After some exploration, Lin Changqiang quickly figured out his system.
It had seven functions: exploration, equipment, storage, achievements, quests, lottery draws, and, most importantly, cultivation.
The others were fine, but the cultivation function truly surprised him.
Simply put, he could ask the system to assist him with his training once a day. If it was a martial art he hadn't mastered, he would gain a certain amount of training experience. If it was a technique he had already mastered, it would increase his cultivation level by twelve hours of perfect practice.
Furthermore, he could directly feed the system with energy-rich items like ores and elixirs to extract their energy. At first glance, the system performed similarly to Lin Dong's cheat.
Without hesitation, Lin Changqiang used today's training opportunity to cultivate the Stone-Splitting Leg, the only martial art he had mastered to date.
[Dong, congratulations host, assisted training (Stone-Splitting Leg) completed.]
As the system's voice faded, a mysterious memory suddenly emerged: a memory of countless hours of training, through the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer.
Upon awakening from his memories, Lin Changqiang's brows quirked in a hint of joy. His gaze fixed, and he calmly took a deep breath. Then, with a slight pirouette of his left foot, he launched his now-hardened right leg into a fierce kick against the nearby tree.
With a crack, the tree actually... cracked open with a thick gasp.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss—" Thinking that this world wasn't experiencing global warming, Lin Changqiang took three breaths of relief. "I never thought a mere low-level martial art could be so powerful. Then, wouldn't those advanced forms of Creation and Spiritual Martial Arts be so powerful?"
After testing his martial arts, Lin Changqiang calmed his slightly excited mood, glanced down at his slightly plump frame, and then fell silent, resuming his jog along the mountain path.
Now that his life had taken a turn for the better, he naturally had to cherish every moment and strive for progress. Right now, his primary goal was to maintain a healthy body!
[Dong, congratulations to the host for viewing all functions, and the number of bonus draws is ×3]
[Dong, it is detected that the host's current cultivation level is the third level of the Body Tempering Realm. Congratulations to the host for achieving the achievement: first contact with the path of cultivation, and the number of bonus draws is ×3]
[Dong, it is detected that the host currently masters the martial art - Stone-Splitting Leg (first level). Congratulations to the host for achieving the achievement: first mastery of a martial art, and the number of bonus draws is ×2]
Before he ran far, the continuous news made Lin Changqiang pause, and the next second, his heart was filled with surprise.
"Use all the draws."
[Dong, eight draws have been used up. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the following items]
[Intimate Rose × 1: Can be used on any target with intelligence. The target will find it easier to discover the host's strengths, thereby increasing their favorability towards the host (Beauty is in the eyes of a lover)]
[Double Experience Card × 3: Within seven days after use, the host will gain an additional 100% when gaining cultivation experience in any form (cannot be effective at the same time as the passive ability "Inner Demon")]
[Double Gold Coin Card × 2: Within seven days after use, the host will gain an additional 100% when gaining universal currency in any form (Young man, work hard to make money)]
[Inner Demon Experience Card × 1: Within seven days after use, the host can gain a certain percentage of cultivation experience of the current realm every day (no one really plans to use it in the Body Tempering Realm, right?)]
[Arthur's passive skill - Holy Light Guardian: The host's physical strength, injuries, energy and mental strength will be continuously and automatically repaired (then there is only one answer, I have no regrets about my youth)]
"I never thought that I, Lin Changqiang, a non-African, could have the day to leave Africa and enter Europe."
Looking at the items he had drawn and feeling the warmth surging in his body, Lin Changqiang was intoxicated. Then, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, he ran even more excitedly.
The breeze was blowing gently, and there was hope of sunset. On the slightly rugged mountain road, the young man's not-so-thin body was constantly moving, as if he was tirelessly striving forward.
...
The next day, when the red sun was rising and the breeze was blowing the green leaves, the back mountain, which used to be filled with only birdsong, now heard the snoring of a young man.
As usual, Lin Dong ran to the mountain early in the morning and curiously followed the snoring to find the source.
"Lin Changqiang?"
Lin Dong's eyes widened slightly. He never thought that his cousin would actually sleep here. If the snoring was not a little loud, he would have suspected that he was harmed by someone.
"Changqiang, Changqiang, wake up!"
