Chapter 1 Troubled Times and System

Author: I don’t know Xiao

Chapter 1 Troubled Times and System

pain!

It hurts so much!

Intense pain swept through his whole body, causing Su Wenxuan to open his eyes suddenly, sweating profusely, as if he had just run ten marathons.

"What is this place?"

Su Wenxuan opened his eyes wide and looked at the surrounding environment.

He was lying on a black hard bed, covered with a cold quilt, and his eyes reflected a dilapidated wooden house with drafts from all sides.

He clearly remembered that he just drank a little more with his friends and fell asleep on the sofa after returning home. How could he suddenly come to such a ghost place?

next moment.

A flood of information poured into Su Wenxuan's mind, colliding with his memories.

After a long while.

Su Wenxuan murmured to himself, "It turns out he has traveled through time."

He never imagined that he would actually travel through time. Although he wanted to travel through time when reading various novels, he was still very unhappy after actually traveling through time.

His life in his previous life could not be said to be rich and powerful, but it could be considered well-off, harmonious, stable and peaceful. He didn't really want to travel through time.

What's more, the world he traveled through and the original owner of this body were both very bad.

This world is filled with darkness and turmoil, overrun with monsters, weird things, and people living in dire straits. Compared with the peace and stability of the previous life, it is simply hell.

The reason why the predecessor can die is inseparable from the strange monster.

The last memory of his predecessor was seeing a strange vertical eye the size of a fist passing by outside the house. The cold breath eroded his whole body, frightening and freezing his predecessor to death.

Even now, Su Wenxuan's body still feels extremely cold.

This kind of coldness is not the coldness of dozens of degrees below zero, but a kind of coldness that penetrates into the bone marrow and soul.

To put it simply, it was something strange.

"This world...is weird!"

Su Wenxuan felt chills all over, and couldn't help but clutch the cold quilt covering him, as if this was the only thing that could give him a little bit of warmth.

There were hoarse and weird sounds in the dark night, and the screams of people echoed, which made him shudder.

Su Wenxuan closed his eyes tightly and did not dare to move. He was afraid that if he opened his eyes and saw something weird, he would be frightened at least half to death.

How did you travel to this hell world!?

After a long time, the strange sound disappeared, and Su Wenxuan calmed down and had to think about the future, "How should I survive in this hellish world after time travel?"

He wanted to travel back in time, but that was obviously impossible, so he didn't waste time thinking about it.

Suicide is also impossible.

No matter what, he had to live, even if he was really in hell, it would be good to live one more day.

In this case, how to live in this world is a question he has to consider.

"Does the system have one?"

Su Wenxuan tried to call the system. After all, he is also a time traveler. It doesn't make sense that there is no standard system, right?

As soon as the words were spoken, a purple-gold panel appeared in front of Su Wenxuan's eyes.

【Name】: Su Wenxuan.

[Cultivation]: Not yet admitted.

【Exercise】: None.

[Skills]: None.

[On-hook slot No. 1]: Empty, the current cultivation speed is doubled, skills can be placed on-hook to upgrade, and money can be used to increase the cultivation speed.

[No. 2 hang-up slot]: Not opened (can be opened with money).

[No. 3 Hang-up Seat]: Not opened (can be opened with money).

…………

"Isn't this the same game I played in my previous life?"

Su Wenxuan recognized this system.

This is a game he played in his previous life. As long as he puts his skills in the idle slot, he can practice them automatically.

Not only that, you can also use krypton gold to speed up your training, and krypton gold can open a new idle training slot.

In this world, martial arts practice exists, and the system is obviously prepared for martial arts practice.

but.

Practicing martial arts is not a simple matter. You must be led by a master.

In Pingxi City, there are many martial arts schools, but these martial arts schools will not easily accept apprentices, and they must pay money to learn martial arts from their masters.

My predecessor also thought about learning martial arts, but was always discouraged because of lack of money.

Su Wenxuan fell into deep thought.

He had just traveled through time, and his predecessor had no money, which meant that he had no money. Learning martial arts from a master was just a pipe dream.

"correct."

