Cataclysm Hunter: I Have an Experience Points System

The three-hour Greatsword class flew by quickly.

Back in his dorm, Lin Xiao freshened up briefly before sitting cross-legged on his bed, ready to refine his vitalis.

The school encourages students to refine their vitalis at least three times a day: one hour after morning training, one hour after afternoon classes, and one hour after evening Weapon Class.

These courses consume a lot of physical energy, leaving the body’s cells in a state of hunger, which enhances the efficiency of vitalis absorption.

Of course, some diligent students even continue their training during lunch breaks.

As for the refining duration, longer isn’t necessarily better. For most students, one hour is enough to saturate the cells.

Lin Xiao is no exception. With his high constitution, he can absorb more energy.

But his refining efficiency is even higher, with vitalis so dense it’s almost liquid.

Back when his constitution was only at 7 points, his body would be full after just five minutes of absorption.

If someone really needs more than an hour of refining, it might be due to good constitution but insufficient vitalis efficiency.

They can choose to extend their refining time, like Wu Zhixing, who always stays the longest after refining class.

In stark contrast to Lin Xiao’s previous self.

Morning training is essentially muscle-building courses, from 6 to 8 AM.

First, a quick 20-kilometer run to warm up, followed by heavy equipment workouts to build muscles, much like a gym routine.

Although vitalis can enhance physical strength, one shouldn’t rely solely on it; regular exercise methods are effective and should be maintained daily.

Moreover, these exercises can aid in vitalis absorption.

As for the day’s Cultural Class, it’s actually less than three hours.

It mainly covers topics like the Five Nations Federation, distinctions and precautions between hunters and military, hunter and military ranks and permissions, types of mutant beasts and response methods, current human-occupied regions, the history of the great cataclysm, and so on.

After more than two years, these courses are almost finished, and Cultural Class might soon be replaced by other training courses.

After all, Military University isn’t a typical university; Cultural Class credits are minimal, as long as the grades are satisfactory.

Sitting on his bed, before refining his vitalis, Lin Xiao first opened his attribute panel.

[Name: Lin Xiao]

[Potential Points: 2]

[Strength: 10]

[Agility: 10]

[Constitution: 11]

[Spirit: 11]

[Skills: Vitalis Refinement Method (Incomplete) – Lv2 (3.5%), Martial Arts – Lv1 (17.5%), Two-Handed Sword – Lv1 (25.9%), Footwork – Lv2 (2.2%)…]

In the battle with Wu Yong, both Martial Arts and Footwork saw some improvement, gaining quite a bit of experience points.

Perhaps in the future, he could try sparring with strong opponents; it seems like a good way to farm experience.

As for why his proficiency in Two-Handed Sword is so high? He really has to thank Teacher Miao Fei.

Tonight, Miao Fei occasionally gave Lin Xiao some pointers, and his experience points soared immediately; his insight is truly sharp.

Looking at the 2 potential points on the panel, Lin Xiao fell into a slight contemplation.

These points were gained from reaching Lv2 in the refining method and Lv1 in Two-Handed Sword.

The safest way to allocate these points is to add one each to constitution and spirit, as these two affect the speed of progress.

As for strength points, Lin Xiao feels there’s really no need to add them early on, since both muscle training and vitalis absorption can enhance strength.

Feeling that the strength attribute is the easiest to increase in the early stages.

So why is Lin Xiao so conflicted?

It’s because after his refining method reached Lv2, his vitalis refinement efficiency took another leap forward.

Even with a constitution of 11, matching his spirit, he couldn’t keep up with the absorption.

The Lv2 vitalis refinement method essentially added an extra point to his spirit attribute, causing his energy refinement efficiency to overflow, resulting in waste.

Moreover, when it comes to agility, Lin Xiao is unsure of any efficient training methods.

Today, his strength attribute surged by 2 points, while his agility only increased by one.

And that was during the second-tier passage mechanism, amidst the chaos, following the improvement in footwork.

Whether it was Wu Zhixing or the bald giant Gao Liangxiong, their strength attributes surpassed their agility attributes.

This indicates that improving agility is more challenging than increasing strength.

