Shen Lu: I've Mutated into Multiple Game-Breaking Abilities

Chapter 26: The Support Feature

Although he didn’t know much about this support feature, he’d learned from browsing the forums over the past couple of days that support skills existed. Perhaps... Could he acquire a melee skill through this feature? Just as Ling Yi was pondering this, his Descent Timer was quietly counting down to zero. [Your Descent Timer has reached zero] [You have spent three full hours on Shen Lu today and have earned one daily roulette spin! ] 3:00 PM. At 3:00 AM, Ling Yi returned right on time. As soon as he got back, he spun the roulette. A few seconds later. 【Congratulations! You’ve won a reward from the Daily Roulette: 100 EXP! 】 “Oh? 100 EXP right off the bat?” The rewards in the Daily Roulette are random every day. Yesterday’s best prize was an [EXP Orb], but today it’s just this 100 EXP. Ling Yi pondered it for a moment and realized that the EXP Orb and this 100 EXP were actually of roughly equal value. Although the former grants less experience, it’s an item that can be traded or stockpiled. The latter cannot. Glancing at his level bar now, it had changed to Level: 13 (112/2800) “I might as well use the Experience Orb too.” Today’s 3 hours were already up, so using it now would maximize its benefit. Ling Yi opened his backpack and used it without hesitation. [You gained 280 experience! ] Using the [Experience Orb] grants 10% of the experience corresponding to your current level’s experience bar. His current experience bar was at 2,800, so 10% was indeed 280. He looked at his level bar again Level: 13 (402/2,800) “Okay!” Feeling satisfied, Ling Yi closed his character panel, climbed onto the bed from the foot of it, and planned to take a short nap. But just then. The bronze-colored wooden door creaked open from the outside. With his face buried in the gray-and-white checkered quilt, Ling Yi didn’t even move his hands; he simply craned his neck to look over. There stood Lin Shurou in the doorway, gazing at him with a look tinged with hope. She wore a light pink summer silk nightgown, revealing her snow-white arms—as smooth as lotus roots—and her slender, pale calves to the air. Her long, tawny hair fell casually over her left shoulder, and her plump, rosy lips were slightly parted. Her delicate, dignified face still bore two faint blushes of shyness, giving her a rather pitiful and vulnerable appearance. “What’s up?” “Well…” Leaning against the doorframe, Lin Shurou stammered, “If… if you don’t mind, could you… could you remove the curse talisman for me right now?” “I’m afraid I’ll fall asleep again later and sleep for a whole day or something.” Her sapphire-blue eyes, as clear as a sunny day, looked up at him timidly; perhaps due to nervousness, the slender, snow-white legs peeking out from under her pink nightgown were pressed tightly together. “Oh, sure.” Ling Yi sat up, then rolled off the bed. He walked toward her while purchasing a [Curse-Removal Talisman] from the shop for 1 gold coin. As he drew near, he caught a faint, delicate fragrance wafting from her—a sweet, subtle scent so pleasant it made him want to pull her into his arms and breathe it in deeply. Before long. The second Curse-Removal Talisman was used. 【Current Curse Removal Progress: 2/3】 “All right, we’re more than halfway done. You should be able to stay awake for longer now.” Looking at Lin Shurou, whose expression had gained a touch more vitality, Ling Yi said with a smile. “Thank you.” Lin Shurou flashed a happy smile and bowed her head to thank him. “You’re welcome.” As she bowed, Ling Yi instinctively raised his hands to stop her. Unexpectedly, Lin Shurou bowed so deeply that his hands found themselves nestled against two warm, soft places. Ling Yi’s whole body jolted, and his mind went blank for a moment. With her head still bowed, Lin Shurou let out a soft “Ah,” then looked up, her face flushed, and quickly took a step back. She pressed her tender, full lips tightly together and watched Ling Yi cautiously. Seeing that he was still in a daze, she quietly took another step back. “Well, um… I’ll be going now.” Despite the little incident just now, Lin Shurou’s tone remained relatively calm. It was as if she had long anticipated something like this might happen. Ling Yi snapped out of his daze, his eyes instinctively glancing downward. The light pink nightgown she was wearing had a round neckline, and within that neckline lay a patch of flawless, snow-white skin larger than his palm. There was a small, adorable bow at the neckline. Normally, it would have been vertical, but at that moment, it lay flat against the silk fabric, nearly parallel to the floor. “Come to think of it,” Ling Yi said suddenly. “Wearing this, doesn’t the wind blow in from underneath?” The top of the nightgown was held high, so the bottom naturally wasn’t pressed tightly against her skin. “Oh, it’s fine, it’s fine.” Lin Shurou folded her soft, white hands in front of her lower abdomen and replied with a smile, “ “It’s cooler this way with the breeze inside.” Ling Yi didn’t press the matter further but said earnestly, “Are you busy right now? I happen to have some questions about support I’d like to ask you.” Upon hearing this Lin Shurou blinked, and the delicate, fragile expression that had been on her face quickly faded, replaced by a serious look. “I’m not busy right now. Let’s go to the lobby.” It seemed that whenever the topic turned to matters concerning players, a surge of confidence welled up within her. Perhaps. This was the pride that she, a “former Level 30 player,” still possessed when facing Ling Yi, a new player. ....... Strangely enough, Shen Lu didn’t include any introduction to the “Support” feature. In fact it didn’t even explain newly unlocked features like treasures and weapons to players. All the descriptions of these new features on the forum were compiled by the players themselves. Ling Yi had planned to check the forum. But he felt that having this “former player” explain it to him would not only leave a deeper impression but might also provide some important information that wasn’t documented because it was considered common knowledge. The two sat down on opposite sides of the large sofa. As soon as they sat down, Lin Shurou turned her head and asked him, “You definitely didn’t pay attention in school, did you?” “Huh?” “Don’t they teach all this in school these days?” “Oh, right,” Ling Yi admitted with a sigh. Lin Shurou smiled softly and began to explain. “The Support System doesn’t unlock until you reach Level 10. Once you do, you’ll be able to provide mutual support with other players who are Level 10 or higher.” “Mutual support means each party provides the other with a support skill and an attribute.” At this point, Lin Shurou pointed at herself, then at Ling Yi, and explained, “For example, if you and I support each other, I’ll share my Strength with you and give you one of my support skills. At the same time, you’ll give me one of your attributes and one of your support skills.” “I see.” Ling Yi nodded thoughtfully and asked, “Are there any restrictions?” “I mean, I can’t be a Level 10 player and receive support from a Level 90 player, can I?” “Of course not.” Lin Shurou shook her head. “The level difference between the two players can’t exceed 10 levels, and they must be of the opposite sex.” “Men and women can support each other?” “Right.” A level difference of no more than 10 levels made sense. But Ling Yi couldn’t understand why support was limited to players of the opposite sex. When he asked Lin Shurou, she just rolled her eyes and said, “How should I know?”