Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Explosive Growth in Strength!
"Bro, I’m here to help you move, where are you!?"
Qi Hao opened the video, looking exasperated.
"You’re the one who insisted on coming, and I’m busy right now."
In the video, Fang Qingyu was driving.
Qi Hao could only slump on the couch, urging helplessly, "Alright, alright, most of it’s moved, just hurry back."
"In a bit, I’ll come back after a couple more rides."
Fang Qingyu said as he promptly hung up the video call.
Qi Hao was left staring blankly at his phone.
This buddy of mine...
Is he short on cash, or what?
Can make money doing anything, yet he insists on driving for Didi.
At 8 PM.
When Fang Qingyu opened the door, Qi Hao had already fallen asleep on the couch.
But soon, when the packages of crayfish, beef tendon, and other foods were opened.
Qi Hao automatically woke up.
"What have you been up to since leaving the martial arts hall?"
He rubbed his face, puzzled.
"This afternoon, I worked as a moving laborer, then did a few hours of Didi driving."
Fang Qingyu answered truthfully.
"Did you... catch something?"
Noting how straightforward Qingzi’s answer was, Qi Hao suddenly hesitated and asked.
"?"
"What do you know, this is called mingling with the common folk, don’t you get it."
Fang Qingyu picked up chopsticks and flung them over.
"Think about it, when our power grows stronger, won’t we lose the reverence for ordinary people’s lives?"
"And once you lose the reverence for life, do you think you can still blend into normal human society?"
"Uh..."
Qi Hao was taken aback, unable to immediately answer.
For him now.
Most ordinary people could practically be killed with a touch.
Speaking of reverence for life, it really seems to be diminishing.
Seeing he had him fooled, Fang Qingyu picked up a crayfish and started peeling it.
"You see, didn’t I hit the nail on the head?"
"You do have a point..."
Qi Hao nodded, not wanting to become a martial artist who disregards life.
"So why did you come over today?"
"To see how your suicidal truck is doing, I was in intensive training recently, and only found out you encountered a life ghost afterward."
Qi Hao rolled his eyes, starting to peel a crayfish as well.
"Nothing serious, I’ve recovered now. What’s the second thing?"
Fang Qingyu knew about this matter, Zheng Jiao had mentioned it.
"Heh, can’t keep anything from you."
Upon hearing the latter sentence, Qi Hao suddenly stood up and drew the curtains in the living room.
Then he dragged a 30-kilogram steel weight plate from under the sofa.
The metal edge reflected a cold glint under the light, and he "thumped" it onto the coffee table, shaking the plastic boxes.
Qi Hao’s right hand slowly curled into a fist.
Blue veins bulged under the skin of his forearm like moving snakes, as if the air was clutched by an invisible hand, forming spiral transparent ripples around the fist.
"Qingzi, watch closely!"
Qi Hao’s fist, wrapped in swirling air, smashed down.
The steel plate suddenly emitted a buzzing sound like a bee’s wings.
"Crack—"
A tooth-grinding metal crunch exploded.
The several centimeters thick steel disc first showed clear knuckle marks, then the entire metal surface crazily spread with cobweb-like cracks as if struck by a heavy hammer.
Then, the entire weight plate suddenly fell apart.
"Did you see that?"
Qi Hao shook his slightly reddened wrist.
"This is the Silk Binding Force."
"Different observation methods can convert the power within us into different forces, amplifying our force and destructiveness."
Fang Qingyu nodded thoughtfully.
He had watched carefully.
Qi Hao’s fist actually never fully touched the weight plate.
It stopped a few centimeters away.
The power was quite impressive; even if you could crack it with a punch, it wouldn’t have such an effect.
"Keep it up, Qingzi, you’ll learn when you join the elite class."
Qi Hao suppressed a smile, slowly sitting on the sofa.
This was his main reason for coming over today, using the visit as a chance to broaden Qingzi’s horizons.
"Oh, I estimate I’m almost there."
Unexpectedly, Fang Qingyu remained calm as he said it.
"What!?"
Qi Hao suddenly jumped up.
Facing his question, Fang Qingyu didn’t answer, he just unleashed a punch.
Crack—
Qi Hao easily caught it.
But he stared dumbfounded at Fang Qingyu’s fist.
"You..."
"Are you even human?"
"What are you saying, I’m your dad, if not human then what?"
Fang Qingyu leisurely sat back on the chair.
Normally Qi Hao would retort, but tonight he was unusually silent.
After dinner, he said goodbye and left.
Yet Fang Qingyu wasn’t worried about him at all.
He was often like this back in school.
Some things, Fang Qingyu picked up quickly, and Qi Hao would silently work hard to catch up.
Like in sophomore year, Fang Qingyu taught him how to interact with women to catch up, fishing in junior year, driving skills in senior year, etc.
Similar to himself, never really accepted defeat since childhood.
This kind of person definitely wouldn’t be crushed by his brother’s achievements into despair.
Sure enough, Qi Hao soon messaged him.
"Son, dad’s waiting for you in the elite class."
The father-son rivalry continues.
Seeing this, Fang Qingyu sent a rebellious meme, then started cleaning the table.
Having lived in the new house for three days.
It was only officially moved in today.
Other than Qi Hao, not many people came to celebrate.
Fang Qingyu had gotten used to it and began to enjoy this feeling.
After dinner, he took a shower.
Laying on the bed, he looked at his panel.
These three days, Fang Qingyu accomplished his plan.
Didi driver and mover, two professions, two skills all upgraded, and the Weakness Gaze for mixed martial arts fighter also reached level 3 max.
Saved up 2 skill points and 3 attribute points.
Fang Qingyu didn’t intend to use the skill points for now.
Because over these three days of training, his body attributes also skyrocketed.
Adding two more attribute points, it would be almost enough.
The further you progress, the harder it is to naturally increase attributes through training.
It was now utilizing everything to its fullest.
Allocate 2 points to Power, 1 point to Physique.
Both can increase current punching power.
[Power: 17.2→20.1]
[Speed: 16.5→17.2]
[Physique: 16.7→18.5]
[Will: 17.5→17.7]
Above are the results of the three days of training, plus the two attribute points bonus.
Fang Qingyu felt that he was frighteningly strong now.
If he went back to the rainy night over a week ago.
He definitely wouldn’t need to use the self-destructing truck method to charge into the embrace of the life ghost.
But now he was facing a new challenge again.
The only two professions.
Both maxed out.
Only Resilience and Driving skills could still be upgraded.
But they too would max out at level 3.
So, it’s time to start job hunting again.
Fang Qingyu opened his computer.
Browsing through various jobs online.
He only had two advantages.
Can fight.
Good looks.
Not many jobs required these two conditions while fitting Fang Qingyu’s schedule.
Fortunately, there is always a way out.
Fang Qingyu soon found a profession that required fighting skills and had a suitable schedule.
He picked up the phone and dialed directly.
"Hello?"
"May I ask, are you currently hiring private bodyguards?"