pjbooks Chapter 150 Double 5-Star Skill Rewards
Chapter 150 Double 5-Star Skill Rewards
Chapter 150 Double Five-Star Skill Rewards
On the way home, Xiao Fu kept talking nonstop, saying that this was the most meaningful day he had ever had in his life.
Yes, it is indeed very meaningful. After all, getting into Mike's black car can be considered the convergence of the timeline.
At this point, everyone who was going to have a big meal had arrived. As for what would happen in the future, Ma Jieke really didn't dare to think about it.
Franklin, Mike, Trevor, and himself—the three men and one dog instantly became four men and two dogs.
To put it bluntly, if coordinated properly, they could hold off an army of 100,000.
I glanced at the task panel and was surprised to find that the challenge task had been marked as completed.
After all, the car was found and the reward was paid; if it doesn't count as a successful recovery, that would be a bit unreasonable.
However, before claiming the five-star reward, you should first claim the skill reward from the main quest.
[Legendary Cold Resistance King Iv1]: Permanently enhances your cold resistance; can be upgraded multiple times.
【Equivalent Exchange (Consumption)】: Select any skill and randomly transform it into another skill of the same level.
【Hidden Forge (Consumable)】: When claiming the next reward, the number of times you can claim it will increase by 1. The cost is that you will not be able to acquire this skill for 7 days. During this period, the corresponding task will no longer refresh.
Upon seeing the three rewards, Ma Jie instinctively looked at the longest option first. This is the most popular problem-solving method among underachieving students: choose the longest among two short and one long options.
Based on the skill description, it is a one-time consumable skill that can grant an additional claim.
The problem is, if you get this skill, you'll definitely want to aim for the high-star reward, but you're about to receive a five-star skill.
This means that you are guaranteed to get two five-star skills, but the first one is triggered instantly, while the second one needs to be activated after one week. During this week, you will not be able to refresh the challenge missions.
Is it worth it? Ma Jieke thinks it is absolutely worth it because the difficulty of completing the challenge is too great, and it may not be completed within 24 hours. So, although it is said to be locked for a week, it can only be considered as three or four days at most.
What's more, you also have a Golden Ticket, so if you get an unwanted skill, you can refresh it again. That's what makes a skill with a mechanism so awesome.
As for the Legendary Frost-resistant King, it passively increases ice resistance, and should be similar to the previous Legendary Lightning-resistant King, belonging to a small elemental defense build.
If I'm not mistaken, there will definitely be other skills like Heat Resistance King and Wind Resistance King. If you max out all of these and combine them with wilderness survival skills, you can basically reach the pinnacle of human strength.
However, in terms of priority and growth potential, it is definitely not comparable to the dormant forge, so it will not be considered for the time being.
Equivalent exchange, how to put it, randomly changes skills of the same level, only applicable to the Heavenly Punishment situation.
For example, if you complete a five-star task and find the skill unusable, you might use a gold ticket, only to get an even worse one.
At this point, you can only make do with one for now, and then try your luck with an equivalent exchange. If you can turn something like "Auto Mechanic Lv6" into "Hacker Lv6", that would be a qualitative change.
However, we haven't encountered this situation yet, so there's no need to take it in advance and waste a chance to boost your combat power.
Without hesitation, I took over the dormant forge and immediately unlocked the five-star reward.
[Reversal of Extremes]: When you encounter a negative event, there is a small chance that things will turn around (for example, the steering wheel of a car heading straight for you malfunctions, or an enemy slips and falls).
[Taskmaster]: Copy all abilities of any target (humans only) within the field of vision for 30 seconds.
Minutes, CD cools for 24 hours.
[Bullet Time]: When you are shot at, slow down the flow of time to dodge (only perceptible to yourself).
Frequent triggering within a short period of time will cause the skill to become ineffective.
Holy crap! Seeing these three skills, Ma Jie almost shouted with excitement. Three divine skills at a glance!
Two-level reversal, a conceptual skill, theoretically has an infinitely high ceiling and encompasses all daily behaviors.
This can no longer be analyzed using normal logic; it's a kind of strong luck blessing, completely belonging to metaphysics.
But let's not rush into anything, let's look at the other two options first.
So, the Imitation Master is like the Sharingan? If I copy Mbappe, can't I lead the Chinese team to the World Cup?
Oh, it seems that won't work. It can only last for 30 minutes, and there's a one-day cooldown. Besides, it's not realistic for one person to carry ten others.
How about a top-tier hacker or a top-notch assassin? Or, if that doesn't work, could we copy Hawking's brain for a bit?
But the problem is, where am I supposed to find them?
Of course, the application scenarios are definitely not limited to these. After all, the skill description says "any target," which means that as long as I find this person, all of humanity can be my role model.
To put it simply, it's an unlimited version of "The Fake Boxer," which can be used to do many things if used properly.
However, when he saw the third skill, Ma Jie didn't hesitate for even half a second and chose to take it directly!
