บท 38: Body Fat Card
บรรณาธิการ: EndlessFantasy Translation
"This is your question—there are two birds standing on two wires. The first bird is standing on the Naught Wire while the other is standing on the Live Wire. However, both of them are still electrocuted to death. Why is that?" The biology teacher started to draw a vivid diagram on the blackboard. The two birds looked very lifelike, and the biology teacher was very pleased with himself.
Chen Mu sighed in awe as he thought, 'He's an artist of the soul. His drawing looks more realistic than the phoenix that was portrayed in Stephen Chow's movie, drawn by Zhu Zhishan.'
"Uh… They-They were electrocuted because they were standing on the wires." Zhuo Xiaobai had not been listening in class. Hence, there was no way he knew the answer to the question. Therefore, he spurted out the very first thing that came to his mind.
"Sit down! Don't you dare think of getting this book back if you don't start listening carefully. Chen Mu, you answer," said his biology teacher.
Chen Mu stood up, thought for a while, and said, "They must have been kissing."
Several girls in the class blushed while the boys snickered.
"Wrong, wrong. Bird beaks aren't electroconductive," said their biology teacher, trying to lead them back on track toward the right answer.
"Then, I'm not sure," Chen Mu admitted instantly. Although both Chen Mu and Zhuo Xiaobai answered wrongly, the teacher did not persist when it came to Chen Mu's case. Chen Mu often obtained full marks in biology after all.
Chen Mu sat down. It was quite difficult for him to multitask in class. He was near his limit listening to class while simultaneously memorizing game stats.
"System, let me draw lots." Chen Mu remembered that he had not spent the two thousand accumulative points he had earned. He left himself with a thousand points as a buffer in case he ever got his points deducted. As for the other thousand points, he wanted to use them to bet and see if he could get himself something good.
Chen Mu did not bother looking at the prize interface. They were all full of questions marks anyway. All that mattered was what he obtained from the lot he drew.
"Ding! The Host has obtained a figure card—1% Body Fat Reduction Card." Another unique card popped up in the System prompt.
According to the System, it was possible for Chen Mu to obtain anything from the lot except gaming techniques. That was something Chen Mu had to practice himself.
Fat percentage referred to the ratio of fat in one's body. The lower one's fat percentage, the more obvious their muscle cuts would be. Martial arts master, Li Xiaolong, was rumored to have only three percent in body fat—he was definitely a monster that no fat could enter.
Under normal circumstances, a male adult had around 15% to 18% of body fat while females had 25% to 28%.
As for why females had more body fat, Chen Mu was not sure. When it came to himself, Chen Mu was already considered quite skinny. It would not be obvious to the naked eye if he lost one percent of body fat. Perhaps the only visible difference would be that his muscles would be more obvious. It would be as unnoticeable as growing an extra centimeter in height. If he accumulated more of it, he would look more toned.
Chen Mu approved of it. Playing games allowed him to improve the state of his body. Was it not something countless teenagers dreamt of?
During recess, Chen Mu continued looking out the corridor. He enjoyed watching his jubilant junior females go about as he relaxed his eyes.
What incited the most criticism in education was the power of students' glasses that only got higher and higher, and their hunchbacks that only got lower and lower...
After one entered Year 3 Senior, Physical Education classes would disappear completely, along with art and music classes that one could only dream of having. The general understanding was that one could do whatever they wanted after entering university.
As for the stress that came in Year 3 Senior, most people would start to rebel or reject it. Slowly, students would find excuses not to study, like, "We will not study blindly and follow this badly thought education system that neglects emotion, intellect, physique, and creativity."
How would something as perfect as that exist in the world? If Physical Education, Art, and Music were tested in the NCEE, it would be even more unfair for students. Put aside the fact that subjects like Art and Music are evaluated subjectively, the cost of coloring materials and drawing paper alone would make plenty of poor students give up on school immediately.
