Empirical value system
In Lu Zhou City, at Lu Zhou Military University.
Class C, Junior Year.
"Lin Xiao... Lin Xiao!"
Lin Xiao snapped back to reality and saw the history teacher on the podium, with his white hair, staring at him sternly.
"Read these two paragraphs for me!"
His deskmate, Zhao Siya, stretched out her fair finger and secretly signaled a number under the table. Lin Xiao got the hint and stood up.
"On the evening of September 6, 2025, a small meteor named 'Wimulis' fell into the Pacific Ocean.
This impact did not cause serious damage to the coastal countries, but the cosmic radiation it carried spread globally within a year..."
"Bio-mutation, the opening of the hidden realm, Blue Star entered the Great Cataclysm era."
"...Faced with those evolved beasts that became stronger and stronger, even able to withstand nuclear weapons.
Human nations began to ally and merge, eventually forming the Five Nations Federation.
And jointly established the Monster Hunter Association to train warriors who evolved in physical fitness and even awakened supernatural abilities after the radiation, to resist the threat of monsters."
The teacher, holding the "Disaster History" textbook, nodded slightly and waved for him to sit down.
"Get your act together, don't faint again in this afternoon's training."
Scattered snickers came from the class, with looks of concern or ridicule focusing on Lin Xiao.
In a school where the military or the Hunter Association was the goal, fainting during physical training was quite embarrassing.
Zhang, sitting at the back of the second row, with his burly figure and a crew cut, spoke coldly:
"Bottom-feeder... Don't drag your feet again in next month's class competition!"
Zhang's comprehensive combat score was the best in the class and in the top five of the year. He was also a rich second generation, and he had quite a bit of prestige in the class.
As soon as he spoke, several people who followed him also joined in.
"Yeah, Lin Xiao, how did you even get in here?"
"You won't be able to graduate with these grades, you might as well drop out and start working."
"Last month in the competition, you were kicked away by Wang Mei from Class B, that was too embarrassing..."
...
He raised his hand to stop Zhao Siya, who wanted to speak up for him, and seeing her puffed-up face in anger, Lin Xiao just smiled lightly.
He was used to being mocked by his classmates.
Since two years ago, he had started to have the problem of having headaches that made him faint from time to time.
His mother took the savings she had scrimped and saved and took him for several check-ups, but no problem was found.
So, he had a small faint every three days and a big one every month.
It was okay for cultural courses, but his physical fitness gradually fell behind his classmates, becoming the bottom of the class.
If it weren't for his excellent performance in the "Wei Neng" refinement course and his upright attitude, the school might have already asked him to leave.
"Wei Neng" is the cosmic energy discovered by humans after the Great Cataclysm, which can be absorbed and used by the human body, and some people have even awakened mysterious supernatural abilities because of it.
It used to have different names in various countries - magic power, qi, original force, spiritual energy, etc.
Later, it was given the official name "Wei Neng" by the World Hunter Association.
The classmates who just mocked him were right.
If this continued, Lin Xiao would likely not meet the graduation standards, let alone join the military or the Hunter Association.
Dropping out and working could at least help his mother share the living pressure.
He thought so too, until yesterday...
Looking at the text on the textbook, Lin Xiao covered it with his hand and tried to memorize it.
With some stumbles, he successfully memorized the text.
[Speed Memory - Lv0: Experience +2]
Glancing at the panel that appeared in the air, Lin Xiao silently lowered his eyes and began to recite other paragraphs.
[Speed Memory - Lv0: Experience +3]
[Speed Memory - Lv0: Experience +1]
[Speed Memory - Lv0: Experience +2]
...
This was the system that appeared after he fainted yesterday.
Lin Xiao strongly suspected that his fainting spells these years were caused by it.
Because when he woke up this morning, there was no longer that heavy feeling in his head.
