Chapter 104: Chapter 15: Growth Rate
After returning from the Abyss this time, Yan Luo slept for almost twelve hours and woke up at seven the next morning.
After breakfast, he couldn’t wait to walk into the gravity training room, which had already been installed.
In the middle of the spacious room was a black cylinder, which served as the core device of the gravity room.
Additionally, the walls, ceiling, and floor were equipped with constraint devices capable of confining the gravitational field within the room.
Yan Luo’s digestion was swift, and after chatting with Guo Xu, who had an early class, for half an hour, he closed the chat window as Guo Xu left for class, and activated the gravity control instrument.
"Let’s try double gravity first."
Speaking softly to himself, Yan Luo suddenly ramped the gravity up to twice the normal level.
Instantly, Yan Luo felt his breathing become labored.
The first to be challenged was his respiratory system; each breath Yan Luo took now consumed nearly three times the power it used to.
Next, due to the gravitational pull, his blood flowed towards his lower body, making it hard for blood to ascend.
His heart had to beat faster, with more force to pump the blood.
Not just his lungs and heart, Yan Luo’s entire viscera were suppressed by the gravity.
Intracranial pressure and eye pressure also began to present issues due to the gravity change, causing Yan Luo to feel dizzy with his vision becoming blurred.
Common people who train in the gravity room usually increase the gravity bit by bit, but Yan Luo had ramped it up to double in an instant, leaving his body unable to adapt quickly.
Fortunately, Yan Luo’s physical capabilities were strong; within just half a minute, he had completely adapted to the gravitational change.
After adapting to double gravity, Yan Luo walked and ran inside the training room, performing exercises like push-ups and pull-ups.
The billion-dollar gravity training room indeed packed a punch; even with simple exercises, Yan Luo was breaking a sweat.
Not just muscles, even the internal organs could be trained!
"It was worth taking out a loan to buy this."
With the gravity training room, Yan Luo felt that his physical capabilities would grow faster than before.
Previously his absolute strength could reach about one ton, with his grip strength progressing terrifyingly to nearly half a ton.
With the help of the gravity training room, Yan Luo felt hopeful about exceeding one ton of absolute strength before the next Abyss hunt.
The [Strength] Engraver couldn’t possess such immense power; besides lacking special abilities, Yan Luo’s strength was rapidly approaching Sequence 4.
No, if considering overall qualities, he could already rival a Sequence 4 Engraver.
In strength, defense, and reaction speed, Yan Luo couldn’t compare with a Sequence 4 Engraver, but Engravers, outside their strengths, couldn’t match him in other aspects.
It could be said that he alone was equivalent to a Hunter squad.
At this moment, Yan Luo received a message from Sasa: [Awake?]
Yan Luo glanced at the time; it was only eight-thirty.
[Training in the gravity room.] Yan Luo replied.
[Good to know you’re awake. I’ll come over to see you.] Sasa replied swiftly.
Yan Luo didn’t refuse because he truly needed Sasa’s further guidance now.
Since meeting Sasa, he’s become increasingly reliant on her for crafting training plans.
Yan Luo knew it wasn’t ideal, but Sasa’s consistent performance made him feel he could trust her a bit.
Right as Sasa was on her way, Yan Luo received another message from Li Xinyue.
She inquired: [I heard you installed a gravity training room in your new home? That thing costs about a billion!]
Yan Luo didn’t hide it and answered: [Loaned for purchase, so I really need money right now.]
[When will that debt be paid off...]
Li Xinyue sighed, then suggested: [Since you need money so badly, have you considered opening up your gravity room for others to rent? While our Glazed Group headquarters also has a gravity room, the queue for using it is always so long, and each session is short, only an hour.]
This was indeed a good idea; renting it out could alleviate some of Yan Luo’s debt.
However—
Yan Luo flatly refused Li Xinyue’s suggestion: [I don’t like unfamiliar people entering my house, but if you, Li Xinyue, want to use it, you can come to me. You and I are barely friends.]
