24: Chapter 24 Soaring Skill Proficiency

"It seems that using the 'Hide' skill in front of these Floating Spirit Guards, regardless of success or the quality of the effect, has a miraculous effect on grinding proficiency."

This discovery...

...instantly filled Qin Feng with joy.

At the same time, he summarized a pattern.

That is—

If he wanted to increase the proficiency of the 'Hide' skill,

Simply using it was not enough.

There also had to be an 'observation target' constantly detecting and observing him.

And right now...

How could there be only one person observing Qin Feng?

They were all over the Dissection Workshop!

Furthermore,

Qin Feng soon discovered something else.

Once an 'observation target' could no longer find him and his concealment was completely successful, the other party would no longer provide him with proficiency increases while observing him.

In other words,

Only by receiving the stimulus of 'being observed' could Qin Feng's 'Hide' skill be tempered and its proficiency increased.

It was like a sword; it must be constantly forged to take shape.

Because of this,

The dissectors on-site, who were merely ordinary people, were basically unable to help him grind his 'Hide' skill proficiency.

Instead, it was those Floating Spirit Guards with exceptionally keen perception...

...who could help him continuously grind his skill proficiency!

"This is simply a perfect match!"

Qin Feng smiled.

Without the slightest hesitation,

Next,

Qin Feng kept the 'Hide' skill active the entire time, entering a state of silent concealment while leisurely strolling through the Dissection Workshop, striving to 'visit' every one of the hundred-plus Floating Spirit Guards to let them help him grind his skill proficiency.

It could be described as absolutely wonderful.

Time passed quietly.

Before he knew it, it was already afternoon.

"Eh? Strange, have you guys seen Manager Qin today?"

"Manager Qin? Oh right... I don't think I've seen him. Could it be that Manager Qin took the day off?"

"That's not right, I feel like I saw Manager Qin this morning; he even gave me some guidance."

"Maybe we were just too focused. We're all putting everything into dissecting the Six-Winged Weird Python Tiger carcasses to make money. Even if Manager Qin patrolled past us, we might not have noticed."

"That's true..."

Several dissectors chatted during their break.

Little did they know,

The 'Manager Qin' they were talking about was standing right next to them, looking at them with a smile, yet these people were completely unaware.

Even when their gaze swept over Qin Feng's face, it was as if they only saw a patch of air, and they subconsciously ignored it.

"After a morning of grinding proficiency, the 'Hide' skill has successfully broken through the beginner level and reached the skilled stage."

Qin Feng looked at the crimson cheat panel.

Hide: skilled (6%)

It had to be said,

Those Floating Spirit Guards were truly effective.

Throughout the entire morning,

The proficiency of the 'Hide' skill had simply soared.

Although the speed of improvement at the skilled stage was a bit slower than at the beginner level, the efficiency was still quite good.

He estimated that in about two days,

He could grind the 'Hide' skill's proficiency to mastery.

"After reaching the 'skilled' level, even if there's some simple physical contact, ordinary people can't find me at all."

Qin Feng raised his hand.

He placed his palm on the shoulder of Liu Shuaijie, who was bragging to a colleague nearby, and even gave it a squeeze.

"Old Zhang, I'm telling you, the girls at that 'Dream Club' are really something... Ouch, who's squeezing my shoulder? That's quite a lot of force, it hurts..."

Liu Shuaijie turned his head.

His gaze drifted over Qin Feng's face nearby.

However,

His eyes did not focus.

He looked as if he hadn't discovered anyone at all.

"Strange, why is there no one? Someone was clearly squeezing my shoulder here."

Liu Shuaijie's eyes darted left and right.

He simply couldn't find the culprit.

He couldn't help but scratch the back of his head in confusion,

Muttering to himself:

"Was it my imagination?"

Qin Feng withdrew his hand and left, satisfied.

The effect of this 'Hide' skill was extraordinary; it could reach this level at just the skilled stage. If it reached mastery, or even Perfection, or even gave rise to that mysterious 'Martial Arts Foundation,' what kind of effect would it have?

