Nine days passed in the blink of an eye.
From initial surprise to astonishment, then to doubt, and finally to silence.
The entire process took Slater only nine days.
Watching Hunter, who was not far away, take only forty-odd seconds.
To easily open a safe that could definitely rank in the top twenty among star products in the private safe market.
Slater no longer knew what words to use to describe her current feelings.
Because even though she had been trained for many years and was very familiar with the structure of that private safe.
Slater still needed a minute and a half to open it completely.
And that was even with the help of some professional equipment.
In contrast, this Asian young man before her, who nine days ago could only use professional Lockpicking tools to open common locks on the market. "383"
Now, he could open it in less than half her time, relying solely on experience and feel.
Moreover, this excessively young Asian young man.
Was someone she had personally taught over the past few days.
Slater had personally witnessed him, under her guidance.
Go from being clumsy to somewhat unrefined, and then to handling it with proficiency.
Finally, bit by bit, he surpassed her own Lockpicking speed.
For a moment, Slater suddenly felt a deep sense of doubt.
About the words her father, the lockpicking master John Brief, had once said to her.
"Slater, you can loathe my identity as a thief."
"But my Lockpicking techniques are what I've spent half my life researching."
"You have talent far exceeding mine; it would be a waste of the gift God gave you if you don't study hard and surpass me in this field."
"As long as you put your heart into learning, you will surely become the world's top lockpicking master in the future."
"Father!"
Slater silently thought to herself, "I've now met someone even more talented than me!"
She couldn't help but recall what Hunter had said on the night he rescued her ten days ago.
"A long time ago, I discovered that I had a decent ability to learn."
"After becoming a thief, I've also been trying to use my learning ability to make myself stronger."
"I am willing to take anyone capable as my teacher to learn more skills."
"Miss Brief, I've actually been watching you for a long time."
"You, like your father John Brief, are a top-tier master in the field of Lockpicking."
"This time, I risked returning to Steve's villa to rescue you."
"There was another reason: I hoped to get on your good side."
"And then take you as my mentor to learn Lockpicking techniques from you."
These words flashed through her mind, leaving Slater somewhat speechless.
"This isn't just a 'decent' learning ability!"
"This learning ability is simply heaven-defying!"
Hunter put down the tools in his hand; the excitement in his heart was beyond words.
For the past nine days, he had basically stayed at this farm belonging to the Brief family.
Even though he had to go out every now and then to buy daily necessities and ingredients.
The total time spent doing so would not exceed three hours.
Over the past nine days, Hunter had maintained only a minimum of about four hours of sleep each day.
During the rest of the time, he was either under Slater's guidance, learning various Lockpicking techniques and knowledge.
Or practicing on his own and digesting the various systematic knowledge that had been added to his mind after the Lockpicking Skill leveled up.
It was precisely because of this that Hunter was able to use those nine days.
To raise his Lockpicking Skill, which was originally only at LV2, to the current LV5.
This was one of the first two skills Hunter had obtained when he first transmigrated into this world.
It finally stayed one step ahead of the Driving Skill, with its level being the first to reach LV5.
An LV5 skill was already incredibly impressive.
The moment Hunter's Lockpicking Skill reached LV5, he felt a massive amount of information suddenly flood into his mind.
So much so that he had to spend an entire day digesting it, and he still hadn't completely processed all the new material.
And all of those things were techniques and knowledge related to the Lockpicking Skill.
Just like with the previous Lockpicking Skill upgrades, this time, after the Lockpicking Skill reached LV5.
Countless pieces of information about locks and related items developed and created by humans appeared in Hunter's mind.
Including structures, materials, weaknesses, and so on!
In other words, as long as it was a lock that existed in the world... even those installed in the world's top banks, vaults, and treasuries.
They held no secrets in Hunter's eyes.
As long as he was given a bit of time, he could open any of them.
It's just that the time required would vary depending on Hunter's proficiency and Lockpicking experience.
And now, he was absolutely confident.
That he could non-destructively open the two worthington 1000 private safes he had taken from Steve's villa ten days ago within five minutes.
Looking at the shocked Slater before him, whose expression held a hint of disbelief, a touch of bewilderment, and even a sliver of jealousy.
Hunter smiled mischievously!
He knew that under the enhancement of the proficiency system.
The powerful learning ability he displayed had clearly shocked Slater.
Hunter could now be certain that aside from having slightly less Lockpicking experience than Slater.
With physical attributes more than double Slater's and the massive amount of knowledge added by the LV5 Lockpicking Skill.
If he were to compete with Slater to open the same type of lock now.
The simpler it was, the faster Hunter would be compared to her.
Only with various complex safes that required multiple unlocking methods.
Or even vaults and treasuries, would Hunter be slightly less efficient than Slater due to his lack of experience.
But given a little more time to gain experience, he was confident he would completely surpass Slater.
And this would likely not take very long at all.
Not only that, but it was clear that an LV5 Lockpicking Skill would definitely not be Hunter's limit.
Whereas Slater, limited by her physical attributes and learning ability.
Barring any surprises, she was likely at her peak now.
Thinking of this, Hunter's mood improved even further.
"An LV5 skill might already represent the limit that many elites among ordinary humans can reach."
"But I have no limits."
"As expected, my previous efforts to deliberately get on Slater's good side were the right move."
"If I had to figure out an LV5 Lockpicking Skill on my own, who knows how long it would have taken to reach it."
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