Common Sense
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Cheng Ba's face was grim, and he felt particularly unconvinced. He felt that it was a mistake. Based on sheer strength, Jiang Du couldn't have defeated him.
But a loss was still a loss.
Cheng Ba checked his physical condition. His Qi and blood were nearly depleted, and he was exhausted. He wondered if any bones were broken.
"A very satisfying fight. You're strong enough. Meet me, my name is Jiang Du!" Jiang Du smiled and extended his hand. Jiang
Du's smile was bright and natural. Although there was a hint of scorn in his eyes at times, for the most part, Jiang Du was an optimistic young man.
Cheng Ba fell to the ground, stunned by the hand Jiang Du extended to him.
He had just fought with this man, and lost, and yet he wasn't even angry, but instead offered him a hand with such a smile. To
those who didn't know, they might have been friends sparring.
But after a brief hesitation, Cheng Ba still extended his hand.
He could sense that this man wasn't a hypocrite.
"Cheng Ba!"
Cheng Ba responded to Jiang Du's introduction.
"Well, we've fought today. I'll be heading back to class if I have nothing else to do. Feel free to challenge you later," Jiang Du said with a smile, then turned and left.
"I'll definitely challenge you again when I recover!" Cheng Ba said seriously from behind.
"Hahaha, you'd better come back stronger!" Jiang Du waved without even turning back.
Cheng Ba soon followed suit.
The old man looked puzzled. He'd been wrong earlier, thinking Cheng Ba had won when his fist deflected.
But he hadn't expected Jiang Du to achieve such a clean and decisive victory.
Such fighting skills were truly exceptional among the students.
"Jiang Du? Looks like he's worth keeping an eye on," the old man muttered to himself, a smile curling his lips.
Regardless, he was delighted to see such an outstanding student from his school.
Jiang Du returned to class and found the middle-aged teacher he'd met earlier in his class.
"Report!"
The middle-aged teacher glanced at Jiang Du and recognized him, but said nothing. He nodded and let Jiang Du in.
When Jiang Du returned to his seat, he found that his classmate, the beautiful girl, was looking at him with a strange look.
"Too handsome?" Jiang Du touched his face.
Ning Xue averted her eyes expressionlessly.
What a handsome guy! She was just curious. Jiang Du was clearly called out by the violent Cheng Ba, so why did he look so refreshed?
Logically, shouldn't Jiang Du come back with a black eye and a swollen face?
Although she saw some signs of fighting on Jiang Du's body, and even some barely perceptible bloodstains, he didn't look like someone who had just returned from Cheng Ba's hands.
Jiang Du was a little narcissistic, and then began to listen to the teacher.
There were three big words and a phone number written on the blackboard.
Li Cunmu, 199...
Li Cunmu should be the name of this middle-aged teacher.
"You're all new to martial arts. Martial arts require the development of Qi and Blood first, so the best age to begin training is generally thirteen or fourteen, as Qi and Blood begin to reach their first peak. Starting too young will lead to Qi and Blood depletion, impacting your physiology. Therefore, high school is the ideal time for you to begin martial arts training." Li Cunmu began explaining the basics of the martial arts world.
One hundred and twenty years ago, Blue Planet suffered a catastrophe, and a special energy surged into it, ushering in our current era of spiritual energy resurgence.
However, with the resurgence of spiritual energy, alternate dimensions began to appear randomly across the globe, connecting to Blue Planet. Many of the monsters within these alternate dimensions were brutal and bloodthirsty, or resembled wild beasts, posing a significant threat to ordinary people on Blue Planet.
Consequently, most countries around the world began to form warrior armies specifically to target these alternate dimensions.
Now, one hundred and twenty years have passed since the spiritual energy resurgence, and the martial arts system has been largely perfected.
Currently, martial artists are divided into five realms: Qi and Blood, Rebirth, Golden Body, Spiritual Transformation, and the powerful Transcendental Realm.
Qi and Blood, Rebirth, Golden Body, Spiritual Transformation, Transcendental Transcendental!
The core of a warrior is "competition"!
Li Cunmu couldn't help but write a large character on the blackboard.
Being a warrior, a warrior comes with certain privileges, and these privileges are earned through sacrifice.
The nation's cultivation resources are limited, and warriors must compete with others for them and fight for their lives with creatures from other dimensions.
Take Liang County City, for example. It's known as the birthplace of fire, and this other dimension lies ten kilometers outside Liang County, known as the Fire God's Cave.
There, low-level creatures called Flame Molten Stone Monsters exist, as well as intermediate creatures like Flame Molten Stone Generals. Even at the very core, there are traces of high-level creatures like Flame Molten Stone Demons.
Hunting these other-dimensional creatures offers a chance to obtain something called a Spirit Core, which can be used to absorb energy and enhance cultivation.
Of course, if a large number of Flame Molten Creatures burst out of the Fire God's Cave, the entire city of Liang County could be engulfed in flames.
Warriors possess martial skills, which are also ranked at five levels: bronze, silver, gold, diamond, and star.
Some warriors focus on the physical body, while others focus on their mental strength, using it to cast spells. These professions, similar to mages, are called sorcerers, but they're rare, one in a hundred.
...
Listening to Li Cunmu expound on these martial arts common sense from the podium, Jiang Du felt a sense of eye-opening.
He hadn't imagined this world could be so fascinating, yet so dangerous.
He knew the location of the Divine Fire Cave, but it was a restricted area, off-limits to ordinary people. He had never imagined that there existed an alternate dimension there.
Li Cunmu spoke for nearly an hour, concluding with a single sentence.
"These things will actually be explained in the textbooks that will be distributed soon. You can take a closer look."
...
If an ordinary liberal arts teacher had lectured on this and then concluded by saying everything was in the textbooks, the students would probably have been furious.
But for students new to martial arts, this information was incredibly exciting.
They were almost eager to get their textbooks.
After Li Cunmu finished, he gave everyone a twenty-minute break. The textbooks would be distributed in twenty minutes, and then the instructors would be assigned and preparations for military training would begin.
Jiang Du was lying on the table, chatting with his two childhood friends who were also studying martial arts.
Suddenly, Jiang Du remembered something and couldn't help but click on Weibo.
From VIVOIQOO:
On the first day of school,
I wish I could be like the stars and you could be like the moon,
shining brightly every night.
The moon is temporarily dark, but the stars remain bright.
Stay bright until the moon returns, and the moon
will be full on the third and fifth days.
My third day of liking Xiao Xueer @Xiao Xueer
——Jiang Du.
August 17, 2019.
- Writer