Vitalis absorption seems unable to directly enhance agility; it requires gradually adapting to a stronger body, utilizing and developing it to a certain extent before the agility attribute catches up.

As for which is more important between strength and agility, Lin Xiao believes they can’t be directly compared.

Strength represents the body’s upper limit, while agility determines the percentage of strength you can exert, essentially the loss of power.

Moreover, it involves dynamic vision, nerve reflex speed, and more.

Take Gao Liangxiong, for instance, whose strength exceeds Wu Zhixing’s, yet his ranking is below Wu Zhixing-

During dinner, Zhao Siya introduced Gao Liangxiong to Lin Xiao, otherwise, he wouldn’t be familiar with the tough guys from other classes.

In Lin Xiao’s view, it’s best to keep strength and agility balanced to fully utilize one’s potential.

However, these are just some conjectures, as Lin Xiao hasn’t had many opportunities to verify them.

After quietly contemplating for a while, Lin Xiao added a point to “constitution,” deciding to save the other potential point for later.

Now, his vitalis extraction speed should match his body’s absorption rate, and his agility is sufficient for now, so there’s no need to allocate points prematurely.

Perhaps in the future, he’ll discover effective methods for agility training.

Potential points are precious and shouldn’t be used recklessly.

In the future, he should also find efficient ways to gain experience points during Cultural Class, to avoid wasting that time slot.

Moreover, today’s guidance from Teacher Miao Fei has been rewarding for Lin Xiao, prompting him to actively seek conversations with teachers from various subjects.

For instance, those from combat class and footwork class…

Having made up his mind, Lin Xiao closed his eyes, preparing to begin vitalis refinement.

He needs to seize every opportunity to train himself; otherwise, facing Wu Zhixing in two weeks might result in a miserable defeat.

The surging vitalis, like an invisible whirlwind, passed through layers of barriers, converging on Lin Xiao, dense as liquid droplets.

And this time, Lin Xiao’s body welcomed it all, absorbing every bit of energy without any waste.

…

At 5 a.m., Lin Xiao woke up feeling refreshed and went through his morning routine before having breakfast with Zhao Siya in the cafeteria.

Perhaps due to the frequent vitalis infusions, students at Military University didn’t require much sleep-usually around four hours was sufficient.

On the track field, Lin Xiao kept pace with Zhao Siya, chatting as they ran.

Their speed was roughly 18 m/s; any faster and Zhao Siya wouldn’t have the breath to speak.

“Let me tell you! My roommate taught me Go these past few days. You should learn it too, and on our day off, I’ll show you my brilliance!”

Zhao Siya had her hair in a small ponytail today, her bangs lifted by the wind, revealing her smooth, fair forehead.

She looked up at Lin Xiao with a proud expression, as if she had accomplished something monumental.

“Did learning a bit of Go suddenly make you smarter?”

Lin Xiao glanced at his childhood friend, his expression somewhat nuanced.

“You have no idea how much brainpower Go requires!”

Having just learned Go, Zhao Siya rebuked Lin Xiao for being an outsider.

She clenched her fists and waved them, speaking with fervor:

“Last night, I played three games against a 25-level expert on the Fox Go platform! One win, two losses!”

Seeing her triumphant demeanor, Lin Xiao was almost convinced.

He really didn’t understand Go-how strong was a 25-level expert?

“How are Go levels divided?”

“Ahem! Well…”

Zhao Siya turned her face away, starting to dodge the question.

“It’s too early for you to know. Beginners should start with the basics! Just know that 25-level is strong!”

Seeing this, Lin Xiao squinted slightly.

…

After their morning exercise, Lin Xiao secretly searched online for the Fox Go rankings.

On that platform, the Go levels were divided from top to bottom as follows-

Artificial Intelligence Beta Go, Professional Ninth Dan-Professional First Dan, Amateur Eighth Dan-Amateur First Dan, Amateur Level 1-Amateur Level 25.

In other words, last night Zhao Siya played three games against the lowest-level novice and lost two of them…

Goodness, Lin Xiao almost couldn’t hold back his laughter.

However… learning Go might not be a bad idea.

Glancing at the screen’s ranking divisions, Lin Xiao thoughtfully searched for Go tutorials.

These level divisions seemed to align well with his need for pressure and experience gain…