《If The Real World Is Suddenly Gamified》 Chapter 1 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Blue Star. Beijiang City¡¯s No. 1 High School, 12th Grade, Class 6. Chen Yilang sat in his seat and stared at the blackboard with a serious expression. Those who did not know would think that he was trying to concentrate and listen well in class. However, in fact, Chen Yilang was studying the system interface that suddenly appeared in his mind. [Player: Chen Yilang.] [Level: 1 (1/100).] [Title: A hotheaded newbie.] [Achievements: None.] [Attributes: Strength 2. Tenacity 2. Intelligence 2. Spirit 2. Agility 2. Charm 2. Luck 2. Evaluation: Noob.] [Tip 1: This game has a high degree of freedom, and it requires the player to experience and explore on their own.] [Tip 2: The final explanation of this game belongs to the system. I wish you a happy life.] ¡­ ¡°Looks like I¡¯m bound by the system.¡± The Kipper, Chen Yilang, read online novels secretly in class. Hence, he was very familiar with this. With that, he began to study the system with great interest. He then discovered that apart from the basic interface, there were skill tab, shopping mall tab, equipment tab, and other modules that had yet to be unlocked. Just as he was wondering what the system was doing, an unbelievable scene appeared before his eyes. In the spacious classroom. Above each student¡¯s head, there seemed to be a floating text box. [Level 1 Freeloader: A harmless little monster that quietly hides in a corner. It is harmless to humans and animals.] [Level 1 Freeloader¡­] [Level 1 Freeloader¡­] ¡­ Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth twitched. Damn it! In a classroom of forty students, there were more than ten fish-fishing monsters in there. Usually, he would see that all of you looked like honest people, but who would have thought that you would gather people to touch them behind their backs and do such shameful things¡­ Of course, other than the [Level 1 Freeloader], Chen Yilang also saw some other monsters. [Level 1 Underachiever: A small monster that was born with a hidden aura. It has a low sense of existence and is not dangerous. Remark: That day, the underachiever finally recalled the days when he was ruled by the Top Students and the Geniuses¡­] [Level 2 Top Student: A monster that attracts attention. It is born with an inner scroll attribute and has a certain level of danger. It is recommended to stay away. Remark: Of course, if you are strong enough, you can join too.] [Level 3 Thug: A type of monster with a bad temper. It is aggressive. It is recommended to stay away.] ¡­ Suddenly, The entire classroom seemed to have turned into a game map. His screen was filled with all kinds of monsters. ¡°Interesting.¡± Chen Yilang looked at the surrounding environment with interest, but he suddenly noticed the floating text on the head of his deskmate. [Level 5 Ultimate Genius: The top evolution form of the Top Student and the Geniuses. An existence that makes all the Underachievers tremble.] Chen Yilang trembled, and he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. The system was right. His deskmate¡¯s name was Chen Jiahui, and she was very scholarly. She performed well in her exam as she was always the first in her grade. It was said that Chen Jiahui¡¯s life was all about studying. She even wished that she could study for twenty-five hours a day. ¡°Chen Yilang, what are you doing?¡± Chen Jiahui seemed to have noticed Chen Yilang was looking at her, so she glanced back at him and said snappily, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you paying attention? Are you preparing to take the first place next Tuesday?¡± She was both the class monitor and a member of the study committee. The class teacher had specially arranged for her to sit with Chen Yilang so that she could supervise him. [Taunted by Ultimate Genius!] [HP -10.] A new message popped up in front of him. At the same time, it was as if his body had really been attacked, he suddenly felt a slight pain and discomfort. Chen Yilang checked his status bar and found that his HP bar reduced a little, leaving him with only 95% HP. F*ck! As expected of the Ultimate Genius. He would not want to get taunted by her again¡­ Moreover, based on the feeling just now, when his HP dropped, his body would indeed feel physically uncomfortable. Chen Yilang could not help but make a bold guess. When his HP fell to zero, he might die¡­ Thinking of this, Chen Yilang could not help but feel a chill down his spine. Fortunately, he found that his HP would recover slowly. For example, in the few minutes when his imagination ran wild, his HP had recovered to 96%. ¡°Alright.¡± Their math teacher, Yang Shijun, tapped on the blackboard with a pencil a few times and said, ¡°Let¡¯s stop here for now. ¡°I¡¯ll give everyone five minutes to sort things out. Later, I¡¯ll randomly pick two students to give you guys a demonstration.¡± Once finished speaking, the classroom that was filled with noises went dead silent. [Ding!] [A new hidden mission has been triggered: Mathematics teacher¡¯s trial.] [Yang Shijun.] [Condition: Complete the assigned classroom mission.] [Details: It¡¯s time for you to blow them away, young man.] Chen Yilang was bemused. He felt that it was a little too sudden. He even felt that it was somewhat stupid. Did this mean that he was the one the mathematics teacher was going to choose later? The problem was that he did not know anything about the calculation of the ball. After all, he had never scored 60 points on a 150-point math test¡­ He had a headache suddenly. Chen Yilang was a little overwhelmed and subconsciously looked around. At this time, he noticed that something seemed to have happened to his deskmate, Chen Jiahui. On the status bar above Chen Jiahui¡¯s head, a brain-shaped icon appeared, and it was still blinking slightly. [The target has entered a focused state.] [Focus: Under this state, learning ability has increased significantly, intelligence value has increased, and perception of the outside world has decreased significantly.] [Tip: When the target of the other party¡¯s focus is not you, this might be a good opportunity.] ¡°Opportunity?¡± Chen Yilang was puzzled. However¡­ He seemed to know something bad would happen to him. After thinking for a while, Chen Yilang could not help but smile. He then quietly leaned his body slightly back. Chen Jiahui, who was focused on organizing her thoughts, was completely unaware of Chen Yilang¡¯s actions. She was still immersed in her own world. Her posture was as if the end of the world could not stop her from learning. Chen Yilang, who was full of evil thoughts, laughed mischievously. Suddenly, he slapped Chen Jiahui¡¯s arm. ¡°Ah!¡± Chen Jiahui¡¯s trembled, and she screamed in a low voice. A new message appeared in front of Chen Yilang. [You have used Slap. You have successfully inflicted a large amount of mental damage on a Level 5 Ultimate Genius. You obtained: Experience +122. Gold Coins +32..] Chapter 2 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Oh my¡­ He did not expect that he would actually succeed. Chen Yilang could not help but feel surprised. Just as he expected. He could take the initiative to attack those ¡°Monsters¡± that were in his classroom. It was just like fighting monsters in an online game. Although Chen Yilang did not quite know what this method of fighting monsters was like, it seemed that as long as it caused a certain degree of damage to the monsters, even if it was mental damage, it would be fine. For example, the shock he gave Chen Jiahui was a mental attack. As the gold coins that he obtained were stored in his inventory, the game interface changed a little. [The system module of the mall has been unlocked. Please explore it yourself.] Chen Yilang immediately opened the mall to take a look and found that there was only one item for sale. [Lucky Treasure Chest. Selling price: 1,000 32 Gold Coins. Inventory: 1.] [Balance: 32 Gold Coins.] ¡­ ¡°It¡¯s not enough. ¡°It seems that I still have to fight more monsters.¡± Chen Yilang was eager to try it again. ¡°What are you doing, Chen Yilang?¡± Chen Jiahui was embarrassed and furious as she asked in a low voice. Although she asked in a low voice, it still caused a small commotion in the quiet classroom. A large group of [ water skaters ] curiously turned around to look at her. It was indeed a little embarrassing for her. ¡°A mosquito stopped on your body just now, so I killed it for you,¡± Chen Yilang said indifferently. ¡°Where? I don¡¯t see it.¡± Chen Jiahui looked at her arm seriously. However, Chen Yilang¡¯s attention quickly shifted to other places. It seemed like something new had appeared. After being injured, a shimmering thing actually fell out. It landed on the table and bounced for a while before stopping in the middle of Chen Yilang¡¯s textbook. Chen Yilang looked around again. He was sure that there was no one else who could see this thing other than himself. He frowned slightly and realized that things were not that simple. Chen Yilang then made a bold guess. This thing¡­ Could it be¡­ A loot? With this thought in mind, Chen Yilang tentatively reached out his hand and tried to touch the shiny thing. [Ding!] [You obtained Knowledge Point x6.] [Knowledge Point: Formed by the will and spiritual power of scholars, mostly produced in the bodies of Top Students and Geniuses.] Chen Yilang was speecless. It was true. His slap actually managed to get the Knowledge Points out of Chen Jiahui¡¯s mind. It was f*cking ridiculous. When the notification sounded, Chen Yilang noticed that a shiny item had appeared in his inventory. At the same time. In his mind, a lot of skills and methods regarding the calculation of the outer receiver had suddenly appeared. This feeling was as if someone had used an axe to pry open his head, then poured all of the mathematics knowledge into it¡­ Chen Yilang understood it just like that. It was a little sudden, but also a little rude. ¡°No. 2 and No. 22,¡± the math teacher said loudly, ¡°You two, come here and solve this problem.¡± The math teacher called out, and the ones who stood up were No. 2, Chen Yilang, and No. 22, Jiang Ming. Almost at the same time. Chen Yilang saw all the [Freeloader] in the classroom as all of them raised their heads in unison. This group of people was happily fishing a second ago, and the next second, they all stood up to watch the show. It was easy to explain. After all, in class, as long as it was not related to the class, everyone would listen very carefully. ¡°It¡¯s over. Brother Chen seems to have been caught by Old Yang again.¡± ¡°Old Yang didn¡¯t do it on purpose, right? He actually asked Jiang Ming and Brother Chen to do the questions together. Isn¡¯t this a public execution?¡± ¡°Actually, I don¡¯t know how to solve this question either, but when I think of how Brother Chen is at the bottom of the second model, I feel a lot better.¡± The students were all whispering to each other. It was hard not to notice this. Jiang Ming was the class representative for the math class. He even scored a high of 140 in the last exam. As for Chen Yilang, he had always been at the bottom of the class. No matter how you looked at it, it felt like he was causing trouble. However, he had no choice. Since he had already reached this point, he could only brace himself and go forward. Chen Yilang did not think too much as he calmly stood up and walked up to the podium. He was such a person. He did not panic in advance. Even if there was an earthquake, he could still send a message in his Instagram story. However, when he walked up to the podium, the situation seemed to be out of his expectations. He actually seemed to know how to solve this question. ¡°In a parallelogram ABCD, AB is perpendicular to BD, and 2AB + BD = 4. Fold the quadrilateral into a flat ABD spoiler BDC along the BD, then what is the surface area of a triangular pyramid A-BVD?¡± Chen Yilang clearly did not understand what the math teacher taught just now, but he felt that this problem was not difficult at all. The related problem-solving techniques and the context of the problem naturally appeared in his mind. ¡°Because OA = OB = OC = OD, AC = AB + BC = 4, and because¡­ ¡°That¡¯s why the surface area of the ball is 4¦Ð.¡± Chen Yilang picked up the chalk and wrote the process of solving the problem and the answer on the blackboard without much thought. ¡°Done, ¡°Chen Yilang said. Yang Shijun was stunned. He looked at Jiang Ming who was doing the problem at the same time as Chen Yilang on the other side of the blackboard. He was still a few minutes late. ¡°Sir, I¡¯ll be done soon!¡± Jiang Ming suddenly felt a little flustered. The chalk in his hand could not help but tremble and almost broke on the board. After Jiang Ming finished writing the questions, Yang Shijun carefully checked their answers several times. A look of disbelief appeared on his face. ¡°Jiang Ming¡¯s final calculation was wrong. He missed a symbol. ¡°There was no problem with Chen Yilang¡¯s calculation. It¡¯s correct.¡± As soon as he finished his sentence, all the students gasped at the same time. ¡°What the hell? Even Jiang Ming did it wrongly. Brother Kipper actually got it right?¡± ¡°And he did it even faster. Did you notice that?¡± ¡°F*ck, this isn¡¯t real. I¡¯m starting to doubt life.¡± ¡­ A small commotion broke out in the classroom. At this moment, the familiar voice of the system rang in Chen Yilang¡¯s mind again. [Ding! You have successfully inflicted mental damage on [Level 1 Underachiever]. You obtained Experience Point +5 and Gold Coins +9.] [Ding! You have successfully inflicted mental damage on [Level 2 Underachiever]. You obtained Experience Point +6 and Gold Coins +10.] [Ding! You have successfully inflicted mental damage on [Level 3 underachiever]. You obtained Experience Point +7 and Gold Coins +12.] [Ding! You have successfully inflicted mental damage on [Level 3 underachiever]. You obtained Experience Point +7 and Gold Coins +12.] ¡­ What? Chen Yilang was stunned.. Chapter 3 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The system notification kept ringing in Chen Yilang mind, but he was dumbfounded. What the f*ck happened? Could it be that he had solved this question and suddenly caused a huge blow to the young minds of these [Underachiever]¡­ However, he really could not think of any other reason, so he could only explain it this way. ¡°How do you know how to do this question?¡± After Chen Yilang returned to his seat, Chen Jiahui immediately said in surprise. ¡°You don¡¯t know it?¡± Chen Yilang asked back. ¡°Of course, I know how to do it.¡± Chen Jiahui¡¯s expression was a little strange, ¡°When I was tutoring last night, the teacher just happened to talk about this problem. It¡¯s quite basic¡­ Uh, but I didn¡¯t expect you to know it because this question is really quite complicated.¡± ¡°Oh, then I guess I was lucky.¡± Chen Yilang smiled and said. Fortunately, Chen Jiahui also knew this question, or else she might not have been able to pick up relevant knowledge points. He did not know if it was an illusion, but after saying this sentence, Chen Yilang seemed to see a flash of admiration on Chen Jiahui¡¯s face, as if she was looking at him in a new light. A seemingly ordinary but thrilling math class ended just like that. This was also the last class of the day. During this period, he did not trigger any other missions or messages. He was bored. Chen Yilang could only pass the time by observing the movements of the other monsters. In this math class, the [Underachiever] seemed to have been seriously injured Chen Yilang. They had been in low health and were dispirited. Until the school bell rang. Chen Yilang witnessed a miraculous scene¡­ The [Underachievers] health bars recovered at the same time and restored to a green that was even healthier than the grass in the human world. ¡°Let¡¯s go. Let¡¯s go. Let¡¯s eat!¡± ¡°Hey, I¡¯m going to the basketball court first. You guys go back to the dorm and get the basketball!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not going to have dinner with you guys tonight. My girlfriend is waiting for me. Haha.¡± ¡­ Chen Yilang was bemused Amazing! Thus, these monsters were a bunch of cockroaches that could instantly be revived when they heard the school bell? In less than ten minutes, almost everyone in the classroom had left. Chen Yilang looked around the classroom again and realized that there were still more than ten people in there. [Level 2 Top Student]. [Level 4 Top Student]. [Level 3 Genius]. ¡­ They stayed in the classroom and continued to learn as if everything in the world had nothing to do with them. Almost all of them were the Top Students and the Geniuses. He did not know why. Chen Yilang seemed to feel a low pressure coming at him. It was like a devil¡¯s hand, pressing down on him until he could not breathe. [Be careful!] [They have activated the skill [Competitive Spirit]. You have entered a negative state [Anxiety]. Your HP is slowly decreasing.] [HP -1.] [HP -1.] ¡­ His HP was slowly decreasing at a rate of around 1 hp per minute. Based on the situation, Chen Yilang felt that he would not die anytime soon. Therefore, he began to withstand the damage from [Competitive Spirit] and observe the situation on the ¡°Map¡±. In order to make himself feel more reliable, Chen Yilang even stood up and walked a few rounds in the classroom. The final conclusion was that the center of this [aura of the inner scroll] was where Chen Jiahui was. Chen Yilang could not help but break out in a cold sweat. No wonder the damage of the [Competitive Spirit] was so obvious¡­ There were only two ways to counter it. One was to kill the [Level 5 Ultimate Genius]. If he really could not kill it, he would have to at least heavily injure it. Moreover, the [Level 5 Ultimate Genius] was a big target to him. If he killed the monster, the reward would definitely be very high. However, the problem was, how could he kill this guy? Chen Yilang could not help but have some weird thoughts about his beautiful female deskmate¡­ However, the notification kept on interrupting his thoughts. [HP -2.] [HP -3.] Damn it. It was gradually starting to become ridiculous. Compared to thinking about how to kill the monster, the more appropriate thing to do was to run away. Chen Yilang stood up as if nothing had happened and prepared to leave the classroom first. ¡°Brother Chen!¡± Lin Jie, who was sitting not far from him, suddenly called out to Chen Yilang. ¡°Wait a minute!¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Chen Yilang turned around. ¡°Brother Chen, have you been secretly studying recently? Did you answer that question in math class without thinking?¡± ¡°This is awesome. Can you teach me how to be better at math? I still don¡¯t have the motivation to study. I¡¯ll definitely fail the monthly exam this time!¡± Lin Jie said with a sad face. Chen Yilang frowned slightly. He felt that things were not that simple. He vaguely remembered that Lin Jie¡¯s total score in the previous exam was still at the top of the class. Although he was still a distance away from Chen Jiahui, he was still stronger than Chen Yilang. At this time, the notification that popped out from Lin Jie¡¯s head explained everything. [Level 3 Drama Queen: A kind of monster that is between the Genius and the Underachiever. Its talent is to hide, disguise, gain sympathy, and brew hatred.] Chen Yilang was speechless. As expected. If Chen Yilang had not seen the notifications, he would look at Lin Jie¡¯s harmless little eyes, and he would be soft-hearted. ¡°No problem, but I am a little hungry now, so I might have to go and eat,¡± said Chen Yilang, ¡°Next time then!¡± After saying that, Chen Yilang waved at Lin Jie and left the classroom without looking back. Lin Jie was left staring at Chen Yilang¡¯s back in a daze. Damn it! Could it be that Chen Yilang was really going to make a comeback? Lin Jie, who did not manage to find out about Chen Yilang¡¯s background, suddenly felt a little flustered. [Ding!] [You¡¯ve successfully dodged the attack of a Level 3 Drama Queen and caused a lot of damage to it. You obtained Experience Point +14. Gold Coins +8.] ¡°Luckily.¡± On the way to the canteen, Chen Yilang could not help but feel lucky. Lin Jie¡¯s attack was hard to detect. He was almost fooled by him. [Congratulations! You have level up!] [Player: Chen Yilang.] [Level: 2.] [Reward: Gold Coin +555. Distributable Attribute Points x1.] ¡­ Distributable Attribute Points? Chen Yilang looked at his attribute panel. He had a headache when he saw his attribute panel. However, after thinking carefully, Chen Yilang added his attribute points to his Wisdom Points. After all, the college entrance examination was about to begin. Hence, a good brain was what he needed the most. Then, Chen Yilang immediately opened his inventory and checked his balance. As expected, the Gold Coins from leveling up and the monsters he had killed previously had exceeded 1,000 Gold Coins. Chen Yilang did not hesitate any longer and clicked onto the mall to buy the Lucky Treasure Chest that was worth 1,000 Gold Coins. [Congratulations! You have obtained the Lucky Treasure Chest!] [Do you want to use it immediately?] ¡°Of course.¡± Chen Yilang quickly made his choice. [Ding!] [Congratulations! You have opened the Lucky Treasure Chest and obtained [Memory Bread Recipe x100]..] Chapter 4 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Memory Bread? Chen Yilang was stunned. He felt that this thing looked very familiar, but he could not remember when or where he had seen it before. After thinking about it for a moment, Chen Yilang remembered the movie called ¡°Doraemon¡±. The [Memory Bread] belonged to the movie, right? Chen Yilang was a little excited. He immediately opened his inventory and chose to use [Memory Bread Recipe]. [Item used successfully!] [Mastered Skill: Level 1 Memory Bread Synthesize.] [Memory Bread: Copy or engrave the words and formulas that need to be recorded on it. After eating and digesting it, it will be able to form a longer-lasting memory. Remarks: It is suitable for those who are bad at school and those who are severely amnesiac.] [Ingredients: Toast. Knowledge Points.] ¡°As expected.¡± The corners of Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth could not help but curl up into a smile. That night, Chen Yilang did not stay in the classroom to have evening self-study with his classmates. He found a lame excuse similar and left the class. In the evening, Chen Yilang rode on the small electric bike and sped along the road at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, buying all the toast in the nearby supermarket. Whole wheat, rye, buckwheat¡­ As the recipe did not specify the type of toast, Chen Yilang simply brought back everything. ¡°Yilang, why aren¡¯t you studying at school today?¡± Seeing Chen Yilang suddenly push open the door and enter, Yang Si asked with a face full of surprise. ¡°It¡¯s more lively at home.¡± ¡°What did you bring back? Such a big bag?¡± Yang Si glanced at Chen Yilang¡¯s bulging school bag and asked with a frown. ¡°Of course it¡¯s food for the spirit,¡± Chen Yilang said. ¡°I won¡¯t talk to you anymore, Mom. I¡¯m going to study first. Call me when dinner¡¯s ready.¡± Chen Yilang went upstairs without looking back. Yang Si stood there blankly for a while. Since when did this brat study so hard? Yang Si felt a little relieved, although she felt that something was strange¡­ After returning to his room, Chen Yilang immediately opened his bag and poured out all the bread in it. Then, he looked at his inventory. [Knowledge Points x6.] There were only six Knowledge Points from his deskmate, Chen Jiahui. However, it should be enough for Chen Yilang¡¯s plan tonight. [Synthesizing Memory Bread¡­] [Ding!] [Unfortunately, the synthesize of Memory Bread failed.] [Upgrade: Don¡¯t give up. Let¡¯s do it again, Young man!] Chen Yilang was speecless. ¡®You¡¯re a sweet little system, aren¡¯t you? That¡¯s comforting.¡¯ [Synthesizing Memory Bread¡­] [I¡¯m sorry¡­] [Synthesizing Memory Bread¡­] [I¡¯m sorry¡­] [Synthesizing Memory Bread¡­] [I¡¯m sorry¡­] ¡­ Five failures in a row. Chen Yilang suddenly felt a little headache. This was a situation that he had not expected. As a result, the situation was a little awkward. Although he had a lot of toasts in his hands now, he did not have many knowledge points left. Now, there was only one left. Fortunately, it was not a waste. Because he realized that every time he made Memory Bread, his proficiency in [Memory Bread Synthesize] would increase, even if it failed in the end. ¡°Forget it. Who cares. ¡°Let¡¯s do it one last time. If it doesn¡¯t work, then forget it.¡± Chen Yilang gritted his teeth and made another synthesis operation. [Synthesizing Memory Bread¡­] [Ding!] [Congratulations! [Synthesizing Memory Bread successful x1.] ¡°Nice! It worked.¡± Chen Yilang was very surprised. He looked at his inventory again and saw that there was a new piece of small bread. ¡°Let¡¯s give it a try right away.¡± Chen Yilang took a look at his class schedule. The first class the next morning was coincidentally the language class of the form teacher, Mo Li. According to the old class¡¯s usual style, there was no way to escape from the joy of Learning Classical Chinese in the morning reading class. At the thought of this, Chen Yilang¡¯s tiger-like body trembled. He hurriedly took out a language textbook from his school bag and flipped to Classical Chinese However, the problem came again. The length of a classical Chinese article was usually around 300 to 400 words. How could he remember the whole piece of f*cking bread¡­ Chen Yilang began scratching his head crazily. Suddenly, he seemed to have a new inspiration. F*ck, could he just make a miniature version of it? Chen Yilang did as he was told. He turned on the computer and selected one paragraph of Classical Chinese on the textbook. Using the document editing tool, he compressed it into the minimum number of words and the minimum line spacing. After printing it out, Chen Yilang took out the memory bread and stamped it as if it was a seal. He actually printed all the densely packed words on it. After doing this, Chen Yilang realized that his Memory Bread could actually fit two paragraphs of Classical Chinese! After all, a piece of toast had both sides. He could even find a small corner and fill in one or two difficult English words after filling in two paragraphs of Classical Chinese. ¡°Let¡¯s eat it!¡± Chen Yilang immediately took out the toast and took a bite. To his surprise, the Memory Bread was actually slightly better than he had imagined. At least it was not so bad that it could be used as a brick. There was even a sweet taste to it. Of course, the focus of the Memory Bread was not on the taste. Not long after eating the Memory Bread, Chen Yilang felt as if he had entered a new world. An endless stream of Classical Chinese content seemed to be broken down from his stomach, and then violently surged up, directly entering his cerebral cortex. It felt very comfortable¡­ In less than a minute, Chen Yilang felt as if he had memorized the contents of the two Classical Chinese texts. That was not right. It should not be said that he had memorized them. It should be said that these two texts had entered his body by themselves. Even¡­ He could not forget them even if he wanted to. ¡°Interesting.¡± Chen Yilang suddenly felt that he saw a glimmer of hope. Chen Jiahui was right. The last time he took the test, he did get first place in the class, but he was only in the last few. The second mock test was about to arrive soon, and the third mock test and college entrance exams were about to begin. If he did not hurry up, he might not be able to get into a good university. When he thought of his parents¡¯ hopeful and disappointed eyes, as well as the gossips of his aunts and uncles¡­ Chen Yilang felt a headache coming on. ¡°Since this system has given me a chance to be a new person, why don¡¯t I grab this opportunity?¡± Chen Yilang suddenly felt like he was on fire. ¡°F*ck it!¡± Chen Yilang began to plan his big plan of making a comeback¡­. Chapter 5 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Chen Yilang. ¡°Recite the ¡®Romance of the Peach Blossom¡¯ for me.¡± ¡­ The next morning. In the morning reading class. Mo Li¡¯s gaze shifted from one place to another, and for some unknown reason, her gaze landed on Chen Yilang. Yesterday, she had been chatting with Yang Shijun in the office about what had happened in her class. She had heard him say that Chen Yilang had actually solved a difficult question in class. The main point was that he had actually done it faster and more accurately than Jiang Ming. This piqued Mo Li¡¯s interest. After all, she had been the class teacher for three years and had also been teaching this bunch of little brats for three years. She knew all her student¡¯s characteristics. It was basically impossible for a kid like Chen Yilang, who had no sense of presence in class, to do such a thing¡­ There were three levels of human curiosity. The first level was pure curiosity, the second was naughty hands, and the third was to cause trouble. Yes. Mo Li really wanted to cause trouble to him. Hence, she randomly called out Chen Yilang¡¯s name, the kind that was not intentional at all. Upon hearing that Chen Yilang had been called out, the atmosphere in the class suddenly became lively again. The [Underachiever] all put down their textbooks and focused their gazes on Chen Yilang at the same time. When he heard Mo Li¡¯s voice, Chen Yilang was still thinking about how he could get some more Knowledge Points from Chen Jiahui. He still needed a lot of Memory Bread at the moment, but it was already very uncomfortable just having bread without the necessary [Knowledge Points]. Chen Yilang only reacted when he noticed all the students were focusing on him. However, this time, Chen Yilang stood up calmly. ¡°In the Taiyuan of Jin Dynasty, the people of Wuling were fishers¡­¡± Chen Yilang recited the entire text without any breaks in between. The sound of Yilang¡¯s recitation reverberated throughout the classroom, flowing like clouds and flowing water. When Chen Yilang finished reciting the last sentence, the entire classroom was silent for four to five seconds. The entire class was almost stunned by what they heard, unable to regain their senses for a while. Their Brother Chen¡­ Was this the rise of Chen Yilang? It felt as though this fellow had taken the wrong medicine for the past few days. It was as though he had suddenly become a different person. ¡°Not bad. You¡¯ve memorized every word exactly.¡± A look of surprise appeared on Mo Li¡¯s face. In the end, she smiled and nodded her head in praise. [Mo Li¡¯s favorability has increased.] The system¡¯s voice made Chen Yilang feel a little flustered. He was afraid that he would suddenly trigger some hidden mission, and Mo Li would give him double the homework for that night. ¡°Recently, Chen Yilang¡¯s learning state has been excellent. It¡¯s a good thing. Everyone should learn more from him,¡± Mo li continued, ¡°Especially Yang Tao, Li Fu, and Zhou Zhikuan. You guys should learn from him.¡± [Successfully inflicts a large amount of mental damage to Level 4 Underachiever. You obtained Gold Coin +12 and Experience Point +8.] [Successfully inflicts a large amount of mental damage to Level 3 Underachiever. You obtained Gold Coin +9 and Experience Point +6.] [Successfully inflicts a large amount of mental damage to Level 1 Underachiever. You obtained Gold Coin +5 and Experience Point +3.] ¡­ The three of them who were suddenly called out by Mo Li would never have thought that they would be criticized. Although it was a little surprising, Chen Yilang also realized that as his level increased. The rewards he received from Underachievers were getting lesser and lesser. ¡°It¡¯s useless for me to keep killing small flies. ¡°It¡¯s time to step out of my comfort zone.¡± Thinking of this, Chen Yilang fixed his gaze on Chen Jiahui¡­ The [Level 5 Ultimate Genius] must be taken down! ¡­ The day of study and life went by like this again. After school, the classroom of Grade 12 Class 6 was the same as before. Soon, a large group of people left. Those who stayed in the classroom and continued to work overtime and study were still the Top Students and the Geniuses. However, Chen Yilang was not in a hurry. Chen Yilang was like a sheep disguising as a wolf. He was mixed in the middle of a group of terrifying monsters. He had coveted Chen Jiahui¡¯s Knowledge Points for a long time, so he began to look for ways to obtain it. After a while, most of the people in the classroom had left. What remained in the classroom was still the group of [Top Students] and [Geniuses] from before. Everyone began to concentrate. Especially Chen Jiahui. She simply put on her headphones and completely isolated all sounds from the outside world. She was wholeheartedly immersed in her learning world. A familiar feel assailed him, and Chen Yilang began to feel a familiar physical discomfort again. [The [Competitive Spirit] has started. Please pay attention to avoid it!] [HP -1.] [HP -1.] ¡­ ¡°Damn it. ¡°I¡¯m starting to lose HP again.¡± Chen Yilang felt a little headache. If this continued, not to mention killing this big monster, even his maintaining his own HP would be a problem. Looking at his HP slowly decreasing, he imagined the scene of Gold Coins dropping all over the ground when the monster was killed. Chen Yilang gritted his teeth and made up his mind to hang on a little longer and observe the situation. He was a real man! He should hang on a little longer. Just like that, Chen Yilang shouldered the [Competitive Spirit] that was triggered by [Level 5 Ultimate Genius] and sat quietly at the side. His HP had gradually decreased to 80%¡­ Chen Yilang thought quickly and suddenly had a wonderful idea. What was the way to deal with the inner scroll? Was it to escape from it? No. The best way was to be even fiercer than it! This was the experience passed down from the older generation. Thinking of this, Chen Yilang was enlightened. He immediately took out the math exercise book from his bag and started to study. As if she heard the movement beside her, Chen Jiahui looked at him suspiciously. At that moment, she suspected that she was watching a sci-fi movie. Chen Yilang was actually doing his homework! All along, under the arrangement of the class teacher, she often sat with Chen Yilang. This was the first time she saw Chen Yilang doing his homework. Moreover, it was after school that he automatically stayed back to study! Was he out of his mind? No matter how she looked at it, it did not seem normal¡­ Chen Jiahui was a little confused. The sudden change that happened to Chen Yilang made Chen Jiahui start to feel a little uneasy. Even Chen Yilang, who was at the bottom of the heap, was starting to work hard. What reason did she have to not study hard? Thinking of this, Chen Jiahui put in 120% of her energy and continued to study. [The concentration of the [Competitive Spirit] is increasing rapidly!] [HP -1.] [HP -5.] [HP -10.] ¡­ Chen Yilang was shocked Chapter 6 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang felt numb. What the f*ck! The development of the plot seemed to be a little out of control. It was completely wrong! Why did the strength of [Competitive Spirit] become stronger instead? Could it be that there was something wrong with the way he operated it? Chen Yilang was a little puzzled. Fortunately, the damage of [Competitive Spirit] was slowly increasing. Chen Yilang decided to hold on for a while longer. Under the pressure of the aura of the inner scroll on his head, Chen Yilang silently began to calculate on the draft paper. Fortunately, he had listened to a math lesson for the first time today and remembered a lot of the things his teacher had taught him. Only then did he successfully finish writing a question. [You have finished solving a math question. Your Knowledge Points have been consolidated.] [You obtained Experience Point +22 and Knowledge Point +1.] ¡­ ¡°What the f*ck?