Martial Arts Godhood: At the Start, Rebels Asked Me to Be an Undercover Agent
Chapter 8: Side Effects
After receiving the experimental drug, Xiao Wang went home.
It was already 7 p.m. when I got home.
The adoptive mother, Qin Fengying, was cooking in the kitchen, while her youngest son, Zhou Xuanyu, was playing in the living room.
Xiao Wang put down his schoolbag and walked to the kitchen door. "Has Uncle not come back yet?"
"It should be soon," Qin Fengying replied while stir-frying the vegetables.
After patting Zhou Xuanyu's head, Xiao Wang went into his room and locked the door.
Upon entering the room, he looked at the bead in his mind and noticed that its color was gradually deepening, indicating that something was harming him.
It was clearly the experimental drug that was injected that afternoon.
Xiao Wang examined himself and found no discomfort, but judging from the color of the bead, there was indeed some damage.
This further confirms the function and effect of the beads.
Xiao Wang was initially worried that the beads might not be very effective at absorption, or that the effects of the medicine might outweigh those of the beads.
If that's the case, then we can tell Zhou Zhengxiong and Qin Fengying to collect his pension. Although it's not much, it's still a sum of money.
I'm relieved now that I'm sure everything is alright for the time being.
A little while later, Zhou Zhengxiong also came home from get off work.
Xiao Wang opened the door and went out. The family sat down together to eat, and the radio was turned on, broadcasting the day's news.
While eating, Zhou Zhengxiong asked Xiao Wang, "Do you know how much the tuition is at the Martial Arts Academy?"
Xiao Wang glanced at his adoptive father, knowing that he was worrying about raising money for him again. "Based on the expenses in previous years, it should be around 100,000 Federal Credits."
"One hundred thousand."
Zhou Zhengxiong listened, repeated the sentence, took a deep breath, and said nothing more.
Qin Fengying didn't say a word when she heard the number.
Although Xiao Wang didn't know how much money the family had in total, judging from Zhou Zhengxiong's salary, they could only save about 10,000 federal dollars a year at most, and in some years, if someone got sick, they would have to use the savings from previous years.
Xiao Wang stopped trying to persuade them, saying he could raise the money himself. He knew it was useless; they might only believe him if he raised enough and showed it to them.
After finishing his meal, Xiao Wang returned to his room, partly to observe the condition of the bead in his brain, and partly to intensify his breathing exercises.
Since the side effects of the damage absorbed by the bead can be transformed into one's own cultivation insights and effects, then one should seize the opportunity to cultivate.
In the living room.
As Xiao Wang entered the room, Zhou Zhengxiong looked at Qin Fengying and asked in a low voice, "How much savings do we have left?"
Qin Fengying naturally knew what he meant by asking that question.
"Less than 50,000."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhengxiong looked up and sighed, saying, "If I were to borrow, I probably couldn't get 50,000 yuan. Few of my colleagues have savings; they're lucky if they're not in debt."
Qin Fengying listened, looked at Zhou Zhengxiong, and said, "His father, we can't use all of it to pay for Wang's tuition; we also need to leave some for Xuanyu."
"He's still young, let's focus on raising him first."
"We can focus on other things for now, but we need to set aside some money for Xuanyu's medical expenses. What if he gets sick or something?"
"There's always a way. There are still a few months before the martial arts academy opens for enrollment. We'll always find a solution."
Xiao Wang was currently intensifying his breathing exercises in his room. Logically speaking, the best time to practice breathing techniques is during combat.
After all, breathing techniques are an auxiliary skill, and they can only be better utilized and effective when combined with real combat, allowing for faster improvement and mastery.
But at home, there's no one to practice with, so I can only practice alone for now.
The next day, Xiao Wang went to school as usual. He had academic classes in the morning, training at the training hall in the afternoon, and then went home.
Throughout the day, he noticed that the color of the bead in his mind was getting darker. Even after he went to the training hall to cultivate and transform some of the damage, the color of the bead was still darker than yesterday, and the rate at which the color was darkening was even faster than yesterday.
"It seems the medication regimen is different every day," Xiao Wang thought to himself.
For the next two days, he continued as usual, but after guessing that the course of the medicine was changing every day, he paid close attention to the changes in the color of the beads.
On the fourth night, Xiao Wang was still practicing his breathing technique in his room when he suddenly noticed that the color of the bead began to deepen rapidly, and soon wisps of black appeared around it.
Then, the black color deepened faster and faster until the bead turned completely black.
Just as Xiao Wang watched the bead turn completely black, he felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, followed by an overwhelming drowsiness that seemed to pull him into a deep sleep.
"Holy shit!"
After saying this, Xiao Wang lost consciousness.
When he woke up, he heard loud shouts outside the door.
"Wang, Xiao Wang? What's wrong? Are you alright?"
"If you don't open the door, I'm going to kick it down!"
"What's wrong with this child today? It's almost noon..."
Upon hearing his adoptive mother Qin Fengying's voice, Xiao Wang immediately got up and opened the door.
Qin Fengying saw Xiao Wang behind the door, and withdrew her foot that was about to kick the door. "What's wrong? Are you sick?"
"I'm fine, Auntie. I'm probably just tired from training all day yesterday."
Qin Fengying glanced at Xiao Wang and, seeing he didn't seem ill, said, "Take it easy, your health is important. Are you going to school today?"
"Yes," Xiao Wang replied firmly.
Today is the day he goes to collect his trial drug payment.
"Since you're going, let's have lunch first. It'll be ready soon."
After Qin Fengying finished speaking, she went to the kitchen to get busy.
Xiao Wang walked into the living room and looked at the clock on the wall; it was almost noon.
"What happened? After losing consciousness last night, I actually slept until now."
"What happened last night when you lost consciousness?"
"But thankfully, at least he should still be alive, not dead."
As Xiao Wang pondered this, he looked at the bead in his mind and discovered that the bead's color had changed from pure black before he lost consciousness to pure white, with almost no impurities visible.
"Holy crap, what happened? Where's my damage?"
Xiao Wang stared blankly at the pure white bead.
You should know that what he lost wasn't damage, but his cultivation accelerator.
After a quick review, he came to two conclusions.
First, after the bead absorbs damage to the pure black, it will fall into a deep sleep, and all the damage will disappear after it falls asleep.
Second, the harm done to him, if used to sleep, will never make him stronger.
Therefore, one cannot be lazy; one must constantly cultivate in order to transform those injuries into powerful strength.
After lunch, Xiao Wang went out with his schoolbag on his back.
Instead of going to the school, he went directly to No. 43 Letian Road, the location where Fusheng Group was conducting drug trials.
When I arrived, there were already quite a few people queuing up.
Xiao Wang didn't rush to join the queue, but instead started looking for people in the line.
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