Chapter 856, New Skill

Translator: Silavin

 

“Check in and open the Assistance Package,” Su Bai said after getting up and taking a sip of water.

 

Every night before sleeping, a cup of water would be placed beside the table, in case he became thirsty during the night or upon waking the next day.

 

This had already become a habit. If it wasn’t there, he would feel somewhat unaccustomed.

 

<Ding! Congratulations Host, check in successful.>

<Ding! Congratulations Host has received Mid Grade Assistance: Conversion.>

 

After hearing Mid Grade Assistance, Su Bai roughly calculated the time, discovering this was the Mid Grade Assistance Package that opened each month without fail.

 

He was somewhat happy yet somewhat bitter, murmuring to himself, “Could my good luck have already run out? Now, I only get something worthwhile at these designated times…”

 

However, happiness outweighed the bitterness. He immediately sat up straight, beginning to inquire with the System about this Skill’s specific capabilities.

 

<Host, the Conversion Skill is a kind of Skill that can convert the form of matter. For example, turning ice into water, large trees into seeds, cement into sand, and so forth.>

 

After receiving the summons, the System also began explaining. The cold mechanical voice articulated each word clearly.

 

“According to what you’re saying, can water be turned into ice instead? Can seeds be turned into large trees?” Su Bai continued asking.

 

<This is not possible. One can only change an altered form back to its original form. One cannot change something that originally exists to its future appearance.> the System responded.

 

“I roughly understand. That is to say, a seed beginning to sprout, growing to become a large tree, this is the seed’s altered form.”

 

Su Bai paused, continuing to ask, “But I have no way of turning an unchanged seed into a large tree. Water turning into ice likewise requires a process. Roughly speaking, is this the principle?”

 

<Correct.> the System’s cold mechanical voice sounded again.

 

“What about daily usage limits?” Su Bai continued asking.

 

<There are no usage limits, nor any Level increases, but this Skill cannot be applied to animals or people.> the System supplemented.

 

Su Bai nodded thoughtfully, beginning to contemplate what this Skill could be used for.

 

He furrowed his brow, murmuring to himself, “This kind of Skill is still somewhat impractical. Looking at it currently, the usefulness isn’t particularly great.”

 

This Skill had too many restrictions. It couldn’t work on people or animals, which was somewhat regrettable.

 

If it could work on people, this Skill would be extremely Heaven Defying. For instance, if a person had already aged, or lost a leg. But using the Conversion Skill, one could make that person return to their youth, or possibly become a baby. And the person who lost a leg, after being subjected to the Conversion Skill, could regrow that lost leg.

 

This was the special characteristic of the Conversion Skill, namely that after the subject of the Skill changed form, it could transform the altered person back to their original state.

 

A child being born and growing old was certainly a process of change, and the person who lost a leg also underwent a process of change.

 

However, regrettably, this was merely Su Bai’s fantasy. The Conversion Skill did not possess this benefit.

 

“Wait, if this Skill is used for construction in the future, it might be a Divine Skill,” Su Bai instantly thought of something.

 

He began feeling somewhat ecstatic. Originally, he hadn’t been very optimistic about this Skill, but now he was extremely satisfied.

 

“If in the future the Tribe’s construction needs to expand, couldn’t this Skill also be used?”

 

Su Bai contemplated earnestly, continuing to murmur to himself, “For instance, there would be no need to laboriously fell trees. One could directly use this Skill to turn a large swathe of forest into seeds. That would also be quite good.”

 

The more he thought about it, the happier he became, beginning to regain his affection for this Skill.

 

[Then, turning ice blocks into water…] Su Bai furrowed his brow in thought, continuing to murmur to himself, “Yeah. Later on, frozen river surfaces could be turned back into water. This would greatly benefit coastal and riverside cities.”

 

He had already begun imagining many places where this Skill could be put to use. Indeed, they all seemed quite suitable.

 

“Right, I won’t think so much for now. After finishing breakfast, I’ll think again about where else it can be used,” Su Bai stood up contentedly.

 

He had long since changed his clothes. Before Yu Ying knocked on the door, he opened it and walked out. This scene truly stunned the fox eared girl for a moment.

 

Usually, it was Yu Ying who would knock on the door after preparing breakfast. She hadn’t expected the Shaman to come out so early today.

 

Moreover, he appeared full of smiles. Clearly, he had encountered something extremely happy.

 

“Shaman, is there some good news?” Yu Ying asked, tilting her head. The apron on her body hadn’t been removed yet.

 

This apron was simply made from linen, not much different from aprons on Earth.

 

“There is indeed some good news. After finishing breakfast shortly, I’ll let you see and you’ll know,” Su Bai smiled mysteriously.

 

“Alright,” Yu Ying began feeling somewhat expectant.

 

Half an hour later, the two had quickly finished breakfast. Today’s breakfast was goat’s milk with wheat bread.

 

Yu Ying quickly cleared away the tableware and had the maids wash it, while she herself ran back out.

 

She widened her pink beautiful eyes, asking, “Shaman, what good news is there this morning?”

 

“Come, I’ll demonstrate for you and you’ll know,” Su Bai took a fruit from the plate on the table.

 

He began applying the Conversion Skill according to the System’s instructions. A pale grey light gradually emanated from his palm.

 

The pale grey light began transforming into tendrils surrounding that fruit. The entire process appeared extremely slow, but actually only took one second.

 

As the pale grey light receded, the fruit’s form had also quietly dissipated.

 

What appeared in Su Bai’s palm was a tiny seed. The entire process occurred in the blink of an eye.

 

“Shaman, this…” Yu Ying was now so shocked she couldn’t speak.

 

This scene had occurred right before her eyes, so quickly she almost couldn’t react.

 

Su Bai’s thick eyebrows raised slightly. This Skill was actually quite miraculous.

 

This was also his first time testing this Skill. He smiled and said. “I didn’t expect it would truly succeed.”

 

He had originally wanted to conduct an experiment. Since Yu Ying asked, he let her observe.

 

“Shaman, is this a new Shaman Technique you learned? It’s truly too miraculous. How did the fruit turn back into a seed?” Yu Ying finally recovered her composure with difficulty.

 

She had truly organised her thoughts for a long time before saying those words just now. Otherwise she would have remained immersed in a dazed state.

 

“En, this is a Shaman Technique I just learned this morning,” Su Bai said lightly.

 

“This…” Yu Ying’s lips couldn’t help but twitch.

 

Her heart was shocked yet again. So learning Shaman Techniques only required one morning’s time for the Shaman?

 

This was somewhat too Heaven Defying, wasn’t it? Others required several years’ time, or even longer.

 

Yu Ying looked at Su Bai’s relaxed appearance. The shocked expression on her face couldn’t fade for a long time.