After leaving the Skywing Merchant Guild headquarters, Mu Yang returned to the Skill Upgrade Hall and sat in a passive skill upgrade capsule, using the [Sword Mastery Lv.10] skill scroll.
[You have used the Sword Mastery scroll, knowledge transfer in progress...]
Mu Yang sat blankly in the upgrade capsule, a vast amount of sword-wielding techniques, sword construction and simple repair methods, and even sword skill development directions appearing in his mind...
A large amount of knowledge flooded his mind; this feeling was subtle, allowing one to clearly feel themselves becoming stronger.
"A wonderful feeling."
Mu Yang conjured a longsword in his hand and casually swung it a few times; it was smoother than before, as if he had practiced swordsmanship for a long time.
[Sword Mastery: LV.10 (Passive)]
Skill Effect: Increases sword-type weapon attack power by 14%, greatly increases proficiency in using sword-type weapons.
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[Tip: As Sword Mastery has reached Lv.10, please select a Lv.10 branch ability, Contractors.]
1. Swift Sword: Slightly increases sword-swinging speed.
2. Greatsword: Slightly increases sword skill attack power.
3. Forged Sword: Slightly increases sword skill proficiency.
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After browsing the options, Mu Yang chose the second one. He was accustomed to using greatswords and heavy swords, and occasionally longswords and shortswords.
In the short term, the most important thing for him was the sword skill's attack power, while proficiency and attack speed could be compensated for in other ways.
[Welcome to the Skill Upgrade Capsule, please select the skill to upgrade.]
Mu Yang selected [Sword Mastery], and a prompt appeared.
[To upgrade 'Sword Mastery Lv.10 (Passive)', you need to pay 2000 paradise coins. Pay Yes/No.]
The price was within an acceptable range. Most importantly, it did not require consuming Soul Crystals. Only specialized abilities required Soul Crystals, so he chose to upgrade.
"Upgrade 10 levels."
Spending 20,000 paradise coins, the surroundings became dim. Mu Yang was in darkness, and a large amount of knowledge about swordsmanship flooded his mind.
At the same time, several light figures appeared before him and began to wield various swords, their speed accelerated hundreds of times.
Dozens of minutes later, Mu Yang woke up.
[Sword Mastery (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.11.]
[Sword Mastery (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.12.]
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[Sword Mastery (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.19.]
[Sword Mastery (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.20!]
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After upgrading to Lv.20, a prompt appeared.
[Sword Mastery has been upgraded to Lv.20. Do you want to choose a new branch ability, or strengthen the existing branch ability?]
"Strengthen."
For swordsmanship, Mu Yang decided to specialize in one or a few aspects.
[To upgrade 'Sword Mastery Lv.20 (Passive)', you need to pay 5000 paradise coins. Pay Yes/No.]
"Continue, upgrade 10 levels."
Without hesitation, Mu Yang continued to upgrade. Anyway, he still had a lot of paradise coins. As long as he didn't upgrade "Great Sun God Body", he would definitely not go bankrupt.
[Sword Mastery (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.21.]
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Two hours later, Mu Yang sat motionless in the skill upgrade capsule, his face blank.
He was trying his best to absorb sword knowledge, but there was quite a lot, and his intelligence attribute wasn't very high, so the efficiency wasn't fast.
[Sword Mastery (Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.30!]
[Sword Mastery (Passive) has been upgraded to max level. Do you want to choose a new branch ability, or strengthen the existing branch ability?]
"Strengthen existing."
Mu Yang gulped down the [Wisdom Potion], and a clear sensation came from his mind, making his exhausted spirit feel a bit better.
Upgrading various abilities in Reincarnation Paradise all had side effects. For example, upgrading Sword Mastery would cause headaches, and upgrading Great Sun God Body would cause a tearing sensation in the body.
This was normal. Abilities would not appear out of thin air. Contractors paid paradise coins or other fees, and Reincarnation Paradise accelerated the Contractors' speed of mastering abilities. It was an equivalent exchange, not something obtained for free.
[Sword Mastery: LV.30. (Passive)]
Skill Effect: Increases sword-type weapon attack power by 49%, greatly increases various sword skill proficiencies.
Branch Ability: Greatsword (Strengthened 2 times)
Effect: Further increases sword skill attack power, has a chance to cause a strength suppression effect on the target.
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Upgrading Sword Mastery cost a total of 70,000 paradise coins, and he still had a good amount left.
The cost was not small, but it was worth it. A max-level Sword Mastery of Lv.30 was enough for Mu Yang to use until Tier 2.
Exiting the upgrade capsule, Mu Yang directly teleported back to his exclusive room, then fell into a deep sleep.
He didn't know how long he slept, maybe a few hours, or maybe half a day.
When his spirit returned to normal, Mu Yang's body was forcibly activated.
He sprang up from the bed with a carp jump, washed up, and then groggily went out, preparing to have a hearty meal.
Perhaps his mind was still a bit hazy, and being in the Paradise meant there was no danger, so his guard was very low.
He wandered around groggily, looking here and there, and ended up getting lost. But because of this, he discovered "Xia's Season", which was at the top of Reincarnation Paradise's must-eat list.
"Is it a restaurant you can only find when you're lost? What kind of weird rule is this?"
Mu Yang rubbed his sleepy eyes and mumbled, then pushed open the door and walked in.
Inside Xia's Season, a cook who looked about twenty years old was standing at the counter sighing. Her cooking tasted pretty good, so why did no one come?
If she didn't open soon, the restaurant she opened would go out of business!!
Just then, Xia heard movement outside the door. She looked up and saw a very amiable Contractor push open the door and walk into "Xia's Season."
"Welcome~!"
Seeing that a customer had finally arrived, Xia was overjoyed and quickly welcomed him.
Mu Yang was startled by Xia's modulated welcome, and his hazy sleepiness immediately dissipated.
He stood at the door and surveyed Xia's Season, finding that the restaurant was very small, with only three dining tables.
However, it was warmly decorated, and the overall warm tone gave a sense of relaxation.
From the appearance alone, the most distinctive thing about Xia's Season should be Xia herself.
Xia wasn't tall, but her figure was surprisingly good, and while her looks weren't stunning, she had a charm that grew on you the more you looked at her.
"Boss, bring a few of your specialty dishes."
Mu Yang found a table and sat down. He didn't know what to order, so he used his usual approach of letting the chef decide what to serve.
"Okay!"
Xia walked into the kitchen, exuding the aura of a "strong person." This power came from her excellent cooking skills.
She planned to conquer this customer with her superb culinary skills to gain a repeat customer, thus reducing the risk of her restaurant going out of business.
In less than ten minutes, Xia had served all the dishes to the table.
Fast speed did not mean it was pre-made food. There were many high technologies in the Paradise, so flavoring and stewing food did not take as much time as in reality; a few minutes were enough.
Taking a small bite, the taste was indeed good. Although it wasn't incredibly amazing, the more he tasted it, the more flavorful it became, which was somewhat similar to Xia's appearance.
"The taste is good, but the ingredients are a bit lacking."
"No money to buy good ingredients..."