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Chapter 34: Unlocking Strength (1)
Chapter 34: Unlocking Strength (1)
September 25, 2017
After deciding to abandon the mountain camp mission and no longer worrying about money and food, Lu HaiKong's days became carefree and leisurely.
Although there were no more monsters to fight outside, Lu HaiKong still had enough gold coins to ensure he and his men wouldn't have to worry about food and drink.
During this rare period of peace, Lu HaiKong trained his men for ten days.
In these ten days, Lu HaiKong focused his cultivation on 'Basic Internal Power' and 'Basic Axe Technique', while also planning his own cultivation regimen and considering the needs of his men.
Wang Chao MaHan's martial skills were more diverse, but he had already reached Level 5 in his chosen fundamental martial art. As his progress would slow down, Lu HaiKong instructed Wang Chao MaHan to focus on 'Basic Internal Power' and supplement it with 'Basic Gun Technique' or 'Basic Blade Technique', with 'Basic Archery Technique' as a secondary skill.
Lu HaiKong now deeply understood that internal power was the foundation of all martial arts. To have a bright and promising future, mastering 'Basic Internal Power' was of utmost importance. By assigning this to Wang Chao MaHan, Lu HaiKong also intended to nurture their skills.
Ever since they advanced to the 'Bandit Chief' level, these two guys started to stand out from ordinary bandits. It seemed their intelligence was growing, and each day they appeared a little smarter than the day before. Now, Wang Chao MaHan could communicate with Lu HaiKong, although they would occasionally throw out a line that even they didn't understand when unsure how to respond to Lu HaiKong.
Below Wang Chao MaHan, Lu HaiKong's second tier of subordinates consisted of eight 'Bandit Infantry'. These guys currently possessed decent attributes and combat abilities, mastering 'Basic Gun Technique', 'Basic Blade Technique', and 'Basic Archery Technique'.
Lu HaiKong had only one request for these guys: to focus on 'Basic Gun Technique' or 'Basic Sword Technique', while he decided to assign the remaining twelve bandits under his command to specialize in 'Basic Archery Technique', clearly intending to cultivate a team of dedicated archers.
In Lu HaiKong's eyes, with his experience in warfare or perhaps mob fights, this was very necessary. After all, in battle, long-range attacks were more efficient and safer than close combat. Of course, cultivating archers required funding, and although Lu HaiKong's finances were tight, he decided to bite the bullet and spend the money for the future.
Currently, Lu HaiKong had thirty bandits under his command, including Wang Chao MaHan. Besides those already assigned, there were eight bandits left, and Lu HaiKong simply ignored them, directly giving four each to Wang Chao MaHan to see what they could come up with.
During Lu HaiKong's training, Zhang Feng and Li Yi repeatedly expressed their desire to join, hinting that they wanted to become Lu HaiKong's subordinates. However, Lu HaiKong kept them hanging, always maintaining an attitude of neither agreeing nor opposing, leaving the two men in a state of frustration.
They didn't know that Lu HaiKong had already made up his mind about them.
Time flew by during the fulfilling cultivation, and in the blink of an eye, ten days had passed. In this short period, Lu HaiKong and his bandits significantly improved their strength.
Eight of the mountain bandit infantrymen had their primary martial skill, Basic Martial Technique, directly break through to level five, reaching the first pinnacle of the Basic Martial Technique. Meanwhile, the twelve archers specially trained by Lu Hai Kong had their Basic Archery Technique reach level three.
This was the best they could do, as these twelve bandits started from scratch, while the eight infantrymen had already reached level three in their chosen martial arts ten days ago. Still, a level three Basic Archery Technique was not too shabby; at least they could hold their own in a fight.
In comparison, the progress of Wang Chao and Ma Han was somewhat disappointing, especially for Lu Hai Kong. In ten days, Wang Chao and Ma Han successfully cultivated Basic Internal Power to level three, matching Lu Hai Kong's previous level, and they also raised their chosen martial arts to level six.
This rapid improvement shocked Zhang Feng and Li Yi, who had been watching the entire process. However, Lu Hai Kong was not satisfied. If it weren't for the fact that these two had barely rested in the past ten days, Lu Hai Kong might have suspected them of slacking off.
It wasn't entirely Lu Hai Kong's fault for having such thoughts. This was because, for him, cultivation was incredibly easy. In just ten days, Lu Hai Kong had successfully cultivated Basic Axe Technique to level nine, nearly maxing it out. And this was just a supplementary martial skill for him; his primary skill, Basic Internal Power, had already reached level four, at ninety-nine percent completion.
If one were to go by Lu Hai Kong's cultivation speed, reaching level seven or eight in Basic Internal Power within ten days would be normal. This current level four wasn't because Lu Hai Kong was slacking; it was mainly because Basic Internal Power, unlike other martial arts, had a strict daily cultivation time limit of two hours, after which further cultivation was impossible.
This restriction only applied to Lu Hai Kong, as Wang Chao and Ma Han had no such limitations. That's why Lu Hai Kong was unhappy.
With Basic Axe Technique at level nine, his progress slowed down, and Basic Internal Power was also time-limited by the system. So, Lu Hai Kong used the remaining time each day to brush up on Basic Blade Technique, Basic Fist Technique, and Basic Sword Technique, bringing them all to level five.
Initially, Lu Hai Kong did cultivate these basic martial arts to pass the time. But when Basic Blade Technique reached level five, granting him a Strength attribute point, he suddenly remembered that each basic skill had rewards and improvements. Didn't he get a Strength point when Basic Axe Technique reached level five?
In the 1619 version, this was indeed the case!
So, with the idea of boosting his attributes, Lu Hai Kong directly cultivated Basic Fist Technique to level five, which indeed increased his Constitution and granted him the Fist Technique skill 'Critical Strike'. Cultivating Basic Sword Technique to level five gave Lu Hai Kong an Agility point and the Sword Technique skill 'Heart Piercing Strike'.
But these weren't the key points; the crucial aspect was that Lu Hai Kong's two critical martial skills had reached a critical juncture today. After today, Lu Hai Kong's strength would undoubtedly take a significant leap, perhaps even reaching Yue'er's level.
(End of Chapter)
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