Chapter 42: Bone Enhancement

Yang Qi naturally had no way of knowing what had happened and what was said between Chen Xiaoxiao and Du Sisi over there. At this moment, he quickly ran out of the school gate and headed straight for the Courtyard.

Now that Shen Zhengfeng had sent people to watch over the Courtyard, Yang Qi wasn’t worried about any further problems. However, the fright this afternoon was a big issue for the little ones. Yang Qi was rushing back to coax them to sleep and to use Hypnosis to put them into a Deep Sleep State.

These past few days, the mental states of these little fellows had improved a lot, which was inseparable from the effects of deep sleep. In one night, an ordinary person might not even enter a deep sleep state for a full hour. Yet, this less than one hour could sustain a person for an entire day. These little ones had deep sleep sessions lasting over eight hours each time. It would be strange if they weren’t energetic.

During deep sleep, the little ones first spent about an hour recovering from physical and mental fatigue. The remaining time was used for brain development. Although this progress was very subtle and slow, it was extremely valuable. Over time, not to mention developing to some terrifying extent, becoming what the world calls a genius was more than enough and just around the corner.

What surprised Yang Qi the most was undoubtedly Little Huang Man. After these past few days of Deep Sleep State, he had become much smarter than before. Yang Qi hoped this Deep Sleep State could completely cure the illness Little Huang Man had suffered from since childhood. If that happened, Yang Qi would feel at ease giving the little guy the Muscle Enhancement Potion too.

Little Huang Man was naturally strong, so giving him the Muscle Enhancement Potion was the best choice. In the future, when Yang Qi went to university, he could protect the people in the Courtyard. However, his mind wasn’t very sharp. If he were given the potion now, it might cause some trouble. He was already quite a headache; if he were further enhanced by the potion, he could become a big problem. So, it was better to wait.

Returning home, it was still relatively early. Yang Qi had only been out for about an hour, but it was a very eventful hour. After playing with the little ones for a while, when bedtime came, Yang Qi coaxed them to sleep one by one into the Deep Sleep State. Yuyu was still the last one. After she finished the Muscle Enhancement Potion and its effects subsided, Yang Qi walked out of the house and gently closed the door.

“Ding!”

Just as Yang Qi stepped outside, an electronic prompt sound appeared in his mind.

“Ding! Successful treatment of the illness on the little girl Yuyu in the Courtyard! Analyzing the treatment situation… Analysis successful. Host obtained the following reward: 10 Level-1 Energy Stones.”

Just as Yang Qi was marveling at how smart this List was to actually perform analysis, another prompt sound rang in his mind. Thinking the first successful treatment had triggered a prize draw, his spirits immediately lifted.

“Ding! Reminder: After completing the Courtyard patient treatment task, a related series of tasks will be unlocked.”

It wasn’t a prize draw!

Yang Qi was slightly disappointed. The previous prize draws had given him plenty of benefits, and both triggers were due to “first time” completions of certain things. He thought this time would be the same, but it turned out to be just a reminder.

“Series tasks? What are those?”

Yang Qi couldn’t figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. He would just have to wait and see, like waiting for a child’s Dingding—there was plenty of time.

Looking back at the house, Yang Qi was very happy. He had finally cured Yuyu’s illness. This smart and beautiful little girl could finally be healthy!

This was the first one. This was the beginning.

Yang Qi firmly believed he would soon cure the second, the third, and restore all the children in the Courtyard to health!

At the bookstore, Yang Qi settled into a corner. It wasn’t that he disliked sleeping in bed, but he was used to this spot. He could read books and better guard the Courtyard.

“After curing Yuyu, I got 10. From the basketball game task before, I got 7. Plus the 10 saved from guarding the Courtyard, I now have 27 Level-1 Energy Stones.”

Yang Qi pondered for a moment. According to previous estimates, 1 Level-1 Energy Stone could roughly increase the cultivation value of Lv.2 superpowers by about 3 percent. So, these 27 could increase it by about 81 percent.

Currently, the cultivation value for [Body Secrets] Lv.2 was 17%, and for [Psychokinesis] Lv.2 it was 8%.

Over the past few days, Yang Qi had been cultivating both, but the progress in the latter was noticeably slower than the former.

Without any hesitation, Yang Qi absorbed all the Energy Stones into [Body Secrets]. Just as Yang Qi calculated, the 27 Level-1 Energy Stones increased the cultivation value by 81%, stopping at 98%. It was still 2% short of reaching level 3.

“After finishing cultivation tomorrow, I should be able to level up!” Yang Qi was still confident about the progress of his Body Forging Technique.

