Infinite Fighting

Chapter 3 Mutation
Raindrops hit the container, and the sound of rain continued to be heard.

Rain is a common occurrence here on Shanli Island.

After all, it's by the sea.

It is possible for it to rain several times a day.

But it happened to be the day when Zhang Ji was resting.

Yes, he actually has one day off a month, and it is paid.

He found it a bit ironic.

Because he had never encountered a job like this with paid vacations before he traveled through time.

In that "civilized" society, overtime work is not paid, holidays are basically non-existent, let alone paid leave.

Slave owners all knew that they could not let slaves work all the time, but capitalists did not know that.

Suddenly, there was a knock on his door.

Zhang Ji frowned slightly, wondering if it was some bad intention or revenge from Brother Kun whom he had offended before.

Picking up the crowbar, he walked carefully to the door.

"Zhang Ji? Is he there?"

It was Gu Ming's voice.

Zhang Ji still did not relax his vigilance. He looked out through the crack in the door and did not see anyone else, but he saw a little boy about seven or eight years old next to Gu Ming.

Carefully opening the door, Zhang Ji asked, "Brother Gu, what's the matter?"

"It's like this." Gu Ming looked at the child beside him and said, "He's almost eight years old, but it's not a big deal for him to play with other children all day. I see that you seem to know how to read, so could you spare some time every month to teach him? This is this month's tuition, I hope you don't think it's too little."

As he spoke, Gu Ming also took out a small box, which contained a hundred neatly arranged batteries.

Twenty roast duck meals.

Five days’ wages.

Moreover, Gu Ming also has to endure Yin Kun's exploitation. Theoretically, it will take him six or even seven days to earn the money.

Even so, he still chose to spend so much money to let me teach his son to read?

Wait, what’s the popularity of text here?
Zhang Ji suddenly realized something.

There is no teacher here
At least not in Kuicheng District.

So this is the reason why Gu Ming took such good care of me in the beginning and even stepped forward to mediate at the risk of offending Yin Kun?

From the moment he stared at the words on the cargo box in a daze, Gu Ming was probably already making some plans.

Sure enough, there is never love or hate without reason.

Zhang Ji was still confused, but now he finally understood.

"Four roast duck meals will be enough." Zhang Ji took out twenty batteries from the box and said.

"Take them all. What if you need to buy some writing tools or something? You can't pay for it yourself!" Gu Mingdao said.

Only then did Zhang Ji understand what Gu Ming was thinking.

Stationery costs money and is a bit expensive.

But here, it is not impossible to find other ways.

There were so many cardboards that his bed was completely covered with them.

Just write it there.

There is no need to waste your hard-earned money to buy those things when you are just starting to learn.

"Add the money for a pen." Zhang Ji took away three more batteries, and then said without questioning: "Take the rest back. I'll teach you first. If you don't think it's good, you don't have to ask me for help next time."

This was a euphemism; Zhang Ji was actually worried that he couldn't stand this child.

The children in Kuicheng District are quite courageous.

After all, the environment and situation are very special.

They saw a lot of things.

"How can I not teach well?"

Gu Ming smiled, but he did not force money on Zhang Ji.

For a man who could notice the detail of Zhang Ji's literacy from the very beginning and make such a far-reaching plan, he must not be bad at dealing with people.

"Just stay here today and listen to your teacher. I'll pick you up at noon." Gu Ming said to the child beside him.

"Yeah." The little boy nodded.

After Gu Ming left, Zhang Ji put away the cardboard with words written on it, put it under the bed, and took out a new one at random.

During the twenty days or so since he came here, he has been thinking about fighting. What he wrote and drew on the cardboard were all related information he saw on the TV in the roast duck restaurant, as well as some situations in this world that he still remembered.

Of course, he was not stupid. When it came to important matters, he would just gloss over them vaguely to avoid being discovered and arousing suspicion.

He really wanted to be a fighter, but unfortunately, he seemed to have no way to get in touch with it.

Only Kratos should understand, but he obviously wouldn't have too much interaction with a small character like himself.

"What's your name?" Zhang Ji asked the little boy holding a pen.

"Gu Jie!" Gu Jie replied.

"Can you write?" Zhang Ji asked.

"Yes." said Gu Jie.

Apart from anything else, he kept these two words in mind.

For this name, his father spent a day's wages to ask Uncle Cheng to choose one.

"Write." Zhang Ji handed the pen in his hand to the other party and said.

Gu Jie held the pen and began to write on the cardboard.

He obviously practiced.

There is no big problem with the way of holding the pen, and writing is very skillful.

Soon, he finished writing these two words.

Surprisingly, not bad.

If Zhang Ji's body had not rejuvenated and undergone some changes after traveling through time, resulting in stronger control, he might not have been able to write better than the other person.

"Have you ever practiced calligraphy?" Zhang Ji asked.

"My father asked me to use a branch to gesture at those signs," said Gu Jie.

Zhang Ji nodded.

It’s good to have subjective initiative.

This way you don't have to worry too much.

"Let's start with the initials and finals!" Zhang Ji said.

The story background of "Supreme Fighting" is constructed with reference to the real background, so many places are actually the same as the reality before Zhang Ji traveled through time, including the words used and the slightly similar cultural background.

