Chapter 33: Reaping Leeks Again

Why would this Big Trouble suddenly come looking for me?

Could it be...

Has his conscience kicked in, and he's ready to return the money for the two bottles of mineral water he bought earlier in the day?

Cao Renqi's mind was a mess, completely unable to make sense of it, just standing there in a daze.

"Hey, hey, Boss Cao, are you okay?" Adrian shook Cao Renqi's shoulders forcefully. "Can you hear what I'm saying?"

'What's wrong with this Abalone Guy? Has his brain really gone bad? Should I look for a more reliable player in the future? It seems that when dealing with players, I'll need to spend more time collecting information on the forums…'

A series of thoughts flashed through Adrian's mind.

"I can! I can!" Cao Renqi came back to his senses, nodding frantically. "Mr. Adrian, do you need any help?"

"Uh..."

Adrian hesitated for a moment, realizing that he had no reason to open a personal store for Cao Renqi. He had to come up with another random task.

[You triggered D-level mission [Bread], accept/abandon?]

Cao Renqi quickly accepted. He wanted to improve the relationship with Adrian as much as possible!

But in the next second, Cao Renqi's expression turned resentful as he looked at Adrian.

In the morning, you bought two bottles of purified water with a total cost of 10 Beli...

In the afternoon, you want to buy bread, and this time it's even more excessive, with only 1 Beli...

Might as well go and rob!

But…

Shouldn't you give some experience, it's better than 1 Beli!

Cao Renqi, with tears in his tiger-like eyes, took out all four pieces of bread from his bag—his dinner for the day—and handed them all to Adrian.

"This is my last piece of bread!"

'Damn it! Do you really think I want to steal your bread?'

Adrian was a bit annoyed. He casually took the bread and placed it aside, then opened his personal store to Cao Renqi once again.

Cao Renqi looked at the item interface and found that what used to be a dazzling array of items now only displayed a lonely skill.

"I miss the previous 'Life Return'... What's this, 'Step Forward Slash'? Let me see the skill description... Damn! Is this a flash step!"

Cao Renqi, with the hand speed of a twenty-eight-year-old single man, swiftly grabbed the skill, 'Step Forward Slash.'

[Step Forward Slash (Player Version)] LV1 (0/200,000): When swinging a sword at the target enemy, you can perform a burst displacement within 10 meters, consuming 10 stamina points, with a cooldown of 30 seconds. (Note: Requires personal base attributes Strength 5, Agility 5, and a Swordsman class.)

Incredible!

Cao Renqi's eyes gleamed, roaring in his heart.

At that moment, Adrian suddenly shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, you're not a swordsman and can't use this skill."

What the heck?

Cao Renqi raised his head, wide-eyed, stunned. Can't I use it even though I bought it?

He carefully examined the skill's usage requirements. He could understand the attribute requirements as they were relatively low, but what on earth was a 'Swordsman class'?"

Cao Renqi glanced at his own panel, which still only displayed the occupation of "Refugee."

Although the progress bar for the "Fishmonger" occupation had also advanced significantly, being a fishmonger was obviously unrelated to being a swordsman!

At this moment, Adrian suddenly asked, "Do you want to become a swordsman?"

Cao Renqi understood: this guy was not only a 'Lethal' character but also doubled as a "career mentor"!

Cao Renqi nodded frantically, just like a chick pecking at grains. Only a fool would refuse.

"I want to!"

'Well, the young can indeed be taught.'

Adrian nodded secretly and added "Basic Swordsmanship" to the store list.

"Basic Swordsmanship" was different from "Advance Step Slash."

Advance Step Slash was used to attract players, so its price naturally couldn't be set too high. Like other basic skills, it cost 1000 experience points and 1000 Berries.

On the other hand, "Basic Swordsmanship" was a knowledge-type skill, a key to unlocking the main occupation. Therefore, it was set at 10,000 experience points and 5000 Berries, undoubtedly a huge sum for beginners.

Cao Renqi almost bankrupted himself to purchase "Basic Swordsmanship," depleting all his accumulated game resources in five days.

At the same time, a prompt appeared on his game panel, reminding him that he had successfully acquired the basic knowledge of a swordsman and unlocked the swordsman occupation.

"Main occupation: Apprentice Swordsman. Strength and agility each +1; Energy Points are now active, and, like stamina and health points, are 100 points, just don't know what they're for... Oh, also gained two attribute points and one skill point, well spent!"

Cao Renqi allocated all his attribute points to agility, then raised the skill level of "Advance Step Slash" to level 2, reducing the cooldown time by 3 seconds. He felt a sense of relief.

"Uh? Wait a minute! It seems I still can't use this skill; the attributes aren't enough!"

Cao Renqi blinked and checked his own level attributes: total level 1, strength 2, agility 4.

"What a pity!"

At this moment, Adrian also received the experience and Berries handed over by Cao Renqi.

Just now, when he uploaded "Step Forward Slash" to the personal store, he found that he could indeed change the skill name and description freely, but the skill's actual effects would not change.

Take "Step Forward Slash" as an example.

If Adrian wanted, he could also call it "Salty Fish Thrust," "Happy Wind Guy," or even name it "Armstrong Spiral Jet Armstrong Cannon Sword" in the personal store.

However, the specific skill effects would not undergo any changes; it still had a burst displacement within 10 meters.

This was undoubtedly good news. There was no need to bother thinking about other high-speed movement skills with similar effects.

At that time, he only needed to change the skill name and description, and he could repackage and sell it to players.

For those players with holes in their heads, he could even sell one skill multiple times, first selling them "Step Forward Slash," then selling them "Salty Fish Thrust," and then selling them "Rin God Slash"...

Players spend money to get skills, Adrian gains experience – it's a win-win!

In a good mood, Adrian closed the personal store and was about to leave.

Seeing this, Cao Renqi quickly said, "Big brother, is there anything else I can help with?"

In order to be able to use the teleportation divine skill as soon as possible, Cao Renqi's thoughts of leveling up were instantly ignited.

To level up, you need experience, and to get experience, you need tasks! Preferably, advanced tasks!

In the Kano Country, is there an NPC more approachable than the lethal one in front of him?

No!

Even if there is, Cao Renqi doesn't think he's qualified to encounter them and be lucky enough to receive a task.

Currently, the only one he can rely on is Adrian.

Adrian looked up and down at Cao Renqi, adopted a posture, and shook his head. "Your strength is still too weak; there's no way you can help me any further."

He recalled the extremely red 'Lethal' in the description window and thought about how he would be instantly crushed.

He awkwardly said, "Big brother, you better go busy yourself; I won't bother you anymore!"

After saying that, Cao Renqi immediately slipped into the crowd like a wisp of smoke.