015 Ability Solidification Slot

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[Effect 2: Ability Solidification Slot: Consumes one unit of energy to permanently fix a skill or passive you have temporarily mastered. Ability solidification is effective for skills temporarily acquired through the game system.]

Shu Nan still chose to play it safe, after all, random superpowers carried a great deal of uncertainty. What if he ended up with a useless ability? Like growing an extra hand somewhere, or being able to sleep with his eyes open.

It was entirely possible to get a worthless ability!

He might as well choose Effect 2, the Ability Solidification Slot, to solidify those two valuable assets: the passive Nine Lives Cat and the skill Meditation Time. Shu Nan had experienced both firsthand.

He knew very well that Meditation Time was an incredibly useful skill, especially in the early stages of the game—its importance could not be overstated.

For a novice, it was practically a divine ability.

As for Nine Lives Cat, that was even more remarkable—equivalent to having nine lives, so one wouldn’t die off immediately after stepping out of the beginner’s village. Nine lives meant so many more chances—like having nine save and load opportunities.

Moreover, during these nine “loads,” the system abilities gained in the previous life would carry over to the next.

With such knowledge and practice, most difficult obstacles could be easily overcome by Shu Nan!

Both abilities were important; Shu Nan was unwilling to give up either. Thus, he decisively used the energy slot!

[Name: Celestial Star Fragment]

[Radiant Energy Slots: 1/10]

[Notice: You have permanently mastered the skill Meditation Time, and its effect remains unchanged.]

[Notice: You have permanently mastered the passive Nine Lives Cat, and its effect remains unchanged.]

Soon, two permanent abilities appeared in the character status bar. The passive Nine Lives Cat would not disappear, and the Meditation Time, which would have expired after two chapters, now remained.

In front of his screen, Shu Nan let out a satisfied burp. All the “Dollhaha” and six “Nuclear Bomb” drinks were gone.

He went to the bathroom to wash his hands, then returned to his seat.

Inside the screen, the assassin Kashu returned the now spent meteorite to his pocket. Of the three radiant energy slots, two had been used, with one remaining.

This final unit of energy had already been absorbed by Kashu.

In the future, if he encountered another temporary ability worth solidifying, he could use it directly, or collect more Celestial Star Fragments and, with three or more, open a blind box.

He hoped Lady Luck would favor him.

To obtain a powerful superpower!

Forty minutes remained. Shu Nan controlled Kashu to search every corner of the house, clearly hoping to find a hidden Easter egg.

Unfortunately, he found nothing.

[Countdown: 0s]

[Notice: Returning to Main Page]

The screen instantly went black, a giant logo appeared.

It flashed again, and the background changed rapidly.

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A sun-drenched forest. On the morning path winding through the woods, the assassin Kashu walked forward with a cold expression.

Character and inventory panels remained on either side of the screen.

This was clearly the game’s standby lobby.

On the screen, Kashu kept moving forward. Yet the forest path seemed endless—no matter how far he went, the scenery never changed.

Shu Nan paid this no mind and opened the item panel.

He had yet to check the chapter one mission reward.

[Name: Fifteen-Day Disciplined Life]

[Type: Special Item]

[Grade: None]

[Description: Perhaps you will never know just how terrifying a truly disciplined human can be!]

[Feature: Guaranteed chapter mission reward]

[Effect 1: Infinite Energy—A person’s energy is limited, but from now on, yours is boundless.]

[Effect 2: Infinite Stamina—A person’s stamina is limited, but from now on, yours is boundless.]

[Effect 3: Total Focus—Attention increased to 500% of normal, devote yourself wholly to a task.]

[Effect 4: Burst of Inspiration—Brain activity increased to 500% of normal, epiphanies erupt like a flash flood.]

[Effect 5: State Solidification—During the fifteen-day disciplined life, the system will automatically fix your best exercise results; your “best exercise result” becomes your new baseline.]

[Note: The average effect of disciplined life is that one day equals a month of normal training. Skills you possess can be refined during this period.]

[Tip: Upon use, you may select different scenario maps, including gym, rainforest, snowy field, barren plain, death desert, isolated island, cruise ship, etc.]

“Isn’t this just a Time Chamber? You can train at super speed, and even choose the environment…”

Shu Nan stroked his chin, mumbling to himself.

Still, this special item was truly useful; fifteen days of disciplined living equaled fifteen months of ordinary training!

He recalled the assassin Kashu’s base stats.

[Level: Ordinary Human (Intermediate)]

After over a year of training, Kashu’s level should rise to the pinnacle of ordinary humans. It would be an all-around improvement—his stamina and health bars would both be boosted, as would his character stats.

Longer strides when running, less time scaling walls, faster gun-drawing…

And he could also hone his abilities.

For instance, the beginner’s divine skill Meditation Time—every extra second of duration would be a huge success.

Perhaps after training, it would increase from three seconds to five…

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Shu Nan stretched lazily and continued browsing.

[Name: Additional Timed Challenge Attempt]

[Type: Special Item]

[Grade: None]

[Description: Let’s play a little game! If you win, you’ll receive generous rewards!]

[Feature: One challenge opportunity every fifteen days]

[Effect: Upon use, Kashu will enter a certain area and engage in various mini-games. No penalty for losing, rewards for winning.]

[Note: No one can resist a game—no one.]

Shu Nan snapped his fingers. Now he understood. This was the game’s way of adding variety, just like those escape rooms or puzzles some games include.

Players always need something new to experience.

“Hm?”

Shu Nan noticed the word “reward” was highlighted in red.

He clicked on it and a tooltip appeared.

[Reward 1: Win the game to obtain a reward ability related to the mini-game’s content and setting.]

[Reward 2: Point credits (Mall).]

The word “mall” was also red. He clicked again.

[Game Mall (Locked)]

[Points: 0]

[Section 1: Permanent Pool—The mall always offers twenty permanent items, exchangeable for points.]

[Section 2: Mini-game Pool—After each mini-game, the mall refreshes with six items from the game.]

[Section 3: Blind Box—Draw random rewards.]

[Tip: Points can be earned in mini-games or through special missions.]

“This game really does have a lot of mechanics…”

Shu Nan scratched his nearly bald head.