Zhang Guangmu ignored Lin Yan, the messy former Fort Master.
He casually picked up a book from the table and immediately flipped to a page.
The words in the book gradually became disordered and rearranged in Zhang Guangmu's vision.
The various characters broke apart into basic lines, and those lines gradually transformed, weaving together into a diagram that shimmered with blazing-red light.
--On a tranquil, endless night, a crescent moon hung in the sky. The pale-faced youth's eyes were full of tenderness as he bathed in mistlike silver radiance and gently stroked the dying Golden-Necked Flame Wolf King.
Zhang Guangmu noticed that this famous-scene diagram was somewhat different from the previous ones. It actually contained speech bubbles, something commonly seen in comics.
Floating above the youth's head was a string of vigorous, forceful characters: "Reincarnation truly exists in this world! Next time, fight alongside me!"
Seeing that sentence, Zhang Guangmu had no idea how he was supposed to judge it.
Though he would not claim to have an especially good memory, he was certain that his exact words had definitely not been that.
The "Book of Acting" was simply like this. It always liked to add artistic flourishes.
The last time he acted in "Endless Food Bag," the second famous scene, Hunger's End Diagram, had also been slightly elevated. It had even drawn a scene of his soul ascending to heaven.
In reality, Zhang Guangmu had never experienced the sensation of having his soul leave his body.
By his reckoning, if it really wanted to make minor additions, wouldn't adding White Moon's jealous expression have been more commemorative?
However, Zhang Guangmu felt that he and White Moon had worked together very happily this time. If they encountered a world involving human and pet growing together in the future, there was a high chance they would be assigned to the same one again.
Having the opportunity was enough.
Famous scenes were like water in a sponge. Squeeze it, and there would always be some.
So this minor flaw in the storyboarding was harmless.
By that reckoning, the most realistic was still the first scene, Zhang Guangmu Torture Scene. Every scar could be traced to its source, and each one represented a beating.
Zhang Guangmu stared at the third famous scene for a long while. In the end, he rejected the name Tian Guang's Funeral Diagram and decided to call it Reincarnation Diagram.
Actually, Tian Guang's Funeral Diagram would not have been unacceptable. It just sounded a little tacky.
Under Zhang Guangmu's gaze, the blazing-red light in Reincarnation Diagram gradually gathered and condensed, transforming into a number.
At the same time, two brand-new lines of text appeared on the diagram.
Flowers resemble one another year after year, but people change with every passing year.
The Wolf Rider you played touched the audience's hearts. Usable Ability Points +1.
After Zhang Guangmu swept his eyes over them, the second line of text gradually faded until it vanished without a trace, while the little poem in the first line remained as usual.
Zhang Guangmu took a portable writing brush from the pouch at his sleeve. With a thought, he summoned the Personal Ability Panel.
Usable Ability Points were extremely important. Every point could save him ten years of hard work.
There was no doubt that every point had to be used in the most crucial place!
And where was the most crucial place right now?
Zhang Guangmu fell into deep thought.
The Flame Artifact itself did not contain much technical sophistication. The truly difficult part was the concept. Anyone with the right intentions could easily reproduce it. Even if he did nothing, it would not be long before someone secretly manufactured a counterfeit product.
What was more...
On the very day he had verbally crushed the Big Villain Lin Yan in the play "Wolf Fortress," that damned Production Team had begun acting like inhuman monsters!
They had actually used Script Hints disguised as a character's inner voice to crazily give Lin Xuan cheats, directly making one of the handsome, feminine-looking youths in the Protagonist Group "invent" a Flame Artifact belonging to the Protagonist Group!
Ridiculous, right?
There was something even more ridiculous!
According to the information Zhang Guangmu had freeloaded from the audience, the Protagonist Group's Flame Artifact was more scientific. It was actually a notch stronger than the one he had made--with slightly greater range, slightly better stability, and slightly higher burst power.
The "Flame Artifact 1.1" was a little stronger in every aspect. Taken together, it surpassed Zhang Guangmu's version by more than a notch. It was obvious that relevant experts had designed it.
All of this was the truth behind Zhang Guangmu distributing Flame Artifacts so extravagantly.
