The exercise equipment in the gym can unknowingly erode the will and spirit of those who maintain it.
As if confirming Du Lanshan's guess, Liu Juan fell asleep instantly after taking care of Cheng Shuang. He could only tell this to Du Jun, the only one who was still awake.
Du Jun frowned and asked in a very low voice, "It shouldn't be like this. Shuang's mental strength is higher than ours. How could she be the first one to fall asleep!"
"Could it be that the pressure is too great? The more nervous you are, the easier it is to find a loophole, and the stronger the invisible attack you will receive?" Du Lanshan himself is not opposed to exercise, nor does he have the arrogance of ordinary people who think he is self-taught in fitness, so he has a very peaceful mindset. Cheng Shuang is the opposite. She has rarely exercised since she was a child, and the only time she has ever been involved in fitness is for a few days at a rest station.
“This might be a knot in the little girl’s heart.” Du Lanshan sighed. “She is young and used to be in poor health. I noticed before that whenever she missed a beat, causing that part to repeat itself, no matter who caused it, the little girl’s breathing would become a few degrees heavier.”
"She didn't actually make many mistakes, but she put the most pressure on herself."
Du Jun nodded silently. "I'll talk to her when she wakes up."
The two leaned against the bed, taking turns closing their eyes to rest. After about half an hour, the coach woke them up.
"There's a guest named Qingfeng at the door. Is he the one you're waiting for?"
"Yes!" Du Jun replied, opening his eyes. He looked at Du Lanshan and, seeing the puzzled look in his eyes, whispered, "Brother Sun, code name."
Du Lanshan was immediately overjoyed.
Sun Han pushed up his glasses and followed the plastic coach in.
He subtly turned his gaze to his three companions, who were fast asleep and unaware of his arrival, and silently raised his eyebrows to look at Du Jun and Du Lanshan.
The two shook their heads slightly, indicating that nothing was wrong.
Sun Han knew this wasn't the right time to ask questions, so he glanced at the plastic coach next to him.
The coach was even more excited than the guests who had finally managed to get together, clearly feeling that the tuition fees were about to be received, and the entire plastic exuded an unprecedented vitality.
The allure of money is fully demonstrated here.
To prevent the "plastic coach" from urging them to get up and try other activities right away, Du Lanshan moved closer to it and started chatting with it to distract it. Du Jun then recounted the details of the first three stages to Sun Han, including the suspicious point that fitness could cause people to fall asleep silently from exhaustion, and the importance of timely supplementation with the powder pills.
Sun Han said in a deep voice, "I'll try to get a result. If there is one, that would be great. At least the next round of experience can avoid this kind of invisible loss. If there is no result, I'm afraid everyone will have to be more careful."
Cheng Shuang's personality was well understood; she wasn't someone who could be easily taken advantage of. But now it seemed that this gym, which had laid all its checkpoints out in the open, was far more dangerous than they had imagined.
Cheng Shuang's sleep was not peaceful. She could sense that something was wrong with her body. Several times she heard Du Jun and the other two whispering and tried to break free from the dream. However, drowsiness pulled her into a deep abyss, and she was powerless to resist.
She was exhausted, so exhausted that she wished she could sleep forever, but her mind kept beeping and issuing warnings.
Instinctively, the little girl condensed fifteen small pink pills, all of which she produced and sold herself.
In an instant, from body to soul, it felt as if I had been splashed with cold water and instantly awoke.
What needed fixing was fixed immediately, and the chaotic mind returned to calm.
"I know what happened!" she murmured as she opened her eyes.
Whether it's a treadmill, barbell, or exercise bike, the first thing they do is touch the equipment to familiarize themselves with it and make it easier to operate.
Even with non-slip gloves, only half of the palm was covered by the fabric as a barrier, while the other half of the fingers gripped the handlebars tightly. Switching to quick-drying gym clothes seemed to compensate for the lack of physical strength to some extent, but a large area of skin was exposed, making it easier for the skin to come into contact with external objects.
Through unexpected and unavoidable contact, the equipment can closely sense the psychological fluctuations of each maintainer. Once they show even the slightest sign of panic, they can easily erode their willpower.
People as determined and confident as Du Jun and Du Lanshan are hard to find with weaknesses, but she was already doubting herself before she even got on the stationary bike...
A single pill can repair lost physical and mental strength, but it can't keep up with the rate at which equipment consumes it.
Like water flowing into a river, it at most creates a ripple.
But the complete repair skill is different. After swallowing fifteen pills, Cheng Shuang felt that she could break down not only a stationary bike, but even a treadmill.
The little girl suddenly became very energetic. She got out of bed, glanced at Du Lushu and Liu Juan who were snoring away, and then restrained herself and became quiet again.
Du Jun, who was sitting by the bedside watching over them, opened his eyes and asked softly, "What do you know?"
Cheng Shuang looked around and, not seeing Sun Han and Du Lanshan, asked, "Uncle Du, did you go to keep Uncle Sun company?"
Du Jun nodded, his peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed, and he waited for her answer with a slightly sleepy expression.
The little girl shared her discovery, and Du Jun rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. "The solution seems simple..."
The rest is self-evident without needing to be said.
If each experience requires a complete pill to get through, then for the six of them, there are seven more experiences to go, which would require a total of forty-two complete pills.
Cheng Shuang's resources are definitely insufficient to supply the needs, not to mention that it's unknown how long they will have to stay in this land of death.
“We know we can’t touch the equipment, so it’s unlikely that something like what just happened will happen again.” She thought it over carefully and said slowly and softly, “Besides, we survived three projects before the three of us completely collapsed.”
If they carefully avoid contact afterward, the likelihood of them being subjected to unseen psychological attacks will be much smaller.
Du Jun nodded in agreement with her idea, "I'll go and call them to take their medicine."
“I’ll go find Uncle Sun and put gloves on him.”
The two split up. As Cheng Shuang walked out, she consciously put on a pair of rubber gloves with non-slip particles on the palms and grabbed a banana. She peeled it, took a bite, and finally confirmed that the food and clothing provided by the gym to its members had the same effect of restoring physical strength.
However, the effect was limited.
The little girl took two bites, put the banana away, and ran towards the gym full of equipment. Before she could find Sun Han and Du Lanshan, she spotted the two fierce-looking maintenance workers in overalls at the ab bench.
The planks here weren't sloping, but completely upside down. The two men's faces were flushed red, as if they were about to bleed, a shocking redness.
Seemingly because of sweating, they took off their vests, pressed their entire backs against the ab board, gripped the sides of the board tightly with both hands, and remained motionless for a long time, unable to even sit up halfway.
Cheng Shuang paused slightly. A pool of sweat had gathered beneath their equipment. Her gaze shifted upwards, and her pupils contracted sharply. The man in the lead had a few strands of gray hair at his temples…
He grew old silently!
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