Luo Feng's First Mission!

Higher-star goals were often harder to achieve.

Creating low-star goals, preferably ones Luo Feng could achieve in the short term... would definitely be well worth it.

He had an idea.

Chen Yi began to think.

How should he set some low-star goals for Luo Feng?

At the same time.

Luo Feng was thinking about the same problem... whether it was showing greater potential so he would be worthy of Xu Xin, or gathering thirty billion to buy the Water of Life.

Both were undoubtedly long-term goals.

Neither could be achieved quickly.

But he wasn't discouraged.

Hard to achieve.

Then I'll start now.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Work a little at a time, improve a little at a time, and I'll get there eventually!

Luo Feng's character was such that he needed no urging.

After encouraging himself, he resumed training in the martial arts hall.

Chen Yi couldn't help admiring him. He felt he should learn from Luo Feng, learn from his diligence and hard work. At the same time, Chen Yi glanced into the mirror.

He looked over the two goals Luo Feng had set once more.

After gathering his thoughts.

Chen Yi said:

"Luo Feng, listen to me."

"I can guess that after reading those two documents, you wanted to become a powerful warrior and also wanted to get your younger brother back on his feet, so you set long-term goals for yourself."

"A long-term goal can give a person direction. That's a good thing."

"But..."

"A goal that's easier to achieve lets you feel yourself climbing one step at a time. It also gives you a sense of accomplishment and encourages you to grow."

"So..."

"You can set yourself some easier intermediate goals as well."

"For example, first bring your physical fitness up to the Advanced Warrior level, train your Force Application Technique and neural reaction speed, and practice your movement technique until it reaches the Minute Subtlety Level... and so on."

Luo Feng, who was training, heard this and suddenly felt it made a great deal of sense. A journey of a thousand miles began with a single step. Training bit by bit and seeking improvement was naturally very important... but he also needed more specific goals.

Just like the monthly exams he had taken in high school.

Moving up in the rankings could give him more motivation.

Chen Yi silently watched Luo Feng's expression change. It convinced him that there were more ways to go about cloud nurturing. The core of cloud nurturing... the emphasis shouldn't be on "cloud."

But on:

"Nurturing"!

Setting goals and helping the person he cloud-nurtured achieve them was what really mattered.

As for cloud nurturing...

For a goal to qualify, it had to mark a stage of progress, with a clear improvement, and meet the standard cloud nurturing recognized: at least one star.

For example, setting Luo Feng the goal:

"Eat dinner."

That could be called a goal.

But it wouldn't count as an important, star-rated "intermediate goal," because eating dinner made essentially no difference to his nurturing progress.

Chen Yi also wanted to verify something.

Could he break a high-star intermediate goal down further and add some low-star intermediate goals?

In other words:

"Mission branches"!

Between the present and those two long-term goals of becoming a Wargod and getting Luo Hua back on his feet, there were clearly other intermediate goals.

"Luo Feng, I'll give you some information now. First, familiarize yourself with the key points of warrior and spirit reader cultivation, then set some goals..."

Chen Yi used the mirror to scan some basic information from the warrior community, including material on how warriors and spirit readers trained.

For example, information on Minute Subtlety Level movement techniques...

His father, Chen Weilong, held a respectable position, so even though Chen Yi wasn't an official warrior, he still had access to some warrior cultivation materials.

Chen Yi soon finished organizing the information and placed it in Luo Feng's hands. After reading it, Luo Feng had a better understanding of his own situation.

In the original timeline.

Only after passing the warrior assessment and becoming an official warrior had Luo Feng logged into "Limit Home" and learned a great deal from its forums.

Only after reading the materials now did Luo Feng understand.

His talent as a spirit reader was extremely high. The "dark golden sphere" in his mind was in the most terrifying solid form... which meant that for a long time to come, his spirit reader abilities could remain two levels above his physical fitness.

"Although your spirit reader talent is very high, if you want to improve as a spirit reader, you can't neglect your physical cultivation or your Genetic Origin Energy."

"A warrior's Force Application Technique also needs training."

Chen Yi passed along something Babata had once told Luo Feng.

Luo Feng listened carefully. He felt that Senior Yun was a knowledgeable and formidable figure, and he had to take his advice to heart.

As they talked things over, Chen Yi and Luo Feng set many specific goals.

Chen Yi also told Luo Feng that he could reveal some of his spirit reader talent to gain more support from the Dojo of Limits.

The two set many goals.

Quite a few intermediate goals were recognized by the mirror.

Such as:

"Minute Subtlety Level Movement Technique",

"Advanced Warrior strength",

"Advanced Warrior neural reaction speed",

And other one- and two-star goals.

