System Functions

Xiao Ling went back in the evening. She still had to make some preparations for the hunting trip the day after tomorrow, so she did not stay for dinner.

Xiao Yu also had time to think about his plans for the future.

After spending the entire afternoon chatting, he had learned enough about the wilderness and gained a much better understanding of the dangers posed by monsters. In his previous life and in his predecessor's memories, most of his knowledge about the wilderness had come from written sources. Although his father, Xiao Dingguo, often went in and out of the wilderness, he rarely mentioned specific details to his family.

Since the Soul Gem had brought him to this world, regardless of whether there was some special reason behind it, he had to live well.

In the future, Earth would still face many fatal crises. Although the characters in the novel managed to survive each one by the narrowest of margins, now that he had arrived in this world like a butterfly, he did not know whether the flapping of his wings would cause changes. To prevent any accidents, he had to grow stronger as quickly as possible.

According to the data from his previous test at the Xiao Family Martial Arts School, his strength was only 780 kilograms, and his speed was merely 22 meters per second.

His physical attributes were far behind the current Luo Feng, let alone Luo Feng after obtaining his cheat.

Fortunately, he had a cheat too—the Wish Fulfillment System.

He silently thought, System, are all the functions from before still available?

The system's functions are incomplete. Please explore all functions yourself!

"System, open the personal panel."

There was no response.

"Perhaps the system's functions were severely damaged during the soul transmigration. In that case, I'll try the core function of the original version, the one available when I first obtained the system."

Xiao Yu recalled what the Wish Fulfillment System had been like in the beginning.

"Set my first wish as: physical attributes reaching Apprentice First Order."

In Devouring the Starry Sky, Apprentice First Order was equivalent to Beginner Warrior Level among warriors, with a punch force of 900 kilograms and a speed of 25 m/s.

Setting successful!

Host: Xiao Yu

Host's First Wish: Become Apprentice First Order.

Wish Fulfillment Progress: 0/100 Wish Points.

"Set my second wish as: awaken spiritual talent."

Unknown error!

Unable to complete the setting of the second wish!

"Seriously? This function is truly incomplete! I can't even set a second wish. Fortunately, the first wish can still be set."

"System, open the personal space."

After trying all the basic functions, he discovered that only the first wish could be set. Other functions, such as the shop and lottery, could not be used.

"System, devour the apple in my hand." Xiao Yu picked up a Red Fuji apple weighing a full two kilograms from the fruit bowl on the coffee table and silently issued the command.

He waited for a long time, but there was no reaction at all.

He remembered that even when he had first obtained it, the Wish Fulfillment System could devour all things and obtain Wish Points. That was why he had speculated that the Wish Fulfillment System should actually be called the Equivalent Exchange System.

Wish Points were essentially similar to energy points. Even law-type items and abilities could be exchanged for with Wish Points.

Since it could not devour an apple now, that meant the energy contained within the apple was not what was needed to fulfill this wish.

He would have to experiment with other things one by one.

For example, the sofa beneath him, the battery pack in a new-energy vehicle, the incredibly delicious Monster Meat in the refrigerator...

After testing them one by one, he discovered that only Monster Meat could currently be devoured.

Earlier, he had taken out two kilograms of Monster Meat and obtained 0.2 Wish Points.

Since all the Monster Meat at home came from the same species, he could not yet determine the exact exchange ratio between Monster Meat and Wish Points. For now, it seemed that ten kilograms of Monster Meat could be exchanged for one Wish Point.

In that case, he only needed to go out and buy a thousand kilograms of Monster Meat to fulfill the wish's requirements.

"Xiao Yu, come eat!" Xu Jingyi carried a plate of Stir-fried Pork with Green Pepper out of the kitchen and placed it at one corner of the square dining table. The table was a full two meters long and wide, and was already covered with plates of all kinds of dishes.

"Mom, you made so many dishes! What a feast!"

Xiao Yu went into the kitchen. Looking at the sumptuous dishes, his appetite immediately surged. He grabbed a bowl of rice and began eating.

"Xiao Yu, slow down! Don't choke."

"Mom's cooking is delicious!" Xiao Yu praised her as he ate.

"If it's delicious, then eat more!"

"While I was cooking just now, your father sent a message saying he can come back tomorrow afternoon. When he heard that you had woken up, he was overjoyed!"

"That's great!"

In Xiao Yu's memories, Xiao Dingguo had always been a strict father. Although the two did not communicate much, the little he said and did revealed his immense concern for Xiao Yu.

The next morning, Xiao Yu went out after casually coming up with an excuse.

He drove the Mercedes-Benz S500 SUV that he rarely used. His father had given it to him as an adulthood gift on his eighteenth birthday.

Using the navigation on his phone, he located the nearest market selling Monster Meat.

The shop selling Monster Meat was located at the main entrance of the vegetable market, in an excellent location. It was elegantly decorated. Although not many customers came and went, every one of them was well dressed.

As soon as he entered, Xiao Yu saw rows of glass freezers neatly displaying plates of Monster Meat.

Some had been cut into chunks, while others had been sliced into rolls and neatly placed in exquisite transparent plastic boxes.

