Stealing urine?
Well, as expected, there are many extraordinary people among the common folk; even in the 35th century, there were some clowns!
Jiang Jie felt a sense of balance after failing to pass the Eighteen Children Formation even Houtian Fourth Layer. It wasn't that he hadn't tried hard enough, but the enemy was just too ruthless!
He quickly asked Xiao Feng what he should do now.
"Your thieving skills aren't fully mastered yet, your dagger fundamentals are still far from sufficient, and you need to practice your Pegasus Meteor Finger regularly. Furthermore, your internal energy cultivation is inadequate; there's no need to learn more or better martial arts for now—don't bite off more than you can chew." Xiao Feng's black hair danced lightly, making her appear like a fairy, yet her every movement exuded the aura of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.
" The Black Tortoise Longevity Art has 18 levels, enough for you to cultivate to the peak of the Xiantian Realm! For offensive martial arts, there's the Pegasus Meteor Finger; for lightness skills, there's Water Walking; and there's the comprehensive Taiji Divine Art Skill, as well as the Five Animal Frolics and the Ten Brocades. Many second-rate masters haven't even learned so many martial arts; it's more than enough! Once you reach the Houtian Fourth Layer, you can learn new martial arts!"
The Houtian Fourth Layer!
Shen Yuan felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that Xiao Feng was right.
The Houtian stage is divided into three levels, with Houtian 1-3 belonging to the Early Houtian and Houtian 4-6 belonging to the Middle Houtian.
Upon reaching the Houtian Fourth Layer Acquired Realm, Internal Energy can be projected outside the body. At that time, the Pegasus Meteor Finger can " Acupoint Sealing at a Distance " and even form "invisible sword energy," with astonishing power! The Black Tortoise Longevity Art will also undergo new changes, beginning to truly demonstrate the power of its ultimate technique. Jiang Jie is very much looking forward to it.
He already possesses the ability to " Water Walking " in his lightness skill, so there's no need for him to learn better techniques for the time being. Unless the four meridians in his legs and feet are fully opened and his Internal Energy increases dramatically, learning them would be useless, as he wouldn't be able to use them at all.
The same applies to other martial arts.
It's better to be proficient in one thing than mediocre at everything. As for weapons, Jiang Jie will not learn anything else for the time being; he must at least practice his dagger proficiency to the master level before he can learn anything else.
Next, he made full use of the time frozen in the game pod to learn all the thief skills he could but hadn't mastered yet, and then entered " Fruit World " to continue practicing with his dagger.
Xiao Feng said that his basic dagger skills are not good enough yet.
A true master dagger wielder can manipulate a dagger with all five fingers of one hand, making it dance on their fingertips. They can even perform dances to the rhythm of music, and at extremely high speeds, they are invisible to the naked eye!
In fact, he witnessed Miles peeling an apple with a dagger. He peeled the apple skin completely in two seconds, very thinly, and it stayed in one piece without breaking in the middle. It was truly amazing!
He's still a long way off!
After a full ten hours of training, Jiang Jie was exhausted. He then left the game pod and lay on the bed for two hours.
After having lunch with Lilian and the maid, Jiang Jie copied a few chapters of " The Tides of Darkness " to deal with Don Quixote's harassment, and then the maid came in.
" Nicholas, Her Highness the Princess requests your presence. And Lilian, Her Highness the Princess also requests your presence," the maidservant said.
Jiang Jie nodded, took Lilian with him, and followed the little maid to...
Princess Calia's boudoir?
Upon seeing the layout and the various expensive decorations, and smelling the faint scent of a virgin's body, Jiang Jie knew that this was Princess Calia's boudoir. Normally, no one was allowed to enter except for the princess herself and her personal maids. He never expected that she would let him and Lilian in now.
Moreover, as soon as Jiang Jie entered, he saw that in addition to Princess Calia, Archmage Jaina was also there, and a little red-eyed rabbit was tied up on the ground with a rope. Without asking, he knew that it was poor Dudley.
Jiang Jie's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw a dashing young female Paladin —it was Fenna Golden Sword!
She was wearing the same Paladin's sword slung across her back, and her face was devoid of any smile. She was looking into her beautiful, sapphire-like eyes...
She scrutinized Jiang Jie Jiang Jie a critical eye, her gaze lingering on the necklace around his neck for a few seconds. The next moment, Jaina also noticed it, recognizing it as the necklace Prince Kael'thas had given her, which she had then passed on to Princess Calia. Now, it was on Jiang Jie's neck, and her gaze shifted between Jiang Jie and Princess Calia, lost in thought.
Then, Jiang Jie heard a loud bang as the maid went out and closed the door, then stood guard outside, not letting anyone near.
What are they doing? A secret meeting? Could they be plotting some kind of conspiracy?
" Nicholas, you know Jaina. This is Fenna Goldensword, Uther the Lightbringer's prized student and also my good sister. I once heard Sir Uther say privately that compared to my brother Arthas, Fenna's faith in the Holy Light is more steadfast, and the Holy Light favors Fenna more."
After a brief introduction, Princess Calia stared intently into Jiang Jie's eyes and said seriously, " Nicholas, do you know why I gave you this precious Elemental Necklace? Because you once helped me. Do you remember your Hamlet? There's a passage in it that moved me deeply and strengthened my resolve!"
Hamlet?
Jiang Jie certainly remembers!
To impress Don Quixote, he copied a passage from Hamlet. Princess Calia loved it and urged him to continue writing several times. Unable to bear it any longer, he managed to write a portion of it while copying The Tides of Darkness.
Which part did Princess Calia remember?
Jiang Jie quickly asked.
"To be or Devastation, that is the question: whether it is nobler to suffer in silence the slings and arrows of the tyranny of fortune, or to take arms against the endless troubles of life, and by struggle sweep them away?"
Princess Calia's voice was beautiful, yet it carried a courage and resolve not typically reserved for women. "To die, to sleep, is to end everything; if in this kind of sleep the wounds in our hearts, and the countless other blows that flesh and blood cannot avoid, could vanish, that would be the end we so desperately desire. To die, to sleep, and perhaps to sleep we will dream. What dreams we will have in that deathly sleep, that cannot but make us hesitate and ponder!"
This is the most classic line from Hamlet. Almost everyone who knows Hamlet has heard this line, and some can even recite it by heart!
"To be, or not to be-that is the."
I even learned this phrase when I was learning English!
This line comes from Act III of Hamlet.
At that time, Hamlet feigned madness in order to seek revenge, doubted everything, yet was indecisive and conflicted.
That's Hamlet.
Princess Calia is clearly not that kind of person.
She may be as skeptical of everything as Hamlet, but she will never be indecisive!