[Boundless vitality: your mastery of qi has reached the level of proficiency·] [Advancement task: deep breaths 0/2000] [Task requirements: no distractions / calm, focused mind] [*Complete all tasks to increase the skill level] [*You sensed the flow of qi with every breath] [*Your constitution has improved ·] [*Your immunity to disease has increased ·] [*Your ability to recover from illness and injury has increased little·] [*Keep breathing and don't stop, and you can live to a hundred]
Oh yeah! Leveled up!
When he woke up that morning, Li Jie discovered that last night's meditation had finally fulfilled the skill task requirements. He quieted his mind and looked inward, sensing a faint stream of qi darting through his body at his conscious direction. Then he slowly guided it downward...
Sure enough, it got hard!
He gave his firm quadriceps a satisfied pat. Not bad.
"Hey, Sheriff!"
The moment he stepped into the Police Department that morning, Anna Ramirez bounded over and gave him a big hug.
"You were away so long. Didn't you bring back any presents?"
"Nope. Florida's main export is idiots, and they're a little awkward to carry. Were you on vacation too?"
Li Jie patted her arm, then turned and opened his office door.
"Yeah. I heard you cracked a big case as soon as you got back?" Anna and Wilson both squeezed inside and started rummaging through his cupboards for snacks without asking.
"More or less. The scene was pretty gruesome, though. You're better off staying out of it. Oh?"
He spotted two keys on his desk. "They've handed out the keys to the Police Department's single-occupancy quarters?"
Several dozen single rooms, each around twenty square meters, had been built on the new building's top floor as temporary housing for struggling new recruits. Naturally,