Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

After putting away the other keychains and handing them to Tan Yue, the three of them left.

On the way, Zhang Chaoqiang kept thinking that Tan Yue seemed to have a small yellow striped crossbody bag, which seemed to be a good fit for this keychain.

After arriving home, Zhang Chaoqiang did not go upstairs immediately, nor did he bother Lao Chen. Instead, he went to an authoritative pharmacy to buy nationally certified calcium tablets for middle-aged people. He bought two bottles of 100 tablets each for 1200 yuan without feeling the pinch.

My teacher at school said that this brand of calcium supplements is really good; it can effectively replenish the calcium lost by martial artists.

Then we went to the farmers' market to buy vegetables.

Tomatoes, bitter melon, pumpkin, and lean meat.

When the vegetable vendor grandma saw Zhang Chaoqiang, she smiled kindly and said, "Chaoqiang, you're home from school? You've bought groceries and are cooking for your parents again. You're such a good boy!"

Pork Rong sighed, "If my son were as filial as Chaoqiang, I wouldn't be working myself to death every day."

Fishmonger Jiao: "How about a tilapia today? Super fresh!"

"No need, Aunt Jiao, my parents need to eat less seafood lately."

Chapter 94 The Transformation Plan, The Secret Realm Opens

Almost half the people in the market know him, and they automatically hand over the freshest and best-looking items to Zhang Chaoqiang.

Unlike my parents, I don't have to be so picky and choose, and even then, I might not be able to choose well.

All done. Zhang Chaoqiang went home. His main task these days was to correct his parents' poor health...

If there are no major illnesses, then minor ailments are of utmost importance.

People only realize the seriousness of a problem after it has escalated and become more serious.

My parents still have the mentality of children after all these years. Their eating habits are completely based on their own whims, without any healthy routine whatsoever.

High uric acid, high blood sugar, osteoporosis... and dozens of other minor health problems.

Zhang Chaoqiang decided to correct all of his parents' bad habits and work with them to lower their blood sugar and uric acid levels.

Living is the most important thing, and everything Zhang Chaoqiang did was in the hope that his parents could live.

A healthy body is key to living.

Zhang Huolong quit betel nut and smoking not for his own health, but simply to save money. Therefore, their awareness of healthy living was zero.

Tomatoes, pumpkins, and other vegetables are all low-purine foods. I've made these light meals my daily menu, hung it on the wall, and strictly followed it.

Zhang Chaoqiang's parents had no idea what he was doing. They thought their daily diet was very healthy, but since Zhang Chaoqiang wanted to make adjustments for his own good, they let him.

Zhang Chaoqiang made a detailed plan for the three aspects, which included what Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei should do and dietary restrictions for each time period.

"Running? Two kilometers?"

After dinner, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei were shocked when they saw the schedule drawn up by Zhang Chaoqiang.

"Chaoqiang, am I seeing things? My parents are so old, and they have to run two kilometers every morning and evening? Is it because they did something wrong that you're punishing us like this?"

"..."

"Mom and Dad, this is for your own good!"

"Your parents are going through all this trouble just for our own good..." the two said bitterly.

"..."

Even in kindergarten, when his physical strength was still developing, Zhang Chaoqiang was already running for two hours every day…

On the contrary, the most physical activity my parents get every day is probably not the 200-meter walk from home to the tattoo shop.

Instead, it involves raising and lowering the roller shutter of the tattoo shop.

After giving the two earnest advice and explanations, they finally forced themselves to nod awkwardly, their faces contorted with embarrassment, since it seemed as if Chaoqiang genuinely wanted what was best for them.

But they still suspected that Zhang Chaoqiang was going through a rebellious phase and wanted to cause trouble for them.

Not only exercise, but the schedule also records prohibited items, such as hundreds of high-sugar and high-purine foods like milk tea.

However, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei felt dizzy as soon as they saw so many words, so they didn't bother to read them carefully. But this didn't stump Zhang Chaoqiang.

"No milk tea, cola, fried food, or long-simmered soups allowed..."

The mini megaphone, continuously charged, maintains a volume that won't disturb the neighbors; it's placed on an outlet next to the TV.

Furthermore, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei spend all day hunched over while looking at their phones, and their posture is incorrect, putting long-term pressure on their spines.

Zhang Chaoqiang told the two that a teacher at the school knew a doctor who treated this condition, and that in a few days, he would take Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei to the hospital to treat their scoliosis.

"Do I still need to go to the hospital for treatment?"

The two were listless. The food was full of salty and savory flavors, filling their noses and taste buds. Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei, whose stomachs were rumbling, picked up a piece of food for each other with their chopsticks and put it into their mouths with a "Let's eat".

Hmm… He frowned immediately, swallowing the vegetables with difficulty… “Why is it tasteless? It’s just bland and watery, like it didn’t have any salt or oil!”

"High sugar, high salt, high oil, and high MSG are prohibited..."

At the same time, synchronized with Zhang Huolong's voice, was a loudspeaker broadcasting information about prohibited food items.

What about that fragrance?

The two were still wondering, of course they didn't know that Zhang Chaoqiang had deliberately spread the faint salty aroma of the dish so that they could barely smell it.

