After two hours of class, following Landon Lu's usual routine, he headed to the campus Body Arts Hall to train.
Warriors are divided into nine levels. A first-level Warrior's punch can reach two hundred kilograms, a second-level Warrior's punch can reach three hundred kilograms, and so on, up to one thousand kilograms for a ninth-level Warrior.
Compared to the ten-thousand-jin strength of the ninth stage of body refinement in the xianxia world, there's quite a gap.
Of course, the xianxia world is mainly focused on cultivation, but this world is dominated by technology. If a ninth-level Warrior puts on a personal battle mech, they can easily crush ninth-stage body-refining cultivators, and even early-stage qi-refining cultivators may not be a match.
These days, Ian Song has watched many combat videos. Although the martial arts here are rather ordinary, the power of technology still allows for formidable combat strength.
Landon has been diligently cultivating mental power, but also trains his body arts. Now, he's a fourth-level Warrior, with a punch force of 500 kilograms.
The campus Body Arts Hall has three floors. The first floor is the equipment gym, and any student from the School of Business can use the equipment here for free to forge their body. These machines effectively improve a Warrior's strength, speed, toughness, and agility.
However, these machines are generally suitable for Warriors from level one to three. Above level three, their effect becomes negligible.
The second floor of the Body Arts Hall is the gravity chamber. Training in the gravity chamber can greatly enhance a Warrior's abilities.
But the gravity chamber isn't free. It costs 50 Federation Credits per hour, and the maximum gravity multiplier can only be set to three times.
On the third floor of the Body Arts Hall, body arts experts are stationed. Entering that floor means you can get guidance from these experts. Of course, it's not free—the better the expert, the higher the fee.
For example, a sixth-level Warrior charges 200 credits per hour.
Landon's parents both died five years ago. Although the government compensated him with some money, after five years, he's nearly spent it all. So at most, he can afford occasional gravity chamber sessions, but can't pay for expert guidance on the third floor.
Of course, now that Ian Song has replaced him, not to mention Warriors—even so-called War Gods aren't qualified to teach him martial arts. There's absolutely no need to go to the third floor.
Even going to the second floor is just for show.
The system's mission is simply to survive, so the best strategy is to blend into this world. Besides, no one knows when another system host might pop up, which is why Ian is so cautious.
After an hour, Ian walked out of the gravity chamber, took a shower in the Body Arts Hall's locker room, and headed straight for the cafeteria.
After eating in the cafeteria, he'd return to his apartment to cultivate mental power.
His daily schedule was extremely regular.
However, just as he walked out of the Body Arts Hall, an average-looking girl, accompanied by two people, blocked his path.
Ian said nothing, his gaze calm as he looked at them.
Of course, he kept quiet to avoid exposing his identity, but given Landon's personality, he probably wouldn't say anything either.
"Landon, I'll ask you again—are you willing to be my boyfriend?"
The girl asked forcefully.
Ian still didn't respond.
The girl couldn't help showing a trace of annoyance, but then her face twisted into a mocking smile: "Landon, I know you're grinding away at mental cultivation, trying to become a Psychic Adept. But let me tell you, without high-grade mental secret arts and resources, becoming a Psychic Adept is harder than reaching the sky."
"So what?" Ian replied coolly.
The girl smiled smugly. "As long as you agree to be my boyfriend, and serve me well, I can reward you with an advanced mental secret art. That way, your chances of becoming a Psychic Adept will increase dramatically!"
At that moment, a few more students gathered nearby.
"Heh, that guy's doomed. He actually got picked by Lily Shen, the campus man-eater!"
"I heard Lily Shen's needs are crazy—she basically needs a guy with her every night!"
"Plus, anyone she sets her sights on can hardly escape her clutches. After all, the Shen Clan is one of Plumridge City's five major families!"
"Good thing I'm not handsome, or I'd probably get caught by her too!"
"Oh, please. Sure, Lily Shen changes boyfriends faster than she changes clothes, but her standards are super high. Ordinary guys don't interest her. And anyone who spends time with her gets a ton of perks. I heard Cheng Fan only became a fifth-level Warrior thanks to the gene serum she gave him!"
"Fifth-level Warrior, huh! That means a solid future even in the army!"
Even at a distance, Ian caught every word of the students' discussion, and instantly learned a lot about Lily Shen's background.
So he said calmly to Lily Shen, "Sorry, I'm not interested."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ian walked around Lily Shen and left.
Lily Shen, who had been wearing a smug smile, was furious at Ian's rejection. "Landon, don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. No man I've set my sights on has ever escaped me. I'll ask you one more time—do you agree or not?"
Ian ignored her and kept walking.
"Damn it, you two—teach him a lesson for me!"
Lily Shen shouted angrily.
Immediately, the two men behind Lily Shen sprang forward—one circled to Ian's front and threw a punch at his chest, while the other kicked at his back.
A front-and-rear pincer attack.
From the force and speed of their strikes, Ian judged that they were fifth-level Warriors.
Ordinary attacks from them packed five hundred units of force.
Still, whether they're fifth-level or sixth-level Warriors, in his eyes they're just ants—he could kill them with a breath. But since he's playing Landon...
Just as their attacks were about to land, Ian shifted one step to the right.
The timing was perfect.
Bang!
Their fist and foot collided in mid-air, making the air tremble.
"Lily Shen, don't forget—random fighting is illegal!" Ian warned coldly.
"Idiot. Fighting is illegal, but if no one knows, it's fine," Lily Shen sneered.
"The whole campus is covered by SkyGrid! You think you won't get caught?" Ian retorted.
Lily Shen rolled her eyes in disdain. "I've got a SkyGrid-jamming device on me. Even if we cripple you, SkyGrid can't record a thing!"
"So that's how it is!"
Ian couldn't help but show a look of sudden understanding.
Meanwhile, the two men grew angry. In the middle of a fight, Landon dared to get distracted—he clearly didn't take them seriously.
So the two stepped forward from left and right, swinging their fists at Ian.
Thud! Thud!
A pair of dull impacts rang out. The two men staggered back three steps before regaining their balance, while Ian remained motionless where he stood.
"Whoa, Landon actually managed to repel two fifth-level Warriors! Has his strength reached fifth-level already?"
Seeing this, both Lily Shen and the watching students were utterly shocked.