NOVEL NEXT Chapter 171: Learning Makes Me Happy
As soon as Lu Lin walked into the classroom, he felt that something was off.
Cong Xiaolong was wearing a white T-shirt, white casual pants, and white leather shoes. His hair, which looked a bit messy yesterday, had been carefully styled today, standing with hair gel so straight even flies couldn't perch on it.
Zhu Haolin wore an exquisite deep blue sword art outfit, with his slightly long hair tied into a small braid, a long sword on his waist, and an aura of elegance, resembling a Sword Immortal from a fantasy film.
Yao Zongheng was dressed in a set of cotton-linen long sleeves and pants, with grass-woven shoes on his feet, and had some grass fragments stuck in his hair, seemingly either intentionally or unintentionally, emitting a fresh scent of plants.
As for Hang Jianshe, he kept it relatively simple with a clean and refreshing black tracksuit, a baseball cap on his head, possibly earrings or ear clips on his ears, and a perfectly angled chin inclined at 45 degrees.
What happened to these people.
Lu Lin approached Hang Jianshe, noticing the fresh ocean scent from the other's cologne, "Jianshe, what's going on here?"
Hang Jianshe didn't turn his head, maintaining his previous posture, "Nothing, it's just more comfortable this way."
"Oh."
Lu Lin looked at him, then at the three people not far away, and then at the other six dressed normally.
Suddenly, he seemed to have realized something.
No way, no way.
He was just casually joking, but did these four actually believe it?
That having confidence can quickly improve cultivation, and they believed it?
Lu Lin felt curious about what these guys had learned in high school for the past three years, since their intelligence seemed... rapidly declining.
Lei Ming hummed a tune as he walked in and was startled by the attire of Hang Jianshe and the others.
"What the heck!"
"Are you planning to debut in a reality show?"
"Not satisfied with the title of the Four Heavenly Kings of Iron Blood University freshmen? Planning to form a group like Iron Blood F4? Iron Blood EXO? Iron Blood..."
Lei Ming stopped, as his understanding of showbiz was limited to that.
"Ahem, alright alright, let's get ready for class."
"Yesterday, everyone learned the basics of footwork and power issues. Today we'll study advanced content, such as attack angles and timing control."
"This theoretical class will last for two hours, so pay close attention."
"After lunch, we will go to the Performance Martial Arena for cultivation."
"Regarding the issue of power angles, long before the Interstellar Era began, many Human Federation scientists were already researching what muscle proportions and exertion methods affect power angles, and thus determine attack intensity. This lesson will start from the following three aspects, first...
Lei Ming talk on stage ceaselessly, and the people below listened drowsily.
Except for Lu Lin.
Having never received formal martial arts training, Lu Lin absorbed knowledge like a dry sponge.
Lei Ming had anticipated this, but Lu Lin's performance made his eyes light up.
The theoretical knowledge seemed tedious and boring, lacking any appealing interest.
But when their level rises and they hit bottlenecks, they will understand the usefulness of these theories.
Theory dynamically impacts practice; the primary purpose of theory is to guide practice.
A great person once said that practice is the only criterion for testing theory.
This statement applies equally to the study of human body and martial arts.
The two-hour class ended amid the drowsiness of everyone and the brightness in Lu Lin's eyes.
Lu Lin even felt he hadn't learned enough and discussed with Lei Ming for another half-hour after class. If Lei Ming hadn't mentioned a reward for Lu Lin, he probably wouldn't have stopped.
"The resources I applied for you have arrived, keep them safe."
Lei Ming handed Lu Lin a wooden box, and when he opened it, there were ten neatly arranged Star Crystals.
Two of them were transparent with no attributes, and the remaining eight were yellow Earth attributes.
"Thank you, teacher Lei."
"No need, it's just the reward you deserve from the school. Also, you need two master martial artists who haven't comprehended Star Skills. The principal contacted them for you, and I'll give you the phone numbers of Vice Principal Yang Jun and Director of Teaching Ma Xingkong. Feel free to schedule a time with them."
"Okay, thank you, teacher. Thank you, principal."
Lu Lin thanked them and asked, "Teacher Lei, what levels are those two?"
"Vice Principal Yang has just advanced to Level 9, and Director Ma is a Level 8 Peak master. How about that, Lu Lin? These two should count as masters, right?"
"Certainly, certainly, very much so."
Lu Lin was extremely excited.
He initially thought Lei Ming would find him Level 5 or Level 6 teachers, but didn't expect the principal to offer Level 8 and Level 9.
After guiding these two with Star Skills, Lu Lin was confident he could quickly reach Level 3 Peak.
Humming a tune, Lu Lin went to the school canteen for lunch and then directly headed to the Performance Martial Arena.
This arena was specially prepared by Iron Blood College for students in the special training class, and usually, there are no other students or teachers coming here.
Upon arrival, Lu Lin noticed that Hang Jianshe and the others were already sitting in meditation, training in the arena.
