[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method":3,"chapter-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-333":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Heretic Trainer: The Gym Is My Cultivation Method",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1633411,2099,"Chapter 333: System Patch Added Attitude","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-333",333,"\u003Cp>Garion stared at the floating system screen in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed his arms and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System,\" he said, \"I honestly don’t know what to do now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen stayed still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion rubbed the back of his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, yeah, I destroyed the Demon Gate. So basically Demon Gate Island is mine now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least my disciples can rest easy there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now,\" Garion continued, looking around at the empty land where a demon city used to exist, \"I don’t know what to do here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really didn’t think my first[Gravity Hole]would destroy the Demon Gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion looked down at his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now I’m just... standing in the demon world with nothing left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked back at the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" he said slowly, \"could you tell me what I’m supposed to do now? I seriously don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hm...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What kind of response is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another line appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’m thinking.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion blinked. \"...You’re thinking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned closer to the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since when can you think? Aren’t you a system?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a short pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Of course I can. Don’t be racist.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the screen in silence for a full second, then frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not racist,\" he said slowly. \"You’re not even a race. You’re a system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at the floating text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have skin. Or culture. Or parents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you definitely don’t usually talk like this. You’re normally more... robotic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen replied instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That is because the host has reached the Third Realm.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System functions have been upgraded.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Speech patterns unlocked.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion squinted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you level up and gain sarcasm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Correct.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great. I break a demon gate, and now my system gains a personality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why now? Why talk at this exact moment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Because of the current situation the host has created.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion lowered his hand slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You mean the part where I erased a city and a gate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Correct.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. Fair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion pointed at the screen\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what do I do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen paused again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That is what I am currently thinking about.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion stared at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rude.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion snorted despite himself and waved a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He straightened up and crossed his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you’re thinking anyway, I want to ask something else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that you can actually talk,\" Garion said, \"what are you really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longer than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Me...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...I don’t know myself.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Correct.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion leaned forward slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re telling me the thing that hands out missions, rewards, and status screens doesn’t know what it is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not reassuring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen flickered again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The moment I gained the ability to talk, I also gained the ability to think.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And when I checked my memory, I found something strange.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion tilted his head. \"Go on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My earliest memory begins the moment you arrived in this world.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That was when I was still just a system. No thoughts. No opinions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion rubbed his chin, brows pulling together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you’re basically saying... you were born inside me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a short pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That is one way to describe it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Wow,\" Garion muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a slow breath and leaned back a little, staring at the empty sky above the ruined land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you didn’t exist before I came here,\" he said. \"You just... started.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Correct.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion’s fingers tapped against his arm as he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. Then let’s talk about the other stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked back at the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about mission rewards? System prompts? Objectives?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...That, I don’t know.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[They simply appear inside my memory.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When they do, I pass them on to you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion stared at the screen for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...So you’re basically a middleman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Something like that.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But do you know who’s sending those memories?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I do not.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I don’t even know if it is one source or multiple.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion straightened slowly, his expression shifting from confusion to interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That’s really interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed his arms, eyes narrowing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So someone or something is feeding you instructions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the empty land again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you’re feeding them to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That seems accurate.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion exhaled quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this whole time, I thought you were just a system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Turns out you’re more like a messenger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I do not object to that description.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Because it means things just got a lot more complicated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked back at the screen, curiosity fully awake now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And a lot more interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yeah. Really interesting.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion paused and stared at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You sound a lot like me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a brief delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Maybe because I was born inside you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great. So now I’m talking to myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved a hand dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright. Enough philosophy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He straightened and took a slow breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now think. What do we do next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion glanced around one last time at the empty land where Black Ash City used to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just don’t tell me,\" he muttered, \"to build another gym in the demon world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it flickered again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Wait.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Wait?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[After you said that, something is being transmitted to me.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I don’t know yet.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It is still being transmitted.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion rubbed his face with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dammit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the screen, half-expecting it to explode or drop another ridiculous mission on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You know,\" he said, \"every time you say that, something stupid happens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen didn’t deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Transmission ongoing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion exhaled slowly and straightened his posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine,\" he said. \"Whatever it is, just get it over with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen continued to flicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And somewhere beyond Garion’s understanding, something new was being decided.\u003C\u002Fp>",1000,"2026-06-06T11:12:18.542Z",1,"novelbin.me","6677b767a9a7bf79d114934ebbbcb702ad13e6d614404e770251b3d8607a6b10","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-334","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-332",613,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-cover.jpg"]