Game of Life

The public mentor is teaching the D-Class Extraordinary Martial Skill "Wind Riding Blade Technique." Begin learning?

"Yes, of course I'm choosing yes! Only an idiot wouldn't learn it!"

Jinuo muttered under his breath and casually tapped confirm.

Analyzing your "comprehension," "extraordinary knowledge foundation," and "blade talent"...

Analysis complete!

Estimated time required to learn the first level of "Wind Riding Blade Technique": 17 days.

"Isn't that way too long? Didn't Old Huang say Zhou Zhe reached the second level in one week?"

"No! By the time Zhou Zhe killed the Super Horned Demon Roxstar, it had been roughly seven or eight days, and he'd already cultivated the Wind Riding Blade Technique to great completion!"

Jinuo felt his scalp go numb. The more he thought about it, the colder his heart became.

Learning just the first level took him longer than it took someone else to master the entire manual...

There was simply no comparison!

Jinuo had not expected an answer in the first place. He was merely complaining out of habit.

But in the next second, a line of black Song-font text appeared on his phone screen.

Establish a master-disciple relationship with "Zhou Zhe"?

"The apprenticeship module has unlocked? Holy shit! That's awesome!"

Jinuo was overjoyed!

Yet the next moment, he received two more prompts.

After becoming a disciple, your learning speed when studying skills from this character will increase to 200%!

Note: Before leaving your master's tutelage (when your overall combat power exceeds your mentor's), you cannot take another character as your master.

Seeing this, Jinuo became somewhat conflicted.

Strictly speaking, Zhou Zhe could only teach him two things: the "Wind Riding Blade Technique" and the "Wind Element Body Tempering Technique."

But that was not the issue...

Jinuo shifted his gaze toward Zhou Zhe, who was teaching the Wind Riding Blade Technique while gnawing through a book.

"Elementary Planar Cryptography."

At the sight of that book's thickness, he immediately felt a chill rise from the soles of his feet, shoot up his spine, and rush into the back of his head.

"...Judging by the title, this probably won't affect combat power much, right?"

Jinuo had never been much of a top student. Before joining the Supernatural Affairs Department, he had merely been an utterly ordinary shut-in.

Only because fortune had fallen from the heavens and an APP called "Game of Life" had suddenly appeared on his phone—tightly linking the game and the real world together—had he gradually embarked upon the path of an extraordinary being.

Originally, Jinuo had only wanted to improve his strength. If he ever had rotten luck and was chosen as a Cosmic Gladiator, he would at least be able to protect himself.

As time passed, he made friends, learned more about the extraordinary world, broadened his horizons, and gradually changed his mindset.

He did not want to train some quick-fix, watered-down version of something and become some Wind Rider, devout believer, Bloodline Wizard, or Explosive Bear Knight!

What he wanted to learn were true extraordinary secret arts: the "Wind Element Body Tempering Technique" of China's Swift Wind Pavilion, Bear Country's "Alcoholic Battle Qi," America's Holy Hall's "Pure White Prayer," and the European Union Secret Master Association's "Mystic Meditation Method"!

Those were the truly solid foundations of the extraordinary path!

That was also why Jinuo had voluntarily joined the Supernatural Affairs Department!

"Forget it! No rush. I'll wait and see what happens."

Jinuo raised his head and glanced at Zhou Zhe, who was teaching.

After listening for a few moments, he had to admit that Zhou Zhe taught incredibly well!

Simple and easy to understand, with clear logic and well-organized explanations.

Even someone like him, who had no accumulation of extraordinary knowledge whatsoever and relied entirely on cheats, could understand it.

And besides...

Although Zhou Zhe was clearly multitasking, learning while teaching, he gave Jinuo the illusion that he's paying attention to me.

The other students probably felt the same way, right?

Jinuo noticed...

Dugu Xiu beside him was especially exaggerated. He looked utterly intoxicated, occasionally shaking his head and swaying about, then suddenly slapping his hand as though enlightenment had struck him.

Jinuo became even more hesitant.

He looked up at Zhou Zhe.

He was too young!

Taking him as his master was a hurdle Jinuo truly could not get over in his heart.

Time flew like an arrow.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

At four in the morning that day, the moment Jinuo opened his eyes, he slapped himself across the face.

"No!"

