After closing the webpage, he sat cross-legged and assumed the Pagoda Stance, visualizing himself as a towering pagoda on a lonely island amid stormy waves.
His chaotic thoughts were like savage tides, yet his mind gradually calmed beneath their assault. Between his brows, like a bright lamp atop the pagoda, strands of golden light shone forth, piercing the towering waves.
"The old generation has already burned and given its light, but the future still has to be created by our generation!"
Meng Chao opened his eyes, and his gaze glittered.
He had originally not planned to awaken any more skills.
But the mission of treating Ning Shewo had helped him accumulate another two thousand Contribution Points.
And during this time, he had practiced the Thunder Cross Sword for a long while, causing the awakening cost of this basic combat technique to fall lower and lower.
Meng Chao pondered for a moment, then decided to light it up after all, charging straight to Expert Level in one breath.
This way, he had the three major methods of exerting force, two combat techniques, the Nine Great Stances plus the additional Hibernating Dragon Stance.
Along with the corresponding Breathing Technique and Meditation Technique, as well as Perfect Level Basic Gunmanship.
He had perfectly mastered every skill that could be learned during high school. Their proficiency was nearly maxed out.
There were actually still some advanced skills he could awaken.
His remaining five thousand-plus Contribution Points were enough to raise an Expert Level skill to Master Level or even Perfect Level.
But he did not intend to do that for now—good steel had to be used on the blade's edge.
His eyes sharpened. Meng Chao leaped up, hooked the tip of his foot around a heavy-backed combat saber, and flashed it with snowy brilliance,