Helpless, Zhang Chaoqiang could only force himself to eat. He took a moment to suggest, "Less salt, less oil, less sugar. Mom and Dad, your blood pressure readings are skyrocketing, almost reaching the high blood pressure threshold. You really need to control them. Once you get used to a lighter diet..."

"What?" Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei were looking forward to when they could resume their normal diet.

"I've gotten used to it," Zhang Chaoqiang said casually as he mixed the pumpkin into the rice.

At night, Zhang Huolong's sleep-talking had changed from talking about his wife to "No milk tea, no cola..."

Completely transformed into a megaphone, Shen Qiangwei, whose sleep had been disturbed, buried her head in Zhang Huolong's side, silencing his sleep-talking.

...

More than two weeks have passed since the start of the school year, and in mid-September, the school announced that the new student protection period for freshmen would end.

The strange setup was something Zhang Chaoqiang didn't understand at the time; what did the newbie protection period mean?

However, he quickly understood through a collective departmental meeting and Zhu Bopi's explanation.

Whether it's the high school or the junior high school, Yuhua Martial Arts School, like most martial arts schools, encourages students to cause trouble.

The term "stirring up trouble" here does not mean that someone who is afraid to cause trouble is incompetent.

Instead, it is a formal competition where positive conflicts between classmates promote each other. No one's growth is smooth sailing, and this is especially true in martial arts.

One must improve oneself through constant battles and competition among the strong.

Adhering to this teaching philosophy, Yuhua Martial Arts School gave its first-year high school students two weeks to gradually adapt.

During this time, students from other grades will not disturb them, but once it ends, they will face challenges, provocations, and trouble from the older students.

Forming cliques, provoking fights—all seemingly reasonable behaviors within the rules—are handled with ease by the senior students in their second and third years.

It's like they're running a martial arts gang.

Of course, the first-year high school students were already competing and challenging each other, letting their strength speak for itself, but it just hadn't reached Zhang Chaoqiang and Tan Yue yet.

Zhang Chaoqiang, who had been focused on his own things for a while, never expected there to be so many interesting things happening at school.

On Monday morning, Zhang Chaoqiang sensed a tense atmosphere in the class, indicating that everyone seemed to be rivals rather than classmates.

"God, so what if Jubobi and the others? If we work together, we might just be able to surpass them!"

"Yes, once the secret realm begins, we'll just focus on completing the mission and slaying the monsters. Even if we can't get first place, can't we at least get second place by suppressing Class 2's group?"

Seeing this group of young, spirited, and ambitious students, Jin Jia smiled maliciously. They really were full of youthful vigor.

It remains to be seen whether they can maintain their composure when facing bloodthirsty, cruel, treacherous, and hordes of monsters in the secret realm.

Even a zero-level secret realm is not something they can take lightly. Without challenging training, there is no positive effect on their self-improvement.

The students were organized to work in the practical training building, which had a space of nearly 10,000 square meters. At the very front was the entrance to the secret realm, which was marked by a red halo. What they needed to do now was for the administrators of the Extraordinary Administration Bureau to connect the corresponding secret realm output terminal cubes to the entrance.

Bang! A completely new scene unfolds from the port.

Chapter 95 Beast Transformation

The environment was unusual, and since it was the students' first time experiencing it, they felt dizzy and disoriented.

This was not a virtual machine simulator like we had tried before, but a real scene.

As the platform they were on was expanded into a new scene, a biting hot wind finally made them realize that they were in another space.

A desolate valley.

The valley was barren, the vegetation withered, and the land bare.

The towering peaks on all four sides reach into the clouds.

They were on the land at dusk, where there was no sunlight but it was extremely hot.

This is an ecological environment space. According to Jin Jia and Lin Ru, the homeroom teacher of Class 2, this secret place is called:

The Desolate Valley Secret Realm, Level 0.

The golden-armored man fell silent, allowing the eloquent Lin Ru to explain to everyone.

It was only during the journey that Zhang Chaoqiang had the opportunity to carefully observe the appearance of the homeroom teacher.

She was twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a beautiful face and a perfect figure, comparable to Ms. Xuanyu, the elementary school teacher.

She was probably describing the ecological environment of the desolate valley, where native burrowing scales live. These are common hedgehog-like monsters that have no level, but are cunning by nature and adept at burrowing underground.

In addition, the cheetah beast and the deformed ape are alien species introduced into the world. These three types of zero-level monsters mainly exist in the desolate valley within a 30-mile radius.

During the briefing while Lin Ru was introducing things, Jin Jia pulled Zhang Chaoqiang away and gave him instructions on what to pay attention to later.

"Zhang Chaoqiang, you should remember that the monsters you kill later won't be counted towards your group or class score. Also, try not to cause trouble..."

"When have I ever caused trouble?"

This question left Jin Jia speechless.

Anyway, he already had the physical enhancement agent from the class's victory in the competition, so he didn't care if it didn't count towards the points. But Zhang Chaoqiang came with a purpose this time.

Kill monsters to increase their growth value and collect crystal cores to sell for money.