Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 11 A small opening does not count as an opening
The backyard is where the teacher lives.

After Lin Chen came in, he saw Instructor Yu staring at him, which made him a little nervous.

Is there anything on your face?
After a while, Yu Yongnian finally spoke: "Have you ever taken any medicine to replenish your qi and blood in private?"

"Disciple has never taken it." Lin Chen replied immediately.

Before he went up to lift the 400-jin stone pillar, he wondered whether showing off his 400-jin strength would arouse suspicion.

After all, even Lu Yongfeng and his companions couldn't increase their strength to 400 kilograms in such a short period of time.

The best explanation is that he swallowed some precious medicine.

But this idea only existed in his mind for a moment before he rejected it.

His strength increased rapidly to 400 kilograms. Although it was shocking, Po Tian's strength was only 400 kilograms, which was only the tenth in the martial arts hall. Not to mention that Lu Yongfeng and the others had already broken through 500 kilograms and were striving to cultivate their energy to 600 kilograms.

He couldn't even compare to Lu Yongfeng and the others, let alone the children of the powerful and wealthy in the county.

It's like a child who has never attended kindergarten suddenly ranks among the top in a first-grade exam. Although it would be surprising, the students in the higher grades would not take it seriously at all.

Xiao Kai doesn't count, the little tricks I got are nothing!

Instead of hiding your talents, you should show your talents.

From this official document issued by the Military Affairs Office, it can be seen that the government still attaches great importance to the training of young warriors. The higher the talent, the more resources can be obtained.

If you want to go further in martial arts, it is not enough to have the help of "natural success" destiny, you also need martial arts resources.

It's impossible that you can make rapid progress by eating a few pounds of beef every day.

This is unrealistic!

Yu Yongnian stared at Lin Chen for a moment and then looked away. He believed that Lin Chen was not lying, and those medicines that could quickly replenish qi and blood were not so easy to obtain.

Lin Chen's family doesn't have the means or the money to do so.

"Master Yu, is it possible that this disciple is a martial arts genius?"

Seeing that the instructor remained silent, Lin Chen boasted about himself a little embarrassedly.

"Martial arts genius?" Yu Yongnian said unhappily, "How dare you imagine that there are so many martial arts geniuses. The so-called martial arts geniuses are all cultivated at great cost."

Those martial arts geniuses have been bathing their whole bodies with medicine since childhood, and they eat poultry meat which is extremely beneficial to nourishing qi and blood. The expense is so great that even the powerful people in Poyang County cannot afford it.

"But isn't Mr. Jiang from our village a martial arts genius?"

Lin Chen thought of the deeds of Mr. Jiang in his original body's memory. When he first heard about it, he felt that this person might also be a time traveler, and he was using the template of the protagonist with the genius.

He entered the martial arts hall and practiced martial arts for three months to develop his essence, and later he entered a martial arts gym. The villagers didn't know much about the situation in the martial arts gym, but a year later he won the first place in the county competition, and then the first place in the prefectural examination, and finally the fourth place in the Jiangnan Road martial arts examination, ranking first.

"Master Jiang had a great opportunity before he learned martial arts, which cannot be judged by common sense."

As for Lord Jiang, the entire Poyang County had only heard of Lord Jiang's legendary deeds in martial arts, and he knew some inside information because of his wife.

"Even if there are a few students whose Qi and blood absorption ability is slightly better than other students, the gap is limited. They can catch up by spending more money. There won't be a cliff-like gap. In this case, financial resources are naturally more important."

Lin Chen's face darkened: "Teacher, then, does that mean that people from ordinary families will have a hard time making a name for themselves in martial arts?"

"Ah."

Yu Yongnian's "hmm" made Lin Chen look extremely ugly.

Seeing Lin Chen's grim expression, Yu Yongnian said seriously: "For students from ordinary families, if you want to go far in the martial arts, you must seize every opportunity, and the announcement issued by the Military Affairs Department is an opportunity for you."

"Emperor Taizu attached great importance to martial arts. At the beginning of the founding of the country, he set a policy of developing the country through martial arts. He specially established the Wuzhengtai, and set up the Martial Arts Hall, Martial Arts Department, and Martial Arts Institute to train martial arts students from all over the country."

"The nourishing soup in the martial arts hall costs 100 coins per set. It seems expensive, but the soup with the same effect would cost 200 coins if it were sold outside. The food you brought is all unhusked rice. After husking and peeling, the loss reaches 30%, but the martial arts hall will exchange it for kilograms of rice for you."

"These are the benefits that Wuzhengtai gives to students like you. Once you leave the martial arts hall, you will never be able to enjoy them again."

Hearing this, Lin Chen's pupils shrank. He knew the weight of rice that could be exchanged for grain, but he didn't expect that the Qi-nourishing Soup would be more expensive outside.

“Many students failed to develop their vital energy in the martial arts hall, and it will be very difficult for them to develop their vital energy again afterwards. Even if they have developed their vital energy, it will be difficult for them to enter the next level. The reason is that once they leave the martial arts hall, the expenses of practicing martial arts will be even more unbearable.” Lin Chen understood what the instructor meant.

