Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 12 Notes
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From deep within the paulownia grove, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly rang out.

Then, a snow-white pony appeared out of thin air, its hooves flying and white steam billowing from its nostrils, galloping toward Benedict.

This was a small mare, petite in size, with a smooth mane and gentle eyes. Moreover, Shafa noticed that its joints were the same ball joints as Benedict's.

But he soon discovered that when the pony stepped over the fallen leaves, the leaves did not move at all.

"Could it be..."

Beneath nimbly mounted her horse and then waved to Shafa.

"Shafa, I'm leaving. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon!"

She squeezed the horse's flanks with her legs, and the miniature pony immediately neighed and took a step forward, as if stepping into a door that didn't exist in the air, thus disappearing with the doll-like girl.

Only the empty paulownia grove remained, a gentle breeze rustling through it, stirring up a few falling paulownia leaves.

Xia Fa remained silent for a while. Due to the urgency of the matter, he didn't have time to buy dried fish, and he couldn't afford the secret treasures that cost hundreds or thousands of gold pounds.

Therefore, this time I can't put any food or treasures in the first two picture boxes on the first page of the notebook.

Fortunately, if we rush to the market now, we can still send some dried fish to Benedict through the third picture grid.

"So, when you think about it... do the doll girls really do need to eat?"

Xia Fa suddenly realized that she seemed to have accepted the premise that the doll girl also needed to eat.

But on second thought, the doll girl is defined as a "supernatural being," but she is still a living being after all.

Since they are living beings, it's not strange that they eat.

Only certain strange and physical entities probably don't need to eat.

With this in mind, he was about to go to the seaside market on the east side of Rum City to buy a large basket of dried small fish, and also to buy Bennett a set of clothes and shoes.

As for why he only bought one outfit, it was because Xia Fa suddenly felt that it would be better to let Benedict choose the other clothes and shoes, since he had money now anyway.

Suddenly, the copper cover of the notebook in my hand started to get hot.

He looked down and saw that the ancient and mysterious notebook had turned to the second page on its own, without any wind.

A line of text appeared on its own, accompanied by the scratching sound of a pen writing, and even a faint scent of ink.

It was as if an invisible hand was writing on it.

The first line of text clearly reads:
[Benise's Training Notes, First Training]

Xia Fa's eyes suddenly lit up, and he had some guesses in his mind. He patiently waited for the new words to appear.

Almost immediately, the second line of text appeared.

[Training Location: The Land Where Stars Ascend]

"The place where stars rise... This ruin sounds huge..."

Xia Fa murmured something and continued to wait intently.

Soon, lines of text began to gradually appear clearly.

Bernice returned to the Ingenious Castle through the ritual.

[Benise declined her sisters' request to share the entire process of recognizing Christ, and after making some preparations, she hurriedly set off for the place where the stars ascended.]

[Benise is on her way to the place where the stars rise...]

The text ends here, clearly indicating that Benedict is currently traveling through the Endless Realm.

Looking at these three lines of text, Xia Fa felt something inside him soften.

Compared to any doll-like girl who could help him clean his room, cook, or brew wine, meeting Benedictine herself seemed to be a much more fortunate thing.

……

after an hour.

Outside a dilapidated two-story attic in the Daniel Street slum.

boom--!
With a muffled thud, Xia Fa put down the bamboo basket he was carrying and the handbag he was holding. He first looked several meters away from the peeling, mottled wooden door to make sure there was no hole in the ground before taking out his key to open the door.

Immediately, he bent down, picked up the bamboo basket, and smelled the aroma of dried silver cod emanating from it before entering the attic.

This is a rather cramped little attic.

The firewood in the fireplace was about to go out, emitting a dull orange-red glow.

A few books were scattered on the bookshelf next to the fireplace.

