Bai Chen got home and was first called for dinner by his parents. They asked where he had been today.
He replied that he had been hanging around in the park with a friend.
After that, his parents did not make any more inquiries.
After having dinner with his parents, Bai Chen went upstairs to shower and change into pajamas. He sat on his bed and called up the system window.
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[The Life Changing System]
User: Bai Chen
Age: 18 years old
Level: 2 (55/100)
Description: You still need 45 points to level up.
Instruction: If you wish to change your life into what you have always wanted, proceed with the following missions!
[Mission Dashboard]
Mission 12: Converse with a mysterious lady (20 points)
Mission 13: Do what Long Xu In wants (20 points)
Further Instruction: The order of mission completion is irrelevant. After you are done with the tasks assigned to you, you will be given a chance to receive special skills or items at random. The skills or items will give you a better life!
[You have 2 opportunities to get special skills or items at random]
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Seeing the system window, a smile appeared on Bai Chen’s face.
But after he had seen the two new missions, he frowned a little. He felt that the missions given by the system lately were getting weirder and weirder.
No, actually, it had been strange from the start.
He clicked to see the details of the two new missions.
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[Mission 12: Converse with a mysterious lady.]
Instruction: A strange lady usually appears on full moon nights. You must find her and talk to her about what she wants to discuss with you.
Reward for success: Win 20 points
Penalty for failure: Lose 30 points.
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[Mission 13: Do what Long Xu In wants]
Instruction: Long Xu In made an appointment with you tomorrow and there is something she needs in mind. You have to do what she wants without question.
Reward for success: Win 20 points
Penalty for failure: Your relationship with her ends.
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After reading every syllable of the two missions, Bai Chen became quiet. These two new missions were indeed really peculiar.
Converse with a mysterious lady? Do what Long Xu In wants?
But Bai Chen did not give it much thought. His face showed excitement as he was about to use the roulette bonus.
He was anticipating which skills or items he would get this time.
Now that this time he had two chances, his excitement went through the roof. The boy pressed his finger onto the roulette bonus button instantly, not wanting to waste any more time.
Suddenly, a roulette wheel popped up. Bai Chen pressed the button in the middle.
The roulette wheel started spinning and then halted. This time, it stopped at the special skills pocket like the last time.
Ding!
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[Congratulations, you have received a low-grade stargazing walker skill!]
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“A low-grade stargazing walker skill?” Bai Chen’s eyes widened with surprise. He was not surprised at the skill that he got though, but at its name, “Stargazing walker skill? What is that?”
Bai Chen had not expected that he would get this type of skill. He also did not know what it was all about.
Its name was very different from the previous two skills—a low-grade martial arts technique and a low-grade piano skill—that he had received before.
Nevertheless, he was still quite happy. This was because whatever it was, this skill was definitely extraordinary.
He inspected its description instantly without hesitation.
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[A low-grade stargazing walker skill]
Description: The low-grade stargazing walker skill is a skill passed down from ancient times. This is one of the skills that has vanished from the historical record. The name of its inventor is unknown, but it is a miraculous skill that allows its user to walk in the air, allowing the user of this skill to walk around and see stars up close. This might explain the name ‘stargazing walker’. Unfortunately, the skill is not in its complete form, making it a low-grade skill.
Grades of Special Items: Low, Medium, High, Supreme
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The knowledge of the low-grade stargazing walker skill suddenly appeared in Bai Chen's head as he finished reading the skill description.
His eyes widened and almost popped out when he gained knowledge of the stargazing walker skill.
Didn’t getting this skill mean he would be able to walk mid-air and in the sky like how martial arts experts in Chinese action movies could?
“It must be the same thing!” Bai Chen could not help but utter with excitement.
He could not wait to try this skill out, but he quickly calmed down since he still had one more bonus left. Bai Chen hurriedly used it.
The roulette wheel started spinning again. This time it also stopped at the skill pocket like before.
Ding!
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Congratulations, you have received a low-grade thousand-face skill!
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“A thousand-face skill!” Bai Chen’s eyes widened almost as wide as before. He sucked in a deep breath, feeling that this name was extremely familiar.
It was just like the name of the thief grandmaster, the Thief with a Thousand Faces, who was the greatest criminal in history!
Bai Chen took a deep breath again. If this was as he believed, this skill would be a very formidable one indeed, because it would allow him to change his own face into someone else’s face.
That would mean he could get away with anything!
End of Chapter 37