Introduction to Lightness Skill

"Can this actually increase proficiency?"

Li Jinshui's eyes burned like torches as he darted swiftly through the narrow alleys.

For a moment, his mind couldn't help but wander, drifting through wild fantasies, earth-shattering possibilities, and grand, world-defining ambitions...

This trip had given him a firsthand taste of the saying: "Murder and arson lead to golden belts."

His Basic Lightness Skill had gained 30 points of proficiency; counting the scattered gains during his escape, he was now at 73/100.

The real point was that Basic Fist Technique; he hadn't even started training it yet, but it already had 30 points of proficiency. If he beat a few more people to death, wouldn't he be able to master it the moment he started learning?

Unfortunately, now was not the time to get cocky.

After all, the hard requirement for the captain of the residential security team was to be at least a second-rate martial artist with at least three years of experience at that level.

The fact that Liu Daqiang had been able to sit firmly on the captain's throne in Green Osmanthus Garden for so many years showed that his strength was not to be underestimated.

Coupled with the various incomes he had accumulated over the years, even if he hadn't reached the level of a first-rate martial artist, his martial arts skills, honed over years of immersion, were bound to be unfathomable.

Li Jinshui knew when to quit while he was ahead and chose to leave; there was no need to gamble on Liu Daqiang's strength at this moment.

He was also certain that Liu Daqiang wouldn't report this to the authorities. Besides, reporting it would be useless; there was no surveillance in the alley, and since the other party had initiated the chase, any consequences were his own fault.

Cases like this were too common in the outer districts, and the Inspection Bureau couldn't possibly manage them all; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many vagrants running wild at night.

The only trouble was that he had offended the security company, and he feared he would never be able to work as a security guard again.

A short while later, Li Jinshui finally crossed the entire district of small alleys and merged into the bustling main street outside.

He didn't stop for a second. After walking a short distance, he tore the blood-stained towel from the martial arts gym off his neck and stuffed it into a trash can. He then ducked into a bank and withdrew all ten thousand yuan from his card at an ATM.

After all, if Yao Xiaona's card could be frozen by her parents, there was no guarantee his own wouldn't suffer the same fate. It was safer to convert it into cash.

With this ten thousand, plus the two thousand one hundred refunded from the martial arts gym and the two thousand two hundred he already had, he had a total of fourteen thousand three hundred.

He took the opportunity to organize his spoils.

The dead security guard's wallet contained nearly a thousand yuan in cash and a gold membership card for a foot massage parlor.

The remaining bank cards were useless, as he didn't know the PINs to withdraw any money.

There were two other items: a smartphone, also locked, and a necklace that he couldn't tell was real gold or just gold-plated.

"So poor!"

Li Jinshui clicked his tongue. He opened the map on his own phone and searched for nearby pawn shops; there happened to be one a few hundred meters away.

He followed the navigation through the halls and alleys, and before long, he spotted a small stall tucked away in a corner of the street with a sign that read "We Buy Anything."

In this world, the owners who dared to run such stalls usually had some connections, were bold, and played by their own rules. They mainly dealt in fencing stolen goods; otherwise, there was no profit in recycling anything else, as the market was dominated by Doudou Secondhand.

"Boss, do you buy these? Give me a fair price."

Li Jinshui walked up and slapped the necklace, the phone, and the foot massage parlor membership card onto the counter.

The boss looked like a walking stereotype, his face covered in rolls of fat, with a gold tooth embedded in his mouth.

He raised an eyebrow and glanced at the items on the table. Without even testing them, he said, "The phone is in average condition, but it's a good brand. I'll give you two thousand. The necklace is 15 grams of pure gold; that's four thousand five. Take the foot massage card back; those things are given away for free everywhere."

"Boss, round it up for me. I'm a student, it's not easy for me to get my hands on things."

Li Jinshui pushed the items forward, showing he was sincere about the deal.

In the end, after a back-and-forth tug-of-war, the deal was settled for a total of six thousand eight hundred.

