Chapter 235 The Game Becomes Reality!
Most of the netizens who clicked on the post were there to have some fun.
"Clickbait title, reported."
"Let me guess, have they discovered another money-making bug?"
The post was very simple.
I chose physical cultivation, for no particular reason other than that I felt it didn't require much brainpower, which was nice. I looked at the "Bone Forging Technique" in the game and it seemed to make a lot of sense, so I practiced it in real life.
[I didn't practice much; I just practiced the movements from the game for about ten minutes every morning when I woke up and every night before I went to bed.]
[And guess what happened?]
I feel like I've gotten stronger! It really is! Before, I had to rest twice to carry a bag of cement up five flights of stairs, but now I can do it in one go! My back doesn't ache anymore, my legs don't hurt, and I have tons of energy every day!
The post has already become a sea of laughter.
[Hahaha! Bro, are you being driven crazy by the game's CPU?]
[I suggest you see a neurologist; it seems like you're obsessed with gaming.]
[It's all psychological, absolutely psychological! I've been practicing magic cultivation, and I even feel like I can conjure fireballs now, do you believe me?]
[Hilarious! Isn't this the legendary "I think I'm good enough" attitude?]
[OP, take my advice: games are games, and reality is reality. Don't confuse them.]
The comments section was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
The "bricklayer" did not respond to any of the sarcastic comments.
A few minutes later, he simply edited the main page and uploaded two photos.
The photo on the left was taken a month ago.
A pale-faced, thin young man was wearing a faded tank top. His eyes held a lingering weariness, and he looked listless.
The photo on the right was taken this morning.
He was still the same young man, still wearing the same tank top, but he seemed to have undergone a complete transformation.
The skin was no longer pale, but had a healthy rosy hue.
His physique is still not particularly muscular, but the muscle definition in his arms and shoulders is already clearly visible, exuding a sense of power.
Most importantly, his eyes were no longer tired; instead, they were full of spirit and piercing eyes!
If the left side represents "just getting by", then the right side represents "full of vitality"!
The contrast between the two photos is so striking that it leaves one speechless.
The once noisy comment section instantly fell into a deathly silence.
"..."
"..."
"Holy crap?"
After a brief silence, the comments section erupted!
[Is this fake?! Is it photoshopped?! Or is it AI-generated?! How can it change so much in just one month?!]
[It's not photoshopped! I zoomed in and the lighting and pixels match perfectly! And look at that mole on the back of his neck! It's in the exact same spot! This is the same person!]
[This...this is illogical! Even if you went to the gym every day, had a personal trainer, and took protein powder, you couldn't get this to look like this in a month! The change in your energy and spirit is just too outrageous!]
Wait a minute! I'm a body cultivator too! I also practice the "Bone Forging Technique"! I always thought it was just a game move!
Stop talking! I'm going to try it right now! I might die if I try! Anyway, it's free!
【I'm going too! Damn, what if it's true?!】
In an instant, countless players on the forum who had chosen the body cultivation path were all like they had been injected with chicken blood. With a skeptical attitude, they began to imitate the "Bone Forging Technique" movements that they were all too familiar with in real life.
A simple standing meditation exercise.
A slow stretch.
A seemingly ordinary breathing exercise.
Ten minutes later.
The guy who said "Try it and you'll die" was the first to reply to the post, and his reply was incoherent and frantic.
[Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! It really works! I'm not kidding! I just stood in this stance for ten minutes and I felt a warm current rising from the soles of my feet! Now my whole body feels warm and cozy! It's not just psychological! Absolutely not!]
His reply was like the trigger that detonated a nuclear bomb.
[I felt it too! Oh my god! I thought I was seeing things! I felt hot all over! My back was covered in sweat!]
It's true! It's true! I spend all my time in front of the computer, and my neck has always been bad. I just did a few stretching exercises, and now my neck feels warm and much more comfortable!
Holy crap! I just did a set of punches, and then tried to lift my 30-pound cat with one hand! I never even dared to dream of doing that before!
[Upstairs, are you sure your cat is okay?]
[But to be honest, I still think you guys are obsessed. Even if you do a normal set of exercises, you'll still feel hot and sweaty! These are normal symptoms after exercise!]
......
If it was just a lone testimony from a "bricklayer" at the beginning, now, more and more "feel reports" from all over the country have completely overturned everyone's worldview!
The skills you learn in games can actually be used in real life!
This news, like a super hurricane, swept across the entire Chinese internet in an instant with overwhelming force!
All the players who chose the body-based cultivation method have gone mad!
They rushed out of their homes, into the park, and into the open spaces of their neighborhood, practicing the "Bone Forging Technique" over and over again.
The expressions on their faces were ecstasy, excitement, and disbelief!
The door to a brand new world was suddenly kicked open by an ordinary man known as "Bricklayer Brother"!
In stark contrast to the jubilation of the physical cultivation players, the magic cultivation players were collectively dumbfounded.
Why? Why is this happening?!
A player who plays the magic system posted a heart-wrenching lament on the forum.
[I've been meditating cross-legged all afternoon! My legs are numb! Forget about drawing in qi, I haven't felt a thing! Why can body cultivation be used in real life?!]
The rows of replies below were filled with the sorrow of those who shared the same plight.
Me too. I meditated by candlelight for two hours, almost making myself cross-eyed, and it was all for nothing.
[This is unfair! Game officials, come out here! We demand an explanation! This is professional discrimination!]
[Waaaaah, watching those body-training guys downstairs laughing and practicing their punches, I'm so envious I'm crying.]
[Waaaaah, who says otherwise? I, a mage, can fly on a sword in the game world, so why am I inferior in the real world!]
[Turns out the Easter egg in this game is body cultivation!]
[Forget it, I'll delete this account and create a new one right now. Is that too late?]
Just as the internet was abuzz with arguments over the huge differences between "physical cultivation" and "dharma cultivation," a post by a student once again pushed this trend to a new peak.
Wait a minute! Guys! I've discovered something even more terrifying!
The starting posture of this "Bone Strengthening Technique" looks exactly the same as the "Ninth Set of Fitness Broadcast Gymnastics" that our school recently issued!
The post included a screenshot of a document issued by the school.
Notice on Promoting the Ninth Set of Fitness Broadcast Gymnastics in Primary and Secondary Schools Nationwide.
Below is a breakdown diagram of the movements in radio calisthenics.
Section 1: Stretching Exercises
It was clearly the starting stance of the "Bone Forging Technique"!
Exactly the same! Not a single detail different!
The entire internet fell silent once again.
Everyone's mind was buzzing, and an incredibly bold yet incredibly reasonable guess surfaced in everyone's hearts.
The nation... is playing a grand game!
Just as the entire internet was gripped by even deeper shock and fervor because of this discovery.
On Douyin, an inconspicuous short video is quietly pushed to a small number of people by the algorithm.
The video's title is simple: [AI-generated, midterm assignment, please don't take it seriously].
The image shows a girl wearing the uniform of Yunlan University.
She stood on the edge of the top of a tall tower, with the city lights of thousands of homes behind her.
The next second, before any of the audience could react, she stepped onto a long sword that shimmered with a blue light and leaped into the air!
The figure drew an incredibly beautiful arc in the night sky.
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