¡± Chen Yilang could not help but feel weird. Good heavens, so he could get Knowledge Points by doing the question himself? Although it sounded quite reasonable, Chen Yilang had never thought of this at all. After all, for a slacker, it was impossible for him to do his homework. It was impossible. ¡°Let¡¯s do it again!¡± Chen Yilang suddenly felt like he was on fire. Soon, with his full attention and independent thinking, the second math problem was solved by him. [Ding! You have completed a math problem, your Knowledge Points have been consolidated.] [You obtained Experience Point +32 and Knowledge Point +1.] ¡­ ¡°It really works!¡± Chen Yilang started to get excited for no reason. He started to want more! It felt so strange. Chen Yilang, who usually had a headache whenever he saw homework and questions, actually felt that this was such a pleasant and enjoyable thing at this moment. Chen Yilang subconsciously licked his dry lips and completely immersed himself in his math homework. [Ding! You have completed a math problem¡­] [Ding! You have completed a math problem¡­] [Ding! You have completed a math problem¡­] The clear sound that rings in the mind ceaselessly, in Chen Yilang¡¯s mind has already been automatically programmed into a melodious melody. Learning is such a simple thing! Chen Yilang was in love with math. Chen Jiahui, who was sitting at the side, was unable to hold herself back. Through the earpiece, she could hear the sound of Chen Yilang frantically scribbling questions and the sound of flipping books. The scariest thing was that Chen Yilang¡¯s frequency was actually higher than hers. In other words, she was slower than Chen Yilang! ¡°When did this guy become so powerful?¡± Chen Jiahui began to doubt herself. ¡°Could it actually be because I¡¯m too stupid, and he¡¯s very smart but just lazy?¡± Chen Jiahui began to lose her composure. Her thoughts were chaotic. She had made a few mistakes in the calculation formula in a row, but she had no choice but to cross it out again and continue to scribble. At this time, Chen Yilang, who was concentrating on the questions, did not notice the system notification that popped up in his mind. [You have successfully gained resistance against the [Competitive Spirit].] [The influence of the [Competitive Spirit] on you has been weakened.] [HP -5.] [HP -4.] [HP -3.] ¡­ After a long while, Chen Yilang, who was obsessed with the questions, finally reacted. ¡°It really worked?¡± Chen Yilang was a little surprised. He did not expect it at all. The stupid idea that he came up with really worked. The damage dealt by the [Competitive Spirit] on him had been reduced to 0.7 per second. This level of attack could be said to be painless. Chen Yilang could hardly feel the discomfort in his body. ¡°It¡¯s probably because the rate of HP loss and the rate of natural hp recovery are almost equal,¡± Chen Yilang thought. Rip! The sound of paper tearing came from his ear. Chen Yilang turned his head and saw that Chen Jiahui had just thrown a piece of scribbled paper into the wastepaper basket. She took a deep breath and plugged her earphones even tighter. She was scratching her head with one hand and starting to calculate at a high speed with the other hand. Based on her experience of sitting at the same table as Chen Jiahui for so many years, Chen Yilang could probably tell that she was in a bad mood. Usually, she would either come across a problem that she thought she could solve but could not in reality, or she would come across a problem that others could solve but she could not¡­ ¡°Women are really scary.¡± Chen Yilang, who could not figure out the thoughts of his deskmate at all, could only calmly take a sip of water and continue with his math problem. What Chen Yilang did not expect was that. This problem was endless once written. The Top Students and Geniuses in the classroom also slowly left one by one. In the end, only Chen Yilang and Chen Jiahui were left in the classroom. Gulp¡­ At this time, Chen Jiahui heard the sound of her stomach. She was hungry and a little tired. After completing a set of papers, her brain was exhausted. However, she was surprised to find that Chen Yilang had not left yet! Not only did he not leave, but he was also even writing the questions at full speed! Chen Jiahui was stunned¡­ Chen Yilang was definitely not normal! She really wanted to rush up and grab his collar and shake him crazily. She also wanted to ask him loudly, ¡°Who are you exactly? Where did you take the real Chen Yilang to¡­¡± However, looking at Chen Yilang¡¯s silhouette, who was focused on solving the questions, Chen Jiahui gave up. ¡°You¡­¡± Chen Jiahui tried to sound him out in a low voice. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to eat tonight?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go after I finish solving this question,¡± Chen Yilang said without raising his head. ¡°Don¡¯t you feel annoyed?¡± Chen Jiahui asked curiously again. ¡°No.¡± Chen Yilang put down his pen and looked at Chen Jiahui. He grinned and said, ¡°Learning makes me happy!¡± What? Chen Jiahui was shocked by his words. [Ding!] [You have inflicted tremendous mental damage on [Level 5 Ultimate Genius]!] [You obtained Experience Point +172 and Gold Coins +34.] ¡­ At the same time, in Chen Yilang¡¯s line of sight, a large number of glittering light spots shot out from Chen Jiahui¡¯s body and landed on the entire table. The floor was full of Knowledge Points! Chen Yilang hurriedly reached out his hand and randomly grabbed the table, storing all of them into his inventory. After all, he was not too sure if these items had a time limit for picking up. If they automatically disappeared after exceeding the time limit, it would be a waste. [Ding!] [You obtained Knowledge Points x9.] ¡­ ¡°What are you doing?¡± Seeing Chen Yilang¡¯s strange actions, Chen Jiahui asked curiously. ¡°Nothing. Nothing.¡± Chen Yilang waved his hand and said, ¡°Oh, by the way, do you still have your ¡¯53¡¯simulation book? Can you lend me two to write first? I¡¯ll buy ¡®must write¡¯to return it to you.¡± Bang! Along with a loud bang, Chen Jiahui collapsed.. Chapter 7 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang¡¯s life was very fulfilling. In the morning, he studied. In the afternoon, he studied. In the evening, he studied. In the middle of the night, he was still studying ¡­ It was really a pretty perfect schedule. For Chen Yilang, the greatest joy of every day now was to collect [Knowledge Point] in various ways. For example¡­ To pay attention to the class seriously, to solve various questions crazily, and to use all kinds of wondrous methods to attack Chen Jiahui¡­ As he said, his female deskmate was worthy of being the [Level 5 Ultimate Genius]. She was simply a walking Knowledge Point Storage Warehouse. Basically, she could drop piles of [Knowledge Point] every time. Therefore, such a smart and cute female deskmate, of course, he had to use her to his heart¡¯s content! Every time he returned home from school, Chen Yilang would use the [Knowledge Point] he had collected and the toast he had saved to crazily make the [Memory Bread]. From the beginning, he failed nine out of ten times, to the end, he failed eight times, seven times¡­ Chen Yilang had already mastered the [Memory Bread] making technique to perfection. [Ding!] [Your skill has been upgraded!] [Level Max Memory Bread Synthesize.] ¡­ ¡°That¡¯s quick¡­¡± Chen Yilang was very surprised. He did not expect that his Memory Bread Synthesize Skill had been upgraded to max level unconsciously, and the success rate of production was locked at 99%. Of course, making Memory Bread was only the first step in Chen Yilang¡¯s plan. Chen Yilang was not a very ambitious person, but he was full of all kinds of evil ideas¡­ ¡°Yilang! ¡°Lil Ya is here to play with you!¡± Yang Si¡¯s voice came from downstairs. ¡°Oh, let her come up!¡± Chen Yilang replied loudly. Not long after, someone knocked on Chen Yilang¡¯s door. When he opened the door, he saw a girl about the same age as him standing outside. She was about 1.65 meters tall. She wore a beige t-shirt and a plaid pleated skirt. Her face was full of collagen, and she was exuding a youthful aura. The girl¡¯s name was Liu Shiya, Chen Yilang¡¯s cousin. She was in the same grade as him. The difference was that Liu Shiya was ranked first in Beijiang City¡¯s No. 2 High School, while Chen Yilang was ranked last in Beijiang City¡¯s No. 1 High School. Most of the time, in places where there were more relatives, once the two were placed together, Chen Yilang would inevitably be educated. ¡°Yilang, you should learn more from Lil Ya.¡± ¡°Lil Ya, you have to maintain your strength. Don¡¯t be arrogant!¡± Chen Yilang had already heard similar those words a lot of times. Fortunately, Chen Yilang was a heartless person. He did not take these kinds of words to heart. Otherwise, if someone with a slightly more fragile heart came over, his little heart would probably be shattered into pieces. ¡°Tell me, why are you looking for me?¡± Liu Shiya sat on the sofa and asked casually. ¡°What do you mean, I can¡¯t look for you if I have nothing to do?¡± Chen Yilang teased. ¡°It¡¯s not like I don¡¯t understand you, Yilang.¡± Liu Shiya swayed her slender legs. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you want Xiong Yuwei¡¯s Wechat¡­¡± Chen Yilang had also heard about Xiong Yuwei. That girl was the publicly acknowledged prom queen of Beijiang No. 2 High School. She usually played well with Liu Shiya, so many boys would secretly ask Liu Shiya for her contact information. ¡°It¡¯s not impossible. I can sell it to the boys in my class for 100 Yuan,¡± Chen Yilang said with a smile. ¡°As expected of you, Yilang.¡± Liu Shiya gave him a thumbs-up. ¡°Hurry up. Even though you usually don¡¯t have many good things to say to me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m your senior. Can you give me some respect?¡± Chen Yilang scolded with a smile. ¡°I want to borrow your notebook.¡± ¡°What notebook?¡± ¡°The notebook for studying in class.¡± ¡°What¡± Liu Shiya looked at Chen Yilang as if he was a monster. ¡°Yilang, you¡¯re not ill, are you?¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m serious.¡± Chen Yilang pushed her away. ¡°I want to study hard. What¡¯s wrong with borrowing your notebook to study?¡± ¡°No, Yilang, am I hearing things? Did you just say that you want to study?¡± ¡°Yeah, why would I lie to you?¡± After they had a tacit communication, Liu Shiya finally understood the situation. She then took out a few thick notebooks from her bag. ¡°This one is for mathematics, this one is for physics, and this one is for English¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have a notebook for Chinese. I would jot down notes in the reference book. You can take it and read it¡­¡± Liu Shiya looked at Chen Yilang suspiciously and said, ¡°Yilang, although I don¡¯t know what you want to do, i remember that there are some relatively difficult questions in the notes. With your current level, it¡¯s very likely that you won¡¯t be able to understand a single question.¡± ¡°F*ck! Isn¡¯t that pretty good¡­ Uh, it¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll do my own research,¡± Chen Yilang said seriously. ¡°Okay.¡± Liu Shiya could only say helplessly, ¡°Remember to return it to me next week.¡± ¡°No problem. Don¡¯t you trust your brother?¡± Chen Yilang made an okay gesture with his hand. ¡°I¡¯ll invite you to hotpot some other day.¡± ¡°No, at least the Shangri-la.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± After quickly sending his cousin away, Chen Yilang immediately locked the door tightly. He was going to start working. ¡°Let¡¯s get to work!¡± Chen Yilang immediately took out the Memory Bread that he had already prepared from the inventory and opened Liu Shiya¡¯s notebook. ¡°Tsk, as expected of the number one in the grade. There¡¯s no difference between this notebook and the Heavenly Book?¡± Chen Yilang looked at the pack yet exceptionally neat handwriting on the entire piece of paper that he could not understand at all. With that, he could not help but sigh. However, it was not a big problem. After all, this was not the main point. On the contrary, it was a good thing for Chen Yilang that the handwriting was more densely packed. This way, he could save more Memory Bread. Chen Yilang took out the Memory Bread, patted it on the notebook, and pressed it. Then, the Memory Bread recorded Liu Shiya¡¯s entire page of notes on it. After that, he began to eat the bread. New Knowledge Points began to pour into Chen Yilang¡¯s mind. It had to be said that the questions that Liu Shiya wrote down in the notebook were indeed difficult to master. Usually, only those who had a solid foundation and knowledge could consider spending time studying such questions. However¡­ Thanks to the Memory Bread, although Chen Yilang did not understand anything in Liu Shiya¡¯s notebook, he had memorized all the steps and methods to solve the questions in his mind. In other words, the next time he encountered a similar question, it would not be hard for him to solve the question. However, a new problem soon came. There was still a lot left in Liu Shiya¡¯s notebook¡­ Chen Yilang ate a lot of Memory Bread in a row and felt that his stomach was starting to feel a little uncomfortable. ¡°It¡¯s okay, take your time.¡± Chen Yilang patted his stomach and comforted himself silently in his heart, ¡°Absorbing new knowledge is a step-by-step process.. Of course, I have to take my time to digest it!¡± Chapter 8 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation This weekend, Chen Yilang still had a very fulfilling life. In the morning, he ate Memory Bread. In the afternoon, he ate Memory Bread. In the evening, he ate Memory Bread. In the early morning, his stomach hurt. After cleaning up the inventory, he continued to eat Memory Bread¡­ With this perseverance and fighting spirit, Chen Yilang finally managed to eat everything before Monday. Although it sounded very inspiring and touching, it was true that he felt nauseous when he saw bread. On Sunday night, not long after dinner time ended, Liu Shiya arrived at Chen Yilang¡¯s house on time. ¡°Yilang, have you finished reading the notes?¡± Liu Shiya asked straightforwardly. ¡°Yes¡­ I have,¡± Chen Yilang said. ¡°How is it?¡± Liu Shiya raised her eyebrows and asked, ¡°I¡¯m not lying to you, right? Is it like what I said isn¡¯t it? You can¡¯t understand a single question, can you?¡± ¡°No,¡± Chen Yilang said with a smile, ¡°Although your notes are a little messy, I can still understand it after studying it for a while.¡± ¡°What?¡± Liu Shiya¡¯s pretty little face gradually changed. What the hell? This ignorant and incompetent cousin of hers actually said that he understood her notes and even criticized her, saying that her notes were messy? Liu Shiya was a little unconvinced. ¡°Yilang, don¡¯t brag to me. These questions are all five-star difficulty in any reference book. How can you understand them?¡± ¡°I¡¯m your senior. Why would I lie to you?¡± Chen Yilang did not know whether to laugh or cry when he heard her. ¡°That¡¯s good. There¡¯s a question similar to the one in my notes on the past paper that I got tonight.¡± Liu Shiya took out a past paper from her schoolbag and handed it to Chen Yilang. ¡°Finish the twelfth multiple-choice question for me. If you do it wrongly, you¡¯ll need to buy me dinner next time.¡± ¡°What if I do it correctly?¡± Chen Yilang winked at Liu Shiya. ¡°No way!¡± Liu Shiya blurted out, but she was a little scared by Chen Yilang¡¯s stare. She could only say, ¡°If you do it correctly, I¡¯ll give you Xiong Yuwei¡¯s Wechat!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not interested!¡± Chen Yilang said with a cheeky smile, ¡°But it seems like there are four types of skin in this game¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯ll buy them for you!¡± Liu Shiya gritted her teeth and said. ¡°Okay.¡± Chen Yilang snapped his fingers. ¡°Give me the past paper.¡± Liu Shiya handed the past paper to him. ¡°Pen!¡± Chen Yilang said. Liu Shiya suppressed the urge to punch him and handed a pen to Chen Yilang. She was really curious about what Yilang was thinking. Chen Yilang took the pen and paper calmly. In fact, Liu Shiya did not even see him thinking at all. Chen Yilang seemed to skip the thinking step. After reading the questions briefly, he started writing on the paper. Moreover, the logic and organization were particularly clear, and the steps of calculation were complete and correct¡­ What was even more amazing was that a small trick that Liu Shiya had spent a lot of effort to come up with before was actually used by Chen Yilang¡­ Chen Yilang even used her trick perfectly! Liu Shiya was dumbstruck. She should not have remembered wrongly, should she? It had only been a weekend. It had only been a short two days. In such a short amount of time, her lousy cousin had actually finished digesting everything from her notebooks? This was simply off the mark! ¡°Done.¡± Chen Yilang tossed the water-based pen to the other side. ¡°Choose C for this question.¡± Liu Shiya immediately grabbed Chen Yilang¡¯s paper and compared it with the process of solving the question on the reference answer. After comparing, the conclusion was that Chen Yilang¡¯s answer was completely correct, and the technique he used to solve the question was quicker and simpler than the method given on the standard answer. The final correct answer was also C. How was that possible? Liu Shiya could not believe her eyes. It was an extremely difficult question. It was a question adapted from last year¡¯s final multiple choice question. Generally, those who could do it correctly would have at least a 130-point in the college entrance mathematics exam. However, Chen Yilang really solved this question correctly, and he did it accurately. It was terrifying! ¡°Is there a problem?¡± Seeing Liu Shiya staring at the past paper for a long time, Chen Yilang teased, ¡°If there¡¯s no problem, I think you can start buying those skins for me.¡± Liu Shiya rolled her eyes at Chen Yilang. She had no choice but to admit defeat and obediently took out her phone to give Chen Yilang a coupon card. ¡°Tell me!¡± Liu Shiya placed her hands on her hips and glared at Chen Yilang. ¡°Have you been secretly looking for a teacher to give you some private lessons recently? How did you improve so much?¡± ¡°The self-study session ends at 11:00 PM every night. I still have homework that I can¡¯t finish on the weekends. How do you think I have time to attend private lessons?¡± Chen Yilang shrugged and said. Liu Shiya did not say anything. Chen Yilang was right. This was the real life of the third-year high student. He really did not have time to hang out and attend private lessons. However, he changed too much, which made Liu Shiya unable to believe it. ¡°I was just lucky. I just happened to encounter the same type of questions.¡± Chen Yilang waved his hand and said, ¡°If I got some other questions, I probably wouldn¡¯t be able to solve them.¡± ¡°Maybe.¡± Liu Shiya replied to him. That was true, but Chen Yilang was considered smart and knowledgeable to be able to solve such a difficult question. Even if it was luck, it was definitely a part of his strength. At this moment, Chen Yilang noticed that a symbol that indicated that there was a new mission appeared above Liu Shiya¡¯s head. ¡°As expected!¡± Chen Yilang was delighted. Just as he expected, his cousin and math teacher, Yang Shijun, also had their own hidden missions. Soon, a system notification popped up. [You have triggered a new hidden mission.] [Liu Shiya.] [Details: Liu Shiya is helping her best friend, Xiong Yuwei, find a tutor to help her with her math homework. As Liu Shiya¡¯s cousin, you need to help her. The most important thing right now is you need to improve your ranking!] [Terms and conditions: Get into the top 50 of the grade in the second mock exam.] ¡­ ¡°What?¡± Chen Yilang was stunned. What the hell? Top 50? One had to know that in a school like Beijiang No.1 Middle School, it was not easy for him to achieve this. Not to mention the top 50 in the grade, he might even have difficulty being in the top 500¡­ Chen Yilang looked at the calendar again. The second mock was set for next Friday. There are only five days left.. Chapter 9 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Ugh¡­¡± In the room. Chen Yilang forcefully resisted the urge to vomit and finish the Memory Bread. Then, he poured himself some Coke. He had eaten Memory Bread for almost a week. He now had a serious fear of eating bread or toast. It had reached the point where he felt nauseous when he saw bread or toast. In short, it was no longer possible for him to swallow it without any water. Hence, every time he ate it, he had to drink some water to help him swallow. Chen Yilang named it ¡°Breadphobia¡±. However, what could he do? He had no choice! In five days, he had to make up for the knowledge that he had been missing for the past three years. Otherwise, the second mock test would definitely kill him¡­ Chen Yilang felt that he might not be able to learn better than others, but he had never admitted defeat when it came to eating. During these five days, he had eaten all the knowledge from the textbooks that he got from the past three years. Chen Yilang felt that he had fought a battle. Fortunately, the result was not bad. After he had made up for all the knowledge that he had missed, Chen Yilang felt confident. In the past, Chen Yilang did not understand why books were the spiritual food of humans, but he finally understood it. After finishing all the bread, Chen Yilang returned to the classroom for evening self-study. As soon as he entered the classroom, Chen Yilang immediately felt that the atmosphere was not quite the same as usual. All the students in the class were studying and concentrating. The usual atmosphere of playing and fooling around was gone because they would have to sit for the second mock test the next day. Under normal circumstances, at such a critical moment, even if it was the students who usually did not study hard, they would unconsciously start to put some effort into studying. [Involution is attacking¡­] The familiar system prompt appeared in his mind again. However, Chen Yilang was not worried about it. These days, he was already used to this kind of atmosphere and did not feel any anxiety at all. In addition, his body had already developed a certain degree of resistance. Thus, the damage caused by it to him was almost negligible. Chen Yilang took out his notebook and began to revise all the important points that he had eaten this week. Tonight was the night before the second mock test. Chen Yilang was studying happily when Chen Jiahui, who was at the side, began to feel anxious. Her mind was a little unsettled. She studied for a long time but did not manage to memorize anything. Instead, she had been curiously paying attention to what Chen Yilang was doing. When she saw that Chen Yilang was seriously studying and taking notes, the anxiety in Chen Jiahui¡¯s heart began to multiply¡­ [You have mastered the skill: Level 1 Involution!] [You have activated the skill [Level 1 Involution], causing [Anxiety] on the surrounding units. The HP of the affected units is slowly decreasing¡­] ¡­ Chen Yilang was stunned. Damn it. He did not expect such a thing would happen¡­ He was clearly tortured to death by Chen Jiahui¡¯s [Involution] last week, but he was doing it to her at the moment. ¡°But I didn¡¯t do it on purpose¡­¡± Chen Yilang felt a little innocent. He was just studying by himself, was he not? How did he start inflicting damage to others? Fine. ¡®You guys started it first, so I¡¯m going to do the same to you guys today!¡¯ Chen Yilang began to organize his notes with even more concentration. When the bell for the end of the evening self-study rang, the students sitting around inadvertently caught a glimpse of Chen Yilang sitting in his seat. ¡°Damn, he¡¯s still studying?¡± Everyone was dumbfounded. They did not know why. They had a vague feeling that something big was going to happen in Grade 12 Class 6, or even Grade 12¡­ The times seemed to be changing! [You have used [Involution] to deal a lot of damage to [Level 1 Nerd]. You obtained Gold Coin +18, Experience Points +19, and Knowledge Points x1.] [You have used [Involution] to deal a lot of damage to [Level 3 Nerd]. You obtained Gold Coin +18, Experience Points +19, and Knowledge Points x1.] [You have used [Involution] to deal a lot of damage to [Level 4 Genius]. You obtained Gold Coin +18, Experience Points +19, and Knowledge Points x1.] ¡­ [Ding!] [Congratulations! You have leveled up!] [Player: Chen Yilang.] [Level: 3 (0/1000).] [Reputation: 10.] [Title: Rookie.] [You obtained: Gold Coins +888 and Attribute Points x1.] ¡­ It was another surprise for him. Chen Yilang had never expected that he could shake the morale of other students. He had even caused damage to them. Moreover, the reward he received from them was obviously much more than that from the underachievers. Chen Yilang still chose to add the newly obtained attribute points to his Wisdom Points. At this moment¡­ Chen Yilang seemed to have felt some qualitative changes. The questions seemed to have become easier in Chen Yilang¡¯s eyes. His thoughts started to become clear, his calculations started to become faster, and his accuracy started to increase¡­ It was a completely unprecedented experience! Chen Yilang felt excited. The evening self-study session for the day had also ended. A night of high-intensity study had exhausted everyone physically and mentally. The moment the bell rang, everyone stood up and left the classroom. Except for Chen Yilang. He was not in a hurry as he continued to revise his notes. It was not because he did not want to leave, but because he knew that his chance had come. Chen Jiahui, who was sitting at the side, had no intention of getting up as well. Unknowingly, only Chen Jiahui and Chen Yilang were left in the classroom. A fierce battle was going on between them. [You used [Involution] against [Involution] of [Level 5 Ultimate Genius].] If one observed the health bars of Chen Yilang and Chen Jiahui at this moment, one would find that the health bars of both of them were slowly decreasing. A tense atmosphere lingered in the classroom, like a piano string that was about to break. The situation had become quite obvious. It was a silent duel. Whoever left first would be the loser. Chen Yilang felt that he could not hold on any longer. [You have entered a negative state [Level 1 Drowsiness]. Your work efficiency and body resistance are decreasing.] [Level 5 Ultimate Genius] has entered a negative state [Level 2 Drowsiness] and [Level 1 Upset].] ¡°I can still hold on for a little longer.¡± Chen Yilang glanced at Chen Jiahui who was sitting next to him. It was obvious that her condition was worse, and her HP was dropping faster than Chen Yilang¡¯s. Chen Yilang started to smile. If this went on, it was only a matter of time before she gave up. She could not defeat him! The clock was ticking¡­ Finally, Chen Jiahui could not sit still anymore. ¡°Phew¡­¡± Just as Chen Yilang secretly heaved a sigh of relief and was about to declare victory in the battle¡­ Chen Jiahui took out a bottle of Eastroc Super Drink from the drawer.. Chapter 10 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Huh?¡± The corner of Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth twitched. ¡®This is cheating, isn¡¯t it?¡¯ Chen Jiahui silently opened the bottle cap and calmly took a big gulp. The next moment, her health bar suddenly rose like crazy, until it was fully filled. [Level 5 Ultimate Genius] used a potion, and her HP recovered. [Drowsiness] status has been lifted, and she has entered [Excited] status! ] Chen Yilang decisively got up and ran. He could not afford to offend her at the moment. After weighing the pros and cons, compared to killing the [Level 5 Ultimate Genuis], Chen Yilang felt that it was still slightly more important to stay alive. When he returned to his dorm, it was already 11:30 PM. His roommates were well-behaved that night. They had already washed up and laid down on the bed. Chen Yilang also brushed his teeth, washed his face, and then laid back on the bed. Just as Chen Yilang was about to close his eyes and go to sleep¡­ ¡°Buzz!¡± A voice suddenly came from his phone. ¡°Brother Kipper, are you here to play Honor of Kings?¡± Zhao Zigui asked, ¡°The new season is going to start the day after tomorrow. If you don¡¯t start accumulating points now, you won¡¯t have a chance later!¡± At this moment, Chen Yilang saw the notification box that popped up on Zhao Zigui¡¯s head. [Level 2 Succubus: A monster with its own seductive ability. It¡¯s good at seducing others and bewitching them.] Before this, Chen Yilang and Zhao Zigui often played Honor of Kings together. The other roommates were either obsessed with studying, or they were too weak to play with them. They did not even have the qualifications to play with the two of them. Moreover, Zhao Zigui and Chen Yilang could be considered the same type of people. However, it was different at the moment. The current Chen Yilang had already discovered the joy of learning. An all-nighter to accumulate points? No way. At the very least, he had to purchase a new skin before playing with Zhao Zigui. Thus, Chen Yilang simply replied, ¡°You go ahead. I¡¯m going to sleep.¡± Before Zhao Zigui could reply, Chen Yilang had already rolled over, wrapped himself in the blanket, and fell asleep. Zhao Zigui was left staring at his phone in a daze.. Sometimes, loneliness came so suddenly that Zhao Zigui did not even have time to react. [Ding!] [You have avoided [Level 2 Succubus] and caused a large amount of mental damage to it. You obtained Gold Coins +142 and Experience Points +23.] Hearing this, Chen Yilang slept even more peacefully. Who would not love a pleasant surprise before going to bed? However, he realized that something was not quite right. ¡°Enemy killing Spree¡­¡± A few minutes later, the background music of the game came from the side. Chen Yilang, who had already fallen asleep, was woken up by the noise again. He then looked around. Although a few of his roommates still had their lights on and were busy studying, at least they closed their curtains so that it would not affect the others. He then looked at Zhao Zigui, who was sleeping next to him. He thought everybody was not sleeping tonight, so he started to act recklessly. ¡°Come on, it¡¯s so late at night, and you¡¯re still playing games and making noise. What are you planning to do?¡± Chen Yilang could not help but ask. ¡°Ah? Brother Kipper, why are you asleep?¡± Zhao Zigui asked in a daze. Chen Yilang just told him that he was going to sleep, did he not? He was annoyed, and he wanted to fight back. However, after thinking for a while, he felt that it was unnecessary to do so. After all, they were already in their third year. Everyone was busy, so there was no need to make a scene over a small matter. However, he still had to say what he needed to say. If Zhao Zigui still did not change in the future, it was still not too late to take necessary measures. Hence, Chen Yilang simply grabbed a pillow and threw it over as he jokingly scolded Zhao Zigui, ¡°Hurry up and turn it down. Some of us still have exams tomorrow, and some of us are still studying. You¡¯re making everyone unable to study. If they fail their exams tomorrow, are you going to take responsibility?¡± ¡°Okay then. Let me¡­¡± Zhao Zigui shivered, shrunk his head, and quickly lower the volume. [Ding!] [You have inflicted critical mental damage on [Succubus]. You have successfully killed [Level 2 Succubus]. You obtained Gold Coins +23 and Experience Points +27.] Chen Yilang glanced at Zhao Zigui again and found that the symbol on the top of his head had disappeared. This meant that he had already been killed by him.. As for whether or not it would respawn again, Chen Yilang did not have time to care about it. After being killed by Chen Yilang, [Succubus] also dropped two glittering loots that floated in the air. Chen Yilang stretched out his hand and grabbed them, keeping them in his inventory. [You obtained [Immortal Cultivator¡¯s Soul x1.] [Immortal Cultivator¡¯s Soul: A relatively rare material that is abundant in the bodies of all kinds of monsters that are used to staying up all night.] Damn it. The Immortal Cultivator¡¯s Soul¡­ Chen Yilang laughed at the name. However, it was late at night, so he did not have much time to study it. With that, Chen Yilang closed his eyes and fell asleep. The next day. The third-year students of Beijiang City would usher in a significant day. The second mock exam for the whole city. At the same time, all the exam questions were the same. The third-year students were not fighting against the whole school but against the whole city! Although logically speaking, Chen Yilang, who had experienced the first time, should have no emotions in his heart. However, he felt particularly uneasy at this moment. After all¡­ He was no longer the Chen Yilang of the past. He was eager to finish the exam this time! Chen Yilang sat in his seat as his heart was filled with anticipation. He was waiting for the moment when the examination bell rang. Very soon, the bell rang. ¡°You can start now,¡± The invigilator said. Chen Yilang immediately browsed through the questions. ¡°Motion Point P trajectory graph¡­¡± ¡°Intersection point number problem¡­¡± ¡°Three-dimensional median line problem¡­¡± After a glance, Chen Yilang smiled slightly. ¡°I love you so much, Liu Shiya.¡± Liu Shiya¡¯s notebook had recorded almost all of the questions! As for the other relatively simple basic questions, they were not particularly difficult for Chen Yilang after the intensive tutoring. Chen Yilang smiled indifferently and started answering all the questions. Fifteen minutes before the bell rang. Every blank area of the mathematics exam paper was filled with words. Chen Yilang kept his pen and stood up from his seat. In the quiet examination room, everyone¡¯s attention was immediately attracted by Chen Yilang. Everyone looked over. They saw Chen Yilang holding the exam paper, slowly walking to the podium and handing the exam paper to the invigilator. Everyone was dumbfounded. F*ck¡­ Brother Kipper had finished answering all the questions? Chapter 11 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang was actually quite famous in Beijiang No. 1 Middle School. After all, he was always at the bottom of the rankings, so most people still had some impression of him. There were many times when they saw Chen Yilang quickly fill up the multiple-choice questions on the answer sheet after the exam started. Then, he would lay on the table and fell asleep until the end of the exam. However, the situation did not seem right this time¡­ Not only did Yilang finish it, he actually submitted the exam paper in advance? It was ridiculous. ¡°Brother Yilang probably did it seriously on a whim today, right?¡± ¡°Then, he realized that he still couldn¡¯t understand anything. In the end, he gave up struggling, simply answered all the questions, and submitted it in advance.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that must be it.¡± ¡­ The students in the classroom began to think about what Chen Yilang was thinking. When they saw Yilang being urged by the invigilator to leave the examination hall, whistling as he walked to the dining hall to eat his lunch, everyone still felt a little envious¡­ It was simply too difficult for them this time. They couldn¡¯t even finish it! However, what they did not expect was that not only Mathematics but English and Science were also equally difficult. After two days of exams, everyone was exhausted. They returned to the classroom, rearranged the tables, sat down, and started chatting. ¡°F*ck! Who came out with those questions? Do you think a human could answer such questions?