Chapter 11: A Martial Arts Lesson

'Dawn, ummm what's going on? Nan'ke asked seeing the system go all haywire for a moment. He was actually worried that he may lose the system and then fall back in being a regular old joe. He was painfully aware that currently he wasn't anything without the system and this may also be true in the future as without it he may not have a future to begin with.

[Don't worry, a correction has just occurred] "Something must have gone wrong for a correction to take place, so what is it?" [Don't get your panties in twist]

[The correction occurred because you haven't been through the process of conceptualization. In its literal sense it means an idea or concept, however for you its about breaking limits or rather the idea of breaking limits. These limits are not something tangible, its where you gain a different plane of understanding as well as a generation of a mind space. Which would be very limited to you in the milky way as the universe itself isn't under conceptualization which would take another 4 billion years]

[So what would happen if you try to learn something that requires ideas and concepts when you don't know the foundations these concepts and ideas derived form] "Okay that's just confusing even for me." Nan'ke said with a dumb look on his face unable to wrap his head around what Dawn was saying. [Sigh, okay what you required from the system shop was Martial arts, what was given to you were the form of Martial arts that transcend into the metaphysical and not what you've seen in tv and those cage fights]

"But I just wanted to know how to fight like those you referred to, the MMA fighters as well as those ancient masters that fought in the war. [I know, however the system isn't some backwater piece of technology. It would always give the best within the limits of the universe, meaning that those martial arts you desired are in its primitive form and the one provided by the system is an upgraded version of it. But think of it as a pebble turning into a mountain to fathom its transformation. In addition these arts comes with its own set of moves and skills]

[To continue the explanation, with no knowledge of the metaphysical you cannot access those advance martial arts, those are the ones that require more LP to purchase. In simple terms you cannot count to number 2 with counting number 1. So the system re-purpose the request and included the knowledge of the metaphysical as well as the number 1 or the first realm/stage/level of martial arts in this universe]

'So there are martial artists in the world like the metaphysical ones?' [Yes] Dawn replied. 'But you said that conceptualization is needed to gain access to the metaphysical and the universe isn't there yet. [That is true, however even in its most primitive form some martial arts (i.e. Tai chi, Wing Chun, Shaolin Kung fu) allowed martial artist to progress through their profundity as well as the martial artist own will, commitment and talent. This takes years to manifest and allows them to gain a fraction of conceptualization] [You on the another hand want to put the cart before the horse. Just like them you would start from 1 before jumping to 2 and so on however you would be more powerful in the same realm and with me your conceptualization would be a fully complete one]

'So what are the so-called level to these martial artist and how one is determined to be one?" Nan'ke asks. [Martial artist are divided into the following;

Apprentice (Needs 20 physical strength & vitality, Martials arts skill set(knowledge of Apprentice stage)

Soldier (Needs 35 physical strength & vitality, Martials arts skill set(knowledge of Soldier stage)

Warrior (Needs 50 physical strength & vitality, Martials arts skill set(knowledge of Warrior stage)

Elite (Needs 70 physical strength & vitality, Martials arts skill set(knowledge of Elite stage)

Master (Needs 100 physical strength & vitality, Martials arts skill set(knowledge of Master stage)

Grandmaster (Needs 150 physical strength & vitality, Martials arts skill set(knowledge of Grandmaster stage)

[Milkinites strength generally is at 25 -40 for regulars, at 55 at their peak, while athletes, soldiers etc. usually are at 60 -80, at 92 at their peak, however without the necessary metaphysical knowledge they are just considered strong]

[Each realm is then further divided into 3 sub-realm; minor, major and grand. For instance a minor apprentice martial artist strength is between 20-25, major would be 26-30 and a grand apprentice being 30-34)

'I see, the underbelly of the world is truly dark and magnificent at the same time. No wonder people with resources fight for power all the time because having power means access to more resources which then gives them more power and around it goes, truly a vicious cycle. I want a share of that' Nan'ke declared with a smile forming from his last statement. Being used and step on was not in his plan for his life, not after getting out of the orphanage. He would crawl(move slow & cautious) through the dark so he can walk(move with impunity) in the light so his children may someday run(move without fear) in the twilight.

(A/N: Some cringe poetry right there)

'Okay purchase Martial arts apprentice knowledge from the shop' he said.

