It was eleven o'clock. The night had grown deep.
Wang Teng left the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy, still wanting more.
Others had trained all night, while he had merely loafed around all night.
Loafed around?
Pah, pah... How could a Martial Warrior's business be called loafing around?
The other Martial Apprentice trainees left one after another. Wang Teng was among the last batch.
It was not because he was particularly hardworking, but because he did not want to miss a single Attribute Bubble. Well... that counted as hard work too.
Wang Teng drove along the deserted streets.
Comprehension: 19.3 Constitution: 47 Strength: 135 Speed: 86 Combat Skills: Basic Fist Technique (Rudimentary Proficiency), Basic Footwork (Rudimentary Proficiency)
He glanced at his Attribute Panel and felt thoroughly satisfied.
From single-digit figures at the beginning to the current double- and triple-digit attributes, the change was undoubtedly enormous.
Strength and speed had improved the most, while comprehension and constitution had increased relatively little.
It was not hard to see that the drop rates for the various attributes differed to a certain extent.
To his surprise, he had also obtained Basic Fist Technique and Basic Footwork tonight. A Martial Warrior could not rely on a powerful body alone; they had to learn combat skills in order to unleash their proper strength.
"I'll come to the Martial Arts Hall again tomorrow and test myself to see what level I've reached," Wang Teng thought.
When he returned home, Li Xiumei had prepared a late-night snack.
Wang Sheng Guo was eating when he saw Wang Teng return. Frowning, he asked, "Where did you go at this hour?"
"I went to the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy," Wang Teng answered casually.
Then he turned to Li Xiumei. "Mom, you made egg noodles? Did you save some for me? I'm hungry."
"Yes! I saved some for you."
Li Xiumei was delighted that her son liked her cooking.
Slurp, slurp~
Wang Teng took the bowl, sat beside Wang Sheng Guo, and began wolfing it down. It tasted especially good.
Wang Sheng Guo had not smelled any alcohol on Wang Teng, and his brow relaxed slightly. He asked in surprise, "What did you go to the Martial Arts Hall for?"
"I went to train," Wang Teng said without even raising his head.
"Train!"
"Train!"
Both Wang Sheng Guo and Li Xiumei were startled. They could not help looking at each other before turning to stare at Wang Teng together.
They had tried to persuade Wang Teng before, but he had been spoiled since childhood and had never learned anything useful. He had never taken their words to heart.
And now he was actually taking the initiative to learn martial arts?
"Son, you want to train?" Li Xiumei asked, somewhat unable to believe it.
"Yep." Wang Teng nodded.
"Son, are you dating someone?" Li Xiumei asked suspiciously.
"Huh?" Wang Teng was dumbfounded.
Since when was I dating someone? How did I not know?
"Didn't you used to dislike training?" Wang Sheng Guo asked.
"What's so strange about that? I've figured things out now, so naturally I went to train." Wang Teng put on an indifferent look.
Just that simple?
Wang Sheng Guo and Li Xiumei looked at each other once again.
"Good. Since you want to train, I'll hire a good teacher to teach you!" Seeing that Wang Teng was not joking, Wang Sheng Guo happily slapped his palm and said.
"Dad, there's no need to hire a teacher yet. Training requires talent. I want to practice on my own first."
Wang Teng immediately refused. What teacher could compare to his cheat?
At most, his father could hire an Advanced Martial Apprentice as his teacher. Given his family's wealth, there was no way he could afford to hire a Martial Warrior.
Learning from an Advanced Martial Apprentice was not as worthwhile as spending more time picking up attributes.
Besides, hiring a teacher would waste money.
In the current Martial Arts Era, even hiring an Advanced Martial Apprentice was not cheap.
Wang Sheng Guo did not insist. He nodded and said, "That works too. The Martial Arts Hall has instructors as well. As one of the three giants among Huaxia Martial Arts Academies, the instructors at Polar Star Martial Arts Academy won't be bad."
