Chapter 14 Skill GET!

"Combat Basics"

"Quality Rank: One-Star Ability, Prerequisite: Possess a complete physical body of an Upright Ape."

"Effect: When the player equips this skill, they will automatically master basic combat techniques and their body will have the physiological reflexes as if they had experienced a hundred combats and a thousand days of training, with options for advancement."

"Note: 'Hands, elbows, knees, head, legs, shoulders—these are humanity's most primal terrifying weapons'."

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"Good Dream Technique"

"Quality Rank: One-Star Ability, Prerequisite: Both hands."

"Effect: After equipping, the player can hypnotize any target with wisdom who voluntarily accepts hypnosis. The method of hypnotism varies depending on the place and time, but must involve the use of both hands, taking anywhere from 30 to 300 seconds. Upon success, the target will fall into a deep sleep."

"Note: 'I bloom amid slaughter, yet suffer from insomnia at night.' The Bald Assassin, resistant to most mind-affecting drugs, would rely on his own well-known hands to quietly drift to sleep during the countless long nights."

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After reading the descriptions of the two skills, a message popped up on the interface: "Would you like to equip the item/ability now?"

Upon confirmation, the screen switched to the Equipment Interface, with the "Game Character" displayed on the left and "Equipment Slot" on the right.

The "Game Character" list was empty except for one entry: "Ren Naiser". Apart from the name, Ren Suo also saw the appearance of "Ren Naiser"—it was his own.

In the "Equipment Slot", there were "Ability Slot", "Prop Slot", and "Reserve Slot".

"If I'm not mistaken, after Ren Naiser equips an ability, most likely I myself will acquire the corresponding ability..."

Ren Suo recalled the voice he heard when he touched Mo Zhaolong, and he knew that the Mini-World Game Console was nearly fused with him. So now, if he equipped abilities in the game console, it would likely have an effect on his own body.

However, Ren Suo found that he could only equip one ability—because there was only one square in the Ability Slot.

Not just the Ability Slot, but the Prop Slot and Reserve Slot also had only one square, clearly allowing only a single item each. And since both "Combat Basics" and "Good Dream Technique" were abilities, they could only occupy the Ability Slot.

So Ren Suo equipped "Combat Basics" and placed "Good Dream Technique" into the Reserve Slot, and he began experimenting with enthusiasm.

"If I'm right, the me who never fought before is now someone who has trained for three years and been through over a hundred combats as a beginner in combat techniques!"

Which adolescent plagued with delusions of grandeur hasn't wished they could smash gold and snap jade with a palm, or collapse mountains and sever rivers with a sword, wielding supreme martial power at will to reshape the world? Now, the strongest individual combat forces in the human world are naturally soldiers and fighters proficient in various combat skills. And if one disregards hot weapons, for ordinary people aspiring to possess martial strength, the way is to learn various combat techniques.

However, laziness and hardship are obstacles preventing those with delusions of grandeur from acquiring such martial powers.

Ren Suo did not know which country's style of combat technique this was, but it certainly had to be better than only knowing the Bastard Punch.

Ren Suo stood up and began pacing around the living room, ready for knowledge to be infused into his mind by some invisible presence at any moment.

What would it feel like? Would his head hurt? Or would it feel amazing to gain a massive amount of knowledge in an instant?...

After walking for fifteen minutes, Ren Suo realized nothing had happened.

"..." Ren Suo decided to test himself. He looked at the white wall beside him, raised his fist, and smashed it fiercely—

He felt something!

Ren Suo found that as he attempted to attack the wall, his waist sank, his lower body gripped the ground tightly, his shoulders and waist operated in a way he didn't understand, the huge force bursting from his body, his entire weight pressed on his fist—

"Holy moly moly moly moly moly moly moly——"

Ren Suo immediately cried out in pain, squatting down and touching his fist, which had turned a shade of purple-red.

He looked at the white wall. The wall was very clean, as if it were saying, "Hmph, foolish humans."

Ren Suo now believed he indeed acquired the 'Combat Basics' ability, which only manifested automatically when he needed it. But the problem was—Ren Suo's body wasn't that of a fighter, but of an ordinary person who didn't exercise regularly!

'Combat Basics' was supposed to enhance his combat power, but Ren Suo's own physical condition was mediocre at best. After enhancement, he might be able to fight a few thugs, but if he encountered someone with weapons, he likely couldn't even block and would be overwhelmed in an instant.

"Let's switch to a different ability," Ren Suo shrugged and closed his eyes gently.

According to system guidance, he didn't need to activate the Mini-World Game Console; he could change the equipped ability directly.

Sure enough, as his consciousness sank, he naturally sensed the presence of the Equipment Slot.

The props slot was empty. The ability slot contained 'Combat Basics', and the standby slot had 'Good Dream Technique'. With a thought, 'Combat Basics' and 'Good Dream Technique' switched places, both entering a greyed-out status.

After a 10-second cooldown, he equipped 'Good Dream Technique'.

According to the description, the 'Ability Slot' is for equipping intangible knowledge-type abilities, the 'Props Slot' for tangible strength-enhancing items, and the 'Standby Slot' for placing abilities or props that are temporarily not in use, which can be swapped out as needed by the player.

"But how do I use Good Dream Technique?"

This move seemed to be hypnotism, but Ren Suo had no knowledge of hypnosis in his mind, how to verify the reality of this skill?

Ren Suo went back to the description of 'Good Dream Technique' and realized that the prerequisite was the use of both hands, and hints in the effect description recommended the use of both hands, so he looked at his own hands, deep in thought.

"This... how is it used?"

Hands, used on the human body, other than stroking and that thing, Ren Suo couldn't think of any other actions for the moment.

However, as he idly watched his hands, Ren Suo found the trembling of his fingers to be quite interesting. He attempted to make his fingers trace out whimsical paths—flipping, circling, crossing, rotating...

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Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~

Lying on the floor, Ren Suo grunted, wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth, to find himself lying on the couch, with someone ringing the doorbell outside.

"Coming, coming..."

It was another delivery, this time the games 'Heroic Unrivaled 8' and 'Evil Spirits Curse 2', which he had ordered along with the Hell 4PRO console.

However, even though the Hell 4PRO console had been unboxed for three days, Ren Suo hadn't turned it on even once.

He looked out the window and realized it was morning on the second day—he had actually fallen asleep on the couch while playing with his fingers last night!

Yet, Ren Suo only felt refreshed and clear-headed, his mind very alert, with a faint sense of understanding—this must be the effect of the 'Good Dream Technique'.

He slept too well.

Ren Suo put the game discs and Hell 4PRO console aside. After all, it was a love he had obsessed over for so many years; Ren Suo didn't want to return it, thinking he might have time to play in the future.

Then Ren Suo took to his new favorite, the Mini-World Game Console.

"Mini-World, endless fun!"