62: Chapter 62 Talent Upgrade

The next morning, at Jianghuo High School, in the Class Seven classroom.

Su Lin sat idly in the classroom, resting his face on his right hand as he gazed out the window.

Today was very peaceful. Aside from the lack of milk tea in his hand, which left his mouth feeling quite bland, everything else was pretty good.

After several days of training, it was a rare day to relax. Since coming out of the Fenglei River, he hadn't had a proper rest.

With nothing better to do, Su Lin opened his personal panel.

Name: Su Lin

Qi/Blood: 3200

Spirit: 69

Realm: Meridian Opening Realm, Third Stage

Looking at the data before him, Su Lin felt it was somewhat unreal.

Who would have thought that he had already stepped into the Meridian Opening Realm, becoming a powerhouse at the Third Stage?

His Qi/Blood was as high as over 3,000 points.

The Qi/Blood value of others in the class was at most one or two hundred points. Even Ning Xiufeng, after all kinds of efforts and the support of a large amount of expensive medicinal materials, now had a Qi/Blood value of just over three hundred.

The gap was so large that Su Lin had a strange feeling.

It was like a college student sitting in an elementary school classroom.

So, this is what it feels like in the eyes of a powerhouse.

"With my current strength, I should be able to easily conquer the Gaokao."

Su Lin scanned the classroom.

With less than a month left before the Gaokao, some people began their final frantic review, while others had already started to slack off.

For example, Li Tao was acting as if he wasn't participating in the Gaokao at all, looking for people to chat with everywhere.

"The Gaokao is coming up soon. Where do you all think is a good place to go after the exam?"

"Brother Su, are you done reviewing too? Shall we go get some milk tea after school?"

Su Lin shook his head silently.

"Li Tao, why aren't you reviewing properly? Aren't you afraid of not getting into university?"

Li Tao said nonchalantly, "It's useless to work hard now. I've decided not to go out of town to study. Just getting into a university in Jianghuo City is enough."

"Isn't it great staying in Jianghuo City? It's close to home, so there's no need for me to get such a high score."

Su Lin smiled gently. This was indeed in line with Li Tao's style. Jianghuo City did have a few martial arts universities, and the cutoff scores weren't high. If he wanted to get in, many people at Jianghuo High School could make it.

But most people wanted to get into better universities outside the province; at the very least, they wanted to leave Jianghuo City. Getting into a martial arts university in Tianhai City was also considered pretty good.

"Then where do you want to get into, Brother Su?" Li Tao asked curiously.

"I haven't decided yet, but it probably won't be in Jianghuo City."

Li Tao fell silent. Su Lin's path was ultimately different from his own; their lives would drift further and further apart after the Gaokao.

He had originally thought he could attend the same university as Su Lin, but he hadn't expected Su Lin to suddenly explode in strength midway, leaving him far behind.

Just as Li Tao was lost in thought, a beautiful silhouette walked over, bringing him back to his senses.

"The class beauty, Jiang Yan is here!" Li Tao reminded Su Lin. Jiang Yan was undoubtedly here to find Su Lin.

Without Li Tao's reminder, Su Lin naturally knew that Jiang Yan had suddenly walked over, and he looked at her naturally.

Ever since the mock exam, Jiang Yan would come to find Su Lin whenever she had a chance, sometimes to ask questions, sometimes to chat.

Although Su Lin replied coldly every time and politely rejected her, she didn't seem to have given up yet.

Jiang Yan walked to Su Lin's desk and waved to say hello.

"Hello, Su Lin! You came to school today. That's great, it seems I guessed right."

His seatmate, Lu Qianqian, frowned slightly. She put down the pen in her hand, leaned back in her chair, crossed her arms, and also looked at Jiang Yan.

Su Lin had taken a few days off, and today was indeed his first day back at school.

"Is there something you need?"

"I have a few martial arts questions I'd like to ask you. You're the strongest in the class, so you must understand them."

"Sorry, Jiang Yan. My strength is only a little higher than yours. If there are questions you don't understand, I won't understand them either. You should go ask Ning Xiufeng."

Su Lin smiled, seeing out of the corner of his eye that Ning Xiufeng was staring fiercely at him at that moment.

"Don't say that, Su Lin. I said the wrong thing before. I'm sorry, please don't be angry anymore."

