Whoop!

The steam-powered stove emitted a high-pitched, piercing hum.

A furious amount of water vapor gushed out of the pipes and spewed onto the walls.

Li Boyang was expressionless, wearing heat-insulating gloves, and flipped the switch to reduce the air pressure.

In the blink of an eye, the surging water vapor died down.

Throwing down the thick insulating gloves, Li Boyang picked up the detergent and began to remove the dirt that had accumulated around the steam switch.

It's been almost a month since I came into this world.

Li Boyang successfully changed his name and got his sixteen-year-old identity certificate, and from now on he will be considered an adult.

Adult, but want a raise? Still not possible.

He had to continue to do the job of the cleaner of the Asamei Martial Academy, and he had to do more than he did before he was a minor.

Originally, he was only responsible for the sanitation of the first floor of the dormitory and the martial arts arena, but now he is also responsible for the plumbing of the underground steam power room.

When I was a year older, my workload had almost doubled, but my salary had only gone up a bit.

After cleaning the dirt, Li Boyang sprayed the kettle twice.

Only then did he screw the switch to a suitable position, glanced at the huge steam-powered stove with a subtle expression, and turned to leave.

The world is similar to the time of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, but it seems to have gone the wrong way.

Steam kinetic energy is highly developed, but electric energy is only a little bit of a sprout.

Everywhere in life, you can see the white mist ejected from the steam-powered stove, and the dull and monotonous popping sound.

There were cars, there were airplanes, there were old dial-up telephones, there were even thermal weapons, but there were no weapons of mass destruction.

From Li Boyang's point of view, the biggest reason why the development of thermal weapons in this world is so slow is because the ceiling of personal force in this world is too high!

When a person's destructive power can be compared to Vulcan cannons, and the speed after starting can be compared to that of an airplane, their own defense power is like a tank.

So is there still a threat to this person with thermal weapons?

Naturally, there is none.

The demand for thermal weapons, naturally, is not high.

Able to match thousands of troops with the strength of one person, this legendary figure is called a martial artist.

The top leaders of the vast majority of countries are either martial artists themselves or spokesmen for multiple martial arts alliance interest groups.

It is a fact recognized by almost everyone that only a sufficiently strong force can support the continuation of the state.

Because of this, there are many countries in this world, almost thousands, and the systems are also different.

However, the strongest are still the Big Three: the Cassio Federation, the Yanuda Republic, and the Swinmer Empire.

The country where Li Boyang is now located is the Casio Federation, one of the Big Three.

It is the richest of the Big Three.

It is precisely because the country has money that the Cassio Federation implements six years of free quality education, and six years of internship and part-time work.

Li Boyang was 16 years old, because he went to school in an orphanage relatively early, and finished his basic education at the age of 11, followed by a six-year internship period.

The reason why I stayed in the Asamei Martial Arts Academy, of course, was assigned by the internship.

Orphans, who have no money and no connections, will be assigned the worst internship job, with the longest working hours, the least pay, and the shortest free time.

If Li Boyang was still called Fang Ming, he would definitely not have any expectations for this job-

Fang Ming entered the martial arts academy at the age of twelve, and at the age of seventeen after completing his six-year internship.

Before the age of seventeen, if Fang Ming's martial arts made no progress, then he would be kicked out of the martial academy and thrown outside to become an ordinary person.

If Fang Ming can get started in martial arts, then he will be promoted from a cleaning handyman during the internship period to a full-fledged cleaner, and at the same time become an official student of the martial arts academy.

Well, if the poor want to learn martial arts, they can only take this path.

And just like that, the state also subsidizes most of the resources, otherwise this road will not work.

Having said that, how can a kid who does the hardest work at the end of the day be physically exhausted to death and time is tight, how can he improve his martial arts foundation?

This is obviously selecting talents!

After Li Boyang figured out his own situation, he instantly had an understanding.

None of the jobs during the internship period are very easy.

Being able to squeeze out time in such a tight time and successfully improve the foundation of one's martial arts is something that only those teenagers with enough talent can do!

Either the brain is smart enough to remember it once you read it, and you can correct it once you make a mistake, and you can comprehend each practice method at a very fast speed, thus saving a lot of study time and directly entering the cultivation state.

Either the physical talent is high enough, even if it is not very smart, it can progress at an incredible speed in the practice again and again.

Or simply, if you are smart and talented, even if you are pressed for time, you can become a martial artist in less than a year.

It turns out that when Li Boyang was still Fang Ming, his talent was not good, and he was not smart.

I remember the theoretical knowledge clearly, and I should have basic exercises and meditation once a day.

However, I still don't know how to use theoretical knowledge to fine-tune the basic skills and adapt them to myself.

Obviously, he was very ordinary before he woke up.

It's not the worst, but it's not far off.

Teaching them a group of handymen, they couldn't even remember who he was.

The talent is not good, the cultivation is not smooth, and the salary you can get as a handyman is even more pitiful...... Anyone who stays in such a place will get bored.

Of course, Fang Ming was no exception, after a long time, after he hastily completed the basic skills on the rest day once a month, he couldn't wait to leave the martial academy.

It's as if you can breathe more easily when you leave here.

