Leaping Chop acquired!
My gaze lingered briefly on the Skill Tome, and its detailed description immediately appeared.
[Leaping Chop] (A-Rank Skill Tome): Tier 2. Leap to attack a target within 20 yards, dealing up to 300% damage. Cooldown: 25 seconds. Required level: 20.
Learn it!
The tome dissolved into a streak of light and seeped into my skill bar. An icon of a figure leaping in an arc appeared, then immediately leveled up, jumping from Lv. 1 to Lv. 10 and granting 6 Strength points.
At that moment, I had learned every Tier 2 universal skill for my sword-type superpower. One was Leaping Chop, while the other was Tian Gong Kai Wu, the upgraded version of Armor Penetration Strike. At this stage, probably not even 1% of players had learned all the universal skills!
Several days later, early morning.
A light drizzle had begun falling outside again. I got up early, washed up, went downstairs to buy soup dumplings and hulatang, then went back upstairs to eat with Lin Qingying. Afterward, we walked downstairs side by side.
Lin Qingying was still dressed for work today, wearing a wool coat with a red scarf around her neck. As usual, she was quiet and reserved, saying nothing as we walked down the hallway.
"Grandpa, I'm off to school!"
Li Xiang's voice came from downstairs. Wearing a raincoat and carrying a backpack, he scampered toward the entrance of the residential complex.
"Be careful on the road."
Grandpa Li pedaled his tricycle as he shouted his reminder.
"..."
Standing downstairs, Lin Qingying's gaze settled on Grandpa Li's prosthetic. The artificial leg moved as naturally as a real one, even working with his left leg to pedal the tricycle. Grandpa Li seemed to have endless energy now, and in the blink of