Second Physical Examination

"Hey, I answered. Your turn." Tang Zhengang snapped Chu Fei out of his daze.

Chu Fei smiled. "Here at the Dawn Team, I fully realized the necessity of investment.

"Besides, Li Honggang and Lu Hong have received special attention from the Flying Cloud Battle Team. I want some attention too.

"And it's twenty thousand yuan—far better than the Flying Cloud Battle Team's five thousand.

"Also, the conditions here are crystal clear.

"That's something the Flying Cloud Battle Team can't provide."

Chu Fei waved the agreement he had just signed.

Although he had been prepared to tear it up before signing it, it was still useful for now.

Chu Fei's explanation satisfied Tang Zhengang.

So their smooth progress had all been thanks to their opponents' assist.

The two agreed to meet the next evening to discuss Chu Fei's whip training.

Afterward, Chu Fei returned to the classroom for evening self-study. The moment he entered, he saw Cao Liwen.

"You're twelve minutes late!"

Chu Fei held his head high and chest out, answering loudly, "Reporting, Teacher, I went to the Academic Affairs Office."

A flicker of delight seemed to pass across Cao Liwen's otherwise indifferent face.

Then he nodded slightly. "Don't let it happen again."

Chu Fei returned to his seat and happened to catch the bewildered looks in Li Honggang and Lu Hong's eyes—Chu Fei had been twelve minutes late, and he was being let off that easily? At the very least, he should have been reprimanded a few times!

Chu Fei gave them a dazzling smile. Stunned, aren't you, boys? Teacher Cao is from the Greedy Wolf faction!

But after his moment of pride, Chu Fei studied even harder.

Only by studying could he improve, and only by improving could he earn Wisdom Dewdrops.

Huang Gang thought highly of him because he studied well!

Cao Liwen thought highly of him because he studied well!

The Greedy Wolf Team had let bygones be bygones and invested in him because he studied well!

This was the apocalypse. Every act of goodwill had already been assigned a price.

If he wanted to survive here, then before he became strong enough to crush everything, he had to demonstrate his value.

Evening self-study was quiet, filled only with the sounds of turning pages, writing, and the occasional trip to the restroom.

It was another utterly ordinary evening self-study session.

When the bell rang, Chu Fei headed toward the dormitory.

"Brother Fei..."

Someone came chasing after him.

Chu Fei nodded slightly and continued toward the dormitory. The one chasing him was the guy who had bailed during the morning run.

But the fellow had no self-awareness and kept after him, asking, "Brother Fei, how can I run faster in the morning?"

Chu Fei considered it, slowed his pace slightly, and smiled. "It's simple. Memorize every stone, every step, and every pothole along the route.

"When you go to sleep at night, simulate it in your mind.

"I learned a secret from the Dawn Team."

Everyone abruptly stopped, even Li Honggang and Lu Hong.

Chu Fei said leisurely, "You've all heard of Gun-Fu, right?"

Of course they had. It was practically a household name. Everyone nodded furiously.

Chu Fei said, "One Gun-Fu exercise is simulating bullet trajectories in your mind.

"Through this kind of simulation, you can achieve up to thirty percent of the effect of actual training.

"But if you're trying it for the first time, it might affect your rest.

"I suggest everyone try it over the weekend."

With that, he strode away in a carefree manner.

Leaving behind a chorus of chattering discussion.

Mental rehearsal—or repeatedly simulating something in one's mind—really was effective.

But no matter how well it was simulated, it was still only a simulation. It could only serve as an aid.

Besides, this method was common knowledge, at least within the Dawn Team.

Being generous with someone else's resources in exchange for a better impression—he couldn't let himself become isolated.

He might not care about his relationships with his classmates, but becoming a complete loner would be too pathetic.

As for those classmates who ran away whenever danger appeared, Chu Fei didn't mind. Next time, I just need to run faster than them. I come in first every day, anyway.

