Honor of Kings System

After some exploration, Lin Changqiang quickly figured out his system.

This system had seven functions: Inspection, Equipment, Storage, Achievements, Quests, Lottery, and the most important one—Cultivation.

The rest were fine, but the cultivation function was a real surprise.

Simply put, every day he could have the system assist him in cultivation once. If it was a martial art he hadn't mastered yet, he'd gain a certain amount of cultivation experience. If it was a technique he already knew, it would add the equivalent of twelve hours of perfect cultivation.

Not only that, he could also toss energy-rich items like ores and spirit herbs directly into the system to extract their energy. In terms of how it worked, it wasn't all that different from Lin Dong's cheat.

Without a second thought, Lin Changqiang used today's cultivation opportunity on Stone Splitting Leg—the only martial art he had mastered so far.

Dong. Congratulations, host. Assisted cultivation (Stone Splitting Leg) completed.

As the system's voice faded, a mysterious memory flooded his mind. In that memory, he had trained through the bitter cold of winter and the scorching heat of summer, spending no small amount of time in practice.

When he came back to himself from the memory, Lin Changqiang raised an eyebrow with a hint of delight. He steadied himself, took a deep breath with a composed expression, then pivoted slightly on his left foot and lashed out with his now considerably hardened right leg, slamming it viciously into the tree beside him.

With a sharp crack, the big tree actually... split open with a wide gash.

"Hiss—" Remembering that global warming wasn't an issue in this world, Lin Changqiang felt safe letting out three sharp breaths. "Who'd have thought even the lowest-tier martial art could pack this much punch? Then later on, those Creation martial arts and Spirit martial arts must be absolutely insane?"

After testing the martial art, Lin Changqiang calmed his slightly excited mood, glanced down at his somewhat chubby figure, then fell silent and started jogging along the mountain path.

Since his life had finally taken a turn, he had to cherish every second and work hard. Right now, his top priority was to get a healthy body!

Dong. Congratulations, host. You have viewed all functions. Reward: Lottery Draw Count ×3.

Dong. Detected host's current cultivation level: Body Tempering Stage Three. Congratulations, host, on achieving the achievement: First Contact with the Path of Cultivation. Reward: Lottery Draw Count ×3.

Dong. Detected host's current mastered martial art: Stone Splitting Leg (First Grade). Congratulations, host, on achieving the achievement: First Mastery of a Martial Art. Reward: Lottery Draw Count ×2.

Before he had even run far, these successive notifications made Lin Changqiang pause mid-step. The next second, his heart was flooded with joy.

"Use all lottery draws."

Dong. Eight lottery draws used. Congratulations, host, on obtaining the following items:

Intimacy Rose ×1: Can be used on any intelligent target. The target will find it easier to notice the host's strengths, increasing their favorability (Beauty is in the eye of the beholder).

Double Experience Card ×3: For seven days after use, any cultivation experience the host gains in any form will be increased by 100% (Cannot be used simultaneously with the passive ability "Inner Demon").

Double Gold Coin Card ×2: For seven days after use, any general currency the host gains in any form will be increased by 100% (Young man, go make some money).

Inner Demon Trial Card ×1: For seven days after use, the host will gain a certain percentage of cultivation experience each day based on their current realm (Surely no one plans to use this at Body Tempering Stage, right?).

Arthur's Passive Skill—Holy Light Protection: The host's stamina, injuries, Yuan Power, and Spiritual Power will continuously and automatically regenerate (Then there's only one answer: my youth has no regrets).

"Who'd have thought that I, Lin Changqiang, a certified unlucky dog, could finally shake off the bad luck and join the lucky ranks."

Looking at the items he'd drawn and feeling the warmth constantly surging within him, Lin Changqiang wore a look of pure bliss. Then, as if injected with adrenaline, he sprinted off with even more excitement.

A gentle breeze brushed by, and the sunset held promise. On the slightly rugged mountain path, the boy's not-so-slender figure kept moving, charging forward tirelessly as if he knew no fatigue.

The next day, as the red sun rose and a light breeze rustled the green leaves, the back mountain—usually filled only with birdsong—now echoed with a young man's snoring.

Lin Dong, who had come up the mountain early as usual, followed the sound of snoring curiously until he found the source.

"Lin Changqiang?"

Lin Dong's eyes widened slightly. He never expected his cousin to be sleeping here. If not for the loud snoring, he would have suspected someone had done him harm.

"Changqiang! Changqiang! Wake up!"

Shaken and called repeatedly, Lin Changqiang groggily woke up. He rubbed his sore eyes and muttered under his breath.

"What's the rush calling me so early? I'm taking today off. I'm sleeping until I wake up naturally (.-ω-)zzz."

