" Xiao Feng, where is this place?" Jiang Jie saw that the four walls, the ceiling, and the floor were all screens, showing all kinds of fruits in turn: watermelons, apples, dragon fruit, avocados, cantaloupes, grapes, and many more that Jiang Jie had never seen or heard of before, probably fruits that humans obtained when they conquered the galaxy more than a thousand years in the future.
There are more than a million kinds!
"This is the Fruit World, a place specifically for basic training in various weapons. Host, although you have mastered many thief skills, your dagger skills... are terrible! You're not even as good as a five- or six-year-old beginner from the Hundred Swords and Thousand Blades Sect!" Xiao Feng remained indifferent, explaining the rules of the Fruit World as if reciting a memorized text.
"Various kinds of fruits and bombs will be projected from the four walls, the top, and the floor. You must use your dagger to hit any of the fruits before they break upon contact with the wall, and they will disappear instantly. But if you unfortunately hit a bomb, game over! If you miss 10 fruits, game over! If you are hit by fruits 10 times, game over!" said the AI, Xiao Feng.
Jiang Jie's eyes lit up.
It's just fruit cutting, right? I've played this game before! Although I played it on a phone, it's not as high-tech as your virtual reality game, but I still understand the basic rules!
You know, I used to get high scores too! I was in the top 10,000 on the leaderboard!
"Alright, let's begin!"
Jiang Jie was very excited, but he didn't see the sly smile on Xiao Feng's face.
With a wave of her hand, she silently activated her crazy mode!
In an instant, more than a dozen watermelons the size of heads were launched from all directions at a speed comparable to bullets!
Before Jiang Jie could even raise his dagger, he was simultaneously struck by all the watermelons. His entire body was covered in bright red watermelon rind, flesh, and juice—a mix of red, green, and black. He felt dizzy, his face bruised and swollen, and his body deformed. Turning his head and looking down, he saw his back. And then...
Game over!
" Xiao Feng, I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!" Seeing the radiant smile on Xiao Feng's face, Jiang Jie had no choice but to sincerely apologize.
Sure enough, offending a woman has serious consequences, and offending a beautiful woman has even more serious consequences! Jiang Jie just happened to offend a beautiful but crazy woman, and the consequences... were simply unbelievable!
"Alright, I forgive you this time. Remember, I am the most beautiful woman in the universe and all planes!" Xiao Feng was in a much better mood after teasing Jiang Jie, and with a wave of her hand, she activated her classic mode.
A large watermelon fell from the sky. Jiang Jie quickly brandished his dagger, then heard the sound of fruit cracking. A dragon fruit landed behind him.
These fruits always appear at the most unexpected angles—in front of you, behind you, above you, even under your feet! Jiang Jie had to concentrate all his attention, not daring to be distracted at all, and deal with them with all his might.
The first time, I lasted 10 seconds, then all ten fruits shattered, game over!
The second time, he held out for 20 seconds, but in his panic, he was hit by a bomb, and his whole body was charred black. Game over!
The projection angle, speed, and frequency of all the fruits were calculated millions of times.
This is a virtual training game specially customized for the Hundred Swords and Thousand Blades Sect in the 35th century. It can meet the needs of the entire sect's more than 300 kinds of weapons and more than 70,000 students. It was stolen by the game pod creators using hacking techniques, and then improved and modified, making it even more perfect!
The fruit being thrown is getting faster and faster, and they come in all shapes and sizes, some weighing at least a hundred pounds, while others are only the size of a soybean. They are also becoming more and more dense, making the task increasingly difficult.
Flirt!
Chop!
Straight thrust!
Shake your hand!
Jiang Jie had never been so focused before, feeling as if his potential was being squeezed dry bit by bit.
An hour later, Jiang Jie played the game for the 101st time.
He finally held on for a minute. "Not bad, not bad speed. You can compete with beginners from the Hundred Swords and Thousand Blades Sect who have been studying for less than a month. Keep up the good work next time." Xiao Feng waved his hand lightly, Fruit World disappeared, returning to the hazy gray space.
"The simulation calculation is complete. The host can learn all the thief skills demonstrated by Lilian. However, there are some skills that the host cannot successfully simulate for the time being, because the simulation of a few skills is very complex. With the host's current cultivation level, it is simply impossible to do so unless the host cultivates the Black Tortoise Longevity Art to the third level, or even the fourth or fifth level," said the AI, Xiao Feng.
Jiang Jie was somewhat disappointed, but it was alright.
You can't get fat in one bite, and Jiang Jie didn't intend to rely on his Houtian Second Layer acquired cultivation to reach the top in one step. It's still a long way off!
Xiao Feng waved his hand again, and the simulated Internal Energy pathways of each skill appeared on Jiang Jie's body. Skill after skill appeared, and Jiang Jie familiarized himself with each skill.
These skills are increasingly difficult, and the simulated operating circuits are increasingly complex; some are simply impossible to perform at the moment.
For example, in order to successfully simulate Sprint, Jiang Jie must open up the three Yin meridians and three Yang meridians of the foot among the twelve primary meridians. This requires him to cultivate to at least the Houtian Fifth Layer, and first open up the six meridians in his legs and feet.
Jiang Jie is already very satisfied!
At least so far, he has mastered all the skills of a novice thief, as well as some skills of an intermediate thief. Moreover, as long as he has enough Internal Energy, there is no gap in using his skills.
Jiang Jie felt that his strength had at least doubled compared to before!
Ten hours passed quickly. Jiang Jie left the game pod and returned to Tirisfal Monastery, where he saw Lilian's astonished expression, because she simply couldn't believe that Jiang Jie could learn so many skills "quickly".
She could sense that Jiang Jie's energy fluctuations were very weak, and the traces of Shadow energy were even fainter, indicating that he was probably a low-level thief.
A novice thief, having just watched me demonstrate an intermediate thief skill, wants to learn it? No way!
Even she took a full year to advance from a thief apprentice to a mid-level thief, a speed that surpasses even the speed of One-Armed Invar! You must know, Invar is the number one thief at Tirisfal Monastery, and even the number one thief of the Order of the Silver Hand —a master assassin not much weaker than Master Onias!
" Nicholas... brother, how many skills did you understand?" Lilian asked softly, her voice lacking confidence.
In fact, she felt that Jiang Jie couldn't possibly understand any of it. Who can understand something after reading it only once?
"Oh, I think I've mastered six or seven." Jiang Jie thought for a moment, then decided to skip the last two skills since he wasn't quite proficient with them yet, and would practice them more next time.
There was no way around it; the time was too short. Even with the game pod simulating Internal Energy and repeated practice, Jiang Jie had only learned a few skills. Most of the other skills were either impossible to simulate or he simply couldn't remember them—they were just too complicated!
Jiang Jie felt a little regretful. If he hadn't expended so much energy in the Fruit World and been unable to fully concentrate, how could he have only learned a few skills? In the end, he was even mocked by Xiao Feng, who said he was too stupid and pathetic!