On Monday, Tian Qingfeng walked into the classroom, sat down at his desk, and placed his new backpack under it. Taking his textbooks out of his backpack, he placed them on his desk.
Looking around the empty classroom, he lamented how he came to school way too early. Activating his Astral Link, he checked the time.
07:30
School started at 8 o'clock, so he was 30 minutes early. Everyone else hasn't arrived yet.
Seeing as he was somewhat early, he sat down in his seat and leaned back as he looked at the status screen projected by his Astral Link.
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[Tian Qing Feng] [Age: 15]
[Phase: 1] [Level 4]
[Cultivation: Muscle Strengthening Fourth layer]
Progress: (Intermediate)
[Techniques:
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Over the course of the 3 days off, by dedicating all his time to performing the
On the very last day, he went over to a nearby martial arts hall and paid a small fee to use their strength-measuring device.
You could go to the government-funded Martial Hall at the city hall for a free test, but it would have required a significant amount of travel time. It takes about an hour to reach the city hall, and there would be about a 20-minute wait time since it was a Sunday. In total, you would have wasted roughly 2 hours and 40 minutes just traveling over and using the free utilities.
Since it was already around 7 pm, he would only have gotten back by 10 pm. Given his most recent nighttime adventure, he didn't want to stay out so late, but I digress.
When he checked his strength without utilizing the 8 Tigers Fist Art, He reached about 4721 kilograms of force. When he used the first two forms, his punch reached 5901.25 kilograms. If he had this strength during the fight against the cultists, he would not have needed to utilize the third stance at all.
In fact, since he had reached the advanced stage of the muscle-strengthening realm, the first and second stages seem to place much less stress on his body than before. He might not be ready to use the third stance any time soon, but he seemed able to use the first two stances much more easily.
While he was catching up on all the entertainment he missed during those past 3 days of training after perusing his stats, his classmates started to file into the room.
When his friends entered the room, Tian Qingfeng noticed that Wu Haoran was also with them.
As they got closer, Qingfeng closed the video and addressed them.
"You guys seem chipper. How'd you guys get so close?"
It was Wu Haoran, surprisingly, who spoke first out of the three of them as they sat down in their seats.
"After leaving the hospital, we still had time to kill, so we went to an arcade nearby. After that, we continued to meet up and hang out for the other 3 days. We tried to invite you, but you wouldn't pick up."
"Yeah, what gives, man?" Chen Zhiyu said, as if to goad Qingfeng
With a chuckle, Qingfeng clapped his palms together and apologized
"Sorry, I was immersed in training for the past few days."
"No worries." Lu Tai said, "You can come with us next time."
At exactly 8 AM, Teacher Su walked into the room. The entire class quieted down as she placed her tablet into the desk, motioned for silence, and took attendance.
"Alright, it looks like everyone is here. Then, moving on, there is an announcement.
"In a week, our class 1, along with class 2, will be engaging in a joint field trip beyond the wall."
At that, the entire class burst into an uproar, with everyone discussing with each other about what they would be doing outside the wall.
"Silence, silence. It's going to be a 3-day practical hunting trip."
Teacher Su started to pass out forms.
"Please have your guardians sign it and turn them in by Wednesday. We will provide the necessary protective equipment. You can bring a personal weapon or use the one provided for you. Any miscellaneous items must not be more than 5 pounds."
After that, Teacher Su began class.
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Ding Dong
Tian Qingfeng, Chen Zhiyu, Lu Tai, and Wu Haoran are sitting in a nearby cafe talking about the field trip.
"What do you think we need to bring?" Lu Tai asked
"Teacher Su said that the school would provide armor and weapons right, so we should probably bring a tent, maybe a sleeping bag, and some food?" Chen Zhiyu suggested
Tian Qingfeng turned to Wu Haoran, "Do you know any insider information?"
"What could I know?" Wu Haoran shrugged, "But I did look up some past information."
The other three focused on Wu Haoran
"Our school, along with every other school, will organize a group trip beyond the wall for the freshmen every year.
"We will be provided with standard federation-issued city defense combat gear.
"The location for every year is different, but it would generally be somewhere nearby the city.
"The school would bring a portable fortress, so safety would be assured, but students would still need to bring their own tents.
"Food and water will be provided, but any non-essential amenities, snacks, and comforts need to be under 5 kilograms total for each student.
"Oh, and the [Link Connector] attachment needs to be removed before going beyond the wall.
After discussing the specific details of the trip, they separated. After Qingfeng arrived home, he put down his backpack and took out the permission slip. Holding the permission slip, he walked over to the house next door and knocked on the door.
When the door opened, Fei Baixue was standing there.
"Hey, is Uncle home?"
"Is this about the permission slip?"
"Yes, may I come in?"
"Sure."
Baixue stepped aside and motioned for Qingfeng to come in.