“Time’s up, take a break.”
Just as his will was constantly battling his body for control, Mr. Qin’s voice sounded like music to Fang Qingyu’s ears.
“Ha… Hoo…”
Fang Qingyu lay on the ground, panting heavily.
His vision was somewhat dim.
He couldn’t even hear Mr. Qin’s voice clearly.
Hungry… So hungry…
The feeling of hunger even suppressed the soreness in his body.
Fang Qingyu had never encountered this situation before.
“Get up and eat.”
Fortunately, Mr. Qin pulled Fang Qingyu up and handed him a meal box.
Fang Qingyu, starving, didn’t notice that it was the same as the food from Qingtan Club until he finished eating, then he realized.
“Uh… How much is this, Mr. Qin?”
“It’s just a meal, consider it a reward for your persistence.”
Mr. Qin waved his hand indifferently; having watched Fang Qingyu from beginning to end, he knew very well that Fang Qingyu put his full effort into every training session.
Unlike the others, who started to slack off later on.
The physical limit of their bodies restricted the upper limit of their progress.
“You’ll have to train like this every day from now on. Can you keep it up?”
“Only this way will you have a chance to enter the Elite Class.”
Seeing that Fang Qingyu couldn’t stand up for a while, Mr. Qin wasn’t in a hurry to leave and leaned against the punching pole, asking.
“Yes.”
Fang Qingyu nodded without any hesitation.
“Hmm, the fact that you could persevere today shows that even when you thought you were very talented, you didn’t choose to slack off. This is a very good mindset for practicing martial arts.”
“As long as you are willing to work hard, there’s still a chance.”
Fang Qingyu listened intently and didn’t feel anything at first, but soon he suddenly realized.
“Thought?”
“You thought you were very talented?”
Mr. Qin listened, a strange smile hanging on his lips as he retorted.
“Do you know how long it took people in ancient times to learn Stance Training plus this set of Basic Fist Technique?”
Fang Qingyu shook his head blankly.
“1 hour.”
Mr. Qin extended a finger under Fang Qingyu’s incredulous gaze.
“Stance Training plus Basic Fist Technique was originally the simplest method for strengthening the body. In the eyes of the ancients, it was as simple as learning to do standard push-ups now.”
“Does it take you several days to learn standard push-ups?”
Before Fang Qingyu could recover from his shock, Mr. Qin continued.
“However, times have changed. Practicing martial arts is too arduous, and one can live very well without practicing martial arts. Plus, many people have never even been exposed to it, so it’s normal to take a few days.”
“So, among ordinary people, your talent is actually still considered good.”
Perhaps fearing that Fang Qingyu would be disheartened, Mr. Qin offered a final word of comfort.
A martial artist must not have a proud heart, but also cannot lack self-confidence.
However, Fang Qingyu didn't feel much.
He was just shocked that such terrifying people existed.
It didn't matter whether his talent was good or not.
With the skill tree, as long as he worked hard, he could bridge any gap.
Now, thinking of talent, Fang Qingyu instead recalled the person he met on his first day at the martial arts gym.
“Lin Jiao?”
Mr. Qin frowned upon hearing this.
“His situation cannot be compared to ordinary people. You just need to know that people like him are one in ten thousand.”
“……”
It seemed he was still quite a distance from a red-titled profession.
“Let’s go. Don’t do any strenuous exercise today. Go get a meal and continue tomorrow.”
The topic ended with Lin Jiao.
Fang Qingyu changed his clothes and left the martial arts gym.
He was already used to the light rain outside and didn’t rush to deliver food. Instead, he opened his skill tree first.
“Congratulations on activating the professional basic skill ‘Basic Fist Technique’!”
“Profession: Martial Arts Apprentice Lv.1 (21/100)”
“Professional Basic Skill 1: Hidden Dragon Stance Lv.1 (33/100)”
“Professional Basic Skill 2: Basic Fist Technique Lv.1 (1/100)”
In addition to acquiring a new skill, the experience of Hidden Dragon Stance increased significantly.
