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 physically demanding, and it consumed a lot of energy every day. It also required more nutrition than ordinary people. They couldn't starve and sweat every day, could they? But in today's society, any ordinary family could do it.
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 country often claimed how much money was needed to train an athlete. This was not 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?
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 such professionals if he had no money? Besides, all kinds of weird professional training equipment were custom-made. How could he afford it if he had no money? In addition, the gym and the training field needed a lot of space. How could a working-class family living in an eighteen-story commercial house afford it?
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 Gu Fei really relied on his identity as a PE teacher, who couldn't even open a cram school, he wouldn't even be able to afford the equipment to play in the "parallel world."
The status of the Gu family in the Kung Fu world had something to do with their business. They had already entered a virtuous cycle. They made money to support the expenses of the family, and practiced martial arts to maintain the family's reputation in the circle. But more and more children 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 had its own problems.
Most of the martial arts families were struggling to make ends meet. The Gu family was not short of money, but there was a serious talent gap. The elders in the family were discussing whether it was time to change the rule of "let them do what they like." 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 heard that his uncle was going to raise the two children of his eldest cousin brother. Before Gu Fei left, he saw the room that was specially prepared for the two children. There was a big "Kung Fu" character on the door. When he opened the door, there were eighteen soft whips. The clothes rack on the left was gone, and it was changed to a weapon rack. The antique vase on the right corner was still there, but there was a Tyrant Spear stuck in it, and the bright red tassel was exposed outside the vase.
On the wall facing him was a picture with exquisite 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 all bunk beds, and there was nothing under them. There was no ladder, only a rope.
On the left and right walls were paintings. On the left were the best moves of the 36 Gu Family Fist, and on the right were the best pictures of the 72 Gu Family Sword. There was also a big bookshelf. Gu Fei went to look through it, and it was all about Kung Fu. 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-range combat.
"I don't believe that growing up in such an environment will not develop interest!" His uncle said proudly. His uncle had two children, but they were not interested in Kung Fu, which made him lose face! This time, he was prepared to use his grandson to save his face. Gu Fei remembered that when he was tormented like this, his two nephews were only a little more than one year old, not even two years old …
This kind of training was quite effective. The two boys were fighting every day, and their faces, bodies, and arms were full of scratches. They had not even officially started learning Kung Fu. If they really started learning, Gu Fei would probably suffer internal injuries. It was said that his family had prepared for this. There were all kinds of medicine for treating bruises and injuries. Recently, he heard that they were discussing hiring a professional doctor, preferably one who knew both internal and external medicine. If that was not possible, they would hire two. This was treatment that Gu Fei did not have in the past.
Although this was funny, Gu Fei could not laugh. Even the Gu family had this indescribable awkwardness, let alone other small families that even had problems eating.
With these thoughts on his mind, Gu Fei 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 around today, he felt a lot more relaxed. Sunset City was also bustling with people at this time. It was the peak time of the day!
As Gu Fei walked down the street, all he could hear was the discussion of yesterday's dispute. Surprisingly, there wasn't much talk about the confrontation between Cloud Computing and the Sunset Mercenary Alliance. Instead, there were more people talking about the battle between Gu Fei and the Hundred Eras Jingles.
"Did you hear? Yesterday, someone from Cloud City PK with Bai Jinglun. "
"I heard. It seems like there was no winner in the end?"
"It seems that Bai Jinglun said he had something to do and left first."
"Hey, don't tell me he couldn't beat him, so he pretended to be a coward?"
"Hey, I think so..."
Many players thought that Bai Jinglun 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 Leader Heartless, 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 Qianli."
"You haven't gone back yet?"
"It's rare to run so far, so let's take a walk!" The two laughed. In fact, Fengxing saw that the Grandmaster of Combat in Sunset City was so outstanding and wondered if there was any rare Grandmaster of Combat equipment on the market, so he forgot to go back. Most of the players in Cloud City, after a happy gathering last night, had returned home in groups of twos and threes.
"Brother Qianli, are you ready to go back?" Heartless Sword asked.
"Oh, a little more." Gu Fei smiled, but he was actually thinking about the unfinished fight with Bai Jinglun yesterday. 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. Bai Jinglun was not online. Gu Fei guessed that his life as a Kung Fu coach was not as leisurely as his PE teacher.
"Then Brother Qianli, you go ahead. We'll go over there and take a look." Heartless 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. Logically speaking, he should still be in a state of excitement after completing the quest yesterday. However, his expression was so calm. This was not his style at all. Gu Fei wondered what had happened.
Gu Fei felt strange but did not ask. Coincidentally, someone in the mercenary channel asked him about the situation. Gu Fei asked casually, and a few people laughed.
It turned out that Heartless Sword was unusually excited after completing the Reigning the World mission. After drinking with everyone in the tavern for a while, he went offline before everyone else.
At that time, everyone was puzzled. It was not until today that Brother You brought the news. It turned out that Heartless Sword, this idiot, could not get excited even after drinking. He actually went to the game forum and announced something about the number one guild in the parallel world and proudly announced 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 World mission was an expedition across main cities, it took many days. 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.
Heartless 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.
At the end of the competition, although many people had leveled up to the original Five Roaches of Level 41, the game's ranking was based on the number of people's experience, so it was still clear 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 Mages. One was called Strange Pupil, and the other was very familiar to the players of Cloud City: Against the Current.
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[Butterfly Knot: This chapter is a transition. It will be a new chapter starting tomorrow. Everyone, give me a round of applause!]
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