Chapter 3

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Yang Xiu turned around and unexpectedly found another person holding two bowls and pouring porridge like Lu Yu.

He walked over and asked, “What are you doing?”

“I saw that the others had taken the bowls and there were still some left. I took them over to use them. This way, the porridge will cool down faster…”

Before he could finish, Yang Xiu used the scabbard to slap his hand. The bowl in his hand fell to the ground and all the porridge spilled on the ground. The two bowls also shattered.

The man sat on the ground with a dumbfounded look. He looked at Yang Xiu in a daze, as if he was asking, “Why did you hit me while you praise him? We’re both using two bowls, why do I have different treatment?”

Yang Xiu said expressionlessly, “Privileges are only given to the strong. The weak are only allowed to follow the rules. I said take one bowl, and you should only take one!”

“You’re not allowed to eat.”

After saying this, Yang Xiu turned around and left.

That person sat on the ground and stared blankly at Yang Xiu. He did not move until everyone was almost done eating. Only then did he regain his senses due to the hunger in his stomach. He looked at the cold porridge and the broken bowl on the ground.

He looked at Lu Yu, who had picked up the third bowl of porridge. Without a bowl, he grabbed the cold porridge on the ground and ate it. The porridge was covered in dust, but he still put it in his mouth. His hands were clenched tightly on the ground and his heart was filled with frustration.

He looked at Lu Yu with hatred in his eyes and thought, “I want to become stronger! I must become stronger! I want to make all of you kneel in front of me. Eat, no matter how bad it tastes, I must eat it. I have to become stronger!”

Noticing that the person who was eating the porridge on the ground was looking at him strangely, Lu Yu was a little speechless and thought, “You imitated me and got into trouble, but why are you blaming me, it’s not my fault!”

However, this game was very realistic. An ordinary NPC could actually have such rich emotions. Lu Yu was impressed.

After eating, everyone returned to their rooms to rest. They were all exhausted from practicing the fist technique. They were even more sleepy after their stomachs were full, and they fell asleep right away.

Lu Yu took the opportunity to log out of the game. After eating lunch, he looked at the messages on his phone. After resting for a while, he felt that it was about time to enter the game again.

Not long after he entered the game, he heard a gong. After everyone was woken up, they were chased out of the room.

“This is the last time I’ll chase you out. Next time when you hear a gong, gather at the martial arts practice field. If you’re not on time, there will be no food for you! If you’re late for many times, you’ll be kicked out of the Han family. The Han family doesn’t want lazy people!”

Everyone gathered at the martial arts practice field. The sun was high in the sky, and the temperature was high, which made them look listless and lazy.

Yang Xiu did not seem to be affected by the temperature at all. He walked in front of everyone and said loudly, “This afternoon, you’ll continue to practice the Fierce Tiger Fist.”

“After dinner, everyone will go to the logistics department to get two sets of new clothes. Then, go to the bathroom and wash yourself before returning to your rooms.”

“Let me remind all of you that there are forty-three of you now, and less than one-third of you will be able to become official courtyard guard. If you don’t break through to the first level of the body refining realm within a month, you will either be chased out of the Han family, or you will become a lowly servant.”

“Therefore, your future will be decided within this one month. You will either become a martial art cultivator, become the courtyard guard of the Han family, and live a life of eating fish and meat. If you’re unable to do so, you’ll become a servant and live a poor life.”

“Your future is now in your own hands!”

When everyone heard this, they did not dare to slack off and began to practice the Fierce Tiger Fist Style. This time, it was not Yang Xiu who corrected everyone’s postures and movements, but a few official courtyard guards.

However, they were even more ruthless than Yang Xiu when it came to punishing. As the only person who had not been beaten up, Lu Yu could clearly feel the envy (jealousy) in the eyes of the others.

The courtyard guards were also amazed by Lu Yu. They did not have the chance to hit Lu Yu because his movements were more proper than their own.

Lu Yu had no choice. He was talented and intelligent, that was why he could learn anything fast!

Lu Yu was okay of gaining experience points through AFK mode. After all, he was a player!

Time passed very quickly, especially when he was AFK.

AFK was not boring, because every time he practiced under AFK mode, the feeling and experience points would be transferred to Lu Yu’s brain. He didn’t need to control his body under AFK mode, but it did not mean that he did not really do anything.

When the afternoon cultivation time ended, Lu Yu gained 30 experience points. Very soon, his skills could be upgraded again.

According to this trend, he could break through the first level of Fierce Tiger Fist by tomorrow. In the afternoon, Lu Yu also discovered that after a long period of cultivation (AFK), his qi-blood had increased by 1 point.

Now, his character’s qi-blood had increased from 9 to 10. He did not feel any obvious changes and there was no one for him to compare. He still did not know what the use of this qi-blood was.

After eating, he received new clothes that fit him. He changed into new clothes after shower and returned to the straw shed. He lay on the bed to sleep and went offline.

Lu Yu did not know if it was because he had eaten dinner in the game, he actually felt a little full in real life. However, he still ate something to fill his stomach to prevent himself from waking up from hunger in the middle of the night.

