OBS Chapter 3: Level Up Through Hard Work!
Chapter 3: Level Up Through Hard Work!
Your Spirit level has increased from 1.002 to 1.003.
"Has it really improved again?"
The panel prompts in Jiang Chen's mind surprised and shocked him.
Just as he had predicted, with the help of his talent, he only needed to visualize it once to increase his level by 0.001.
It's important to understand how difficult it is to achieve even a 0.001-level improvement.
Many people have spent a great deal of effort and energy to slowly improve.
Even my previous self had to work tirelessly day and night, diligently meditating to reach the first level of spiritual attainment.
Unexpectedly, I can now advance 0.001 levels simply by visualizing it once.
One thousand times, and you'll reach level 1!
Ten thousand times, that's level 10, the second stage of the Spirit Realm!
Jiang Chen was thrilled and continued his meditation without stopping.
In terms of diligence and hard work, Jiang Chen is undoubtedly number one in the entire Jinling No. 3 High School.
He's not the kind of person who gets cocky after making a breakthrough.
The first-tier spiritual level was merely his starting point, not his ultimate goal.
Jiang Chen did it for himself, and also to make his mother and sister's lives better.
He needs to work even harder.
In this respect, Jiang Chen was quite pure and was not blinded by this belated talent.
Your Spirit level has increased from 1.003 to 1.004.
……
Your Spirit level has increased from 1.009 to 1.01.
After Jiang Chen continued to visualize for nine times, he felt as if his body had been drained, and he collapsed helplessly onto the bed.
Although the nine visualizations exhausted his mental energy and left him feeling extremely tired.
But the benefits it brought were quite substantial.
At this moment, his mental strength is more than twice as strong as it was at level 0.99 before.
"Is this what they mean by 'diligence can make up for lack of talent'?"
Lying in bed, Jiang Chen stared at the white ceiling and muttered to himself.
The talents granted by this panel seem to be somewhat overpowered.
This upgrade speed is simply outrageous compared to before.
Jiang Chen spent a full eighteen years raising his mental strength to level 0.99.
Now, after just nine visualizations, I have surpassed the accumulation of many years.
If this gets out, I'm afraid I'll be arrested and used as a specimen for research.
I just don't know if this talent can be applied to physical fitness.
If that were possible, it would truly be defying the heavens.
As Jiang Chen pondered, a wave of exhaustion washed over him, his eyelids grew heavy, and he eventually drifted off to sleep.
……
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Chen suddenly opened his eyes and groggily looked at the alarm clock on the bedside table.
It's already 11:40, almost noon.
"Oh no, I'm late for school!"
Jiang Chen sprang to his feet with a quick flip, dressed rapidly, and ran to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth.
Inside the house, the mother, Zhang Lan, had left early for work, and the younger sister, Jiang Yue, had also gone to school early.
That's why no one called him.
The main reason was that they didn't expect that Jiang Chen, who always worked from dawn till dusk and was unwilling to waste any time cultivating, would experience his first time sleeping in late.
After a hasty wash, Jiang Chen slammed the door shut and rushed out of the residential complex.
The school's management of these martial arts classes was relatively relaxed, especially since the mornings were just academic classes, which were even less important to them.
Fortunately, I didn't sleep all day.
On the bus, Jiang Chen rubbed his temples, trying to regain his senses.
While mental visualization can enhance one's mental strength, it also causes significant mental strain.
It seems that we can't rush things like this; we have to take it slowly.
When he arrived at the school gate, the security guard saw that it was Jiang Chen and assumed that the boy had gone home for lunch, so he let him in directly.
If he finds out that Jiang Chen skipped class all morning, he'll probably have to report it.
Fortunately, Jiang Chen's diligent and hardworking image was deeply ingrained in people's minds, so even the teachers in class just assumed that he had something to do temporarily and did not pursue the matter further.
"Let's eat something first."
Jiang Chen glanced at the time on his watch, rubbed his stomach, and headed straight for the cafeteria.
After lunch, Jiang Chen felt much more energetic, and then he went straight to the martial arts room.
When I first arrived at the martial arts room, I only saw a few students practicing inside.
It's lunch break now, and most students are probably lying in the rest area. Some hardworking students are thinking about improving their skills before the college entrance exam, so they haven't chosen to rest.
However, when it comes to hard work, probably no one can compare to Jiang Chen.
"Brother Chen."
Upon seeing Jiang Chen appear, a slightly chubby boy, about 1.75 meters tall, with acne on his face, walked over.
He greeted Jiang Chen with a smile, then winked and whispered, "Brother Chen, where have you found a great training spot again? You're even skipping your academic classes. Tell your little brother!"
The man's name was Qin Shou, Jiang Chen's childhood friend and best buddy.
The two had known each other since elementary school and were in the same class all the way through high school.
Although his name contains the character for "thin," he is not thin at all.
With that little belly and that round face covered in acne, it's hard to imagine whether he'll break through that barrier once he enters the workforce.
Qin Shou's voice was very soft, and he didn't think his best friend would skip class.
In his words.
If one day this world is occupied by alien races and humanity becomes slaves, forced to work desperately just to survive, then Jiang Chen will definitely be the one who lives the longest.
"Qin Shou," Jiang Chen murmured.
"Stop, don't call me by my full name, just call me Lao Qin." Qin Shou quickly interrupted him.
Although he is actually younger than Jiang Chen, his name is just too easy to cause misunderstandings.
So from a young age, he has been known by the name Lao Qin, and he still is today.
Jiang Chen naturally knew that the reason for shouting like that was to tease the other party.
He smiled slightly: "Instead of asking these questions, you should spend more time cultivating and improving yourself."
Although he had just acquired a new talent, cultivation seemed to be ingrained in Jiang Chen's very being.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone straight to the martial arts room.
Upon hearing this, Qin Shou scoffed, "If hard work were enough, what would be the point of talent?"
"The college entrance exam is almost here, and my grade is as solid as a rock, it doesn't budge an inch."
"At this rate, even getting into a third-rate martial arts university will be a long shot."
Qin Shou's talent is comparable to Jiang Chen's, but he is not as hardworking as Jiang Chen. Over time, he will naturally be relegated to the bottom.
If Jiang Chen hadn't insisted that he practice extra every day during his lunch break, his current strength would probably be even worse.
Faced with his friend's complaints, Jiang Chen didn't say much, but simply patted his shoulder lightly: "As long as you have a clear conscience."
"Hey, I wish I had your mindset, Brother Chen," Qin Shou sighed.
Today he saw that some classmates couldn't persevere and chose to switch to liberal arts or apply directly to a vocational college.
Some even simply give up and leave the college entrance exam to fate.
These classmates naturally affected his emotions to some extent.