Su Wenxuan suddenly remembered something. He reached out and groped around his neck and took out a broken black stone.

The black stone looks just like an ordinary stone. It has been carried by my predecessor since he was born. My predecessor secretly asked a knowledgeable old man if this black stone could be sold for a high price of twenty taels of silver!

But even when his predecessor was at his worst, he never thought of selling the black stone, because the black stone was related to his life experience and whether he could find his biological parents.

Su Wenxuan doesn't care about that much. His biological parents in his predecessor have nothing to do with him. What's more, even his predecessor is dead. How he survives is the most important thing.

The worst case scenario is to sell the black stones first and then buy them back later when you have money, and then get over the immediate difficulties first.

Early the next morning, Su Wenxuan quickly left his dilapidated house.

"Su Wenxuan, I'm going to work again."

A big hand pressed down on Su Wenxuan's thin shoulder like a vise.

Su Wenxuan's expression changed and he looked to his right. There stood a middle-aged man who was a head taller than him and had a sinewy face. He was grinning at Su Wenxuan with a mouth full of yellow teeth and a strange stench coming from his mouth.

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"Your Majesty, I am going to work part-time."

Su Wenxuan quickly apologized and smiled.

This middle-aged man, named Wang Guan, is a member of the "Black Wolf Gang" and is responsible for collecting protection fees for the area where Su Wenxuan lives.

The previous life was so miserable, which is inseparable from the Black Wolf Gang and Wang Guan.

All the money his predecessor earned from working outside was confiscated by him, and he even took away the quilts, mattresses, pots and pans from his predecessor's home.

If the black stone hadn't been so ordinary, he might have snatched it away long ago.

It can be said that my predecessor hated this Wang Guan to the extreme and wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

"It's a good part-time job." Wang Guan patted Su Wenxuan on the shoulder, "I know your boy's daily wages are five cents, and food and accommodation are included on the construction site. You have no place to use the money, so just give him the five cents in the evening.

Get it into the hands of the prince and ask him to keep it for you so that it can be used for you to get a wife in the future, do you understand?"

"understand."

Su Wenxuan nodded and bowed repeatedly, wishing he could stab him to death.

"Hehe, let me tell you one more thing by the way. There was a strange appearance last night and more than ten people were killed."

"get out."

Wang Guan slapped Su Wenxuan on the head, then turned to threaten the next person passing by, "All the money you earned today must be handed over..."

"Evil people are running rampant and weird things are happening. These are not good things. It really is hell."

Su Wenxuan didn't say anything more and left quickly.

Sanding Jade Shop.

Su Wenxuan walked into it and said without any nonsense, "I want to sell something."

The person behind the counter glanced at Su Wenxuan and didn't pay much attention. How could a guy in such shabby clothes sell anything good?

If he can sell two quilts, he is considered rich.

Su Wenxuan took out the black stone and patted it on the counter, "Sell this piece of black jade."

Su Wenxuan didn't know whether it was black jade or not, so he just blew it.

The shopkeeper picked up the black stone. He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after looking at it carefully, a trace of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Su Wenxuan keenly caught this flicker in his eyes.

"This is just an ordinary stone, worthless." The shopkeeper casually threw the black stone on the counter and said slowly: "Since you can't afford to eat, I will kindly give you twenty coins."

Su Wenxuan had no expression on his face, picked up the black stone, turned around and left.

Twenty cents?

How dare you say it!

Su Wenxuan left without hesitation, leaving the shopkeeper stunned. This guy actually had some knowledge?

"Wait a minute!" Seeing that the treasure was about to slip away, the shopkeeper shouted: "I'll give you two taels of silver!"

Su Wenxuan left without stopping at all.

The shopkeeper became anxious and said, "Fifteen taels, fifteen taels, don't even think about any more."

Su Wenxuan finally stopped and turned around, "Just fifteen taels."

The old man told him that the black stone could be sold for twenty taels, but it might not really be sold for twenty taels, so Su Wenxuan would not expect the highest value.

Moreover, he did not have enough power, and he did not dare to really sell at too high a price. If he angered the shopkeeper of Sanding Jade Shop, it was hard to say whether he could walk out of the jade shop.

