Chapter 2

Xiao Ling went back in the evening; she still had to prepare for the hunting trip scheduled for the day after tomorrow, so she didn't stay to eat dinner.

Xiao Yu also had time to think about his future plans.

Through an entire afternoon of conversation, he learned enough about the wilderness and gained a lot of insight into the monsters' dangers; his knowledge of the wilderness from his previous life and former self came mainly from texts. Although his father Xiao Dingguo also frequently ventured into the wilderness, he rarely shared specific details with the family.

Since he was brought to this world by the soul gem, regardless of any special reasons, he must live properly.

The future Earth will still face many deadly crises; although in the novel each time it barely survives, now that this butterfly has arrived, he wonders whether flapping its wings might cause changes. To prevent any such eventuality, he must become stronger quickly.

According to the data from his earlier test at the Xiao Family Martial Hall, his strength is only 780 kilograms and his speed about 22 meters per second.

The gap in physical condition between him and the current Luo Feng is considerable, let alone Luo Feng after obtaining the cheat.

Fortunately, he also has a cheat—the Wish Fulfillment System.

He silently thought, "System, are all the previous functions still present?"

【System functions incomplete; please explore all functions on your own!】

"System, open personal panel."

……

No response.

"Perhaps the system functions were severely missing during the soul transference; then let's try the core functions of the original version when the system was first obtained."

Xiao Yu recalled the initial state of the Wish Fulfillment System.

"Set the first wish to achieve Apprentice Tier 1 physical condition."

Swallowing Apprentice Tier 1 in the starry void corresponds to a junior warrior level among martial artists, with punching force of 900 kg and speed of 25 m/s.

【Setting successful!】

【Host: Xiao Yu】

【Host's first wish: become Apprentice Tier 1.】

【Wish fulfillment status: 0/100 Wish Points.】

"Set the second wish to awaken the spiritual talent."

【Unknown error!】

【Unable to complete second wish setting!】

"Alright! This function is truly incomplete! Can't even set the second wish, but at least the first wish can still be set."

"System, open portable space."

……

He tried all basic functions and found that only the first wish could be set; other features like the shop and lottery were unusable.

"System, swallow the apple in my hand." Xiao Yu picked up a red Fuji apple weighing about two jin from the tea table's fruit tray and whispered.

……

He stared blankly for a while, but there was no reaction.

He recalled that even when first obtained, the Wish Fulfillment System could swallow anything to gain Wish Points, leading him to speculate that the system should actually be called the Equivalent Exchange System.

And Wish Points are essentially like Energy Points; even rule‑based items and abilities can be obtained with Wish Points.

Since the apple cannot be swallowed now, it shows that the energy contained in the apple is not what is needed to fulfill this wish.

Then he'll experiment with other items one by one.

For example, the sofa beneath his butt, the battery pack in a new‑energy car, the incredibly fresh monster meat in the refrigerator…

After testing each, he found that so far only monster meat can be swallowed.

He previously took out a two‑kilogram piece of monster meat and gained 0.2 Wish Points.

Since the monster meat at home is all the same variety, he cannot yet determine the exact exchange rate between monster meat and Wish Points; for now, ten kilograms of monster meat seem to exchange for 1 Wish Point.

In that case, he would need to go out and buy a thousand kilograms of monster meat to meet the wish condition.

"Xiao Yu, come eat!" Xu Jingyi carried a plate of stir‑fried pork with green peppers from the kitchen and placed it at a corner of the square table in the dining room; the table was about two meters long and wide, already covered with plates of various dishes.

"Mom, you made so many dishes! So abundant!"

Xiao Yu entered the kitchen, and seeing the lavish spread, his appetite surged; he lifted a bowl of rice and began eating.

"Xiao Yu, you're eating so fast! Don't choke."

"Mom's cooking is delicious!" Xiao Yu praised as he ate.

"If it's tasty, have more!"

"While we were just cooking, your dad sent a message saying he'll be back tomorrow afternoon; hearing that you've already woken up, he's extremely happy!"

"Great!"

In Xiao Yu's memory, Xiao Dingguo has always been a strict father; although their communication is sparse, the few words and actions reveal his profound love for him.

The next morning, Xiao Yu casually found an excuse and went out.

He drove his rarely‑used Mercedes S500 SUV, a coming‑of‑age gift his father gave him on his eighteenth birthday.

Using his phone's navigation, he located the nearest market that sells monster meat.

The monster‑meat shop, situated at the main entrance of the vegetable market, enjoys an excellent location, elegant décor, and although foot traffic is light, each customer is well‑dressed.

As soon as he entered, Xiao Yu saw rows of glass refrigeration units neatly displaying trays of monster meat.

Some were cut into chunks, others into rolls, all neatly placed in exquisite transparent plastic boxes.

"Welcome to Bi Store, how may I help you?" A young female attendant in uniform, seeing Xiao Yu enter, began inspecting the various monster meats and started her service.

