Chapter 6: Other Uses of the Task Function
Bang!
"Don't make unnecessary movements when switching techniques!"
Bang!
"When turning, use your waist to drive your body!"
Bang!
"Don't practice moves mechanically like you're just learning forms! Be flexible and combine multiple techniques!"
Unlike sparring with Luo Feng,
when sparring with Fang Xueyi, as an experienced warrior, she could instantly spot all of Luo Fan's rookie flaws.
As a result, Luo Fan was getting hit almost the entire time.
At the same time, his stamina drained much faster than when sparring with Luo Feng.
After only half an hour, Luo Fan ran out of energy.
Fang Xueyi also noticed and took the initiative to stop, saying,
"That's enough for today."
"If you want to train, you have to proceed step by step."
"You've already reached your limit."
At this moment, a voice from the system also came into Luo Fan's mind.
[Task completed. Do you want to claim the reward?]
"Claim!"
After feeling the changes in his body, Luo Fan also stopped.
Continuing to train now would indeed be counterproductive.
Unlike Luo Fan, who was drenched in sweat,
Fang Xueyi didn't have a single drop of sweat.
For her, this level of combat didn't even count as a warm-up.
"Go take a shower first. You've spent so much energy today. I'll make some late-night snacks to help you replenish."
After saying that, Fang Xueyi got up and walked toward the kitchen.
After taking a shower, Luo Fan saw that there was already a plate of roasted meat on the dining table.
Judging by its appearance, he immediately knew it was meat from a Beast Soldier-level monster.
He didn't hold back and sat down at the table to start eating.
In fact, monster flesh and blood were far cheaper than those valuable materials.
After all, a single monster could have more than a ton of meat.
For families like the Luo's, they usually ate Beast Soldier-level monster meat.
They couldn't afford Beast Warlord-level meat.
Beast Warlord-level monster meat was harder to chew and didn't taste very good.
Making it tasty was troublesome and time-consuming.
Some weaker martial artists, or even ordinary people who were senior students, would go into the Wild Zone specifically to collect this monster meat and sell it to slaughterhouses.
This was also a way to make money.
However, the money earned from this method was relatively small.
At this moment, Luo Fan suddenly thought of something.
He gave it a try.
"Consume a plate of High-Level Beast Soldier meat."
[Task: Consume a plate of High-Level Beast Soldier meat, Reward: Stamina +10]
Luo Fan's face lit up; the system really had so many functions!
Just the task function alone was enough for him to explore for a long time.
He quickly finished the plate of Beast Soldier-level roasted meat.
"Claim reward!"
The next moment, he felt a warm current flow through his body.
Much of the previous fatigue disappeared.
At this moment, Luo Fan estimated that about thirty to forty percent of his stamina had recovered.
However, he wasn't planning to continue training for now.
After all, his wife was back—there was no way he could stay up late to continue training tonight.
After brushing his teeth, Luo Fan walked into the bedroom.
Fang Xueyi was already lying on the bed, wearing a nightdress.
Because she was a martial artist, Fang Xueyi had an excellent figure.
She was 1.7 meters tall, with not a trace of extra fat on her body.
Her figure was a perfectly streamlined type.
Years of consistent training had given her perfect proportions.
Her muscles were full of explosive power without appearing bulky.
Seeing Fang Xueyi's bare shoulders exposed to the air, and not having seen his wife for a while, Luo Fan couldn't hold back.
A night of passion ensued.
.....
In the morning, a good biological clock had Luo Fan waking up very early. (TL/N: What the hell is a biological clock)
Although he had stayed up all night yesterday and then trained all day,
and had exercised for a long time again at night, leaving him with only three hours of sleep over two days,
because of his constitution, he wasn't sleepy at all, instead, he felt very energetic.
He even felt somewhat refreshed and clear-headed.
Turning his head, he saw that Fang Xueyi was no longer in bed.
After washing up and going downstairs, he saw her eating breakfast there.
He sat beside her and picked up a piece of meat to eat.
As a martial artist, the body also required plenty of nutrition.
So Fang Xueyi had already started eating meat early in the morning.
And it was a large bowl of roasted meat.
After two pieces, Luo Fan was already full.
He hadn't set any tasks just now.
After all, after a good sleep, his stamina had fully recovered.
Luo Fan didn't go to the study to write as usual.
Or rather, the life of writing was about to say goodbye to him.
He walked to the training room and set up another training task as a warm-up.
Now, completing one training task only took him about fifty minutes.
Halfway through his training, Fang Xueyi also came in.
As a martial artist, Fang Xueyi was very disciplined.
Except for the day she just returned from the Wild Zone, she trained every day.
The couple stood on opposite sides of the room, doing their own training.
After finishing the warm-up, Luo Fan prepared to practice with the blade.
After all, there were still more than twenty days left until the June 1st preliminary martial artist exam, so there was no rush to increase his strength.
"Practice basic blade techniques 100 times."
Luo Fan silently muttered in his mind.
A new task appeared on the system panel.
However, Luo Fan soon realized that something was off with the task!
[Task: Practice basic blade techniques 97 times, Reward: Basic blade proficiency +1]
Previously, he had to practice 100 times to gain any proficiency.
But now, just 97 repetitions gave him some proficiency!
Luo Fan thought for a moment and figured it was probably because his insight had increased a little after sparring with Luo Feng yesterday.
It seemed that basic attributes affect the tasks.
Even just 1 point of insight could make similar tasks take slightly less time.
Luo Fan pondered again and set up another task.
"Raise basic blade techniques to mastery?"
He wasn't entirely sure what came after "small success."
However, on Earth, the stages of blade techniques were: Basic, Mastery, Perfection, and Realm.
After he muttered it, a new task appeared on the system panel.
[Task: Raise basic blade techniques to the Great Success stage, Reward: Beginner blade talent +1, Constitution +3, Insight +1]
It seemed that the realm of blade techniques was different from proficiency.
However, this reward was truly generous!
Especially the blade talent.
Even in the future, when Luo Fan creates secret techniques, this would be useful!
Without hesitation, he continued to add two more tasks.
"Practice basic blade techniques 97 times."
"Practice basic blade techniques 97 times."
However, after only one new task appeared on the panel, the system's voice sounded.
[Task limit reached. Please raise your own realm to increase the task limit.]
It seemed that the maximum number of tasks for an ordinary person was three.
Although there was no penalty for not completing tasks, having a task occupy a slot was still a significant loss.
Luo Fan quietly noted this information.
After all, he didn't know how to cancel tasks.
He had tried, but the system indicated that tasks could not be canceled at the moment.