Can I upgrade my skills for free now?
Xiao He's eyes lit up.
And there's also this targeted lottery and guaranteed prize mechanism...
Xiao He did the math in his mind and, although he felt he was at a slight disadvantage, he could still accept it.
To be precise, after seeing the system's various skills, Xiao He felt he could accept them all.
Sure enough, life had smoothed out his rough edges. Even though the system could no longer threaten him, he still had to think about accumulating retirement points for himself.
Xiao He sighed.
Forget it, what's the difference between working for a living and working for a system?
Humans are born to be beasts of burden.
Working makes me happy, working makes me joyful~
Okay, he's going to collect his compensation reward now!
Xiao He rubbed his hands together and first clicked on the skill options that could be upgraded.
Currently, the skills he can upgrade are 【Bonecrushing Technique】, 【Hacking Technique (Beginner)】, 【Excellent Climbing】, and 【Art of Lies】. The rest of the skills he has drawn are passive skills with no room for upgrade.
Xiao He stared at these "veteran employees" who had been with him until now, and began to think seriously.
He now has two upgrade opportunities, but he has four skills and doesn't know which direction to upgrade them in.
"System, please give me a hint! I don't know what will happen after these skills are upgraded!" Xiao He requested.
However, the usually agreeable system rejected Xiao He's request this time:
【You only have two free skill upgrade opportunities, please choose carefully.】
Xiao He: "...If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. Why do you have to emphasize that it's free? Tsk tsk."
At the same time, he couldn't help but mutter to himself about the system: "What a stingy system! Since I've already upgraded, why didn't you give me the full package? You're being so stingy with just two chances, as if you're afraid I'll take advantage of you."
As expected, those who run lottery games are all heartless!
Xiao He could only think for himself.
Hacking skills were one of Xiao He's most prized abilities, but after careful consideration, he ruled out that option first.
The main reason is that this basic skill is already more than enough for him. Although he encountered some experts during the Liu Chenyan incident, as long as he ran fast enough, no one could catch him. Even if this skill were to be further developed, its use would be similar to what it is now. Most of the real experts have already been recruited, and the places they protect are naturally important locations with official functions. Xiao He would never go there to "seek death."
As for his first skill—the boning technique—
Xiao He stared at the skill, unsure of which direction it would develop in.
But since it's a skill like "swordsmanship," then if you want to upgrade it, it should also be swordsmanship... right?
That overlaps with his "magic touch" skill...
Now, whether it's learning knife techniques or swordsmanship, as long as it involves hand skills, Xiao He is basically not worried. He just needs to memorize the body movements and positioning, and he can learn it on his own.
If that's the case, then this option can also be temporarily ruled out.
Xiao He finally focused his attention on 【Excellent Climbing】 and 【The Art of Lies】.
If he had to choose one thing first, Xiao He felt it would definitely be the art of lying.
After all, he is already an actor, and the art of lying has always been a great boost to his acting skills. If he can continue to improve, Xiao He is quite looking forward to seeing what other effects he can achieve.
And perhaps the best climbing ability is an upgrade to wall-climbing?
That would be amazing! From now on, I could fly away stealthily while suspended by wires—of course, for now, the system probably won't let him be that overpowered.
Xiao He pondered these two skills endlessly, feeling that they were the safest and most useful once upgraded. After much deliberation, he still chose these two skills.
【Skill upgrade in progress...】
Upgrade successful!
【Congratulations on acquiring "Extreme Escape," which has been automatically learned】
【Extreme Escape Details: An extreme sport upgraded from superb climbing, enabling you to escape from extreme environments.】
【Congratulations on receiving "psychological suggestion," which has been automatically learned.】
【Psychological suggestion details: You disdain lying because your words are the truth. Rather than fabricating lies, you might now prefer to distort the truth, leaving no trace of the truth.】
Looking at the two newly released skills, Xiao He took a deep breath and clenched his fist tightly.
From that moment on, his feud with the system was over!
The system is his god!!
