Chapter 30: [Mastery of All Weapons] Get Dazed!

"Oh my, why are you so slow! It's clearly very simple!" Yae complained, unaware that Li Si's expression was even worse than hers.

What kind of nonsense is this teaching? What does "like this, like this, and then just do that" even mean? It was all too abstract. By comparison, were Welf and the others actually more talented at teaching? At least they were better than this incompetent instructor.

Li Si resisted the urge to look at Yae with disdain. After pondering for a moment, he suggested, "How about this? Yae, don't bother explaining anymore. Let's just practice directly; I'll mimic your movements."

"That works too." Yae agreed after a moment's thought and immediately took a stance to demonstrate how to use the long whip.

Today, Yae had simply tied her jet-black hair up with a thin cord. On the training ground, she moved with the agility of a light-footed deer, her hair dancing wildly in the air with her every motion, while the long whip in her hand snapped with a dense, impenetrable rhythm, displaying remarkable proficiency.

If the system were to judge it, Yae’s long whip proficiency would likely be at an advanced level. She had mentioned last night that she had learned it out of curiosity on her own—not to mention her proficiency with her primary weapon, which was probably not far from reaching Legendary-tier sword mastery.

"Did you get it?" Yae stopped and asked Li Si.

"I'll give it a try. Stay nearby and correct my form." Li Si didn't refuse and immediately began to practice.

The two began training one-on-one on the grounds. It must be said, this method of learning was significantly more effective than listening to her previous, cryptic explanations. Although the long whip was a soft weapon—quite different from the blades, swords, and spears Li Si had studied before—his foundation was solid. As long as he focused on mastering the control and force-application techniques of the whip, his progress was rapid.

Seeing that Li Si had basically mastered the basics, Yae picked up her own whip to spar with him, helping him grasp the weapon even faster.

One could only say, is this what a future legendary warrior looks like? Both her combat techniques and reaction speed completely crushed Li Si, a mere amateur. Li Si even felt that if he were using his high-level mage account from his previous life, he might not necessarily be able to guarantee a win against the still-maturing Yae.

However, he now possessed a unique talent of his own, and he was confident that he could reach, or even surpass, that future Valkyrie.

The sounds of training on the grounds behind the villa lasted from morning until nightfall.

Inside the villa's living room, Yasen looked out the window and saw Li Si still practicing with the long whip under the light of a magic stone lamp. He sighed with emotion and said, "Is he really that diligent? It's already dark. I just don't know why Li Si, a mage, suddenly wants to learn how to use a long whip. It's truly strange."

Elena was not in the villa at the moment, off doing who knows what, but Lombos had already woken up and was drinking happily at the table with some appetizers.

Outside, Li Si was drenched in sweat. The sweltering heat of the Brilliant City in June showed no signs of dissipating even after the sun had set. Li Si wasn't continuing to practice late into the night for any other reason than the fact that his long whip proficiency had reached [Beginner 95%]. If he stopped now, he suspected that his obsessive-compulsive nature would make it impossible to sleep, so he might as well grind it out until it was maxed.

[Long whip proficiency increased... 98%]
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[Long whip proficiency increased... 99%]
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[Long whip proficiency increased... 100%]
[Your long whip proficiency has increased to Intermediate!]
[【Intermediate Long Whip Mastery】: You have basically mastered the techniques for using a long whip. The power of your long whip attacks is moderately increased.]

Li Si stopped, wiped away his sweat, and looked at the system prompts.

Is it coming? Is it finally coming?

[Beep~]
[Detected that you have ten weapon proficiencies at the Intermediate level!]
[Activating hidden criteria! Warrior class specialty: 【Master of All Weapons】]
[Commencing verification]
[Verification (1/3): Basic Warrior class... Verification failed, primary class is Arcanist.]
[Your talent 【Omnipotent】 effect triggered; Verification (1/3) passed.]
[Verification (2/3): Ten weapon proficiencies at Intermediate level... Verification passed.]
[Verification (3/3): Strength attribute greater than or equal to 20... Verification passed.]
[All criteria passed. You have obtained the Warrior class specialty: 【Master of All Weapons】.]

[【Master of All Weapons】: Strength attribute receives a 2x multiplier. Initial proficiency for all weapons is fixed at Intermediate, and the mastery level of your highest-proficiency weapon is increased by +1.]
(You have an innate talent for weaponry; you can quickly master any weapon you pick up. By drawing from the strengths of many and embracing all, you have developed a unique insight into your most proficient weapon.)

[【Master of All Weapons】 effect active. Your current highest weapon proficiency is: Intermediate Staff Mastery.]
[Your Staff Mastery level has increased to Advanced!]

[【Advanced Staff Mastery】: You have fully mastered the techniques for using a staff. The power of your staff attacks is significantly increased.]

Finally, it was in his hands! 【Master of All Weapons】!

No matter how much sweat he had shed, it had paid off, and the rewards were substantial, laying a solid foundation for his future development. His Strength attribute had been doubled, jumping from 39 points to 73 points. Along with the increase in Strength, his HP had also risen from 1,170 to 1,510.

Li Si tapped his pectoral muscles, feeling much sturdier. His HP was now comparable to a warrior of the same level; finally, he was no longer a squishy mage!

Does this Viscount seem excessively tanky for a mage?

Ordinary professionals could only possess one basic class specialty with a stat multiplier effect, but with his 【Omnipotent】 talent, Li Si could break through this limitation. This was his first time experiencing such a leap in attribute enhancement, and this improvement wasn't just a one-time thing—it would become even more apparent as he leveled up.

It was simply ridiculously strong! It was truly worthy of being a Legendary-tier talent! He really was a peerless genius, hahahaha!

Beside him, Yae watched as Li Si suddenly stopped, staring blankly ahead before breaking into a bizarre laugh. She was startled and shouted toward the house, "Everyone, come out quickly! Li Si has exercised until he's gone soft in the head; his brain must be overheated!"

"Stop! Why are you saying such crazy things?" Li Si snapped out of it, grabbing Yae just as she was about to run inside to call for help, his face twitching.

"Ah, Li Si, are you okay?" Yae asked, looking back at his exasperated expression with curiosity.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I just had a breakthrough in my training, and I was a bit happy," Li Si explained.

"Then should we keep training?" Yae asked.

"No, let's rest. We've trained long enough today. Thank you for your hard work, Yae," Li Si said earnestly. Although Yae was unreliable when it came to theory, she had been a huge help in practice and had patiently accompanied him all day.

The medal of honor for 【Master of All Weapons】 was five percent her doing, and the other ninety-five percent was all due to his own extraordinary talent.