Chapter 1423 - 45: Entrance

Chapter 1423: Chapter 45: Entrance

Putting away the [Black Abyss Invitation], Su Xiao takes out the Firearms Expertise Scroll, an interesting acquisition.

Su Xiao’s basic firearms ability is Firearms Proficiency Lv.30. With the Duke’s Gem of Extinction inlay, his basic firearms ability reaches Firearms Specialization Lv.30.

Balance (Golden Gem): Firearms basic skill tier position +1 (below specialization level).

Currently, Su Xiao’s Firearms Specialization Lv.30 is an equipment-enhanced ability, not an ability he has personally mastered.

There’s something Su Xiao is curious about. His own mastered firearms basic ability is ’Firearms Proficiency Lv.30,’ which means he can use the [Firearms Expertise Scroll] to elevate his firearms basic ability by one tier position.

Basic, Proficient, Specialization, Master, these are the basic ability tiers Su Xiao knows. Basic is the level ordinary people can reach through diligent training, proficiency requires very high talent, specialization means being completely dedicated to one thing for a lifetime, and as for the master tier, it needs talent, hard work, dedication, and special opportunities.

Interestingly, Su Xiao’s own mastered firearms ability can be enhanced using the [Firearms Expertise Scroll], advancing to the specialization level when the ability drops a certain level.

However, the Duke of Extinction has already raised firearms proficiency to the specialization level. This is a skill-based ability. The Balance Gem is actually another form of temporary skill scroll.

Su Xiao wonders what would happen if he used the [Firearms Expertise Scroll] under the enhancement of the Balance Gem?

After weighing the pros and cons, Su Xiao decides to use the [Firearms Expertise Scroll].

[Do you want to use the Firearms Expertise Scroll? Using the scroll will incur certain risks.]

"Confirm."

Su Xiao already anticipated what the risk might be, one within an acceptable range.

[You have used the ’Firearms Expertise Scroll.’ Due to a conflict, the gem ’Balance’ inlaid by the Duke of Extinction has shattered.]

[Your basic firearms skill has improved.]

[Firearms Proficiency has advanced to Firearms Specialization.]

[Level assessment in progress...]

[Due to the Hunter’s prolonged firearm use and the extra enhancement from the Balance Gem (now shattered), firearms specialization ability increases by Lv.6, current level: Firearms Specialization Lv.36.]

[Firearms Specialization: LV.36. (Passive Skill)]

Skill Effect: Increases firearms weapon attack power by 109% (weakness strike, ballistic prediction, etc., not increasing firearms’ inherent damage), significantly enhances proficiency with various firearms.

Branch Ability: Hawk-eye (enhanced 5 times)

Hawk-eye Effect 1: Increases dynamic vision by 18% (this is a true agility attribute enhancement, true agility attribute × 0.2).

Hawk-eye Effect 2: Significantly improves bullet drop point prediction.

...

A burning sensation comes from Su Xiao’s eyeballs, causing him to instinctively close his eyes. Moments later, the burning diminishes, and he opens his eyes.

In the slightly dim room, a few specks of dust drift past Su Xiao’s eyes. It’s a side effect of the temporary boost in dynamic vision; he needs to quickly adapt to the current dynamic vision.

Overall, Su Xiao’s gain from opening the treasure chest is quite good, with a certain element of luck involved. As for obtaining the [Firearms Expertise Scroll], luck wasn’t a significant factor.

In Blue Sea Star, the treasure chests from the strong, especially the officers of the Sun Kingdom, have the highest probability of yielding divine arts, followed by firearm abilities. This is their core combat approach.

Enhancing firearm abilities before preparing to snipe an enemy is an unprecedentedly smooth situation for Su Xiao, giving him a sense of a dream start. As for whether things will continue smoothly thereafter, it remains unknown.

However, two hours later, Su Xiao retracts his notion of a dream start, realizing in surprise that adapting to his current dynamic vision isn’t as straightforward as it seemed.

Su Xiao sits cross-legged on the couch, holding an iron ball inscribed with many numbers, an object he made temporarily.

Su Xiao tosses the iron ball upwards. It spins at high speed, creating airflow vortices around it. Su Xiao’s pupils gradually contract as he observes the numbers on the iron ball to adapt to his current dynamic vision.

Bubu Wang, curious too, stares at the terrifyingly fast-spinning iron ball, and a few seconds later...

"Ugh~"

Bubu Wang retches, dizzy, collapsing on the ground. After a while, Bubu Wang gets up, puffing and sticking its tongue out.

"Go cool off somewhere."

Squinting his eyes, Su Xiao, although not retching, feels a slight stinging pain in his eyeballs.

...

Around noon, at around twelve o’clock, Su Xiao somewhat gets used to his current dynamic vision, lying directly on the couch and promptly falling asleep.

Not knowing how long he sleeps, he feels a warm, steamy, suspicious object approaching his face. When Su Xiao opens his eyes, a dog’s face comes into view, with the wet thing being Bubu Wang’s nose.

"What time is it?"

Su Xiao blinks. His eyes are no longer sore.

"Woof."

"Is it already six o’clock?"

"Huh?"

The little assistant standing in front of the couch is quite surprised. She doesn’t understand how Su Xiao can communicate normally with a member of the Dog Star People.

After a quick wash, Su Xiao pushes open the door of the residential house.

"Let’s go."

"Yes, sir!"

The little assistant, wearing a black gauze dress, instinctively salutes. Su Xiao stops and gazes at her.

"Alright, sir."

The little assistant tries to act gracefully.

"Too pretentious, be natural, but don’t let others see you as a soldier."

"Alright then."

The little assistant takes a deep breath, adjusting her state, constantly reminding herself that she is a young lady and must be elegant at all costs.

The group leaves the residential house, heading directly towards the Center City’s Flower Tree Restaurant, the most luxurious restaurant in Ambela City, bar none.

The Flower Tree Restaurant has four floors, with the first to third floors serving as dining areas, able to accommodate thousands of guests simultaneously, and the top floor houses entertainment facilities.

The structure of the first floor isn’t particularly complex, with the front being the lobby, followed by a banquet hall capable of holding a thousand people, and further back are numerous store rooms and kitchens.

A restaurant that can accommodate thousands of people is of significant scale, not to mention it is located at the heart of the city. The financial backer behind it is, naturally, the wealthy merchant Hennasen who invited Du Bo · Yi Si to the banquet.

...

At Ambela City Center, on a bustling street, old-fashioned cars and carriages jam the road. This sight is bewildering to the civilians alongside the street, as they have no notion of traffic jams. In the entire Ambela City, there are just over a thousand private cars, so jams rarely occur.

Yet on this night at seven, Center Street is gridlocked — no car horns sound; most drivers have their windows rolled down and are chatting with one another.

Inside a carriage, the little assistant in a black gauze dress yawns.

"How much longer? I’m almost suffocating."

The little assistant clutches her chest and whispers.

"Hold on, it’s almost your turn to enter, about ten minutes."

A voice comes through the little assistant’s ear, and she nudges her own earlobe, feeling the obscure earpiece within.