"However, I still can't completely evade the surveillance of those Floating Spirit Guards. Once I get close to the carcass of a Six-Winged Weird Python Tiger, the Floating Spirit Guards will reflexively shift their gaze over, thereby exposing me to the surveillance."

"Clearly,"

"The area near the Six-Winged Weird Python Tiger carcasses is a dangerous zone under heavy surveillance. The difficulty of hiding there is extremely high."

Qin Feng arrived at his dissection table.

A massive figure, clearly a size larger than the usual Six-Winged Weird Python Tiger, lay quietly upon it. Even without being cut open, it emitted a strong stench and thick, polluting foul energy.

Among the fifty thousand Six-Winged Weird Python Tigers, although they were all juveniles, there would inevitably be some 'large juveniles' that grew sturdier than the rest.

This type of Six-Winged Weird Python Tiger was larger, standing five or six stories tall, with greater muscle and bone density and more complex meridians. The difficulty of dissection was increased by more than just a little bit.

Ordinary dissectors couldn't handle it.

Naturally, it could only be left for Qin Feng to handle personally.

"I can't just keep strolling around without doing any dissection. After all, I have the highest dissection skill on the scene, and the higher the dissection skill, the greater the probability of producing titan blood crystals."

"That Lu Yunsong must be keeping an eye on me, expecting something big to come from my hands."

"If I keep slacking off and don't do it myself, it might provoke Lu Yunsong's suspicion and dissatisfaction. It wouldn't be good if he decides to trouble me or make things difficult for me later."

Just as he picked up a dissection chainsaw,

Swish, swish, swish!

Qin Feng felt about twenty or so slightly burning gazes fixated on him.

He couldn't help but give a helpless, bitter smile in his heart.

One must know,

He currently had the 'Hide' skill active, and it had even broken through the beginner level to the skilled stage.

But even so, he was still being stared at intently by fully twenty-something Floating Spirit Guards.

Under these circumstances,

How difficult would it be...

...to skim some profits?

"However, in this situation, the speed of increasing 'Hide' skill proficiency has also significantly accelerated. After all, being stared at by dozens of gazes simultaneously provides plenty of stimulus and tempering for the skill. This can be considered a benefit."

Taking a deep breath,

Qin Feng cast aside distracting thoughts.

He began the dissection.

Although he couldn't skim any profits,

Being able to increase the proficiency of 'Dissecting for Hidden Treasures' wasn't a loss either.

Furthermore...

He also had to prove his ability and value to that Manager Lu. Given the man's nature of not being stingy with rewards, if he produced something big, he might be able to obtain some unexpected major benefits.

...

At this moment,

Within the Upper City,

In a dark room, Lu Yunsong swirled the wine glass in his hand while tasting it. The liquid inside was deep blue, dotted with starlight, appearing dazzling and blurred.

This was a wine called 'lingering kingdom.'

It was brewed from the blood of a giant beast called 'Deep Phantom Blue Eye.'

The blood of this beast contained strong hallucinogenic factors.

The wine brewed from it could allow a person to enter the most beautiful hallucinatory land in their heart and sink into it. A single moment of lingering becomes an intoxicating kingdom, making one feel heavenly pleasure.

If an ordinary person drank this wine,

There would be only one ending.

And that was to die of pleasure.

Dying of pleasure in the physical sense—the Soul going to heaven, while the flesh sinks to Hell.

But for a Martial Artist like Lu Yunsong, this wine was just something to relieve a bit of fatigue in ordinary times.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly,

Lu Yunsong's gaze paused.

Before him,

Countless holographic windows, like a grid, were flashing.

They were all surveillance feeds.

Lu Yunsong's gaze was fixed on one holographic screen. In it, Qin Feng's figure was shown—he held a dissection chainsaw, walked up to the dissection table, looked up at the massive tiger body that was five or six stories tall, and a leisurely smile played at the corner of his mouth.

"Oh? Finally going to do it personally?"

Lu Yunsong narrowed his eyes,

Revealing a hint of anticipation.