Chapter 6: Classification of Skill Levels

The three storage slots provided by the system had already been filled. Now, having obtained two new ones, it was a timely replenishment!

Chu Yuan looked at the two new slots, unable to suppress his radiant smile. These two slots had not come easily!

"Well, I must make good use of them!" Chu Yuan began to ponder how to utilize these two slots. "The card-throwing lethal technique is a special way of killing that leaves enemies unable to defend themselves. Since the military personnel are still some time away from arriving, I might as well push this skill to its limit first!"

One slot could hold more than just one identical item.

Without hesitation, he got to work. Chu Yuan immediately began searching the room. Soon, he found ten brand-new decks of playing cards in a living room drawer. Looking at the ten decks, he couldn't help but grin broadly. "Lethal skills, gambling skills—I want them all!"

With a thought, Chu Yuan moved to store the ten decks into the system space. Four decks occupied the third slot, which had previously held cards; the number in the bottom-left corner of the slot changed to 5, indicating that each slot could hold up to five identical items. The remaining five decks filled the fourth slot, and its bottom-right number promptly changed to 5.

"Ding! Detected that the host has only one slot remaining. The system has automatically removed the tenth deck to avoid occupying a fifth slot. A friendly reminder from the system: slots are hard to come by, so please use them wisely!"

The crisp system notification rang out. Chu Yuan was momentarily stunned. He glanced at the table; only one deck remained. The other nine had been evenly distributed into the two backpack slots.

"This system is quite user-friendly!" Chu Yuan raised an eyebrow, smiling. He hadn't expected the system to be this considerate.

"Ding! Please make your selection!"

As the system prompt faded, crisp notifications began to chime in succession. Three familiar options appeared before his eyes:

1. Obtain Proficient-level shuffling skill.
2. Obtain Perfect-level card-throwing lethal technique.
3. Obtain Proficient-level card gambling technique.

Chu Yuan noticed immediately that the second option, the lethal technique, had upgraded to "Perfect-level."

"Even the Proficient-level card-throwing technique was so powerful! I wonder how formidable the Perfect-level version will be?"

Every time an item was stored, he earned a selection opportunity. Since he had stored nine decks of cards, it meant he had nine chances to choose.

"I choose 2!" Without hesitation, Chu Yuan made his selection. He was determined to master such a powerful skill.

"Ding! Congratulations, host! Successfully chosen: Perfect-level card-throwing lethal technique!"
"Perfect-level card-throwing lethal technique: Allows the host to eliminate any target within a 20-meter radius!"

"Damn... the range really did increase!" Chu Yuan was delighted as he read the description. As the saying goes, "An extra inch of length is an extra inch of power." His range had doubled! This meant that when he went out, he didn't even need to carry a gun. Within a 20-meter radius, he was the absolute master.

"20 meters is just the beginning! Keep choosing!" Chu Yuan glanced at the system interface; he still had eight chances left.

"I choose 2!" He wanted to push the lethal technique to its absolute peak.

"Ding! Congratulations, host! Successfully chosen: Grandmaster-level card-throwing lethal technique!"
"Grandmaster-level card-throwing lethal technique: Allows the host to eliminate any target within a 30-meter radius!"

The crisp notification rang, and Chu Yuan felt a surge of energy, his eyes filled with ecstasy. "Sure enough, the range has increased again! My cards retain absolute lethality within 30 meters! This is truly incredible."

He was shocked by the distance. After all, for an average person, even throwing a heavy object might not reach 30 meters. Even if one could throw that far, the kinetic energy would likely have dissipated, rendering it harmless. Yet now, his playing cards could kill from 30 meters away.

"In this dangerous world of special forces, having this unique skill gives me a degree of self-preservation, doesn't it?" Chu Yuan exhaled, feeling remarkably light and at ease. He didn't feel any fear looking at the bodies of Brother Chen and the others anymore. "If I faced the three of them now, I would finish them off even more easily." This was the absolute confidence that came with true power.

"Keep choosing!" He selected the second option two more times.

"Ding! Congratulations, host! Successfully chosen: Perfection-level card-throwing lethal technique!"
"Perfection-level card-throwing lethal technique: Allows the host to eliminate any target within a 40-meter radius!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host! Successfully chosen: Pinnacle-level card-throwing lethal technique!"
"Pinnacle-level card-throwing lethal technique: Allows the host to eliminate any target within a 50-meter radius!"

With these two prompts, his lethal technique reached the absolute pinnacle.

"Proficient, Perfect, Grandmaster, Perfection, Pinnacle! So, these are the levels the system assigns to skills and items. Not bad at all!" Chu Yuan had now grasped the system's classification system. "A 50-meter range! I can kill anything! It seems I should carry a deck of cards with me wherever I go from now on!" He chuckled, feeling incredibly excited.

"Now, let's look at the card gambling skills!" As a film enthusiast, he had long admired the legendary gambling techniques seen in movies. Although he didn't care for gambling itself, he was fascinated by the skill. "I wonder if the system's gambling skills can make me a God of Gamblers?"

He made five selections for the third option. His gambling skill was pushed to the pinnacle.

"Pinnacle-level card gambling technique: Grants the host a world-class, peerless, and extraordinary card-gambling ability! (Covers all variations of play!)"

"Haha! Awesome! A peerless gambling skill that crushes everyone? Does that mean... from now on, I can win against anyone?" Feeling the sudden influx of knowledge regarding advanced card-cheating techniques and strategies in his mind, Chu Yuan finally laughed out loud.

Meanwhile, at the Southeast Military Region office, Fan Tianlei wore a grave expression as he answered a mysterious call. "What? Violet, you say you've discovered a top-tier candidate for a soldier king? Very well! I’ll come over personally to bring them in!"

Hanging up the phone, Fan Tianlei’s face lit up with joy. As a high-ranking officer, nothing made him happier than discovering excellent recruits and training them into elite special forces soldiers to provide fresh blood for the military.

He couldn't wait to go fetch the person. Excitedly jumping into his jeep, Fan Tianlei slammed on the gas and sped off.