Instruction

David did not rest immediately. The New Year's Eve party had taken up some time, and having consumed plenty of energy-rich food there, he first went to the basement gym to practice the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique several times. Only after his entire body was exhausted did he return to his room to wash up.

Sitting on the soft, large bed, he took out the K2 Military Electronic Countermeasure Device and connected it to the Steer Hotel's Security Optical Computer.

Using an account with elevated privileges to access the Security Optical Computer, he began searching for information related to Mr. Steer.

There was not much information on Mr. Steer in the Security Optical Computer, only his age. This was to be expected; as the owner of the Steer Hotel, it was normal for there to be no detailed personal information about him in the system.

However, David found the age listed for Mr. Steer quite strange. In the Security Optical Computer's data, Steer was ninety-three years old.

This did not match the middle-aged appearance Steer had displayed at the party. When Steer stood next to Hans, Hans actually looked older than him.

Although Hans appeared more aged than his actual years due to health reasons, that still shouldn't be comparable to a ninety-three-year-old Steer.

While people over ninety in the Federation did not show the extreme signs of old age seen in David's past life, they certainly wouldn't look as young as Steer.

David did not dwell on this too much. Perhaps the man used some special beauty method he was unaware of; the world of the wealthy was not something a small-time rich person like him could fathom.

The Security Optical Computer was the central hub for the entire Steer Hotel's security system, containing all the hotel's data, finances, security logs, confidential company information, and the records of all guests.

The first thing David wanted to find was whether the Steer Hotel had any connection to the trainer Jeremy. This was the most significant evidence to confirm if Steer was the mastermind behind the attempts on his life.

Soon, he found financial transactions between the Steer Hotel and trainer Jeremy in the financial records, but it did not show the Steer Hotel paying trainer Jeremy.

The reality was the exact opposite: trainer Jeremy had been regularly investing funds into the Steer Hotel.

Furthermore, this funding had been going on for over two years, whereas David had only been in contact with trainer Jeremy for a few months. In terms of timing, there were far too many oddities.

Originally, David wanted to prove that Steer was the mastermind, but the results he found only made the situation more complex. He had misjudged the relationship between the two.

Of course, the financial records had been disguised, but this disguise was completely exposed once David broke through the outer layer of deception.

Steer had likely never imagined that anyone could easily breach the Security Optical Computer he considered as solid as a rock, which was why he had stored so much secret information within it.

David also found the files on the deceased security chief, Amos. This time, it was easily confirmed that Amos had been sent by Steer; the financial records showed that bonuses were consistently paid out under the guise of external assignments.

Moreover, after Amos was killed, a significant compensation payment was issued to his family.

David shook his head. The information provided by the Security Optical Computer was not as useful as he had imagined, but he had confirmed Steer's involvement, which allowed him to monitor Steer's movements in return.

He set up a small program in Steer's itinerary records that would automatically send Steer's schedule to his Identity Bracelet every day. From now on, every move Steer made would be under his watch.

Steer was a wealthy man in Peilan City, and his daily outings were planned, which made it convenient for David to keep track of his movements.

After finishing this, David put away the K2 Military Electronic Countermeasure Device and fell into a deep sleep.

At six o'clock the next morning, David was woken up by the Smart Butler Emma. When he went downstairs, he saw Myron, who had also been woken up. Myron did not seem accustomed to waking up so early and looked dazed.

"David, is there something wrong with your Smart Butler? Waking me up this early!" Myron complained the moment he saw David.

"I didn't set an alarm for six!" David shook his head and said, then turned to the Smart Butler Emma and asked, "Emma, did your program glitch?"

"Running self-check. Self-check complete!" Upon hearing the question, the Smart Butler Emma immediately began a self-diagnosis. Its eyes flickered continuously before returning to normal. "Emma's system is functioning perfectly; there are no program errors!"

"Then why did you wake us up at six in the morning?" Myron interjected.

"Authorized by the highest-level user, Hans. Mr. Gallen holds secondary authority and has the right to issue commands to me. Waking you at six was Mr. Gallen's instruction!" the Smart Butler Emma replied.

"Young men, waking up at six is a good habit. I hope you can keep it up!" Gallen walked out from the dining area holding a glass of fruit juice and said with a smile.

"Good morning, Uncle Gallen!" Seeing Gallen, Myron's complaints vanished instantly, and he joined David in greeting him.

"Emma, give them the prepared breakfast!" Gallen ordered the Smart Butler Emma, then turned to David and Myron. "Take your breakfast and head to the underground training room. I want to see your current state!"

The Smart Butler Emma handed two meal boxes to them. David looked at the ten portions of Fortified Meat in the box and knew that today would likely involve a massive expenditure of energy.

The thousand-square-meter vegetable cultivation base outside the underground glass corridor did not surprise Myron; he seemed accustomed to such things.

After entering the basement gym, David and Myron set down their meal boxes and stood before Gallen.

"I want to first understand your mastery of the body techniques. Don't let the simplicity of the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique fool you; they have been revised and perfected over ten thousand years. They are the most fundamental body techniques and will serve as your foundation for the future," Gallen said, smiling at the two teenagers.

"Uncle Gallen, I heard that the body techniques were adapted from the cultivation methods of knights from God's Great World. Is that true?" Perhaps because Gallen was not being stern, Myron asked curiously.

"Myron, if you were strong enough, you would be qualified to know. As you are now, you have no right to ask!" Gallen shot a stern look at Myron and said in a deep voice. He then waved his hand and continued, "Since you are so eager, you go first and practice the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique."

With Gallen's wave, Myron's body was involuntarily shifted five meters to the center of the gym.

"Then I'll start!" Myron was straightforward and said directly.

He then began to practice the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique. From David's perspective, Myron's execution was much better than his own had been before he obtained the Knowledge Light Orb.

Based on Myron's performance, David estimated he was at about the 80% mark of the introductory stage.

After finishing the set, Myron was drenched in sweat, but he looked at David with pride, showing off.

"Not bad. Your mastery of the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique is at the high end of the introductory stage. It seems you have put in quite a lot of effort," Gallen nodded in satisfaction. The better the student's foundation, the easier it was for him to teach.

"Uncle Gallen, I haven't made any progress for several months. Even my strength and speed have hit a plateau," Myron quickly asked for advice.

Given his family's status, he naturally had the best teachers in Peilan City guiding him, but by this stage, those teachers had no good way to help him improve further.

"The foundation of strength and speed is your physique. When your physique doesn't improve, your strength and speed naturally cannot increase. Improving one's physique is usually done through special potions or the practice of body techniques. I see you have used Fortified Meat; it is best not to use any more performance-enhancing potions at this stage, otherwise, you will lose the boost they provide when you make your final push to become an official Armored Warrior. For the next few days, I will guide you in improving your body techniques!" Gallen pointed out with a smile.

Myron nodded. He knew his own problem, but it was extremely difficult to progress further once the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique reached his level.

This was why Mayor Bernard had pulled every string and used every favor he had to get him placed with Gallen.

"Every time a performance-enhancing potion is used, a certain tolerance builds up. Usually, this tolerance isn't obvious, but when you need to break through a bottleneck, it becomes fatal. Therefore, the use of such potions must be cautious," Gallen said to Myron, then glanced at David. This was not just for Myron; it was also a reminder to David.

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