During the next morning run, Chu Fei saw that quite a few people looked exhausted. Even more were whipped afterward.

No need to ask—someone had stayed up late cultivating immortality the night before, and it wasn't just one or two people!

Although Chu Fei had warned them, it clearly hadn't done much good.

Li Honggang in particular, as class monitor, seemed so eager to win that he looked as though he hadn't slept all night. During the morning run, he actually fell to fourth place, overtaken by Lu Hong and Zhang Shaojie.

Chu Fei remained far in the lead, and the distance between him and Lu Hong was even greater than yesterday. So although Lu Hong finished second, he still got whipped.

The looks Li Honggang and Lu Hong gave Chu Fei grew increasingly unfriendly.

Chu Fei walked past them with his head high and chest out.

After staying up late cultivating immortality last night, his brand-new Three-Dimensional Thinking Mode had been reinforced, and his processing power had improved a little more.

The Three-Dimensional Thinking Mode was ten times more efficient than an ordinary flat thinking mode.

The effect of even a small improvement was ten times greater than an improvement in ordinary thinking.

You two, Li Honggang and Lu Hong, might have Superbrain Potions, but because you hadn't constructed a Three-Dimensional Thinking Mode, the actual effects were greatly reduced.

For now, this competition was working out well. It hadn't hurt him yet.

During the day's lessons, students kept nodding off, and the Whip Holder was having a grand old time whipping them.

Chu Fei remained calm and guiltless. I warned you all last night. Don't try it, don't try it! You wouldn't listen, and now you got whipped, didn't you?

Really, were people born with a self-destructive streak? The more they were told not to do something, the more they wanted to try it.

But by evening, Chu Fei himself felt a little excited.

Twenty thousand yuan's worth of resources was coming his way.

After dinner, Tang Zhengang appeared right on time. He called out to Chu Fei and led him directly before the four old men.

Before them, Tang Zhengang lowered his head humbly. "Four teachers, Chu Fei is here."

The old man in front spoke flatly. "You may leave."

Tang Zhengang left. Before going, he held out his right hand to Chu Fei, spreading all five fingers.

Five thousand yuan!

Chu Fei nodded.

No matter what methods Tang Zhengang and the Greedy Wolf Team behind him had used, the price for this opportunity was five thousand yuan.

Looking at the four old men, Chu Fei took a deep breath. "May I ask how I should address the four teachers?"

The old man in front spoke again in the same flat tone. "Jia Yi Bing Ding.

"You don't need to call us teachers. We aren't Awakened, only Quasi-Awakened. We used to be prison guards at the Lord's Mansion.

"For the next month, you can come whenever it's convenient for you, from five in the morning to ten at night.

"It doesn't matter if you don't come."

Not coming was impossible.

Over the next few days, Chu Fei managed to squeeze out around an hour every day to come learn the whip.

Time was like water in a sponge—if you squeezed it, there was always some to be found. Besides, with Wisdom Dewdrops supporting him, he was full of energy.

After several days together, Chu Fei and the four old men were all astonished by one another.

Chu Fei's extraordinary learning efficiency left the four old men amazed.

The four old men also amazed Chu Fei. Although they were only Quasi-Awakened, with potential infinitely close to 7.8 yet unable to break through, they had played with whips their whole lives and possessed profound foundations.

Chu Fei greedily absorbed every bit of skill.

These were not merely techniques—they were survival skills.

For the time being, he had not seen any martial arts, only things like Human Engineering and Human Mechanics.

Perhaps he could combine these whip techniques with Human Engineering and Human Mechanics to create his own attack methods.

Before he knew it, the weekend had arrived.

The second physical examination was here!

After collecting the papers on Saturday night, Cao Liwen said while organizing the exam papers, "You have been at Dawn Academy for a month now. I have a clear understanding of everyone's learning ability.

"After tomorrow's physical examination, those without cultivation potential will be assigned elsewhere.

"Get to bed early tonight."

Cao Liwen left after saying that.

The classroom fell silent.