This world is not the world of his previous life. Even if he is killed and his body is thrown into a ditch, no one will pay attention to him.

It's better to accept it when it's good.

With fifteen taels of silver in hand, Su Wenxuan quickly left Sanding Jade Shop and headed to the "Chuanyun Martial Arts School" not far away.

Just as Su Wenxuan walked out, a man who looked like a guard came to the shopkeeper of Yupu, stared at Su Wenxuan's back and made a gesture of wiping his neck, "Shopkeeper, do you want..."

The shopkeeper played with the black stone in his hand and shook his head casually, "It's just fifteen taels of silver. It's okay, but it's not necessary."

The guard didn't say anything, but he quietly left Sanding Jade Shop and followed Su Wenxuan.

Fifteen taels of silver, for the shopkeeper of Sanding Jade Shop, there is indeed no need to be greedy.

But to him, fifteen taels of silver was not a small amount, and he could spend it.

The most important thing is that Su Wenxuan is thin and his clothes are in tatters. He looks like he came from the slums. He has no background and no strength of his own. If you don't take his ideas, who can take his ideas?

Su Wenxuan ran in front quickly, and the guards followed him unscrupulously behind, not afraid of Su Wenxuan discovering him.

Even if he killed Su Wenxuan in the street, no one would avenge Su Wenxuan.

Government offices are all decorations!

However, when he saw Su Wenxuan entering Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall, he couldn't help but frown.

"Damn! Sure enough, someone wants to take advantage of me. Fortunately, I'm smart."

Su Wenxuan had long expected that such a situation would occur, so he chose a jade shop close to the martial arts gym in order to get the money and run to the martial arts gym as soon as possible to ensure his own safety.

It wasn't until he entered the martial arts gym that his beating heart finally calmed down a little.

This short period of experience was more dangerous than the more than 20 years of his previous life.

"Are you really rich enough to learn martial arts from a teacher?"

The concierge of Chuanyun Martial Arts School looked at Su Wenxuan suspiciously. Su Wenxuan didn't look like he had the money to learn martial arts.

"rich."

Su Wenxuan took out the six taels of silver he had just received, leaving nine taels of silver in his arms.

He knew the tuition fees at Chuanyun Martial Arts School. They were charged on a monthly basis, twenty taels of silver a month, and they had sex for at least three months at a time. When he ran out of money to continue paying tuition fees, he got out.

Seeing Su Wenxuan take out the money, the concierge's old face suddenly burst into laughter, "Since you have money, come with me."

Following the concierge, we came to the martial arts training ground of Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall. There were a large number of people practicing here. Some were doing horse stances, some were lifting stones, and some were practicing boxing. It was very lively.

The concierge brought Su Wenxuan to a burly man, pointed at Su Wenxuan and said, "Second Young Master, this is the new guy who wants to learn martial arts."

The burly man glanced at Su Wenxuan casually, and Su Wenxuan handed over six taels of silver without saying a word, "I'll study for three months first."

The burly man nodded and put away six taels of silver, "From now on, you are my registered disciple of Chuanyun Martial Arts School. I will teach you how to practice strength. My name is Qi Da, you can call me Er."

Senior brother."

"I've met Second Senior Brother."

Su Wenxuan quickly saluted, "My name is Su Wenxuan."

Qi Da didn't say any nonsense, and introduced it straightforwardly, "Before becoming a true warrior, you must first practice strength and increase the strength of your physical body. Only when your strength reaches one thousand kilograms can you become the lowest first-class warrior."

"The strength training method of our Chuanyun Martial Arts School is called the "Stone Lifting Method". Simply put, it is to increase one's own strength by lifting stones."

"Don't underestimate rock lifting, thinking that any cat or dog can practice it. Without our Chuanyun Martial Arts School's "Stone Lifting Technique" and the secret medicinal soup to cooperate with the practice, you will only harm yourself by lifting rocks randomly.

"

Su Wenxuan listened carefully. It must be reasonable for so many people to go to Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall to learn and practice the "Stone Lifting Technique". Qi Da was definitely not talking nonsense.

"You come with me."

