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"Snoring! Come on!"

Tu Yuan called out while tapping the edge of the cat bowl lightly with his finger.

A chubby orange cat charged toward the cat bowl at the sound, but couldn't stop in time and knocked the cat food out of the bowl.

Then came the meowing sounds of a cat eating.

Upon seeing this, Tu Yuan smiled.

Pick up the spilled cat food and put it back into the cat bowl, then gently rub the cat's head.

Tu Yuan got up, turned on the TV with the remote, and tuned it to the Shengyun City morning news channel.

The time displayed in the upper right corner of the TV screen is 6:56.

The morning news starts promptly at 7:00 AM, and right now the TV is showing the opening sequence of the morning news, which is currently missing.

"For fatigue relief, energy boost, and a refreshed feeling, try Qinglong Medicine No. 7!"

"If you want to get ahead in martial arts, look for Azure Dragon Potion No. 7!"

The voice on the TV was strong and clear, a standard broadcast tone.

The morning light was just beginning to break through the window.

Tu Yuan, dressed in a gray training uniform, walked to the open space in the middle of the living room.

Adjust your breathing and begin doing some simple stretches.

Then, Tu Yuan slowly bent over until his whole body was in an arch shape, pressing his hands to the ground.

"Bend your back like a bow, breathe nine deep and four shallow breaths..."

Tu Yuan silently recited the incantation of the Federation's thirteenth edition of the Body Tempering Method.

I felt a heat rising all over my body, and a warm current slowly surging through my body.

"On July 30th, three new martial artists and one new mentalist were registered. This month, Shengyun City has added thirty-seven new martial artists and eleven new mentalists."

"Recently, a city defense outpost discovered traces of a suspected high-risk supernatural creature about 30 miles outside the eastern suburbs of Shengyun City. We urge the public to avoid going to the eastern suburbs of Shengyun City."

"At 1:00 AM today, Zhou Zheng, deputy director of the Guangming Public Security Bureau, was seriously injured in an operation to apprehend Lin Shengyou, a Level 4 wanted criminal. He is currently receiving treatment at the First People's Hospital of Shengyun City and is still in critical condition. Lin Shengyou is still at large. The Shengyun City Public Security Bureau has upgraded the arrest warrant for Lin Shengyou to Level 3. Anyone who provides information about Lin Shengyou and whose information is verified will receive a reward of 50,000 Federal Credits."

"The federal government is drafting a proposal to reduce the copyright price of the 13th edition of the Bodybuilding Act, which is expected to drop from $200,000 to $180,000."

……

Tu Yuan listened to the morning news anchor's voice while maintaining his breathing rhythm and making various strange movements and postures.

As time passed, visible heat began to rise from Tu Yuan's body.

By eight o'clock, the heat had completed three major cycles within the body.

Tu Yuan stood still, focused his energy in his dantian, and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

An hour of physical training left Tu Yuan with sore muscles all over his body, weak limbs, and drenched in sweat.

Large beads of sweat hung from the corners of his eyes and the tip of his nose.

"With my current physical condition, I can only exercise for an hour each morning and evening. I don't know how long it will take to achieve the first physical transformation."

"Only by completing three qualitative changes in the body can one advance to the first level of martial arts and be qualified to become a registered martial artist; otherwise, one can only be considered a martial arts student."

With that thought in mind, Tu Yuan went into the bathroom.

Ten minutes later, Tu Yuan finished showering and hung his training clothes, which he had casually washed in the sink, on the clothesline on the balcony.

He went back to his bedroom, took out his work uniform, and put it on.

Tu Yuan is currently working as a trainee police officer at the Zhenghe Police Station.

After changing into his uniform, Tu Yuan walked out of the room and stood in front of the full-length mirror next to the shoe cabinet by the door.

Looking at myself in the mirror.

At the age of twenty, he was 1.86 meters tall, with fair and delicate skin, a angular face, and striking eyebrows and bright eyes.

He was wearing a dark blue trainee police officer uniform with a silver emblem printed on his left chest.

The coat of arms consists of two parts: a fist on the left and a crescent moon on the right, partially enclosing the fist.

This is the federal government emblem; the fist represents a martial artist, while the crescent moon represents a psychic.

The shoulders have dark gold shield-shaped epaulettes.

He is currently a probationary police officer, and his shoulder insignia do not have stars on them. Regular police officers will have stars on their shoulder insignia.

The number of stars represents the police officer's rank: one star represents a first-class police officer, two stars represent a second-class police officer, and three stars represent a third-class police officer.

Reaching four stars in the emblem means you're at the level of a first-class police officer.

If the epaulettes on the shoulder boards are not star emblems but double leaf emblems, it means that the police rank has reached the sergeant level.

