Chapter 16: The Lost Youth
The gears are turning!
A flash of light appeared, from a point to a surface, and finally formed a light curtain.
Just as Lin Ye was expecting something to appear on the light curtain, a suction force pulled him towards the light curtain. Lin Ye stared at the light curtain closely, but did not resist, allowing the final suction force to pull him into the light curtain.
Lin Ye felt like he had passed through an invisible barrier, which was similar to the feeling of entering water. After he regained consciousness, Lin Ye saw two clock-like roulette wheels, and in the roulette wheels were two miniature versions of himself.
At the same time, a piece of information appeared in Lin Ye's mind. After receiving this information, Lin Ye finally understood what this gear was used for.
The gear is actually a time adjuster, or more precisely, an idle timer.
When you start the gear, if you are in the real world, another version of yourself will appear in another world.
You can tell yourself in the other world what to do in a day, and then the self in the other world will do it according to the task you gave.
It’s just like the setting in some games where characters are idle and automatically complete tasks.
To start hanging up, you need enough time.
I have been in the other world for more than a hundred days, so I can only hang up for a hundred days at most, but I can take the thousands of days in the real world and hang up in the other world.
The number of days it takes to move here is the number of days you can stay idle in the other world.
On the contrary, you can also use the time in the other world in the real world and let your real world self go idle.
However, this AFK function is different from some novels in which the protagonist obtains a training space where the passage of time is slowed down. Time passes normally after AFK. The number of days required to AFK is set, so after the AFK is over, that number of days will really have passed in the world where you AFK are completed.
If Lin Ye chooses to leave his other-world self idle for ninety days, and the time in the other-world is January, then when Lin Ye goes to the other-world again, it will already be April.
It’s just that ninety days of idle time in another world can be completed in an instant.
It is somewhat similar to the Spring and Autumn style of writing:
A few months later...
Time passes…
…
After understanding the function clearly, Lin Ye decided to give it a try. He returned to his own house in the other world and found the martial arts secret book given to him by his senior brother.
Tiger Roar
This is a martial arts secret book that focuses on both internal and external cultivation. The author observed tigers in the mountains for ten years, and finally created a martial arts method based on the tigers' roars and power-generating postures, which includes fists, palms, and kicks.
The first step in practicing the "Tiger Roaring Power" technique is to cultivate a special method of exerting force. The roar of a tiger is not just a demonstration. The special roaring sound will drive the body's power.
Anyone who has done heavy work knows that the amount of force is related to breathing. When carrying heavy objects, they often shout loudly at the moment of putting them on the shoulders. This is to increase the pressure in the chest and abdominal cavities by adjusting their breathing, so that the muscles of the whole body are tensed and the maximum force can be exerted.
Breathing, inhalation, and body shape...
Lin Ye tried more than ten times before he finally stabilized himself. However, as he adjusted his breathing, his body became tense, and soon he was sweating all over and could not hold on any longer.
"This is even harder than doing horse stance, so I'd better just hang up and see the effect."
Lin Ye's mind moved, and a panel appeared. He slid the gears and appeared in front of the time wheel again. Because the alien world itself had a hundred days of time, there was no need to transfer days from the real world, so he directly set the alien world to .
The main activities of hanging up are eating, sleeping, and practicing martial arts!
Lin Ye only made a rough setting and did not need to set it in great detail. According to the information he knew, this "self" that was idle had a certain intelligence, a bit like artificial intelligence, and could think in simple terms and even talk to people.
After setting it up, Lin Ye chose to spin the time wheel, and then he saw a smaller version of himself in the time wheel appear in the house, but the subsequent images became extremely fast, just like a movie that was played ten thousand times faster, and only a few blurry colors could be seen.
The roulette wheel stopped spinning, and Lin Ye silently prayed to return to the other world. The moment he returned to the other world, a lot of information appeared in his mind, including his experiences in the past three days.
The strange thing was that he accepted this information very smoothly, as if he had really experienced it himself.
There was a brief conversation with Xu Bo, who was hired to clean the house, and Aunt Ge, who was in charge of the kitchen. From Aunt Ge, I learned that the price of vegetables in the city had doubled, especially grain, which had tripled. Even so, we had to go early, because if we went too late, the rice shop would be out of rice.
Of course, more changes are brought about by practicing Tiger Roar Power.
Lin Ye could clearly feel the increase of strength in his body, and he could control his body as easily as with his own arms, without any discomfort.
Adjust the force posture and standing still will be easy and skillful.
“This cheat is so cool.”
Lin Ye was very satisfied with this hang-up function. He didn't have to endure the hardship of practicing martial arts, but he could enjoy the fruits of practicing martial arts.
Walking to the bronze mirror, Lin Ye carefully examined his body. He found that he was thinner than before. He lifted up his shirt and found that his abdomen had some lines.
In just three days, I already had abdominal muscle lines. If I continue like this, in a few days, I will have eight-pack abs.
"It's explained in the book that practicing Tiger Roar Power requires flesh and blood to replenish consumption. Now there is chaos and it's hard to buy meat, but I can go to the real world to buy some and bring it over."
