Transcendent Dawn

Chapter 9: A Genius!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Thulhu was gasping hard.

Putting down the weights, beads of sweat rolled down his face.

Andrea wasn’t happy with Thulhu’s performance. “Come on! You skipped your breakfast?”

After registration, Andrea assessed Thulhu, but the results were beyond bad.

After his constitution value dropped by a third, Thulhu was now very weak.

But his spirit value was as high as 1.6, and he could clearly see pity in Andrea’s eyes.

“We usually don’t see a man as weak as you… Sorry, I didn’t really mean it. Don’t lose confidence. As long as you work out regularly and pay attention to your diet, you’ll catch up.”

Andrea hurriedly clarified her words as she waved her hands.

“I see… Then, can you teach me how to fight?”

Thulhu asked the question calmly.

“So you want me to be your personal trainer? Good pick!”

Andrea squared her shoulders and said seriously, “But what you should do now isn’t learn how to fight, but start with the basics. I’ll teach you how to work out correctly first!”

How to work out correctly and avoid injury were indeed very important.

In fact, the Botley family would know for sure how to better improve his constitution, far better than what the club could teach him.

Too bad, Thulhu left the family too early.

One could never start working out too early, and the best time was when one’s body was growing fast.

Thulhu was well aware of this, and thus was very serious and humble.

Although he was relatively weak, he progressed quite fast under Andrea’s instructions, which made Andrea appreciate his efforts.

After the workout, Andrea helped Thulhu relax his muscles and she said to him, “Eat more meat and rest well.”

“Thanks!”

Although he hadn’t learned to fight, he had still learned how to work out correctly. Thulhu felt that it was worth it.

…

After taking a shower and getting changed, Thulhu walked out of the club and went to the dining hall. He ordered roasted lobster, chicken breast, salad, and bread.

A great workout had to go hand-in-hand with a great amount of energy, or he would destroy his body.

As he ate, Thulhu was also doing the calculations in his mind.

If he continued spending like this, he would go bankrupt very soon – maybe next week! He had to wait at least a month before he could see results. Therefore, he had to find a way to make some money.

Thulhu was quite experienced in this regard.

St George’s had student loans to aid those in need, and Thulhu was one of the few who had repaid all his loans before graduation.

Learning from his last life, he hated being in debt.

“Hey, Thulhu!”

As soon as Thulhu came back to the dorm, Shawn popped out. “I have to say that you have good taste. Molly in fact looks quite cute when she doesn’t wear her glasses!”

Thulhu was speechless.

His roommate could potentially make a good paparazzo.

“I thought you preferred someone like Katherine,” said Thulhu.

“I’m making an objective comment! You know?” Shawn refuted instantly and said, “Molly has a regular daily routine. From her dorm, to the library, to the dining hall… If you want a chance to get to know her, I think you should go to the library. By the way, to help you track your girl, I didn’t go to work today. I think the message is worth 10 coppers!”

“Five! Can’t go higher, or I’ll find someone else.”

Thulhu had to work within his budget.

“Deal!”

…

The second day, Thulhu went to the club for his personal training session with Andrea.

There were three personal trainers in the club, one woman and two men. Many club members were jealous of Thulhu.

Andrea was young and attractive, after all.

However, most students couldn’t afford a personal trainer.

In fact, Thulhu wouldn’t have agreed to pay this much if he wasn’t in a rush.

Fortunately, Andrea had finally agreed to teach him some fighting skills today.

“Today, I’m going to teach you some basic fighting moves.”

Standing in front of Thulhu, she showed him a few postures. “Follow me. Pay attention to your breathing. Don’t underestimate the postures. If you practice them a lot and they become part of your body memory, you’ll still be able to beat most gangsters when they’re unprepared, even if you’re not super strong.”

Thulhu agreed with her.

The most important thing was to turn any fighting skills into instinct. In the face of any sort of attack, one had to respond immediately without hesitation.

“The fighting skills we teach in this club is called Maga Fighting. It’s from the Goddess of Light Church. The union army also uses it!”

Andrea showed Thulhu the movements and explained at the same time, “There are many variations of Maga Fighting. The military version targets one’s eyes and throat. It’s fast and fierce. Our club has adopted the simplified version, called Eight Sets. They’re like formulas designed for facing eight different fighting situations. Remember to use them flexibly!”

Thulhu paid attention as Andrea taught him in great detail.

Thulhu listened to her instructions attentively. This was the training he wanted and needed.

He found that Maga Fighting really fit him well because the fighting sets targeted an enemy’s weak points in particular.

The session soon ended. It was hard for him to remember the eight sets and all the tricks in this short period of time, but he still made it.

“It’s no use if you just follow me. You gotta practice all the time. When you don’t have to think when you fight, you’ll finally start to understand how to do so!”

Andrea finished speaking, but she saw that the look on Thulhu’s face was a bit weird. “Are you okay?”

“No – it’s nothing…” said Thulhu. “I just want to practice more.”

A notification from the panel had actually just popped up.

[Skill learned: Maga Fighting. Current level: LV1!]

[Maga Fighting LV1: Fundamental ‘Eight Sets’; Constitution +0.1; Strength +0.1!]

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Name: [Thulhu Botley]

Occupation: [none]

Class: [0]

Title: [none]

Strength: [1.2]; Agility: [1.2]; Constitution: [0.7]; Spirit: [1.6]

Skill: [Corpse Princess LV1]; [Maga Fighting LV1]

Passive: [Common Heber LV3]; [Basic Physics LV4]; [Demon Hunting LV.1]; [Ancient Heber: LV2]

XP: [0]

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As Thulhu had expected, skills could come not just from books, but also from people. And from people, XP points weren’t required.

Maga Fighting could increase both his constitution and strength!

Thulhu clenched his fists and a warm stream flowed over his body. He now felt a bit stronger.

Meanwhile, his memory of Eight Sets was reinforced in his mind and had directly become instinct.

“Good. Show it to me!”

Andrea nodded.

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Thulhu took a deep breath. He clenched his right fist. “The first set!”

Andrea looked quite startled.

She was surprised by Thulhu’s great progress. All of a sudden, his movements improved greatly. He remembered all of the standard moves correctly.

With the help of the panel, Thulhu’s workout was much more efficient compared with ordinary people!

Thulhu enjoyed himself to the full right up until he finished all the sets. He almost wanted to shout out loud!