Swallowing the Stars: Sacrifice to Become Stronger, Fiancée is Alluring

Chapter 3 Taking the Young Master? One Thousand?

half a month later.

Yian District People's Hospital.

"Xiao Jiang, you've recovered so quickly?"

Jiang Lan looked up and smiled, "I'm not fully recovered yet, but it won't delay things."

Standing in front of Jiang Lan was a young soldier in military uniform.

"Okay, the fees have already been paid for you. Remember to come back for regular check-ups."

Jiang Lan nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Li."

"Don't mention it, alright, go ahead."

After saying goodbye to the soldier surnamed Li, Jiang Lan, leaning on her crutches, walked out of the hospital gate.

Shops lined both sides of the street, and vehicles drove by constantly.

This world, while technologically more advanced than Jiang Lan's previous Earth, isn't quite at that ridiculously high level.

I hailed a taxi on the street.

Once inside the car, Jiang Lan placed her cane diagonally to the side. "Driver, to Anping Residential Area."

"Okay."

Without a word, the driver smoothly accelerated the tram and headed towards the destination Jiang Lan had indicated.

Jiang Lan leaned back in the back seat, wincing as she felt a dull ache in her calves.

He really hasn't fully recovered.

Without crutches, Jiang Lan could barely walk a few steps, and even standing was difficult for her.

The reason Jiang Lan was in such a hurry to leave the hospital was not anything else, but rather that she was eager to know what level her husband's physical condition had reached.

During his two weeks in the hospital, he felt an itch in his heart, like a cat was scratching at him.

But there was no place in the ward for him to test his abilities.

Since consuming that Body Tempering Pill, Jiang Lan felt his physical abilities increasing rapidly.

Moreover, this effect lasted for three whole days.

After Jiang Lan lay in bed for three whole days, the burning sensation in her lower abdomen gradually subsided, and her physical growth also stopped.

Although he didn't know exactly how strong he was now, Jiang Lan guessed that it must be an exceptionally terrifying number.

The taxi was fast, and in just over ten minutes, it arrived at the entrance of Anping Residential Area.

Jiang Lan paid the fare, picked up her cane, pushed open the door, got out of the car, and looked at the residential area in front of her.

It's called a residential complex, but it's really just a few buildings. The exterior facades are quite old, and a lot of the paint has peeled off.

Prolonged exposure to wind and sun has made the building appear somewhat grayish.

Jiang Lan knew the way well, entered one of the buildings, and went up the stairs to the third floor.

In front of the security door, Jiang Lan bent down gently and took out a key from under the floor mat.

Upon entering the room, he hurriedly closed the door and drew all the curtains before heading to a simple punching power testing machine in the bedroom.

In the world of Swallowing the Stars, everyone's goal is to become a martial artist.

Becoming a martial artist is more dangerous than becoming an ordinary person, but at the same time, one can enjoy benefits that ordinary people cannot. In fact, as long as one's strength increases, one can easily hunt down a monster and sell it for astronomical sums that ordinary people could not earn in a lifetime or even several lifetimes.

Since the original owner's parents didn't have that talent, they placed all their hopes on Jiang Lan.

I bought this punching power testing machine a long time ago.

However, the original owner's physical condition was really...

Therefore, this punching power testing machine has been idle for a long time.

But now, it's Jiang Lan who benefits.

He tensed up, as if he wanted to throw a punch.

But soon, Jiang Lan realized something was wrong and quickly stopped.

Although my memory is hazy, this kind of punching power testing machine placed at home certainly can't compare to the ones in the big martial arts gyms.

If he really used all his strength, it would be a small matter if he broke the punching power testing machine, but if he also demolished the house, that would be a much bigger problem.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan tentatively threw a punch at the test machine.

He was just an ordinary person before, and knew nothing about things like power generation techniques.

Therefore, Jiang Lan didn't know how much force he used in that punch.

If I had to say something... just a little bit?

"Bang!"

A muffled thud came from the punching target, and the entire punching power testing machine vibrated violently, but thankfully it did not fall over.

Immediately afterwards, a string of numbers appeared on the machine.

1070KG

Upon seeing the numbers displayed above, Jiang Lan's eyes widened instantly.

To seize the young?

More than a thousand?

Originally, his strength was only about 300 kilograms.

That casual punch, which probably didn't even use one-tenth of his strength, weighed over a thousand kilograms.

If he goes all out, wouldn't that number have a zero added to it?

Jiang Lan's hands trembled slightly.

Although the initial excitement of gaining power had passed, he still couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion upon seeing the power of his casual strike.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Lan looked at the testing machine in front of her again.

This time, he tested the waters slightly, adding a little more force to the previous exertion.

He threw a punch casually.

"Bang!"

The moment the sound rang out, the four large screws used to secure the punch strength testing machine sprang up instantly, and the entire machine crashed to the ground.

Seeing this, Jiang Lan pushed off with one foot, her body moving so fast it left a trail of afterimages in the air, and in an instant she arrived beside the machine that was about to land, extending her right hand.

Jiang Lan steadily supported the punching power testing machine.

Jiang Lan's eyelids twitched; his reaction just now was entirely subconscious.

Before his mind could even process it, his hand was already on the machine.

Before Jiang Lan could even sigh, the display screen above showed another string of data.

2886KG

Jiang Lan's eyes widened again.

"Holy crap, what a conscientious manufacturer! It's not even broken?"

After a brief moment of amazement, Jiang Lan stood on one leg, laid the machine flat on the ground, picked up the cane next to her, and walked to the bedside, where she plopped down.

Jiang Lan lowered her head, looked at her fist, and clenched it.

With his physical attributes, he's definitely a martial artist.

Once you become a martial artist, it doesn't matter whether you go to university or not.

Anyway, the purpose of going to university is to make money in the future. Once you become a martial artist, the problem of making money will be easily solved.

Moreover, with the existence of this sacrifice system, he will inevitably be unable to remain confined to Earth in the future.

The universe is a man's romance!

Previously, Jiang Lan never dared to even think about going to space.

But with the cheat code, everything changed.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, there's no doubt that this sacrifice system allows you to sacrifice monster corpses in exchange for benefits.

Other features are still under development.

Even without other functions, the ability to sacrifice corpses alone is already ridiculously powerful.

His next task was to figure out how to hunt as many monsters as possible without attracting attention, in order to gain strength.

However, all of this is predicated on him first passing the martial arts assessment and officially becoming a martial artist.

For ordinary people, leaving the base city is difficult enough, let alone venturing into those dangerous areas teeming with monsters.

(End of this chapter)