After dealing with the Energy Stone issue, Yang Qi turned his gaze to the center of the Courtyard. Yang Qi still didn’t know how to bring up the matter of the treasure in the Courtyard with Granny Bai. First, he didn’t know how to explain how he knew about it. Second, he wasn’t sure what Granny Bai’s attitude would be.

Moreover, this matter involved too much. If news about a treasure suddenly appearing underground leaked out, it would inevitably cause unnecessary trouble. The key was that if they really wanted to excavate the underground treasure, the commotion would surely be huge. The treasure couldn’t possibly be just at a shallow depth; it must be very deep. Otherwise, it would have been discovered when they dug the foundation to build the house here. Yang Qi would rather not have the task reward than cause any disturbance to the Courtyard. Peace and safety were the most important things. At least for now.

As for the treasure itself, Yang Qi wasn’t particularly concerned. He now had gold bars worth about 30 million on him, so he wasn’t afraid of the Courtyard lacking money.

Thinking this, he temporarily set the matter aside, waiting until it was truly necessary.

After reading a few books, he went to sleep. The next day, he got up very early and went to the new cultivation spot. To Yang Qi’s surprise, Zhou Mi was already there. Yang Qi had come early this time wanting to fill the remaining 2%, but this kid was really diligent.

Zhou Mi’s cultivation was now on track and basically didn’t need Yang Qi’s guidance. Yang Qi just needed to give him the Muscle Enhancement Potion and help him with Hypnosis.

Just as today’s cultivation was about to end, the cultivation bar for [Body Secrets] finally lit up.

“Ding! [Body Secrets] level up successful. Current superpower level is 3. Obtained effect [Bone Enhancement]. Simultaneously, existing effects are enhanced.”

[Bone Enhancement]: Enhances a series of skeletal functions including body support, movement support, organ protection, bone marrow hematopoiesis, etc. (Effect strength is related to the level increase of [Body Secrets].)

…

On the Superpower List, all three effects under [Body Secrets] lit up. Three beams of light entered Yang Qi’s body.

Yang Qi had already experienced the effects of Muscle Enhancement and Bloodline Enhancement. This time, the strengthening effect from the level-up was even greater than before. Yang Qi could clearly feel the further enhancement of his muscles and blood vessels.

What he felt most deeply was undoubtedly the newly obtained effect, [Bone Enhancement]. He could clearly feel his bones becoming harder and stronger. He even had an illusion of being able to sense changes in the bone marrow inside his bones. Also, the connective membranes between bones seemed to become more flexible and tough, and any existing wear and tear was completely repaired.

…

This reaction lasted a full half hour or more. After it ended, Yang Qi stood up and couldn’t help but throw a punch at a marble slab nearby.

Crack!

The marble cracked with a sound!

Zhou Mi, who had been nervously watching from the side because Yang Qi had suddenly entered some state, was stunned, his jaw almost dropping in shock.

Yang Qi was also startled by this punch, but at the same time very happy. His overall enhanced strength had finally reached the point of shattering stone. And this wasn’t even Yang Qi’s limit; he should be close to being able to cut through iron!

This overall enhancement increased Yang Qi’s strength by more than 2 times.

Simultaneously, Yang Qi’s mind also received a formula for the [Bloodline Enhancement Potion]. Indeed, every time [Body Secrets] leveled up, it would grant the medicinal liquid formula for the effects of the previous level.

“Zhou Mi.” Yang Qi gathered his thoughts and said to Zhou Mi beside him, “After this period of cultivation, your physical fitness has clearly improved. Tomorrow is Sunday. I’ll take you to the outskirts to start the next stage of cultivation.”

“Yes!”

Zhou Mi’s reply was proper, but his eyes were full of surprise and joy. He could finally truly start learning the Flying Stone Technique!

Yang Qi and Zhou Mi parted ways, each returning to school for classes.

At the same time, in the park where the two originally cultivated.

“Hmm, those two young fellows haven’t come for several days. Were they really scared off by me?” A white-bearded old man looked at the spot where Yang Qi and Zhou Mi used to cultivate, finding it empty again, and stroked his beard while talking to himself.

“Xiao Wang.” The white-bearded old man called over a middle-aged man holding a towel nearby. He took the towel the man handed him and wiped his sweat, then asked, “Do you have any results from what I asked you to look into last time?”

“The city tap water incident is already being followed up. I heard the government has sent relevant samples to professional institutions for testing. I believe results will come out soon, and we will notify you, President, immediately.” The middle-aged man immediately answered.

“I’m talking about those two young fellows who were doing morning exercises here.” The white-bearded old man shook his head.

“Oh. You mean that.” The middle-aged man smiled apologetically, embarrassed. “It’s already been checked. Since you didn’t ask these past few days, I didn’t report this small matter to you.”