Rapid Advancement in Learning Mathematics (Part 2)

"From the Elite Class to the Trash Class, the dormitory conditions, dining standards, and teaching resources are all vastly different. But that's not enough, far from it. I'm not unaware of the delinquent youths in the Trash Class, but they have a purpose for existing. They're like catfish thrown into a pond, keeping the other fry energized by the need to escape."

"The purpose of these troublemakers is to simulate the social environment. To tell students that people can be treacherous and society is harsh. You think the world is safe? You think you don't have survival pressure? Sorry, risks are everywhere, and violence and civilization always coexist."

"What's a little exploitation by delinquents? Truck drivers can gang up to pick up goods, ship captains can kill for coal sources, and factory foremen can risk everything for status, even breaking the law."

"These are all real. If you don't study well, you'll have to face all this. Want to date? Want to find a partner? Look around, and all you'll see are gaudy, vulgar women with crude speech, or shifty-eyed, foul-mouthed louts."

"If you think this is fine, then there's no value in pushing or saving such people; let them rot in the mud and fend for themselves. But if you don't want to face this, you have to climb. The higher you climb academically, the further you'll be from the most basic, straightforward violence, and the closer you'll be to those with heroic bearing and stunning beauty."

"Even if it's a battle of wits, a group of intelligent people engaging in a battle of wits is always more interesting and mentally stimulating than people with no skill."

"All of this is to make students truly feel: studying well is genuinely very useful. Only then can passive learning be transformed into active learning, unleashing their motivation to study. Our Fengming First High School's admission rate will then be even higher."

Zheng Kaiming listened, his brows gradually relaxing. "Principal, your insights are profound. However, for those who severely disrupt teaching order, or even pose a significant threat to the personal safety of other students, I still recommend the school expel them."

Principal Liu nodded decisively. "Of course. Simulation is one thing, but I don't want actual personal harm occurring on campus. Those black sheep, all of them, can get lost. If they can transfer, let them transfer. If they can't, they'll be directly expelled. The school will show absolutely no leniency on this front. Director Zheng, please draft the specific list and report back to me."

"Understood." Zheng Kaiming immediately began rubbing his hands together, contemplating which scoundrel would be most appropriate to kick out.

Principal Liu spoke again. "Furthermore, I plan to further strengthen our encouragement and incentive policies on the existing foundation."

"Strengthen?" Zheng Kaiming was puzzled. "How does the Principal plan to strengthen them?" In Zheng Kaiming's view, the current policies already strongly emphasized the principle of 'survival of the fittest.'

"Right now, the general idea is to let outstanding students gain more benefits, showcase more talents, and enjoy more spotlight moments. Vanity and greed are original sins in Catholicism, but I think these two are very good. At least when fully ignited, they can overcome 'laziness.'"

Principal Liu pondered for a moment. "Specifics will need to be discussed with each department, office, grade level, and outstanding teachers at the academic affairs meeting. Director Zheng, for efficiency's sake, please draft a proposal and circulate it to all units. We can then directly deliberate on it at the meeting without repeating discussions."

Zheng Kaiming nodded. "Alright, Principal Liu is truly decisive. I'll jot down the key points first." With that, Zheng Kaiming took out his portable notebook and sat up straight.

Principal Liu nodded, raising a single finger. "First point, we will focus on strengthening the assessment of students' mastery of basic skills in each subject. For example, in mathematics, we'll start with the four basic arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division..."

Zheng Kaiming furiously scribbled, fully concentrating on recording every word the principal spoke.

At the same time, Shi Tiexin was also furiously scribbling, equally focused.

No, Shi Tiexin was actually far more focused than Zheng Kaiming, to the point of being utterly absorbed. He had essentially reached a state where he saw nothing, heard nothing, and nothing else mattered to him.

Because a progress bar had appeared before his eyes.

The difficulty of relearning the manual for Basic Mathematics First Layer wasn't high. Even if his understanding was only satisfactory, it didn't mean he was stupid. One had to realize that for most subjects, what was taught in textbooks and what was tested on exams were on completely different levels. Without seeing the exam papers, most students wouldn't even guess that a particular knowledge point could be twisted into such complex problems.

Shi Tiexin was in a similar situation.

While the textbooks in this world had a few practice exercises, the Heart Arts manual Shi Tiexin received had nothing. It was just a few pages of text, so concise it seemed the author barely wanted to write a single extra word. Learning from these few pages to a satisfactory level could already be considered diligent.

Now, looking at the elementary school math textbook again, whether it was because Shi Tiexin had already studied the simplified version or because the manual itself possessed the excellent attribute of 'Step-by-Step Advancement,' the process of Shi Tiexin learning the manual was incredibly smooth. Not only was his progress rapid, but it was also exceptionally fluid. What had previously been hazy and unclear, after being illuminated by these manuals, suddenly became crystal clear.

At this moment, Shi Tiexin's vision suddenly reacted. Besides identifying the manual and issuing tasks, those magical characters finally displayed a third type of reaction: progress display.

A clear and bright bar steadily appeared above the manual.

The bar had a few words on it: [Manual Comprehension Progress], followed by a bar that extended from short to long. Shi Tiexin read very carefully, but for some reason, he still read very quickly, and the progress bar grew just as fast.

Every second Shi Tiexin spent studying elementary math, he was in a peculiar mental state of both daze and focus. It was as if his mind simultaneously experienced the enlightenment of "So that's how it is, how amazing!" and the familiarity of "Of course, it's that simple."

Originally, Shi Tiexin estimated that the entire six books would take at least a day or two to finish, and another three to five days to fully digest and absorb. But in reality, by the time the bell rang for the end of the second evening self-study session, that progress bar had already completed its journey.

With a snap, the end of the progress bar exploded like fireworks with brilliant light and fire. A large, emphasized font appeared on the progress bar: [Manual Complete Comprehension!], accompanied by very festive dynamic effects.

These effects made Shi Tiexin feel both amused and inexplicably invigorated, as if he had truly achieved something remarkable.

Afterward, he saw the tangible benefits.

[Basic Mathematics First Layer Manual: Complete Comprehension Achieved]

[Complete Comprehension: In the state of Complete Comprehension, initial cultivation progress increases by 30%, cultivation efficiency before the Excellent level increases by 10%, and the chance of Qi Deviation decreases by 30%.]

On duty today, so the update is late. My apologies.