Chapter 102 Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic of China
After spending nearly a month, Yan Xu finally got the finished product. In addition to the complicated process, more time was spent on finding suitable materials. But as long as it works well, it is all worth it.

The entire set of protective gear is lined with thickened stab-proof clothing, the chest armor is a large metal plate, the abdomen is an arc-shaped metal strip, and the back armor is similar, which is the place with the strongest defense.

In contrast, the limbs are mainly covered with scales to ensure sufficient flexibility, so the overall look is similar to the simplified version of Batman and Aquaman. Wearing gloves of the same material and combat boots inlaid with steel plates, it is not yet known whether they are bulletproof or not, but anyway, the sense of security is sufficient.

This is already the best thing that Master Jiang and his team can come up with at the moment. The materials alone cost tens of thousands, and the processing was done by asking for help from a factory in the city through connections. Because the hardness of the alloy is too high, the hardware factory's equipment cannot process it, which is another expense.

But as long as he could come back alive, Yan Xu didn't care how much money he spent.

In fact, Yan Xu also thought about buying a bulletproof vest, but he didn't know what kind of situation he would face. This set of metal-covered close-fitting armor obviously better meets his needs.

In addition to armor, there are also weapons, and the main weapon is still the Mo Dao.

The blade of the Mo Dao is made of a drive shaft removed from a large metal processing equipment. Its strength and toughness far exceed those of ordinary metals and does not need to be replaced. The original wooden pole is just replaced with a metal pole, and it is made detachable. When necessary, you can use the knife in one hand and the stick in the other to chop and smash at the same time. It is also suitable for close combat in narrow spaces.

The secondary weapons are two four-sided retractable maces, which are actually very useful. When Yan Xu went to the Japanese world to prepare these, it was not a random choice.

If a samurai sword collides with a mace, both will break into pieces, and even if no blood is seen on the spot when it hits the body, it will either cause a bone fracture or internal bleeding, which is more deadly than a knife wound.

In addition, there is a revolver. Although it is fake, it cannot be detected unless the trigger is pulled. Yan Xu uses it to scare people. As for the real gun, you can buy it in the New World. There is no need to cause trouble for yourself in the modern world.

After checking the time, Yan Xu prepared to change his clothes.

Yan Xu, who took off his clothes and revealed his muscular body, has changed a lot compared to a year ago. First of all, the dimensions of his muscles have increased significantly, which has increased his weight from 70 kilograms at the beginning to more than 110 kilograms, which means that he has gained nearly 80 kilograms of muscle in a year.

Muscles are not fat. Even using clenbuterol as an IV drip does not have such an outrageous effect. It completely breaks the growth limit of human beings.

What's even more frightening is that his body fat percentage is frighteningly low, less than 5%, close to 3%. This allows the muscles without any fat blocking to perfectly support the skin, showing off the developed muscle texture to the fullest, no matter big muscles or small muscles, every muscle is clearly visible, even without exerting any force, ordinary movements make the active muscles full of the beauty of power.

This is the result of Yan Xu's hard work over the past year. Facts have proved that when you can see your own progress, you will work harder and more persistently than you imagined.

The result was worthy of Yan Xu's efforts. Even if he didn't use his divine strike and divine power, he still possessed the physical fitness of a professional athlete. Whether it was strength, burst, speed, or reaction, they were all first-class. Perhaps a little short of world-class, but at least he was in the first echelon in China.

But all this comes at a price. First of all, the low body fat percentage makes Yan Xu very easy to feel hungry because his fat reserves are too low.

At the same time, his endocrine system began to become disordered, which made his temper become a little irritable and easily angered, and he also suffered from insomnia and other conditions. These were the prices Yan Xu paid for his eagerness for quick success.

The stimulation of the divine attack and divine power was huge and deep enough, and the ghost body allowed Yan Xu's body to constantly adapt and evolve. Recovery and growth, as well as the most important adjustment and adaptation, all took time. In the last few months, he had worked hard to increase the number of exercises, which led to the development of muscles. However, no matter how much he ate, it would be consumed and there was no time to convert it into fat reserves. At the same time, his internal organs and endocrine hormones did not have time to adapt to the changes in his body.

This does not take into account the hidden injuries to the body caused by frequent use of divine strikes and divine power, as well as the mental stress.

It can be said that Yan Xu is now pathological and unstable. He needs cultivation and adjustment from the inside out.

Yan Xu realized that something was wrong with him, so he hadn't practiced for more than half a month, but his body seemed to remember that feeling. It might also be because his ghost body was completely activated. His body was still getting stronger, as if it was eager to break through and had broken free from the control of his subconscious mind.

After realizing this, Yan Xu realized the seriousness of the problem.

If he continues like this, he will most likely become a pervert like the Wu family and the Hanma family. It would be ok if he was just belligerent, but it would be too scary if he became like Hanma Yujiro, who sees everything as female. It would be the same whether they are male or female. Life would be unbearable. We can't judge by one-way or two-way streets in the future.

No matter what, a new world has opened up to him, and whether he can survive and whether everything will go smoothly depends entirely on him.

Wearing armor, putting on a windbreaker, carrying two heavy suitcases, Yan Xu took a deep breath and stepped into the bronze door alone.

Time and space changed instantly, and Yan Xu, standing at the entrance of an alley, looked at the new world in front of him.

Compared to the world of Japan, even though it is a different time and space, Yan Xu still feels a sense of familiarity when standing on this land, which gives him more expectations.

With a bit of curiosity, Yan Xu walked forward with his suitcase, and what came into his sight was an old and prosperous wharf.

Yan Xu had seen some old photos from that time on the Internet before. Those were historical images left over from the past, but now he seemed to have broken some kind of boundary, stepping into time to trace the history of that time and making the ancient scenes flow again.

The dock in front of us has no modern equipment and no professional staff, but the piled up goods and crowded people all reflect the prosperity of this place.

There are several large iron ships docked here, and small boats and cargo ships are crowded together, bringing thousands of passengers and huge amounts of cargo, fully demonstrating the vitality of this port and this city.

Unfortunately, apart from the upper-class people in suits and ties who never look others in the eye, and the middle-class families who have no worries about food and clothing, what comes into view are more poor people who have no future, especially the laborers at the dock. They have braids and wear coarse cloth trousers. Some of them wear patched short-sleeved shirts, and some simply put a towel around their necks. They walk barefoot on the narrow wooden boards, carrying heavy bags of goods up and down, just to earn a meager profit.

The late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China were far from a happy era, but the people here still relied on hard work and sweat to fight for their own lives and future.

However, Yan Xu soon realized that what he had just said was pure bullshit, because the hard-earned money of these laborers was not only taken by the manager who was responsible for recruiting people to work, but also by the gangs at the dock, leaving only a little money that was barely enough to fill their stomachs or keep the family from starving.

(End of this chapter)