Chapter 89: The Terrifying Gap
Opening the skill list, Gun Proficiency was not included in the Law-Destruction Shadow's class skill list but was in the general skill list.
【Gun Proficiency (Passive)】
Skill Effect: Increases gun-type weapon attack power by 20% (weak point strikes, trajectory prediction, etc., does not increase the original lethality of the firearm), greatly improves proficiency with various firearms.
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【Tip: As Gun Proficiency has reached Lv.10, please choose a branch ability for the Hunter.】
A. Pistol Expert: Enhances proficiency with pistols.
B. Fire Assault: Enhances proficiency with submachine guns, automatic rifles, and other mid-to-close-range weapons.
C. Eagle Eye: Enhances the ability to correct bullet interference from environmental factors.
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Three choices, Su Xiao naturally chose C. The third option was clearly prepared for sniper rifles.
Su Xiao stood up. Bubu Wang, who was chewing ice cubes nearby, tilted his head.
"Want to keep drinking?"
"Woof."
"I'm going to the Skill Upgrade Hall for a bit."
Bubu Wang raised his head. He often wandered around Reincarnation Paradise and was more familiar with the terrain here than Su Xiao.
Su Xiao got up and left, leaving Bubu Wang alone in the cold drink shop. The beautiful shop owner wasn't surprised; she knew this dog. He was a regular customer named Bubu.
The beautiful shop owner walked over.
"So that's your master? He looks strong."
"Woof."
Bubu Wang gave a Wang-style look of disdain, his gaze seeming to say, "Of course, don't you know whose Master he is?"
"No wonder you're so generous. Your master gives you a lot of allowance, huh?"
The beautiful shop owner's eyes showed some envy. She was a Worker, and to survive in Reincarnation Paradise, she had to work hard running this cold drink shop.
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Skill Upgrade Hall, inside a Skill Upgrade Pod.
【Welcome to the Skill Upgrade Pod. Please select the skill you wish to upgrade.】
Su Xiao selected 【Gun Proficiency】, and a prompt appeared.
【Upgrading 'Gun Proficiency (Passive)' requires 2000 Paradise Coins. Pay? Y/N.】
The price was within an acceptable range, and it didn't require Soul Crystals. Only Mastery-level abilities began to consume Soul Crystals, so Su Xiao chose to upgrade.
Spending 2000 Paradise Coins, the surroundings became dim. He was in a patch of darkness as a large amount of knowledge about firearms flooded into his mind.
At the same time, a light projection appeared before him. That projection used various firearms to shoot and disassembled them, but the speed was accelerated several hundred times.
Five minutes later, Su Xiao woke up.
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.11.】
Not satisfied with just one level, Su Xiao continued upgrading the skill, repeating the previous process.
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.12.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.13.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.14.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.15.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.16.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.17.】
After upgrading to Lv.20, a new prompt appeared.
【Gun Proficiency has been upgraded to Lv.20. Do you wish to choose a new branch ability or strengthen the existing one?】
Su Xiao chose to strengthen the existing branch ability. Compared to pistols or automatic rifles, he used sniper rifles more often. Now that his Blade Aura was becoming more proficient, the mid-range pistol was gradually being replaced.
Su Xiao wasn't sure if Gun Proficiency could be upgraded further. He tried, and surprisingly, it could still be upgraded.
【Upgrading 'Gun Proficiency (Passive)' requires 5000 Paradise Coins. Pay? Y/N.】
5000 Paradise Coins made him hesitate. So far, he had invested 140,000 Paradise Coins in firearms.
These investments were worthwhile because he planned to push his firearm knowledge to the limit in one go, and then not allocate further resources to it.
At the very least, he wanted to achieve hitting where he aimed, not aiming where he hit. After roaming Reincarnation Paradise for so long, having made no progress was too embarrassing.
He chose to continue upgrading, and Paradise Coins flowed away like water.
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.21.】
Two hours later, feeling a bit dizzy from absorbing too much knowledge, Su Xiao chose to continue upgrading Gun Proficiency (Passive).
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.22.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.23.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.24.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.25.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.26.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.27.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.28.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.29.】
【Gun Proficiency (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.30 (Max Level). Do you wish to choose a new branch ability or strengthen the existing one?】
"Strengthen the existing one."
Su Xiao gently rubbed his forehead. His Intelligence attribute was relatively high, so the side effects of upgrading skills were fading quickly.
Upgrading various abilities in Reincarnation Paradise always had side effects. For example, upgrading Gun Proficiency (Passive) caused headaches, while upgrading Blade Master caused fatigue.
This was normal. Abilities didn't appear out of nowhere. Su Xiao paid Paradise Coins or other costs, and Reincarnation Paradise accelerated the speed at which he mastered the abilities. It was an equivalent exchange, not something gained for nothing.
Strengthening his firearm abilities cost a total of 190,000 Paradise Coins.
The expense was considerable, but worthwhile. Having a max-level Gun Proficiency at Lv.30 would still be useful even when he reached higher ranks.
【Gun Proficiency (Passive)】
Skill Effect: Increases gun-type weapon attack power by 42% (weak point strikes, trajectory prediction, etc., does not increase the original lethality of the firearm), greatly improves proficiency with various firearms.
Branch Ability: Eagle Eye (Strengthened 2 times)
Eagle Eye: Precisely predicts the flight trajectory and landing point of bullets. External factors like wind speed and air humidity cannot interfere with you at all. As long as you have a sniper rifle in hand, you are the king.
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After checking the attributes of Gun Proficiency, Su Xiao sighed inwardly. The difference between Mastery-level abilities and Proficiency-level abilities was vast.
The Black and White Twin Guns appeared in his hands. Su Xiao first observed the two guns. A few seconds later, he moved.
Click, click, click…
His hands turned into blurs in an instant. In no time, the two pistols were dismantled into a pile of parts. He flexed his fingers, and moments later, the two guns were reassembled.
If it were before he mastered Gun Proficiency, he would never have dared to try this. The Black and White Twin Guns were too delicate, and there was a high chance he wouldn't be able to reassemble them after taking them apart, just like that high-tech tablet.
Aiming the gun, Su Xiao had a feeling that hitting a moving target within 200 meters would be no problem at all. Even if the enemy was moving at high speed, he could predict the bullet's flight trajectory and landing point.
He took out the Spider Empress, and a familiar feeling emerged. After checking the Spider Empress's condition, his brow furrowed.
Previously, he didn't understand firearms, so he didn't pay attention to maintenance after use. Looking back, that was very reckless behavior.
If he continued like this, the Spider Empress's service life wouldn't exceed two derivative worlds. With good luck, it would be directly scrapped; with bad luck, it might even explode.
The meter-long Spider Empress was disassembled, and he began to maintain the gun.
Ten minutes later, the Spider Empress was reassembled. He pulled the bolt, and the sound was crisp, no longer the somewhat muffled sound from before.
The firearm ability upgrade was complete. Since he was in the Skill Upgrade Pod, he didn't have to worry about being disturbed. He wanted to upgrade Blade Master as well.
A full twenty Soul Crystals (Medium) appeared in his hand. It looked like a lot, but it was only enough to upgrade Blade Master by two levels.
【Upgrading 'Blade Master (Passive)' requires 50,000 Paradise Coins + Soul Crystal (Medium) ×10. Pay? Y/N.】
Compared to the cost of Blade Master, the cost of upgrading Gun Proficiency was just a drop in the bucket.
The cost of upgrading Blade Master by one level was enough to buy a Gun Proficiency scroll and upgrade it to max level, not to mention that Soul Crystals (Medium) were priceless and hard to find.