¡± One of the students complained. ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± Lin Jie¡¯s face was full of disappointment, and he said with a sad face, ¡°Especially Mathematics test! I haven¡¯t had any clue since the eighth multiple choice question. I even wrote random numbers on it! I¡¯m f*cking screwed this time. Let¡¯s meet at the eighth exam hall next time, brothers.¡± The exam hall of Beijiang No.1 Middle School was divided into grades. The first exam venue of the top 50. The second exam venue of the top 100. Those who were not in the top 100 usually had their exams in the classroom. Lin Jie was just complaining. ¡°Sigh, it¡¯s okay. This year¡¯s Mathematics test is indeed beyond the standard. Everyone didn¡¯t do well in the exam. Let¡¯s just relax.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. What¡¯s there to be afraid of? If worst comes to worst, we can all die together!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not think about it anymore, guys. Let¡¯s grab some snacks and celebrate!¡± ¡­ All the students came to comfort Lin Jie. Only Chen Yilang sat at the other side, silently observing everything, smiling and not saying a word. ¡®You guys are so dumb. Lin Jie is just fooling with you all.¡¯ However, this was not difficult to understand. After all, only Chen Yilang alone could see the huge words [Level 3 School B*tch] above Lin Jie¡¯s head. Logically speaking, killing the [School B*tch] would be similar to killing the [Ultimate Genius]. It would not be easy. Chen Yilang was still thinking about countermeasures, but unexpectedly, Lin Jie noticed him first, who had been staying silent at the side. ¡°Chen Yilang, I heard that you handed in your paper in advance this time. Looks like you did quite well in the exam this time, right?¡± All the students were excited when they heard Lin Jie¡¯s words ¡°Really, Chen Yilang?¡± ¡°Come on, Brother Yilang. I felt that something was wrong with you. Have you been secretly studying behind our back?¡± ¡°Come on. We agreed to slack together, but in the end, you studied more than anyone else!¡± [Danger! [Level 3 School B*tch] activated [Hate Transfer], placing you in the center¡­] Chen Yilang was stunned. What the hell? ¡®I just wanted to quietly think about my life. Why am I attracting attention all of a sudden? The most ridiculous thing was that he was actually framed as a School B*tch by the real School B*tch. It also sounded ridiculous¡­ [You have received [Public Opinion] attack. HP -78.] Chen Yilang felt a sudden pain in his head. Then, he looked at his HP, and it was actually cut by nearly 30%¡­ It f*cking hurt! This was much more powerful than [Involution] caused by the [Ultimate Genius]! ¡®Damn it, I underestimated him¡­¡¯ Chen Yilang quickly thought of ways to fight back. Since he liked disguising so much, then Chen Yilang would let him reveal his true form! ¡°No, I was lucky this time. I just happened to revise several similar questions the night before the exam.¡± Chen Yilang smiled and waved his hand. ¡°Lin Jie, you also said that you failed in Mathematics test last time, right? However, when you got the results, you did quite well, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Huh? Last time? I don¡¯t really remember anything about it.¡± Lin Jie was stunned as he stammered. ¡°But¡­ I really failed this time¡­¡± ¡°Hey, Lin Jie, why do I feel that what Chen Yilang said makes sense?¡± Someone reacted after a while, ¡°It seems like it¡¯s not just the last time, right? Every time, you seem to say that you did badly, but from what I remember, you seem to do very well every time, right?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Lin Jie. You even said that you had checked the answers, and you found that half of the multiple-choice questions were wrong. However, I remember that you scored 135 points that time!¡± ¡°Lin Jie, what are you doing? Are you trying to mess with our mind so that you can go to the first exam room the next time?¡± The attention started to shift back to Lin Jie. ¡°No, guys. I¡­¡± Lin Jie was sweating as he did not know how to explain himself. [You successfully dodged his attack!] [Level 3 School B*tch] suffered from public opinion and received a lot of damage! ] [You obtained Gold Coins +23 and Experience Points +24.] Seeing that his classmates had surrounded Lin Jie, Chen Yilang left in satisfaction. ¡®Hmph, are you trying to mess with me? ¡®No way.¡¯ After that night, Lin Jie, who had been severely injured by Chen Yilang, did not dare to provoke him anymore. Then, a new situation seemed to have appeared. A few days after the exam ended, an even more intense and exciting day was ushered in. The results ranking list was out. For the students, this was also the most intense and exciting moment. In the evening self-study class, the class teacher, Mo Li, projected the Excel Document onto the screen. All the students of Grade 12 Class 6 held their breaths and looked up at the same time. After they finished looking at their own rankings, the students discovered something unbelievable. All the students were shocked¡­ Chen Yilang was in the top five of Class 6.. Chapter 12 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation For [Top Student] and [Genius]. It might not be a difficult task to get into the top five of the class. For example, Chen Jiahui. This time, she was the first of the class. However, if one were to look at the ranking of the grade, she was in tenth place. ¡°This time, the overall standard of our class has slightly deteriorated.¡± Mo Li adjusted her black-rimmed glasses and said solemnly, ¡°I¡¯ve actually noticed that during this period of time, everyone is a little out of the mood to study. There are people laughing and joking around every night during the self-study session. They really think that they¡¯re confident and don¡¯t take this examination seriously at all! ¡°Count with your fingers, how many days are left before the college entrance examination? ¡°It won¡¯t be long before the third and final examination arrives. ¡°According to our past teaching experience, under normal circumstances, if there are no accidents, the final college entrance examination results won¡¯t be much different from the score of the third mock examination¡­ ¡°If you continue to deal with it with such an attitude, on the day of the college entrance examination, you will still follow the same old path as today¡­¡± The more Mo Li spoke, the more serious she became. The students did not dare to make a sound, and one by one, they began to criticize her. The atmosphere in the class gradually became tense. [Danger! [Critism] has arrived!] [Ding! You¡¯ve successfully avoided [Critism] because you¡¯re in too good a state of mind! ] ¡°Huh?¡± Chen Yilang was confused. When he looked at Chen Jiahui next to him, he finally knew what had happened. On the status bar on top of her head, there was an additional picture of a shattered heart with the caption ¡®Depression¡¯. Not just Chen Jiahui. He also noticed that the same symbol had appeared on the heads of the other [Top Student] and [Genius]. Depression: A debuff that causes negative emotions. Under this state, the target¡¯s spiritual attribute will decrease, and their intelligence attribute will decrease as well. It was easy to understand the intelligence attribute. As for the spiritual attribute, it could be considered as a mentality. Chen Yilang scratched his head. The [Top Student] did not seem to be doing too well. One or two of them seemed to be very fragile¡­ Just like that? Their defense shattered just like that? For a bad student like him, Mo Li¡¯s words had no effect on him at all! Especially Chen Jiahui, who was sitting beside him. [Critism] seemed to have hurt her quite badly. Her health bar had changed from green to yellow, and her health bar was still slowly decreasing. ¡°But, I¡¯ve seen some good things in class recently.¡± Mo Li changed the topic, and her tone became gentler. ¡°Tonight, I¡¯d like to give praise to someone. ¡°Chen Yilang.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, the entire class seemed to have recovered from the tense atmosphere, as though they had just woken up from a dream. Chen Yilang? Did they hear wrongly? In the past three years, Chen Yilang had often been singled out and criticized by Mo Li from time to time. In the end, Mo Li had even given up on him. Did she just praised Brother Yilang just now? It was like a f*cking sci-fi story¡­ ¡°Everyone, please take a look at the screen.¡± As Mo Li spoke, she adjusted the PowerPoint to the ranking screen of the previous exam. ¡°During the first mock exam, Chen Yilang was ranked 52nd in the class, he was the second-worst student in the class, and 984th in the grade. ¡°And during this exam, Chen Yilang was ranked 5th in the class, and 49th in the grade¡­¡± 49th? Chen Yilang was stunned. He actually got 49th in the grade! When he heard the system give him this quest, he thought it was impossible to complete it. He never thought that his goal would be achieved so quickly. [Ding!] [Congratulations!] [Quest: Liu Shiya¡¯s Test. Completed!] [You obtained Gold Coins +999, Experience Points +288, and Distributable Attribute Point x1.] [You have leveled up!] [Player: Chen Yilang.] [Level: 4 (0/2000).] [Reputation: 100.] [Title: ] [You obtained Gold Coins +1111 and Distributable Attribute Point x1.] ¡­ After pausing for a moment, Mo Li took a deep breath and continued, ¡°All of you here must learn from Chen Yilang! ¡°If he can do it, you guys can do it as well. ¡°I don¡¯t wish to hear you say ¡®no¡¯ in the future. I hope that I¡¯ll have more students like Chen Yilang next time!¡± [You activated your skill: [Ultimate Involution].] [You inflicted a huge spiritual attack on [Level 2 Top Student]. You have successfully killed the target! You obtained¡­] [You inflicted a huge spiritual attack on [Level 4 Genius]. You have successfully killed the target! You obtained¡­] [You inflicted a huge spiritual attack on [Level 5 Genius]. You have successfully killed the target! You obtained¡­] At this moment, the entire [Map] exploded. Countless shiny objects shot out from every corner of the classroom, scattering and floating in the air. The entire classroom was so bright. These lights turned into countless meteors in the air and flew toward Chen Yilang as if they were attracted by him. [You obtained Knowledge Point x234.] [You obtained Soul of Hard Work x23.] [You obtained Experience Point +453.] [You obtained Gold Coins +1042.] ¡­ Chen Yilang was stunned by what he saw. He even suspected that he had seen a sea of stars just now. Mo Li was still speaking earnestly on the stage, while Chen Yilang was already dumbfounded. After a long while, he gradually regained his senses and understood what had happened. He wiped out all the good students in the classroom in one go.. F*ck! This was too sudden! The corners of Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth began to twitch involuntarily. F*ck, these guys were too weak! Well, he had killed all of them, so where was he going to get Knowledge Points from next time? Chen Yilang was so scared that he quickly looked at his deskmate. When he found that [Level 5 Ultimate Genius] was still standing there, he felt a little relieved¡­ Fortunately, the [Ultimate Involution] had only crippled [Level 5 Ultimate Genius]. She was not dead yet¡­ If she died just like that, Chen Yilang really would not know what to do next. However, according to his guess., if he really wanted to get rid of Chen Jiahui, there might only be one way. That was to defeat her in the final college entrance exam! Chapter 13 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang seemed to be very ambitious. He wanted to get first place in his class once. Speaking of which, he felt ashamed. The main reason why he had this idea was not that he had completely fallen in love with studying, but that he wanted to experience the pleasure of killing monsters. He wanted to kill Chen Jiahui! Perhaps this was the pleasure of a man¡­ After all, a man was a simple-minded creature that could be happy for a few days after he had a pentakill. With that, Chen Yilang began to eat¡­ No. He began to study even harder. After a few more days of high-intensity study. Chen Yilang felt that he had reached a new height in mathematics and science¡­ He did not know how to describe that feeling¡­ It was as if he had entered a brand new world. Everything in this world was something that he did not dare to imagine and believe when he was a bad student. It was the world of the strong! Chen Yilang felt that he could not control his emotion. Until one night. Chen Yilang, who was preparing to continue studying in his room, discovered a big problem. He had used up all his [Memory Bread Recipe]. He now had a bunch of [Knowledge Points] and bread, but he could not produce any more Memory Bread. ¡°Damn it! Come on!¡± Chen Yilang felt helpless. Although he had mastered both mathematics and science, he still had two language subjects to master. These two subjects were a little difficult to handle.. Chen Yilang felt a little troubled. Speaking of which, he was really a little sad. After losing the [Memory Bread], he was no different from a useless student. ¡°I can only blame myself for not studying properly in the past.¡± Chen Yilang could not help but let out a long sigh. Knock¡­ At this moment, someone knocked on the door. Chen Yilang stood up to open the door, and then he saw a familiar figure. It was his little cousin, Liu Shiya. She was still dressed in a youthful manner, but this time, she wore a bun on her head. ¡°My goodness, it¡¯s you again?¡± Chen Yilang pretended to be disgusted as he teased. ¡°Stop pretending, you b*stard. I¡¯ve heard that you¡¯re in the top 50 of the grade this time!¡± Liu Shiya went straight to the point. ¡°I¡¯ve been nagged by my mother every day for the past few days because of you. What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Because you¡¯re good at organizing your notes?¡± Chen Yilang chuckled. ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous.¡± Liu Shiya could not help but roll her eyes at Chen Yilang. ¡°But actually, that¡¯s not why I came to look for you today.¡± ¡°Then?¡± Chen Yilang raised his eyebrows. ¡°It¡¯s like this¡­¡± Liu Shiya said, ¡°You know that Xiong Yuwei and I are good friends. Her grades aren¡¯t that good, especially in science. So, I¡¯ve been looking for someone to teach her. ¡°I don¡¯t have time for her because I have math and piano lessons every week. ¡°It doesn¡¯t take much time. One or two hours every Saturday night will do. ¡°No matter how much I think about it, I really can¡¯t find a suitable candidate for her. You¡¯re the only one left.¡± [Ding!] [You have triggered a new hidden mission!] [Mission: A good friend¡¯s problem.] [Liu Shiya.] [Details: Your performance has been acknowledged by Liu Shiya. She hopes that you can help Xiong Yuwei solve her problems.] [Progress: Meet Xiong Yuwei and have in-depth communication with her (0/1).] ¡­ What? Why did he feel that something was wrong. Why did he have to have in-depth communication with her? Logically speaking, he had no experience in this kind of thing. If he really had in-depth communication with her, it would definitely be dry and uncomfortable for both of them. Since the mission had been triggered, he had no choice, right? ¡°Hey, what are you daydreaming about, Yilang?¡± Liu Shiya placed her hands on her hips, looking like she was disappointed. ¡°Do you know how many guys don¡¯t have the chance to meet her even if they wanted to? Why do you look like you¡¯re not very willing to help her? Besides, she told me that she would pay you.¡± Chen Yilang came back to his senses and could only smile helplessly. ¡°No¡­ I¡¯m just worried that I won¡¯t be able to do help her.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, with your current strength, you won¡¯t have any issue at all.¡± Liu Shiya patted Chen Yilang¡¯s shoulder casually. ¡°It¡¯s settled then. I¡¯ll leave her to you.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Chen Yilang could only make an okay gesture. Since she had already said that, he had no choice but to bite the bullet. On the other hand, Chen Yilang also wanted to finish the mission to see what would happen next. After all, the degree of freedom in this game was too high. Chen Yilang could no longer improve at all. In the following week, Chen Yilang had a difficult time. Without the [Memory Bread], Chen Yilang could only rely on his own hard work. However, it was strange. Chen Yilang, who was a lazy student, actually gradually recovered some of his learning state during this period of time. The [Involution] did not cause him any substantial damage. Instead, he was the one who would activate the [Involution] from time to time, causing troubles in the entire Grade 12 Class 6¡­ Well, not only Grade 12 Class 6¡­ The news about Chen Yilang quickly spread throughout the entire grade. Almost all the Grade 12 students in Beijiang No.1 High School knew that there was a strong student called Chen Yilang who had soared to the skies in just a short month¡­ ¡°He has been pretending all the time!¡± The [Underachiever] looked at their exam papers filled with red crosses and could not help but start to doubt themselves. Even Chen Yilang himself did not understand why his reputation had been spreading during this period of time.. Finally, he waited until the weekend. After Chen Yilang packed up, he went to Xiong Yuwei¡¯s home at the agreed time. When he arrived, Chen Yilang realized that his home was not very far from Xiong Yuwei¡¯s home. It was just across a big road. However, the two of them were not the same. Chen Yilang¡¯s home was an ordinary residential area, while Xiong Yuwei¡¯s home was a small luxury house built in the courtyard¡­ He took out his phone and sent a message to Xiong Yuwei. After he agreed to Liu Shiya¡¯s request, he and Xiong Yuwei added each other on Wechat, but they had not talked much. Chen Yilang sent a message to her. [Hello, Xiong Yuwei, I¡¯m in front of your house.] [Hahahaha, I¡¯m sorry. Please give me a few more minutes. I¡¯m playing games now.. Wait a moment, please!] Chapter 14 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Xiong Yuwei replied with a voice message. Chen Yilang clicked on it and listened to her message. Her voice was really beautiful. No wonder they all said that Xiong Yuwei had a beautiful voice. It seemed to be true. Just this voice sounded like a sweet girl, right? Chen Yilang put his hands in his pockets and whistled. He looked up at the sky in boredom. He did not expect Xiong Yuwei to not make him wait for long. Just a few minutes later, she walked out of the house. From afar, Chen Yilang saw a slender figure. He saw a pretty girl. However¡­ Other than that, Xiong Yuwei did not seem to have anything to do with the word ¡°sweet¡±. The girl was wearing a pair of flip-flops, a pair of shorts, and a tank top. She also had long, wavy hair, and she was wearing a pair of small earrings. One had to admit that she looked gorgeous and mature. This made Chen Yilang, who was wearing a white t-shirt and dark blue jeans, look like a brat¡­ However, the school did not allow Xiong Yuwei to dress like that. Especially at a critical moment like the third year of high school, the teachers naturally hoped that the students would spend more time and effort on their studies. ¡°I¡¯m sorry to have kept you waiting!¡± ¡°Hahaha, that was too exciting. We almost lost, but guess what? We won!¡± Xiong Yuwei was delighted. After opening the door for Chen Yilang, she started chatting with him in a very friendly manner. This surprised Chen Yilang quite a bit. He did not expect Xiong Yuwei to actually be quite easy to get along with despite her seemingly unapproachable appearance. Just as Chen Yilang was thinking about this¡­ A notification popped up on Xiong Yuwei¡¯s head. [Xiong Yuwei] [Details: A strong woman. Don¡¯t be fooled by her good-looking appearance. Her punch can make you lie in bed for half a month.] ¡­ Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth twitched. Only then did he notice Xiong Yuwei¡¯s slim but extremely muscular arms. When he walked into Xiong Yuwei¡¯s room, he finally understood everything. Xiong Yuwei¡¯s room was huge. On a huge shelf, Chen Yilang could see all kinds of awards and trophies displayed inside. There were swimming competitions, basketball competitions, marathon competitions, and even taekwondo competitions, sparring competitions, and kendo competitions¡­ A drop of cold sweat trickled down Chen Yilang¡¯s forehead. She was amazing. He thought she was a sweet girl, but she turned out to be a fierce woman. It was Liu Shiya¡¯s fault for not explaining these things to him clearly. Chen Yilang was completely in a daze. It was not until he chatted with Xiong Yuwei for a while that he realized that she was a sports student. As a sports student, training usually took up a lot of their time, so she might not be able to cope with her studies. However, Xiong Yuwei was an excellent student. Although she was a sports student, her results were good. She could also squeeze into the top 100 of the grade. If it were not for the math test that held her back a little, she probably would not be better than Liu Shiya. ¡°Let¡¯s get started.¡± Chen Yilang took out his textbook. ¡°What do you want to learn today?¡± ¡°Number sequences, three-dimensional geometry, and analytic geometry. Especially parabolas and ellipses,¡± Xiong Yuwei said. ¡°Okay.¡± Chen Yilang nodded. Fortunately, what Xiong Yuwei said was not particularly difficult to learn. What Liu Shiya said was indeed true. It was easy for Chen Yilang. Very soon, Chen Yilang solved all the problems that Xiong Yuwei asked him. However, Chen Yilang knew that this was not the main point. After all, the real purpose was not to tutor Xiong Yuwei. He was here to have in-depth communication with Xiong Yuwei. Therefore, the tutoring process was foreplay. When the atmosphere was less tense and awkward, he had to get down to business. ¡°Xiong Yuwei, are these awards all yours?¡± Chen Yilang looked around at the trophies and certificates of honor. ¡°You¡¯re outstanding.¡± ¡°Nah.¡± Xiong Yuwei waved her hand and said, ¡°I¡¯m a sports student, but I¡¯m very lazy. I¡¯m not as good as you guys, so I can only train harder¡­¡± Hearing this, Chen Yilang suddenly felt inferior¡­ ¡°Please don¡¯t say so¡­¡± Chen Yilang smiled helplessly. ¡°I don¡¯t like to study either, and my grades are much worse than yours. My results have always been bad when I was young, and I don¡¯t have any special skills in other areas. I¡¯m the real kid here.¡± ¡°But you¡¯re great now.¡± Xiong Yuwei smiled and said, ¡°Besides, I don¡¯t really like sports. ¡°I didn¡¯t like to study since I was young. My family had no choice but to send me to do sports. ¡°But I didn¡¯t expect that I did have a little talent in sports, and then I persevered until now.¡± ¡°It must be hard, right?¡± Chen Yilang lowered his voice and asked. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve got a lot of injuries. I even have more than ten stitches here.¡± Xiong Yuwei pointed at a scar on her calf. Although it was not very long, it was very eye-catching on her smooth and fair skin. ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s just a small injury, and I¡¯m not the only one who has it hard. Everyone is working hard.¡± Xiong Yuwei smiled and said, ¡°Others only see that you¡¯ve made great progress, but they don¡¯t know how much effort you¡¯ve put in behind the scenes.¡± Chen Yilang, who was deeply ashamed, could only keep a smile on his face. At the same time, he comforted himself in his heart that she was right. He did put in a lot of effort in eating Memory Bread¡­ The two of them chatted a lot of things that night. Chen Yilang had a good time with Xiong Yuwei. He did not know whether it was because they got along or because Xiong Yuwei had a great personality. In short, his mission was completed. [Ding!] [Congratulations on completing the mission: A good friend¡¯s problem.] [You obtained Gold Coins +999, Experience Points +1000, and Lucky Mall Coupon x1.] ¡­ However, it was a pain in the *ss because it did not open for business for 24 hours a day. It opened for business depending on its mood. For example, ever since Chen Yilang bought the [Lucky Treasure Chest] in the mall and got the [Memory Bread Recipe], he did not get anything special at all after that. Therefore, this reward was okay. However, there was nothing to be disgusted. After all, the difficulty of this mission was not that high. It was just talking to a girl. ¡°Let¡¯s see what new products the [Mystery Mall] has,¡± Chen Yilang said.. Chapter 15 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After returning home. Chen Yilang showered and went to bed. He was bored but did not want to sleep, and also did not want to play games. Hence, he opened his system interface. ¡°Although it doesn¡¯t seem like there¡¯s anything I need to buy, since I have nothing to do, I¡¯ll just look around the Lucky Mall.¡± Chen Yilang thought to himself. Anyway¡­ Even if he could not create a new item, it felt pretty good to be able to have another [Memory Bread Recipe]. With such a mentality, Chen Yilang used [Luck Shop Coupon]. [Ding!] [Lucky Mall has opened!] [Opening time: 02:59:58] ¡­ What? Chen Yilang felt helpless. The most ridiculous thing was that he actually only had three hours to consider whether or not to buy something! With no other choice, Chen Yilang could only immediately go to the mall and browse through the list of goods. In the end, what he did not expect was that this time, there were a lot of new items in the mall. Probably because his level had been upgraded several times, more items were refreshed. [Lucky Treasure Chest x1. Sold for 999 Gold Coins.] [Translation Jelly Recipe x1. Sold for 9999 Gold Coins.] [Tracing Cane Recipe x1. Sold for 19,999 Gold Coins.] [Master Key Recipe x 1. Sold for 39,999 Gold Coins.] [Strength Capsule Recipe x1. Sold for 59,999 Gold Coins.] [Focus Glasses Recipe x1. Sold for 79,999 Gold Coins.] [Cloak of Invisibility x1. Sold for 99,999 Gold Coins.] ¡­ This scared Chen Yilang so much that he almost jumped out of bed. Damn it! What are all these things! Just by looking at the names of these items, one could feel that something was not right, right? Chen Yilang frowned and realized that things were not that simple¡­ The Lucky Mall was like a military arsenal! Chen Yilang rubbed his hands as he felt a little eager to give it a try. Then, he realized that he only had 3,000 Gold Coins left¡­ F*ck it¡­ Well¡­ Although Chen Yilang had a look of disdain on his face, he had to admit that he really had his eyes set on a good item in the Lucky Mall. [Translation Jelly Recipe]! As the name implied, it should be a good item that could allow one to become proficient in eighteen languages after eating it. It seemed that no matter which era it was, one would have to spend money if one wanted to cause trouble. ¡°I still need to level up more, kill more monsters, do more missions, and save up more Gold Coins.¡± Chen Yilang thought to himself. In the end, Chen Yilang had to spend all his Gold Coins to buy the only three Lucky Treasure Chests that he could afford. On the surface, it seemed like he had wasted a [Lucky Mall Opening Voucher], but he saw the awesomeness of this game system. It was like a child playing with mud in the countryside seeing the world of the people in the city. ¡°I¡¯m looking forward to it.¡± Chen Yilang could not help but think. Filled with hope, Chen Yilang opened the [Lucky Treasure Chest]. [Ding! Congratulations on obtaining a gentle goodnight!] [Ding! Congratulations on obtaining a bag of otaku tissue paper!] ¡­ What? What the f*ck is this? The first two items made Chen Yilang wonder if there was something wrong with his ears. When the tissue paper fell from the sky and smashed into Chen Yilang¡¯s face, he finally believed this fact. He then picked it up and took a look. It was really just a plain packet of tissue paper. The corner of Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth twitched. He almost wanted to smash this broken system on the spot. Fortunately, the last [Lucky Treasure Chest] was not too bad. [Ding!] [Congratulations on obtaining [Replica Bracelet x1].] [Replica Bracelet: Wear this bracelet on your wrist and shake hands with your target. You can randomly obtain an ability from the target.] ¡­ Chen Yilang¡¯s eyes lit up. This item was rather interesting. The ability to secretly learn skills was overpowered. It was completely worth the 3,000 Gold Coins he spent tonight! Chen Yilang was excited. However, although he was excited, after playing with the wristband for a long time, he felt sleepy already Very soon, Chen Yilang fell into a deep sleep. It was Monday the next day. Unknowingly, the third mock exam was approaching again. It was probably because of what Mo Li said last time that gave everyone a shot of adrenaline. Everyone¡¯s enthusiasm for learning seemed to be much higher than before. Chen Yilang realized that the attack effect of his [Involution] was getting worse and worse. In the end, it even started to be ignored by the students. [Involution] would only appear when there was a negative vibe. When the entire class was studying hard, it would have no effect on them¡­ Chen Yilang was very helpless. When he could not get Gold Coins from the monsters through [Involution], he had to find a new way. Even on the way to the canteen after school, Chen Yilang was thinking of something. When he was waiting for his food, his thoughts were interrupted. He heard a commotion coming from the front of the line. ¡°What¡¯s going on in front, brother?¡± Chen Yilang, who did not know what was going on, poked his brother¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I don¡¯t know either. It seems like someone cut queue,¡± The other party said, ¡°That guy really pisses me off.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Chen Yilang shifted his body in confusion and poked his head out to observe the situation. It was just as what his friend had told him. Chen Yilang did see two or three boys squeezing at the front of the line and talking rudely to a lady. The students standing behind them could only look at each other with looks of disgust, but they did not dare to say anything. At this moment, Chen Yilang¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. He noticed that there was a message box above the heads of the three boys. [Level 1 Savage]. [Level 1 Savage]. [Level 3 Savage]. Two of the boys were short and skinny. Another one looked tall and strong. Chen Yilang wanted to laugh out loud when he saw their names. However, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that there was nothing wrong with it. Just like that, the three of them casually squeezed in from the side of the queue and stuck themselves in front of the window. There were a few girls standing behind them. They looked disgusted and helpless. However, they could only look at each other as they did not know what to do. At this moment, Chen Yilang felt that his body was getting a little excited again. Chen Yilang could not take it anymore. He wanted to fight monsters! Chen Yilang did not hesitate at all. He immediately walked out from the back of the line and strode toward them ¡°I¡¯m sorry, brothers.¡± Chen Yilang said with a smile, ¡°Excuse me for a moment.¡± ¡°Are you that hungry?¡± Chapter 16 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang was not very loud at all. However, his words attracted the attention of everyone around him. The [Savage] seemed to have been stunned by Chen Yilang, and they did not come back to their senses for a moment. ¡°Who are you?¡± The [Level 3 Savage] was unhappy, and he cursed, ¡°What did you f*cking say?¡± ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry. I just saw you guys cutting the queue in a hurry as if you have never eaten before. I thought you guys were hungry.¡± Chen Yilang smiled faintly. They were stunned and were at a loss for words for a moment. In their eyes, cutting the queue was just a trivial matter. What was the big deal? ¡°Hey, mind your own business!¡± [Level 3 Savage] scolded Chen Yilang without holding back, ¡°It¡¯s not your queue, what does it have to do with you? The others haven¡¯t even said anything yet, so why are you shouting at us?¡± [Level 3 Savage used [Curses], causing a lot of damage to you!] [HP -24.] ¡­ Chen Yilang frowned slightly. He felt that [Level 3 Savage]¡¯s scolding was ridiculously loud, and it shook his eardrums slightly. However, it was fine. This little damage was not a big problem. After all, Chen Yilang was not afraid of such things. If fighting against [Ultimate Genius] required physical strength and intelligence, then he did not need any skill to fight against a [Savage]. ¡°I was wondering what¡¯s wrong with you,¡± Chen Yilang said fearlessly, and even raised his voice a little. ¡°Don¡¯t you see that everyone else is lining up at the back? It¡¯s rude to cut the queue. Nine years of compulsory education has taught you guys this kind of stuff?¡± ¡°Do you know who can cut the queue?¡± ¡°Public servants, soldiers, and disabled people! Who are you guys?¡± ¡°I thought the first two were not related to you guys. You guys have hands and feet too, so do you guys have brain damage?¡± As soon as Chen Yilang finished his sentence, the students were all laughing. The students who did not dare to shout at first also supported Chen Yilang. ¡°That¡¯s right. I think you guys have brain damage!¡± ¡°You guys are still here to study in high school. I suggest that you go back to primary school and start all over again!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not leaving today. I¡¯d like to see if they still dare to cut the queue!¡± ¡°We¡­¡± Seeing that the noise around them seemed to have gotten out of control and was getting louder and louder, [Level 3 Savage] showed a hint of panic on his face. He stammered and could not speak for a moment. [Ding!] [ you used [Justice Nonsense] to heavily injure [Level 3 Savage], [Level 1 Savage], [Level 1 Savage]! [You obtain Gold Coins + 698 and Experience Point +98.] ¡­ Woah. Yilang did not expect they would have so much money! Chen Yilang was very satisfied with the outcome, He saw a glimpse of hope in buying the [Translation Jelly Recipe]. ¡°You¡­ Just you wait!¡± [Level 3 Savage] was so angry that his nose was almost crooked, but because he was in the wrong, he could not say anything. ¡°I make you pay for it!¡± The [Level 3 Savage] said fiercely, ¡°Don¡¯t let me catch you walking in the night!¡± After saying that, the three of them ran away. Just like that? Chen Yilang could not help but complain in his heart. ¡°You¡¯re awesome, bro!¡± The students could not help but grab Chen Yilang¡¯s arm excitedly as they said excitedly, ¡°I¡¯ve been unhappy with them for a long time. If I¡¯m not a coward, I would have scolded them! ¡°Help me thank that brother in front of me. I was so angry that I almost went back to my dorm to cook instant noodles. ¡°Hey, do you know what grade that brother is in? He¡¯s so handsome. My friend wants his number.¡± ¡­ The surrounding discussions made Chen Yilang feel a little overwhelmed. At the same time, the surrounding students pulled him to the front of the line without any explanation, saying that they wanted Chen Yilang to eat first. Chen Yilang could not help but twitch his lips. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the person who cut the queue, in the end, would be me¡­¡± ¡°Good job, young man!