195: Chapter 195 Skill Book

He observed carefully and discovered that the poison status icon was indeed fading. Furthermore, the Scorching, stinging sensation caused by the 'venom' corroding his hands had also lessened significantly. Even the -1, -1 health reduction numbers popping up beside his health bar were no longer as frequent, gradually slowing down.

Suddenly, the poison status icon faded away completely.

Hu Gualing looked at his two fists. Aside from the green juice of the euphorbia humifusa still coating the surface, the inside was as good as new, and his character's health had finally recovered to full.

He had been hoping to rely on this continuous health-draining poison status to infinitely trigger the healing effect of the pants of the vibrant white boar, but the poison status had ended. It seemed the game Development Team truly hadn't left him any Opportunity to exploit loopholes.

However, this was also quite good; at least his hands didn't hurt anymore, and his life was saved. He had to keep in mind that one life was worth two fantasy points, and he couldn't afford to die at all right now. "It's fine, finally it's fine..." Having saved his life, Hu Gualing sighed with immense relief, looking at his pants with great satisfaction.

He saw that these white wild boar pants... were bare, slippery, and bright white... and amidst the large expanse of white, there was some green mixed in...

Although Hu Gualing wasn't particularly particular about what he wore, based on his simple aesthetic, these white wild boar pants certainly had a unique style and couldn't be considered good-looking... However, the moment he put these pants on, they helped him save his life. With this advantage, Hu Gualing found them much more pleasing to the eye as he looked at them again. Looking down at the pants, he said with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad."

"What's not bad about it? It's simply hideous." Seeing that Hu Gualing's poison status had vanished and his life was no longer in danger, Tang Yao cast a faint glance at the white wild boar pants worn on him. As soon as her gaze made contact, a distinct 'energetic young man' vibe rushed towards her, and she couldn't help but shake her head, giving a very objective evaluation.

Hu Gualing chuckled and said with an indifferent face: "Ugly is ugly. Isn't the most important thing about equipment its stats? As long as the stats are good, it doesn't matter how ugly it is!"

Xiao Niao nodded vigorously and said: "Right! The most important thing about equipment is the stats. These pants not only add defense but also have a healing effect when injured. They are simply perfect for a melee fighter. Not a single point of stats is wasted. Besides, I think these pants look quite good on Gualing; the whole person looks very spirited!"

"Is that so? Hehehe." Hu Gualing was a bit embarrassed by Xiao Niao's praise and touched his crew cut. He felt it wasn't necessarily the credit of the white wild boar pants; he was quite spirited to begin with.

However, the stats of the white wild boar pants were indeed quite good. Aside from the injury-healing stat that had just saved his life, the added defense was also quite substantial—a full 5 points of defense! Hu Gualing hadn't forgotten the first piece of equipment he forged alone in the smithy. It was a bracer. Although it was only of gray quality, and although it was his first time Forging alone without a blueprint and without prior training, after Hu Gualing forged it and tried wearing it on his wrist, he found its practicality was almost zero. It was heavy on his wrist, chafed until his wrist hurt, and hindered his movement—it was better not to wear it. In the end, he had to throw it into the furnace to melt into molten iron as Materials for steelmaking. But regardless, because that bracer was made of pure iron, the defense value on the surface was still quite good, adding a full 3 points of defense. For Hu Gualing, who hadn't left the Novice Village yet and had only seen weapons like sickles and hoes at that time, it was already very good.

And the white wild boar pants he was currently wearing were made of pigskin. They were lightweight and elastic when worn, and the added defense value was two points higher than the bracer forged from pig iron. From this, it could be seen that these leather pants were truly good.

Furthermore, Hu Gualing didn't know if it was his imagination, but when he wore that iron bracer on his wrist back then, he only felt that the wrist wearing the bracer was protected, while the protective ability of other parts of his body didn't change at all. However, after putting on the [pants of the vibrant white boar], Hu Gualing felt that these pants were not just worn on his legs, but also worn on his head, on his hands, on his feet... worn on every single part of his body!

In short, Hu Gualing felt that after wearing the white wild boar pants, every part of his body was protected! It seemed as if the 5 points of defense added by the white wild boar pants weren't just for his lower body, but for his entire body; his entire character received the bonus of these 5 points of defense!

"Could this be the special feature of blue equipment?"

Hu Gualing thought silently, but then he saw Tang Yao use her longsword to nudge open the second blue light orb. As the blue light dissipated, inside was actually a book.

"Could it be a skill book!?"

Hu Gualing, who had just wanted to sit down and rest, couldn't sit still the moment he saw the book-shaped object.

When he first entered the game, it was at the edge of the field at the village entrance. Miao Cuihua had casually tossed him a sweaty, thin little booklet—a skill book—which allowed him to learn 'Farmers Three Punches', the skill that changed the trajectory of his life.

After that, Hu Gualing paid great attention to things like skill books and secret manuals. He had also inquired within the village, but the information he received was that many villagers knew martial arts. However, because they had only learned shallow techniques, they couldn't teach martial arts to Dreamers. For Dreamers like them to learn martial arts, they could only do so through martial arts secret manuals—i.e., skill books—or by paying to learn at a martial arts academy in Jiulong City. As for where Jiulong City was, the villagers couldn't say clearly, and naturally, Hu Gualing had no way of knowing. However, he had learned from Wang Dachui that trade caravans visited Xiao Huang Village from time to time. The goods carried by the caravans were not fixed; they were strange and varied, containing everything. Sometimes, Internal Skill manuals would even appear!

Initially, Hu Gualing had intended to honestly forge iron at Wang Dachui's place to earn enough silver, and when a caravan brought an Internal Skill manual to trade in Xiao Huang Village, he would spend money to buy it and learn it. That way, he would have both external and Internal Skills. By cultivating both, his strength in both reality and the game would see a massive improvement! However, later, by Opportunity and coincidence, he was taken by Wu Yingying to meet her teacher. He learned some modern Forging techniques from Teacher Zhang, and when he tried them in the game, he actually forged a blue-quality weapon directly! Since he had such a powerful weapon, Hu Gualing naturally didn't want to stay holed up in the village anymore. He couldn't wait to call his friends to leave the village to fight monsters and farm equipment.

Facts proved that his approach was likely better than staying holed up in Xiao Huang Village. Not only had he not seen any trace of a caravan until now, but even if a caravan really did come, it wouldn't necessarily bring an Internal Skill manual. Conversely, although he had suffered significant losses during this trip out of the village to fight monsters, this very first BOSS had dropped a skill book!

Moreover, the 'Farmers Three Punches' that Hu Gualing had obtained from Miao Cuihua was only of white common quality, whereas this skill book right now was of blue fine quality, which was two Ranks higher!

He just didn't know what kind of secret manual this was. If it was an Internal Skill, once learned, he would basically be invincible. Even if it wasn't an Internal Skill... since it was a blue skill, once learned, his strength would definitely increase greatly!

Seeing the second item dropped by the Mutated White Wild Boar, Hu Gualing's heart trembled. In a flash, he leaned forward to check the item description.

[Recovery Spell (Blue Fine Quality) - Skill Book]

"This is a skill book containing special magic. It contains all the knowledge of the Recovery Spell. After using it, one can directly learn the Recovery Spell (healing effect is determined by skill Rank and Spirit value)."