Chapter 68

Next, Ma Le exchanged for four more hours, all of which he used to practice Qigong! After learning the Nine Yang Divine Skill, Ma Le's energy options were activated, and the proficiency of Basic Qigong appeared in his skill bar. Now, it was difficult to make progress by just studying the Nine Yang Divine Skill, so Ma Le decided to use the training ground system to learn Basic Qigong and improve his proficiency. After all, the Nine Yang Divine Skill is also a type of Qigong technique, and although it has its own characteristics, it is not some perverse skill that reverses the meridians. Therefore, learning the basics of Qigong would also be beneficial for the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

Initially, Ma Le's Qigong proficiency was 58 points. After the first ten hours, it increased to 120 points! The efficiency of the intermediate training ground was indeed impressive. Combat skills are notoriously difficult to learn, yet it only took ten hours to increase proficiency by over 60 points! Ma Le had already raised his proficiency to 100 points in the first five hours, but the difficulty increased significantly after that, resulting in only a 20-point increase in the next five hours. This efficiency was almost double that of the beginner training ground!

In the next three training sessions, Ma Le raised his Basic Qigong proficiency to 228 points. After breaking the 200-point barrier, the difficulty increased again, but not by much, and he could still raise his proficiency by about 30 points per session.

By this point, Ma Le had trained for 50 hours straight without rest. Even a body of iron would feel tired, and continuing to train would likely reduce efficiency. But to leave and sleep? Ma Le was reluctant to waste time, as one hour outside was equivalent to ten hours here... Suddenly, an idea struck him. He paid another 500 points and chose practical training, designing an environment as a comfortable bedroom with an alarm clock set for nine hours later. He then lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

Ma Le had found a small loophole in the system. Regardless of the type of proficiency training chosen, the system would force the user to exercise or absorb knowledge, making it impossible to rest. However, practical training was different. In this mode, the adventurer could design their own training. As long as Ma Le did not design any enemies that would attack him, no one would disturb his sleep.

After nine hours, Ma Le turned off the noisy alarm, stretched comfortably, and felt refreshed. With one hour of exchanged time left, he took out some food from his storage space and had a hearty meal. Before entering the world, Ma Le had been hiding in his bed and had no time to shop, so the food was all bought from the Miracle Plaza, certified consumables of Miracle City. At this moment, Ma Le didn't care much and chose some cheaper items to fill his stomach. After wiping his mouth, he got up and continued training.

After several dozen minutes of practical training, the time was up again, and Ma Le purchased Qigong training once more... Finally, after three more sessions, he raised his Basic Qigong proficiency to the maximum of 300 points.

The system's mandatory training ended, but he still had a few hours of exchanged time left. Ma Le took out the Nine Yang Divine Skill manual and practiced the technique, running through several cycles. With 300 points of proficiency, the true qi flowed smoothly, without the previous sluggishness. His mastery of the first level of the Nine Yang Divine Skill became even more solid, and he was just one step away from breaking through to the second level.

After finishing his practice, Ma Le felt a significant increase in his internal energy. Opening the energy interface, he saw that his energy ratio had increased to 15 times, with a total true qi of 900 points. The recovery speed was now 2 points per minute, and the sitting recovery speed had increased to 20 points, doubling! Ma Le tested his skills by channeling his energy and punching, and his maximum internal energy consumption per second had increased to nearly 4 points. At full power, his strength was equivalent to over 80 points, almost on par with a Terminator.

Next, he exchanged for three more training sessions. The first was to train his crossbow proficiency. After practical experience in two worlds, Ma Le's crossbow proficiency had already reached 132 points. After this intensive training, it increased directly to 157 points, and his other shooting-related skills also improved slightly.

The remaining two sessions were for throwing training, a new idea that Ma Le had. Although his attributes seemed powerful, his attack methods were relatively单一. All three of his skill slots were passive, and he had chosen combat-related energy options, making his fighting style inflexible. After seeing the powerful control skills of the Persian cat, Ma Le was envious and immediately thought of his black long knife, the Ghost Blade! The Ghost Blade had a special effect that had a chance to immobilize opponents on attack. This effect could be triggered actively, but the prerequisite was to hit the opponent. Ma Le thought of a tactic: if he threw the Ghost Blade like a throwing knife, could it also trigger the special effect? After testing in practical training, Ma Le was excited to find that it was indeed possible! However, his throwing weapon proficiency was low, only about 30 points, so he needed to focus on improving his throwing ability.

After 20 hours of training, Ma Le successfully raised his throwing proficiency to nearly 120 points. He couldn't help but marvel at the high efficiency of raising proficiency below 100 points in the intermediate training ground. He was increasingly looking forward to training in the advanced training ground.

