Life Link, Energy Link

The next morning, Chu Danqing took Da Bao to set up their stall again.

He had Da Bao watch the stall while he went to retrieve the White Wool Robe and Silver Scale Cloud Brocade.

The tailor's craftsmanship was excellent; their basic tailoring skill level was probably higher than his basic summoning skill level.

The two pieces of equipment fit perfectly, with no visible signs of alteration.

Chu Danqing immediately put them on.

"Warm in winter and cool in summer, truly befitting of White Dragon Fish and Cave Beast scales and fur as raw materials."

"The only pity is the lack of a True Spirit." Chu Danqing was slightly regretful.

Then, he glanced at himself. Indeed, clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse. Wearing this outfit, his appearance and temperament had improved.

Chu Danqing knew the reason why there was no True Spirit.

Firstly, True Spirits only appear on one piece of equipment, so only White Dragon Fish's Roar and Regret of the Kin-Eater had them.

Secondly, the Silver Scale Cloud Brocade was a man-made piece of equipment. It was only recognized by Paradise; True Spirits could only be extracted and bestowed by Paradise, and could not be obtained artificially.

Paradise was the only source of True Spirit equipment, and Treasure Boxes were one of the branches of Paradise's production channels.

Precisely because the production channels were limited, the number of awakening limit times fluctuated.

After retrieving the equipment, Chu Danqing hurried back to the stall.

He immediately saw Da Bao struggling to communicate with another apostle.

However, compared to the previous heavily armored knight, this apostle was much calmer.

Perhaps it was because he had just arrived and his anger hadn't accumulated yet.

Chu Danqing rushed over and said, "I'm sorry, I was out handling some business and was a step late."

This apostle's eyes were sharp, and he exuded a blade-like aura.

"It's good that the owner is here." Without further ado, he presented a skill book called Life Link to Chu Danqing: "A summoning skill, in exchange for your Regret of the Kin-Eater."

[Skill Book: Life Link]
[Type: Active Skill]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Effect: After use, gain the skill Life Link, which can link to targets within range, sharing a portion of the damage taken]

At first glance, Chu Danqing thought it was exactly what he wanted, but upon closer inspection, he found the problem.

"This skill isn't right." Chu Danqing immediately spotted the key issue, which was the word "sharing."

Letting Da Bao bear some of the damage he received was fine; Da Bao had high constitution and could also leech life.

But conversely, having him bear some of Da Bao's damage would surely lead to his death.

"Sharing means I also have to share the damage my summons take." Chu Danqing pointed out the flaw.

In fact, Chu Danqing really wanted this Life Link skill. It had flaws, but there were many ways to use it.

He quickly thought of several ways to utilize it.

The simplest way to use it was to apply it to enemies.

For example, he could have Da Bao link to another enemy, and when the enemy attacked Da Bao, the linked enemy would share the damage.

Or, more directly, he could link two enemies, so when Da Bao attacked one enemy, it would be equivalent to attacking two enemies.

He liked it very much, but his expression remained calm, as if the skill wasn't very good.

"I can add to the price, but it will be overpriced, so you have to make up the difference." The other party's face also showed no emotion.

He then showed Chu Danqing another skill book with a similar effect, called Energy Link.

"It's a set of skills, even more valuable. Make your offer."

Honestly, if it was just Life Link, Chu Danqing wouldn't mind missing out.

But now that it was a set, it was different.

Chu Danqing felt that he could play even more tricks, and could even work as an output, control, or even support.

"I'm curious, why don't you learn it yourself?" Chu Danqing asked.

He didn't believe that the other party couldn't see the value. Free lunches don't exist; it was more likely to be a trap.

If these two skills were used properly, their value would far exceed his Regret of the Kin-Eater.

"That's none of your business." The other party had no intention of explaining; they were in a business relationship, so why say so much?

Chu Danqing thought for a moment and put the Wolf Fang Necklace on the table.

"Not enough," the other party said.

"It's enough. Skills need to be upgraded, and the flaws are too obvious." Chu Danqing naturally didn't want to increase the price.

"Your knife also needs to awaken its True Spirit," the other party retorted.

"But my knife has no flaws, and its fully awakened quality is Excellent, enough for you to use until Tier 2." Chu Danqing added another bargaining chip.

"Add another thousand Paradise Points." The other party was silent for a moment before giving a bottom-line price.

Chu Danqing spread his hands upon hearing this and said, "I don't have that much. Five hundred points and it's a deal."

He'd just cut the price in half himself.

Without another word, the other party turned to leave.

"Eight hundred, take it or leave it. I really don't have any more," Chu Danqing called out, adding three hundred Paradise Points.

The other party paused. "Eight hundred and fifty!"

Chu Danqing's eyes twitched. Someone with such an expert demeanor was actually haggling with him over fifty Paradise Points.

"Deal." Chu Danqing didn't continue to push and agreed immediately.

You have sold: Regret of the Kin-Eater, Wolf Fang Necklace, Paradise Points ×850, and received: Skill Book (Life Link), Skill Book (Energy Link)

The transaction completed, the other party took the items and left without any hesitation.

Chu Danqing, having sold his goods, also packed up and left.

He immediately learned both skills, and LV1 knowledge of each appeared in his mind.

Two more skills appeared in his blank skill slots.

Life Link (Active) LV.1: Link to 1 target within a 10-meter radius, sharing 50% of health loss. Consumes 1 Energy Point per minute.

Energy Link (Active) LV.1: Link to 1 target within a 10-meter radius, sharing 50% of energy loss. Consumes 1 Energy Point per minute.

"A fifty percent split, that's somewhat interesting."

"It only limits the number of linked targets, not the number of times I can link myself."

"But there's also the issue of how strong the link is."

"If the link strength is too low, I'll have to find a way to fix it."

"I need to test it out." Chu Danqing looked at his remaining 2650 Paradise Points, feeling quite broke.

Paradise offered corresponding services, but they cost Paradise Points.

Chu Danqing needed to reserve Paradise Points to activate permissions, buy recovery consumables, and even upgrade these two skills after testing.

He really couldn't squeeze any out.

Finally, his gaze landed on Da Bao.

"How about... we test it ourselves?" Chu Danqing wasn't testing the sharing efficiency, but the link strength.

Da Bao looked confused. He had no idea what they were testing, but when Chu Danqing said that, he nodded, "Okay."

At this moment, Chu Danqing suddenly understood why the apostle who bought Regret of the Kin-Eater haggled over even 50 Paradise Points.

Paradise Points really disappeared quickly, and the stronger you were, the more you lacked.