Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

"That's true... I had forgotten." The old man chuckled, then lowered his head and said, "But as for shoes, it's not that I can't afford them, it's just that I'm used to life without shoes, and now that I'm wearing them, I don't feel comfortable at all..."

As he said this, he looked back... and naturally, there was no one there.

"Hmm..." He turned his gaze to the big guy next to him and said, "I haven't used money for many years... why don't you pay?"

Testimonials

Hmm... it's time to release it again.

First, regarding the most important question—whether I'll abandon this project—I have to talk to you about my previous books... I have a feeling this passage will appear repeatedly in my future books.

Okay, first book of embarrassing history, that's it.

The second book was completely free. I was writing it when I was a freshman. Back then, I would come back from evening self-study at 8:30, have a late-night snack, and return to the dormitory at 9:00. Our dormitory lights were turned off at 10:00. I would turn on my computer around 9:00 and write for about an hour. After more than a year, I finished the book with 1.2 million words.

This achievement is something we can boast about every time a book is released; it's not an exaggeration.

However, back then, I met a benefactor. The author of "Lost Morals" wrote "I'm Really Not a Title Douluo," and he was the number one on the fan list at the time. When he clicked on it, he gave me a big recommendation, which revitalized my career and led to what followed.

The fourth book, I recall, only had three or four hundred subscribers, and it was still completed in a respectable manner—it just had some side stories cut.

Fifth book, completed, past.

This is the sixth book so far—without a doubt, I have no reason to abandon it, and that should be quite convincing.

So there's no need to worry about the author abandoning the project.

Secondly, I must point out the style of this book.

In the daily life depicted in this book, the main character may have relatively few scenes. Why? Because...

Ying Qin Guan, like the Dean, is too self-disciplined (looking up at the sky).

This is what high emotional intelligence means; read it carefully and learn from it.

cough cough.

Getting back to the point, this book will be a pseudo-ensemble piece, with supporting characters having a significant role. Sometimes you'll even see a scene reminiscent of the famous painting where "supporting character A breaks through supporting character B's subplot while Ying Qin Guan is playing cards with the dean."

Before I started writing the book, I envisioned this scenario: a supporting character, let's call him A, completes a side quest on a grand scale, comparable to an epic mission. At the very end, everyone looks like they've saved the world. Then, the scene shifts, and I add a line at the end—

At this moment, Ying Qin Guan was playing cards with the Dean.

Damn, it's on fire!

Hmm... I've digressed. Let's get back to the topic of the product launch.

As my regular readers know, while I possess countless virtues—consistent updates, never missing a day—no one is perfect... haha, from my recent updates, you should understand that I'm a 4K party member (meaning I only update 4kbps).

The previous book had a bounty offered, and even without extra chapters from recommendations and monthly tickets, the book was still emptied of its funds in just one month, which was terrifying. But thanks to the glory of being a writer with a stockpile of chapters, it was eventually paid off.

So, for this release... please give a token amount for the tickets, the main thing is to get an initial subscription.

There will be three updates tomorrow at noon, followed by an extra update based on the number of first-time subscribers.

Because I tipped some boxes, the number of collections is definitely inflated. So I'll start with 1800, and add one more chapter for every 100 more, with no upper limit. All collections will be settled by August 2nd (inclusive). If they are not settled, I will pay back three times the amount owed.

As for the bounty thing, I'll talk about it when I'm more established and have a larger backlog of drafts.

Chapter Twenty-One: How Could Ji Li Lose When He Was on Top of the Charge?

The burly man looked indifferently at the old man, and the two stared at each other.

The burly man said, "Someone of your status has no money?"

"It's precisely because of my status that I have no money." The old man shook his head, giving a somewhat philosophical answer at first glance, but then he added, "So, you don't have money either?"

"That's true. I've never been to a place like this before, but someone should pay for it for me afterwards."

The two of them acted as riddle tellers for a while... well, not really riddle tellers. For example, the owner of the board game store, and some other daring people, basically understood it all, except for... Ying Qin Guan.

He didn't understand what the two were saying at all, but he knew one thing—they had no money!