¡± The lunch lady was even good to Chen Yilang. She scooped a big spoonful of meat for him. ¡°Eat more. We need a good kid like you in our society now!¡± ¡°Thank you¡­¡± Chen Yilang quickly thanked her. [Reputation has increased!] [Current Reputation: 200.] [Lunch lady¡¯s favorability has increased!] Chen Yilang was confused He felt that something was wrong. In short¡­ During recess, Chen Yilang felt a little uncomfortable. Usually, he liked to sit quietly in a corner and eat alone. However, he unexpectedly became the focus of everyone¡¯s attention. In less than forty minutes of eating time, there were already more than ten classmates who came up to him to chat or greet him¡­ Chen Yilang felt annoyed He clearly just wanted to be a quiet and handsome man who could eat in peace¡­ It was not easy for him, but when he returned to the dormitory, he was teased by his roommates again. Beijiang City No. 1 High School was a small place. Basically, trivial matters and gossip could be spread at any minute, not to mention Chen Yilang, who directly made a fuss in public. After teasing Chen Yilang for a few minutes, they all started to calm down. One guy suddenly thought of something, so he opened up a new topic. ¡°Do you guys have answers for next week¡¯s college entrance physical exam?¡± ¡°I heard that with this year¡¯s minor reform, we¡¯ll have to run 1,000 meters like college students and finish in four and a half minutes!¡± ¡°Forget about that. I heard that the results of the physical exam will also be added into the weight of the college entrance examination¡¯s total score!¡± ¡°F*ck, won¡¯t that be quite unfair to us?¡± ¡­ The dormitory was abuzz with discussion. Although Chen Yilang had heard about the college entrance physical exam before, he did not really know much about the specific situation. After listening to them for the whole night, Chen Yilang started to get a little nervous. He was a lazy guy. For the past three years in high school, he did not like to exercise. Asking him to run a thousand meters was no different from asking him to die. If he failed the college entrance physical exam, it would be a fatal blow to the total score of the college entrance examination. Chen Yilang felt a little headache. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. He thought of someone. Xiong Yuwei.. Chapter 17 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Xiong Yuwei. Every time he thought of her, he would think of her certificates and trophies that were displayed in her room. ¡°Can I touch your trophies?¡± That was the reaction in Chen Yilang¡¯s heart at that time. However, he was not too familiar with Xiong Yuwei, so he was too embarrassed to say anything. However, during this period of time, he had to tutor Xiong Yuwei, so Chen Yilang got to know her better. They would even play games together when they were free. In other words, he needed her help at the moment! His [Replica Bracelet] had never been used before! If he copied Xiong Yuwei¡¯s long-distance running skills, he would have no issue during the college entrance examination? Chen Yilang was very satisfied with his idea. This would be the first step. After all, the [Replica Bracelet] sounded much more exciting than the [Memory Bread]. Soon, Saturday arrived. Chen Yilang carried his backpack and rode his electric bike to Xiong Yuwei¡¯s house again. Ding! Dong! Chen Yilang rang the doorbell. ¡°Long time no see.¡± Xiong Yuwei smiled and opened the door for Chen Yilang. Her style was completely different from before. She was wearing a tennis hat, a sports skirt, and white sports shoes. There were some tiny beads of sweat on her fair neck. ¡°Yeah, long time no see. Were you exercising just now?¡±Chen Yilang said. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s rare that I don¡¯t have to train this afternoon, so I went to play tennis for a while,¡± Xiong Yuwei smiled and said, ¡°Do you know how to play tennis? Join me.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll be your ball boy next time.¡± Chen Yilang joked. ¡°Hahaha, then I¡¯ll have to pay you double your salary.¡± Xiong Yuwei also joked with him. Chen Yilang chatted with Xiong Yuwei while thinking about his next move. After all, it was really hard to use the [Replica Bracelet] because he needed to shake hands with the target. Hence, what excuse should he use to hold hands with Xiong Yuwei? Chen Yilang was puzzled. ¡°What do you plan to teach me today?¡± Xiong Yuwei said, ¡°I had learned all the things you taught me last week. Why don¡¯t we do some questions today?¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine too. You¡¯ve really mastered it quite quickly,¡± said Chen Yilang. As usual, Chen started his tutoring again. He had to admit that Xiong Yuwei was indeed very smart. She could always quickly comprehend and apply some knowledge that Chen Yilang felt was quite complicated. Chen Yilang felt that Xiong Yuwei was probably a true genius who had her studies hindered by sports. The two of them finished their homework in less than an hour. After chatting for a while, Chen Yilang suddenly had an idea. He suddenly said, ¡°Hey, I feel that you know a little about all kinds of sports. Are you good at playing basketball?¡± ¡°Not bad.¡± Xiong Yuwei thought for a moment and said, ¡°Because I don¡¯t specialize in basketball and don¡¯t play often. I guess I¡¯m only at the level of a high school team now.¡± She was really a genius. Chen Yilang was sweating, but he still maintained a polite smile on his face. ¡°Your hands are quite big, aren¡¯t they?¡± ¡°No.¡± Xiong Yuwei shook her head and said, ¡°I can only say that they¡¯re quite big compared to most girls, but they¡¯re actually very small compared to boys.¡± Hearing this, Chen Yilang¡¯s eyes flashed a little unnoticeably. ¡°Is that so? Let¡¯s compare our hand size¡± It was a great opportunity! It was a casual conversation without arousing the other party¡¯s suspicion. The truth was exactly what Chen Yilang had expected. Xiong Yuwei nodded without thinking and reached out her hand. Their hands were touching each other. ¡°Hey, this bracelet of yours looks pretty good. Where did you buy it?¡± Xiong Yuwei¡¯s attention fell on Chen Yilang¡¯s wrist. He would not tell her¡­ Chen Yilang was not paying attention at all. The system¡¯s notification sound soon rang in his ear. [Ding!] [Successfully activated [Replica Bracelet]. Copying the ability of the target!] [Gentle Reminder: During the copying process, please maintain physical contact with the target, or the process will be interrupted and the copying will fail.] [Replication Progress: 1%.] [Remaining Time: 119 seconds.] ¡­ ¡­ F*ck! A progress bar? Two f*cking minutes? How could he hold a girl¡¯s hand for two minutes? With Xiong Yuwei¡¯s strength, he might not be able to walk out of her house alive¡­ Chen Yilang started to feel numb. ¡°How is it? Your hand is much bigger than mine, right?¡± Xiong Yuwei said as she retracted her hand. ¡°After all, you¡¯re a boy, and you¡¯re much taller than me.¡± ¡°Indeed.¡± Chen Yilang nodded. However, it was clear that Xiong Yuwei did not see through Chen Yilang¡¯s bad intentions at all. Chen Yilang was thinking of an idea at the moment. When his gaze just happened to catch a glimpse of the biceps¡¯ lines on Xiong Yuwei¡¯s arm, a new inspiration emerged from his heart. ¡°Hey, I¡¯m a little curious about your strength.¡± ¡°Can I try arm-wrestling with you?¡± Chen Yilang said. ¡°Arm-wrestling?¡± Xiong Yuwei was stunned, feeling curious and amused. ¡°I¡¯m dying of laughter. Why do you have such a thought?¡± ¡°I¡¯m just a little curious,¡± said Chen Yilang. ¡°Okay. Let¡¯s play.¡± Xiong Yuwei smiled helplessly. ¡°Then you have to give me some leeway. After all, I¡¯m a girl.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Chen Yilang smiled indifferently. Although he looked completely calm on the surface,. He was actually laughing in his heart. This was his f*cking home ground! Although Xiong Yuwei was good in sports, she did not seem to involve high-intensity strength training. Moreover, even if she was a sports student, she was still a girl! Women and men were born with a huge gap in strength. Most of the time, even training could not make up for it. Not to mention, Xiong Yuwei was slim, and she looked like she did not have any strength at all.. ¡®I win.¡¯ Chen Yilang had completely controlled this match. As long as he pretended that he could not win, and then played a little bit with her, he could hold on for two minutes. Chen Yilang started to smile uncontrollably¡­ ¡°Start!¡± After they held hands, Chen Yilang said in a deep voice. Bang! Chen Yilang¡¯s hand was slammed heavily on the table.. Chapter 18 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Huh?¡± At this moment, in Xiong Yuwei¡¯s room, question marks were floating around Chen Yilang¡¯s head. What the f*ck? What the f*ck was that? It was a little to fast, was it not? They had just warmed up, and the foreplay had not even started, and it already ended? Chen Yilang looked at his hand that had been pressed against the table as his face turned dark. [Ding!] [No physical contact detected. The process has been interrupted. Replication failed.] [Please re-establish contact with the target.] ¡­ The moment Xiong Yuwei let go of her hand again, the system notification sounded in Chen Yilang¡¯s mind. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Xiong Yuwei was confused. ¡°Did I start early?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± Chen Yilang shook his head. ¡°I wasn¡¯t ready just now. Let¡¯s do it again.¡± Thump! Chen Yilang¡¯s hand was slammed heavily on the table again¡­ Why the f*ck? Chen Yilang¡¯s heart shattered. He thought that it was just an accident, but he had to admit that he was weak. He was not pretending that he could not win against Xiong Yuwei. It seemed that he really could not win.. What a sad story. He had indeed completely underestimated her. ¡°Come.¡± Chen Yilang took a deep breath. ¡°Last.¡± This time, Chen Yilang did not dare to be negligent. He really used his full strength to fight with Xiong Yuwei¡­ He did not know whether it was a duel between real men. It was pretty intense. Both of them seemed to be exerting their full strength. Even the table seemed to tremble slightly, looking like it was about to fall. Chen Yilang thought that he would draw with Xiong Yuwei at the moment. His eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of Xiong Yuwei¡¯s face. She yawned. ¡°What?¡± Chen Yilang¡¯s state of mind collapsed. ¡®We¡¯re in the middle of a fierce fight. How could you yawn in front of me? ¡®You¡¯re clearly looking down on me!¡¯ Chen Yilang could not put up with her attitude. He felt every cell in his body burning up, like countless torches burning in his blood vessels. He could even feel that the beast that had been sleeping inside of him finally woke up at this moment. His arms were instantly filled with power. He roared in his heart, and then launched a surging and fierce ultimate attack at Xiong Yuwei! Bang. Chen Yilang¡¯s hand was slammed on the table. ¡°Actually, I was just joking around. You don¡¯t have to let me win, Yilang.¡± Xiong Yuwei said straightforwardly, ¡°Although I¡¯m a girl, I¡¯m a sports student. Actually, I¡¯m not as weak as you think.¡± He really did not expect that¡­ ¡°Haha.¡± Chen Yilang revealed an awkward but polite smile. Fortunately, his mission seemed to have been completed. Although Chen Yilang had been completely crushed by her, he had indeed persisted for a long time. The only aftereffect was that Chen Yilang¡¯s wrist and forearm felt a little numb.. [Ding!] [You have successfully used the [Replica Bracelet]. You have obtained the skill [Level 3 Kick Boxing] from the target [Xiong Yuwei]!] ¡­ Chen Yilang was dumbfounded again. What the hell? he could not choose the skills he wanted? He clearly wanted to learn Xiong Yuwei¡¯s marathon skill, but why did the system automatically choose the other one for him? ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Chen Yilang asked in his heart. However, the system did not reply to him¡­ He was helpless. Since he could not find the answer to his question, there was only one explanation. The bracelet seemed to be able to randomly copy a skill from the target, and he could not choose the skills he wanted. Thinking about it, Chen Yilang felt a lot better. After all, it was already a blessing in disguise that he did not copy Xiong Yuwei¡¯s gaming skills¡­ However, the [Kick Boxing] did not seem to be of much help to Chen Yilang¡¯s college entrance physical exam¡­ What could he do? He could only go to the field and train. Chen Yilang gave up struggling. After leaving Xiong Yuwei¡¯s home, Chen Yilang still could not feel his hand. Along the way, Chen Yilang could not even steer his bike correctly. The days of the third mock test and the college entrance examination were getting closer and closer, which also meant that the real exam was not far away from them. After school, Chen Yilang did not stay in the classroom to continue his studies. Instead, he left the classroom. It had been a long time since the [Competitive Spirit] could deal a good amount of damage to them. Most likely, everyone had already gotten used to it. Instead of that, it would be better to spend time and energy on other things, looking for new monsters and money-making opportunities. Thus, Chen Yilang went to the field and prepared to train. Ever since he entered the third year of high school, Chen Yilang had not done any strenuous exercise for a long time. In the past, after school, he would occasionally go to the internet cafe with his classmates to exercise his fingers. However, he really did not have any time at all at the moment. He was completely engrossed in the learning world. ¡°Let¡¯s begin.¡± After giving himself a pep talk, Chen Yilang began to run. It was exactly as he had imagined. After a short while, he felt that he was about to die¡­ His calves were heavy, his abdomen was cramping, and he was a little out of breath¡­ He was weak. After clenching his teeth and holding on for one lap, Chen Yilang could not run anymore. He could only hold on to a big tree by the side of the field, panting heavily. [Ding!] [ you have completed one lap. You obtained Gold Coins +100 and Experience Points +20.] ¡­ Huh? Chen Yilang was overjoyed. What a surprise! He did not expect that not only would there be rewards for answering questions, he would also obtain rewards for exercising! To be honest, compared to answering questions, the rewards for exercising seemed to be much more¡­ One round of jogging could earn him more than 100 gold coins. The [Translation Jelly Recipe] only cost 9,999 Gold Coins. He felt like he could get his hands on it soon. Thinking of this, Chen Yilang suddenly felt motivated. Unfortunately, he was really weak. He really could not continue running. He could only rest for a while and train another day. Chen Yilang picked up his backpack again and walked out of the school gate. He was ready to go home. On the way home, Chen Yilang realized that the feeling after exercise was great. It was as if every pore on his body was breathing freely. This was something that he had never experienced in his many years of experience as a fat person. Chen Yilang was humming a song as he walked home. At this moment, a hoarse male voice came from behind him.. ¡°Are you Chen Yilang?¡± Chapter 19 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang looked back. Then, he saw the [Savage] Three of them stood in front of him, with unfriendly expressions, staring straight at Chen Yilang. They were the three guys that Chen Yilang had met in the cafe some time ago. At that time, the biggest [Savage] had said something fierce, but Chen Yilang did not take it to heart. He did not expect that they would really come looking for him. Instead, it was a tall and muscular boy. The muscles on his body bulged like a small mountain, almost bursting his clothes ¡°I am Chen Yilang. Who are you?¡± Chen Yilang asked calmly. From the muscular boy¡¯s perspective, Chen Yilang was actually not afraid at all. However, in reality, Chen Yilang was still a little flustered. He knew that the more flustered he was in this situation, the more useless it would be. Chen Yilang glanced at the top of this guy¡¯s head and realized that the words [Level 4 Unscrupulous Leader] were written on his head. [Level 4 Unscrupulous Leader: The leader of the thugs. He has a higher attack power, and he¡¯s dangerous. He¡¯s stronger as well. He¡¯s good at using brute force and summoning monsters. I suggest that you stay away from him.] Damn it. Another troublesome monster¡­ Although its level was not particularly high, it seemed to be much stronger than the [Savage]. Chen Yilang looked around. Seeing this scene, they did not even return home. They just stood where they were and started to watch the show. There was even a group of girls who did not know anything as they took out their phones and secretly took pictures from the side. Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth twitched. ¡®Call 911, please¡­¡¯ The passersby who did not know the truth probably did not understand the seriousness of the matter. Chen Yilang felt that he could not count on these guys. ¡°You¡¯re Chen Yilang, aren¡¯t you? You¡¯re quite cocky, aren¡¯t you?¡± The [Unscrupulous Leader] took a step forward and pushed Chen Yilang. ¡°I heard that the last time in the cafe, you scolded my brother, right?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Chen Yilang nodded. ¡°They were cutting the queue. I just taught them a lesson.¡± ¡°Brothers, who did he scold?¡± The [Unscrupulous Leader] turned around and said to the three of them. ¡°He scolded all three of us!¡± A small guy could not help but jump out and say. ¡°What?¡± The leader of the bad guys was stunned. Then, he slapped the head of the small guy and scolded, ¡°You guys are trash. You guys couldn¡¯t even handle a small guy like him?¡± [Level 1 Savage] received damage from [Level 4 Unscrupulous Leader]! HP -16.] Wonderful¡­ ¡°I don¡¯t care how strong you are. As long as you bully my brothers, don¡¯t even think about running away from me!¡± [Unscrupulous Leader] stared at Chen Yilang fiercely and scolded, ¡°I¡¯ll give you a chance. Kneel down, kowtow, and call me daddy. Then, I¡¯ll let you go today.¡± ¡°Are you f*cking dumb?¡± Chen Yilang asked. ¡°Do you have a death wish?¡± The [Unscrupulous Leader] was completely enraged. The two large chest muscles trembled in anger. He then pounced at Chen Yilang. Chen Yilang was shocked. He subconsciously reached out to grab something from beside him. Under such circumstances, even if it was just half a brick, he would still have the upper hand. Unfortunately, there was nothing there. Chen Yilang suspected that he was being targeted. Not to mention a brick, the road was so clean that there was nothing there. However, the [Unscrupulous Leader] was about to hit his nose. Damn it¡­ Chen Yilang felt a chill in his heart. At this moment, a miraculous scene appeared. Chen Yilang¡¯s extended arm seemed to have its own thoughts. It was like a conditioned reflex. It nimbly changed its direction like a snake. With a perfect angle, it punched the inside of the leader¡¯s elbow from the side. ¡°Huh?¡± The [Unscrupulous Leader]¡¯s face instantly turned pale. Not only was his face pale, but his mind was also blank. It was too damn painful. Chen Yilang¡¯s punch was so good as it hit his joints. Not only it was painful, but it also numbed him so much that they almost lost consciousness on the spot. This was not the end. Chen Yilang¡¯s other arm moved by itself as he threw a punch at the [Unscrupulous Leader]. It was a [Straight Punch]. It hit the bridge of the [Unscrupulous Leader]¡¯s nose. The [Unscrupulous Leader] was bleeding at the moment. The scene was so beautiful that the three [Savage] did not dare to look anymore as they all closed their eyes. The [Unscrupulous Leader] was knocked to the ground and looked at Chen Yilang in a daze. Chen Yilang lowered his head and looked at him in a daze. Both of them were stunned as if they had been hit by a Petrification Spell. Chen Yilang was shocked by his body¡¯s reaction, while the [Unscrupulous Leader] was stunned by his moves¡­ ¡°What the hell? ¡°Was it me who hit him just now? ¡°When did I become so awesome?¡± Chen Yilang thought quickly. At that moment, it was as if a force from the east had controlled his hands and feet, which was why he was able to perform such a smooth operation. ¡°You motherf*cker! You¡¯ve got some skills.¡± The [Unscrupulous Leader] wiped away the blood from his nose with his sleeve and glared at Chen Yilang. He then said angrily, ¡°You forced me to do this!¡± After saying that, Chen Yilang saw that this guy pulled out a phone from his pocket. After clicking on it, he shouted at the other end. ¡°Hey! It¡¯s me! Hurry up, it¡¯s time to come to work! That¡¯s right, bring all of them over!¡± Chen Yilang thought he was just joking around¡­ However, he did not expect that the [Unscrupulous Leader] really brought a van over. The van drifted and stopped at the exit, sealing off Chen Yilang¡¯s route of escape. Then, kids with yellow hair came out of the van¡­ Chen Yilang took a look and saw all of them were [Level 1 Thug]. [Thug: A type of small monster with low combat power and attack. It is usually summoned by the [Unscrupulous Leader]. Note: When they appear alone, you can ignore them. However, when they appear in groups, it is better to stay away from them.] Not long after, Chen Yilang was surrounded by them¡­. Chapter 20 - Dont Hit Me! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Damn it¡­ ¡°Something bad is going to happen.¡± Chen Yilang could not help but think. The system notification rang out half a beat slower. [Ding!] [You have used [Kick Boxing] to deal damage to [Unscrupulous Leader]!] [Opponent: HP -23.] [[Level 3 Kick Boxing]¡¯s proficiency has increased.] ¡­ ¡°What?¡± At this moment, Chen Yilang recalled something. That was the [Kick Boxing] that he had secretly learned from Xiong Yuwei, was it not? However, after stealing this move, Chen Yilang had never really practiced it, so he had almost forgotten about it. It was only when [Unscrupulous Leader] attacked him just now that he realized he could use [Kick Boxing]. Since that was the case, why would he be afraid of him! Thinking of this, Chen Yilang became excited. He smiled as he raised his hands up and faced them. He placed his hands in front of his head and was ready to fight. At the same time, he jumped left and right as his body began to sway. ¡°What is this idiot doing?¡± The [Thug] had fought quite a few times. They had seen many flashy moves before. They knew that the flashier his movements were, the weaker he was. ¡°Beat him up!¡± The [Unscrupulous Leader] said to his underlings, ¡°Beat him up!¡± They charged at Chen Yilang as they shouted at him at the same time. ¡°Just like this?¡± Looking at them, who had no fighting skills at all, Chen Yilang could not help but smile. As expected of a harmless monster, it was not even a threat to him at all. It was fine if they did not have any skills, but when Chen Yilang looked at them closely they were basically a bunch of skinny children, and some of them were even girls These so-called thugs were actually just children who did not like to study. Not only did they not have any skills, but they also did not have any advantage in terms of physique. ¡°If that¡¯s the case..¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll try to be as soft as possible.¡± Chen Yilang moved. The experience and skills related to [Kick Boxing] quickly merged with Chen Yilang¡¯s body at this moment. [Replica Bracelet] only stored the ability in his body. At this moment, it completely merged with Chen Yilang. He jumped forward and punched the face of a thug in front of him. Bang! The guy was knocked to the ground by Chen Yilang¡¯s punch. [You used [Straight Punch] to heavily injure [Level 1 Thug]. You obtained Experience Points +24 and Gold Coins +88.] ¡­ ¡°Huh?¡± They were stunned at the same time. Everyone had the same reaction. They seemed to have underestimated Chen Yilang. ¡°Come on.¡± Chen Yilang tried to taunt them. ¡°You guys are boring. ¡°Why don¡¯t you all attack together?¡± The thugs looked at each other and were instantly enraged. F*ck! He was f*cking arrogant! Nobody could put up with it, right? The thugs shouted even louder and pounced at Chen Yilang again. Their killing intent was like a surging tide! ¡­ [You used [Whipping Fist] to deal a large amount of damage to [Level 1 Thug]. You obtained Experience Points +24 and Gold Coins +58.] [You used [Spinning Kick] to deal a large amount of damage to [Level 1 Thug]. You obtained Experience Points +38 and Gold Coins +59.] [You used [Toss] to deal a large amount of damage to [Level 1 Thug]¡­] [You used [Monkey-style Punch] to deal a large amount of damage to [Level 1 Thug]¡­] ¡­ The three [Savage] and [Unscrupulous Leader] standing in the distance were dumbfounded. Their mouths were wide open, and their jaws almost dropped to the ground. Chen Yilang, who was surrounded by a large group of underlings, did not seem to be stunned by such a big scene. He used his fists and kicks to knock down or send the underlings flying one after another¡­ The [Unscrupulous Leader] silently thought that it was fortunate that he did not need to fight Chen Yilang alone. He would probably be the one being beaten up¡­ ¡°Brother, what are you daydreaming about?¡± The [Unscrupulous Leader], who was in a daze, was suddenly awakened by the voice beside his ear. He then looked up. Only then did he realize that his useless underlings had long been beaten up by Chen Yilang¡­ Chen Yilang¡¯s fist had already appeared in front of him. Bang! He could not see anything, and he was also beaten up by Chen Yilang. [You used [Straight Punch] to deal a large amount of damage to [Unscrupulous Leader]. You obtained Experience Points +35 and Gold Coins +78.] ¡°As expected¡­¡± Chen Yilang was delighted. He immediately took a big step forward and directly added a set of combo punches to [Unscrupulous Leader] . [You used [One-inch Punch] to deal a large amount of damage to [Unscrupulous Leader]¡­] [You used [Elbow] to deal a large amount of damage to [Unscrupulous Leader]¡­] [You used [Uppercut] to deal a large amount of damage to [Unscrupulous Leader]¡­] [Ding!] [Ding!] [Ding!] With every punch that Chen Yilang threw, the melodious sound of a notification rang out continuously. The ground was already covered with a large amount of golden loot, but Chen Yilang did not have the time to pick them up. Chen Yilang was already having fun. At this point, the Gold Coins were no longer that important. As a person, the most important thing was, of course, to be happy. Almost a hundred meters away. The passersby and students who were watching the show could basically hear all kinds of screams coming from the [Unscrupulous Leader]. ¡°Brother, that¡¯s enough! ¡°Brother, I was wrong. Stop hitting me! ¡°Don¡¯t do it, brother. Don¡¯t hit my face!¡± ¡­ No one knew what was going on. The big and muscular [Unscrupulous Leader] was like a mad dog, howling and screaming as he rushed out of the road as if he was running for his life. He disappeared into the distance at the speed of light¡­ A large group of thugs followed closely behind. They rushed out of the intersection and fled in all directions. ¡°Run for your life!¡± ¡°Mommy!¡± ¡°Run. Don¡¯t look back!¡± ¡­ Moreover, their bodies were basically covered in wounds. They were in such a sorry state that they looked like a group of primary school kids who were being bullied by a high school kid. ¡°Huh¡± The passersby were dumbfounded. The next moment, Chen Yilang walked out from inside with a calm look Chapter 21 - Brother Lang, you’re Famous! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Damn, isn¡¯t that Brother Lang?¡± Someone recognized Chen Yilang¡¯s retreating figure. ¡°Damn, I didn¡¯t realize that Brother Lang was that adept at fighting!¡± At this moment. The surrounding crowd seemed to have pieced together what was going on. Judging by the current situation, ¡°Brother Lang¡± was probably fighting in an outnumbered scenario, and it seemed as if he had won the fight. Although it sounded ridiculous, such a situation had only arose due to a lack of skill on the delinquents¡¯ end. ¡°No way? Am I seeing things? I heard that the buff figure is the tyrant of our neighborhood. Most of the hooligans in our school acknowledge him as their boss, or at the very least, someone that they could not stand up against!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not too sure either, but that really does look like the boss! I¡¯ll post it on the school forum tonight and ask around¡­¡± ¡­ On the other side. Chen Yilang, who had not gone far, was happily calculating the rewards from the battle earlier. He had more than 3,000 gold coins from that battle alone! A large wave of gold coins was scattered all across the ground. Using the system¡¯s pick-up ability, Yilang then spent a few minutes to pick up all of them. [ Unscrupulous Leader ] was indeed a foe worthy of the large mob class. His health bar was very thick, and he could take quite a beating. As such, hitting him felt extremely enjoyable to Chen Yilang. Chen Yilang realized that the more resilient a monster was, the more gold coins and experience points he could farm from them. Small monsters that could be reduced to ashes with a single punch were not worth paying attention to. Upon this thought, a tinge of annoyance welled up within Chen Yilang. Damn it! The [ Unscrupulous Leader ] ran too quickly! Had I known that it would flee, I would¡¯ve chased after him and continue to beat down on him. I would¡¯ve ground him to paste and looted him to the bone! ¡°Argghhhh! Forget it!¡± ¡°I still have to act normally once in a while.¡± Chen Yilang comforted himself as he walked back home. However¡­ Along the way, he realized something was not quite right. The [ Reputation ] value on his system interface was gradually climbing. Upon returning home, Chen Yilang noticed that his Reputation had already risen to 500. His title had also changed to [ Ignorant Beginner ] [ Reminder: You are no longer the snot-nosed noob from before. Instead, you are now a beginner who has finally left the tutorial zone. ] ¡­ ¡°What¡¯s Going On?¡± Chen Yilang was a little puzzled. Aren¡¯t I just walking back home? Why did my Reputation points suddenly increase by this much? It was not until after he had gotten home, ate his fill, and sat down to continue his revision that Chen Yilang seemed to realize the problem. ¡°Brother Lang! Quick, look at our school forum!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve done it now, Brother Lang! You¡¯re famous!¡± ¡°Brother Lang is awesome! Cheers for Brother Lang!¡± He interacted with his phone and realized that his WeChat had exploded. Chen Yilang was too lazy to catch up on the messages, and as such, he had simply chosen to turn on his computer, log in into Tieba, and look for his school¡¯s forum. Upon accessing the school forum, he was immediately greeted by a thread with extremely high upvotes at the top of the forum. Title: [ I finally saw Chen Yilang in person today! Not only is he good at studying, he seems to excel in fighting too! He fended off and defeated ten assailants all by himself! ] He clicked on the thread to take a look. The number of replies at the bottom of the thread had already exceeded 100 in a matter of minutes¡­ From a quick skim of its contents, it seemed that almost all of them were spamming ¡°Brother Lang 666¡±. Chen Yilang was finally enlightened. He had a headache. No wonder my Reputation was constantly increasing. Someone posted my scuffle on Tieba¡­ However, Chen Yilang felt that the Reputation metric was rather flawed. After all, he had managed to increase his Reputation point just by causing trouble. In that case, if a player were to stray down the wrong path, would they not be further incentivized to walk down that path as a result of how the Reputation system was set up? What the hell are these people doing? What if one of the teachers or the principal were to notice this post? ¡°Ding!¡± At this moment, a notification chime rang out from Chen Yilang¡¯s phone. Xiong Yuwei: ¡°I didn¡¯t know you had it in you! :P¡± Chen Yilang: ¡°¡­¡± Damn it. Chen Yilang was at a loss. It seems that I¡¯ll need to be more careful in the future. One had to know that when matters such as brawling outside of school grounds got out of hand, severe punishments would likely ensue. Regardless of everything that had happened, Chen Yilang still wished to graduate. ¡°Screw it.¡± ¡°Studying takes more importance.¡± ¡°Studying truly brings joy to my life.¡± Chen Yilang turned off his computer, threw his phone aside, and began to enter a mental state that was conducive for studying. Although he was unsure why, ever since everything had been gamified, everything became much more interesting to Chen Yilang. Chen Yilang had watched a video on game theory before, and essentially, what he had learned was that games were addictive as they provided users with a strong positive feedback loop. By killing mobs, one could earn money. By killing other players, one could earn bounty rewards. Heck, even the way that game interfaces were designed were meant to fill a user with a great sense of achievement and satisfaction. However, these positive feedback mechanisms did not exist when it came to studying and working. Individuals could pour in a mountain of effort and energy into these two tasks, and yet, they would scarcely receive any rewards for it in the short term. This was probably the reason why games made people feel happier¡­ Even if this happiness was only brief and transient in nature. As such, Chen Yilang was extremely grateful for becoming a [ Player ]. At the very least, working and studying had become somewhat enjoyable now. Just like that. The days of Chen Yilang getting addicted to studying had come and gone without him realizing it. The third and final mock exam of Beijiang City¡¯s high school seniors had arrived. Once again, Beijiang No. 1 High School was highly efficient. Two days after the exam, the results were announced. During the self-study session in the evening, the form teacher, Mo Li, typed out a PowerPoint of the rankings and displayed it on a screen. As Chen Yilang had expected, this time, his ranking had improved slightly. 39th place. He had improved another 10 places. This number, compared to the hundreds of places that Chen Yilang had blitzed past before, might not seem very big. However¡­ In a place like Beijiang No. 1 High School, where the studious and the cream of the crop studied in, once one made it into the top 100, advancing even one place was almost impossible without a miracle. Not to mention, Chen Yilang¡¯s improvement this time had taken place within the top 50 students. This was a nigh insurmountable task for the average person. Nevertheless, this had come as no shock to Chen Yilang, Learning had now become as natural as breathing to Chen Yilang. When you have truly digested and mastered something, all you need to do is to answer normally in an exam, and you would do good regardless of effort. This was something that Chen Yilang did not understand in the past, but he had finally come to terms with this realization. However, somewhat disappointingly, the rankings this time did not seem to inflict much mental damage to either the [ Top Students ] or the [ Underachievers ] within his class¡­ It was probably because everyone had already gotten used to his sudden advancements, and thus, they had already steeled themselves in advance. Chen Yilang started to worry that even if he were to get first place one day, no one would react¡­ You think I care about the rankings? Heck no, what I want is the system¡¯s reward! Chen Yilang was a little depressed. At this moment¡­ Something above Chen Jiahui¡¯s head had caught his attention¡­ Chapter 22 - [ Level 5 Ultimate Learning God ]! