Chapter 7

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

Lu Yu moved out of the straw shed and moved into the green stone tile house. The others were obviously jealous of him. Especially Wang Can. After learning that Lu Yu had become an official courtyard guard, he worked even harder. Under Yang Xiu’s care, he had more time to cultivate. He also received more pointers, which greatly increased his cultivation speed.

Lu Yu did not need any pointers, but to others, Yang Xiu’s more pointers would increase their cultivation speed.

Thus, on the path of cultivation, Wang Can set Lu Yu as his goal and worked hard to cultivate.

Meanwhile, Lu Yu had already moved into his new home. With Butler Zhang’s instructions, the others did not dare to bully Lu Yu. They gave Lu Yu a room with a good location in the outer courtyard.

The room was close to the logistics department, so it was convenient for him to claim his monthly salary.

Because he had become an official courtyard guard, Lu Yu received a new set of daily necessities, three sets of clothes, and a new saber.

When he received the saber, Lu Yu was a little surprised. He was cultivating fist techniques, not saber techniques. Why did he need to carry a saber?

The person who brought him the things smiled and explained to him, “Although the strength of body refining realm martial art cultivators is different from ordinary people, their bodies are still unable to block blades and spears. Especially in situations where there is not much difference in cultivation between the opponents, a weapon will be the crucial tool to win the battle.”

In the spacious new room, Lu Yu sat on a well-made wooden bed and looked at the little red box in his hand. He opened it and saw a pill that looked like a chocolate bean.

“This is a body tempering pill? Why does it look a little like a chocolate bean?”

He sat down on the bed, picked up the body tempering pill, and threw it into his mouth.

“The taste is also a little like the taste of chocolate, a little lighter than the taste of a chocolate bean.”

Sitting on the bed, he quietly waited for the effects of the pill to take effect. After waiting for a while, he did not feel anything. Lu Yu was even a little doubtful if he had consumed the pill in the wrong way.

At this moment, a warm current surged out from his stomach and rushed to his limbs. His entire body was heating up and his muscles were trembling slightly. Soon, sweat appeared on his skin.

After a period of time, the warm current in his body completely disappeared. Lu Yu opened his eyes. His entire body was soaked in sweat. It was as if he had just finished practicing martial arts. His clothes were soaked through.

He opened his attribute panel, and his qi-blood increased by 4 points to 27 points. The effect of the body tempering pill was remarkable.

Taking one body tempering pill was equivalent to practicing three days of fist techniques. Lu Yu now wanted to take more body tempering pills.

Unfortunately, he could only take one body tempering pill every day. Body tempering pills were also sold in the system store, and each pill cost 100 points.

It was noted that he could only take one pill every day, and the effects of body tempering pills would gradually weaken as he consumed more. Until he broke through to the third level of the body refining realm, the body tempering pills would lose their effects.

The bed was soaked in sweat. If he had known that he would sweat so much after taking the body tempering pill, Lu Yu would not have taken it on the bed.

Since it was still noon, he brought the bed mat to the bathroom to wash it. If the sun was strong in the afternoon, he should be able to dry the bed mat.

While he was drying the bed mat in the yard, Wang Qiang came to his door.

“Lu Yu, you have become an official courtyard guard. You don’t have to go to the temporary patrol work. You have a new patrol area. Come with me.”

“Okay, wait a moment.” He and went back to the house to lock the door and took his saber. Then, he followed Wang Qiang to his new patrol area.

The system mission did not change. It was still daily patrol, with 50 experience points per day.

Wang Qiang brought Lu Yu around the logistics department. He emphasized on the places that needed to be careful and the places that could easily be neglected. Then, he handed the patrolling tasks around the logistics department to Lu Yu.

The patrolling requirements were to patrol every day from 11 pm to 5 am the next day. They would patrol every half an hour. The main job was to check if there were any abnormalities in the warehouse of the logistics department.

During the rest of the time, there were people in the logistics department, so Lu Yu did not need to patrol.

The night shift was six hours. Lu Yu had thought the previous patrolling task in Han Residence was very easy.

It turned out that it was a temporary job. In fact, the one who was really in charge of patrolling the west wing was Zhang Lun. They let the new recruits familiarizing themselves with the workflow of the patrol first.

As an official courtyard guard, although they had to take on the responsibility of the labor, there were corresponding benefits. Lu Yu could receive a monthly salary of 30 gold coins. Body tempering pills only cost 10 gold coins each, and Lu Yu could afford to buy three body tempering pills with his monthly salary.

Lu Yu calculated. The value of the body tempering pills that he could receive every day in this month was even higher than his salary for half a year.

However, he couldn’t be satisfied in this way. After all, he was only at the first level of the body refining realm. When his cultivation was higher and his strength was stronger, his salary would also increase correspondingly.

He hung the saber by his waist. The other official courtyard guards all wore weapons. Lu Yu did not want to be too conspicuous, so he did not put the saber into the player’s backpack.

There was still some time in the morning, Lu Yu decided to go to the practice field to train. Since he had became an official courtyard guard, he did not have to train with other people anymore. He could also use the training equipment in the practice field to train.

He realized that if he relied too much on the AFK, system he might not be able to bring out his full combat strength. Lu Yu found a wooden dummy and used it to practice the Fierce Tiger Fist.

When he wanted to use the Fierce Tiger Fist, the cultivation experience from AFK mode in his mind immediately surged out. It made Lu Yu feel as if he had really practiced the Fierce Tiger Fist for a long time.

