"Mr. Ren, you didn’t have to push yourself this hard, you know?"
Wen Lei, the upright walking transportation tool, said to Ren Zhong on his back.
Zheng Tian ended today’s hunting activity early.
Before 5 PM, the team returned to town early.
After selling their goods, Zheng Tian and Wen Lei hurriedly went to the Mechanical Warrior training ground at the agreed time with Ren Zhong.
Actually, Zheng Tian didn’t need to come today, but she was afraid Wen Lei’s lack of social skills might mess things up, so she decided to come herself as a wingman.
According to Zheng Tian’s original hope, tonight would be a great opportunity for Wen Lei to demonstrate his solid skills, using free Mechanical Warrior beginner training guidance to further lure Ren Zhong into the fold.
On the way here, Zheng Tian repeatedly reminded Wen Lei to perform well and not disappoint the team’s expectations.
Wen Lei even took the time to prepare a teaching plan during the day.
Unexpectedly, when the two arrived at the scene, they only saw Ren Zhong lying flat on the ground in a corpse pose in the corner of the beginner area of the training ground.
Not beaten up, just tired himself out from overtraining.
Ren Zhong was already experienced with such extreme training.
Zheng Tian rolled her eyes; with his current state, what’s the point in training?
Since Wen Lei’s carefully prepared teaching plan had no place to be used, he could only "skillfully" follow Ren Zhong’s request, pick him up from the ground, and said slightly unwillingly.
Zheng Tian wanted to carry him herself, but with Ren Zhong wearing the full set of Exoskeleton Armor, only Wen Lei could manage it.
Zheng Tian said disappointedly, "Yeah, you can’t train like this in the beginner area. If the nutrition can’t keep up, the strain on the body is too big and counterproductive."
Ren Zhong weakly waved his hand, "It doesn’t matter. Manager Ju gave me two servings of high-absorption nutritious meals for the intermediate area, just enough to push me to the limit."
Zheng Tian, Wen Lei: "..."
Can you do that?
We were too abrupt.
Sorry, we can’t imagine the joy of a social king.
"By the way, Mr. Ren, what are your current parameters? I may not be very talented, but I learned a lot of basic knowledge before passing the First Level qualification test, and I can give you some reference for training plans."
After leaving the training ground, Wen Lei asked again.
Ren Zhong thought for a moment, "Carrying power 3.7 kilowatts, Physical Index 8.1."
He didn’t mention the terrifying Brain Reaction Index of 52.9, not wanting to discourage people too much.
But Wen Lei was already hurt.
He was greatly shocked.
How could a person’s parameters increase like that?
Yesterday you looked so frail, and today your Physical Index is almost up to standard?
Wen Lei originally wanted to ask if Ren Zhong had tried training cooperative movements, but then he remembered this person could wear armor and ride a motorcycle last night.
According to Zheng Tian, he could even drift! He wore First Level armor, activated the amplifier, and played drift with huge operational delay!
Wen Lei silently closed his mouth again.
He planned to go back and burn the teaching plan.
The three returned to the team’s courtyard.
This time Wen Lei was driving, Ren Zhong sat in the middle, and Zheng Tian was holding onto Ren Zhong from behind.
The situation was unique, with all three sharing a vehicle being very crowded, Zheng Tian had to hold on or she would fall off.
Ren Zhong was in Exoskeleton, so there was no skin contact.
After arriving at the courtyard and resting for a while, during dinner, Ren Zhong casually asked, "By the way, how was your harvest today?"
Once he said this, the previously lively dining table immediately became much more somber.
Zheng Tian put down her chopsticks and sighed, "Ugh, bad luck today indeed."
Even though tonight they bought some rare and expensive fresh produce to treat Ren Zhong, she felt that even the fresh stir-fry in her mouth was flavorless when she thought of the day’s ordeal.
"Huh?" Ren Zhong feigned surprise, "What happened?"
After hearing Zheng Tian recount the entire thing, Ren Zhong understood.
Amazing coincidence in history, the hunting ground chosen today was once again Iron Worm Forest.
Apart from not encountering the Blade Mantis, the team’s search route strangely overlapped in parts with the past.
However, the area had been thoroughly harvested by him the previous night.
It was expected that they found nothing.
Ou Youning grumbled, "Who knows which despicable bastard got there first, mimicking professional teams by taking only the crystal chips and leaving the bodies. Many times the sensors gave alarms, we hurried over, only to pick up corpses, not a single chip in sight. Truly frustrating."
Zheng Tian scratched her head, "I’m baffled as well. This was a classic route I summarized, which should yield results when cycled once every few months. But we found nothing...? Bad luck indeed."
Wen Lei also scratched his head, "Yeah, everyone only got 0.3 points today. It’s frustrating."