Chapter 4
This was the consequence of Yu Xunge's careful consideration. Whether it was jewelry, leather crafting, or sewing, these were all specialized skills for making equipment. As long as there were materials, one could create gear, but her time was precious. The equipment produced at the beginner level had extremely limited practicality; she wouldn't need it before the game invasion, and it would soon be obsolete afterward.
However, engineering held great potential for her now. With basic engineering, she could craft firearms, ammunition, and explosives.
More importantly, she knew where to obtain the blueprints for the "Repair Robot," but the prerequisite for studying that blueprint was to reach an advanced level in engineering.
She quickly paid to unlock the "Engineering" skill, learned all the recipes available to her, and then bought materials to craft 10 firearms, 500 rounds of ammunition, and 100 units of explosives.
Using the goblin crafting station, she produced 10 guns, 5,000 bullets, and 100 packs of low-quality explosives, pushing her engineering skill to the intermediate level.
After clicking to upgrade, Yu Xunge once again learned all the available blueprints.
Finally, with just over 300 gold coins left, she returned to the herbal shop and exchanged everything for herbs, filling every slot in her backpack.
It was now 8:45.
Not far away, Yu Xunhuan was still snoring on the ground. Outside, she could hear the voices of Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo. Yu Xunge walked into the bathroom of Yu Xunhuan's room, turned on the faucet to create the illusion that he was taking a shower, and then returned to sit by the bed.
She controlled her character to walk to the center of the Undead City, where the city lord resided.
Unlike in peaceful times, the other races had long been engaged in wars and plunder, where strength reigned supreme. Although she didn't know how many cities the other races had or how their classes were divided, she understood that becoming a city lord was solely based on strength. There would be no stories of incompetent nobles rising to power like in novels.
Even in her world, after the game invasion, everything was reshuffled, but those who became city lords were all among the top hundred. Even if the powerful had greater advantages in concentrating resources to cultivate strong individuals, in the end, it was still the strongest who had the final say. The city lord would at most need to listen to the voices of these factions, but power would always be in the hands of the mightiest.
8:52
Yu Xunge's game character was stopped outside the luxurious palace by soldiers.
A dialogue box popped up, and Yu Xunge typed: "There's a problem with the anchor point."
She had discovered while selling purple weapons that the game automatically translated her language into that of the other undead.
The soldiers were persistent, but the commotion quickly attracted the attention of higher-ranking undead soldiers. After she typed that phrase again, she was escorted into the palace.
The undead city lord, clad in black armor, sat on the throne at the top of the palace.
A dialogue box appeared: "You said there's a problem with the anchor point?"
9:13
Yu Xunge typed in the dialogue box: "Yes, I can guarantee with my life that the information I received is absolutely accurate, but I need a reward."
"Impudent!"
Yu Xunge fell silent, waiting quietly. Perhaps to those in power, she seemed like a dead person; the dead often receive leniency. Soon, the captain of the soldiers approached her and handed her something.
Opening it, she found 100 gold coins.
Tsk! What she wanted was equipment, but this was just a little bonus; she wasn't picky.
9:17
She typed in the dialogue box: "This is confidential; I only wish to speak to the city lord."
She tried to maneuver her character closer to the city lord. To the level 99 city lord, she appeared like an ant, and for a moment, no one stopped her.
9:20
Her character stood beside the undead city lord.
9:21
She clicked to use "Thief of the Thief, or the Robber's Thief."
"Betting on the name of the Thief God, you attempt to steal the divine talent of the undead city lord, Orlov D. Bloodmeat."
"Steal attempt—detected target's divine talent level too high—stealing interrupted!"
"You have died."
Immediately, her phone screen went completely unresponsive, as if it had run out of battery.
She looked up at the clock on the wall: 9:22, the second hand just passing twelve.
A full seven hours.
The phone emitted a cracking sound, first the screen, then the internal components, and finally, it even caught fire. She hurriedly threw it to the ground, and within seconds, the phone turned to a wisp of black smoke, dissipating into the air as if it had never existed.
Then, on the ground appeared a backpack, a tattered cloth bag, and a coin pouch stamped with gold coins.
In her mind, the character panel of a familiar figure appeared.
[Character] Ge Wu'en (Level 0, 0.001%)
[Divine Talent] Thief God (S Rank)
[Divine Talent] Immortal (SS Rank) (Incomplete)
[Race] Human (?)
