As for the existence of the system's daily missions, it gave Lin Yu's process of becoming stronger an opportunity for accelerated improvement.
In this world full of crises, constant threats reminded Lin Yu that only by gaining stronger power could he survive.
Lin Yu would not forget that Sugu Station, where he currently lived, would be breached by Kabane and completely annihilated according to the original plot.
To survive, this crisis must be weathered successfully, and at the same time, he must do his best to protect his adoptive parents' family who raised him.
Therefore, Lin Yu, who was just an ordinary lazy college student in his previous life, after activating the system, practiced sword-swinging training every day, rain or shine, in spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
He dared not show the slightest slack.
He only sought to strengthen his own power and gain the ability to protect himself in this world.
“Whew…”
“775…776…777…”
Lin Yu breathed heavily while counting in an almost inaudible voice, trying to distract himself from his already exhausted arms, which felt as heavy and sore as if filled with lead.
Don't think that there are only 1000 sword swings per day; these 1000 swings are not something that can be effective by just casually waving the sword.
The 1000 sword swings must be done with full concentration and effort.
This was quite a challenge even for Lin Yu, who had been training for two years.
After all, the number of times Lin Yu swung his sword in a single morning was definitely more than 1000, but only 764 of them met the system's requirements.
It is clear that this task is still quite difficult for Lin Yu at present.
However, these minor difficulties are nothing compared to the current survival crisis.
As he grew up day by day in Sugu Station, watching the changes in Ikoma and Chu Ying, Lin Yu's mood became increasingly heavy.
Although the original work did not clearly state the exact year, month, and day when Sugu Station was breached and attacked by Kabane.
But Lin Yu knew that the time left for him to become stronger was running out. According to his memory, in the original work, when Ikoma was about 13-14 years old.
Sugu Station was attacked by Kabane for some reason, which eventually led to the death of Ikoma’s younger sister, Chu Ying, and his parents.
Ikoma was only one year younger than Lin Yu. If there were no accidents, Sugu Station would face its demise in about 1-2 years.
And in such a short period of two years, it was obviously unrealistic to raise his power to a level capable of stopping Kabane.
Even with the system, the overwhelming number of Kabane would simply exhaust Lin Yu to death.
How could a child of only a dozen years old, no matter how strong, withstand tens of thousands of Kabane?
The only thing Lin Yu could do was to protect his adoptive parents' family and help them successfully survive this crisis.
Thinking of the impending disaster, a hint of determination flashed in Lin Yu's dark eyes.
His lazy and indolent nature from his previous life had long been worn away by the difficult living environment; now, he only wanted to improve his power and live well in this world.
As Lin Yu moved, a trace of enlightenment constantly surged into his mind while he swung his blade.
At the same time, within Lin Yu's spiritual sea, a young, slender figure of a boy was slowly emerging.
Lin Yu was not surprised by the boy's figure, because this was Yoriichi Tsugikuni as a child, and he would appear in his mind every time he swung his sword.
Other master swordsmen might have practiced swordsmanship from a young age, constantly honing themselves.
However, when Yoriichi Tsugikuni was young, the only thing that could be considered practicing swordsmanship was sitting aside and watching his brother, Kokushibo, and the samurai of the family fight.
But it was precisely this way, just by observing, Yoriichi Tsugikuni's improvement in swordsmanship progressed at an astonishing speed.
With this memory, whenever Yoriichi Tsugikuni gained understanding and insights, Lin Yu was also able to learn a lot of experience from it.
If he didn't have the system, Lin Yu could totally conclude that even if he practiced for another hundred years with his talent, he would not be Yoriichi Tsugikuni's opponent.
In this world, there will always be people who, with their innate talent, plunge you into the abyss of despair, and Yoriichi Tsugikuni is one of them.
“Hoo 87…990…”
“Whew…whew”
“7…998…999…1000!”
After Lin Yu completed his daily system task of a thousand sword swings according to the system's standards.
He looked as if he had been pulled out of water, drenched in sweat from head to toe, with white mist constantly steaming around him.
Seeing the numbers on the system panel change from 7.11% to 7.12%, a faint smile appeared on Lin Yu's face.
“Creak…”
“Lin Yu, how long have you been practicing again?!”
The door behind Lin Yu creaked open, and a woman's voice, filled with both displeasure and a hint of concern, came from behind him.
(PS: The cultural scope of 'sword' in our country is different from other cultures. While our country distinguishes between 'dao' (saber/knife) and 'jian' (straight sword) in detail, many other countries do not differentiate between swords and knives. This is a common issue, just like in some foreign animations, characters often hold samurai swords and claim it's 'swordsmanship.' Please don't mind this, dear readers.)