Qi Da brought Su Wenxuan to two stones of different sizes. He lifted the big stone, which weighed at least a hundred kilograms, to his head. Then he said to Su Wenxuan: "You move that small stone."

Get up and follow my moves."

Another small stone was not heavy, weighing only ten kilograms. Su Wenxuan quickly moved it and followed Qi Da's example.

Sometimes he moved the stone to his head, and sometimes he swung it from side to side. His body also followed the movement of the stone and made different movements.

Not long after, Su Wenxuan felt sore and numb all over his body, not just his arms, but his whole body, with some pain and weakness everywhere.

At this moment, Qi Da stopped and said, "Okay, take a rest for a while. You just practiced the "Stone Lifting Technique". You can't practice for too long. Practice again after you have rested, and carefully recall my movements."

Su Wenxuan nodded. Qi Da didn't say anything more and turned around to teach other disciples.

Sitting on the big rock, Su Wenxuan took a short rest and said silently in his heart, "Panel."

【Name】: Su Wenxuan.

[Cultivation]: Not yet admitted.

[Exercise]: "Stone Lifting Technique" 0.5% for beginners.

[Skills]: None.

[On-hook slot No. 1]: Empty, the current cultivation speed is doubled, skills can be placed on-hook to upgrade, and money can be used to increase the cultivation speed.

[No. 2 hang-up slot]: Not opened (can be opened with money).

[No. 3 Hang-up Seat]: Not opened (can be opened with money).

…………

Without thinking too much, Su Wenxuan placed the "Stone Lifting Technique" on [Aircraft No. 1] with a thought.

[During idle practice of "Stone Lifting Technique", the current practice speed is doubled, and money can be used to increase the practice speed.]

"How much money can be used to increase the speed of cultivation?"

Su Wenxuan asked in his heart.

[Twelve taels of silver can double the cultivation speed. 】

"How much does it cost to open the No. 2 idle slot?"

[One hundred taels of silver can open the second slot. 】

"There is still one tael of silver left."

Su Wenxuan sighed lightly. If he had known it, he would have sold the black stone for one tael more, but it was a bit late to say this now.

However, having a system for practicing on-the-go is a good thing after all.

The system is different from ordinary people.

Ordinary people must rest after practicing for a certain period of time, otherwise they will damage their bodies.

Moreover, ordinary people still have various things to do, such as eating, drinking, sleeping, etc. No matter how hard they work, they can only practice for four or five hours at most out of twelve hours a day.

Ordinary people will also have various state fluctuations in their cultivation, and it is impossible to maintain the peak state of cultivation all the time.

The system can maintain a stable cultivation speed and practice day and night without getting tired, crying, or suffering any damage.

Based on this calculation, one day of systematic practice is at least comparable to three or four days of ordinary people's practice!

After resting for a while and allowing Su to relieve the soreness of his muscles, Su Wenxuan began to move stones again and practice the "Stone Lifting Technique".

Although the system is hung up, he can also practice by himself. With him, one day of practice is comparable to five days of practice for ordinary people!

Time quickly came to noon.

"Junior Brother Su, Second Senior Brother asked me to take you to the cafeteria."

A young man with an ordinary face came to Su Wenxuan and introduced himself: "My surname is Wu, Wu Peng."

"Excuse me, Senior Brother Wu."

Su Wenxuan followed Wu Peng to the cafeteria.

The tuition fee of two taels of silver includes food, accommodation and study.

After arriving at the cafeteria, Su Wenxuan saw everyone queuing up in front of a large wooden bucket. What was in the big wooden bucket was not food, but a kind of dark soup.

Su Wenxuan asked Wu Peng in confusion, "Senior Brother Wu, what's going on?"

Wu Peng explained: "The big wooden barrel contains the secret decoction of the martial arts school. We practice the "Stone Lifting Technique", which is very harmful to the body, so we have to drink the secret decoction before every meal."

Su Wenxuan nodded and lined up in front of the big wooden barrel. The middle-aged woman who made the soup scooped a bowl for him. Wu Peng said at the side: "The soup is bitter, so drink it while it's hot, otherwise the potency will be lost."

useless."

