Chapter 34 Traveling through the Divine Book
The next dinner time was spent with everyone eating melon, and Angela pulled Hannah, who was pretending to be sad, to beg for mercy.
"Dang, Dang, Dang." Before the party ended, John stood up and tapped the glass with his spoon, indicating that he wanted to speak.
“Everyone, I have a suggestion. Why don’t we have a regular gathering once a month? The gathering location can be provided by everyone in turn. We hire Jack to be our chef, and of course other people who are confident in their cooking skills. You can also participate, and the ingredients will be provided by others. What do you think?"
"Agree!" Everyone raised their glasses and cheered.
Jack felt that his cooking skills might be the first skill that he could reach the master level without adding points.
It takes 10 gold coins to advance from proficiency level to master level. At the rate he is gaining experience now, he doesn’t know if he will be able to master pistol shooting by the time he reaches the rank of police detective.
Now he no longer needs to go to shooting training every day. After reaching proficiency in pistol shooting, target shooting at the shooting range will hardly improve him. If he wants to continue to improve, he will probably need SWAT-level training intensity. Just fine.
But as a police officer, this level of pistol shooting is more than enough. Jack dares to say without humility that no one in the entire LAPD, including the SWAT team, can defeat him.
As for rifle shooting, it’s not that Jack doesn’t want to practice it. It’s just that he is short of money. Ordinary shooting ranges that can practice rifle shooting have limited effect on improving skills.
If you want professional shooting ranges and professional coaches, you have to find those shooting clubs. This is not what Jack, a policeman with an ordinary income, can afford.
In the past few months, he has only saved a total of 2,000 dollars. For a middle-aged Siris, this amount of savings is really panicking. Although he also has a backup plan, now is not the time to use it. .
His dream is to own a small house of his own like the little rich girl Hannah. It doesn’t need to be too big, just a bedroom big enough for a three-person bed and a perfect Chinese kitchen. Of course , a bathroom big enough for a double bathtub is also a must.
There needs to be a large enough backyard behind the house. A swimming pool is optional, but it must be equipped with a set of fitness equipment and wooden stakes for martial arts training, and finally plant some fruits and vegetables.
These dreams require a lot of money to realize. Relying only on the meager salary of the LAPD, Jack can probably only expect the full salary like Superintendent Gray, which will take 25 years to get. pension.
Anyway, it is impossible to get a loan. Tim and John are good role models around me. They seem to have a prosperous life, own a house and a car, but they can't spare $500 all year round, and the bank statements take it all away.
Perhaps the really beautiful Chinese people are used to this kind of life, but for Jack, who is essentially a middle-aged man from Seris, this kind of life is equivalent to wandering on the streets once he loses his job. It's too exciting.
After cleaning up the living room and kitchen, Jack went to the bathroom to wash away the smell of cooking fumes. When he opened the door, he saw Hannah standing at the door holding a big gift box.
"Congratulations on your official gift of becoming an LAPD."
"What's inside?" Jack took the box doubtfully, and it was heavy and heavy. Did the girl buy it for him? A gun?
"Don't you always complain that English textbooks are too expensive? I see that you often come back from shopping for some Chinese reference books, so you went to Chinatown and bought a few. The boss said these are very, very powerful reference books."
< br>Jack's smile froze on his face. This silly girl didn't even recognize half of the Chinese characters, so she was being tricked, right? While patrolling the streets, he often saw some old Americans with strange Chinese characters tattooed on their bodies walking through the streets, which made people hold their foreheads in their hands.
Opening the wrapping paper, the first book on the top is indeed a very, very powerful reference book - "Xinhua Dictionary". Although it is only the eighth edition, it is actually in very good condition.
Unable to bear the girl's sadness, Jack resisted the urge to roll his eyes and nodded solemnly: "It is indeed a very useful reference book. The next one is a disaster!"
Jack turned to the next book. , directly bursting out with swear words in his native language, ignoring Hannah's doubtful gaze, and then scrolled down, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising, and his smile gradually became abnormal. The second book clearly says "Friends of Dual-Use Talents", and the third book has the same name, with a small bracket below - a continuation.
"Are these books useful?" Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Hannah asked doubtfully.
"Of course it works, it's very useful."
Jack excitedly picked up the girl and spun her around in a circle. After that, he still didn't want to finish it, and gave her a kiss on her pink lips.
“Thank you so much, Hannah, you are truly my lucky lady.”
It was the first time that Hannah saw Jack acting so gloomy. Although she was a little confused, she also became happy and blushed on her face.
"You haven't trained with me since you were injured. Can you continue tonight?"
"No problem, I'll put your gift away first."
< br>As he spoke, Jack carried three heavy books up to the attic. He first stuffed the "Xinhua Dictionary" into the bookshelf. This book was destined to be just a decoration.
Place two more copies of "Friends of Military and Civilian Talents" on the bedside. This set of essential books for time travellers, although it may be more suitable for time travelers who have traveled to ancient times, is not suitable for those who have the system. It is still of extraordinary value. It records a lot of practical knowledge in simple and straightforward writing, which is enough to add a series of entry-level skills to the system panel.
Jack was able to acquire entry-level psychology skills by reading basic psychology textbooks before. This kind of practical encyclopedia can be said to have endless uses.
Putting on a set of tight sportswear, Jack went downstairs, took off his shoes and walked into Hannah's training room. There was no floor in this room, replaced by a thin layer of soft cushions, and the surrounding walls were the same. The only materials are a training dummy and a boxing punching bag placed in the corner of the room.
He also wants to know if his physical constitution has exceeded 20 and whether it will add any bonus to his fighting skills.
When his perception exceeded 20, when he was sparring with Hannah, he could clearly feel that his body could not keep up with his consciousness.
When he concentrates and concentrates during the battle, he can clearly observe the movement of the opponent's gaze, and sense the opponent's movement intentions through the swing of the shoulders and even the strength of the muscles.
However, due to his physical condition, his movements are always unable to keep up with his brain's consciousness in time. It is like playing an online game and becoming a high-ping player in it.
After his physique exceeded 20, although he had been pretending to have a leg injury a few days ago and not being a sparring partner for Hannah, he also tested it in private and found that although his figure only changed slightly, his weight quickly increased to 85 Kilograms, nerve response movements, and motor coordination have been greatly improved.
Some of the martial arts routines that Jack learned in the martial arts gym were originally just forced into muscle memory by system skills. Although each move looks good, it is not very practical. After all, the opponent cannot be like you in a turn-based game. Come and go.
The Krav Maga practiced with Hannah emphasizes speed, accuracy and ruthlessness. It requires a good understanding of the pain points and vulnerable parts of the human body. It does not seek to look good, but only pursues defeating the enemy with one blow. It is very useful for subduing criminals. practical.
Although it is also necessary to form muscle memory through repeated practice of fixed routines, there are no fixed moves according to local conditions when taking action.
And when high-ping players become low-ping players, with the addition of system skill levels, these routines and techniques begin to be integrated.
(End of this chapter)