He was not some true Saint. He had just brought out his toy and had not even had his fill of enjoyment yet. How could he possibly share it with people for no reason?
Did Zhang Guangmu not understand that handing out too many free benefits would turn people into lazy dogs?
He was the ultimate know-it-all!
Given the circumstances, he could only go with the flow and play the part of a madman who cared about the world.
But the problem had not been solved.
Once he could no longer monopolize the Flame Artifact, Zhang Guangmu no longer possessed an absolute advantage in combat power.
So he planned to find a way to improve his personal combat power.
As for the strength of his small faction, Zhang Guangmu was not worried at all.
After all, he had handed out so many benefits that his reputation among the residents of Wolf Fortress was nearly maxed out. Everyone who had accepted his benefits, whether they wanted to or not, had been branded and marked by him. Once a team battle began, they had to follow him. Otherwise, they would inevitably become the target of everyone's scorn, their reputations ruined.
Wolf Fortress was ultimately a relatively primitive and brutal ecological society. It did not have many "professional scholars" who controlled public opinion and the power of the written word. Trying to distort right and wrong and manipulate the people's will was still somewhat difficult.
It was worth mentioning that Zhang Guangmu had discovered that the Production Team of "Wolf Fortress" seemed to be deeply influenced by the screenwriter. They were terrible at schemes and conspiracies, yet especially fond of assassination plots.
Therefore, the problem Zhang Guangmu needed to resolve now was his personal combat power.
Once he had made up his mind, he immediately acted!
He did things swiftly and decisively. Without even dipping the brush in ink, he directly used it to alter the data panel, changing the 1 on Imperial Body Forging Technique into a 2.
As a result, Zhang Guangmu's Personal Ability Panel on the "Book of Acting" underwent a slight change.
Zhang Guangmu
Acting Skill 2
Imperial Body Forging Technique 2
Firearms Shooting 1
Note: Physical enhancement in reality will begin after leaving the Infiltration Pod.
After spending a total of three points, the data looked far more impressive than it had at the beginning. It was no longer so shabby.
A total rating of five points!
Even compared with the little prodigies who had received Elite Education from childhood and had sufficient resources for cultivation, he was not inferior in the slightest. In fact, he was even superior!
However, Zhang Guangmu only glanced at the panel before collecting his thoughts and focusing his attention on the changes within himself.
The experience and information that had appeared in his mind this time were no less than when he had raised Acting Skill from 1 to 2. Vast amounts of knowledge surged into his mind. Zhang Guangmu worked hard to accept it, digesting and absorbing it bit by bit until it completely became his own.
The body arranged for him by the Production Team of "Wolf Fortress" was only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary person. Compared to a muscular man like Zhao Zhengrong, Boss Zhao, it was worlds apart. Even though Zhang Guangmu possessed decent combat skills, he might still be defeated in close combat against a burly adult with a greater body weight.
Now, although the physical strength of the character "Tian Guang" had not changed at all, Zhang Guangmu felt that he had gained a deeper understanding of muscle contraction and relaxation.
Various combat techniques gradually merged into his instincts.
When faced with danger or sudden situations, Zhang Guangmu felt that he could react appropriately through intuition alone. He no longer needed to run through everything in his mind first before beginning to defend or attack.
That suddenly appearing "Note" also confirmed Zhang Guangmu's earlier guess.
Adding points to "Imperial Body Forging Technique" could indeed strengthen the body, in addition to improving his ability to fight barehanded!
Although many people online mocked Imperial Body Forging Technique, saying that it was merely an upgraded and enhanced version of Broadcast Calisthenics, ugly and completely lacking in aesthetics, not even as good as Baji Quan or Bagua Zhang, and that without considering its body-strengthening, health-preserving, and practical combat effects, its Fashion Value and coolness were even far inferior to Taekwondo,
Zhang Guangmu did not even know where to begin arguing against such an evaluation.
As for the argument of "setting aside its body-strengthening, health-preserving, and practical combat effects," he could only say: well, that was something.
They had excluded all three of its greatest advantages. What was there left to argue about?
The Xuanlong Empire had existed for over a thousand years. Throughout those millennia, "Imperial Body Forging Technique" had been optimized again and again.
