"I hadn't noticed it before, but now that my Mental Power was higher, the changes it brought to my senses seemed to be getting more pronounced..."
Yang Ling murmured to himself.
Mental Power seemed different from Strength.
Adding a few points to the latter made a big difference.
Now that his Mental Power had reached 25 points, he finally felt as though he had undergone a transformation.
"It's not just a requirement for Martial Arts training, or something that increases how quickly I can train. It affects me tremendously in its own right."
"Perhaps it'll have a noticeable effect in battle, too. For example, will it make it easier to sense an opponent's weaknesses?"
"My reaction speed has improved accordingly, too. Those Mental Power points weren't wasted!"
"What would happen if I raised it to a hundred points, or two hundred? Would I turn into a monster?"
A flicker of anticipation stirred in Yang Ling.
"Right, I also have an Exclusive Skill called Insight. What does it do?"
Yang Ling immediately looked at his panel and opened the detailed description of Insight:
[Insight: Can discern the bad deeds a person has committed within the past three days]
The description was simple and clear, easy to understand at a glance.
Yang Ling stood frozen, however, unable to come to his senses for a long while.
This skill had nothing to do with combat, but...
"Isn't this skill way too overpowered? I can learn about the bad deeds someone committed over the past three days just by looking at them?"
Yang Ling's heart pounded.
At the Ore Vein, this skill would have been next to useless.
But now he had another identity: a Constable!
With this skill, wouldn't he be able to rack up merit in no time!?
"Once I've earned enough merit, I can gradually reveal a little of what I can do. Ninth Rank—no, even Eighth Rank or Seventh Rank could be within reach!"
At the thought, Yang Ling immediately went to the door and opened it to look outside.
The Constables outside had no idea what he was doing and couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention.
Old Zhao had already made himself some tea and hadn't noticed Yang Ling's movements.
Yang Ling looked at Old Zhao and stared at him for a good two or three seconds before the word Insight appeared above him.
"Insight."
In an instant, a message appeared:
[Zhao Er picked up one tael of silver yesterday and did not turn it in] [Today's use has been exhausted]
"..."
Yang Ling closed the door again.
He had confirmed how Insight worked. Even though he could only use it once a day, he was still satisfied.
He didn't think much of what Old Zhao had done.
He wouldn't have turned it in either.
"A divine skill! I just transferred classes, and I've already gotten a divine skill like this. I wonder what Exclusive Skills the other classes get?"
"Right!"
Yang Ling's expression suddenly turned serious.
He had transferred classes and reached Level 13. Wouldn't that expose him on the Divine Realm Rank List?
With a thought, the Divine Realm Rank List opened.
[Divine Realm Rank List] [001: Ku Jue Temple, Hui Wu, Level 14, Class: Warrior Monk] [002: Star Gazing Academy, Luo Kai, Level 14, Class: Child Scholar] [003: Valley of the Dead, Qi Kai, Level 14, Class: Medical Apprentice] [004: Great Evolution Sword Sect, Fang Yun, Level 13, Class: Swordsman] [005: Heavenly Blade Sect, Ning Xizhe, Level 13, Class: Blade Guard] [006: Ghost King Stockade, Lin Dongdong, Level 13, Class: Bandit] [007: Iron Clothes Department, Yang Ling, Level 13, Class: Constable] [008: Mountain River Sect, Wu Xiaochen, Level 12, Class: Blade Guard] [009: ???]
"Just as I thought, I made the list. But it seems everyone's been working hard. In only two days, Hui Wu and the others have already reached Level 14, while the rest have made it to Level 13."
"Wu Xiaochen from the Mountain River Sect? Did a Player get lucky enough to join the Mountain River Sect right away?"
Yang Ling looked a little puzzled.
But the ninth and tenth places hadn't appeared yet.
That meant 22 of the first 30 Players to reach Level 10 were still stuck on class transfer.
There would probably be even more stuck later.
"But now they know that Constable is a class path, too..."
"Compared to joining a sect, paying a little money and pulling some strings to become a Constable is clearly the better path."
"If Players become Constables in the future, will they get the Exclusive Skill Insight, too?"
Yang Ling's expression gradually grew solemn.
"Forget it. I'm still among the leaders. There must be over a hundred thousand Players by now."
"Out of a hundred thousand, I'm in the top ten. That makes me one in ten thousand."
"I have to use this advantage to build one advantage on top of another, staying ahead of the other Players at every step."
Yang Ling took out the Thief-Catching Saber Technique.
"Thief-Catching Saber Technique, training requirements: Strength 3, Agility 5" "Requirements met" "Would you like to comprehend it?"
"Comprehend."
A wave of warmth washed over him, and Yang Ling instantly grasped the Thief-Catching Saber Technique.
He opened the Attribute Panel and took a look:
Character: Yang Ling Class: Constable Level: 13 Strength: 11 Agility: 5 Mental Power: 25 Exclusive Skill: Insight Martial Arts: Vajra Mingwang Technique (First Glimpse of the Door) Experience Points: 88/1000 Collapse Mountain Fist (Mastery Through Practice) Proficiency: 102/10000 Thief-Catching Saber Technique (Beginner) Proficiency: 0/100 Health Points: 210
"It only takes 100 Proficiency points. At my current rate, I can reach First Glimpse of the Door in two days."
"But this saber technique doesn't seem to boost Strength. Is it focused on Agility?"
With a thought, Yang Ling checked the detailed information for the Thief-Catching Saber Technique:
[Thief-Catching Saber Technique: Slay petty thieves with swift, fierce strikes] [First Glimpse of the Door: Increases Agility by 3 points] [Mastery Through Practice: Increases Agility by 6 points] [Perfected Skill: Increases Agility by 9 points] [Entering the Hall and Room: Increases Agility by 12 points] [Supernatural Skill: Increases Agility by 20 points] Note: This is a prerequisite for the Tiger Catching Saber Technique. Once you reach Perfected Skill, you can switch to training the Tiger Catching Saber Technique.
"Tiger Catching Saber Technique!"
Yang Ling's eyes flickered as he began to understand.
The Tiger Catching Saber Technique was probably a level above the Thief-Catching Saber Technique in power.
It might have been designed specifically for Iron Clothes Constables to train in.
"But Captain Lin's Attribute Panel doesn't show this saber technique. That means he isn't qualified to train in it either."
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