Harvest

"Wait, didn't Uncle Gallen say we weren't allowed to use longswords?" Myron suddenly thought of something and asked aloud.

"I don't know either, you should ask Uncle Gallen!" David shrugged and took the longsword back from Myron's hand.

"Myron, go practice properly. Don't compare yourself to David, just focus on being yourself!" Gallen arrived at their side at this moment and said in a deep voice.

Hearing the familiar reply, Myron could only lower his head, pick up a war hammer from the ground, and begin to practice.

David felt that Gallen's words had dealt another blow to Myron.

"David, everyone at Lixin Security Company from top to bottom has been taken in for questioning, and the company has been sealed. Now, we just wait for news!" Gallen said to David.

He had just been contacting people to start investigating Lixin Security Company. A company without any significant background had no power to resist when faced with a comprehensive official investigation.

"Uncle Gallen, thank you for the trouble!" David expressed his gratitude.

"David, grow up quickly. Maybe one day in the future, I'll need your help too!" Gallen said with a smile.

To David's ears, this was just Gallen's lighthearted remark, but deep in Gallen's heart, he meant it.

Today, Peilan City was somewhat chaotic. The massive battle between nine Armored Warriors and the thunderous sounds of combat had left everyone nearby trembling with fear.

Fortunately, it didn't take long before the police arrived to handle the situation.

But not long after, Lixin Security Company, the largest security firm in Peilan City, was surrounded by a large number of police, even accompanied by several Armored Warriors.

From the general manager down to the clerks, even the janitors, everyone at Lixin Security Company was taken away, and all the optical computers in the entire company were hauled off.

After the police left, the area was locked down by Skynet. A red light curtain indicated that Lixin Security Company had been designated as a restricted zone, and anyone entering illegally would be tracked by Skynet.

David spent the day in the underground gym practicing the Storm Hammer Technique. Although he wanted to return to his bedroom to check what the Shadow Servant had gained, Gallen valued him highly and demanded he repeat the exercises constantly.

By around five in the afternoon, both David and Myron were drenched in sweat, and a significant amount of Fortified Meat had been consumed.

Of course, the gap between the two had not narrowed with the passage of time. After a day of practice, coupled with the stimulation of watching the Armored Warriors fight, David's actual level of War Hammer Mastery had reached nearly 50% proficiency.

It was estimated that in another day, he could fully reach the level of the late Steer Hotel security chief, Amos.

Myron, however, was still at the uninitiated stage, having only learned the majority of the Storm Hammer Technique. If not for the comparison with David, it would have been considered a decent achievement.

"Alright, let's stop here for today!" Gallen looked at the two exhausted boys and clapped his hands.

"Great, I feel like my arms are about to break!" Myron placed the war hammer on the ground and shook his arms violently.

"Myron, your aptitude isn't the best, so you must practice more!" Gallen reminded Myron.

Myron froze upon hearing this. His aptitude wasn't the best—this evaluation felt like a critical hit of ten thousand points.

However, when he looked at David beside him, his heart immediately calmed down.

Uncle Gallen must be comparing me to David, that has to be it! he repeated in his heart.

"David, the lead at Lixin Security Company has gone cold. Supervisor Jixin, who served you, committed suicide at the Police Station!" Gallen told David, his voice filled with significant dissatisfaction toward the police system.

Everyone knew that suicide in a police station was impossible; with surveillance and guarding officers, how could Supervisor Jixin have easily taken his own life?

However, this was not Gallen's home turf, and his people couldn't find anything there. Once the lead was cut off through the local police system, it would be difficult to uncover anything else.

"The rest of the Lixin Security Company staff, including their general manager, don't know about your home security system. But since this matter was carried out by Lixin Security personnel, we have to make them pay," Gallen said, and to David, he looked a bit like a bandit.

"I kept the main server of Lixin Security Company; someone will deliver it later. I know you've studied related knowledge, so that main server should be of some help to you. Just remember, what you're learning is a bit scattered, so don't lose your focus. Body Technique and combat techniques are your foundation," Gallen continued.

