Madly Learning Basic Skills!

Steward Zheng, Zheng Qingxi, and Master Gui exchanged glances without asking further questions.

They knew that players had deep secrets—talent was one such example.

No one knew what kind of talent others possessed.

No one could be sure if someone only had one talent; in fact, they knew there was a type of talent stone that could unlock multiple talents.

"Alright then."

Following that, Zheng Qingxi led Gao Linzhi into the three-story pavilion.

Upon entering, they saw a three-story stone building, entirely constructed from bluestone, clearly for fireproofing.

The first floor was a large hall, with rows upon rows of stone bookshelves holding many thread-bound books.

A quick glance revealed at least dozens of rows, each with over a dozen columns.

All of them were written in simplified Chinese.

Zheng Qingxi pointed to the bookshelves and said:

"Basic Skills are all on the first floor. Take a look yourself and learn whichever you want."

Gao Linzhi was instantly like a mouse that had stumbled into a rice bin, overjoyed inwardly while maintaining a calm expression.

He walked past the first row of bookshelves.

He saw titles like "Basic Archery," "Basic Swordsmanship," "Basic Defense," "Basic Fists and Feet," "Basic Dodge," "Basic Spear Techniques," "Basic Medical Skills," "Basic Perception," "Basic Stealth," and more.

Good heavens, there were hundreds of these skills.

If it were an ordinary player, they would definitely need to first determine their career path: melee or ranged, tank or DPS, healer or assassin...

After determining that, they would then choose skills to learn.

In reality, those outside were all learning Basic Lightness Skill to improve their ability to run away.

They didn't need to rush at all.

They could take their time considering their career path.

Because even if they wanted to learn Basic Lightness Skill, it would take at least three months, which was plenty of time to think things through.

But Gao Linzhi could learn many skills now.

For him, the biggest limitation was money.

He then picked up the book for "Basic Dodge." Conveniently, he had the "Absolute Dodge" talent.

Given his current situation, strengthening his mobility and evasion would yield the greatest benefit.

If he couldn't dodge, he could just revive after dying. It was better than being captured and tortured.

He glanced over it, and a game prompt appeared:

"Do you wish to learn Basic Dodge?"

"Learn."

"You now need to spend 500 Skyfall Stones to unlock a new skill slot. Do you wish to unlock it?"

"Yes."

"You have learned Basic Dodge."

With this, he had 12,458 Skyfall Stones remaining.

He then set his sights on "Basic Medical Skills," "Basic Perception," and "Basic Stealth."

He spent another 700, 900, and 1100 to unlock three more slots.

It seemed that each additional skill slot cost 200 more Skyfall Stones.

That was acceptable; at least it wasn't exponential growth.

He now had 9758 Skyfall Stones left. Money was spent quickly.

Unknowingly, the 2000 Gold he had topped up was about to be spent.

He realized that the money he topped up was more worthwhile when spent on skill slots and other permanent upgrades.

Because it was a one-time use that benefited him for life.

If he used it on pets, weapons, or equipment, they would eventually be phased out and only serve as temporary upgrades.

How to spend money wisely was also a profound subject.

After some thought, he decided to learn "Basic Defense" as well, spending another 1300.

In any case, he wanted to be a well-rounded warrior!

With so many advantages, if he couldn't be proficient in everything, wouldn't his spending be in vain?

After learning the skills, Gao Linzhi walked out of the pavilion. The next thing he needed to do was to gain experience properly.

Being a village guard was truly great. Otherwise, just for these skills alone, he would have to spend a lot of money, and more importantly, they might not even teach him.

After that, he found Zheng Dong, who was looking anxious and leading a few people around the village, searching for something.

"Zheng Shan is gone. Brother Can Xue, have you seen him?" Zheng Dong asked as soon as he saw him.

"I haven't seen him. I parted ways with him after I escaped the Crown Snake's attack yesterday," Gao Linzhi shook his head.

He naturally knew Zheng Shan was killed, but he couldn't say it.

"Damn it, I can't find any trace of him. Do we have to ask the Great Elder to perform a divination?" Zheng Shan frowned.

"Captain, the Great Elder is in seclusion year-round. He won't make an exception for Zheng Shan," someone beside him shook his head.

Zheng Dong couldn't help but sigh deeply, "Then we can only report Zheng Shan's disappearance to the Fourth Elder and let him investigate slowly."

After that, Zheng Dong led Gao Linzhi and the others to the Fourth Elder's house and reported Zheng Shan's disappearance.

"Oh, I know. I'll arrange for someone to investigate. You hurry up and take Can Xue to level up. You don't need to worry about these trivial matters," the Fourth Elder emphasized again.

"Understood." Zheng Dong was a little unwilling and couldn't help but ask, "What about Shanzi's family?"

"The village will take care of them. With players here now, the village doesn't lack supplies," the Fourth Elder appeased him.

"Alright then." Zheng Dong took a deep breath and looked at Gao Linzhi, "Let's go."

Gao Linzhi knew that in the real world, without a body, a case couldn't be filed.

But here, as long as there was a suspect, it was enough.

Who would the Fourth Elder suspect?

He didn't care about this question; he only cared about his own development.

Zheng Dong thought for a moment, "There are many monsters in the Myriad Snake Cave, but the Crown Snake is troublesome. I'll ask the people from Xu Corporation."

He took Gao Linzhi to a large courtyard in the village.

A sign hung above it: "Xu's Outpost." An elderly villager was standing guard there.

Clearly, he was hired by the Xu Corporation.

Players could level up, but villagers often couldn't, making them suitable for such chores.

"Oh, it's Dongzi. Here to ask about the BOSS again?" the elderly villager said enthusiastically.

"Yes, Uncle Six."

"I'll go in and ask for you."

Before long, the elderly villager came out and said enthusiastically, "The Xu Corporation people said they're going to hunt the Crown Snake BOSS today. The places where the BOSS has already been cleared are Green Flood Dragon Beach and Foxy Slope."

"They also said they're running out of monsters to fight and need to add some more spawn points."

"Then forget it. Let's go somewhere else. Let's go to Green Flood Dragon Beach," Zheng Dong thought.

After that, the two went to Green Flood Dragon Beach, where crabs appeared.

On Green Flood Dragon Beach.

This day, Gao Linzhi and Zheng Dong continued to hunt crabs.

Under Zheng Dong's careful arrangements, no accidents occurred.

At noon, they didn't return to the village mess hall for lunch, eating a few pieces of dry rations to fill their stomachs.

The day passed uneventfully, and the efficiency was quite high. Gao Linzhi gained a full 5400 experience points.

Adding the previous amount, he had 6000 experience points.

Of course, this was still incomparable to Xu Tianlang's efficiency.

After all, he could gather dozens of people to fight monsters, allowing him to collect the final blows.

Of course, Gao Linzhi wasn't worried about that. The other party had skill learning difficulty and a skill cap.

He also didn't like to build up a faction; too many troubles would only delay his energy.