Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 112 The supreme God of the Road has arrived at his faithful home, Shilan Secondary School, today!
"Stamina cap has been increased..."

Lu Mingfei glanced at the extremely brief explanation of the term and a metaphor that he felt was the most fitting came to mind.

"It's like... my fuel tank capacity has increased?"

There's nothing particularly surprising about it. Compared to the [Stamina Recovery] skill, which has been consistently effective and made significant contributions since I acquired it, it seems rather unremarkable...

As Lu Mingfei thought this, the few lines of semi-transparent characters disappeared, and a scene almost identical to the past appeared before his eyes—the dim yellow light of the streetlights outside the window, like stingy fingers, lightly traced the blurry outline on the ceiling that he was already extremely familiar with.

But some things, things that had been with him every morning for the past two days and that he had grown accustomed to, were gone.

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, but his mind was unusually clear at that moment, and he almost instantly grasped the missing item.

tired!
The overwhelming weariness that had been threatening to engulf him every time he opened his eyes these past two days... has vanished!

"what's the situation?"

Lu Mingfei was a little bewildered for a moment... and even a little unaccustomed to it. He hadn't had time to use [Vitality Micro-Management] to put himself in a forced "awake" state.

[Warning, electric shock countdown...]

Before his consciousness could register it, Lu Mingfei's body jerked violently. Almost instinctively, he did a swift and clean somersault, flipping off the bed and landing steadily.

The whole set of movements was fluid and graceful, and he didn't come to his senses until his feet touched the floor.

Not right.

Using this set of actions is normal. Lu Mingfei had already etched these reactions into his bones during his countless struggles on the brink of life and death in his dreams, making them indelible instincts.

What he sensed was wrong was—

So relaxing.

It's unbelievably easy!

It was as if he had simply stretched rather than completed a complex movement that required instantaneous bursts of power.

Moreover, the internal bodily responses are also quite different.

His heart continued to beat steadily, its rhythm perfectly intact, as if the "vigorous" exercise he had just endured was nothing more than a gentle breeze. There was no sign of his blood circulating faster, and even his breathing hadn't quickened!
Lu Mingfei lowered his head, silently staring at his body for a full two seconds. A strange feeling rose in his heart.

He only stepped towards the bathroom at the last second after the electric shock warning sounded again.

Going to the toilet, washing up, packing his things, carrying his backpack and heading out... a series of daily routines were completed within a strictly limited time. Unlike yesterday, Lu Mingfei did not deliberately provoke the death line. He was focusing all his attention on his body, carefully sensing the subtle changes in every movement.

Until he pushed open the door, left home with Ling, and joined her on the still-sleeping road, starting their morning run towards school—

[Warning, it's time for your planned morning run... Time has been automatically allocated based on your physical condition and current status. Countdown: 17 minutes...]

The time was shortened from the original twenty minutes, a reduction of three minutes.

Running five kilometers in this time already meets the standard of a third-level athlete. Considering that Lu Mingfei is carrying a heavy backpack and is wearing winter clothing, if he were to take the exam, he might just get a second-level athlete certificate!

"really."

After considering all the feedback, Lu Mingfei finally came to a conclusion—

"It's the effect of the [Stamina Boost]. My muscle strength, explosiveness, endurance... have all been improved!"

This improvement wasn't a complete transformation, nor did it instantly elevate him to the level of a "non-human" hybrid, but it certainly brought him to the level of a "veteran".

Moreover, it is an extremely balanced improvement with no weaknesses.

"So, the increase in stamina limit is definitely not just due to an increase in fuel tank capacity..."

Lu Mingfei was thinking as he ran, and even though his pace was much faster than before, he didn't get so tired that he was panting heavily.

"If you think of my body as a car, then this upgrade includes the fuel tank, engine, transmission, fuel supply system... the entire power unit has been optimized!"
In physical terms, this means improved cardiopulmonary function, maximum oxygen uptake, blood pumping efficiency, and cellular metabolic capacity... all of which are enhanced!

"No wonder I only slept for four hours, but my fatigue disappeared..."

The body is essentially a machine composed of closely connected and interdependent parts. If we consider physical strength as a mechanical component including a fuel tank, internal combustion engine, and transmission parts, then mental energy can be considered as an electrical component including a battery, circuits, and electronic devices.

