Chapter 87: Strength Improves by One Level!
Summon the system panel.
[Host]: Chen Mo.
[Constitution]: 15 (Average Person 10).
[Strength]: 15 (Average Person 10).
[IQ]: 35 (Average Person 10).
[Skills]: Clear Mind (Rare), Krav Maga (Rare), Reasoning LV18, Autopsy LV8, Criminal Psychology LV5, Trace Investigation LV8, Micro-expressions LV7, Criminal Profiling LV4.
[Items]: double melon-eating card (1 Day), human skin scroll, Title 'Spark'.
[Current melon points]: 9000+900 (Manually doubled).
The nine thousand in the front were the melon points obtained from this 'Imprisonment' case, and the nine hundred in the back were what was left over from last time.
Nine thousand, huh?
Come to think of it, I've maxed out the melon points for this case involving Lin Xixi.
It should be maxed out; I investigated everything inside and out, front to back, there's nothing I'm not clear about.
[Ding! You used a double melon-eating card, melon points doubled!]
[Current melon points]: 18900.
Old melon points cannot be doubled; only newly obtained ones can be doubled.
He rubbed his hands together.
A look of anticipation appeared on his face.
From last week to this week, his betting agreement was finally completed.
[betting agreement!]
[Task Requirements]: 7 days, eat melons for seven D-level or higher cases.
[Task Rewards]: 20000 melon points, 2 Skill Critical Hit Cards, (chance to obtain Hyenas Nose).
[Current Progress]: 7 times (7/7).
[Ding! You used a double melon-eating card, melon points doubled!]
The smile on his face grew even richer.
He immediately stood up and went to the window.
A gust of summer evening breeze brushed over him.
He put his hands together in front of his cheeks and whispered: "May the deceased rest in peace..."
A moment later, he sat back down in his chair.
Looking at his 58900 melon points, Chen Mo took a deep breath.
He had been waiting for it, he had finally waited for it.
Immediately afterwards, he looked at the 'Skill Critical Hit Cards' in his item bar, and only after confirming they had all arrived did he completely relax.
But!
Is something missing?
What about the Hyenas Nose?
The next second, a prompt popped up in front of him.
"You have obtained the 'Rare' ability, Hyenas Nose!!!"
Achoo!
Achoo!
Before he could even be happy, two sneezes came out.
He quickly pulled out two tissues to wipe away non-existent snot.
He sneezed purely because he suddenly felt his nose getting a bit itchy.
It felt a bit like the itching of a healing wound.
Don't tell me I really grew a Hyenas Nose!
Startled, he rushed into the bathroom.
Standing in front of the mirror, he poked his nose and looked at it up and down.
Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.
He then came to the living room and opened the window completely.
He still wasn't clear about the specific abilities of the nose.
How big the range is, whether it can be turned on and off freely, etc., he needed to test it all.
Standing in front of the window, he looked towards the residential complex.
Thankfully, he had the Trace Investigation ability, which made his night vision much better than an average person's.
A moment later, he locked onto a mother and daughter who had just entered the complex, a hundred meters away.
The adult was holding the child's hand, and the child was holding a grilled sausage, taking only a small bite at a time, afraid of eating too much and finishing it.
Just as he was watching, the tip of his nose smelled the aroma of a grilled sausage.
How to turn it off?
Pinch the nose?
Chen Mo reached out and pinched it; the scent faded a lot, but it was still there.
Stop thinking about it?
He moved his gaze away from the little girl, and the smell at the tip of his nose instantly dissipated.
He immediately walked back into the room, the grilled sausage in the little girl's hand appeared in his mind again, and the aroma lingered at the tip of his nose once more.
"To sum it up, the specific range is over a hundred meters, and the way to turn it off is just by not thinking about it."
"Very nice!"
Chen Mo expressed his approval of this skill.
He then temporarily put this matter aside.
In his item bar, there was still a title called 'Spark'.
Every time he helps a victim take revenge or clear their name, he can obtain a random reward.
