"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Lin Changqiang? Lin Changqiang!"
The next morning, at dawn, Lin Changqiang awoke to the familiar knock on his door and sighed helplessly.
"Oh, I don't even have to work anymore, and you won't let me sleep until I wake up naturally. What a sin!"
As expected, Lin Dong had come to invite him to choose a martial art, and Lin Changqiang naturally didn't refuse.
Although he could get Lin Dong's martial arts for free if he could get his favorability back to first place, Lin Changqiang simply wasn't interested in the Qimen Seal.
In his previous life, Lin Changqiang had actually enjoyed watching Naruto and found the hand seals and attacks there incredibly cool.
But even with the two-handed seals per second he'd mastered during his chuunibyou years, he'd likely be killed by his opponent before he could even unleash a Qimen Seal.
As for why Lin Dong always managed to unleash them, it might be because of his quick hand speed, or perhaps the opponent's superior martial arts ethics.
The martial arts academy, nestled in the Lin family's backyard, was one of the family's most important venues. Only with Lin Zhentian's permission could one enter.
Arriving at the entrance, several solemn-looking guards stood guard. They clearly recognized Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong, and after a polite nod, they opened the gate.
Upon entering, a scholarly atmosphere washed over them. Rows of mahogany bookshelves crisscrossed the academy, filled with a wide variety of martial arts.
Just as Lin Dong, his eyes blazing, prepared to search for a third-grade martial art, Lin Changqiang suddenly pulled him back and rolled his eyes.
"You fool! It's obvious the good stuff is hidden in the back. Why are you searching at the door?"
Of course, this was because Lin Changqiang had already known that the third-grade martial arts were inside; otherwise, he didn't want to be humiliated again, as he had yesterday.
The academy was unexpectedly large. Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong wandered deeper for several minutes, but still hadn't reached the end. The bookshelves on either side became much smaller, until finally, on a shelf in the corner, the two of them found ten third-grade martial arts books.
"These are all the third-grade martial arts our Lin family has, right?"
Lin Dong leaned over curiously. Unlike the other bookshelves, each of these ten ancient volumes had a separate wooden plaque next to it, detailing each martial art.
Lin Changqiang carefully examined each, trying to find one that suited him.
"Third-grade martial arts, Wind-Returning Hands."
"Third-grade martial arts, Traceless Claws."
"Third-grade martial arts, Starburst Airflow Finger"
...
After reviewing all the third-grade martial arts, Lin Changqiang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Why aren't there any long-range weapons?"
Although in his previous life, Lin Changqiang preferred characters who could both defend and attack, in reality, he preferred the feeling of overwhelming firepower and artillery fire to Hollywood-style duels.
Since the team already had Lin Dong, a capable and capable fighter, and would later include the tank Xiao Yan and the magic assassin Xiao Diao, it was natural for him to stay in the back and act as a turret mage, or perhaps provide some control.
"It's decided! I'll choose this fragment of the Qimen Seal!"
Lin Changqiang looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lin Dong gazing intently at a pale black scroll. Knowing that Lin Dong could repair the fragment with the Ancestral Stone, Lin Changqiang naturally didn't stop him.
"Then I'll choose the Wind-Returning Hand. While this martial art isn't very powerful, it's quite fast at clearing out enemies."
In truth, Lin Changqiang had originally preferred the Traceless Claw, believing that trading damage for damage was a sure win for someone with Holy Light Protection.
But on closer inspection, since it was also a trade of damage for damage, the longer the fight lasted, the better.
Therefore, compared to the offensive-focused martial art of the Traceless Claw, he ultimately chose the Wind-Returning Hand, which offered slightly less attack power but stronger defense.
After registering, both of them successfully brought their martial arts out. Lin Dong was about to rush home when he was suddenly grabbed by Lin Changqiang's arm.
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"Lin Dong, have you ever heard of inspirational quotes?"
"???"
...
