Lin Jicheng waved for everyone to leave, and she strolled into the courtyard of the siheyuan, admiring the Zen-like courtyard that was already showing signs of autumn.
Since returning from Yunnan Province, one thing has been lingering in Lin Jicheng's mind, and it remains unresolved for the time being—
Although she possessed a crisis warning system and had a large group of reliable and highly skilled bodyguards around her, Lin Jicheng always felt uneasy about relying on external help and not having real combat skills herself.
It's best to keep truly powerful forces in your own hands!
For example, I saw a "Health Strengthening Pill" in the system before, which might meet my current needs.
Lin Jicheng opened the system panel and found that he still had three 50% off coupons left after the last mission ended—it was practically the system's way of telling him to buy more pills!
Lin Jicheng found the "Strengthening Body Pill" in the system, clicked on the description, and read it carefully:
[Body Strengthening Pill, 2000 points. This pill comprehensively upgrades the host's endurance, speed, strength, reaction time, and other aspects of their body. The effects are stackable, currently up to a maximum of ten pills; stacking beyond this point does not increase the overall effect.]
[We also recommend purchasing "Wu Yun Chang Long Dan" (武运昌隆丹), which works even better when taken with Qiang Shen Jian Ti Dan (强身健体单)!]
"'Martial Prosperity Pill'? What is that?"
Lin Jicheng curiously clicked to take a look:
[Martial Prosperity Pill, Price: 2000 Points!]
[This comprehensively enhances the host's understanding and application of martial arts techniques, including power generation, hand-to-hand combat, dodging, and even the knowledge and skills in using melee and firearms. The effects of the pills are cumulative, currently up to a maximum of ten pills; stacking beyond this point does not increase the effect.]
"Doesn't this mean that I don't need to spend time training my skills to become a martial arts master like Lin Si?"
Lin Jicheng was somewhat tempted.
I happen to have some coupons that I received as a reward after completing the last mission. If I don't buy them now, when will I?
Using the coupon, Lin Jicheng bought one Strong Body Pill and one Martial Prosperity Pill, deducting 2,000 points directly. The next moment, a fruit candy with a faint lemon scent and an orange-flavored fruit candy appeared in Lin Jicheng's hand.
Lin Jicheng swallowed the two pills casually. They tasted sweet at first, no different from ordinary candy, but within minutes, their effects were immediately apparent—
An irresistible surge of heat rose from her dantian, rapidly spreading throughout Lin Jicheng's limbs and bones. She closed her eyes, carefully sensing the changes in her body—
The first thing to change was Lin Jicheng's senses; the once quiet courtyard house had become "noisy"—
The autumn wind rustled softly through the courtyard, the koi in the pond stirred the water with their tails, and the footsteps of pedestrians walked quietly past the street a few hundred meters away from the courtyard... Everything became incredibly clear at this moment, as if all things in the world had their own heartbeat, vibrant and clear!
Lin Jicheng suddenly opened his eyes, and the world before him had changed—
As long as Lin Jicheng focused intently, the world seemed to be filtered through slow motion, allowing her to see it with exceptional clarity—
A sparrow that had darted past in a flash appeared so clear and slow to Lin Jicheng. He could clearly see the trembling of the feathers with each flap of its wings, the subtle luster on the feathers, and the trajectory and traces of the sparrow's flight. Everything was played in slow motion, frame by frame...
"I see……!"
Lin Jicheng understood: his neural reaction speed and dynamic visual capture ability had been rapidly improved by several orders of magnitude!
This means that... no matter what dangers you face in the future, you will have a reaction time and coping ability far exceeding that of ordinary people!
Lin Jicheng was overjoyed!
Immediately afterwards, a wealth of knowledge and instincts flooded into her brain like a tidal wave, washing over every nerve in her brain, and then deeply imprinting themselves into Lin Jicheng's muscle memory—
How to generate muscle power, how to throw a punch in combat, how to dodge, how to use and maintain various weapons such as knives, guns, sticks, and swords...
All this complex information would take a person more than ten years to understand and absorb, but for Lin Jicheng, it was a task that could be completed in just a few seconds!
When Lin Jicheng opened his eyes again, he felt as if he had been tempered and refined through countless trials!
With a thought, Lin Jicheng's gaze fell on the stone table and chairs in the corner of the courtyard. As part of the courtyard's landscaping, this stone table was made entirely of granite, and conservatively estimated to weigh several tons!
Lin Jicheng stepped forward. She didn't even bother to adjust her breathing or assume a horse stance; she simply gripped the edge of the stone table with one hand and then, seemingly effortlessly, lifted it upwards—
"Click-click-click—"
The entire stone table was lifted off the ground by Lin Jicheng with one hand!
Even Lin Jicheng's arms didn't tremble noticeably; he looked completely relaxed!
Next, place a few more stone chairs on the stone table, and then lift it up again—
It's still very easy, very effortless!
"Phew...that's really good!"
"So... this is what power feels like!"
Filled with boundless power, Lin Jicheng felt a heartfelt joy. She returned the stone table and chairs to their original positions.
"I didn't expect that just taking the first pill would have such a noticeable effect... I really wonder what would happen if I took all ten pills as the system instructed..."
"It's just that I don't have enough points right now... so I'm hesitant to spend them..."
Lin Jicheng sighed deeply. He wished he could spend his points as freely and without burden as he would spend money!
However, this didn't dampen Lin Jicheng's joy at improving his strength. After a wonderful bath, Lin Jicheng snuggled into the comfortable covers and drifted into a carefree dream.
...
A few days later, it was the start of the new semester at Jinghua University.
That day, the area around Xueyuan Road in Beijing was exceptionally crowded.
As a university town in Beijing, Xueyuan Road is home to almost all of the city's universities. On the first day of school, countless students and parents, carrying large bags and small packages, drove in and flooded into the area, making it extremely crowded!
At the entrance of Jinghua University, a yellow sports car was parked across the main road, blocking other cars from entering and drawing the ire of a large crowd of onlookers.
"Who is this person? Why are they blocking the school gate? I'm in a hurry to get my daughter in to register!"
"What on earth happened up ahead? Why is there such a traffic jam?!"
"Beep beep beep—"
The crowd's irritated shouts and curses continued unabated, yet a young man stepped out of the yellow sports car ahead quite casually, as if he hadn't heard the jeers at all, and smoothed his signature blond hair—
It was Huang Tianci!
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