"What's going on... You two adults have been talking for so long, and you can't even come up with 80 Ibuki? Forgive my bluntness, but at your age you can't even afford that much money, I suggest you find a factory job..."

The boss finally couldn't hold back any longer. To prevent the world from being destroyed, and to save his own and Ying Qin Guan's lives, he went all out. He gritted his teeth and stepped forward, shouting with exaggerated acting skills, "Oh my, you two are really lucky! You're our 666th customer today! This... is free! Free!"

This chaotic, illogical, and abruptly delivered speech, so stiff it seemed almost like a deus ex machina, couldn't fool even a simpleton like Ying Qin Guan. He turned around suspiciously and said:

"Boss, you're lying, aren't you? Let me tell you, I once read a story about a dessert shop that gave its unsold food to beggars. The beggars came every day, and one time when they ran out of food, the beggars, not getting any, smashed up the shop. The situation is similar now. You guys are so poor you don't even have a penny, and instead of working, you're thinking about gambling. You might think that since they're so poor and still gamble, they must be seasoned players. So you give them a chance, but what will that lead to..."

Shut up, shut up! I beg you, please shut up!

The boss was internally devastated. He glanced at the two men out of the corner of his eye. The old man was still smiling, but the man was expressionless and looked ready to unleash a set of military boxing moves at any moment.

The boss looked at Ying Qin Guan, who was still talking eloquently, and put his arm around his neck so that they could turn their backs to the old man and the man.

But... the boss couldn't speak, because he knew the two people behind him could definitely hear him. So he could only hope... to tell this clueless out-of-towner who they were through his facial expressions.

However, in Ying Qin's view...

The boss suddenly hugged his own neck, his expression extremely agitated, his ears turning red. But his face wore an expression of wanting to cry but unable to. Then he started making faces, as if he had sand in his eyes, and occasionally he'd twist his mouth, it was unclear what he was trying to say...

Ying Qin Guan couldn't understand it, but the boss's expressions and demeanor were so rich that they could be considered abstract paintings, which greatly impressed him.

Seeing that Ying Qin Guan didn't speak, the boss assumed he understood and breathed a sigh of relief, releasing his grip at the same time.

Although Ying Qin Guan didn't understand what his boss meant, he figured that since the boss didn't care, there was no point in him meddling in other people's business. So he ignored it and arrogantly showed off his general card, striking a pose like "a demon king sitting on his throne waiting for a hero".

"It seems that's possible..." The old man glanced at the man and said, "Then I... will draw the general's name for you as well."

"casual."

So the old man drew a general card... He laughed for some reason. Then he and the man each stamped a general card on themselves.

Then, the two general cards were turned over.

The general card in front of the man is a god-like figure.

The military general card in front of the old man is...

[Sword Saint? The Echo]

Era: Modern

Physical strength: 5

【Take the Head of the Army】: When you use a Kill card to deal damage, the damage of the Kill card is increased by 1 for each of the following conditions.

1. Reveal your remaining hand, which does not contain any "Kill" cards.

Second: The opponent's current stamina is greater than or equal to yours.

3. The opponent's hand is greater than their current health value.

(This one strike took sixty years of effort!)

One of the representatives of violent generals, he only has one skill. Theoretically, however, it can make a single "Kill" card deal 4 damage. If paired with wine and a specific weapon, dealing six damage in one hit is not a dream... but hitting it is quite difficult. Generally speaking, the Sword Saint really needs a high-damage weapon.

At this moment, bringing out this general to face Ji Li... from a purely strategic perspective, this is a very foolish choice.

Not only the Sword Saint, but Kui's choice was also foolish. Simply dealing damage only helps Ji Li gain awakening marks faster; stronger damage or stronger critical damage might be more effective against Ji Li than increased damage. Of course, the best option is still the Ring of Truth, which is the ultimate counter.

Ying Qin, a man of unparalleled bravery, saw that these two had chosen such useless generals. Feeling victory was assured, he shouted:

"Sword Saint and Kui?! How could these worthless fry possibly defeat me!"

The boss felt he had done everything he could, and there was nothing he could do but quietly move away.

