[Sandboxing: Mastery (39%)]
The panel notification emerged, and a soaked-through Chen Feng stopped practicing.
Sweat slid down his cheeks and chin, the black short-sleeved shirt clinging stickily to his skin.
"Gather sand into a tower, rivers and seas converge..."
He muttered to himself, a glint of brightness in his eyes.
Although his talent wasn't great, as long as he was willing to put in effort, he could still improve a bit.
It might not seem like much, but accumulating day by day, it could save him some Breakthrough Points.
Then, taking the opportunity to rest and catch his breath.
He walked over to pick up a grey sports water bottle and gulped down water.
A refreshing feeling arose, as if all fatigue was being taken away one by one.
"Ts, finished practicing?"
Lin Hao, who had just finished a set of bodyweight exercises, gently put down the 20kg bell jar in his hands.
"You didn't see Coach Lu's eyes just now, they were shining like light bulbs."
"I bet that you're definitely under his close watch now."
Lin Hao said sourly, as Chen Feng listened and casually glanced at Coach Lu, who was correcting other students' movements.
He didn't argue, of course, he knew Coach Lu's attention towards him.
"Core Student is what I want."
With that thought flashing by, he quickly returned to practicing boxing.
"Freak, don't you ever get tired?"
Lin Hao said with envy on his face, not knowing that Chen Feng's physical constitution had long since been incomparable to his past self.
Time passed, and half an hour later, the class ended.
Chen Feng went to quickly take a shower and after changing into fresh clothes, on a whim, he made a special trip to the second floor.
His fist shot out, and a muffled explosion sounded.
A startling number appeared on the Punch Force Tester's screen.
The strength level of an Amateur Fifth Rank.
"Indeed, now my punching power has reached 100 kilograms."
Chen Feng nodded in satisfaction.
His Perception Talent only allowed him to roughly estimate his own strength, with a range of intervals, not precise enough.
That's why he thought of trying it out specially.
Then, glancing at the sparse students around, he quickly turned and stepped out of the Martial Arts Hall.
In the distance, he heard several gasps of astonishment.
Walking into the supermarket, Chen Feng heard a mechanical greeting.
Somewhat surprised, Aunt He, who was waiting at the checkout counter to change shifts, smiled and quickly explained, "It's just been installed today."
"Xiao Liu said this is fashionable now, other supermarkets are doing it, so we should learn as well."
Chen Feng understood upon hearing this.
Before long, they switched shifts, and Li Hongxia arrived on time once again with her daughter.
"Sister Zhang, I'm late, sorry."
"Eh, it's still one minute to go, you're not late."
While chatting, Chen Feng glanced at the two.
Li Hongxia was still in her yellow delivery uniform, her face full of sweat, obviously hurrying over.
Beside her, Xu Yao stood quietly, wearing a white short sleeve on top and a pair of jeans below.
The knees were a bit whitened from washing, and soon someone spontaneously called out several people.
"Hey, Xiao Yao is really good."
Before leaving, Aunt He smiled and rubbed her head, and also stuffed a box of candy into her arms.
"Oh, I think Xiao Yao is so good, it's just a box of candy."
"Thank you, Aunt He, Xiao Yao, hurry up and thank the auntie."
"Thank you, Aunt He."
"Such a good girl, I'll be leaving now, take your time..."
Amidst the laughter, Aunt He drove off again in her Feixi brand black car.
Chen Feng's gaze returned, as if he sensed something.
Turning his head to look, he happened to make eye contact with Xu Yao, who was looking at him.
Immediately, her gaze shifted, and she shrank her head.
She quickly went to the sofa area behind the shelves with her backpack and bowed her head to write her homework.
"This little girl..."
Somewhat puzzled, Chen Feng couldn't understand if he looked like he was going to eat someone.
The answer remained elusive, as he soon saw Liu Fang arrive.
Beside her was a middle-aged man with a fat belly dressed in extraordinary clothing, as well as two tall, muscular bodyguards in suits.
"Xiao Feng, come here, let me introduce you."
"This is our supermarket's boss, Mr. Zhang Guohui Zhang, who came especially to see you..."
After some explanation and introduction, seeing the warm smile of the middle-aged man in front of him, Chen Feng understood the cause and effect.
The day he stopped the young hooligans from robbing had earned the appreciation of the supermarket boss.
It was just that because he was not in town at the time, so he had let Liu Fang give material comfort and rewards first.
Since he had returned today and passed by, he came to visit.
"Young man, you're very good, you look very upright."
"Thanks to you, our company reduced its losses...."
The middle-aged man encouraged him cheerfully for a few sentences, most of which Chen Feng responded to with nods.
Then, the other party also saw Li Hongxia and her daughter and took the opportunity to sit with them for a while, showing concern for the employees' lives.
"You've worked hard, I see all the contributions you've made to Yonglefu, and when I get back, I'll establish an internal fund to help support the employees' lives."
"Is this your daughter? She's pretty well-behaved."
"Huh? The little girl has a lot of talent; what she draws is quite good."
Boss Zhang suddenly said, leaving Chen Feng and Li Hongxia slightly stunned.
Turning to look, they saw a workbook opened on the table in the center of the sofa area.
The contents revealed showed a muscular young man in the black and white background of a supermarket, single-handedly subduing two indistinct-faced thugs.
Chen Feng looked towards Xu Yao, who was now bowing her head with flushed cheeks, tugging at the hem of her clothes beside Li Hongxia, looking nervous and uneasy.
In an instant, Chen Feng understood.
No wonder she didn't dare look at him, it turns out it was because of this.
Bemused, he didn't think much about how she could have imagined this scene.
Because Aunt Zhang liked to gossip and chat, she must have privately told them about that night's events.
"Hongxia, your daughter has such talent, you must cultivate it well."
"Maybe in the future, our Nanjiang City can also produce a great painter."
Afterward, amidst the cheerful banter, Zhang Guohui sat for a while longer before leaving casually with his bodyguards.
Chen Feng glanced at his vehicle, a long sedan with a Flying Eagle emblem on the hood.
La Royce, a luxury car brand from the Platinum Federation.
"Mr. Zhang has many businesses, beside our Yonglefu chain supermarket, he also has two food companies."
"His visit this time has really added a lot of luster to our branch..."
Liu Fang said a few words with a smile, and both Chen Feng and Li Hongxia nodded noncommittally in agreement.
Then, their ordinary work continued, with Liu Fang leaving and the two returning to their posts.
Customers came and went; the sky turned dark, and the night was like ink.
Chen Feng stood behind the cash register, and before long, he saw Xu Yao come over with her head bowed, handing him a piece of paper.