Adventure: My Skills Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 191: Chapter 140: Mission Reward Split, Use of the Gold?

The City Lord’s Mansion, of course, provided meals.

Ali had already returned. Lin Mo went with her, following an attendant toward the dining hall.

There was more than one dining hall in the City Lord’s Mansion.

One of the larger and more crowded ones was more of a functional dining hall, mainly for visiting officials and guests.

Lin Mo was supposed to eat there as well, but he happened to run into an acquaintance on the way.

"Mr. Lin Mo?"

The girl who appeared before him wore a little white dress, her long golden hair cascading naturally down her back.

Even so, it couldn’t hide her pretty face. Without her hat, Feney looked even more adorable; her face didn’t seem as round as when she wore it. Her delicate features were like a finely sculpted work of art, her snow-white skin was flawless, and it was all complemented by her kind, innocent eyes and an elegance that seemed ingrained to her very core.

She was practically a born Nun... no, a Saintess!

Although Lin Mo didn’t know if the Church in this world even had a concept like a "Saintess," if it did, Feney would be the perfect fit for the position.

"Mr. Lin Mo, what brings you here?"

Seeing her companions, Feney happily trotted over.

Behind her, around the corner, Lin Mo thought he could faintly see the figure of Shefilya.

’They’re really inseparable.’

"I came to take care of some business..."

Since Feney hadn’t participated in the ceremony, Lin Mo gave her a brief explanation.

"Oh, so that’s what happened."

Feney nodded, then a look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face. "So you’ll be staying here for a few days?"

"Probably for a day or two... We have to go out on a mission after that."

Lin Mo didn’t quite understand why she was so happy. She even moved closer, until she was less than twenty centimeters away from him.

"Would you two like to dine with us?"

Shefilya no longer hid and walked straight out.

Feney nodded as well. "Yes, yes, let’s eat together! Come this way..."

As she spoke, she very naturally took Lin Mo’s arm and led him in another direction.

This left the attendant who had been leading the way completely dumbfounded.

’Who on earth is this guy? How does he know the Young Miss? And they seem so close...’

Regardless of the attendant’s surprise, Lin Mo and Ali followed Feney to the place where she usually had her meals.

It was a relatively small room, likely the family’s private dining room.

However, the dining table was still very large—a long, rectangular table that exuded a noble air.

The three of them took their seats one by one, while Shefilya stood attentively by Feney’s side, apparently with no intention of joining them.

Lin Mo was actually quite curious. ’With Shefilya’s power, there’s no way she’s just an ordinary Maid. And judging by her relationship with Feney, it’s clearly not a simple master-servant dynamic.’

’Could it be that this Maid, who acts so professionally most of the time, has some kind of unknown identity?’

Shefilya had already informed the kitchen to send two extra meals. Before long, someone knocked and entered, carrying platters of exquisite dishes.

Nobles were nobles, after all. Although Lady Ravel disliked extravagance and never overspent on food, this only meant she avoided using rare and expensive ingredients. Within the realm of ordinary fare, this spread was still quite sumptuous.

There were shrimp among the dishes. Shefilya, with very practiced movements, helped Feney shell them, looking as if this was a routine task for her.

Not only was she powerful, but this beautiful Maid also performed her duties perfectly, one could even say flawlessly.

’Aside from her regrettable height and figure, she’s practically flawless.’

Shefilya suddenly shot Lin Mo a glare, as if she could feel him badmouthing her in his head.

"Oh, right. Mr. Lin Mo, the reward for the mission."

While eating, Feney suddenly remembered something and was about to reach for her wallet.

"Miss Feney, please don’t do other things while eating. We can deal with those matters after the meal is finished," Shefilya reminded her with a deadpan expression.

"Alright..."

Feney was quite obedient to her words and immediately sat back down properly, eating at an unhurried pace.

Her movements were elegant and befitting of a noble, yet they were also very natural and didn’t seem contrived.

In comparison, Lin Mo and Ali were much more casual.

They cracked open the thirty-centimeter-plus lobster shells and picked them up to gnaw on, their eating speed clearly much faster.

And their appetites were huge... The attendant had already brought a lot of food, but it was quickly finished.

Helpless, Shefilya could only ask the kitchen to send over some more.

Speaking of which, Ali’s strength had been advancing by leaps and bounds recently.

If described in Bain’s style, she was probably now a Warrior around Level 1.7.

The reason for such rapid progress was that Ali was truly hardworking and eager to improve...

As her strength increased, her appetite naturally grew as well. Fortunately, the ingredients used in the City Lord’s Mansion were generally of high quality. Although there was no Magical Beast meat, the Energy content was typically high, and she was full in no time.

Only then did Feney take out her small wallet and count out 9 Crystal Coins and 3 Gold Coins.

