Chapter Summaries

Shi Tiexin struggled to complete a delivery after a resident’s dog-walking companion barred him from entering her complex. When Shi Tiexin confronted the man, the man revealed he was a Beast Tamer and sent his dog to attack inside Shi Tiexin’s secret realm.

• Shi Tiexin raced through Upper City to deliver an order to Fresh Flowers Residential Complex.
• An old man walking a Teddy dog blocked Shi Tiexin from entering, and the customer refused to come down or help resolve the dispute.
• Shi Tiexin set down his delivery box and challenged the old man, then formed his secret realm.
• The Teddy dog entered the secret realm and lunged at Shi Tiexin after the old man ordered it to attack.
• The old man identified himself as a Beast Tamer from the Dog Gang and attacked Shi Tiexin with a flip-flop while his dog charged.

Old Tang gloated over the good delivery orders he had reserved while Shi Tiexin faced a dog-walking opponent in a secret realm. Shi Tiexin defeated the man and his Teddy, then the chapter ended with an author’s note about missing an update and accumulating more debt.

• Old Tang collected Gang Contribution for a delivery and admired the premium Electric Motorcycle he used for work.
• Old Tang expected Shi Tiexin to be stuck with troublesome orders and imagined him getting bullied in Dog Gang territory.
• The dog-walking old bastard sent his Teddy to attack Shi Tiexin while charging at him with a slipper.
• Shi Tiexin startled the Teddy with a roar, rushed the old bastard, and struck him with a fist.
• Shi Tiexin endured the Teddy biting his leg, kneed the old bastard in the face, and stomped the Teddy after its owner dropped out of the secret realm.

Shi Tiexin delivered his first takeout order after surviving a dangerous secret realm and fleeing a pack of vicious dogs. Suspecting something unusual about the delivery work, he went to the computer market to buy a computer, while Old Tang searched for him at the dormitory.

• Shi Tiexin emerged from the secret realm with his injuries partly healed and delivered the food to a demanding customer just before the deadline.
• A pack of dogs led by Maodou attacked Shi Tiexin as he left the building, and he escaped on his bicycle with part of his trouser leg torn off.
• Shi Tiexin failed to secure another order and wondered why delivering takeout seemed so dangerous and difficult.
• Old Tang returned to the delivery crew dormitory hoping to meet Shi Tiexin, but could not find him.
• Shi Tiexin went to the computer market to buy a computer.

Shi Tiexin bought a new wearable device to improve his chances of grabbing Liang Tuan orders. After installing the app on his 6,999-Value-Point purchase, he synchronized it and immediately received an order notification.

• Shi Tiexin decided his outdated wristwatch was too slow to grab orders and went to a computer mall for a replacement.
• Shi Tiexin passed over secondhand devices and chose a new wearable after deciding better equipment could help him earn more.
• A shop owner showed Shi Tiexin a 196,800-Value-Point device and cryptically explained that its price reflected what “196” meant.
• After bargaining, Shi Tiexin bought a 6,999-Value-Point wearable and replaced his old wristwatch.
• Shi Tiexin installed Liang Tuan’s client and received an order notification as soon as he synchronized the interface.

Shi Tiexin delivered food to a customer at Boxin Amusement City, where the hungry boy asked him to take over a game match. Shi Tiexin entered the simulated battlefield and discovered he could easily defeat the other players, then set out to clear the match perfectly.

• Shi Tiexin accepted a delivery order for Boxin Amusement City and arrived early with the customer's ramen and snacks.
• The boy inside a spherical gaming pod collected his food and pushed Shi Tiexin into the pod to cover his match.
• Shi Tiexin entered the simulated battlefield, tested his weapon, and adapted his shooting technique.
• Shi Tiexin shot down several opponents with ease and concluded the game was a beginner tutorial.
• Shi Tiexin decided to clear the match perfectly on the boy's behalf.

Yin He discovered that Shi Tiexin had earned sixteen kills while playing in his place and asked him to keep playing and teach him. Shi Tiexin agreed after Yin He offered to place LiangTuan orders specifically for him, giving Shi Tiexin a way to earn Gang Contribution.