The price of gold in this world wasn't high, and since these were stolen goods, he would easily be caught if he went to a regular jewelry store. Li Jinshui had no choice but to liquidate them quickly at a stall like this.

With this, the cash on his person had reached over twenty-two thousand yuan.

"Perfect. Once I get the supplement potion, I can also master the Basic Lightness Skill."

Clutching the cash, Li Jinshui ran quickly toward the large supermarket across the street.

After wandering around the supermarket a few times to ensure he wasn't being followed, he changed into a set of cheap clothes and slipped out the back door.

He then found a chain pharmacy and bought a D-Grade Supplement Potion for twenty thousand yuan.

"To the great Datang Pharmaceuticals!"

In a dark, deserted alley, Li Jinshui estimated about a tenth of the liquid, popped the cap, took a sip, and quickly screwed the lid back on to prevent the medicinal properties from evaporating.

As the liquid slid down his throat into his stomach, Li Jinshui immediately exerted force through his feet and leaped upward, his body tracing a graceful, elegant arc through the air.

[Absorbing spirit from the mundane, Heaven Rewards Diligence, Basic Lightness Skill +10]

Heaven Rewards Diligence provided feedback three times in a row, and the liquid in his stomach was consumed entirely.

At the same time, Li Jinshui felt a jolt in his legs, as if they were being gently gripped by an invisible giant hand. His muscle groups twitched and tightened, and the pathways of his qi and blood seemed to be fixed by an unseen force.

Countless fragments of memory flashed through his mind—experiences of him training his lightness skill day and night for over ten years.

Li Jinshui slowly opened his eyes. When he stepped onto the ground again, he no longer felt the hard, solid resistance of the floor; instead, he felt a light, springy elasticity that made him feel as if he could take flight at any moment.

On the Heaven Rewards Diligence panel, that line of text had finally completed its transformation.

Basic Lightness Skill (Entry 3/100)

"Finally, I've made it to the entry level."

A look of relief washed over Li Jinshui's face.

Now, whenever he utilized his movement technique, he could feel a silky smoothness, as if it were an extension of his own limbs, with no more stumbling or awkwardness.

If he were to return to the moment he was cornered before, he was certain that security guard would never have had the chance to take a shortcut and cut him off again.

The change brought by mastering the basics of his movement technique not only significantly boosted his speed, but meant he no longer needed to flee; he could simply close the distance and, in a head-on clash, take that guard's life within three moves!

Of course, the most important thing was that he had now met the standards and fully satisfied the requirements to enter the Delivery Youth Training Camp.

"Since it's not dark yet, if I head over to the training camp now, I might even be able to snag a free dinner."

Li Jinshui immediately pulled out his phone, opened Dart Dart Ride, and hailed a car.

He then tucked the remaining supplementary potions close to his body. There was no rush to use them now; he would wait until he was inside the training camp to decide whether to further improve his movement technique or learn a new basic offensive martial art.

A short while later, Li Jinshui walked back toward the apartment building.

He had deliberately chosen this spot as his pickup point, and after climbing into the car, he had the driver wait for a few more moments.

Unfortunately, Liu Daqiang did not appear, and the apartment building even had a new security guard on duty.

"Hey, buddy, you new here? What happened to the old guy?"

Li Jinshui rolled down the window and waved enthusiastically at the new guard.

Whoosh!

The next second, over a dozen burly men in security uniforms burst out from the apartment building.

"Holy crap!"

Li Jinshui was startled; he scrambled back into the car, frantically slapping the back of the driver's seat and urging him on, "Driver, go, go! Floor it! You've got to keep me safe—if anything happens to me, I'm definitely filing a claim with Daqing Insurance!"

"Why do you have to act so tough when you've got nothing? Unbelievable!"

The driver rolled his eyes and cursed, slamming his foot down on the gas pedal. The car roared and shot forward instantly.

"You animal, don't you dare run!"

The dozen security guards brandished their riot control forks and chased after the car for over a dozen meters, their curses shaking the sky.