Su Wenxuan took a sip. The decoction was indeed very bitter, just like the boiled Chinese medicine he drank in his previous life. However, Su Wenxuan still drank it while it was hot. After all, it was something beneficial.

After the decoction entered the abdomen, the effect of the medicine began to show quickly. Su Wenxuan felt that his muscles were no longer so sore, but instead felt a faint sense of relief.

[After taking the secret decoction, the current cultivation speed will be doubled and the duration will be two quarters of an hour.]

"The secret decoction actually has such benefits?"

Su Wenxuan's eyes lit up, and then he felt a little regretful, "It's a pity that the duration was too short."

With a duration of half an hour, I can only say that it is better than nothing.

I don’t know what the formula of the secret decoction is. It would be great if I could take it all the time.

The food in the cafeteria is relatively rich, including meat, vegetables and rice, and is heavy on oil and salt. The two taels of tuition are indeed not in vain.

You know, Su Wenxuan only earned five cents a day and one hundred and fifty cents a month, which is 0.15 taels of silver.

He can't earn two taels of silver in a year!

After eating, Su Wenxuan went back to the martial arts training ground to practice the "Stone Lifting Technique".

night.

Lying on the big bed prepared for students in the martial arts hall, although there were many people in the room and snoring was coming and going, Su Wenxuan felt much safer than his previous home.

In this place, no matter how noisy it is, he can still sleep.

[Breakthrough in the "Stone Lifting Technique", the current level is entry level 0%. 】

"Getting started!"

Su Wenxuan was delighted.

During the day, he inquired from Wu Peng that it would take most students five or six days to master the "Stone Lifting Technique", but it only took him more than half a day.

After getting started with "Stone Lifting Technique", it will be more effective in improving physical strength.

It's just that Su Wenxuan doesn't have a specific attribute panel, so he doesn't know how much power he has.

If you want to know your strength, you need to test it on the force measuring column in the martial arts field.

He is still far from the warrior's standard strength of a thousand pounds, and there is no need to test it.

the next day.

Su Wenxuan is still practicing the "Stone Lifting Technique" in the martial arts field, but he has not shown his level of entry into the "Stone Lifting Technique".

Most ordinary people can get started in five or six days.

Anyone who can get started within two days can be regarded as a little genius. There are not many such people in Chuanyun Martial Arts School.

He was able to master the "Stone Lifting Technique" in just half a day, which is rare in Chuanyun Martial Arts School.

Su Wenxuan didn't want to attract too much attention.

This world is too dangerous, so it’s better to keep a low profile.

Even if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them!

Su Wenxuan practiced quietly. Occasionally, Qi Da came over and gave a few words of advice. Everything was calm.

Time flies.

The afternoon of the third day when Su Wenxuan came to Chuanyun Martial Arts School.

Qi Da suddenly stared at Su Wenxuan and strode over, "Have you practiced the "Stone Lifting Technique" to the entry level?"

"Senior Brother's guidance is good, I just made a breakthrough."

Su Wenxuan stopped what he was practicing and said.

Although you have to be low-key, there is no need to be too low-key. Only by showing some talent and strength in a timely manner can you be valued by Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall and get more training.

"What? He broke through?"

"If I remember correctly, he has only been here less than three days, right?"

"I learned the "Stone Lifting Technique" in less than three days, which is more than twice as fast as me."

Hearing the conversation between Qi Da and Su Wenxuan, the other registered disciples couldn't help but be envious.

Su Wenxuan's talent is more than twice as strong as ordinary people, which has already reached the standard of becoming a formal disciple.

The disciples of Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall are divided into three types.

The first type is named disciples.

The second type is formal disciple.

The third type is direct disciple.

For a registered disciple's monthly tuition of two taels of silver, he could only learn the "Stone Lifting Technique" and take a bowl of secret decoction every day.

Formal disciples also have tuition fees of two taels of silver per month, but they can learn more and have three bowls of secret soup every day.

As for direct disciples, not to mention, not only do they not have to pay tuition, but they can also learn everything in the martial arts school and get good pay.
Chapter completed!