In The Whole World, I Have 50% More Rewards - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Sparring (Part 2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

As time passed, Zhao Gao felt that his stamina was depleting rapidly. It caused him to gasp for breath subconsciously.

After another round of attack, Zhao Gao started to observe Adjutant Qian.

Zhao Gao began to feel uneasy.

Adjutant Qian’s face was devoid of sweat; even his breathing was calm and steady.

What was most shocking to Zhao Gao, was that he had been attacking with all his might from beginning to end. Yet for Adjutant Qian, he had not even stepped out of the one meter range of his feet.

“Why, you’re not going to continue?” asked Adjutant Qian in a calm and unhurried manner, when he saw that Zhao Gao was not attacking.

Zhao Gao took a deep breath and exhaled deeply.

“Inhale… Exhale…”

After regulating his breathing, Zhao Gao closed his eyes and quickly opened the system interface. He added a few points to his Essence and Magic Stats.

He endured the pain and refreshment of his body. Zhao Gao then opened his eyes, clenched his fist and said, “Come, again!”

With that, Zhao Gao immediately ran towards Adjutant Qian, He was fully engrossed in battle.

Well, to say this was a battle would be a little too intense. More accurately, it should be said that Adjutant Qian was merely feeding moves to Zhao Gao.

Every time Zhao Gao attacked, Adjutant Qian would quickly defend and counterattack.

The more they fought, the more anxious Zhao Gao became.

He had not been able to force Adjutant Qian out of that one meter range. Even though Zhao Gao had tried his best to attack, Adjutant Qian was always slightly stronger than him.

He easily suppressed Zhao Gao.

He kicked at Adjutant Qian again. After being blocked, Zhao Gao followed the direction of the counterforce and retreated.

Standing five meters away from Adjutant Qian, Zhao Gao was panting heavily and sweating profusely.

As he looked at Adjutant Qian’s calm demeanor, Zhao Gao could not help wandering, “How strong is Adjutant Qian?”

“I can’t even defeat him with my current physical fitness of level 10 and more. How many levels of strength did Adjutant Qian actually display, during this spar with me?”

“Why, you’re not going to continue?” Adjutant Qian asked curiously, when he saw that Zhao Gao had stopped attacking.

Chiliarch Ling spoke before Zhao Gao could reply.

“Alright, that’s all for today!”

“You can’t wave a magic wand and get what you want. Kid, you still have a long way to go!” Chiliarch Ling ignored Zhao Gao after speaking to him.

“Qian, go do your thing!”

“Yes!” Adjutant Qian replied, cupping his fists. He then picked his saber from the ground, and hung it back at his waist.

While fastening his saber, Adjutant Qian said, “Kid, your technique is not bad, but your control over your body’s strength is too weak!”

“Thank you for your guidance, Adjutant Qian!” Zhao Gao replied, cupping his fists.

Adjutant Qian sheathed his saber and glanced at Zhao Gao. “Continue to work hard! I’ll come and look for you for the next spar session.”

After that, Adjutant Qian went back to his own business.

Zhao Gao was delighted and thanked Adjutant Qian once again, “Thank you!”

Adjutant Qian ignored Zhao Gao and started shouting angrily at the people who had been watching the spar, “What are you looking at? Hurry up and begin your sparring. Do you want to die on the battlefield?”

Everyone quickly returned to their senses and began to spar with their opponents.

After watching the spar between Zhao Gao and Adjutant Qian, they realized that this plain-looking Adjutant Qian was actually a concealed talent.

They deduced that even if he was not as powerful as Chiliarch Ling, he was not much weaker either.

Moreover, what shocked them even more was that Zhao Gao, who had been enlisted at the same time as them, was actually so strong!

They could not even see his movements clearly. What would they do if they had to fight Zhao Gao?

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Zhao Gao was neither aware of what they were thinking, nor did he care about what they thought.

After Adjutant Qian and Chiliarch Ling had left, he retreated to a corner of the wall and leaned against it to recover the stamina he had expended during the spar.

He also thought about the actions of the day, and reviewed the spar just now.

Although his actions today went against his original intention of keeping a low profile,he did not regret it. It was indeed his privilege to have someone strong like Adjutant Qian practice with him.

Furthermore, as long as he was strong enough, what could others do to him, even if he was a little ostentatious?

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After Zhao Gao rested for about an hour, Chiliarch Ling asked everyone to stop and res toot.

Those who were injured could go to the military doctors, and apply medicine retrieved from the jug.

It was around 4 pm when Chiliarch Ling led everyone out of the camp, towards the stream.

This time round, they were familiar with the place and reached in no time. After receiving the Acacia Pill, they went to the stream to wash up.

Zhao Gao walked towards the familiar part of the stream where he was at, after getting his Acacia Pill.

When he arrived at the spot, Zhao Gao took off his armor and shirt, while leaving only his pants on.

Zhao Gao did not intend to wash up yet. He wanted to add some points to his Beginner Combat Skills and then practice it a few more times.

By utilizing a higher level of skill, he would quickly gain control over the strength of his body. Only then would he be able to quickly add the Stats points he had left.

Zhao Gao would feel very uneasy if he were to leave the stats points where they were.

Zhao Gao opened the system interface and looked at the EXP points he had in the EXP bar. From 7 am to 4 pm, it had been 9 hours.

He wondered if these EXP points could help him level up to level 20.

“EXP gained: 680 400”

“Extra Talent Profit: 340 200”

“Current Storage EXP: 1 021 278”

Zhao Gao was elated to see that he had so many EXP points.

Zhao Gao’s heart would race each time this happened. He felt as if the sky had cleared up after rain, and he could take off again.

Zhao Gao did not think too much about it. He clicked on the upgrade ‘↑’ symbol of the Beginner Combat.

“Beginner Combat Upgrade successful!”

“Level 14 (77 895)”

“Level 15 (97 040)”

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“Beginner Combat: Level 19 266 616”

At this point, the upgrade stopped. Zhao Gao realized that he only had 28 260 EXP points left, which was not enough to upgrade to the next level.

Before Zhao Gao could think further, a familiar feeling hit him.

He was pulled to the mountain peak again.

The moment he was there, all other thoughts were automatically banished and he was only focused on the Beginner Combat.

Rising, throwing punches, punching, slashing palms, kicking legs, eagle claws, battle-axes, elbow strikes.

Zhao Gao practiced each move with utmost seriousness.

In this place, neither winter nor summer would cause Zhao Gao any discomfort.

He practiced Beginner Combat Technique day after day, year after year.

Zhao Gao was oblivious to the passage of time.

Only when Zhao Gao finished his last practice of Beginner Combat Technique six years later, did his body go into a trance. The familiar pulling sensation then sent him back to reality.

As he stood by the stream, Zhao Gao closed his eyes and silently familiarized himself with this feeling of passing through time. He also savored this feeling of executing the Beginner Combat Technique with ease in his body and soul.