[Deducting 750LP]

[Done]

[Remaining LP: 206]

After that a wave of profound knowledge was burnt into his brain and with his innate skill [Genius Mind] he understood the information within a half an hour. 'So this is the metaphysical, hahaha' he said and laughed like two-bit villain buoyed by his new strength. The Apprentice realm focuses on the foundation of the body, it no different from a regular average peak human in terms of physical attributes but with the metaphysical energy the body of an apprentice martial artist is 3x(think like a buff a priest would give in a MMORPG) that of a average human. This means that a minor apprentice martial artist can deal with 3 regular humans at the same time. This increase as the martial artist gets stronger where Elite martial practitioners can deal with 40 regular humans.

(A/N: What it means is although his current strength is 20, with the metaphysical energy aiding him his actual strength with be around 60)

After adjusting to the new found 'buff' he readily check the notifications he received from the system when he was digesting the martial arts knowledge.

[Congratulations to the host for achieving an advancement: Martial Arts Apprentice Realm- minor]

[Reward: 10,000LP]

[You have learnt the following skills:

Basic MMA: You have a variety of non-metaphysical fighting techniques but only the foundational knowledge.

Slight Steps (level 1/3): Your footsteps have become lighter reducing the sound you make when walking.

Refined Fist Set (level 1/3): Advance boxing skill that makes your fist move faster and stronger.

Great Wall (level 1/3): Able to take hits from blunt weapons with little to no damage, but pain is still present.

Eagle Eyes(N/A): You can perceive attack patterns form those weaker than you. ]

(A/N: Top-Tier naming skills huh)

'Cool, I can fight now. I'm currently 6x stronger than the average person my age, but it goes without saying that the kid(Mu Yen) might have someone to protect him. I should play it save for now and just do some recon'. While saying that he uses 'Chirp' social media app to look at what Mu yen is doing now having already gain access to his account name through his algorithm.

'Hmmm, he seems to like to party and looks like he is going out today seeing his recent post suggesting he will be at the 'Taste' nightclub right here in Mu City. I never been clubbing before maybe I could go and see what's the craze is about. I could even plant a bug on him....wait that risky right now who knows what could happen and he already knows my face so he might notice me.'

After racking his brain to come up with a solution, he decided on the old catfish trick. He made a fake female account with an fake image of a foreign model he drew from scratch using his [Arts & Graphic designer] skill to make it seem even more real he used various of his drawings and photoshop software to upload countless photos on the platform. He even went as far as hacking the platform itself to falsify the number of his followers on the app.

When he was ready he sent a message to Mu Yen account "Hi Mu Yen, remember me?" Banking on the fact that he probably meets tons of girls at the clubs not remembering if he ever met them before. After he sent the message he went to do his daily quest seeing he is not going out today as well as attempt some level 2 'bug fixing' problem on the website as C0D3-X.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Taste Night Club

A young man was seen at a private table with a drink in his hand looking as if he was waiting on someone. Mu Yen was indeed waiting for someone and it didn't take long for a figure to appear at the side of him, "To what do I owe this pleasure young master Mu" the undiscernible voice spoke. The person was dress in all black with only his eyes being seen as their face was covered. "I have a job I would like you to do off the books" Mu Yen said sternly as he drank his grape juice as he is not old enough to drink, in fact he isn't suppose to be here but on the count that he is a Mu the security allows it.

"Young Master Mu, we only work with the ones in charge or heir apparent of their families, you being here making a request is against the accord we have with the various families." The voice said with a dark tone implying that there would be grave consequences for his actions today. "Yes I know the accord but I don't care, and besides its off the books no one has to know except for you and me, so name your price." said Mu Yen, he doesn't know what family they belong to but one thing is for sure 'The Correction' sure love their money.

"Fine what is the mission?" After the voice spoke Mu Yen pull out his phone with a picture of a young man in it, that person being Nan'ke. "Investigate this person for me and if he is not someone influential, Kill Him".

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[Status

Name: Zhang Nan'Ke

Level: 1 (0/1,000)

Age: 18

Life Points: 10,706

Strength: 20 (average strength 10)

Intelligence: 13 (average intelligence 10)

Vitality: 20 (average vitality 10)

Charm: 10 (average charm 10)

Martial Artist Realm: Minor Apprentice

Martial Arts: Basic MMA, Slight Steps (level 1/3), Refined Fist Set (level 1/3), Great Wall (level 1/3), Eagle Eyes(N/A)

Innate skills: Genius Mind, Perception.

Skills: Quantum Programming: level 4 (1,750/5,000)

Business Management: level 2 (35/500)

Arts & Graphic Designer: Level 3 (750/1,000)

Life Point Generator: 1pt/day

Auxiliary System: Not chosen (needs shop)

Quests: Daily, Main, Hidden

Shop: (waiting for input) ]

Money: 6,020]