Chapter 45

Facing the crocodile that moved as slowly as a bulldozer pushing sand forward, Da Fei fired his second shot with a loud bang! “-247!” “-159!!!”

— Bang! As expected, like a balloon exploding, a giant lizard covered in mucus burst out from the crocodile’s belly!

— System Notice: You have defeated a Man-eating Giant Crocodile of the Wasteland Island, gaining +15,000 experience!

— System Notice: You have solo-killed a boss-level creature higher than your level, completing the achievement "100 Consecutive Victories of a Lone Warrior" Progress: 12/100

— System Notice: You have obtained the information for the Grandmaster-level Reconnaissance sub-skill "Intelligence Analysis."

Ha! Hahaha! Da Fei’s maniacal laughter echoed across the beach! Two shots and four arrows had taken down a boss that would be impossible to defeat under normal circumstances! What was this? This was what it meant to be awesome!

What should he do now? So many crocodile bosses, such a frustrating mission scenario, but now it wasn’t frustrating at all! Come and fulfill my dream of 100 consecutive victories! Under normal circumstances, only players who were extremely determined could achieve this, but now, it was within reach for me, just like this feast was within reach! I am the true man standing at the top of the food chain!

Two more crocodile bellies exploded with a loud bang, and a golden light descended from the sky! Level 21! Level up! One crocodile gave 15,000 experience, and over a hundred crocodiles would give 1.5 million experience. How many levels could I gain? 24? 25? 26? Hahaha! I’ve only been playing for three days! What level are the highest-level players in the world now? Well, it doesn’t matter to me. I don’t care to compare myself with others, hahaha!

Continue!

Another crocodile was blown to the ground without any resistance. On the beach of the Wasteland Island, a scene of the ugliest and most evil massacre was unfolding. It wasn’t for survival, not for self-defense, not even for trade, but purely for experience! This is a game, and games are truly evil! What dark and twisted desires do players really want to fulfill in the game?

Da Fei’s heart, which had been initially filled with enthusiasm, gradually calmed down, and he began to deeply ponder a profound question—why did the system keep prompting that he had obtained the information for the Grandmaster-level Reconnaissance sub-skill "Intelligence Analysis," but he couldn’t find the information anywhere? Where was the information?

The key issue was the one he had thought of first: "Intelligence Analysis" was clearly a skill recorded in the public skill book, which could be learned as soon as one reached the Grandmaster level and had skill points. It wasn’t like "Stealth Navigation," a skill not recorded in the book that required players to gather information. Why was the system constantly prompting the information?

To become a true expert and a professional player, one must learn to think and observe!

Observation might be limited by the player’s level, causing them to lose many important things, such as that divine scroll, but the mind is one’s own, and no one can take it away! My navigator came to be this way, so I won’t easily miss out on the only Grandmaster sub-skill in Reconnaissance that has powerful combat capabilities.

Learning "Intelligence Analysis" isn’t difficult; what’s difficult is reaching the Grandmaster level in Reconnaissance! Without reaching the Grandmaster level, collecting any amount of skill information is meaningless.

So the next question is how to reach the Grandmaster level? The official website’s only hint is that players must discover and understand it themselves, and there are multiple methods! This is the dividing line between experts and ordinary players.

In Juan’s diary, it was recorded that he recognized the pirate king Redbeard’s divine skill "Stealth Navigation" and then leveled up with a golden light. This is an important clue. But this clue has a prerequisite: his Reconnaissance skill must have reached the Master level, right?

What is my Reconnaissance skill level? Advanced! What’s the point of understanding anything at this level!

There’s nothing to say; this is a critical moment for enlightenment and ascension, not the time to be stingy with skill points. My leveling up is like a rocket, so why worry about not having enough points? Besides, Reconnaissance was one of the skills I initially planned to max out.

Da Fei was no longer confused. While loading his ammunition, he took out the Reconnaissance skill book—this time, he made sure to look carefully, it was Reconnaissance, no mistake!

— System Notice: You have spent 1 skill point to learn Expert-level Reconnaissance!

— System Notice: You have spent 1 skill point to learn Master-level Reconnaissance!

Reconnaissance skill maxed out!

— Master-level Reconnaissance: Hero’s vision range increases by 100%, hero gains night vision. Hero can train special reconnaissance units, scouts, etc., in their castle.

With the skill leveling up two levels, Da Fei felt the world broaden! This feeling was truly refreshing! The benefit of a clear vision is that the mind also seems to become clearer.

Come on, now that I’m at the Master level, I’m qualified to talk about the Grandmaster level.

Since the methods to reach the Grandmaster level are not unique, Juan clearly gained enlightenment through the anti-camouflage skill. What skill will I use to gain enlightenment? Undoubtedly, it must be the sub-skill "Intelligence Collection"! After all, it’s the only skill I have that’s in effect.

Only by learning "Collect Intelligence" can I obtain the information for the strange special skill with three question marks, further analyze and find the monster’s weakness, and deal damage that ignores defense. This is the principle of the "Intelligence Analysis" skill, right?

But the current effect is the opposite; the monsters are overeating and exposing their weaknesses, making it impossible not to deal high damage, without even needing to analyze! This means that the current situation is a practical derivation of the skill, not the skill affecting the practical situation! So, the system keeps prompting the information for the "Intelligence Analysis" skill?

What is derivation? For example, how did Newton’s law F=ma come about? It was first by observing phenomena, then collecting data, summarizing the rules, and finally deriving the formula. This is derivation! The current situation is likely also a derivation.

Bang! Another two arrows flew out! Although Da Fei’s mind was busy, his hands didn’t stop.

— System Notice: You have defeated a Man-eating Giant Crocodile of the Wasteland Island, gaining +15,000 experience!

— System Notice: You have further perfected the information on the Man-eating Giant Crocodile of the Wasteland Island!

— System Notice: You have obtained the information for the Grandmaster-level Reconnaissance sub-skill "Intelligence Analysis."

Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched; the information was further perfected! He quickly opened the crocodile’s information panel to check, and the three question marks finally turned into text!

— Gluttony Weakness: Reptiles often cannot choose the size of their food and can only overeat, leading to a significant reduction in defense and speed.

That’s it! The reason it was question marks before was that my Reconnaissance skill level was insufficient to gather more detailed information! Now that I’m at the Master level, it’s naturally possible. If I were at the Grandmaster level, wouldn’t the information be even more detailed? After all, the Master level only says a significant reduction but doesn’t specify the exact amount, which is clearly not a proper special skill description. So, there must be more detailed information.

The problem is, I’m not at the Grandmaster level?

In this moment, Da Fei’s thoughts became clear again! To verify his hypothesis, Da Fei immediately loaded his ammunition and aimed at the next crocodile!

Bang! As this crocodile was blown to death,

— System Notice: You have further collected and perfected the information on the Man-eating Giant Crocodile of the Wasteland Island!

More information! Da Fei opened the information panel again, but there were no new special skills with question marks, just the same text description. What information did I collect?

What else? Of course, it’s the system’s continuous sampling of data! The degree to which the crocodile is overfed varies, and the reduction in defense and speed also varies. When all the samples are collected, the "Gluttony Weakness" will show detailed data, which should be the effect of the Grandmaster-level Reconnaissance skill!

What is this? Still a practical derivation of the skill! What does this mean?

The day the special skill is perfected, the day I reach the Grandmaster level! Ha, hahaha! Suddenly understanding, Da Fei let out a long, loud laugh! Thinking for so long, it all boils down to reaching the Master level in Reconnaissance and then killing these specific monsters. What a hassle! Continue killing!

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