Chapter 14: 【scholar】 Job Appointment! Blood Activating Potion
Su Chen struck a peculiar pose in the room, learning according to the method in the book.
Gradually, he felt his heart pounding, the speed getting faster and faster, and a sound like waves crashing came to his ears.
The blood flow speed became faster and faster, body temperature rose, skin gradually turned bright red, and bean-sized sweat beads slid down the skin.
On the first run, Su Chen only persisted for half an hour before feeling a burning pain in his throat, gulping down more than three minutes of water from the pipe before feeling some relief.
“Hoo…”
He panted heavily, feeling the changes in his body, and couldn’t help but be secretly amazed, “The efficiency of this half hour of training is higher than my previous four or five hours…”
If he had this training method earlier, he wouldn’t have to huff and puff for several hours every day to reach his body limit.
At the same time, the panel popped up.
【Molten Stone Training Method—Beginner: 1%】
【Scholar detects new secret knowledge, feels joy, lifespan reduced: one year】
Hmm? Su Chen’s spirit shook slightly, directly reduced by one year?
It seems all job appointment requirements are completed.
Sweeping downward, sure enough, two shining golden characters—”Job Appointment”—appeared after 【Scholar】.
Su Chen inevitably felt a bit expectant, took a deep breath, and decisively proceeded with the job appointment.
In an instant, Su Chen’s pupils suddenly contracted, and his mental thinking became unprecedentedly active.
Deep in his mind, it was as if fireworks exploded, some things hidden deep in his memory that he had long forgotten surged up, and his thinking seemed more agile.
【Scholar job appointed】
【Obtained professional ability—Scholar Pose】
【Scholar Pose: Proficiency gain efficiency +50%】
Su Chen’s heart suddenly throbbed, and he silently clenched his fist.
Good, very good, Scholar lives up to its name.
Directly boosts proficiency accumulation efficiency, simple and crude, he liked it very much.
Of course, this was just the ability on the panel; he could feel that his mental activity level and observation skills had improved to different degrees.
Waiting for stamina to slowly recover, he began mental training, the effect was indeed outstanding, and he felt that his speed in outlining candlelight had increased quite a bit.
Until late at night, when mental fatigue reached its peak, he reluctantly stopped.
【Candlelight Mental Training Method—Proficient: 40%】
“It has indeed improved a lot. Normally, training until mental fatigue can only increase it by 5%-7%…” Su Chen thought, then fell into a drowsy sleep.
Early the next morning, he was woken by continuous knocking at the door. As long as he didn’t open it, the other party seemed unwilling to stop.
Casually putting on clothes, Su Chen opened the door. Three people stood outside, wearing uniform blue-and-white uniforms. The leader had a blank expression, “South Wind Academy Inspection Department checking rooms…”
“Checking rooms?” Su Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly, one arm propping against the doorframe: “I remember the school rules say independent dormitories are not within the inspection scope?”
The other’s face changed slightly, somewhat surprised. Before he could speak, someone beside him said, “So much nonsense, random inspection, independent dormitories are also included.”
As he spoke, he came up to push Su Chen’s arm away, but felt like his palm was pushing against an iron rod.
“You…” The other’s face changed slightly, silently exerting force, but Su Chen remained completely still.
“Are you sure you want to get involved?” Su Chen asked pointedly.
The leader’s cheek twitched. Seeing his companion’s face turn red, using both hands, but Su Chen still stood evenly breathing, his throat rolled involuntarily.
This guy isn’t a freshman?
My friend is almost job appointed to 【Strongman】, with astonishing strength.
“Uh… I suddenly remembered, there does seem to be such a rule. Sorry to disturb you.” He pulled his companion back, forcing a smile to explain.
“No problem, just remember next time.” Su Chen was very tolerant, watching them go to the end of the corridor, then suddenly shouted: “Tell Zhou Zong to stop these childish tricks.”
The three bodies stiffened, their steps quickening.
“It really is him…” Su Chen muttered to himself. There weren’t many people with grudges against him. Qi Chuan probably wouldn’t use such low-level means, and Jiang He was still in a cooperative relationship.
