The exercises for increasing specific attributes that Shen Xingyan studied at school had been verified by many years of practice and were considered the most effective for ordinary people. Of course, more advanced methods existed, but they were unavailable to Shen Xingyan at his current stage of development.
Time flew by during the training. Shen Xingyan was so immersed in performing the exercises that he completely failed to notice how quickly it passed. Previously, when he trained, his body would automatically signal its energy depletion, letting him know it was time to stop. But now, with the nutritious rabbit meat, this unique built-in biological timer had stopped working, preventing Shen Xingyan from exiting his state of training. Because of this, the duration of his workouts began to exceed his original plan.
And so, as Shen Xingyan was completely absorbed in his training, he suddenly felt a strange change in his body. This familiar sensation forced him, with his increased sensitivity to his own organism, to slowly cease his movements.
Carefully tuning in to that recognizable feeling, Shen Xingyan, whose face had been serious until now, suddenly beamed with joy. He immediately summoned his Star Map and checked his attributes.
Physique: 13 points
Health: 130/130 points
Stamina: 7/13 points
Defense: 13 points
The numbers on the attribute panel confirmed his guess. Physique, which had previously been 12 points, had now increased to 13. Along with it, his maximum Health, Defense, and Stamina indicators had all increased.
Convinced of the result, Shen Xingyan could no longer hide his delight. After all, he had just gained the equivalent of 10 gold coins—who wouldn't be overjoyed by that?
However, the speed of the Physique increase surpassed his expectations. By his calculations, the next increase in the Physique attribute would require no less than seven or eight days. Attribute growth in the real world didn't happen as suddenly as in the Star Source world; it was gradual. Yet, only four days had passed since his last Physique increase. Logically, the higher the attributes became, the slower they should grow, but not this time.
"Perhaps it's because I mastered the Dragon and Elephant Fist at the basic level?"—after the initial joy subsided, Shen Xingyan began to analyze the causes, and his thoughts involuntarily turned to the recent exceptional event.
The Dragon and Elephant Fist, as a technique combining offense and defense, contributed to the improvement of various aspects of the body during practice.
Furthermore, with the help of the Insight skill, he had progressed the technique to 23% beyond the basic stage. In the Star Source world, with its explicit numerical system, this wouldn't have had a major effect on the body.
But the real world was different. Although his body also gained numerical attributes after the Awakening, fundamental differences remained. The ability to raise attributes through real-world training was proof of this—something that didn't exist in the Star Source world. Based on this, yesterday's practice of the Dragon and Elephant Fist technique undoubtedly had a noticeable positive impact on his body. Coupled with today's intensive training and the nutritious rabbit meat, such a result seemed entirely logical to Shen Xingyan.
After this analysis, confident that he understood the reasons, Shen Xingyan shifted his gaze to the Dragon and Elephant Fist technique in his attribute panel, eagerly anticipating tomorrow's training, when the cooldown on his Insight skill would end.
Realizing this good news, Shen Xingyan finally paid attention to the time—it was already deep night. Seeing this, he stopped training, quickly tidied himself up, and lay down in bed, entering the Star Source world again.
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At his usual spot at the edge of the field, looking at the peaceful, pastoral scene before him, he gradually fell asleep.
Since Shen Xingyan began resting in the Star Source world, he found he loved sleeping there. Not only because he fell asleep faster, but also because his consciousness recovered better while there. Every time he woke up, he felt an unusual freshness and vigor—a sensation he rarely experienced in the real world.
In the initial stage of professional development, the time spent in the Star Source world was limited, and Shen Xingyan's behavior was very unusual among professionals below Level 20. Other professionals didn't even consider such a thing. After all, wasn't it better to use that time to kill monsters, raise their level, and complete quests?
Although they may have heard about such practices from older family members, they considered them merely amusing stories. At least at their current stage, no one would spend precious time in the Star Source world sleeping for the sake of such insignificant spiritual recovery.
Wangcai and the other small skeletons, seeing their master adopt that strange posture again, were already used to it. The industrious skeletons showed no signs of dissatisfaction. Including Wangcai, all the small skeletons seemed to work with greater enthusiasm in the master's presence; their efficiency was slightly higher than usual.
In such an atmosphere, the morning of the next day arrived, and Shen Xingyan woke up from a pre-set reminder. Feeling completely rested, he sat up and stretched. Looking at the small skeletons toiling in the field and the increasingly lush crops, he felt deep satisfaction.
Getting up, he approached the field and patted each small skeleton on the skull, speaking a few encouraging words to them. Although he didn't know if they understood him, it was a form of reward for their hard work. Wangcai, as Shen Xingyan's chief assistant, received special attention. Walking to the center of the field, Shen Xingyan carefully inspected the growth of the wheat and was very pleased. Every ear of grain seemed to foretell a rich harvest.
But whether he could beat the record tomorrow evening—Shen Xingyan wasn't sure about that. Although he believed his carefully cultivated wheat field should yield a better harvest, he couldn't be certain until the final result was in. After all, the hardest thing is to surpass oneself.
After chatting with Wangcai for a bit, Shen Xingyan waved his hand and left the area.
Returning to the real world, he noticed that he didn't feel his usual strong hunger, which once again made him think about the importance of nutritious food. Shen Xingyan went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for his sister, simultaneously extracting the third vial of Physique-improving elixir from his Star Map and adding it to her food to ensure her Physique growth for the entire day.
After seeing his sister off and returning home, he trained for a while, and then, seeing that the cooldown on his Insight skill would soon be complete, he switched to practicing the Dragon and Elephant Fist technique.