The sound of flesh and wood colliding rang out rhythmically. It was neither slow nor hurried. It was the first time that Lu Yu had truly performed the various moves of the Fierce Tiger Fist, Hungry Tiger Pounce, Fierce Tiger Descending.

Although it was very painful to punch on the wooden stake, it felt very good to hit it with a set of fist techniques.

It was like running around the sports field for twenty laps. The blood in his entire body was boiling, and he felt as if he was going to float up.

The more he punched, the more energetic he became. The more he punched, the more fascinated he became. Unknowingly, the people around him had all left, and Lu Yu did not notice it.

“Ha!” the last punch of the Fierce Tiger Fist was thrown, and the wooden dummy was shaking slightly. The wooden dummy in the practice field could be used by martial art cultivators at the third level of the body refining realm. Of course, it was not something that Lu Yu could break.

Seeing that the wooden dummy was only shaking slightly, Lu Yu was slightly disappointed. Just now, he felt that he could break the wooden dummy with one punch.

“It seems that I am a little too arrogant. I have to be modest and cautious.” Lu Yu reminded himself that there was a certain risk in playing this game, so he had to be careful.

When he thought of the petite Han Yu was actually stronger than him, Lu Yu’s ego immediately calmed down.

Lu Yu was a very cautious and careful person. But sometimes, he could to be very impulsive and risky as well. Two contradictory personalities could be seen in him.

He was careful and cautious. Lu Yu would prepare for the worst for most things. For example, when he decided to become a full-time novelist, he made sure he had enough food money for himself to eat for three years, in case his novel couldn’t earn money.

He was impulsive and adventurous. He clearly knew that playing a game could put his life in danger, but Lu Yu did not hesitate to enter this unknown game of Divine Martial World.

He was a contradictory person.

Wiping the sweat off his head with his sleeve, Lu Yu walked towards the canteen.

“Lu Yu, come here. These five bowls of porridge are yours.” Wang Qiang called out to Lu Yu who had just entered the door.

Seeing the five bowls of medicinal porridge on the table, he was a little surprised. He thought that he would not be able to eat the medicinal porridge at this late hour. He already knew that medicinal porridge was a benefit for rookies. In the future, he would have to pay for it himself if he wanted to eat it. One gold coin per bowl.

“This is the leftovers from today?” Lu Yu asked with some doubt.

Wang Qiang rolled his eyes and replied, “Those brats are like wild boars that have gone mad from hunger. How could there be leftovers? This was specially left for you.”

“Although you have become an official courtyard guard, you can still enjoy this month’s rookie benefits. Five bowls of medicinal porridge every day. If you want more, you will have to snatch it yourself.”

“Alright, I got to go. Hurry up and eat while the porridge isn’t cold. If you want to eat anything else, go to the kitchen and find it yourself. It’s easy to eat your fill since you’re a courtyard guard now.”

Patting Lu Yu’s shoulder, Wang Qiang left the canteen.

Lu Yu realized that as his qi-blood grew, his appetite also became better and he could eat more.

After eating five bowls of porridge, he was able to eat a large roast chicken and two drumsticks.

After eating, he went to take a shower and went back to his new room to rest. He had nothing to do in the afternoon, and the refrigerator in real world had been emptied for the past few days, so he needed to replenish his stuff.

Lu Yu logged out of the game, put his helmet away, and went out with his phone and keys.

He wasn’t sure that because he ate too much in the game, his appetite had gotten bigger. He had eaten up half a month’s worth of food in the past few days.

He bought a lot of things from the supermarket. He carried four or five of the biggest bags in the supermarket with one hand, but he did not feel heavy. Under the shocked gazes of others, he returned home.

He sorted the food properly. This time, he bought enough food for three months. He stuffed all the fresh meat and vegetables into the fridge and filled up the empty fridge.

There was also a large pile of fast food that was convenient for storage — a large box of instant noodles, a large box of compressed biscuits, a large box of chocolate, vacuum-packed cakes and bread, a few boxes of milk. He placed them under the computer table in the bedroom, it was convenient for him to eat whenever he was hungry.

After storing the supplies, Lu Yu went out again. He had a feeling that he would not step out of his house for a long time after this. However, he did use to go out once every ten days or even half a month when he was serializing novels in the past.

He went to a buffet restaurant. Back then, he didn’t eat here because the price was too expensive. Now, his appetite had grown much bigger. He felt that it was worth the money since he could eat a lot more.

“Thank you.” a group of waitresses stood at the door to see Lu Yu off. They did not say welcome again.

Lu Yu almost emptied up the buffet restaurant, which made the owner upset.

Lu Yu waved goodbye to the young waitresses with a satisfied expression. He felt that the waitresses in the cafeteria were very warm, especially when so many people crowded around him at the end of the meal. He felt a little embarrassed to keep eating.

He had no choice. He didn’t know why, but he really wanted to eat meat today. In the end, all the meat in the restaurant was eaten by Lu Yu in a short time. The cooking speed of the kitchen couldn’t even catch up with his speed of eating meat.

Then, the waitresses brought plates of vegetables and fruits to Lu Yu. The other customers had already complained. They had to serve the meat to other customers, so they had to stop Lu Yu.

If they didn’t stop Lu Yu from eating more meat, the barbecue buffet restaurant might turn into a vegetable and fruit restaurant..