[Racial Talent] Undead Will┃Consumption
[Health]: 100/100
[Magic]: 100/100
[Strength]: 5
[Constitution]: 7
[Intelligence]: 10
[Agility]: 12
[Luck]: 8
[Charm]: 9
[Available Attribute Points]: 0
The glaring SS rank made Yu Xunge's eyes well up with tears. Even though it was incomplete, she could see that three out of the five skills under that talent were glowing, while only two were dark gray. An SS rank talent! Even if she only managed to steal one, she wouldn't be at a loss. Referring to the S rank Thief God's talent, none of them were useless.
She looked at Yu Xunhuan, who was still sound asleep nearby, and felt an urge to laugh out loud.
She stuffed the two backpacks into the inner layers of her clothing, with the coin pouch taking up one slot. When she focused, she could sense how many coins were in the pouch.
She picked up Yu Xunhuan's phone, unlocked it with his fingerprint, and confirmed that the game was indeed not on his phone. Then she moved him to the bed, covered him with a blanket like she used to, and left the room.
Downstairs, Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo were making breakfast. Yu Xunge stood quietly at the top of the stairs, listening for a while. It was just Yi Qiuguo scolding Yu Qingshan for agreeing to let Yu Xunhuan buy a villa for Yu Xunge and putting it in her name, followed by Yu Qingshan's gentle analysis.
He encouraged her to think long-term; Yu Xunge could earn a fortune, and a villa was only thirty million. Over the years, Yu Xunge had brought home at least seventy million...
Yu Xunge listened quietly until they changed the subject, then she expressionlessly returned to her room.
Only then did she check her talents.
However, before she could examine the new divine talent "Immortal," she sensed something was off.
[Skill 2] Thief of the Thief, or the Robber's Thief: Sorry, I stole your home, and I apologize. Betting on the name of the Thief God, steal the opponent's talent. This skill can only be used once in a lifetime.
The second skill under "Thief God" was still glowing.
In her previous life, she had possessed various skills or items with cooldowns. Any skill or item during its cooldown would appear gray and unusable. If a one-time item was used, it would turn light gray, indicating it had become trash.
But why was this skill still glowing?
"Once in a lifetime"?
Did that mean her game character's death counted as a lifetime?!
So?
So!
So this meant she could use such a heaven-defying and morally questionable talent once more?!!!
Yu Xunge closed her eyes, taking deep breaths, but she couldn't calm down at all. She had never been so grateful for her decision back then!
Truly, the S rank talent of the Thief God!
She walked to the bedside fridge, grabbed a bottle of ice water, and downed it in one go. Once she had fully calmed down, she clicked to open the new divine talent "Immortal."
[Chapter 5: Immortal]
[Immortal] (SS Rank)
You, are death.
[Skill 1] Just wait, I’ll go home for a bit: When you die, your corpse will randomly appear in a coffin underground, reviving after seven natural days, effective once every 385 natural days.
[Skill 2] Only the dead will listen: You can control the beings that die at your hands; the control over time and the number of beings is determined by your magic power.
[Skill 3] Death Imitation Show: Designate a target that died by your hand, mimicking their divine talent. At any one time, you can only designate one target; once you switch targets, the previously mimicked divine talent disappears.
[Skill 4] I’m not crazy; I’m just dark: When using all dark-side skills or items, the skill effect is increased by 50%.
[Skill 5] The Dead Return: When you are on the battlefield, using this skill can revive all fallen kin, allowing them to continue fighting for you, with a cooldown of 19 natural days.
This was almost a talent born for the battlefield.
Especially Skill 5; no wonder that undead could become a city lord, and no wonder this divine talent was rated SS rank.
What a pity, Skills 4 and 5 were both in a deep gray state, clearly indicating that she had not successfully stolen them.
But she was already satisfied, especially with Skill 1. As long as one was alive, there was a chance, and even if the cooldown lasted a year, this skill was the one she was most pleased with.
Her life was indeed too resilient.
A stream of names of enemies flashed through Yu Xunge's mind.
The potions, weapons, and gold coins in her backpack were still there, and she had even managed to exploit a bug to obtain the undead race's talent. If she could still lose with such a start, she could only say she deserved it.
A knock sounded from the adjacent room, followed by a gasp.
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