Chapter 57: Time Reset and Bitter Cultivation

The black gemstone quickly absorbed that drop of blood, as if a thirsty traveler greedily sucked the last drop of water.

Immediately after, the entire pocket watch started to emit a faint red light, and a small gear-shaped symbol appeared in the center of the gemstone, rotating slowly, seemingly measuring the invisible passage of time in the world.

【"Rare Antique" activation successful!】

【Time Guardian's Pocket Watch (Initial Stage)】

【Effect: Capable of resetting the user's state, can choose to retain some positive states】

【Current Energy Quota: 10/Daily Refresh】

【Prompt: Meet special conditions, pocket watch functions will be gradually unlocked】

Luo En's eyes lit up; this function of resetting states, besides saving his life at critical moments, was simply a godsend for someone like him who was developing multiple professional routes simultaneously.

Although extraordinary power existed in this world, perhaps there were many methods to extend life or even directly transform into long-lived species, but time was always the most precious resource.

The bonus of multiple professions was good, but to improve multiple skills at the same time, the progress would inevitably become slow, especially in this critical development period of his starting stage.

And this pocket watch was like tearing open the shackles of time for him, allowing him to gain more growth in limited time.

However, the rushing and fighting between the Sunset Tavern and Lizard Alley today actually made him feel quite tired.

Logically speaking, after transferring to 【Wizard Apprentice】, his physical strength and spiritual power recovery speed had been greatly improved, so he shouldn't feel tired so easily.

"Could it be that the continuous casting of Spiritual Interference and Sonic Vibration just now consumed too much spiritual power? Or has the high-intensity cultivation of the past few days finally accumulated into a burden?"

Regardless, he thought that since the pocket watch indicated it could absorb negative states, he might as well try it with this sense of fatigue.

Luo En closed his eyes, focusing on feeling the fatigue throughout his body.

Indeed, from spirit to flesh, a kind of hidden languor permeated.

He gripped the pocket watch tightly, his spiritual power probed into it, attempting to introduce this sense of fatigue into the pocket watch.

At first, there was no reaction, but when he recalled the rhythm of the 【Solar Corona Breathing Technique】 and attempted to guide this feeling with a specific rhythm, a miracle happened—

A sense of ease replaced the previous heaviness, as if something had been extracted from his body and spirit.

【Negative state reset successful: Fatigue, Energy -1】

Luo En felt an unprecedented sense of ease and joy; every cell in his body seemed to become more active.

The original fatigue was swept away, replaced by an indescribable sense of refreshment.

"This feeling... is simply too magical."

He stretched his body and was surprised to find that he felt even more energetic than when he woke up.

Logically speaking, it was so late that he should have been preparing to rest, but now he was as energetic as if he had just woken up.

"Since that's the case, I should utilize this new tool to the extreme. The fatigue value has been cleared; it's just right to continue training to accumulate more fatigue until the daily storage quota is used up."

The room was small, but it was enough for practicing basic sword stances.

And ever since that incident with Davod next door, no one dared to live in a large area around his room, so he didn't have to worry about practicing sword late at night disturbing others.

The wooden sword drew beautiful arcs in the air, each movement accompanied by precise breathing control.

Sword light danced, and sweat gradually soaked his clothes.

Half an hour passed, then an hour.

When the arm muscles started to protest and the soreness clearly spread throughout his body, Luo En knew it was time.

He stopped his movements, panting, feeling the fatigue signal sent by his body.

This fatigue wasn't simple mental exhaustion, but the micro-tearing of muscle fibers after extreme training, the painful stage that the body must go through before growing.

【Practice ended! Basic Sword Technique EXP +1】

Luo En closed his eyes, focusing his attention on the pocket watch, imagining resetting this negative state in his mind.

He clearly imagined how this fatigue turned into nutrients, nourishing his sword technique skill.

A wonderful feeling emerged immediately—the soreness in his arms was gently wiped away as if by invisible hands, like spring breeze melting winter snow, or warm water washing away scars.

Replacing it was a sense of ease and comfort, as if what he had just experienced wasn't extreme training, but a comfortable hot bath.

At the same time, the black gemstone on the pocket watch flickered, and a small number "2" appeared next to the gear symbol.

【Negative state reset successful: Fatigue, Energy -1】

"Success!" Luo En's eyes flickered with joy and curiosity.

He felt this wonderful feeling brought by the reset in detail; it was like condensing a long recovery process into essence, discarding all unnecessary pain and waiting.

After the body's fatigue was eliminated, he could continue training immediately without long rest.

This meant he could complete more training in the same amount of time, with efficiency almost doubling.

Luo En's eyes flickered with firm light; once the sword technique broke through to the next stage, it would bring about an unprecedented qualitative change.

During his conversation with Andre, the other party also emphasized the importance of sword technique in Knight advancement several times, and among all his skills, Basic Sword Technique was the closest to the next stage.

And according to the skill settings in the game, perhaps after breaking through to Mastery, it would unlock...

"Let's focus on improving sword technique." He said to himself, making a decision.

In the next few hours, Luo En fell into a near-crazy training rhythm.

He kept repeating every move of the "Solar Corona Sword Technique" until the limit, then used the pocket watch to reset fatigue and continued training.

This cyclical process allowed him to complete the training volume that would have taken several days in just one night.

【Basic Sword Technique EXP +1】

【Basic Sword Technique EXP +1】

【Basic Sword Technique EXP +1】

【Current Progress: Basic Sword Technique (Proficient 20/100)】

When the number on the pocket watch showed "10", Luo En tried to reset again, but found that no matter what, he couldn't continue to increase it.

The gear symbol in the gemstone rotated, seemingly reminding him that he had reached the daily limit.

【Today's reset has reached the limit, please try again tomorrow】

Luo En breathed a long sigh of relief, looking at the improvement of his Basic Sword Technique, his heart filled with satisfaction.

In just one night, he increased the EXP of his Basic Sword Technique by several points; after advancing to Proficient, the skill's EXP became increasingly difficult to improve, so the progress speed tonight was particularly precious.

He could feel that his understanding of the "Solar Corona Sword Technique" was undergoing subtle changes.

Those moves that originally required deliberate thinking gradually became like instinct, and the boundary between the sword and the body started to blur.

It was as if the sword was no longer an external tool, but had become a natural extension of the body.

"Continue tomorrow." Luo En looked at the bright moon that had risen outside the window, knowing it was time to rest.

Although the pocket watch eliminated the body's fatigue, his spirit still needed proper relaxation.

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