He could see his skill experience and a personal panel. [Name: Lin Xiao]
[Potential Points: 0]
[Strength: 8]
[Agility: 9]
[Constitution: 7]
[Spirit: 10]
[Skills: Wei Neng Refinement Method (Incomplete) - Lv1 (82%), Boxing - Lv0 (89%), Two-Handed Sword - Lv0 (95%), Footwork - Lv0 (78%), Speed Memory - Lv0 (66%)]
[Note: The average value for a healthy adult male is 5.]
The average adult male value is 5, and Lin Xiao's panel data looks good, but that's just compared to ordinary people.
In this school that trains people to fight against monsters, anyone picked at random can punch with at least 500kg of force and run at a speed of 18m/s easily.
The radiation of the Great Cataclysm made not only monsters stronger but also humans.
Especially after humans mastered the Wei Neng cultivation method.
When Lin Xiao was young, he saw a video online -
A hundred-meter-tall terrifying gorilla was unscathed under the fire of human guns and missiles, and just as the military was preparing to launch nuclear weapons.
A mysterious hunter appeared on the battlefield with a dark red war knife and split the hundred-meter gorilla in half with just one slash.
This heroic scene deeply inspired young Lin Xiao, and his desire to become such a strong person was also the motivation for him to work hard to get into the Military University.
If his body was still the same, Lin Xiao would definitely have to give up his dream and live a normal life.
But now the situation has changed, and he wants to try to work hard again...
[Speed Memory - Lv0: Experience +4]
[Speed Memory - Lv0: Experience +3]
[Speed Memory - Lv0 >>> Speed Memory - Lv1! Potential Points +1]
"Hmm...?"
Lin Xiao's eyes lit up, and he clicked on the note for "Potential Points" -
[Potential Points: Can be used for skill optimization and attribute point addition.]
What is skill optimization? Lin Xiao focused on the first skill.
[Wei Neng Refinement Method (Incomplete) >>> Wei Neng Refinement Method]
[Required Potential Points: 3]
Lin Xiao nodded to himself, he roughly understood.
The Wei Neng Refinement Method was taught by the school, and it was said that the complete version had 7 volumes.
The school only taught the first two volumes, and the complete content could be obtained for free after joining the military or the Hunter Association.
It's best to have it now, but Lin Xiao still has many shortcomings, so he shouldn't waste potential points on this for now.
After scanning the upgrade conditions for other skills, Lin Xiao began to study the notes for the basic attributes.
"Strength" is related to muscle strength, impact resistance,爆发力 (outburst strength), and speed.
"Agility" is related to dynamic vision, balance, limb sensitivity, nerve reflex speed, and force loss, etc.
Lin Xiao could understand these two, but "Constitution" and "Spirit" were a bit different.
[Constitution: Stamina, recovery ability, resistance, nutrient absorption, muscle strength growth, bone strength, internal organ strength... cell energy absorption, cell energy storage.]
[Spirit: Willpower, mental resistance, memory, calculation ability, spatial imagination... energy affinity, energy control, supernatural ability intensity.]
Energy absorption, energy storage, energy affinity, energy control, supernatural ability intensity...
After the Cataclysm, the reason why human physical strength improved was because the body was unconsciously absorbing energy from the universe.
And the "Wei Neng Refinement Method" further improved the efficiency, better obtaining energy to strengthen the body.
Since Constitution and Spirit are related to these points, can it be understood that -
As long as his Constitution and Spirit increase, the speed of Wei Neng cultivation will be improved, and the speed of physical strengthening will also be accelerated...
Lin Xiao's excellent performance in Wei Neng Refinement might be because his Spirit intensity was as high as 10 points, twice that of an ordinary person.
As for why his physical strength was not enough?
In addition to fainting too much and insufficient exercise, it was probably also because his poor Constitution dragged him down, and the cell energy absorption effect was poor.
Also, why is supernatural ability intensity related to Spirit? Does the Spirit attribute concern the awakening of supernatural abilities!?
A sharp look flashed in Lin Xiao's eyes, and he quietly noted this down.
'Constitution, add points!'