Countless masters of health preservation, supreme experts in gymnastics and bodybuilding, Grand Slam champions in the fighting world, and Super Artificial Intelligence had contributed who knew how much effort and energy before it was gradually forged into the "Imperial Body Forging Technique" of today!
Whether it was the "Nurture" section or the "Defense" section, Zhang Guangmu believed that both were worth devoting one's entire life to studying!
Even a peerless genius seen only once in a thousand years, who studied it wholeheartedly and single-mindedly for an entire lifetime, might not dare claim to have completely understood "Imperial Body Forging Technique."
The facts proved that investing one Usable Ability Point into Imperial Body Forging Technique yielded even greater benefits than expected!
Zhang Guangmu put down the book and began moving his limbs, switching between various fighting stances in the main hall as he carefully experienced his new abilities.
What level was Imperial Body Forging Technique 2?
To be honest, Zhang Guangmu felt that even with his poor physical condition, he could easily defeat six or seven of those idiots from the Changhe Survivor Camp in "Endless Food Bag"!
Of course, that was assuming nobody used guns.
If they used guns, what was there to say?
Even the weakened version of the "Newcomer Crusher," Zhao Zhengrong, Zhang Guangmu also...
Hmm...
He had gotten carried away. Far too carried away!
He should not have thought that way!
Out of respect, and also considering the 88 Dragon Shields Boss Zhao had given him as a birthday gift, Zhang Guangmu decided not to use Zhao Zhengrong as an example.
A rare, world-class tough man like Zhao Zhengrong, who combined talent, hard work, and resources, was not representative at all. Zhang Guangmu felt that comparing himself with such a person was meaningless.
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
Fist! Leg! Knee! Elbow!
Every move looked loose and lacked force, yet beneath the surface, each secretly conformed to the profound principles of Imperial Body Forging Technique.
After casually performing half a set of Health Preservation Fist, Zhang Guangmu's body began to sweat slightly. His face glowed red, and he felt strength surging through every limb and bone, his entire body brimming with inexhaustible energy.
His mind was clear and his whole body felt comfortable!
This was an effect that "Imperial Body Forging Technique" had not possessed when its rating was only 1!
The same fist technique could produce vastly different effects when performed by different people.
The difference lay in the level of mastery.
From today onward, Zhang Guangmu could boast to others: "This set of Health Preservation Fist? Twenty years of practice!"
Seeing Zhang Guangmu's calm and composed appearance made Lin Yan feel uncomfortable all over. He simply tossed out a sentence and immediately turned to leave.
"Take care of yourself!"
After saying this, Lin Yan began to reflect.
Actually, the more recklessly Zhang Guangmu acted and the more he liked pulling off flashy stunts, the greater Lin Yan's chance of turning things around became!
He really had been blinded by rage before!
So what if he had lost the Golden-Necked Flame Wolf King?
If he could obtain a Flame Artifact, he might still be able to rise again!
Once he figured this out, Lin Yan could hardly wait for that bastard Zhang Guangmu to die.
Having just dispelled the gloom in his heart, Lin Yan walked quickly toward the door with a smile on his face.
Bang!
A blazing black-and-red fireball slammed into his face.
At the same time, a gender-neutral voice filled with fury rang throughout the main hall.
"Tian Guang the Villain! Come out and meet your death!"
Thanks to Lian Linqi for the 2,000-point tip~
Thanks to Jiuli Yanming for the 1,500-point tip~
Thanks to Yu Jian Jiutian for the 666-point tip~
Thanks to Xi Yuelin for tipping Zhang Guangmu a protective talisman (500 points)~
Thanks to Sandland for the 500-point tip~
Thanks to Where is my dried fish for the 100-point tip~
Thanks to Pulling NI to Spin for the 100-point tip~
Thanks to Tian Ye Shen Yue for the 1,000-point tip~
Thanks to Don't Grab My Pine Nuts for tipping Mooncake a little chicken leg (100 points)~
Thanks to Flowing Cloud Milkshake for tipping Mooncake a little chicken leg (100 points)~
Thanks for the repeated 100-point tips~
Thanks to Hadejing for the 100-point tip~
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