Chapter 56 (2/2)
“It doesn’t work this way…”
Xiao Yurou shook her head and tore the results of her calculation into shreds.
She had personally seen the man illuminating stars with lightning. How did he manage it?
Who was he exactly?
Why did he not foam?
…
Shen Zhe returned to his dormitory.
He sat cross-legged on the bed. The six stars in his body slowly spun, unleashing the magnificent power of the stars to course through his veins.
He found and illuminated four stars thanks to the four chances to use the pencil in his head, and the way to locate the stars that his classmate had given him.
He was still short of one chance to illuminate the last star.
However, he ended with grave wounds after the illumination. He quickly changed back into himself when he entered the city and returned to the school.
It took three bottles of herb liquid and four hours to finally recover.
His veins were thicker and more tensile after they were healed. It seemed that he wouldn’t be too badly hurt if he were hit by lightning again.
He was significantly stronger than before with the power of the stars circulating in his body.
If he were to meet the Silver Lion again, he would be able to knock it out with one punch.
He wasn’t a Martial Artist, but he was no weaker than a mid-phase level-one Martial Artist!
He looked out the window.
A night had passed again.
“I’ve run out of pencils again…”
Changing his looks with absolute value and finding the locations of the four stars with the “=”, all of that had used up the pencils he had accumulated with great trouble.
He was bankrupt again.
Where could he do good and positive things?
Zhao Chen had already contributed to two pencils. It was inappropriate to always count on him. However, Shen Zhe was not familiar with others…
“I should go to class first…”
Unable to figure out a solution, Shen Zhe went to the classroom.
Everybody was talking about the contest.
He saw that his new classmate was still calculating. Her eyes were also red, indicating that she didn’t sleep much.
The equations on her paper were still too complicated for him to understand.
“The contest will be held tomorrow. You’ll have a one-day holiday today. You’re free to form teams of no more than five people. Submit your names to the teachers’ office before dark, or it will be considered as an automatic forfeit!” announced Ms. Bai Yu.
…
Rest and self-adjustment were certainly necessary for such a great contest.
“Jiu’er, have you found a team yet? Do you want to join mine?”
Wang Qing approached the new classmate with a smile, “I’ve teamed up with my two good buddies. Both of them are very strong!”
Stopping her brush, Xiao Yurou smiled politely. “Are you sure?”
“Rest assured. We’re very close. I’ll just tell them that you’re in…” said Wang Qing confidently.
“I haven’t illuminated a single star yet. I’m just… an ordinary person who has never cultivated!” said Xiao Yurou.
“Huh…” Wang Qing was stunned.
He had thought that the new classmate was a super genius because she was busy calculating all the time.
“Do you still want me?” asked Xiao Yurou.
“Well… I don’t think so.” Wang Qing smiled awkwardly.
A weak teammate would affect not only himself but also his other teammates. He certainly didn’t want that.
Frustration flashed on Xiao Yurou’s face when she was refused, but then she shook her head and continued her work.
Another pair of young men approached her, but just as Wang Qing reacted, they declined her after hearing about her lack of strength.
Although she did not complain, Xiao Yurou felt even lonelier.
She had been by herself since childhood, without any friends or sisters.
She craved for company when she was alone for too long. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gone to school at the end of her life.
However, she knew that she was just an ordinary person. Why would anyone invite her in a contest that was related to their ranking?
No team would want a person that would hamstring them…
Soon, everybody in the class learned that their new classmate was even weaker than Shen Zhe. They all stepped away.
Xiao Yurou sighed in disappointment.
Quite a few of them had approached her the previous day, swearing that they would do anything for her, but they all backed off when their interest was involved.
That was… humanity.
She was at a loss. While she was brooding over it, Shen Zhe looked at her and asked, “Have you really not illuminated a single star yet?”
“No!” Xiao Yurou said angrily, “Didn’t you hear them?”
“I thought you were fooling them…”
Shen Zhe looked at her pitifully.
What an unlucky girl!
He thought she was a genius, but she also turned out to be weak!
His former self was the last place of the school but had still illuminated two stars. It must’ve been hard for this girl not to be expelled when she had yet to illuminate one!
Ms. Bai claimed that she had transferred from another school, but Shen Zhe speculated that she had been kicked out.
Poor thing…
“Why don’t you join my team?”
Shen Zhe felt particularly generous after meeting someone who was as poor as him.
“Join your team? Are you inviting me?”
Briefly dazed, Xiao Yurou suddenly clenched her fists.