• Yin He worried about his upcoming one-on-one match with Wang Yang and returned to the spherical pod to check his previous game.
• Yin He saw that his character had earned Best in the Field with sixteen kills and realized Shi Tiexin had played exceptionally well.
• Yin He rushed after Shi Tiexin and asked him to play more rounds and teach him.
• Shi Tiexin explained that he needed to grab delivery orders to earn Gang Contribution, and Yin He offered to request him as his LiangTuan delivery rider.
• Shi Tiexin accepted Yin He's offer after failing to grab any orders on his wearable device.

Shi Tiexin played more matches of Corona Battlefield for Yin He, repeatedly earning Best in the Field and helping Yin He climb the rankings. Yin He arranged a duel against Wang Yang and promised Shi Tiexin three orders per match, leaving Shi Tiexin ready to begin the match before a class audience.

• Shi Tiexin joined a new Corona Battlefield match from the start and used Ghostly Stealth to secure twenty-five kills with only four deaths, earning Best in the Field.
• Yin He praised Shi Tiexin and offered two orders for every match in which Shi Tiexin earned Best in the Field, so Shi Tiexin continued playing.
• Yin He's communicator rang with Wang Yang demanding that Yin He show up, and Yin He challenged Wang Yang to a private match.
• Yin He promised Shi Tiexin three orders per match if he beat Wang Yang, and Shi Tiexin agreed.
• Yin He entered the room as Wang Yang selected solo mode, while nineteen people watched, and Shi Tiexin stepped up to the controls.

Yin He hired Shi Tiexin to coach Wang Yang, who repeatedly lost to Shi Tiexin’s pistol-only play while Yin He ordered increasingly expensive meals as payment. After Wang Yang went offline, Yin He offered fifty orders, and Shi Tiexin and Yin He agreed to split them into smaller batches.

• Shi Tiexin repeatedly defeated Wang Yang and asked Yin He to keep ordering meals for more rounds.
• Yin He agreed to Wang Yang’s demands for pistol-only play and later let him find level-four armor and a helmet.
• Wang Yang kept calling Yin He to complain and challenge Shi Tiexin, while Yin He ordered increasingly expensive meal sets.
• Shi Tiexin defeated Wang Yang again and again until Wang Yang went offline, earning more than thirty orders.
• Yin He offered Shi Tiexin fifty orders, and Shi Tiexin agreed to take thirty before Yin He proposed placing the orders five at a time.

Old Tang visited Shi Tiexin expecting to find him struggling, but instead found him respected by his roommate and successful at work. Old Tang wondered whether his Dispersed Literature scheme had reached its target, while Xiao Zhang read it and began to believe in its premise.

• Old Tang returned after completing over a hundred orders and went to Shi Tiexin's dormitory to cultivate the image of a caring expert.
• Old Tang found Xiao Zhang serving Shi Tiexin after Shi Tiexin had defeated him and offered him useful guidance.
• Shi Tiexin told Old Tang that his roommates treated him well and praised Upper City's people, recalling Yin He's generosity.
• Xiao Zhang praised Shi Tiexin for delivering over fifty orders, leaving Old Tang stunned and eager to retreat.
• Old Tang returned to his dormitory and wondered whether the Dispersed Literature about a poor boy meeting an expert had been distributed.
• Xiao Zhang read the Dispersed Literature and secretly decided he believed in its story.

Shi Tiexin endured another brutal Hard Qi Technique dream, then understood how the dangerous training could bring him to humanity’s limits and resolved to master it for Black Lord. After an unproductive morning writing business cards, he finally grabbed a large job from Le Keke Design Company.

• Shi Tiexin dreamed that his instructor forced him to melt a huge pile of snow with his bare body, pushing him toward the limits of endurance.
• Shi Tiexin woke at five and saw that his first-layer Hard Qi Technique progress had reached Outstanding.
• Shi Tiexin realized the Hard Qi Technique could build formidable physical strength but risked hidden injuries and shortened lifespan when practiced poorly.
• Shi Tiexin decided to master the technique in his dreams, use golden light to perfect its first layer, and then temper his body to reach humanity’s limits for Black Lord.
• Shi Tiexin spent the morning writing business cards and received no orders until he grabbed a job for more than twenty items from Le Keke Design Company.

