Chapter 359: Chapter 359

"Ah, Master, you’re back." Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi, their bodies glistening with sweat, walked in. Upon seeing Du You, Lin Yushi let out a startled yelp. Under the freedom of passing the day, both girls seemed to have let loose.

However, upon seeing Du You, they still appeared somewhat restrained.

Du You lifted his head, noticing that the day had already unconsciously turned to night. Judging by their appearance, they had clearly practiced hard for a long time. Du You harbored no blame for them.

After all, buying them was not for their assistance in his daily life; it was for their future use in battle.

"You’ve done a good job, make sure you continue to work this hard. Now go prepare tonight’s dinner," Du You gestured with his hand. The two hurriedly curtsied and departed, scurrying like frightened rabbits.

Though as Lin Yushi left, she stole a quick glance back at Du You. The sisters were whispering and giggling about something. Du You didn’t have any interest in eavesdropping.

Soon, the dinner was ready, made by the sisters themselves. Compared to before, their cooking skills seemed to have improved. He didn’t know if they had just learned to cook that day or if their performance had been lacking previously due to their nerves upon their initial arrival.

Halfway through asking about their training, Du You felt overwhelmed. He had not trained in archery, and while he did have the basic archery skill, it was only at level 3, an insignificant mastery. The two girls clearly exceeded him in terms of archery.

Feigning curiosity, Du You swiftly changed the topic. Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi were still uneasy in Du You’s presence.

After finishing the meal, the girls excused themselves and resumed their training.

"They work hard indeed. That old man really didn’t know the treasure he let slip. Regardless of their current abilities, they will achieve great things in the future," Du You thought, impressed by their dedication.

While Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi walked away, they murmured softly to each other.

"Sister, it seems the Master treats us very well."

Lin Yucha gave a slight nod, "He does, but it’s early days yet. Who knows what the future holds?" Lin Yucha was evidently more cautious than her sister and less inclined to trust easily.

"I understand. That’s why we need to train hard to improve our status."

"Improving our status is not the only thing. We also need to show our Master that we are of use to him. He bought us presumably for our potential to assist him. If our abilities are lacking, then there is no value in nurturing us. Therefore, how high our status will be in the household depends on how hard we work."

Lin Yucha had a clear understanding of her situation. While Du You’s temper may be fine now, who could predict what the future will bring? If it was only based on their current situation, there was no need to work so hard.

But in order to lead a better life in the future, Lin Yucha felt she had to encourage her sister, and herself, to strive for improvement.

No matter what their status and whether they would remain slaves or become something more, Lin Yucha understood that power was the only thing that truly belonged to them. Only by possessing sufficient power could their life be secured.

People with power might not necessarily live very luxuriously, but they would definitely not lead a bad life. However, powerless people, irrespective of their quality of life, are always dismayingly transient. Once they fall out of favor, or encounter severe life changes, their fate becomes unpredictable.

Having experienced a family tragedy, the sisters cherished their hard-won opportunity all the more. Fresh chapters posted on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩

In the backyard training ground, one could still hear the sounds of arrows shooting and hitting targets until late into the night.

If only he was as vigorous in training as them back then, maybe his swordsmanship skills would be far stronger now, Du You thought to himself.

Over the next few days, Du You stayed at home, occupied with the various materials from school. With so many missing pieces in his former self’s memory, he was left without a lot of common knowledge.

Especially now that he had arrived in the capital, there was even more he needed to learn. The more he studied, the more Du You felt his ignorance. If he had known these things earlier, he would have encountered fewer dangers and reaped greater rewards in the Other World. Accumulated knowledge is useful everywhere.

In his free time, Du You took out his own magic wand: the Dissolution Spell, and then burned a substantial number of crystal coins for extraction. Under the effect of tens of thousands of crystal coins, the spell contained within the magic wand was finally extracted.

A complete spell rune appeared in Du You’s mind. Extraction was the easy part. It now required a large number of crystal coins to burn, as the newly formed spell gradually began to mutate and adjust, developing toward his anticipated direction.

More than half of the white crystal coins he earned from the Gourd Island Battle were burned in the process of forming this spell.

Finally, a new spell took shape in his mind. This was a new brilliant gem, its color indescribable.

Dissolution Spell: Dissolve the enemy’s magic resistance with the power of the spell, reducing magic resistance (2 levels less than the levelling), lasting for 1 minute. The effect is diminished for higher level targets. (Level 10, 10 stars)

"Excellent, finally got this one sorted." Du You didn’t care about losing his magic wand, because he now had a new spell. After testing, Du You discovered that his Dissolution Spell could not be used in conjunction with the Spell Splitting Skill.

That is, when using the Dissolution Spell, only a single spell could be used at a time. The Dissolution Spell itself had no attacking ability; it could only reduce the enemy’s magic resistance. The level 10 Dissolution Spell could reduce 8 levels of the enemy’s magic resistance.

With decreased magic resistance, the power of his spell has effectively increased significantly. Creatures that could not be defeated by his magic before can now easily be annihilated with the assistance of the Dissolution Spell.

However, there was no way for him to test the extent of the effect.

Using a stone as a test subject, when he hit it with the Disintegration Spell, the stone shattered into pieces. But after applying the Dissolution Spell and then using the Disintegration Spell again, the stone turned into fine gravel.

Du You was very pleased with this result.

"I finally have a trump card," Du You murmured to himself. He was always anxious about encountering opponents with high magic resistance as this would undermine the majority of his skillset.

But now, although he can’t say he is completely invincible, he at least has the ability to control the situation.

One of his greatest weaknesses was finally covered today. Everything is ready, all that was left was to wait for Xi Qianxue’s move. In the last few days, Du You haven’t been anywhere at all.