"Please, please!"

Jiang Yan said, acting slightly coquettish. Her expression was endearing, and her class-beauty-level appearance was fully unleashed. Li Tao was directly stunned, and other boys would have gone crazy. Ning Xiufeng snapped the pencil in his hand.

Su Lin shook his head.

"Yare yare."

"Jiang Yan, I said I don't understand, so I don't understand. Please go back."

Jiang Yan suddenly took out a bag and handed it to Su Lin.

"I heard you like to drink milk tea, so I specially brought you two cups."

"Do you like them?"

Su Lin frowned slightly, looking at the two cups of milk tea in the bag.

"Where did you buy this milk tea? The milk tea shops aren't even open yet."

"Or is this something you bought yesterday? milk tea that's been sitting out for a day doesn't taste good."

Jiang Yan covered her mouth and laughed.

"I forgot to tell you, my family owns a milk tea shop."

"I specifically asked the staff to open early and make these two cups for you. They were just made."

Su Lin made a soft sound of surprise.

You can play it like that?

Jiang Yan put the two cups of milk tea on Su Lin's desk.

"It doesn't matter if you don't teach me. I'm treating you to these two cups of milk tea. If you don't drink them, it'll be a waste."

"If you're angry, then I'll bring you milk tea every day until you forgive me."

Just as Jiang Yan was about to turn and leave, Su Lin spoke up.

"What questions do you have? Go ahead."

"You're willing to teach me!?" Jiang Yan immediately turned back.

"My ability is limited, so I can only explain a few things briefly. I don't know if I can make it clear."

"Also, you don't need to bring me milk tea in the future. I'm not that kind of person."

"Hurry up and tell me what your questions are."

Jiang Yan nodded and immediately stated the problems she had encountered in her recent martial arts cultivation.

To her surprise, as soon as she finished speaking, Su Lin answered her doubts without even thinking. In just a few sentences, she was enlightened and felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of ice water—a sudden realization.

Five minutes later, Jiang Yan thanked him excitedly.

"Thank you, Su Lin!"

"I don't know how to thank you enough." Jiang Yan said sincerely. She felt that the bottleneck trapping her had been instantly broken, and she would be able to perform even better in the Gaokao.

"Don't come looking for me in the future; that's enough."

"Ah..."

Su Lin quickly waved his hand, shooing Jiang Yan away.

Then he picked up a cup of milk tea on the table.

"Two cups of milk tea were enough to buy you off?" Lu Qianqian snorted, saying coldly.

Su Lin raised an eyebrow. Why had his seatmate's expression changed?

"I just didn't want to waste the milk tea."

"Do you want to drink some too?" Su Lin handed a cup of milk tea to Lu Qianqian, but surprisingly, he was ignored.

"Is the pressure of the Gaokao that high?"

Su Lin drank the milk tea nonchalantly.

The long-lost aroma of milk tea poured into his mouth.

[You drank a sip of milk tea, Qi/Blood + 100]

"100!?"

"Isn't it +10?" Su Lin looked at his Qi/Blood in shock.

Qi/Blood: 3300

It really added 100 points!

"Did it upgrade?" Su Lin thought to himself. His talent could actually upgrade.

One cup of milk tea a day could add 100 Qi/Blood, which meant 3,000 Qi/Blood in a month.

Every 1,000 Qi/Blood in the Meridian Opening Realm increased one stage.

Did that mean he would be at least at the Sixth Stage of the Meridian Opening Realm in a month!?

He could increase three stages in one month!

What a great day!

Jiang Yan had also given Su Lin some inspiration. Since no milk tea shops were open in the morning, why not open one himself?

At worst, he could pay the staff a little more to come to work earlier and make him milk tea.

Su Lin now had 100 million in funds, so he wasn't short of that little bit of money.

But the Gaokao was coming up soon, so he would wait until after the Gaokao.

Su Lin happily drank the milk tea in his hand, but unexpectedly, there was a sudden commotion in the class.

The surrounding students looked surprised and whispered.

"Holy crap! The principal is here!"

"What's going on?"

At the entrance of Class Seven, a middle-aged man in a blue suit with a potbelly poked his head in.

"Is student Su Lin here?"

Principal Li Youran's voice echoed in the Class Seven classroom.