Chapter 13: Absolute Focus is the Ultimate Cheat

Chapter 13: Absolute Focus is the Ultimate Cheat

"Activate, [Absolute Focus]."

When Lu Yuan activated [Absolute Focus] this time, he immediately felt a different sensation compared to before.

His utilization of the knowledge points from the textbooks he had mastered reached an unprecedented level, incredibly thorough.

When a problem appeared before him, the relevant formulas, theorems, and guidelines rapidly emerged from his mind, combining into different solutions at the fastest pace.

In language-related subjects, his proficiency was even more extraordinary.

After quickly scanning through long paragraphs of foreign language text, Lu Yuan could immediately present a version in his native language, translated word by word in his mind.

If there were outsiders present, they would undoubtedly be astonished by Lu Yuan's speed in solving problems.

Because he seemed to not need to think at all.

After reading a question, the answer would already appear seamlessly on the paper.

"Ding—"

Like the beep of a microwave finishing its heating cycle.

Lu Yuan emerged from the state of [Absolute Focus].

A faint sense of fatigue swept over him.

But it was better than any previous occasion.

"The alarm didn't ring. Not even an hour has passed?"

Lu Yuan checked his phone, revealing a slightly surprised expression on his face.

The effect of [Absolute Focus] level 2 was better than he had anticipated.

The assignment he estimated would take an hour and a half was completed in just forty-five minutes, covering an entire class period.

Efficiency had doubled! And "Wow—"

Lu Yuan quickly flipped through the completed assignments and exam papers.

Although there was no standard answer for comparison, he still had an extremely strong intuition.

"The accuracy of this assignment has definitely increased!"

Level 2 [Absolute Focus] allowed him to enter a state of concentration even deeper than before.

In this state, his intelligence attribute, 10 points higher than an average person's, seemed to be fully unleashed.

"Even if others have an intelligence attribute of 10 points, they can't compare to me in terms of thinking speed."

Lu Yuan was confident in this.

Turning back to the table, accumulated information prompts gave him a small surprise.

"Gain two points of professional experience every ten minutes! The experience gained for each basic skill has also nearly doubled?!"

In forty-five minutes, he harvested experience points comparable to what he used to gain in two hours.

"Efficiency doubled, and experience points gained doubled too!"

For Lu Yuan, this was undoubtedly fantastic news.

It meant that his leveling speed had also doubled! "I need to see if this has the same effect when applied to the [Fighter] profession."

Lu Yuan couldn't wait for his stamina to recover.

He directly took his training mat and went to the living room.

"You focused on professional training for ten minutes, gaining +2 professional experience."

"Your basic skill, Beginner Forging Body, has improved, gaining +4 experience."

"Your basic skill, Beginner Forging Body, has improved, gaining +6 experience."

After completing two sets of strength training, Lu Yuan felt satisfied with the feedback.

The experience gained from the [Fighter] profession board had also doubled.

"Absolute focus is applicable in any professional field. Indeed, concentration is the ultimate cheat!"

After the two sets of strength training, Lu Yuan began to practice the basic leg techniques he had just learned that morning.

This time, the feeling was even more pronounced.

During practice, his mind continuously replayed the movements demonstrated by Lin Zhiqin during the morning lecture, vividly recalling every detail.

And in the state of level 2 [Absolute Focus], Lu Yuan seemed to have improved his control over the muscles in various parts of his body.

Previously, during self-practice, he would somewhat "understand at a glance, forget after learning."

Now it was much better.

Recalling in his mind, watching and learning about 70-80%, and achieving about 40-50% effectiveness when putting it into practice.

Already quite remarkable.

After all, Lu Yuan himself was not a martial genius with extraordinary talent.

All he could do was make as much effort as possible and stay focused.

The following time was entirely devoted to training. Usually, during school hours, he only had a few hours in the evening for martial arts practice.

Rarely having two days of free time on the weekend, he naturally had to make the most of every moment.

Lu Yuan created a training and rest schedule.

Based on his physical condition, he tried to control the duration of each training session as much as possible.

The situation where he practiced until his whole body was sore and could barely walk should not happen again.

Excessive training would only slow down his progress.

The afternoon passed in focused training.

When it was time for dinner, Lu Xinghua returned, looking a bit worse for wear.

Although Lu Yuan was worried, he didn't say anything.

News from the hospital a couple of days ago mentioned that Grandpa's cerebral infarction surgery seemed to be delayed by two days.

During this time, he heard his father, Lu Xinghua, pleading on the phone for money more than once.

Even in his two lives, Lu Yuan still felt uncomfortable.

He didn't know if the over a thousand yuan he had hidden in his parents' room had been discovered.

But even if it were found, that money wouldn't solve any problems.

"School, martial arts hall. Regardless of which area makes a breakthrough, it can alleviate the pressure our family is facing now. I need to work harder."

Only by desperately studying and training could Lu Yuan barely dispel the deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

The evening was spent in training.

During this time, his sister, Lu Jing, made a video call.

It was past 8 o'clock in Jiaoyan City, and the sky was still bright on the west side.

Lu Jing chewed on a dry biscuit while updating Lu Yuan on their archaeological team, mentioning that they were almost at the entrance of the temple ruins.

It was estimated that they would be able to explore inside in two days.

Unfortunately, due to her limited experience, she wasn't qualified to be on the first list of personnel.

While Lu Yuan listened to her complaints, he was about to offer some comforting words.

Unexpectedly, the video call ended with a "boom" due to poor network signals.

Calling back couldn't get through.

Nothing could be done.

By around 11 PM, approaching bedtime, the data on Lu Yuan's [Fighter] profession board had changed to—

[Fighter Level 2 (81/200)]

[Basic Professional Skills: Beginner Forging Body Level 3 (2/400)

Basic Boxing Level 2 (153/200)

Basic Leg Technique Level 2 (89/200)]

Professional experience increased by over seventy points, Beginner Forging Body increased by over sixty points, reaching level 3.

Basic Boxing increased by almost one hundred points.

The main focus on the basic leg technique had the most significant increase, nearing two hundred, directly breaking through level 2 and approaching half of level 3 progress.

"After advancing to level 3 in Beginner Forging Body, the difficulty of obtaining experience points has clearly increased.

Sometimes after completing a set of training, I can only gain one or two points of experience."

Lu Yuan finished showering, lying on the bed in just his briefs.

The curtains were not drawn, allowing the light from the street lamp outside to shine in, and he could hear the occasional sound of cars passing by.

"It seems I need to increase the intensity of strength training.

Increasing the intensity would require using equipment. Starting next week, I'll go to the martial arts hall for training every day after school."

Reflecting now, Lu Yuan felt that his decision to allocate attribute points directly to physique was hasty.

The maximized point allocation should wait until the growth rate of strength and physique brought by Beginner Forging Body slowed down, then allocate points.

After advancing to level 3 in Beginner Forging Body, he clearly felt that his thighs, calves, arms, as well as muscles in the chest and abdomen, had become more solid, and even his skin seemed more elastic.

The whole person seemed like a block of iron, constantly forging out impurities under external forces, becoming more compact and solid.

Opening the reading app on his phone, he randomly picked a novel to read.

At 11:25 PM, the light from Lu Yuan's phone on the bed extinguished, and he had already entered the realm of dreams.

(End of this chapter)