Cultivating through increasing my stats in America-Chapter 61 - Closed-door cultivation

Chapter 61: Chapter 61 Closed-door cultivation

Chapter 61: Chapter 61 Closed-door cultivation

Li Ang hadn’t expected that by speaking out just a step too late, his resignation had turned into a termination.

If this had been in China, the outcome would have been quite different.

Resigning on one’s own accord meant no compensation, but company layoffs generally came with an n+1 severance package.

However, in America, a country where everyone imagines labor laws to be incredibly well-protected, the situation was not the same.

The Fair Labor Standards Act stipulates at-will employment, allowing employers to fire employees at any time for any reason without having to pay any financial compensation.

Similarly, employees could resign at any moment, without needing a reason and without the necessity of handing over their work.

Some states lack non-compete law provisions; the purpose of this is to encourage worker mobility.

For example, the U.S. Department of Labor doesn’t have a fixed, unified template for labor contracts, and once signed, they don’t need to be filed.

Even more so, generally only executives within companies will sign formal labor contracts or agreements, while ordinary employees will usually not sign formal labor contracts.

From the recent layoff incident involving Musk, it’s evident that losing one’s job can often happen in an instant.

It was only because he laid off more than fifty people without fulfilling the obligation to notify in advance that he compensated three months’ salary.

Li Ang didn’t argue with Yan Tianqi much and agreed along the lines of what he had said.

With five hundred dollars in hand, Li Ang left without any attachment.

Although the end result was the same, resigning oneself and being fired felt quite different to people.

Putting aside these matters, Li Ang also entered into a rhythm dedicated to improving himself.

He resumed his habit of running 10 kilometers every morning and even added a nightly running plan.

Of course, this “nightly run” was limited to before sunset, as wandering around on the major roads after dark was truly not a rational behavior.

The purpose of strengthening running, of course, was to improve his [Running] proficiency to Master Level before the start of the bicycle race.

Although his [Cycling] had already reached Grandmaster Level, it was unlikely, barring any unforeseen circumstance, that there would be a rider with better cycling skills than him in the race.

As for his physical condition, although it could now be described as excellent, in such a large-scale race, the emergence of a few “talent monsters” was still a possibility.

Therefore, to secure the championship more solidly, Li Ang still wanted to make himself as strong as possible.

In the early morning, the lawns on the roadside were still covered with dew, and the slightly cooler air provided a refreshing feeling.

Li Ang changed into his running shoes and began his morning jog along the town.

Among these exercises, riding and running were categorically on the easier side.

From initially feeling like his lungs would explode after a mere one kilometer, Li Ang could now comfortably run the planned ten kilometers in the morning at a pace of four minutes per kilometer.

This speed was just right for him; going any slower would be a waste of time, whereas going any faster would no longer qualify as easy running.

After completing ten kilometers, [Running] proficiency increased by 40 points. Coupled with the afternoon’s ten kilometers, it would only take four days for his skill level to break through.

Following the morning run, the next item was a nutritious breakfast: four boiled eggs for protein replenishment, four slices of toast for carbohydrates, an apple for vitamins, and a large cup of hot milk that encompassed protein, vitamins, calcium, zinc, and other micronutrients; this was considered complete.

The next segment of the training plan was Tongbei Quan. To save time, Li Ang no longer went to the park. Since cleaning up the backyard last time, the yard had become his training room.

As long as it was outdoors, facing the sun, feeling the vitality around due to the untrimmed shrubs, the effectiveness of his training was no different from practicing in the park.

Although there was no rush to level up this skill now, what martial arts cultivation emphasized was persistence. If you stopped practicing for a while, your hands would become “rusty.”

Progressing step by step, rolling forward to lift the garment, palming, stepping up to lift horizontally, turning body and chopping, kicking out to choke, Immortal pushing the monument…

These basic moves, when displayed by Li Ang, had a uniquely charming rhythm.

From time to time, the little tree in the yard would also take a few hits.

Ever since Li Ang started practicing in the yard, the leaves on this tree had been diminishing at a visibly rapid pace.

Despite it being the peak of summer, it looked as though its leafage was prematurely entering autumn.

After practicing boxing for two hours and reaching ten o’clock, it was time to rest and also begin the second meal.

Two bananas to replenish strength, a handful of nuts like cashews and walnuts to supplement trace elements and fats.

He wasn’t too fond of weighing food and then calculating calories like those fitness bloggers.

Upon meeting his basic nutritional needs, Li Ang prioritized comfort in his meals; the taste of his food also had to be good.

He didn’t need to strictly control his physique and was eating heavily every day solely to satisfy his energy requirements.

The more balanced the nutritional match was, the higher his efficiency in acquiring Breakthrough Points.

After finishing the second meal, what followed was the day’s most strenuous training, Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training.

Advancing in Martial Arts had, paradoxically, caused some hindrance to Li Ang’s training progress.

Moves that relied on his own strength were manageable; by increasing the power of the strikes, he could achieve the same effect.

However, for some moves that depended on body weight, the effect had diminished significantly compared to before.

Muscle gain relied on continuously damaging the original muscle tissue and then strengthening it during recovery.

Horizontal training worked the same way; if a move no longer damaged the parts you were training, then the move lost its effectiveness.

For example, doing plank holds with fists against the ground.

As of the day before, Li Ang had been in constant pain performing this exercise.

Continuing it today, his skin’s pain had significantly reduced, with the main struggle coming instead from the strength of his arms and core muscles.

Li Ang came up with a solution, placing two sandbags on his back during the exercise to artificially increase the pressure. As expected, the familiar sensation returned.

By noon, he had methodically completed the half-day’s training plan without any shortcuts.

Actually, it wasn’t so much that his willpower was exceptionally strong; it was mainly because he could constantly see his training progress.

Thus, this kind of rigorous practice was not something that required torturing himself, but more like a real-life game, no different from those who grind for materials and stats in video games.

In the afternoon, Li Ang had scheduled a trip to the gym to complete strength training, with any additional time dedicated to practicing Tongbei Quan.

At night, well, it was time to relax, scroll through TikTok, play some League, and incidentally, train his response skills a bit.

After several days of such fulfilling life, Li Ang could endure it, but someone else couldn’t.

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