"Hesitating and dragging my feet—what kind of man does that make me!"

"Whether I take a master or not, I need to make a decision quickly!"

For every result, there was a cause.

Jinuo's behavior was no different.

Two weeks earlier, thirty-eight people from the Supernatural Affairs Department had joined the Swift Wind Pavilion to study under Zhou Zhe.

Every student had undergone an aptitude test with the GXI3 Advanced Tester.

The most dazzling of them all was that awkward red-haired man, Dugu Xiu. His strength, agility, endurance, spirit, and fire Elemental Affinity were all eye-searing S-ranks!

His overall rating was naturally an S-rank that left everyone else in the dust!

Other than him, the one who received the highest evaluation was Jinuo.

A B.

Unfortunately, Jinuo's B-rank rating had been forcibly dragged up by his five D-rank Elemental Affinities: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!

Over this period, Zhou Zhe had already proven through facts that he was an exceptionally outstanding extraordinary mentor.

When imparting knowledge, he did not hold anything back. Almost everyone had a copy of the Wind Riding Blade Technique and the Wind Element Body Tempering Technique, and he could tailor the most suitable guidance to each student's weaknesses.

After half a month, his best buddy Dugu Xiu had already cultivated the Wind Riding Blade Technique to completion of the first level. Only a sheet of paper, one he could pierce at any moment with a casual jab, separated him from the second level.

Jinuo had even heard that Zhou Zhe had begun custom-designing a fire-element body-tempering technique specifically for Dugu Xiu.

With even the slightest comparison, Jinuo felt that he was truly pathetic!

Even with cheats, he could not measure up to others!

Everyone else's learning efficiency fluctuated, at least.

Factors such as mood and physical condition would affect it.

Jinuo, however, was extremely stable.

Because he was bound to the game character in his phone, his learning efficiency barely fluctuated at all—he was very steadily average.

"Becoming stronger is a man's romance!"

"With a chance to improve, what am I still hesitating for?"

"Besides, Zhou Zhe may be young, but he truly deserves respect!"

"There's nothing left to hesitate over!"

Jinuo clenched his teeth, finally made up his mind, and tapped the confirm button.

Your master-disciple relationship with "Zhou Zhe" has been established.

You are learning "Wind Riding Blade Technique."

Due to the master-disciple bonus, your current learning efficiency is 200%!

Improving one's learning efficiency was an incredibly wondrous experience.

It was like breaking through a layer of mist. His mind became far clearer.

Knowledge he previously could not understand, knowledge that had seemed blurry, suddenly became crystal clear.

Even the practice blade in his hand seemed more obedient. Just flourishing it felt smoother and more natural!

Congratulations! You have obtained the new skill "Wind Riding Blade Technique LV1"!

Your current overall combat power is: Black Iron One Star (Mid-Stage).

Jinuo was in an excellent mood!

He had finally advanced!

He was practically sick of seeing the words "Early Stage," okay?

From today onward, he was no longer that little piece of trash nobody loved or cared about!

"Axiu, get your ass out there and buy braised chicken rice!"

The red-haired man groggily opened his eyes, checked the time, and instantly flew into a blood rage. "Are you insane? It's only four in the fucking morning! Where the hell am I supposed to buy that?"

"Thanks for the compliment. I remember there's a saying... Right—when people start calling you crazy, you're not far from success."

"I didn't call you crazy. I just think you're a lunatic! The Swift Wind Pavilion has so many delicacies from the mountains and seas, yet you insist on braised chicken?"

"I'm merely enjoying the process of ordering people around."

Jinuo sneered.

What was wrong with speaking a little more boldly when he had a mentor?

From now on, in the entire Swift Wind Pavilion, other than Pavilion Master Zhou Zhe, he was the coolest guy around!

He had reserved the position of the Swift Wind Pavilion's third-generation heir in advance!

Swift Wind Pavilion, pavilion master's office.

Zhou Zhe put down the "Elementary Planar Cryptography" in his hand. With a thought, the mysterious notebook transformed into fluorescent light and appeared before him.

Apprentice list updated.

As for Jinuo's Golden Finger, everyone can think of it as "Life Simulation" for now~ Although it currently does not have a monster-killing and leveling function, it simplifies the learning process for various skills and displays them as data. Beyond that, it has little auxiliary programs like the apprenticeship module.

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