416: 100% resistance to the backlash of the magic mask!

After a series of thirteen maneuvers, Shen Bei finally got his wish and became Master Wei's Disciple to learn Sichuan Opera Face Changing.

Of course, traditionally, Sichuan Opera Face Changing is a technique passed down within a small circle and is not easily taught to outsiders.

Even for Legacy, one must have spent many years by the Master's side, and only after their Heart-Nature and resilience have been tested would the Legacy be considered.

For someone like Shen Bei, who suddenly came to learn, if there wasn't coordination at the national level, the outcome would be only one—

Get out.

Fortunately, Shen Bei was no ordinary person, and after communication with the higher-ups, everything progressed smoothly.

"Face-Changing is not just a technique; it's also about Heart-Nature."

Sunlight streamed through the carved wooden window, falling on the mottled bluestone slab. Master Wei spoke, his voice ancient and powerful: "First, learn to calm your mind. When your mind is calm, your hands will be steady."

Shen Bei hummed in acknowledgment. Calming his mind... he was very familiar with that.

He was very calm when he slept.

Master Wei didn't waste time. Although he didn't know if Shen Bei was genuinely interested in learning or just messing around, he taught him as quickly as possible.

After all, he had heard from Fu Jian and Shen Bei's conversation that the Permanent Dungeon in Sichuan West seemed to require Shen Bei's presence.

While Sichuan Opera Face Changing was a cultural Legacy, the Permanent Dungeon riot was of greater importance.

Only with peace on earth's surface could there be a Foundation for prosperity.

The more chaotic the times, the less valuable culture and art became.

"Alright, next are the basic techniques." Master Wei took out a mask, on which a red face with wide, angry eyes was painted. He explained, "This is 'rage.' Face-Changing emphasizes instantaneous transformation, relying on the coordination of technique and Qi. Remember, Qi flows through the Dantian, and your hands move with your Heart-Nature."

...

Shen Bei quickly got the hang of it under Master Wei's guidance.

The other Disciples in the Quyi Garden were envious, even angry.

Within this small theater, there were two groups of people, inside and out.

One part consisted of the Quyi Garden's performers, who were all inheritors of Master Wei's craft.

Sichuan Opera was their basic skill, but Face-Changing was the core. However, not many Disciples could learn Face-Changing from Master Wei...

Most had to start by learning the basic skills of Sichuan Opera. Without several years of practice, learning Sichuan Opera Face Changing was out of the question.

The other part consisted of the staff, such as cleaning aunties, waiters, and ticket sellers.

They were called peripheral staff.

The peripheral staff, needless to say, were equivalent to Outer Sect Disciples in a cultivation Sect.

And those performers were Inner Sect Disciples, qualified to gain seniority and receive direct Legacy from Master Wei.

But Shen Bei...

He just came in and immediately got to learn Sichuan Opera Face Changing.

This made those Disciples furious.

"Senior Brother, what's going on?"

"Our Master has become corrupt! He has no principles!"

"I'm so angry! We've followed Master for so many years, and he hasn't taught us Sichuan Opera Face Changing. Why does this guy get to?"

"Should we fight him?"

"Let's find someone to take him out!"

"Do you have money to hire a killer?"

"No."

"Neither do I."

"Then forget it."

...

A crisis that almost destroyed the Quyi Garden was averted amidst the clamor of "lack of money"...

Shen Bei learned the core Sichuan Opera Face Changing in the morning.

In the afternoon, he went to the performance stage and started helping out with chores like cleaning.

This made the other Disciples even more confused.

This operation... in their eyes, was truly a bit prodigal.

Instead of taking advantage of the time to ask more about Sichuan Opera Face Changing, he actually came out to snatch the cleaning auntie's job?

It made the cleaning auntie think she was about to be fired.

But in reality, Shen Bei did not dare to be careless in order to activate tomorrow's settlement panel.

He did everything that needed to be done.

When the park closed, everyone saw Master Wei give Shen Bei a hundred yuan for his work!

"Hiss~~~ What is this weirdo doing?"

"Huh? Huh? Huh?"

"He gets to learn Sichuan Opera Face Changing for free, and he still gets paid?"

"What is this person's identity? So strange!"

"I don't understand, completely don't understand!"

...

The Sichuan Opera actors who were still removing their makeup were all dumbfounded, watching Shen Bei unceremoniously collect the money with a look of pure delight, almost spitting blood in anger.

