parentshiftbook Chapter 17: Let's try it out?
Chapter 17: Let's try it out?
Li Ang had heard that in Ioria, the expert wizards and great wizards were almost as physically strong as knights.
"Or you should find a gym to work out."
"Trying to outrun the witch hunters when we need to run to Maple Leaf Town."
"And with the academic genius system, I might be able to get related tasks at the gym..."
Without hesitation, Li Ang closed his book, locked the door, and went outside.
It was already late, and after yesterday's "GG sign" incident, the number of people on Adam Street seemed to have decreased slightly.
When Li Ang passed by the scene, he found that the cordon was still in place and the construction team was repairing the exterior wall.
Without lingering, Li Ang found a gym that looked pretty good on the outside called "Atlas Iron Gym".
The sign depicts a golden giant carrying the sky, which at first glance looks quite like the cover of the Civilization VI game.
In front of the gym, various white and black tattooed men, with their muscular physiques, swaggered around.
Actually, Li Ang had been thinking about fitness for quite some time. In order to gain a basic understanding of fitness in 1960, he specifically looked up relevant reports in the newspaper these past two days.
For example, unlike the "fat-burning heart rate" and "core stability" that were frequently mentioned in fitness in the past, people don't have these concepts in mind at all now.
People exercise for two reasons: either to have more energy for work, or to look stronger.
In terms of equipment, Smith machines and cable machines are completely absent. The mainstream equipment consists of weighted barbells, dumbbells, leg press machines, and even frames welded by gym owners or kettlebells filled with cement.
With that thought in mind, Li Ang continued moving, pushing open the door to the gym and walking to the front desk.
A burly white man glanced at him and said casually, "Bro, want to get a membership? It's normally $3 a day, but if you want a personal trainer, you can get a two-hour membership for $15."
Hearing this, Li Ang thought the price was acceptable.
With his current "income" level, he could easily afford it, so he bought a day pass for $3.
Li Ang was quite pleased that the muscular white man didn't over-market or promote their private lessons.
[You have received a task: Physical fitness is equally important. Please complete 12 standard bench presses with a 7.5 kg dumbbell on each side]
[Reward: Physique +0.1, Learning Coins +20]
Li Ang felt better.
Compared to those strong men who can bench press 100 or 200 kilograms, the system task only requires him to bench press 7.5 kilograms on one side.
This level of difficulty is indeed quite suitable for beginners.
really.
The academic genius system doesn't have an "sports science" experience bar, but it does have physical attributes, so he might be able to get missions at the gym.
At the same time, this new task is also an important source of learning coins for him.
Although Li Ang only consumes 1 learning coin each time he activates a skill, the fact that [Interdimensional Travel] and [Mental Focus] are high-frequency skills makes up for it.
If it weren't for the system initially giving him 100 learning coins, Li Ang wouldn't have been able to save any learning coins from the few tasks he'd done recently, and he was constantly on the verge of "bankruptcy".
This time, you can earn coins just by working out. While exercising, you can also get free physique attribute points. Li Ang thinks it's pretty good.
So he found a quiet place and started warming up by moving his wrists and shoulders.
After finishing, I chose a 7.5 kg cast iron dumbbell for each side and started pushing.
The first five attempts went extremely smoothly; Li Ang's movements were clean and crisp, and his arms didn't even tremble.
Starting from the sixth time, Li Ang could feel a slight stretching sensation in his chest as the dumbbells fell.
After pushing it twice more, Li Ang was able to concentrate and keep the dumbbell steady, and his breathing became rapid.
"Hey, look at that little chick."
"I feel like I could send him flying into the sky with one punch."
"Wow, 15kg dumbbells? Are you sure you're not just playing house?"
"He shouldn't be here; he should be in a women's yoga class."
Several tattooed, burly Latino men in the distance mocked them mercilessly.
Li Ang completely ignored it; he was pushing for the 12th time.
This body was indeed somewhat neglected in training. Towards the end, Li Ang gritted his teeth, his chin unconsciously tightened, and he held his breath while pushing until he locked on before exhaling heavily.
[Task: Physical fitness is equally important. Please complete 12 reps of a standard 7.5kg dumbbell bench press on one side. Completed]
[Reward: Physique +0.1, Learning Coins +20]
Li Ang was slumped in his chair, panting heavily, when suddenly a surge of heat coursed through his body.
Then, similar to how adding points to Intelligence restores magic power, after Li Ang's Physique increased by 0.1, the soreness he felt after training disappeared.
Li Ang flexed his biceps.
In terms of appearance and muscle mass, there were no significant changes.
Could it be that physical strength only corresponds to endurance?
"That's a bit weak."
"No, it seems like my strength has increased quite a bit, but my muscles aren't showing."
Li Ang tried pushing the dumbbells again, and there was almost no resistance.
Let's see how much we can push.
"one."
"two."
"..."
"fifteen."
This time, Li Ang pushed it fifteen times easily, and if he wanted, he could probably do it twenty times.
"Yes, adding points to Physique can increase physical strength and power."
"I don't know why, but I'm not building muscle..."
"But that's fine too. It would be a bit odd to have a wizard, scientist, or scholar with a muscular physique."
"As long as you have the strength."
Li Ang was very satisfied with the results of today's training.
After completing one system task, the system did not generate any new tasks.
So after trying out the gym equipment, working out, and washing up, Li Ang packed his bag and went home.
……
Time quickly moved to the next day.
on Monday.
Li Ang went to work at the Danube Clinic as usual.
Countdown: 23:48:40
After glancing at the cooldown time of the [Interdimensional Travel] skill displayed on the system panel, Li Ang greeted the two people at the clinic.
"Good morning, Lyle. Good morning, Harvey."
Good morning, Li Ang.
In Li Ang's view, the two people with medical licenses are the ones who are properly employed by Kayla Nolan and are working diligently here.
As for myself and Nicole, we were both just mediocre doctors and cadavers.
Not long after, the clinic door was pushed open.
Nicole walked in.
She still had that same efficient demeanor as before.
Chicago was getting warmer in April, and Nicole wasn't wearing a turtleneck sweater today, but a light-colored shirt instead.
Li Ang and Nicole exchanged a brief glance, and then, in perfect unison, looked away.
Nicole walked to her workstation, glanced at the list, and said, "There are new bodies that have been dead for seven days today. Li Ang, come here for a moment."
"it is good."
As with the previous process, Li Ang assisted Nicole in handling the matter.
For some reason, Nicole suddenly spoke up: "Li Ang, why don't you try it yourself?"
"Why is there suddenly such a saying?" Li Ang asked, puzzled.
"Hmm... here's what I'm thinking: if you can handle these projects independently, I can help you apply for a raise. I think it's a shame that someone with your mathematical talent isn't going to university."
Nicole's speech was a bit disjointed, but Li Ang quickly grasped the key points.
Her idea was to get involved in handling corpses independently, earn more money, and thus pay for her college tuition.
Oh.
Does this woman think she's not going to university because she doesn't have money?
Well, that's certainly one of those factors.