There are too many teammates who are complete losers.

Chapter 69 Gifts for Becoming an Apprentice

I chatted with Jiang Yueying's sister for a few more minutes, and we even added each other on Fetion (a Chinese instant messaging platform). She was busy with work, received a phone call, and left hurriedly.

At noon, Ji Liguang and Shen Yaoxing also came over and had lunch with a few girls.

Taking a rare break, they decided to go to the beach to relax. The Shen family owned a private island near the river and the sea, with a beach on it. Jiang Yueying also invited An Yourong over, and the girls went off to play, chattering away.

Lu Ren didn't want to go to the beach, so he simply wandered around by himself.

He experienced the culture and entertainment of this world. Because he had not experienced that era of cultural insecurity, Han elements were more common in this era, but not deliberately so, while other cultural styles coexisted without contradiction.

It was neither exaggeratedly praised nor deliberately suppressed; instead, it presented a vibrant display of beauty, flourishing without appearing chaotic.

Whether in the past or present, this culture has stood the test of time for five thousand years precisely because of its inclusive nature.

He bought a kettle, then took a taxi back to the urban village.

Going back and bragging to a few buddies isn't as fun as going shopping with a young girl.

It's better to return home in glory than to travel in fine clothes at night.

He went back just to show off and slap his buddies in the face!

"Wow, Lu Ren, you've really become a professional?"

"Damn it, seeing you become a professional player makes me feel even worse than if I hadn't!"

Lu Ren stood with his hands on his hips, just as Lu Youhe had said, grinning like a fool, his nose practically pointing to the sky.

"Make way, make way, I'll give you a performance."

Breathing fire, spitting water, summoning wind, and conjuring electricity are all just simple tricks for manipulating elements. Doing a push-up with one hand and telekinesis... Seeing my brothers looking on with envy is as refreshing as drinking an ice-cold cola on a hot summer day!

He put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly, "Isn't that awesome?"

"Awesome, absolutely awesome!"

"What kind of job do you have? You've got all sorts of tricks up your sleeve!"

"By the way, who was that pretty young girl from last time?"

"That little girl from last time?" Lu Ren thought for a moment, then realized he was referring to Shen Yaoxing: "Oh, that one, she's my current boss."

"You've paid off all your gambling debts, judging from your appearance?"

"Why is your sentence entirely inverted?"

"We have to drink. We absolutely have to drink."

"Drink up, drink up! It's on me this time!"

A large group of people, arms around each other's shoulders, strolled around the urban village like a bunch of fools.

"By the way, Lu Ren, now that you don't have to pay off your gambling debts anymore, can you feel at ease letting me be with Youhe?"

"Get out!"

"My feelings for Yuhe are genuine!"

Lu Ren, a blend of her past and present lives, sees Lu Youhe as more than just a younger sister; she is like a niece from her past life, not a daughter, but someone almost as dear as her own.

It's impossible for him to hand his daughter over to Huang Mao, no matter how you look at it.

He clenched his fists and struck a boxer's stance.

"Come on, beat me, and I'll give you a chance this time."

The blond-haired boy swallowed hard, instinctively putting his hands into a boxing stance, when he heard Lu Ren say:

"Let me tell you in advance, my punch now has an impact of about three tons. If you're ready, we'll begin."

"grass!"

There wasn't much time to rest. After training in the Shen clan's territory for more than half a month, this was the only time I could go out and play for half a day.

Around four or five in the afternoon, Lu Ren returned to the clan's territory. In the courtyard, he tried to forge the wooden branch into a sword, using the magic cultivation technique of "Rule Affinity," a basic ability of all manufacturing professions.

Incorporating different spirit fragments will result in different powers, just like enchanting weapons. There are two types of enchantments: release and effect.

Black Iron-grade spirit remains are all pretty much the same, and their effects are all mediocre. Lu Ren wanted to try to see if he could integrate with Bronze-grade spirit remains.

After all, his attributes are now over 50, so he should be able to reach the minimum requirement of Bronze level.

After finishing his meal, Xiao Jue'er came to play with him again, calling out "Big Brother, Big Brother" from afar.

"Little Jue'er is here again?"

"The big pot is back!"

"I'm busy right now, how about Xiao Jue'er plays by herself for a while?"

"You wailing bastard!"

Seeing that he was busy, Xiao Jue'er didn't disturb him. This little one liked to play by herself next to Lu Ren while he was busy.

Lu Ren has quite a few toys here, such as dolls, dump trucks, robots... These were all bought for her by her uncle, but every time this girl brings her toys here to play, she forgets to take them back with her.

Lu Ren summoned Xiao Hei to play with her. This big black cat's fighting strength is average now, but it's very good at taking care of children.

After working until after seven o'clock, when the sun had completely set, Lu Ren finally forged his first alchemical weapon.

"It's a success."

Lu Ren smiled. Although it wasn't too difficult, it was quite tedious, but he still felt a great sense of accomplishment when he finally finished it.