There is an indispensable connection between the two—electricity is needed to start a fire, and an internal combustion engine is needed to drive a generator to continuously generate electricity.

Normally, this balance is difficult to disrupt.

But Lu Mingfei has a term called "Micro-management of Physical Signs"!
This entry allows for micro-manipulation of the body's state, but there will be corresponding side effects after the manipulation is lifted—what was manipulated, how long it lasted, and the costs will all need to be repaid many times over afterward.

This was discovered when Lu Mingfei first used it.

That time, in order to alleviate his hunger, he kept the "not hungry" state on for just over an hour. When he turned it off, he was starving and ate three times more food than he would normally eat.

It's quite normal to have these side effects, since regulation consumes substances in the body, and there's a conversion efficiency between substances and energy, whether it's consumption or replenishment.

He's human, not a god; he can't achieve a 100% conversion rate.

This is an entry for "buying on credit". Simply calculate it according to the model of double the intensity and double the time to repay, which means one debt goes out and four returns come in!
His "conscious" state lasted for a whole day, a full twenty hours.

This means that... after the control is lifted, according to the normal recovery speed, it will take at least eighty hours for him to completely get rid of fatigue and restore his energy!

Fortunately, he had previously had a "physical recovery" function, which was like constantly refueling the tank to keep the internal combustion engine running, driving the generator to generate electricity, thus restoring his energy... But a mere four hours of sleep was still not enough to complete such a heavy workload.

If this continues for a long time, fatigue will accumulate, and one day it may break through the control limit of [Vitality Micro-Management]!

But now, the stamina cap has been increased.

With the engine power greatly increased, even if the working time remains the same, the energy generated is enough to easily make up for the accumulated "fatigue debt"!
"Nothing special [Stamina Boost]... You're just like Louis Koo in the entry!"

Lu Mingfei's steps became lighter and lighter. The cold air of the early winter morning, when he inhaled, brought a strange sense of refreshing coolness.

He even felt that this wasn't the full effect... Perhaps the schedule was worried that too much of a boost at once would cause his body to lose control, and the remaining effects would be released gradually in his daily life?

In any case, this surprise is already huge enough.

不愧是LV2词条！如果说先前路明非的身体是一辆走哪哪塞车的148马力马自达3，那么现在，他感觉自己已经升级成一辆230马力的入门级宝马3系E90！

He was immersed in this joy and strode forward. Zero followed easily beside him, her face expressionless. Only at the very beginning, when Lu Mingfei started running, did she glance at him a few more times.

Day 8 has begun!

……

While Lu Mingfei was immersed in joy, on the other side of the city, Su Enxi, who was monitoring his physical data, was in a state of near frenzy in front of the screen.

"What the hell? Can anyone tell me what this is?"

Su Enxi slammed her fist on the expensive mahogany desk, making the monitor vibrate. This woman, who used to be lazy and only ate potato chips, and could spend hundreds of millions in a minute without batting an eye, was driven into a berserk state by Lu Mingfei's sudden acceleration.

"He just took a nap, there were no abnormal energy fluctuations, and apart from the three hours of gym workouts every three days, there was no other high-intensity training... How could his physical fitness suddenly increase so much?"
There was no gradual change whatsoever; it was a completely abrupt change!
Science has lost all meaning for me now. My worldview has been crumbling ever since we started monitoring Little Rabbit One!

Mai Shude remained silent, shrinking to the side. She could tell that Su Enxi was truly going crazy, but she always found data-related things a headache. If even Su Enxi was like this, there was nothing she could do to help.

……

"Huh huh huh~"

The third male student to arrive at Class 1, Grade 12 at Shilan Middle School each day hums a little tune as he enters the classroom.

He habitually glanced at Lu Mingfei from that angle, then quietly took out his phone...

Suddenly, he froze, as if he were witnessing something unbelievable.

That was... the collapse of one's worldview!
As an ambitious young man determined to pursue a career in journalism, even before he had fully grasped the situation, he instinctively took a photo, uploaded it, and captioned it—

[I hereby declare: The supreme God of the Road has arrived today at his faithful home, Shilan Secondary School!]

(End of this chapter)