My Right Hand Allows Me to Merge Thousands of Races-Chapter 36: Ancient Skills

Lu Xun voiced his confusion.

"Huh? Brother Lu, you don’t know about the Ancient Skills?"

She was very surprised, but soon a look of melancholy flashed in her eyes:

"Well, it makes sense that you don’t know. After all, these Ancient Skills have long been phased out by the times."

"Is there a difference between Ancient Skills and Fighting Techniques?"

"Of course there is!"

She seemed a bit enthusiastic, showing a very earnest expression on her pretty face:

"Fighting Techniques are just a small part of Ancient Skills.

The true path to human natural evolution and raising Life Level is to cultivate in Ancient Skills.

Genetic Enhancement Potion, Genetic Mutation Potion, Superpower Awakening Potion... they’ve all strayed from nature; they’re aberrations!"

What?

Humans can raise their Life Level through pure cultivation?!

It’s unheard of!

Lu Xun’s eyes lit up, and he couldn’t wait to ask, "Tell me more."

"Brother Lu, do you know the history of the beginning of the New Era?" she asked first.

He nodded.

Of course, it’s detailed in the middle school history textbooks.

On July 10, 2077, at 3:08 PM, there was a mutation in the world’s landmasses.

Massive geological changes occurred in a total of seventeen areas worldwide, including the center of the Pacific Ocean, the Bering Strait, and Eastern Antarctica. Strange lands, mountains, and islands appeared out of thin air across the world.

The original surface was ’torn open,’ and seventeen landforms that do not belong to this planet were ’stitched in.’

The crustal composition, structure, and surface forms of these suddenly emerged regions were completely different from Blue Star’s; they came from various Otherworlds.

This geological change caused Blue Star’s volume and mass to expand by 17%, and the sudden changes in gravity and climate had little impact on marine life but led to a massive extinction of terrestrial species, resulting in an unprecedented natural disaster.

However, compared to the humanitarian disaster that followed, the former was merely a minor ailment.

Hmm, what followed was nearly a hundred years of world war, involving hundreds of races engulfed in the flames of war, and humans, as the native inhabitants of Blue Star, were no exception... it was a dark and chaotic era.

This is known as the first "Celestial Convergence," "Astral Convergence," or "World Convergence."

And such periodic convergence events have been experienced by humans five times up to now.

"For humanity, the war came unexpectedly."

Li Xiaoning said seriously, "Initially, various Evolution Potions and high-tech weapons had not yet been introduced, and our race struggled to survive. Many studies and experiments were carried out, attempting to find more possibilities.

During that exploratory period, a cultivation method began to gain popularity, and people of that time called it—Skills!"

Skills? 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Many races from Otherworlds have their own ways to cultivate and become stronger, not only studying Magic but also methods like Breathing Techniques and Body Refining Techniques."

"Although we humans had a poor innate advantage, our learning ability was exceptionally strong. After learning from various races, we created ’Skills’ suitable for human cultivation."

She said proudly, "This is the crystallization of our ancestors’ wisdom."

So that’s how it is.

Lu Xun couldn’t help but become intrigued and asked, "What’s the effect of these ’Skills’? How long does it take to improve one’s Life Level?"

Li Xiaoning proudly raised a finger,

causing Lu Xun to be shocked, thinking it only took a month to advance from Inferior to Low Level?

But then she said, "For absolute geniuses, it only takes a mere ten years!"

Ten... ten years?!

It felt like a bucket of cold water was poured over Lu Xun’s head, instantly extinguishing his enthusiasm.

Ten years of hard work to reach Low Level?

And that’s just for absolute geniuses.

Does that mean ordinary people have to train for decades to advance to Low Level?

He finally understood why ’Skills’ were replaced over time, turning from New Skills to Ancient Skills.

This cultivation method must have been just a small experiment by human ancestors.

It was found to be too ineffective, so they turned to developing technology, making ’Skills’ obsolete.

Human’s innate advantage is weak, and they don’t fit the cultivation flow; playing to strengths and avoiding weaknesses is wise.

Of course, Ancient Skills are not in conflict with potions and prosthetic bodies and can coexist.

