4: Chapter 4: The terrifying speed at which stats increase!

Listening to Li Daguo's words,

Li Fan felt very gratified.

He actually knew to leave him living expenses; he really was his biological father!

"Dad, Mom, you guys go have a good time. I'll be fine."

Li Fan patted Li Daguo on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Suddenly,

Gu Ling's envelope accidentally slipped out of his pocket.

His mother, Huang Lan, was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbing the envelope immediately, a gossiping expression appearing on her face.

A few seconds later.

"Li Daguo, it's a love letter from our daughter-in-law! Look, quick!"

"Is it Lingling? Did that child finally confess?"

"It must be Lingling! Who else could our daughter-in-law be but her?"

"Not bad, not bad! At this rate, we'll be holding a grandson soon!"

parents hugged each other excitedly and began to celebrate.

Li Fan felt a massive headache.

So, was he the only one who didn't know about Gu Ling's crush on him?

Gu Ling had come over to Li Fan's house for dinner before.

parents were extremely fond of her.

He hadn't expected them to already consider her their daughter-in-law candidate.

"Xiao Fan, you should have accepted her confession. Remember to be good to the girl, okay?

If I find out you've bullied her, I'll fly back immediately and give you a thrashing!" His mother, Huang Lan, said with a face full of smiles as she began to lecture Li Fan.

Li Daguo also joined in the fun from the side, "Son, your dad was a romance expert back in my younger days. If you run into any problems, you can consult me."

"Also, since you're starting a relationship, you can't mistreat the girl. I'll transfer an extra 'dating allowance' to you later."

"Dad, Mom, you guys..."

Li Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry and wanted to explain.

But thinking that parents were leaving for their trip tomorrow, he couldn't be bothered to explain anymore.

...

After quite a while.

The delivery arrived.

During the meal, parents finally remembered that today was Li Fan's Awakening day.

"Son, I haven't asked about your Awakened talent yet. How did it go?" his father, Li Daguo, asked.

Li Fan spoke truthfully, "I awakened a D-rank combat talent, related to body tempering."

As soon as these words were spoken, both elders were stunned for a moment.

However, Li Daguo then spoke with a smile,

"That's really trashy.

But it's fine. Your dad is even more trash; I only have an E-rank Talent."

His mother, Huang Lan, also nodded with relief, "Being a bit trashy is good. That way, you won't need to go around fighting and killing. If you ask me, a D-rank Talent is almost too high."

Li Fan's face was covered in black lines.

What wonderful parents I have!

Other parents hope for their children to be great, but these two hope for their child to be a bit more 'trashy'.

However, Li Fan could understand parents' thoughts. Everyone has their own way of living, even if they are 'trash'.

...

After finishing the meal.

Li Fan's hunger had mostly vanished.

Next.

Li Fan began his training.

Li Fan first chose to do push-ups.

"Strength +1, Defense +1, Spirit +1"

"Strength +1, Defense +0.8, Spirit +0.2"

"Strength +0.8, Defense +1, Spirit +0.6"

...

Before he had even done a few, the results of the exercise appeared in his mind.

Seeing this,

Li Fan was truly excited.

The improvement effect was even more exaggerated than he had imagined!

If he continued at this speed,

He wouldn't be too far from being completely invincible!

Realizing this,

Li Fan immediately began a frantic workout.

However, very soon,

Li Fan found that his thinking was a bit too idealistic.

He hadn't been doing it for long

Before his physical strength was depleted, followed immediately by an intense sense of hunger.

Without time for much thought,

Li Fan rushed out the door, found a buffet restaurant, and began to feast greedily.

Only after giving the owner a thorough lesson in 'all-you-can-eat' did Li Fan recover.

He finally understood.

To frantically increase his attribute values, he had to keep up with both physical energy and food.

Physical energy was manageable; as his physical fitness gradually improved, he could slowly recover with a bit of rest.

Food, on the other hand, was the real problem.

Even he was a bit frightened by the amount he had just eaten.

The stronger he became, the larger his appetite would be.

