Yu Xunge slept for several days before recovering. Aihao gave her a tactical belt designed for assassins, and a third dagger now hung at her waist: the loot from killing the giant Chinu Worm, called Bone Shatterer.
At her current rate of attribute growth, she would not be able to lift it for another ten years.
Aihao helped her temporarily seal away part of the dagger's energy. Though more than half its attributes were reduced and its attached skills were sealed as well, she could at least use it now.
Bone Shatterer would serve as her main weapon. The second dagger Zhuri had given her would be her off-hand weapon, while her original dagger would be used as a poison blade, kept coated in poison at all times for emergencies.
Yu Xunge also got her wish and learned her second Wail Skill—Waning Dog: Aihao.
"This skill lets you grow stronger with every kill. Each time you kill an enemy, you can temporarily seize 5% of their highest attribute as your own temporary attribute. It lasts for three minutes."
It was a passive skill, which meant Yu Xunge had to study a vast amount of cultural knowledge, magic patterns, runes, Magic Arrays, and more.
She attended cultural classes in the mornings, then followed Aihao in the afternoons to fight all kinds of Chinu Worms. She arranged her own evenings, whether practicing skills, practicing alchemy, or reading in Aihao's study.
On weekends, she would see Zhuri at the castle. Zhuri had come to teach her her fourth Zhuri Skill—Spell Break: Zhuri.
Yu Xunge felt as though she was attending classes beyond even the SSS Class every day.
Two combat artists were practically force-feeding her knowledge.
Yet she felt no sense of superiority from being ahead of everyone else, because she had learned