Jumping squats, close-grip push-ups, and backhand pull-ups are all basic physical training exercises in martial arts classes. Chen Qian has always been very clear about his limits.
He knows that hard work may not change his fate, but at least he won't have regrets, so he rarely slacks off.
However, the training memory he experienced today, which was left running in the system, somewhat overturned his self-perception.
While the effects of the performance-enhancing drugs are certainly partly at play, it's not entirely due to them.
After Shen Qian loaded the "training memory", he found the gap between himself and the system from those familiar yet unfamiliar movements.
When I perform any movement under the system's control, whether it's the amplitude, the force, or the overall aesthetics, it can only be described as perfect—it's a textbook-like standard.
As his physical strength gradually recovered, Chen Qian had a strong feeling that he had made progress again.
Unfortunately, there was no simulator nearby, so we don't know how much progress we've made.
After quickly tidying up the clothes on the balcony, Chen Qian sighed. It was still because he was broke. Otherwise, wouldn't it have been better to just rent a martial arts gym for the whole day?
...
Over the next week, Shen Qian felt like he had become a complete "useless person".
Aside from attending classes and eating, drinking, and using the restroom, all Shenqian had to do every day was wait for the system to "favor" him, then go to sleep, day after day.
The system could accurately grasp his training limits each time, and his training volume was increasing at a slow but very stable rate. After a good night's sleep, he would be full of energy again.
At the same time, his appetite also increased. Fortunately, meat, which is the best source of energy, is not expensive. Wang Xiaojuan didn't say anything except complaining that the refrigerator was empty again.
What makes Shen Qian most gratified is the stability of the system.
Shen Qian practiced various postures on the rooftop, but was never seen by anyone. Statistically speaking, this was practically impossible, and he could only attribute it all to the system.
Out of caution, he didn't go to the physical testing center for the past week before going to the test center. He could only roughly estimate his strength and felt that his physical fitness had probably reached the minimum standard for the martial arts college entrance examination last year.
Shen Qian had tried to get rid of this feeling of cultivating a puppet, but when he found that he couldn't reach the system's efficiency no matter how hard he tried, he gave up without any regrets.
"Beep beep!"
It was Friday. After finishing his meal, Shen Qian was sipping water when he heard his bracelet vibrate. He took it out and glanced at it.
Messages popped up in the Class 109 group chat.
Zhou Xu: "What is everyone doing? It's the weekend tomorrow. Anyone want to team up for an all-night VR arcade?"
Zhang Ziqiang: "111, a new dungeon has been released in the Chinese version of 'Martial God,' let's try it out together!"
Huo Shuai: "A night out would cost a hundred or two, that's too expensive. Let's just split the bill and go sing karaoke..."
A group of boys discussed it animatedly for a while, but Shen Qian could tell at a glance that they were all hopeless losers who had no chance of getting into the martial arts college entrance exam. He couldn't help but smile contemptuously, knowing that he could no longer associate with them.
Wang Yangming: "Why don't you come play near my house? I just opened a VR arcade here, and new customers get a 90% discount!"
Zhou Xu: "All games?"
Wang Yangming: "Well, it has everything you could want..."
Just as Shen Qian was about to close the group chat, he saw the message sent by Wang Yangming, and immediately sat up in bed, starting to rummage through his coat for change.
"A proper balance between work and rest is conducive to the healthy development of martial arts, and the principles in textbooks should always be followed."
He successfully found the thirty yuan pocket money that Wang Xiaojuan had given him yesterday. He opened the bracelet and was about to ask Wang Yangming for an address when the bracelet vibrated first.
Shen Qian glanced at it and saw that it was a video call from Ding Yi. Although reluctant, he switched to voice mode and answered it.
"Shenqian, where are you? Why aren't you answering the video call?" Ding Yi's urgent yet aloof voice rang out as soon as the phone rang.
“I was just about to… no, why should I report this to you?” Shen Qian cleverly countered.
Ding Yi paused briefly, then avoided Shen Qian's question and asked, "Are you going to play those random VR games with them?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? When have you ever seen me go to those places?" Shen Qian said righteously.
“Yes, there really isn’t.” Ding Yi thought for a moment and agreed with Shen Qian.
"Then I'll go first..."
Just as Shen Qian was about to hang up, Ding Yi asked again, "Are you busy today?"
"Yes!" Shen Qian's heart skipped a beat, and he blurted it out.
"Postpone it to tomorrow."
"It can't be postponed."
"Then you'll pay me back today."
"Ha... I turned it down."
"I'll be waiting for you in the central square in an hour."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Qian, cursing himself for being spineless, put on his coat and listlessly left the house. Before leaving, he made one last call, unwilling to give up.
"Hey Lao Wang, when does your VR arcade's new customer promotion end...?"
"Today?! Ayu Rat?"
"...Damn it!"
...
The central square of Jingcheng City is bustling with activity after dusk.
But upon arriving by bus, Shen Qian immediately spotted Ding Yi standing beneath the Tai'a Sword statue.
The spotlights from the statue shattered and shone on her, casting shadows on her sculpted features, but still couldn't hide her bright eyes. Her overly fair skin gave the illusion that she was of mixed race, yet her eyebrows, eyes, and lips were distinctly defined, exuding a classic Eastern beauty.
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