81: Grandmaster Riding, you want to make a deal with me?

Watching Qin Tian, radiating a murderous aura, walk over, Ma Huo involuntarily retreated.

"What are you doing?"

Qin Tian didn't speak; instead, he took off the shield he was carrying on his back.

Wanting to see the actual effect of the Advanced Riding skill, Qin Tian observed with particular care.

After the person who had been thrown to the ground earlier got back on the warhorse, he used the Advanced Riding skill, but the warhorse remained extremely uncooperative, trying to throw him off.

Just as it was about to throw him off, the frantic warhorse instantly quieted down.

That person thought it was the Advanced Riding skill that had taken effect, taming the wild warhorse.

He felt even more that his money hadn't been wasted and happily rode the warhorse, galloping away.

However, Qin Tian, who was standing nearby, frowned, having noticed something strange.

Qin Tian realized that it wasn't because the Advanced Riding skill had taken effect that the wild warhorse was tamed.

It was because of Ma Huo, who was standing nearby.

It was this sly old man who had secretly made a move.

Qin Tian heard an extremely faint sound, with varying frequencies, coming from Ma Huo.

To avoid being discovered, Ma Huo kept his mouth tightly shut, using a vocalization method similar to ventriloquism.

As that sound appeared, the originally wild warhorse instantly became docile.

Because the method was extremely subtle and the person's attention was on the warhorse, he couldn't detect Ma Huo's trick at all.

This gave him the illusion that he had tamed the wild warhorse himself and that the Advanced Riding skill had produced the effect!

But the truth was, the Advanced Riding skill had no effect on taming mounts at all.

It had the same effect as the ordinary Riding skill.

This sly old instructor, this Ma Huo, had been deceiving people all along!

"Give me the skill book for the skill you just used."

Qin Tian looked at Ma Huo, his murderous aura completely unconcealed.

If killing Ma Huo was guaranteed to drop the skill book, Qin Tian would have already cut him down.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Ma Huo deliberately feigned ignorance, but he had a bad premonition in his heart.

"The skill that made that strange sound."

Qin Tian's faint voice sounded again.

Upon hearing this, Ma Huo's expression instantly changed drastically.

"This, how is this possible? He just learned the Riding skill, didn't he? Why can he see through my skill?"

"Even if the Riding skill is maxed out, without complete concentration, it shouldn't be discoverable."

Ma Huo's heart was in turmoil.

He really couldn't understand why Qin Tian, who had just learned the Riding skill, could see that he had tampered with it.

Logically speaking, his Master Riding Skill should absolutely not have been discovered.

"Hmph, so what if he figured it out? A player who just came from the Beginner Area, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Ma Huo directly pulled out a longsword and pointed it at Qin Tian.

He still didn't believe that he, a dignified level 87 NPC, couldn't defeat a player who had just come out of the Beginner Area.

Moreover, the opponent was holding a shield, clearly a Defense Warrior.

How much damage could a Newbie Defense Warrior possibly do?

Seeing that Ma Huo wouldn't give up until he saw the coffin, Qin Tian directly smashed the shield in his hand towards Ma Huo.

Shield Bash.

A basic skill for Defense Warriors, it deals damage to both the opponent and the user simultaneously. When maxed, the maximum damage is 10% of the user's health.

When fighting a BOSS, because of the Healer's healing effect, this skill is considered the Defense Warrior's main output skill for holding the BOSS's aggro.

Although Ma Huo was not a player, he immediately recognized the skill Qin Tian unleashed.

The look of disdain on his face grew even stronger.

Not to mention that a Newbie player could not possibly max out this skill, at most it would only do 5% damage, which would already be good.

And even if it was maxed, how much damage could it do?

Having just arrived at the Newbie Main City, without even changing equipment or upgrading it, 5000 health was already the absolute maximum.

This single blow wouldn't even deal 500 damage.

Although Ma Huo was not a Warrior, his level was high, and as an NPC, his health growth was much higher than ordinary players, already reaching 20,000.

Such an attack would merely be a tickle!

Qin Tian's shield came down, landing on Ma Huo, and Ma Huo's body suddenly fell backward, slamming heavily onto the ground.

The hard pavement of the Main City cracked outwards from Ma Huo's center, creating a direct crater!

-21200.

A huge damage number floated above Ma Huo's head, his health instantly bottomed out, and his entire body became ethereal.

Qin Tian looked at Ma Huo, who was lying on the ground but hadn't dissipated, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, he didn't use full strength, or else Ma Huo would have already died.

As the dust settled, Ma Huo crawled out of the pit.

Covered in blood, with half of his teeth knocked out, his speech became somewhat airy:

"Why is your skill level maxed out?"

Ma Huo was incredibly shocked. If he couldn't figure out this question, he wouldn't rest in peace even in death.

Whether it was the Riding skill just now or this Shield Bash.

If they weren't maxed out, they wouldn't have such effects at all.

And a Newbie player, by common sense, absolutely couldn't max out these two skills.

Because skill level increases, in addition to proficiency, are also limited by character level.

If the character level doesn't reach a certain level, the skill simply cannot be maxed out.

However, Ma Huo misunderstood Qin Tian; the Shield Bash Qin Tian just used was not maxed out.

Qin Tian deliberately controlled his strength, and the effect produced by the skill was only about 40% of the maxed damage, just to avoid instantly killing him.

But Ma Huo's conclusion was correct.

Qin Tian's skill levels were indeed unrestricted; as long as he learned them, they could instantly be maxed out.

Of course, Qin Tian wouldn't explain any of this to Ma Huo; he just held his shield and walked towards Ma Huo again.

"Wait, I think we can make a deal."

Seeing Qin Tian about to strike again, Ma Huo quickly said.

"If it's really as I guessed, then that matter, perhaps he can do it!"

Ma Huo thought to himself, that was a God-tier hidden quest, no player would refuse.

Just as Ma Huo was pondering how to describe it to Qin Tian to maximize his own benefits, a huge shadow appeared above his head.

Seeing Qin Tian's shield about to smash down again, and recalling the terrifying damage from earlier, Ma Huo instantly cowered.

He directly knelt on the ground and immediately pulled out a skill book glowing with golden light.

Qin Tian's shield stopped above Ma Huo's head, and he took the golden skill book from his hand.

Master Riding Skill: Produced by Legendary Mount Trainer Nicholas, increases mount taming success rate by 30%, increases mount movement speed by 30%, and reduces the chance of being knocked off a mount by 20%.

Ma Huo saw Qin Tian take the skill book and not strike again, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the deal he had just mentioned, he kept silent about it.

Are you kidding? This guy in front of him was simply a devil; who would dare to make a deal with a devil?

Ma Huo now only hoped that Qin Tian would leave quickly.

"You just said you wanted to make a deal with me?"

Qin Tian's voice suddenly sounded, startling Ma Huo, who immediately sat down on the ground.