Chapter 8: Addiction

Lu Yuan mentally reviewed the content of the morning's training session.

He felt he had mastered the dozen or so basic fist techniques taught by Lin Zhiqin. He could remember them clearly and execute each movement.

However, there were definitely deviations in the accuracy and precision of his form.

"Once I've learned all the basic leg techniques and footwork, and raised them all to LV3 or higher, I might be able to unlock a core profession skill!"

As the core skill of the [Student] profession, [Absolute Focus] had been unlocked after Lu Yuan had raised all eight main subjects to LV3.

It was only after unlocking [Absolute Focus] that Lu Yuan truly separated himself from ordinary students.

His learning efficiency underwent a qualitative transformation, and he felt as if he was using cheats in his studies.

Therefore, Lu Yuan was highly anticipating what kind of surprise the core skill of the [Fighter] profession would bring him.

"The two weekly classes for the fighting class are scheduled on weekends. If I want to learn basic leg techniques and footwork, I'll have to wait another week.

However, I can ask Cheng Peng to teach me first."

Lu Yuan had already mentally assigned Cheng Peng the role of a tool person.

After the intense exercise in the morning and the large lunch he had eaten, Lu Yuan quickly fell asleep once he lay down on his bed.

He didn't know how long he had slept when a series of phone notifications woke him up.

Lu Yuan was still drowsy, but when he reached for his phone, the soreness in his arms instantly brought him to full alertness.

"Just endure it. By tomorrow, the torn muscles will heal, and it definitely won't hurt as much," Lu Yuan comforted himself through gritted teeth.

He grabbed his phone with difficulty and saw over ten notification messages.

He opened the chat app and found that one of the messages was a friend request.

"I'm Liu Yue, requesting to add you as a friend."

It was the girl with round cheeks and glasses from the fighting class.

Lu Yuan casually accepted her request.

He then checked the remaining messages and found that they were all from his sister, Lu Jing.

Sister: "Little brother! Look at the scenery of Xixu! The desert landscape you've never experienced!"

Below were over ten photos.

Deserts, Gobi, Populus euphratica trees, and a few photos of a girl wearing a hat, riding a camel with a bright smile on her face.

The girl on the camel was naturally Lu Jing herself.

Lu Yuan quickly glanced through the photos and typed, "Envious. Traveling around on public funds, and even getting paid."

The message was sent, and a reply came back within seconds.

"! You don't know how harsh the conditions here are!

The excavated ruins are deep in the Xixu desert, and I can only sleep in a tent now.

I can only shower once a week, and I don't dare to speak outside because my mouth gets filled with sand!"

"Haha!"

Lu Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud and sent a few laughing emojis.

Then he thought for a moment and asked, "Sis, what did you guys dig up this time?"

Lu Jing replied: "A large temple ruin from the Baishan era, which is very valuable for studying the religious history of that time.

It's considered a significant discovery.

Just wait, little brother, you'll see your sister on the news soon. (Proud)"

"Tch, you're just a small fry in the archaeological team, running errands and doing odd jobs. You think you can get on TV?

Even if you dig something up, it has nothing to do with you."

"(Contempt)(Contempt)(Contempt)!"

Lu Yuan chatted with Lu Jing for a while and learned that the archaeological work she was participating in would take quite a long time, possibly lasting six months or even more than a year.

He didn't know when she would have the opportunity to return, but it was definitely not happening anytime soon.

After ending the chat, Lu Yuan opened his computer and searched online for information about the Baishan Temple.

The Baishan era dated back over three thousand years.

It was an extremely chaotic and dark period with numerous religions.

Many of these religions had very evil doctrines and practiced human sacrifice, which was extremely bloody.

Lu Yuan only read a little bit before closing the webpage.

"I wonder what kind of temple Lu Jing's archaeological team has excavated.

If they dig up a pile of bones, Lu Jing,, might be scared to tears on the spot," Lu Yuan thought with amusement.

As for the recent troubles at home, Lu Yuan didn't tell Lu Jing.

He guessed that his parents hadn't mentioned it to her either.

After all, she was now deep in the desert, over 3,000 kilometers away. Even if she knew, she couldn't help in any way and would only worry needlessly, adding to their concerns.

There was no need to tell her.

"Studying hard and training hard in martial arts is the best way I can help my parents right now," Lu Yuan thought to himself.

Putting down his phone, he sat down at his desk.

Although his arms were temporarily sore and he couldn't write, he had almost finished his homework.

He used [Absolute Focus] to read, preview new lessons, and review and consolidate his knowledge.

Throughout the afternoon, his experience points in all eight main subjects increased, and his [Student] profession experience also rose by dozens of points, getting closer and closer to LV4.

Around 5:00 PM, Zheng Qiuling hurriedly came upstairs to ask Lu Yuan to help out at the shop, while she went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Lu Xinghua came back from the hospital for a short while, packed some food, and then left again in a hurry. Lu Yuan didn't even have a chance to talk to him much.

However, he did receive some good news.

His grandfather's stroke surgery was scheduled for next week.

"I can't train my arms for now, but my core and legs are fine."

After dinner, Lu Yuan spread a bamboo mat in the living room and lay down on it, starting strength training exercises for everything except his arms.

Of course, he did this after activating [Absolute Focus].

[You have focused on profession training for ten minutes, Profession EXP +1]

[Your skill Beginner Body Conditioning has improved, EXP +2]

[Your skill Beginner Body Conditioning has improved, EXP +4]

Notification messages constantly appeared on the panel.

One of the biggest benefits of the profession panel was that it provided Lu Yuan with immediate feedback on his efforts in the form of experience points.

His hard work turned into motivation, allowing him to train with even greater enthusiasm and dedication.

Not to mention, physical exercise itself was very addictive.

"In my previous life, I couldn't understand why people were addicted to fitness.

Now I understand..."

"Huff... huff..."

Lu Yuan panted, finishing another set of exercises. He muttered to himself, "This process of pushing past your limits again and again is truly easy to get addicted to and gives you a sense of accomplishment."

Lu Yuan's original goal was to do two sets of each exercise.

However, after finishing two sets, he still felt he had some energy left, so he did another two sets.

And then another two...

In the end, he did a total of eight sets for the entire routine!

He didn't stop until he had exhausted every last bit of energy in his body and was sprawled out on the living room floor, unable to even move a finger.

"I hope I won't be too sore to get up tomorrow..."

The bamboo mat beneath him was soaked with sweat. Lu Yuan looked up at the snow-white ceiling of the living room and thought silently.

When the profession panel information slowly appeared on the ceiling and he saw the surge in experience points...

Lu Yuan couldn't help but smile.

"So what if I can't get up?"

"The feeling of getting stronger is truly amazing."