Sequence adventurers roaming between two worlds

Room 33.

The Wild Boar Tavern provides accommodation for adventurers; it's not luxurious, but it has everything you need.

A separate bathroom, a large bed where one can get a good night's sleep, and various small pieces of furniture.

Adventurers can stay here for a night for just 1 silver coin, which includes three ordinary meals a day, making it a great value for money.

Leo walked to the bedside, letting the night breeze calm the restless emotions in his heart caused by accumulated pressure.

After calming down, he began to study breathing techniques.

Previously, with Sekoda and Gus by his side, he only demonstrated breathing techniques at the level of lv.1.

But his limits are far from over.

Leo was very curious.

Compared to breathing techniques, which are even harder to improve, how powerful must the mastery effect be?

He started to try.

First, the temporarily unused [Slash] and [Slide Step] are transformed into primal power, and then infused into the [Bear Breathing Technique].

The efficiency of converting job skills into breathing techniques is only half, but even so, two level 5 job skills are enough to push the Bear Breathing Technique to level 5.

Under Leo's watchful eye, the level of [Bear Breathing Technique] climbed steadily.

Level 3, Level 4...

It stopped abruptly at level 4 (799/800)!

Leo frowned.

There is still a little bit of primordial power left, enough to push the Bear Breathing Technique to level 5.

The stagnation in the ascension was not due to the inability of the primordial power to propel it forward, but rather Leo's instinctive resistance.

As he was about to reach level 5 in the [Bear Breathing Technique], he suddenly had a strong feeling.

If you force the breathing technique to level 5, his body will not be able to withstand it!

"How could this happen?"

Leo took a deep breath, and after some thought, he had a vague guess:

The essence of breathing techniques is to comprehensively improve basic attributes by squeezing out existing energy.

There are requirements.

The essence of energy is the sum of the basic attributes of the human body.

If one's overall base attributes are too low to withstand the breathing technique, then using the breathing technique will not only fail to provide attribute boosts, but will also lead to the collapse of one's physical body.

It is equivalent to suicide.

Without the "Mastery" bonus from the two class skills [Slash] and [Slide], his total base attributes plummeted by 4 points.

They no longer meet the requirements for learning breathing techniques.

In this situation, if he were to further improve his breathing technique to the "mastery" level, the consequences would be disastrous.

Having figured this out, Leo couldn't help but click his tongue.

"This is such a hassle."

"No wonder adventurers only start learning breathing techniques when they reach the level of pre-professional professionals; it turns out there's this hidden requirement."

Also.

The human body always maintains a delicate balance.

Improving attributes is like building more structures on this balance.

If the foundation is solid, meaning there's support from skill levels, then improving attributes will naturally be no problem.

But if the foundation is lost, everything is like a castle in the air, which may collapse at any time.

"In that case, unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to transfer your professional skills to the 'Mastery' level, which could result in the loss of your basic attributes."

Leo thought to himself silently.

He quickly composed himself.

Although he couldn't know the effects of mastering the breathing technique in advance, which he found regrettable, he still had the experience of reaching level 4 in the breathing technique. Before reaching that level, he could still enjoy the "experience buff" by practicing the breathing technique.

Next, you just need to practice the breathing techniques step by step.

He can master the breathing technique through his own hard work!

Leo's spirits lifted again. After returning the primal power to his two professional skills, he began practicing breathing techniques in his room.

Once, twice...

Compared to professional skills, practicing breathing techniques is more troublesome, not only taking longer but also requiring a slower recovery of physical strength.

In summary, the time it takes to gain 1 point of experience from breathing techniques is enough to gain 2 points from professional skills.

"After a day of hard training, with the experience bonus, I've gained about 75 experience points."

"If you just practice hard, you can master it in about half a month."

"If, during the process, one can acquire a large amount of skill experience through actual combat, and then convert that experience into further speed, it can be accelerated even further."

Seeing his own progress, bit by bit, and the expected results, Leo is full of motivation.

He practiced until he was completely exhausted before going to the bathroom to shower, changing into clean clothes, and falling into a deep sleep on the bed.

……

One day later, at dusk.

Leo, who was in the room, stopped practicing the Bear Breathing Technique and exhaled a long, deep breath.

The candlelight reflected in his eyes, and his gaze was fixed on his own panel.

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【Bear Breathing Technique lv.3】: A breathing technique that focuses on explosive power. The class spirit that can be summoned is 【Warrior】. By squeezing out one's energy, the five attributes are simultaneously improved, among which the improvement of the strength attribute is particularly prominent.

技能效果：开启后，精力消耗提升450%，同时，力量+1.2、体力+0.6、敏捷+0.6、精神+0.6、感知+0.6

Current experience: 66/400

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"After the breathing technique level is increased, not only will the basic attributes be further improved when using it, but the energy consumption will also be reduced."

Leo nodded in satisfaction.

Following this trend...

If you raise your breathing technique to a high enough level, it can even match your daily consumption, essentially making it a permanent skill.

"Now, when I unleash my full power, I'm more than capable of instantly killing my former self who was only proficient in [slashing]."

"With this level of strength, even if Leona attacks again, he can handle it with ease."

"It's time to go back to the Western Pole."

Leo lowered his head and looked at his palm.

In the palm of my hand, there was an irregular black crystal that gleamed with a deep, eerie light in the candlelight.

Dark fragments.

"This thing is most likely no substitute for the complete tailbone of the Shadowcat as the main ingredient for the Thief's Potion..."

He sighed.

In his spare time from practicing breathing techniques, he would go to the second floor of the guild to chat and build rapport with the owner of the apothecary.

Over time, the apothecary got annoyed and sold him a copy of "An Introduction to Alchemy" at a low price.

Of course, Leo was penniless and could only use the silver coins he had gotten from two thugs in the West to pay off his debt.

The silver coins in the two worlds are not the same.

But if the material is silver, it will always have value.

The apothecary owner reluctantly accepted it, mainly because he didn't want to be bothered by Leo anymore.

Thanks to this, after studying "Introduction to Alchemy and Potion," Leo, although still unable to form the corresponding skill on the panel, learned a lot of common knowledge about alchemy and potion.

One point is that even materials of the same properties cannot be substituted for each other in the refining of potions due to their different "symbolic meanings".

The Shadow Cat, in terms of attributes, shares the same origin as the Shadow Fragment, but it is a complete tailbone, which has its own unique significance in mysticism.

Making hasty changes greatly increases the chances of failure.

This greatly disappointed Leo.

But he quickly realized what was happening.

Even though it cannot be easily replaced, Dark Shards, as a type of Shadow material, are quite rare in the Western Extremities and can be sold for a high price, as well as exchanged for some precious items.

All of this hinges on the availability of a suitable "channel" for distribution...

"black market."

Leo recalled the black market mentioned in Scott's notes, located in the port of Falling Star Harbor, which was held regularly.

According to the notes, today marks the opening of the black market.

"We still have one day to wait for the urgent mission to hunt down the ferocious wolves. We can go to the westernmost point and take a look. If we find anything there, we'll be more confident about the mission."

Leo took a deep breath and made a decision.