Cultivating through increasing my stats in America-Chapter 122 - 121 Throwing Weapons Practice

Li Ang searched the Internet and discovered that hidden weapons, unlike fist and leg techniques, didn’t have many sects or martial arts manuals for him to learn from.

What he could find online were just scattered methods for practicing various hidden weapon techniques.

But when he thought about it, it made sense that there wouldn’t really be sects dedicated to training hidden weapons, neither now nor in the past.

Only in various martial arts novels were there many hidden weapon martial arts.

Li Ang wasn’t discouraged; on the contrary, there were many enthusiasts for hidden weapons online, and just mastering some basic techniques could yield quite impressive results.

Just like [Cycling] and [Running], even without secret martial arts manuals, couldn’t one still practice and learn them?

To get ready, Li Ang also ordered a large assortment of throwing knives, darts, and flying needles online.

With his current strength, merely throwing things with simple force caused great harm, not to mention the effects after further standardized practice.

After he finished busying himself with these things and had dinner, the sky had already turned completely dark.

Li Ang briefly reviewed the few internal strength skills he had mastered, then lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

He wasn’t going to sleep but was about to start learning Autumn Style Massage; as soon as he closed his eyes, countless words began to emerge in his mind.

Previously, he had only recorded the text and images in his memory, without deeply observing or studying them. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

As Li Ang continued to study, the proficiency of Autumn Style Massage gradually increased.

This tuina massage and the Sports Massage Sheila taught him represented the essence of Chinese tuina and modern massage respectively, and while there were many differences between them, there were also many similarities.

After going through the small handwritten book in his mind, Li Ang’s Autumn Style Massage naturally reached the proficiency level.

Just as he was feeling pleased, expecting the trait of the skill to emerge, the situation changed.

The phrase "Autumn Style Massage 1/200 (Proficient)" from the skill column was slowly fading, while "Sports Massage 562/1000 (Master)" was also gradually disappearing.

Li Ang wasn’t worried about the sudden disappearance of two skills he had already mastered;, rather, he was curious about the changes that were occurring.

About a minute later, both skills had completely disappeared, replaced by a new skill.

[Massage] 1/1000 (Master)

(Trait: 24-hour recovery capabilities improve by 40% after massage)

(Trait: Upper limb sensitivity increased by 10%)

Li Ang quickly tested and found that the integrated skill effectively combined the previous traits together.

Not only the speed of physical recovery but also stamina recovery and energy recovery all received enhancements.

To give a concrete example, if a normal person needed eight hours of sleep to fully recover their energy, then getting a massage from Li Ang before sleeping would reduce the time needed to less than six hours for a full recovery.

Just with this skill alone, Li Ang could easily be considered a master of health preservation.

Besides, the increased upper limb sensitivity not only allowed him to perform better in massages, but Li Ang also found it to be a perfect match with the hidden weapons throwing he was planning to train.

Early the next morning, just as the sky began to brighten, Li Ang was already unable to lie still in bed.

After completing his daily morning exercises and having breakfast, the time had come to 8 a.m.

Li Ang, holding his worn chopsticks and several old cardboard boxes filled with electronics and furniture, made his way to his courtyard.

Even though the metal props he’d ordered online hadn’t arrived, he figured practicing with chopsticks would have a similar effect.

First, he used a marker to draw targets on the boxes before placing them at varying distances around the yard.

As for the technique of throwing darts, he had already learned it in advance online.

The method of throwing a knife generally falls into two categories: straight flight and spinning flight.

Straight flight means the knife’s blade continuously points in one direction during its flight, much like a bullet.

The advantage of this technique is its speed and ease of learning, but it has a clear disadvantage, which is its effective attack range: just three to five meters, with the world record being only ten meters.

Spinning flight, on the other hand, entails using hand control to change the time it takes for the knife to spin 180 degrees in the air, thereby reaching different distances. It’s effective for distances ranging from two or three meters to over ten meters.

From a technical perspective, the more of the knife you hold, the slower it spins and the farther it will go; the less you grip, the faster it spins, thus hitting closer targets.

Many circus performances use this method, operating at a fixed distance with a consistent grip to minimize accidents.

Within these two broad techniques are many more nuanced variations.

Li Ang picked up a bamboo chopstick and aimed at a cardboard box five meters away, throwing it with a straight flight technique forcefully.

"Thud!"

Thanks to Li Ang’s incredible Strength and hand control, the first chopstick embedded deeply into the box, although the aim was slightly off, just barely grazing the edge of the target.

After twenty chopsticks, Li Ang had begun to grasp some understanding, but it wasn’t enough. This Skill didn’t require much intellectual thought—constant and relentless practice was key.

Fortunately, Li’s body had top-notch recovery abilities. Where an ordinary person might feel wrist pain after throwing a dozen or so times, he might need to throw a hundred times to experience the same fatigue.

This difference in capacity made his practice in Hidden Weapons Throwing incredibly efficient.

An entire morning passed, and almost every cardboard box in sight had been thoroughly punctured by Li’s chopsticks.

If we were to talk about the amount of practice, it was at least equivalent to a dart enthusiast’s training over three days.

Even his wrist strength had seen some improvement.

Under such intense practice, the Skill finally appeared in his Skill tab.

[Hidden Weapon Throwing] 12/100 (Beginner)

The benefit of a solidified Skill was that Li Ang’s practice was no longer directionless, like a headless fly. Almost every session brought with it tangible progress.

Another simple and unadorned day of training passed, and the next day, the items Li had ordered online arrived.

Though they were all blunt objects, it was no longer appropriate to use cardboard boxes. Li directly went to Uncle Wilson’s place to borrow a huge wooden board measuring one by two meters as the new target.

Just as he was about to begin his new round of practice, he unexpectedly received a call from Sheila.

"Are you free tomorrow? Can you come with me to Las Vegas?"