Lin Ye had a plan. He would return to the real world to bring some meat over, and then stay idle until his Tiger Roar Strength reached a small level, so that his soul would be more stable.
Just when Lin Ye was about to set up the machine again, a quarrel was heard in the front yard.
Xu Bo was arguing with someone.
"Our family won't get involved in this matter, go find someone else."
"This... this is also closely related to your family. Once the city is captured, those rebels will not let your family go. Sanhe County is a living example. Several gentry who escaped from Sanhe County said in person that the rebels were extremely cruel. They massacred civilians, burned and looted, and committed all kinds of evil."
"If you can't make the decision, let me go see your master."
"No, our young master said that no one is allowed to come in."
Xu Bo was very determined. The scholar was anxious and wanted to force his way in. Seeing this, Xu Bo hurriedly tried to stop him. Lin Ye came out and just happened to see the two of them struggling.
"Uncle Xu, what's going on?"
"Master, this man is being unreasonable and insists on seeing you. He wants you to provide money and food to reward the officers and soldiers to resist the rebels. Isn't dealing with rebels what the officers and soldiers are supposed to do?"
The scholar listened to what Xu Bo said, looked at Lin Ye, bowed, and then explained: "This young master is probably well-educated and sensible. The rebels are fierce now, and the soldiers... I think you should know something about the situation of the soldiers. If you don't promise them great benefits, I'm afraid it will be like the other counties, where the rebels ran away before they even arrived."
The bureaucracy was corrupt, and the pattern spread from top to bottom, making the local officers and soldiers ineffective.
Lin Ye naturally knew all this. During the days when he was locked up in the yard, he learned about the current situation of the government from his senior brother.
"The rebels are completely inhumane, burning and looting wherever they go. This is also for your own consideration."
Hearing the scholar's words, Lin Ye frowned and asked, "Who did you learn this from?"
"The gentry who escaped from Sanhe County and several other counties all experienced it personally. Many of their relatives were killed by the rebels."
Lin Ye sneered. It turned out that he heard it from those gentry. That was normal.
After learning that the eldest senior brother was going to rebel, and understanding the corruption of this world and the hardships of the people's lives, Lin Ye stood on the side of the eldest senior brother and even reminded him of some of our party's original methods.
Beat the local tyrants and divide the land.
Unite the poor and fight against the rich. After all, there are more poor people in this world.
The image of the rebels that the scholar learned about came from the gentry who were attacked. If it was the poor families, the image described would be completely different.
"What is your name?" Lin Ye asked.
"An Zisheng."
"So it's Brother Zisheng. Did the officers and soldiers ask you to do this?"
An Zisheng looked a little embarrassed, but he quickly covered it up and replied, "I went to see the county lieutenant, who said that the officers and soldiers were not afraid of death, but they were afraid of losing their lives fighting the rebels, leaving their wives and children at home unattended. As long as we raised enough money for the officers and soldiers' pensions, he would lead them to fight the rebels to the death."
Lin Ye looked at An Zisheng meaningfully. He did not miss the awkward expression on An Zisheng's face just now. It was obvious that the other party was not telling the truth.
This An Zisheng should have gone to see the county lieutenant, but the lieutenant didn't pay much attention to him. He was annoyed by his pestering and made up an excuse to send him away.
All the gentry in the city who could escape have already escaped. Who would be willing to give money?
But what if he is really persuaded by this guy? That would ruin the eldest brother's plans.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye made up his mind, his expression became enthusiastic, and he asked, "Brother Zisheng, are you a local? Is your family in the city? Did Brother Zisheng initiate this matter alone?"
"No." An Zisheng shook his head and said, "My family lives in Fengyang Village outside the city. I live in the county school because of my studies. This matter was initiated by me, but I believe that many gentry in the city will support it."
"So that's how it is. I admire what Brother Zisheng has done . Why don't we go inside and talk in detail?"
"That's great. No... I mean that you are also a man of great righteousness. I am not alone in my path."
Seeing that An Zisheng was so excited that he almost lost himself, Lin Ye nodded to show that he could understand. To put it bluntly, he was a passionate young man, but it was a pity that his passion was used in the wrong direction.
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"Mr. Lin, what are you doing?"
"Mr. Lin, why did you tie me up?"
"Let me go, are you an accomplice of the rebels?"
"Shameless man, kill me if you can."
A quarter of an hour later, Lin Ye walked out of the backyard and saw Xu Bo standing at the gate with a puzzled look on his face. He patted the hemp rope scraps on his hands and explained, "Master An and I hit it off right away. Master An will be staying at home for a while. In the future, you can ask Aunt Ge to send two meals to the backyard."
Lin Ye set rules for Uncle Xu and Aunt Ge that they were not allowed to enter the backyard without his permission.
"I'll go and tell you right away."
Without thinking much, Xu Bo went to the kitchen to find Aunt Ge. Lin Ye turned around and glanced at the study in the backyard.
Young people who are lost need to be guided in the right direction.
