Chapter 007: A Dream That Seems Simple

"Aiming and Shooting NPC Version" is being copied...

Forget it, after all, it's just a dream, and I don't even know if it's real or not. Let's first exchange for a tenfold 'Scarred Hand' using the sin value!

Fuhu Chongtian: Player Skill, Cooldown Time 30 seconds, Stun Duration 3 seconds, Active Skill, Instant Cast, Zero Mana Cost

"Wounded Hand" NPC Version "Hidden Form" NPC Version "Aiming Shot" NPC Version "Tiger Strike" "Iron Cloth", five skill plaques hovered in mid-air, appearing faintly.

As the sound became clearer, Yang Tang suddenly opened his eyes and saw Tang Xun and the other two surrounding the bed, calling out to him

Old Three, Old Three

... ...

Wow, is there really going to be another dream? Is that for real?

This individual specialized in basketball for two years while at the sports school, thus possessing a solid foundation in various technical skills. However, standing at only 173 centimeters, he is a fist shorter than Yang Tang, which has resulted in him having little opportunity to stand out in track and field events

Please select "Random Retention" or "Specified Retention"

There is no random retention consumption

Use the "Skill Solidification Space"!

Skills cannot be used until they are fully solidified

What tasks do you have that I can assist you with

"Hmph, how considerate..." Yang Tang thought to herself, muttering under her breath, "In the end, all I have is a skill solidified in a blank space."

Wow, it has really become fast. If you don't believe it, Liu Yu, you can come and test it against Old Yang!

"Countdown to departure: ten seconds, nine, eight, seven ... ... "

"Here, I have a new mask, just right for you," said Tang Xun as he rummaged through his wardrobe and tossed an unopened mask onto Yang Tang's pillow, then quickly burrowed back into the covers

Yang Tang had to admit that the five skills copied were quite practical, after all, there are skills in "Xuan Yuan Sword Online" that consume a lot of mana, yet "Understanding" was surprisingly not copied. It is unclear whether this is a coincidence or if "Understanding" was intentionally omitted due to Yang Tang's own lack of mana.

Is there really such a thing? Is it due to insufficient physical fitness? Then let's strengthen it, it's only a little over 100 merit points, I can afford it!

The fifteenth day of the first month is the Lantern Festival, isn't it!" Yang Tang mumbled, and then raised his voice to ask, "What date is it today?

Yang Tang suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen

Currently possesses the skill "Skill Solidification Space" zero

In a golden haze

"Conceal and Hide NPC Version" is being copied...

Physical fitness will gradually improve within seven days, and the "scars will also gradually solidify within seven days"

Upon realizing this, Yang Tang, who initially thought it was just a dream, suddenly lost the desire to act recklessly. He decided not to expend merit (or sin) to designate a skill for retention. This approach not only posed a difficult choice but also represented a significant waste of merit (or sin)

Chen Song and Duan Yibin each returned to their beds, and before long, all three of them began to snore.

After the murmuring has just ended, the realization arises: "The official start time for the next dream is being searched...! ... Search complete, the fifteenth day of the first month, Lantern Festival!"

As Yang Tang's figure disappeared into Zhai Ye Valley, the "Dongmen Luxin" who was slaughtering the Qing Tie Niu demon was complaining: "Usually, 'Coral' is quite active, so why has only seven appeared today after half a day!"

At this moment, a familiar call faintly reached my ears

Specify the retention consumption as one hundred merits (sins) multiplied by the number of retention skills

Yang Tang, who was somewhat skeptical, fell asleep while holding the "Earth Store" in his hands, and as a result, did not enter another dream until dawn

Deduct ten sins multiplied by ten

In the morning, while getting dressed, Yang Tang murmured, "Why isn't it working? Is it because the time was too short, so I couldn't enter the dream? Or is it simply a coincidence?"

I couldn't hear clearly, but anyway, I kept mumbling. I got up to relieve myself and nearly scared myself to death!" Tang Xun exaggeratedly said

After the phrase "Fuhu Chongtian" was copied, Yang Tang delayed for another five seconds before speaking again, saying: "Alright, although it hasn't reached a minute, I believe in your patience, 'Dongmen Luxin'!"

Yang Tang was taken aback for a moment and quickly replied: "Yes"

Due to the nature of the skill for testing dream replication, the required exchange of merit (or sin) is one-tenth of that for a normal dream, with ten points of merit (or sin) sufficient to exchange for one skill

Concealment: NPC skill, cooldown time 2 seconds, grants self invisibility without speed reduction, active skill, 0.5 seconds casting time, consumes zero mana

Enhancement begins ... ...

Is the skill solidified

Is it the Blue Iron Bull Demon? I will go right away! "Dongmen Luxin" took on the task and hurriedly left.

Due to the testing of the dream replication skill, its effectiveness is only one-tenth of normal, and the required merit (or sin) for retention is also one-tenth of normal. It is possible to exchange ten times the merit (or sin) for a single skill with ten times the effectiveness.

Wow, Lao Yang, why have your steps become faster today

Oh, by the way, how much merit or sin is required to exchange for a skill?

Warning, warning...! Your physical fitness severely does not meet the requirements for skill solidification. Please spend 179 merits (sins) to enhance your physical fitness

Thus, he cast aside all matters related to dreams, no longer indulging in idle thoughts. After having breakfast, he went to the classroom for morning self-study together with Tang Xun and the other two.