"Welcome to Bi Shop. How may I help you?" A young female employee in uniform saw Xiao Yu enter and inspect the various kinds of Monster Meat, so she approached him and began her service.

"I'd like to buy some Monster Meat."

"Sir, we have all kinds of Monster Meat from G-class to C-class. Each kind has a different price. Which kind would you like to purchase?"

Xiao Yu had previously only known that some Monster Meat could be eaten, but he did not know its specific effects or prices. Still, he understood that the higher the grade, the more expensive the Monster Meat.

"Could you give me a brief introduction?"

"Of course, sir. Take G-class Monster Meat, for example. It has the greatest variety and the lowest prices. Usually, one jin costs between 100 and 200 Huaxia Coins. F-class Monster Meat costs between 200 and 400, E-class Monster Meat costs between 500 and 1,000, D-class Monster Meat costs between 1,000 and 2,000, and C-class Monster Meat costs between 2,000 and 4,000."

"As for Monster Meat of higher grades, our shop doesn't have any for the time being!"

In Devouring the Starry Sky, B-class Monster Beasts were Beginner Lord-level, equivalent to Beginner War Gods among humans. It was perfectly normal for an ordinary shop selling Monster Meat not to have any in stock.

Xiao Yu thought for a moment. Previously, the Monster Meat at home had been limited, making it impossible to test the system's absorption effects. Now was the perfect opportunity to buy some of every grade and experiment.

"I'll take ten kilograms of each grade!"

The young saleswoman frowned. She had never encountered a customer like this before, but she did not dwell on it. Once this order was completed, she would have already met her performance target for the week.

"Sir, there are many types of Monster Meat in each grade, such as G-class Iron-haired Wild Boars, Shadow Cats, and so on..."

"Then give me the cheapest one from each grade."

He was not buying this Monster Meat to eat, so he did not need to care about the taste.

"All right, sir. Let me calculate that. Ten kilograms of G-class Shadow Cat Meat comes to 2,000 Huaxia Coins, ten kilograms of F-class Shadow Cat Meat comes to 4,000 Huaxia Coins, ten kilograms of E-class Iron-haired Wild Boar Meat comes to 10,000 Huaxia Coins, ten kilograms of D-class Iron-haired Wild Boar Meat comes to 30,000 Huaxia Coins, and ten kilograms of C-class Iron-haired Wild Boar Meat comes to 50,000 Huaxia Coins. The total is 96,000 Huaxia Coins."

Before leaving, Xiao Yu had specifically brought a storage card containing all his savings. They were the New Year's money and gifts he had received from his uncles and elders over the years, totaling roughly 1.5 million.

After paying, Xiao Yu carried the five bags into the car. The 50 kilograms of Monster Meat were placed in the passenger seat.

"System, absorb the Monster Meat separately."

Absorbed 10 kilograms of G-class Shadow Cat Meat. Obtained 1 Wish Point.

Absorbed 10 kilograms of F-class Shadow Cat Meat. Obtained 2 Wish Points.

Absorbed 10 kilograms of E-class Iron-haired Wild Boar Meat. Obtained 4 Wish Points.

Absorbed 10 kilograms of D-class Iron-haired Wild Boar Meat. Obtained 6 Wish Points.

Absorbed 10 kilograms of C-class Iron-haired Wild Boar Meat. Obtained 8 Wish Points.

After absorbing all of it, he had obtained a total of 21.2 Wish Points.

Based on the Wish Points obtained from absorbing the five grades of Monster Meat and the money spent, it was obvious that absorbing F-class Shadow Cat Meat was the most cost-effective.

At the prices of this shop, he still needed to purchase 788 jin of F-class Shadow Cat Meat. Nearly 160,000 Huaxia Coins would be enough.

That was considerably less than his previous estimate.

To prevent anyone from noticing anything strange, Xiao Yu drove to another wholesale Monster Meat shop called Wan Jia Meat Shop to make his purchase.

Under the strange gazes of the crowd, he loaded one thousand kilograms of F-class Shadow Cat Meat into the SUV.

The reason he bought so much was that although the wholesale shop's prices were cheaper, its minimum sales weight was one thousand kilograms.

This ton of F-class Shadow Cat Meat cost him 360,000 Huaxia Coins.

After absorbing all the Shadow Cat Meat, he obtained a full 200 Wish Points.

Congratulations! The conditions for wish fulfillment have been met! You may fulfill the wish at any time.

Sitting in the car, Xiao Yu was incredibly delighted. He had completed the first step toward integrating into this world.

"System, begin fulfilling the first wish."

Wish fulfillment in progress...

Xiao Yu felt a warm current envelop his entire body. All his muscles became increasingly firm, and his mind grew clearer.

Many techniques for throwing punches and exerting force that he had not understood before now became clear to him.

Congratulations, host! Your physical attributes have reached the Apprentice First Order standard!

Xiao Yu clenched his fists. He felt as if he could kill a cow with one punch—of course, an ordinary cow from before the apocalypse!

He drove toward the Xiao Family Martial Arts School, impatient to test his current strength.

Xiao Yu walked to the Punch Force Tester placed in the corner and adjusted his breathing rhythm, bringing himself into peak condition.

