Chapter 779
Chapter 779 - 765: Within Reason and Emotion
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"Lu Ping’an, I have no feelings for you, Meow! It was just an accident, Meow! All of it was an accident, Meow!"
Meow approached him, as expected.
However, under the watchful eyes of the onlookers, her frustration and anger made the situation quite amusing.
"...What? Oh, you mean that time you tried to mate with me..."
"Meow! Meow...don’t mention it, Meow! It wasn’t, I, I, cat..."
Meow was at a loss for words, her face flushed red, not knowing what to say.
Lu Ping’an couldn’t help but smile, finding Meow quite amusing as well....
𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"An Xin, I understand. Knowledge accumulates into wisdom, and self-awareness comes from the wisdom of living beings. After being cursed, you were stripped of your knowledge and self-awareness, regressing back to a ’beast’ controlled by instinct and animal nature. It’s normal for you to make such a decision under those circumstances..."
Lu Ping’an intentionally raised his voice so that the eavesdropping onlookers could hear him.
In his opinion, once stripped of "knowledge," humans were just another type of animal.
Left with only their "animal nature," it was only natural for them to be controlled by their instincts and act like beasts.
This was like a "wolf child" growing up in isolation from human society. Without human language or customs, all her actions would be driven by instinct or the "wisdom of the wolf pack."
As a beast, eating and reproducing would come first, and evolution and belonging to a group would be natural instincts; Meow’s inability to resist these urges was normal, as her wildness was many times greater than that of ordinary humans.
"Ahahaha, I knew it wasn’t my fault... Meow."
Meow’s expression was very subtle, her body stiffening, so tense she forgot her usual affectations.
Yet seeing Lu Ping’an so calm and preparing to sit down and read a book, Meow suddenly felt quite annoyed.
Despite her nervousness, she was still a pretty young Meow. How could this man be so indifferent?!
"...Right, Shuiyun." As Lu Ping’an closed his book, he contemplated.
"Huh?" Meow was momentarily taken aback before remembering that he was addressing her by her name. It had been a while since he’d called her that sincerely.
She couldn’t help but feel anxious and uneasy, even though she didn’t know the source of her uneasiness.
"Why don’t you use this book again, and we’ll make a short video to release? Your brother might show up if he sees it... Tsk, don’t get physical."
Holding back Meow’s little fist, Lu Ping’an stroked his chin.
Watching the girl leave in a huff, Lu Ping’an smiled and returned to his book.
Meow, it’s better to be a bit more innocent, at least for now...
"Alright, alright, stop gawking. Get back to work. Do you really think I’d make a move on an underdeveloped high schooler...? That’s right, I really would, but not this one. We have limited time, and the Divine Boat is definitely coming this week, so don’t waste our last moments."
Becoming a Lawyer didn’t signify the end of everything. On the contrary, a Lawyer’s profession could only truly function if one engaged in substantial practice and real-life battles.
Lu Ping’an’s growth had been rapid, so many of his professions hadn’t yet been sufficiently developed... But his ever-expanding set of professions served to supplement his battle system.
However, at this stage, advancing would definitely become more challenging. Building a solid foundation was far more important than aiming for lofty heights... Well, at least that’s how most people would proceed.
"...Professionals who have been controlled by my Laws will suffer greatly..."
Lu Ping’an sought out professionals for training and testing his Lawyer abilities, naturally choosing familiar faces - those lucky ones who had once received his "intelligence support."
He experimented with his methods of gaining an "information advantage"... It was like having a map hack and foresight hack at once, completely bypassing and ignoring the opponent’s core "Decree," rendering most of their killer moves useless.
Professionals who lost their killer moves and had to face Lu Ping’an head-on, along with the Four-in-One Heavy Knight... Well, the outcome was obvious. One young lady was genuinely reduced to tears after being thrashed.
It wasn’t physical pain that made her cry, but the humiliation of being a long-established professional and being...
"...beaten by an underage boy." For some people, this was truly too humiliating to bear.
"I’m of age, seventeen years old." No one seemed to be listening to Lu Ping’an’s actual words.
In certain circles, "being beaten by a minor" had become a running joke.
Lu Ping’an only fought two battles before stopping, as he couldn’t find any more willing opponents.
Although Lawyers had no inherent combat abilities, the support features they provided were somewhat excessive on low-level battlefields, particularly when many people had already had their core abilities replicated by Lu Ping’an.
After all, this ability wasn’t meant for low-level battlefields; under normal circumstances, Lawyers wouldn’t be so reckless in replicating others’ abilities...
"It’s a pity that ’replicating’ on the battlefield is meaningless..."
Lu Ping’an also tested out the "Sharingan" and found that, in practice, copying an opponent’s core abilities on the battlefield was just a flashy gimmick.
In actual combat, it usually ended up as a foolish decision like "I made a fancy move, and I got thoroughly beaten by the opponent."
Although it appeared impressive and could cause psychological damage to opponents if successful, its practical combat effectiveness was...
"Without the corresponding profession and Abnormal Ability, and without tactics and combat experience to fully utilize the core abilities..."
Naturally, professional fighters wouldn’t casually deploy their Decree-level trump cards. They would have tactics and strategies to corner their opponents gradually before unleashing their killer move.
Even with equal replication power, one would have a set of skills and hardware, while the other would casually throw a card and have nothing to follow it up with.
Apparently, the latter was more prone to revealing fatal weaknesses and getting severely beaten by opponents... After all, the opponent was also familiar with this Law, making it even easier to exploit.
Even with such supposedly formidable powers, could they really have no use? Lu Ping’an believed that some other, more effective methods lay hidden in the blueprint and template for his new Decree, which he was now integrating.
"What a pity, must I really advance to the fourth-tier?..."
Having tackled the most challenging aspect of being a Lawyer, all that was left for Lu Ping’an was mastering his ink-and-brush techniques... It’s worth mentioning that since becoming a Lawyer, his courtyard had changed yet again.
But for now, progressing to the fourth-tier was still most important to Lu Ping’an, as it would directly determine whether he could bring along many core resources from this world.
Third-tier Soldier (Black Holy Grail), third-tier Runner (Red Meteor), third-tier Scholar (Taboo Scholar/Lawyer), and third-tier Gardener (Parasitic Tree) were Lu Ping’an’s four core abilities: his four pillars of support were now complete.
The 2-tier Pale Hand (Tamer) and other professions could serve as supplements, to be developed over time.
Lu Ping’an continued to "devour" other people’s Decrees, converting them into his own nutrition. He felt as if he could advance at any moment, yet there was also a chance he could remain trapped at his current level for another year or two.
For the first time, he faced a bottleneck, which inevitably caused some anxiety.
This was because, up in the sky, another Divine Boat had finally arrived.
The Lantern God had reached its destination, bringing along many more passengers than anticipated.
— End of Chapter 779 —