Chapter 5 : The Only Way to Fix This Is Still the System
“That’s it! A way to fix this!” Su Xiao’s eyes suddenly lit up. “If Luck can strengthen innate abilities… then can it also increase Spiritual Power or even Soul Power?”
His thoughts expanded rapidly, though he wasn’t completely certain. Fortunately, he still had someone he could ask, though whether she would bother answering him was another matter.
“Miss System, can Luck increase my other attributes?” Su Xiao tried asking the cold, indifferent system, already prepared to be ignored.
【Host inquiry detected. Would you like to spend 10 Luck points to receive an answer? Yes / No】
The system’s icy voice rang out.
Su Xiao froze for a moment.
The system was willing to answer, but it required Luck points.
So stingy! He could only curse silently in his heart, not daring to say it out loud.
Although the cost made him wince, Su Xiao didn’t hesitate. He chose to spend 10 Luck points for the explanation.
【Luck can be converted to strengthen the host’s soul potential. Converted Luck cannot be recovered. If Luck becomes too low, the host may encounter misfortune. Please consider carefully.】
The system’s answer was brief, but very clear. Luck could indeed be converted. The system’s words confirmed Su Xiao’s guess. Not only could Luck strengthen abilities, it could also enhance soul potential, and “soul potential” likely referred to Spiritual Power and Soul Power.
After confirming this, Su Xiao focused his attention on the Spiritual Power stat on the interface.
【Host may spend 10 Luck to convert into 1 Spiritual Power. Proceed? Yes / No】
So it really worked! Excitement flashed in Su Xiao’s eyes. Without hesitation, he answered silently, Yes!
A faint warm current suddenly flowed through his body. It felt as if something had appeared inside him out of thin air. But the sensation was extremely subtle. If he hadn’t been paying close attention, he probably wouldn’t have noticed it at all.
After repeating the process several times, he looked back at the interface.
The attribute panel had changed.
Luck: 30
Spiritual Power: 10
Soul Power: 15
Looking at the updated stats, Su Xiao took a deep breath. His Spiritual Power had finally reached 10 points. He was no longer the pathetic “combat power of five” weakling.
Now that his Spiritual Power had reached the minimum required to use Frost-Yin Fox Fire, he stopped converting Luck. There were two reasons. First, the remaining 30 Luck wasn’t enough to cast an additional Frost-Yin Fox Fire anyway. Second, the system’s earlier warning about low Luck attracting misfortune made him uneasy. He didn’t dare reduce it to zero. This was already a massive investment!
Su Xiao looked back toward the center of the battle. From the moment he summoned the interface to finishing the upgrades, not much time had passed. The fight still showed Bai Yiyi holding the advantage.
“You’re still here? Why haven’t you run away?”
Bai Yiyi suddenly noticed the little fox had not escaped. In her eyes, the fox clearly wasn’t very bright.
The Ancient Vine Wraith wasn’t particularly strong, but it was extremely annoying to deal with. If she hadn’t deliberately stayed to buy the talking fox time to escape, she would have shaken off the creature long ago.
With a swipe of her claws, a gust of wind blasted several vines aside. She landed beside Su Xiao, her face showing a hint of irritation as she scolded him angrily, “Grraa! If you don’t leave now, I’m not going to protect you anymore!”
Seeing Bai Yiyi’s expression, Su Xiao smiled bitterly. He knew she had already labeled him as dead weight, but he didn’t argue. The fact that she hadn’t left him behind already said enough. There was, however, one question Su Xiao didn’t dare ask.
Do tigers really make a “grraa” sound?
“Miss, I know a way to deal with this Ancient Vine Wraith,” Su Xiao said quickly without hesitation.
“I’m not called ‘Miss.’ My name is Bai Yiyi!” she snapped, rolling her eyes at him. But then she immediately asked curiously, “You actually know this thing is called an Ancient Vine Wraith? It’s a very troublesome demon specter.”
So her name was Bai Yiyi. It was the first time Su Xiao had learned the catgirl’s name. And somehow, it fit her perfectly.
“The Ancient Vine Wraith may be troublesome, but it’s not without weaknesses,” Su Xiao said confidently. “It’s afraid of fire.”
The system had previously mentioned that the way to deal with it was to surround oneself with Fox Fire. By reverse logic, that meant it was highly likely to fear flames.
“I know that already!” Bai Yiyi replied. “But I don’t have any demonic beast friends who can use fire!”
Then she paused.
“…Wait, that’s not right. I don’t even have any friends at all!”
She quickly corrected herself.
“...Wait, no, I’m not some lonely person without friends!”
Watching Bai Yiyi’s reaction, Su Xiao suddenly felt the fierce and intimidating image she had earlier completely shatter in his mind.
Yes. This was definitely a catgirl.
And once he thought of her that way, she didn’t seem nearly as scary anymore.