A landscape painting hung above the bookshelf, but the paint had long since faded, and even the silver paint on the frame had peeled off.
Xia Fa didn't pay much attention to it. He first placed the bamboo basket on the cool, dry second floor. Then, he went downstairs, put the bag on the sofa with several holes made by rats, poked it with his finger, and stuffed the cotton wadding that had popped out into the sofa.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Fa slumped onto the sofa as if his body had gone limp, letting out a long breath.

Even though the wind was howling and the snow was falling heavily, he didn't feel cold at all and preferred to lie down and rest. He was too lazy to even add firewood to the fireplace, since it wasn't really of much use anyway.

Once the snow demon has ensnared someone, the cold is not something that can be dispelled by ordinary flames; only going to the church can ward it off.

In fact, it wasn't tiring to go to the seaside market on the east side of Rum City to buy the dried fish and the dress for Bennett, and it wasn't tiring to carry them all the way back.

What he found truly unbearable was the aches and pains all over his body after exercising this morning.

The soreness was almost deep in his bones, as if his whole body had been disassembled and put back together countless times, or as if he had forcibly run hundreds of kilometers and then carried heavy objects all day.

Moreover, the soreness has not diminished at all; in fact, it has become more and more severe.

"Could it be... that this body never exercises, and I just did sixty push-ups, which is equivalent to overexertion?"

Xia Fa gave a wry smile, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over the handbag beside him.

This is a light brown kraft paper tote bag with a black rose pattern on it. It was bought from "Rose House," the largest bespoke clothing store in Rum.

Inside the handbag was a fitted black pleated skirt and a pair of black round-toed leather boots. He also bought two extra pairs of white socks with lace trim.

Mainly, he doesn't really know how to coordinate outfits, so he felt that it looked fine as it was, and that it should suit Benedict's blonde hair and golden-red eyes quite well.

In particular, her hairstyle is a blunt fringe paired with long, flowing hair.

If someone didn't know Benedict, at first glance, just by looking at her hairstyle that exudes an icy, mature aura, her mysterious eye color, and her exquisitely beautiful face that even an artist couldn't sculpt, they might think this doll-like girl is very aloof.

After resting for a while, Xia Fa took out Benedict's training notes from his pocket.

This is the name he just gave to this magical notebook with a copper cover.

He skillfully turned to the second page, but for some reason, he felt a little uneasy. Xia Fa's gaze shifted to the rough, yellowed paper.

At just a cursory glance, he saw a full seven or eight newly emerged lines of black text.

"Could it be that……"

His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly began browsing.

[Benise has arrived at the place where the stars ascend!]

[Benise stood there, racking her brains for a moment, before beginning her adventure.]

Following the route she remembered, Benedict headed straight for an abandoned ancient temple where the stars rose.

[Benise entered the ancient temple, walked behind a three-headed dragon statue, and nimbly jumped onto it.]

Beneath reached out and touched the top of the three-headed dragon statue...

Benny didn't touch anything.

Beneath looked puzzled.

Seeing this, Xia Fa frowned slightly, feeling a bit worried again.

Based on these texts, he could deduce that in Benedict's memory, the mithril emblem should have been embedded on the head of this three-headed dragon statue.

Otherwise, Benedict wouldn't have gone there so directly with such a clear purpose.

However, considering that Benedict said he wouldn't be back until tomorrow afternoon, he dismissed that guess.

However, in any case, the top of this three-headed dragon statue must contain a key item related to her obtaining the Mithril Emblem.

But now, she has found nothing.

Without much thought, Xia Fa continued reading the text below, only the last two lines remained.

The three-headed dragon statue has come to life!

Beneath took a bite of a dried fish and began her battle against the three-headed dragon statue!

Xia Fa's pupils contracted, and he almost stood up from the sofa.

His worst fears came true; Benedict was indeed in danger!

"We have to win..."

Silently, he prayed in his heart.

Seeing that the text hadn't been updated, he became even more uneasy.

But immediately, the sound of writing began, and new words appeared!
Xia Fa couldn't wait any longer and glanced over.

(End of this chapter)