Chapter 6

When Su Zhe woke up, it was already noon. The glaring sunlight shone through the window, and he hadn't slept in so late for a long time. The warm sunlight on his body made him feel completely relaxed.

After getting out of bed, he stretched his body. He found that after the intense exercise from the previous day, he didn't experience the usual after-effects of overexertion. In the past, if he exercised occasionally, his muscles would be sore and weak the next day.

Now, he not only felt no soreness but also felt full of energy, more relaxed than ever before. He threw a punch and felt that his strength had increased significantly. Su Zhe checked his attributes and found that his constitution had increased by 2 points, reaching 10 points, and his divine power had increased by 20 points, reaching 100 points.

His current constitution was now comparable to that of a healthy, strong adult male. He hadn't expected the body cultivation technique to be so effective. After just one night of practicing the first form, he could already see such significant results.

Actually, to be precise, his constitution had increased by 2 points even before he finished the first round of the fist technique last night. Without the assistance of divine power, the first form of the body cultivation technique would still have the effect of exercising the body, but it wouldn't be as noticeable.

Su Zhe stayed in the room and practiced the fist technique once, stretching his muscles, before going to wash up.

After a quick wash, he opened the refrigerator in the kitchen. Inside, there were only a few raw eggs and some leftover rice from the previous day. He made a simple plate of fried rice.

After finishing lunch, he went to check on the little turtles. The six little golden-headed box turtles and one little grass turtle were all well in the storage box, looking peaceful. The six little golden-headed box turtles had grown slightly larger today after absorbing a bit of divine power last night, though the change wasn't very noticeable and required careful observation.

Seeing that the six little golden-headed box turtles had grown well and were very healthy after absorbing divine power, Su Zhe was relieved. They hadn't grown abnormally or deformed due to excessive growth, and each of their shells was very even and symmetrical.

At first, Su Zhe was worried that the little golden-headed box turtles might grow unevenly, so he had been using the divine power on them bit by bit. The appearance of turtles is very important, especially for golden-headed box turtles, which place a high emphasis on appearance. After all, no one wants to spend money on a turtle that isn't in perfect condition. The appearance of the turtle directly affects its selling price.

After a few attempts, with no worries, he planned to let each little golden-headed box turtle absorb 3 points of divine power today.

Perhaps because he had gained 20 points of divine power last night, using 18 points of divine power at once now didn't cause as severe side effects as before. After using the divine power, Su Zhe only felt a brief discomfort, which quickly disappeared.

Su Zhe poured some turtle food into the water. The little golden-headed box turtles quickly swarmed over the food, and the little grass turtle also rushed to grab some. The six little golden-headed box turtles, having absorbed divine power multiple times, had become more vigorous and were now evenly matched with the little grass turtle, no longer weaker.

Although they were very aggressive in grabbing food, fortunately, there were no incidents of biting each other. Su Zhe felt reassured and continued to keep them together. He couldn't think of a better way to raise them for the time being.

He also fed some turtle food to the little grass turtle. Although the little grass turtle didn't fight as fiercely as the golden-headed box turtles, it ate quite quickly. After feeding them, Su Zhe cleaned the storage box and the aquarium, replacing some of the water. The original water had become very dirty due to the turtles' waste and leftover food.

Actually, more professional turtle keepers don't use tap water directly to raise turtles. They usually let the tap water sit in the sun for two to three days or in a cool place for five to six days before using it.

This is because letting the tap water sit allows the residual chlorine from disinfection to dissipate and increases the oxygen content of the water. Sunlight is very beneficial for turtles, while using tap water directly can easily cause weak turtles to develop diseases such as shell rot and white eye disease.

However, Su Zhe used tap water directly for both the little grass turtle and the little golden-headed box turtles. He believed that sometimes a rougher approach was better for turtles, and many people online raised turtles beautifully without being so particular.

Actually, the main reason was that Su Zhe found it troublesome to let the water sit.

After changing the water, Su Zhe packed up his stall and set out again. He planned to sell the remaining forty or so little grass turtles today. As for the six little golden-headed box turtles, he intended to raise them for a few more days before considering when to sell them, as golden-headed box turtles become more valuable the larger they grow.

This was the hottest day of the year, and it was now around 2 PM, the hottest part of the day. The heat waves rolled, and the sun was pouring out its heat. Su Zhe arrived at the spot where he had set up his stall the previous day and chose a spot under a big tree.

Even though he set up his stall in the shade, the high temperature in the air quickly made him sweat profusely, soaking his clothes.

Fortunately, he had brought enough drinking water when he left home, so he could drink to cool down and alleviate the heat.

Compared to the big harvest yesterday, his business today was a bit disappointing. The weather was too hot at noon, and most people didn't want to stay on the street. They hurried by, and few stopped to look at the turtles.

As a result, Su Zhe's business was much slower. If it weren't for the occasional sale of one or two little grass turtles, he would have packed up and gone home long ago. But thinking that his main source of income now came from selling little grass turtles, he continued to persist in the scorching heat.

Starting from just before 2 PM, by 4 PM, during the hottest part of the day, Su Zhe had sold only 10 little grass turtles. Compared to selling over 50 little grass turtles in just over an hour yesterday, today's performance was truly disheartening.

However, starting from 4 PM, as the weather began to cool down, more people started to come out.

Su Zhe's turtle stall business began to pick up, and he managed to sell quite a few little grass turtles.