Start with push-ups to gain experience

Chapter 136 Undersea Weight Training
Tuk-tuk-tuk——

The speedboat left long trails of water on the sea, shuttling through the waters around Yong'an Island.

The weather is fine and the sun is just right.

The sea breeze was a little bit strong, making the windbreaker rustle.

With his hands in his pockets and wearing sunglasses, Li Chengjun stood firmly on the bow of the speedboat sailing against the wind and waves, gazing into the distance at the blue sea.

It has been almost half a year since I came to this damn place.

He still wasn't used to the life here, the sunshine was too bright and the waves were too calm.

as well as……

He turned his head slightly and glanced at a few uneasy-looking men standing behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Silently say in your heart:
"Stupid and incompetent subordinates."

Last night, two of his team members were attacked and killed while on a mission.

He didn't care about the life and death of the two.

I'm just worried that being exposed to the police will affect my plans.

Li Chengjun looked at the vast sea and thought silently.

In such an environment, there is always little hope of finding some clues left by the enemy.

What's more, there are only a few people available in the stronghold, which makes it even more hopeless.

Actually, it would be better to have a few more ordinary people to carry out such tasks as searching for enemy traces and gathering information.

A fat middle-aged man behind him looked at Li Chengjun's back with a look of fear on his face.

He seemed to think for a long time before he spoke boldly:
"Mr. Special Envoy, I think the enemy has discovered our hunting behavior and finally couldn't help but take action. Should we ask for help from the headquarters now?"

Li Chengjun turned his head upon hearing this, his lips slightly raised, staring at him intently:
"Do you really think so?"

The fat middle-aged man's body suddenly stiffened.

He just felt an invisible aura pressing down on him, making it difficult for him to breathe.

As the original head of the base, Tang Dayuan has extensive experience in the Noah organization and is quite capable, so he is qualified for such an important position.

But now, in front of this young man who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, he didn't even dare to breathe.

Although Li Chengjun looks handsome and speaks with a smile, he is a complete pervert.

What's more, I heard that he has a very powerful backer at the headquarters, and he is not someone that a small stronghold leader can afford to offend.

Just when Tang Dayuan felt the pressure was too great, fortunately someone spoke up and helped him out:
"I don't think so. If they really wanted to take action, they shouldn't have left the mermaid at the crime scene."

After that person interrupted, he seemed to open up a chatterbox.

The other silent people on the boat also began to express their opinions.

"Yes, there are many doubts about this matter."

"Perhaps they were discovered by some tourist or islander with special abilities by chance, and the Wang brothers wanted to kill them to silence them, but they hit a wall?"

"The chances of this happening are very small. Wang Zongwu is no weaker than us. He performed very well in Nanyang before, so he was transferred here by the headquarters."

"It's hard to say. After all, they have just arrived at Yong'an Island and this is their first hunting mission..."

As everyone was discussing, someone suddenly said:

"Is it possible that the special search team took action..."

As soon as this question was raised, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became a little tense.

Li Chengjun suddenly chuckled and said calmly:

"Don't let your imagination run wild. I can tell you clearly that the special search team is in trouble right now. They have more troublesome problems and don't have the energy to take care of such a desolate place."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

After all, they are just a small stronghold, with few people and isolated overseas.

If you are really targeted by official forces such as the Special Search Team and do not receive timely assistance from the organization, you will be forced to become a deserter.

What Li Chengjun said next made them completely relieved.

"The pursuer team I requested from headquarters should arrive in the next two days. By then, we will have enough manpower and can officially launch the plan."

After revealing some information to his subordinates, Li Chengjun stared at a cape that appeared in front of him and muttered to himself in a low voice:

"No matter who you are, I hope to see you take action at that time. That would be exciting enough!"

The speedboat circled the waters around Yong'an Island, but found nothing, so it turned around and returned with the sound of the motor.

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In the evening, the sky was dim.

The shadow of the training camp base building appears distorted and mysterious under the setting sun.

In the conference room on the seventh floor, a long conference table was filled with people sitting on both sides.

There was no light in the room, and the dim light made the atmosphere a little gloomy.

There was a sea of people’s heads, and they were whispering to each other.

It seemed that the people attending the conference were more accustomed to the environment in the dark.

They were the senior officials of the "Truth and Meditation Society", about thirty of them, most of them appeared to be older.

The old man with wrinkles on his face sitting in the chief position is the current vice president and acting president Zheng Hongxin.

His eyes were deep and shining as he slowly scanned the venue.

The many participants below are real companions who came from all over Yong'an Island.