Shi Tiexin and Xiao Zhang delivered a large order to Lekeke Company, where martial arts skills fueled the frantic work of the design staff. Xiao Zhang was overwhelmed by the white-collar environment, while Shi Tiexin stayed composed, and the chapter left them witnessing a designer’s anguished plea to a client.

• Shi Tiexin recruited Xiao Zhang to help deliver the orders and carried three food containers to the Upper City CBD.
• Xiao Zhang felt intimidated by the suited professionals in the elevator, while Shi Tiexin remained calm and led him to the thirty-fourth floor.
• At Lekeke Company, Shi Tiexin and Xiao Zhang dodged flying folders and watched employees use Kung Fu to handle their work.
• A receptionist prepared coffee with impressive skill, and Xiao Zhang marveled at a woman carrying four trays in high heels without spilling a drop.
• The receptionist explained that a designer named Xiao Wang was struggling with a demanding case and needed food to recover his vitality.
• A young designer cried out to his client after revising a draft eight times and regretted eating a bite of roast chicken.

Shi Tiexin and Xiao Zhang visited Le Keke Design Company and discovered that its employees treated extreme typing speed and hair loss as signs of advanced Kung Fu. The front-desk woman explained that even the company’s most powerful cultivators could not save their hairlines.

• A client berated a designer over a stinky tofu menu, and the designer began striking his forehead against a wall.
• The front-desk woman told Xiao Zhang that the designer’s hair was likely to fall out from his work.
• She described Xiao Zhao’s Thousand Winds Finger and Section Chief Wang’s Sharp Energy cultivation as Xiao Zhang watched them type at extraordinary speeds.
• Minister Sun demonstrated even faster typing while sipping coffee, and the woman said his high-stage Sharp Energy came at the cost of his hair.
• The woman claimed General Manager Chen had reached the peak of Sharp Energy through the Spring Return Technique, then warned Xiao Zhang that no Kung Fu could save his hairline.

Shi Tiexin planned to build influence in Liang Tuan by securing orders and distributing them to other riders while continuing his martial training. After Black Venerable’s memories advanced his Hard Qi Technique, Shi Tiexin used Heaven-Bestowed Gold to reach its first-level perfection and activated One's Own Strength.

• Shi Tiexin realized that partnering with people who had fast hands could help him secure Liang Tuan orders and build a network of riders beneath him.
• Shi Tiexin balanced writing business cards and snatching orders with cultivating Mind Arts, training his body, and enduring the dream training camp.
• On the fourth day, Shi Tiexin awoke after experiencing Black Venerable’s near-death memories, which raised his first-level Hard Qi Technique proficiency to 56.
• Shi Tiexin went to Liang Tuan’s back courtyard and used Heaven-Bestowed Gold to break through the first level’s barrier.
• Shi Tiexin perfected the first level of Hard Qi Technique and activated One's Own Strength.

After perfecting the first level of Hard Qi Technique, Shi Tiexin activated the Body Refining Interface and discovered it could reveal flaws in his training. He learned that he could spend vital essence to attain the realm of One's Own Strength, and the interface began circulating a powerful, controlled heat through his body.

• Shi Tiexin's perfection of the first level of Hard Qi Technique activated the Body Refining Interface.
• The interface displayed a rough model of Shi Tiexin's body, showing the strengths and flaws in his body refining.
• Shi Tiexin discovered that One's Own Strength was a body-refining realm he could attain by expending vital essence.
• His pseudo-core sent vital essence into the Hard Qi Technique seal, which produced active pink mist that spread through his body.
• Shi Tiexin felt a steady, powerful burning heat that differed from the life-draining heat of his past near-death training.

Shi Tiexin discovered that body refinement rapidly increased his combat strength but consumed Nascent Cores at an enormous rate, so he prioritized earning money to fund it. After three days expanding his business at Liang Group, he received a major order that pointed him toward developing a resource point at an amusement arcade.

• Shi Tiexin trained with the Hard Qi Technique, using Pink Mist to fill gaps in his body and increase his strength by about one percent.
• Shi Tiexin calculated that fully refining his body would require twenty Nascent Cores, then decided the gains were worth the cost and put body refinement ahead of advancing to Sharp Energy.
• Shi Tiexin called a vice-director to discuss profit sharing and promote their handmade business cards, then began snatching orders at Liang Group.
• Shi Tiexin's improved hand movements gave him hope of overcoming his speed limitations, while Old Tang repeatedly probed him and withdrew, puzzled by his energy.
• Three days later, Shi Tiexin received a major order and considered developing a resource point at an amusement arcade.

