Suijun starts with the principle of rewarding diligence.

The canal inspection panel shows that all three water control capabilities have been upgraded to level two.

The utility of the next stage has also been upgraded from two to three.

However, the progress of the upgrade has not changed; it remains at 500.

It's obvious that even with the same 500, the difficulty of increasing it will definitely be different.

Buqu did not dwell on the matter and was eager to go into the water to test its capabilities.

As soon as Fang Fu jumped into the water, he felt a noticeable change.

The water control range has been upgraded from level one to level two, which means that he can now control the water flow within two feet around him.

A related passive ability, vision, is also enhanced.

Although the field of vision only increased by one foot, the increase in water level is calculated in cubic meters.

Raising the height by one foot increases the area of ​​water covered by the field of vision by a full eight times.

This means he can find the treasure fish more easily.

In addition, he found that the water in the field of vision was brighter and clearer.

Buqu controlled his body to float up a little, and when he was close to the surface, he could clearly see the scenery on the water.

"Since I can see above the water from underwater, what if I look down from above? Let's give it a try!"

He climbed onto the sampan and leaned over the bow to look out over the lake.

Sure enough, he can now see the water within a two-foot radius through the surface.

As soon as I straightened up, the lake water returned to its original murky state.

"It even has a X-ray vision effect! Before, when its rank was too low, I didn't notice any change. Now that its rank has increased, the effect is quite noticeable."

Bu Qu thought to himself, 'If the scope is expanded to a certain extent, will I be able to sit on a boat and see the entire lake? If a mermaid were swimming in the lake... hmm, the scene would be quite beautiful...'

He tried to control the lake water, causing it to surge upwards.

The lake water was very obedient, gushing out from the left side of the sampan, forming a semi-circular water ring above the sampan, and then entering the water from the right side.

"Even when I'm not in the water, I can control the water within a two-foot radius."

Bu Qu was not surprised by this. After all, he had previously controlled the water flow to propel the boat forward.

"Now I can double the water pressure. So, can I make the water lift the boat forward?"

With a thought, a small current rose in the lake, lifting the sampan a foot.

With another thought, the current carried the sampan forward, as if riding the waves.

"That's pretty impressive!"

With a sigh of relief, Buqu's sampan returned to the lake.

In terms of speed in the water alone, he could probably swim faster by lying on the sampan, controlling all the water around him.

But the effect of making the sampan ride the waves is even more stunning.

It evokes a feeling of "There will be times when the wind and waves will be broken, and the sails will be hoisted to cross the vast ocean".

After a short rest on the boat, Buqu continued his underwater testing.

This time, he wanted to test his swimming speed in the water.

He was able to completely envelop himself in water, transforming into a water fish that swam through the water.

It is much faster than swimming.

Now that it's upgraded to the second tier, the speed should be even faster.

As usual, Buqu controlled a foot of water around himself to envelop himself, and then transformed into a water fish to swim in the water.

Just as he expected, the swimming speed doubled as the water pressure increased.

He swam for a while, then surfaced to catch his breath.

He wondered to himself, "What would happen if I could control two feet of water around me?"

Buqu dived back into the water, taking full control of the two feet of water around him, and transformed once again into an even larger water fish, darting through the water.

The swimming speed remained largely unchanged from before.

only......

He suddenly popped his head out of the water, panting heavily.

"This consumes a tremendous amount of energy..."

The amount of water controlled is eight times the original amount, which means that the consumption of water itself is also eight times the original amount.

With the water pressure doubled, the consumption increased by a full sixteen times!

I used to be able to play in the water for an hour, but now I can only last for half an incense stick's time.

"Can't we just do as much work as we expend? Can't we be a little less reasonable?"

Bu Qu shook his head.

He hasn't been able to control two streams of water at the same time yet.

If one were to unleash all their abilities, they would be exhausted within minutes.

He climbed onto the small boat to rest, thinking to himself, "My soft power is getting too strong, and my hard power is struggling to keep up. This is only the second tier; if I reach the third or fourth tier, who can withstand this kind of strain?"

To improve one's physical abilities, one naturally needs to learn martial arts techniques; to learn martial arts techniques, one must first enter the city; to enter the city, one must first have money... and, well, connections as well.

Bu Qu exhaled a breath of stale air, pondering what he needed to do next:

"First, I'll buy a small boat, then I'll catch some treasure fish. Different treasure fish have different habits, so I need to learn more about them. Just two kinds aren't enough."

After saving enough money, I'll try to get a county-level household registration, and then I'll go and see if a martial arts school or a dojo would be more suitable.

Having made up his mind, he rested for a while and then began to study how to speed up the process.

Similar to the first stage, if he fully activates his abilities, the progress of all three water control abilities can be increased simultaneously.

However, this method is too costly, and Buqu simply cannot afford it with its current capabilities.

If the energy expenditure at the first level is equivalent to jogging, then at the second level it becomes a 100-meter sprint.

The consumption of the two is simply incomparable.

He tried it once and then stopped trying. He then used the controlled variable method to test the progress of each ability one by one.

Similar to the first stage, when he controls the flow of water within two feet of his body, the progress related to that area will increase. The rate of increase is roughly the same as in the first stage.

However, because he didn't maximize his control range, his progress was very slow.

If you only control the flow of water within a one-foot radius around yourself, like in the first stage, the progress will be increased at one-eighth of the original speed.

In contrast, the rate of increase in water pressure and accuracy did not change as much.

The range changes exponentially, while the water pressure and precision change linearly.

The water pressure increased from one to two times, but the energy consumption only doubled.

This has nothing to do with how much water he controls.

In other words, if Buqu focuses on improving water pressure, the time required will only be twice as long as before.

The same applies to precision.

However, controlling two streams of water simultaneously consumes more mental energy.

Bu Qu spent a day testing on the small sampan, and the progress in each of the three aspects improved somewhat:

[Scope: 4/500]

Water pressure: 16/500

[Precision: 12/500]

"For me right now, increasing water pressure is the most important thing. It can increase my swimming speed and I can use water as a weapon and tool. Most importantly, I can afford the effort required to increase water pressure."

Buqu went home as dusk fell.

The next day, he slept until the sun was high in the sky before finally waking up.

"I overdid it yesterday, I need to be more restrained..."

Having strong abilities is a good thing, but overexertion is not.

If someone takes advantage of our weakness, we will suffer a huge loss.

After making some preparations, Buqu went out, ready to continue catching treasure fish.

Wang Erlang sat in front of the door repairing fishing nets.

Seeing Bu Qu leave, he reached out and called out, "Why are you up so late? Do you know what day it is today?"

"What day is it?" Bu Qu was a little confused, thinking to himself: the New Year is still a long way off.

Wang Erlang chuckled: "Today is the annual boat race day on Blackwater Lake."

"A regatta day?"

Bu Qu thought for a long time before finally recalling the memories of the rowing day in his mind.

"So that's what rowing day is like."

He smiled at Wang Erlang and said, "Uncle Wang, this boat race isn't very interesting, so I won't go."