Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

Screaming Chicken Energy: 18/100%

[Progress bar is full. Copying and learning will grant you a martial arts skill of any type.]

Good guy.

This seems to be similar to the Twin-Winged Tiger from back then, requiring the absorption of multiple crystal cores to successfully develop martial arts techniques.

Based on his previous experience and the information about the Screaming Chicken Crystal Core in the "Martial Arts Shop Ranking Encyclopedia" APP, Zhang Chaoqiang discovered it.

The more difficult it is for a monster to develop martial arts skills, or the more difficult it is to develop powerful or special martial arts skills, the more crystal cores it needs.

The three crystal cores of the Twin-Winged Tiger gave him an unusual but highly practical martial art of flight.

So this kind of rare-bloodline monster, the Screaming Chicken…

Because there is no record of people being able to derive martial arts skills from it, and precisely for this reason, [Imitation and Learning] cannot grant one martial arts skills from a second-tier crystal core.

However, it ultimately adds a safety net feature: once the energy bar is fully filled, a practical martial arts skill can be derived from the Screaming Chicken Crystal Core.

This is commendable, considering how many martial artists are obsessed with a particular martial art and relentlessly pursue the same type of monster core.

However, due to differences in individual understanding, perception, timing, location, and various other circumstances, the situation can vary.

This resulted in the consumption of many crystal nuclei, but in the end, nothing was generated at all.

Therefore, finding the right direction is sometimes very important.

Zhang Chaoqiang is now deep in thought.

At 18% progress, that means he still needs to absorb at least 4 more second-tier screaming chicken crystal cores.

In terms of martial arts skills, a first-level martial artist can only master up to the third level of offensive martial arts skills, and can master a maximum of 4-5 martial arts skills.

These include support skills and attack/defense/speed-related martial arts techniques.

This excludes the abilities 【Blinding Eyes】 and 【Diffusion】.

In other words, excluding wind punches, collisions, and flight.

Zhang Chaoqiang is currently able to master 1-2 martial arts techniques.

He followed his inner feelings, the feeling he had when he first encountered the Screaming Chicken Crystal Core during his "learning by imitation" process. He believed that there should be a beginning and an end, and he should fill the progress bar to see what it could bring him.

But the problem came again.

The "Martial Arts Shop Ranking Encyclopedia" app shows...

The Screaming Chicken Crystal Core is no longer sold in any martial arts stores nationwide. The last one was purchased by Zhang Chaoqiang in the Tianan City Commercial Center.

Zhang Chaoqiang also didn't understand why it could be such a coincidence.

But now there is indeed no source.

Upon further investigation, he discovered that the martial arts forum within the app frequently saw people engaging in offline transactions and seeking assistance.

For example, if someone possesses a special treasure or crystal core, they can post it online.

Or, if someone wants to buy something, they can post it here to discuss it.

To explain the transaction process in detail, the Martial Arts Shop, as the official entity, will conduct online verification, and then both parties can meet offline to reach an agreement.

He decided to post a purchase request on the martial arts forum within the "Martial Arts Shop Ranking Encyclopedia".

In an attempt to find the Screaming Chicken Crystal Core from other people, he changed his asking price to "negotiable" and posted a requirements section, meaning that the other party could make demands other than money.

Everything was for the purpose of acquiring the rare Screaming Chicken Crystal Core.

On weekends, Zhang Huolong works from dawn till dusk, even busier than his mother, Shen Qiangwei. He has to help out at the tattoo shop, assisting the tattoo artist Shen Qiangwei, while also managing his "small business."

Fortunately, students' break time and tattooing time are usually staggered, so Zhang Huolong has been able to keep up with the schedule these days.

Shen Qiangwei was not satisfied with this. She could clearly feel that Zhang Huolong's physical strength had been lacking in the past few days, and she was worried about him. However, like Zhang Chaoqiang, she was also a thoughtful person.

I could sense it to some extent…

Zhang Huolong was very satisfied with realizing his personal value, so he didn't try to hinder him but instead encouraged him from behind.

The way to boost one's health is to get a few doses of Sanbian wine (a traditional Chinese medicine) and a highly nourishing soup.

These were all obtained from legitimate Chinese medicine shops, unlike the unlicensed doctor Mo from before.

It almost had a physical impact on Zhang Chaoqiang.

However, it had already had an impact at the time, but Zhang Chaoqiang simply survived it.

"So you don't care about me at all, huh?" Zhang Chaoqiang said when he saw Shen Qiangwei preparing a tonic soup.

The soul-searching questions that arise in my heart.

Zhang Chaoqiang gradually began to worry about Zhang Huolong's small businesses.

He was dealing with a primary school student group, which is prone to serious deviations.