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation On top of Chen Jiahui¡¯s head. An eye-catching red exclamation mark was flashing rapidly. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Chen Yilang was a little curious. He knew that exclamation marks usually meant that a hidden mission had been triggered. However, this was the first time he had seen a bright red exclamation mark flashing at high speeds. It flickered rapidly. Before long, a prompt from the system popped up. [ Your [ Competitive Spirit ] has made [ Level 5 Ultimate Learning God ] feel a sense of crisis. ] [ Level 5 Ultimate Learning God ] has entered an [ Alert ] state. Mind, Intelligence, and Dexterity attributes have increased¡­ ] Chen Yilang subconsciously glanced at Chen Jiahui¡¯s desk. The evening self-study session was nearing its end, and yet, she was still actively compiling the questions she had gotten wrong in the mock exam into her collection of test mistakes. Moreover¡­ Somewhat acutely, she seemed to have noticed Chen Yilang¡¯s gaze, and thus, she quickly moved aside her collection so that Chen Yilang would not see it. It was not known whether it was an intentional or a subconscious reaction. However, one had to keep in mind that back in the past, she would not even hesitate to hand over her homework to be copied, let alone sneaking a peak at her compilation. After all, why would a scholar that ranked within the top of the grade take a student that ranked beyond the top 1,000 seriously? However, the times had changed. The salted fish that was Chen Yilang had suddenly grown a pair of legs, and he was now charging full-steam ahead. Should he continue down his current path, Chen Jiahui feared that he would slam into her and take her place one day¡­ Therefore, Chen Jiahui, who was now acutely aware of this possible crisis, had decided to treat Chen Yilang as a proper rival. It was likely due to this fear that caused Chen Jiahui to enter the [ Alert ] state. With this, Chen Yilang felt even more troubled. It was already plenty difficult to defeat the [ LV5 Ultimate Learning God ] , and now that she was in the Alerted state, she would become even harder to deal with. Now that she was paying extra attention to all his moves, it would be tough for him to pull off anything against her. ¡°Sigh, forget it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll rely on my own strength then.¡± Chen Yilang brought out his newly purchased college entrance exam model question papers and started working on them. However¡­ Not long after he had started working on the questions. Chen Yilang started to lose his interest. Throughout the past few weeks, Chen Yilang had spent so much time grinding science and mathematics questions that he felt like vomiting. They really were not kidding when they claimed that mastering the sciences would make the university entrance exams a cinch. After all, ever since Chen Yilang¡¯s science and mathematics grades had improved significantly after obtaining the corresponding Knowledge Points, Chen Yilang¡¯s ranking had instantly shot up into the top 50. And now¡­ He felt like he had reached a bottleneck. He felt like he had reached his ceiling when it came to the domain of science and math. He could no longer go up, and he felt like he was stuck in a rut. Only then did Chen Yilang remember his English scores. His English scores were not bad, but they were not excellent either. In other words¡­ In order to improve his grades even further, he would likely need to turn to English. Should my English scores improve by another 30-40 points, perhaps I¡¯ll finally be able to beat the [ Top Students ] as well as the [ Learning Gods ] ! I might even be able to topple the [ Ultimate Learning God ] ! Chen Yilang¡¯s eyes narrowed, and he struggled to contain the excitement bursting forth within him. He immediately flipped open a book of vocabularies and began scouring the first page. As he observed the densely packed list of words, Chen Yilang sighed to himself, ¡°What I would give to get my hands on some Memory Bread again.¡± The previous Memory Bread blueprints had all been used up, and he had spent most of them to memorize Liu Shiya¡¯s math notes, science textbooks, as well as Contemporary and Classical Chinese. He was far too na?ve back then. He had not thought of leaving some behind to memorize some English vocabularies, something that he desperately needed. Perhaps, with the help of the Memory Bread, he would not be awkwardly scratching his head at a simple word such as ¡°abandon¡±. He took another glance at the Chinese definition of the term. Abandon : To give up on something. Chen Yilang grinned in a mocking manner. Very good, very good. It¡¯s only the first word, and it¡¯s already telling me to give up. How f*cking motivational! Before long, the self-study session had come to an end. As usual, Mo Li praised the three model students, including Chen Yilang, for their excellent performance in the mock exam, In the end, as usual, she gave another round of pep talk to her students. ¡°Students.¡± ¡°Our days in this classroom are numbered.¡± ¡°From today onwards, there are only 30 days left to the College Entrance Exams.¡± ¡°It¡¯s been three long years since all of you have started high school. Are you still afraid of one mere month!?¡± ¡­ As Mo Li spoke, Chen Yilang observed the [Top Students ] and [ Underachievers ] around him, but it seems that her words had not elicited any reactions from them. It was only until that Mo Li wrote the number ¡°30¡± on the blackboard that something welled up within them. Chen Yilang looked around once again, and he spotted that most were now in an [ Anxious ] state. [ Ding! ] [ Due to your good state of mind, you have successfully purified the [ Anxious ] debuff. Please keep up the good work. ] Chen Yilang scratched the side of his face helplessly. He did not know whether the system was praising or insulting him. In short¡­ From that day onwards. Chen Yilang had taken up a brand new strategy to make his comeback. He shifted the focus of his study to tackling English instead. However, Chen Yilang soon discovered a major problem. Although it was not difficult to learn English quickly, it was difficult to attain fluency. It was the type of knowledge that required great time and effort to cultivate. Even if Chen Yilang were to memorize the complicated vocabulary and grammar rigidly, it was still difficult to make sense of the language when attempting reading comprehension. ¡°Strange, I clearly know the meaning of all of these words, but once they form a sentence, nothing makes f*cking sense anymore!¡± Chen Yilang, a total noob when it came to studying, voiced his thoughts aloud. However, there was no other way forward. Even so, Chen Yilang could only grit his teeth and continue to learn. Chen Yilang refused to believe that he would not make it. Everyone was a person with normal IQ. As long as he did not slack off, there was no way he would lose to the others! With that, Chen Yilang continued his grind with renewed vigor. One afternoon after school¡­ After memorizing his vocabulary and grammar for the day, Chen Yilang then headed to a field. After doing a simple warm-up, he began to run circles. This was also something that Chen Yilang had made a habit of doing. Chen Yilang believed his open-mindedness as one of his redeeming qualities. As far as he was concerned, once his brain was tired, there was no point in continuing to study, as the brain would not be able to absorb the knowledge anyway. By running, Chen Yilang was able to take his mind off of studying, and he would be able to relax himself. Moreover, he would also exercise his body, which would increase his learning efficiency in the long term as well. Chen Yilang was not a person who liked to be pressured, after all. Even though he was now regarded as an ¡°competitive beast¡± by his classmates, in the depths of his soul, he was still just a little salted fish who had not turned over a new leaf. While Chen Yilang was running¡­ ¡°Student Chen!¡± ¡°Why are you here?¡± Chapter 23 - This Bear is Massive! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The one who called out Chen Yilang¡¯s name was a girl. It was a familiar and very recognizable voice. As such, Chen Yilang slowed down his footsteps and looked back. ¡ª It was Xiong Yuwei. She was wearing sports shorts today, exposing a pair of slender and beautiful white legs, as well as a pair of jogging shoes. She looked like a regular sporty girl. No, that was not right. She was actually a sporty girl, and this was just her usual attire. Moreover, when she called out to Chen Yilang earlier, her voice was rather loud. This attracted the attention of the students who were also exercising on the field, and all eyes were now trained on the both of them. Some of them even deliberately slowed down, pretending that they could no longer run. Chen Yilang snorted in his heart. This group of guys was a little too obvious. As a fellow male, Chen Yilang had seen through their intents in a single glance. They were trying to attract the attention of the pretty lass. The moment Xiong Yuwei appeared, their minds were immediately filled with thoughts about her. ¡°Why are you here?¡± Chen Yilang stopped in his tracks and waved at Xiong Yuwei in a familiar manner. This was unusual. Although Beijiang No. 1 High School and Beijiang No. 2 high school were sister institutions that were in close proximity to one another, it was a rare occurrence for students from both institutions to cross path with one another at such a timing. After all, the nightly self-study sessions in both schools were very strict. If one were to arrive late to those sessions, a severe punishment would likely follow. ¡°Oh, alright, lemme explain.¡± ¡°Actually, I¡¯m the President of the Martial Arts Association in No. 2 High School.¡± ¡°Your school¡¯s Martial Arts Association invited me to come over for an exchange tonight. Since I happened to have nothing to do tonight, I decided to take up their offer.¡± Xiong Yuwei continued, ¡°But since there¡¯s still time to the meetup, I decided to come here to warm up.¡± ¡°Oh, I see,¡± Chen Yilang responded. Chen Yilang had a rough understanding of the Martial Arts Association. Be it the No.1 or No.2 high school, both martial arts association were essentially just clubs that were founded by students who enjoyed fighting. Back when Chen Yilang was a freshman in high school, he was lucky enough to lay eyes on their activities, and it was there that he had met all sorts of experts, from street fighters, nunchaku users, judo masters, as well as various other martial arts practitioners. Chen Yilang was thoroughly impressed with the Martial Arts Association, and he was rather interested in them, and thus, he joined their esports division. Of course, his club career did not last long. Most students would be overwhelmed with their studies once they were in their second year of high school. They had no time to care about the affairs of the club. Almost all of them chose to quit at this time. Therefore, for a student like Xiong Yuwei who persisted until her third year of high school, one could only say that it was true love. Seeing that Chen Yilang seemed to be quite interested in the club, and recalling that Chen Yilang was very curious about her trophy when he was at her house, Xiong Yuwei then asked, ¡°Speaking of which, are you interested to join, student Chen?¡± ¡°It seems that they¡¯ll be plenty of masters joining tonight. I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll learn a lot from the exchange.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Yilang was about to reject her. Xiong Yuwei¡¯s judgment was a little wrong. In truth, Chen Yilang¡¯s interest was tinge with some fear as well, as the association was filled with plenty of aggressive individuals. However, at this moment, the system¡¯s voice rang in Chen Yilang¡¯s mind again. [ Details: Xiong Yuwei has sent you an invitation to visit the Martial Arts Association! Little does she know, however, that something unexpected would transpire in this seemingly ordinary social gathering¡­ ] [ Fulfilment Criteria: Accept Xiong Yuwei¡¯s invitation and investigate the Martial Arts Association! ] ¡°I¡­ AM indeed a little interested,¡± Chen Yilang changed his words without changing his expression. Although all his brain cells were screaming at him to reject the invitation, his body decided otherwise. After all, he was short on money now! After playing with the system for a while, Chen Yilang had finally figured out the best way to earn money. Although the most accessible method to earn money was to kill monsters, doing quests were much more lucrative. This was especially true for the hidden quests that seemingly popped out of nowhere. These hidden quests were like blind boxes. It was unknown how much money one could obtain from taking it on, but once they struck a big one, the rewards were phenomenal¡­ Therefore, Chen Yilang¡¯s current strategy was to take on whatever quests he could lay his hands on. ¡°Okay, then you can come with me to the Martial Arts Association¡¯s activity room later,¡± Xiong Yuwei said. The two of them chatted and ran a few laps. Following that, Chen Yilang then followed Xiong Yuwei to the activity room. It had to be said that although the Martial Arts Association was filled with a ragtag bunch of individuals, it was also the most influential group in Beijiang No. 1 High School. Not to mention other things, just the activity hall that the association owned was already the largest room within the school. As soon as he walked into the spacious hall, Chen Yilang¡¯s nose was immediately assailed by a wave of sweat and hot blood. ¡°Ho!¡± ¡°Ha!¡± ¡°Hey!¡± ¡­ A room full of fierce men and women were demonstrating all kinds of tricks. The scene was exactly as Chen Yilang had remembered them. At first glance, it looked like a room full of martial art deities. ¡°Weiwei! You¡¯re finally here! I¡¯ve been waiting for you for a long time!¡± Chen Yilang was still looking around. At this time, a tall boy wearing a black tank top, revealing his well-defined deltoids and biceps, walked toward him and Xiong Yuwei. Chen Yilang did not notice his handsome features at first glance. Instead, it was the conspicuous symbol on his head. [ Level 5 Brute Force Monster ] [ Brute Force Monster: a monster with well-developed muscles and slightly below average intelligence. Remark: Do not try to take his punch out of curiosity. Otherwise, the probability of dying on the spot is as high as 99% ¡­ ] Chen Yilang took another glance at the person before him. Indeed, seeing as his chest muscles had threatened to burst out of his tight vest, Chen Yilang could tell that it was a well-deserved title. ¡°Let me introduce you. This is Tang Yi, the president of the Martial Arts Association of Beijiang No. 1 High School,¡± Xiong Yuwei introduced. Then, she turned to Tang Yi, ¡°This is Chen Yilang, a classmate from the same batch as you.¡± Although Chen Yilang was a student of Beijiang No.1 High School just like Tang Yi, he had not joined any social circles for a long time, and thus, he had never heard of the person, much less meet him. However, Tang Yi seemed to recognize Chen Yilang. ¡°Oh, Chen Yilang, is it? I know you.¡± Tang Yi chuckled and said, ¡°Your grades don¡¯t seem too good, right? I often see your name at the bottom of the school rankings.¡± ¡°Hmm, but I seem to recall that you lost your interest in the club.. What brings you here today?¡± Chapter 24 - I Want to Bear Your Child! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°I tagged along with Xiong Yuwei.¡± Chen Yilang smiled faintly and did not elaborate any further. He knew not of Tang Yi¡¯s grades, and he was completely clueless about who Tang Yi was. ¡°Weiwei, did you bring him here?¡± Tang Yi looked at Xiong Yuwei in surprise. ¡°Yeah.¡± Xiong Yuwei nodded. ¡°Student Chen Yilang once told me that he was quite interested in the Martial Arts Association.¡±. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the two of you to know each other.¡± Tang Yi teased, ¡°Weiwei, I¡¯m sure that having a genius such as yourself accompany him would put him under great pressure!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not a genius.¡±Xiong Yuwei smiled helplessly. ¡°There are many people who are better than me.¡± ¡°You¡¯re being humble again, Weiwei.¡± Tang Yi smiled again. ¡°I¡¯ve heard from others that you¡¯ve made rapid progress in the third mock exam, especially in science and mathematics. You¡¯ve improved by dozens of points.¡± ¡°I have made some progress, but it¡¯s all thanks to student Chen¡¯s good teaching,¡± Xiong Yuwei responded. ¡°Student Chen?¡± Tang Yi was stunned. ¡°Which student Chen are we talking about here?¡± ¡°Chen Yilang, of course!¡± Xiong Yuwei said with a bit of amusement. Tang Yi was dumbfounded. After a long while, he finally reacted. ¡°Weiwei, what are you saying? You¡¯re not joking, right? You¡¯re saying that he taught you science and mathematics?¡± ¡°What do you mean by joking? My improvement is all thanks to Student Chen tutoring me. He taught me a lot of things that I used to be clueless about.¡± Xiong Yuwei smiled and said to Chen Yilang, ¡°Speaking of which, I haven¡¯t had the chance to treat you to a meal yet. Tell me when you¡¯re free, and I¡¯ll arrange a meal at Shangri-La for you.¡± ¡°Ah, it¡¯s okay. You don¡¯t need to go through the trouble.¡± Chen Yilang smiled and waved his hand. ¡°We¡¯re all friends here. It¡¯s no skin off my back.¡± ¡°After all, I also secretly learned [ Kick Boxing ] from you¡­¡± Chen Yilang thought to himself. Tang Yi was startled once again. Judging by how Chen Yilang and Xiong Yuwei interacted with one another, he suddenly felt as if he was the outsider. He was a little embarrassed. More importantly, how could Chen Yilang, someone who was ranked amongst the lowest in the school possibly teach Xiong Yuwei? Tang Yi had always thought of Xiong Yuwei as his goddess. After all, even if he were to search the entire school, he doubted that he could find anyone else who was both as good in fighting and as smart as Weiwei. Tang Yi had assumed his results as the best among the sports and arts students, and even then, he was still far behind Xiong Yuwei. But why is Chen Yilang suddenly teaching Weiwei? And it was even the most f*cking difficult subject, math¡­ Tang Yi began to doubt his life. ¡°Ahem, Weiwei, let¡¯s put aside this dinner business to another day. Our exchange is about to begin. Come on over.¡± Tang Yi interjected. ¡°Okay.¡± Xiong Yuwei then turned to Chen Yilang and prompted, ¡°You come over too, Student Chen.¡± Tang Yi frowned slightly. For some reason, he did not seem to like Chen Yilang. No, that was not right. It was more accurate to say that he just straight up hated Chen Yilang¡¯s guts. Originally, in his expectations, this should have been a beautiful night for him and Xiong Yuwei to get closer with each other. However, upon Chen Yilang¡¯s appearance, his expectations were immediately shattered. ¡°Why doesn¡¯t he know his place? He¡¯s clearly a third wheel, and yet, he still talks so much. He really can¡¯t read the mood, can he?!¡± Tang Yi could not help but mutter in his heart. Nevertheless, it was nothing to be concerned about. After all, they were in his home ground today! Even if one more Chen Yilang were to appear out of nowhere, what would it matter to him? Upon this thought, Tang Yi felt much better. ¡°Is everyone here?¡± ¡°Come, come, gather around in a circle, don¡¯t stand on ceremony!¡± A boy who looked like the host for tonight called out to everyone. Chen Yilang followed Xiong Yuwei and sat down on the ground with everyone. During this time, many individuals came forward and greeted Xiong Yuwei. It seems that Xiong Yuwei was well acquainted with everyone. However, after observing for a while. Chen Yilang soon realized that most of the attendees to the event had come from the Martial Arts Association of No. 1 High School. However, as there were other members from the No. 2 High School who were invited, Xiong Yuwei was not all alone. Except for Tang Yi. This guy was clearly the president of the Martial Arts Association of No. 1 High School, but he was not sitting with his members. Instead, he stayed near Xiong Yuwei and had even made repeated attempts to strike up a conversation with her¡­ Upon noticing this, Chen Yilang had a general understanding of the situation. This was no club meet. This was a f*cking social event that Tang Yi had forced, all so he could get closer to Xiong Yuiwei¡­ As far as Yilang could tell, in Tang Yi¡¯s eyes, everyone else was a third-wheeler, or a background character at most. Chen Yilang yawned out of boredom. As expected, I¡¯m really not interested in this activity at all. It would¡¯ve been better for me to grind out a few more math papers instead. Studying is truly a source of happiness! ¡°Forget it, forget it.¡± Chen Yilang silently comforted himself. For the sake of completing the quest, he decided to stay a little while longer. Once everyone was almost seated, the host continued. ¡°Prepare to feast your eyes, brothers and sisters!!¡± ¡°We have invited the presidents of the Martial Arts Association of No. 1 and No. 2 High School to participate in this meet up!¡± ¡°Everyone knows that these elusive big shots rarely make an appearance, but this time, we¡¯ve managed to nab both of them!¡± ¡°Everyone, I don¡¯t think I need to say more about what this means, right?¡± ¡°Of course not!¡± Someone below shouted, ¡°We want to see the Presidents¡¯ demonstrating their strength!¡± ¡°Demonstration!¡± ¡°Demonstration!¡± ¡­ The members below seemed to understand and started to cheer. As an invited guest, Xiong Yuwei was forced to walk to the center of the circle and perform some taekwondo and kickboxing moves. As they watched the scene, the students below started to cheer and clap. After all, who could boo at a beautiful lady displaying her strength! This was especially true for Tang Yi. When Xiong Yuwei used her long legs to show off a backspin kick, Xiong Yuwei could feel a gush of blood rushing up his head, making him feel dizzy and disorientated. ¡°As expected of My Weiwei. She is truly a cool beauty. She is simply the perfect woman!¡± Tang Yi thought to himself. ¡°Thank you, President Xiong Yuwei, for your wonderful performance!¡± ¡°Now, who¡¯s up next?¡± The host raised his tone and deliberately kept them guessing. The club members below seemed to have rehearsed beforehand. They automatically shouted loudly, ¡°President Tang Yi!¡± Not only did they shout, but the members also applauded and cheered with all their might. Chen Yilang even heard some slightly outrageous lines mixed in. ¡°President Tang Yi, I want to bear your child!¡± Chapter 25 - Splitting Your Butt Wide Open Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang was utterly stupefied. He was completely befuddled at the lengths that Tang Yi had gone through to put up this show. Chen Yilang admitted that he had never witnessed such a huge farce before. However, as Tang Yi made his way to the center of the ring under the cheers of his club members, Chen Yilang suddenly noticed a change in Tang Yi¡¯s status bar. [ Level 5 Brute Force Monster ] [ Status: Invigorated ] [ Invigorated : The target¡¯s self-confidence has been greatly increased due to the influence of their external environment. The target¡¯s fighting spirit has been ignited. Under this state, the target¡¯s Mind (attr.) has been greatly increased and their Intelligence (attr.) has been greatly reduced. ] ¡­ The corner of Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth twitched. This doesn¡¯t sound like being Invigorated at all. This sounds more like a hallucination! ¡°Since everyone is so supportive, I¡¯ll respectfully comply, then.¡± ¡°Let me show everyone my best Chinese Kickboxing Fist Technique.¡± As he said this, Tang Yi began his own combination of fist techniques: ¡°Hook!¡± ¡°Punch!¡± ¡°Chop!¡± ¡°Buckle Fist!¡± ¡°Whipping Fist!¡± ¡­ Tang Yi shouted as he launched each move. After a series of maneuvers, the hall was once again filled with loud cheers and shouts. Chen Yilang could only mechanically clap his hands to not seem like an outcast. The only ones that felt excitement from Tang Yi¡¯s display were the group of battle-hungry lunatics around him. Personally, Chen Yilang felt nothing. ¡°Was President Tang Yi¡¯s performance brilliant? !¡± The host suddenly said in a high-spirited voice. ¡°Brilliant!¡± The club members replied in high spirits. ¡°It seems that our President Tang Yi is very popular!¡± The host added, ¡°In response to your excitement, we have prepared an opportunity for everyone to interact closely with our president.¡± ¡°Is there anyone within the audience who wishes to come up and spar against President Tang Yi!?¡± As soon as these words were said. The crowd below the stage became restless again. ¡°Me, me, me. Pick Me!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do it, I¡¯ll do it!¡± ¡°President Tang, I¡¯ll do it!¡± ¡­ Such an enthusiastic response. It was akin to a scene from a primary school classroom, where students avidly volunteered themselves to answer their teacher¡¯s questions. ¡°There¡¯s no rush, I¡¯ll take you all one by one.¡± Tang Yi stretched out his hand and invited with a friendly smile. With that¡­ Chen Yilang witnessed as Tang Yi¡¯s juniors hurled themselves at him one after another, only to be easily knocked down within ten moves or less. ¡°This is too obvious¡­¡± Chen Yilang held his chin in boredom as he thought to himself. It was very obvious that the members of the Martial Arts Association of No. 1 High School were cooperating with Tang Yi to make him look good. Although the overall atmosphere of the scene felt hyped and enthusiastic, anyone who had seen their fair share of scuffles could tell that the ¡°fights¡± were fake. ¡°How dull.¡± Every cell in Chen Yilang¡¯s body was telling him to leave the meet up. ¡°Is there anyone else here who wishes to challenge President Tang Yi?¡± The host asked. This time, no one responded. Those who were supposed to put up a show had all been defeated, leaving only Tang Yi standing in the middle in high spirits. ¡°It looks like it should be over soon,¡± Chen Yilang thought. However, at this moment. He noticed that the host¡¯s gaze seemed to have stopped on him. ¡°Hey, you there, you¡¯re a newcomer, right? I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve ever seen you before!¡± ¡°Since you¡¯re here, come on up and fight our President!¡± ¡°It¡¯s rare to have a chance to be taught directly by our president!¡± ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t need to¡­¡± Chen Yilang was halfway through his sentence when suddenly¡­ [ Ding! ] [ Quest: Investigate the Martial Arts Association, completed! ] [ Acquired Gold Coins x999 ] [ New hidden quest triggered: Show them what you¡¯re made of! ] [ Details: The President of the Martial Arts Association, a muscle-headed tyrant, has suddenly gotten an idea to kick your butt in public. He wishes to make you lose your dignity in front of the Goddess! ] [ Fulfilment Criteria: It¡¯s time to teach him a lesson! Use your fists or feet to shatter his ugly fantasy and make him regret his decision! ] ¡°¡­¡± After reading the notification, Chen Yilang could not help but twitch his lips. No wonder he felt that Tang Yi¡¯s attitude towards him was somewhat unfavorable. So that was the reason. However, while his distaste towards Chen Yilang was still understandable, what was the point in fixing those matches? It seemed rather un-sportsman-like. At this moment, everyone had already begun to jeer. Xiong Yuwei, who was sitting at the side, could only helplessly smile at Chen Yilang when she saw this scene. ¡°They¡¯re really too enthusiastic. I can¡¯t handle them either. You can just go up and give them a casual greeting.¡± Chen Yilang thought to himself, ¡°I really want to give him a casual greeting, but I¡¯m sure that he¡¯s thinking otherwise¡­¡± ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll ask President Tang Yi to give me some guidance.¡± Chen Yilang could only smile as he stood up. ¡°Alright, Student Chen Yilang, right?¡± Tang Yi also had a smile on his face. ¡°What kind of martial art do you prefer using?¡± ¡°I prefer kickboxing,¡± Chen Yilang responded. ¡°I wonder if President Tang Yi is adept at this?¡± Tang Yi was momentarily stunned. Kickboxing? Damn, this guy knows this stuff?! This can¡¯t possibly be a casual remark, right? Tang Yi¡¯s point about the casual remark really hit the nail on the head. Chen Yilang truly did not know much about kickboxing. ¡°Forget it, forget it.¡± ¡°Even if he really knows how to kickbox, he¡¯s just a damn homebody. What¡¯s the big deal?¡± Tang Yi quickly sized up Chen Yilang¡¯s tall and thin figure and came to a final conclusion. Unless something unexpected happened, he was sure that he could take on four or five Chen Yilangs at the same time. The only fate that awaited the rookie, Chen Yilang, was to be beaten up by him. ¡°Sure.¡± The corners of Tang Yi¡¯s mouth curled slightly. ¡°Student Chen is a rookie. I¡¯ll make sure to take it easy on you in that case. Let¡¯s go ahead with kickboxing then.¡± ¡°Thank you, President Tang.¡± Chen Yilang said with a smile. Once the two of them had put on their protective gear, they then stood in the center of the ring. ¡°Come, Student Chen.¡± Tang Yi patted the protective gear in front of his chest and abdomen. ¡°Do you know how to do a side kick? Give me a kick here.¡± ¡°Let me see how good your basics are.¡± It was exactly the same as the previous few members who had come up to challenge him. Tang Yi indeed had a sturdy foundation and a tough body, and as such, no one was able to topple him during the past few bouts. ¡°Do you want me to give it my all?¡± Chen Yilang asked. ¡°Of course.¡± Tang Yi patted his protective gear again. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, just kick as hard as you like.¡± ¡°Rookies usually don¡¯t have much strength, and they don¡¯t know the movements and techniques to exert strength. As such, the kicks that they launch are usually weak. I¡¯m sure it¡¯s fine.¡± ¡°Not to mention that you don¡¯t look like you have much strength to begin with, so just give me everything you got.¡± Chen Yilang nodded and revealed a meaningful smile: ¡°Then I¡¯m relieved..¡± Chapter 26 - A Lady Worth Going After Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang was going face-to-face against the president of Beijiang No. 1 High School¡¯s Martial Arts Association, Tang Yi. Naturally, there was no way for the muscle-headed brute before him to know that, within Chen Yilang¡¯s attribute panel, there were still two attribute points that had yet to be allocated. Aside from the two remaining attribute points, all other points had been assigned to Intelligence, a much needed attribute when it came to studying. As a former shut-in, Chen Yilang was well-versed with online games. Usually, Chen Yilang would take the more steady approach when raising his characters. When it came to things like skill points or attribute points, unless he had figured out a way to reset the allocated points, Chen Yilang would not carelessly assign these points. The reasoning behind his decision was sound. After all, what if he had somehow specced his mage character with stats that suited more towards warrior-type units instead? Moreover, as there was no strategy or guide to follow in this gamified new world. He felt that it would be unwise to spend all his points, as he might accidentally stumble upon a path of no return. However, in the current situation, Chen Yilang felt that he had no other choice. Tang Yi split his *ss wide open. Chen Yilang refused to suffer such indignation. [ Ding! ] [ Attribute points have been successfully allocated! ] [ Character: Chen Yilang ] [ Attributes: Strength 4, Toughness 2, Intelligence 5, Mind 2, Dexterity 2, Charm 2, Luck 2. Evaluation: Your intelligence is not to be underestimated, and your physique is gradually improving. ] ¡­ The moment he heard the notification sound. He did not know whether he was hallucinating it or not, but Chen Yilang suddenly felt as if there was a gushing stream of power flowing into his body from an unknown source. He could feel all his dormant muscles being activated at the same time at that moment. His muscle fibers rapidly tore and healed, and he could feel his blood vessels expanding. A large amount of fresh blood now pumped through his veins, supplying him with a greater supply of oxygen, and at the same time, he felt as if he had been reborn. Although he could not see the difference visibly, he felt as if his thigh muscles had widened by a centimeter. Fortunately, Chen Yilang was still wearing a protective suit, which happened to hide the changes that had taken place. ¡°Come on, student Chen, What are you hesitating about?¡± Seeing that Chen Yilang was not taking action, Tang Yi decided to taunt him instead. ¡°No need to be shy, all the seniors are very easy-going.¡± ¡°Plus, it¡¯s just a quick sparring session. No need to think too hard about it.¡± ¡°Okay, okay, I¡¯m coming.¡± Chen Yilang stepped forward. He activated the muscles in his core, and with a powerful kick, he shot forward towards Tang Yi. With a body that possessed the [ Kickboxing ] skill, and with the help of muscle memory, Chen Yilang unleashed a perfectly performed kick. In the next moment. Bang!!! A loud thud ensued, and under everyone¡¯s shocked gaze, Tang Yi was sent flying by Chen Yilang. He hurtled backward by three to four meters, and soon after, he stumbled over and crashed into the crowd of onlookers. He had landed on his face. ¡°¡­¡± A wave of silence washed over the training hall. The club members exchanged gazes at one another but dared not utter a single word. Good heavens, he really meant what he said¡­ It ended before it even started¡­ Our eyes aren¡¯t deceiving us, right? Their club president, an entity that was acknowledged as the strongest within No. 1 High School, was actually sent flying by a mere newbie? He was kicked so hard that he lost his balance, and he was having difficulty standing upright. ¡­ [ You used [ Swift and Fierce Side Kick ] to knock down [ Level 5 Brute Force Monster ] ! ] [ Target¡¯s [ Invigorated ] buff has ended, now receiving [Terrorized] debuff ! ] [ Deterrence: Under this state, the damage dealt by the intimidated target to the source of fear will be reduced by 50%, and its accuracy will be reduced by 50% . ] ¡­ Upon hearing this, Chen Yilang felt relieved. His kicked had given Tang Yi a huge scare. It was highly unlikely that Tang Yi would continue the fight. After all, had they really fought, Chen Yilang doubted that he could defeat Tang Yi. After all, Tang Yi and Xiong Yuwei were actually on the same level, and he had only secretly learned some copycat moves from Xiong Yuwei. Although it was useful to deal with ordinary opponents, against a professional like Tang Yi, Chen Yilang doubted his chances. ¡°Uh¡­ Sorry, President Tang, I think I used too much force.¡± Chen Yilang subconsciously raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice, ¡°A-Are you okay?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m fine¡­¡± With the help of his club members, Tang Yi staggered to his feet. His mind was a little dizzy, and it took him a while to recover. ¡°Hahaha, I didn¡¯t expect you to possess such great talent. You caught me off guard!¡± Tang Yi laughed awkwardly and responded. ¡°Wow, you flatter me, President Tang, I¡¯m sure it¡¯s only because you went easy on me.¡± Chen Yilang replied politely. ¡°AH¡­ Well, I did go a little easy on you! But it doesn¡¯t matter. Our association is in need of such powerful new blood. Why don¡¯t you join our club, so that we can hone you even further!