The Ming Dynasty's henchmen, working from nine to five

Chapter 66 Terrifying Enhancement

[Check-in successful. Eight hours worked today. Skill point +1]

Thanks to your tireless efforts, the company's major project has made a breakthrough. Skill points +50!

The moment I returned to the courtyard, the familiar notification sounds rang out again.

The extra reward was triggered again, granting an unprecedented 50 skill points!

This staggering figure is enough to illustrate just how difficult the "project" Shen Lang is currently working on is.

It's worth noting that when he passed the selection process for the Embroidered Uniform Guard and successfully "joined the state-owned enterprise," he only had 30 skill points.

However, he was completely oblivious to all of that at this point. As soon as he closed the courtyard gate, he gave a low shout:

"Open the skill panel!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a somewhat rudimentary virtual panel appeared in front of Shen Lang.

[Black Mist Blade Technique: LV15 (Reached the current position's limit)]

[Sinking Jade Skill: LV15 (Reached the current position's limit)]

[Case Investigation: LV15 (Reached the current position's limit)]

[Torture and forced confession: LV15 (reached the current position's limit)]

[Bison Fist: LV10]

[Thirty-Six Styles of Capturing Techniques: LV1]

[Dog-Beating Stick Technique: LV1]

......

[Remaining skill points: 366]

Scrolling to the bottom of the list of professional skills, Shen Lang selected several level 0 cultivation techniques that he had not yet practiced and upgraded them all to level 10.

[You have spent 15 skill points to upgrade "Thirty-Six Styles of Grappling Techniques" to LV10!]

[You have spent 15 skill points to upgrade "Hidden Arrow Technique" to LV10!]

[You have spent 15 skill points to upgrade "Dog-Beating Stick Technique" to LV10!]

......

These were all second-rate martial arts techniques, and Shen Lang didn't expect them to be of much use.

The reason for the last-minute upgrade was simply to take advantage of the additional attributes gained from the improved technique.

Each skill, once upgraded to level 10, will provide additional bonuses beyond what's shown on the character sheet. Some of these bonuses are for strength, others for agility, and so on.

Although the improvement won't be very obvious due to the low skill level, every little bit helps, and the total improvement is still quite considerable.

Shen Lang made a rough assessment and found that his Qi and Blood alone had improved by about 10%.

His original plan was to save these skill points and then upgrade them all after changing his cultivation technique.

Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes. He now knows that he is about to face a sixth-rank destiny master.

Even in a weakened state due to injury, they should not be underestimated.

At this critical juncture, no improvement should be overlooked.

If everything goes smoothly and they are successfully apprehended, the project settlement reward will be substantial and will definitely make up for the losses.

If things don't go smoothly, then there's even less reason to save money.

It's painful to think about someone dying before they've used up all their skill points!

"Check your skill points!"

[Current remaining skill points: 208]

It has to be said that upgrading basic martial arts skills is really easy. He upgraded eleven skills in one go, and only used up less than half of his skill points.

He could have continued, but he chose to stop there, since this method of adding points regardless of cost was not cost-effective.

He planned to save all the remaining skill points for the "Heart Sutra of Subduing Demons and Suppressing Prisons".

Zhang Xian's expression was unusually solemn when he mentioned this technique, which is enough to show that this technique is extraordinary.

If one can successfully master this skill and elevate their will and spiritual sense to a new level, they will have a greater chance of winning when facing the strange methods of a fate master.

Shen Lang took out the yellowed ancient book and quickly flipped through it.

"Obscure and difficult to understand; the entire text does not resemble human speech."

"The garrison commander was not exaggerating. This technique, even just the basics, is enough to stump 90% of martial artists."

"However, it's not a difficult thing for me."

Shen Lang closed the book and turned his gaze to the virtual panel. At this moment, a line of small characters was faintly appearing at the bottom of the panel.

[New workplace skill detected, entering information...]

[Entry successful!]

[The Heart Sutra for Subduing Demons and Suppressing Prisons: LV1.]

"Fill it up, thank you."

[You have spent 145 skill points to upgrade the "Suppressing Demons and Subduing Prisons Sutra" to LV15! (Reached the current job limit)]

A mysterious energy suddenly appeared in Shen Lang's mind, causing him to involuntarily close his eyes.

This energy, cool as water, flowed slowly, suddenly calming his previously somewhat agitated heart.

Shen Lang could clearly feel that in the deepest part of his sea of ​​consciousness, an invisible barrier was being slowly torn apart.

The entire altar seemed to have been cleansed and refreshed, becoming clear and pure, without being tainted by any filth.

"call......"

After a long while, Shen Lang exhaled a breath of stale air and then slowly opened his eyes.

"As expected of a top-grade cultivation technique for spiritual awareness, this feeling is truly... amazing."

Shen Lang looked around, and the colors of the world in his eyes became more vivid and lively. The dust suspended in the air and the gentle evening breeze seemed to have a spiritual quality, containing a kind of mysterious charm.

After getting used to it for a while, Shen Lang got up and went into the courtyard. Holding a long sword, he practiced the Black Mist Sword Technique from beginning to end.

"My qi and blood remain unchanged, my strength remains unchanged, but my control over my true essence seems to have nearly doubled, and my spiritual senses are also much sharper than before!"

A look of surprise flashed across Shen Lang's eyes. He had already had very high expectations for this "Heart Sutra for Subduing Demons and Suppressing Prisons," but he did not expect that the final result would still be beyond his expectations.

Squeak!

The courtyard door was pushed open, and Qin Erniu walked in with heavy steps, looking slightly tired.

Seeing Shen Lang's serious expression and the knife in his hand, he was startled and asked in surprise, "Brother Lang, what are you doing?"

Shen Lang flipped his longsword and sheathed it with a clang, then beckoned to him: "Let's go inside and talk."

The two entered the main room and sat facing each other. Shen Lang asked, "Has there been any urgent matters at the elephant stables recently?"

Qin Erniu scratched the back of his head: "No, it's the same as before, bathing the elephants, feeding them, cleaning up their poop... What's wrong, Brother Lang? Why are you asking this out of the blue?"

Shen Lang said in a deep voice, "Since there's nothing urgent, you should take leave for the next few days."

"Go to the Prince Jing'an's residence later and tell the Princess that I sent you. You will stay there tonight."

"No matter what happens tonight, you are not allowed to go out, understand?"

"Why is that?" Qin Erniu was stunned.

Shen Lang smiled and said, "I have to work overtime later."

Upon hearing this, Qin Erniu immediately became agitated, kicking over his stool and standing up abruptly: "Brother Lang, what happened?!"

"Where are you going? I'll go with you!"

He and Shen Lang lived together in Lin'an County for three years, sharing meals and lodging, and their relationship was as close as that of brothers.

No one understood Shen Lang's temperament better than him.

Clocking in for work and getting paid to do the work—this is an inviolable bottom line.

In the three years they had been together, he had only seen Shen Lang work overtime twice and a half times.

The first time was to rescue hundreds of people trapped by a flash flood, and the second time was to wipe out a band of outlaws who had massacred a village and its inhabitants.

As for the remaining half, it was at the Imperial Guard training ground, to help him pass the selection.

Now that he learned that Shen Lang had asked him to stay at the Prince's Mansion and had also volunteered to work overtime, he immediately realized that something big must have happened!