All of a sudden, Jude felt like half of his body was frozen in frigid ice while the other half was scorching hot. He felt an overwhelming dizziness, as if someone was continuously pummeling on his head with a hammer.Bang! Bang! Bang!He could hear his heartbeat. Beat by beat; it pounded like a war drum. With every heartbeat, the streams of ice and fire began to merge together.The freezing and scorching streams of blood intertwined, but remained distinct. They formed a delicate spiral inside Jude’s body and began to flow rapidly.Within the training hall, the serene moonlight scattered through the high windows. It created a delicate white cloak on Jude’s body.His face flushed like a cooked shrimp as he stood blankly in front of the sandbag. Steam began to rise from his hair, his body, and his pants as his sweat evaporated.He didn’t know how much time had passed.Ka!He slowly twitched his body. A loud, crisp sound resounded from one of his joints and echoed across the room. Subsequ
The man appeared to be 40 years of age. He had a cute little mustache above his lips and an overall mature-looking face. He wore a black top hat and his black trench coat draped down all the way to his ankles. The one thing that caught Jude’s attention was the black pipe he had in his hand. He was smoking patiently with a frown on his face; white fog shot out of his nostrils from time to time.The woman standing beside the man was very pretty. She was around the age of 20 to 30 with her light blonde hair in a ponytail. Her entire appearance was elegant and clean, and her white trench coat was spotless without the slightest hint of dirt. With her delicate and beautiful porcelain-like face, she seemed like a professional who was decisive and simple.The arrival of Jude did not catch the attention of the three people in the room. He walked softly until he was beside the old man and eavesdropped."...Then, the time of the crime should be last night. The exact time has to be deduced based
Coming out of the ring satisfied, Jude removed his gloves and walked to Moses’s side."Looks like I’ll be able to catch up to you very soon, Senior Brother Moses.""You think you’re the only one improving?" Moses threw him a look of feigned contempt. "Alright, let’s put this topic aside. You have to go home for dinner later, right? It’s quite far from here to the city center, so head home then or else you won’t be able to find transportation later.""Okay, I’ll be leaving first then." Jude was aware of the situation too. He greeted two other people on his way out the door, walked past the courtyard and exited the main entrance of the Martial Colosseum with a few other students.White Cloud Dojo was just a dojo in Huaishan City. It had two branches and a main Martial Colosseum. Both branches were within the city, and only the main Martial Colosseum was located in the outskirts, which was quite a distance from Redtree Street where Jude lived.After finally managing to hail a carriage, b
Humm!!In the instant the change was completed, Jude felt a tingling sensation throughout his entire body. Suddenly, his blood flow increased, and the pleasant feeling from just now abruptly changed to a cool and refreshing feeling as his heart rate accelerated like a rapid drum beat.At the attribute column at the bottom of his sight, his strength attribute was once again changing. From the initial 0.45, it gradually changed to 0.46, then to 0.47, 0.48, 0.49 to 0.5!! The number stopped at 0.5 and, at that moment, Jude felt that all the muscles in his body were screaming in pain; from various parts of his body, a powerful force rushed out.His arms, legs and chest were all slightly enlarging.Puff...Jude could not help but exhale, the air that he breathed out was slightly hot.At this moment, the elderly man’s voice sounded out again, "After training, use the Secret Method of our dojo together with the basic fighting techniques. A special technique to exert force combined with the Se
After leaving the judo, Jude was waiting for a carriage in front of the entrance."Mister, would you like a newspaper?" A young boy wearing a gray cap walked over with a stack of newspapers in his arms and held out a newspaper to Jude."Newspaper?" Jude thought for a while, grabbed the newspaper, and handed over a dollar from his pocket."Thanks." The boy left to continue looking for the next customer.Jude shook the grayish-white newspaper and spread it open. An enormous black headline suddenly appeared in his sight."Tensions between Weisman Empire and Republic of the Tulip increasingly apparent!! The stance of the Confederation will become important."He frowned and continued to look at the other headlines."The Chairman of the Confederation will conduct an ordnance inspection of the armed forces on the 19th at nine in the morning.""Shocking massacre in the Western Alliance, owner of a manor and 42 other people murdered.""Fascinating archaeological discoveries of historical remai
Jude gradually noticed the change in his sister. His adult consciousness allowed him to sense that Maria treated him slightly different; she seemed to take his every word very seriously. She was very careful with her actions when they were playing tag earlier, using only a very slight amount of force, as if she was worried that she might hurt him. That was how he managed to sneak an attack on her and take her down in the end."Have some lunch first. Making breakfast and lunch, going out to buy fruits, it’s been a tough day for you, Maria." He reached out a hand to pinch his sister’s cheek. There seemed to be much less acne and freckles on her red face recently; it felt soft and smooth to the touch."Ugh, you!" Maria slapped away Jude’s hand. "Did you take the wrong medicine? Since when did you know how to show concern towards someone else?" She quizzically looked at Jude. Although she usually tried very hard to pretend as if she wasn’t close with her brother, in fact, she was constant
Jude calmed down and stood there listening to the conversation between the two. It was almost noon and was getting brighter outside.Uncle Sam finally stood up and saw the customer to the door."Uncle, I have to go now," Jude said while taking his scarf off the clothing stand."It’s still very early. You can leave after lunch if you want," Sam said, turning back to Jude."You rarely come to visit and Jimmy will be back shortly. You could have a chat with him," he continued."Maybe next time. Maria is waiting for me at home." Jude smiled."I promised her that I will be back for lunch," he added."Fine... Stay safe." Sam chuckled. He patted Jude’s head several times."I will," Jude said.Jude put on his shoes and was about to leave. Suddenly, some warm paper was shoved into his right palm. It was a stack of hundred dollar bills. Jude turned back and saw his smiling uncle."Take it. I haven’t seen you in a long time. It’s just some pocket money. Make sure you work hard in school," Sam sa
The old man brushed his fingers through his sparse hair. "Look around by yourself. Items on the left side of my shop are personally acquired from the countryside. On the right are heirlooms that have been passed down for generations." He bowed his head and started to examine the tiny object in his hand again.The old man wore white gloves and held a soft gold pocket-watch. The back of the watch was open and he seemed to be studying the gears and mechanics of the watch itself.Jude first glanced around the entire shop and then began to browse in detail from left to right.A long rectangular oil painting hung on the far left wall and depicted a white castle under siege. There were a handful of armored warriors who were pushing towards the castle bearing a red banner. The catapults were constantly flinging giant rocks as oil spilled down the castle walls. Bloody corpses were everywhere.Below the oil painting was a circular dark gold metal sheet. It was half a meter wide and a smiling hu
Jude stopped overthinking and began sorting things out. He took off his clothes and blew out the oil lamp. He then went onto the bed and covered himself with a blanket. In the darkness, he calmed down and fell asleep.Dong... Dong... The morning bell kept ringing.Bright sunlight was shining over the white bed. Jude was sleeping face up and he opened his eyes slowly. Still a bit dizzy, he took a deep breath and looked outside the window. He then slowly removed the blanket and got off the bed.The peeling light red paint on the walls and floors revealed the pale-yellow colored lumber underneath. A silver framed painting of a wheat field was crookedly hanging on the wall. The window on the right was half-open, and the chilling wind whistled nonstop through it.Ka-ta Ka-ta...Amplified by the wooden floors, Jude could acutely hear Maria’s footsteps from the living room. He tried to clear his head by rubbing his temples several times. Jude grabbed the loose part of his oversized grey-whit