A Comprehensive Network: An Endless Adventure Begins as a Wanderer

Cheng Yi immediately invested all 6 story points into the icon of the dark hand.

Every second of hesitation is a disrespect to the hand that is separating you.

You have unlocked the following story skills: Shadow Hand, Spellstealer's Hand, and Peeling Hand.

The hand icon lit up, changing from grayish-white to silver, with a faint halo appearing in the palm.

Cheng Yi raised his right hand, and with a thought, two invisible palms emerged from his palms and hovered in front of him.

Cheng Yi looked down at his hands, not noticing any change.

But a new piece of information entered his mind: a feeling of "grabbing." It was as if he could grab something invisible, pull it from a person, and then merge it into his own body. This was a deeper operation, somewhere between magic and willpower.

As for the severed hand, perhaps because there was no corpse nearby, Cheng Yi didn't feel any strong change.

But Cheng Yi felt an indescribable sensation between his right index and middle fingers, as if an invisible thread connected his fingertips to something deeper.

He opened the window; it was late at night. The moon was bright, the stars were few, and all was quiet.

The cool night breeze of early summer caressed Cheng Yi's face, carrying the moist scent of soil and grass from the flowerbeds downstairs.

Cheng Yi walked back to the bedroom and lay down on the bed.

Moonlight streamed through the gap in the curtains, casting a thin silver line on the ceiling. He stared at the silver line for a few seconds, then closed his eyes and smiled.

A clear mind is nothing more than this.

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"Alright, students, let's now derive the step equation for this problem..."

Cheng Yi remained seated in the corner of the classroom, listening to the professor's lecture only half-heartedly. His attention was focused on the three compartments of his backpack.

First, there is a dark green, droplet-shaped crystal.

Skill Crystal: Venom Gland

Quality: White

Origin: Web-weaving nest

Description: After using this skill crystal, you gain the skill [Venom Gland].

Venom Glands: Through a standard action, you can secrete venom from tiny openings at the tip of your fingernails. Creatures hit by this venom must survive a health saving event, or they will become poisoned for a short period.

Then there was a dark red, irregular crystal with fine spiderweb-like patterns on its surface, as if something was crawling inside.

Skill Crystal: Spider Walk

Quality: White

Origin: Web-weaving nest

Description: After using this skill crystal, you gain the skill [Spider Walk].

Spiderwalking: Your body will undergo a permanent change, with fine hairs growing on your palms and soles. You will be able to walk freely on vertical walls and ceilings.

P.S.: With great power comes great responsibility. —Beyand Parker

And a deep blue crystal containing flowing starlight.

Skill Crystal: Phase Transmission

Quality: Blue

Origin: Web-weaving nest

Description: After using this skill crystal, you gain the skill [Phase Transmission].

Phase Teleport: You can teleport to a location within 30 feet and in your line of sight using a standard movement. The number of uses is based on your Perception attribute. You also gain a certain amount of Phase Spider Bloodline (blue).

He couldn't sleep last night. The newly acquired skin was like a new toy; he felt restless if he didn't try it out.

Cheng Yi thought about it for a long time, and finally got up and opened the Web Nest instance.

Once, twice, three times.

I scrolled through the internet from late at night until the early hours of the morning, and then from the early hours of the morning until dawn.

He killed the Phase Spiders and Ete monsters on Elite difficulty again and again. He crouched beside the Phase Spider's corpse, repeatedly reaching out his right hand to grab at the remnants inside the body with that invisible thread.

Most of the time, they caught nothing.

The success rate of the "Stripping Hand" skill is quite mysterious. Cheng Yi ran the dungeon six times, getting nothing the first three times, but getting good loot the last three times.

Through repeatedly running dungeons, Cheng Yi discovered that as the number of times he ran the same dungeon increased, his dungeon experience and disaster coin rewards also decreased. After running a dungeon six times, all rewards would drop to zero.

Six runs of the Elite difficulty Web Nest only brought Cheng Yi 2000 general experience points, 1000 disaster coins, and three treasure chests (two white and one green).

Cheng Yi stared at the three crystals, his fingers unconsciously twirling the pen.

To be honest, the monsters in the Web-Weaving Nest are quite a good fit for him. Hiding in the shadows, delivering a fatal blow, teleporting back and forth—the Phase Spider's abilities are practically a carbon copy of the Wanderer's.

Perhaps for this reason, the Hand of Peeling has an extra bonus against spider-like monsters in his hands. In other dungeons, the success rate might not be so high.

But he didn't plan to use any of the three crystals.

Venom glands.

Venom glands grow on his fingernails, secreting venom. Sounds cool, but he already has a venom sac ring. Wearing the ring on his hand and applying the venom is a swift, painless, and body-modifying action. So why drill holes in his fingernails?

Spider walking.

Cheng Yi imagined his own hand—a layer of fine, grayish-black down on his palm—and felt a chill run down his spine.

He didn't want to become a wriggling eel.

Even though walking on walls is cool, Cheng Yi doesn't want to add anything weird to himself.

As for Phase Shift, the teleportation is great and it also makes up for his inability to use Shadow Teleportation under light.

However, the statement, "You have acquired a certain amount of Phase Spider bloodline," prevented Cheng Yi from using the crystal.

This version disables attribute enhancement and bloodline enhancement features, and unlocks the story skill tree for characters.

Cheng Yi didn't forget his version limitation.

The bloodline enhancement function is disabled. Even if this crystal is used, it's questionable whether the bloodline will remain. Even if it does, an ability that cannot be further enhanced will likely become a flaw in his future integration of his own power.

Cheng Yi was actually somewhat confused, because his original construction and planning were closely centered around the wanderer's core role.

However, the emergence of the Separating Hand gave him the opportunity to break free from the shackles of his profession. Cheng Yi was no longer confined to the framework of a wanderer, but could draw on the strengths of various professions and integrate them into his own.

However, this would require a major overhaul of his career structure and planning. Therefore, Cheng Yi would not add any strange or unusual abilities to himself until he had a clear understanding of his future path.

He looked at the skill crystals in his backpack. Although he didn't plan to use them, he could still sell them.

Cheng Yi opened the Multiverse Trading Center and listed two skill crystals on the exchange, priced at 50 Cross-Network Disaster Coins.

As for the phase-traversing talent crystal, Cheng Yi put it up for auction.

After all, different versions are used by different people, and there are quite a few players on the cross-platform who follow the bloodline build. What if there's some tough guy who needs the Phase Spider bloodline and is willing to pay a high price?

Just then, the bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class. The professor in front of the PowerPoint presentation waved helplessly, and the classroom instantly erupted in noise.

Cheng Yi also stood up and followed the flow of people out of the classroom.

The sunlight felt warm and comforting on my face.

On his way back to his old house, Cheng Yi casually refreshed his daily dungeon.