Chapter 3

It was a little past seven in the evening.

The Wang family finally sat down to have dinner together.

"Your father was halfway here when the company had some issues. It took over an hour to come and go, so he couldn't finish dinner before going back," Li Xiumei said, complaining as she served Wang Teng some dishes.

Wang Teng had been researching for over an hour in his room and had forgotten about dinner. Fortunately, his father had something to attend to and came back late.

"The matter was urgent, so I had to go back and handle it," Wang Shengguo said helplessly.

"Let's not bother about your father. He's always focused on that lousy company of his," Li Xiumei rolled her eyes at Wang Shengguo.

Wang Teng smiled inwardly.

Actually, during high school, Wang Teng's relationship with his father was a bit strained. Wang Shengguo had high hopes for his son and was naturally strict, but Wang Teng was rebellious and uninterested in studying, leading to deeper conflicts.

But now, when he thought about it, Wang Teng found some of his past behaviors truly childish and laughable.

At the dinner table, both Wang Teng and Wang Shengguo were relatively quiet. Li Xiumei was busy serving Wang Teng dishes and chatting with the two of them.

Wang Teng enjoyed this atmosphere.

Wang Shengguo chatted with Wang Teng for a while, mainly asking about his studies.

Wang Teng answered in a conventional manner, without the full "middle school syndrome" attitude he used to have, and he no longer threw his chopsticks in a fit of temper.

Wang Shengguo was a bit surprised, feeling that Wang Teng was different today, but he didn't think much of it.

After finishing his dinner, he hurriedly left again.

As the head of a large company, he had a lot to do every day, often sleeping only four to five hours.

Wang Teng said goodbye to Li Xiumei and also left, heading straight for the "Polar Star Martial Arts Hall."

A yellow sports car sped down the night streets, its roar drawing attention. Nowadays, cars used elemental energy as fuel, long since abandoning gasoline, making them more environmentally friendly and cheaper.

The pioneers not only brought back cultivation methods from the Martial Arts Continent but also various products of elemental civilization.

Elemental runes were one of them.

Combining Earth's technology with elemental civilization, elemental technology was born. Cars used elemental energy, and computers and phones used the latest elemental rune chips and batteries, making them faster and with longer battery life...

Half an hour later, Wang Teng parked in front of the martial arts hall.

According to the information he found, the Polar Star Martial Arts Hall was one of the three major martial arts halls in the Huaxia region. The hall's master was a 12-star Warrior, ranking among the top five in Huaxia.

Even globally, he was among the top twenty.

Official warriors were ranked from 1 to 9 stars as Warrior Soldiers, 10 stars as Near Warriors, 11 stars as Lower Warriors, 12 stars as Middle Warriors, 13 stars as Upper Warriors...

The strength of the Polar Star Martial Arts Hall's master was evident!

The headquarters of the Polar Star Martial Arts Hall was in Xiadu, but it had branches in major cities across Huaxia, with a large number of members and many strong warriors.

The Donghai branch of the Polar Star Martial Arts Hall was located by the sea, resembling a giant beast crouching in the darkness, covering an area comparable to a university campus.

The main gate was wide enough for five or six cars to pass side by side, looking very grand.

In the middle of the main gate stood a huge stone with the gilded words "Polar Star Martial Arts Hall Donghai Branch" in elegant calligraphy.

At the guard post, several armed guards approached the car.

"Routine check, please cooperate!"

Wang Teng lowered the window, nodded, and got out of the car.

The guards checked the inside of the sports car and scanned Wang Teng's body with a scanner, conducting a thorough inspection.

At the same time, Wang Teng was observing the guards.

They wore black protective vests and carried large-caliber machine guns, looking quite intimidating.

The guns were engraved with elemental runes, indicating they were elemental weapons, several times more powerful than ordinary guns. Even a formal warrior would be crippled if hit by one.

After the inspection, the guards let him through.

Wang Teng parked his car and walked into the courtyard of the martial arts hall.

Even though it was past eight, the martial arts hall was as bright as day, with many students on the roads and lawns.

Many people were training at night.

For warriors, every second of training was crucial. Talent was just the basic condition; constant effort and hard work were needed to achieve success.

Inside the martial arts hall, there were three tall buildings.

They were silver-white, distinctive, and easily recognizable.

The middle one was the administrative building, rectangular and over a hundred meters tall, reaching into the clouds, but with a strange semi-circular top.

On the left was the martial apprentice teaching building, and on the right was the warrior training building.

These two buildings resembled large spheres, only three stories high but very spacious, at least twice the size of the Donghai No. 1 High School's playground.

Seeing the three buildings together, Wang Teng wondered if it was to show the master's eccentric taste.

Wang Teng had done his research before coming, so he headed straight for the administrative building.

Guided by the staff, he registered as a student and then went to the martial apprentice teaching building.

The martial arts hall only accepted students between the ages of sixteen and thirty to avoid wasting resources.

Wang Teng was only seventeen, so there was no problem.

As he entered the martial apprentice teaching building, the noise in the hall hit him.

The first floor was for junior students, corresponding to junior martial apprentices. The Polar Star Martial Arts Hall had over three thousand junior martial apprentices.

In the training hall on the first floor, students were training, making it very lively.

Wang Teng had just entered the hall when he froze in place.

What did he see?

Dozens of transparent bubbles floating in the air, at least forty or fifty of them.

【Strength * 1】

【Speed * 3】

【Constitution * 1】

【Insight * 0.5】

【Strength * 2】

...

Wang Teng blinked hard, but the bubbles were still there. The students in the training hall seemed to be completely unaware of them.

A golden finger?

He was unsure and grabbed a passing student.

"What do you want?"

The other student was also around sixteen or seventeen, looking at Wang Teng impatiently, with a face that said, "You're actually hotter than me."

"Bro, your floor... is really well-laid!" Wang Teng pointed at the ground.

The transparent bubbles floated at about shin height, easily visible with a glance.

But the student completely ignored them and said disdainfully,

"This is the best plastic floor, engraved with elemental runes, providing shock absorption, durability, and impact resistance."

"Where are you from? You have no idea!"

With that, he turned and walked away without looking back.

Wang Teng rubbed his chin. From the other student's reaction, it was clear that he couldn't see the bubbles, so only Wang Teng could see them.

The students walked around the training hall, some even passing through the bubbles, which seemed to be invisible to them.

Wang Teng approached the nearest bubble and tried to pass through it.

As soon as he touched it, the bubble disappeared.

Suddenly, a transparent panel appeared before his eyes.

【Insight】: 18

【Constitution】: 41

【Strength】: 50 (+1)

【Speed】: 32

...

Staring at the transparent panel, Wang Teng's heart raced, almost jumping out of his throat.

Too exciting!

Wang Teng felt that even winning a hundred million in the lottery wouldn't make him this excited.

But he couldn't help it!

This was definitely a golden finger!

In this era dominated by warriors, becoming stronger was the only way out.

This golden finger could pick up attributes and add them to his own, which was incredibly powerful!

Others had to train hard, but Wang Teng just needed to pick up attributes. He saw a clear path to the heavens opening before him.

One day, he, Wang Teng, would soar to the heavens!