"Thank you, Uncle Gallen." David had lost count of how many times he had thanked Gallen, but when he thought about what he was about to receive, the excitement in his heart was unstoppable.

A main server from a security company was at least at the level of a small-scale server. A server of this caliber was far more powerful than his K2 Military Electronic Countermeasure Device.

At the very least, when he remotely attacked a target using a real server, the effect would be greatly enhanced.

Ultimately, the K2 Military Electronic Countermeasure Device was just portable combat equipment, gathering a large number of ready-made attack programs and military-grade electronic signals, but it was still far from server-level computing power.

Gallen smiled; this was just a casual favor. Lixin Security Company should be thanking him for letting them off, otherwise, the company would have collapsed in an instant.

After having dinner together, Myron dragged his exhausted body back to his bedroom on the first floor. After such training, he had long since lost the desire to go out and play.

Gallen left the residence to handle his own affairs.

David returned to his bedroom and immediately summoned the Shadow Servant to his side, placing a hand on it.

Before he could even sense the Knowledge Light Orb within the Shadow Servant, he was enveloped by a warm energy. To say he was enveloped wasn't quite accurate; it was more like his soul was being wrapped in that warm energy.

A sense of comfort rose from his soul, just as the Shadow Servant had transmitted before.

The exhaustion of the day, combined with the comfort in his soul, caused him to drift off into a deep sleep involuntarily.

When he woke up again, the time on his Identity Bracelet had already reached ten o'clock at night.

"Shadow Servant, show my attribute panel!" He placed his hand on the Shadow Servant again and commanded.

On his attribute panel, he saw Spirit: 3.4 (1); his spirit had increased by 0.4.

With the growth of his spirit, as he recalled the Storm Hammer Technique in his mind, various new insights appeared. He saw the War Hammer Mastery (82% proficiency) on the attribute panel in front of him change, shifting from War Hammer Mastery (82% proficiency) to War Hammer Mastery (83% proficiency).

In other words, through his insights from the day's practice, he had surpassed the portion of War Hammer Mastery knowledge brought by Amos and had gained his own understanding.

"Maybe I really am a genius!" David said with a touch of narcissism.

Amos had gone through countless battles to achieve such results, yet he had improved by 1% just by thinking about it—how could he not be incredibly proud?

However, when he turned his thoughts to Electronic Warfare, not a single insight appeared after a long while, nor was there any increase in proficiency.

He felt a bit unconvinced and tried Heavy Axe Mastery (33% Novice) and Body Technique (1% Proficient) again, but relying solely on thought did not result in even a 1% increase.

He thought of the Storm Hammer Technique taught by Gallen, as well as the process of watching the five Liuguang Armored Warriors use the Storm Hammer Technique against enemies today, and he couldn't help but shake his head; it turned out the 1% increase in War Hammer Mastery proficiency had come from there.

Amos had no opportunity to learn the Storm Hammer Technique, so his War Hammer Mastery improvement was gained entirely through actual combat, whereas David, possessing the Storm Hammer Technique, naturally surpassed Amos in terms of knowledge volume.

Having found the reason, David then focused his attention inside the Shadow Servant, where he saw four newly added Knowledge Light Orbs.

Among the extra Knowledge Light Orbs this time, there were actually two yellow Knowledge Light Orbs, and they were of the very deep, saturated variety even among the yellow ones.

The other two Knowledge Light Orbs were orange, which should be Knowledge Light Orbs of the Proficient level.

These four Knowledge Light Orbs also simultaneously proved something he had never been 100% certain of: each soul can only have one Knowledge Light Orb extracted from it.

He focused his attention on the four Knowledge Light Orbs, and their attributes were revealed.

Long Sword Mastery (80% Mastery), Spear Mastery (99% Mastery), Shield Mastery (50% Proficient), Heavy Axe Mastery (70% Proficient).