The federal government has five police rank levels: Constable, Officer, Sergeant, Superintendent, and Chief of Police.

Apart from the rank of Chief Superintendent, which has only two levels, Deputy Chief Superintendent and Chief Superintendent, the other four ranks have three levels, from Level 1 to Level 3, with Level 1 being the lowest and Level 3 being the highest.

The current director of the Public Security Bureau of Shengyun City holds the rank of Second-Class Police Superintendent.

Zhang Tao, the director of the Zhenghe Police Station where Tu Yuan works, holds the rank of First-Class Sergeant.

After tidying up my clothes in front of the mirror.

Tu Yuan closed his eyes, his consciousness settling.

He could see in his mind a round copper coin with a square hole. On the left side of the hole were carved rare treasures, and on the right side were carved strange beasts. Above and below the hole were some strange characters that resembled seal script.

Two months ago, Tu Yuan awakened his past life memories, and this copper coin appeared in his mind.

He named this copper coin the Heavenly Secret Coin.

He can obtain information from the Heavenly Coins by asking them every day, and he can also see his cultivation progress through the Heavenly Coins.

"Celestial Coins! Show me your cultivation progress today!"

[Thirteenth Edition of Body Tempering Method (47/100)]

Compared to yesterday, the progress of body tempering has finally improved a little today.

It took Tu Yuan five months to reach his current level of cultivation.

On average, progress is made only once every three days, and even that is only because Tu Yuan has the status of a trainee police officer and enjoys the benefits of a federal government employee.

Without this identity, it would take him at least six to eight days to make progress.

"Heavenly Coins, reveal the information I have today."

Tu Yuan silently repeated it to himself.

Immediately, the Heavenly Coin in his mind shone brightly, and a line of characters emitting white and yellow light appeared in his mind.

[Due to an oversight by staff at Qinglong Pharmaceutical Factory today, Qinglong No. 9 medicine was mistakenly packaged into Qinglong No. 3 medicine (product number QL379543G). This box of medicine is currently located at Qinglong Pharmacy on Ruilin Road.]

See this line of text.

Tu Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

Azure Dragon No. 9 Potion!

This is the most effective medicine from the Azure Dragon Group specifically for martial artists at the Martial Realm!

The normal market price is 20,000 Federal Dollars per box, but due to the small supply and large market demand, the price has been driven up to 50,000 to 60,000 Federal Dollars per box.

It's impossible to buy it at the normal market price; even if the seller has it in stock, they'll say it's out of stock.

As for the Azure Dragon No. 3 potion, its market price is five thousand Federal Dollars.

More importantly, Qinglong No. 9 is packaged as one vial per box, while Qinglong No. 3 is packaged as two vials per box.

According to the Heavenly Coin, if he were to buy this box of Azure Dragon No. 3 potion...

That means he bought two boxes of Qinglong No. 9 medicine for 5,000 yuan.

In this back and forth, he made nearly 100,000 federal dollars out of thin air.

As a federal trainee police officer, he receives a fixed monthly salary of four thousand, plus a monthly martial arts drug allowance of two thousand, as well as various other benefits.

Without any significant meritorious service, the annual income would be between 80,000 and 90,000.

One lucky break can equal a year's salary!

In particular, the Azure Dragon No. 9 potion cannot be simply measured in monetary terms for Tu Yuan.

If he takes these two doses of Azure Dragon No. 9 medicine, it will shorten the time it takes for him to break through to the first stage of martial arts by at least half a year!

Only by becoming a first-class martial arts performer can he qualify for official promotion.

According to the regulations of the Federal Department of Public Safety, a prerequisite for a probationary police officer to become a full-fledged police officer is that their skills reach the level of a martial arts master.

After becoming a martial arts performer, one can be promoted to a first-class police officer after working for two years.

Alternatively, if there are meritorious contributions, the time limit for formal employment may be shortened at the discretion of the authorities; if there are significant meritorious contributions, formal employment may be granted directly.

In federal government positions, competence carries the highest weight among the various evaluation criteria for promotion.

The two factors that carry the second highest weight after ability are age and work performance.

Sometimes, even if someone has the ability, if they are too old, it becomes extremely difficult for them to improve further.

As the saying goes, if you are fast in one step, you will be fast in every step; if you fall behind in one step, you will fall behind in every step!

For Tu Yuan, this not only shortened the time but also broadened the upper limit of his career!

"Qinglong Pharmacy, Ruilin Road! Product number QL379543G Qinglong No. 3 Medicine!"

Having memorized the address and number, Tu Yuan tucked his police cap under his arm and turned to look at the orange cat:

"Snoring! Let's go, be good at home!"

"Meow?!"

Ganfan looked up in confusion and responded, his pupils reflecting Tu Yuan's tall and straight back. After the door closed, he buried his head in his food and ate heartily.