Chapter 11: Chess Piece Panel
"This is the chessboard?!"

Zhou Qingshan looked at the transparent box that appeared in front of him. The interface was very simple.

However, it is very different from the chess piece panel in the Teamfight Tactics game.

There is no such thing as health points, attack damage, mana bar, armor or magic resistance.

Instead, there is a [Spirit] panel.

This should be equivalent to the sum of strength, physique, agility, spirit, etc., and as Zhou Qingshan breathes, the last two digits continue to fluctuate slightly.

"Isn't this the life index? I only have 0.4397. If this thing returns to zero, wouldn't it be..." Zhou Qingshan stared at the fluctuations in the spirit column for a long time.

Then he looked away and began to study other things on the chessboard.

"If [Bond] is converted into reality, it should be equivalent to 'talent' or 'fate' or something like that. It shows as not activated, and I don't know what conditions are required?"

Zhou Qingshan talked to himself.

Teamfight Tactics players generally have nine levels and nine chess pieces. Except for a few that come with unique "bonds", other bonds need to be matched with chess pieces in order to activate them.

But now he only had this one chess piece, and his essence had been used up. He didn't know when he would be able to recruit a second piece, so he had to put it on hold for the time being.

Zhou Qingshan continued to look at the chess piece panel.

[Skills] This is easy to understand, but the progress bar following "Pharmacist" aroused Zhou Qingshan's great interest. This thing is the real golden finger.

Zhou Qingshan's mind moved, and he began to try whether this [skill] could be improved.

Sure enough, there was no reaction on the Yizi panel.

"Is it only the skill of 'Pharmacist' that is included? And why is the progress zero? Why is the martial arts I learned not showing up?"

Zhou Qingshan stared at the skills column and pondered for a long time.

He was a pharmacist who had learned to refine pills from Doctor Mo. His family had half an acre of spiritual farmland, where he could grow some low-grade medicines, so naturally he had to make use of his advantages.

The profit from just selling some raw materials is not high.

On the contrary, the martial arts that he valued most were not shown on it.

It seems that the inclusion of skills in this chessboard requires some special conditions.

"Do you need to practice a martial art completely? Or do you need to practice a martial art to the basics? How about practicing it now?"

Zhou Qingshan was thinking about the conditions for including skills in the chess piece panel.

The eldest brother did teach him a kind of standing exercise, which was not the common stuff. It had a total of 108 exquisite guiding movements, which was inherited from Master Gu of Changfeng Escort Agency.

This stance is extremely effective in moving Qi and blood, and he had only practiced the first three complete guiding movements.

Zhou Qingshan had to stop practicing once because his physical condition was too poor and his blood and qi were surging violently. He even had to stay in bed for half a month to recuperate.

This inheritance that can be practiced to the warrior level is at least a lower-level real skill.

That’s right, Master Gu of Changfeng Escort Agency is a genuine warrior who has trained his internal organs to the limits of the human body.

Moreover, he is the guest of honor of all the major families in Black Cloud City!

From this, we can infer that Master Gu’s strength is among the best in Black Cloud City.

"You can't practice it. I've suffered a lot from this real skill."

Zhou Qingshan recalled the pain he felt at that time. If his elder brother had not intervened in time to stabilize his blood circulation, the consequences would have been disastrous.

He really almost trained himself to death.

"Maybe Master Gu's real skill is too powerful." "Why don't we find Uncle Zhao?"

"No, without an inbound warrior watching over me, I'll be dead if something goes wrong. I have to try to see if this chessboard can record some martial arts moves that don't require moving Qi and blood."

Zhou Qingshan hesitated for a moment, but decided to be safe.

This isn't some martial arts novel from the previous life, where you pick up a peerless secret book, go deep into the mountains, study hard for a few years, and then you can master the magic skills!

Any martial arts technique involving the movement of qi and blood is extremely dangerous. People cannot look inward, and beginners without the supervision and guidance of seniors cannot perfectly control qi and blood. Human internal organs are extremely fragile. If one is not careful, qi and blood will collide, with disastrous consequences.

The Black Cloud City does not prohibit the study of martial arts techniques; anyone can buy them as long as they have money.

But I've never heard of anyone having the courage to pick up a real kung fu book and start practicing martial arts randomly.

Besides, the first stage of martial arts, blood coagulation, failed, and there was no "spiritual seed" to replenish the lost qi and blood.

Those with strong bodies will be weak for at least two weeks, and those with weak bodies will even be in danger of their lives.

Kung Fu, meat, medicine, and spiritual seeds are all indispensable.

The saying of three levels of martial arts is not just talk. The difficulty of practicing martial arts is that it is like ascending to heaven.

"Just eating a 'spiritual fish' has improved me so much. I should take care of my body first. I still have one winter to condense my source blood. Don't be rash."

Having made up his mind, Zhou Qingshan didn't think any more about it. He picked up the simple fishing rod next to him and started his second fishing of the day.

He sat on the stone steps, fishing rod in hand, and the water surface was rippling with soft ripples as the fishing line was cast.

hum!
An indescribable mysterious feeling rose from the bottom of my heart, which was exactly the feeling of the rune [Fishing] in operation.

"I can fish out items without 'bait'. What if I have bait? Can the essence replace the bait?" Zhou Qingshan stared at the water and thought wildly.

About ten minutes later, there was a slight pulling sensation on the water surface. Based on his fishing experience yesterday, Zhou Qingshan knew that this was unlikely to be a valuable catch.

Sure enough, with a simple pull, he lifted up the object in the water.

Unexpectedly, it was a living chick, yellow and furry.

He poked it with his finger out of curiosity, and the chick made a crisp "chirp".

This little chick is only the size of a fist, covered with soft yellow fluff, with a round little head and a pair of bright black eyes that reveal its curiosity about the world.

Its little wings have not yet grown and can only flap a few times with difficulty.

Looks delicious.

"What a shame, it would be better if you were a little older."

Zhou Qingshan casually placed the little life aside. The floating island was very large, so it wouldn't be too late to eat it after it grew up.

The third time fishing.
Fourth time fishing.
Fifth fishing trip.
Eighth fishing trip.
In the next few fishing trips, Zhou Qingshan mostly caught small fish and shrimps, which were not enough to fill his stomach.

The ninth time he fished, he caught a black carp. After putting the black carp into the water tank, Zhou Qingshan began his last fishing trip.

He didn't know if it was because there was some kind of guarantee mechanism for the tenth fishing trip, but the pulling force he felt this time was unusually strong, comparable to the 'Red-tailed Golden Carp' he had caught before.

Zhou Qingshan tried his best and finally fished the heavy object out of the water.

He thought it would be a spirit fish like the red-tailed golden carp, so he couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation, so he quickly reached out and grabbed it tightly.

Zhou Qingshan took a closer look.

Unexpectedly, what was caught this time was a dead object!
It's a book!

(End of this chapter)