Chen Yi watched notifications for each goal pop up in the mirror, confirming that his thinking was correct. Every goal achieved would give him a chance to draw a reward!

Unfortunately... there still aren't enough goals.

I need more people to cloud-nurture before I can gain more.

Though that was what he thought.

For now, Chen Yi still had to focus on nurturing Luo Feng, his one and only prospect, to help himself develop and improve...

Chen Yi spoke in "Senior Yun's" voice:

"Luo Feng."

"Do you remember me saying I was preparing better treasures for you?"

"I remember," Luo Feng replied in his mind.

Looking at his stockpile of cloud-nurturing points, Chen Yi planned to use feeding rewards as incentives to motivate Luo Feng.

So.

He intended to establish a simple, straightforward reward system now.

"From now on, I'll assign you missions, Luo Feng."

"You can choose which ones to complete. For each mission you complete, I'll award you some 'contribution points.' When you have enough contribution points, I'll give you some treasures."

"Now I'll give you a main mission."

Next.

Chen Yi planned to display spirit reader strength during the warrior assessment, enter the Elite Training Camp, and make contact with "Hong." And since Luo Feng wanted to reach Planetary Level quickly, taking advantage of the Elite Training Camp was naturally a good choice.

So the first mission he would assign Luo Feng was:

[Mission: Obtain a place in the Dojo of Limits' Elite Training Camp]

[Method: Display your genius as a spirit reader during the warrior assessment and receive an invitation from the Dojo of Limits!]

[Reward: Contribution points × 100]

The information appeared in Luo Feng's mind as a transparent panel. At the same time, the voice of "Senior Yun," whom Chen Yi was impersonating, rang out:

"Luo Feng, receive your first mission!"

July 31, 2056.

Late at night.

Chen Yi was training at his residence.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"3,378 kg!" "3,365 kg!" "3,391 kg!"

The punch strength tester announced the results. Looking at his latest improvement, Chen Yi was quite satisfied, even though he hadn't improved as quickly as Luo Feng.

Over the past half month, he had never slacked off in his cultivation.

His progress had also been very fast.

But his strength still fell short of Luo Feng's.

Luo Feng could directly receive the items Chen Yi fed him, whereas Chen Yi had to draw another copy himself if he wanted to feed him an item... With only one person to cloud-nurture right now, he really could end up obtaining fewer treasures than that person.

Even so, Chen Yi was satisfied.

With his ability, the more people he cloud-nurtured, the more Innate Secret Techniques he would eventually acquire, and the stronger he would become.

So...

There was no need to compare himself with Luo Feng in the early stages.

Luo Feng was the person he cloud-nurtured. Wasn't it enjoyable to watch Luo Feng grow stronger while he drew more rewards behind the scenes, nurturing him bit by bit?

Comparing himself with Luo Feng, growing dissatisfied, and using underhanded tricks to withhold Luo Feng's cloud-nurturing points, all for the thrill of surpassing him...

Chen Yi thought that idea was extremely childish.

With his ability, he would grow faster and faster.

And Chen Yi felt that the person he should really compare himself to was the version of himself without the miraculous mirror in his mind. Without all this.

He wouldn't have acquired Luo Feng's spirit reader talent.

In this life, he would currently be barely capable of passing the warrior assessment. Even with his memories of his previous life awakened, all he could do was look for a chance to latch onto Luo Feng's coattails.

But now...

He, Chen Yi, was a spirit reader genius who had reached Junior War General at eighteen! Once he cloud-nurtured Hong and drew a large batch of rewards, his progress would be even faster.

Even Luo Feng at this point in the original story was no match for him. Chen Yi already thought that was quite good.

The future was full of promise!

The night had grown late.

In the martial arts hall on the second floor, Chen Yi received a message from his father... Its contents were simple:

"Get some rest early. You still have the warrior assessment tomorrow."

"The monsters are formidable. Do your best to pass the assessment, but more importantly, stay safe..."

After reading the message, Chen Yi stepped into the corridor, saw the moonlight outside the window, and walked silently toward his bedroom.

He murmured:

"Stay safe..."

"Dad, this warrior assessment isn't dangerous for me anymore."

"But... tomorrow I really should show what I can do. It would be best if I could catch the attention of the Dojo of Limits' upper ranks and earn a place in the Elite Training Camp."

"That way..."

"I'll have a chance to make contact with 'Hong' and bind a second person to cloud-nurture."

"Take one step and look two ahead."

"Make a good plan and stay clear of risk."

"Plot every move from the command tent."

"Only then can I win while staying on steady ground..."

"So."

"I'd better prepare tonight and go to bed early."