Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 152: You’re Joining Happy Forward Rush at This Level?

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: You’re Joining Happy Forward Rush at This Level?

This can be known from Wang Ye’s recent journey.

No matter how he rushes 200KM in a softshell jacket, he consumes at most 5L of liquid a day.

The jacket has excellent windproof, waterproof, and thermal insulation functions. Most people would feel noticeably stuffy wearing it in the summer, let alone wearing one for high-intensity activities.

Therefore, it’s clear that Wang Ye’s sweat rate has decreased to an absurd extent.

It’s important to know that the reason humans rank high in endurance among animals is that the human body has millions of sweat glands and sparse body hair, allowing stored heat to be quickly released.

Most terrestrial mammals have relatively few sweat glands, some even none, significantly hindering heat dissipation and resulting in endurance inferior to humans.

Thus, less sweating often implies poorer heat dissipation and endurance. But Wang Ye can maintain such a low sweating level while rushing 200 kilometers, which is obviously unreasonable.

This is also what puzzles Wang Ye the most.

If he reduced his sweat rate, it means he must have another more efficient way of dissipating heat.

Currently, the mainstream heat dissipation methods in the animal kingdom are "sweating" and "panting."

Panting is the most common method of heat dissipation for warm-blooded animals. In reality, you often see dogs open their mouths and stick their tongues out in a "huffing" manner. But this is not sweating through the tongue. They increase the surface area of the tongue exposed to the air and continuously exhale rapidly, causing evaporation in the respiratory tract to dissipate heat and further cool the blood.

Wang Ye actually considered whether increased panting had replaced his sweating.

But this idea doesn’t hold up -

Even though his lung capacity is strong, the amount of water evaporated through breathing is clearly insufficient to completely replace sweating.

Other animal heat dissipation methods, such as fat dissipation, ear dissipation, and fur dissipation, are hard to identify in Wang Ye.

So, it seems Wang Ye might have evolved a heat dissipation organ not yet recorded in human biology.

Although the main form of heat dissipation is still unknown,

being able to reduce sweat production without affecting endurance is undoubtedly a good thing.

Halving water consumption means he doesn’t need to carry as much mineral water in his bag.

This saves a lot of spare space for other food or equipment.

After leaving Lianyungang, Wang Ye continued rushing day and night over mountains and hills.

With 2000 kilometers now behind him, the remaining 600 seemed much easier.

After two days, he finally reached Weihai, Shandong, the location of the Happy Forward Rush competition.

By the time Wang Ye arrived at the Weihai city center, it was already 9:00 PM.

It was too late to participate in Happy Forward Rush.

Carrying a backpack, Wang Ye walked down the main street of Weihai city center,

and after 10 minutes of searching, he booked a room at the roadside Orange Hotel.

He also grabbed a 500-yuan late night snack on the street to replenish what he burned over the past two days.

Whenever Wang Ye arrived in a city, he would indulge in several lavish meals at restaurants to stock up on a few pounds of fat.

Because he never knew what kind of surprises might arise on the road.

If he couldn’t find a pond before dark, it meant he would have to rely on the compressed biscuits in his backpack to endure the long night alone.

In such cases, fat became extremely valuable.

Every extra pound of fat could help him survive longer in a starving state.

After gaining three to four pounds of fat at the snack shop, Wang Ye returned to the hotel to rest.

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May 31st

After waking up, Wang Ye went to eat breakfast in the city center.

He then went for a 30-kilometer morning jog in the park as a warm-up for the Happy Forward Rush he was to participate in later.

Around 9:00, he walked to the competition venue for Happy Forward Rush.

By then, countless contestants had lined up at the competition venue’s entrance.

This showed just how popular the event had become recently.

After patiently lining up, Wang Ye underwent the fitness test.

This so-called fitness test was just doing three pull-ups in front of the staff, with no form restrictions; as long as they pulled themselves up three times, it would count. So chin-ups, pull-ups, and kipping were all allowed.

This simple test was, of course, easy for Wang Ye.

However, some contestants still failed this hurdle.

Those who couldn’t even do three pull-ups mostly had extremely weak arms or were very overweight. These people would likely lose on the spot or even get injured if they made it onto the course.

Though the Happy Forward Rush course seemed simple, it was actually a parkour track with many difficult obstacles, and a slight mistake could lead to a fall. Heavier participants might even break bones.

Thus, this test was also a form of protection for the contestants.

Just as Wang Ye finished lining up and was about to get on the bar for the fitness test,

it seemed some contestants recognized him.

They started whispering and exclaiming softly.

"Isn’t that Qi Cultivation Brother?"

"What, is he here for Happy Forward Rush too...?"

"I remember he’s a parkour champion and marathon world record holder, right?"

"Wouldn’t it be overkill for someone of his level to participate in Happy Forward Rush?"

"Recently, many million-view internet celebrities have also joined Happy Forward Rush. I heard Brother Zui is here today."

"Brother Zui? Where?"

"Didn’t he just go in?"

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Listening to the murmurs as he performed the three pull-ups effortlessly,

Wang Ye’s fluid movements genuinely amazed the surrounding contestants.

While three pull-ups may seem simple, achieving perfect form is something most ordinary people can’t manage.

But for Wang Ye, accustomed to long-distance outdoor climbing and wall-climbing and roof-jumping, doing three standard pull-ups was easier than moving a fingertip.

The difference between struggling and doing it effortlessly is profoundly noticeable.

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