In silence, Gu Fei and his dad ended the call.
"Everyone has to eat …" It sounded funny at first, but it was indeed a very difficult problem that martial artists had to face.
Practicing martial arts was, in fact, a very luxurious activity.
At the very least, it was necessary to keep up with daily nutrition. Practicing martial arts was a physical activity that consumed a lot of energy every day. It also required more nutrients than ordinary people. They couldn't starve and sweat every day, could they? But in today's society, this could be done by any ordinary family.
However, the more advanced ones, such as some scientific nutritious diet methods, some scientific ways to strengthen the body, exercise equipment, and so on, were far from what an ordinary family could achieve.
The government often claimed how much money was needed to train an athlete. This was not just a joke. The purpose of training athletes was to achieve good results. It was not like raising pigs and dogs, and having three meals a day was enough. This process required a lot of specialized talents, skills, and equipment, all of which required money to maintain.
It was the same for practicing martial arts. If it was just a hobby for fun, then it would be fine. But for professionals like the Gu Family and the Gu Family, who had made practicing martial arts their life's work and pursuit, how could they just do it for fun?
Just take Gu Fei as an example. Since he started practicing physical fitness when he was a child, professional technicians such as nutritionists, physiotherapists, and so on had been inseparable from him. How could he afford to hire these professionals if he had no money? Besides, there were all kinds of strange professional training equipment, all tailored for him. How could he afford all this without money? Besides, the gym and the training field all needed a lot of space. How could a working family living in an 18-story commercial house afford all this?
On the surface, Gu Fei looked like a down-and-out grassroots PE teacher. However, if one really thought that Gu Fei was a PE teacher just to make a living, then they would be gravely mistaken. This was just an errand that he had inexplicably found in his search for the path of martial arts. If he really relied on his identity as a "PE teacher" who could not even open a cram school, Gu Fei would not even be able to afford the equipment to play the "parallel world."
The status of the Gu family in the martial arts world had something to do with their good management. They had long entered a virtuous cycle. Those who earned money supported the expenses of their families, and those who practiced martial arts maintained the reputation of their families in this circle. It was just that more and more disciples were more interested in making money than practicing martial arts. When it came to Gu Fei's generation, he was the only one left.
Every family has its own problems.
Most of the aristocratic families that practiced martial arts were in a difficult situation because of their livelihood. As for the Gu family, they were not lacking in money, but there was a serious talent gap. The elders in the family were currently studying whether or not the rule of "letting him do as he pleases" should be changed. In today's colorful world, there was too much information flow. It was already very difficult for children to focus on one thing. Hobbies also needed to be cultivated!
Before Gu Fei left home, he had heard that his eldest uncle was planning to raise his eldest cousin's two children by his side. Before Gu Fei left, he had seen the room specially prepared for the two children. On the door was a huge "martial arts" character. When he opened the door, there were eighteen soft whips hanging on the curtain. On the left side was originally a clothes rack, but it was replaced by a weapon rack. On the right side was a big antique vase, but there was a Tyrant Spear stuck in it. The bright red tassel could be seen outside the vase.
On the wall facing him, there was a large, exquisitely framed calligraphy. There were only two words: Kung Fu.
On the left and right side of the "Kung Fu" were the two children's beds. They were both high and low bunk beds. There was nothing underneath. There was no ladder to climb up, only a rope.
Then on the left and right walls were paintings. On the left side, there were thirty-six moves of Gu Family Fist, and on the right, there were seventy-two moves of Gu Family Sword. There was also a large bookcase. Gu Fei went to look through it. It was all Wuxia novels. Of course, there were some children who didn't like to read books, but they liked cartoons and video games. His uncle had long since prepared for this. Both the cartoons and the games were all about close combat.
"I don't believe that growing up in this kind of environment, I can't cultivate interest!" His eldest uncle said proudly. His eldest uncle had two children, but they both had no interest in Kung Fu. This made him lose face! This time, he was prepared to use his grandson to save face. Gu Fei remembered that when he was tormented like this, his two little nephews were only a little more than a year old, not even two …
This kind of training was said to be quite effective. Now, the two boys fought every day. Their faces, bodies, and arms were covered with scratches. They had not even officially started learning Kung Fu. If they really started learning, Gu Fei reckoned that he would have internal injuries and so on. It was said that the family had already prepared for this. There were all kinds of medicine for bruises and bruises. Recently, it was said that they were discussing hiring a more professional doctor, preferably one who knew both internal and external medicine. If that was not possible, then they would hire two. This was treatment that even Gu Fei did not have back then.
Although this was funny, Gu Fei could not laugh. Even their Gu family had this kind of indescribable awkwardness. How could other small families who even had problems eating?
With these thoughts on his mind, Gu Fei specially went offline early that night for his evening classes. He was also a little absent-minded.
The next day, he entered the game at the same time. Thinking that he did not have to rush here and there, he felt a lot more relaxed. At this time, Sunset City was also bustling with noise. It was the peak time of the day!
