Three-Dimensional Attributes Doubled

The Bearman was dragged back to Que Mi Village, and the villagers naturally cheered with joy.

The people of Que Mi Village had suffered terribly at the Bearman's hands. Now that the bear scourge had been eliminated, they were naturally delighted.

No one mentioned the Bear Gallbladder either, and Lu Xingshi was hardly going to bring it up himself. It was something that could increase Physical Constitution by 1 point. Even with restrictions, it was undoubtedly a Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures-level item.

After that, they arranged for someone to deliver the Bearman's head to Youping County and report completion.

The one who deserved the greatest credit was undoubtedly Desert Saber Gao Li. Without him severely wounding the Bearman first, and without the advantage of his treasured saber, how could they have killed the Bearman so smoothly?

The people of Que Mi Village did not greedily claim credit, and Lu Xingshi was even less likely to take the credit for himself. He still had basic morals.

He had dealt the Bearman its fatal blow, but that was no reason for him to steal the kill.

Besides, Desert Saber was not even dead yet.

"When do you think Great Hero Gao will get better..." Feng Gu asked resentfully.

Lu Xingshi glanced at him. This kid had been acting like a bitter wife lately, coming over every day to ask this and that.

Logically, after the Bearman had been killed, Feng Gu should have left. After all, his goods had been recovered, and he ought to have continued his trade journey.

Yet he had sold off his goods cheaply nearby, sent someone back to deliver word, and then remained in Que Mi Village, constantly waiting hand and foot on Gao Li. He hoped Gao Li would accept him as a disciple and was determined to follow this First-Rate Expert.

Lu Xingshi did not think much of it. He could tell from Gao Li's attitude toward Feng Gu that it was nothing more than an awkward yet polite rejection.

But Feng Gu kept pressing himself forward with an expression that said, I want this no matter what.

Naturally, Feng Gu's attitude toward Lu Xingshi was much stiffer. He barely bothered to respond, so after interacting with him twice, Lu Xingshi had not pursued any further contact. They treated each other as strangers; they had not had much interaction to begin with.

Why should Lu Xingshi go groveling to him? He was not Feng Gu.

"I don't know. A hundred days are needed to heal injured muscles and bones. Even if Great Hero Gao is a First-Rate Expert, recovering will not be easy," Lu Xingshi answered truthfully. He would not deliberately slander Gao Li just because Gao Li barely acknowledged him, nor did he urge Feng Gu to stop groveling.

Feng Gu was practically lovesick now. There was no use trying to persuade him.

"If you have nothing else to do, you can go for a walk. I'm planning to practice now," Lu Xingshi said, issuing an order to leave.

Feng Gu's expression became even more resentful. "That Qi Guiding Art and Breathing Exercise you practice? Even the servants in my household don't train in those."

"You might as well come serve Great Hero Gao with me. Once you become his disciple, what peerless techniques and secret manuals wouldn't you have?"

Hearing this, Lu Xingshi shook his head. "Everyone has their own fate."

He knew that Gao Li was powerful, not the martial arts he cultivated. If those martial arts had truly been so powerful, the Golden Saber Sect would not have had to rely on Gao Li's reputation.

After hearing Lu Xingshi's words, Feng Gu did not force the matter. He went back to currying favor before Gao Li.

After Feng Gu left, Lu Xingshi opened the game panel of the Martial Arts Game Character.

He brought up the console and began modifying his Three-Dimensional Attributes.

He first raised his Physical Constitution by 1 point, then felt some sort of change occur within his body. His bones and flesh seemed to become more solid.

When he looked again, his Health Points rapidly dropped by 1%, then instantly surged back up.

If he had not been monitoring everything globally, he would never have noticed the change.

Again...

This time, he went harder and directly added five points.

The drop was much greater, falling by 50%, though it also instantly rose back up.

"Too much nourishment for a weak body..." Lu Xingshi was dumbfounded. He had never imagined that modifying himself would produce such a result.

That was right. His Health Points had fallen and risen again because the sudden enhancement had caused bodily damage, which was then instantly healed. It was much like too much nourishment for a weak body.

He then modified the remaining 4 points. This time, his Health Points only fell by 15%.

"The more attributes I modify at once, the more Health Points disappear. Good thing I didn't raise them straight to 100 points at once." Lu Xingshi was still shaken by the close call.

Soon afterward, he raised both his Comprehension and Mental Fortitude to 20 points, increasing them one point at a time.

He did not use the Bearman's Bear Gallbladder, instead keeping it. It might be used as medicine, or perhaps as a gift to build connections with others.

Exchanging it for just 1 point of Physical Constitution—and one that only worked below 15 points at that—was not worth much. He could save it as a collectible.

"Wait, why haven't my Health Points recovered to 100%?" Lu Xingshi suddenly noticed that after all his Three-Dimensional Attributes reached 20 points, his Health Points had only recovered to 90%.

He took out food and ate, but they did not recover.

"What is this..."

When Lu Xingshi stood up, he nearly fell over. The world spun around him, his entire body felt dizzy, and his mind was a complete mess.

Fortunately, he recovered quickly. When Lu Xingshi opened the data panel, he found that his attributes had increased too quickly, preventing the Game Villager from adapting. Once he left the Game Villager's body and returned to being a chibi ghost, the sensation vanished.

"A half-finished game really is a trap..." Lu Xingshi studied the data, his eyes moving rapidly. He suspected he had modified things too quickly.

Logically, there should have been a level system. Only after the Game Villager reached a certain level should its Three-Dimensional Attributes have been allowed to increase accordingly, ensuring the game progressed step by step. But because the game itself had no such data, Lu Xingshi had modified things directly, causing the Game Villager to end up with virtue unequal to its position.

This might not have been a restriction. It could have been a protective measure, like pain. Pain was not a flaw of the human body, but a mechanism for protecting oneself.

Especially since this game was so realistic.

So what Lu Xingshi needed to do was simple: modify it.

Using the console, he forcibly raised his Health Points from 90% to 100%. Only then did the Game Villager recover.

After merging back into it, Lu Xingshi no longer felt anything amiss.

"Looks like I can't raise them too drastically." Lu Xingshi's heart ached terribly. This recovery had cost him ten thousand Gold Coins.

"Raising ten points at once is not feasible. If I raise them again later, I can only do it one point at a time."

Those ten thousand Gold Coins had actually been unnecessary.

It was simply a disaster falling from the sky.

He was still feeling his way through things. Once he could understand the game's code and data, perhaps he would be able to spend Gold Coins however he pleased.

"I need to learn some knowledge about municipal management, agricultural construction, and the like, so I can optimize my business layout."

His business layout concerned his daily gains. His daily income was indeed not low now, but if he could earn more, then naturally he wanted more.

"Next, I need to add new channels of Gold Coin income." Lu Xingshi had already tried. The gold and silver of the Martial Arts World could not be converted into the Gold Coins he needed; otherwise, he would have gone into business to amass wealth.