NOVEL NEXT Chapter 102: Chapter 102: That's Me, Come Get Me
As Lin Keke sat in the driver's seat enjoying her meal, Zeng Shen checked the survival points he had accumulated in Jiaowei District on his attribute panel.
[Survival Points: 34,020]
"So few survival points from Jiaowei District," Zeng Shen muttered, slightly disappointed, before heading to the back of the vehicle to continue practicing his Flight skill.
Thanks to his relentless efforts, the proficiency of his Flight skill had already reached 300 points, just 200 away from leveling up.
Six hours later, as the sun slowly rose, Zeng Shen, now with 400 points in Flight, decided to video call Li Yuqing via WeChat.
Soon, Li Yuqing answered, appearing on screen in a camisole nightgown, her sleepy eyes rubbing gently, as she lazily leaned against the headboard, "Good morning, hubby."
"You look tired," Zeng Shen commented, before informing her of his upcoming trip to the U.S. during the May Day holiday.
"Ah," Li Yuqing blushed slightly, "I'm a bit busy during May Day, otherwise I'd go with you to the U.S."
"What are you busy with?" Zeng Shen asked, feigning ignorance.
"Hehe, it's a secret. I'll tell you when you come," Li Yuqing giggled, her eyes sparkling with excitement she couldn't hide.
Feigning ignorance, Zeng Shen continued, "So mysterious. I'll visit your studio after I return from the U.S."
"Sure, I'll surprise you," Li Yuqing teased, then added, "Don't ask Xiao Ai in advance."
"Got it, darling," Zeng Shen replied.
They chatted for over an hour before Li Yuqing said she needed to get busy and ended the call.
Just then, under Lin Keke's driving, Number One gradually pulled into a large town.
Zeng Shen instructed Lin Keke, "Find a place for breakfast, then a big mall to buy roast duck, roast goose, jerky, and water to stock the back."
"Understood, Master," Lin Keke replied.
By 2 PM, Zeng Shen checked the Mastery Card, focusing on the Flight skill.
[Flight: Basic Skill (500/500) (Click here to upgrade)]
"Finally ready to upgrade," Zeng Shen exclaimed and tapped the upgrade option.
Instantly, a line of text appeared on the Mastery Card.
[Congratulations, Host, after a period of exploration and application, you have gained new insights into Flight. Your Flight skill has been upgraded to an Intermediate skill, requiring 5000 proficiency for the next upgrade.]
Reading the text, Zeng Shen viewed the Flight description in the [Divine Skills] section of his attribute panel.
[Flight: Intermediate Skill, consumes 200 points of faith or equivalent mental and physical energy to sustain flight for five minutes.]
"Excellent, it really improved."
"And the flight duration increased from 30 seconds to five minutes! Amazing."
Zeng Shen smiled contentedly. Although the faith cost doubled, it meant more mental and physical energy was needed to continue improving proficiency.
However, he decided not to focus on Flight for now. Instead, he turned to Telekinesis on the Mastery Card.
Being a blue card, Telekinesis required 1000 proficiency points to upgrade from Basic to Intermediate, with faith consumption calculated as 1 point per pound per meter per second.
Curious whether mental energy could replace faith for proficiency gains, Zeng Shen activated Telekinesis on a 500ml bottle of Master Kang Water in front of him.
The bottle floated a meter above the table, but no proficiency gain appeared.
He maintained Telekinesis, mentally counting seconds.
Around 100 seconds later, a line of text appeared.
[Telekinesis, Proficiency +1]
"Using 100 points of faith over 100 seconds to gain proficiency," Zeng Shen deduced but continued counting.
Another 100 seconds later, another line appeared, confirming his deduction of 100 points of faith equivalence for proficiency gain.
He then experimented further, using Telekinesis on four boxes of water, totaling 100 pounds, to float them a meter high.
Instantly, a line appeared.
[Telekinesis, Proficiency +1]
And every second after, another line appeared.
[Telekinesis, Proficiency +1]
After five seconds, feeling mentally taxed, Zeng Shen stopped Telekinesis and rested on the couch, confirming his findings: 100 pounds for one meter equaled 100 points of faith per second.
Resting sufficiently, Zeng Shen resumed practicing Telekinesis.
A day later, Lin Keke parked Number One in a secluded forest near the airport.
She approached Zeng Shen, who lay practicing Telekinesis, and said, "Master, we're in the woods near the airport. Exiting will trigger the cameras."
Dismissing the levitated water bottle, Zeng Shen retrieved the Replica Card and told Lin Keke, "I need to meet your original. Rest in the Replica Card space for now."
"Yes, Master," Lin Keke replied, transforming into light and entering the Replica Card, her 3D model now in a black-and-white maid outfit displayed.
With her secured, Zeng Shen exited the vehicle, checking the surroundings for people.
Finding none, he stored Number One in his backpack space, set a sub-track point, and walked out of the woods to hail a taxi to the airport.
Frustratingly, no taxis stopped despite his wait, and the ride-hailing app showed his location as unreachable.
Annoyed, Zeng Shen contemplated returning to the woods to retrieve Number One for the journey.
Just then, Kekelin sent a WeChat voice message:
"Where are you?"
"I'm at the airport," Zeng Shen replied, a bit annoyed.
"Really? I must be seeing things. From my car, I saw someone walking out of the woods near the airport. I thought it was you and was about to pick you up, but I realized it wasn't. So, I..."
Zeng Shen hurriedly typed, "That's me, come get me."
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