Players' Self-Cultivation

"Someone beat us to it."

Luo Wu Shang sighed softly as she watched the Leopard Shadow Steps being taken.

When Lin Qi produced the two martial arts manuals, Luo Wu Shang had already recognized the immense potential of the Leopard Shadow Steps. They were undoubtedly the bicycle of the hauling world. Compared to the Crushing Stone Fist, while the latter might have great practical value, in the current game version, underground exploration was king.

"Gunslinger, well done," Fang Zhen said, walking up to the Outlander Gunslinger. His eyes were filled with excitement. "Quick, show us what this martial art is all about."

"Sure," the Outlander Gunslinger replied, taking out the manual and looking at it with Fang Zhen and Peerless One Shot.

The others present cast envious glances their way.

Fang Zhen's reminder made everyone realize that the Leopard Shadow Steps were the 'child of the version.'

Once learned, it would definitely allow them to pull ahead of others, accumulating more martial arts hall points.

"The rewards have been distributed. Now, I have an important announcement," Lin Qi said, pausing as he looked at the dispersing crowd. "These two hall-protecting martial arts manuals can be exchanged by any disciple of this hall who has accumulated 20 points. You can check the detailed exchange list on the notice board in the training grounds."

He had stayed up late last night, not only preparing the first volume of the Crushing Stone Fist and Leopard Shadow Steps for everyone but also converting the training grounds' old sign-in board into a notice board.

Previously, he had to find everyone to notify them of anything, which was too troublesome. Although he had considered getting them smartwatches, the price was too high. Even a second-hand one cost a thousand Bits. The smartwatch he had was discarded by Luo Qi after five or six years of use.

Therefore, the matter of smartwatches would have to wait until he had the means to offer them to players.

For now, to manage things conveniently and prevent players from constantly coming to him to ask what they could exchange for, he had listed all the items currently available for exchange in the martial arts hall on the notice board. This would make things much easier.

"You can exchange for this directly? Isn't this a quest reward?" the Outlander Gunslinger asked after hearing Lin Qi. He looked at the Leopard Shadow Steps in his hand and felt they suddenly weren't as appealing.

After all, he had spent a month's salary for this single copy of the Leopard Shadow Steps!

"You'll get used to it," Fang Zhen said, patting the Outlander Gunslinger's shoulder as if he had expected Lin Qi to do this. "We still have an advantage in getting this Leopard Shadow Steps. After all, you still need to reach 20 points to exchange for it. We can practice in the meantime."

"That's true," the Outlander Gunslinger conceded.

Newcomers currently had no points. It would likely take them a day of desperate exploration to earn 20 points, giving them an extra day to learn the Leopard Shadow Steps.

Luo Wu Shang and the others on the other side immediately rushed to the notice board in the training grounds, eager to see the exchange price for the Leopard Shadow Steps.

Leopard Shadow Steps (Volume 1): Martial Apprentice-level footwork, divided into two stages, upper and lower volumes. Mastering the first stage, 'Chasing Wind,' increases one's speed by 20%. Mastering the second stage, 'Hunting Shadow,' increases one's speed by 30%. (Requires reaching Martial Hall Level 20 to exchange. Volume 1 requires 10 Martial Hall points, Volume 2 requires 20,000 points.)

Crushing Stone Fist (Volume 1): Martial Apprentice-level fist technique, divided into two stages, upper and lower volumes. Mastering the first stage, 'Crushing Pile,' increases one's strength by 100%. Mastering the second stage, 'Crushing Stone,' increases one's strength by 150%. (Requires reaching Martial Hall Level 20 to exchange. Volume 1 requires 10 Martial Hall points, Volume 2 requires 20,000 points.)

"The hall master is actually showing some conscience, only needing 10 points for an exchange," Twilight of the Gods said, his eyes lighting up. "The improvements from these two martial arts are huge. If we can master both, we can completely fight against quasi-apprentices. With my current points, I can exchange for both."

"It's cheap, indeed. If we grind for a day, we should be able to exchange for both," One Leaf Floating Cloud said, frowning slightly. "But this means falling behind by a day."