The next day.

Shen Bei woke up with panda eyes.

He looked a bit tired.

It was really... Chuan Prefecture here loves spicy food, completely disregarding the feelings of outsiders. If you wanted to eat something not spicy, there was absolutely nothing!

Even ice cream had a chili flavor...

He was defeated by the spice!

Although eating was very enjoyable, the aftermath in the restroom was torture.

The spiciness made Shen Bei feel like he had a red-hot iron block wedged in his butt.

He decisively gave up on the hotel breakfast.

Shen Bei made a bucket of instant noodles to get by.

Then, the daily settlement panel arrived as scheduled.

【Daily Settlement Rewards are as follows:】

【You completed the cleaner's job, gaining +100 money. You learned Face-Changing. A mask beneath a mask. Any corrosive, twisting, or other effects on the face, except for direct impact, are resisted by +20%.】

Whoa!

Shen Bei jumped up with a whoosh.

"My cheat system truly understands me!"

Shen Bei screamed in excitement.

Although the settlement reward didn't include four-dimensional attributes.

It achieved the desired effect!

Corrosion resistance arrived!

Shen Bei rubbed his hands, and a simple calculation appeared.

A 20% resistance increase per day.

Within five days, he could achieve a full 100% resistance!

"This means that in five days, I will be able to solve the major hidden danger of the odd object mask corroding my face!"

Elated!

Shen Bei's excited heart was about to explode!

Just think, completely ignoring corrosion, he would be a "spy" infiltrating the Central Continent within the Permanent Dungeon!

As long as he hid well, even if these Stranger's brains were scooped out, they wouldn't expect a human to impersonate an Stranger, right?

Shen Bei took a deep breath.

He felt like his highlight moment was about to arrive!

That's right.

What's so great about being awesome on earth's surface?

Being awesome in the Central Continent, now that's truly awesome!

However, Shen Bei didn't let his cheat system go to his head.

The first day of learning Sichuan Opera Face Changing was just the basics, very simple.

The further he progressed, the more skill it required.

It was possible that he wouldn't make progress, and the percentage activated by the cheat system might not even reach 20%.

After all, when he used to do odd jobs, there were also instances of a 10% increase.

Since the increase wasn't fixed, 1% was also possible.

"Can't get carried away, I still need to be serious!"

Shen Bei immediately left the hotel and headed straight for the Quyi Garden.

In the following days, Shen Bei began arduous basic training.

In the early morning, he practiced basic movements on the empty stage, striving for precision in every turn and jump, because Master Wei told him: "Face-Changing is not just about the change of masks, but also the perfect coordination of body language."

Sweat drenched his clothes, but it also honed his skills.

As he mastered the movements, Shen Bei began to delve into the core of Face-Changing—the study of techniques.

Master Wei taught him a complex set of finger movements. These movements seemed simple, but in fact, they contained the secrets of changing masks.

The first few days were all failures.

The settlement panel, as Shen Bei expected, showed no progress, and the reward magnitude was shockingly low.

Corrosion resistance of 5% and 10% frequently appeared.

Failure, try again, failure again.

After several days, Shen Bei's finger movements and breathing rhythm finally merged into one. At that moment, the first mask quietly transformed at his fingertips, and he was so excited that he almost exclaimed that he was a Genius.

In fact, during the learning process, this Sichuan Opera Face Changing was quite interesting. Each mask conveyed different emotions: angry red, sad blue, joyful gold.

Just as Master Wei said: Face-Changing is art, and it is also life. True Face-Changing is the unity of inside and outside, it is the precipitation of life.

Shen Bei didn't pay attention to these insights.

His goal wasn't to gain another skill for a living.

It was just to gain facial corrosion resistance.

Ten days later.

Shen Bei received his last panel settlement reward.

Facial corrosion resistance reached 100%.

Although his Face-Changing technique was still very stiff and required a lot of practice.

Shen Bei still packed up and left!

He came quickly and left quickly, leaving the Disciples of the Quyi Garden bewildered once again.

Good heavens...

He left before completely learning it?

So he wasn't trying to steal our jobs?

Amidst the bewilderment of the crowd, Shen Bei thanked Master Wei.

Master Wei was a bit embarrassed by this overflowing enthusiasm but still wished Shen Bei a bright future.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Shen Bei called Fu Jian and took a car to the Sichuan West Permanent Dungeon to see what was going on!