My stats are higher than yours!!

Not long after, Bai Shuodong arrived at the academy's combat training camp. Looking at the magnificent and futuristic gate, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly: As expected of the legendary training ground, it is indeed extraordinary!

The combat training camp is a legendary money-burning paradise, known among students for its terrifying speed at which money is spent. Even the most basic combat simulation training requires spending 10,000 yuan.

And it's 10,000 yuan per hour!

Of course, this does not mean that the practical simulation training is only worth this price. If there were no student benefits, the price would be even higher.

Because of its high price, the training camp has the best facilities and the most thorough privacy control in the rest rooms, making it suitable for Bai Shuodong to apply the decomposition mark to the Mask of Laughter.

Bai Shuodong entered the hall, went to the front desk to take out his student card, and said, "Line up, I'll train for three hours."

"Ah."

The staff member responded and swiped the card. Her eyes lit up, and she continued, "Oh, your card is already booked for a private room. You don't need to wait in line."

"A private room?"

Bai Shuodong tilted his head slightly in confusion, not knowing when he had tied this thing on.

"Yes, there was a message left when it was held."

"What message?"

"..."

The staff member hesitated for a moment, too embarrassed to speak, and then turned the front display screen around, indicating that Bai Shuodong should see it for himself.

'Bai Shuodong! '

'I've set the projector to be me! Ten hours long, no changes allowed! Just enjoy it!'

'The strong ruthlessly humiliate the weak!'

Hahaha! Hahahaha!

"..."

Bai Shuodong clenched his fist.

If I want to get the right to use this private training room, I have to be beaten up by Xia Yanxin with a projector for ten hours; otherwise, I can only queue up to use a regular room.

Xia Yanxin! You bastard! You actually went to this lengths to humiliate me?

Wow, that's impressive!

This is blatant corruption.

Nonsense...

Bai Shuodong clenched his fist, reason giving him the correct answer immediately.

He should train his skills through decomposition, use money to buy medicine to improve his attributes, and use time to temper his strength. Once he reaches a higher level, he can beat up Xia Yanxin's simulated projection and steadily obtain this exclusive training room.

But... that's the mindset of a loser!

A true strong person is one who dares to challenge those stronger than themselves! How can someone who is timid and hesitant grow the fastest in real combat?

Stability only guarantees the lower limit!

To improve your skills as quickly as possible, you must fight stronger enemies and fight with all your might. Only in this way can your skills improve at the fastest speed!

Let's do it!

Let's fight!

Chapter Eighteen: The Laughter Factor

Private training room

"Jie Jie Jie!"

"So what if it's Xia Yanxin? Watch how I deal with you! Today I'll make your projection kneel down and humiliate you mercilessly! Hahaha!"

Bai Shuodong sat in the rest area, took out the training rifle he had prepared earlier, and casually glanced at the basic information of the training rifle.

[Rifle Training]

Level: first level

Quality: Black Iron

Effect: When using it for training, the rate at which long weapon proficiency increases by 5%.

Brief introduction: A brand new spear. When using it for training, you can better feel the power exertion and slightly enhance the training effect.

whispering sound!

As expected, it's a wholesale product. The panel and description are practically identical to the training wooden sword from before.

Bai Shuodong smiled, and then a white light appeared on his hand as he silently recited in his heart.

It imparts a decomposition mark.

[Note: Once marked, the Training Spear cannot be traded or abandoned in any form. If stolen or taken, the equipment will be automatically disassembled to generate temporary skills.]

[Imprint Limit: 1/3]

[Do you confirm imprinting?]

確認！

Suddenly, a similar feeling to when the decomposition mark was given came over him. Bai Shuodong seemed to see through the root of the training spear through the power of the decomposition mark and felt a core power originating from the root.

And this peculiar feeling seems to be the core of decomposing the mark.

[Note: The mark has been applied. You can view the temporary skill effect at any time.]

[Imprint Limit: 2/3]

"Check!"

[Gunner's Path (Passive)]

Level: first level

Skill Quality: ★★★

Skill Level: 6

Skill origin: Spear training

Skill effect: When training, the proficiency of long weapons increases by 600%, and the difficulty of breaking through the bottleneck of the first-tier skill level is greatly reduced.