Lin Mo took the money. "Alright, let’s divide the rewards for this mission." To make the split easier, he decided to round the total value up to 18 Crystal Coins.

Lin Mo thought for a moment. "How about this: Shefilya and I will each take 6 coins, and you two will each take 3."

Feney waved her hands repeatedly. "That’s too much! I didn’t do anything this time..."

Ali also shook her head. "Just give 3 to Feney. She helped heal a lot of soldiers and Adventurers... I didn’t help you at all, Lin Mo."

Shefilya, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment. ’I’m getting a share too?’

After some back and forth, Feney and Ali each accepted 2 Crystal Coins. The Maid refused several times, but in the end, she couldn’t win against them and had to take the money, which she then very naturally placed into Feney’s purse.

Moreover, this didn’t seem to be the first time this had happened, as Feney didn’t look surprised. Instead, she immediately said, "Sister Shephilia, if you ever need to use money, you have to remember to tell me."

By that calculation, Feney and Shephilia’s combined share came to 8 Crystal Coins. A little more and it wouldn’t be getting paid to work, but paying to work.

Lin Mo looked at the 8 Crystal Coins in his hand and began to think about how to use them.

Counting the three hundred-some Gold Coins he already had, plus the income from the [Ice Cone Skill] Scroll that should have been auctioned off by now, he’d have another three to four hundred Gold Coins.

All of this added together would be around 1500 gold coins.

’What should I do with such a large sum of money?’

He had just replaced his weapon and Armor, so there was no need to change them for now.

He had also bought the Secret Silver Gloves... ’Should I keep buying Skill Scrolls?’

Lin Mo shook his head. The Skills he had would take him some time to practice. If he just bought Skills without training them, spending two to three hundred or even more Gold Coins just for 1 attribute point wasn’t very cost-effective, at least not for him while he was still in a period of rapid growth.

Saving it was out of the question. Lin Mo didn’t have any goals that required a lot of money at the moment, and the correct path was to convert money into Combat Power.

’That only leaves Alchemy Potions.’

’Or maybe I could splurge and buy a Magic Storage Bag?’

’1500 gold coins might not be enough to buy one of those, and with Feney in the party, I can just use hers. There’s no need.’

Lin Mo glanced at his panel again, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He had found his target.

But before spending the money, he still needed to master the two remaining Skills first.

After a brief farewell to Feney, Lin Mo returned to his room and picked up the last two Excellence Level Skill Scrolls.

As for Ali, in order not to disturb Lin Mo, she chose not to follow him. Instead, she asked Shefilya for a training area and requested her help in honing her Skills.

While there were ways to quickly raise Attributes, there weren’t many shortcuts for Skills. It depended on one’s own comprehension and constant practice.

Fortunately, having a powerful sparring partner like Shefilya was definitely a good thing for Ali.

Lin Mo thought of his [Resilience] Skill. It had reached Level 3 during the battles two days ago, but its progress was still slow. Now that he had some free time, he could also ask Shefilya to help him improve it.

Although when that time came, she would most likely use it as an excuse to get her revenge.

Regaining his focus, Lin Mo looked at the Skill Scroll in his hand.

[Blood Qi Blade]

Speaking of which, this was the first time Lin Mo had tried to learn an Excellence Level Skill.

The few Excellence Level Skills he currently possessed had all evolved from Excellent Level skills, so mastering them had been a natural process.

But as for learning a Skill from scratch... most of the Skills he had learned before were Ordinary Level, with a few being Excellent Level. He wondered if learning an Excellence Level Skill would be just as smooth.

Lin Mo opened the Scroll and began to study it carefully.

The structure of the contents wasn’t actually that different from what he had seen before. But an Excellence Level Skill was truly worthy of its name; both its complexity and the difficulty of circulating Qi and Blood were far beyond what Ordinary or Excellent Level skills could compare to.

Back when he learned the Ordinary Level Skill [Tenacity], Lin Mo had mastered it almost instantly. This time, however, his progress in learning [Blood Qi Blade] was clearly much slower.

That being said, Warrior Class Skills were still much simpler than Magic. He managed to get it done in less than half an hour.

"Learned Skill [Blood Qi Blade], gained attribute points: Strength +3!"

[Blood Qi Blade] Level 1 (0/10): Consume a large amount of Qi and Blood, condensing and compressing it to form a "blood-colored" qi blade to attack the enemy. Extremely powerful.

Note: Casting this Skill will cause a small amount of damage to yourself!

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow. ’Interesting. It actually comes with a bit of a "self-harm" effect?’

But in exchange, he got the "Extremely powerful" description.

Clearly, compared to [Sword Charge Strike], which had high total damage but was scattered among numerous sword blades and thus lacked actual single-target destructive power, the burst power of [Blood Qi Blade] was undoubtedly much stronger.