The intermediate training ground had significant effects, but the corresponding costs were also high. This time, Ma Le spent 6000 credit points for 12 hours of training, and since it was a city-level facility, there was no discount. Even with his wealth, he couldn't help but feel a bit pained.

After reclaiming his deposit and leaving the intermediate training ground, Ma Le had only 6994 credit points left.

With over ten hours of remaining time, Ma Le returned to the Miracle Plaza, hoping to find some good deals. It had only been twelve hours since his last visit, but for Ma Le, it felt like five days ago. Seeing that the market hadn't changed much, he felt a bit disappointed. Suddenly, a group of people bidding on something caught his attention. What was so hot?

Ma Le moved closer and saw that they were selling an enchantment card.

An enchantment card is a type of item that can add extra attributes to weapons and equipment. They are generally dropped by killing monsters... or rather, they are rewards granted by the system for killing monsters, separate from loot boxes. Most monsters can drop cards, but the chances are relatively low. For example, Ma Le had killed eight Lickers in the Terminator world but didn't get a single card... The same type of monster can drop different types of cards, and the same type of card can be dropped by different types of monsters. The quality of cards varies, and a good card can turn a blue weapon into a high-end item comparable to a silver weapon!

For example, the card that many people were bidding on. Ma Le carefully read the description:

Name: Infinite

Quality: Silver

Category: Card

Origin: Alien World

Dropped by: Alien Queen

Suitable for enchantment: Magazines, ranged weapons with magazines

Effect: Allows the magazine to automatically generate ammunition. The enchanted magazine or weapon will have an additional special slot. By placing one round of ammunition in the special slot, the magazine will replicate the ammunition at a certain rate until it is full. The replication rate depends on the value and quality of the ammunition. Ordinary white-grade ammunition will replicate at a rate of 0.3 to 10 seconds per round. The higher the grade and power of the ammunition, the slower the replication rate, with a maximum of silver-grade ammunition. The replicated ammunition cannot be removed from the magazine and cannot be recovered after firing.

Description: The Alien Queen is one of the most terrifying monsters in the universe. When people mention it, they often think of its massive size, sharp tail, powerful tongue, and highly corrosive acidic blood. However, the Alien Queen's most threatening feature is its terrifying reproductive ability. It tirelessly produces eggs, hatches them, and expands its population without rest, eventually forming a terrifying Alien army. This card inherits this characteristic, and the enchanted equipment will tirelessly produce ammunition, providing a continuous supply of firepower!

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This is a great item! The infinite ammunition attribute is rarely seen on the market. If you have a couple of enchanted magazines to swap, adventurers can achieve continuous firepower as long as their firearms can handle it! Even more valuable, if you get a precious round with special effects, you can mass-produce it using this enchantment, greatly enhancing the weapon's power!

Although Ma Le wasn't skilled with guns, his main weapon was a crossbow, and the harpoon gun he currently used had a magazine. In other words, this enchantment card was also very practical for Ma Le! However, the high price matched its valuable attributes. By the time Ma Le checked the attributes, the price had already reached 6000 credit points. For an enchantment card, this was already a high price, but the bidders were still enthusiastic, as this rare enchantment could mass-produce silver-grade items to some extent, and the real price might exceed 10,000 points!

Ma Le checked his account and, after some hesitation, decided to join the bidding, offering 7000 points. As expected, this price was quickly surpassed by others. Ma Le couldn't help but regret training for so long and not leaving some credit points. Such rare items were hard to come by...

In no time, the price quickly rose to over 9000 points, and the bidders became more cautious, raising the price by 100 points at a time. However, this was no longer relevant to Ma Le. He shook his head dejectedly and squeezed out of the crowd, intending to look for other items to prepare...

Just as he was about to leave, Ma Le's peripheral vision caught something. It was placed next to the stall selling the enchantment card, and its attributes were not set to display, suggesting it wasn't for sale. Ma Le recognized the item and, out of curiosity, squatted down and reached for it... Suddenly, a large, dark hand snatched it away. Ma Le looked up and saw a middle-aged man with dark skin, wearing a tight protective suit, one of the stall owners. His companion was managing the auction in the crowd, while he was responsible for selling other items.

"Brother, what is this...?" Ma Le asked tentatively. The dark-skinned man waved his hand impatiently, "This is a prop we just received, not for sale, not for sale!"

Hearing this, Ma Le's face lit up with joy, and a glimmer of hope rekindled in his heart. He thought, "Maybe this card is still mine!"