This is a wooden one-handed sword made of black iron, weighing over a hundred pounds. It has the special effect of "sharpness" and is a "divine sword" capable of cutting hair with a single blow.

Lu Ren named it Little Wooden Sword.

"Oh, it worked!"

Holding the excavator, Xiao Jue's eyes sparkled, even though she had no idea what she had succeeded at.

Lu Ren smiled and patted the little one's head. The little one had been waiting for him for so long just to wait for him to finish his work so she could play with him for a while.

"Xiao Jue, would you like to learn swordsmanship from your older brother?"

Xiao Jue kept nodding, even though she probably didn't understand what it meant, but she caught the words "with the eldest brother".

Lu Ren looked up at the treetops by the roadside and used his telekinetic power to break off a branch.

As the branch flew down, it changed shape continuously, and finally he used his alchemy to refine it into a small wooden sword about the length of an arm.

With the previous experience and knowing that it was just an ordinary tree branch, Lu Ren only needed a few seconds to refine it.

"Here, Little Jue'er, this is yours."

"Little Jue'er's!"

"Yes, today your big brother will teach you... mmm, Xia Ji Ba Kan!"

"Whoa whoa!"

"This is called Xia Ji's Overbearing Strike, using no moves to defeat moves, attacking the enemy's weaknesses, and anticipating the enemy's moves..."

The little girl didn't even know how to hold a sword. Lu Ren chuckled and hugged her from behind, instructing Xiao Jue on how to hold the sword, wielding it with great skill and power.

Lu Youhe and Ji Liguang skipped back from outside, still talking about what they had done that afternoon.

Back outside, one of them saw his older brother acting childishly again and sighed helplessly, while the other grabbed a tree branch and joined the fray.

"Hey!"

"ha!"

"Little Jue'er, take this sword!"

"I'll spank your ass—"

Lu Ren, holding Xiao Jue'er, was fighting back and forth with Ji Liguang, while Lu Youhe watched the two childish guys from the side. The little girl being held and swayed around kept giggling.

……

This week was also spent in training; the days were fulfilling and busy.

After learning some basic knowledge and content, Lu Ren mainly did two things every day.

In the morning, I practiced magic and did target practice; in the afternoon, I practiced swordsmanship and got a beating from my master.

His advantage is that while others have a fixed number of hours of effective training time per day, he can increase his attributes by training for 24 hours a day if he gets really into it.

After two weeks of sparring with his master, Lu Ren felt that his swordsmanship and combat skills had improved rapidly.

But sometimes he felt that this was an illusion, because no matter how much he improved, his master was always firmly ahead of him.

As their figures clashed, their swords rubbed together, producing a series of delicate ringing sounds.

The sword light intertwined again, like silver chains shattering the sky.

She stabbed, he entangled.

He picks, she applies;

Lu Ren was supposed to counter with a slap, but he seemed to hear someone laughing.

For some reason, the master chuckled softly.

He looked at the smile in the other person's eyes, the corners of their lips slightly raised, as if tiny sparks of light suddenly pierced his eyes.

Why do you suddenly seem so happy?

The supporting actor's master is incredibly handsome when he smiles, just as I felt when we first met:

If only life were a corner filled with wood.

In that split second, the tip of his master's sword was already at his neck.

The white-haired girl realized something was wrong and quickly sheathed her sword. Lu Rencai then came to his senses and parried with his sword.

In that instant of hesitation, before he could retract his stance, the tip of his sword made a soft "swoosh" sound, instead grazing past his master's left shoulder and slicing away.

The supporting character's master had skin as hard as jade, but his clothes had a large tear in them.

The white-haired girl was stunned, clicking her tongue in amazement, "That move is brilliant! Pretending to be distracted when someone's throat is choked, and then taking the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. However, apart from dealing with Master, I don't recommend you use this move on others."

"That's not how it works. Who told you to suddenly laugh while you were fighting? And, Master, your clothes..."

Lu Ren felt a little embarrassed and didn't know where to look.

"Oh my, the little one's face is all red, so cute."

Seeing Lu Ren's reaction, the white-haired girl joked, "It's just a cut, who would be interested in an old woman's figure?"

"May I?"

"...Even if it was possible, saying it out loud inexplicably makes me very angry."

"So it was supposed to be possible before?"

The white-haired girl sighed, still covering her chest with her hand. "I'm telling you, do you even realize that your teacher is actually an old woman?"

Lu Ren felt that she herself was unaware of this fact; not only had her appearance not aged, but her mentality also gave people the feeling of being very young.

Like right now, when we're arguing, she's full of witty remarks; who would believe she's an old woman who might even be a hundred years old?

The only time she acts like an old woman is probably when she uses verbal tics like "Oh dear."

"Oh, right, Master, I brought you a gift when I went out a few days ago, but I've been so busy these past few days that I completely forgot..."

Lu Ren jogged over and retrieved a box.