I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Xue Jing quickly rinsed himself off, then picked up the cat and walked out of the glass shower room.

Go to the bathtub, turn on the hot water, adjust the temperature, and fill the bathtub.

He then took the cat and got into the bathtub.

"Meow~~" "Ah~~"

As the water level rose and overflowed, a person and a cat simultaneously made sounds of pleasure.

Xue Jing lay in the bathtub, holding onto the sides with both hands, only his head showing. The cat lay on Xue Jing's chest, its head resting on the edge of the tub, its tail swishing in the water, creating ripples.

It squinted its eyes contentedly and made gurgling sounds.

"Hmph, and you still say you're not human."

Xue Jing spoke calmly.

What cat enjoys taking a bath so much?

"Meow~~"

The cat didn't even bother with the pretense anymore, just laid it out and gave a perfunctory meow in response, completely unmoved.

Lying on Xue Jing's chest, feeling his strong and powerful heartbeat, the cat felt a little dazed.

It's been so long since it... enjoyed this sense of security.

This guy looks slim in his clothes, but I didn't expect him to be so well-built when he took them off, look at those pectoral muscles...

Seemingly because she finally felt at ease, the cat also began to notice that the boy in front of her was indeed quite handsome.

Once you realize this, it's like an ant hole has been eaten away in a thousand-mile dike, and thoughts begin to flood your mind.

The cat couldn't resist stealing a glance at the boy's petty, narrow-minded appearance...

While taking a bath, Xue Jing was idly flipping through the skill panel when a notification suddenly popped up on the panel.

[Someone has developed feelings for you; Charm skill experience +1]

"Ok?"

He fixed his gaze on the cat, his expression subtle.

……

After taking a bath, Xue Jing first dried himself with a towel, then wrapped the cat in another towel and rubbed it.

Then I carried it to my room, took out a hairdryer and comb, plugged them in, and started drying its fur.

While combing its fur, Xue Jing carefully dried every corner with a hairdryer. The cat had completely given up resisting and let Xue Jing do whatever he wanted.

"Meow~~"

Since things are already like this, what else can we do? Let it be.

Once dried, a black cat with shiny fur and excellent appearance appeared before us.

The emerald-green vertical pupils paired with narrow white eyeliner somehow gave the cat-like face a delicate and charming appearance.

Xue Jing nodded in satisfaction: "Factory reset successful~"

At this moment, he noticed that the patches of fur that were missing on the cat's body... seemed to have grown back.

And the belly that was originally swollen from eating too much food has now returned to flat.

"interesting."

Cat seemed to realize that she had revealed something again, so she pretended to stretch lazily and turned around so that Xue Jing wouldn't see her belly.

"Meow~"

Xue Jing didn't say anything more, turned around and left the room, going to the living room.

On one corner of the living room wall hung a plastic dartboard covered with tiny holes, and the surrounding white walls were also covered with scratches and pinholes, clearly indicating that something had happened that Mom would scold.

Xue Jing took three or four darts from the hanging tube next to the dartboard, then walked to the gate, which was the furthest point from the dartboard in a straight line, nearly five meters away.

He picked up a sharp dart, gripped the dart tube with three fingers, and aimed for a while.

"call out!"

The dart flew out of my hand and pierced the dartboard with a loud thud, giving the impression of immense force, almost as if the dartboard had been pierced through.

It didn't hit the bullseye, but at this distance, hitting the dartboard at all is already quite accurate and can be considered skillful.

Xue Jing threw out the remaining darts one by one, and they all hit the dartboard, with one even coming close to the bullseye.

During this week, he would spend some time every night practicing darts, hoping to develop a throwing skill.

A series of thumping sounds echoed in the living room. During this time, the cat also trotted out of its room and into the living room. It lazily glanced at Xue Jing, jumped onto the sofa, stepped on the remote control with its paw, turned on the TV, and found an animation to watch using a video app.

After completely giving up, it stopped pretending altogether, except for remaining silent.

Xue Jing merely glanced at it, resisting the urge to throw a dart at it, and continued the motion of throwing and retrieving the dart.

About forty or fifty minutes later, Xue Jing was aiming his dart when he suddenly had a strong premonition.

