Chapter 27: Kung Fu is honed over time
Lu Ren glanced at Xiang Yang, thought for a moment, took out a can from his pocket to fill his stomach, and then asked Xiang Yang for some water. He had watched Xiang Yang drink from this water bag and had kept it within his sight the entire time. Now, he was very short on water, and despite being on guard, he had no choice.
He still let Xiang Yang drink first. Under Xiang Yang’s displeased expression, he took a sip from the water bag in his hand and asked with some confusion, "Why does this water taste so strange?"
Xiang Yang: "This is clean water purified by the sewer purification system. It’s just that the purification agent has run out, so the taste is a bit odd. But rest assured, the water quality is absolutely clean."
"So you’re saying this water is filtered from all kinds of filthy pollutants?" Lu Ren’s face didn’t look good.
He recalled when he first entered the sewers, passing by a pool of murky green water with skeletons and rotting flesh of unknown creatures in it.
Seeing Lu Ren’s expression, Xiang Yang asked curiously, "Don’t you know that a lot of clean water is recycled back to rivers and seas after being purified? Before humanity faced the cataclysm, my dad said a large portion of clean water came from pollutants made or discharged by humans, purified to standard quality and delivered directly to every household by the water companies."
"Alright, I understand. You don’t have to say anymore."
Lu Ren handed the water bottle to Xiang Yang and quietly walked to the side to practice the Basic Sword Technique. Now that food and water were temporarily not a concern, the immediate priority was to enhance his own strength. In any case, maintaining consistent and diligent practice at all times is a necessary quality for survival.
"Ding, due to your continuous practice of the skill ’Basic Swordsmanship’, your Basic Swordsmanship skill level increased by 1."
"Ding, due to your continuous practice of the skill ’Basic Swordsmanship’, your agility, power, and constitution skill levels increased by 1."
"Ding, due to..."
Each time he completed a set of Basic Sword Techniques, the system’s skill level notification sound kept ringing, gradually increasing his skill levels. At the same time, thanks to the Basic Swordsmanship, his agility, power, and constitution all received a boost.