After Wang Ye circled a few times, he found a long bench by the river and sat down.
He glanced at the panel.
[Skills: Running Lv3 (34.6%)
Walking Lv5 (52.2%)
Tai Chi Lv2 (15.3%)
Throwing Lv1 (76.2%)]
"The skill level is already at thirty percent, and before the start of the half marathon, it should be no problem to grind running to Lv4," Wang Ye mused, rubbing his chin. "I'll train a bit more in the next few days, putting in the effort to grind to Lv5 would be more secure."
With his current progress, winning one of the top three prizes would be quite a challenge.
However, reaching the standard of a first-level athlete in the half marathon project before the race starts shouldn't be too difficult.
Shaking his head, he pushed aside the thoughts of running.
Wang Ye continued to look at the skill levels of his other abilities.
Due to his persistent running training these days and intentionally walking more, the proficiency in his walking skill had already been increased to about 50%.
Once it reached Lv5, it meant that this skill had been honed to a Master Level standard, and it might even awaken traits to enhance oneself.
Therefore, at this level, it was basically considered to have reached the pinnacle of the skill. Any further increase in proficiency would become considerably difficult.
Under these circumstances, Wang Ye being able to grind the walking skill to 50% proficiency was testament to how diligently he had been walking lately.
"With my hard efforts, I deserve success," Wang Ye leaned back on the bench, gazing at the river water.
As the skill proficiency gradually reached perfection, his walking skills also began to undergo qualitative changes.
Most of the skills related to walking in the world today had already been completely mastered by him.
In fact, his brisk walking speed could surpass the running speed of many people.
Wang Ye had once tested this out of curiosity after a morning run; with the skills he now mastered, he could easily surpass the world record in the Olympic race walking event.
However, in Wang Ye's eyes, this sport had no practical significance. After all, normal people couldn't possibly use such a distorted posture to walk in daily life, and no matter how fast one walked, it was difficult to be quicker than running.
In summary, the practicality was too low.
But the enhancement of this skill was not a bad thing for Wang Ye.
With the increase in proficiency, his hip, waist, and other joints would become more and more flexible, and with the leverage principle of the bones, the energy consumption of the muscles would be significantly reduced, and the physical effort required for walking would gradually decrease.
Moreover, this effect would also radiate to running, resulting in reduced energy consumption while running.
"If Lv5 is already the human limit, what changes would occur by leveling up to Lv6?" An anticipation rose faintly in Wang Ye's heart.
According to his estimation, by the latest April 29th, his walking skill would be completely mastered at Lv5. By then, he would witness the mysterious scenery beyond the human limit.
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Supermarket
Fruits and Vegetables Section
Wang Ye was browsing recipes on his phone while selecting suitable vegetables in the fruits and vegetables section.
He planned to buy more vegetables to seriously cook a few dishes and see if the system could awaken a cooking skill.
Wang Ye spent a full half hour following online recipes, spending 150 yuan, and bought several large bags of vegetables and fish.
He carried the vegetables and fish that weighed about ten catties and walked out of the supermarket with difficulty.
It wasn't that these vegetables were particularly heavy. The main issue was the design of the shopping bag, which was rather impractical, with all the weight concentrated on the thin strap, turning his hands purple and white.
Wang Ye endured the hand pain, walking about a kilometer to the apartment complex. He entered the building and used his elbow to press the elevator button.
Only after taking the elevator and reaching his apartment did Wang Ye feel relieved, dropping the shopping bag on the floor. He rubbed his purple hands vigorously, trying to disperse the blood accumulation.
Immediately, Wang Ye took out the ingredients from the shopping bag, heading straight to the kitchen to start cooking.
He placed the phone recipe in front of him, meticulously washing ingredients, marinating, slicing, and stir-frying as per the phone instructions. Soon, a plate of fragrant, flavorful shredded potatoes was stir-fried to perfection.
However, no cooking skill appeared on the system panel.
Wang Ye was not discouraged and continued preparing ingredients for the next dish.
Yet, even after stir-frying all three dishes on the recipe, no cooking skill emerged on the panel.
Wang Ye helplessly brought the three dishes to the table.
He scooped a bowl of rice and tasted the dishes.
Not bad, it had the authentic taste of a restaurant.
But he couldn't understand why, despite earnestly cooking with a skill level that was not too low, the system still didn't register a cooking skill?
After pondering for a long time.
Wang Ye eventually concluded that it was due to insufficient proficiency.
Unable to completely remember the entire process of the recipe, relying only on the recipe for assistance meant he couldn't truly master it.
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Three days later.
April 26th.
Morning.
11:41
Longxi River
Inside the Unfinished Building
Swoosh!!!
A piercing sound echoed throughout the building.
A thumb-sized wooden block hanging midair was instantly shattered by a stone fragment turned into a blur, scattering into countless wood chips.
Wang Ye slowly walked forward, picking up a sharpened stone from the ground, muttering:
"At a distance of five meters, the target size can be shrunk to five centimeters. The problem is, the impact force at this distance decreases significantly, requiring the sharpness of the thrown object to enhance power."
He raised his head, looking at the surrounding stone walls.
Everywhere he looked were uneven surfaces, broken walls.
These were all traces of him practicing with the stone fragments.
This unfinished building had become an excellent place for Wang Ye to practice his Throwing Skill.
As Wang Ye's Throwing Skill advanced to Lv2, his throwing accuracy underwent a huge qualitative change.
Within two meters, he could easily knock down a flying mosquito or fly.
Within five meters, he could effortlessly shatter a brick.
Beyond five meters, his accuracy and power greatly diminished,
barely able to hit targets within the palm-sized area.
But using stone fragments to break human skin was still not a problem.
Wang Ye casually threw the stone fragment aside, taking a toothpick from his pocket.
He pinched the toothpick between his thumb and forefinger, squinting his eyes, aiming at a relatively intact wooden board five meters away.
Then his wrist flicked, and the toothpick shot out like an arrow from a bow.
Swoosh!
The toothpick embedded into the wooden board within half a second, making a crisp "da" sound.
Though only the end of the toothpick pierced the board,
its power was still remarkable.
It was known that the hardness of a wooden board was several times higher than skin, so piercing a wooden board was akin to easily piercing human skin.
Now, in Wang Ye's hands, a toothpick had become a deadly weapon.