"This is quite interesting, let's give it a try!"
Since there was no one else at home, Ding Yun's curiosity got the better of her, and she immediately tried out the basic martial arts she had just acquired, also to test the rules of character improvement.
All martial arts were directly instilled by the system.
Therefore, there were no issues practicing them.
Before long, Ding Yun had practiced all the basic martial arts. Not only did she successfully cultivate internal energy, but she also figured out the rules for upgrading martial arts.
Internal energy cultivation required a minor heavenly cycle to gain one point of proficiency. For skills like Qinggong and swordplay, practicing them once overall would increase proficiency by one point. Compared to basic martial arts, the improvement from "spitting fragrant words" was frighteningly simple.
With a long exhale, as long as the duration exceeded ten seconds,
one point of proficiency could be gained.
Although she didn't know its purpose, Ding Yun still trained both her abilities and martial arts without neglecting either.
Generally speaking, normal people have limits when training. For instance, after circulating internal energy for a few heavenly cycles, further circulation would cause blood stagnation and pain in the meridians. Forcibly circulating for more cycles could even rupture meridians. The same applied to practicing swordplay or Qinggong, as human stamina is limited.
The body also has its limits; anything in excess is detrimental.
But Ding Yun had been systematized, hadn't she?
Therefore, besides fatigue and exhaustion, her body would not be injured by excessive training. As long as she had time, energy, and perseverance, she could continue to train and improve. This alone was like cheating.
Not to mention the other functions of the game system.
In just three hours, Ding Yun leveled up.
[Host: Wen Aiyuan (Ding Yun)
Level: Novice Third-Rate Martial Artist
Skills: Spitting Fragrant Words Lv2 (46/1000)
Martial Arts: Basic Internal Energy Lv2 (52/100)
Basic Qinggong Lv2 (42/100)...]
Compared to the system's panel information, Ding Yun actually trusted her own senses more. Based on her own feelings, her current martial arts realm could be comparable to that of a disciple in a martial arts sect who had trained for three years.
If the Postnatal realm were divided into five tiers:
Peak, First-Rate, Second-Rate, Third-Rate, and Unranked.
She could now barely be considered a third-rate martial artist.
Not strong, but remember, she had only trained for three hours. She had covered the path that others took three years to complete in just three hours, which was definitely a remarkable speed.
As for the "Spitting Fragrant Words" ability, which had leveled up, Ding Yun still didn't feel anything special about it. At most, the fragrance from her mouth, which used to require close proximity to be smelled, had now almost spread into a body fragrance.
A scent emanated with every breath.
She felt like she would never need to use scented body lotion or perfume again; this ability would suffice. Even the heaviest perfume would likely not be able to mask the scent of this ability.
At this point, considering her father, mother, and siblings would be back soon, Ding Yun stopped training and began to ponder the original host's personality, pretending to be dejected. She entered her room and locked the door.
She prepared to quietly await her family's inquiries and comfort.
Half an hour later, Wen Chang and Su Yan returned together. They worked at the same hospital, albeit in different departments, so it was normal for them to leave work together.
"What's that smell in the house? It's so fragrant!"
"Could this be Spitting Fragrant Words? Don't forget, the Awakening Agency just sent a notification about a change in family member identity information. Aiyuan awakened an ability called Spitting Fragrant Words. This ability should produce a scent, and it smells quite pleasant."
As soon as they entered, Wen Chang and his wife noticed the fragrance in the house and roughly guessed its source.
"Her door is closed. It seems she's back.
What should we do? I remember Aiyuan was very eager to awaken a powerful ability when she was young.
Now that she's awakened such a useless ability.
She must be very upset.
How should we comfort her?"
Seeing their youngest daughter's door closed, Wen Chang immediately understood that his daughter was back. At the same time, he was very anxious about not knowing how to comfort his strong-willed youngest daughter.
This was not an exam; if she failed this time, she could try again. Awakening an ability only happened once in a lifetime.
Furthermore, there was currently no known connection between ability awakening and genetic inheritance; it was almost purely a matter of luck.
He didn't know where to begin offering comfort.
"Don't worry, I'm prepared. Do you remember the materials I specifically collected a few years before our eldest awakened? The first two didn't use those materials. I thought that motivational material was collected in vain!
Unexpectedly, it's finally useful!"
"There's no other way now, we have to try!"
Although Su Yan hoped all her children would awaken a good ability, she also knew clearly that her children were not exempt from awakening relatively poor, useless abilities, or even not awakening any ability at all.
So, long before her eldest son awakened his ability,
she had already prepared to comfort her children.
"You mean that compilation of profiles of people who, since the spiritual energy resurgence, either didn't awaken any ability or had very useless abilities, but still achieved considerable success?
Will it be useful?"
Wen Chang also remembered that they had such a thing at home, but he was very doubtful about whether it would work, as his daughter didn't seem to like drinking chicken soup much and didn't particularly believe in the principles within it.
"Let's try. We have to give the child some hope, otherwise, I'm afraid she'll become dejected. Many industries don't really require abilities. The jobs you and I do can be performed by doctors without abilities.
It just requires more advanced skills
and more diligent study.
Unlike us, it's almost instinctual. Even without relevant medical knowledge, we can operate directly. I believe Aiyuan is not a child who can't endure hardship. Now, you go cook, and I'll take that compilation to talk to Aiyuan. Don't disturb me if I don't come out later!"
After explaining their plan, Su Yan and Wen Chang went their separate ways. One went to get the prepared compilation from the room and knock on Ding Yun's door, while the other went to the kitchen to wash vegetables and start cooking.
Ding Yun didn't intentionally make things difficult for her mother. Upon hearing the knock, she got up and opened the door, acting according to the original host's personality.
Then, she cried bitterly to her mother about her misfortune.
Following that, Su Yan gently comforted her, closed the door, and pulled Ding Yun to sit down, saying, "I already know, but don't be too sad."
There isn't only one path in the world through awakening an ability.
As long as you are willing to work hard, you can excel in many areas.
After speaking, Su Yan took out the compilation of successful individuals with no abilities or useless abilities that she had prepared and began to offer motivational advice using the examples within.
After listening cooperatively for half an hour, Ding Yun pretended to have come to her senses, stating that she would definitely take the people in the compilation as role models and that even if her ability was useless, she would shine in other areas through her own efforts.
Thus, the matter of the original host's ability awakening
was perfectly concluded.