Chapter 028: Basic Guidance Technique
The two of them exchanged only a few brief words, knowing this was not the place for detailed conversation. After quickly searching the bodies of Jia Tianming and Chen Feng for anything useful, they parted ways. They agreed to settle down in the county town first before discussing anything further.
Li Gang first went to where Jia Tianming had parked. After a quick search, he took some firearms and ammunition from Jia Tianming's car, then swiftly located his own motorcycle and rode towards WF County.
"Basic Guidance Technique?"
On the road, Li Gang recalled what Lin Yan had said to him about the mysterious gift from the gods, and he opened up the information to check.
"Li Gang, congratulations on successfully hunting one person in the Ten-Year Life-and-Death Hunting Game. According to Rule Five: For every ten people a contestant successfully hunts, they will receive one mysterious gift from the gods. For the first successful hunt, you will receive one mysterious gift, valid only for the first time. The first mysterious gift will correspond to whichever of your four basic attributes is the highest, granting you a matching Basic Guidance Technique. Please check the strengthening interface."
This message from the gods had arrived the moment he finished off Jia Tianming. At the time, his mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Lin Yan, so when his AI assistant Xiaobai notified him, he had simply ignored it. Only when Lin Yan later asked him about it did Li Gang realize that a mysterious gift would be granted for the first successful hunt.
After closing the message, Li Gang opened the strengthening interface. After half a day's combat, his four basic stats had changed. Physical endurance remained at 313, strength stayed at 121, but his spirit increased by 2 to 92, and speed increased by 1 to 100. Most notably, his combat power had jumped from 128 to 148, an increase of 20 points.
Normally, his combat power should be the average of the four basic stats, which would be 157. Although 148 was still below average, it was not far off, and Li Gang didn't mind. Each time he checked his personal panel, he would glance at his combat power, but he knew that in a fight, victory wasn't decided by who had the higher number. While combat power could indicate a person's strength, it was not the key to victory.
Soon, Li Gang found the Basic Guidance Technique.
Its name: Basic Guidance Technique, Physique Chapter.
The Physique Chapter was richly illustrated and contained detailed explanations, concluding with an instructional video demonstration. After a cursory browse, Li Gang gained a general understanding of what the Basic Guidance Technique entailed.
In summary, the Basic Guidance Technique corresponds to the four basic human attributes, divided into chapters for Physique, Strength, Spirit, and Speed, each with its own training methods. Li Gang had received the Physique Chapter, while Lin Yan had obtained the Speed Chapter.
According to the text, the Basic Guidance Technique is originally a set of four complete routines—each a series of physical movements coordinated with fixed breathing patterns, tailored to four different stages of one's basic attributes. Each set bestows different benefits depending on the stage.
The full Basic Guidance Technique, when performed correctly with the proper breathing for each stage, enhances all four basic attributes. The guide explained in detail how to train at each stage, what the restrictions were, and the results to expect.
For basic stats from 0 to 100—Stage One—one could practice the first-level Guidance Technique. A complete and correct routine would increase all four basic stats by 2 points, requiring two to three hours; any mistake would mean starting over. From 100 to 500—Stage Two—the second-level routine would raise each stat by 3 points, with the same time and reset conditions. From 500 to 1000—Stage Three—each stat would increase by 4 points. Over 1000—Stage Four—each stat would increase by 5 points.
Each stage's routine must be based on the lowest of the four attributes. The lowest stat determines which stage's routine one can practice; attempting a higher-level routine would fail when reaching the part corresponding to the underdeveloped stat.
The original complete Basic Guidance Technique had thus been split into four chapters, each enhancing only its respective attribute and less effective than the full routine. Li Gang had received the Physique Chapter, one of the four.
The Physique Chapter, like the complete technique, was divided into four routines corresponding to the four stages: 0–100 (Stage One), 100–500 (Stage Two), 500–1000 (Stage Three), and over 1000 (Stage Four).
The difference lay in the time required and the effect achieved. For Stage One, performing the routine correctly with coordinated breathing took 40–60 minutes and increased the corresponding attribute by 1 point; any mistake and one had to start over. Stage Two gave a 2-point increase, Stage Three gave 3 points, and Stage Four gave 4 points, all with the same time requirement and reset rules.
Training with a single chapter improved only that attribute, and each stage's benefit was 1 point lower than the full technique.
At the end of the Physique Chapter, the god left a note:
"The god reminds you: For each of your first three mysterious hunting gifts, you may receive one of the four chapters of the Basic Guidance Technique. The first is for your highest basic attribute; the second and third are your own choice; the fourth time, you will receive the complete Basic Guidance Technique."
The Physique Chapter also contained explanations of the full technique and instructions for acquiring it. The god had not elaborated, but the implication was clear: this would greatly intensify the urge among successful hunters to actively target others, all in order to obtain the complete Basic Guidance Technique.
The earlier one obtained the full technique, the greater the personal benefit and the faster one would grow, outpacing those without it.
A head start means an advantage at every step—this, everyone understood.