Chapter 12 – Delivery

A few seconds later, Lu Yuan decisively assigned the skill points to [Absolute Concentration].

[Absolute Concentration] instantly jumped from Level 1 to Level 2.

At this stage in the [Martial Artist] profession, there were several skills: basic body training, basic fist technique, and the basic leg techniques he comprehended today.

Before reaching Level 3, experience points were relatively easy to accumulate.

In two or three days, he could train a skill from Level 1 to Level 2.

The experience points required to upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3 doubled, making it slightly more challenging to acquire, but within a week, it was still achievable.

Using a precious skill point to save three to five days of time?

Too wasteful, a complete squandering of skill points.

So, of course, Lu Yuan chose to enhance the only professional core skill he had at this stage—[Absolute Concentration].

“The core skill upgrade seems to only rely on skill points since there is no experience points display under core skills.”

“Mom, I’m done eating.”

Lu Yuan hastily finished the last of his food and stood up, saying to his mom, Zheng Qiuling.

He was eager to rush upstairs and test out the Effect of Level 2 [Absolute Concentration].

“Are you full? If not, go back and eat some more. Just leave the dishes in the sink; I’ll wash them all tonight.”

“Got it.”

Just as Lu Yuan was about to reach the back door, a customer suddenly entered the shop.

“Five bags of rice, two bags of flour, salt, peanut oil, soy sauce.”

It was an old lady in her sixties, buying a large amount of items in one go.

Lu Yuan found her somewhat familiar, likely a nearby resident.

Originally intending to go upstairs, he stopped in his tracks.

“Why are you buying so much? Are you hosting a banquet at home?”

This was a significant purchase, and his mom was visibly pleased.

She quickly prepared the goods and couldn’t help but ask.

“Haven’t you seen the news? Recently, there have been frequent disappearances in the west district.”

The Old Lady, looking worried, replied, “I figured I’d stock up on supplies so my family can stay home as much as possible.”

Zheng Qiuling’s expression grew more serious. “Now that you mention it, this morning while I was minding the store, some police officers came around to each shop asking questions. It seems quite serious.”

“Yes, you don’t know. It seems a child went missing from the building next to ours.”

The more they talked, the more engrossed they became. Zheng Qiuling pulled up a chair for the Old Lady, and the two of them sat down under the electric fan to chat.

Lu Yuan listened quietly on the side, his expression subtly changing.

“Last week’s missing persons case still hasn’t been solved? And it seems to be getting worse?”

It even involved people near their home.

However, the Old Lady’s information was likely exaggerated, so Lu Yuan only took it with a grain of salt.

Seeing his mom and the Old Lady chatting away, even including the dog that went missing from the bun shop last month as part of the disappearance cases, Lu Yuan was even more convinced.

So he took the dishes upstairs. After sitting in the living room for a while, he came back down.

The gossip session was over.

His mom was now discussing the delivery with the Old Lady.

“How about I have someone deliver the items to you later? Leave me your address and phone number.”

“When is later?”

“By six or seven at the latest, you’ll definitely have it.”

Lu Yuan interrupted their conversation, “How about I go? I’m free now anyway.”

“You?”

Zheng Qiuling looked at the pile of rice, flour, and cooking oil at the store entrance and hesitated. “Can you handle it? That’s a lot of stuff.”

“Don’t worry, I haven’t been training for nothing.”

Lu Yuan went straight to grab the keys hanging on the wall. “The tricycle is in the backyard, right?”

“Yes.”

Zheng Qiuling nodded but couldn’t help asking, “Xiao Yuan, are you sure? Maybe we should wait for your dad to come back from the hospital tonight and have him deliver it.”

“No need.”

Lu Yuan had already taken the keys and was heading through the back door into the hallway.

Through the hallway, he saw an electric tricycle parked in the shade in the backyard.

Lu Yuan had worked as a courier for a while after graduating from university in his previous life, so he was quite skilled with the electric tricycle.

He easily backed the tricycle out of the yard and parked it in front of their small shop.

Next was loading the goods onto the tricycle.

This was the part Zheng Qiuling, was most worried about.

But her worries quickly vanished as Lu Yuan effortlessly loaded several 50-pound bags of rice onto the tricycle.

“This young man is really something. Handsome and strong. You’ve raised a good son!”

The Old Lady praised Lu Yuan profusely, making Zheng Qiuling smile from ear to ear.

“His grades are excellent too. He’s always among the top in his class.”

“Impressive.”

After loading all the goods, Lu Yuan helped the Old Lady onto the tricycle, then greeted Zheng Qiuling before driving off.

“Be careful, and take it slow,” Zheng Qiuling called out from behind.

The Old Lady’s place wasn’t far.

It took only two minutes to get there on the electric tricycle.

The only hassle was that the Old Lady lived on the fifth floor, and Lu Yuan had to carry everything up for her.

After making four or five trips back and forth, he finally managed to haul up the five bags of rice, two bags of flour, and the cooking oil.

Lu Yuan was quite exhausted, sitting on the tricycle and sipping from the bottle of mineral water the Old Lady gave him to rest a bit.

But he felt pleased.

The two-point improvement in his physical condition was very noticeable.

Although carrying over 50 pounds of rice still felt heavy, he could climb to the fifth floor in one go without feeling too strained.

Compared to before, when he had to take three breaks just to get to the fourth floor, this was a significant improvement.

“My current physical condition is probably comparable to a well-trained, physically strong adult male. Better than an average senior high school student.”

This was Lu Yuan’s estimate based on his previous increase in intelligence points.

An 8 attribute point value is typical for a senior high school student, while 9 points meet the standard for an adult male.

A value of 10 points, however, enters the realm of “outstanding” or “elite” among ordinary people.

“[Student] profession Level 3 is about to reach Level 4, just a few dozen experience points short.

[Martial Artist] Level 2 is also close to Level 3.

In the short term, I’ll definitely earn two attribute points.

With those two attribute points, I should have a good chance of passing the Yuan Martial Arts Gym’s official disciple assessment!

The future looks promising!”

Lu Yuan allowed himself a small daydream about the future, feeling quite pleased.

He tossed the empty water bottle into the electric tricycle’s cargo bed and sped back home.

In the afternoon, Lu Yuan routinely set aside two hours for studying.

With exams approaching, the school’s assignments were mainly review tasks, and there was significantly less homework.