"Are you interested in borrowing points? If you want the Leopard Shadow Steps, I can exchange for them for you," Luo Wu Shang suddenly said to One Leaf Floating Cloud, a slight smile curving her lips. "Of course, it's not without conditions."

"Wu Shang?" Zhang Qingwei asked, looking at Luo Wu Shang with some surprise, not understanding what she was planning.

After a night of getting to know them, Zhang Qingwei knew that Luo Wu Shang was definitely the wealthiest among the three. Not long ago, she had bought five hundred points from Twilight of the Gods in one go, spending 100,000 yuan for 200 yuan per point.

At the time, spending 100,000 yuan for 500 points seemed a bit wasteful, but now, it looked incredibly worth it.

"What conditions?" One Leaf Floating Cloud glanced at Luo Wu Shang and said in a low voice, "If you want us to join, then forget it. We're all used to being free and don't like joining guilds."

"You can rest assured about that. Our Heavenly Might never forces anyone to join," Luo Wu Shang said with a smile. "The conditions are very simple. I can lend you eighty points now, and I don't need you to return the points. I only need priority usage rights for 200 square meters of the energy land you explore. This is a very good deal, isn't it?"

"Deal!" One Leaf Floating Cloud said without hesitation.

The other three also nodded, agreeing with One Leaf Floating Cloud's decision.

Although each of them would lose the priority usage of 50 square meters of land for planting Blood Essence Rice, significantly reducing their future point earnings, as long as they could get the two martial arts manuals first, they could earn it back later if they were willing to grind.

The lost land could be recouped, after all. With the Leopard Shadow Steps and Crushing Stone Fist learned, their work efficiency would definitely double.

Especially the Leopard Shadow Steps, a divine skill that could improve work efficiency while also allowing continuous practice and improvement. It would be a shame to miss out on a full day of learning time.

Afterward, Luo Wu Shang exchanged for six copies of the Leopard Shadow Steps (Volume 1) and five copies of the Crushing Stone Fist (Volume 1) from Lin Qi. Fang Zhen, on the other hand, exchanged all the points he had earned for two copies of the Leopard Shadow Steps. Lin Qi watched this with a sigh.

"As expected, these professional players are more professional."

Lin Qi had initially thought these newcomers would need another day to grind before exchanging for the martial arts manuals to learn them. However, he hadn't expected Luo Wu Shang and Fang Zhen to not even give the newcomers that one day, directly learning the martial arts while grinding.

He had to admit that when it came to exploiting the game, these professional players were truly experts.

As Lin Qi finished distributing the martial arts manuals, he didn't forget the daily sign-in.

"I wonder how much they've improved today," Lin Qi said, opening the system panel and directly using the extraction function on the three of them.

Instantly, Lin Qi heard three system notification sounds, and his mind filled with memories of training.

System: Congratulations Host, Soul Shocking Breathing Technique First Level Novice has improved to 8%.

System: Congratulations Host, Soul Shocking Breathing Technique First Level Novice has improved to 9%.

System: Congratulations Host, Soul Shocking Breathing Technique First Level Novice has improved to 10%.

"Extracting the same training method from multiple players actually stacks proficiency?" Lin Qi was astonished by the system prompt.

Lin Qi had initially thought this extraction was simply about obtaining memories from players to allow his own proficiency to reach the highest level among players.

But now, it seemed to be something far more terrifying: the ability to absorb the training experience of multiple players, fusing it from different angles to improve proficiency.

The improvement effect of the Soul Shocking Breathing Technique this time was also very significant, jumping from 3% novice to 10% novice in one go. Lin Qi felt as if his every breath was stimulating his cells, causing them to rapidly improve.

This feeling of exhilaration was so intense that Lin Qi couldn't stop. He ignored what the players were doing and found a place with abundant energy, sitting down and frantically stimulating his body's cells, allowing them to absorb the surrounding energy.

After more than two hours of continuous stimulation, the cell stimulation reached its limit. Lin Qi felt incredibly refreshed and couldn't help but open his personal data panel.

"I've... reached quasi-apprentice?"

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