"Study well. I don't expect you to become a Martial Warrior. As long as you can cultivate to the level of an Advanced Martial Apprentice, your physical fitness will improve greatly, and your lifespan will increase considerably too."
"The body is your capital. With a healthy body, whatever you do will yield twice the result with half the effort."
In truth, he was also afraid that Wang Teng's enthusiasm would last only three minutes. After a couple of days, once he could not endure the hardship, he might quit again.
It was better to let Wang Teng train on his own for a while first. If he could truly persevere, then they could make further plans.
"Got it, Dad." Wang Teng secretly laughed. His father just loved lecturing; in the past, he would never have listened.
But then again.
Advanced Martial Apprentice?
With his cheat, let alone becoming a Formal Martial Warrior, even becoming a War General Level Martial Artist was not impossible.
He was only afraid of frightening his father if he said it aloud.
Wang Sheng Guo felt deeply gratified, thinking that Wang Teng had matured considerably... Could he really be dating someone?
"Son, you're already seventeen. If you really are dating someone, we won't object. Do you have enough spending money?"
Wang Teng was a little bewildered.
We really can't get past this hurdle, can we?
"Mom, Dad, I really am not dating anyone. If I were, I'd definitely bring her home for you to see right away," he said helplessly.
"What a pity!" Li Xiumei said, a little disappointed.
Wang Sheng Guo nodded in agreement.
"..." Wang Teng said speechlessly, "Mom, I just turned seventeen. What are you even talking about?"
"It's not early at all. These days, you can get a marriage certificate and marry at eighteen. Start dating now, cultivate your feelings, and getting married a year later would be just right," Li Xiumei said.
"You can get married at eighteen!" Wang Teng was startled.
Was the Martial Arts Era this wonderful?
"Mom, I'm done eating. I'm going upstairs to shower and sleep."
He fled upstairs as though escaping for his life. If he spoke with his mother any longer, she would probably start talking about having children.
That was just the kind of person his mother was.
"This child! Honey, I think that girl from the Tang Family is pretty good. Should we visit their house another day and ask about it..."
Downstairs, Li Xiumei was still chattering away with Wang Sheng Guo.
Fortunately, Wang Teng did not hear it. Otherwise, he might have been scared into wetting himself. The Tang Family's daughter weighed at least two hundred pounds, oh my god!
The next day.
Early in the morning, Wang Sheng Guo was eating breakfast: steamed buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk... Simple, but all were Huaxia people's favorites.
Wang Teng came downstairs.
Since it was Saturday, he did not have to attend class and could arrange his time freely.
After breakfast, Wang Teng greeted his parents and hurried out.
Wang Sheng Guo was gratified again. He said to Li Xiumei, "Have the servants buy some Star Beast Meat today. Little Teng is training, and eating Star Beast Meat will help improve his physical fitness."
Polar Star Martial Arts Academy.
Wang Teng arrived very early. There were only two or three trainees in the Training Hall, and they were all extremely diligent.
They were somewhat surprised to see that Wang Teng was an unfamiliar face.
However, Wang Teng's "diligence" earned their approval. The few trainees nodded at him rather amicably, feeling that Wang Teng was probably the same kind of person as them.
Wang Teng also felt that he was very diligent, but there were so few people around, and thus so few bubbles.
He went over to greet each trainee one by one, conveniently picking up their attributes along the way.
Yes, only conveniently!
I, Wang Teng, am a polite person. Greeting them was the real purpose.
Basic Fist Technique*6 Strength*4 Speed*3 Basic Sword Technique*4
Wow, the attributes were so abundant. There was even Basic Fist Technique and Basic Sword Technique. He had learned another basic combat skill!
Sure enough, the early bird got the worm.
Every trainee in the Martial Arts Hall was a talent. They spoke pleasantly and dropped so many attributes. He simply loved them.
--Newbie dividing line--
I, Mo Ru Jianghu, am very diligent!
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