"I would like to buy some monster meat."

"Sir, we have various monster meats ranging from Grade G to Grade C, each priced differently; may I ask which you would like to purchase?"

Xiao Yu previously only knew that some monster meat was edible, but he was unaware of their specific effects and prices; however, he understood that higher‑grade monster meat would be more expensive.

"Could you give a brief introduction?"

Okay sir, as for G-rank monster meat, it has the most varieties, the cheapest price, generally 1 catty costs between 100 and 200 Huaxia Currency, F-rank monster meat costs between 200 and 400, E-rank monster meat costs between 500 and 1000, D-rank monster meat costs between 1000 and 2000, and C-rank monster meat costs between 2000 and 4000.

As for higher-rank monster meat, our store currently doesn't have any!

In Swallowing Starry Sky, a B-rank monster is equivalent to a junior Lord Rank, comparable to a human's junior War God; it's normal for shops selling monster meat to be out of stock.

Xiao Yu thought for a moment; previously, due to limited monster meat stock at home, he couldn't test the system's absorption effect, but now he can buy some of each to experiment.

Let's get 10 kilograms of each rank!

The young female waitress frowned, having never encountered such a customer before, but she didn't think much of it; with this order, her weekly performance target would be considered achieved ahead of time.

Sir, each rank of monster meat has many varieties, such as G-rank iron-haired wild boar and shadow cat, etc.

Then let's go with the cheapest option for each rank.

These monster meats aren't for him to eat, so he doesn't need to worry about taste.

Okay sir, let me calculate: 10 kilograms of G-rank shadow cat meat totals 2000 Huaxia Currency, 10 kilograms of F-rank shadow cat meat totals 4000 Huaxia Currency, 10 kilograms of E-rank iron-haired wild boar meat totals 10,000 Huaxia Currency, 10 kilograms of D-rank iron-haired wild boar meat totals 30,000 Huaxia Currency, and 10 kilograms of C-rank iron-haired wild boar meat totals 50,000 Huaxia Currency, for a total of 96,000 Huaxia Currency.

Before heading out, Xiao Yu specifically took a storage card containing all his savings, which were the New Year's money and gifts given by his uncles and elders over the years, amounting to about 1.5 million.

After paying, Xiao Yu carried five bags into the car, with the 50 kilograms of monster meat placed in the passenger seat.

System, absorb the monster meat separately.

【Absorbing 10 kilograms of G-rank shadow cat meat yields 1 Wish Point.】

【Absorbing 10 kilograms of F-rank shadow cat meat yields 2 Wish Points.】

【Absorbing 10 kilograms of E-rank iron-haired wild boar meat yields 4 Wish Points.】

【Absorbing 10 kilograms of D-rank iron-haired wild boar meat yields 6 Wish Points.】

【Absorbing 10 kilograms of C-rank iron-haired wild boar meat yields 8 Wish Points.】

After this absorption, he gained a total of 21.2 Wish Points.

Based on the Wish Points gained from absorbing these five ranks of monster meat and the money spent, it's clearly most cost-effective to absorb F-rank shadow cat meat.

According to this store's prices, he would still need to purchase 788 catties of F-rank shadow cat meat, which would cost about 160,000.

That's significantly less than his previous budget.

To avoid drawing attention to his abnormality, Xiao Yu drove to another wholesale monster meat shop called Wan Family Meat Shop.

Amidst the strange looks of the crowd, he placed one thousand kilograms of F-rank shadow cat meat into the off-road vehicle.

He bought so much because, although the wholesale shop's prices are cheap, the minimum selling weight is one thousand kilograms.

That ton of F-rank shadow cat meat cost him 360,000 Huaxia Currency.

After absorbing all the shadow cat meat, he gained a full 200 Wish Points.

【Congratulations! The conditions for wish fulfillment have been met; you can realize your wish at any time.】

Sitting in the car, Xiao Yu was overjoyed; the first step of integrating into this world had been accomplished.

"System, begin fulfilling the first wish."

【Wish fulfillment in progress……】

Xiao Yu felt a warm current envelop his whole body, his muscles becoming increasingly taut, and his mind grew a bit clearer.

Many punching and force-release techniques he previously didn't understand are now clear.

【Congratulations, host! Your physical fitness has reached the Apprentice Tier One standard!】

Xiao Yu clenched his fist, feeling he could kill a cow with one punch—of course, an ordinary cow before the apocalypse!

Driving toward the Xiao Family Martial Arts Hall, he couldn't wait to test his current strength.

——

Xiao Yu walked to the 'Punch Power Tester' placed in the corner, adjusted his breathing rhythm to bring his condition to peak state.

In his previous life, he always adjusted his condition this way before sparring, with good results.

