Watch Your Left

"Clark, keep going!"

"Joe, keep going!"

"Burn my calories!"

Received from...

As the number of onlookers grew, the rate of Impression Points doubled. Glancing happily at the system interface, where the balance had already broken 500, Li Congxin decided that today he would level "Calories" up to 4!

But this was already the sixteenth lap. At the current growth rate, whether he could scrape together the points needed for the upgrade before the long-distance run ended was still up in the air. It looked like he'd need to add a little extra something.

Watching the Gorilla, who was already nearing his limit and seemed to need immense willpower for every step, a sly smile crept onto Li Congxin's face.

Once he had a plan, Li Congxin quickened his pace and sped past the Gorilla even faster than before: "Watch your left!"

Received from Joe Cook: Impression Points +8!

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The first 8 points naturally came from the Gorilla, but what Li Congxin didn't expect was that as soon as he said those words, the onlookers started feeding him Impression Points at an even faster rate.

In their eyes, the way Li Congxin had said that line was just too cool!

Having tasted the sweetness, Li Congxin pushed harder, cranking up his speed even more.

"Watch your left!"

"Watch your left!"

Pushing his speed to the limit, Li Congxin managed to lap the exhausted Gorilla twice before he could finish a single lap!

With two more big waves of Impression Points rolling in, the race ended with Li Congxin's complete victory.

The Gorilla collapsed to the ground with a "thud," utterly spent, while the crowd of onlookers erupted into thunderous cheers and applause for Li Congxin.

After that final burst, Li Congxin was panting heavily, gasping for air. Yet, having tasted the cheers of his classmates for the first time, he wasn't satisfied.

He glanced at the system interface...

Impression Points Balance: 981

He'd been too caught up in having fun with the meme, and the race had ended too quickly, cutting off the growth of Impression Points early.

Now the balance had come to a dead stop at 981, still 19 points short of raising "Calories" to level 4.

Could he take that?

Absolutely not!

Li Congxin swept his gaze across the field and quickly landed on the Gorilla, who was already lying like a dead dog, ignored by everyone.

You're it!

After steadying his breath a little, Li Congxin pushed through the crowd, crouched down beside the Gorilla, and asked with a smile: "Convinced?"

Received from Joe Cook: Impression Points +4!

The Gorilla shot Li Congxin a fierce glare: "No way!"

Li Congxin nodded: "Good. According to the conditions Vice Principal William set earlier, you apologize."

Received from Joe Cook: Impression Points +6!

The Gorilla ground his teeth in fury: "I said I'm not convinced!"

Li Congxin shrugged indifferently: "Vice Principal William said the loser apologizes—it has nothing to do with whether you're convinced. I was just asking casually; don't take it seriously."

"Besides, rather than making you submit willingly, I prefer seeing you swallow your pride and apologize to me even though you're seething inside."

Received from Joe Cook: Impression Points +9!

The Gorilla stared hard at Li Congxin for a long time, as if trying to etch this detestable guy into his memory forever. After a while, he squeezed out a single word through gritted teeth: "Sowwy!"

With that, the Gorilla lost the last of his strength, his head lolled to the side, and he passed out.

Impression Points Balance: 1000

Exactly enough, not a point more or less.

With a thought, Li Congxin poured all the Impression Points into "Calories," instantly boosting the BGM from level 3 to level 4.

"Calories" Level: 4 (0/10000) Effect: Increases training efficiency by 40%, and reduces training consumption and damage by 40%.

Very satisfied with the effect after the BGM upgrade, Li Congxin stood up and shouted to the crowd: "Classmate Joe has fainted from exhaustion! Everyone, give a hand and take him to the infirmary!"

After school, he still ran home with the "Calories" BGM playing.

As he ran, Li Congxin began summarizing today's gains, then mapped out a direction for his efforts in the coming period.

First, the intensity of his training absolutely had to increase.

At the end of the day, this system was just an accelerator—it let him reap greater rewards than others for the same effort. But no matter how much it amplified, it had to be built on his own hard work. If he refused to put in the effort, what use was a 40% boost, or even a 1000% boost?

For others, exercise required moderation; otherwise, it would cause minor damage to the body. Accumulated over time, that damage became terrifying. Once it erupted, the results were often devastating. Many world-class athletes ended up with bodies no better than ordinary people after retirement, sometimes even with lifelong disabilities.

Muhammad Ali was a perfect example.

But while such limitations weren't entirely absent for Li Congxin, they were far less severe. A 40% reduction in damage was enough to let him train like a professional athlete without worrying about side effects.

Therefore, he needed to draw up a strict training plan.

Second, developing the golden finger.

From the information he'd gathered so far, collecting Impression Points was the key to unlocking the golden finger.

Although only the "Calories" BGM was available for now, Li Congxin believed more—and more practical—BGMs would awaken in the future. Otherwise, this system shouldn't be called the "God-Tier BGM System"; it might as well be the "God-Tier 'Calories' System."

And after today's experiments, Li Congxin had also summed up some insights on collecting Impression Points.

Throughout the entire run, the Gorilla he'd targeted repeatedly provided the most Impression Points. This showed that leaving a bad impression was far easier than building a good one.

Even so, by the time the Gorilla was fuming into unconsciousness, the total Impression Points he'd contributed definitely didn't exceed 120. Compared to today's income of nearly a thousand points, that was barely a tenth. The bulk of the Impression Points came from other classmates, accumulating one point at a time.

So, to quickly harvest a large number of Impression Points, he had to become famous. Only with recognition could more people provide him with Impression Points!

There were many ways to get famous, but considering the constraints of reality and eliminating operations that were temporarily impossible, Li Congxin quickly thought of a method that was low-cost, fast to fame, and—most importantly—required no external conditions, only what he already had.

Writing a novel!

It was 1998. Even in that indescribable country from his past life, this was an era before online literature had risen.

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.

He had to blaze a trail as a pioneer. He could shamelessly copy and paste as he pleased!

Thinking it, doing it. Li Congxin first went to Martha's Fitness Club, found the best trainer, and asked for a fitness plan suitable for the general public. Then, back home, he increased the intensity of every exercise by 40% to serve as his own plan. After that, he took a cold shower, refreshed and alert, opened Word, and quickly typed a line of English.

Dou Qi, three segments!