With great anticipation, Lin Shen took out the [Dew]. Sitting on his bed, he gave it a few test sprays but didn’t feel any discomfort.
"It doesn’t seem to be doing anything."
Lin Shen had thought he might suddenly mutate or something, but when he checked the instructions, he saw that it required a week of application to show any noticeable effects.
It works so slowly.
Lin Shen figured he’d just have to be patient.
When he picked up his phone again, he noticed a red "1" indicating an unread message in the top-right corner of [ReceivePal].
After he opened it, he saw his personal attribute panel had changed slightly.
[Detected a change in the host’s body. Personal information has been updated.]
[Constitution: 70/70 (Healthy+)]
[Spirit: 68/70 (Calm+)]
[Kidney Power: 70/70 (Virility-)]
[Height: 180cm; Weight: 78kg]
"I can totally accept this!"
Lin Shen was too excited to sleep, his heart thumping with agitation.
Feeling overexcited, Lin Shen quickly put on his headphones and applied a [Vision Recovery Eye Patch].
This was his usual bedtime routine.
Lin Shen’s prescription had already dropped to around 200 degrees, and the two remaining patches were just enough to restore his vision completely.
The ethereal melody of soft music drifted from his headphones, and the cool sensation around his eyes gradually calmed his mind.
With this, the first phase of his goal, "improving his body," was more or less complete.
Lin Shen started to consider the second phase: making money.
An income of 4,000 yuan a day was great, but he was no longer satisfied with it.
’I need to make use of that industry fund from GoGo Maps,’
Lin Shen thought to himself.
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August 4, 2025. Monday.
23℃–30℃, cloudy.
[Construction Bank: Your account ending in 7946 received a deposit of RMB 4,000 on August 4 at 00:01. Current balance: 167,000.]
At 7:30 in the morning, Lin Shen got up right on time.
Eight hours of sleep had left him feeling exceptionally refreshed.
After splashing his face with water, Lin Shen went downstairs for a jog around the complex. He kept his pace under six minutes per kilometer, finishing in 29’30".
Ever since breaking the thirty-minute barrier, Lin Shen felt it was getting harder and harder to improve.
He had tried picking up his speed mid-run, but his breathing would grow ragged before he even completed a kilometer.
After thinking it over, Lin Shen figured the problem might be his running form.
"I should find a video to help me improve."
Back downstairs, Lin Shen was about to take a rest when he suddenly spotted a familiar figure standing not far away.
"Brother-in-law!"
Dressed in simple loungewear, Gu Wanqing smiled and waved at Lin Shen before jogging over to him.
She was holding a bottle of electrolyte water and a towel she had prepared for him.
"Wipe your sweat."
Gu Wanqing handed the towel to Lin Shen and twisted open the bottle cap for him.
Lin Shen felt a bit embarrassed by her thoughtfulness.
"Why did you come downstairs?"
"I didn’t see you when I got up, so I figured you were out for your morning run."
Gu Wanqing was smart; she could tell from the changes in Lin Shen’s physique that he must exercise regularly.
"You’re so disciplined, Brother-in-law!"
"It’s easy once you make it a habit."
After taking a few sips of the electrolyte water, Lin Shen went upstairs with Gu Wanqing, chatting and laughing.
After he showered, the two of them bought some steamed buns for breakfast from a street vendor near the subway entrance and then took the train to Shanghai International Studies University.
As everyone knows, the university town in the southwestern corner of Modu is home to the main campuses of seven universities.