Chapter 48: A Data Report

Emerging from the headteacher's office, Wang Teng and Lin Chuhan walked side by side toward the school gate.

"Class Monitor, it's lunchtime. How about I treat you to a meal?"

"No thanks, my mom has already cooked and is waiting for me to come home to eat," Lin Chuhan refused without a second thought.

"Alright then, let's part ways here," Wang Teng smiled, not minding at all.

"Mm, bye!" Lin Chuhan said.

Wang Teng waved his hand and drove off.

On the way, Wang Teng called his landlord and said he was heading over right now.

Ten minutes later.

University Town!

By the side of the same main road, the landlord—a man looking like a scruffy, toe-picking brute—was riding an electric scooter with a beautiful woman on the back.

The sight was nothing short of scandalous!

It was still the same scruffy brute, but with a beautiful woman clinging to his waist, Wang Teng almost didn't recognize him.

The sports car pulled over to the roadside, and Wang Teng stepped out.

"Brother Wang, over here!" the landlord waved to him.

Only then did Wang Teng walk over, saying meaningfully, "Brother, I haven't seen you all afternoon, and I almost didn't recognize you."

The landlord knew exactly what he meant and laughed heartily, "Low profile, low profile!"

The beautiful woman behind him rolled her eyes and gave his fleshy waist a pinch. "You idiot!"

*Oh my, that voice is quite sultry!*

"Hiss!" The scruffy brute sucked in a breath of cold air.

"You must be 'Young Master Wang, the Boss of the Qidian Orphanage,' right? I heard Old Wang mention you," the beauty said to Wang Teng.

"..." Wang Teng.

Seeing Wang Teng's depressed expression, the landlord burst into laughter. "Alright, stop bringing that up. Most people really can't handle that name."

"It's all the fault of being young!" Wang Teng said helplessly.

"How old are you even?" The beauty covered her mouth and giggled.

"Let me introduce you. This is my wife; you can call her Sister Han," the landlord said.

"Sister Han!" Wang Teng greeted her and said, "I'm Wang Teng, you can just call me by my name."

"You and Old Wang actually share the same surname," Sister Han smiled.

"Right, Brother, you're also surnamed Wang. I don't know your name yet?" Wang Teng felt there was a bit of fate in it and asked with a smile.

"Don't mention the name. I call you Brother Wang; if you don't mind, just call me Brother Wang," Wang Dapao said, looking disgusted at the mention of his own name.

Wang Teng didn't press further. He nodded and asked, "Are you two going out to have some fun?"

"Yeah, this deadbeat hasn't taken me out to play in a long time. He finally felt like accompanying me today," Sister Han said resentfully.

"Brother Wang, that's not right of you. Sister Han is so beautiful; how can you keep her cooped up at home?" Wang Teng joked.

"Did you hear that? Learn from Xiao Teng's awareness," Sister Han said, pinching Wang Dapao's ear.

Wang Dapao grimaced in pain, glaring resentfully at Wang Teng.

"Then I won't disturb you two. Brother Wang, go on ahead," Wang Teng said, unceremoniously giving Wang Dapao a push.

...

Meanwhile, in the office building of the Polestar Martial Arts Hall.

A girl in her twenties walked hurriedly toward the Hall Master's office, clutching a data sheet in her hand.

Xiao Min was a staff member at the Polestar Martial Arts Hall. While performing the daily statistics for martial apprentice data, a certain set of figures had caught her attention.

At the door of the Hall Master's office, Xiao Min adjusted her breathing, which was slightly heavy from her fast pace, before knocking.

*Knock, knock, knock!*

"Come in!" A steady voice drifted out from the office.

Xiao Min pushed the door open and walked in.

"Is there something the matter?"

The Hall Master was a man in his thirties with short hair that stood up like steel spikes. His face was serious, carrying an air of sharpness.

In the face of the Hall Master, the staff of the Polestar Martial Arts Hall often felt intimidated, and Xiao Min was no exception. She had to summon her courage before stepping forward to place the data sheet on his desk.