With each inhale and exhale, his whole body relaxed; suddenly his eyes narrowed, his whole body sprang forth like a male lion, his back and spine coiled like a fully drawn bow, his legs exerted force, and Xiao Yu's right fist, like a cannonball, slammed suddenly into the punch power tester.

It emitted a tremendous sound!

The punch target shuddered violently.

The punch power tester displayed a line of numbers—'925KG'.

"Xiao Yu, not bad! In such a short time you've already reached the standard for the quasi-warrior assessment," Xiao Guoxuan praised.

Xiao Guoxuan is Xiao Yu's third uncle, a junior Warrior General martial artist.

Five years ago, while out hunting, his team encountered a herd led by a high-level beast; they won only after losing two squad members' lives, and Xiao Guoxuan consequently lost his right hand; although he later fitted a mechanical prosthesis that doesn't affect daily life, he can never fully exert his strength.

He also lost his fighting spirit and returned to manage the family's martial arts hall operations.

Moreover, after his elder uncle became a War God last year, he had originally planned to buy him the Life Water, but he declined.

"Third Uncle, this is nothing; Xiao Ling is already a martial artist! Please turn on the speed tester."

"Inhale, exhale." Xiao Yu adjusted his breathing, stood on the track, which is sixty meters long, with the speed tester nearby being the speed measurement zone.

Xiao Yu suddenly exerted force.

Thanks to his previous life's experience, in the blink of an eye he accelerated to extreme speed, his legs like wind, his whole body like an arrow released from a bow, shooting swiftly toward the finish line.

Within about a second, he passed the speed tester zone, then quickly decelerated and stopped.

"Third Uncle, how was it?" Xiao Yu took a big breath and walked toward Xiao Guoxuan, who stood beside the speed tester.

"25.8 meters per second, a huge improvement over last time! You can go take the Extreme Martial Arts Hall's quasi-warrior assessment."

This data was no surprise to Xiao Yu; the system is the system.

The quasi-warrior assessment consists of three tests: strength (punch power), speed, and nerve reaction. Thanks to his rich previous-life experience, Xiao Yu isn't worried about the nerve reaction part.

Strength (punch power), the passing line for the quasi-warrior assessment is—900 kilograms!

For speed, the passing line for the quasi-warrior assessment is—25 meters per second! That is, four seconds for a hundred meters.

Now both strength and speed have met the passing line.

——

"Xiao Yu, your data has now reached the assessment standard for a quasi-warrior; are you preparing to go take the test now, or wait until after the college entrance exam to take it?"

Third Uncle Xiao Guoxuan asked with a smile.

"Today is already June 2nd; there's less than a week until the college entrance exam, but I still want to take the exam first and then go for the test."

In Huaxia Nation, the college entrance exam is held on June 7, 8, and 9, over these three days.

Xiao Yu also wanted to fulfill a dream from his previous life; twelve years of hard study, after all, should have an outcome.

Actually, most of the Xiao Family's descendants will take the warrior path; unless they have exceptionally poor talent, otherwise even by piling up money they can become warriors.

After a day of training, Xiao Yu returned to Class 105 of Yi'an Qu's First High School to continue his final year of high school studies.

"Xiao Yu, I heard you passed out from exhaustion during training earlier; are you alright now?"

Beside him, a fat man dressed in expensive clothing patted Xiao Yu's shoulder with his plump hand, asking concernedly.

This person was his close friend from high school, Yuan Minghua.

"I just accidentally fell, it's nothing serious!"

Xiao Yu's return was still the subject of lively discussion among his classmates; they once thought this wealthy young master might miss the college entrance exam.

——

Yi'an Qu's First High School.

According to the exam arrangements, the examinees from First, Third, and Fifth High Schools all take the college entrance exam at this First High School.

Outside the school gates, a dense crowd of college entrance exam examinees and their parents gathered, and outside the gates of First High School, a row of police armed with live ammunition also stood.

"Luo Feng, you need to relax your mindset during the exam. Even if our family can't get into the top military academy, getting into the second one is fine. Take it easy!" Luo Hongguo looked at his son and said with a chuckle.

"Mm." Luo Feng nodded with a smile.

Xiao Yu stood by the car parked outside the school gate, looking at the crowds of people before him, and during that time he also saw Luo Feng talking with his family.

Beep—beep— Accompanied by the loud horn, a fully black, aristocratic latest-model Mercedes-Benz S600 slowly drove toward the gate of First High School under the escort of police motorcycles, and the surrounding examinees' parents immediately made way.

Three people got out of the car, chatting and laughing as they walked toward the school gate.

"The bald guy on the left is Chief Zhang of our Yi'an Qu Police Bureau."

"The one on the right must be Director Liu of the Education Bureau."

"The one in the middle must be the warrior in charge of overall command for exam site security."

The surrounding crowd murmured in discussion.

At the same time, Luo Feng gazed at the person in the middle, his heart filled with longing for a warrior.

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