My talent panel can be increased.

Chapter 19 Stars and Dust

"By the way, bro, you were probably trying to practice your long weapon skills by waving your staff earlier, right? Are you still missing a good wooden stake?" Lei Peng said with a chuckle.

"It's alright, it's enough for our needs."

Ye Mingqiu replied.

Tang Ruobing's private training room does have training dummy trees, but since she is a magic user, the custom-made dummy trees are specifically designed for magic users and are not suitable for training with melee long weapons, so the effect is not very good.

However, Ye Mingqiu wasn't picky. Anyway, he was only practicing for this period of time. After he officially got his profession, he probably wouldn't need to practice long weapons anymore. After all, he was a support, and there was no need for him to keep practicing melee.

"The best wooden stakes are right in front of you right now, aren't they? Hmm? Hmm?" Lei Peng grinned, winking at him.

"Uh? That's not a good idea."

"What's the big deal? You have a temporary spirit interface panel, right? Let me show you my new skill." Lei Peng smiled and put his arm around Ye Mingqiu's shoulder, displaying his simplified skill panel.

Petrified Skin (Passive/Active)

Skill effect: Increases the body's natural defense. When activated, it can reduce a certain amount of damage.

A decent defensive skill. Fixed damage reduction is very effective for tanks, because tanks already have high base constitution and defense. With fixed damage reduction, many high-frequency, low-damage skills will likely become immune to damage.

"My skill is pretty good, right? But the proficiency increases by getting hit. You hit me with your staff, you practice your specialization, and I increase my skill proficiency. Isn't that a win-win situation?" Lei Peng laughed, his smile full of freedom and ease.

"This is fine, but Lei, what level are you? I'm afraid I might accidentally hurt you." Ye Mingqiu felt a little resistant; he always had a feeling that this muscular guy was a bit gay.

"Level 3, impressive, right? Not many people in the whole school have reached this level. Follow me, and no one can hurt you in raids from now on!" Lei Peng proudly showed off his muscles, his smile widening, his facial muscles stacked up like a ferocious and terrifying iron tower.

"so smart?"

"Of course, I can take a beating!"

"Then let's have a go."

"Ok?"

Lei Peng suppressed his smile. He felt that the voice sounded a bit off. It didn't sound like Ye Mingqiu's voice, and it sounded familiar and cold, like a girl's voice.

"Gudong!"

He swallowed hard, turned around stiffly, and a feeling of utter despair welled up inside him. His low-angle gaze swept behind him, and a deep blue robe with gold stripes appeared in Lei Peng's eyes.

Spicy! Spicy! It's all over!
The legendary Frost Witch slowly raised her staff, and a chilling aura spread out, a terrifying telekinetic force precisely targeting Lei Peng.

"You want to increase your proficiency, right? I'll help you."

The next moment, the level 3 lord tank was thrown into the air uncontrollably, tossed around like a toy by telekinesis, slamming into this place and that. Screams filled the air.

While casually waving her scepter, Tang Ruobing said casually, "Among psionicists, level is the most important thing. One level higher, even a lord-level profession can suppress a hero-level profession with the advantage of attributes. Two levels higher, a lord-level profession can crush a hero-level profession. So, don't waste time, level up as quickly as possible."

"Uh-huh!"

Ye Mingqiu nodded repeatedly. At the same time, he felt that he would not be able to get rid of the shadow of this woman for a long time. A level 8 mage could take down an entire team without a mage at this stage by himself.

Then he asked, "Are you alright?"

"It's alright, that's just how he is. He always likes to act like a jerk because he's from the Tan line. He always smiles even when he annoys others and they get beaten up. It's because others can't hurt him. He's afraid of me because I can hurt him," Tang Ruobing said calmly.

"Okay." "And you better behave yourself!"

"Good~"

Ye Mingqiu lowered his eyes.

He felt strange. Being protected should have been warm and joyful, but he felt a strange restlessness in his heart, a feeling he had experienced long, long ago.

It's a feeling of unease arising from one's own inadequacy. Continuously improving oneself can dispel this unease, but whenever faced with the current situation and staring directly at the gap, that instinctive unease still arises.

I thought I had overcome it.

Ye Mingqiu thought to himself.

He realized how outstanding Tang Ruobing was during their first conversation. She was like a bright sun, and if you want to walk with the sun, you have to become a star.

Even if you are just a speck of dust.

True stars shine brightly; only dust tries to reflect light.

That's probably why I did something so stupid when I was playing games before. It's undoubtedly foolish to try to prove your wealth by casually spending money on games, but when anxiety and fear reach their peak, people lose their basic judgment.

Looking back now, Ye Mingqiu realizes that the other party may have already noticed, but she didn't make a fuss and just silently handled the relationship in her own way.

I'm such an idiot.
Now, the opportunity for real change is right in front of me, and the Spirit Realm Trial will be my best chance.

"Oh, by the way, you don't need to be afraid of him. He's not a bad person, he's just plain annoying and deserves a beating," Tang Ruobing added.

"Ah."

On the other side, Lei Peng, having finished his beating, collapsed to the ground groaning, his body twitching unnaturally, looking as if he might die at any moment.

"I controlled my strength very well. I estimate he didn't even lose 20% of his health. He was just screaming in pain. Sigh, I'm really impressed with this guy," Tang Ruobing sighed.

Not long after, the other two members of the college entrance examination preparation team also arrived.

Lin Feng, a warrior, is level 2 and a lord-level class. Ke Fanxing, an archer, is also level 2 and a lord-level class. This is the standard configuration for the college entrance exam preparation team. Except for support, other classes need to be at least level 2 to compete for this position. Lord-level classes are also very important.

"Brother Lei, you've messed with the boss again?" Lin Feng said gloatingly, standing next to Lei Peng who was slumped on the ground.

"No, I'm innocent! I just wanted to find some new support-type students to train with, but I got beaten up! Waaah, I'm so pitiful!" Lei Peng cried, the tough guy sobbing.

Lin Feng thought about his usual behavior and roughly guessed what had happened. So he smiled and said, "Then you deserved it. Training with the support class? How could you even say that?"

"What do you know? This is called unity and friendship!"

"I think you're asking for a beating again."

"Then come and hit me! Come on, come on!"

"Boss!"

"Ugh!"

Tang Ruobing sighed and said, "Stop fooling around, let's get together for a meeting."

(End of this chapter)