Chapter 18: New Uses for Points, Skill Levels ()

The next day.

Sunlight streamed through the window, spilling across the bed.

Lin Que lazily opened his eyes and slowly sat up.

The alluring figure that should have been by his North North North Side was gone, but sounds were coming from the kitchen.

"You're awake."

Nojiko walked in carrying a plate of food: "Nami said she had some things to do and left a little while ago."

"If you want to see her, I can help show you the way later."

Lin Que shook his head: "No need. There will be plenty of time to spend together in the future; let her have some time to herself for now."

"Alright."

Nojiko shrugged and changed the subject.

"What are your plans next?"

"Are you thinking of staying in Cocoyasi Village, or are you heading out to sea for adventure?"

"Nami might stay, but as for me, I'm leaving."

Nojiko was stunned: "You're not going together?"

"The conditions aren't right for that yet."

Changing into a new set of clothes, Lin Que replied leisurely: "Don't worry, I'll come back when I have time."

After all, besides Nami, there was a pretty good fruit to taste here.

Grabbing an orange from the table nearby, Lin Que waved at Nojiko.

"Looking forward to seeing you next time~ Nojiko."

As a qualified sea king, Lin Que left Cocoyasi Village without the slightest hesitation.

After saying hello to Nami in the chat group, he arrived in front of Arlong's palace.

After Lin Que and Mihawk fought yesterday, this place had completely turned into a pile of ruins.

The fish-men's corpses had been chopped up and thrown into the sea by the villagers, and the money in the palace had also been dug out by them.

At Lin Que's suggestion, this money was distributed back to its original owners based on headcount.

Thanks to this, the favorability of Cocoyasi Village was maxed out directly by Lin Que.

The reason A-Gen and the others were so enthusiastic yesterday, and even why Nami didn't refuse his invitation, was at least 50% due to this inconspicuous little matter.

"Sure enough, establishing a persona is very important."

Walking leisurely into the woods, Lin Que looked at Mihawk, who was still "dancing" ahead.

"Sorry, I was having too much fun yesterday and accidentally forgot about you."

Mihawk: "......"

He didn't want to say anything now; he just wanted to kill someone to silence them.

"Well~ don't be too sad."

Lin Que smiled: "As the saying goes, 'The old man lost his horse, who knows if it's a blessing or a curse.' You look like you've lost your freedom, but in reality, you've gained unprecedented benefits."

"If you follow me, breaking through your current shackles to reach a higher level won't be difficult."

"Enough nonsense."

Mihawk didn't really want to talk to this man: "Although I don't know your background, I already understand your goal."

"Just say what you want me to do."

"I like talking to smart people."

Lin Que got straight to the point: "First, give me a copy of the cultivation methods for Haki and your insights on swordsmanship."

Mihawk was stunned: "You don't know Haki?"

He had been surprised that Lin Que didn't use it yesterday, thinking he looked down on his strength.

He didn't expect that the other party truly didn't know it.

Suppressing the surprise in his heart, Mihawk spoke up.

"The cultivation method for Haki is actually very simple. First is Armament Haki......"

As the world's greatest swordsman, Mihawk's understanding of the three types of Haki was incomparable to ordinary people.

In just a few minutes, he finished explaining the principles and cultivation methods of Haki, and even demonstrated it for Lin Que once.

And after Lin Que watched it once, three notification sounds rang in his ears one after another.

[Detected Armament Haki cultivation method. Spend 100 points to reach entry level?]

[Detected Observation Haki cultivation method. Spend 100 points to reach entry level?]

[Detected Conqueror's Haki cultivation method. Spend 300 points to reach entry level?]

"Only 500 points?"

Lin Que raised an eyebrow: "That's actually quite cheap."

As long as he grasped the method of learning or cultivation, he could learn new skills through group points.

Asuna had told him about this just a few days after he joined the group.

Skill levels are divided into five grades: Entry, Proficient, Mastery, Perfection, and Transcendent.

Besides these, there are some special abilities that don't have level divisions, such as Lin Que's [Limiter Removal].

However, these are in the minority and can be ignored as a reference.

In addition to helping with entry, group points can also help improve skill proficiency, allowing them to reach higher levels.

It was because Lin Que knew this that he had saved all the points he obtained from checking in after using them for the first time.

Compared to using them to improve his negligible physical fitness, learning new skills or traveling through worlds using points was more cost-effective.

[Points -100, Armament Haki level increased to Entry]

[Points -100, Observation Haki level increased to Entry]

[Points -300, Conqueror's Haki level increased to Entry]

With 500 points spent, Lin Que's three types of Haki successfully reached entry level.

"So this is Armament Haki."

Black Armament Haki spread over his fist, quickly wrapping it completely.

Lin Que sensed it carefully and came to a conclusion.

"Sure enough, it's useless."

Compared to his physical fitness, the entry-level Armament Haki seemed far too insignificant.

If he hadn't specifically sensed it, he wouldn't even have felt the boost this Haki gave him.

Compared to Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki and Observation Haki were much more practical.

The former could help Lin Que clear out small fry, and the latter could make his senses sharper, allowing him to perceive things he couldn't before.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Que decided to raise the level of his Observation Haki first.

[Points -300, Observation Haki level increased to Proficient]

[Points -1000, Observation Haki level increased to Mastery]

[Points -2000, Observation Haki level increased to Perfection]

[Points -5000, Observation Haki level increased to Transcendent]