Supermodel, supermodel, she's a damn supermodel!
Does the concept of bullet time even need explanation? Compared to it, all other skills are utterly insignificant.
Because this is equivalent to a resurrection coin, equivalent to extra lives, equivalent to being virtually unkillable in most situations.
What skills are more important than survival?
You possess a full range of top-tier skills: top-tier hacking, top-tier shooting, top-tier melee, and top-tier driving...
If you get shot and killed, then all your abilities are worthless; you might as well use them to serve God's foot bath water.
The practical effect of this skill should be similar to that in movies and games. As long as you are not disabled or standing still, you can definitely dodge it.
The only limitation is that it cannot be triggered frequently in a short period of time. However, how to quantify this "short period" and "frequent" can only be known after specific testing.
Surely the second bullet won't fail, right?
With that, the first skill is sorted out. The second skill will be [Bipolar Reversal] and [Imitation Master].
Select from the options.
In Ma Jieke's view, both skills have their own advantages and disadvantages.
【Bipolar Reversal】is a passive skill, and the skill description specifically emphasizes that it has a low probability, but its advantage is that it has no cooldown, which means that it can be triggered anytime, anywhere.
【Imitation Master】is a very clear proactive skill with strong strategic value, but its shortcomings are also obvious. It only lasts for half an hour and may not be used for a long time.
After all, my main area of activity is still in the poor neighborhoods, and I'm in contact with people from the bottom of society. Who can I copy? Can I copy Jimmy's abilities and become a jar actuary?
After careful consideration, Ma Jieke still felt that the "polar reversal" option was more worthwhile.
To put it bluntly, for humans, there's no attribute point they can't add if they want to.
If you lack strength, train your muscles; if you lack agility, train in parkour; if you lack endurance, train in triathlon; if you lack intelligence, read books and study.
But you lack luck, so what are you practicing? What are you practicing anyway?
Making choices based on this line of thinking, any ability that cannot be acquired through time and hard work is the ultimate skill.
Thinking of this, Ma Jieke directly consumed the dormant forge and obtained [Bipolar Reversal].
However, it's pointless to take it now; it won't take effect for another 7 days.
Furthermore, the inability to complete challenge missions for this week is actually a positive outcome, in Ma Jie's view.
uff.
Doing high-star quests is too tiring, so there's no need to grind continuously. Otherwise, you're putting the cart before the horse and becoming a slave to the game.
By the time they returned to Ximen Auto Shop, it was already completely dark. However, since Simeon had learned over the phone that they had exceeded their assigned tasks, he was happy to have waited until now.
"Hey kid, I knew I was right about people. Well done this time."
As soon as Ma Jie got out of the car, he immediately came over and hugged him, showering him with compliments.
"Sir, I'm exhausted." Ma Jie gave a bitter smile. "But you shouldn't just thank me. Franklin has put in a lot of effort along the way. Without his help, I wouldn't know where to begin."
"Of course." Simeon, who had never been optimistic about Xiao Fu, opened his arms and gave him a big hug: "Buddy, I knew you had unlimited potential all along, but there just wasn't a suitable opportunity to unleash it. Now it turns out that my judgment of people is even more venomous than a cobra."
Damn...aren't you just indirectly bragging about yourself? So you're the only one with discerning eyes, and everyone else is just blind?
Ma Jie didn't bother to call him out, but instead offered a subtle rebuke: "Dude, what I mean is, don't be so harsh on him anymore. Give him more challenging tasks. You've been burying talent like him for so long; shouldn't you reflect on where the problem lies?"
"Haha, you little brat, you dare to teach me a lesson in such a roundabout way."
Simeon chuckled and touched his bald head, laughing heartily, "But it's okay. I'd get angry if others said that about me, but I'll humbly accept it if you do, because I don't want to lose the best car hunter in all of Los Angeles. You're simply a fucking genius among geniuses!"
"I choose to accept such praise."
Ma Jieke smiled and said, "Let's call it a day then. I just want to go back and get some sleep. Contact me by phone if anything comes up."
"OK, buddy, sweet dreams."
"Oh, right." Before leaving, Ma Jie suddenly remembered something: "See that BMW motorcycle in my car? Xiao Fu and I fished it out of the Los Angeles River. We had your best mechanic fix it for me."
"No problem, come pick up your car in three days."
Simien readily agreed, and as for the fee, Ma Jie didn't bother to ask, nor was he afraid of being ripped off.
Which car dealership would be willing to offend a master car hunter?
Now it's you begging me, not me begging you, that's all.
As for why he didn't sell it, Ma Jie felt there was no need. He wasn't short of money and didn't have a motorcycle as a means of transportation.
A BMW motorcycle? Are you kidding me? Driving it out there, you'd probably crush ten streets of street thugs, right? Picking up girls would be pretty cool too.
When Bruce and I returned to the camp, everyone was still awake, and we could see the campfire from a great distance.
To be honest, ever since Ma Bangzhu came online, the brothers' lives have been getting better and better.