Random it!

Yang Tang found herself unable to sleep, pondering: Did I really enter a dream while touching the Kṣitigarbha seal on my heart? Is it true or false?

What happened?" Yang Tang asked, rubbing her sleepy eyes

Is there such a good thing? The skill effect won't be discounted, right?

Currently possessing twenty-six merits

Aimed Shot: NPC Skill, Cooldown time zero seconds, Aim, Shoot, Active Skill, Requires equipping shooting-type weapons, Instant cast, Consumes zero mana

Liu Yu took the basketball from the glasses and threw it to Yang Tang, then assumed a defensive stance in front of him: "Come on, Old Yang, let me see just how fast your footwork really is!"

instant

Third Senior Brother

He had long wanted to escape, fearing that the player "Dongmen Luxin" would come back for him

Damn, I knew there would be a trap. If I had known this earlier, I should have specified 'Concealment' and 'Iron Shirt' just now. This is really enough!

"Wounded Hand" and "Aimed Shot" are reserved. Please exchange them for merits (or sins) before the next dream opens, otherwise they will disappear

... ...

Then Yang Tang saw that the five skill plaques in the golden haze were disrupted and mixed up, and in the end, somehow they were stirred together, leaving only two plaques still floating there

In the morning, Yang Tang still felt a bit sore in his body, but after moving around a bit, he instead felt refreshed. While responding to the defensive second-year student with glasses, he tested his footwork a couple of times, then quickly dribbled the ball and passed his opponent in a single step

Yang Tang let out a slight sigh of relief and changed the subject, saying: "What time is it now?"

Deduct 179 merits

"Copy of 'Scarred NPC Version' completed!"

You first need to go to the Qing Tie Niu Yao and obtain one hundred 'corals'

Tang Xun, wearing a formal top, replied: "It was either the 6th or the 7th, I can't remember clearly... Lao San, why are you asking this? Are you thinking of taking an extended holiday?" After saying this, he burst into laughter along with Duan Yibin and Chen Song.

Iron Cloth Shirt: Player skill, grants three times defense when used, cooldown time of 15 seconds, duration of 10 seconds, active skill, instant cast, consumes zero mana.

Have my steps quickened? Why don't I feel it?

Liu Yu hardly paid any attention to Yang Tang's feint, leaning forward directly, reaching out to grab the ball, and poking it right onto the basketball, startling Yang Tang into quickly retracting his hand to protect the ball

... ...

Yang Tang breathed a sigh of relief, as the remaining three skills all belonged to the assassin category, thus he could replicate them from himself

After lunch, Yang Tang, who deeply understood the principle of balancing work and rest, still strolled alone to the basketball court, seizing an opportunity to join in and played basketball with a few second-year male students.

"The NPC version of 'Conceal and Hide' has been successfully copied"

Liu Yu is a top athlete in the second year of high school, specializing in long jump. He knows Da Fei, and therefore Yang Tang also knows him

two seconds later

"Aim and Shoot NPC Version" has been copied successfully

Looking at the classroom full of classmates, Yang Tang has finally adapted to the fact of rebirth and time travel after these two days. Sitting in her seat, she attentively studies her English textbook

Duan Yibin glanced at the clock: "It is almost four o'clock in the morning."

At the same time, Yang Tang, who was confused about his whereabouts, received a clear message: "Due to the nature of the test dream, the number of skills that can be retained is doubled. The current number of skills that can be retained is 2"

In the morning, there were two consecutive classes, one in history and one in mathematics. During the history class, Yang Tang continued to study English. When it came to the mathematics class, he switched to a mode of asking questions without hesitation, nearly driving the math teacher, Old Zhang, to the brink of explosion.

"Aren't you cold standing here?" Yang Tang said, "Go back to sleep, I won't talk in my sleep anymore. Even if I do, you won't be able to hear me since I'll be wearing a mask..."

five minutes later

Wound Strike: NPC Skill, Cooldown Time 300 seconds (Player's same skill cooldown 480 seconds), a mysterious two-stage assassination that can severely injure the target with a single strike, active skill, instant cast, zero mana cost

It is advised that one's own merits (or sins) cannot simultaneously be zero; otherwise, great misfortune will befall them

To understand, "Wound Handling," "Concealment," "Aimed Shooting," "Tiger Strike," and "Iron Cloth" each have their own advantages, especially when Yang Tang gains insight into the specific information of these five skills, making the decision between them even more challenging.

Of course, I have exchanged it; why would I not solidify it

The morning passed in the blink of an eye

"Copying 'Scarred NPC Version' ... ..."

Currently possessing 1.7 sins

... ...

Yang Tang pretended to be puzzled and said: "I talk in my sleep? What do I say in my sleep?"

Yang Tang was not pretentious; he assumed a threatening stance and then used a probing step against Liu Yu

Are you leaving the dream?

Solidification begins ... ...

The youngest, Chen Song, chuckled and said: "It's nothing, Third Brother. The main reason is that Tang Laoda and Old Duan saw you talking in your sleep and were worried that something might be wrong, so they called you!"

Yang Tang did not pay attention to the laughter of the three, but instead laughed along, yet deep down felt that the "enlightenment" was strange: forget it, no need to think too much, whether it is true or false, it is just a matter of seven days

What, is there such a thing? It's just a dream, yet it brings such great misfortune... What nonsense!