A few seconds later, Lu Yuan did not hesitate to add this skill point to [Absolute Focus].

[Absolute Focus] instantly rose from Lv1 to Lv2.

At this stage, the skills under the [Fighter] profession included Beginner Body Tempering, Basic Fist, and Basic Leg Techniques, which he had grasped today.

Before reaching Lv3, experience points were relatively easy to gain.

He could raise a skill from Lv1 to Lv2 within two or three days.

The experience points required to upgrade from Lv2 to Lv3 doubled, and the difficulty of acquisition also increased slightly, but it could still be achieved within a week at most.

Use a precious skill point to save three to five days?

It was not worth it, it was simply a waste of skill points.

So, Lu Yuan naturally chose to improve the only core profession skill he currently possessed – [Absolute Focus].

“It seems that the improvement of core skills can only rely on skill points, because there is no experience point display under the core skills.”

“Mom, I’m finished eating.”

Lu Yuan hurriedly finished the last of the food in his bowl and stood up to say to his mother, Zheng Qiuling.

He was already eager to go upstairs and try out the effect of Lv2 [Absolute Focus].

“Are you full? If not, go upstairs and eat some more. Just leave the bowls and chopsticks in the sink after you’re done, I’ll wash them together in the evening.”

“Got it.”

Just as Lu Yuan was about to reach the back door, a customer suddenly came into the shop.

“Five bags of rice, two bags of flour, salt, peanut oil, soy sauce…”

It was an old lady in her sixties, who came in and bought a large pile of things in one go.

Lu Yuan was a bit familiar with her, she seemed to live nearby.

He had originally planned to go upstairs, but he couldn’t help but stop.

“Why are you buying so many things? Is there a banquet at home?”

The old lady’s order was considered a “big deal”, and his mother was obviously in a good mood.

She quickly prepared the goods for her and couldn’t help but ask.

“Haven’t you seen the news? Recently, people have been disappearing in the western district.”

The old lady replied with a worried look, “I thought I’d stock up on some things, so that my family can stay home as much as possible…”

Zheng Qiuling’s expression became serious when she heard this, “You’re right, when I was watching the shop this morning, a policeman came to each shop with a notebook to ask questions.

It seems quite serious…”

“Yeah, you don’t know, a child seems to have gone missing from the building next door to us…”

The more they talked, the more engaged they became. Zheng Qiuling pulled a stool for the old lady, and the two of them sat down and started chatting under the electric fan.

Lu Yuan listened clearly from the side, his expression slightly changed.

“The missing person case that happened last week hasn’t been solved yet?

Why does it seem like the trend is getting worse?”

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It even involved people near their home.

However, the news from the old lady’s mouth was probably not entirely accurate, and it was best to take it with a grain of salt.

Lu Yuan saw that his mother was chatting endlessly with the old lady, even counting the dog that the bun shop lost last month as a missing person case, and he was even more convinced of this.

So he took the dishes and chopsticks upstairs, and when he sat in the living room for a while and came back down, the gossip exchange was already over.

His mother was talking to the old lady about delivery.

“…How about I have someone deliver the things to you later?

Leave me an address and phone number.”

“When is later?”

“At the latest, six or seven o’clock, it will definitely be delivered to you.”

“Mom.”

Lu Yuan went up and interrupted their conversation, saying, “How about I go? I’m just free right now.”

“You?”

Zheng Qiuling looked at the pile of rice, flour, and cooking oil at the shop entrance, her expression a bit hesitant, “Can you carry it? There are quite a lot of things.”

“Don’t worry, I haven’t been training for nothing during this time.”

Lu Yuan directly went to get the keys hanging on the wall, “The vehicle is in the backyard, right?”

“Yes.”

Zheng Qiuling nodded, then couldn’t help but ask, “Xiaoyuan, are you really okay? How about we leave it for your dad to deliver when he comes back from the hospital in the evening?”

“No need.”

Lu Yuan had already run into the stairwell of the back door with the keys.

Through the passage, he saw an electric tricycle parked in the shade of the backyard.

Lu Yuan had worked as a delivery driver for a while after graduating from university in his previous life, and he was quite skilled at handling electric tricycles.

He easily backed the vehicle out of the yard and parked it in front of their small shop.

The next step was to load the goods onto the vehicle.

This was also the process that Zheng Qiuling was most worried about.

However, her worries soon dissipated as Lu Yuan effortlessly threw several fifty-pound bags of rice onto the vehicle.

“What a good young man, handsome and strong. You have a good son, madam!”

The old lady kept praising Lu Yuan, and Zheng Qiuling beamed with joy.

“He’s also good at his studies, always among the top few in his class…”

“Amazing.”

Lu Yuan loaded all the things onto the vehicle, helped the old lady get on, and then said goodbye to Zheng Qiuling before driving off.

“Be careful, slow down on the road.”

He could still hear Zheng Qiuling shouting from behind.

The old lady’s place was indeed not far.

The electric tricycle arrived in two minutes.

The only trouble was that the old lady lived on the fifth floor, and Lu Yuan had to carry the things up for her one by one.

After four or five trips back and forth, he finally delivered the five bags of rice, two bags of flour, and cooking oil.

Lu Yuan was quite tired, sitting on the tricycle, drinking the mineral water the old lady gave him, and taking a short rest.

But he was happy.

The two-point increase in physique had a very obvious effect.

Although the fifty-pound bag of rice still felt a bit heavy in his hands, he didn't feel any strain going up to the fifth floor in one go.

Compared to before, when he had to rest three times on his way up to the fourth floor, it was undoubtedly a great improvement.

“My current physique is probably similar to that of a normal adult male who exercises regularly and has a strong build.

Stronger than the average high school student…”

This was what Lu Yuan had deduced based on his previous intelligence points allocation.

8 points was the normal level for ordinary high school students, 9 points was the standard for adult men.

And 10 points entered the level of “top” and “elite” among ordinary people.

“[Student] profession Lv3 is about to reach Lv4, just a few dozen experience points away.

[Fighter] Lv2 to Lv3 is also fast.

In a short time, I will definitely have two attribute points.

With these two attribute points, I should have a good chance of passing the official disciple assessment of the Source Martial Arts School!

The future is promising!”

Lu Yuan imagined his future a little, and his mood couldn’t help but improve.

He threw the empty mineral water bottle into the tricycle’s cargo bed, turned the handle, and sped home.

In the afternoon, Lu Yuan set aside two hours for studying as usual.

As the monthly test was approaching, the school assigned more review tasks and less homework.