Chapter 71: Powerful and Perfect
Returning to the safe exclusive room, Su Xiao didn't bother enhancing his attributes or anything else. All he wanted now was to sleep.
He collapsed onto the bed, not even bothering to take off his clothes before falling into a deep slumber. Indeed, it was a deep sleep—the high-intensity battle had left him utterly exhausted.
Not knowing how long he had slept, Su Xiao woke up to the sound of gnawing. Lifting his head, he saw that the sofa had been sacrificed once again.
"Bubu, come here."
Bubu Wang was chewing with great enthusiasm when he suddenly heard a voice behind him. His dog body trembled, and he stiffly turned his head to look at Su Xiao.
The look in Su Xiao's eyes at that moment conveyed a clear message to Bubu Wang: 'Come here, I promise I'll beat you to death.'
"Woof."
Bubu Wang let out a bark, lowering his dog head and tucking his tail between his legs—a textbook display of admitting fault, yet one who never learned from his mistakes.
"Don't chew on the sofa anymore. Go chew on the dumbbells. The sofa is expensive."
Su Xiao yawned as he got up, washed up, and felt refreshed, his fatigue completely swept away.
He took Bubuteni to Xia's restaurant, had a hearty meal, and then headed toward the Attribute Enhancement Hall.
He was used to enhancing his attributes first. The earlier he enhanced them, the faster he could adapt.
Arriving at the Attribute Enhancement Hall, Su Xiao was already familiar with the place. After paying 100 Paradise Coins, he gained access to an Attribute Enhancement Pod.
[Welcome to the Attribute Enhancement Pod. Your current unarmored attributes are as follows.]
Strength: 32
Agility: 32
Stamina: 23
Intelligence: 32
Charm: 3
[Hunter can freely distribute attribute points: 20 points.]
[Beep, detected that the Hunter's primary attributes are Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. Please prioritize enhancing these three primary attributes.]
Su Xiao had already noticed that for melee combat, the Stamina attribute was no less important than Strength, Agility, and the like.
The Stamina attribute derived many abilities, such as endurance during battle, recovery power, physical toughness, and resistance to abnormal statuses.
When fighting the Violator, Su Xiao's Stamina attribute had temporarily reached 35 points. A poison that would have been lethal became non-lethal, and the damage he took was greatly reduced.
This time, Su Xiao had a full 20 attribute points. He decided to allocate more toward Stamina. Melee combat required Stamina to support it, especially for a lone wolf like him.
Moreover, if his Stamina was too low, his Strength and Agility attributes couldn't be significantly increased either, or the consequences would be severe—his body would collapse.
After some deliberation, Su Xiao's final allocation was: Strength +4, Agility +4, Intelligence +4, Stamina +8!
Su Xiao directly raised his Stamina attribute to 30 points. With the bonus from Arena King, his Stamina would reach 32 points.
[Attribute distribution complete. Enhancement begins. Enhancement will be accompanied by significant pain. Use anesthesia function? This function is free.]
Su Xiao had never used this so-called anesthesia function, nor did he plan to in the future. It would affect the enhancement results.
The Attribute Enhancement Pod began operating. Compared to previous times, this enhancement didn't bring the excruciating pain he had felt before. This was closely related to the increase in his Stamina attribute.
His body could now bear the three attributes of Strength, Agility, and Intelligence, so the enhancement proceeded smoothly.
The enhancement ended quickly. Su Xiao rolled his shoulders, feeling that choosing to enhance Stamina was indeed the right call.
He clenched his fist, and a surging sense of power emerged. Su Xiao took a deep breath, his lung capacity noticeably increased, and his various internal organs became more vibrant.
Not only that, but the muscles throughout his body also changed—not in quantity, but in quality. His physique didn't alter, but his ability to withstand blows had significantly improved.
Su Xiao took a few deep breaths. His breathing was like a whale drawing in water. Conservatively speaking, after one deep breath, he could hold it for 5 to 10 minutes, or even longer.
Now, Su Xiao's unarmored attributes had become:
Strength: 36
Agility: 36
Stamina: 30
Intelligence: 36
Charm: 3
The unarmored 3-point Charm attribute was even more glaring. Mawen Hua'erzi had once advised Su Xiao to develop comprehensively, but Su Xiao wasn't sure what use the Charm attribute had for him.
Mawen Hua'erzi's meaning was likely that he should develop comprehensively in combat aspects, such as the four attributes of Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence. Su Xiao's Stamina had been too low before, and that was what Mawen Hua'erzi was referring to.
As for the use of the Charm attribute, in Su Xiao's view, it was an attribute that Summoners or diplomats would cultivate.
For example, that beautiful young woman from before. Her Charm attribute was over 25 points. When Su Xiao saw her, aside from wanting to rub her face into the ground, he wasn't forcibly charmed.
After all, she had invested dozens of attribute points, so gaining innate goodwill was only natural.
Rather than wasting precious attribute points on the Charm attribute, Su Xiao preferred to invest them in Strength.
Enhancing Charm might get him rubbed into the ground by others, while Su Xiao was the one rubbing others into the ground. The two couldn't be compared.
When Su Xiao negotiated with plot characters, he relied more on force and scheming. This had to do with the plot characters he encountered—most of them weren't easy to deal with.
The Charm attribute didn't need to be improved for now. He could raise it later when the opportunity arose.
Leaving the Attribute Enhancement Hall, Su Xiao headed straight for the Skill Upgrade Hall.
The Skill Upgrade Hall was as magnificent as ever, with clean floors, ornate decorations, and a luxurious yet dignified feel.
The hall was bustling with people. Some Contractors were gathered together discussing something, seemingly figuring out how to allocate their skills more reasonably.
Su Xiao didn't care about how to allocate skills. He had very few skills, so he just needed to upgrade them all to the max.
Skills were only aids. In battle, one had to rely on personal judgment. It wasn't as simple as activating a shield the moment an enemy swung a sword.
Timing, terrain advantages, the enemy's strengths and weaknesses, and whether there were other dangers nearby—all of these needed consideration.
One mistake could cost a life, so the margin for error in battle was almost zero. Rather than studying what fixed skill combinations to use against enemies, Su Xiao preferred to improvise.
When fighting some Contractors, Su Xiao noticed that they would pause for a fraction of a second before making a move, thinking about which skill to use.
In that fraction of a second, Su Xiao had already cut them down with one slash.
Entering the Skill Enhancement Hall, a bunny girl trotted over in small steps. She wore a black low-cut top and black stockings on her legs. Though her attire was revealing, this bunny girl was all about cute charm, not selling her body.
"Greetings, Contractor-sama. I am service personnel number 1312 of the Skill Upgrade Hall."
The bunny girl turned sideways, making a gesture of invitation.
"May I ask what service the Contractor-sama requires?"
Su Xiao now knew that the service here was quite professional.
"Upgrade an active skill."
"Contractor-sama, this way, please."
The bunny girl led the way. Though her attitude was enthusiastic, her service toward Su Xiao was somewhat professional.
Soon, Su Xiao arrived in front of an enhancement pod. It was somewhat similar to the Attribute Enhancement Pod, with slight differences in appearance.
"Please."
Su Xiao stepped into the Skill Enhancement Pod. As soon as he entered, a prompt appeared.
[Please select the skill to upgrade.]
There was only one option in the selection list: Six Styles: Shave.
[Upgrading Six Styles: Shave (Active Skill) requires 2000 Paradise Coins.]
Su Xiao thought to himself how expensive it was, but the skill still needed to be upgraded.