019 Leveling Up Skills Like Crazy

"Damn, it really is terrifying!"
Xiunan slapped his palm down on the keyboard.
This is equivalent to multiplying any skill training by thirty times! So that's what it means for one day to be as effective as a month of ordinary training—it's like training thirty times in a single day!
Well, it makes sense. The effects of the Self-Discipline Life tool are truly outrageous: Effect Three, Total Concentration, and Effect Four, Inspiration Surge, both enhance abilities dramatically—one multiplies focus by five, the other multiplies inspiration by five.
Stacked together, how could they not be extraordinary?
"Hey, buddy! How long are you going to stay up in that tree?" Lei Fang shouted from below after waiting for quite a while.
"I'm coming!"
Cassius swung his blade and chopped down a coconut.
Then, he leapt straight down from the treetop.
"Good job, my friend."
Lei Fang walked over, offering an encouraging remark.
"I think I still need more practice..."
Cassius picked up the coconut on the ground and handed it to Lei Fang. These extra coconuts could serve as reserve food.
"Of course. The more you try, the better you'll get."
Lei Fang patted Cassius's shoulder.
In the next ten minutes, under Lei Fang's guidance, Cassius succeeded five more times, becoming more and more adept.
"Congratulations, you've completed Climbing: 1 time."
"Tip: A truly disciplined man is terrifying, so your total climbing count is now multiplied by thirty."
"Congratulations, you've completed Climbing: 30 times."
"Climbing (Basic): 540/500m"
"Congratulations, you've mastered the Climbing skill."
A new skill appeared in Cassius's skill bar. In just over twenty minutes, he had acquired a fundamental ability and could continue to improve it.
"Climbing (Basic): 540/500m"
"Climbing (Basic) skill has advanced."
"Climbing (Intermediate): 540/2500m"
The skill progress bar showed new changes.
Xiunan glanced at the number on the right, unable to control his hands—his compulsion to collect skills was triggered.
He was determined to see just how high he could level up this skill!
On the beach, Cassius jumped down from the treetop.
The ground was covered in all kinds of footprints.
"Climbing (Intermediate): 2520/2500m"
"Climbing (Advanced): 2520/25000m"
He reached intermediate climbing, but now advanced climbing appeared, and the requirements were ten times higher.

Xiunan clenched his fingers, making them crackle.
The requirement was high, but it was no obstacle for him.
As Cassius's climbing skill improved, his time to reach the treetop shortened dramatically. From taking over ten minutes for the first coconut, to two minutes per coconut, and now down to thirty seconds per tree.
Cassius's tree climbing was now textbook-perfect, rarely triggering any warning circles—a matter of proficiency.
Xiunan believed that if he kept grinding the skill non-stop, Cassius would soon be able to climb a coconut tree in less than five seconds.
"Hey, Cassius. Honestly, you don't need to work so hard—we've already stockpiled enough coconuts."
Lei Fang sat on the nearby beach, surrounded by more than twenty coconuts, holding another in his arms.
He was scraping out the flesh with his army knife, eating it.
"It's alright, you just rest a while longer."
Half an hour later, Lei Fang was encircled by two hundred coconuts, looking thoroughly stuffed.
A glance around revealed every coconut tree on this stretch of beach had been raided, the ground below marked with countless footprints.
Here and there, broken coconuts lay scattered.
Near a tree not far from Lei Fang, Cassius sprang upward. His hands seemed to have grown hooks, and he sped up the five-meter-tall trunk in a flash.
The entire process took less than five seconds.
With a soft thud, he landed lightly.
"Lei Fang, how am I doing?" Cassius asked.
"You're practically a monkey—no, a genius!" Lei Fang gave Cassius a thumbs-up.
On the screen, a series of semi-transparent subtitles appeared.
"Congratulations, you've completed Climbing: 30 times."
"Climbing (Advanced): 25080/25000m"
"Tip: Climbing skill cannot be advanced further."
So, he'd maxed out the skill? That was a bit anticlimactic.
Xiunan leaned back in his chair, scratching his head.
Less than an hour to max out a skill; assuming eight hours of sleep per day, that left sixteen hours.
Three days totaled forty-eight hours—could he max out forty-eight minor skills?
Of course, Xiunan personally doubted there were forty-eight minor skills in survival and hunting; at most, there’d be a dozen or so.
When it ended, all the minor skills would merge.
He was certain he could earn the highest rewards!
But reality doused his optimism.
Not all skills were as easy to grind as climbing, which only required trees.
Skills like hunting needed prey, which made them much more troublesome than climbing.
After several hours, Cassius had learned many minor skills, but only one had reached the top tier: climbing.
On the pale yellow sand, a giant coconut crab scuttled by and was instantly caught by Cassius.

With a few forceful chops, he rendered it powerless.
◎ Coconut Crab (Edible)
Name: Coconut Crab
Type: Food
Grade: Common (Basic)
Description: The coconut crab is the largest terrestrial arthropod, reaching up to eight kilograms in weight. It is especially adept at climbing straight coconut trees. It lives in tropical forests near the sea and returns to the ocean during breeding season.
Effects: ① Tender meat, delicious, juicy, and nutritious ② High in protein and amino acids
Note: Beware of parasites inside its body
"Congratulations, you've completed Capture: 1 time."
"Tip: A truly disciplined man is terrifying, so your capture count is multiplied by thirty."
"Congratulations, you've completed Capture: 30 times."
"Capture (Basic): 120/100 specimens"
"Capture (Basic) skill has advanced."
"Capture (Intermediate): 120/500 specimens"
Cassius handed the crab to Lei Fang for safekeeping, continuing his journey of skill improvement. He moved to the reef.
In the crevices, he found some sea snails and oysters.
"Congratulations, you've completed Gathering: 90 times."
"Gathering (Intermediate): 300/500 specimens"
"Gathering (Intermediate) proficiency has improved."
"Gathering (Intermediate): 390/500 specimens"
………
All morning, Xiunan sat at his computer, directing Cassius to run about.
Maxing out one minor skill after another brought a peculiar sense of achievement. Or perhaps it was a collector's obsession?
On the screen, Lei Fang was teaching Cassius.
He placed a straight tree branch upright on the ground.
He tried to keep the branch perpendicular to the surface, then placed a stone at the tip of the shadow—point A.
After ten minutes, measured by counting breaths, he placed another stone at the current tip of the shadow—point B. He then connected points A and B into a straight line. This line indicated the east-west direction.
The direction perpendicular to the AB line was north-south.
The end facing the sun was south.
This was a simple method of determining direction in the wild.