The expenses of practicing martial arts in the martial arts hall are the lowest. In this case, if the family’s finances cannot support it, it will be even more difficult to leave the martial arts hall.

"Do you know why Lu Yongfeng and his companions tried so hard to cultivate their essence within a year?"

Yu Yongnian changed the subject, and Lin Chen asked curiously, "Teacher, is there something else going on here, more than just a simple tuition waiver?"

"It's good that you guessed this." Yu Yongnian nodded: "Those who cultivate their essence within a year will have a chance to obtain the awakening pill if they join the martial arts hall."

Seeing Lin Chen's puzzled expression, Yu Yongnian knew that his student knew very little about martial arts information.

"The early stage of martial arts training is divided into two and a half realms, namely, training qi, opening the orifices, and training the organs. Training qi is considered half a realm. The reason for this distinction is that after training out the essence of qi, one can take the orifice-opening pill to directly open the orifices and enter the orifice-opening realm."

"The Awakening Pill is a unique elixir of the Military Administration Department, and it is extremely precious. Normally, after you have cultivated your essence, it will take at least half a year to open the acupoints. Not to mention the money you save, the half a year alone is extremely precious."

Yu Yongnian’s last sentence is very meaningful. In a martial arts career of several decades, half a year is nothing, but if it is in a martial arts school, an extra half year often determines how far you can go in martial arts!
Lin Chen's eyes lit up. He felt that it was a bit unreasonable for Lu Yongfeng and his companions to spend so much extra money just for the sake of freeing up the martial arts school tuition and for the vanity of developing their energy faster than others.

Now after listening to what Instructor Yu said, it makes sense. These people were all going for the Enlightenment Pill.

"Teacher, you said there is a chance to obtain the Enlightenment Pill. Is this a good chance?"

"The Military Affairs Department gives each of the eight major martial arts schools ten places for students to receive the Enlightenment Pill every year as a reward for students who have cultivated their vital energy within a year. In previous years, the number of students who have cultivated their vital energy within a year in the entire Poyang County was around 70. As long as you are not determined to join a martial arts school that has already filled up its quota, you can get the Enlightenment Pill."

"But there was also an unexpected situation, which was when the number of students exceeded 80. This situation only occurs once every seven or eight years."

Lin Chen had an idea in mind. In most cases, as long as one could cultivate the essence within a year, he could get the Enlightenment Pill. However, there was a small chance that the number of people exceeded eighty, and there would be a few unlucky ones who would not have the chance to get the Enlightenment Pill.

"For you, you don't need to think about the awakening pill now, but you should seize this opportunity and use the reward given by Wu Zheng to speed up the growth of your strength. Even if you can't cultivate your essence within a year, you can seek other rewards when you go to the martial arts hall in the future. The martial arts hall has much more rewards for students than the martial arts hall."

Seeing Lin Chen pondering, Yu Yongnian was afraid that Lin Chen would be too ambitious and that the Enlightenment Pill was not something Lin Chen should think about.

"The disciple understands that the most urgent task is to get the reward."

Lin Chen nodded heavily. He understood what the instructor meant. He wanted him to be down-to-earth and aim for the reward given by Wu Zheng this time.

He was confident that he could get the three taels of silver reward for increasing his strength by fifty kilograms in a month.

At first he was still hesitant as to whether he should try to lift 100 kilograms.

After all, you can save some money in the long run. Now that I know the benefits of cultivating your energy within a year, I have made up my mind that I must get the reward of 100 kilograms a month.

With the destiny of "everything will come naturally", it is not impossible for you to cultivate your energy within the next year.

"If you want to sprint for the reward issued by the Military Affairs Office, you should quit your job in the cafeteria soon." Yu Yongnian suddenly said.

Lin Chen was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly: "I will go to Manager Zhang to resign from my job in a moment."

"Do you understand why you have to quit your job in the cafeteria?"

"Disciple understands. I will take the nourishing soup next. If I continue to work in the cafeteria and enjoy the free meals, I am afraid that other students will gossip about me."

He figured it out as soon as his teacher asked him to quit his job.

He bought nourishing soup while working in the cafeteria. This is no different from driving a luxury car and receiving the minimum living allowance, which is easy to make people hate him.

Lin Chen wanted to buy the Qi-nourishing Soup in order to increase his strength by 100 kilograms, but Yu Yongnian thought that if Lin Chen wanted to increase his strength by 50 kilograms, he must take the Qi-nourishing Soup and it was not suitable for him to continue working in the cafeteria.

"Go."

"The disciple retire."

Watching Lin Chen turn and leave with confidence, Yu Yongnian recalled the cautious look on the boy's face three months ago when he asked him for a part-time job opportunity.

The martial arts are powerful and majestic!

"When the great roc rises with the wind, it soars up to ninety thousand miles. Let me see how far you can go with this east wind."

(End of this chapter)