After leaving the martial arts courtyard, he actually didn't go anywhere, but went back to the original orphanage to visit.

Probably because of the atmosphere of the orphanage, he was so relieved that he fell asleep in the orphanage.

Although the Asaki Martial Arts Academy includes food and accommodation, the rules in the courtyard are strict, and one of them is strictly forbidden not to return at night.

Fang Ming was in a hurry, and hurriedly rushed to the Qianming Martial Academy.

But because he was in too much of a hurry, he bumped into a gangster who was bragging on the street.

Then Fang Ming was beaten.

was even almost killed by a brick, but by mistake awakened his memory, Li Boyang was reborn and returned.

Regarding what his predecessor Fang Ming did, Li Boyang was actually quite speechless.

If you want to say that he is at fault, he seems to be right, after all, his abilities are limited.

If you want to say that he is not wrong, he seems to be at fault, the atmosphere around him is so obvious, he doesn't know how to climb up desperately!

What if the talent is not good? It's not the bottom.

What if your head isn't smart? And not mentally retarded.

If you do your best to fight, it's hard to say what the future will be, but at least there is still a good chance of being a formal student.

To compete for talent with sweat, it is definitely not comparable, but at least you can see the back.

Walking out of the steam power room, Li Boyang closed the thick isolation door, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Today's work is finally done.

He didn't go up directly, but took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the basement to take a look at his golden finger.

There will be a system for crossing, the protagonists have goldfingers, and everyone has a chat group.

Li Boyang, who thinks he is a traverser, of course, also hangs.

It's just that this hook is not the most powerful system, nor is it some unreasonable unsolvable hanging, but a synthesis tool like a drawing out of a game.

Even if the function of gold finger is limited, even the use of synthesis has harsh requirements and costs.

That's outrageous -

[Host: Li Boyang]

【Status:Healthy】

[Slots available for Harmony: 2]

[Cooldown: None]

[Synaesthesia Available Objects: None]

[Origin: 31]

[Starter Gift: Three Demon Hair Substitution Techniques, Three Space Transfer Techniques, Second Bright Light Heavenly Enlightenment Wisdom Enhancement Techniques, Second Bull Demon Solid Techniques]

The Broad Heaven Enlightenment Wisdom Enhancement Technique and the Bull Demon Solid Technique presented by the novice gift were originally three times, but now they have been received by Li Boyang once each.

After using it, Li Boyang's comprehension ability was enhanced, his memory was enhanced, his observation ability was enhanced, his body seemed to become stronger, he ate more, his digestion speed became faster, and his recovery ability was abnormally obvious.

Three days in a row were followed by headaches, tinnitus, body aches and swellings, and an indescribable feeling of fullness.

It's like eating too much and holding on.

Even now, that feeling of fullness is still there, and it hasn't diminished much at all.

This is also the reason why Li Boyang did not dare to continue to use the wisdom enhancement technique and the solid technique, he was afraid that if he continued to use it regardless of it, he might really be blown up.

Now Li Boyang's talent is already good, and he has his own understanding of basic skills, and it has only been half a month, and the progress is very obvious.

I don't care about teaching him at all, children, isn't it really normal to be late in opening up?

What's more, Li Boyang's progress speed is not shocking at all, and he can't even touch the corners of genius, so what's there to care about?

This kind of progress, even if it is a sprint when the assessment is about to graduate, at most makes the teacher remember Li Boyang's name, and then there is no more.

Only Li Boyang knows his own affairs.

It doesn't really matter how fast he progresses, what matters is that his physical talent is constantly changing from moment to moment, and every second and every minute is rising.

Although the increase in this talent is very, very small, it is almost impossible to notice.

But as a person, I don't feel it for a day or two, and I will inevitably find out the subtlety for three days and four days.

According to this talent growth rate, maybe in another two or three years, Li Boyang's natural ability will be able to compare with those top Tianjiao.

But now Li Boyang didn't care about this, but took out two identical small daggers from his arms.

Inside the Asima Martial Arts Academy, there is a second-hand trading area for students to set up stalls, which will be opened once a week.

These two daggers were bought from there.

Almost half of Li Boyang's funds were spent.

These are two standard daggers, which are the rewards after becoming official students, and often accompany students for a long time.

However, the strength is limited, the material is not good, and basically in less than a year, it will be eliminated by the students.

It is rare to see a standard dagger that can always accompany the student.

It is very common in the second-hand buying and selling area.

The two daggers that may be favored by Li Boyang are bound to be different.

Because - fate!

The moment he touched these two daggers, Li Boyang obtained three points of fate.

And a realization flashed in his heart, if these two daggers were used to synthesize, the consumption point would be halved.

Li Boyang, who had never used the Harmony Technique, gritted his teeth and bought these two daggers because of curiosity.

Now, the golden finger opened, and Li Boyang's consciousness swept over the [Harmony Technique Available Slot: 2].

In the next moment, there were two more floating boxes in front of him.

"......" Li Boyang, is it really a very simple plug-in, just two boxes? Not even a special effect.

He complained silently, and then put the two daggers on them.

As soon as I put it on, a dialog box pops up.

[Material meets requirements] [Consumption: 6 edges]

[Do you want to activate the Harmony Technique?] 】

[Yes] [No]