NOVEL NEXT Chapter 5 - Lu Qinghe, The Amount of Food
Chapter 5 — Lu Qinghe, Appetite
It was his sister, Lu Qinghe.
Lu Sheng could imagine the expression on Lu Qinghe through the room’s door.
Indifference with a little impatience.
Lu Qinghe has always despised him as a brother.
His Combat Power Index and actual combat class results were a mess, and his overall score ranked in the middle and lower reaches even in the not-so-good Baihe Third High School in Baihe City.
With this kind of performance, his prospects in the upcoming college entrance examinations were bleak.
But Lu Qinghe was different.
She had just turned 16 this year. Her results in the last BQV test exceeded 1.0, her Combat Power Index (CPI) had broken 100, and she had excellent aptitude and talent for actual battle.
Currently, she was enrolled was in the genius class in the Baihe First High School, the best class in her school.
At this rate, it was entirely possible for her to get a guaranteed admission status for key martial arts universities like Wuhan University in two years.
To sum up, Lu Qinghe was a genius, an uncompromising genius.
Compared with Lu Qinghe, Lu Sheng was as mediocre as dirt.
The vulgar combination of mediocre brother and genius sister.
Although the Lu family did not favour one child over the other because of differences in martial arts talent, Lu Sheng felt that this was the reason Lu Qinghe had always had a bad relationship with him.
Perhaps in Lu Qinghe’s heart, if there wasn’t a mediocre brother to drag her down, she who could get all the resources and could now be rushing towards an even higher level.
“Got it, I’ll come right away.”
When Lu Sheng responded, the knocking outside came to an abrupt end.
Lu Sheng also regained his bearings. He had obviously realized that he had just experienced another nightmare.
But unlike the past, this time, Lu Sheng did not feel the usual discomfort after the nightmare.
He was in an … excellent condition.
“No fatigue, nor am I sleepy, I feel like my whole person is brimming with vitality …”
Lu Sheng was a little surprised.
He tried to recall everything he had experienced in the dream.
After a few moments, Lu Sheng was shocked.
“Those memories, those memories that I got from the zombies, I remember them all clearly. The various combat techniques I inherited, remain firmly engraved in my muscle memory, even …” Lu Sheng waved his fist in the air.
“Even my strength seems to have improved by a margin …”
This was truly incredible!
One should know that strength originated from one’s Qi and Blood.
The growth of physique was an inevitable result of the growth in Qi and Blood.
If Lu Sheng felt his strength improve, does that not mean that his BQV had risen?
A dream can increase my BQV? Then isn’t sky the limit!
Lu Sheng could not believe it and suspected that these were his delusions.
Of course, to verify the authenticity of this feeling, the most direct way was naturally to go for a comprehensive physical test.
“Let me eat first, after I’m full I can go find a martial arts training centre to verify these changes …”
Lu Sheng quickly calmed down his agitated mood, cleaned up a little, and then walked out of the room.
The only thing that put Lu Sheng above his peers in both his lives was probably his calm and steady mind.
…
Lu Sheng buried his head and wolfed down the rice, as if he had been hungry for days.
He picked up the empty bowl and handed it to his mother, Zheng Yufen, and asked for another bowl. He suddenly found that the three people at the table were looking at him with a strange look.
Only then did Lu Sheng realize that … the amount he ate today was way too much to be considered normal.
“Could … Forget it, I’m full.”
Lu Sheng hesitated for a moment and wanted to take the bowl back.
But it was snatched by Lu Dahai.
“What do you mean by that, how can you stay hungry at home? Mother*, go steam another pot of rice and stir-fry two more dishes along with it.”
[Tl: *the original translation was “mother of the child” or “Kid’s mother” but I have only retained mother here.]
Zheng Yufen answered and got up.
Lu Dahai looked very happy, smiling at Lu Sheng, said: “Boys are like this when they are growing, they don’t feel full no matter how much they eat. Your body is still growing … Tomorrow I will buy some potions, the development period is a good time to nurture your Qi and blood. Do not waste it …”
Lu Sheng nodded his head.
“How much more can he grow, he’ll soon be eighteen …?”
Next to him, Lu Qinghe chucked a piece of roasted pork into her mouth and made a disdainful sound while chewing.
Lu Dahai glared at her and said, “Don’t keep poking fun at your brother, it’s good to be able to be make some progress [talking about his BQV and CPI]. Those who graduate from the martial arts universities and specialist schools get treated differently …”
Lu Qinghe pursed her lips, but did not say anything. Lu Sheng did not say anything, either.
To be honest, this evening’s meal took him by surprise.
He ate a full seven bowls of rice, and still did not feel full.
Lu Qinghe usually only ate five bowls of rice.
And Lu Qinghe’s BQV was higher than Lu Sheng’s by a full 0.2 margin, and had consistently eaten twice as much as Lu Sheng.
“Maybe my BQV has really increased, and it’s not just my illusion …”
Lu Sheng thought so secretly in his heart.
Zheng Yufen quickly stir-fried two more meat dishes and brought them up. Lu Sheng ate two more bowls of rice, then said goodbye to his family and went straight out the door.
He could not wait to test his current improvements in all aspects.