He would definitely end up on the buffet restaurant's blacklist.

Furthermore, ordinary ingredients here would absolutely not be able to satisfy him.

His family was at most middle-class, not particularly wealthy.

If he ate like this, they would definitely go bankrupt soon.

"In that case, I still have to go to the Secret Realms to get some Beast Meat."

Li Fan pondered for a moment; it seemed the only way was to go to the Secret Realms and hunt beasts.

Not thinking further for the moment, Li Fan prepared to go back and sleep first.

"Boss, can I pack up the leftovers?"

Boss: "You f*cking..."

Li Fan forgot.

This was a buffet, not a regular restaurant.

...

When he woke up.

Li Fan felt completely refreshed. He touched his stomach and found that his previously flat belly was now covered with eight clearly defined abdominal muscles.

He got up and went to the mirror to look at his current physique.

Li Fan only wanted to say two words.

"Masterpiece!"

Indeed, although it was just simple exercise yesterday, for him, it was no different from a complete transformation.

Immediately after.

Li Fan quickly opened his Attribute Panel.

"Name: Li Fan

Level: LV1 (0/100)

Strength: 387

Defense: 300

Spirit: 301"

Looking at his Attribute Panel, Li Fan was somewhat shocked.

It was too short!

Wait, no, it was too ridiculous!

A normal Level 1 Awakened One's strength and defense basically wouldn't exceed thirty.

Even for those who also awakened body-tempering talents, it would absolutely not exceed one hundred.

Yet Li Fan's stats in all areas had actually reached a terrifying three hundred plus!

As for why it was 'short', there was no helping it; Awakened Ones with physical body talents were basically all like this.

The terrifying numbers made Li Fan impatient to continue another round of frantic exercise.

But thinking of last night's situation, he held back.

"I have to go to a Secret Realm and get some Beast Meat first."

Without food to support him,

The endurance of his training was truly regrettable.

He got out of bed and went to the living room.

On the dining table, there was a breakfast and a note of farewell.

Indeed.

parents had already set off early.

Looking at the words on the note, Li Fan couldn't help but smile.

That parents could live so happily and carefree actually made him happy from the bottom of his heart.

After washing up,

Li Fan browsed the news while eating breakfast.

Recently was the Awakening season for high schools across the country, with popularity similar to the college entrance exam in his previous life.

The news was now full of reports on the Awakening status of students all over the country.

Unsurprisingly, Lin Youwei was in the news along with S-Rank Awakeners from other provinces.

Moreover, due to Lin Youwei's outstanding looks, her fame far exceeded those other less attractive S-Rank Awakeners, instantly spreading from Hang City to more than half of the Great Xia Kingdom.

Aside from the Awakening reports, another high-interest topic was the guides for Beginner Secret Realms.

In this world,

After high school students finished their Awakening, what they needed to do was go to those Secret Realms to level up, and then prepare for the Martial Arts University recruitment exams in half a month.

The Martial Arts Universities here didn't have a unified testing standard; they basically used an independent recruitment method.

Take North Emperor University, one of the current top ten prestigious universities, as an example.

To get into North Emperor University, one had to meet its basic requirements: reaching Level 10 and having a B-rank talent.

After meeting those, one would then participate in their testing phase; only by passing could one be officially admitted.

Of course, there was also special recruitment, which didn't look at talent or even level.

However, those requirements were even stricter.

They targeted those talents that were quite special, had never appeared before, but had strategic significance.

Previously, there was someone whose talent was only the lowest F-rank, but whose ability allowed them to see the situation inside a Secret Realm from the outside with the naked eye. It was of great strategic value, so they were admitted as an exception and given special treatment.

As for Li Fan, he had thought about the issue of going to university last night.

Although university wasn't of much use to him, it could broaden his horizons and allow him to get many resources for free.

So, he still decided to go.

However, the Martial Arts University exams were still half a month away.

Before then, he should try to stack his stats as high as possible.

Consequently, Li Fan then began to research matters regarding Beginner Secret Realms.