Climbing the Wall to Buy Elementary School Books (Part 2)

His eyes scanned from one book to another with delight, then back to a favorite one, lingering with fondness. Soon, the peculiar font appeared as expected.

[Secret Manual: Basic Mathematics First Layer (Fragment, 6/6)]

[All fragments of Basic Mathematics First Layer have been collected]

Primary school textbooks, I've actually collected all the fragments for my Basic Mathematics First Layer!!

Shi Tiexin was so excited he could have jumped.

It's been so long, finally, finally! -- Uh, come to think of it, it's only been a day, which doesn't seem that long... But no one else would understand this feeling of time dragging on. Finally, finally I found a Heart Art manual I can cultivate, and I can finally start cultivating Heart Arts again!

Shi Tiexin breathed on his hands and carefully wiped them on his pants before opening the primary school math textbook from the beginning with a sense of reverence. Basic Mathematics First Layer, the cultivation content is "Numbers and Basic Calculations," simply put, it's recognizing numbers and being able to perform the four basic arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

The four basic arithmetic operations are the most fundamental in basic mathematics and the first step in cultivating mathematical Heart Arts. Back at Tumubao, Shi Tiexin had put in considerable effort to obtain the manual for this section. Moreover, the manual was very brief, only ten pages long with a few words before it ended. Unlike here, where six books stacked together had a considerable thickness.

Shi Tiexin glanced at them and immediately discovered the benefits of this manual.

The thickness wasn't for nothing; not only was the content explained in great detail and progressed exceptionally clearly, but it also naturally included auxiliary cultivation manuals! Sections like "In-Class Practice," "Fun House," "Brain Twisters," and "You Ask, I Answer" occupied a large portion of the Heart Art manual.

Shi Tiexin didn't know what primary school students in this world felt when they saw such a manual, but his current mood was ecstatic.

Could there be a better Heart Art manual?

Could there be a more conscientious manual?

Moreover, after a general flip-through and gaining an overall understanding of the manual itself, a new line of description appeared on the textbooks.

[Secret Manual: Basic Mathematics First Layer]

[Quality: Top-Grade]

[Attribute 1: Gradual Progression. This manual is detailed and progresses gradually, effectively lowering the cultivation threshold and reducing aptitude requirements by 30%.]

[Attribute 2: Integrated Learning & Practice. This manual includes extended sections that are considered auxiliary manuals for Basic Mathematics First Layer, increasing cultivation speed by 20%.]

This, this, this!

Shi Tiexin's hands were trembling.

The manuals here actually had attributes! Manuals that could be obtained from any petty thug without much cost actually had attributes, and double attributes at that!

In his entire life, this was the first time Shi Tiexin knew that manuals could have attributes, and even grades. The second attribute, "Integrated Learning & Practice," was one thing; it was equivalent to a manual and its auxiliary manual being combined. The first attribute, "Gradual Progression," was heaven-defying; it could actually reduce aptitude requirements.

It's important to know that not everyone can cultivate Heart Arts. The cultivation of Heart Arts not only depends on whether the previous level of Heart Arts was cultivated properly but also on the cultivator's own aptitude. If the aptitude is too poor, cultivating the next level of Heart Arts becomes extremely difficult. However, if the aptitude is very good, even if the previous level of Heart Arts was not cultivated very solidly, there is still a chance to break through.

Basic Mathematics First Layer was originally the foundation of foundations. Apart from those with genuine intellectual disabilities, it was difficult to find anyone who couldn't cultivate this level; the concept of aptitude was simply not reflected at this level. This attribute seemed to have no use.

But that wasn't the case.

Firstly, a person's aptitude continuously improves with age and brain development. Things that couldn't be figured out at ten years old might seem very simple at fifteen. Reducing the aptitude requirement meant that people could start cultivating Heart Arts at a younger age.

With a 30% reduction in aptitude requirements, it was almost equivalent to allowing someone to start cultivating three years earlier. After three years, when others were just starting to cultivate the first layer, this person who started early might have already reached the second layer, or even the third layer if they were a genius.

Being one step ahead everywhere, this point absolutely could not be overlooked.

Secondly, as Heart Arts cultivation progresses to higher levels, the importance of aptitude becomes more apparent. Shi Tiexin wasn't very clear about the specifics, as his status didn't allow him to access such high levels. But he had heard that some people who had left the Orphanage before were later stuck at a certain stage and couldn't make any progress, no matter how they cultivated, it was difficult to improve even a little.

At the time, he didn't understand why, but now he understood; it must have been a problem with aptitude.

So, what would happen if this "Gradual Progression" attribute appeared on a higher-level Heart Art manual?

He wondered if the textbooks issued by Fengming First High School had this attribute?

Shi Tiexin stared at "High School Mathematics First Year, Second Semester" for a long time, but he couldn't discern anything. Perhaps this manual truly had no attributes, or perhaps his Heart Art level was not high enough to "recognize" the hidden attributes of the manual.

After all, although he couldn't understand it, intuitively, he felt that this high school math book's explanation was very detailed, definitely much better than those few pages from Tumubao.

Thinking this way, it was highly likely that his own level was too poor.

What are you waiting for then?

Let's pick up the manual and start cultivating immediately! -- Wait, wait, wait, I almost forgot, there's still one thing I need to check, otherwise, I'll feel restless. Shi Tiexin temporarily set aside the six math textbooks and rummaged through his bag, quickly finding what he was looking for.

The arithmetic workbook.

Zhou Nan had bought one of each type of arithmetic workbook from the bookstore without hesitation, so Shi Tiexin pulled out fifteen workbooks. Some of these workbooks were very basic, with a multiplication table at the beginning, seemingly for second-grade primary school students.

But some of the arithmetic workbooks were more difficult. As Shi Tiexin looked them over, his eyes suddenly lit up.

[Auxiliary Cultivation Manual: Basic Mathematics First Layer]

[Quality: Top-Grade]

[Usage Progress: 0%]

[Effect: Increases cultivation speed of Basic Mathematics First Layer by 20%.]

[Attribute 1: Difficult. This auxiliary cultivation manual is very difficult. It cannot be used until Basic Mathematics First Layer reaches a good level of mastery. If the mastery level is not profound, the usage speed will be slowed down based on the user's level. Correspondingly, it further increases cultivation speed by 40%.]

It actually appeared! An auxiliary cultivation manual with Top-Grade quality and attributes!