Chapter 2 Going Home
The Northern Base City is a rectangular block that is 100 miles long and 80 miles wide. The northern area accounts for one-fifth of the city, but it accommodates half of the city's population. It is a typical civilian area.
In the base city where every inch of land is valuable, those who live in bungalows are rich, and those who live in high-rise buildings are poor. In order to make full use of the space, the civilian areas are all square buildings, dozens of stories high, densely built, and every family lives in a small space.
No matter how crowded it is, people will not leave the base city, because outside the tall walls of the base city is a world roaming with monsters. It is a restricted area for ordinary people and only powerful warriors can survive outside.
Lin Zhen walked through an alley and quickly found his home building based on his previous memory.
"This building is thirty stories high. In order to save electricity and space, there is not even an elevator. The higher up you go, the poorer the people are. I live on the twenty-eighth floor."
"Dad Lin Liye should be back by now. He usually sells breakfast downstairs in the community. He is probably at home preparing soy milk and buns for tomorrow."
"My mother should be doing handicrafts. She has no job and can only rely on handmade embroidery to earn a little living every day. The income is pitifully low. Their income is used to support my schooling."
Lin Zhen walked into the dim corridor and headed towards the 28th floor step by step.
"In my previous life, I worked very hard to learn martial arts in order to get my parents to move out of this slum. Although I passed the high school entrance exam with good grades, Ouyang Yu interfered. After I joined the Blue Sky Martial Arts School, I had to delay my entry for half a year before I could become a formal student. It was only after a year that I let my parents leave this community. By then, my parents had already developed a chronic illness due to overwork, and they never recovered."
"This time, the result will definitely not be the same as last time."
Lin Zhen was thinking and had already arrived at the door of his house.
Lin Zhen wasn't able to see his parents for a long time, and he was quite excited.
However, he quickly calmed down. After all, he had lived for a long time, his mental age was too old, and he had seen too many big scenes, so he did not lose control of his emotions.
He felt in his pocket and a simple key appeared in his hand.
"This type of anti-theft door is said to be a product from the AD era. It can only be used to protect ordinary people. Anyone with a little lock-picking skills can open it. It can only be used in slums. Those wealthy families have long used the advanced sensor doors developed by the Base City Science and Technology Department."
I inserted the key into the keyhole and opened the door, and the aroma of food wafted into my face.
In the narrow little house, father Lin Liye was using an old-fashioned soy milk machine to make soy milk. This machine seemed old and worn out to Lin Zhen, but it was the hope of the family. Without this machine, Lin Zhen might not even be able to complete his basic studies.
The mother was cooking on a gas stove. A carp was stewing deliciously in the pot. However, Lin Zhen knew that this fish was also exchanged by the mother for her embroidery, and the two old people were reluctant to eat it.
"Dad, Mom, I'm back." Lin Zhen tried hard to smile.
"Son, you're back. Hurry and wash your hands. Your mother has stewed fish and we'll be serving dinner soon." Lin Liye greeted his son with a smile. His son was the hope of their family. Although Lin Liye hoped that Lin Zhen would become a military researcher, he knew that his son wanted to be a warrior.
Mother Li Qin even came over and took off Lin Zhen's outer clothes: "You must be tired, take a good rest, the exam is coming soon, don't put too much pressure on yourself, the family can still survive."
"Mom and Dad, don't worry. I'm fine. The test is a piece of cake for me."
Lin Zhen soon returned to normal. He smiled, took off his shoes, and went into the house, wanting to help his parents with the chores. However, his parents told him not to do anything and asked him to clean up first.
The house is only 40 square meters. The living room, kitchen and parents' room are actually the same room. There is also a small bathroom and a small bedroom separated from it. That is Lin Zhen's private space.
Returning to his long-missed tiny home, Lin Zhen lay down on the hard bed for a while, grinning. Although warriors had experienced all kinds of hardships, he hadn't slept on this kind of bed for a long time, and he was not used to it.
The meal would not be served for a while, so the first thing Lin Zhen did was to examine his own situation.
Lin Zhen still remembers the details of his high school graduation. His academic performance was good, and academic subjects were not difficult nowadays. They included historical knowledge, including the history of the Gregorian calendar, and then the major events that occurred after the Shenbian Day and the beginning of the Shenbian calendar. Memorizing them by rote was not a problem for Lin Zhen.
There is also knowledge about mutant beasts, and Lin Zhen knows this better than anyone else.
The most important thing is physical data. After graduating from high school, all major martial arts schools have strict standards for recruiting students.
The three physical data are punching strength, punching speed and nerve reaction. The qualified standard of punching strength is 200kg, which is the admission line. If it is lower than this standard, it will be unqualified.
The punching speed is required to be no less than five punches per second with 80% of the maximum force to be considered qualified.
If your punching force is 200kg, then if you can deliver five punches with a force of no less than 160kg within one second, it will be considered to have reached the passing line and be considered an effective punch.
Neural reaction refers to the evasive action that can be taken when encountering an attack. 0.1 second is the passing line. If there is no reaction within this time, it will be considered a failure.
When a martial arts school recruits disciples, these three items are the basic criteria. If all the criteria are met, the martial arts school will basically accept you. Cultural courses are only auxiliary, and of course you can't be too ignorant.
If one item does not meet the requirements but another item is particularly outstanding, there is still a chance of being admitted.
Lin Zhen remembered that his left fist now weighed 206kg, his right fist weighed 232kg, his punch speed was 5.3/s, and his nerve reaction was 0.096, all of which were barely passing.
It was precisely because of this that, although he had met the requirements, he did not receive much attention from the martial arts school, which allowed Ouyang Yu to successfully obstruct. If he was talented enough, then no matter how much Ouyang Yu obstructed, it would be useless.
"If I want to change my fate, I must do something in this graduation exam and I can't let Ouyang Yu succeed again."
"There are still three days left. Within these three days, I must improve my strength. At least I have to make it so that the martial arts school will not buy into Ouyang Yu's account. This is the most basic thing."
"As for Ouyang Yu, I will just play with you this time."
"And peace."
(End of this chapter)
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