Cultivating through increasing my stats in America-Chapter 121 - 120: Preparing for the Future After Breaking Through Limits
As expected, Li Ang ended up in the police station once again.
But this time, he had acquaintances inside and felt much more relaxed.
After some simple questioning, Li Ang was sent home, a pity for the Musang King durian that cost over a hundred bucks.
Of course, it wasn’t all for naught.
First off, the supermarket’s owner, to thank Li Ang for his contributions during the unexpected incident, gave him a unique membership card.
With this card, he could get an additional 20% off the final bill when shopping at the supermarket, roughly allowing Li Ang to purchase items at cost price from then on.
The shooting incident, although already having a significant impact on his supermarket business, would have been far worse if anyone had died there.
To say that Li Ang’s act of bravery was like having a second set of parents for him wasn’t an exaggeration.
Next, the two Limit Break Points he obtained amidst the life-and-death situation of the shooting brought his total "Breakthrough Points" to nine.
With such an ample supply of "Breakthrough Points," Li Ang now had the latitude to conduct more tests, like seeing where the limits of "Strength" and "Reaction" truly were.
Li Ang opened his attribute panel.
Name: Li Ang
Strength: 21.56 (+1.55)
Constitution: 24.80/25 (0.7)
Response: 10.70 (+0.05)
Spirit: 16.90/31 (+0.15)
Breakthrough Points: 1.62
Limit Break Points: 9 (+2)
He first added three points to his "Constitution." Although "Constitution" was no longer Li Ang’s main focus for improvement, the regular exercise contributed significantly to his Constitution, which without care would nearly reach the body’s limits.
The familiar burning sensation came again, and though he added three points at once, the pain was somewhat reduced compared to previous times, thanks to prior adaptations.
And when the pain ended, what returned was an unprecedented sense of ease in his body.
If one regularly goes running, they might experience this feeling, where after pushing the body to its limits, it’s like ascending a new step – this sense of release is something other things can’t provide.
Following that, Li Ang tentatively added a point to "Strength."
If the breakthrough in "Constitution" felt like his whole being was thrown into flames, then the breakthrough in "Strength" was more like a sensation of free fall.
Li Ang could feel every muscle able to stretch and contract freely, which was a more wonderful sensation compared to the painful breakthrough in Constitution.
After adding the "Breakthrough Points," Li Ang’s "Strength" attribute then became: Strength: 21.56/31.
Just as Li Ang expected, like with "Spirit," the limit for "Strength" was also around 30.
Next up was "Reaction," which Li Ang guessed wouldn’t be too high, as his current level was just slightly above that of a regular person. Coupled with the boost from his Trait, he was already far beyond ordinary individuals.
The feeling of a "Reaction" breakthrough was like his entire body being electrified. Li Ang’s acute perception could sense the slow transformation of his neurons during the "electrocution." Although it was a small step, change was a good thing.
After the breakthrough, just as he expected, the upper limit of [Reaction] was 20 points, and his current attributes were, Reaction: 10.70/21
Having experienced the shooting incident, it had given him a significant sense of urgency.
Although this time it was an unexpected event, what if one day there was a gunman specifically targeting him? How should he respond?
He had never actually tested his body’s defensive strength against bullets, but Li Ang estimated that he would probably be fine against small-caliber bullets, as long as they didn’t hit vital areas like the heart or throat directly.
But for large-caliber bullets, not to mention sniper rifles, even ordinary rifles or handguns like the Desert Eagle, he reckoned that his body absolutely couldn’t withstand them.
Therefore, he still needed to continue to strengthen this aspect of his defense.
However, this is a long process, and relying solely on bodily strength to act as a live target is never the solution to the problem.
Even if his body became as hard as steel one day, he couldn’t withstand anti-material weapons.
Therefore, [Reaction], which had always been neglected by him, needed to be trained as well.
At the same time, he also needed to learn a movement technique, not necessarily to be faster than bullets, but just needing to be faster in reaction than the shooter.
And, this time relying on durian for an attack, also exposed his lack of long-range attack skills.
The best solution to this situation was to fight magic with magic; in modern society, there is no better means of long-range attack than guns.
Besides, considering some occasions, or when going out of town, where it is impossible to carry guns, it is very necessary to learn an emergency technique for concealed weapons.
Li Ang still remembered an antagonist in a superhero movie "Daredevil" who had a target marked on his forehead; his darts skills were completely maxed out, truly reaching the realm where even a plucked flower or leaf could kill.
A casual peanut, a paperclip, or even a shard of glass could be used to kill.
Although the lethality was not comparable to guns, the degree of concealment and portability were quite significant.
Having organised his thoughts, Li Ang found his time was becoming more precious, and more awkwardly, he would be starting school in less than half a month.
Although a high school diploma wouldn’t play a decisive role for him now,
if Li Ang wanted to pursue a career as a sports star, not graduating from high school would certainly be a flaw in his record.
However, diligently following the routine of classes would, to some extent, be quite a waste of time, so this matter needed to be addressed once he was back in school to see if there was a way to skate by.
After returning home, Li Ang specifically looked up martial arts related to movement techniques on the internet.
To his disappointment, there really wasn’t any serious martial arts dedicated exclusively to movement techniques, but many boxing and kicking techniques involved aspects of movement and footwork.
After sifting through his options, Li Ang settled on the most famous "Northern Legs" from the "Southern Fist Northern Legs," where Southern Fist generally referred to Hung Kuen, and Northern Legs referred to Tan Tui.
Tan Tui, also known as Springing Legs, currently transmitted mainly includes the Ten-Route Springing Legs, Twelve-Route Springing Legs, and Six-Route Springing Legs.
Without saying, Li Ang chose the most famous among them, the Shaolin Twelve Tan Legs.
The Coolie character in the film "Kung Fu" learned precisely the Twelve Tan Legs.
Moreover, the actor who played the Coolie was himself a Shaolin disciple and even injured several crew members during the film’s shooting due to his too-authentic Kung Fu.
Having chosen the martial arts, the usual procedure on Amazon was initiated.
However, when it came to selecting a technique for concealed weapons, Li Ang encountered quite a problem.
