After receiving a transfer of 2.1 million national currency from the elegantly dressed, slender Assassin youth, Wang Zhifan quickly initiated the transaction to transfer ownership of the Venomous Dagger to him, completing the deal.

Afterwards, neither of them engaged in much conversation. Wang Zhifan, wearing glasses and a mask, quickly left the cafe booth and took a bus to the commercial street of Jinlin City.

He had already searched the player forums for location information about Jinlin City's player market on the train ride over. This time, his goal was clear: to purchase Fine Layer Warrior Skill Upgrade Scrolls.

Ordinarily, Skill Upgrade Scrolls are quite in demand, for instance, a Fine Layer Gunman Skill Upgrade Scroll usually costs around ten thousand per scroll and is often out of stock. However, Wang Zhifan's profession is an unpopular and weak Warrior system, lacking a large consumer market. Many players sell Warrior Upgrade Scrolls directly to merchants at low prices, creating a market where supply exceeds demand, making it quite easy for him to purchase these scrolls. He casually visited several large player stores, compared prices, haggled with the sales manager, and ultimately bought 30 Fine Layer Warrior Skill Upgrade Scrolls for a total of 500,000 national currency.

Then Wang Zhifan found a hotel to rent a room, where he began using the scrolls to upgrade his own profession skills.

Upon using the first two upgrade scrolls, two of his existing skills, Lv1 Spirit and Lv1 Sprint, were both upgraded to Lv3, demonstrating the stable effect of Fine Layer scrolls in raising skill levels.

It was at this point that he entered the phase of luck, as all his skills were at Lv3. Using Fine Layer scrolls to upgrade them to Lv4 only had a 10% success rate, and his 28 scrolls were slightly insufficient, but luck is unpredictable.

With over 1.6 million in savings, Wang Zhifan did not hesitate to use these 28 scrolls, repeatedly attempting to upgrade his skills to Lv4.

The evidence of his luck proved to be rather good. After three consecutive scroll failures, the fourth successfully upgraded his Lv3 Basic Saber Technique to Lv4. Furthermore, after using 8 more scrolls, his Lv3 Spirit also transformed into Lv4 Spirit. However, upgrading the last Lv3 Sprint skill to Lv4 consumed another 14 scrolls, leaving him with only 2 Fine Layer scrolls remaining by the time he achieved his goal.

Wang Zhifan felt quite satisfied with this final outcome. Initially, he was prepared to spend more if the 30 scrolls failed to achieve his goals, but evidently, his luck did not fall to such depths, and he had successfully attained his objectives relatively smoothly.

"All my current skills are now upgraded to Lv4. Should I use the Excellent Layer scroll to elevate them all to Lv8, or wait to unlock more skills at higher levels later on?"

Wang Zhifan hesitated over this decision for a brief moment. Earlier, on the train to Jinlin City, he had specifically searched the player forums, discovering that the Saber profession had at least three more skills to be unlocked later: the Iaijutsu skill at Lv10, the Saber Light skill at Lv20, and the Saber Intent skill at Lv30.

According to veteran players, the Iaijutsu skill is the only area-of-effect skill for Sabers, capable of slashing a large group of enemies in one strike. The Saber Light is a non-melee skill, able to attack from over ten meters away. Saber Intent is a transformation skill, significantly enhancing a Saber's strength, with all attacks carrying Spirit will damage.

"Purely from the perspective of maximizing benefits, I should wait until reaching Lv30 to unlock the Saber Intent skill before using the Excellent Layer scroll... However, that would require waiting for a long time. Why did I just spend 500,000 on 30 Fine Layer scrolls? I might as well gradually improve my skill levels through leveling up."

Players like Wang Zhifan who come from ordinary backgrounds with limited economic resources do not solely rely on upgrade scrolls for improving skill levels. In reality, after reaching Lv10, every level-up presents an opportunity to upgrade a skill level; it isn't necessary to depend solely on Skill Upgrade Scrolls. Thus, Wang Zhifan's choice to purchase 30 Fine Layer scrolls after earning money from equipment sales demonstrated his inclination to avoid relying on waiting for natural progression, preferring a quicker power boost.

"Ultimately, I chose the Excellent Layer Skill Upgrade Scroll during the Dragon Peak instance to accelerate my Basic Saber Technique skill level, enhancing my Great Dream Saber Scripture training efficiency. The strength boost from refining the Great Dream Saber Scripture far exceeds what the inherent Saber skills can offer, so the subsequent Saber skills do not require much attention. I should upgrade all skills to Lv8 now."

Upon thoughtful consideration, Wang Zhifan reaffirmed his initial purpose of selecting the Excellent Layer Skill Upgrade Scroll—boosting his Basic Saber Technique to optimize his Great Dream Saber Scripture training efficiency. He decided against waiting for a higher level to upgrade all skills, avoiding wasting time and hindering his power growth rate.

Having made up his mind, Wang Zhifan took out the Excellent Layer Full Skill Upgrade Scroll from his portable space and casually tore it, allowing it to disperse into dust particles in the air. Simultaneously, all his skill levels soared to Lv8.

[Basic Saber Technique Lv8]

[Your understanding of saber techniques is profound and comprehensive. Your usage of saber techniques is skilled and concise. In the realm of basic saber techniques, you've surpassed most Sabers, reaching an advanced level of mastery.]

[Spirit Lv8]

[The Saber's saber techniques are exceptional. Saber attacks penetrate an additional 30% of physical defense and have a 25% chance to deal double damage.]

[Sprint Lv8]

[The Saber continuously consumes stamina to gain a 48% speed increase. This skill can be activated or halted anytime stamina is sufficient.]

As shown on the panel details, after using the Excellent Layer Full Skill Upgrade Scroll, Wang Zhifan's skill advancements were quite significant.

Firstly, the most significant improvement was in the Basic Saber Technique, transforming his status from a generally skilled saber user into a genuinely proficient saber master, and an outstanding one at that.

The Spirit skill also received a substantial boost, allowing him, in conjunction with his Thunder Dragon Fury and Ape King's Fury Ring, to achieve 90% physical penetration and a 40% probability of double damage.

The advancement in the Sprint skill was equally noteworthy. At Lv1, the speed increase was merely 12%. Now at Lv8, it's elevated to 48%, quadrupling the initial enhancement.

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