3: Chapter 3: A Glimpse into the Extraordinary

[ Archer ]

[ Job-change requirements: Essence 1.5, Spirit 1.5, Archery proficiency reached, 2 job-change stones ]

A quick search reveals that reaching that level requires a very long training time.

It usually takes about six months to a year, and having a strong body is particularly important for sustained shooting and efficient learning of archery.

With the added bonus of [ Student ], Wang An estimates he can shorten the time to about 30 days.

If he can take the job of [ Martial Artist ] to improve his physical fitness, sensory abilities, and bodily flexibility, he expects to be able to compress it to about 20 days.

Besides bows and arrows, he could also see if it's possible to handcraft crossbows.

A top-tier hunting crossbow, in its theoretical limit state, would have an effective lethal range of over 100 meters, possessing immense power and simple operation.

It could be called his ace in the hole; in the absence of firearms, this is already the most powerful ranged weapon available.

"Besides offensive means, acquiring information is also very important," Wang An thought to himself.

According to phone statistics yesterday, there were 16 job-change stones with clearly recorded landing spots.

So far, 3 have been found, and even if they were all found, it's unlikely they could all be used.

One must know that the first time touching a job-change stone has no requirements at all, directly granting the job of [ Intelligent Life ].

Then, can other life forms also take jobs?

This is not Wang An fear-mongering, but a clear-headed understanding of the human race.

The universe is so vast, and with the tens of potential habitable candidate planets humans have currently detected, life is not that rare.

Since humans can take the job of [ Intelligent Life ], what other jobs might other life forms take?

Therefore, in the foreseeable future, the rise of other life forms is predictable.

Moreover, jobs like [ Qi Refiner ] that can increase three-dimensional attributes consume more job-change stones, so obtaining information on the landing spots of job-change stones in other places is inevitable.

For this, he can directly use the identity of a meteorite hunter to offer a bounty online to obtain clear landing spot information; Wang An only needs to plan the route.

Currently, even if some people realize that meteorites alone have collection value.

But there are just too many meteorites this time; things are valued when they are rare, and when they are plentiful, they become worthless, so Wang An believes he should be able to collect quite a few.

And these preparations are all ultimately paving the way for a single goal: a job with more quantity, greater bonuses, and more comprehensive functions.

As of now, the possibility of taking the [ Qi Refiner ] job is relatively high, while other jobs...

[ Daoist ]

[ Job-change requirements: Three-dimensional attributes exceed 1 point, complete one qualified ordination or precept transmission, observe precepts for more than 3 years, 3 job-change stones ]

[ Monk ]

[ Job-change requirements: Three-dimensional attributes exceed 1 point, plus obtain a precept certificate from a qualified precept transmission dharma assembly, observe precepts for more than 3 years, 3 job-change stones ]

These sectarian jobs have relatively high requirements for individuals and take a long time; basically, only people already in those professions can take the job relatively easily.

The [ Qi Refiner ] job requires proficiency in the three cultivation methods of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, which is relatively simple for Wang An.

These methods are everywhere online now, but it is quite difficult to distinguish the true from the false; if he accidentally practices a fake one, it would be very dangerous.

Therefore, Wang An directly gave up on those other seemingly high-end methods.

He started directly by learning the "Fitness Qigong Baduanjin" promoted by the General Administration of Sport of China's Fitness Qigong Management Center; there are detailed video explanations, which are enough for initial learning.

For spiritual cultivation, he just does Mindfulness Meditation, not seeking speed but only natural comfort, and for the Essence attribute, Tai Chi is enough.

For fields he is not familiar with, Wang An dared not act recklessly; while noting down the Qigong and spiritual cultivation methods, he also began to read through some theoretical books.

From introductory books like "Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine" and "Outline of Daoist Health Preservation" to "Huangdi Neijing · Suwen" with annotated versions.

And relatively basic ones like the "Huangting Jing," by reading through annotated versions and understanding them, even if he couldn't grasp some parts, he gained a relatively clear understanding of Daoist cultivation.

[ Fitness Qigong Baduanjin (Not Initiated) ]

[ Mindfulness Meditation (Not Initiated) ]

Although he hasn't started practicing yet, he has gained some understanding of the theories.

