13: Chapter 13 Training Before the Secret Realm
"They won't come looking for revenge? Is that for real?" Su Lin felt a chill run down his back.
Had he really been targeted by the Rebel organization so quickly?
"What luck..." Su Lin rubbed his head.
"But with the 3,000 yuan bonus, I've achieved milk tea freedom for the time being."
"No need to worry about not having money to buy milk tea anymore."
Su Lin breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried about not having money for milk tea, but now he didn't have to worry about that anymore.
What he should be worried about was whether any Rebels would come for revenge.
"Where on earth is there a milk tea shop that opens at 8?"
"Damn it."
Su Lin was desperate to get stronger, and desperate to drink milk tea. He felt extremely anxious inside.
He was in the open while the enemy was in the shadows.
Su Lin didn't know when those Rebels would take a bite out of him.
The Rebels were like venomous snakes hiding in dark corners.
Others might think Su Lin was being too sensitive, but for someone who had experienced life-and-death situations under the Rebel organization as a child, this was actually quite normal.
Su Lin calmed himself down slightly before arriving at school and walking into his classroom.
The cheerful, laughing atmosphere of the school made Su Lin feel much better.
"The popular kid is here?" Lu Qianqian said, pointing her pen at Su Lin.
"You're making fun of me." Su Lin waved his hand.
"Still saying you're not popular? You just walked in and the class beauty has been staring at you ever since." Lu Qianqian said, gesturing with her pen.
"Huh?" Su Lin looked in the direction Lu Qianqian's pen was pointing.
He saw a beautiful figure over there, really looking at him.
The girl had long black hair, a pretty face, and an air of stunning elegance between her brows—she was definitely goddess-level.
Seeing Su Lin look over, Jiang Yan waved at him.
Su Lin nodded calmly and then turned his head away.
Jiang Yan was a bit surprised.
That's it?
Didn't he see how pretty she was?
Was he nearsighted?
But Su Lin had no romantic thoughts right now; his mind was entirely on the milk tea shops around the school.
It wasn't just Jiang Yan; other girls in the class were also sneaking glances at Su Lin.
"My desk mate is so popular, I'm under a lot of pressure."
"How about I switch seats with the class beauty?" Lu Qianqian said indifferently.
"Why are you talking about the class beauty too?"
"You think she's the class beauty too?"
"Aren't you a top student who doesn't pay attention to these things?" Su Lin teased.
As a top student, Lu Qianqian almost never discussed things like who the class beauty was.
"What's wrong with that? Can't I gossip?"
"Your understanding of me is too one-sided."
"Besides, I'm not as impressive as the class beauty. Whether it's looks or grades, she's the top girl. What kind of top student am I?"
Su Lin looked at Lu Qianqian, feeling that something wasn't right.
It felt like she was praising Jiang Yan, but it also didn't feel like it.
Forget it.
"Brother Su, don't forget Zhang Tuyuan's class this afternoon."
"You showed off your skills last time, and many people are looking forward to your next performance." Li Tao turned around and said at this moment.
"Oh, it's just a normal class, what's there to look forward to?"
"Zhang Tuyuan should be talking about going to the Secret Realm today."
"Brother Su, don't skip class."
"Don't worry, I'll be there." Su Lin nodded.
His martial arts path had recovered, so of course he wouldn't skip class casually.
...
Time passed in a flash.
Soon it was afternoon, and everyone arrived at the martial arts training hall.
Zhang Tuyuan looked at the line of boys in front of him and nodded.
"Very good, everyone is here."
Zhang Tuyuan lingered on Su Lin for a couple of extra seconds.
"I presume you've already heard through the grapevine that I'm going to take you to the Secret Realm."
"That's right. In two days, I will take you to the Valley Secret Realm north of the city for a trial."
"You've never been to a Secret Realm before; you're still flowers in a greenhouse. You'd better prepare yourselves for this."
"So, these next two days will be practical combat training for the Secret Realm." Zhang Tuyuan clapped his hands.
Suddenly, eight white humanoid wooden dummies rose from the floor behind him, moving constantly.
At the same time, a large screen recording the values lit up.
"Today's training content is to knock down all the humanoid wooden dummies within ten minutes."
"If you don't finish, you'll have 6 hours of extra training!"
"Each of these humanoid wooden dummies requires at least a cumulative 3,000 jin of damage to be knocked down."
Hearing Zhang Tuyuan's words, everyone gasped.
"3,000 jin? Damn, my full-power punch is at most 400 jin..."
"How much effort would it take to knock down just one?"
"And we have to hit eight dummies!? And there's a ten-minute limit!"
"That means we have to deal at least 24,000 jin of damage within ten minutes to complete it?"
"And the dummies are moving; they're moving targets..."
Everyone cursed inwardly. Zhang Tuyuan was torturing them again; if he wanted to give them extra training, he should just say so.
They were angry but didn't dare to speak up.
Swish.
Footsteps came from the entrance of the martial arts training hall.
A female teacher was seen leading a group of girls into the place.
"It's the girls from our class."
"Why are the girls here? Aren't boys and girls supposed to train separately?"
Zhang Tuyuan greeted the female teacher while saying to all the boys,
"Today, I'm going to let them watch you train."
"You don't want to make a fool of yourselves in front of the girls from your own class, do you?"
"The girls will also be going to the Secret Realm this time, and teaming up is allowed."
"If you perform poorly, don't come crying to me saying no one wants to team up with you."
Damn! That's so evil!
The boys were sweating profusely; Zhang Tuyuan had actually started using dual physical and mental attacks.