¡± ¡°Uh, but there¡¯s already new blood dripping down your forehead¡­¡± ¡°OH, it¡¯s fine, tis just a scratch. We practice like this daily, so it¡¯s inevitable that there will be some bumps and scars on our bodies!¡± Tang Yi waved his hand generously and used his other hand to wipe the blood on his forehead messily. When he did these actions, he maintained a graceful smile on his face. However, when Chen Yilang looked at his expression, he felt that his smile was even uglier than crying.. [ Ding! ] [ Quest completed: Show them what you¡¯re made of! ] [ Gold coins obtained: 2,999] [ EXP obtained: 199] [ Title: The Novice is Growing Wings ] [ Reputation value has been increased! ] [ Reputation value: 600] ¡­ Whoa. LET¡¯S GOO! Chen Yilang was estatic. As expected, coming to the martial arts association tonight was the right choice. To think that I¡¯ve managed to earn this much gold coins from this hidden quest! Chen Yilang felt that he was very, very close to his current short-term goal. After returning to his seat, Xiong Yuwei immediately approached Chen Yilang in surprise. ¡°Student Chen, how did you do it?¡± ¡°Tang Yi¡¯s has a strong and sturdy physique. It¡¯s difficult for someone of the same strength to kick him over, yet you seemed to have pulled it off effortlessly?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t understand either.¡± Chen Yilang shrugged. ¡°Tang Yi probably went easy on me.¡± ¡°PFFT.¡± Xiong Yuwei covered her mouth and laughed. ¡°How is that possible? Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was going all out¡­¡± [ Ding! ] [ NPC Xiong Yuwei¡¯s Friendship value has increased! ] [ Remark: Please keep up the good work to unlock more ways to interact with the NPC! ] Looking at the progress bar on top of Xiong Yuwei¡¯s head, Chen Yilang could smell the scent of trouble again. As expected of the school belle, she was different from the others. She¡¯s truly a lady worth going after! Chapter 27 - Translation Jelly Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang had been doing very well recently. No, that was not right. Putting it that way felt way too general. Chen Yilang felt that he should use a different term. He was now a normie. For as long as he could remember, Chen Yilang was a salted fish/ NEET. Initially, during the early stages of his salted fish phase, he would feel a little guilty about himself, ¡°Dammit, I¡¯m garbage¡­¡± However, as he sunk deeper into the life of a shut-in, he then took on a different tone. ¡°Ah! I¡¯m garbage!¡± Nevertheless, times have changed, and his circumstances were no longer the same. Chen Yilang had abandoned the life of a salted fish. Ever since he had become a player, Chen Yilang realized just how fulfilling and enjoyable life outside actually was. Although he had not encountered any other players yet, if they even existed, at the very least, he had a beautiful NPC lass, a dangerous but familiar map, and all sorts of strange and unique monsters to play around with! More importantly, he had finally found the passion for life, which was something that was hard to come by. ¡­ Chen Yilang¡¯s days went peacefully as the weeks prior to the college entrance exam came and went. Although the [ Replica Bracelet ] had failed to copy Xiong Yuwei¡¯s long-distance running ability due to certain reasons, as a result of his diligence in running daily laps around the field, he was able to easily clear the college entrance exam¡¯s 1000-meter physical test. Naturally, Chen Yilang acknowledged that the two points that he had allocated to the strength attribute might have helped as well. However, the most important factor was still Chen Yilang¡¯s persistence in maintaining that habit.. Shocking! Truly, a self-disciplined salted fish was nothing to scoff at! Around the same time, Chen Yilang also started to notice a change in his fellow students¡¯ attitudes. No one doubted his strength anymore. There were even many students who were top scholars in their own right whom approached him to ask him questions. [ Ding! ] [ You have taught a student on how to solve a math problem. Obtained Gold Coin x23, Exp +26, Knowledge Points x 1 ] [ You have taught¡­ ] [ You have taught¡­ ] ¡­ It was through guiding his fellow students that Chen Yilang learned that he would be rewarded for teaching others. The rewards had even included Knowledge Points. Chen Yilang pondered on why that was the case. He reasoned that it was likely that in the process of guiding others, his own understanding on the subject had been further consolidated¡­ Apart from that. The ¡°hostility¡± from his deskmate, Chen Jiahui, seemed to be gradually fading away. Not only did she no longer deliberately keep a distance from him, she even took the initiative to discuss some questions and their solutions with Chen Yilang. As a result of her teachings, Chen Yilang was able to earn plenty of [ Knowledge Points ] from Chen Jiahui as well¡­ He was receiving such a large supply of [ Knowledge Points ] that he began fearing that his inventory would reach its cap! As he took another glance at the ever-increasing number of [ Knowledge Points ] in his inventory, Chen Yilang started feeling a Looking at the increasing number of [ knowledge points ] in his inventory, worry soon seeped into his heart. I guess that the old saying about learning being a never-ending journey holds some merit¡­ Nevertheless, Chen Yilang was quite pleased about this exchange. After all, the more he interacted and learned from Chen Jiahui, the more his grades rose. Before long¡­ After grinding several high difficulty questions as well as monsters¡­ Chen Yilang had almost filled up the gaps in his knowledge as a result of fooling around during his past three years of high school. All that was left now, was to bring his English listening skills up to par. This was the final obstacle that stood between him and the [ Level 5 Ultimate Learning God ]. In other words. As long as he could bring up his English listening scores, he could finally defeat the [ Level 5 Ultimate Learning God ] and take her place! As the saying goes, ¡°You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain¡±. However, Chen Yilang seemed rather thrill by the prospect. ¡­ As Chen Yilang continued to study like a madman. Time resumed normally, and before long, the most important day for the high school seniors had finally dawned upon them ¡ª the college entrance examinations. ¡°A mere one point difference in scores would result in a difference of a thousand places in rankings!¡± ¡°Three years of hard work for an achievement of a lifetime!¡± ¡­ All kinds of slogans started going about, and the seniors started chanting them aloud. Be it the school gates, the teaching buildings, or even the dormitory areas, they were all covered with banners related to the college entrance exam. This was the usual atmosphere that took place all across the nation. Even Chen Yilang, who took things in stride, was feeling a little nervous. Group message: ¡°College Entrance Exam Countdown, three days.¡± Chen Yilang glanced at the message sent by the Class Study Committee member every day, and his thoughts suddenly floated up. ¡°Damn, I¡¯m a little nervous.¡± Chen Yilang laid on the bed and looked out of the window, and at the stars in a daze. At this moment. [ Ding! ] [ The Mystery Shop is now open! ] The mechanical voice that rang out in his mind made Chen Yilang jump to his feet. Noice. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Ever since he first used the voucher, the stupid [ Mystery Shop ] never opened up again, up until now, that is. Life was strange. When you do not need something, that item will constantly appear in front of you. However, once you desire it for real, it refuses to appear. Upon opening the shop interface, Chen Yilang immediately went into action. All the Gold Coins that Chen Yilang had saved up were meant to be used for this one moment. Purchase [ Translation Jelly Recipe ]! [ Ding! ] [ You have spent 9,999 gold coins to obtain [ Translation Jelly Recipe] x 1] [ Translation Jelly: Upon consuming this magical jelly, your ability to comprehend different languages will skyrocket! ] Chen Yilang immediately clicked to use the item. [ Verifying your current language ceiling¡­ ] [ Currently, you can be upgrade to CET4 High Standard in English! ] ¡­ Although Chen Yilang was only in his third year of high school, he was aware of some of the assessments that the college students had to go through. The CET stood for the College English Test, and the CET4 was the English proficiency test for undergraduates. Although it was not considered a particularly sophisticated exam, there was still a big gap between the college entrance exam¡¯s listening test and the CET4¡¯s listening test. Chen Yilang did not hesitate to click on the [ use ] button. [ [ Translation Jelly Recipe ] used! ] [ Crafting Prerequisites: 1. Consumption of 999 Knowledge Points 2. Diligent Scholar¡¯s Soul x20 ] What a coincidence. They were all materials that Chen Yilang had painstakingly accumulated from all his studies. He confirmed the prompt to craft the item! The next instant. A piece of jelly fell from the sky and landed in Chen Yilang¡¯s hand. Judging by its appearance alone, it looked no different than any other piece of jelly. It was even wrapped in the most average-looking packaging ever. Who would have thought that this plain-looking item was something that Chen Yilang had went to great lengths to obtain¡­ ¡°Alright, time to dig in.¡± Chen Yilang immediately tore open the packaging and ate the Translation Jelly. It seemed to be strawberry-flavored. The next moment. Chen Yilang felt as if he had entered a whole new world. The words that he had forced himself to memorize had seemingly melded with his soul. They were like spirits, dancing happily in Chen Yilang¡¯s mind. Like a group of well-trained troops, they were neatly arranged in a strict and orderly manner. Chen Yilang slowed down his breathing, grabbed a random English novel, and read its first line ¡ª [ Nothing is impossible.. ] Chapter 28 - New Playstyle [ Synthesis ] Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation It was a blazingly hot day in the month of June. The electric fan above the classroom spun, creaking faintly as it did so. At the same time, the sound of the examinees scribbling on their papers filled the classroom. 3 pm. It was the time slot for the foreign language exam of China¡¯s 2021 College Entrance Examination. The loudspeaker was playing an English recording to test the students¡¯ listening skills. ¡°The price of the shirt is nine pounds and fifteen pence¡­¡± All the examinees¡¯ ears were peeled wide open as they carefully listened to the questions and answers posed by the recording. The atmosphere was particularly solemn. However, not all examinees reacted in the same manner when confronted with the questions. Some examinees were able to understand the logic of the dialogue effortlessly, and thus, they confidently wrote down their answers into their answer sheets. On the other hand, some examinees struggled to make head or tails of the conversation, even after listening to it a second time. As a result, the only thing they could do was pull their hair frantically as they sighed inwardly. It was a particularly pitiful sight. After all, there were only two shots at attempting the listening questions. As such, should they fail to catch or understand the recording, there was no way for them to redo the test. Meanwhile, there were also the elites, whose actions during the exam appear as if they were only there to fool around. It looked as if the questions were child¡¯s play to them, and it felt as if they were listening to a normal conversation in Chinese. One such example of these elites was Chen Yilang. With the Translation Jelly¡¯s help, Chen Yilang¡¯s English proficiency had reached the level of High Distinction in CET4. As such, he could pay no attention to the conversations in the recordings and still make out the context unscathed. Twenty minutes later, the English listening examination ended. Although the atmosphere in the examination hall was very solemn, many people could still be heard sighing softly. ¡°It seems that this year¡¯s English listening test is rather difficult.¡± Chen Yilang silently made a judgment in his heart. Chen Yilang also passed the next written examination very smoothly. [ Nothing is impossible. ] Finally. Chen Yilang ended his essay with that sentence in his English paper. The bell signifying the end of the exam rang immediately after. All the examinees stood up. The invigilator went forward to collect the papers. Now that the examination was over, he announced that the examinees could leave the examination hall. ¡°Phew.¡± Chen Yilang let out a sigh of relief and walked out of the classroom. It was finally over. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he was greeted with a gray, dreary sky. Rain was drizzling down, and some of the rainwater had converged into a small stream by the side of the stone road. All kinds of young voices drifted into his ears: ¡°The exam is over, the exam is finally over!¡± ¡°D*mn it, I need to get back home as soon as possible!¡± ¡°F*ck, why is it raining again?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it normal for it to rain during the college entrance examination? It¡¯s pretty much the same every year, right?¡± ¡­ People came and went. Chen Yilang stood quietly in front of the corridor, staring blankly at the rain. ¡°It¡¯s already over, why aren¡¯t you going home, Chen Yilang?¡± Chen Yilang came back to his senses and realized that his homeroom teacher, Mo Li, was greeting him. ¡°Ah, I¡¯m waiting for the rain to stop, Old Mo!¡± Chen Yilang replied with a smile. ¡°Judging by your expression, you did pretty well in the exam, didn¡¯t you?¡± Old Mo said with a smile. ¡°I treated it as it were any other exam,¡± Chen Yilang answered. ¡°That¡¯s pretty good.¡± Mo Li patted Chen Yilang¡¯s shoulder and added, ¡°I¡¯ve been the form teacher for so many years. Up till now, you¡¯re still the one who¡¯s improved the most dramatically.¡± ¡°That¡¯s all because Old Mo taught me well.¡± Chen Yilang smiled embarrassedly. ¡°You really know how to flatter a person, don¡¯t you?! Anyway, it¡¯s time for me to buy groceries and go home. My child is complaining that he¡¯s hungry again. Once you make it big in life, remember to visit us again!¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Chen Yilang waved his hand, and with a smile, he said goodbye to Mo Li. The slightly plump middle-aged woman¡¯s back gradually disappeared behind the curtain of rain. As he watched Mo Li leave, he raised his head and looked at the teaching building where he had frequented in the past three years. Chen Yilang fell into a daze once again. The rain was about to stop. ¡­ ¡­ Half an hour later, Chen Yilang had finally returned home. Naturally, the table was full of good dishes waiting for Chen Yilang. Yang Si had already prepared the meal in advance, and Chen Yilang¡¯s father, Chen Junfeng, had also left work early. The family of three was in a good mood. After finishing the meal, Chen Yilang lay on his bed. There was only one word to describe his current state, tired. The moment he made contact with his bed, he could feel all the tension being relieved from his body. Chen Yilang, who finally had some free time, opened the system panel and began to check his notifications from the past couple of days. While the exams were going on, Chen Yilang was unable to spare much attention to his system panel. In the past two days, Chen Yilang had taken four papers in total, and as they were original questions and not mock questions, he was certain that he would gain ample of experience points and Gold Coins from his efforts. [ Ding! ] [ Calculating earnings¡­ ] [ Obtained 1. Gold coin +2,453 2. EXP + 467 ] [ Ding! ] [ Congratulations! Your level has increased! ] [ Level: LV4¡ú LV5] [ Congratulations! You have unlocked a new skill! ] [ Obtained a new skill: Synthesis. ] ¡­ ¡°Huh?¡± The system notification about the new skill caught Chen Yilang¡¯s attention. Not bad, not bad at all. I now have another avenue to mess around with! Chen Yilang, who was in high spirits, was no longer feeling sleepy. He leaped out of his bed, sat up, and began studying the new skill. [ Level 1 Synthesis: A skill that combines two or more materials or elements to form a brand new item. ] [ Remark: As a novice Synthesizer, failure and accidents are inevitable. Please be mentally prepared. ] ¡­ Synthesizer? Interesting. Chen Yilang, who had played many online games in the past, was no stranger to such a mechanic. Chen Yilang theorized that there was likely a proficiency meter somewhere for this skill. The more items that he successfully synthesized, the more his proficiency would rise. ¡°Alright, time to mess around with this new mechanic.¡± Without hesitation, Chen Yilang opened his inventory. [ Knowledge Points x154] [ Immortal Cultivator¡¯s Soul x16] [ Diligent Scholar¡¯s Soul x24] [ Academic Failure¡¯s Fragment x156] ¡­ Chen Yilang did not own much materials. This was likely due to him limiting his field of activity within the school. As such, the materials that he obtained were only related to the academic field. Chen Yilang activated his [ Level 1 Synthesis ] A synthesis interface quickly popped up in front of him. The synthesis panel was very simple. There was only a burning furnace serving as the panel¡¯s background. He dragged some of the items from the inventory with his mind and threw them into the furnace. [ Synthesis in progress¡­ ] [ Failed! ] [ Synthesizing proficiency: (1/100)] [ You received: Scraps x13] ¡°¡­¡± Alright. I was already prepared for such a possibility anyway. Chen Yilang put the pile of [ Scraps ] into his inventory. Then, he placed the same materials into the furnace and tried again. [ Ding! ] [ Synthesis failed! ] [ Proficiency: (2/100) ] [ You have obtained: Scraps x 9] Damn it! The corner of Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth twitched. Why did the amount of scraps reduce?! ¡°I really can¡¯t believe this.¡± Chen Yilang restarted the furnace again. [ Synthesis failed! ] [ Synthesis failed! ] [ Synthesis failed! ] ¡°¡­¡± He started to doubt his life. Compared to the time when he used the blueprint to synthesize the Memory Bread, the success rate of the Synthesis skill was so low that it ground on his gears. Chen Yilang could not recall when he started the Synthesis process. All he knew was that the materials that he had painstakingly accumulated were almost depleted. No no, that was not quite right. After all, he still had a lot of [ Scraps ] in his warehouse. Just as Chen Yilang was about to throw the towel¡­ [ Ding! ] [ Congratulations! Synthesis successful! ] [ Materials consumed: [ Diligent Scholar¡¯s Soul x 3] [ Immortal Cultivator¡¯s Soul x 3] [ Academic Failure¡¯s Fragment x 10] [ Acquired: Cold Crystal Spring Water! ] Chapter 29 - [ Check In ] Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation [ Cold Crystal Spring Water: Upon using this item, the target¡¯s [ Anxious ] , [ Fearful ] , [ Nervous ] , and various other negative states will be purified into the [ Calm ] state. ] [ Calm: Under this state, the target¡¯s Mind and Intelligence attributes will be increased. ] ¡­ Chen Yilang felt a bit of a headache. Although it looked like a powerful item, upon closer inspection, it felt more like a sedative instead. However, since it was a tool given by the system, it should be much more useful than a sedative in real life. Moreover, as he had only just learned the [ Synthesis ] skill , he could not expect to synthesize something advanced. Chen Yilang placed the [ Cold Crystal Spring Water ] into his backpack. He did not know when it would come in handy. Perhaps he would use it to suppress any depressing urges in the middle of the night. Chen Yilang, who was starting to feel sleepy again, yawned. He got up, took a shower, and was just about to go to sleep, when suddenly, his phone rang. Chen Yilang pulled up his WeChat, and just as he had expected, his class¡¯ group chat was in an uproar. For these high school seniors, it was the day where they had finally attained freedom. As such, it made perfect sense to celebrate. Chen Yilang casually browsed through the chat logs. Most of the topics were about the exam they had taken during the afternoon. ¡°Sigh, I didn¡¯t expect my English papers to fare worse than my science ones!¡± ¡°Ikr, especially for the listening test. That long conversation that had taken place felt like a nightmare for me. It felt as if they were speaking the Language of the Gods¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine, seeing how difficult the English paper was, I dare say, that other than those top students who aren¡¯t even human, I don¡¯t think there will be many who will do well for English this year. If you don¡¯t believe me, just wait for the results to be released¡­¡± Chen Yilang did not join the conversation. After all, he had completed the English exam rather smoothly and he did not feel a single ounce of pressure. After thinking for a while, Chen Yilang decided to just continue keeping quiet and watch his classmates rant. At this moment. Chen Yilang realized that he seemed to have been pulled into another group chat. Upon opening it, he saw that the name was ¡°Graduation Tourism Team¡±. It was a small group that consisted of a couple of his classmates as well as a couple other WeChat accounts whom Chen Yilang did not recognize. ¡°To mah dear famileh!¡± ¡°The college entrance exam is over. Do you guys want to go on a trip together?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already planned the trip out. We¡¯ll be visiting Yunzhou City. The trip will last for around three days or so, and this isn¡¯t part of any tour package!¡± ¡°Everything has already been prepared. All that¡¯s left is for you all to prepare your luggage and money, and we can immediately depart!¡± ¡­ The person who spoke was Chen Jiahui, who was also the admin of the group. Chen Yilang was slightly stunned. He was a little surprised. He really did not expect Chen Jiahui, of all people, to invite him on a graduation trip. Although the two of them had been sitting at the same table for quite a long time and were very familiar with each other, Chen Yilang still felt as if there was a wall between themselves. After all, communication between him and Chen Jiahui had always been limited to within the school. Although they usually discussed many topics while they were in school, they basically did not chat with one another once they returned home. [ Ding! ] [ Congratulations! ] [ You have triggered a new hidden quest! ] [ Quest: It All Begins with a Check-in! ] [ Details: All grand ambitions must start from somewhere, perhaps by setting a small goal, like obtaining 100 million RMB. Naturally, 100 million might still be out of reach for you, but a small goal like checking-in should pose no problem for you, right? ] [ Fulfilment Criteria: Check-in in Yunzhou City. ] ¡­ ¡°Check in?¡± Chen Yilang was stunned again. He did not expect that this system to come up with yet another new mechanic. Checking-in was basically the bread-and-butter of most online games. Most of the time, check-in systems were implemented such that the longer and the more they checked-in, the more generous the rewards players would receive. The ultimate goal of check-in systems was to increase player retention, and to promote loyalty, so that players would feel pressured to log in daily. However, the system was now telling him to check-in in Yunzhou City. That was certainly quite the trip. However, after pondering for a while, Chen Yilang realized that there was no harm anyway. After all, the holidays after the college entrance examination were quite a dull period. There was no way a salted fish like Chen Yilang would take up a summer job. Doing so simply went against his principles. Should he study university courses in advance? He felt that it was not necessary. In that case, going on a trip seemed like a reasonable plan. Moreover, since the itinerary for the trip had already been arranged by someone. There was no need for him to rack his brain, so, why not? Upon this thought, Chen Yilang immediately sent a message: ¡°Sure, count me in.¡± Lin Jie: ¡°Oh my God, Genius Brother Lang has spoken! I assumed that a nerd like you would¡¯ve started studying calculus for college already! :P¡± [ Ding! ] [ Level 3 Drama Queen ] activated the skill [ Sarcastic ] , dealing damage to you! ] [ HP-12 ] Why is this person here¡­ Chen Yilang felt a headache coming up again. He still regretted not defeating the [ Drama Queen ] previously. Nevertheless, at this point, Chen Yilang was no longer afraid of this [ Drama Queen ] . The first time he encountered him, Chen Yilang was only level 1. It was only natural that he was incapable of defeating him. But now, Chen Yilang was already level 5. Defeating a level 3 mob would be a cinch for him! Unfortunately, as no one else had decided to entertain him, Chen Yilang decided to make fun of the silence to his response instead. Chen Yilang: ¡°?¡± Chen Yilang: ¡°Kek.¡± Lin Jie: ¡°Zip it!¡± [ Ding! ] [ You used [ intimidation ] , dealing a large amount of mental damage to [ Level 3 Drama Queen ] ! ] [ Level 3 Drama Queen ] entered [ Fearful ] State! ] [Obtained 1. Gold Coin + 68 2. Experience + 45 ] ¡­ ¡°Hahaha, Lin Jie, I can¡¯t believe you got shut down this quickly!¡± ¡°He couldn¡¯t help it, Lin Jie could never beat Brother Lang, after all. Brother Lang is a man who can even pin a bully outside the school to the ground.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s stop making fun of him, Lin Jie might leave the group later, hahaha.¡± Two other individuals whom Chen Yilang did not recognized chimed in and teased Lin Jie. Lin Jie had indeed gone silent after that. However, there was actually a small notification box on the profile pictures of these two people. One was [ Level 4 Pigeon King ] . The other was [ Level 5 Precious ] . ¡°¡­¡± Chen Yilang¡¯s forehead was sweating slightly. F*ck. Who formed this tour group? Why does it feel like it¡¯s filled with shady individuals? However, Chen Yilang was too lazy to think about it. He was already very sleepy. It was probably because he had experienced the high-intensity torture of two consecutive days of exams. That night, Chen Yilang slept exceptionally soundly. When he got up early in the morning, Chen Yilang received a group notification. Chen Jiahui had sent the itinerary to the group and they were to set off early the next morning. Using this one day of downtime, Chen Yilang decided to ask some funding from his parents. Then, he went to the supermarket to buy some travel supplies. Upon returning home, he put them all into his suitcase and packed them up. ¡°Phew.¡± Once he was done, Chen Yilang heaved a sigh of relief. Now that everything was ready, he only needed to check-in! Chapter 30 - [ Humblebrag ] Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The next day. In the morning. The sun was shining brightly, and the weather was clear with no indication of rain. Chen Yilang arrived at Beijiang City¡¯s train station according to the agreed time. The person who arrived at the same time as him was Chen Jiahui. The familiar [ Level 5 Ultimate Learning God ] title was still floating above her head. The next person who arrived was the [ Level 3 Drama Queen ] Lin Jie. The three of them chatted as they waited, and even after more than ten minutes had come and gone, no new people had arrived. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with her?¡± Chen Yilang looked at the time on his phone and asked. The time for their departure was getting closer and closer. If they delayed any longer, it was very likely that they would not be able to make it in time. ¡°I don¡¯t know either. Let me ask her to hurry up.¡± Chen Jiahui took out her phone and made a call. However, there was still no sign of any newcomers. ¡°Sigh, women are so troublesome.¡± Chen Yilang heard Lin Jie mumbling softly at the side. However, it happened to be at a volume in which Chen Jiahui could not hear. After another 10 minutes or so, the three of them finally spotted a figure that was running late. It was a girl that Chen Yilang had never seen before, but she looked a little familiar. This girl had a pair of ponytails, wore a white cotton skirt and lace socks, and wore a pair of black leather shoes. She was dressed in a rather Japanese-like manner, and her voice was sweet. She looked like the type of girl who would act cutesy. Upon spotting the trio, the girl immediately apologized with a smile, ¡°Ohayo! Sorry for coming late!¡± ¡°??? Bowing? What does this have to do with bowing? ¡°Ohayo means good morning in Japanese.¡± Chen Jiahui explained with a smile, ¡°Let me introduce you. This is my best friend, Jianglin Guo from the class next door.¡± So it was a girl from the class next door. Chen Yilang finally realized what was going on. No wonder he thought this girl looked familiar. She was from the class next door, and thus, they had crossed paths a few times before. However, Chen Yilang was an introvert. Moreover, ever since he started becoming obsessed with studying, he could not give two hoots about socializing, and as such, he no longer remembered her. However, the [ Precious ] title hovering above Jiang Linguo¡¯s head attracted Chen Yilang¡¯s interest. [ Precious: A type of monster that looks cute and flirtatious, but is actually quite difficult to deal with. Remark: Do not be mesmerized by their appearance! ] Chen Yilang thought to himself, ¡°You should¡¯ve said that about Lin Jie instead¡­¡± The moment the system finished speaking. Before Chen Jiahui could continue introducing herself, Lin Jie suddenly blurted out. ¡°Hello, my name is Lin Jie, nice to meet you!¡± ¡°I heard about you when I was in my first year of high school, everyone said that your English is especially good!¡± As Lin Jie¡¯s classmate for three years, Chen Yilang understood the former pretty well. Obviously, Jiang Linguo was the type of woman that Lin Jie liked. Chen Yilang had seen Lin Jie¡¯s QQ before, and all he saw on his page was a wall plastered with pictures of two-dimensional women. Moreover, even if he ignored all he knew about Lin Jie, just by looking at Lin Jie¡¯s gaze, Chen Yilang could immediately tell that he was interested in her. After all, his eyes were shining so brightly that they were no different from a searchlight. The most ridiculous thing was that this guy clearly had a completely impatient expression on his face one second ago. However, the moment Jiang Linguo appeared, he instantly smiled like a blooming flower. ¡°No, no, those are merely exaggerations.¡± Jiang Linguo waved her hand and said, ¡°In truth, I only score around 140 marks usually. I think, throughout the past three years, I¡¯ve only gotten full marks once or twice.¡± ??? Wtf? Who is this monster? [ [ Level 5 Precious ] activated [ Humblebrag ] , dealing damage to you! ] [ HP-12 ] ¡­ This damage is rather low. Chen Yilang thought to himself. Such a small damage number was no different than an itch for him now. However, he needed to be more cautious of her now. After all, [ Precious ] was a level 5 mob. It was a monster on the same level as the [ Ultimate Learning God ]. She was definitely not that easy to deal with. ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t there one more person?¡± Chen Yilang suddenly thought of something and asked, ¡°I remember that I saw five people in the group yesterday.¡± ¡°Oh, that¡¯s also one of my good sisters.¡± Chen Jiahui said a little embarrassedly, ¡°She suddenly had something to do this morning, so she¡¯s not coming.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Chen jiahui nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Don¡¯t worry about her. She told us to have fun. She¡¯ll definitely come next time.¡± The corner of Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth twitched slightly. As expected of the [ Level 4 Pigeon King ] ¡­ He felt that the monsters he was encountering were becoming more and more difficult to deal with. ¡°Then let¡¯s set off.¡± Chen Jiahui said energetically, ¡°Everyone, follow me.¡± With that, everyone followed Chen Jiahui into the station. Chen Yilang was dragging his suitcase at the front when he heard Jiang Linguo¡¯s voice behind him: ¡°Aiya, aiya, wait for me!¡± Jiang Linguo pulled her suitcase and shouted, ¡°All of your legs are too long. I can¡¯t keep up with your pace!¡± ¡°Do you need help?¡± Chen Yilang subconsciously turned his head and asked. ¡°Yes, yes. My luggage is so heavy, could you give me a hand?!¡± Jiang Linguo said softly. Chen Yilang finally caught a glimpse of the 16-inch suitcase in Jiang Linguo¡¯s hand. It¡¯s this small, and yet, she¡¯s struggling to move it? Chen Yilang suddenly had doubts about the girl¡¯s strength. The 16-inch suitcase was already the smallest possible luggage size. It could not possibly be holding much. Moreover, the thing had wheels. ¡°Okay.¡± Chen Yilang did not say anything and grabbed the handle from Jiang Linguo¡¯s hand. Huh? Chen Yilang felt as if the box was filled with air. He almost hurled the luggage aside as he yanked on it. ¡°?¡± Damn it, this is clearly as light as a foam board! ¡°What are you storing in it? ¡°Chen Yilang could not help but ask curiously. ¡°Of course it¡¯s cosmetics!¡± Jiang Lingguo answered, ¡°When girls go out to play, they have to dress up beautifully.¡± ¡°Then, aren¡¯t your clothes in it?¡± ¡°No,¡± Jiang Lingguo answered. No wonder it was so light. ¡°Then, where are your clothes?¡± Chen Yilang looked at Jiang Lingguo and found that she was not carrying any other luggage aside from the 16 inch one. ¡°No, that¡¯s too troublesome,¡± Jiang Lingguo said. ¡°?¡± Chen Yilang was dumbfounded by those words. ¡°Huh, did I hear wrongly?¡± Chen Yilang asked again with uncertainty, ¡°We¡¯re going on a three-day trip. Did you only bring one set of clothes?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± ¡°It¡¯s so troublesome to pack clothes. I don¡¯t want to go through all that trouble.¡± Jiang Linguo said confidently, ¡°Since we¡¯re going shopping anyway, why don¡¯t we just go to the mall and buy a few new sets of clothes?¡± ¡°????¡± Chapter 31 - [ City of Terror ] Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang was dumbfounded. Is this what they meant when they said money is the strongest superpower¡­ Chen Yilang was really afraid that she would suddenly activate the skill [ I¡¯ll Save You 20 Years of Hard Work ] and directly slap a stack of 100-yuan bills across his face¡­ ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Lin Jie hurriedly ran over. ¡°Do you need help, Jiang Lingguo?¡± Chen Yilang took a glance at Lin Jie and simply handed the luggage to him instead. Lin Jie was momentarily stunned. However, after exchanging a meaningful glance with Chen Yilang, he immediately grabbed the luggage. ¡°As expected of Brother Lang, you read me like an open book!¡± Lin Jie revealed a hint of shyness, then he used his shoulder to bump against Chen Yilang and happily ran ahead with Jiang Linguo¡¯s luggage in his hands. Chen Yilang:¡±¡­¡± Is this a man in love acts? How scary. Unfortunately for him, Lin Jie¡¯s happiness did not last long. This was because, his ticket number was not seated beside Jiang Linguo, but with Chen Jiahui instead. He could only look at Chen Yilang and Jiang Linguo, who were sitting opposite him, with resentment and envy. However, Chen Yilang was not chatting with Jiang Linguo at all. Chen Yilang had thought of himself as a rather interesting person. At the very least, he thought that he could hold a conversation with his classmates even if they were not very compatible with one another. However, upon being seated beside Jiang Linguo, all he felt was an awkward atmosphere instead. Jiang Linguo seemed to be interested in matters pertaining to the 2D industry instead. Chen Yilang was not well-versed in that field, and thus, after chatting awkwardly for a while, they suddenly went silent. ¡°Do you want to change seats?