Chapter 1 Morning

The next day, dawn.

The sun hadn't yet risen into the sky, but the day was already breaking. In a certain residential building in Jiangbin City, a young man was sound asleep.

*Ka-chak.*

The door opened, and a graceful figure walked in.

Han Jiangxue looked down at the soundly sleeping Jiang Xiao, raised her leg, and gently kicked Jiang Xiao's calf: "Get up."

"Huh?" Jiang Xiao opened his sleepy eyes, only to see his daughter, well, his sister Han Jiangxue standing by the bed, her face tense, as if Jiang Xiao owed her three hundred and fifty million.

"Morning practice." Han Jiangxue responded, turned and walked out of the room, her voice drifting back from afar, "5 minutes."

Jiang Xiao sat up, feeling a burst of numbness all over his body, aching terribly.

Last night, he ran a full three kilometers!

Logically speaking, a high school student like him, and an Awakened one at that, should have excellent physical fitness, and three kilometers would be a piece of cake.

But Han Jiangxue ran too fast, her physical fitness was simply inhuman.

Jiang Xiao gritted his teeth and persevered, eventually slowing down under Han Jiangxue's care, barely managing to complete the so-called "night run."

What time is it?

4:30?

"Are you a devil!?" Jiang Xiao grumbled angrily.

"I'm your sister." From outside the door, Han Jiangxue's quiet voice came, "If you don't want to be a doctor, get up and train."

"Are you misunderstanding the sacred profession of doctor?" Jiang Xiao mumbled in response.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Han Jiangxue's annoyed voice came from outside the door.

Responding to Han Jiangxue was a comfortable groan: "Ah~"

Han Jiangxue: "......"

Jiang Xiao, having healed himself, immediately felt much better. Although his legs still ached, at least they weren't trembling when he stood on the ground.

He quickly put on his clothes and walked out of the room.

No matter how glib he was, Jiang Xiao knew his goal. Since he had come to this world, he had to make a name for himself.

In the short term, improving his physical strength and increasing his Star Power reserves were the goals Jiang Xiao set last night.

School would start in ten days, and Jiang Xiao planned to get his foot in the door, at least, before school started.

Han Jiangxue was also quite surprised. She thought her brother would laze in bed for a long time, and the morning practice would eventually come to nothing, but she didn't expect that Jiang Xiao, who was glib and mischievous, actually got up.

For a young man, getting up at 4:30 in the morning was indeed a bit difficult.

Staying up all night until 4:30 in the morning might be easier...

And so, the sibling duo, accompanied by the chirping of birds, rushed into the park, passed groups of morning-exercising old men and women, and began their day of training.

What Han Jiangxue found embarrassing was that Jiang Xiao would always make some strange noises.

......

The more exhausted his body was, the more comfortable Jiang Xiao felt from his Blessing skill, so this situation inevitably occurred.

Jiang Xiao ran in the morning, absorbing Star Power, and madly healed himself, forming what he considered a virtuous cycle.

After the morning run, under Han Jiangxue's guidance, the two did some stretching exercises and ended their morning practice. On the way home, they chose a small breakfast shop.

"Boss, four fried dough sticks, two tea eggs, two bowls of tofu brains," Jiang Xiao said, turning his head and asking, "Do you want sweet or salty tofu brains?"

Han Jiangxue glanced at Jiang Xiao and said, "I'll have soy milk."

Well,

Alright then.

"Boss, two bowls of soy milk." Jiang Xiao turned his head and continued to ask, "Do you want sweet or salty soy milk?"

On the high platform in front of the breakfast shop, the voice of the broadcaster just came from the TV: "This is the morning news live broadcast for you. At 1:34 a.m. tonight, energy fluctuations appeared at the intersection of Xing Street and Xinfu Road in the northern suburbs of Jiangbin City. No casualties have been found so far. The Jiangbin City Public Security Bureau attaches great importance to this and immediately sealed off the scene. The Jiangbin City Awakened Maintenance Force also reinforced the area as soon as possible. Now, the situation has been effectively controlled."

"The Jiangbin City Bureau would like to remind the general public that this area will experience a long period of blockade. Please the general public..."

Jiang Xiao took a bite of a fried dough stick, crispy and delicious, and took a sip of hot soy milk, tsk tsk, dying of happiness.