"Sleep until you wake up naturally? Why would you sleep on the mountain instead of a bed? If you catch a cold, you'll be the one suffering."

Seeing Lin Changqiang trying to laze around, Lin Dong felt both helpless and a little worried. It was only because they had a good relationship—if this were Lin Shan, he wouldn't care even if he slept all day.

By now, Lin Changqiang was finally awake. He glanced at Lin Dong, who was half-kneeling beside him, and felt like he looked just like a head teacher peeking through the window during class...

"Hey, I just got too tired from cultivating yesterday and accidentally fell asleep." Feeling the warm current constantly flowing through his body, Lin Changqiang felt incredibly lucky. If not for Holy Light Protection, he probably would have caught a chill.

Lin Dong rolled his eyes in exasperation and stood up. "If you're going to make an excuse, at least make it a believable one. Everyone in the Lin Family knows how lazy you, Lin Changqiang, are."

"Don't even mention me. If this were before, I wouldn't have believed it myself."

For the first time, Lin Changqiang felt that having a close relationship wasn't entirely a good thing. Right now, for instance, he had to come up with a reasonable explanation for his change in attitude.

"Yesterday, when I saw you easily beat Lin Shan, I thought to myself—if only I could be like you, able to change the things that piss me off. So that night, I made up my mind to cultivate seriously!"

"Really?" Lin Dong looked skeptical. He really didn't think habits and personality could change that easily.

"How could it be fake?" Lin Changqiang widened his eyes and patted his chest with feigned confidence. "Aren't you going to cultivate on the mountain later? Just watch and see for yourself."

Seeing Lin Changqiang so earnest, Lin Dong couldn't help but smile. He bent down, pulled him up from the ground, then turned and walked into the dense forest without looking back. Before long, crisp smack sounds echoed from the woods.

Hearing the sounds of Lin Dong's cultivation, Lin Changqiang's eyes lit up, and a sly grin spread across his face.

"Use Intimacy Rose on Lin Dong!"

Dong. Congratulations, host. Use successful.

He quickly ran home to wash up, grabbed a random bite to eat, and then rushed back up the back mountain without stopping, heading straight for where Lin Dong was cultivating.

The crisp slapping sounds came closer and closer, and he soon found Lin Dong. Of course, he didn't just stand there watching the other train; instead, he started his daily run on the open ground nearby.

In the dense forest, a fourteen-year-old boy wore a resolute expression, his body moving like an ape as he practiced the Through-the-Back Fist over and over, the sharp slapping sounds echoing endlessly across the clearing.

Another slightly chubbier boy wasn't practicing martial arts, but ran tirelessly around the clearing lap after lap, his clothes soaked through with sweat.

Lin Dong, glancing over, saw Lin Changqiang running faster and faster and couldn't help but feel surprised.

"This guy actually wasn't bluffing—he's really starting to train seriously!"

Lin Dong's eyes were full of disbelief. He had always thought Lin Changqiang was just talking big as usual, but now it seemed the other had truly made up his mind to change.

"Even if it's just simple running, it's a good start. I hope he sticks with it this time and doesn't just make another short-lived resolution."

Thinking that the other had decided to work hard because of him, Lin Dong felt deeply gratified, and his recognition of this cousin grew.

Dong! Congratulations, host. Lin Dong's favorability toward the host has increased to 61.

"Awesome!" Lin Changqiang's eyes gleamed, and without another word, he opened the system's Equipment Slot and equipped the Scholarship Gem in the only unlocked slot.

(This is the equipment function mentioned earlier. As the protagonist's cultivation improves, the system will gradually unlock more equipment slots, opening all equipment from the bottom up based on price.)

Scholarship Gem:

Passive—Grace (Among all those with favorability toward the host of 60 or higher, if the host has the lowest cultivation, then every cumulative 24 hours, gain a cultivation effect equal to a percentage of the current realm's progress. The percentage ranges from 20% to 1%, decreasing as the realm increases.)

Passive—Guerrilla (Among all those with favorability toward the host of 60 or higher, when the one with the highest favorability gains any experience, the host will additionally gain a corresponding portion of that experience.)

It seems now that writing a King of Glory system might not have been the best idea, since most of the readers here are fans of Martial Movement, and few play King of Glory. Some have even dropped the book because of it. But I completely understand—the games I often play (King of Glory, Genshin Impact, Sanguosha... a bit of a mixed bag) do have some toxic communities, so it's reasonable that some people dislike them.

Still, please rest assured. The author should be a normal person (smile), and the system won't take up too much of the story. Even if you've never played King of Glory, you can easily follow along. I hope you won't drop the book because of this (bow).