The man remained expressionless, while the old man smiled gently and said, "Whether we can win or not, we'll only know after we've fought."

"What's the point of playing?" Ying Qin Guan said disdainfully. "I've been playing cards for so many years. Whether I can win or not, I can tell just by looking at the cards."

The old man's expression deepened slightly. He said, "If it's a game, perhaps the outcome can indeed determine a large part of the decision, but if it's reality..."

"If this were reality, it would be even more fucking cruel." Ying Qin Guan interrupted the other person rudely, shaking his head and saying, "In the game, as long as your card draw is godlike and your opponent is extremely unlucky, then even the weakest general facing a super godlike general can theoretically have a sliver of a chance to win. It's not a true 100/00 split..."

Ying Qin Guan paused slightly, looked up, and his expression was mysterious.

"In reality... if you can't beat someone, you can't beat them. Even the slightest difference is like an insurmountable barrier. Some battles are already decided before they even begin."

As he spoke, his expression suddenly became casual again.

"Take this game for example, your combination is basically just giving me Awakening tokens. I'll just easily draw through the entire deck, what's the point of you guys playing?"

The old man suddenly lowered his gaze and said, "Do you think we can't win this round? What if... I win?"

"Hey, you still don't believe me? I've been playing cards for so many years, do you think I can't see this situation? How can Ji Li with 20 health lose? It'll be a piece of cake for me to beat you guys. I'm a professional card player. A professional card player can understand this situation just by looking at the cards, okay? I'll just use Crazy Blade to rush in and attack... How can Ji Li lose when she's rushing in? Damn it, you're just talking without proof."

Ying Qin Guan was the first to draw a card, revealing a confident smile.

"You'll know once you play one game."

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Long Sword is Drawn, Life and Death are in the Fate's Hands

Despite the numerous flaws and terrible card sequences in Ying Qin Guan's schemes, it must be admitted that he did have an understanding of the game "Time and Space Kill".

Ji Li, this boss, may be from the underworld, but he has many fears: reducing the upper limit, controlling healing, and sometimes even being afraid of strong damage. But what he fears least is increased damage.

Without strong damage, the damage increase is just a tool to help him stack awakening. Not to mention the mid-to-late game, even if it's only for one or two rounds, with four or five awakening marks, it's very difficult to get a dodge.

Not to mention the twenty or so awakened marks in the mid-to-late game, which can easily clear the entire deck. Damage buffs are such idiots, how can you fight against Ji Li? There are far more dodges than peaches.

In the early game, Ying Qin Guan frantically sold off his health, and in the mid-game, he continuously sought out peaches to empty the deck. In addition, although he was always lost and looked like he had dementia, that was when he wasn't playing cards. When playing cards, Ying Qin Guan's memory was explosive. When the opponent had few or no cards, he could clearly calculate all the remaining cards in the deck, even the suits. He confidently swept the deck with an AK and took down the Sword Saint in no time.

Even though Kui possesses the divine skill of reducing damage taken outside of his turn by 1, it can't withstand Ji Li's loss of stamina.

Two people with four general cards couldn't survive the sixth round—of course, once the awakening marks reach this number, without any special generals, even an extra hundred drops of health wouldn't help.

"Look," Ying Qin Guan said, looking at his opponent, "The general cards have infinitely smoothed out the strength of both sides. Even an unknown soldier has a chance to kill a divine general. But even so, there are still some battles that have absolutely no chance of winning. Even before they start, just looking at the generals, you know it's a 90/10 chance. And in real battles..."

"Far more cruel than cards."

In the increasingly deathly silence, Ying Qin Guan seemed oblivious to everything and said to himself, "What do you think, sir?"

The number of people in the venue had dwindled to almost nothing, and various other people seemed to have appeared in the distance... It seemed that the surrounding crowd had been dispersed by them.

The three people in the room didn't seem to care much about any of this.

The old man was silent for a moment, then said, "I still think that some things must be tried by oneself."

"Do you really have to try..." Ying Qin Guan scratched the back of his head in frustration, then lowered his gaze and said, "It's not like it's impossible..."