Not only are there many instructors from the training camp base, but also the chief of the Yong'an Island Marine Police District, the deputy director of the Civil Affairs Department, the Chen clan leader and others are on the list.

Chen Jiandong sat silently beside him, acting as the meeting recorder.

"President, fellow companions."

The Marine Chief, who was sitting in the lower position, spoke loudly:
"I have retrieved the data from the archives and compared them carefully. Since the poachers were first discovered in December last year, our Marine Police Division has taken strict monitoring measures to crack down on unregistered illegal boats, which has achieved good results."

"Then, in the same period of December last year and this year, there were frequent cases of fishermen and boats going missing. If we analyze this situation, it is obvious that most of those cases were caused by poachers, but their actions have become more secretive."

As he spoke, he held up a sorted document in his hand and handed it to Zheng Hongxin.

"It seems that pure-bloods have been captured by humans many times before."

Upon hearing this, a senior executive frowned and said, "It was only because they encountered a mysterious enemy this time that they were accidentally exposed."

These words immediately aroused a low murmur of discussion.

Everyone had different expressions, some frowned, deep in thought, some were equally confused, and felt sympathetic.

Suddenly, a high-ranking executive with a particularly hot temper slammed the table and said angrily:

"Damn it, those poachers are getting more and more brazen and are bullying us directly!"

You know, Yong'an Island is the real base camp, and it has been complicated for nearly two hundred years.

Even though successive official organizations have cracked down on them many times, their influence has not been eliminated.

Now we are being bullied by a group of outsiders.

"Old Chen, calm down first. If our current situation wasn't special, how could we allow those outsiders to act so recklessly?"

"Yes, the main reason is that after becoming pure-bloods, they rarely return to land to contact us, and we don't know what happened specifically..."

Many senior executives spoke out, offered some comforting words, and also took the opportunity to excuse themselves for their own negligence in their work.

Many people have also offered suggestions on how to take measures to fight back.

For example, we can organize a large-scale population survey. I believe we can find the rats hiding in the sewers.

The conference room was filled with noisy discussions.

Chen Jiandong remained expressionless, silently recording the speeches of every senior official.

Zheng Hongxin raised his thick eyebrows and suddenly rapped the table hard with his knuckles.

After everyone held their breath and expressed silence, he spoke in a deep voice:
"Everyone, the great tide that occurs once every two hundred years has arrived. We are at our weakest right now. We should not act rashly, lest we expose the truth."

"And the most important sea sacrifice ceremony will be held in five days. This time we must succeed without any mistakes."

"Otherwise, the consequences are difficult to estimate. I'm afraid that like two hundred years ago, a major plague may break out on the entire island again..."

He paused, then looked seriously at the Deputy Director of the Civil Affairs Department and Patriarch Chen.

"Now we need more new blood to welcome this festival. How are you preparing?"

After hearing this, the two men explained their work situations one after another.

After listening to this, Zheng Hongxin nodded slightly, and his eyes suddenly became sharper:
"As long as we can hold on for five days and catch our breath, we will immediately search the entire island and hunt down those poachers to serve as a warning to others!"

Immediately afterwards, he issued two defensive measures against possible dangers.

First, find a reason to temporarily close the shipping routes between Yongan Island and the outside world. Second, except for those on official business, all combatants return to the base to do their best to ensure the safety of this festival.

Now that the president had made the decision, the senior officials stopped arguing about the matter.

After the atmosphere eased a little.

Everyone began to wonder who the guy was who helped them solve the poacher this time.

Some people even suspected the special search team, but were immediately rejected by others.

Because over the past few decades, the two sides have actually formed a tacit understanding.

As long as the influence of the "Truth and Meditation Society" is limited to Yong'an Island, local order and peace can be guaranteed.

Then, they won't create unnecessary trouble.

They maintain a harmonious situation where they do not interfere with each other.

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dinner time.

Inside the bustling cafeteria.

Fang Cheng and Pan Wendi carried two stainless steel plates, squeezed out of the crowd, and found an empty seat to sit down.

The plate was full of vegetarian dishes.

Pan Wendi seemed to have no appetite and ate only mouthfuls of food.

Fang Cheng picked up the chopsticks, puffed up his cheeks, picked up the food and started chewing.

He looked as if he had been hungry for several days and was eating a sumptuous seafood dinner.

Pan Wendi was stunned by what she saw, and couldn't help but pick up a small piece of food from Fang Cheng's plate with his chopsticks.

Then put it in your mouth and taste it carefully, trying to figure out what the difference is.

Fang Cheng ignored him and after swallowing a mouthful of braised eggplant, he stared at the prompt message that appeared in front of him.

