Chapter 1: When Geeks Become a Profession
Standing in front of the wagon, Chen Yue took a long breath, the fresh, moist air filling his chest and lifting his spirits.
It was still early in the morning and most of the caravan was not yet up, and there were not many people around.
After greeting the guards, Chen Yue walked out of the camp as usual. When he came to a clearing, he stopped when he felt that no one could see him. He closed his eyes, adjusted the rhythm of his breathing, and when his mind was clear and clear, he controlled his limbs to make a strange pose.
The arms were bent as far behind his back as possible, forming an exaggerated angle, and when they reached the limit, a sore, numb and painful sensation immediately arose in his arms, which quickly extended to his whole body, and he could no longer move.
Not stopping there, Chen Yue gritted his teeth and forced himself to endure that growing discomfort, controlling the stiff arm to stretch an inch.
"Hiss~~"
As if his body was being torn apart, unbearable pain immediately swept through all his nerves, forcing the pain into his central nerves, and an extremely painful expression appeared on Chen Yue's face.
A cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his body trembled slightly. He wanted to withdraw from this odd position immediately, but Chen Yue did not do so.
Ah! Chen Yue felt as if he was being pulled by several people, pulling his limbs in different directions, the pain was unbearable, and the next moment he would be torn apart.
Giving up or holding on?
The consciousness of giving up was like the temptation of the devil, but the will to persevere was like a reef in the midst of the waves, insignificant as it was, but persevering, refusing to retreat even one step.
Gradually, his body reached its true limit and, barely able to control his lightly trembling arm, Chen Yue used his last bit of strength to extend it once more.
The next moment, a warm stream of energy surged out of his body, filled with a vigorous and endless breath of life, nourishing the veins of his body, which were almost exhausted.
A breakthrough had been made.
Suppressing the joy that came from his heart, Chen Yue maintained this posture and only when his spirit had returned to that state of emptiness and clarity did he change to another posture.
In this way, after practising seven postures in a row, Chen Yue finished his practice for the day, sweating but not feeling a bit exhausted, his spirits had grown stronger.
When he returned to the camp, although he was puzzled by Chen Yue's mental state, the guard didn't think much of it, as he had seen such things happen almost every day for the past ten days.
The guard did not know that his guess was correct.
Chen Yue was not from this world, and what he practised had nothing to do with this world. It was a fitness exercise from the 23rd century Earth, mainly used to maintain physical health and unlock the human body's potential.
It was a fitness exercise from the 23rd century Earth, mainly used to maintain health and to develop the body's potential.
In the 23rd century, when technology was highly developed, virtual technology was developed drastically, and a new profession was born, which was called "geeks" because they spent most of their time in the virtual world and did not need to go out.
Before he crossed over, Chen Yue was a geek.
In that society, geeks were no longer equated with such derogatory terms as withdrawn, inferior and out-of-touch. In fact, the wealth created by geeks was no worse than that of everyday workers, and even in terms of spiritual wealth, it supported the spiritual world of the entire human society.
However, the lack of a lot of exercise due to being at home for long periods of time has made the geeks a high incidence of occupational diseases and health issues are of concern to the whole society.
Bricklayers are calling for the health of the geeks to be ensured.
In this context, various kinds of fitness exercises were born, many of which are not badly effective. An hour or two of practice can keep the energy level high for a whole day, and not only the geeks but also the general population insisted on practising them, and the overall quality of human beings was improved for one.
Unlike the mass-circulated gymnastic exercises, it was a complete accident to obtain it.
In the virtual world of the 23rd century, there was a very famous mysterious mission that was so difficult that it was far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and after many famous geeks in the virtual world had failed in their attempts, this mission was given the title of "a mission that only God can complete".
Most people thought that it was beyond the reach of humans.
However, Chen Yue did not believe in this, and after spending more than a year, going through unimaginable trials, synthesising vast amounts of knowledge, and performing countless reassessments, failures and reassessments, he finally conquered this god-tier task.
The reward for the quest was the Nourishing Knowledge.
At first, Chen Yue was indeed disappointed; there were countless fitness exercises all over the world, while reducing the value of fitness exercises to a very low level, it was hard to imagine it could be anything out of the ordinary.
With the idea of giving it a try, he practised it for a while, but the results shocked him.
There are a total of 108 postures in The Recuperative Exercises, which get harder as you go on, almost beyond human limits, but as long as you keep practising the first 5 postures daily, you will be able to keep your body healthy.
The surprises don't stop there.
The 6th posture reached the normal human limit, and from the 7th posture onwards, each posture cultivated would gradually develop the human potential, but of course, the difficulty of cultivation also multiplied.
This result surprised Chen Yue, who knew that any of the fitness exercises developed on Earth were only aimed at keeping the body healthy, and had never heard of the function of developing the human body's potential.
This alone made Chen Yue know that he had found a treasure ......
Before he crossed over, Chen Yue was just a geek who was devoted to the virtual world, and his requirements for his body were only to keep healthy, and he only cultivated the "Health and Fitness Technique" to the 5th posture.
However, from the moment he crossed over, everything had changed.
In this other world where strength and status were important, an otaku like him was not respected at all, and even his life was in extreme distress. The huge difference made Chen Yue, who was used to calling the shots in his previous life in the virtual world, how could he accept it.
Was he willing to live this kind of life of despondency?
Absolutely not.
After learning of his situation, Chen Yue made an almost hideous vow of unyieldingness.
Just ten days ago, with the ten or so silver coins he had earned from his part-time job, he boarded a caravan to the largest city in the Celestial Leaf Empire, the Capital of Freedom, and while asking for information to increase his knowledge of the otherworldly continent, Chen Yue practiced the "Health Maintenance Technique" almost desperately.
As long as he cultivated the Nourishing Life Technique to the 108th posture and developed his human potential to the limit, Chen Yue was convinced that he would never be inferior to anyone.
The effect of the exercise was also obvious. When he reached the 6th posture, he could feel the change in his body. In the past, he was just a healthy geek with a body that was even worse than an ordinary man, but after the cultivation, his physique was greatly enhanced and he was already on par with ordinary lean and strong men.
From this posture onwards, the potential of the human body will be gradually developed, naturally the difficulty is not the same as the previous 6 postures, but all the effort is worth it, after today's breakthrough, Chen Yue immediately felt a huge change in his body, his physical quality has broken through the original limit, was pulled upwards by a hard cut, at this time, he paid himself At this moment, he was able to pay for himself, and even when compared to elite soldiers, he was still no worse off.
These changes have also made him confident.
......
The camp was visibly lively, with many people coming in and out, busily starting to prepare breakfast.
The tantalizing aroma wafted through the air and poured into his nose, and Chen Yue's stomach could not help but "grumble" a few times, plus the morning workout had consumed a lot of energy, and he became more and more hungry.
With an embarrassed smile on his face, Chen Yue quickened his pace and walked towards his tent.
"Brother Chen Yue." A crisp cry came from behind, with a bit of girlish delicacy.
His footsteps abruptly stopped, and the corners of Chen Yue's lips curled up in a sincere smile.