I can return to the age of mysterious-Chapter 147 - 121 Stone Armor Skill (3300)_1

Chapter 147: 121 Stone Armor Skill (3300)_1

Chapter 147: 121 Stone Armor Skill (3300)_1

He wondered whether the power gained from this method would be recognized by the system when he returned.

Of course, that was on top of everything else. If it was recognized, that would be great as his strength would increase dramatically. Even if it wasn’t recognized, it wouldn’t affect the power he had developed on his own. The main reason he cared about this was that the Black Rain Villa would allow him quick recovery from weakness after time travel, restoring his natural strength.

This would effectively increase the success rate of completing the original host’s obsession.

Recovering his thoughts, Casio went back to the Crossbow group’s base.

On his way back to his room, he ran into Black Blade again.

“You’ve already improved? The effect is not bad, your essence, Qi, and spirit have all changed. It seems like your progress with the Denton Gale Arrow technique is not small…”

Black Blade smiled and hung a white towel around his neck.

“Yes, there is indeed a small breakthrough.”

Casio responded. However, he didn’t specify that it was the Denton Gale Arrow technique that he had a breakthrough on. He just casually responded to Black Blade.

“Haha, don’t be so modest. There is a small gathering around nine o’clock in the conference hall in the right district. It’s our own crossbow group’s informative exchange and a social meeting. Maybe you could meet some friends there.”

Black Blade patted Casio’s shoulder and left.

“A small gathering? Getting some information should be good.”

Casio opened the door of his room and walked in. He lit the kerosene lamp on the desk, and the room was filled with ample light.

After briefly tidying up his room and arranging his bed,

Casio didn’t plan to stay at Black Rain Villa for a long time, maybe only for one or two nights. Therefore, he had no intention of cleaning or sweeping the floor. That would be too troublesome.

Due to his rushed visit to Black Rain Villa this time, he didn’t have time to buy medicinal materials for making potions. He could only wear his training suit and practice boxing in the training room of the Crossbow Group.

Bang, bang, bang…

The sandbag that was hanging in the corner kept swaying, the iron bar connecting it to the floor made a crunching noise, and some dust was stirred up.

A fist fiercely cut through the air and punched the sandbag.

The sandbag vibrated violently and its end swiftly grazed the wall. Casio pulled his somewhat reddened fist back and stretched his shoulders to relax his muscles. His muscular physique contracted and expanded, and drops of sweat fell on his flushed skin.

With his physical quality surpassing the peak of Federation’s Fifth Rank, he was now confident that he could kill that Blood Clan without using the Mechanical Crossbow.

After all, Casio’s boxing technique at the pinnacle of the Elephant Herd Chapter was still there.

With his physical quality improved by two small steps, he was confident that he could kill that Blood Clan with just minor injuries as a cost.

Casio picked up a white towel from the side, wiped off some sweat; by now it was past six o’clock.

It was quite dark inside the room, permeating with the smell of sweat.

Members of the Crossbow Group also used the training room, but not very often. They fought like a kite, hunting dark creatures with grace like dancing on a knife’s edge.

Learning to dodge attacks and utilize the terrain was a basic lesson.

Casio was not very keen on the combat style of the Crossbow Group. Indeed, it was good-looking and graceful, but it was too fragile.

The margin of error was too low, which was not good.

The high-level fighters of the Crossbow Group looked like graceful dancers in combat, and their injury rate was extremely low.

Compared to being squashed elegantly,

Casio preferred to squash others brutally!

He opened the door and took a shower in the bathroom. He dried his damp hair in front of the mirror.

His handsome face was reflected in the mirror.

A curtain of short black hair covered his eyebrows, giving a sense of frailty, below that was a quite meaty body.

Casio lifted his right hand and flexed his muscles, reminiscing about the thick arms of his real body, sighed, and shook his head.

He put on a change of clothes and headed to the Crossbow Group’s cafeteria.

They provided basic food here for free, like bread and the like. But for other things, you had to pay, which was quite expensive, much higher than the retail price outside. But that was understandable, considering the Black Rain Villa was in a remote place.

After a simple dinner, he fiddled around a bit more.

Soon it was nine o’clock.

The lights in one of the Halls were so bright that you could see clearly.

A few dozen old and new members sat around several tables, chatting in groups of three or five. There were some drinks and snacks provided, and no specific organizers. It was purely a gathering.

Casio was sitting in a corner of a table, hands crossed in front of his chest and taking in the surroundings quietly.

Next to this table, the others were engaging in spirited conversations, an old member explaining the differences between tasks to two new ones.

As an Eerie Night Guest, everyone is required to complete a task periodically. Shield Rank members undertake tasks once every three months, Sword Rank every six months, Badge Rank ones a year, and Knight Rank every two years.

The higher the rank, the longer the interval between the periodic tasks. However, their difficulties differ greatly. Lower-ranked tasks are relatively easier, while those of the higher ranks generally involve highly challenging tasks that may result in battles of life and death.

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Success in a task brings advantages and power progressions.

