Junze looked at the vishaps in front of him, their bodies covered in frost wounds, and nodded.
The results of his first real combat test were excellent.
As expected, himself after drinking coconut milk and himself without coconut milk were practically two different beings.
[Skill · Trail of the Qilin] Proficiency +1
At that moment, the system prompt sounded.
Junze closed his eyes and muttered, "Looks like combat skills, just like painting and planting, also need repeated practice to increase proficiency."
"But if it just keeps going +1, +1 like this, I've got no idea how well I've actually mastered it!"
"What's even the point of this notification?"
At this point, Junze began complaining.
If there wasn't going to be a progress bar, then there was no point having a proficiency system at all.
Anyone knew that with more practice, proficiency would increase.
The real difficulty was knowing how much more practice was needed and what exactly one still lacked.
[System defect legitimately detected]
[System rapid upgrade in progress]
[Current progress 10%… 40%… 100%]
[Upgrade complete]
[New function: Skill Proficiency Details]
[Compensation: 300 Primogems]
"…."
Inside his consciousness, Junze blinked.
This sudden Primogem reward had completely caught him off guard.
"Damn, it works like that?" Junze's face lit up with delight. "So nitpicking the system gives free Primogems? That's amazing!"
"Come on, come on, let me suggest a few more. Like mission time limits, or showing pity counts on Wishes…"
For the sake of Primogems, Junze began picking faults in the system like searching for bones in an egg.
He hoped to trigger another upgrade reward.
But after that, the system gave absolutely no response.
"Tch. Not user-friendly at all. I wanted to fleece a bit more out of it."
Junze showed an annoyed expression.
Still, getting three hundred Primogems for free made him quite happy.
This time, when Junze tapped on his skill, he discovered a branching tree had appeared behind it.
On those branches were written specific usage notes and completion percentages for the skill.
For example:
[Skill · Trail of the Qilin] Total Proficiency: 30%
Among which:
"Condense Ice Lotus" — 40%
"Ice Detonation" — 30%
"Movement Technique" — 20%
The other two three-star skills were displayed the same way.
"Now this makes practice convenient."
Junze nodded in satisfaction.
Actually, it was just like studying.
Many times, what we don't need is some photographic-memory cheat ability. We might only need a progress bar to turn a failing student into a top scholar.
"A-An Adeptus!!"
At that moment, the startled cry of a passerby snapped Junze out of his thoughts.
He saw several people from the cargo escort team shouting excitedly at him. Some had even begun prostrating themselves in worship.
Yanfei was looking at him with a strange expression.
Eula, meanwhile, remained vigilant.
"Thank you for your assistance. I am Eula, Captain of the Knights of Favonius Reconnaissance Company. May I ask who you are?"
Although Eula was very wary of Junze, she still maintained basic courtesy and gratitude.
As a noble-born member of a great clan, she was not someone ignorant of etiquette.
Especially after seeing the attitude of the Liyue civilians in the team toward Junze.
However, before Junze could answer, other commotion arose not far away.
"It's here! Over here!"
Everyone looked over to see the Millelith rushing toward them.
Seeing this, Junze had no interest in answering Eula and simply raised his hand.
Black aura surged from his body, forming a Taotie the size of two elephants.
Whether it was the arriving Millelith or Eula and the others, all felt an immense pressure.
In the next instant, the black-aura Taotie opened its jaws and plunged down from the sky.
"Whoosh!"
When it slammed into the ground, the black aura exploded outward, spreading through the surroundings.
No one could see anything clearly.
Taking advantage of the cover, the black aura enveloped all the vishaps on the ground and rapidly devoured them.
Everyone waved their arms, trying to disperse the obscuring black mist.
But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't.
Only when the black aura gradually dissipated did they realize the dark-shrouded adeptus figure had vanished.
At the same time, the vishaps on the ground had also disappeared.
If not for the lingering Cryo elemental traces and scattered rubble, no one would have been able to tell a battle had taken place.
"He disappeared."
Yanfei stared in astonishment at where Junze had just stood.
"What kind of method was that?!"
As a half-adeptus herself, she had met quite a few true adepti.
But someone vanishing without leaving a single trace like Junze was something she had never seen before.
Eula sheathed her greatsword and looked at the remaining Cryo traces on the ground, lost in thought.
Meanwhile, the Millelith squad captain was also shocked.
"Was that the one who appeared yesterday?"
Whether by coincidence or not, this was the very same Millelith unit that had encountered Junze the previous day.
"I-It… might be."
The soldier who had previously claimed Junze was a monster looked extremely uncomfortable.
After all, judging from what they had just seen, that figure truly resembled an adeptus.
Had his words yesterday been disrespectful to an immortal master?
"I never expected it really was an adeptus cleansing monsters."
The Millelith captain sighed.
From the immortal aura Junze had displayed, the captain seemed completely convinced.
"I can't believe I saw an adeptus from such close range!"
Members of the escort team began cheering again.
"Yeah! Yeah!"
"We were saved by an adeptus!"
Such voices rang continuously through the transport team.
At this point, even if he weren't an adeptus, he would certainly be taken as one.
Yanfei, however, was a bit dissatisfied.
"Obviously Eula was the one protecting us the whole time. Why does it sound like it's all that person's credit now?"
Hearing this, Eula smiled faintly.
"It's fine. I don't mind."
She had experienced countless occasions where her efforts went unrecognized. She was used to it.
Compared to that, she cared more about Junze.
"Yanfei, do you think that really was an adeptus?"
Yanfei pursed her lips, troubled.
"Logically, yes. The aura on him was exactly the same as a true adeptus."
"It's just… I keep feeling something is off, but I can't put my finger on it."
"Maybe this adeptus has lived in seclusion in the mountains for too long, so he seems strange."
Yanfei found it difficult to comment further on someone who appeared to be such a powerful adeptus.
"I see."
Eula nodded thoughtfully.
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