At the beginning, Gary's Daily Quests had rewarded him with 10 Exp each. Unfortunately, now that his system classified him as Level 2, each Quest was only paying out half that amount. With the requirement to reach the next level having already doubled, it didn't take a math genius to understand that it would take a long time for him to progress by only relying on this method to accrue Exp.
Nevertheless, this didn't mean that Gary intended to stop working out anytime soon. After all, right now it was the only reliable method for him to increase his Strength without any of the stat points he appeared to be getting for a Level Up.
During his brief time with the system, Gary had actually gained the most Exp after fighting against others like the Eton High students. Although he had yet to confirm his suspicion, he strongly believed that it might also be an effective way to gain other stats like Endurance.
Unwilling to go out and look for trouble in the streets, his conjecture had eventually led Gary to just challenge the martial arts clubs in his own school. The teacher of the Karate club was an aged man, whose arms were folded after hearing Gary's declaration.
“I like your spirit, kid, but things don't work like they do in movies. This is a school club. I can't just let anyone barge in here and allow them to fight my students.” The teacher explained in a calm tone.
Tom was very pleased that this teacher seemed reasonable and hadn't just outright accepted his buddy's crazy request. Now he would just have to pull Gary out of the gym. Unfortunately, just when he was about to grab his friend by the arm, Tom saw a strange look in Gary's eyes.
'W-why does he have that look again?!' Tom felt himself shaking, everything in his body was telling him that it was a body idea to touch Gary right now. Unsure what it was, he listened to this feeling and took a step back.
Hearing the teacher's response, Gary smiled.
“I just wanted to know if Karate was worth learning these days.” Gary said. “These days Altered fights are being shown all over the internet and on TV. Everyone knows that the best fighters are those who don't just rely on their Altered forms but incorporate martial arts in their fighting style. However, despite being a huge fan, I have never seen a single one of the top Altered fighters use Karate.”
From Gary's experience, sport teachers, even more so combat teachers, took great pride in the martial arts they had learned for years. The black belt was proof that his teacher must have spent countless hours honing his skills and Gary couldn't imagine that he would just let it slide that he had basically called his craft 'useless'.
“And that made you think it might not be worth your time and effort? Very well. Steven, please help our enthusiastic friend find a gi in his size!” The teacher instructed.
Immediately, a student with a green belt stepped forward. Steven had short hair similar to Tom's and he was a little larger than Tom and Gary, yet not as big as rugby players like Gil and Barry.
While Steven and Gary had disappeared into the changing rooms, the other students had quickly laid out mats on the floor, creating an impromptu arena for the two boys to fight in. Not long after, the two combatants came out.
“Mr Fang, I would like to fight him next.” A voice said.
“W-what are you doing?” Tom asked, wondering why Xin, who had been by his side mere seconds ago, had just volunteered to fight.
“Well, it would be pointless for your friend to fight someone weaker than Steven, wouldn't it? Who do you think pushed Steven down to being the second strongest in this club?” Xin asked Tom with a smirk.
Chapter end
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