Chapter 224 - 153: Free Eggs with Your Healing?
Still, Shefilya had always worn such a cold and placid expression.
For as long as Lin Mo had known her, he couldn’t recall ever seeing any other expression on her face.
But combined with what she had just said, her words were truly stinging.
’How should I put it...’
’According to the popular terms from my past life, would you call this a stoic, sharp-tongued character?’
’And yet, she’s incredibly powerful. And as a Maid, she performs her daily duties perfectly, with utmost dedication.’
’Thinking about it that way, it’s actually kind of appealing, isn’t it?’
’Too bad. In the end, she’s someone else’s Maid.’
Shaking his head to clear away these stray thoughts, Lin Mo picked up a training Wooden Sword from the nearby rack.
The courtyard happened to be quite large and open, making it perfect for training.
"Alright, let’s begin..."
A few moments later, Lin Mo was rubbing the bruises on his body, hissing in pain as he cast two Healing Techniques on himself in quick succession.
Last time, he had taken a beating just from simple skill practice. This time, in an actual sparring match, was even worse.
Although he had a definite advantage in Strength, he could barely lay a finger on Shefilya. The gap in their speed and combat experience was just too vast; he was being completely toyed with.
But the beating wasn’t for nothing. Lin Mo had kept both [Resilience] and [Lightness] active the entire time, and the Skill Level for both had increased significantly.
[Resilience] Skill Level +8
[Lightness] Skill Level +3
As for [Rock Shield Technique], Lin Mo had experimented with it. If he activated both [Rock Shield Technique] and [Resilience] at the same time, both Skills would indeed improve, but the Skill Level gained would be split between them.
To put it simply, both were Defense Class Skills that increased their Skill Level by taking damage. When their effects were stacked, the growth each individual Skill received naturally decreased.
By comparison, [Rock Shield Technique] had other, faster ways of gaining Skill Level, so Lin Mo had opted to only keep [Resilience] active.
His goal for this break was to raise [Resilience] to at least Level 5 within the next two or three days—the higher, the better.
Suffice to say, once Skills reached the Excellence Level, the rate of improvement slowed considerably. They required more Skill Level points, and leveling them up became much harder.
Currently, Lin Mo’s Excellence Level Skill closest to Full Level was [Invisibility]. It was also the first Excellence Level Skill he had obtained. Its current progress was Level 6 (112/300), meaning he was less than 200 Skill Level points away from reaching Full Level.
When that happened, he would obtain his very first Epic Skill!
[Healing Technique] Skill Level +1
[Healing Technique] Skill Level +1
As the Skill Level for his Healing Technique was tallied, Lin Mo’s injuries were mostly healed. He rallied his spirits, looked at Shefilya, and said, "Again!"
Shefilya, of course, didn’t hold back, once again launching a flurry of fierce attacks that left Lin Mo completely unable to retaliate...
This time, however, Lin Mo could clearly sense that she seemed to be intentionally slowing her tempo, allowing him to occasionally find an opening to successfully dodge or even attempt a counterattack.
’Mindlessly taking a beating won’t lead to much improvement. A real back-and-forth is what fosters growth. Shefilya must be adjusting her pace to match my skill level.’
...
Lin Mo practiced from morning until evening, without even eating a meal in between.
Naturally, such a long training session was highly effective.
Lin Mo glanced at his Skill Level panel.
[Resilience] Lv4 (54/100)
’The progress is faster than I thought. At this rate, this Skill should reach Level 5 tomorrow.’
As for [Lightness], the skill had already reached Level 3 during the fight.
"Skill [Lightness] Lv2 (20/20) has leveled up!"
"Current Skill: [Lightness] Lv3 (3/40)"
"Gained attribute point: Agility +1!"
His Healing Technique was still a few Skill Level points away from leveling up.
Lin Mo now had four Professions: Warrior, Knight, Assassin, and Mage. He didn’t actually plan on developing the Ranger and Priest Professions as well.
Too many Professions would only slow down his rate of improvement.
However, he still intended to learn any useful Skills from those two Professions.
He also needed to obtain their special Class Skills, he just wouldn’t invest as much sustained effort into them as he did with his other Professions.
"Thank you for your hard work."
After the training session ended, Lin Mo looked at Shefilya, who was still expressionless but now visibly tired, and thanked her with sincere gratitude.
Shefilya was Feney’s Maid, after all, while he was just Feney’s teammate—or to put it more simply, her friend. By all rights, Shefilya had absolutely no obligation to spend so much time training with him.
Lin Mo wanted to repay her somehow, but she seemed to want for nothing. She wouldn’t accept money or gifts, so all he could do was offer his heartfelt thanks.
Shefilya waved a hand dismissively and turned to leave.
"If you come back tomorrow, just find me here."
With that, her figure disappeared around the corner.
After leaving the City Lord’s Mansion, he went to pick up Lena from work, and then they had a big meal to replenish his energy.
For this meal, Lin Mo had specially chosen an upscale restaurant in the city where one could order dishes made from Demon Flesh, prepared by a professional Culinary Master.
For one, it would help him replenish his Energy. For another, it would let Lena taste dishes made by a genuine Culinary Master, which would be beneficial for her future studies.
The only drawback was the price.
The meal cost a whole 1 Gold Coin, and that was just for a small portion of meat from an Elite Level Demon.
But the taste was undeniably excellent... It lacked the simplicity of ordinary restaurants, possessing instead a certain "sophistication."