370: Chapter 350: Training 370: Chapter 350: Training “Lu Ping’an, what do you want for dinner?
“…Something simple, do you have instant noodles?”
“We do, imported ones.
We were planning on having them ourselves.
Due to certain reasons, Lu Ping’an had reduced one “quota” for the girls.
As a result, he didn’t care, but the girls were really anxious.
Mei Yuge came over to apologize twice privately, with tearful eyes.
It took quite some effort for Lu Ping’an to persuade her to leave.
They were probably worried about their performance not being good enough, and thus, Lu Ping’an reduced the quota.
As a result, in the past few days, the remaining two spots became even more fiercely competitive.
If you stay up until 4 in the morning, I’ll keep going straight until after breakfast.
If you don’t sleep all night, I won’t sleep, eat, or drink.
It was so competitive that Lu Ping’an couldn’t stand it and went over to tell them to rest earlier.
After all, some things couldn’t be improved by just working hard non-stop.
“…..The progress after reaching lv9 is really slow.
Watching it grow little by little is annoying.” The foundation of their abilities had hit a bottleneck and couldn’t be easily broken through.
Worth noting, when Lu Ping’an tagged along for experience, Su Zhizhu succeeded in investing in fourth-tier, while Baman Zhen failed in investing in third-tier.
Obviously, the prerequisite for ability effectiveness was not simply about tier, but more directly about “strength”.
Of course, it could also be that Su Zhizhu’s fourth-tier ability was actually a family heritage of a “pseudo-fourth-tier”, while Baman Zhen’s strength wasn’t something an ordinary third-tier could limit.
Lu Ping’an sparred with Baman Zhen with his own body, disregarding the magic plants, Little Flame, and their signature “instant healing” ability.
He got beaten up quite badly.
She was a pure beast.
Fortunately, based on her development, she seemed to be very interested in the stakes on this side.
However, as they were consuming their Life-points so quickly, they wouldn’t last long before being kicked out.
By that time, it would be difficult to find Su Zhizhu to gain experience, so naturally, they needed to make the most out of the present.
Lu Ping’an didn’t rush to create his own “Animated Armor”.
He wanted to get a 1-tier Tamer first.
If he only awakened a single profession’s Abnormal Ability, the difficulty should not be too high.
For these days, anyway, he had to stay on campus.
So he attended classes punctually, then took some time to give guidance to these new club members…
Some even secretly came and told him about their determination to become official team members from Ghost members.
“Let me think about it.
I haven’t considered the benefits and responsibilities for the official membership.” Lu Ping’an was very straightforward.
He was quite grateful to the girls for helping him grind his Mastery to 81/100 in such a short time.
Although harvesting experience was slower now, breakthrough seemed just a matter of time.
Worth mentioning is that he brought the “Name Cards” back and sent them through the “Official Channel” to the Trading Land for the girls, learning about their basic information in the process.
“Ximeier and Tian Xi have reached lv3.
This progress is quite impressive.
The others are mostly lv2, and even Mei Yuge hasn’t fallen too far behind.”
Based on Lu Ping’an’s own experience, reaching lv4 could be considered as ready for the initiation ceremony.
The main problem bothering them now was their “Basic Attributes”.
The panel’s hints were relatively simple.
The simple descriptions of “Mortal” and “Black Iron” were indeed the differences between ordinary people and Extraordinary individuals.
It was extremely difficult to cross that threshold.
However, the reality for the girls was even more brutal.
Lu Ping’an hadn’t expected there might be a level below “Mortal-level Physique”…
“Is this a top-scholar level physique?
Probably similar to a primary school student… Have you never exercised before?
Alright, forget I said that.”
Those taking the college entrance examination wouldn’t participate in physical training.
In case they got injured somewhere, it would be a lifelong regret.
Ximeier and Tian Xi were relatively better off.
The other girls hadn’t done much exercise in their past ten years or so; their physical education classes had been replaced with math classes.
Let alone engaging in continuous battles for tens of minutes, just asking them to run continuously for ten minutes or so, could make them devolve from walking upright into crawling on all fours.
The fact that they could complete the training arranged by Lu Ping’an was due to their ridiculous “investments”, allowing them unlimited energy and physical strength with the Life-points they exchanged for.
This also led to the bizarre situation where they made leaps and bounds with buffs, but were like dead dogs without them.
Lu Ping’an noticed their over-reliance on buffs, but he didn’t know how to solve it, so he just let it be and treated it as a good thing.
As for the basic abilities like Physique, improving them could only depend on time, training, and tempering.
Even if they wanted to use Magic Potions, they had to wait until their bodies were tempered enough, or else it would most likely end in suicide.
The training in their first year, which included military training and other kinds of grinding, showed obvious improvements.
However, their foundation was too poor, so they still needed more time.
“If we let them use the courtyard facilities, would their progress multiply?”
“No, they would go bankrupt first.
And their foundation is too weak, so those facilities wouldn’t make much sense for them to use.
The ones in the club residence are enough.”
Lu Ping’an was not satisfied with the girls’ progress, but they, on the other hand, were overjoyed.
Every time they went to combat classes, the teachers would bring them out for demonstrations.
In private conversations, they were even regarded as talented individuals with amazing progress.
As of now, even the fastest progressing male student in the class couldn’t beat the slowest progressing Mei Yuge.
Even when facing multiple opponents, the girls could easily emerge victorious.
They were already on a whole different level.
As the girls tasted the sweetness of “riding the coattails” of someone powerful, they naturally tried to please Lu Ping’an.
He gladly accepted it, as nobody likes to be taken advantage of.
These days, he even had someone help him with laundry, and his preferences for breakfast and lunch were catered for.
His life was quite comfortable.
On the other hand, the progress of his classes was also quite good.
Through several sparing sessions, their martial arts teacher, Teacher Lu, was also impressed by Lu Ping’an.
“His progress is too exaggerated, and it’s all about a solid foundation.
I don’t know how he did it.
It doesn’t seem like he’s someone who merely practices diligently…”
The evident improvement in basic courses also reassured his teachers, who helped him plan his future career path.
It’s worth mentioning that the girls developed new chive abilities.
After reaching their physical limits, they followed Lu Ping’an’s advice and started to pursue their “personal hobbies”.
Tian Xi chose cooking, and since she already had “Cooking LV3”, her investments always brought Lu Ping’an delightful surprises.
Mei Yuge chose to become a singer, not because of her personal hobby, but because her ability determined that it was a necessity for her Cultivation.
Ximeier picked Painter.
Lu Ping’an suspected that she and Tian Xi made their choices based on his own, but since he benefited from it, he didn’t bother to say anything.
Instead, he became friendlier and actively helped them solve some issues in their training.
Smart people who are willing to put in effort are naturally worth the preferential treatment.
Two other girls chose to become pianists and gunners.
In this regard, even Lu Ping’an himself wasn’t knowledgeable, so all they could do was to strive on their own.
“The chives are working hard, so I need to step up as well.”
As the almost one-week “break” comes to an end, Lu Ping’an completed the accumulation needed to become a 1-tier Tamer through continuous training, tempering, and gaining experience.