novelraw Chapter 47
Chapter 47
Captain Zhao Heiniu stood firmly in the courtyard and said to Su Wangchuan,
“The cultivation of 《Basic Spear Technique》 also requires real combat polishing. The rate of improvement in actual combat is very obvious.”
“But the biggest difference between 《Basic Spear Technique》 and 《Archery》 is this: 《Archery》 is a ranged attack. It requires a target and accuracy—that’s extremely important.”
“All melee methods and close-combat attacks can almost always hit the target. What matters more is strength and speed… especially the former!”
As he spoke, Zhao Heiniu gestured for Su Wangchuan to pick up a spear.
“All these wooden stakes of mine are wrapped in Hundredfold Steel iron plating. It’s like a person wearing a layer of iron armor—extremely high defense. Ordinary attacks are very hard to break through it. Saber techniques and sword techniques basically can’t damage it.”
“But our 《Basic Spear Technique》 has stronger burst power and ferocious destructive force. Even a simple thrust has a chance to break iron armor.”
“Give it a try.”
Su Wangchuan nodded and walked over. His right leg pulled back, forming a bow stance. The spear naturally aligned with the target, casual yet carrying an added sense of momentum.
Zhao Heiniu revealed a satisfied smile.“Thrust!”
With a sharp shout—
The spear in Su Wangchuan’s hands exploded forward. His entire body’s strength instantly converged at a single point, crashing violently into the iron-armored wooden stake.
THUD!
All the force condensed at the spear tip, actually leaving a shallow dent—a clear spear mark—in the iron-plated stake.
If this stake were a person, this strike would deal terrifying damage.
“Not bad.”
“Your strength is in place.”
“Destructive power is sufficient.”
“Train like this for a period of time, and you can raise the realm of 《Basic Spear Technique》.”
Zhao Heiniu’s words were startling.
Su Wangchuan immediately summoned his Status Panel to take a look.
But…
The experience bar under 《Basic Spear Technique》 had not changed at all. It was still at 0/100.
However, he did not feel discouraged.
Since he was not killing living targets, and was purely training, there was no way experience would increase that quickly.
He quickly calmed himself and continued cultivating according to Zhao Heiniu’s guidance.
THUD!
The spear slammed heavily into the iron-armored wooden stake again, the sound deep and powerful.
Another shallow dent appeared on the stake.
Again!
Su Wangchuan could clearly feel that with every impact, his hands distinctly sensed the force rebounding from the iron-plated stake. His tiger’s mouths went numb.
This method of training was clearly far more taxing than before.
It was much easier to feel exhaustion and fatigue.
Even so, he carried it out meticulously.
After about a hundred thrusts—
His arms began to ache slightly.
Zhao Heiniu reminded him from the side,
“If the power of your attack drops, rest a bit and recover. Cultivation must be done at full force, constantly breaking through to gain improvement. Otherwise, you’re just wasting effort.”
As someone who had been through it, he knew very well that this kind of training—using both hands to exert force—produced burst power and destructive strength far beyond simple one-handed thrusts. The rebound force consumed stamina and strength heavily, and could even cause minor bodily damage.
Usually, for a first-time practitioner, being able to thrust a hundred times was already quite impressive.
“Captain Zhao, don’t worry. I’m still fine.”
Su Wangchuan did not stop.
Twelve points of Strength, eleven points of Agility, and ten points of Vitality had granted him the physical constitution of a Quasi-Martial Artist, far surpassing ordinary people.
Under Zhao Heiniu’s astonished gaze, Su Wangchuan continued his high-intensity thrusts, leaving clear spear marks on the iron-armored stake.
THUD!!
THUD!!
The sounds remained deep and forceful.
Soon, Su Wangchuan had thrust more than three hundred times.
Zhao Heiniu gradually grew alarmed, finding it increasingly unbelievable.
“Wangchuan, your physical attributes have already reached the level of a Quasi-Martial Artist!”
He finally realized it.
Zhao Heiniu showed delight and continued,
“Excellent!”
“With a Quasi-Martial Artist physique, cultivation becomes twice as effective with half the effort! Hahaha… good! This is great. Blackstone Village now has a third Quasi-Martial Artist. The village is much safer now.”
Zhao Heiniu had originally intended to help Su Wangchuan quickly cross the Quasi-Martial Artist threshold. He never expected that Su Wangchuan had already achieved it. This was truly an unexpected delight.
“Keep training.”
“In the future, you can come to this courtyard whenever you want. Strive to raise 《Basic Spear Technique》 to the Minor Mastery realm as soon as possible.”
“I’ll head out and check on those little brats.”
After watching for a bit longer, Zhao Heiniu left Su Wangchuan to continue training and departed alone.
Su Wangchuan took the opportunity to glance at his Status Panel again.
This time, his face lit up with joy.
“Ha!”
“So it really works.”
The experience bar of 《Basic Spear Technique》 had advanced to 4/100.
Su Wangchuan calmed himself and thought silently,
“Roughly one hundred thrusts raise 1 point of experience.”
“Just ten thousand thrusts, and 《Basic Spear Technique》 can reach ‘Minor Mastery.’”
“Not bad!”
“Brother Lin Xun was right. All martial skills have a fast-track method in the early stages. They can be trained up quickly…”
“This iron-armored wooden stake method is indeed more grueling, but compared to killing live targets for 《Archery》, it’s much simpler. It only takes a day or two to break through.”
With renewed confidence, Su Wangchuan immediately trained in earnest.
About half an hour later—
He was panting heavily. His Hunger dropped below 60, and his Health even began to decline.
Su Wangchuan knew he could not force himself any further.
His body had entered an overload state.
Maintaining high-intensity training under such conditions would damage the body and might leave hidden injuries.
Of course!
What he worried about most was that training in this state would yield half the results—or none at all.
So he quickly ate, refilled his Hunger, then massaged himself to stimulate blood circulation and disperse bruising.
After a short while, he logged out and exited the game.
Sleep and rest were the best methods of recovery.
Before logging out, he deliberately checked the progress bar of 《Basic Spear Technique》. The experience value had already advanced to 10/100.
After leaving the game, he went to the company’s employee cafeteria on the 72nd floor for the first time and ordered several of his favorite dishes.
Since it was daytime and everyone was grinding in-game, the huge cafeteria was empty, with only chef robots and cleaning-service robots present.
“So this is what it feels like to have the place all to yourself?”
“Not bad. Very futuristic. It’d look great on a livestream.”
Of course—
It was just a passing thought.
He knew the company’s confidentiality regulations very well.
After eating his fill, Su Wangchuan strolled up to the 74th floor to walk it off at the gym.
To his surprise, someone was actually there.
A slender figure stood in the strength training area. The seemingly delicate body was performing a clean and jerk.
Su Wangchuan’s eyesight was sharp. With a single glance, he could tell that several extra plates had been added on top of the two-hundred-kilogram standard.
At least three hundred kilograms.
“…”
Shock filled Su Wangchuan’s eyes.
Judging from that build, the person looked to be around the fifty-kilogram weight class, yet was lifting three hundred kilograms…
That was not scientific at all.
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