It takes "Dao follows nature, dual cultivation of nature and life" as its foundation, achieving the sublimation of life levels through systematic cultivation.

The ultimate goal is to reach the realm where both form and spirit are marvelous and in harmony with the Dao, with the core tenet being the ideal state of high harmony between body and mind, wisdom, and life autonomy.

Although there is no talk of magic or supernatural powers, just reaching a high degree of harmony between body and mind is already quite extraordinary.

It has huge benefits for strengthening Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and improving Focus.

Not to mention, how much such a state, combined with the [ Student ] job skill, would improve knowledge acceptance and learning efficiency.

And with the bonuses from various jobs, continuously breaking through human limits, even without supernatural powers, who could say this isn't extraordinary?

Just like that, time passed bit by bit, approaching the Chinese New Year. Wang An's Incarnation finally completed the exploration of the meteorites in the deep mountains, and adding the three from the first day, he collected a total of 16 job-change stones.

Two of them had already been used; Wang An didn't know if it was by humans or other animals, but his hypothesis was gradually being confirmed.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Wang An's family was putting up Spring Festival couplets.

A few local hoodlums walked over.

They said somewhat arrogantly: "Wang An, didn't your house get hit by a meteorite on Little New Year? Where is that meteorite?"

Hearing this, Wang An's heart skipped a beat, "Trouble is here."

He had long known that this visible meteorite could not be kept in his hands.

After all, the sound at the time was quite loud, and it might have been seen or heard by others; he just didn't expect them to come so quickly.

The leader, with a cigarette in his mouth, leaned in and whispered: "Our boss is buying at a high price."

At this time, almost everyone was putting up Spring Festival couplets, with relatives and neighbors nearby.

Wang An's father, Wang Rushan, was also nearby cutting tape, so they were relatively restrained and didn't make any aggressive moves.

However, he estimated that if this exposed meteorite wasn't sold, there would surely be endless trouble in the future.

One must know that among these people, there were a few who had used drugs; regarding such people, Wang An always assumed the worst.

At this moment, Wang An's father sensed that the atmosphere wasn't quite right, gripped the scissors in his hand, and put his hands behind his back.

He spoke loudly: "What do you want with Xiao An?"

Nearby neighbors and relatives heard this and also crowded over, pointing at these few.

Second Uncle, Wang Ruhai, walked over holding a pair of kitchen tongs.

Seeing that it was about time, Wang An finally said: "I can sell what you want, but I need to negotiate the price with your boss."

Hearing this, these few people were a bit indecisive; seeing so many people present, they knew there was no advantage to be gained.

They had a lackey run out and bring back a high-end mobile phone, gesturing for Wang An to take the call.

Wang An took the phone, called one of them, and went into the house with his father and Second Uncle.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and half an hour later, after receiving a bank transfer record of 100,000 yuan, these people wrapped up the meteorite and took it away.

Watching these people walk away, Second Uncle said: "I didn't expect this thing to be quite valuable."

Wang An said: "Maybe it's valuable because it's relatively large. Aren't there also a few meteorites that fell in the mountains? Second Uncle can go try your luck."

Second Uncle chuckled: "How could such a good thing fall to us? Believe it or not, as soon as the news that you sold it this morning gets out, people will go into the mountains this afternoon."

Wang An nodded and thought to himself: "I estimate that their boss was already organizing a team to go into the mountains before he even arrived."

One must know that although there are no primeval forests here, those meteorite landing spots are over ten miles away from the village.

Previously, hunting wild boars was prohibited, which caused their population to recover very quickly in recent years, and they have already started to ravage crops.

Now, the probability of encountering them when entering the mountains is not low; Wang An's Incarnation has encountered them several times, with 400-500 jin large wild boars foraging for food.

Father Wang Rushan had no change in expression, as if he had long known this would happen; he didn't say anything, just asked Second Uncle to stay for lunch.

Just like that, in these few days, more and more people went into the mountains.

It wasn't until the second day of the Lunar New Year, when a group of young people who had returned home for the holidays encountered a large wild boar in the mountains, and one had his stomach gored open and was sent to the hospital.

That it was stopped by officials who came to intervene, and it is said that the boss who was buying at a high price was summoned for a talk, and only then did it gradually subside.

Wang An's panel also had a slight change.