¡± Chen Yilang tried to ask. ¡°Do you want to sit with your best friend?¡± ¡°No need.¡± Jiang Linguo shook her head and answered, ¡°I¡¯ll still need you to carry my things later. Changing seats now would only cause more trouble.¡± Chen Yilang frowned slightly. Although her voice was very gentle, Chen Yilang felt that these words were strange, and it made him feel a little uncomfortable. Jiang Linguo immediately added. ¡°Right, help me buy a cup of instant noodles. I¡¯m famished, I haven¡¯t eaten anything until now.¡± ¡°We¡¯re on a train right now, the smell of instant noodles might be a little strong,¡± Chen Yilang reminded, ¡°Would you prefer something else instead?¡± ¡°No, all I want is instant noodles.¡± Jiang Linguo shook her head like a rattle-drum. Helpless. Out of courtesy, Chen Yilang acquiesce to her demands, ¡°Fine, what kind of flavor would you like?¡± ¡°Anything is fine. I¡¯m very casual,¡± Jiang Linguo replied. ¡°Okay.¡± With that, Chen Yilang walked to the carriage containing the service kiosk and returned with a cup of braised beef noodles. He handed the cup to Jiang Linguo. ¡°Thank you.¡± Jiang Lingguo smiled sweetly and happily took the cup of instant noodles. However. After eating one or two mouthfuls, her expression turned sour. ¡°Hey, student Chen.¡± Jiang Lingguo frowned and said with a look of disgust, ¡°This taste is terrible. I don¡¯t like it! When you went over just now, didn¡¯t you see any pickled cabbage noodles from Lao Tan or any other brand while you were out there? ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Yilang nodded. ¡°There were several of them.¡± ¡°Then go and buy me another bucket of Lao Tan pickled cabbage,¡± said Jiang Linguo. ¡°What about this bucket?¡± Asked Chen Yilang. ¡°I don¡¯t want it,¡± said Jiang Linguo. ¡°Do you want it instead? It tastes terrible, I wouldn¡¯t mind giving it to you instead.¡± ¡°???¡± ¡°Alright, thanks!¡± Jiang Linguo said. ¡°For what?¡± Chen Yilang asked. ¡°Huh? Thank you for buying instant noodles for me again, of course!¡± Chen Yilang frowned and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve agreed, right?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Jiang Linguo choked. [ Ding! ] [ You have caused a huge amount of mental damage to [ Level 5 Precious ] ! ] [ Obtained 1. Gold Coin + 78 2. EXP + 56 ] ¡­ Jiang Linguo¡¯s HP was reduced by almost half. This degree of exaggeration gave Chen Yilang quite a shock. Just how much mental damage did she suffer to cause such an effect? His casual words actually carried this much destructive power? He could clearly tell that Jiang Linguo was a person adored by many. It was highly likely that many boys had gone along with her whims, spoiling her, and as a result, manifested her current arrogant behavior. Therefore, having her request denied this blatantly was probably shocking to her. The two of them remained speechless for a moment. The atmosphere returned to being awkward once again. However, Chen Yilang did not care. He was completely fine with the awkwardness. ¡°Why don¡¯t you go buy it yourself?¡± Chen yilang shrugged and said, ¡°It¡¯s only a few steps away. I¡¯m afraid that I won¡¯t be able to figure out your preferences.¡± ¡°Hmph.¡± ¡°So stingy.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t want to help, then don¡¯t help. I¡¯ll do it myself.¡± Jiang Lingguo pursed her lips as she got up and walked away. Chen Yilang did not know whether to laugh or cry. This chick had a rather small frame, but she had quite a contrasting temper. Around ten minutes later. Jiang Lingguo returned to her seat with a new bucket of instant noodles. Chen Yilang saw her clumsily tear open the seasoning bag and randomly pour it into the bucket of instant noodles. While doing so, she even spilled a bag of seasoning powder onto the ground due to her clumsiness. ¡°¡­¡± Chen Yilang simply closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. He could finally see it. Jiang Linguo was basically a lady who was usually pampered by others. Her ability to take care of herself was almost in the negatives. So this is what the system means by [ Precious ] ¡­ A few hours later. The bullet train slowly stopped at Yunzhou station. After getting off the train, Jiang Linguo did not bother with Chen Yilang anymore. Lin Jie, who knew nothing about the incident between them, was delighted at this turn of events. For some reason, Jiang Linguo¡¯s attitude towards him suddenly became especially good. She constantly chatted with him and did not even look at Chen Yilang at all. ¡®I really did not expect that Brother Lang, who has good results, and is able to fight so well, would be dumped just like that.¡± Lin Jie could not help but sigh in his heart. Chen Yilang did not care. Anyway, he was not familiar with Jiang Linguo, so he cared not of what she thought of him. After all, the goal of his trip was simply to check-in. Upon stepping out of the train and into the city¡­ The system¡¯s voice rang in his mind. [ Ding! ] [ Congratulations on completing the quest: It All Begins with a Check-in! ] [ Obtained: 1. Gold Coin + 499 2. Experience + 59 ] ¡­ Huh? Chen Yilang felt a little disappointed. He did not expect the reward for the check-in mission to be this low. He felt like he had come all this way for nothing.. After all, Chen Yilang was still a shut-in at his heart. He would rather stay at home and game his worries away. However, his thoughts were cut short by the system¡¯s notification. [ Ding! ] [ Limited-time Dungeon has opened! ] [ Dungeon name: City of Terror! ] Chapter 32 - A Fight? Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Chen Yilang was slightly shocked. He could smell it, he could smell that familiar scent again! It was the smell of trouble! Chen Yilang quickly clicked on the details. ¡­ [ Dungeon Name: City of Terror ] [ Coordinates: [ Click to see ] ] [ Details: Legend has it that there exists a city which is occupied by hundreds of ghost whom did not move on to the afterlife. These ghosts banded together in the mortal realm, and although none of them had any particularly worthy ambitions, they took joy in spectating humans interact with one another. However, it all changes today, as a new friend has arrived¡­ ] [ Fulfilment cCriteria: Head to the coordinates listed and locate the City of Terror! ] ¡­ After reading the details, Chen Yilang felt his scalp tingle with numbness. Just as he had expected, he had unlocked yet another game mechanic. He was excited to try out this mechanic, even if it sounded a little scary. However, Chen Yilang was not afraid. As an atheist who worshipped science, Chen Yilang did not believe in the existence of supernatural beings. As such, rather than fear, Chen Yilang was struck with curiosity instead. What was the origin of this [ City of Terror ] ? Chen Yilang checked the coordinates. In the end, he realized the coordinates were those of Yunzhou City¡­ ¡°How is this any different from not providing any coordinates?!¡± Chen Yilang could feel a headache coming up. Yunzhou City was massive. Forget three days, he might take three months and still fail to locate the dungeon! While Chen Yilang was lost in his thoughts, Chen Jiahui had already led everyone to the establishment that they would take their dinner in. It was a tea house that looked pretty neat. Citizens in Yunzhou liked to drink morning and evening tea, and as a result, there were several tea houses located throughout their streets, but very rarely would there be any good ones. Chen Yilang looked at the menu. It consisted of authentic Yunzhou cuisine, and they were also very reasonably priced. ¡°This place is perfect!¡± Lin Jie praised aloud. ¡°Thank God, Chen Jiahui is in charge of planning. Had I come here alone, I definitely would have chosen a much worse establishment.¡± ¡°I agree.¡± Chen Yilang echoed, ¡°We have to thank our great tour guide Chen for leading us here.¡± ¡°No problem, I also need to thank you guys for being willing to accompany me on this trip,¡± said Chen Jiahui. The three of them chatted as they ate. The atmosphere suddenly felt like it was back to the old days when they were still in school. Only Chen Yilang noticed that Jiang Linguo had not spoken a word. After all, as a player, Chen Yilang would naturally pay close attention to the movements of the monsters around him. Ever since the [ Level 5 Precious ] was heavily injured on the train, its HP had not recovered whatsoever. While Chen Yilang was silently thinking of a countermeasure, the [ Precious ] spoke. ¡°I¡¯m of the opinion that this place is lackluster.¡± Jiang Lingguo shook her head with a hint of disdain appearing on her face. ¡°The food here feels so plain, Lil¡¯ Hui.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you before? There¡¯s an restaurant in Yunzhou City that¡¯s making waves on social media. It¡¯s one of the must-go spots when visiting Yunzhou.¡± ¡°You aren¡¯t even doing your job as a tour guide properly. I can¡¯t believe we missed this opportunity.¡± Lin Jie¡¯s gaze changed slightly, and he subconsciously turned to look at Chen Yilang. However, Chen Yilang did not react at all. After his brief interaction with the [ Level 5 Precious ] on the train, Chen Yilang had already figured out what made Jiang Linguo tick, and thus, her tricks did not faze him. ¡°Oh alright, let¡¯s visit the restaurant tomorrow then. I¡¯ll look up a guide tonight.¡± Chen Jiahui did not say much and replied with a smile. Seeing this, Chen Yilang finally understood how the [ Level 5 Precious ] had come to be. Obviously, she was pampered and spoiled by those around her¡­ ¡°Remember, you must make a good guide tonight, Lil¡¯ Hui.¡± ¡°Remember that our schedule is rather packed. We¡¯re even visiting Yunzhou¡¯s Happy Ridge the day after tomorrow, right?¡± ¡°As such, it¡¯s best that we visit the store tomorrow, be it in the morning, or by nightfall at the latest.¡± Jiang Linguo explained. ¡°I know, I know.¡± Chen Jiahui nodded while listening. Meanwhile, Chen Yilang noticed that the status bar above Chen Jiahui¡¯s head had changed. [ [ Level 5 Ultimate Learning God ] has been attacked by [ Level 5 Precious ], HP -32 ] [ Debuff received: Irritated ] [ Irritated: The target¡¯s thoughts are in a mess, and her mood is irritable. Her Intelligence and Mind points have decreased slightly. ] ¡­ There seemed to be some sparks flying between the two girls. Chen Yilang did not expect to witness such a scene. A scene where two monsters were going against one another. Chen Yilang had heard rumors of how terrifying fights between women were. ¡°If these two girls really do manage to kill each other, would I receive any rewards from their deaths?¡± A question suddenly popped up in Chen Yilang¡¯s mind. However, after thinking about it for a while, Chen Yilang dismissed the idea. Obviously, he would not. However, if he was the one who fired off the last attack, there was a good chance that he would receive the rewards. At this time, Chen Yilang saw that he had received a new message on his WeChat. Lin Jie: ¡°Brother Lang, I¡¯m starting to get a feel of how difficult it is to handle Jiang Linguo. Should I marry her in the future, wouldn¡¯t that mean that my ranking in the family hierarchy would be rather low?¡± Chen Yilang replied expressionlessly: ¡°First of all, you are right. Secondly, just how delusional are you?¡± Lin Jie quickly sent a series of question marks. Chen Yilang logged out of WeChat and no longer paid attention to Lin Jie. He thought for a moment, then smiled and spoke aloud. ¡°Hmm, personally, Lin Jie and I both feel that our current itinerary is pretty well thought out.¡± ¡°But from the looks of it, Jiang Linguo seems to be more familiar with the tourism aspect of Yunzhou?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we let student Jiang Linguo plan a new itinerary instead? She seems to know a lot more, so I¡¯m sure she¡¯ll come up with an even better one.¡± Chen Yilang looked at Jiang Linguo with a smile and said in a gentle and amiable tone, ¡°Right, student Jiang Linguo?¡± Lin Jie who was at the side was the first to be stunned after hearing those words. What is Brother Lang doing? What the hell, why is he putting words into my mouth? However, he dared not interject. After being rebutted by Chen Yilang a few times, Lin Jie had learned his lesson and no longer had the courage to continue being cheeky in front of Chen Yilang. Hence, Lin Jie did not say anything, but he could not control himself from observing Jiang Linguo. ¡°UH¡­¡± ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°That¡­¡± However, Jiang Linguo was suddenly at a loss for words. She stuttered and could not speak a single word. She no longer seemed as confident as before. [ Ding! ] [ You ended [ Level 5 Precious ]¡¯s [ Verbal Assault ] and dealt a huge amount of mental damage to her! ] [ Obtained 1. Gold Coin + 89 2. Exp + 76 ] ¡­ Chen Yilang was very satisfied. As expected, the reward that could be obtained from big monsters were still relatively high. Lin Jie, who was at the side, was a little dumbfounded. It was the first time he saw such an embarrassed expression on Jiang Linguo¡¯s face, and her expression was so ugly that it looked as if she had just eaten a mouthful of manure¡­ D*mn, Brother Lang is really awesome. Lin Jie silently admired Chen Yilang¡¯s wits from the side. These words had made Jiang Linguo instantly speechless, and it did not sound rude at all. Lin Jie also noticed something about Jiang Linguo. Although she was very talented when it came to exams, and she had a smooth tongue, when it came to street smarts, she was like a caveman¡­ Forget planning an itinerary, the fact that she could follow along with them was already a miracle in of itself! The atmosphere at the dinner table gradually calmed down once more. Jiang Linguo, who could not answer, could only lower her head and eat silently. Chen Yilang felt that his ears had finally calmed down. It was time to plan on how to locate the City of Terror.. Chapter 33 - [ City of Terror ] Located! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In Lin Jie¡¯s opinion, Brother Lang was the type of person who went straight to the point. It seemed that in Brother Lang¡¯s eyes, Jianglin Guo was not a delicate girl at all. It was impossible for Brother Lang to coax girls, not in this lifetime or even the next. Brother Lang would only reason with them, and he would scold them for whatever wrongs they committed, and he would not hesitate to take on a harsh tone regardless of their status. For example, during this trip, Brother Lang had not budge a single inch to Jiang Linguo¡¯s demands at all. Once the four of them had finished their meal and had left the teahouse¡­ Lin Jie had become aware that whenever the four of them walked together, Jiang Linguo would automatically put as much distance from Chen Yilang as possible. Meanwhile, in Chen Yilang¡¯s perspective. He could tell that Jiang Linguo was acting a little strangely. The status above her head had become [ Resentful ]. [ Resentful: The target has developed animosity towards you. Their Mind attribute has increased, and the target¡¯s aggression threshold towards you has decreased. ] ¡­ Chen Yilang roughly understood what the system meant. The so-called reduction of aggression threshold meant that he would more easily stoke her ire now. For example, if he needed to thoroughly beat her up to make her mad, all he needed to do now was to give her a simple slap. Damn it. This woman is holding a grudge against me¡­ However, Chen Yilang did not mind. His thought process was rather straightforward. If she is acting unreasonable, then he would simply just need to talk reason against her madness! He was not afraid at all! Moreover, as he was usually not the one in the wrong, there was nothing she could do against him. ¡­ Chen Jiahui had booked two separate rooms for their accommodations. Naturally, their rooms were divided by gender. It was very easy for men to form friendships. So long as they had a topic that they mutually enjoyed, they could talk up quite a storm. Taking Chen Yilang and Lin Jie as an example¡­ Despite not interacting much while they were in school, now that they were living together, they realized that they both enjoyed a rather obscure film, and they had both downloaded said film into their phones. An audible ¡®click¡¯ could be heard upon this realization, and as a result, they just talked and talked all night long about the film that they enjoyed. ¡°I wonder how things are going the girls¡¯ room¡­¡± Chen Yilang wondered to himself as he felt a hint of pity for Chen Jiahui. With that, the first, albeit rocky day of the little graduation trip had come to an end. Early the next morning. Under Chen Jiahui¡¯s lead, the four of them departed early and headed to their first attraction via the city¡¯s subway. ¡°We¡¯re here! We¡¯re here!¡± Upon arriving at the station, Chen Jiahui immediately leaped out of the ride. The remaining trio quickly followed, and upon stepping out, they could instantly sense the buzz of excitement in the air. ¡°Where are we?¡± Lin Jie was stunned by his surroundings. From the looks of it, they seemed to have arrived at a massive amusement park. A cheerful song was constantly being broadcasted. Various staff dressed in mascot costumes were handing off colorful balloons by the roadside. There were also various amusement facilities dazzling in front of them. A Ferris wheel was spinning slightly in the distance, and several high-pitched screams came from the roller coaster. ¡­ ¡°This is the most famous amusement park in Yunzhou City, Happy Ridge!¡± Jiang Linguo glanced at Lin Jie with a look of disdain. ¡°You actually don¡¯t know about this place? Aren¡¯t you a little clueless?!¡± ¡°Hehe, now I know.¡± Lin Jie smiled awkwardly. [ Level 3 Drama queen ] suffered [ Level 5 Precious ]¡¯s [ Merciless Insult ] and received 243 points of mental damage! ] This damage is a little too high¡­ Isn¡¯t it? This was the first time ever since Chen Yilang had become a player where he spotted a damage value that exceeded three digits¡­ Chen Yilang could not help but mentally give Lin Jie the middle finger. Can you be any less pathetic!? Damn it, I attacked you so relentlessly in the past, and yet, I¡¯ve never seen you suffering such a huge value of mental damage! Is a cute girl¡¯s words all it takes to bring down your defenses? While Lin Jie was talking to Jiang Linguo again, Chen Yilang walked to Chen Jiahui¡¯s side and asked in a low voice, ¡°Hmm, it seems that we¡¯ve detracted from the itinerary that you sent previously, yes?¡± ¡°Sigh, I had no choice.¡± Chen Jiahui¡¯s face revealed a helpless expression. ¡°I wasn¡¯t able to persuade her otherwise last night, and as such, I had no choice but to bring our schedule forward¡­¡± Chen Jiahui paused and saw that there was no expression on Chen Yilang¡¯s face. She sighed and added, ¡°I have been friends with her since we were young. This is how she usually acts. I hope that you can bear with her.¡± ¡°It has been hard on you.¡± Chen Yilang could only smile helplessly. However, he did not mind. After all, the only reason he had participated in the trip was to complete the check-in quest. As for the [ City of Terror ] ¡­ He would just leave its discovery to fate¡­ Of course, the best scenario would be for him to locate it. However, if he could not, then there was nothing that he could do about it. After all, it was a game. Not everyone could be lucky. ¡°Alright, but aren¡¯t all amusement parks the same?¡± Lin Jie scratched his nose and asked straightforwardly, ¡°There doesn¡¯t seem to be anything special about this Happy Ridge?¡± ¡°Like I said, you¡¯re utterly clueless!¡± Jiang Linguo crossed her arms and explained, ¡°The most famous thing about this amusement park, Happy Ridge, is not its amusement facilities, but rather, its haunted house!¡± ¡°Haunted house?¡± Those words had caught Chen Yilang¡¯s interest. ¡°Yeah, you¡¯ve never been to a haunted house before?¡± ¡°I really haven¡¯t.¡± Chen Yilang shrugged. As a die-hard shut-in, there was literally no chance for him to visit such establishments. Therefore, he had never even been to ordinary haunted house, let alone a famous haunted house as claimed by Jiang Linguo. ¡°I see! Well, I bet you wouldn¡¯t know that the haunted house in this amusement park is called ¡®City of Terror¡¯, and it¡¯s very famous. Plenty of internet celebrities and live streamers have entered it to test their courage!¡± Jiang Linguo said. ¡°Wait, what did you just say?¡± Chen Yilang¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. ¡°Did you just say ¡®City of Terror¡¯?¡± Jiang Linguo responded disdainfully. ¡°Aren¡¯t you quite manly? Well then, if you could make it out of the haunted house without backing off early, I¡¯ll consider you a real man.¡± ¡°But ¡ª¡± Jiang Linguo glanced at Chen Yilang again. ¡°I doubt an inexperienced newbie such as yourself would be able to make it through unscathed. I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll pee your pants while you¡¯re in there.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re not interested, you can stay outside and wait for us to come out.. You can also help us buy a few cups of milk tea while you¡¯re at it!¡± Chapter 34 - [ Highlight ] Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation [ [ Level 5 Precious ] used [ Merciless Insult ] against you, inflicting massive damage! ] [ HP-57 ] ¡­ ¡°F*ck.¡± Chen Yilang felt a little uncomfortable. Although he was not as badly injured as Lin Jie, this was still a massive chunk of damage, and it was not to be underestimated. This [ Level 5 Precious ] is really a pain in the arse. He had been careless. Back to the matter at hand. Why am I being looked down upon? So what if I¡¯ve never been to a haunted house before? What does that have anything to do with my courage? Anyway. Chen Yilang was definitely going to enter the haunted house. After all, who would have thought that the [ City of Terror ] that he had been looking for would end up right here in Yunzhou City¡¯s most popular amusement park? From the looks of it, Chen Yilang had to thank Precious for hastening their schedule. ¡°I didn¡¯t say that I¡¯m not interested,¡± Chen Yilang responded casually. ¡°Trips like this are a once-in-a-lifetime experience. If I don¡¯t go now, then when would I?¡± ¡°Then don¡¯t blame me if you pee your pants,¡± Jiang Linguo responded bitterly. Chen Yilang smiled but did not say anything. He was well aware of Jiang Linguo¡¯s personality now, and thus, he deemed it meaningless to argue with her. After all, he would need to go all out if that were the case. ¡­ The four of them followed the directions in the pamphlet and soon, they arrived at the haunted house, the City of Terror. What stood before them was an ancient castle-like structure with a dark gothic design. There were many skulls hanging on the gate, and they shone dimly. At this moment, the tourists who had already booked tickets in advance were lining up to enter the haunted house. It could be seen that Jiang Linguo was right. The haunted house was indeed very popular. Chen Yilang could already see many popular internet celebrities holding up selfie sticks and explaining in the square in front of the haunted house. ¡°Guoguo, this place looks so scary.¡± Chen Jiahui seemed to have been frightened by the strange design of the castle gates. ¡°No need to be afraid.¡± Jiang Linguo patted her chest, which was rather unbountiful, and said confidently, ¡°Even if these two males are chickens, you still have me.¡± ¡°???¡± Lin Jie felt as if he had taken damage once again. He thought to himself, ¡®Why am I caught in the cross fire once again?¡± He subconsciously wanted to hug Brother Lang for comfort, but he soon realized that Chen Yilang¡¯s thoughts were not on these two women at all. Brother Lang seemed to have a lot on his mind as he stared down at the haunted house before him. ¡°Is Brother Lang going to start something again?¡± Lin Jie had a strange premonition. Although he did not know what Brother Lang wanted to do, he felt that it was going to cause quite a stir. However, in truth, Chen Yilang was only trying to trigger the [ Check-in ] prompt. After changing his position and angle several times, Chen Yilang finally found the check-in area near the castle gate. [ Ding! ] [ You have successfully checked-in! ] [ Reward: 1. Gold Coin + 98 2. Experience + 128 ] ¡­ [ New Hidden Quest Triggered: Beginner¡¯s trial. ] [ Details: You are no longer a noob who just finished the tutorial. As such, it is time to take on a challenge. As an adventurer full of curiosity and fearlessness, it is time to take on the City of Terror in which you have discovered. It is finally time for you to make a name for yourself. ] [ Fulfilment Criteria: Clear the [ City of Terror ] ! ] ¡­ ¡°It¡¯s coming, it¡¯s coming.¡± Chen Yilang let out a sigh of relief. He knew that this day would come eventually. After all, instance dungeons were a common feature across most role-playing games. Therefore, Chen Yilang had been preparing for a long time for the system to introduce them. About half an hour later. The four of them finally finished queuing up and had entered the City of Terror. The waiting hall outside the inner gates was already filled with tourists. ¡°Damn, I¡¯m so nervous!¡± ¡°I heard that it¡¯s really scary. Most people can¡¯t even last halfway before returning to the starting point!¡± ¡°What a pity. I heard that if you¡¯re the first within the batch to find the exit, you¡¯ll receive generous prizes!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, it¡¯s a very popular online celebrity necklace!¡± The tourists were either eager or nervous. ¡°Humph,¡± Jiang Linguo snorted disapprovingly, ¡°These guys sound like scaredy cats. Since I already have a game plan in mind, that prize will definitely be mine for the taking!¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll congratulate you in advance.¡± Chen Yilang smiled faintly. As expected of the [ Level 5 Precious ], I wonder where her baseless confidence comes from. Naturally, Chen Yilang dared not boast in the same manner. After all, he had never been to a haunted house. At the same time, this was also his first time playing a [ dungeon ]. He had no clue what to expect. Suddenly, the hall descended into pitch-black darkness. ¡°Dong¡ª¡± ¡°Dong¡ª¡± A long and strange bell sound rang within the hall. Accompanied by a spray of dry ice, the inner door slowly opened on both sides. All kinds of strange lights and background music started to pour in, creating a scary atmosphere. All kinds of screams immediately rang out among the tourists. ¡°Let¡¯s go, there¡¯s nothing to fear.¡± Jiang Linguo took the lead and walked in the front. ¡°Oi, you two boys better not drag us down!¡± Lin Jie eagerly went after her. However, he realized that Chen Yilang was walking slowly at the back by himself. He looked neither too fast nor too slow, as if he was taking a stroll.. For a moment, Lin Jie did not know who to follow. As such, he began walking back and forth between Jiang Linguo and Chen Yilang. Naturally, Chen Yilang had no desire to go after Jiang Linguo. He had a dungeon to clear, and it was a matter that was unrelated to Jiang Linguo. Chen Yilang turned on the miniature flashlight that the staff had prepared for him and followed the tourists into the interior of the castle. It was not until he entered the depths that Chen Yilang realized that the haunted house was actually massive on the inside. He could either head left or right, or he could explore the main hall or the second floor. After a while, the crowd began to disperse. ¡°I¡¯m a little scared, Brother Lang.¡± Lin Jie could not help but shiver. ¡°I¡¯d better go and follow them!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Chen Yilang casually waved his hand and sent him off. In the end, Lin Jie still left happily. Chen Yilang suddenly felt much more at peace. With this newfound silence, he then searched around the main hall. He had noticed a very interesting phenomenon. Almost everyone had brushed off the main hall, and had instead rushed forward to explore other areas. However, despite not playing any games like secret rooms before, he was well aware of a fact. ¡°Which is that things are usually hidden in plain sight.¡± If he was the architect of this haunted house, then he would have put the most important clue in the main hall. [ Ding! ] Upon hearing the sound, Chen Yilang¡¯s line of sight quickly locked onto the target. A floor lamp that had been highlighted.. Chapter 35 - I Quit! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°As expected.¡± The corners of Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth curled slightly upwards. The system¡¯s [ Highlight ] feature was definitely a useful feature that was worth calling a bug. Within Chen Yilang¡¯s vision, the table lamp seemed to be enveloped in a golden glow, making it easily distinguishable from the other objects in the area. After all, how could anyone miss something that¡¯s clearly glowing within a dark room? Chen Yilang walked to the floor lamp and studied it for a long time. Finally, he found its switch and pressed it. ¡°Click.¡± Under the illumination provided by the lamp, a shadow of a key was projected onto the floor. Chen Yilang immediately turned off the light. Then, he reached under the lampshade and took out a key. [ Ding! ] [ Item obtained: Old Bronze Key X 1] ¡­ Chen Yilang¡¯s intuition told him that the key would come in handy later. After a quick glance at his surroundings, Chen Yilang noticed that there was no one else present. With that in mind, he then carefully searched through the hall again. After confirming that there were no other clues, he quickly and decisively left the area, catching up with the rest of the tourists before long. Around twenty minutes later. Chen Yilang arrived before an arched door on the second floor. A group of tourists were gathered in front of the door, talking to one another. Chen Yilang soon spotted Chen Jiahui and the other two. ¡°What¡¯s going on here?¡± Chen Yilang asked. ¡°You¡¯re finally here, huh? Why are you so slow!?¡± Jiang Lingguo continued, ¡°Walk through this arched door and you¡¯ll find a corridor called the Netherworld Corridor.¡± ¡°The Netherworld Corridor is the only path to the exit.¡± ¡°But since the corridor is long and scary, no one dares to enter it, and as a result, we¡¯re all stuck here.¡± ¡°Then why don¡¯t you go?¡± Chen Yilang asked. ¡°I¡¯ve never seen it before!¡± Jiang Linguo snapped with a bit of frustration, ¡°The guide I read a few days ago made no mentions of this corridor! It¡¯s probably a newly implemented section. How annoying.¡± ¡°Then why don¡¯t we go in and take a look?¡± Chen Yilang said. ¡°It¡¯s better than loitering here.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Jiang Lingguo hesitated. ¡°There¡¯s no guide for this corridor. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s inside¡­¡± ¡°There¡¯s no set paths in this world too, y¡¯know. Someone has to be the trailblazer.¡± Jiang Lingguo did not respond to Chen Yilang¡¯s statement. Chen Yilang noticed that a new status had appeared above her head. [ Debuff: Fearful ] [ Fearful: Under this status, the target¡¯s reaction speed and their mobility will be reduced, whereas their Mind attribute will be greatly reduced. ] ¡­ Wow. Chen Yilang wanted to laugh a little. To think that the fearless [ Level 5 Precious ] was starting to feel afraid! In that case¡­ Now¡¯s a good time as any to whittle down her health! ¡°What?¡± ¡°Do my ears deceive me?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that the Fearless Lady Jiang is starting to have second thoughts?¡± Chen Yilang said jokingly. [ Ding! ] [ You used [ Merciless Insult ] and [ Tit for Tat ] on [ Level 5 Precious ], dealing massive mental damage to it! ] [ Obtained: 1. Gold Coin + 166 2. Experience + 89 ] ¡­ ¡°Who said I was afraid?!¡± Jiang Linguo¡¯s face flushed red. She could not control her tone and shouted loudly, ¡°Let¡¯s go together, whoever cowers first will have to call the winner their parent!¡± Chen Yilang did not know whether to laugh or cry at the declaration. However, from the looks of it, Jiang Linguo seemed to be dead serious. Naturally, Chen Yilang remained silent and followed Jiang Linguo into the Netherworld Corridor. The other two quietly trailed behind. They were not stupid. After all, they could smell the gunpowder between Jiang Linguo and Chen Yilang from afar. [ You have entered the Netherworld Corridor ] The system¡¯s notification box appeared in front of Chen Yilang. Since there was a system prompt, there was a high likelihood that he had taken the right path. However, the moment he walked in, Chen Yilang felt something was amiss. The background music of the corridor was much more ominous, and not just that, the temperature was also lower, which served to further enhance the ambience. It was on a completely different level compared to the other places in the castle. The corridor felt like a path to the boss of the dungeon. As he walked, Chen Yilang realized that Jiang Linguo was lagging behind. He turned around and looked. Jiang Linguo had a [ Decelerated ] debuff above her head. [ Due to the [ Fearful ] status, the target¡¯s Agility attribute has decreased, and she has now entered the [ Decelerated ] state. ] In truth, Chen Yilang did not even need the system¡¯s help on this one. Just by looking at her blanched expression, Chen Yilang knew that the girl was starting to to succumb to fear. ¡°All bark no bite, huh?¡± ¡°W-Why a-are you looking at me?!¡± Jiang Linguo stuttered, ¡°H-Hurry up and keep going forward¡­¡± Jiang Linguo had not even finished her sentence, when suddenly, a secret passage suddenly revealed itself from the side of the Netherworld Corridor. An evil spirit with disheveled hair and a terrifying appearance broke out from the door and pounced towards Jiang Linguo! ¡°Ahhh!!!¡± Jiang Lingguo¡¯s body trembled violently. Her face turned pale as she fell to the ground in fright. Reflexively, she crawled on the ground and retreated. However, due to the darkness of the corridor, she crashed into a wall on the other side with a thud. Just like that, Chen Yilang watched as her HP dropped twice in a row. The first was due to the mental damage she had received after being frightened by the ghost, and the second, was due to her crashing into the wall. Chen Yilang nearly burst out laughing. If he had known that the [ Level 5 Precious ] would inflict injuries to herself, he would not have been so worried in the first place. Just like a certain archer who flits around the battlefield during team fights, she would likely kill herself even without any interference from Chen Yilang¡¯s end. However, while it was fun watching Jiang Linguo make a fool of herself, Chen Yilang also had to admit that, he had received quite a fright from the ghost¡¯s sudden appearance as well. Fortunately, the ghost that appeared out of nowhere did not pounce on him. Otherwise, his reaction would likely be similar to Jiang Linguo¡¯s. He reached out and grabbed his chest to feel his own heartbeat. His heartbeat had risen rapidly due to the fright he had received. However, it was gradually returning to its normal state. [ You have received 68 points of mental damage due to the attack from [ Evil Spirit ] ] ¡­ ¡°Huff¡­¡± ¡°Calm down, calm down.