In his previous life, he had done this before every sparring match. The results had been quite good.

With each breath in and out, his entire body relaxed. Then his eyes suddenly sharpened, and his whole body erupted like a lion. The spine in his back stored power like a fully drawn bow, while his feet exerted force. Xiao Yu's right fist slammed into the Punch Force Tester like a cannonball.

It produced a tremendous sound!

The punching target shook violently.

A line of numbers appeared on the Punch Force Tester: "925KG."

"Xiao Yu, not bad! How long has it been? You've already reached the Probationary Warrior Assessment standard." Xiao Guoxuan praised him.

Xiao Guoxuan was Xiao Yu's third uncle and a Beginner General-level Warrior.

Five years ago, while hunting outside the city, his team had been surrounded by a horde of beasts led by an Advanced Beast. They had only won after paying with the lives of two team members, and Xiao Guoxuan had lost his right hand as a result. Although he later received a mechanical prosthetic that did not affect his daily life, he could never display his full strength.

He had also lost his desire to compete and returned to the family to oversee the martial arts school's operations.

Last year, when his eldest brother became a War God, he had intended to buy him the Water of Life, but Xiao Guoxuan had declined.

"Third Uncle, this is nothing. Sister Ling is already a warrior! Could you please turn on the Speed Tester?"

"Inhale, exhale." Xiao Yu adjusted his breathing and stood on the track. The track was sixty meters long, and the speed-measuring zone was near the Speed Tester at the middle of the track.

Xiao Yu suddenly exerted force.

With the experience from his previous life, he accelerated to his maximum speed in the blink of an eye. His feet were like the wind, and his entire body shot toward the finish line like an arrow released from a bow.

In about a second, he passed through the Speed Tester zone, then quickly decelerated and came to a stop.

"Third Uncle, how was it?" Xiao Yu took a deep breath and walked toward Xiao Guoxuan, who was standing beside the Speed Tester.

"25.8 m/s. That's a huge improvement from last time! You can take the Probationary Warrior Assessment at the Limit Martial Arts School."

This result was within Xiao Yu's expectations. The system was indeed the system.

The Probationary Warrior Assessment consisted of three tests: strength, or punch force; speed; and nerve reaction. As for nerve reaction, Xiao Yu had never been worried because of his extensive experience from his previous life.

For strength, or punch force, the passing line for the Probationary Warrior Assessment was 900 kilograms!

For speed, the passing line was 25 meters per second, equivalent to running one hundred meters in four seconds.

His strength and speed had now reached the passing line.

"Xiao Yu, your data has now reached the Probationary Warrior Assessment standard. Are you planning to take the test now, or wait until after the Gaokao?" Third Uncle Xiao Guoxuan asked with a broad smile.

"Today is already June 2nd, and the Gaokao is less than a week away. I'd still like to take the Gaokao first and then do the assessment."

The Gaokao in Huaxia Country was held on June 7th, 8th, and 9th.

Xiao Yu also wanted to fulfill one of his predecessor's dreams. Twelve years of hard study had to lead to some kind of result.

In fact, most members of the Xiao Family followed the warrior path. Unless someone had exceptionally poor talent, they would become warriors even if it took money to pile up their strength.

After training for a day, Xiao Yu returned to Class 105 at Yian District No. 1 High School and continued the final days of his high school life.

"Xiao Yu, I heard you passed out from exhaustion during training. Are you all right now?"

A fat man dressed in expensive clothes sat beside him and patted Xiao Yu's shoulder with his plump hand.

This was Yuan Minghua, his good buddy from high school.

"I just fell down by accident. It's nothing serious!"

Xiao Yu's return still sparked heated discussion among his classmates. At one point, they had thought that this rich young master might miss the Gaokao.

Yian District No. 1 High School.

According to the examination arrangements, the Gaokao candidates from No. 1 High School, No. 3 High School, and No. 5 High School would all take their exams at this No. 1 High School.

Outside the school gate, huge numbers of Gaokao candidates and parents had gathered. A line of police officers holding real firearms also stood outside the gate of No. 1 High School.

"Xiao Feng, relax during the exam. Even if our family can't get you into the First Military School, the Second Military School will do. Take it easy!" Luo Hongguo looked at his son and spoke with a beaming smile.

"Mm." Luo Feng smiled and nodded.

Xiao Yu stood beside the car parked outside the school gate, watching the crowds of people before him. During that time, he also saw Luo Feng talking with his family.

"Beep—beep—" Amid the loud honking, the latest Mercedes-Benz S600, its entire body jet-black and exuding a noble air, slowly drove toward the gate of No. 1 High School under the escort of several police motorcycles. The surrounding candidates and parents immediately moved aside.

Three people got out of the car and walked toward the school gate while chatting and laughing.

"The bald man on the left is our Yian District's Police Chief Zhang."

"The one on the right is Director Liu from the Education Bureau, right?"

"The one in the middle must be the warrior responsible for serving as the Chief Commander of Exam Site Security."

The surrounding crowd began discussing among themselves.

At the same time, Luo Feng gazed at the person in the middle, his heart filled with yearning for warriors.