Chapter 6: The Dark Red Modifier and Skill Point Allocation
June 20, 16:15.
Blake Bai set off to continue his part-time job as a deliveryman.
Delivering food didn't require much skill. As long as one was familiar with the delivery routes and knew the locations of various neighbourhoods and factories, they could manage the job quite well. The only challenging parts were dealing with different weather conditions and potential hazards while riding.
Blake skillfully started completing delivery tasks one by one.
Universities, nearby neighbourhoods, office buildings, and factories all saw him riding his electric bike, steadily increasing his occupation experience.
[Occupation: Deliveryman LV.1 (49/100)]
[Skill 1: Electric Bike Riding LV.2 (1/200)]
[Skill 2: City Route Mastery LV.1 (79/100)]
This was the occupation panel after finishing deliveries yesterday.
Today, Blake gained a substantial amount of occupation experience again.
20:01, with a bit of time left before finishing work.
[Your occupation 'Deliveryman' has gained +14 experience]
[Your skill 'Electric Bike Riding' has gained +18 experience]
[Your skill 'City Route Mastery' has gained +21 experience]
[Your skill 'City Route Mastery' has reached LV.2]
Riding his electric bike, Blake slowly reduced the speed.
Staring straight ahead, his retina displayed:
[Occupation: Deliveryman LV.1 (63/100)]
[Skill 1: Electric Bike Riding LV.2 (19/200)]
[Skill 2: City Route Mastery LV.2 (1/200)]
Both occupation skills reached level two, giving him a sense of gradual progress and joy. The visible improvement was gratifying.
Earlier, Blake had tested the talent "Pure Heart" on the deliveryman occupation. It worked well, making him more focused while riding, and city routes seemed to map out in his mind. If "Pure Heart" was understood, it was like a calm and rational buff, allowing him to instantly grasp the core points of any task.
Using the "Pure Heart" talent significantly increased his occupation experience gain. Today's experience was already much more than yesterday's. The only regret was that the talent "Pure Heart" couldn't be used continuously.
He used it extensively during the martial arts training class today and briefly while delivering food, which put the talent into cooldown. Trying to activate the talent now caused a sharp pain in his brain, indicating his willpower couldn't handle it anymore.
This was despite Blake's willpower attribute being 10.8, higher than the average person.
"What a pity, I wanted to test the 'Pure Heart' talent tonight to see if it could speed up activating the security guard occupation. Looks like I'll have to wait until tomorrow..." Blake thought, continuing to check the panel.
He scrutinized it with the mindset of an old farmer inspecting his crops.
Two occupations.
Main occupation: Fighter. Secondary occupation: Deliveryman.
Four attributes.
Strength: 10.1, Speed: 9.6, Constitution: 9.8, Willpower: 10.8.
Three skills.
Sanda, Electric Bike Riding, City Route Mastery.
At the end of his scan, Blake's gaze froze.
[Skill 1: Electric Bike Riding LV.2 (19/200)]
(Extractable)
[Skill 2: City Route Mastery LV.2 (1/200)]
(Extractable)
When did this (Extractable) appear next to the skills? The (Extractable) marker emitted a dim red light.
"Isn't this the mod I installed and downloaded!?"
"I thought it didn't come through with the occupation panel..."
"This is a huge gain!!!"
Blake felt extremely excited, his fatigue completely disappearing.
As he focused on the (Extractable) marker.
Swish!
A simple, plugin-like modifier popped up instantly.
Dark red, like a user-created mod shared online.
[The Dark Red Modifier]
[Function 1: Extract occupation experience and convert it into potential points]
[Function 2: Invest potential points to enhance occupation skill levels]
[Potential Points: 0]
"That familiar feeling is back!"
Blake Bai tightly clenched his fists, suppressing the excitement in his heart.
Using the experience from numerous trivial occupations to nurture the growth of core occupations!
This was the main purpose of the Dark Red Modifier.
For instance, he could now use the experience from the Deliveryman occupation to nurture the Fighter occupation! Without further ado, he decided to test its specific effect.
"Dark Red, extract!"
Focusing his attention, Blake instantly used the Dark Red Modifier.
The two occupation skills of the Deliveryman occupation blurred and twisted.
The next second, a red light flashed before his eyes.
[The Dark Red Modifier]
[Potential Points: 2]
"That's better."
Seeing this familiar scene, Blake felt completely relaxed.
Shifting his gaze back to the Deliveryman occupation, the two level 2 occupation skills did not revert to level 1; the extractable markers simply disappeared. This meant that the Dark Red Modifier did not cause skill regression after extracting experience, and Blake could continue upgrading the Deliveryman occupation.
"Phew…"
Blake exhaled a warm breath, turning to look at the rearview mirror.
Reflected was a face that had calmed down from an excited state.
His sharp eyebrows were like blades, and the deep features of his face were filled with shadows.
His dark eyes were full of suppressed longing.
Blake pulled out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket and began chewing it.
As the cool sensation filled his mouth, the electric bike started forward again.
Beihe Road, Sunshine Neighborhood, No. 136.
In a slightly cramped rental apartment, the cold moonlight filtered through half-open curtains, casting flickering shadows of swaying trees onto the gray-white walls. The window was open a crack, letting in fresh, earthy-smelling air, carrying a slight chill.
"Beep beep…"
Outside, a car drove by, its headlights flashing briefly.
Click, the door opened.
Thud, the light came on.
Blake, covered in dust, returned home and quickly tidied up.
Then he sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly ahead.
[Potential Points: 2]
Two potential points lay before him.
And the Sanda skill for his main occupation, Fighter, also had a marker.
[Occupation: Fighter LV.1 (2/100)]
[Talent: Pure Heart]
[Skill: Sanda Introduction (9/100)]+
A small plus sign indicated that the Sanda skill could be directly enhanced.
Blake hesitated, wondering if he should allocate points now.
Theoretically, since the Fighter occupation had just been activated and the Sanda skill was newly acquired, this period would see the fastest progress. Even without allocating potential points, he could upgrade within a short time.
This would maximize the efficiency of resource allocation.
However, after some thought, Blake decided to allocate the points directly!
He believed that greater strength leads to greater efficiency.
The learning efficiency of someone proficient in Sanda would undoubtedly surpass that of a novice. The higher the level, the faster the learning—this was certain. Comparing a billionaire whose assets grow by 0.01% daily to an average person who suddenly wins the lottery and sees a 100% increase in assets.
From a percentage standpoint, the average person's change seems more significant.
But in terms of total amount, 0.01% of a billion is ten million, whereas 100% of a hundred thousand is a hundred thousand. The difference is vast!
After sorting everything out, Blake focused his attention without hesitation.
"Dark Red, level me up!"