Gu Fei walked down the street. All he could hear was the discussion of yesterday's dispute. Surprisingly, there was less talk about the big confrontation between Cloud Computing and Sunset Mercenary Alliance. Instead, there were more people talking about the battle between Gu Fei and Hundred Generations Jinglai.
"Did you hear? Yesterday, someone from Cloud Computing and Hundred Generations Jinglai PK. "
"I heard. It seems that there was no winner in the end?"
"It seems that Hundred Generations Jinglai said that he had something to do and left first."
"Hey, don't tell me that he couldn't beat him, so he pretended to be a grandson?"
"Hey, I think so …"
Many players thought that Hundred Generations Jinglai couldn't beat Gu Fei, so he found an excuse to leave. Hearing this, Gu Fei could only smile bitterly. He thought to himself, "Why is the Hundred Lives Classic so unpopular in Sunset City? How did he get along …?" Gu Fei didn't think about it. In Cloud City, he was also a murderous demon king, and he thought he was popular.
"Hey, Guild Master Unsworn, you guys haven't left yet!" Gu Fei wandered across two streets, and suddenly found Sword of No Oath and his two brothers, Feng Xing, were strolling on the street like tourists. So, Gu Fei greeted them.
The two turned around and saw Gu Fei. They quickly greeted him, "Brother Thousand Miles."
"You haven't gone back yet?"
"It's rare to run so far. Let's take a walk!" The two laughed. In fact, Fengxing saw that the Grandmaster of Combat in Sunset City was so outstanding that he wondered if there was any rare Grandmaster of Combat equipment on the market, so he was enjoying himself. Most of the players in Cloud Computing had already returned home in groups of twos and threes after last night's party.
"Brother Thousand Miles, are you ready to go back?" Unsworn Sword asked.
"Oh, I'm going to take a walk." Gu Fei smiled, but he was actually thinking about the unfinished fight with Hundred Generations Jinglai. Although it wasn't satisfying to fight to the fullest in the game, meeting someone who knew how to fight was better than bullying normal players. Today, he went online to look at his friend list. Hundred Generations Jinglai was not online. Gu Fei guessed that his life as a Kung Fu coach was not as leisurely as his PE teacher.
"Then Brother Thousand Miles, you take a walk. We'll go over there and take a look." Unsworn Sword and Fengxing said goodbye to Gu Fei and went elsewhere.
Gu Fei felt that Unsworn Sword's mood today was obviously not as high as the day before. Since he had just finished the mission yesterday, he should still be in a state of excitement today. Looking at his calm face, this was not his style at all. Gu Fei did not know what had happened.
Gu Fei was curious but did not ask. Coincidentally, someone in the mercenary channel asked him about the situation. Gu Fei asked casually, and a few people on the other side laughed.
It turned out that Unsworn Sword was unusually excited after completing the Reigning the Four Seas mission. After drinking with everyone in the tavern for a while, he went offline earlier than everyone else.
At that time, everyone was confused. It was not until today that Brother You brought the news. It turned out that Unsworn Sword, this idiot, could not get excited even after drinking. He actually went to the game forum to make fun of them, announcing something about the number one guild in the parallel world and proudly announcing how they had completed the large-scale mission.
As a result, this flaunt was immediately met with ridicule on the forum.
Unsworn Sword was so excited that he thought this quest was exclusive to them. He had forgotten that this Guild Quest Chain was a reward for the Guild's previous competition. As long as one was the champion of the competition, they would receive this quest chain.
Although the content of the mission was different, the final reward was the same. All the guild players who completed the mission would be rewarded with experience and money, and the guild level would increase by one.
As the Reigning the Four Seas mission was an expedition across main cities, it took many days to complete. On the other hand, some main cities' Guild Quests could be completed in one go. Although there were failures, Unsworn Sword's claim to be the first Rank 6 guild in the game was a huge joke. In the few days that he had been busy, three guilds had successfully completed the Reward Quest and reached Rank 6.
Among them, there were two guilds that had passed through the main city. One of them was Cloud Tower of Moonlit Twilight, while the other was Waterside City's Waterfront City's Sky and Water.
Unsworn Sword had been paying attention to his own mission and did not pay attention to the dynamics of the world. This was a huge joke. Rank 6 guilds were no longer the focus of discussion. In the past few days, the players on the forum were in full swing discussing the replacement of the Five Roaches.
When the competition ended, although many people had reached Level 41, the game's ranking was based on the number of people's experience, so it was still possible to see who was stronger. The original Five Roaches were still the top of their respective professions, the top five in the game.
But recently, two of the Five Roaches had fallen from the leaderboard due to a drop in levels. They were Deepwater and Southblade.
As for the two new roaches, they were already the hot topic of discussion.
Both of them were actually Mages. One was called Strange Pupil, and the other was very familiar to the players in Cloud Tower: Against the Current.
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