How many people could afford buying a piano to learn music? Even for Physical Education, only the rich would be able to afford to buy beef to increase their nutrient intake and increase their muscle mass, What about the poor? Should they improve their stamina using cabbages?
Ideals are ideals; reality is cruel. Absolute fairness will never exist in the world, only relative fairness. In the whole of Huaxia, where else could one find a fairer chance than in the NCEE?
Whenever Chen Mu relaxed his brain muscles by the corridor, he would let his mind float to think about things he normally would not think about. Since he did not have too many friends in high school, he did not have anyone to chat with during recess.
Nevertheless, now that the System was around, Chen Mu could chitchat with the System whenever he wanted to.
"System, I can buy runes today, can't I? I'm a dozen AP points less than everyone else in the early game. My matchmaking win rate will never exceed ninety this way. It will affect the speed of me getting matched up in ranked games," said Chen Mu to the System.
The System forbade Chen Mu from buying runes to make his training harder. Chen Mu could not help but feel aggrieved by that. One had no idea how many opportunities Chen Mu could have grasped if he had those extra AP points.
"The Host has competed in a tournament and can now use runes. However, you can only use the two basic rune pages you're provided with. Additionally, you are not allowed to apply any changes to them except in official tournaments," the System stated.
"Why not? Think of the opportunities I missed when Cardsharp, Ryze, and Centaur had no extra movement speed," Chen Mu protested.
"It is resistance training after all. The Host's future opponents are the world's topmost professional players. Any other typical player should be treated as a training target. Have you not watched Dragon Ball before? Wukong fought amicably against his opponent while wearing weights that weighed hundreds of catties. The moment he removed his weights, his combat strength skyrocketed." The System used an analogy.
"Hur hur, whatever you say. I can't protest anyway." Chen Mu felt helpless. When others played games, they were willing to reduce the difficulty of it even if they had to pay money. Meanwhile, Chen Mu was forced to follow ways to make the game he was playing more difficult.
After having applied for a week's worth of holidays with the excuse of learning English, if Chen Mu continued to be absent from his nightly self-study sessions, he guessed that his teacher would inform his parents. Therefore, Chen Mu attended his self-study session honestly that night.
For the sake of improving his English, Chen Mu asked if the System could display the game information in two languages, side by side. That was to say, bilingually, to make it easier for him to compare the both of them. If he failed to improve in marks in his next monthly exam, his requests to have nights off would probably be denied in the future.
"The System is almighty. To find the perfect Host, the System comes in all languages. The Host may choose any languages he wishes," said the System.
"That's impressive. Hurry up then," Chen Mu urged.
"The Host should spend more time in the game and not waste too much energy in his studies," the System reminded Chen Mu of the importance of gaming.
"I get to have my cake and eat it! You said so yourself that the game's prestige will be affected in the future. History dictates that all games will flourish and decline. I'll never be at a loss if I have more skills." Chen Mu persisted in his belief. There was not even a shadow left in top Editor's Choice games like Warcraft and house-building games in cybercafes. The same could be applied in the field of business.
Countless NCEE candidates who took up popular courses with the hopes of easing their employment pathway had to deal with over-saturation in their fields upon graduating. In such situations, there was only down from there. As an example, in the field of foreign language that was once popular, more and more schools opted for their students to graduate without reaching
However, later on, the finance industry blew up in popularity too. Similar to its predecessors, stock market disasters led to severe unemployment. The matter stood out particularly to Chen Mu since he understood the importance of preparing for the worst.
His once admirable family had spiraled down into poverty because of a severe illness that hit them out of nowhere. It was like what the System had told him—similar to the League of Legend streamers from the other dimension who followed the trend and jumped ship to PUBG, they started using cheats because they were noob in the game. Yet, it was exactly because of the cheats that they had to abandon their profession.
"Your last host. What did he do after retiring?" The question suddenly popped up in Chen Mu's head.
"Based on what he said, he wanted to do some scientific research—cognitive science," replied the System.
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