Shi Tiexin carried Yin He through enough Corona Battlefield matches to raise him to Private First Class, earning food delivery orders and meals as payment. After watching the customers at Boxin Amusement City, Shi Tiexin recognized them as a promising market for expanding his delivery business.

• Yin He asked Shi Tiexin to teach him how to play rather than simply boost his rank, offering two orders per match until he reached Private First Class.
• Shi Tiexin entered Corona Battlefield, completed the tutorials, and learned how the game grouped players by cultivation level.
• After thirty matches, Yin He reached Private First Class, while Shi Tiexin neared Corporal and earned sixty food delivery orders along with lunch and dinner.
• Yin He sold the extra meals through his connection with Boss Wen at Boxin Amusement City and recovered their expenses.
• Shi Tiexin observed the arcade's customers and concluded that their spending power, tolerance for delivery delays, and low demands made them an appealing market.

Shi Tiexin decided to build his own path to wealth by winning the food delivery business at Boxin Amusement City. He arranged to set up an arena there and planned to challenge every Corona Battlefield player in the arcade.

• Shi Tiexin realized he could pursue money sincerely by taking over the arcade’s food delivery orders instead of joining a faction.
• After learning that Corona Battlefield was the arcade’s most popular game, Shi Tiexin decided to draw players out of their pods with an arena challenge.
• Shi Tiexin asked Yin He to introduce him to Boss Wen, who agreed to let him hold the arena for three evenings as long as he honored the wagers.
• Shi Tiexin announced that he would challenge every Corona Battlefield player in the arcade, while Yin He excitedly invited people to watch.

Shi Tiexin arranged a three-day Corona Battlefield arena at Boxin Amusement City, offering to pay a day's internet fees to anyone who beat him. As the crowd questioned his motives, the owner challenged the skeptics to face Shi Tiexin in the arena.

• Boxin Amusement City's owner announced that Shi Tiexin would face unlimited challengers for three days, paying one day of internet fees to anyone who defeated him.
• Shi Tiexin calculated that he could afford no more than ten losses and hoped to hold out until professional players challenged him.
• Skinny Xiao Zhang brought Shi Tiexin a stack of flyers, and Shi Tiexin said he was setting up the arena for reasons beyond the game.
• At six o'clock, Shi Tiexin arrived at the arena and confirmed that winners would receive paid internet fees while losers would pay nothing.
• Several players accused Shi Tiexin of having an ulterior motive, so Boxin's owner told them to stop complaining and challenge him themselves.

Shi Tiexin’s ring match nearly lost the crowd’s support until the Arcade Owner defended the rules and urged anyone who objected to challenge him. Shi Tiexin then defeated a series of challengers, restoring the event’s momentum as the owner considered promoting it as a tournament.

• The Arcade Owner argued that the ring’s victory and defeat were absolute and invited anyone who disliked Shi Tiexin to fight him.
• Shi Tiexin entered a spherical pod, and the owner selected a challenger from the eager crowd.
• Shi Tiexin scored two quick headshots to win the match, impressing the spectators.
• The owner chose more challengers, and Shi Tiexin defeated them as the crowd gathered and the atmosphere improved.
• The owner recognized Shi Tiexin’s combat and firearms talent, then considered marketing the event as Boxin’s First Corona Battlefield Challenge Tournament.

Shi Tiexin held his ring through more than three hours of matches, defeating every challenger and building a reputation among Boxin players. Yin He challenged him, lost both rounds, and talked his classmates into believing he had only been narrowly outmatched by an expert.

• Shi Tiexin defeated wave after wave of challengers, adapting to veteran players’ tricks and winning every match on his first day.
• Yin He's classmates noticed that the ring holder fought much like Yin He and urged him to challenge Shi Tiexin.
• Yin He lost both rounds without firing a shot, then explained that he had been beaten by a tiny difference in timing and precision.
• Yin He's classmates challenged Shi Tiexin themselves, lost, and accepted Yin He's explanation while continuing to praise him.
• Shi Tiexin ended his match after more than three hours with a perfect record and chose not to promote himself yet.