CHAPTER 329: CHAPTER 174: SYSTEM UPGRADE

Fitness is tedious.

Some weaklings, always sick and weighing less than 120 pounds, think they can just exercise casually to build muscle; that’s purely delusional.

Gaining muscle is much harder than making money.

Intensive weightlifting, correct posture, chugging all kinds of supplements, eating professional nutrition meals, controlling your diet and daily routine... And even that might not suffice.

After gaining a certain amount of muscle, the final stretch can only be conquered with meticulous effort and a certain degree of talent.

For some, after their body fat drops to 10%, the remaining stubborn fat just clings to the sides of their waist. This makes their physique look unappealing.

Others barely manage to carve out a six-pack, but its form is inherently lacking. How can they even compare to those who effortlessly flaunt a smooth and natural set of eight abs?

There’s no way around it; the gap between people is just that big.

Lious looked at Han Lie’s Physique and started to doubt his life choices.

This client... must be cheating, right?!

Last week, he barely worked out, so how come his muscles grew instead of shrinking, and the details of his Physique also seemed to improve?

Lious tried to hold back but couldn’t.

"Han, have you been doing extra training at school recently?"

Lie felt a bit guilty.

Extra training, not really, but I did put in more money...

Last time, Han Lie had maxed out all his stats to 79 points, except for Strength, Agility, and Physique. After over a week of hard struggle, his Strength had increased to 73, Agility to 73, and Physique to 77.

Converted into experience points, 2.8 million would be enough to max them out.

But Lie hadn’t been spending much money recently. He had spent less than 30,000 to book a room and just over 30,000 on a Hermès for Xi Luting. Furthermore, when he was ready to treat everyone to a big meal today, Old Sun had picked up the tab.

In total, that was only 2.6 million experience points, not enough to max everything out.

So, Han Lie casually increased his Physique to 79 points and added 2 points to bone structure detail.

Bone structure can affect muscle shape; people with elegant skeletons look visually striking once they put on muscle.

When Han Lie finally adjusted all his skeletal details, perfect bone structure would naturally lead to golden proportions.

At that time, let all the great beauties from all corners of the world kneel down and chant, ’Long Live Emperor Han!’

As for why he adjusted bone structure first...

Does anyone really think girls like muscular men?!

Too much muscle mass only attracts bros.

The ultimate strike for girls is wide shoulders, a thin waist, long legs, perfect bone structure, and streamlined muscles.

Hands thrust into his pockets, pert buttocks taut and firm, a high nose bridge, deep eyes, an abstinent face, and an indifferent side glance...

She doesn’t fancy you? Come to me!

Lie really went out of his way for good looks...

The effect wasn’t bad; just a few days ago, Xi Luting had remarked, "I’ve noticed you’re getting more and more handsome."

Those words made Lie so ecstatic, he nearly beamed.

Originally, Lie planned to gather the last 200,000 experience points today. One abalone cost 17,800, and the average spending per person for the meal had reached 20,000.

Who would have thought Old Sun would be so generous~~~

Lie was quite happy to save the 200,000.

Spending this money on a girl and getting double the experience points—wouldn’t that be even better?

Unfortunately, Pan Ge didn’t come to the gym today; she went out to have fun with her girlfriends.

So Han Lie could only think of other ways to spend money.

How can I spend it without it going to waste?

It wasn’t that Han Lie was stingy, but rather that his capital truly wasn’t abundant.

The 200,000 he had now was equivalent to 800 million after June 2015.

If it weren’t for the experience gained from spending money—experience that could enhance his personal attributes and abilities—Han Lie could have resorted to extreme frugality. He could have eaten in the school cafeteria, taken public transportation, lived in the dormitory, and not spent a single unnecessary cent.

It would just mean enduring two years of being looked down upon at school. What’s so unbearable about that?

It was precisely the consumption system that forced Han Lie to be extravagant.

Understand? Lie himself isn’t frivolous; life forces him into it, turning a good person into a... well, you know...

After much thought, the moment he saw Lious, Han Lie suddenly realized—upstairs!

The second floor of MW is home to Aboro, a well-known boxing gym in Magic Capital. Han Lie even remembered their pretty mixed-race front desk girl...

Without further hesitation, he went straight upstairs in his MW fitness attire.

"Hey, beauty, is your boss around?"

The mixed-race beauty was baffled. Scrutinizing Han Lie from head to toe, she wondered, Is he here to make trouble?

Thankfully, Lie was quite the charmer, and with just one sentence, he won her over—

"If I sign up for a membership here, do you get a commission?"

"I’m Little Apple, oppa, what’s your name?"

Well, well, a mixed-race girl who loves Korean dramas?!

Han Lie, holding back laughter, took a tour with Little Apple and had a chat with the seven-time women’s boxing champion on the spot.

Michelle did indeed look a bit like a bro, but her skills were high-level.

For instance, Han Lie asked, "I want to learn boxing for real combat. Do you think boxing has significant advantages over Muay Thai, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, mixed martial arts, and so on?"

Michelle was very candid.

"Boxing is a sport based on many rules. It can be used in real combat, but fundamentally, its purpose was never real combat.

"If your ultimate goal is real combat, I would suggest you learn Maga Technique.

"But please note!

"All fighting techniques require a common foundation: power generation, evasion, resistance to strikes, and so on. Maga Technique lacks these; it’s solely about rapid, oppressive confrontation.

"You need to improve your fundamentals to a certain level through other forms of training.

"So you still need to learn boxing.

"What can boxing then offer you?"