Hearing this news, Li Congxin felt his vision go black, as though life had already lost all its color. His gaze fell on the desk lamp again. Perhaps trying to transmigrate once more wouldn't be such a bad idea?
At that moment, Dave continued from the other end of the phone, "You'll have to figure out how to deal with this yourself. Perhaps the coming summer vacation will be a good opportunity to eliminate the negative effects. If you think of any good ideas and need someone to lend a hand, you can contact me anytime."
After hanging up, Li Congxin turned on his computer.
There was no hurry to try transmigrating again. It wouldn't be too late to wait and see what this post was all about first.
He quickly logged onto the campus forum. The pinned post was the ranking list that young lady had compiled. Scrolling down, he found all kinds of replies: some people bragging about themselves, some regretting that they hadn't been assigned to Li Congxin's class, and, of course, many more mocking Li Congxin's flying-man-like results.
The more Li Congxin read the replies below, the angrier he became, yet the angrier he got, the more he wanted to read. By the time he finished all the replies spanning more than a dozen pages, his face had turned completely livid.
He had to lose weight immediately and start exercising at once. There was no time to delay!
Just as Li Congxin resolved to devote himself to the great and glorious cause of fitness and weight loss, a mechanical voice devoid of emotion suddenly rang out in his mind.
"Congratulations, Host. You have accumulated 100 Impression Points, satisfying the system activation requirements. The God-Tier BGM System has been successfully activated. At the same time, you will receive a beginner's gift package. The specific methods of using the system have already been transmitted into your memories. You only need to recall them to use the system proficiently."
Hearing this eerie voice, Li Congxin was stunned.
The God-Tier BGM System? What the hell?
Following the instructions from the previous voice, Li Congxin tried to recall the information related to this "God-Tier BGM System." A huge amount of information immediately surfaced in his mind.
BGM was short for background music. In Chinese, it meant background music.
As for the function of this God-Tier BGM System, to put it simply, it could be summed up in one sentence: No one could defeat me in my BGM!
Activating the corresponding BGM was equivalent to applying a special-state buff, allowing it to produce various enhancement effects.
He brought up the system panel and found the gift package waiting to be claimed in the rewards section.
Claim it!
"Congratulations, Host. You have successfully claimed the 'Beginner's Gift Package' and received one 'Random BGM Draw Card.'"
Random BGM Draw Card: Randomly draws one BGM after use.
Taking a deep breath, Li Congxin immediately selected the "Random BGM Draw Card" and chose to use it.
"Congratulations, Host. You have used the 'Random BGM Draw Card' and obtained the BGM: 'Calories.'"
With a thought, an introduction to "Calories" immediately appeared on the system panel.
"Calories"
Level: 1 (0/10) Effect: Increases the effectiveness of exercise by 10% and reduces the exhaustion and damage caused by exercise by 10%.
After seeing the effects of the first BGM in his life, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on Li Congxin's face.
Just as he was thinking about losing weight, a cheat that could enhance the effects of exercise had appeared. This system was really considerate. Moreover, it seemed that this BGM could be upgraded, and the Impression Points required for upgrading were quite cheap too.
According to the information that had appeared in his mind, upgrading a BGM required a special kind of energy called Impression Points.
Impression Points were somewhat similar to collected faith power, yet not entirely the same. Whether someone praised him, cursed him, loved him, hated him, admired him, or envied him... As long as he was in that person's thoughts, they would provide him with Impression Points without realizing it.
The amount of Impression Points obtained from a person also depended on another important factor: the weight of that person's destiny. To put it bluntly, making Iron Man remember him and making some passerby remember him would produce completely different gains, with a huge disparity between them!
Li Congxin currently had 101 Impression Points. His balance had increased by one point since the system had awakened, so he figured it must have been thanks to that post that made his teeth itch with hatred.
No need to say more. Upgrade it directly!
As a streak of rainbow-colored light flashed across the section introducing "Calories" on the system interface, the BGM's attributes underwent a drastic change.
"Calories"
Level: 2 (0/100) Effect: Increases the effectiveness of exercise by 20% and reduces the exhaustion and damage caused by exercise by 20%.
Its effects had doubled completely, becoming astonishingly powerful. However, what annoyed Li Congxin was that while the effects had doubled, the Impression Points required for the next upgrade had increased tenfold.
His remaining Impression Points clearly weren't enough to upgrade it again.
He had no idea what it would feel like when the 20% increase in exercise effectiveness and the 20% reduction in exercise damage stacked together.
Li Congxin decided to seek the truth through practice. If he wanted to know the exact effects, he could simply give it a try!
He changed into a tank top, shorts, and running shoes, went downstairs, and headed straight across the street, stopping in front of a gym called Martha's Gym.
This was the gym Li Congxin's parents had left him. It had been named after his mother and was supposedly a birthday gift his father had given her to show off their affection.
He took out his key, opened the door, pulled the circuit breaker, and turned on the lights. His gaze swept across the various pieces of exercise equipment.
Dumbbells, spin bikes, rowing machines, elliptical trainers... The gym had every kind of exercise equipment. After looking around, Li Congxin finally fixed his gaze on a treadmill near the window.
Among the many forms of exercise, aerobic exercise was undoubtedly the most effective for losing weight and getting fit. Unless someone wanted to build terrifying muscles or increase entertainment value, aerobic exercise was unquestionably an excellent choice.
Running, meanwhile, was the simplest form of aerobic exercise.
After plugging in the treadmill, Li Congxin took a deep breath, then casually snapped his fingers. Let the music begin!
Niu Zui Ke!
"Every morning, the first thing I say is to cheer myself on. Every time I eat one more grain of rice, I have to say I'm sorry. Mirror, mirror, take a look at me—where are my collarbones? Beautiful, I want to be beautiful. I want to become everyone's dream girl!..."
With the music playing, Li Congxin didn't experience his usual feeling of becoming exhausted after moving just a little. Running at a steady pace on the treadmill actually made him feel extraordinarily relaxed.
This feeling seemed pretty good!
An hour later, when Li Congxin stepped off the treadmill, his entire body was drenched in sweat, as if he had just been hauled out of the water.
However, Li Congxin felt better than ever. It was as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit; his whole body felt refreshed from the inside out, incredibly clear and comfortable.
Li Congxin couldn't yet determine exactly how much this BGM enhanced the effects of exercise, but the reduction in physical exhaustion and damage caused by exercise had already given him a huge surprise.
According to the memories of the original owner of this body, with his scrawny physique, he would be gasping for breath after running just a few steps. As for running continuously for an hour, that was something he could only watch other people accomplish while sitting in the gym.
Today, he could finally experience that feeling himself!
One word.
Refreshing!
After turning off the "Calories" BGM and all the electrical appliances in the gym, Li Congxin returned home once more. Only after taking a comfortable hot shower did he finally feel a wave of drowsiness wash over him.
Turn off the lights. Go to sleep!
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