¡± Chen Yilang took a deep breath and gradually calmed himself down. He had to admit. This [ City of Terror ] was truly something. It could indeed create a feeling of fear that words could not describe. Upon the appearance of the ghost, the number of tourists who had ventured into the Netherworld Corridor immediately plummeted. Chen Yilang and the other three walked had only gone ten or so meters into the corridor. However, the deeper they went, the scarier the scares were, and the appearance of scary ghosts became even more frequent. Chen Yilang started to worry about the lives of the staff members who were pretending to be ghosts¡­ After all, if this continued, they might really get their living daylights punched out by muscle-headed scaredy cats. At this moment. Jiang Linguo suddenly stopped in her tracks. ¡°I quit!¡± She screamed. Chapter 36 - [ Bronze Gate ] Has Opened! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°I¡¯m going back!¡± Jiang linguo complained, ¡°Who¡¯s the idiotic designer that came up with this new section. It totally sucks!¡± Chen Yilang could not help but laugh, ¡°It¡¯s okay to admit you¡¯re scared.¡± [ Ding! ] [ You have used [ Merciless Insult ] again, inflicting huge mental damage to [ Level 5 Precious ] ! ] [ Obtained 1. Gold Coin + 174 2. Experience + 157] ¡­ Jiang Linguo was put on the spot. In an attempt to dismiss Chen Yilang¡¯s claims, her face turned red and she shouted loudly. ¡°Who are you claiming to be afraid?! If anyone¡¯s afraid, it¡¯s definitely you!¡± ¡°All I said was that the design of this corridor is garbage! It¡¯s a horribly designed section!¡± ¡°And since you¡¯re talking that big, why don¡¯t you just make it all the way to the end yourself, then?!¡± Chen Yilang thought to himself, ¡°Hmm, you¡¯re right. I do intend on walking down this corridor to the very end.¡± ¡°Heck, I¡¯m not just planning on making it past this corridor. My goal is to make it all the way to the exit¡­¡± At this moment. The group of four noticed a few participants running back towards them. ¡°Everyone, turn back!¡± One of the boys said with a sullen face, ¡°I can¡¯t believe we mustered up all that courage to reach the end, only to encounter a bronze door blocking our path! There¡¯s no way to push it open!¡± ¡°Is there any hint on how to open the door?¡± Someone asked. ¡°There¡¯s no hint!¡± The boy shook his head and answered. ¡°We¡¯ve tried all sorts of stuff, but aside from the keyhole on the door, there¡¯s no other mechanism to interact with it!¡± Keyhole? Those words rang out loud and clear in Chen Yilang¡¯s mind. He seemed to have recalled something. In contrast to his epiphanic state, the other participants were already in an uproar. ¡°Damn it, we still needed a key? Then aren¡¯t we wasting our time attempting this corridor right now?¡± ¡°Damn it, it must be hidden somewhere in the castle. Hurry up and backtrack! It must be in one of the early areas!¡± ¡°Tsk, why is this haunted house so difficult!¡± ¡°If it were me, even with the blessing of the Divine, I doubt anyone would be able to clear this haunted house!¡± Everyone started to complain. ¡°Do you hear that?¡± Jiang Linguo smirked. ¡°No one can pass this corridor! This is a fundamental problem with its design, it has nothing to do with whether I¡¯m afraid or not!¡± ¡°Are you sure?¡± Chen Yilang smirked in return. ¡°Sure of what?¡± Jiang Linguo asked. ¡°Are you sure that no one can clear it?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take that declaration to heart.¡± Chen Yilang grinned. Jiang Linguo was stunned. Chen Yilang¡¯s meaningful smile made her double-guess herself. However, before she could come up with a response, Chen Yilang had already turned around and continued marching towards the end of the corridor. ¡°Wait for me here then.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go and open the door. I¡¯ll be back soon.¡± Chen Yilang waved his hand and said, ¡°Or, I can wait for all of you at the end of this haunted house.¡± The tourists looked at Chen Yilang in a daze. From their perspective, Chen Yilang seemed to carry an air of carefreeness as he marched towards the end of the corridor, despite being alone. ¡°What a stubborn person.¡± ¡°I already told him that the door wouldn¡¯t budge, why is this person so stubborn?¡± ¡°Young people are all like this, I¡¯ll bet you a bag of spicy sticks that in less than ten minutes, this guy will turn back dejectedly.¡± ¡°I doubt he¡¯ll make it to the end of the corridor. After all, this corridor is terrifying. He definitely won¡¯t make it if he¡¯s proceeding alone!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just call it quits. Forget about that prize, let¡¯s just go back home and sleep.¡± Everyone dispersed swiftly. ¡°W-What should we do?¡± Lin Jie asked in a quiet voice. ¡°What else can we do? Let¡¯s wait for him outside.¡± Jiang Linguo snapped unhappily, ¡°If he insists on pushing onwards, what can I do?¡± Lin Jie glanced at Chen Jiahui. The latter did not say anything and thus, Jiang Linguo treated her as if she had tacitly agreed. With that, the trio began turning back together with the other tourists. ¡°Sigh, Brother Lang has really gone overboard this time¡­¡± Lin Jie sighed silently in his heart. The trio returned via the way they came and followed the main group all the way to the entrance. However. Just as they were about to exit. The central loudspeaker system in the castle suddenly rang. ¡°Attention explorers! Attention explorers!¡± ¡°The bronze gate has been opened! The bronze gate has been opened!¡± ¡°The bronze gate will be closed again in five minutes. Please search for clues as soon as possible and rush to the exit!¡± ¡°The bronze gate is¡­¡± The loudspeaker system constantly repeated the announcement. The tourists who had turned back were in shock. What the hell? The bronze door has opened?! ¡°What the hell? Who¡¯s the hot shot who did it?!¡± Someone blurted out. ¡°It can¡¯t be that brother from before, right?!¡± Someone replied excitedly, ¡°He¡¯s the only one who walked forward without looking back. There¡¯s no one else but him!¡± ¡°You guys can take your time discussing! I¡¯m heading to the door right now!¡± Someone immediately rushed back towards the Netherworld Corridor¡¯s location. ¡°???¡± The high school trio were stunned. Jiang Linguo¡¯s mind went blank. How is it possible? How could that guy open the bronze door? Where did he get the key? He couldn¡¯t possibly kick it open with violence right? That was definitely against the rules of the game! Moreover¡­ Even if I ignore that bronze door, just passing through the Netherworld Corridor alone is already quite a feat in of itself! ¡°Brother Lang is awesome!¡± Lin Jie shouted in surprise, ¡°Let¡¯s hurry back to look for Brother Lang!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, let¡¯s hurry back, or else the bronze door will close, and it will be too late!¡± Chen Jiahui also hurriedly nodded and agreed. ¡°Hmph, I¡¯m not going. You guys can go if you want.¡± Jiang Linguo turned around and left. ¡°How could he do that? There must be a problem with the design.¡± ¡°Guoguo¡­¡± Chen Jiahui was about to call Jiang Linguo back, but she was already dragged away by Lin Jie. ¡­ Twenty minutes ago. Chen Yilang, who was walking alone in the Netherworld Corridor, seemed to be feeling a growing chill. Everyone was complaining about the designer of the new section, but Chen Yilang felt that the design of the long corridor was actually very interesting. Because the deeper he went, the lower the air-conditioning¡¯s temperature was set, and the lights were also gradually becoming dimmer. Moreover, there was also a growing number of scary elements scattered throughout the corridor. This gave rise to an ominous atmosphere, which was the desired outcome of a haunted house¡­ Chen Yilang had to admit that ¡ª He actually no longer had the guts to proceed. His heart and soul had already given up. His forehead was already covered in fine beads of sweat, and he felt a chill on his back. He contemplated moving onwards or to just call it quits. However, he decided to stick with the former. After all, he had already talked big earlier. He refused to back down. While hesitating¡­ Chen Yilang suddenly remembered a certain item in his possession. His [ Cold Crystal Spring Water ]! Chapter 37 - [ Sage Mode ] Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation [ Cold Crystal Spring Water: Upon using this item, the target¡¯s [ Anxious ] , [ Fearful ] , [ Nervous ] , and various other negative states will be purified into the [ Calm ] state. ] ¡­ The description of the Cold Crystal Spring Water appeared before Chen Yilang¡¯s eyes once again. The spring water was an item that Chen Yilang had created by accident while trying out the [ Synthesis ] ability previously, and it had remained unused since then. He had almost forgotten about the item¡¯s existence! Reasonably speaking, although the item seemed to be rather useless in normal situations, Chen Yilang could think of no better item to use in his current predicament. It was like a miracle cure for his current situation! Chen Yilang glanced at his status bar. [ character: Chen Yilang ] [ Status: Fearful ] ¡­ ¡°Damn, it really is.¡± Chen Yilang was a little annoyed. He had always thought of haunted houses as mere gimmicks, and that he would not be afraid even if he were to take part in an actual one. However, his body was honest, and it had shown his true thoughts on the matter. His heart was racing, and his legs had gone limp. His thoughts on the matter were similar to a drunkard claiming that they were not drunk. ¡°In that case.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s try out the power of this [ Cold Crystal Spring Water ] .¡± Chen Yilang did not think any further. He clicked on the icon of the [ Cold Crystal Spring Water ] and used the item. The next instant. A faint white mist began to gather in Chen Yilang¡¯s hand, and once it dispersed, it revealed a small test tube. The tube was half-filled with a transparent bright blue liquid. ¡°Is this the Cold Crystal Spring Water?¡± The corner of Chen Yilang¡¯s mouth twitched slightly. This solution reminds me of the copper sulfate solutions that we created in the chemistry lab! However, after experiencing all of the system¡¯s previous surprises, Chen Yilang was no longer fazed. He gulped the liquid down without any hesitation. The next moment. Chen Yilang felt as if he had entered a brand new world. The moment the [ Cold Crystal Spring Water ] entered his stomach. Chen Yilang felt as if his world had suddenly become peaceful. It was as if his six roots of affliction had been purified, and he had lost all worldly desires. He was in a complete state of Zen. He felt as if he had already shed of his mortal coil, and that his soul had already transcended into the nine heavens. The mortal world was no longer of any concern to him. ¡°Damn.¡± ¡°This doesn¡¯t feel right.¡± ¡°This feels strangely familiar¡­¡± [ Ding! ] [ You have used [ Cold Crystal Spring Water ], and your [ Fearful ] status has been cleansed! ] [ You have attained the [ Sage ] status ! ] [ Sage: While under this state, the target¡¯s Mind attribute will be greatly increased! At the same time, the target will not receive any negative or positive emotional buffs! ] ¡°¡­¡± Everything had happened all too suddenly. Those who had experienced the Zen-like state after a certain activity would be well aware of the Cold Crystal Spring Water¡¯s effects. After all, the amount of calmness that had washed over Chen Yilang was tenfold of his usual ¡°Sage¡± mode! ¡­ ¡°It¡¯s time to set off.¡± Chen Yilang took a step forward. ¡°Boo!¡± As Chen Yilang continued to move forward, countless ghosts and monsters appeared one after another. They all rushed in front of Chen Yilang and used all kinds of methods to try and intimidate and harass him. However. Throughout the entire process, Chen Yilang¡¯s face was numb and completely expressionless. ¡­ [ [ Level 3 Evil Spirit ] has used [ Roar of Terror ] to attack you! ] Chen Yilang was expressionless. [ You are immune to [ Level 3 Evil Spirit ]¡¯s [ Roar of Terror ] ] [ [ Level 3 Evil Spirit ] is using [ Cryptic Dance ] to attack you! ] Chen Yilang was expressionless. [ You are immune to [ Level 3 Evil Spirit ]¡¯s [ Cryptic Dance ]! ] [ [ Level 3 Evil Spirit ] is using [ Demonic Voice ] ¡­ ] Chen Yilang was still expressionless. [ You are immune to [ Demonic Voice ] ¡­ ] ¡­ ¡°???¡± What the f*ck? The staff members acting as the ghosts had a mental breakdown. No matter how hard they tried, the young man before them was treating them as if they did not exist. They could not squeeze out any reaction whatsoever from the young man! They were even beginning to think that they were clowning themselves. ¡°Brothers, take a rest. You¡¯ve have been working for half a day now. I¡¯m sure you¡¯re tired?¡± Chen Yilang calmly pushed aside the two ghosts in front of him and continued to walk forward expressionlessly. ¡°¡­¡± The group of ghosts looked at each other, speechless. They could only watch as Chen Yilang gradually disappeared into the distance.. Meanwhile¡­ Chen Yilang, who had finally gotten rid of the harassment of the group of ghosts, quickly passed through the entire Netherworld Corridor and reached the end of the hallway. It was exactly the same as what the previous participants had mentioned. Indeed. There was a bronze door that sealed off the corridor in the distance. Chen Yilang subconsciously reached out and pushed on it. However, it was very thick and heavy. From the looks of it, brute force is not the answer to the obstacle at hand. No wonder those guys were forced to walk back dejectedly earlier. However, Chen Yilang did not panic at all. After all, upon reaching the bronze door, he received a prompt from the system. [ A heavy bronze door ] [ Remark: There seems to be traces of it being forced open, but it seems that those efforts have failed. They should have brought a key instead. ] Chen Yilang took out the key from his pocket and inserted it into the lock. He twisted it gently. Snap ¡ª Along with a crisp and melodious sound of gears turning. The heavy bronze door in front of him slowly opened. [ Ding! ] [ You have used [ Old Bronze Key ] to open [ Bronze Door ] ! ] [ Ding! ] [ Congratulations! ] [ You have cleared the dungeon [ City of Terror ] ! ] [ Calculating reward¡­ ] [ You have obtained 1. Gold Coin + 2,888 2. Experience + 666! ] [ Ding! ] [ Congratulations! ] [ You have completed the Quest: [ City of Terror ] ! ] [ You have obtained a reward of 1. Gold Coin + 1,111 2. Experience + 345! ] [ Ding! ] [ Congratulations! ] [ Your level has increased! ] [ Level: Level 5¡ú Level 6 ] [ You have received a level up reward: 1. Gold Coin + 3,000 2. Experience + 999! ] ¡­ Crash ¡ª At the same time. The sound of a large number of gold coins raining down was heard. Looking at the long list of information that appeared in the system, Chen Yilang was a little dazzled. However, seeing the number of gold coins in his inventory stacking up rapidly had filled Chen Yilang with great joy. The reward this time was especially bountiful! He felt that he could soon purchase a brand new toy from the mystery shop. Very soon. The bronze door was completely opened. Just as Chen Yilang was about to step out of the door and walk past the finish line. He heard a voice from behind. ¡°Awesome job, Brother Lang!¡± He turned around and spotted Lin Jie. Lin Jie had run all the way here with unconcealable excitement on his face. ¡°You actually managed to open the bronze door!¡± Following behind Lin Jie was Chen Jiahui, as well as a large group of tourists who had run back the same way. ¡°Awesome Bro, you¡¯re goddamn awesome!¡± ¡°You¡¯re the MVP brother!¡± ¡°As expected of a big boss, I thought we wouldn¡¯t be able to walk out today!¡± ¡­ Chen Yilang could only smile awkwardly as he thought to himself, ¡°Screw y¡¯all, that¡¯s not how you were reacting earlier, ain¡¯t it?¡± Chapter 38 - [ Level 5 Precious ] Defeated Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation As the saying goes, life is like a show. You¡¯ll never know what awaits you in the future. Just take Chen Yilang as an example. He came to Yunzhou City of a whim. He coincidentally ended up in Happy Ridge. He somehow managed to locate the [ City of Terror ] by accident. At the end of it all, he even managed to open the [ Bronze Door ] just by bumbling around in the starting area¡­ One had to say, Life was truly strange. At this moment. Before he could fully digest the rewards he had received from the system¡­ He was already surrounded by a large group of excited participants and was pushed to the outside, past the finish line¡­ The circumstances and turn of events made Chen Yilang reflect on his life. After all, he was clearly the one who had pushed open the [ Bronze Door ]! Why are they acting as if they were the ones who cleared the stage.. Nevertheless, Chen Yilang was paraded like a hero as the other participants lifted him past the exit. ¡°Congratulations to all the explorers present. You have worked together to find the clues hidden in the [ City of Terror ] and have successfully escaped from the castle!¡± The host who was guarding the finish line immediately came forward and announced the final result to everyone with a smile. Chen Yilang took a look around him. About 20 participants have managed to escape from the castle before the bronze gate closed. The rest of the participants did not make it in time and had failed. Chen Yilang took another look at the crowd and realized that Jiang Linguo was nowhere to be seen. This was a little strange. Logically speaking, she should have been among the group of winners. After all, she should have rushed back together with Lin Jie and Chen Jiahui upon hearing the announcement. However, seeing as she was nowhere to be seen, it was highly likely that she had quit the game. ¡°I would like to ask, who was the explorer who discovered the key to the final door?¡± The host stuck his head out and asked, ¡°Can you raise your hand and reveal yourself?¡± Chen Yilang was about to say something, but the other participants were one step ahead of him. ¡°It¡¯s this big brother!¡± They even grabbed Chen Yilang¡¯s hand and raised it. ¡°¡­¡± F*ck! You guys are stealing all the glory! However, the group of fellow explorers seemed to be very enthusiastic, and as such, Chen Yilang could not force himself to blame them too much. ¡°Then, congratulations to this young man for becoming the greatest winner in this batch of players!¡± ¡°We have prepared a small gift for you. Now, please come up and accept the award!¡± The explorers below the stage cheered Chen Yilang onwards as he made his way up the stage. The attendant at the side walked up gracefully and handed an exquisite small box to Chen Yilang. Chen Yilang looked down. Inside the small box was a shiny necklace that shone a beautiful shade of silver. However, the logo of Happy Ridge was etched on top of it, causing Chen Yilang to comment in his mind, ¡°It looks a little ugly.¡± However, upon raising his head and noticing the envious look of the onlookers around him, he felt that he was not a winner, but rather, a person who owed several debts. [ Ding! ] [ You have inflicted massive mental damage to [ Level 1 Sourpuss ] ! ] [ Acquired: 1. Gold Coin +188 2. Experience +144] [ You have inflicted massive mental damage to [ Level 2 Sourpuss ] ! ] [ Acquired: 1. Gold Coin +145 2. Experience +157] [ Ding! ] [ You have inflicted massive mental damage to [ Level 4 Sourpuss ] ! ] [ Acquired: 1. Gold Coin +145 2. Experience +157 ] [ Ding¡­ ] ¡°¡­¡± Chen Yilang was speechless. He really did not expect this. He really did not understand. The necklace looked hideous, and yet, there were this many individuals who wanted it? Upon closer look, Chen Yilang noticed that most of the [ Sourpuss ] were actually girls. After the slightly awkward award ceremony ended, the graduation trip trio left the City of Terror. Chen Yilang spotted Jiang Linguo trotting over from afar. ¡°How is it? How is the situation?¡± Jiang Linguo seemed to be a little impatient and asked, ¡°Why are you guys so slow? I¡¯ve been waiting for a long time! Did you guys manage to escape the castle?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± Lin Jie answered enthusiastically, ¡°We made it to the bronze door at the very last moment. It is a pity that you didn¡¯t come with us.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Jiang Linguo frowned in disbelief. After thinking for a while, she asked again, ¡°Then¡­ Did the bronze door really open at the end?¡± ¡°Why of course! How could we have escaped otherwise? Plus, I¡¯m sure you heard the announcement as well, right?¡± ¡°Who opened it?¡± Jiang Linguo asked. ¡°Brother Lang, obviously!¡± Lin Jie added, ¡°Brother Lang is truly awesome. We don¡¯t know where he got the bronze door¡¯s key, but all¡¯s well end¡¯s well, right?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Jiang Linguo was dumbfounded. This was impossible! Jiang Linguo refused to believe it! How is this possible? How can a newbie who¡¯s never been to haunted houses before clear the City of Terror? Who would believe such a thing! ¡°Seriously, don¡¯t you think that the design of this necklace is quite ugly?¡± At the same time, the voices of Chen Yilang and Chen Jiahui who were chatting at the side had made it into Jiang Linguo¡¯s ears. ¡°Just a bit.¡± Chen Jiahui nodded and agreed, ¡°But many girls want it because it¡¯s popular on the Internet. Many girls have dragged their boyfriends to this amusement park all for this necklace. As a result, business is booming¡­¡± ¡°Speaking of which, didn¡¯t Jiang Linguo come here for this necklace? She said that she was determined to get it, but who would¡¯ve expected that you would be the one to cinch it¡­¡± Jiang Linguo was slightly stunned and turned to look at Chen Yilang. Chen Yilang was wearing the necklace casually on his ring finger, and he was twirling it around as if he were playing with a bunch of keys. ¡°It¡¯s average, I guess.¡± Chen yilang shrugged and said, ¡°To be honest, I¡¯m not interested in this thing at all¡­ I¡¯ll show it to my cousin some other day. If she likes it, I¡¯ll give it to her.¡± Crack! At this moment, Jiang Linguo could feel her heart shattering. [ Ding! ] [ You used [ Unapparent Flexing ] to cause tons of mental damage to [ Level 5 Precious ] ! ] [ You delivered a fatal blow and successfully defeated [ Level 5 Precious ] ! ] Chapter 39 - Attaining Fatherhood Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation At that moment. The [ Precious ] title above Jiang Linguo¡¯s head disappeared. Clang ¡ª A large wave of shiny items flew out, and Chen Yilang picked them all up with the [ Automatic Pick-up ] function. As the wave of items entered his inventory, Chen Yilang found himself thinking, ¡°F*CKING AWESOME!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see what I obtained.¡± Chen Yilang pulled up the system prompts. [ You have obtained [ Source of All Evil ] x66 ] [ You have obtained [ Unruly Spirit ] x 54 ] ¡­ Mm-hmm. Not bad, not bad at all. As expected of [ Precious ]. Though I sort-of expected more from this so-called [ Source of All Evil ]. Isn¡¯t money the root of all evil? Why don¡¯t you just rain money on me instead? Chen Yilang silently thought to himself. Hold on, something¡¯s not right here. How did I suddenly defeat [ Precious ]? Chen Yilang was dumbfounded. I wasn¡¯t even doing anything to her, I was chatting with Chen Jiahui, no? How? Never mind, all¡¯s well end¡¯s well. Chen Yilang was too lazy to continue thinking about it. After all, he had already defeated it. What was the point on dwelling on it any longer? Moreover, he had already completed the mission, and [ Precious ] was merely a side objective. He did not expect to bag such a huge catch during this trip. ¡°Ding!¡± Chen Yilang subconsciously looked at the system and realized that it was not the system¡¯s notification this time, but rather, it was a notification from his WeChat. Chen Yilang brought out his phone to take a look. It was a new message from Jiang Linguo. Jiang linguo: ¡°Daddy.¡± Chen Yilang ¡°???¡± What the hell? Since when are we family? After calming down and giving it some thought, Chen Yilang finally made sense of what was happening. ¡°Whoever that cowers first will have to call the winner their parent!¡± Chen Yilang did not expect that Jiang Linguo would actually take the bet seriously. It seemed that [ Precious ] was a rather honest individual¡­ [ Ding! ] [ Congratulations, you have unlocked a new achievement: Attaining Fatherhood. ] [ Fulfilment Criteria: Obtained when someone calls you father willingly. ] [ Details: Perhaps you had not considered this possibility, but as of right now, you are exuding enough affinity to force others to call you their father! ] [ Achievement reward: Your Charm attribute has increased slightly. ] [ Character: Chen Yilang ] [ Attributes: Strength 4, Toughness 2, Intelligence 5, Mind 2, Dexterity 2, Charm 3, Luck 2 ] ¡­ ¡°Holy cr*p.¡± Chen Yilang was dumbfounded once again. He did not expect such a feature to exist within the system. However, he had to admit that this was a rather rare achievement. After all, it was probably easier to score 600 points in the College Entrance Exams than to force [ Precious ] to call him ¡°Daddy¡±. However. Chen Yilang no longer cared whether or not Jiang Linguo was truly sincere. Most importantly, he noticed that Jiang Linguo was no longer acted pompously. Whenever he was present, Jiang Linguo would sit quietly at the side, and even if she spoke, she would take on a much humbler tone than before. Chen Yilang was puzzled. Damn, do I really look that intimidating? Nevertheless, Chen Yilang could conclude his trip to Yunzhou as fruitful. ¡­ Three days later, the group had returned to Beijiang City once again. ¡°Ah.¡± ¡°As expected of a city by the sea.¡± ¡°Even the wind carries the smell of salty seawater.¡± After walking out of the station, Chen Yilang could not help but sigh. After saying their goodbyes, Chen Yilang returned home. Naturally, yet another full table of delicious dishes was awaiting him at home. After a full meal. Chen Yilang returned to his room as usual and began his life as a salted fish. ¡°First, I¡¯ll watch some new anime episodes, then I¡¯ll play two ranked matches.¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t had the chance to use the skin that Liu Shiya gave me last time.¡± Chen Yilang quickly arranged his schedule for tonight. For Chen Yilang. This was not only the beginning of the longest vacation in his life. It was also the end of his high school career. Chen Yilang spent an entire month living happily. During this month, he discovered some new and wonderful ways to earn Gold Coins and experience. For example, when he was bored to death, he would do push-ups at home. Every time he did a push-up, he would receive a reward and experience points. [ You completed a push-up! ] [ You have received: 1. Gold Coin +9 2. Experience Points +2 ] Although he could receive a reward, the efficiency was a little low. For Chen Yilang, who had already reached level 6, this amount of rewards was a meager amount for him. Of course, if he was wiling to torture his body and do a few hundred push-ups a day, he would likely make a killing¡­ Other than that. He could also spend his time watching movies, reading light novels, listening to songs, and playing games to earn rewards. Heck, even applying a facial mask was deemed appropriate to be rewarded by the system. Soon, Chen Yilang seemed to have come to a conclusion. Any activity that could improve his abilities would be rewarded by the system. At this moment. Chen Yilang finally understood the meaning of the system¡¯s existence. ¡°It must be trying to mold me into a better person.¡± Chen Yilang came to this conclusion. Just like that. During the month that he had stayed at home, Chen Yilang, who had no opportunities to trigger new quests, relied on these various activities to earn him gold coins and experience points. Chen Yilang also came to realize a certain principle. An idle life was a scary one. Every day seemed to pass by quickly. Time flies while one is idle, and before they know it, the clock is already showing 12:00 midnight¡­ Feeling anxious about this realization, Chen Yilang used games to calm himself downs. Unfortunately. Chen Yilang¡¯s days of being a salted fish quickly came to an end. One night¡­ While he was still comfortably curled up in bed, his WeChat chat group suddenly exploded with messages. ¡°Brothers, brothers!¡± ¡°Big news, big news!¡± A bomb had just been set off. ¡°I just looked it up on the Internet!¡± ¡°The college entrance exam results are out, everyone!¡± Chapter 40 - Noblewoman Aunt Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation It was a well-known fact that Grade 12 Class 6 housed many buffoons. Chen Yilang had seen them going off on their delusions more than once while they were in class. This time, however, it seems that they were right. This was indeed a very important piece of news. It was no exaggeration to say that this was the climax of one¡¯s three year of life in high school. Chen Yilang looked at his handphone¡¯s clock at the upper right corner of the screen, and realized it was indeed midnight. It was time to check his scores. Chen Yilang slowly turned on his computer, logged into the score-checking website, and entered his credentials. The page loaded slowly¡­ Chen Yilang stared at the loading spinner that constantly spun at the center of the screen as he began to tap his desk with anxiousness. In truth, the entire process had only taken ten or so seconds to complete. However, Chen Yilang felt as if a century had just come and gone. Finally. At long last, the page had finished rendering. 666 Chen Yilang calmly refreshed the page. He checked it again, and it was still the same number, 666. ¡°Holy cow!¡± Chen Yilang was so surprised that he almost threw his keyboard out of the window right then and there. A maelstrom of emotions were welling up inside him, and he had lost all composure. The incredulous Chen Yilang looked at his admission slip and ID card number again to make sure the results were really his. ¡°Holy f*ck.¡± ¡°I¡¯m actually that good?¡± Chen Yilang was dumbfounded. In fact, not long after the college entrance examinations have ended, the official website had already published the standardized answers for the questions. However, Chen Yilang had no desire to manually calculate his score. Curiosity kills the cat, and the same had applied to humans as well. Between the choice of happily enjoying his three months of holiday and being in tears over his potential results, the choice seemed rather clear-cut for him. It was for this reason that Chen Yilang was completely clueless as to how well he had done in his exams. All he knew was that he faced no real difficulties in the exam, and there were no accidents in which had caused him to perform abnormally. However, Chen Yilang had never thought that he would obtain a score of 666. After all, he had been an underachiever circle for several years. Any number above 600 simply did not exist within his realm of imagination. In his opinion, anyone who had obtained 600 and above were considered big shots. As such, he had never expected that a salted fish like himself to obtain such a score. That night. Chen Yilang lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling in a daze. He found it difficult to sleep. Moreover, his class¡¯ group chat were still as active as ever. It was obvious. That for the high school seniors everywhere in China, that night was going to be a sleepless night. All of this happened a little too suddenly, and Chen Yilang could not quite manage to wrap his head around it. The details of the past three years of high school suddenly flooded into his mind at this moment. A maelstrom of emotions welled up within the salted fish, Chen Yilang once more. ¡°In the future, I have to work as hard as I did in the third year of high school.¡± Chen Yilang looked at the sea of stars outside the window and suddenly felt that his chuunibyou disease was about to relapse. After tossing and turning for a few hours, Chen Yilang gradually felt sleepy and finally fell asleep. The next day. When he opened his eyes, it was already noon. He ordered a takeaway and had a simple lunch. Following that, he then stayed at home and played games throughout the entire afternoon. By the time it was five or six o¡¯clock in the afternoon, Chen Yilang heard the sound of a door creaking open from the ground floor. ¡°Lang Lang!¡± ¡°Hurry up and pack up, we¡¯re going to head out!¡± ¡°We¡¯re going to Grandma¡¯s house for dinner today!¡± Yang Si, who had just gotten home from work, shouted to the person upstairs. ¡°Alright!¡± Chen Yilang reluctantly logged out of the game and slowly walked downstairs. ¡°Lang Lang, I heard that you guys receive your college entrance exam results today?¡± Yang Si asked as she packed her clothes. ¡°Ah, yeah.¡± ¡°How did you do?¡± ¡°Six, Six, Six.¡± Chen Yilang answered. ¡°666 my arse. Stop pulling my leg and give me a straight answer!¡± Yang Si chided, ¡°Forget it, we¡¯re running out of time. I¡¯ll get you to check the scores once we return. Hurry up and pack your stuff for now.¡± ¡°¡­ Mom, I really did score 666,¡± Chen Yilang said helplessly. However, the anxious Yang Si did not hear Chen Yilang¡¯s words at all. Instead, she rushed outside to prepare the car. Forget it, I¡¯ll show it to her once we return. Knowing his mother¡¯s character, she would probably react exaggeratedly and pester him questions. Just thinking about her reaction had given Chen Yilang a headache. After all, Yang Si¡¯s impression of her son¡¯s academic ability was still stuck on his first mock exam¡¯s results. Due to the final sprint prior to the college entrance exam, the school canceled the weekends prior to the last two mock exams. As such, Chen Yilang had no time to come back and report his results to his family. Chen Yilang obediently sat in the shotgun seat and followed his mother to his grandmother¡¯s house. ¡°Lang Lang, you¡¯re already 18 years old this year. You¡¯re already an adult.¡± ¡°Remember to use your phone less and interact more with others.¡± ¡°Otherwise, you¡¯ll be seen as impolite.¡± ¡­ On the way. Chen Yilang started to recall the lines that Yang Si would use. Basically, Yang Si would repeat the same phrases and questions whenever she visited her relatives. Chen Yilang had already memorized it. As they spoke. The two of them had already arrived at their destination. Upon opening the door, they were immediately greeted by a woman who was about the same age as Yang Si and had the air of a noblewoman. In truth, the woman could be considered half a noblewoman. She was Chen Yilang¡¯s aunt, Yang Mei. When Chen Yilang was young, he had heard some gossip about his aunt and had learned some things about her. According to his relatives, Yang Mei was a lucksack. Ever since she was young, Yang Mei did not like studying and did not bother fulfilling her duties. She often played truant and went to bars. After graduating she could not find a good job and her life was in a mess. Yang Mei was not a capable person, but fortunately for her, she was blessed with good looks. Plus, since Yang Mei knew how to put on makeup and dress up nicely, her luck with the opposite sex was not bad by any means. In the end, Yang Mei married Chen Yilang¡¯s uncle, a wealthy entrepreneur, and since then, her life had taken a drastic turn for the better. Even though Chen Yilang had never seen his uncle in person for several years¡­ After all, the rich and romantic uncle that his aunt always praised was usually either on a business meeting somewhere, or he was en-route to a business meeting. Of course, Chen Yilang did not know what Yang Mei¡¯s actual circumstances were, and thus, he decided not to treat her with any bias. ¡°Wow, isn¡¯t this Lang Lang?¡± ¡°It¡¯s been so long. Come give your aunt a hug!¡± Yang Mei opened her arms warmly. ¡°It has been a long time indeed.¡± Chen Yilang smiled politely and hugged Yang Mei. However. The moment he got close to Yang Mei. A strong and pungent smell suddenly assaulted his nose¡­