Shen Qian suddenly woke up.

The cold wind chilled Shen Qian's skin, and Shen Qian looked completely bewildered.

Who am I? Where am I? Am I crazy?

Shen Qian felt he must be dreaming, because if he wasn't mistaken, he was currently lying naked on the rooftop, his whole body aching...

But the unusually realistic, cold touch of the ground, and the sticky things around him, reminded him that this was not a dream.

Shen Qian suddenly sat up, but the excessive movement almost made him fall forward.

These are clearly symptoms of maladaptation caused by a sudden increase in physical strength.

I had experienced something like this before, so I still have some impression of it, but the feeling that time was not nearly as intense as this time.

But... how could this be?

He looked around. His clothes had been taken off and neatly folded to the side. There was a lot of dirt on the rooftop, which seemed to have been expelled from his body.

A few meters away, an iron pot was set up. The pot was clean, but a rather pungent medicinal smell emanated from it.

Shen Qian not only felt pain all over his body, but also lingered a sharp pain in his mind. It was already broad daylight, and Shen Qian's last memory was of falling into a deep sleep at home, so...

What exactly happened last night?

Some vague memories surfaced. Shen Qian vaguely remembered hearing a bunch of strange sounds in his mind, something about a system and AFK (away from keyboard).

When Shen Qian thought of the "system," a panel composed of light and shadow suddenly appeared in his consciousness.

The panel was divided into different areas, and the most eye-catching one was the "AFK Record" in the center, which was still flashing slightly.

After Shen Qian focused his consciousness, the "idle time record" was magnified, and the next moment, a row of bookshelves appeared in Shen Qian's mind.

The entire bookshelf was empty, except for a folder on the far left of the top row.

The folder was marked with a string of numbers, which was the date from last night.

As the mind focused again, the folder opened, and a line of text appeared.

"Note: This AFK session has no combat experience or training memory. To save energy, only text records are left for the host to browse, except for the 'Pharmaceutical' section."

Shen Qian was a little confused, but intuitively he knew that the reason for his change was mostly due to the "AFK record" in front of him, so he continued to look.

“You wake up from your bed (19:22)”

You went out the door (19:23)

You arrived at Nanmenhe by taxi (19:38)

You were unable to pay the fare and the driver punched and kicked you, causing minor injuries (19:40).

..."

Chen Qian: "?"

Wait, what the heck?

How did I get beaten up?

"...

You jumped into the Nanmen River 80 meters south of Wuding Bridge (19:43)

You collected a schisandra plant from deep within the riverbed (Note 1) (19:47)

You have arrived at Huaxia Pharmacy on Nanhe Road (19:59)

You purchased the following medicinal herbs: Jiuwei Dihuang Pills, Angelica sinensis, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and red deer skin (20:02).

Unable to pay for the medication and unable to obtain credit, you left the pharmacy with the medication and departed (20:05).

..."

Shen Qian's lips twitched. Did he need to be constantly reminded that he was poor?

But Shen Qian was also somewhat curious.

Regardless of what kind of medicine the system wanted to concoct, judging from the changes in his body, it should have been successful. So where did the money to buy the medicine come from?

So Shen Qian continued reading.

"...

You ran to No. 113 Haigeng Road in the north of the city (21:18)

You rang the doorbell and explained your purpose to the villa owner (21:20)

You met Ding Yi and borrowed 2795.6 yuan from her (21:26)

You gave a wicked smile and turned to leave (21:28)

..."

Chen Qian: "..."

That damn wicked smile!

If the system wasn't lying to him, then Shen Qian felt he could move to another planet to live on.

He admitted that he could be a bit thick-skinned at times, but not to the point of giving a "wicked smile"!

After calming himself down, Chen Qian decided to read through the AFK log first, just to avoid any further surprises.

"...

You took a taxi back to Huaxia Pharmacy on Nanhe Road and paid a fare of 57.6 yuan (21:59).

You went to Huaxia Pharmacy, paid 2651 yuan, and picked up the medicinal herbs (22:00).

You took a taxi back to Xingfu Community and paid a fare of 23 yuan (22:14).

You spent 87 yuan at the convenience store near the entrance to buy water, a lighter, an electronic scale, and an iron pot, and asked the owner for some charcoal (22:18).

You arrived at the rooftop of Building 3 and began making a potion (22:25) (Click to access the 'Potion Making' memory fragment)

The improved version of the 'Energy Potion' is complete (23:47)

You took off your clothes and took the 'energy potion' (23:51)

Your bodily functions begin to improve, but the intense pain causes you to fall into a coma (23:52-10:11).

...

Note 1: Seven-flavor berries are a medicinal herb containing a large number of trace elements and a small amount of spiritual energy. They are mild in nature and are commonly used to refine body-strengthening elixirs for novice martial artists.

After reading through all the AFK (away from keyboard) records, Shen Qian fell into deep thought after the initial excitement and shame.

This "physical enhancement potion" didn't seem to match the name of the common potions he knew. At this moment, he wasn't sure how much enhancement this potion had brought to his body.

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