Chapter 37

After recalling Ace through the remote retrieval function, Lin Cheng stopped paying attention to what happened afterward.

Whether it was the Pingyi Society holding a meeting, or other forces being shocked and stirred, Lin Cheng had already anticipated the reactions of these major powers during the previous month.

'The current emotion value is seven hundred thousand.'

'Starting tomorrow, the emotion value will definitely surge.'

'Seven hundred thousand emotion value for a lottery draw is a bit lacking, I can go check the new panel.'

Looking at the emotion value balance in his mind, Lin Cheng fell into thought.

In Lin Cheng's view, who now possessed two A-rank puppets, the effect of seven hundred thousand emotion value was not considered great.

Especially after the event gradually fermented tomorrow, Lin Cheng's emotion value directly adding a zero at the back would not be a big problem, so Lin Cheng was not planning to stay idle.

He prepared to use these seven hundred thousand emotion value first.

Drawing puppets was definitely not enough, so he went to look at the newly opened Skill Shangcheng.

Skill Shangcheng: One million can draw one skill.

Looking at the introduction on the Skill Shangcheng, Lin Cheng could not help but fall silent, not expecting that drawing a skill would cost one million emotion value.

But thinking about the effects of Lin Cheng's two existing skills, Lin Cheng became relieved again.

If every skill's effect could be used like 'Reverse Summon' and 'Substitute Death Puppet', let alone one million emotion value to draw one skill, even ten million, Lin Cheng would not care.

'Hmm?'

'There's a plus sign?'

Currently unable to afford the Skill Shangcheng, Lin Cheng shifted his gaze to the other pages on the system panel.

Then he was pleasantly surprised to discover that behind the skill levels of his two new skills 'Reverse Summon' and 'Substitute Death Puppet', there was a faint + sign.

Without any hesitation, Lin Cheng directly clicked the + sign behind 'Substitute Death Puppet'.

Along with Lin Cheng's action, Lin Cheng's emotion value changed from the previous seven hundred thousand points to six hundred thousand points, and the level of Substitute Death Puppet changed from the previous LV1 to LV2.

Substitute Death Puppet LV2

Effect: The host can permanently sacrifice one puppet to block a guaranteed fatal strike for themselves (cooldown twenty-three hours).

The cooldown time was reduced by one hour, which made Lin Cheng somewhat pleasantly surprised.

If every level up could reduce the cooldown time by one level, then only needing to raise the skill level of Substitute Death Puppet to LV25, the cooldown time of Substitute Death Puppet could become 0.

At that time, as long as Lin Cheng had enough puppets, before the puppets were exhausted, Lin Cheng would be an unsolvable existence, and paired with Reverse Summon, it was simply wonderful.

Lin Cheng clicked the plus sign on Substitute Death Puppet twice more, and then could not click it anymore.

At this time, the skill level of Substitute Death Puppet had reached LV4, and the cooldown time had also changed from the previous twenty-three hours to the current twenty-one hours, but the upgrade cost was not constant.

From LV1 to LV2, Lin Cheng spent one hundred thousand emotion value, from LV2 to LV3 Lin Cheng spent two hundred thousand emotion value, from LV3 to the current LV4, Lin Cheng spent even more three hundred thousand emotion value to upgrade.

In total, Lin Cheng spent six hundred thousand, and the remaining emotion value could no longer continue to upgrade skills.

'Such a rate of increase is also acceptable.'

'Every level up of a skill, the skill upgrade price increases by one hundred thousand emotion value.'

Although even so, raising the level of Substitute Death Puppet to LV25 was still not a small amount, and Lin Cheng also needed to spend a large amount of emotion value on puppet lottery draws.

But, after all, there was still some hope.

"Lin Cheng, tomorrow is payday."

"After getting paid, let's go to the big city to have fun for two days."

Before Lin Cheng could continue thinking.

In the tavern, after being busy all day, it was closing time, Mengmeng flew to Lin Cheng's front with a face full of expectation, and said: "I heard from others that there are many, many fun things in those big cities."

"Eclair, come along too!"

"Anyway, tomorrow is the weekend off for two days, and there's nothing to do."

Because Eclair and Mengmeng were asked to help Lin Cheng run the small tavern business together.

So Lin Cheng would also pay Eclair and Mengmeng every month, and tomorrow happened to be payday time, Mengmeng, who had long been looking forward to it, was eager to go out and have fun.

Lin Cheng's small tavern was still a bit special in this era.

For example, it was closed for two days on weekends and would not operate.

"Mengmeng, you go with Lin Cheng."

Before Lin Cheng could say anything, Eclair refused first.

Although the big city was prosperous, it also represented the presence of mages, Eclair really could not like those mages, so she did not want to go to the big city.

Even though Eclair also knew that if she did not go, it might be a bit of a dampener.

Looking at Mengmeng whose expression suddenly became somewhat lost, a helpless smile appeared on Eclair's face, and she said: "I don't really like going to those big cities, you know that, Mengmeng."

"For the weekend off, Mengmeng, you go play with Lin Cheng, I'll just stay behind and watch the house."