Because these cigarette cards are already different from regular toy cards.

It represents smoke, which could potentially mislead students in that direction.

He originally wanted to stop Zhang Huolong from doing business with elementary school students, but it seems that Zhang Chaoqiang was overthinking it.

After further investigation, he discovered that the students and parents around Qingshui Street were very supportive of him…

At first, Zhang Chaoqiang didn't understand why either.

It wasn't until he learned from a parent that Zhang Huolong had done their family a great favor!

That parent has a third-grade son who is addicted to this junk.

His son secretly tore open his treasured pack of Golden Leaf cigarettes, worth 4000 yuan a pack, and threw away all the cigarettes inside.

The purpose was nothing other than that cigarette box that was originally worthless.

Then he took it out and lost it all within a day—yes, he lost it all.

His son tore open three whole boxes...

This infuriated him, and he took more than a dozen blood pressure pills over two days.

He finally managed to come to his senses.

This hobby was something they just couldn't give up, and the couple was at their wits' end because of it.

Zhang Huolong's small business has emerged.

His stable supply channels ensure a continuous flow of cards for everyone.

Furthermore, Zhang Huolong later followed a truly long-term business mindset, and even wanted to enter the student market, so the price had to be lowered by a certain level.

However, the price levels should be clearly differentiated, just like the social hierarchy in modern society, and the rarity of cigarette cards should be redefined.

The prices are clearly marked, just like the cards in a convenience store; they're all about the same price, targeting the budget market.

However, there are some expensive ones, those with high value, and those with high rarity. These are all specifically stipulated to solidify the overall value system of the cards.

With this information, the students no longer need to damage the cigarettes stored by their elders at home.

Furthermore, some types of cards are even cheaper than the pirated toy cards sold in convenience stores.

In response, Zhang Huolong sacrificed more of his own interests, achieving a method of slow and steady growth in a short period of time.

This also put many parents at ease, as they now have a stable way to purchase and obtain the card, and they no longer have to worry about their children spending the money meant for a whole pack of cigarettes just for a small card.

In addition, there is a chance of developing a smoking addiction.

Surprisingly, this incident changed the way the neighbors and parents viewed Zhang Huolong.

Zhang Huolong's income has increased again. He has gradually begun to expand his supply chain, thinking that it's impossible to make money continuously with these short-lived fads...

So he is still looking for opportunities to expand his project, with the target audience still being children.

The easiest money to make in the world is money from elementary school students.

A stable daily income of 400-500 yuan allowed him to stand up straighter in his family.

However, this is due to fatigue causing a decrease in physical activity and a reduction in intensity in certain aspects.

When Shen Qiangwei handed him the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup and the Three-Whip Wine, even though Zhang Chaoqiang deliberately avoided her...

Zhang Huolong's upright posture instantly collapsed.

After drinking it for two or three days, it didn't seem to have much effect. On those nights, around midnight, Zhang Chaoqiang would hear Shen Qiangwei sighing repeatedly...

There were also Zhang Huolong's clicks of the tongue, and soft whispers of "Give us another chance" rising and falling one after another.

Zhang Chaoqiang covered his ears. Because the three family members' schedules were very transparent, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei usually went into the dormitory at 11:45 pm to prepare for rest.

This means that...

……

But at the same time, Zhang Chaoqiang's opportunity also came.

He quietly pushed out articles claiming things like "healthy eating helps improve a man's sexual performance" and "exercise can strengthen a man's physique and restore his virility," and then soon after...

Seeing that the medicine wasn't working well for Zhang Huolong, he resorted to begging and pleading, which was completely unusual for him.

What used to be extreme resistance to the prescribed, bland, and uninteresting healthy diet and exercise has now become a desire.

He longed for Zhang Chaoqiang to develop a new healthy diet and exercise plan for him.

"No, I remember you used to be very resistant, Dad, saying it was just asking for unhappiness..."

"No, that's not it. Dad was ignorant before and didn't understand Chaoqiang's good intentions towards us. Now Dad knows he was wrong!"

"We can revise the diet and exercise plan, but only if Mom gets involved..."

Shen Qiangwei was initially unwilling, but upon closer reflection, she realized that this concerned both Zhang Huolong and her own life's most important matters...

In the end, they actually agreed to Zhang Chaoqiang's request, and this time, there was no coercion involved.

Instead, the two of them eagerly embarked on diet control and exercise plans.

This incident once again proves that something must happen for them to change.

[Modifier] +1

With about twenty days left until the final exams, Zhang Chaoqiang received some satisfying news at school this Monday.

After several days, someone finally responded to his request to buy the Screaming Chicken in the "Martial Arts Shop Ranking Encyclopedia" app on the Little Genius Watch!