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Amidst the constant shaking and shouting, Lin Changqiang groggily awoke. He rubbed his sore eyes, mumbling non-stop.
"Why are you waking me up so early? I've had my period today. I want to sleep until I wake up naturally."
"Sleep until I wake up naturally? Why don't you sleep in the mountains when you have a bed? You'll be in trouble if you catch a cold."
Seeing Lin Changqiang trying to stay in bed, Lin Dong felt helpless, yet also a bit worried. It was Lin Changqiang and he had a good relationship; if it were Lin Shan, he wouldn't mind sleeping all day.
Lin Changqiang finally regained consciousness. He glanced at Lin Dong, who was half-kneeling beside him. He felt a strong resemblance to the Dean who'd walked by the window while he was sleeping during class...
"Hey, I was so tired from training yesterday that I accidentally fell asleep." Feeling the warmth flowing through his body, Lin Changqiang felt incredibly fortunate. If it weren't for the Holy Light protecting him, he'd probably have caught a cold.
Lin Dong rolled his eyes in annoyance and stood up. "Why not find a decent excuse? Lin Changqiang, you're such a lazy person. Everyone in the Lin family knows you."
"Don't even mention you. Before, I wouldn't have believed it myself."
For the first time, Lin Changqiang felt that having a good relationship wasn't always a good thing. Now, for example, he had to come up with a reasonable excuse to explain his change in personality.
"When I saw you easily defeat Lin Shan yesterday, I was thinking, how great would it be if I could be like you, able to change the things that make me unhappy? So that night, I made up my mind to practice seriously!"
"Really?" Lin Dong's face was filled with suspicion. He really didn't think habits and personality could be changed so easily.
"How could this be fake?" Lin Changqiang's eyes widened, and he patted his chest in a pretentious manner. "Aren't you going to practice in the mountains later? You'll see for yourself."
Seeing Lin Changqiang's confident expression, Lin Dong couldn't help but smile. He bent down, pulled him up from the ground, and then, without looking back, walked into the dense forest. Not long after, the sound of crisp snapping echoed in the forest.
Hearing the sound of Lin Dong's practice, Lin Changqiang's eyes suddenly lit up, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.
"Use Intimate Rose on Lin Dong!"
[Dong, Congratulations host, use successful]
After quickly running back home to wash up and buy some snacks to fill his stomach, Lin Changqiang ran up the back mountain without stopping, searching for Lin Dong's training place.
The continuous snapping sounds grew closer, and he soon found Lin Dong. Of course, he didn't just stand there and watch him practice. Instead, he began his long run in the open space nearby.
In the dense forest, a fourteen-year-old boy, his face stern and his body flexing like a monkey, unleashed the Tongbeiquan technique over and over again, the crisp clacking echoing through the clearing.
Another, slightly chubbier boy, who hadn't practiced martial arts, also ran tirelessly around the clearing, his clothes soaked with sweat.
Lin Dong, watching Lin Changqiang's swifter pace, was naturally surprised.
"This guy isn't just boasting, he's actually practicing seriously!"
Lin Dong's eyes were filled with disbelief. He had always assumed Lin Changqiang was just all talk and no action, but now it seemed he was truly determined to change.
"Even though it's just a simple long-distance run, it's a good start. I hope he can persevere this time. Don't let him set goals without achieving them."
Thinking that Lin Changqiang had made up his mind to practice hard because of him, Lin Dong felt deeply relieved and a growing appreciation for his cousin.
[Dong, congratulations to the host, Lin Dong's favorability towards the host has increased to 61]
"Great!" Lin Changqiang's eyes flashed with brilliance, and then without saying a word, he directly opened the system's equipment bar and installed the knowledge gem in the only equipment slot currently unlocked.
(This is the equipment function mentioned in the previous article. As the protagonist's cultivation level increases, the system will gradually unlock equipment slots and open all equipment from bottom to top according to the price.)
[Knowledge Gem:
Passive - Gift (Among all those who have a favorability of 60 with the host, if the host's cultivation level is the lowest, then every 24 hours, he will gain a percentage of the cultivation effect of his realm, and the percentage is 20% to 1% from low to high according to the realm)
Passive - Guerrilla (Among all those who have a favorability of 60 with the host, when the person with the highest favorability gains any experience, the host will gain additional corresponding experience)]