Thinking it over, it seemed only that Zhou Zong would use such academy-internal tactics.
“Tsk…” Su Chen turned back to the room, pulled out Shadow-Evading Clothes from under the bed, put them on inside his clothes, and followed the three from afar downstairs.
In the academy, after seven turns and eight bends, they arrived at a secluded small grove in the back.
Looking from afar, the three had already met up with Zhou Zong, not sure what they were communicating, but Zhou Zong was yelling loudly, seeming extremely angry.
The three opposite just listened helplessly. After a long time, they hurriedly left, leaving Zhou Zong alone.
“…Astonishing strength?” Zhou Zong murmured lowly, “Could it be good physical talent? No wonder Jiang He arranged for him to enter the academy. There’s a secret here…”
His eyes flickered, revealing excitement, “But this is even better. If I subdue him, it would probably be…”
Bang!
Intense pain came from the back of his head. Before Zhou Zong could react, his eyes rolled back, and he fell straight to the ground.
Su Chen withdrew his hand under the Shadow-Evading Clothes, unremarkable in the shadows of the grove.
Looking around, he quickly stripped off this guy’s clothes.
No need to kill, drawing that City Lord’s attention would be trouble—just a lesson.
Soon, a piercing scream rang out in the grove.
Su Chen had already returned to the dormitory, holding two red small glass tubes in his hand, with thick red liquid flowing inside. He observed carefully, “This thing seems to be…”
This was something Zhou Zong carried on him; clearly, this guy was no simple character.
He thought carefully, a flash of realization in his eyes, “Blood Activating Potion!”
He remembered now; he had skimmed over the relevant introduction in the library.
He had long forgotten it, but after job appointing 【Scholar】, his thinking and memory had improved significantly, so he recalled it.
“F-grade potion, promotes stamina recovery and physical training efficiency…” Su Chen pondered, “Zhou Zong also chose a physical profession?”
“Good stuff…” Su Chen grinned, simply gulping it down and running the Molten Stone Training Method.
Not sure if it was greater proficiency or the potion’s effect, he entered the state faster, with a thin straw in his mouth inserted into a large water bucket nearby.
The training efficiency had indeed improved a lot. Su Chen trained until the world blurred, a full twelve hours.
Both portions of Blood Activating Potion were drunk by him, and even the remaining Nutrient Solution was mostly consumed.
Strongman Loan finally paid off, the black countdown behind the profession disappeared, giving Su Chen a real sense of relief.
【Strongman: 15%】
【Molten Stone Training Method—Beginner: 55%】
Su Chen could feel the obvious increase in strength in his body.
“Development efficiency is truly incomparable…” Su Chen couldn’t help saying. The combination of training method and Blood Activating Potion was nearly ten times faster than his previous grueling efforts.
“The importance of resources…” Su Chen sighed. He couldn’t even find where to buy something like Blood Activating Potion, unlike Zhou Zong who carried two bottles on him.
“So envious…” Su Chen glanced at the Nutrient Solution. Today’s consumption was too high; only one tube left, he’d have to buy more tomorrow.
……
“I didn’t see anything… I just felt a pain in my head, and then I didn’t know anything…”
In the Academic Affairs Office, Zhou Zong’s face was ashen. He couldn’t help saying, “Teacher… this isn’t a prank, it’s robbery. My two bottles of Blood Activating Potion were all robbed!”
“That was what I prepared for job appointment!”
“Teacher!” Anger rose in Zhou Zong’s heart as he shouted, “You have to uphold justice for me.”
“Do you have a suspect?” The several teachers in the Academic Affairs Office looked at each other. Zhou Zong’s father had a prominent status; they couldn’t neglect him.
But that grove was one of the few places in South Wind Academy without surveillance.
“I…” Various figures flashed through Zhou Zong’s mind; there were plenty of suspects.
But Zhou Zong said with near certainty, “The one who could knock me out in one blow must be a professional. I suspect… Zhang Hengyu!”
“It must be him fearing I become a professional and rob his quota!”
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