Chapter 332: Chapter 329 Extraction and Upgrade
Moonlight spilled over a mountain peak.
On the peak stood a five-story wooden house, with a striking white cloud resting upon its roof.
At this moment, the cloud was soundly asleep, blowing snot bubbles.
The surrounding howling blizzard, it seemed, had no effect on it. Having matured another age stage, Cotton Candy’s resistance to such cold winds had greatly improved. If transformed into frost cloud form, it might even feel exceptionally comfortable.
In contrast to the cloud above that was slumbering peacefully, the interior of the wooden house below was still brightly lit.
Looking inside through the first-floor window.
Kane and his companions were sitting with round, stuffed bellies, leaning against their chairs with faces full of satisfaction.
Once again indulging in delicious food made from dungeon ingredients, they ate to their heart’s content.
Dungeon ingredients compared to ordinary ingredients outside, are completely in a league of their own. Whether in taste, meat quality, texture, or the fragrance they emanate when cooked, they can be considered a dimensional suppression.
However, after every meal, the most annoying task was washing the dishes.
But, since the whole house was created by Kane, such trivial matters were no challenge for them.
As these food plates were also crafted by Kane, under his control, the plates automatically flew to the trash bag in the kitchen.
Kane directly dispersed these plates, and the food waste on top automatically fell into the bag, and then a new set was reconstructed in the spot for placing plates in the kitchen.
Kane’s origin skill, whether in combat or daily life, showcased a very distinct characteristic.
And that is convenience, extremely convenient, there hasn’t been a skill more convenient than this.
After digesting for a while, Kane sat up straight, and took out three energy-filled silver Magic Stones from his pocket, placing them on the table.
Now it’s time for post-dinner entertainment.
Kreya and the others cast curious glances, as Kane’s silver skills had never let them down and were always intriguing.
However, Kane did not immediately extract the skill.
Instead, he conjured three sticks of incense made from some kind of aromatic wood in his hand.
He spent magic power to make these three sticks of incense real.
By the side of the dining table, Kane would always form a statue of the former God of Wealth and a misty white cloud, preparing to light incense for both, wishing for their blessings.
Kreya and the others watched Kane’s mesmerizing rituals with puzzlement.
They only saw Kane holding the three small sticks, lighting them, then bowing three times respectfully in front of the statue while murmuring some words, before inserting them into the incense holder before them.
After watching Kane complete the series of actions, Kreya asked, "Is this some kind of ritual from your hometown?"
Hearing Kreya’s question, Kane nodded.
"This represents a sacrifice to the beings we worship, the incense smoke emitted from these sticks is our contribution and desire."
After finishing, Kane returned to his seat.
The previous Magic Stone was used by Kane to extract a new skill, so now with these three Magic Stones, two will be used to upgrade the original copper skills, and one for extraction.
Thinking it over, Kane first picked up a silver Magic Stone to extract a new skill.
He summoned the [Book of Adventure].
Flipping to the Extraction Array, he placed his hand on it.
[Skill Extraction]
[Consume Silver Magic Stone to extract skill?]
[Yes] [No]
"Yes"
[Extracting Skill······]
The array on the book started to rotate, emitting a faint glow, and the silver Magic Stone in his hand disappeared, replaced by a piece of metal with glowing patterns.
Looking at the piece of metal in his hand, Kane began to examine its other effects.
[Name: Completely Reversed]
[Category: Active Skill]
[Color: Silver]
[Explanation: Use magic power to activate the skill. The target hit by this skill will be reversed; unable to distinguish left from right, up from down, front from back, and their internal energy flow will be affected by perceptual disorientation.
The duration of this skill’s effect is determined by the target’s strength. This skill can only be applied to one target at a time; once it hits a new target, the previous target, if still under the effect, will automatically return to normal.]
[Introduction: A natural talent of some weak creatures, who due to their inherent frailty, use this skill to escape predators’ pursuit. However, their weak bodies allow them only to release it once in their lifetime, hence they always move in groups.]
This skill does not indicate a large consumption of magic power, possibly already figured out, if it doesn’t state high magic consumption, this skill for Kane can be recklessly used.
However, this skill can only have one target at a time, it is limited as a single-target skill.
It’s quite a powerful control skill against bosses or elite monsters.
Yet, Kane will habitually place it in the enhancement grid, to see whether enhancing its origin skill still proves powerful.
To date, there isn’t a single Silver Skill Stone suited for the enhancement grid, causing those two silver empty slots in the enhancement grid to remain unfilled.
After contemplating, Kane placed [Completely Reversed] onto the enhancement grid.
[Name: Transparent Play-Doh]
[Enhancement Grid - Silver 1: Completely Reversed] (While creation lasts, magic power consumption reduces. During creation, magic power expenditure increases.)
