novelraw Chapter 125: New Skill "Motion Capture"
Chapter 125: New Skill "Motion Capture"
Listening to the busy signal on the phone, Jiang Ci stood on the balcony, motionless for a long time.
The small town night breeze, with a damp chill, blew over him and made him exceptionally clear-headed.
His boss Lin Wan was always so decisive and fiery, telling him with action that the best rebuttal was not argument but producing stronger work.
Jiang Ci put the phone away and steadied his emotions.
No matter how loud the online fame, it could not compare to the reassuring solidity of numbers inside the system.
He wanted to see what kind of return this nationwide "Heartbreak Storm" had actually brought him.
With a thought, a faintly blue virtual panel unfolded before his eyes.
His gaze immediately locked onto the two most crucial lines.
In the next instant, his breath caught sharply.
[Heartbreak Value Balance: 2150 points.][Current Remaining Lifespan: 450 days 8 hours.]
Four hundred and fifty days!
One year and three months.
That figure stirred an unprecedented sense of security in Jiang Ci's heart.
For the first time, living no longer felt like an illusion.
He shifted his attention away from the lifespan number and focused on the Heartbreak Value balance that had exceeded two thousand.
Over two thousand points.
This was an unprecedented fortune.
He immediately opened the familiar System Store.
The interface was as clean as ever.
[Performance Skills].
[Special Skills].
But today, under the [Performance Skills] section, a new icon shimmered and pulsed with presence.
New item on the shelf.
Jiang Ci clicked it.
A brand-new skill detail page popped up instantly.
[Skill Name: Micro-level Motion Capture]
Jiang Ci's pupils contracted abruptly.
[Skill Description: Consume 2000 Heartbreak Value points to redeem.]
[Upon activation, the host can construct virtual motion models in the mind to assist in imitating, learning, and optimizing all non-supernatural physical movements, including but not limited to martial arts routines, high-difficulty dance, extreme sports, etc.]
[Note: This skill only improves motion accuracy and learning efficiency, it does not directly enhance the host's physical fitness.]
Jiang Ci read the description word by word, his heart beginning to race uncontrollably.
What was this?
This was a godly technique tailor-made for actors!
The script for The Legend of Han and Chu flashed through his mind.
Xiang Yu.
That "strength to lift mountains, spirit to overshadow the world" Conqueror of Western Chu!
The script was full of cavalry battles, weapon duels, and action scenes designed to display the Hegemon's courage.
Director Wei's demands for combat scenes were almost ruthless, insisting actors fight in person and deliver the visceral realism and force of every blow.
Although Jiang Ci had physical training and a martial foundation, he had no confidence in fully embodying an incomparable war god on the big screen.
He had even prepared himself to be scolded into oblivion by the fight choreographer after joining the crew, to spend every day at the training ground until his skin peeled.
But now…
The arrival of this skill directly solved that core problem from the ground up!
Micro-level motion capture.
Imitate, learn, optimize!
Wasn't that basically saying: as long as the fight choreographer could demonstrate, he could perfectly replicate it in the shortest time, maybe even do it better?!
Jiang Ci's breath grew hot.
His eyes stared fixedly at that glaring number.
[Cost: 2000 Heartbreak Value points.]
Not a second of hesitation.
Thought struck like lightning.
"Redeem!"
[Ding!]
[Confirm consuming 2000 Heartbreak Value points to redeem skill "Micro-level Motion Capture"?]
"Confirm!"
The moment the words left his mouth, the Heartbreak Value balance on the system panel plummeted from "2150" to "150."
At the same time, a strange warm current detonated from the depths of his mind and washed through his limbs!
Jiang Ci felt his brain become clearer than ever.
Every muscle, every bone felt as if it had independent awareness,
forming an incredibly vivid three-dimensional blueprint in his head.
He needed a test subject.
Jiang Ci turned and looked toward the living room.
On television, his grandmother had already switched the channel to her beloved Beijing opera.
The screen happened to be showing the classic excerpt The Farewell My Concubine.
On stage, a painted-faced martial role was portraying Xiang Yu, suddenly pausing and striking a classic entrance pose.
One leg slightly bent, body leaning back, one hand holding a sword, the other pointing forward, the entire posture brimming with terrifying tension as if about to explode.
This was it!
Standing in the balcony's shadow, Jiang Ci imitated the actor on TV and slowly raised his own hand.
The instant he made the movement,
a bizarre perspective forcibly unfolded in his mind!
He "saw" a virtual human figure synchronously form in his head.
Beside it, a standard model composed of golden light appeared; that was the motion data of the opera actor on TV.
The system was comparing.
The next moment,
dozens of glaring red warning markers erupted across his blue humanoid model!
[Waist force application incorrect, core muscle group not engaged!]
[Sword-holding arm elbow too stiff, lacking extension!]
[Supporting leg knee bend angle insufficient, causing unstable center of gravity…]
One precise millimeter-level error analysis flashed through his mind after another.
Not only that, the system provided optimized correction plans, marking the correct force points and limb angles on the virtual model.
Jiang Ci was stunned.
He instinctively adjusted his body according to the "optimal solution" in his head.
Shoulders, sink another fraction.
Core, tighten instantly like iron.
Elbow, relax, let the wrist guide the sword point.
Bend the supporting knee another three degrees, press the center of gravity down!
When he completed all the adjustments, the moment his movement perfectly overlapped with the golden standard model in his mind—
buzz!
A completely different sensation swept his entire body!
Although it was the same pose, now he felt explosive power surging through his frame,
as if he could charge into battle and slay enemies the next second, trampling mountains and rivers!
Every detail was perfectly impeccable.
This was "Micro-level Motion Capture"?
This was simply… monstrous!
Jiang Ci held the opera entrance pose, his eyes full of shock.
At that moment,
the sound from the living room TV suddenly changed.
The opera's drums and gongs cut off, replaced by a female host's clear, precise voice.
"The Spring Festival box office battle has entered a white-hot stage. Palace Conspiracy, as an astonishing dark horse, has officially surpassed the 300 million mark on its opening day, becoming the biggest surprise of this year's Spring Festival season!"
"Meanwhile, the fantasy blockbuster Ninth Heaven, although also much anticipated, has underperformed the market's expectations on its opening day…"