The moonlight was hazy, covering the earth with a layer of illusory silver gauze. At this moment, the exhausted Lin Changqiang was drowsily waiting for the system's prompt.
During the day, at the entrance of the martial arts hall, he racked his brains for a long time, almost modifying every famous quote in his mind and using it, such as
"Dignity lies only on the edge of the sword. Truth lies only within the range of the bow and arrow."
"Anyone who openly offends the Lin family will be punished, no matter how far away."
"Who will rule the rise and fall of the Xuantian Continent?"
...
He spoke a lot of nonsense, even the guards at the entrance of the martial arts hall were excited, and they wanted to rush out and wipe out the Lei family, the Xie family and the Kuangdao martial arts hall, and become the master of Qingyang Town themselves. Only then, despite Lin Dong's suspicious gaze, he raised his favorability to sixty-nine, barely tied with Lin Hong for first place.
"This kid, I'm afraid he's resistant to my chicken soup..."
Lin Changqiang slumped on the bed, not wanting to move at all. Fortunately, the system's voice sounded in time, so he didn't fall asleep.
"Dong, guerrilla's effective target detected. The host is practicing the fifth-grade martial art - Qimen Seal. The host will continue to gain an additional 30% experience."
"Assisted practice, Qimen Seal."
"Dong, assisted practice successful, congratulations to the host, gained 16% experience in Qimen Seal, current mastery level: 16% (ignoring the decimal point)."
"Dong, congratulations to the host on achieving the achievement: the first time you obtain a medium-grade martial art, you will be rewarded with two chances to draw a lottery, and you will definitely win a medium-grade martial art in the next draw."
Lin Changqiang's brows were immediately overjoyed. Although he had known for a long time that Lin Dong would master the Qimen Seal, he didn't expect that there would be a reward for obtaining a medium-grade martial art for the first time, and it was a guaranteed win. Doesn't that mean...
"System, then the first time you obtain a superior martial art, a martial art of creation, a martial art of spirit, etc., you will also gain an achievement, will you definitely win a martial art?"
"Dong, replying to the host, when you first master a certain level of martial arts, skills, and secret techniques, you will indeed be rewarded with the number of draws, but only this time, and you will be rewarded with a guaranteed win!"
"???" Lin Changqiang's black question mark face appeared, "Is there anything special this time?"
"Dong, replying to the host. It was detected during the day that the host enjoys using hand seals and unleashing attacks."
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but even though it was the same cold female voice, Lin Changqiang felt the system seemed a bit smug. It was just a shame, because he, Lin Changqiang, loved saying no to self-righteous systems!
"So you used a backdoor to change one of my raffle prizes into a hand seal-based martial art? Then don't you have to compensate me?"
"??? System doesn't understand..."
"Otherwise, why would you call you stupid!"
Lin Changqiang's heart burned, yet his face wore a look of disappointment.
"Think about it, the martial arts and magical treasures won in the raffle are guaranteed to be at least equal to my own cultivation level, right? If I'd originally planned to save it for the Tianyuan Realm before drawing again, wouldn't the martial arts have to be at least superior? Now that you've designated it as a mid-level martial art, wouldn't the reward be worse?" "That makes
sense..."
"Right? So you have to compensate me~"
Lin Changqiang was secretly delighted. This system didn't seem very smart. Although theoretically he could wait until the Tianyuan Realm to draw again, firstly, with his own personality, he would most likely not be able to keep this number of draws. Secondly, the lottery does not guarantee a winning martial art~
"Dong, in view of the losses caused to the host, the host will be compensated with one lottery draw opportunity."
"Ah~ comfortable." Lin Changqiang now felt as refreshed as if he had taken a bath. "System, use one lottery draw opportunity to draw out my martial art. Just don't use something like Thousand Years of Killing."
"Dong, one lottery draw opportunity was used successfully. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the sixth-grade intermediate martial art - Fire Dance Tornado."