Looking at the enhancement grid skill effect, a smile appeared on Kane’s face. Originally this skill was just an ordinary control skill, but now it had elevated to a higher level.
When placed in the skill grid, Kane is essentially in battle, and during such times Kane’s creations are one-time-use, just avoiding its side effects.
During non-combat scenarios, Kane’s creations need long-term maintenance, at which point transferring it from the skill grid to the enhancement grid perfectly utilizes its effects.
This skill, in its enhancement grid state and original state, actually meshes seamlessly without interference, which is truly marvelous.
Overall, Kane is very satisfied with the extraction of this skill.
Now it’s time to consider which two Copper Skills to enhance.
First, the long-postponed [Magic Power Reserve] needs to be upgraded to Silver today.
Although the Magic Power hasn’t reached the point where it needs further improvement, the increase in Silver Skills is starting to burden the initially carefree use of Magic Power, so it’s time for an upgrade.
Thinking of this, Kane directly took down the [Magic Power Reserve] Skill Stone that had been placed in the Copper Skill Grid.
Looking at the Skill Stone in his hand, he then took out the stored Copper Magic Stone from his Space Equipment, along with a Silver Magic Stone.
He placed all three items into the Extraction Array together.
[Upgrade this skill from Copper→Silver?]
[Yes][No]
Yes
[The array is operating, please wait...]
[Upgrade complete]
As the array circulated, a burst of brilliance passed by.
A brand new piece of silver metal appeared in Kane’s hand.
Looking at the new Skill Stone, he began to inspect it.
[Name: Intermediate Magic Power Reserve]
[Category: Passive Skill]
[Color: Silver]
[Description: After equipping this skill, a Magic Power Storage will appear in your body, able to store a portion of the current Magic Power. Copper 100%, Silver 50%, Golden 20%.]
[Introduction: In a world where magic is prevalent, too many low-level mages died due to insufficient Magic Power reserves. A certain Magic Organization invented the Magic Power Reserve to improve this situation.
Subsequently, low-level mages accustomed to the Magic Power Reserve upgraded and transformed it into an Intermediate Magic Power Reserve as they grew.]
This upgraded Skill Stone and the original Copper Skill Stone are completely consistent, both in name and introduction.
However, with this, Kane’s Skill Grid has started to become a bit anxious.
Kane’s Skill Grid now has three empty slots plus one Copper Skill Grid.
The Copper Skill Grid can only house Copper Skill Stones.
The Magic Power Reserve that originally resided there has now upgraded to Silver, which will occupy a regular slot, leaving the Copper Skill Grid vacant.
Kane decided to place the [Long Spear Skill] in the Copper Skill Grid since the Long Spear is frequently used in combat, which will help increase proficiency, better than leaving it empty.
Kane generally places these proficiency-increasing Skill Stones when practicing with Kreya.
He placed the upgraded Skill Stone into the Skill Grid.
Finally, he felt the Magic Power within him increase by 50% again, the feeling from the Copper era returned, and now he can use Magic Power more freely.
The last Skill Stone to upgrade, Kane has two candidates.
They are [Martial Intuition] and [Critical Strike] that he had already learned.
The enhancement of these two skills will greatly aid him, and having already mastered the Copper level, learning the Silver level should be very easy, especially with Spiritual Clarity and Martial Mastery, it won’t take long to master.
Thinking about it, Kane decided to upgrade [Martial Intuition] first.
After all, his single-target attacks are sufficient, even excessive.
However, in terms of perception, he realized he was already struggling in these Explorer confrontations.
He took [Martial Intuition] from his storage and further took out a Copper Magic Stone from his Space Equipment, then picked up a Silver Magic Stone from the table.
He placed all three items into the Extraction Array together.
[Upgrade this skill from Copper→Silver?]
[Yes][No]
Yes
[The array is operating, please wait...]
[Upgrade complete]
As the array circulated, a burst of brilliance passed by.
A brand new piece of silver metal appeared in Kane’s hand.
Kane looked at the new Skill Stone in his hand and began to inspect it.
[Name: Divine Martial Gaze]
[Category: Passive Skill]
[Color: Silver]
[Description: Equipping this skill enhances awareness within the surrounding area, sees through enemy attacks, finds enemy weaknesses, and perceives impending attacks from enemies, detects unbeatable enemies, avoids potential dangers, and senses things beyond ordinary perception.]
[Introduction: Amidst countless perils, in natural cultivation, and in the worldly hustle and bustle, perceives the world and reacts to it. Against a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, blindfolded against myriad foes. Only then can one cultivate the sight of the gods.]
This ambiguous introduction indicates something, it represents the immense power of this skill.
It’s clear that this skill will not disappoint.
Not to mention the detailed explanation in the skills description regarding foreseeable dangers, showing its detection capabilities.
Thus, all three obtained Silver Magic Stones were used up.
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