Chapter 2: Cultivation
"First, you must calm down and let me talk to you about [Crystal Contemplation]. Imagine your bodies like a crystal with many impurities! Inhale and exhale. When you inhale, imagine the air as water, washing your insides. When you exhale, the water removes the impurities. Gradually, your body will become clearer and clearer like crystal!
[Crystal Contemplation].
It was the main class of spiritual training.
To clear their minds, people did it by contemplating as a crystal.
This was a basic type of contemplation and was very difficult to train to advanced stages. At the same time, it was decided that it was the safest and most effective method of contemplation after many spiritual teachers investigated countless methods of contemplation. Others, like the [Impure Buddhist Pagoda] and the [Pagoda of White Bones], would likely cause mental disorders and drive people crazy with hallucinations.
On the screen in the training room appeared a projection of a three-dimensional crystal. It was animated and carved in a human shape.
This human-shaped crystal breathed. At first, the body was full of impurities but gradually became more transparent and finally became crystalline.
The mind was clear as a mirror.
This was the image for contemplation.
Jake was also trying to contemplate and breathe, but he just couldn't enter that state. He couldn't concentrate.
This was common for most people.
Damn!
Jake was very frustrated, in his early days in this world he didn't take his training very seriously and didn't achieve anything.
But after being bullied and beaten by some of his classmates, he began to take his training more seriously.
After all, he only had 0.4 of vital energy.
His speed and strength were the same as those of an ordinary person.
Like in his previous life, he tried to defend himself from the bullies and make them understand that he wasn't an easy target.
But the truth was that he was an easy target.
Most of his classmates already had a vital energy of 0.6 or even 0.7.
What was vital energy?
Vital energy was the students' grades. It included physical abilities and education.
Of the two, physical abilities took precedence and education was less important. This made a significant difference in education two hundred years ago.
Exams with countless questions were abolished long ago by the current educational system.
The teacher continued with her explanation.
"Spiritual training is first Deep Sleep and then Stasis. The next step is Fetal Breathing. Each state is more difficult than the previous one." Miss Blade waved her hands: "I won't explain it to you if you don't understand, class is over!"
Upon hearing that the class was over, all the students relaxed. When Miss Jane left the gym, the students were ready to leave in groups. Jake was also ready to go home and have dinner.
"Jake!"
Suddenly he was called, and a tall figure appeared in front of him.
It was Zeth.
"What?" Jake took a step back. He was only 1.71 meters tall. Facing Zeth, who was 1.9 meters tall, made him feel intimidated.
Zeth's vital energy of 0.8 was too strong. In a fight, not even ten Jakes would be rivals.
Even students with a vital energy of 0.7 could defeat four or five Jakes.
A 0.1 difference in vital energy meant a huge difference in physical abilities.
"Is that how you greet me?" Zeth put his arm around Jake's neck and began to choke him.
Jake tried to break free from Zeth's grip but couldn't move him a single centimeter.
"Oww!" Jake's eyes widened as he felt the blow to his stomach before Zeth started dragging him.
The rest of the classmates watched indifferently as all this happened without saying a word. Even Gwen, who was among the crowd, ignored him as if he didn't exist.
After receiving the beating of his life and Zeth getting bored, Jake limped out of school.
"Damn bastard!" Jake muttered, if he had the chance, he would pay back Zeth and then some.
When Jake arrived home, he found a fascinating and enticing smell of meat. His nose expanded greedily breathing in the tasty smell as he swallowed saliva.
"What meat is this, it smells so good?"
Diane poked her head out of the kitchen: "I just bought this Sha Luo beast meat today, come have a bowl of soup."
"This is for us." In the living room, his uncle, Robb said: "This meat costs 600 star coins per kilogram."
Star coins were the human currency in the current era. It was very durable and one star coin was worth a gram of gold.
His uncle's monthly salary was over 100 star coins, which was enough for the whole family to live a somewhat rich life. However, expensive supplements would be inadequate.
Sha Luo was a type of magical beast. It was very difficult to capture, but its meat was a great supplement, and eating it could improve the body and increase strength by increasing muscle density. Compared to ginseng and other earth herbs and medicines, its effects were ten times better.
"Sorry." Diane apologized as she served him some synthetic chicken that only had the strictly necessary nutrients to not starve to death.
"Damn," Jake cursed, eating this chicken it was uncertain if he could even heal properly, let alone advance his vital energy.
The absolute choice appeared again, and Jake praised Diane's food again, to which she smiled.
Jake watched with envy as everyone ate that meat while he was with his tasteless chicken.
Something he found very strange was that Diane behaved very normally. As if what happened this morning was just his imagination.
Entering his room, Jake dedicated himself to practicing with renewed fervor. He wanted to be stronger to stop the harassment and maybe also eat meat."
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