Gao Wu: I became a saint through daily settlements

The next morning, at 5:30.

Lin Yue woke up right on time.

He moved his shoulder and felt no pain.

I tried the starting movement of the second posture of "Bird Shen". My shoulder blades moved smoothly and I only felt a little bit of soreness.

"It seems like the recovery is going quite well."

Since his body was still recovering these past two days, Lin Yue did not engage in physical cultivation. Instead, he improved his mental strength significantly by practicing the mental techniques within the Bird's Breath.

"I had a feeling that I had made a breakthrough in the boxing routine I practiced last time."

Lin Yue savored the feeling, which was as smooth as flowing water.

"My current life energy level is 10.1, which is 1.9 away from becoming a 'Martial Artist'."

"However, in terms of skill and physical fitness alone, I should have already reached the threshold of a 'martial artist'."

"Without martial arts talent, exploring true qi is really difficult," Lin Yue remarked.

These past few days, he has been trying to comprehend true qi, but all attempts have ended in failure.

"I need to speed up my cultivation progress now."

During the days I was injured, the system gave me consistently poor ratings, and I only received a few drops of moon dew.

Fortunately, something is better than nothing; even a small mosquito is still something.

At 6:10, he pushed open the door.

Gu Yutang was indeed already standing at the entrance of the stairwell.

Today she was wearing a light blue long dress, her hair was tied in a high ponytail, revealing a section of her fair nape.

Lin Yue was taken aback; he hadn't expected Gu Yutang to look so good in a dress.

When she saw Lin Yue come out, she glanced at her watch.

"Sixty-ten, five minutes earlier than I said." She narrowed her eyes. "Are you trying to sneak out again?"

"No," Lin Yue said calmly. "I just came out for some fresh air."

"That's a lie."

Lin Yue didn't reply and went down the stairs first.

Gu Yutang skipped and hopped along behind, humming a song.

"Lin Yue," Gu Yutang mumbled after taking a bite of breakfast, "Are you playing Battle.net tonight?"

"Um."

Are you nervous?

"I'm not nervous."

"You're lying," Gu Yutang said. "I was so nervous the first time I did it, my hands were shaking."

Lin Yue glanced at her: "You've hit him before?"

"Of course I've played!" Gu Yutang puffed out her chest. "I'm a Silver-ranked player!"

She paused, then added, "Silver II, almost Silver I."

Lin Yue nodded.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yutang's rank is Silver II. However, considering Gu Yutang's "Martial Artist" level, Silver II seems reasonable, and even a bit low.

"But I haven't played in ages," Gu Yutang stuck out her tongue. "I transferred schools recently and haven't had any time. Once I'm settled, I'm going to aim for Gold rank!"

She clenched her fist, her face serious.

"We'll duo queue then!"

"Duo queue?"

"Yeah, you can team up on StarCraft. If two people queue together and coordinate well, they can rank up much faster."

……

The morning classes were uneventful.

Li Yuan taught classes as usual, took attendance as usual, and criticized several students who had not completed their homework as usual.

During the afternoon practice session, Lin Yue practiced the Sixteen Forms of Rock and the Bear Stance several times, but he could no longer recapture the feeling from that night.

Afterwards, Li Yuan put him in charge of instructing several students on the movements of the martial arts.

"After the epiphany, these mistakes seem all too obvious."

Lin Yue can now easily spot mistakes in other people's movements.

"The feeling of sudden enlightenment is truly wonderful."

School ends at four o'clock in the afternoon.

Lin Yue didn't choose to go to the training room for extra practice; instead, he went straight home.

Because Gu Feng said he would teach him how to use StarCraft today.

When he got home, Gu Feng's car was already waiting downstairs.

"Let's go," Gu Feng said, "Let's go upstairs and talk."

The two went upstairs, and Lin Yue opened the door and invited Gu Feng in.

The living room was quiet; Lin's mother hadn't come home from get off work yet.

Gu Feng sat on the sofa and gestured for Lin Yue to sit opposite him.

"Before we begin, let me explain the basic rules of StarCraft Online." Gu Feng's expression turned serious.

"Battle.net is not a game. It is a training tool, a selection tool, and a battlefield."

"Every battle in Battle.net is recorded and analyzed by the system. Every punch you throw, every movement you make, and every breath you take will be turned into data and used to assess your strength."

"This data isn't just for you to see. The alliance, the military, and the admissions offices of major martial arts universities all have the authority to access this data."

Lin Yue's brows twitched slightly. This battle network was truly wondrous.

"So, every battle you fight on Battle.net is like a public job interview," Gu Feng said. "If you play well, people might come to you."

"I understand," Lin Yue said.

"Okay. Next, I'll teach you how to access Battle.net."

Gu Feng gestured for Lin Yue to raise his left hand and tap the screen on his wristband.

"When you first enter Battle.net, the system will give you a tutorial. Just follow the tutorial. The tutorial will teach you the basic operations—how to move, how to punch, and how to use the Battle.net interface functions."

"After the tutorial, you will be automatically matched with an opponent. The first opponent is usually a system AI, which is very easy and mainly serves to familiarize you with the feeling of combat."

"After you beat the AI, you can start playing ranked matches."

Gu Feng paused, looking at Lin Yue.

"Remember one thing: in Battle.net, don't hold back."

"What do you mean?" Lin Yue asked.

"Battle.net is different from reality. In reality, you might be afraid to go all out for fear of getting hurt. But in Battle.net, getting hurt is fake, the pain is real, but it won't leave permanent damage."

"Therefore, in Battle.net, you have to give it your all. If you can use all your strength, don't use nine-tenths. If you can finish it in one move, don't drag it out to a second."

"Because every battle on Battle.net is recorded. If you hide your strengths, the system will give you a low rating, and you'll be matched with weaker opponents. If you want to climb the ranks, you have to let the system see your true strength."

"I understand," Lin Yue said.

"There's one last thing," Gu Feng's voice became very soft, "There are all kinds of people on Battle.net. Some people can't accept defeat, they'll curse, they'll mock, they'll deliberately try to disgust you. If you encounter this kind of person, just block them and don't waste your time getting entangled with them."

"Your only goal on Battle.net is to win. Nothing else matters."

Lin Yue nodded.

"Alright," Gu Feng leaned back on the sofa, "let's begin."

Lin Yue took a deep breath and looked down at the wristband screen.

He clicked the "Enter Now" button.

In an instant, the world before my eyes changed.

The living room disappeared, the sofa disappeared, and Gu Feng disappeared.

Instead, there was a pure white space, with no up or down, no left or right, no near or far, just an endless expanse of white.

Then, a voice rang in my ears.

Welcome to StarCraft.net.