Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 156 – Success Rate of Fusion

Night fell, and the streets of Azurewood City lit up one by one with streetlights powered by Crystals.

Lin Fan pushed open the door to their inn room, with Su Xiaoxiao following close behind.

An oil lamp was lit in the room, its dim yellow light casting two long shadows on the wall.

Lin Fan walked to the window, took out a woman’s cigarette from her Storage Space, and conjured a small flame at her fingertip to light it.

She took a deep drag.

As the nicotine flooded her lungs, she narrowed her golden vertical pupils and exhaled a long plume of smoke.

“This stuff is still the most comforting.”

Su Xiaoxiao stood at the door, watching Lin Fan’s back, her fox ears twitching slightly.

Although she didn’t know what Sister Ning Shuang was holding, she found her to be exceedingly elegant at this moment.

Lin Fan turned around and leaned against the window frame. She thought about how she had stirred up more trouble for Long Yan before leaving and couldn’t help but chuckle.

Increasing the game’s difficulty for the Son of Providence was truly interesting.

She looked at Su Xiaoxiao.

“Xiaoxiao.”

Su Xiaoxiao hurried over.

“Sister Ning Shuang, what are your orders?”

Lin Fan flicked the ash from her cigarette and said coolly, “Prepare hot water. I want to take a bath.”

“Right away!”

Su Xiaoxiao immediately ran out of the room to find the inn’s attendant to prepare the hot water.

Lin Fan stood by the window, gazing at the night scene outside.

In her mind, she silently called out to the system.

“System.”

【What are your instructions, Host?】

Lin Fan took a drag from her cigarette and spoke slowly.

“I want to know, to raise the success rate of fusing the Long Ningshuang Skin from 1% to 100%, how many low-level Skins do I need to sacrifice?”

The system was silent for a few seconds.

【One Excellent-grade Skin increases the success rate by 1%.】

【One Outstanding-grade Skin increases the success rate by 5%.】

【One Perfect-grade Skin increases the success rate by 10%.】

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【One Epic-grade Skin increases the success rate by 20%.】

Lin Fan’s eyes lit up.

She stubbed out the cigarette, her mind racing with calculations.

A level-one Evolved being was at least Excellent-grade or higher.

An Excellent-grade Skin increased the rate by 1%.

That meant 99 Excellent-grade Skins could stack the success rate to 100%.

And if the three hundred female slaves from the deal with Hu Lie were all made into Skins…

Even if they were all Excellent-grade, it would be enough for her to attempt the fusion three times.

Besides, among three hundred slaves, they couldn’t all be just Excellent-grade.

There would surely be some of Outstanding or even Perfect grade.

By that calculation, not only could she fuse Long Ningshuang into her main body, but she would also have a large inventory left over for future Skin fusions.

A smile tugged at the corner of Lin Fan’s lips.

“This deal was worth it.”

Just then, Su Xiaoxiao pushed the door open and entered.

“Sister Ning Shuang, the hot water is ready.”

Lin Fan nodded and turned to walk toward the bathroom.

Su Xiaoxiao followed behind her, skillfully helping her remove her black and gold combat attire and horse-face skirt.

Lin Fan stood before the bronze mirror, studying her reflection.

The dark green hair, the golden vertical pupils, the small dragon horns on her head.

And that curvaceously alluring body.

She would have to use this Skin for a long time.

At the very least, she had to maintain Long Ningshuang’s appearance until the Rift opened.

Su Xiaoxiao carefully helped her take off the flesh-colored pantyhose and placed them in the laundry basket.

Lin Fan stepped into the bathtub, and the warm water enveloped her body.

She closed her eyes, enjoying the rare moment of relaxation.

Su Xiaoxiao picked up a towel and gently began to scrub her back.

After a while, Lin Fan suddenly spoke.

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“Xiaoxiao.”

“Hm?”

“Aren’t you curious what I want so many slaves for?”

Su Xiaoxiao’s hand paused.

She looked up at Lin Fan’s profile.

“I am Sister Ning Shuang’s handmaiden.”

Her voice was soft but firm.

“Anything my master does is correct.”

Lin Fan turned her head, her golden vertical pupils fixed on her.

Su Xiaoxiao continued, “Besides, Sister Ning Shuang promised to protect Green Hill Village and the fox clan.”

She paused, her voice growing even firmer.

“As for other races, I can’t worry about them.”

Lin Fan looked at her with a complex expression in her eyes.

This little fox saw things quite clearly.

She reached out and gently stroked Su Xiaoxiao’s fox ear.

“You’re very smart.”

A faint blush appeared on Su Xiaoxiao’s face, and her fox ear twitched lightly under Lin Fan’s touch.

“You praise me too much, Sister Ning Shuang.”

Lin Fan withdrew her hand and closed her eyes.

“Continue.”

Su Xiaoxiao nodded and resumed scrubbing her back.

Mist Forest.

Moonlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

A figure moved swiftly through the forest.

Long Yan.

He was currently bare-chested, his black hair disheveled and matted with blood and dirt.

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In his hand, he gripped a broken sword he had found in the forest.

Ahead, a level-four Demonic Creature was roaring.

It was a giant boar, enormous in size, with sharp tusks and eyes glowing red.

Long Yan took a deep breath.

The next second, he shot forward.

The broken sword flashed coldly in the moonlight.

The boar roared and charged at him, its tusks aimed straight for his chest.

Long Yan sidestepped, easily dodging the attack.

The broken sword swept across the boar’s neck in a smooth motion.

Blood spurted out.

The boar collapsed, motionless.

Long Yan stood his ground, gripping the broken sword and panting heavily.

His body was trembling.

Not from fear.

But from excitement.

His peak level-six combat experience made him feel like a fish in water in this forest.

Although his Dragon Bone had been dug out and his cultivation had plummeted.

The combat instincts carved into his very bones were still there.

He crouched down and retrieved a Crystal from the boar’s head.

A level-four Crystal.

Without hesitation, Long Yan swallowed it directly.

A warm energy surged into his body.

He closed his eyes, feeling the power within him grow.

After a long moment, he opened his eyes.

A sharp glint flashed within them.

“Soon,” he muttered to himself.

“A few more level-four Crystals, and I can break through to level five.”

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He stood up and looked into the depths of the forest.

The face of Long Ningshuang appeared in his mind.

That face was completely different from the little girl in his memories.

But the warmth of her hand holding his and her concern for him strengthened his resolve.

In his past life, he had ignored a wonderful girl like Ning Shuang and mistakenly chosen that venomous Long Yanran.

Now, he would not make the same mistake again.

Long Yan tightened his grip on the broken sword.

“Ning Shuang, wait for me.”

He turned and disappeared into the depths of the forest.

The Inn.

Lin Fan lay on the bed, her dark green hair spread across the pillow.

Su Xiaoxiao was already asleep, her small body curled up beside her.

Lin Fan stared at the ceiling, her mind racing.

The deal with Hu Lie was settled.

But she couldn’t wait until the Rift opened to get the slaves.

She needed to get a batch in advance to create Skins and select a suitable one to use for passing through the Rift.

Lin Fan narrowed her eyes.

“Tomorrow, I’ll go to the Slave Market and have Hu Lie give me thirty female slaves as a deposit,” she murmured to herself.

“I’ll make the Skins first and see if there are any problems.”

She closed her eyes.

In her mind, she was already planning every step to come.

Acquire the Skins.

Fuse with Long Ningshuang.

Take control of Azurewood City.

And then… she would see just how powerful the Bloodline of a Pureblood Dragon Clan Skin truly was.