Cultivating through increasing my stats in America-Chapter 124 - 123 Sheila’s True Purpose
For a moment, Li Ang really couldn’t quite tell what the main purpose of this trip to Las Vegas was.
Was it for his matters, or for Sheila’s matters, or perhaps for both of their matters.
Anyway, when he saw Sheila leaning against the door in a set of black silk pajamas, with cat ears on her head, Li Ang knew that tonight would definitely not be easy.
As soon as he entered the door, Sheila bit into him without hesitation.
Sheila reviewed the previous massage lessons with Li Ang, and Li Ang also demonstrated his newly mastered [Recovery Massage] to Sheila.
"It seems having too many Vitality Points isn’t all that great either, I always feel somewhat unsatisfied."
Late at night, Li Ang stood alone in front of the huge French window, gazing at the Las Vegas nightscape and musing.
The next day, not until past nine in the morning, did Sheila, weary and sore all over from fatigue, slowly climb out of bed.
Meanwhile, Li Ang had already been exercising alone in the suite’s living room for several hours. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Keep in mind, this was after Li Ang had given her a buff that increased all recovery abilities by 40%, enough to indicate the intense level of muscle exercise from the night before.
The return tickets for the two of them were booked for the day after next, and today was set aside specifically for a good stroll around here.
Out of consideration for her body, they didn’t leave the house until the afternoon.
But this time was also indeed the best time for shopping.
For a city that never sleeps, the morning is when the vast majority of people are resting.
The first stop of their shopping trip was Las Vegas’s newly built $2 billion mega globe.
It must be said, the scenery inside was truly stunning and could easily be mistaken for the real thing by ordinary people, so much so that Li Ang gained a 0.01 increment in [Spirit].
Following that were various shopping malls. Sheila didn’t buy much for herself, but she did purchase two fairly nice outfits for Li Ang, spending over ten thousand dollars.
Of course, there were even higher-end stores, but those weren’t within their means to afford.
At least with Li Ang’s current net worth of less than a hundred thousand dollars, he could not even afford a single watch from inside.
The streets were crowded with people. Those who came to play here, if not all wealthy, definitely had money on them, so of course, thieves were not amiss.
Even though most people now use credit cards for payments, when traveling, many still prepare cash.
Including some professional gangs who, using small-amount contactless payments, could easily swipe your credit card without much trouble.
At least within Li Ang’s field of vision, he had already seen two individuals engaging in theft.
However, he had no intention of meddling in such trifles; he wasn’t a superhero, after all. You can’t just start thinking about becoming one.
Although the security in this area was significantly better than in most parts of America, it still couldn’t compare to back home.
But it didn’t take long for Li Ang to feel a malicious gaze fastening on them.
Sheila naturally exuded an air of elegance, and Li Ang’s looks and physique were up there with supermodels, making the two of them look anything but poor.
Although the pickpocket’s gaze was constantly darting in all directions, under Li Ang’s deliberate observation, it was clear that his main focus never strayed from them.
Seeing the distance between them narrowing, Li Ang decisively decided to strike first; he wasn’t a cop to be concerned with a chain of evidence.
Li Ang took an M chocolate from the top of Sheila’s ice cream cone, while signaling her with his eyes to look diagonally in front of them.
The pickpocket wearing a hip-hop T-shirt, noticing the two looking in his direction, quickly lowered his head.
"He seems to be a thief."
Sheila whispered in Li Ang’s ear.
"How did you figure that out?"
Li Ang thought he might need to spend some effort explaining to her later, but to his surprise, Sheila had spotted it immediately.
"You see that magenta corner sticking out of his pocket? It’s obviously a very new women’s wallet. I can’t think of a reason why he would use that kind of wallet, and then there’s his habitually evasive gaze. People who lack confidence always fear making eye contact."
"Right, he’s not just any thief, but one who has set his sights on us."
As Li Ang spoke, the thief had already approached within three meters of them, clearly confident that he could make a move even though the two had become alert.
When the distance closed to two meters, the thief took advantage of Sheila’s head turning to the side and tried to make his move quickly, but Li Ang’s fistful of chocolate beans was already on its way.
"Ah!"
A golden chocolate bean shot towards his eye like a bullet, followed by a scream of pain.
They briskly walked past him, and then he was squatting on the ground in agony. The once crowded street suddenly cleared, forming a circle around him.
"Your aim is really good."
Sheila had just witnessed with her own eyes how Li Ang disabled a grown man in a short period of time with just a chocolate bean.
Li Ang shook his head in response:
"Sometimes, being too accurate isn’t always a good thing."
"It’s fine, I can take medication, temporary, with almost no side effects."
Sheila’s reply almost choked off every sentence Li Ang was about to say next, perfectly anticipating his predictions.
"As for why I know, it’s because this can be used as a normal medication to regulate menstrual cycles."
"Alright, alright, if you say so, we’ll have to cut our shopping trip short."
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After returning home, Li Ang also slowly reined in his mind. He didn’t need to go to work now, but the amount of training waiting for him every day was far more than any job.
In the past two days, using the foundation of his body, he had quickly improved his skill level with the [Twelve-Route Tan Leg] to proficient.
[Twelve-Route Tan Leg] 2/200 (Proficient)
(Trait: Physical explosive power increased by 10%)
This improvement in attributes not only enhanced his combat ability but also his ability to move in tight spaces, indirectly increasing the agility of his body.
It was a significant step forward on his path to "dodging bullets."
The next day, on the way to the supermarket, Li Ang noticed that there were suddenly a group of Koreans in Taekwondo uniforms on the street, with cameramen following and filming, seemingly engaged in some activity.
Li Ang didn’t understand Korean and didn’t pay much attention to it.
The reputation of Taekwondo, much like traditional martial arts in China, is now primarily for performance. It’s unclear how effective they really are in a fight.
"This time, we’ve spent a significant sum to invite Master Li Yuanhao from New York. Taking down this martial arts school should be no issue."
"Of course, it’s about time those Chinese left with their outdated martial arts and gave up such a prime location."
Among the crowd, two middle-aged men were grinning as they looked at an attractive young man in his thirties with a Taekwondo black belt fifth dan surrounded by people, muttering to themselves.
"Quiet down, I have my own reasons for coming here. Your little matters aren’t worth wasting my time on,"
Although he was young, it was clear that his word carried a lot of weight.
There was no helping it, Korea places great importance on seniority, and even though Li Yuanhao wasn’t very old, his master was definitely a master-level figure in the Taekwondo world. Hence, his status was also higher than that of the two middle-aged men.
"So, the place we’re heading to next is called Hunyuan Martial Arts School? It should be the last one for today—let’s finish it quickly and rest."
Li Yuanhao hadn’t taken this small local traditional martial arts school seriously at all. In fact, the last two schools he had defeated were as vulnerable as he had imagined.
They didn’t even pose as much of a challenge as a regular Boxing coach from a gym.