[You tasted a special meal with a unique flavor, Food Experience +1]

Then he picked up a bowl of seaweed soup and gulped down two big gulps.

A new prompt message then appeared before my eyes.

[You drank a delicious soup that calmed your nerves and helped you sleep, and you got +1 food experience]

Looking at the experience increase information that appeared continuously, Fang Cheng revealed a smile that outsiders could not guess.

Speaking of which, we arrived at Yong'an Island on the first night and were having dinner at the training camp base.

Fang Cheng found that the food here seemed to be more nourishing to the stomach.

Just eating a simple vegetarian meal can actually add 1 experience point.

Today's dinner seemed to have a special addition, and my experience points were rising rapidly.

Just eating half of a meal increased 4 experience points.

You know, after "Gourmet" is upgraded to the expert level, daily ordinary diet can no longer meet his needs to improve his skills.

Only some unique and rare foods can successfully pass the panel identification and gain experience points.

Thinking of this, Fang Cheng looked at the words "Calming the nerves and aiding sleep" in the prompt message.

Suddenly I understood why Pan Wendi and the others slept so deeply and sweetly in the past two nights.

It even cured some members' insomnia.

But it's a pity...

This calming and sleeping-aiding soup seems to have no effect on me at all.

The reason for this situation may be that the special effect of the gourmet skill "poison resistance" is taking effect.

Fang Cheng shook his head and continued to taste the soup with a unique flavor.

In any case, as long as the skill experience value is increased, it proves that it is a good thing for you.

He wolfed down a meal.

Under Pan Wendi's surprised eyes, Fang Cheng stood up again and went to the window to get food.

This cycle continued until the third time.

The cafeteria auntie had remembered him and refused to give him any food.

Fang Cheng glanced at the gourmet skill that increased a total of 12 experience points, then put away the panel and plate in disappointment.

While sitting and waiting for Pan Wendi to finish his meal, he glanced at the other people who were having dinner around him, secretly observing them.

Still no sign of the old student who lived on the third floor.

Moreover, a training camp staff member on another floor seemed to have never shown up again.

After returning that night, Fang Cheng followed the footprints and smells left on the floor and found the room where the monsters first appeared.

And now the people living in the room just happened to disappear.

Fang Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly, with some guesses in his mind.

really.

When he went to bed that night, he no longer heard the strange footsteps on the same floor.

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The next day, morning.

The high ground east of the training camp base.

The tour group members formed a circle and sat side by side on the grass slope at the top of the mountain.

We are practicing outdoor meditation to get close to nature and feel the pure soul.

Close your eyes and feel the sea breeze.

It's like a gentle whisper, which makes people feel particularly fresh and comfortable, and can take away all the restlessness in their hearts.

"Do you feel it?"

"Energy comes from the earth and the ocean. The wind and the grass are breathing. Nature instinctively knows how to maintain harmony. Everything is running in an orderly manner. What should we learn from it..."

The mentor's gentle words also floated into my ears on the wind.

Regardless of whether they have actually entered a meditative state or not, everyone's face reveals a rare sense of tranquility and peace.

After a long time.

Suddenly, there was applause.

Teacher Chen, who was sitting in the crowd, clapped his hands and spoke to wake everyone up:

"Okay, this is the end of today's class. Everyone's performance has improved compared to last time. You can now return to the dormitory or move freely."

Upon hearing this, the team members stood up one after another, chatting and laughing, and sharing with each other the insights they had just gained.

Fang Cheng also patted the grass leaves and dust stuck on his butt, stood up and looked at the familiar environment around him.

The location chosen for this outdoor meditation class happened to be the cape where we visited that night.

Since discovering the abnormalities in the training camp base, Fang Cheng has played the role of an ordinary office worker.

He usually behaves in a proper manner and never shows any special abilities.

Morning and evening classes are self-study classes, and students basically do not actively participate in them.

However, this kind of meditation teaching class, which is a collective activity, is still needed.

In addition to learning meditation knowledge, being too eccentric will make you more conspicuous.

I saw some group members running to the top of the cape, admiring the scenery and taking photos.

Fang Cheng chose to return to the dormitory building with Pan Wendi and others.

Half an hour later.

The entire cape returned to silence, with only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the grass and the occasional cries of seagulls.

A figure reappeared here at this time.

It was Fang Cheng who had left and returned.

He stood on the top of the cliff, looking out at the sparkling blue sea, his thoughts flying.

Just now, while I was in class, I was thinking about my physical training plan which had been affected after traveling here.

Fang Cheng suddenly had an idea.

Now that I have the talent of "water breathing", why not try to use the special environment of the seabed to do weight-bearing exercises?

(End of this chapter)