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

Chapter 47: The Return

While Ling Yi was deep in thought, Lin Qingyu tapped him on the shoulder again and said, “Young man, what are you thinking about?” “If you’re free right now, how about we make a little deal?” “A deal?” Ling Yi snapped out of his thoughts and stared at her in surprise. “You want to sell me something?” The sudden shift from the topic of the “mysterious big shot” left him completely unsure of her true intentions. Lin Qingyu put her hands on her hips and said earnestly, “I have a great treasure here that would be extremely helpful for us newbies. Just say the word.” “Well, you’ll have to let me see it first.” “No rush—but before that.” As she said this, Lin Qingyu rubbed her hands together, leaned in a bit with a shy smile, then blinked her pink eyes and whispered, “Do you have any gold coins?” Hearing this Ling Yi opened his inventory and checked his current gold coin balance 123,780. “Yeah, I’ve got quite a few.” He closed the inventory interface and nodded. A 1-star skill can be recycled for 10 gold coins, a 2-star skill for 30, and a 3-star skill for 100... With the help of the [Probability Reversal] talent, every monster he killed had a high chance of dropping a skill. Although most were low-star skills, the sheer volume meant the gold he earned was quite substantial. “Do you have… this much?” Lin Qingyu held up three fingers. “Three hundred?” “Mm-hmm.” “Sure… What’s up? Do you really need gold that badly?” “It’s okay… Without further ado, I’ll show you what I’ve got.” Lin Qingyu smiled slightly, then opened the chat window and sent him the details of an item—they had added each other as friends on the forum back on the very first day they met. [Battle Banner (E)]: Increases all stats by 1 for all players within a 10-meter radius. “Huh? A permanent item?” Ling Yi scanned its effects twice, then nodded slightly and said, “It really is a nice item. Are you sure you want to sell it to me?” This item was a banner; according to its effect, as long as he carried it with him, he would permanently gain a +1 boost to all stats. Although it was only +1, he shouldn’t forget that he also had the Mutation System. Even a random mutation would make it even better. “Mm!” Lin Qingyu nodded firmly. Immediately after, she let out a soft sigh and said, “I was originally planning to list it on the exchange for five hundred, but I suddenly need money in the real world and don’t have time to wait.” “So I’ll have to sell it to you for three hundred.” Ling Yi nodded and raised an eyebrow. “I won’t take advantage of you—I’ll pay whatever the normal price is.” “Oh? Do you have a lot of money?” “Not bad.” “Well... then let’s make it five hundred.” As she said this, Lin Qingyu’s face flushed slightly, as if she felt a bit embarrassed. “Alright.” After they finished the transaction, Lin Qingyu gave him a thorough once-over from head to toe. Then she patted him on the shoulder and laughed heartily, “Hehe, I didn’t expect you to be such a nice guy. Thanks a lot.” “You helped me out of a tight spot today. If you ever need anything in the future, feel free to ask me. I’ll do my best to help you if I can.” Although her tone was flirty, her pink eyes revealed genuine emotion. Ling Yi smiled faintly, saying nothing more. Before long. His three hours of Shen Lu time for the day had run out, and he was sent back to the real world. Upon returning, Ling Yi immediately spun the Daily Roulette. [Congratulations! You’ve won a reward from the Daily Roulette: 100 Experience Points] “Another hundred experience points.” This was the best prize from today’s roulette, and Ling Yi was already quite satisfied. After using the [Experience Orb] as well, he opened his personal panel again to check his stats. 『 Name: Ling Yi Level: 17 (1200/3600) Talent: Probability Reversal Strength: 3 Mana: 85 Agility: 100 Constitution: 15 Stamina: 3 Skills: Starfall (3-star · Scalable), Attribute Cloning (6-star), Ice Emperor Summon (10-star) Remaining Star Slots: 4 (Artifacts + 6 Star Slots) Support Skills: Elemental Spirit Blade (S), Earth Shield (B) Combat Potential Evaluation: Possesses extremely strong combat potential 』 He had to wipe out nearly all the monsters on the main path of the second and third levels just to level up four times. No wonder everyone says leveling up is so hard. Looking at his increasingly powerful stats, Ling Yi felt satisfied and took a moment to reflect. “I’ve got Elemental Spirit Blade for close combat, Earth Shield for defense, and Starfall for area-of-effect damage. On top of that, I can summon the Ice Emperor, who’s even stronger than I am.” “Apart from lacking movement and buff skills, my abilities are pretty well-rounded.” “Even new players from a few months ago wouldn’t stand a chance against me now, would they?” He didn’t need to reflect on himself three times a day. But he had to remain constantly aware of his own strengths and weaknesses. Only then could he respond most appropriately and swiftly when faced with various unexpected situations. After closing the panel, he immediately opened his inventory. At that moment. In his inventory, in addition to the items he already had, there were now two skills he hadn’t recycled. They were the signature skills of the Level 2 Boss, the Storm Manipulator, and the Level 3 Boss, the Blazing Flame Lord! [Howling Gale (7-Star · Specific)]: Possesses the ability to create strong winds and command them. [Fiery Demon Form (6-Star · Specific · Passive)]: Doubles the power of fire-based skills he uses. Specific skills are a monster’s signature abilities; they can only be obtained by defeating that specific type of monster. Take “Howling Gale,” for example. This skill can only be obtained by defeating the Gale Manipulator. Currently, there are no other ways to acquire it. “I’ll pass on the ‘Raging Flame Body,’ but as for ‘Howling Gale’...” Ling Yi rubbed his chin, torn between choices. Strictly speaking, this skill is a kind of superpower; once learned, it grants the ability to control the wind. There are quite a few skills of this type, and they’re almost always specific skills possessed by Bosses. The potency of such abilities largely depends on the player’s Mana level. The higher the Mana, the greater the power. Ling Yi hesitated for a while, but ultimately decided against learning it. On one hand, [Howling Gale] had only “low” mutation potential, meaning it wouldn’t change much after mutation. On the other hand, wind alone doesn’t significantly boost combat power. At least not yet. For him right now, whether or not he could control the wind didn’t make much of a difference. “I’m not going to learn it, so what should I do with it?” He was definitely not going to recycle these two skills. The recycling feature in Shen Lu was very rigid. For any skill, regardless of its star rating, it would only give you the corresponding gold reward. It didn’t matter how powerful the skill was or whether it was unique. Rather than recycling them, he might as well sell them to other players—at least he could get a high price for them. But aside from these two options, there’s a third solution. That is to fuse them... Knock, knock! Just as Ling Yi was thinking this, there were two sudden knocks on the door. Immediately afterward, Lin Shurou pushed the door open and peeked in at him. “Oh, I’ll go ahead and perform the final curse removal for you right now.” Saying this, he stood up and walked toward her, purchasing the daily-limit curse-removal talisman from the shop along the way.