—No, he drew the ticket by his own skill, what does it have to do with the system?
Xiao He mentally berated himself for his wavering stance, and then immediately began to study his two new skills.
On the surface, extreme escape is a tool for escaping, but Xiao He's focus is on "extreme sports".
When it comes to extreme sports, Xiao He immediately thinks of cool sports like skydiving, bungee jumping, skiing, and diving...
Oh right, especially diving!
Has he already automatically learned to swim?
Xiao He smiled wryly—so how was he supposed to tell Sister Liu about how he suddenly learned to swim overnight?
Just a while ago, Sister Liu was saying she wanted to enroll him in a class...
Never mind, when Sister Liu asks, he'll just stick to the word "talent".
Xiao He finally focused his attention on psychological suggestion.
Psychological suggestion... This skill sounds impressive, but it only subtly changes a person's inner thoughts or a certain memory; it cannot completely alter a person's cognition and underlying logic.
For example, you can make him think he did something a few days ago, but you can't make him think he's a dog.
The former is the influence exerted by the subconscious, while the latter is to completely change a person's cognition, which is certainly impossible.
However, to what extent this will have an impact, and how long it will last... To be honest, Xiao He was hesitant to conduct the experiment directly on someone, in case something went wrong, he would be in a difficult position to handle.
After thinking for a while, Xiao He finally went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror, giving himself a mental pep talk...
...
That evening, Liu Rulan came to see Xiao He. The moment she saw him, she frowned and asked, "You? Xiao He?"
Xiao He: ?
"What's wrong, Sister Liu?"
He tilted his head slightly, looking quite puzzled, and let Liu Rulan in.
Liu Rulan stared at the person in front of her, her face showing hesitation and confusion, as if she was thinking about something. After a long silence, she said, "You... seem a little different."
Xiao He: "Uh? Really?"
Could it be that psychological suggestion really works?
“It’s just a feeling...” Liu Rulan said, pressing Xiao He down to sit on the sofa, her face showing concern and worry. “Have you been working non-stop these past few days, and the psychological pressure is too great? Or have you encountered something unpleasant recently? Have you not been resting well lately? Is something on your mind? You must tell me if there is any problem, and we can communicate in time.”
Ever since Liu Rulan met Xiao He, Xiao He has always had an unapproachable coldness and aloofness. His eyes are fierce, and he looks like a ruthless and explosive person [N O V E L I G H T] who can draw his knife and kill someone at the slightest disagreement, making people want to keep a safe distance from him.
In fact, Xiao He himself has a very good temper and gets along very well with everyone. Liu Rulan has gradually gotten used to his suspicious temperament, which is similar to that of a "criminal". She can even easily judge his true inner thoughts from his tone and micro-expressions.
But upon seeing Xiao He this time, Liu Rulan was surprised to find that Xiao He's demeanor had become much gentler, and his eyes no longer held the obvious sharpness and ferocity. At this moment, Xiao He seemed like a vicious wolf that had been savage for a long time, suddenly beginning to change its nature and showing its docile and obedient side to others.
To be honest, Liu Rulan might have already grown to like Xiao He, but now she always felt that Xiao He was up to no good.
Xiao He: ...
Xiao He's lips twitched: The effect was actually this good?
In fact, Xiao He didn't do anything; he just looked in the mirror and repeatedly told himself that he was a good person.
After the hint, Xiao He didn't feel any change in himself. He didn't have the strong urge to do good deeds. When he looked through some touching short videos, he didn't have the thought of donating or helping to share them. He was even completely unmoved.
Xiao He originally guessed that the skills might cancel each other out when used, so the psychological suggestion had no effect on him.
Wow, it turns out it was just a change in his eyes and aura?
Hmm... So, when he uses this skill on himself, it can help reduce his "criminal aura," making others less afraid of him and preventing them from feeling fear or wanting to call the police the moment they see him?
Xiao He's eyes lit up.
Wow, I didn't know this thing could be used like that?
Haha, awesome! Even the system probably didn't expect that!