Time flies, Zhang Ji has been in Kuicheng District for almost two months. He has become a skilled worker.

Here, he is the only one who will get full wages.

But his job is also the most tiring.

He had to unload a truck alone every time, without anyone joining him. Under Yin Kun's intimidation, no one dared to help. Gu Ming was also arranged to unload the goods at another place. He wanted to help Zhang Ji, but was rejected by Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji's body after traveling through time was very considerate and helped him to fight for his dignity.

Even if one person is unloading a truckload of goods, he can quickly adapt and even work faster than two people.

When he has free time, he would teach Gu Jie to read. He would just write on a piece of paper, add pinyin, and let him go home to practice.

Whenever they met again, Gu Jie would memorize everything and write it down.

Only at this time would Zhang Ji slowly explain to him the meaning of these words and the principles they represent.

It was quite quick to teach. Gu Jie was very proud to be able to recite two ancient poems among his friends. Now, even without his father's pressure, he would study hard just to show off.

Among the other workers, there are also those who are married and have children, and now they seem to want Zhang Ji to help teach them, but they are just letting him know, probably to test his thoughts and inquire about tuition fees.

Zhang Ji really didn't expect that after he returned most of the knowledge to the teacher, he could still shine here with these half-baked things.

It is also worth mentioning that every other day, Zhang Ji would go out for a roast duck meal and then watch TV to learn about the situation in the fighting world.

Well, that’s not really the case in the fighting world.

It's just an acting show.

Just hitting each other for fun.

Sometimes the people inside would reveal some random exercise routines, Zhang Ji would write them down, and then practice them randomly himself.

But it's no use.

Real combat martial arts require corresponding body movements, breathing, external medications, and even auxiliary striking exercises.

Everything is top secret.

Even in this society where the Internet seems to be very developed, they are unwilling to teach ordinary people for no reason.

He wondered whether he could get access to those things outside of Kuicheng District.

But it doesn't seem easy.

Only delivery drivers are able to travel back and forth, and according to them, there is no place for martial arts schools outside.

Shanli Island is a place full of sweatshops where people are treated like slaves.

Kuicheng District can even be considered a superior living area in the entire Shanli Island.

At least Kratos is trying to manage the situation properly and isn't letting things mess up.

In other places, various guns and addictive drugs are rampant, and if you want to work and make a living, you have to risk your life.

Among all the slave owners, Kratos has the longest vision.

However, it is said that Kratos has only been here for less than 20 years and he is not a local.

In the past, this place was not called Kuicheng District, and it was even more chaotic, similar to other places.

Time came to night.

Zhang Ji finished a day's hard work and prepared to go home with a slightly tired body.

The key was in the lock, and he suddenly felt something was wrong.

So light!

"Click~!"

The lock was opened directly.

"It's getting old after using it for a long time? I need to ask Uncle Cheng to change the lock."

Zhang Ji muttered to himself and then tried to leave.

However, the door suddenly opened and a hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed his head.

He stretched out his hand to stop it, but was slapped to the side by the other party, and then the hand tightly grasped his head.

"Be quiet, or you'll die!"

A somewhat vicissitudes of life voice was heard.

The five fingers were so powerful that they pinched Zhang Ji's head so hard that it hurt. He had no doubt that if the other party exerted more force, his head would explode like a watermelon.

Zhang Ji actually felt that this voice was somewhat familiar. He whispered, "Master Kui?"

"Come in."

Mr. Kratos grabbed Zhang Ji, led him into the door, and then locked it.

Zhang Ji was thrown aside, and Kui Ye staggered and sat on the bed made of cardboard and wooden boxes.

"Kui, what happened?"

Zhang Ji turned on the light bulb and noticed that there seemed to be some traces of blood on Kratos' abdomen.

What's happening here?
"What's your name?"

Kratos did not answer Zhang Ji's question, but instead asked Zhang Ji's name.

"Zhang Ji." Zhang Ji replied.

Mr. Kui stared at Zhang Ji for a while, seemed to have some impression of him, and said, "Zhang Ji? I didn't expect it to be you."

He remembered that the person in front of him was the young man who was competing with the dog for food.

"Mr. Kui?" Zhang Ji said, "You seem to be injured. I can go to the pharmacy and buy some medicine for you."

Loaders and unloaders often suffer from bruises and scrapes. There is a drugstore nearby that specializes in selling medicine. Serious illnesses cannot be cured, but minor cuts can be sutured in two or three strokes.

Kui Ye stared at Zhang Ji for a while, then said: "Go, don't tell anyone that I'm here."

Zhang Ji nodded, then opened the door and walked out.

Standing outside the door, his expression suddenly changed.

Is Kuicheng District going to change?
The simple order structure that Kratos maintains by suppressing everything with his absolute force is inherently quite fragile.

I'm afraid something has happened among the upper echelons of Kuicheng District now.

If he tells others about Kratos's presence here, he might be able to gain some benefits.

Of course, it is also possible that you will get nothing, or even be silenced.

And if we leave Kratos here
Kratos is a formal fighter, and he may be able to learn professional fighting martial arts here.

In addition, you also have to bear more risks.

However, Zhang Ji doesn't care about this risk.

From the moment he grabbed that bowl of dog food, he understood one thing.

Here, every opportunity must be fought for, seized, and risked!!!

(End of this chapter)