Wow.
Indeed, genius doesn't come in vain.
While ordinary students were still discussing going back to the dormitory for games or planning to confess to some female student, these geniuses were diligently cultivating.
The Performance Martial Arena reserved for the special training class is engraved with a high-level Star Power Gathering Array. Lei Ming mentioned this to them yesterday.
Seeing that it was still early, Lu Lin also found a spot, like the others, sat cross-legged.
He took out an Earth attribute Star Crystal from the Storage Ring and began absorbing it.
Star Power surged.
It was almost visible to the naked eye how the Star Crystal rapidly shrank.
Lu Lin felt the Star Power within him swell slightly, so he stopped absorbing and began to refine the Star Veins in his body with this Star Power.
The Star Vein Refinement Degree of Lu Lin had already reached 41% for both veins before.
This cultivation session directly increased it by 4 percentage points, reaching 45%.
Seeing such a high refinement degree, a sense of urgency rose in Lu Lin's heart.
He needed to quickly comprehend Star Skills.
With this gradual improvement, he couldn't miss the opportunity to comprehend Star Skills again.
But should he ask Guan Yue to find that female classmate of hers?
Lu Lin thought for a moment, then heard footsteps approaching, and exited his cultivation state.
Lei Ming's afternoon lesson aimed to make everyone familiar with how the angle of force taught in the morning affected the attack.
This knowledge doesn't end just because it's taught.
First, you must have this concept in your mind, being able to quickly calculate a better attack angle.
Even having a personal terminal won't help with this.
You must calculate and react instantaneously.
Otherwise, by the time you've input the numbers into your personal terminal's calculator, the enemy might have either punched you in the face or already turned and ran away.
At the same time, this is to prepare for entering the Exotic Battlefield.
On the Exotic Battlefield, no electronic, electromagnetic, or electric devices can be used; the personal terminal, once you enter the Exotic Battlefield, is not entirely useless but close to it.
Students must not develop a reliance on it.
Moreover, being able to calculate is not enough; one must always adjust their body posture and attack movements.
Over a thousand years, humans' understanding of Star Skills has become very comprehensive.
Star Skills are not omnipotent; during attacks, battles, or even retreats, various unexpected situations can always occur.
Star Skills cannot resolve every problem.
At this point, the importance of Star Martial is magnified and highlighted.
However, while Star Skills and Star Martial complement each other well, there is a fundamental reason limiting Human Martial Artists' performance.
That is Star Power.
If Star Power is insufficient, both Star Skills and Star Martial are useless; at this moment, it tests the martial artist's knowledge and mastery of basic Martial Arts.
The more one knows about basic martial skills at this stage, the higher their odds of success.
As the saying goes,
Heaven never mistreats anyone who works hard; the reason you haven't received rewards yet is just that the timing isn't right.
Prepare more, store more food, to safely get through the cold winter.
In practice, Lu Lin continually correlates the theory learned in the morning, gaining immense benefits.
He estimated that if he can maintain this pace of learning, his combat power will surely take a huge leap in one month.
With the afternoon classes concluded, none of the students from the special training class left.
Everyone previously relied on talent for battles, but now they feel the power of knowledge and realize their past battles were too crude.
Each one stayed behind to practice more.
Especially Lu Lin, who learned the most and the best among everyone, was frequently consulted by others.
This was not a bad thing for Lu Lin.
"To learn and practice constantly, isn't it delightful!"
In the process of continually discussing and researching with classmates, Lu Lin himself also benefited greatly.
Again, it was a day where Lu Lin only returned back home for rest at midnight after cultivating.
Because he has a house, he chose not to stay in the dormitory.
Lying on the bed, Lu Lin was too excited to fall asleep.
Learning makes me happy.
Unexpectedly, this wasn't a mere jest but something he truly felt.
Lu Lin felt he had changed.
No, today I can't go to sleep this early.
Lu Lin thought for a moment, then opened the door and went to the gym in his house, where he practiced the Ten Steps Kill for an additional two hours before returning to rest.
While practicing the Ten Steps Kill, Lu Lin clearly sensed that what he had practiced before was all wrong.
The angle of attack was wrong, the speed was wrong, the force was wrong, and the timing was wrong.
Almost everything was wrong.
Lu Lin mused: Maybe my previous practice was all in vain.
To put it plainly, he had only practiced the Star Power circulation path of the Ten Steps Kill and understood nothing else.
Reaching the realm of Seizing the Gap was indeed a stroke of luck for Lu Lin.
He relied on his extraordinary perception to hit the jackpot by sheer luck.
After analyzing a while, Lu Lin felt a bit sleepy and returned to his room to sleep.
In the dark night, Zhou Ziqiang heard the sound of Lu Lin closing the room door, his gaze became resolute.
Keep going, work hard!
Today was another day of striving to catch up with Lu Lin.