If a task ends in failure and the Markers are still alive, the Decayed Knights in Black Rain Villa will come to kill you! If you manage to survive with your strength, congratulations, you have one more chance to make amends. The difficulty level of your next task will be extremely high, awaiting your completion.

Success in your next task means redemption for previous failures.

Every Marker has two chances to redeem their mistakes.

Another point to note, once you betray the Black Rain Villa, the Villa will endlessly send increasingly powerful Decayed Knights to kill you, no matter where you flee.

The Markers live their lives under the Villa’s control.

Apart from regular tasks, Markers can also undertake extra tasks from the Mission Hall. Technically, there’s no limit to the number of extra tasks one can take, you could even accept all of them.

However, no one is that foolish because the deadline for all the additional tasks are exactly the same. For instance, if a Shield Rank member takes on two more tasks, they must complete all three within three months. If they take five extra tasks, they must complete six in total.

The more tasks one takes, the greater the difficulty, and the higher the risk of death.

The lower difficulty of Shield Rank tasks is relative, they still pose a danger to Eerie Night Guests. Additionally, some tasks may involve hidden pitfalls and unexpected occurrences. For example, when Casio was on a mission to hunt down Charles, he discovered that Charles’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were awaiting him at Jasmine Mansion.

He might even encounter an entire Blood Clan. After all, blood pools typically give rise to clans.

Such encounters usually lead to tragedy.

In this small gathering, Casio mostly remained silent, being attentive to others’ discussions, he managed to gather some information.

For instance, Eerie Night Guests housed a minor school.

The Body Refining Stream, skilled in combat and Hard Qigong, but with a small number of followers, as the majority of them had died. Because members of the Body Refining Stream had to engage in close-range combat with dark creatures, their mortality rate was dramatically high. The combat skills they practiced were only equivalent to the Wind Elephant Basic Combat Technique, truly meager. Had it not been for a secret manual of Hard Qigong left by an elder member in the school, the Body Refining Stream would have dissolved.

Actually, this form of Hard Qigong isn’t weak for its level, it’s just that the physique of Eerie Night Guests didn’t reach the human limit.

As a result, inner power doesn’t suffice, and external techniques were severely restricted.

Hence, the Body Refining Stream has always remained a minor school and ranked among the last. Recently, they have even started to sell their core Hard Qigong technique at a very low price, only asking for one unit of Dark Source. Because it didn’t sell, they’ve now dropped the price to 70% off.

The required payment now is only 0.7 units.

They guaranteed successful learning.

In the Black Rain Villa, Dark Source cannot be traded directly. However, the task tokens and target items required when undertaking extra tasks from the Mission Hall can be given to another person for them to complete the tasks.

In this indirect way, a transfer of Dark Source is achieved.

“Hard Qigong? I wonder what level of skill it is…”

Casio became intrigued. He hasn’t forgotten what it felt like when Sand was caught off guard, bullets from the machine gun piercing through his body. If he could have a form of Hard Qigong protection, perhaps he could withstand bullets.

Barely a scratch.

Half an hour later.

The meeting of Crossbow Guild concluded and Casio returned to his room to sleep.

Early the next morning, he went to the Body Refining Stream’s place, a modest small room. The young man who received Casio was overjoyed to hear of his interest in Hard Qigong, eagerly divulging a large volume of information to him.

Casio asked a few questions but was ultimately disappointed.

The Body Refining Stream’s Hard Qigong is named Stone Armor Skill, and it only has two levels. When the second level peak is attained, it approximates the introductory level of a Badge Rank, which is simply too weak. There’s not even a Knight Rank? This implies that the upper limit of this supernatural passage is relatively low.

However, upon further consideration, Casio realized that physique is closely related to Hard Qigong. The Eerie Night Guests cannot surpass the human limit, thereby limiting the various aspects of Hard Qigong. Perhaps, if combined with the realm of Boxing Method and beyond, this Stone Armor Skill might shine brightly? Casio hesitated slightly, but when the young man gritted his teeth and said he would halve the price, asking only for 0.5 units of Dark Source, Casio didn’t hesitate anymore.

With such a generous offer, Casio readily paid, borrowing some from Black Blade at the Crossbow Guild, and acquired the Stone Armor Skill.

Not eager to learn it immediately, Casio tossed the new secret manual into his room before heading to the Mission Hall. It was the day for the release of extra tasks, precisely at noon.

If Casio wants to recover his strength, he can’t be parsimonious.

Relying on the regular task every three months for recovery would take a few years, naturally, he chose the faster option. Taking on a large number of extra tasks to earn additional Source.

There were many in the Mission Hall. There were four blackboard-like squares on the wall facing different directions. The crowd was thickest before the square for Shield Rank, with about twenty to thirty people.

As the clock struck twelve, the squares were suddenly filled with strips of white paper bearing small black letters stuck onto the wall.

Everyone surged forward to pick the tasks they preferred.

Casio was quick to act, without being choosy. He reached out and grabbed a handful of task strips, but found none left when he tried to get more. He moved slightly away from the crowd and opened his hand.

Five crumpled task strips lay in his palm.