Chapter 561: Chapter 265: Easier to Spend Money Than to Earn It

"I’ll be borrowing this."

As soon as he spoke, Lin Mo raised his shield and lunged at the stallholder.

[Shield Strike]

"CLANG—!"

Because Lin Mo had intentionally slowed his attack, giving the man plenty of time to react, the stallholder raised his heavy-armored arm and blocked the blow.

Seeing the man raise his arm, Lin Mo confirmed his opponent’s strength was considerable and decided against pulling back the move. Still, he held back quite a bit.

However, even though Lin Mo had held back so much, the immense force still made the stallholder’s expression change. He had to dig his feet into the ground to maintain his balance, his iron boots leaving deep marks on the earth.

"Quite strong..."

Lin Mo looked at the stallholder before him with some surprise.

’I used less than half my strength, yet he managed to steady himself after being pushed back only a short distance... Judging from the Qi and Blood Strength he just displayed, his power is probably not far off from Deke’s.’

To have this level of strength at his age, his talent already surpassed that of many students at the Kingdom National Academy.

’In fact... could he actually be a student from the Academy?’

’But based on his age, he’s probably too old.’

"I should be the one saying that."

The stallholder’s eyes were filled with profound shock as he stared at Lin Mo in utter disbelief.

He was dressed like a Mage, yet he possessed such powerful Qi and Blood and had actually used a skill from the Knight Profession...

It was simply beyond his imagination.

However, if that was the case, then he had no more reservations about handing this skill over to him.

"My apologies. I misjudged you."

As he spoke, he handed the Knight Skill Scroll to Lin Mo. "1000 Gold Coins."

"A little pricey, don’t you think?"

Lin Mo frowned slightly.

Normally, an Excellent Level Skill Scroll for Physical Professions should be around 600 to 800 Gold Coins.

Gold Coins was clearly beyond that range.

"1000 Gold Coins, plus this..."

The stallholder took out another Ordinary Level Skill Scroll.

"That’s more like it."

Lin Mo nodded. It was still a bit expensive, but the price was now reasonable.

But...

"I’m a bit curious. With your level of strength, you shouldn’t be short on money, right?"

’The man’s strength was around Level 9, approaching Level 10, or perhaps just having reached it. He was a bit weaker than Deke, but if he worked as an Adventurer, he could easily earn a few thousand Gold Coins from a single quest.’

Yet he looked like he was in desperate need of cash.

"Quest money isn’t enough."

The stallholder’s speech was concise, as if every word was precious.

Lin Mo didn’t ask any more questions. He nodded, paid the money, and accepted the two scrolls.

With a wave of his hand, he left the trading market.

He had bought what he wanted. Next, it was time to visit the Alchemy Shop to buy an Elemental Reagent.

On his way to the Alchemy Shop, Lin Mo unrolled the two scrolls he had just purchased.

Two skills: one Ordinary Level, [Rotating Shield], and one Excellent Level, [Shield of Charge].

[Rotating Shield]: Infuse Qi and Blood into a shield and throw it. The shield will then return, striking any enemies it collides with again.

[Shield of Charge]: Gather Qi and Blood in front of you and launch a powerful charge while holding a shield.

Both skills happened to be the offensive Knight Skills Lin Mo needed. The effects themselves were rather simple, but Lin Mo wasn’t focused on the skills themselves—at least, not at their current Ordinary and Excellent Levels.

For the current Lin Mo, skills Below Epic Level could hardly improve his abilities anymore.

It would be difficult to raise these two skills to Epic anytime soon. Their main purpose was to help him increase his Constitution attribute points.

In comparison, the Knight Professional Skill closest to reaching Epic was definitely Resilience.

This skill had been improving through his numerous previous battles. Although the progress wasn’t as obvious as the direct gains from killing Demons, the long-term accumulation was quite significant.

Currently, the skill’s progress was at Level 6 (243/300). It was only about fifty-odd Skill Level points away from reaching Level 7, the Full Level for a Blue Excellent Level skill.

Lin Mo had always looked forward to seeing what changes this skill would undergo upon reaching the Epic Level.

’Will it just enhance the skill’s original effect, or will it add some new functions? After all, for an Epic skill, just the former would seem a bit too ordinary, wouldn’t it?’

He could do some special training over the next few days to focus on raising this skill’s Skill Level, just like when he found a sparring partner back in Roland Town. For a while, Shefilya had been helping him in that role.

But now, as Lin Mo’s strength continued to grow, Shefilya’s effectiveness as a sparring partner had diminished.

’So, who should I ask for help?’

A person quickly came to Lin Mo’s mind.

’If it’s him, he’d probably be more than willing... I just don’t know if he has time recently.’

Bringing his thoughts back to the present, he naturally had to learn these two new skills right away.

Learning Physical System skills was practically effortless for Lin Mo. In no time, he had mastered the required Qi Blood Circulation paths.

"Skill [Rotating Shield] learned. Gained Basic Attribute Point: Constitution +1."

"Skill [Shield of Charge] learned. Gained Basic Attribute Points: Constitution +2."

His Basic Physique Attribute rose by another 3 points, reaching 54.

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