Faced with Yan Luo’s reply, Li Xinyue was quite speechless.
This guy really doesn’t know how to be polite; what does "barely friends" even mean?
Anyone unfamiliar with Yan Luo would definitely think he was being provocative upon hearing this, but Li Xinyue, being quite familiar with Yan Luo, knew he meant it sincerely.
[Got time now?]
Yan Luo thought that since Sasa would help measure his physical capabilities soon, they’d be done within the morning.
[Probably free in the afternoon.] Yan Luo replied.
Seeing this reply, Li Xinyue was thrilled and asked: [Can I come to see you in the afternoon? Don’t worry, I’ll pay, I won’t use your gravity room for free.]
[You can.] Yan Luo’s answer was as straightforward as ever.
Seeing this response, Li Xinyue nearly jumped out of her chair in joy.
She had experienced the gravity room at the Glazed Group headquarters before, and although the gravity multiple was only 1.5, training there allowed Li Xinyue to noticeably feel her growth.
For a Hunter, physical training was equally crucial; the stronger the physique, the higher the chance of successful Engraving.
Of course, a robust body doesn’t necessarily guarantee Engraving success, but it relatively increases the success rate.
After joining the Glazed Group, Li Xinyue continuously hunted Demons with the team.
Though the group was large, their hunting efficiency was high, ensuring quality through quantity, and with Li Xinyue’s high magic power adaptability, her growth rate was faster than others.
Therefore, Li Xinyue’s first Engraving was nearing completion, almost ready for a second Engraving.
Before the second Engraving, she wanted to seize the time to exercise her body, striving to complete the second Engraving in one go.
After ending the chat with Li Xinyue, Yan Luo turned off the gravity control instrument, and gravity in the room instantly returned to normal.
With the sudden drop in gravity, the environment changed again, affecting the body that had already adapted to a high-gravity environment.
"Ugh!"
Yan Luo’s eyes filled with blood as a sour liquid surged up his throat, nearly causing him to vomit.
However, he quickly adjusted to the low-gravity state.
The gravity control instrument was crafted from materials of a City-breaking Level Demon, which could manipulate gravity.
Yan Luo had to adapt to changes in gravity; otherwise, it would be too late when he hunts a City-breaking Level Demon in the future.
Even if such a Demon didn’t exist in the Crimson Abyss.
Yan Luo strode out of the gravity room, waiting in the living room for Sasa’s arrival.
Sasa didn’t keep him waiting long; twenty minutes later, the villa door opened and a petite figure walked in quickly.
Seeing Yan Luo, Sasa immediately asked, "Was this Abyss hunt a long one for you?"
Yan Luo answered, "An average of three hours of sleep per day, spending the rest either hunting or eating."
Sasa estimated briefly, and joyfully said, "Once you fully digest the magic power, your absolute strength might exceed 1.2 tons!"
The more intensely Yan Luo moved, the faster he digested magic power.
In the Abyss, he maintained his internal magic power close to the intoxication threshold, and an increased digestion rate meant he absorbed more magic power in the same time.
"By this calculation..." Yan Luo rubbed his chin, "My growth rate seems faster than an Engraver?"
The Sequence 4 of the [Warrior] line had an absolute strength of about 3 tons, while the [Vajra] line’s Sequence 4 was slightly lower at only 2.2 tons.
These are figures after the second Engraving is complete; if Yan Luo’s growth continues as is, his absolute strength could hit 2 tons in three months, and his other attributes would grow too.
Ordinary Engravers need at least half a year to complete their second Engraving, yet Yan Luo only needs three months to exceed the strength of a typical Sequence 4 Engraver.
Although he needs to exert over ten times the effort of an Engraver, strength does not lie.
"Let’s measure your current physical abilities; whether it’s strength, reaction speed, or resistance to impact, measure it all!" Sasa exclaimed excitedly.