And the victim of this case should be Lin Xixi's mother, Feng Juan.
Strictly speaking, Lin Xixi was also a victim, but she shouldn't be counted by the system.
He didn't know what the specific rules were for now.
[Lottery Pool]
[Internal Rewards]: Random melon points, random skills, random attribute points, random chests...
[Current Draw Chances]: 1 time.
Chen Mo reached out and clicked on draw.
A lottery wheel appeared in front of him, and then the pointer stopped on 'Random Chest'.
[You obtained a silver chest!!!]
"A silver chest, huh? The attribute points opened from the bronze chest last time were already a lot; wouldn't silver be even more?"
Just as he was thinking that, he realized he probably thought wrong.
The bronze chest is probably low-level, only containing attribute points inside.
But the silver chest had many strange items added to it.
For example, body recovery potions, challenge failure protection cards, special chests, etc...
In short, there are many things and they are very mixed.
But what is certain is that any item inside is no worse than attribute points, and there are more varieties to choose from.
A good thing.
Click to open.
[You obtained an Abyss Chest!!!]
Chen Mo: ???
What!?
I used a chest to open another chest.
Is this a nesting doll?
"What is this again!"
He rubbed his forehead.
A moment later, the helplessness on his face instantly disappeared.
"Looks a bit interesting."
The Abyss Chest should actually be given a more accurate name; it might as well be called a Resentment Chest.
Opening this chest requires a Resentment Key.
If he had obtained this chest earlier, he would have been able to obtain the Resentment Key from Lin Xixi.
And the reason he found it interesting was because the things inside were a bit special.
They are all criminal abilities.
Lock picking, master thief, bomb-making methods (folk version), firearm-making methods (folk version), marijuana production methods, ecstasy, etc...
"These skills are so interesting."
Chen Mo wanted to laugh a little.
He dared not imagine that he, a police officer, would have better stealing skills than a thief; that image was too abstract.
"More skills don't weigh you down; having more skills is always good."
"58900 melon points, this time my strength can take a big step up."
According to the original plan, he would raise Reasoning to level 20, maximizing the cost-effectiveness of the Critical Hit Cards.
At the same time, according to the previous records in his notebook, he would reasonably allocate the upgrades for each skill.
[Ding! You spent 20400 melon points to upgrade Reasoning, currently LV20!!!]
Leveling up 3 times in a row, corresponding to three years of 24-hour learning memories flooding into his mind.
He looked carefully at the notebook.
His Reasoning could be said to be far ahead, while other skills hadn't reached level 10 yet.
Of course, verbally, he believed in the level of forensic medicine in the current era.
But deep down, he had to put a question mark on it.
Relying on anyone is not as good as relying on yourself.
Criminal Psychology has fallen behind, only at level 5.
Trace Investigation and Autopsy are currently both at level 8.
Micro-expressions are sufficient for now.
He cleared his thoughts and clicked upgrade.
[Ding, you spent 8700 melon points to upgrade Autopsy, currently LV11!!!]
[Ding, you spent 8700 melon points to upgrade Trace Investigation, currently LV11!!!]
[Ding, you spent 13800 melon points to upgrade Criminal Psychology, currently LV11!!!]
"7300 left."
Chen Mo looked thoughtful, then his gaze fell on Criminal Profiling.
Save it or upgrade?
He had to make a decision.
In fact, he had already decided earlier to dump the remaining melon points into this skill.
It will give him a surprise in the future!
[Ding, you spent 5100 melon points to upgrade Criminal Profiling, currently LV7!!!]
He closed his eyes, silently receiving the learning memories of several skills.
Just as he thought before, every 10 levels is a learning difficulty.
Just like when in school, there are elementary school textbooks, middle school textbooks, and high school textbooks.
The difficulty of the content varies.
A moment later, he opened his eyes and clenched his fists.
This time, his strength really had a qualitative leap!
But!
Not enough!
"Skill Critical Hit Card, I hope you won't let me down!"