The effects of the treasure meat faded quickly. In just four hours, the bonus had dropped to 150%.
However, Bai Pu took the opportunity to train all three combat skills to Level 2.
Upgrading combat skills meant the relevant stats improved and their power increased!
The increase was around 20%—for instance, Bai Pu's Unstable Shield had originally been a shield worth three times his Stamina value, or 57 points. Now it was 68 points, equivalent to 3.6 times his Stamina value.
The boost from raising a skill to Level 2 was not significant. The real major boosts came at the thresholds of Levels 4, 7, and 10, where additional skill affixes would appear!
But skill training had to proceed step by step. Without Levels 2 and 3 laying the foundation, Level 4 would be nothing more than a castle in the air.
Although the bonus effects had diminished, Bai Pu patiently continued training until noon the next day.
Before lunch, Bai Pu opened a batch of treasure chests.
He opened the River Crocodile Mother's golden treasure chest first.
The number of draws from a treasure chest depended on combat difficulty. Bai Pu, a Level 2 Reinforced Elite, had brought along a Level 5 elite servant to defeat a Level 5 leader and her crocodile pack against all odds. The difficulty was practically sky-high.
The rewards were equally generous. Bai Pu received four draws and could eliminate the twenty lowest-valued cards! After choosing which cards to remove, only twenty-eight cards remained floating before him. His chances of drawing something good were still high.
Bai Pu did not suffer from indecision. He directly flipped over four cards.
``` You obtained golden equipment: Giant Alligator's Fierce Eye (Sealed).
You obtained leader-level material: Giant Alligator's Tendon.
You obtained leader-level material: Giant Alligator's Sharp Tooth