People in America: My Uncle Don Quixote

【The Path of the Knight: Phase One, Apprentice Knight】

[Quest Description: A true knight should not dwell in the mire. As an adventurer serving as a knight's squire, you too must strive to become a true knight.]

"Wait a minute," Levi scratched his head, "when did I admit to being a knight's squire?"

[The Knight's Training: Within 14 days, raise all four stats—Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Spirit—to 1.2. A strong physique and fine character are essential elements to becoming a knight.]

[Stage Reward 1: Reward 3 Gold Coins for achieving any one of the required values]

[Stage Reward 2: Achieve any two of the required values ​​to receive 7 Gold Coins]

[Stage Reward 3: Achieve all objectives, reward 10 Gold Coins, and unlock the Job Change Trial]

"Okay, never mind," Levi's eyes lit up, "I'll take it!"

Even setting aside the job change trial, the reward of 20 gold coins alone is worth more than $1.

This money is enough for him to leave the basement and rent a small apartment that a normal human being should live in.

Li Wei couldn't help but look at his own panel again.

Name: Li Wei

Age: 17

【Strength: 0.8】

【Spirit: 1.0】

[Agility: 0.9]

[Physical Fitness: 0.9]

[Skill: Poor oratory skills]

[Equipment: None]

[Assignable attribute points: 0.1]

"Raising all attributes to 1.2 within 14 days doesn't seem too difficult," Li Wei thought to himself. "If I go out and explore more these days, I might be able to complete the task."

"I wonder if I can improve these attributes through working out?" Li Wei looked at the empty basement. "I need to find a gym."

Without hesitation, Li Wei took a few changes of clothes from his suitcase, stuffed them into his bag, and went out.

Although night had fallen and the crowds on 8th Avenue in New York were thinning out, Levi was still amazed by the fitness atmosphere of America when he followed Google Maps to the nearest gym.

This is a gym with good reviews on Google Maps, but instead of beautiful women in yoga pants, it's filled with tattooed Black and Latino men and old, rusty equipment everywhere.

At 10 p.m. in Brooklyn, New York, gyms were still bustling with activity, as muscular men of all shapes and sizes, with arms thicker than Levi's legs, sweated profusely in the weightlifting gym.

Li Wei's arrival went unnoticed. He went to the front desk of the gym and gently tapped on the counter.

A burly white man with a neck thicker than Levi's thigh sat at the front desk, watching a football game on TV with utter boredom.

After seeing Li Wei enter, he glanced at him casually:

"Day pass is $15, monthly pass is $60, bring your own towel."

After he finished speaking, he looked Li Wei up and down and said, "Private lessons are $150 each, and the first purchase includes a free injection of topical testosterone and a free injection of steroids."

"Uh... thank you, but no thanks," Li Wei declined the power-up package offered by the receptionist, handing over the money and his passport. "Give me a monthly pass, thank you."

"Really don't want it?" The white receptionist asked, head down, while registering Li Wei's passport. "It'll be hard for you to achieve results if you train like this."

"The main thing is that it can break through the limits of the human body, you know?" He said while sitting and flexing his biceps. The bulging veins made Li Wei a little worried that those blood vessels might burst one day. "Before I entered the gym, I was just like you, like a little chick, but man, look at me now."

"160 kg bench press, 270 kg squat," he handed back the $40 change, his passport, and monthly pass to Li Wei. "I've only been training for 5 years. Come back to me anytime you change your mind, and I'll give you a discount."

Li Wei simply thanked him, asked for directions to the bathroom and changing room, changed his clothes, and went to the treadmill.

Regular exercise is essential, but first he needs to test his current physical condition in order to better assess his progress.

First, there's his own strength of 0.8. According to Li Wei's estimate, he should be able to bench press a barbell of about 45 kilograms, which should be his current limit.

But the reality was even worse than he had imagined. A standard Olympic bench press bar weighs 20 kilograms, and after attaching a 10-kilogram plate to each side, Li Wei managed to push up 40 kilograms once before he could no longer push it.

Squats were slightly better than bench presses, but not by much. After Li Wei awkwardly did one standard squat with a 50-kilogram weight on the squat rack, his trembling legs told him that he could no longer hold on.

Li Wei looked at his only remaining free attribute point and, after thinking it over, decided to add it to Strength this time.

[Strength 0.8] - [Strength 0.9]

The moment the numbers on his screen started to jump, Li Wei felt his muscles begin to twitch slightly, every muscle fiber twitching. He could clearly feel his body undergoing incredible changes.

Muscle fibers that would normally take years to thicken grew and spread wildly in Li Wei's body.

While feeling the pulsation in his body, Li Wei sat calmly on the bench press, waiting for the strength improvement to complete.

Less than a minute later, Li Wei felt that the long-sleeved T-shirt he was wearing seemed to have become a little tighter.

He touched his arms and waist slightly and was somewhat surprised to find that the area where he could previously feel his ribs was now covered by a thin layer of muscle, and his entire body had swelled up slightly, almost imperceptibly.

When Li Wei tested his strength limit again, he found that he was no longer as strenuous when pushing 40 kilograms.

In fact, with a strength of 0.9, he can even lift a 50 kg barbell, and his weighted squat has increased to 65 kg.

If he needed to train, this would normally require him to come to the gym four times a week and consistently train for a month or even longer to achieve the progress he would have made.

In terms of physical condition, the effect of his 0.9 physique was that he ran 1 kilometer at a pace of 5 minutes and 30 seconds per kilometer before turning off the treadmill, panting heavily.

In terms of agility, an agility score of 0.9 corresponds to a 40-yard sprint time of 5.8 seconds and a 100-meter sprint time of 15 seconds.

After a series of tests, Li Wei gained a general understanding of his physical abilities.

With such physical attributes, it would be difficult to even join a high school football team, let alone win the national championship in high school football.

However, Li Wei was optimistic and confident about this. If nothing unexpected happened, his uncle's sleepwalking that night should give him another chance for an interactive task.

Just as Li Wei returned to the locker room to change his clothes with satisfaction, he overheard two large black men chatting outside the door.

"Dude, I recently used that plan you mentioned, and my strength has definitely increased a lot."

"Right, I told you I learned from a professional bodybuilder: 5 anastrozole tablets and 1 carbamate tablet a week, 5 ml each of trotolon, boltanone, and trenbolone, and then 5 A50 recovery pills before training."

"How's your strength lately?"

"If I can lift 150kg now, I should have a chance to squat 230kg and try to break my personal record (PR)?"

"Holy crap, that's awesome?"

"You can increase the dosage a little."

"But I'm worried about the impact on my liver's metabolic function..."

"It's alright, you can just use testosterone replacement therapy afterwards."

Li Wei changed his clothes without making a sound, slung his bag over his shoulder, and walked out of the locker room, glancing at the two black men who were talking.

One of them looked to be about the same age as him, but was significantly larger. His back was covered in a dense layer of acne and pimples, appearing to be at risk of becoming infected at any moment.

For some reason, Li Wei suddenly remembered the opening remarks of a blogger he used to enjoy following:

Tragic news has struck the bodybuilding world...

Fortunately, he has a system.