Chapter 2 Consuming a bottle of mineral water in 100 kilometers

[Host: Ji Ruo]

[Unlocked achievement category: Martial Arts]

[Number of achievements unlocked: 1]

[Martial Arts Skills: Iron Sand Palm·Advanced (225/1000)]

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Recalling the experience two months ago, Ji Ruo still feels a little sad.

At that time, Ji Ruo, who had just traveled through time, obtained the original owner's memory, and soon afterwards obtained his own golden finger, an achievement system.

The original owner was an orphan, whose parents died in a battle with a monster. Now Ji Ruo is on the state's minimum living allowance, so he studies very hard.

His system allows Ji Ruo to unlock and upgrade corresponding skills by achieving various achievements.

However, this system doesn’t seem to be very intelligent. There is no gift pack for beginners, and no specific instructions on how to unlock achievements. Everything needs to be figured out by Ji Ruo on his own.

At the beginning, Ji Ruo tried many methods. Based on his many years of experience in reading novels, he tried various routines, but he just couldn't achieve any results.

This made Ji Ruo think for a moment that his system was just a decoration and was of no use at all.

Until a few days ago, when Ji Ruo's family's stored food ran out and he went downstairs to replenish supplies.

He originally had no plan to buy rice. After all, living alone, cooking was a little troublesome, so it would be more convenient and cheaper to eat some noodles.

Although the government subsidies he receives every month are not small, as the saying goes, a poor scholar learns a lot while a rich martial artist learns a lot. To practice martial arts, one needs to consume a variety of high-energy foods. Otherwise, if one simply relies on the body to absorb spiritual energy on its own, he will not be able to continue practicing.

A warrior is one who attributes all greatness to himself.

The human body is a huge treasure, and to this day, humans have not been able to fully explore it.

That day, Ji Ruo passed by the staple food area and saw the high pile of rice. He reached his hand in as if possessed.

This is a habit he has had since he was a child. When he was young, he thought he was practicing iron sand palm, but as he grew older, he no longer had that feeling, but this habit was still retained.

At that time, it was just a subconscious action on his part. However, the moment his palm was completely submerged in the pile of rice, Ji Ruo heard the system's friendly reminder tone in his ears.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking the achievement: Iron Palm Miner! ]

[Obtained martial arts: Iron Sand Palm (current level is just the beginning, proficiency is 0, proficiency can be increased through achievement)]

[Note: Iron palm and fried rice are a perfect match~]

This was the system prompt when the achievement was just achieved, and now, Ji Ruo's Iron Sand Palm has reached the advanced level.

It was then that Ji Ruo finally understood.

It turns out his system is for children...

To be honest, this was the first time he had seen such a friendly system - what a nice host kid!

However, the system is powerful.

Having traveled through time for two months, he knew very well that although Iron Sand Palm was just an ordinary martial art, it was at least one of the best martial arts for martial artists, that is, high school students and even some college students.

Under normal circumstances, if one wants to practice Iron Sand Palm to the current mastery level, not only will the palms undergo a certain degree of deformation, but a large amount of special medicine will also be required to soak the palms during the practice process.

Otherwise, if you force yourself to practice, you will gain nothing except breaking your hands.

Of course, most families can afford this level of resource consumption. However, if you are not an ordinary family, although the official minimum living allowance is not small, it is still not enough to practice this kind of martial arts that requires the assistance of special medicine.

It was already very good that the original body could reach the level of a sixth-level warrior under such circumstances.

There are nine levels in the martial arts stage, and level six is ​​the average level of college entrance examination candidates over the years. This is the result of the original owner's desperate efforts with limited resources.

So, Ji Ruo’s system is very strong.

It allows Ji Ruo to master the Iron Sand Palm martial art to a masterful level without consuming any additional resources. Putting aside other things, at least this is really economical.

From the initial glimpse to the mastery of Iron Sand Palm, Ji Ruo only consumed a bag of rice. And it was not completely consumed, after all, the bag of rice was fried and eaten by Ji Ruo with his palm...

What is the concept?

It is roughly equivalent to a car driving 100 kilometers consuming the same amount of mineral water. The weird thing is that this bottle of mineral water is mainly drunk by the driver...

"Three more days."

Ji Ruo put the bag of rice in the kitchen, poured out one-third of it into a pot, put his hands in it, and started stir-frying.

On average, every time you flip the palm of your hands ten times, your proficiency in Iron Sand Palm will improve a little.

During this process, Ji Ruo's palms glowed with a faint red glow, and the temperature gradually increased as he practiced.

He calculated that this pot of rice could only be cooked after being stir-fried about a thousand times, and its degree of familiarity would increase by about a hundred points.

As a warrior, Ji Ruo has a big appetite. This pot of rice is enough to completely submerge the young man's palm. After frying, it is just enough for Ji Ruo's food for a day.

The nutrients he took in were enough for him to practice until midnight.

Ji Ruo doesn't plan to go out for these three days.

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Time flies, and it is three days later.

Ji Ruo came to the school to gather.

There are 863 students from Yuncheng No. 1 Middle School taking the college entrance examination this time.

The college entrance examination is taken by all schools together. According to the data from previous years, there are about one million college entrance examination candidates, and the mortality rate is close to 3%. That is to say, every year there will be nearly 30,000 students who will remain in the college entrance examination room forever.

"Students, this trip to the Mountain of Ten Thousand Beasts is the time to test the results of your years of practice."

The principal stood on the high flag-raising platform and gave a pre-exam mobilization.

"I want to advise all of you that a warrior's duty is to protect, not to be brave and aggressive, so you can think about it first. If you feel that you can't adapt to that kind of life, it's not too late to quit now.

Once you enter the secret realm of Wanshou Mountain, even if you are given an emergency rescue device during the martial arts exam, it is impossible for rescue personnel to arrive at the scene in the first time.

At that time, life and death will be left to fate.

What a warrior needs is the courage to move forward and the determination to be invincible.

So, I hope students will reconsider it one last time.”

Ji Ruo raised his eyebrows.

It was the first time he had seen such a pre-exam mobilization meeting.

The principal actually advised students to give up the exam...

But it's normal to think about it. After all, it is a secret realm with hundreds of thousands of people exploring it at the same time. Although the level of the monsters inside is low, there must be a lot of them.

The risk factor is not low.

After a while, the principal saw that no one left, and the more than 800 young faces in the audience were full of determination.

Although it was their first time facing blood, they seemed to be prepared.

"I see."

The principal said with satisfaction: "Here, I wish all the students a successful start. Starting from this mountain of ten thousand beasts, you will embark on the path of martial arts that leads to the ultimate. You are the future of mankind!"

As he spoke, the principal waved his hand and said, "Now, each class should organize their students and come forward in an orderly manner to receive their weapons!"

Behind him, the Dean of Students fiddled with a device that would become fully activated once the first class had received their weapons.

A swirling portal of indescribable colors appeared on the flag-raising platform.

"Well, I wish all my classmates a triumphant return. Now..."

"The exam begins!"

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