CHAPTER 85: CHAPTER 77 SKILL SLOT

In the study, Ove was giving Lin Ke a lecture.

Lin Ke had just made a breakthrough to a level two professional during a simple sparring session.

This also proved that to achieve growth, burying oneself in research was not enough; practice was necessary.

For example, professions like [Scholar], need enough feedback to make breakthroughs, whether from learning, research, or experimentation.

Whereas professions like [Knight] find their best path to breakthrough through training and life-and-death battles.

"...So, for professions like [Adventurer] or [Explorer], what’s needed for a breakthrough is ample ’adventure’ and ’exploration.’" After finishing his talk on upgrades, Ove smiled at Lin Ke:

"I didn’t expect you to break through so quickly; even at lower levels where the pace is fast, you’re still remarkably swift. Your talent is truly impressive!"

Ove’s voice carried a sigh and a trace of unnoticeable envy.

"It’s because you’re such a good teacher." Lin Ke humbly replied, then asked curiously, "Teacher, why doesn’t Delin avoid talking about his bloodline at all?"

Ove paused and then spoke: "Hmm... It’s been many years since I’ve interacted with human society. Azanen here is quite secluded, so to learn about the latest research and trends, one might need to go to the big cities of the Gula Kingdom."

Lin Ke nodded thoughtfully, considering setting out for the capital of the Gula Kingdom after Garoce returned to see the world.

"Alright, Little Lin Ke, you’ve understood skill construction now, haven’t you? So, why not give it a try?" Ove smiled as he looked at Lin Ke.

Lin Ke: "I’ll go try it right away."

...

Soul Space.

The three small saplings representing Lin Ke’s manifested bloodline were quietly growing, absorbing the elements he had fed them earlier.

And the most prominent one was the "Knowledge" bloodline.

A small, thin leaf had grown on this bloodline representing "Knowledge."

A skill slot!

His first skill slot!

Lin Ke suppressed his excitement and quickly crouched by the "Knowledge" bloodline to touch it.

A blank slate.

Lin Ke immediately closed his eyes and manifested the memories of his previous experiments with air pressure and aerodynamics.

Two grayish feedbacks flowed from Lin Ke’s soul form onto the leaf.

Lin Ke opened his eyes, watching the two grayish feedbacks swirl and boil within, gradually merging together.

After the merger, they slowly sank into the leaf, forming mysterious patterns.

Construction successful!

This was considered a successful skill construction!

Skill—Streamlined Air Pressure Shield!

So easy~

Actually, in Lin Ke’s view, there wasn’t much difficulty in skill construction; the challenging part lay in creating skills and selecting skills, as well as in future skill development and application.

Like Lin Ke’s shield, the reason for choosing a streamlined design was simple.

When in motion, the streamlined shield could increase his speed and impact.

After all, his "Leader" bloodline was meant to be employed as a [Knight], charging forward with a streamlined shield was delightful.

Having successfully constructed the first skill slot, Lin Ke was in no hurry to leave but quietly experienced the changes brought by reaching level two.

There was no bottleneck, as with the invention of papermaking, his bottleneck wouldn’t appear until at least level eight, and with additional learning feedback, his bottleneck should be even more advanced before it emerges.

Besides the bottleneck, there was the issue of capacity.

Originally, the bloodline energy his bloodline could hold, or rather professional energy, magic power, could only support the usage of two or three magic power tricks.

But now, he could directly use three or four spells or skills, and if it were skill slot skills, he could use them eight times directly!

Four spells or skills, or eight times for skill slot skills!

There’s no denying that skill slot skills have their importance for a reason.

Now, Lin Ke could truly be considered a professional.

Like the prior attack on a convoy by two Deep Blue Giant Tigers, hundreds of guards couldn’t withstand their assaults, but with Lin Ke now, he could at least handle one alone, and potentially both.

After pondering a moment, Lin Ke retreated.

"How did it go? Was it successful?" Ove looked at Lin Ke with great concern in his eyes.

"It was a success!" Lin Ke beamed, his body surging with magic power, almost instantly activating the shield.

A thin, almost invisible vortex formed externally, creating internal and external pressure.

In the Madgeburg Hemisphere Experiment from his past life, sixteen horses were needed to pull apart two air-depleted metal hemispheres.

Ordinary attacks would be blocked by coming close to Lin Ke’s air pressure shield.

In the future, when Lin Ke becomes stronger and creates more powerful pressure, anything approaching the air pressure shield will be crushed directly; that would be the time of invincibility.

"Hmm... As you said, the pressure skill is indeed practical... Maybe it could be applied offensively..." Ove extended his Thunder Staff towards Lin Ke’s shield, feeling the resistance, he began to ponder.

This was a common trait for Ove, or rather most [Scholars], encountering something novel would provoke contemplation and exploration.

Lin Ke didn’t interrupt Ove, choosing instead to quietly sit beside him and attempt to use other skills.

Like the power stacking skill taught by Ove, resembling the pulley system skill.

This skill is akin to using magic power to construct several pulley nodes and then "transport" the force to achieve the effect of lifting heavy loads with scarcely a force or using a fulcrum to leverage against Earth.

With pure magic power, Lin Ke estimated he could use the power stacking skill five to six times.

Because constructing this skill consumes less magic power than the air pressure shield, it’s about equal to two amplification spells.

"Hmm, this power stacking skill is quite good." Ove had finished thinking and praised Lin Ke’s magic points on his fingers.

"Hehe." Lin Ke chuckled, then suddenly thought of something, "Oh, Teacher, is your research focus primarily on the study of forces and lightning?"

"Hmm... This is a problem you’ll encounter in the future, so let me tell you in advance." Ove began his lecture, and Lin Ke paid close attention to listening again.

Simply put, it’s about commonality and randomness.

Initially, Ove studied mechanics under his mentor, and later, under fortuitous circumstances, studied electromagnetism, discovering that the two could amplify each other.

Especially later on, upon realizing research into electromagnetism had broader prospects and was more powerful, he decided to double major in mechanics and electromagnetism, with a focus on electromagnetism.

As for Lin Ke, studying air pressure would later involve many aspects, including wind formation due to air pressure.

If Lin Ke also learned the resistance aura from Ove, akin to gravity and repulsion skills like Shinra Tensei.

In the future, Lin Ke could at least ensure enemies would not easily get close.

"By the way, Teacher, the slaves are ready; shall we start the excavation today?"

Lin Ke valued his first owned realm greatly; it was where his future research laboratory would be.

"Alright." Ove agreed.

...

On the first floor, Lin Ke instructed John to gather the slaves, then line them up at the door.

"Today, I have an announcement to make!"

With a gentle smile, Lin Ke stood with his hands clasped behind his back, like an elder statesman, solid and steady.