Chapter 36 Enhancement and Learning

Psyionic Points: 14,802

After returning home, Ye Mingqiu looked at his remaining Psionic Points with a wide smile. With these Psionic Points, he would be able to continue upgrading his skills.

As a Level 1 novitiate equipped with Level 3 skills, such a configuration would give even a peer-level Master of Magic a severe fright.

It was a pity that skills could only be upgraded within the exclusive spatial dimension of the Spirit Realm; he would have to wait until his next entry.

However...

Ye Mingqiu retrieved a skill book and a bottle of genetic raw fluid from his storage space, his smile growing even richer.

These items did not require entering the Spirit Realm to be used!

[Use Skill Book: Basic - Physique? (Yes/No)]

Yes!

[Successfully used]

[You have acquired the general skill: Basic - Physique]

[Current General Skill Slots: 1/5]

Basic - Physique (Passive)
Tier: ★★★
Level: Level 1
Effect: Base physical potential +1, each point of physique grants an additional 0.1 physical defense, and natural health regeneration speed is increased by 10%.

In an instant, a warm current coursed through Ye Mingqiu's entire body. He felt his body and skin become significantly tougher and stronger. At the same time, he felt a pleasant, warm current flowing through his inner core, though he could not yet pinpoint its exact function.

Was this the effect of the base physical potential +1?

Ye Mingqiu furrowed his brows slightly. He felt that this passive skill should be quite good, but it lacked any distinct sensation, making it difficult to describe.

Never mind, it was time to use the genetic raw fluid!

The next moment, Ye Mingqiu directly injected the genetic raw fluid into his body. A fiery burning sensation immediately ignited within his bloodstream. He felt as though every corner of his body was being scorched, a pain so intense it seemed to pierce deep into his soul and bone marrow.

Accompanying this agony was the sensation of continuously surging power. The blazing temperature remodeled and reinforced his cells, endowing them with greater vitality and strength, tightening his muscles, and bestowing even greater strength and physique upon him.

Shortly after...

[re-Cellular Genetic Raw Fluid used successfully. Your base attributes have increased.]

[Strength +3, Physique +4]

Ye Mingqiu collapsed weakly onto the sofa, his weary gaze shifting to the interface. The moment he saw the increase in his base attributes, his eyes lit up, and a radiant smile bloomed across his face.

This money was well spent!

Previously, he estimated this item was worth at least five thousand Psionic Points, but now it seemed it might be worth even more. Even so, the increase in base attributes shouldn't have been this high. Ye Mingqiu suspected that because his base attributes were initially low, combined with the earlier bonus of base physical potential +1, the gains had been amplified.

After all, potential was something converted during the enhancement of base attributes; the higher the potential, the greater the attribute growth.

Sigh!

What a pity. In the Support Department's classes, almost nothing related to Psionicers was ever taught. They practically spent all their time teaching techniques to boost base attributes, tips for handling Support Department trials, and cultivating analytical skills for various practical scenarios.

There was no help for it; that was just how the Support Department operated. Across the entire department, only Xia Qingxue and Ye Mingqiu had passed the Spirit Realm trial, and both had only recently done so. Naturally, the teachers saw no need to brief them prematurely on too much inside information regarding the Spirit Realm.

Compare that to the neighboring Magic Department—they started popularizing critical knowledge about the Spirit Realm as early as the first year of high school.

The gap~

Sigh!

Ye Mingqiu sighed, thinking about how much knowledge he still needed to catch up on. While asking Tang Ruobing was convenient, constantly relying on her didn't feel right, and he felt a bit guilty about it.

Thus, he sent a message to test the waters:

Ye Mingqiu: Are you there?

Kirisame: What do you want?

Ye Mingqiu: Are there any websites where I can check basic information regarding Psionicers? I feel like there's a lot I don't understand, but when I search directly online, the information isn't accurate enough.

Ye Mingqiu: Help me out~ Captain~

Kirisame: www.91jiegebuyaoa.com

Ye Mingqiu: Thanks.

Kirisame: Scram!

Kirisame: Go to sleep!

....

Ye Mingqiu smiled helplessly, then opened the website shared by the other person. Entering the Psionic Encyclopedia, he searched for the entry: "Base Physical Potential."

Base Physical Potential: Provides no direct increase to combat power, but grants additional bonuses when attributes grow. Can raise the attribute cap in later stages.

Searching for the entry "Attribute Cap":

Attribute Cap: At each level, Psionicers have a fixed baseline attribute cap. The higher one's vocational class level and base physical potential, the higher the cap will be.

Below were various forum posts.

"Basic Passives vs. Active Skills: How Should Early-Stage Psionicers Choose?"

Ye Mingqiu opened and read through it, finding that the author strongly discouraged Mages from dedicating skill slots to basic passives because the returns were simply too low.

The author argued that unlike Warriors, Tanks, and Assassins, Mages relied entirely on magic and practically had no need for Strength, Agility, or Physique, as these could all be substituted by various spells.

Not enough strength? Use telekinetic magic!
Not enough agility? Use wind-walking magic!
Not enough physique? Cast a mana shield!
Not enough spirit? Then you're a terrible excuse for a mage!

Therefore, Mages only needed to learn the basic Spirit passive, leaving other general skill slots open for other active or passive abilities. Occupying a general skill slot solely to boost base physical potential was still a terrible trade-off.

Because of this, magical class practitioners rarely spent resources enhancing Strength, Agility, and Physique, as there was zero necessity for it. Doing so was a waste of resources; it was far better to sell those resources to acquire items better suited to increasing their actual combat power.

Masters of Magic simply had more money and a higher starting point, but they didn't have infinite Psionic Points or infinite resources. Naturally, they wouldn't do something as foolish as wasting Psionic Points.

As for the Warrior and Tank classes, the author only recommended getting the basic passives for Strength and Physique...

Wait!

Ye Mingqiu suddenly realized something—a very interesting realization. That was... Tang Ruobing apparently wasn't as wealthy as he had imagined, and the world of Masters of Magic perhaps wasn't as invincible as he thought.

Base attributes had caps, but had Tang Ruobing and Feng Xinglie reached those caps?

Probably not.

Earlier, when Tang Ruobing was chatting with him, she mentioned that Feng Xinglie's Spirit attribute had crossed one hundred. Judging by her stubborn and unwilling expression, Feng Xinglie's Spirit was definitely higher than hers, meaning she certainly hadn't reached her attribute limit yet. And Feng Xinglie had likely just barely crossed one hundred without exceeding it by much; otherwise, Tang Ruobing wouldn't have bothered to compete.

Therefore, neither of them seemed to have reached the attribute limits of their respective realms. Masters of Magic didn't seem as overwhelmingly powerful as he imagined, capable of reaching the absolute peak in every single aspect.

Perhaps they, too, had their impoverished moments; perhaps there were things they couldn't afford and resources they couldn't access. It was simply that they stood at such towering heights that those looking up from below could only see their majestic figures, missing the hardships they faced.

Masters of Magic didn't seem invincible, and he wasn't entirely without a chance of catching up to them.

Ye Mingqiu thought with a smile.