"The teleportation doors are opening more and more frequently recently. The previous teleportation doors haven't been closed yet, and the area hasn't been unsealed, and now a new one has opened." An old man next to him shook his head and sighed.

"Yeah, the frequency of these teleportation doors opening is getting higher and higher. If this goes on, will we really have a place to live?"

"Alas, I hope my little grandson becomes more and more powerful, so he can protect himself in the future. Who knows what this Earth will become."

Jiang Xiao silently listened to the discussions of the diners, and seemed to feel that people's living environment was gradually deteriorating.

The opening of other-dimensional space doors is unpredictable.

They open abruptly, some lasting for a day before disappearing without a trace.

And some other-dimensional space doors will remain open, lasting for years or even decades, always connecting Earth with other-dimensional worlds, which has led to an unstoppable change in the Earth's environment.

In the large human settlements, there is still the power to blockade and control, so as to ensure the human living environment as much as possible.

But in the uninhabited wilderness, I don't know how many teleportation doors will quietly open. The invasion of species seems to be an irreversible result.

Fortunately, in the past years, the frequency of other-dimensional teleportation doors opening was not high.

I don't know what the specific situation is now.

Of course, people call them teleportation doors, but this is just a name. The connection points between Earth and other-dimensional spaces do not all appear in the shape of doors. More often, they are chaotic, with overlapping spaces, making it difficult to figure out the boundaries and even more difficult to control.

"Are you full?" Han Jiangxue suddenly said.

"Huh?" Jiang Xiao hurriedly stuffed a fried dough stick into his mouth, picked up a paper towel and wiped his mouth, and said, "I'm full."

"Let's go." Han Jiangxue threw down 14 yuan, got up and walked out of the breakfast shop.

Jiang Xiao looked at the girl in the white sportswear and really felt helpless.

She spoke little, acted quickly, and was truly "white as snow, coming and going like the wind."

When they returned home, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Why are you in such a hurry all of a sudden?"

"Since you have obtained a medical-type Star Technique, are more inclined to be a medical-type Awakened one, and can also embed two Star Techniques in one Star Slot, this already represents your potential. Although your aptitude is not high and you don't have many Star Slots, I believe diligence can make up for clumsiness." Han Jiangxue said unexpectedly patiently, in a long paragraph.

Jiang Xiao: "So?"

Han Jiangxue said, "Starting today, I will train you. No matter what the world becomes in the future, I hope you have the ability to protect yourself."

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Jiang Xiao was a little excited and nodded gently.

What made Han Jiangxue suddenly change her mind? Was she not planning to let Jiang Xiao graduate smoothly, then find a job and live a mediocre life?

Was it because of the news just now? Or was it because of the diners' discussions?

Or was it because of his potential?

Or was it because she, as an Awakened one, knew some information that others didn't know?

"Physical fitness, combat skills, Star Power." Han Jiangxue said three words.

"Combat skills?" Jiang Xiao asked in confusion.

"Don't be blinded by the magical Star Techniques. Your goal is to defeat the enemy, to defeat other-dimensional creatures, to survive. If you have vast Star Power, powerful skills, and super physical fitness, you can do it too."

"Star Techniques will infinitely increase your upper limit, but as a person, your physical fitness and skills are determining your lower limit." Han Jiangxue said, "After the start of the first year of high school, you rookies will undergo basic combat training. This is a required course for Awakened ones."

Jiang Xiao nodded in agreement.

Han Jiangxue led Jiang Xiao to his parents' room and tilted her head inside.

Yesterday afternoon, Jiang Xiao cleaned the entire house and guessed that this largest bedroom used to be his parents' bedroom, but now the bedroom has been completely changed and looks more like a small training room.

The floor was covered with soft mats, there were 2 sandbags, and several small fitness equipment.

The only thing in the bedroom that hadn't changed was the huge wedding photo hanging on the wall.

Looking at the wedding photo of his parents whom he had never met, Jiang Xiao stepped inside.

"I like to train here because they will always be watching me." Han Jiangxue's voice came from behind.

Jiang Xiao felt a little emotional when he heard this. He turned his head, but saw Han Jiangxue close the door and lock it.

Jiang Xiao looked at Han Jiangxue blocking the door and asked in confusion, "What does this mean?"

Han Jiangxue said softly, "You will hate me."

Jiang Xiao: ???