Duration: Half an hour.

So it really is a skill of the same type as the Sword Technique Channel? After all, it's standard equipment from the same series as the training wooden sword, so it's not surprising that it can produce this kind of skill.

Inexcess...

This skill only lasts for half an hour, but its level reaches 6. If I'm not mistaken, the skill level doubles after the duration is halved, so the overall strength is still relatively balanced.

The exact reason is still unclear. It may be due to randomness in the disassembly process or slight differences in the properties of the equipment itself.

Then, Bai Shuodong placed his hand on the laughing mask.

It imparts a decomposition mark.

[Note: After being marked, the Laughing Mask cannot be traded or abandoned in any form. If stolen or taken, the equipment will be automatically disassembled to generate permanent skills.]

[Imprint Limit: 2/3]

[Do you confirm imprinting?]

確認！

Bai Shuodong suddenly felt the world in front of him become blurry. In the dim light, he saw a clown in a black suit laughing wildly. The laughter was extremely eerie and terrifying. It was clearly just an illusion, but he felt that he could hear the laughter.

Faced with this strange smile, Bai Shuodong suddenly turned angry and shouted, "So noisy!"

The next moment, the illusion of maniacal laughter shattered, and the surrounding environment returned to normal. The mask of maniacal laughter was still on his face, but the feeling that affected people's minds had disappeared.

Was it broken down?

[Note: The mark has been applied. You can view the temporary skill effect at any time.]

[Imprint Limit: 3/3]

"Check!"

[Laughter Factor (Passive)]

Level: first level

Skill Quality: Special

Skill Level: None

Skill Source: Laughing Mask

Skill effect: Increases base health regeneration speed by 20% and base stamina regeneration speed by 20%. After activating the Laughter Factor, restores 0.2% of maximum health per second.

Advanced requirement: Resonate with the Laughter Factor.

"Laughter Factor?"

Bai Shuodong muttered to himself.

Compared to the Laughing Mask, the Laughing Factor is much weaker, but its advantage is that it has no side effects, is a purely positive upgrade, and has room for further improvement. Decomposing it into permanent skills is a good deal overall.

but...

It cannot be broken down now!

Bai Shuodong stretched his body, his joints making a "crack" sound. He walked towards the combat area of ​​the private training room and said, "Generate a projection."

"Projection generated."

A mechanical female voice rang out.

Then, Xia Yanxin's blue projection formed on the battlefield in the training room. The once arrogant and unrestrained girl was now expressionless, simply gripping her greatsword and staring at the enemy in front of her.

The training room can be used to create projections, but these projections lack the emotions of real people and only mechanically replicate the opponent's combat skills and basic abilities.

"Idiot."

"Xia Yanxin, when you were applying for the card, you probably never imagined I'd get the Laughing Mask from that old man in the logistics department, right? Hahaha!"

"100% base stamina recovery, 100% base health recovery, and 1% maximum health recovery during the maniacal burst—did you know that? The slow burst's 5% fixed health damage reduction stacked with stamina and health recovery is terrifying! That's the power of numbers!"

"I am now terrifyingly strong!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Bai Shuodong raised his hands and let out a wild laugh. A continuous stream of power surged from within the laughing mask, a feeling that was simply exhilarating.

"..."

Xia Yanxin's projection remained motionless.

The mechanical female voice rang out again.

"Shall we begin the challenge?"

"Ah!"

Bai Shuodong smiled, then picked up a training spear, activated the mark, and decomposed another training spear into a skill.

Come on!

"Become my nourishment!"

"Let me see how sweet you are!"

"Start the challenge!"

With Bai Shuodong's command, the mechanical female voice immediately responded, "The challenge will officially begin in 3 seconds. Please prepare for battle."

Bai Shuodong lowered his body slightly, gathering his strength.

[Slow and steady wins the race] Building momentum!

"3! 2! 1!"

"Battle begins!"

Xia Yanxin's projection took a step to the side, and suddenly crimson flames ignited on her body. Her aura underwent a qualitative change in an instant, and the sense of oppression increased exponentially.