Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 3: A First-Class Inn and an Old Storyteller
"Comfortable~ I feel like my dantian is a little more full..."

After receiving the reward for the side quest, Lu Ping turned his attention to the [Main Quest] on the system panel.

"Now the main task of 'Complete the work of the Wan Shi Wu' has reached 99%. As long as I complete one more order, I can receive the reward again. I don't know what will appear this time..."

This golden finger that came with him during the journey had no specific name, but based on its currently displayed functions and the contents of the accompanying manual, Lu Ping temporarily named it the "Jianghu Trainee Training System" or the "Jianghu Hero Growth System".

The system's function is simple and clear. With the various activities in your daily life, the 'main' or 'side' tasks will be triggered. As long as you complete the task, you can get a reward of one of three choices. Of course, there is no penalty if you fail to complete it, but the task will remain pending.

Coincidentally, because of my job as the 'Jiang Hu Wan Shi Wu', most of the side quests triggered by the system are highly consistent with my job content.

Completing system tasks while working is like killing two birds with one stone.

Unlike the systems of the protagonists of other online martial arts novels, Lu Ping's golden finger and task rewards do not produce money, or sundries such as the heroine's underwear, but are instead related to the growth of strength.

There are no exceptions to the rewards for side quests, which are all one of the three options: 'Essence', 'Qi', and 'Spirit'.

Lu Ping has received these three rewards many times, so he is quite familiar with them. Among them, 'essence' can temper the body and strengthen the bones; 'qi' can expand the qi sea and increase internal strength; 'spirit' can enhance mental strength and comprehension.

The specific amount of energy, spirit and vitality that can be increased depends on the difficulty of each task.

However, these are not concepts that can be quantified with data, so even Lu Ping himself cannot describe how much stronger he has become after receiving the reward. He only knows that he is indeed getting stronger.

Considering that this is a real world and not the martial arts game he played in his previous life, Lu Ping did not dare to be too presumptuous and go all in on one item, taking the extreme approach. Instead, he chose balanced development.

You can take turns to receive the three rewards of 'Essence', 'Energy' and 'Spirit'. In this way, you can ensure that you will not suffer a great loss in the future due to any shortcoming.

"I'm a little hungry. It's about time to go out and find something to eat."

Lu Ping ended his fantasy time, looked up at the sky, and found that it had gotten dark outside. He then went out with the eight coins of silver that he had just warmed up.

There is no curfew in Taiping Town.

The people here do not follow the 'work at sunrise and rest at sunset' lifestyle. On the contrary, the nightlife of this town begins after sunset.

Come out of the 'rich area' of the South Block, walk east for three minutes, and then cross three streets north to reach the most prosperous central block of Taiping Town.

After nightfall, this neighborhood not only did not become quiet, but was bustling with lights and people, as bright as day.

Lu Ping was no longer surprised by such scenes and even felt a little nostalgic. After all, this was the only place he could find in this world since he traveled through time, and it was somewhat similar to his previous life.

"Oh hoo~ It's really lively tonight!"

Lu Ping sighed, then quickened his pace and rushed towards his destination.

Don't get me wrong, he wasn't going to the brothel to listen to songs, nor was he going to the whorehouse to drink wine, nor was he staying overnight at his lover's house. He was just going to the most lively inn in the town to eat!

The richest man in Taiping Town, Chao Yiliu, nicknamed 'Super Yiliu', is the first person that comes to mind when anyone mentions Taiping Town. It is said that he was born in poverty and started from scratch. With his extraordinary management ability, he turned the inn he founded into the signature of Taiping Town before he was forty years old, and his reputation spread throughout the eighteen towns of Anning County.

An inn run by the first-class inn is naturally called the "First-class Inn". It is the largest inn in the entire town, including the area within 50 miles of the town.

As the saying goes, big is better and good is big. Compared with other inns and taverns, the advantages of first-class inns are simply too numerous to count. In addition to delicious food, thoughtful service and exquisite decoration, the most talked-about thing is its business model.

Unlike ordinary inns, first-class inns adopt a rare "three-shift" work mechanism and operate non-stop for twelve hours a day, so there is always a constant stream of diners here during the day.

It was even more lively at night, with men and women, old and young, great scholars and commoners, rich and beggars all gathering together to recite poetry and make music. Some criticized current affairs, while others chatted about worldly affairs and watched the storm with a smile.

Some people, just to avoid the noise of their wives at home, would come and order a jar of warm wine and a plate of peanuts, and then they would sit in the inn for the whole day.

The most important thing is that the guys here never chase you away and they are never snobbish!

This may be because Chao Yilu came from a humble background, so he can better sympathize with the hardships of the masses, so no matter rich or poor, noble or humble, everyone can find their own fun here.

Lu Ping’s greatest pleasure is to eat here and listen to other diners talking about the latest happenings in the world.

"Brother Xiaoer, give me a plate of egg, meat and river fish fried rice and a pot of jasmine tea."

"Okay, Brother Lu, please wait a moment!"

Let’s not talk about the upper floors of the first-class inn, after all, Lu Ping had not been there many times, but just one floor is enough to talk about.

After entering the door, there are people playing the violin and singing on the left, and storytelling on the right, each of which is lively in its own way.

The shop is not only decorated in an antique and exquisite style, but also has many tables and chairs, wide aisles, a wide field of vision and a clear structure. No matter where you sit, you can have a panoramic view of most of the inn. What's more, like now, even though you can't even see the person shouting, you can hear the conversation between the two parties clearly.

The first thing Lu Ping did when he entered the store was to order food. Then he looked around the store, found an empty seat and sat down, his movements extremely skillful.

After working at the Jianghu Wanshiwu for half a year, he became a small "legend" in Taiping Town.

If it were someone else, they might have only heard of the young man Lu Ping but never met him, but the waiter of the inn had to know him.

After all, in their line of work, what matters is being well-informed and being able to remember things and recognize people.

Not to mention, Lu Ping is an old customer here.

"I came early today and got a front row seat, not bad..."

Lu Ping sat in a corner close to the storyteller, from where he could hear clearly what the old storyteller was saying about the underworld.

"But why hasn't Old Man Sun come yet? He'd better get here before I start eating, or I won't give him a tip today... Even if Miss Xiaohong comes to ask for it!"

(End of this chapter)