This dart is sure to hit the bullseye.

There is no reason, absolutely, easily!

His eyes lit up, and the dart flew from his hand.

Boom!

The unprecedentedly loud noise startled the cat watching TV nearby, making it bristle.

On the dartboard, the dart was deeply embedded in the bullseye, right in the very center, penetrating to the bone and piercing through the entire dartboard.

Xue Jing looked at the panel.

[Conditions met, skill activated: Aiming]

【Aiming Lv1: (0/300)】

……

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Chapter 7 Health Preservation, Library

At exactly five o'clock in the morning, Xue Jing opened his eyes from his sleep.

Even though he had just woken up, he felt no fatigue at all and was full of energy, as if the moment he opened his eyes, all sleepiness was instantly dispelled.

He opened the skill panel.

[Early to bed and early to rise, health tips +37]

【Health Preservation Lv1 (236/300)】

Xue Jing activated the skill of health preservation a week ago.

According to his observations, the effects included improved physical fitness, significantly enhanced sleep quality, and a very noticeable increase in his energy levels.

Since activating his health-preserving skills, he has hardly felt tired all day long, is full of energy, can do things immediately when he thinks of them, has greatly reduced procrastination, and can fall asleep as soon as he closes his eyes, completely getting rid of the troubles of insomnia.

It can be said to be the ordinary skill that he is most satisfied with.

However, it seems that the only way to gain experience with this skill is by going to bed early and waking up early. He has also tried taking health supplements, eating on time, maintaining a regular diet, and other health tips, but they have all been ineffective.

After closing the panel, Xue Jing prepared to get up, wash up, and go for a run, but found that his left arm felt furry. He lifted the thin blanket and saw that it was indeed his cat, who was sleeping soundly with its four white paws wrapped around his arm.

Xue Jing felt a bit of a headache.

Yesterday, although he had completely exposed the fact that the cat was not a cat, he still couldn't get it to speak.

As long as the cat doesn't speak, he won't be able to get any information about divine matter, and the unlocking of the "Twin" active effect will be a long way off.

He couldn't openly say that he needed this 'divine substance'. He was extremely cautious about everything concerning the skill panel and didn't intend to reveal anything to anyone.

"Never mind, there's always a way out."

He pulled his arm out of the cat's embrace, got out of bed, and covered the cat with a thin blanket, leaving only its head exposed.

It was still dark when he went to the bathroom, turned on the light, and began to wash up.

After washing up, I changed into clothes that were comfortable for exercise, put on my sports watch and shoes, and went out for a run.

Not far from Xue Jing's residential area, there is a small garden for people to stroll and play. Outside the garden is a red brick path that was specially built around the garden, which is perfect for running when there are few people.

At this time, only Xue Jing is present.

The sky was still dark, and the streetlights were still on. Under the light, Xue Jing walked onto the 'track' and did some stretching exercises.

Then he started running at a pace far exceeding that of ordinary people, completely unlike jogging, almost like an average person with slightly weaker physical strength sprinting at full speed.

This is his current 'jogging' speed.

One lap, two laps, three laps...

An hour later, Xue Jing slowly slowed down and gradually stopped.

He was breathing heavily, his whole body was covered in sweat, and he felt a burning sensation from his toes to his thighs. It felt as if someone was squeezing and kneading his lungs, and every time he inhaled oxygen, that hand would squeeze it out, which did nothing to relieve the feeling of oxygen deprivation.

Several minutes later, he gradually calmed down and regained his composure. He raised his right hand and looked at the data on his sports watch.

Running time: 1 hour 02 minutes 13 seconds, average speed: 18.3 kilometers per hour

This average speed is already close to the level of professional half-marathon runners from my previous life.

Running at this speed for an hour without stopping would be an extremely challenging and burdensome task for Xue Jing's current physical condition.

He's been doing this every morning lately.

He couldn't possibly run like that every day; his muscle damage simply wouldn't heal.

But since the "health preservation" was activated, his body's recovery ability has greatly increased. No matter how tired he is, as long as he sleeps, he will feel completely recovered when he wakes up.

Xue Jing opened the panel.

You have completed a long-distance run, gaining 205 running experience points.

[Running Lv3 (463/800)]