Chapter 10

Kao is a robot, devoid of sympathy and compassion, and when it came to training Qin Haohan, it showed no mercy at all.

After Qin Haohan finished his cultural studies and boxing practice, Kao added another task.

"Your mental willpower has improved very quickly recently, so we'll slow down on that aspect and start training your pain tolerance."

"How do we train that?"

"I checked today's weather; there will be strong winds tonight. Go to the Flying Sand Mountain near the East City Prison, where you can practice."

Qin Haohan was taken aback: "Go out of the city at night? The city gates close after nine o'clock."

"It's fine; you'll stay outside the city tonight."

Qin Haohan rubbed his nose, knowing he had no choice. Any plea for leniency would be like playing the lute to a cow for Kao.

He was also a bit curious about how Kao would train his pain tolerance.

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As night fell, Qin Haohan left home and headed straight for the East Gate.

Longmen County is located a few dozen kilometers from the coast, surrounded by tall city walls on all sides.

With the arrival of the new era, not only humans but also animals and plants have been enhanced.

Plants grow to block out the sky, and animals have become larger and more ferocious, making the outside world quite dangerous.

The city walls serve as a protective barrier. Normally, only small gates are open, while the main gates remain closed.

However, the small gates are not small; they are large enough for vehicles to pass through and usually close at nine o'clock in the evening. People in the city rarely go out.

When Qin Haohan left, the city guard looked at him: "Remember, the gates close at nine."

"I know."

Qin Haohan left without looking back, heading straight for the prison.

The Longmen Prison is 15 kilometers from the city, housing many serious criminals, including many martial artists.

The prison walls are as high as the city walls. If there were attacks from mutated beasts outside, the prison would serve as a defensive stronghold.

The prisoners also serve as a force to resist mutated beasts, as criminals also want to survive. This is a form of resource utilization, which is the original intention behind building the prison here.

Ten kilometers east of the prison is the Flying Sand Mountain.

Initially, there were many plants here, but because the dense vegetation made it easy for prisoners to escape and hide, the prison authorities cleared all the plants.

After hundreds of years of erosion and human intervention, the area became a barren, broken mountain of sand and rocks.

Qin Haohan ran to the foot of the sand mountain and immediately felt the fierce wind.

The cold winter wind was bone-chilling, and with no plants around, the wind was particularly strong.

It was already getting dark, and looking up, the mountain peak appeared gray and hazy.

"Start climbing now and find the windiest spot at the top."

Qin Haohan followed the instructions and climbed the mountain. After about twenty minutes, he reached the summit.

There was a cliff here, and on the other side, a large rock formed a natural wind tunnel. The sea breeze from the distant bay, passing through this narrow passage, reached a terrifying speed.

When Qin Haohan arrived, he felt he could barely stand.

"Bang!"

A small stone, carried by the wind, hit Qin Haohan's abdomen.

Qin Haohan bent over, feeling intense pain in his waist.

Just as he was about to find a place to hide, Kao stopped him.

"Stay here and let the stones in the wind hit you. I will monitor your condition at all times, so there's no danger. When you can't hold on, I'll give you a healing pill."

"Can this really train my pain tolerance? What's the principle behind it?"

"There are both physical and mental principles. Physically, if a part of your body is constantly trained, it will become tougher. For example, your feet develop calluses from walking, which are tough and protective. This training, combined with the effects of the medicine, will gradually strengthen your body. Mentally, once you get used to the pain, you won't fear it as much."

Qin Haohan thought for a moment: "A part of the body becoming tougher from constant training... I'm skeptical about this."

Unfortunately, Kao didn't answer his question but ordered him not to move.

Qin Haohan couldn't move, and being hit by stones was better than Kao's electric shocks.

Although the wind couldn't lift large stones, the small stones, accelerated by the strong wind, felt like fists pounding Qin Haohan.

The sound of stones hitting him and his muffled groans filled the air.

A stone hit his forehead, causing it to bleed.

"There's no need to wipe it. These minor injuries are nothing to a martial artist. After using healing medicine, they will heal quickly."

Qin Haohan felt like a character in an online game, with a health bar on his head that kept decreasing from the stone attacks.

His chest felt increasingly tight, and his body ached more and more.

A heavy blow to his leg almost made him lose his balance.

"Potential! Willpower! Remember, you need to have the qualities of a robot. These injuries that don't break bones won't really affect you. Otherwise, in a real battle, if you fear everything, how can you fight?"

Qin Haohan gritted his teeth. It was just a matter of perseverance. It wasn't a big deal.

Time passed, and the wind grew stronger at night.

When Qin Haohan was in so much pain that he was about to collapse, Kao let him rest.

"Sit down in a sheltered spot and start healing."

Qin Haohan turned to sit in a sheltered area, and Kao began to deduct fees.

"This time, I've prepared high-quality bruise and healing pills for you. Follow my instructions and take them in the right amount. The bruises and swelling will disappear quickly, and then we'll start the second round."

"Ah! There's a second round? I'll be beaten to death."

"No, at this level of attack, the second round will be less threatening. After absorbing the medicine, your resistance to pain will have increased."

Although Kao was strict and lacked human warmth, its words were reliable. Qin Haohan had already spent money and had no choice but to become stronger.

Deducting 8,000, the medicine began to take effect.

Fortunately, the medicine was highly effective, and soon Qin Haohan's swelling had reduced, and the pain had lessened.

"Good, you don't need to wait for the swelling to completely go down. Let's do it again!"

Qin Haohan gritted his teeth and rushed back into the wind tunnel.

However, he quickly noticed that the impact of the stones was not as strong as before.

Or rather, the stones hitting his body no longer hurt as much.

Although the difference was small, it was noticeable.

"Wow! It really works, it's amazing."

"Of course. After my training, your endurance will become stronger, and your physique will gradually become more robust. The force of these flying stones is roughly equivalent to a normal person's punch, about 70 kilograms. Once you fully adapt to these stones, a normal person's attack won't matter to you."

"Just a normal person?"

"This is the first step. Later, you will withstand the attacks of ordinary martial artists and even some thermal weapons."

"You mean I can block bullets?" Qin Haohan's eyes lit up.

Kao answered with certainty: "Once you complete some body training, blocking bullets is indeed possible."

This statement immediately invigorated Qin Haohan.

Although the current era values cultivation, thermal weapons have not been phased out.

Some people, unable to practice martial arts, focus on studying thermal weapons as a means to counter martial artists.

Many martial artists with low skills have died in battles due to thermal weapons, a fact that many martial artists hate but can do nothing about.

If he could block bullets, his chances of survival would greatly increase.

Qin Haohan clenched his fist excitedly: "Great, let the stones come even harder!"

Kao's tone seemed a bit surprised.

"I thought you should adapt to this level of force for a while, but you want it to be even more intense. Alright, move back ten meters; the passage is narrower, and the wind is stronger."

Qin Haohan moved back ten meters, where the passage was two meters narrower than before.

A large amount of wind passed through the narrow gap, making the wind speed even more intense!

Hearing the piercing wind and the疯狂袭来的石块，秦浩瀚不禁心里叫苦。

"死机器人，啥也听不明白，真是坑死我了。"