Yin Hu and the girls had been traveling hard for the past few days. Their pace had been pretty quick which allowed them the freedom to stop and rest earlier than they would have otherwise. A few hours before dark just for practice and Katas. The whole rushing out of the bandit town and directly into the forest like a group of fugitives affected the speed of their progress. It went from the ridiculous pace they set from the beginning down to a slow crawl that took forever for any changes to occur. So much so, it was visible to even the girls. Hence, the change they made. Two hours when they woke up. Early sunrise. Wake up, wash up, prepare mentally, meditate for ten minutes, and then tackle the Tai Chi Katas without any break. Not that they needed them. The girls had built serious endurance for training. Yin Hu was proud of them and their recent drive to become the best nukes possible. While it may have taken longer than expected, the girls did finally break through and finish the last stage of perfecting their meridians for D.E.Y.M.P. and its effects. Yin Hu based their preparation on the Compendium and the tell tale signs it had hinted at during his reading. A certain form of dizziness and stumbling that struck them simply because their bodies expected more Qi running through their meridians than it was receiving. There were other signs, but that had been underlined in the book. Both of their cores and Spiritual Roots were not capable of producing enough Qi or gathering it from the world to satisfy the hunger and power they were outputting. Yin Hu would need to figure out a way to better optimize them. Maintenance should be near zero while they have the ability to output at the highest levels. Not high maintenance affecting how much they can put out at their peak. It was the small stuff that made the difference. Yin Hu was adamant on perfecting their entire process. (...)