Even though the results are minimal, practicing a bit for support is still good.

This is why Ancient Skills have been preserved for tens of thousands of years without being completely abandoned.

"So the aberration defeated the true path?" Lu Xun couldn’t help but tease, "The green players were smashed by cheaters?"

She pouted.

But she couldn’t find a retort.

Because not only were they smashed, but they were utterly obliterated!!

You practice your entire life, yet can’t match someone who powers up overnight.

A little injection does more than ten years of hard work.

With a prosthetic body, they can crush you in minutes!

Even stepping back a bit further, even if humans could evolve through cultivation to be stronger than the Dragon Race, would it matter?

Thirty thousand years ago, in the Battle of Dragon Abyss Valley, the last Giant Dragon on earth was slaughtered by humans!

Not to mention today’s advanced technology.

An endless array of particle beam weapons, plasma weapons, laser weapons... can you withstand them?

Humans never measure strength by individual prowess; it’s the massive military-industrial complex and scientific technology, the power of the collective, that they rely on.

For the Human Federation, caliber equals justice; all else is trivial.

"Brother Lu, don’t look down on Ancient Skills." Li Xiaoning was not happy, arguing logically, "My master was once an instructor for the City Defense Iron Guard troops! He was once regarded as Jinghai City’s strongest human!"

To defend the dignity of Ancient Skills, she even brought out her master as a stand-in.

Jinghai City’s strongest human?

Now it was Lu Xun’s turn not to be convinced.

He was already a Special Level being and didn’t dare call himself the strongest human.

It seems there must be an opportunity to visit and learn from this "Grandmaster of Ancient Arts."

"Alright, I’ll visit your sect if there’s a chance. I’m heading off now."

Lu Xun waved at her, bidding farewell.

"Alright, Brother Lu, take care." Li Xiaoning nodded.

She was genuinely grateful to him.

The massive sum of over sixty million, which he could have quietly kept for himself, was actually delivered, proving that Brother Lu is an upright person, with great righteousness and integrity!

What he sent wasn’t money, it was her father’s life!

And also for that poor Grandpa Lin Sheng.

Though they had never met, Li Xiaoning would always remember this kindness.

She stood there, seeing off Brother Lu until his figure disappeared at the road’s end, then turned around and went back home.

...

Lu Xun grabbed a taxi and left Zone 17.

However, he did not go home directly.

Instead, he casually found a small prosthetic body store.

Under the pretext of "choosing products," he ended up touching dozens of new prosthetic types that hadn’t been analyzed before, and surprisingly got 400 Trait Points!

"Are you buying or not?" The owner couldn’t bear it anymore, scowling.

This kid, from the moment he stepped in, kept selecting but never buying, just touching everything.

The prosthetics were almost polished by his constant touching!

"I’m buying!" Lu Xun said seriously, "Don’t be mad, I’ll come back when I’m an adult... hey, owner, can you show me that ’Gorilla Arm Type IV’ over there?"

"You kid, you’re not even an adult?!"

The owner almost had a heart attack, starting to roll up his sleeves:

"There’s no Gorilla Arm, but I can show you my ’Iron Fist MAX for beating delinquents!!’"

Seeing the situation turning bad, Lu Xun immediately ran away.

...

"Phew~"

After running two blocks and finally losing the shop owner, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Letting me touch them won’t cause you to lose a screw; this shopkeeper is really stingy!"

"Not letting me touch the monkeys is one thing, but even prosthetics? How annoying!!"

He muttered under his breath, checking his balance.

[Available Trait Points: 795]

"Sweet!"

His gloom was instantly swept away, and a smile appeared on his face.

Scoring over 400 Trait Points in one go, what a huge gain!

It’s far more efficient than analyzing books.

But unfortunately, he was blacklisted by the shop owner.

Not that it matters; there are plenty of prosthetic stores in Jinghai City.

Lu Xun decided to be more low-key next time, touch a few pieces and leave, preventing any more shopkeeper animosity, focusing on a steady stream.

Once he’s touched all the new prosthetic models on the market, he should be able to earn tens of thousands of Trait Points.

"However, the plan to find new genes should be prioritized too."

He murmured to himself.