Signing Up for the Gym(2)

Chapter 24: Signing Up for the Gym(2)

After bidding farewell to Shengong Linfang, Fang Yuan no longer wasted time in the bus station. The taxi stand was not very far from the bus station, so Fang Yuan rushed in that direction.

He didn't know whether the boy would return, but since the taxi was safer, he decided to spend some money. It didn't take him long to find an empty taxi.

The fare was fixed, so Fang Yuan couldn't bargain. He simply said his destination and sat down in the back seat of the car.

Around twenty minutes later, Fang Yuan reached his destination.

"Thank you, senior," Fang Yuan thanked the driver and then exited the car after paying the fare.

At that moment, he was so angry with the boy that he vowed to punch him when he became stronger than him. The bus would have taken only 5 spirit coins, but due to that boy, he had to pay 28 spirit coins for the travel.

Fang Yuan then took a deep breath and calmed his angry heart. On both sides of the street, there were several gyms.

Fang Yuan already had a gym in his mind, so he walked in that direction.

The Wushu Martial Gym was the largest gym on the continent, being a part of the Wushu Sect. There were branches of the gym all over the continent. Since they were known for their strength and sincere training, Fang Yuan chose it as his destination. It was slightly expensive compared to other gyms due to its background, but Fang Yuna could now afford it.

He wanted to be way stronger when he faced the entrance the next year.

Fang Yuan stopped before the building. It was an enormous building, spanning over fifty thousand square feet. Just the value of the land alone was something Fang Yuan would have never even dreamed of before getting the Broken Pagoda.

There were automatic gates installed at the entrance, so when Fang Yuan reached there, the gates slid open on their own. He couldn't help but feel wondrous at the situation since it was his first time seeing it.

Only two buildings in the entire Yellow Peach City had automatic doors. One was the Wushu Martial Gym, and the other was the Federation's branch.

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"Guest, would you like to come inside?"

The receptionist finally couldn't bear Fang Yuan leaving and coming to entertain himself with the automatic door closing and opening.

Fang Yuan looked awkward when the receptionist called. He wasn't thick-skinned enough to become nonchalant, so he entered the building with a red face.

The receptionist was a woman in her middle-age and was wearing the gym's dress.

"Hello, senior. I want to join the gym." Fang Yuan respectfully greeted the woman and stated his purpose for coming there.

"Are you sure?" The woman asked. From Fang Yuan's old clothes, she could see that he wasn't very wealthy, and only the wealthy ones could afford the gym fees.

The woman wasn't being arrogant, but she had seen many students, who wanted to join the gym, but after hearing the fees, they became distraught. Sometimes, it could become a serious issue since some just couldn't accept rejection of any kind.

Fang Yuan understood what the woman meant by her words, but since he had a clear purpose for coming here, he didn't act out and simply nodded with a respectful smile.

"Since you are serious about it, come with me," The woman replied.

Fang Yuan couldn't help but become surprised when the woman stood up. She was even taller than his father, who was already a tall man. To be precise, the woman was the tallest woman Fang Yuan had ever seen in his life.

The woman didn't care about it since she had gotten used to it. Her height was taller than average even in her field. She then took Fang Yuan to a testing room.

The fees at Wushu Martial Gym were expensive not only because of their background but also their extensive care, teachings, and many different types of training equipment.

"The testing isn't free. It will cost you 200 spirit coins," The woman informed before starting the test.

Fang Yuan who was making himself ready to do his best suddenly froze. He didn't know that just the testing alone would cost him such a large amount. But he still gritted his teeth and nodded.

The woman didn't say anything in response to that and went on to activate the screen, so the data could be seen digitally by both the gym and the tester.

"Okay, punch at it when I tell you."

The woman informed, pointing at the punching machine. Fang Yuan nodded and walked to the machine. He had an awed expression since the ones he had seen were too ancient compared to the ones there.

He then stopped being in awe and readied himself to punch at his full strength.

"Ok, punch."

Boom!

Fang Yuan immediately punched after the woman ordered. The next moment, the screen lightened up and a number appeared on it.

Fang Yuan couldn't help but smile when he saw the number, but when he saw the woman's reaction, he froze. His punch strength was 120 kilograms, which was pretty good according to him since he was only at the 2nd level of Qi refining.

"Punch again," The woman ordered.

Fang Yuan nodded and punched once again. The number dwindled to 115 kilograms at that time. The woman ordered him to punch a few more times, and as the punching number grew, the digits on the screen also saw a reduction.

The woman was recording all of that, and at the end, she looked excited, which didn't seem good for Fang Yuan.

After punching, it was time to check kick strength. The same result followed at the end.

The woman then asked Fang Yuan to do some pull ups while wearing some weights. Around an hour later, all the tests had come to an end.

Fang Yuan was gasping for breath as he sat on the sofa, waiting for the result. He had never been tired as much as that day, so he felt extremely uncomfortable, and his entire body was aching.

(Chapter End.)

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