After taking a shower and going to bed, he saw the helmet on the bedside table. Lu Yu suddenly thought, “Can I sleep in the game? Why not… Give It a try? ”

He lay down, covered himself with the quilt, put on the game helmet, and entered the game.

After opening his eyes, he was still lying on the simple wooden bed covered with straw. He closed his eyes but could not fall asleep. The wooden bed under him was too hard and uncomfortable.

He had no choice but to quit the game and return to his comfortable bed in real life to enjoy a nice sleep.

The next morning, Lu Yu woke up early. He quickly washed up and ate something for breakfast. He put on his helmet and entered the game.

After entering the game, Lu Yu realized that he was not in the wooden house. Instead, he was practicing fist technique with the others on the practice field. He noticed that there was an extra point on the experience bar. His character should have been practicing here for a while.

He realized that he did not have to wake up early because his character would automatically move. Lu Yu heaved a sigh of relief. If he followed the game’s schedule every day, then he was not playing the game, but playing himself.

His character was still practicing automatically. Lu Yu did not choose to take over the body but continue to AFK.

After a while, Yang Xiu came over and asked everyone to have breakfast. Lu Yu wanted to see if the character would automatically take action.

Seeing that everyone had left but Lu Yu was still standing at the same spot, Yang Xiu walked over and asked, “Is there a problem?”

Lu Yu was startled awake. He raised his head and saw Yang Xiu. He quickly said, “No problem. I felt something strange when I’m cultivating, but I’m not sure what it is.”

Yang Xiu smiled and said, “That’s a good thing. You might be about to break through. Alright, let’s go eat!”

Lu Yu thanked Yang Xiu for his guidance and then quickly ran to catch up with the rest of the team. He did not know if it was an illusion, but Lu Yu felt that his speed had increased today.

The breakfast was still the same plain porridge mixed with medicinal ingredients as yesterday afternoon and evening. Lu Yu had a premonition that he might have to eat plain porridge for a very long time.

He was thinking if he should improve his diet in reality. The medicinal porridge in the game did not taste very good. The medicinal porridge emphasized the medicinal effect but did not pursue the taste. It tasted a little bitter.

However, the effect was very obvious. After Lu Yu finished his cultivation, he felt less tired when he took over the body after AFK.

After eating breakfast, he rested for a while and then continued his cultivation. He continued to AFK for the whole morning.

Lu Yu wanted to quit the game midway, but he was reminded by the system that quitting the game under AFK mode was considered to be force quit the game, which might lead to unknown consequences on his body.

Lu Yu could only continue to AFK. After all, seeing his experience bar increase gave him a sense of accomplishment. Especially when he saw his companions who were being beaten up, Lu Yu felt a little refreshed.

Most people would take a break after cultivating for a while. However, there was a tall youth was still cultivating. Every time he about to give up, he would grit his teeth and continue when he saw Lu Yu was still cultivating.

“I will definitely not lose to you. If you can persevere, I can too. I want to become stronger. I want to become stronger!”

Because Lu Yu was in AFK mode, he still had time to observe the surrounding environment. For example, he found a youth who was competing with him. It seemed to be the NPC youth who had imitated him yesterday.

“Come on! I have high hopes for you, youth!” Lu Yu cheered for the NPC in his heart. This kind of spirit was worthy of praise.

Suddenly, a courtyard guard ran over from outside and said to Yang Xiu, “Guard Yang, Miss said that she wants to go shopping in town. She invited you to go with her.”

After Yang Xiu heard this, he was silent for a while. He called a few courtyard guards who were cultivating beside him over and asked them to guide everyone in their cultivation. Then, he followed that person and left the martial arts practice field.

“Miss personally called for Yang Xiu to go shopping with her. Looks like this Yang Xiu is going to be a top-grade guard! I feel like a good show is about to start.” Lu Yu hung up the phone and quietly watched Yang Xiu leave.

Not long after Yang Xiu left, Lu Yu received a system notification.

[ Skill level-up! Fierce Tiger Fist-Hungry Tiger Pounce (slightly skilled) → Fierce Tiger Fist-Hungry Tiger Pounce (skilled) ]

The next level up would require 100 experience points, and it would take quite some time. However, the cultivation technique was about to level up, and it should be able to level up at night. Who knew what benefits it would bring?

“Everyone stops! You’re going to do your first patrol mission. You’ll be divided into groups and teams. Each group is responsible for their own area, and each team in each group is responsible for their own patrol time and shift work.”

“When your name is called out, stand on my right-hand side.” Wang Qiang read out a list of names.

“Wang Er, Li Si, Zhang San, Lu Yu…”

Soon, they were divided into groups. “Every four people will form a small team. When we arrive at the patrol location, we will arrange the patrol time for you.”

“Li Shan, take them to the east courtyard. I will take them to the west courtyard.”

“Okay.”

The two of them led more than 20 people out of the practice field.

At this moment, Lu Yu received a system notification.

[ Mission: Daily patrol — complete the patrol within the stipulated time. Reward: 50 experience points.. ]