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nChapter 43: Lu Ming: I Also Know About Favors

nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThe increase in attributes was expected.

nThe greater surprise was the increase in the level of fitness skills.

nFrom Level 4 (350

/400) to Level 7 (0

/700) in one go!

nThe improvement was huge.

nIn a daze, Lu Ming thought of more.

n“Fitness shouldn’t be rigid. Fitness should be integrated into daily life. Doing housework is fitness, walking on foot is fitness, sitting on a chair when you’re tired, standing up and stretching is also fitness. Even doing a squat when walking is also fitness!

n“Fitness is all about strengthening your body.”

nIt was a little like returning to nature.

nIn a good mood, Lu Ming picked up the bow and arrow by the table and started target practice.

nLu Ming mumbled as he shot arrows.

n“Isn’t this also a form of fitness?”

nOn the attribute panel, the words ‘Fitness Lv7 (0

/700)’ slowly squirmed and finally stopped at ‘Fitness Lv7 (3

/700)’!

nAt noon, Lu Ming raised his archery to Lv8 (0

/800).

nAgility increased by 0.8 points.

nIt was worth noting that the proficiency of fitness skills had also increased to a certain extent to Level 7 (20

/700).

nFitness skills were far more important than other skills. Now that Lu Ming had found an additional way to increase the proficiency of fitness skills, he was simply overjoyed.

nHe made himself a sumptuous lunch.

nIt was not until lunch was over that Lu Ming thought of something.

nOn the second floor, he opened the window and saw the survivors still working hard outside.

nIn the morning, more than one-fifth of the zombie corpses scattered on the ground had been cleaned up. This was already an impressive result of labor.

nHe looked at the person closest to him.

n“Hey, big brother, your name is Yang Guan, right?”

nWhen Yang Guan heard Lu Ming’s call, he hurriedly ran to the window.

n“It’s me, Brother Lu. What’s wrong?”

n“Nothing. Have you had lunch?”

nAt the mention of lunch, Yang Guan’s face stiffened and he subconsciously rubbed his stomach.

n“N-no…”

nThere was not much food reserve here to begin with.

nAccording to Wang Xiong’s intentions, they would return to the Zhang family’s gathering place to get food this morning, but they were delayed by Lu Ming’s matter.

nZhang Chengcheng was still lying on the bed and sleeping soundly. Wang Xiong was also working overtime to help Lu Ming organize his fitness arrangements. Naturally, he did not have the time to find anything to eat.

nHearing this expected answer, Lu Ming nodded gently.

n“Call everyone over. I’ll get you something to eat.”

nWith that, he closed the window.

nLu Ming would never take advantage of others for nothing.

nHe respected the efforts of everyone involved.

nZhang Chengcheng had used her superpower to help him train, which had helped him a lot.

nWang Xiong even provided professional fitness advice, and his assistance was even reflected in his attribute panel, showcasing the impact he had on Lu Ming’s progress..

nAlthough he could help him for free, Lu Ming did not want to take advantage of him. He did not know much about relationships, but at the very least, he understood the simple chain of favors, where others helped you and you helped others in return..

nYesterday, Lu Ming had heard Zhang Chengcheng say that they were going to find food today. What did this mean?

nThis meant that they did not have enough food.

nIn the morning, they helped him. Logically speaking, he had to help them solve some problems that he could solve.

nFor example, food.

nFive bags of flour, five bags of rice, and five boxes of canned food were moved from the second floor to the first floor by Lu Ming.

nStanding at the top of the stairs, Lu Ming looked back at the empty second floor. At this point, the supplies on the second floor had been exhausted.

nFeeling heartache was inevitable.

nBut it was a little heartache.

nHis character made Lu Ming not dwell too much on the problem of food.

nWhen he arrived at the door and opened it, he saw Zhang Lixin, Yang Guan, Qin Lie, and Wei Jiming.

n“Take these and eat them first. If it’s not enough, come find me.”

nAfter handing the supplies to Zhang Lixin and the other three, Lu Ming saw joy on their faces.

nZhang Lixin: “Thank you, Brother Lu. This food would help us a lot.”

nLu Ming nodded lightly and turned around to close the door without any pleasantries.

nAfter lunch break, he felt refreshed with all attributes fully restored.

nAfter waking up, Lu Ming washed his face and planned to increase his archery proficiency in the afternoon.

nHowever, he heard the doorbell ring.

nWhen he arrived at the door and turned on the electronic screen, he saw Wang Xiong standing outside.

n“Brother Lu, thank you so much for the food.”

nWang Xiong said gratefully.

nAs a Level 2 Awakened, Wang Xiong had a huge appetite to begin with. To be honest, he had not been able to fill his stomach properly for the past two days. The last time he had filled his stomach was at the Zhang family’s gathering place.

nThis afternoon, he ate a whole ten catties of rice in one go and felt that his mind was clear and his stamina was good.

n“It’s nothing,” Lu Ming said calmly.

nIt was indeed heartbreaking to give away supplies, but compared to the help Wang Xiong and Zhang Chengcheng had given him, Lu Ming felt that the supplies were worth it.

n“By the way, Brother Wang, my fitness plan…”

n“It’s not done yet. A professional fitness plan needs to vary from person to person. It’s impossible to do it rigidly. I thought about it all morning today and felt that instead of making a rigid fitness plan for you, why don’t I train with you every morning in the future?”

nThis was called professionalism!

nMerely having a workout plan was not enough; the best approach was personalized guidance, emphasizing attention to detail and thoughtfulness.

nLu Ming immediately grinned. “That would be great!”

nWith that, he was about to hang up when Wang Xiong called out to Lu Ming.

n“Actually, there’s one more thing. Brother Lu, you gave us so much food at noon. Wasn’t your food supply also insufficient?”

nLu Ming thought for a moment and nodded. “There isn’t much left.”

nThere was only half a year of supply left—this was the result calculated based on Lu Ming’s current appetite.

nIn the future, as Lu Ming became stronger, his appetite would definitely increase. Therefore, when Lu Ming said that there was not enough food, he was not lying, or exaggerating for vanity.

nThat was indeed what he thought.

n“Then Brother Lu, do you have anything else to do in the afternoon? Are you interested in coming with us to stock up?”

n“Restocking?”

n“Yes, I’m going to the Zhang family’s gathering place to get food. There are a lot of food reserves there.”

nInside the door, Lu Ming could not help but fall into deep thought.

nIt was the same old saying.

nFood was a big problem.

nAs his appetite increased, Lu Ming would encounter a food crisis sooner or later.

nJust the reserves at home were not enough for Lu Ming to completely stay indoors and grind his attributes for the rest of his life.

nIn fact, he was already prepared. Sooner or later, his house would run out of food. At that time, Lu Ming would have no choice but to go out.

nBut he had indeed never thought of leaving his house now.

nJust as he was about to reject Wang Xiong, Lu Ming changed his mind.

nIt didn’t seem impossible to go out now…

nLiving zombies would evolve. The later he went out, the more powerful and dangerous the zombies outside would be.

nMoreover, most food had expiry dates.

nIt had been less than a month since the apocalypse arrived. It was relatively easy to go out and find food now. The later they went, the less edible food they could eat, and the more difficult it was to find food.

nThe two thoughts of going out and not going out kept intersecting.

nIn the end, Lu Ming chose a compromise.

n“Give me a week, okay?”

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