"Hall Master, there is an issue with this data report. I think you should take a look."

"Oh?"

Fu Tiandao raised an eyebrow, stopped what he was doing, and fixed his gaze on the report.

He picked up the report, leaned back in his chair, and scanned it.

"In less than a month, promoted directly from an ordinary person to an advanced martial apprentice? Heh, interesting!" Fu Tiandao smiled with an unreadable expression.

Just as Xiao Min was about to explain, she heard Fu Tiandao speak again.

"You may leave. Leave this report with me for now. Also, do not speak of its contents to anyone."

"Yes!"

Xiao Min didn't dare ask more and quickly complied.

...

After taking the keys from his landlord, Wang Teng placed the crow egg in his bedroom and turned on the incubator to let it hatch slowly.

Then, he drove home for dinner.

After dinner, he went to the Polestar Martial Arts Hall as usual to collect attributes.

Over the next two days, Wang Teng's life was uneventful and highly disciplined.

During the day, he went to school and worked through the *Five Years of Martial Exams, Three Years of Mock Tests*. If he didn't feel like attending class, he would go to the small woods to practice his Origin Force cultivation techniques.

This allowed both his Origin Force and his technique proficiency to improve.

At night, he went to the Polestar Martial Arts Hall to collect attributes, refine his basic combat skills, and increase his combat power.

In addition, he did not forget his two primary offensive Origin Force combat skills: the *Fire麟 (Kirin) Sword Technique* and the *Phantom Ice Fist*.

Through experimentation, Wang Teng discovered that practicing a technique roughly ten times would increase an attribute by 1 point.

Furthermore, as his Comprehension increased, his cultivation speed was subtly accelerating.

This made him crave the Comprehension attribute even more!

Additionally, Wang Teng tested the defensive power of the Earth Element Shield.

If fully deployed, the Earth Element Shield could block approximately 80% of incoming impact force.

This was already quite impressive. Considering his current combat power had reached 201, this meant that even if a peak One-Star Soldier-level martial artist struck with full force, the Earth Element Shield could offset at least one-third to one-half of their power.

Just this alone was enough to save his life in a critical moment.

Moreover, as long as he had sufficient Earth-type Origin Force, the defensive power of the Earth Element Shield could be further increased.

[Comprehension]: 90

[Spirit]: 22.8

[Talent]: Junior Fire Talent (11/300), Junior Ice Talent (13/300), Junior Earth Talent (12/300), Spirit Vision (Junior 1.1/10)

[Origin Force]: 64/100 Fire (One-Star Soldier Level) 8/100 Ice (One-Star Soldier Level) 7/100 Earth (One-Star Soldier Level)

[Cultivation Techniques]: Crimson Flame Manual (Beginner 20/100), Profound Ice Manual (Beginner 12/100), Yellow Earth Technique [Earth Element Shield] (Beginner 15/100)

[Combat Skills]: Basic Combat Skills (Fist, Sword, Saber, Body Micro-control), Basic Staff Technique (Beginner), Spear Technique (Intermediate), Fire麟 Sword Technique (Beginner 43/100), Phantom Ice Fist (Beginner 13/100)

[Knowledge]: Basic Subjects (Max Score), *Five Years of Martial Exams, Three Years of Mock Tests* (80 points)

[Comprehensive Combat Power]: 201

[Blank Attributes]: 0

Looking at the changes in the data on his attribute panel, Wang Teng nodded with satisfaction.

Visible progress always brings a sense of fulfillment.

Aside from his cultivation, Wang Teng had also been on guard against the "squad" mentioned by that Earth-type martial artist.

The three deceased martial artists were likely just members of a larger team; their disappearance would certainly attract attention.

He only hoped those people wouldn't find their way to him...

Friday arrived, and the [Master Lu] flagship store, where Wang Teng had custom-ordered his weapon storage box, finally responded.

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