hyuga Clan's Chakra reserves would not be lower than those of the Uzumaki Clan or Senju Clan.
Thus, the tiny amount of Chakra consumed by continuously maintaining this technique was replenished by the automatically operating Phoenix Genealogy Chart.
In other words, this was another technique that could be maintained for sixteen hours a day.
The reason it was not twenty-four hours was that it could not be maintained while sleeping.
"Since these General Experience Points are just sitting there, should I unlock a new skill?" Hyuga Ningyuan thought of something. Why had no new skill appeared on the System Panel when he activated his Byakugan last night?
Did the Byakugan not count as a skill?
[The Byakugan is a bodily instinct!] the system suddenly popped up with an answer.
"Fuck me!" Hyuga Ningyuan was instantly speechless. He could not even refute it.
The Byakugan was something the Hyuga Clan was born with, just like skin and hair. How could it count as a skill?
Yet Hyuga Ningyuan wanted to train, optimize, and evolve his Byakugan.
"You forced my hand!" Hyuga Ningyuan said viciously.
System:?
Then Hyuga Ningyuan pressed both thumbs against his temples and began rubbing around his eye sockets with his index fingers.
Eye Care Exercises!
A moment later.
[ Ding, you performed Eye Care Exercises once. Eye Care Exercises Experience +1, General Experience +1, Current level LV1 (1/10) ]
"Wasn't that easy?" Hyuga Ningyuan chuckled. You just had to force me to do this the hard way!
Eye Care Exercises were definitely beneficial to the eyes, though not by much.
But that was not a problem. As long as the benefit existed, even if it was only a tiny bit, he could amplify it through leveling!
"General Experience, add points!"
[ Ding, Eye Care Exercises have been raised to LV2 (0/100) ]
General Experience: 2488
Hyuga Ningyuan immediately felt a more refined and detailed set of Eye Care Exercises appear in his mind.
"Wasn't that easy?" Delighted, Hyuga Ningyuan continued adding points.
[ Ding, Eye Care Exercises have been raised to LV3 (0/500) ]
General Experience: 2388
The Eye Care Exercises in his mind evolved further. They no longer involved just using fingers; they even incorporated acupuncture!
Moreover, the Eye Care Exercises at this point were no longer merely for protecting the eyes. They could even strengthen the functions of both eyes!
Naturally, Hyuga Ningyuan was not satisfied with that. He still had plenty of General Experience, so he continued leveling it up!
[ Ding, Eye Care Exercises have been raised to LV4 ]
General Experience: 1888.
[ Ding, Eye Care Exercises has unlocked branches. Please choose. ]
"Hmm?" Hyuga Ningyuan paused. Skills had branches too?
Let's take a look!
Opening the panel, Hyuga Ningyuan saw that three selectable branches had appeared above Eye Care Exercises, like a skill tree.
Medicinal bath, Internal Force, Chakra.
Medicinal bath meant using medicinal herbs to nourish and strengthen both eyes.
Internal Force meant using bodily energy to nourish and strengthen both eyes.
Chakra meant using Chakra to nourish and strengthen both eyes.
These three options were not mutually exclusive. He could choose all three, but maxing out each one required 1,000 Experience Points.
If he chose them all, that would be 3,000 points!
"Then of course I'll choose Chakra!" Hyuga Ningyuan had no intention of cultivating Internal Force, and he was so poor that he could barely afford food. How could he afford medicine?
Still, he could put one point into Medicinal Bath. At the very least, he could obtain a prescription that benefited the eyes. Even if he did not use it himself, he could sell it for money.
[ Ding, you have obtained the Clear Sight Powder formula. ]
[ Ding, you have unlocked a new skill entry: Chakra Eye Warming Method. ]
Hyuga Ningyuan examined the extra memories in his mind. They consisted of a medicinal formula and a method for circulating Chakra.
There was no need to mention the formula. Hyuga Ningyuan knew nothing about medicine, so he could not recognize a single herb.
As for the Chakra Eye Warming Method...
The distance at which the Byakugan could observe depended on how much Chakra was poured into the eyes. If the Chakra Meridians were thick and sturdy, they could naturally accommodate more Chakra, and the Byakugan's observation range would naturally become greater.
The Chakra Eye Warming Method used Chakra to nourish and stimulate the meridians, opening and strengthening them in order to enhance the functions of both eyes.
The Chakra Eye Warming Method demanded extremely precise Chakra control. One careless mistake could injure the eyes.
So Hyuga Ningyuan had no plans to train it himself. He would do it all at once.
Add points!
[ Ding, Eye Care Exercises have been raised to LV5. You have obtained the skill trait: Autumn Water Bright Eyes. ]
[Autumn Water Bright Eyes: Increases visual function by 20%, enhances the defense of both eyes, grants tears restorative effects on the eyes, and grants detoxification effects.]
"Hmm?"
I don't know what's going on with my eyes. They were terribly blurry yesterday and the day before. I thought my nearsightedness had gotten worse, but they're fine again today.
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