This was consistent with Mr. Qin’s statement.
Stance Training plus fist technique was a complete set of body-strengthening methods.
Therefore, his professional experience also soared.
However, his gains from persisting all morning were not limited to this.
Fang Qingyu turned to the first page.
“Name: Fang Qingyu”
“Age: 18”
“Professions: Martial Arts Apprentice, Security Guard, Fitness Enthusiast, Delivery Driver”
“Strength: 8.0 → 8.2”
“Speed: 8.2 → 8.3”
“Physique: 9.1 → 9.2”
“Willpower: 10.7 → 10.8”
All four-dimensional attributes had increased to varying degrees.
Don’t underestimate these fractional attribute points.
After coming out, Fang Qingyu just lightly jumped and casually threw a punch, and he could clearly feel the difference between today and yesterday!
As the pleasure of growth slowly faded, Fang Qingyu remembered the starving experience he just had.
The total attribute increase this time was 0.5, the same as the day he unlocked Martial Arts Apprentice.
However, before that day, he had just finished eating the medicinal meal Qi Hao treated him to.
He hadn't consumed much energy.
So, after the attribute increase that day, he didn't feel much hunger.
Thinking of this, Fang Qingyu rode his Electric Bike straight to Qingtan Club.
The effect of massage could be replaced by attribute points.
But this food… there was really no substitute.
Fang Qingyu took seventy or eighty orders and only just finished when it was almost time for his next job.
“Profession: Delivery Driver Lv.1 (21/100)”
“Professional Basic Skill: Electric Bike Driving Lv.1 (54/100)”
After activation, professional experience slowed down slightly.
However, the experience for Electric Bike Driving skill increased rapidly, estimating it would level up in another day or two.
Arriving at Night Charm Bar.
Fang Qingyu's physique today made the person he was handing over to look at him twice.
“Qing Zi, working out recently?”
“Yeah, joined a martial arts gym to mess around.”
There was nothing to hide about this, Fang Qingyu openly stated it, and the other person, hearing this, even came up and touched the muscles on Fang Qingyu’s arm.
Hard.
Fang Qingyu took the radio, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then officially started work.
Xiao Si watched his retreating figure disappear and turned into Brother Qiao’s office.
The bar’s neon lights licked at the swaying reflections of the drunk patrons.
Fang Qingyu steadily completed his work for the night.
“Profession: Security Guard Lv.1 (55/100)”
“Professional Basic Skill: Vigilance Lv.2 (11/200)”
After the Vigilance skill improved, the rate of professional experience growth also became much faster than before.
This indicated that Fang Qingyu was doing his job more thoroughly.
Although nothing happened.
After finishing the handover with Xiao Si, Fang Qingyu rode his electric bike home from the back door.
He still took the shortcut.
Tonight, he had to upgrade a fitness skill.
Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't be able to handle tomorrow's martial arts training.
So, upon returning home, Fang Qingyu didn't change his exercise posture this time.
Instead, he focused on doing Squats, which gave the most experience, like crazy.
It required no technical skill at all.
The only thing it tested was willpower.
But Fang Qingyu’s highest attribute currently…
Was willpower!
For the past eighteen years, although the professional skill tree hadn’t appeared and had even caused him headaches.
It could be considered a blessing in disguise.
Sweat continuously dripped onto the ground.
Until a new prompt appeared in the skill tree.
“Congratulations! Your professional basic skill ‘Squat’ has been upgraded to Lv.2 (Max), rewarding you with one attribute point!”
Fang Qingyu didn't have time to be happy before he saw the letter prompt that followed.
“Max level?”
He opened the Fitness Enthusiast’s professional panel.
“Professional Basic Skill: Squat Lv.2 (Max)”
The experience bar behind it had indeed disappeared.
But it was normal.
The basic skills of a Fitness Enthusiast were considered the simplest.
It was understandable that the level wasn't high.
After all, you couldn't really do anything fancy with Squats.
Moreover, a Fitness Enthusiast’s basic skills…
There were quite a lot of them.