Lin Youyu

Wang Yi summarized the three pieces of information about his golden finger.

First, he could check in once a day.

Second, he could only check in once at the same place.

Third, the rewards from checking in were random.

"Even so, there seem to be many places on Earth where I can check in. If I checked in at all of them..." Wang Yi's heart raced, and the hot blood in his veins seemed to boil along with it.

"And not just on Earth. There are countless places in the universe where I can check in as well."

If that happened, perhaps his rate of improvement would become unimaginably fast, far surpassing Luo Feng.

The night passed just like that amid Wang Yi's visions of the future.

The next day, Wang Yi arrived at Guqing District No. 1 High School.

The school entrance was filled with students in uniforms, brimming with youthful energy as they streamed in two or three at a time.

"Wang Yi!"

Wang Yi had just reached the gate when he heard someone calling him from behind. He turned around and couldn't help smiling.

"Li Feng, Zhao Han, Yang Ziming!"

The three boys walked over.

The one on the left had a crew cut and was probably around 1.9 meters tall. He wore a white plaid shirt and black casual pants. His gaze was sharp, and he walked with an imposing air.

The boy in the middle was slightly chubby, with fair skin and lightly golden curly hair. Yet he had a pair of peach-blossom eyes, and his squinting expression gave him a rather comical look.

The one on the right was tall and lean, refined and scholarly, wearing gold-rimmed glasses with a gentle, approachable smile on his face.

As they walked over together, the invisible aura around them made the people nearby instinctively step aside.

Guqing District No. 1 High School had five Advanced Martial Arts Students. Apart from Wang Yi, these three were among them.

The remaining one was a girl!

And aside from Wang Yi, whose family circumstances were ordinary, none of the others came from ordinary backgrounds.

Poor families valued education; wealthy families trained in martial arts. That saying held true in any era.

After all, rich people could hire personal instructors, buy nutritional supplements, have private training rooms, and so on. Their conditions were far better than those of ordinary people.

Wang Yi was the only exception among the five.

That was also why Li Feng and the other Advanced Students thought so highly of Wang Yi.

Jiujiang City was a small place, and since they all attended the same high school, they saw each other often. Over time, they became familiar with one another.

Wang Yi got along fairly well with the three of them. Li Feng and the others had their own circles, but Wang Yi was one of the few people they truly respected.

"Wang Yi, we've barely seen you these days. What have you been busy with?" Li Feng, the most muscular of the four, walked over and gave Wang Yi's shoulder a hard slap. Then, as if noticing something, he gave a surprised grunt and studied Wang Yi carefully. "Why do I feel like there's something different about you, kid?"

Wang Yi smiled faintly. "I've been busy training lately. I guess I've improved a little."

"Really?" Li Feng looked doubtful.

Zhao Han, who was slightly chubby, also laughed. "Wang Yi, I have to say, you really are a training maniac. We can't compare to that kind of drive." He deliberately shook his head.

Yang Ziming, who looked the most scholarly, pushed up his glasses and smiled. "Wang Yi really is impressive."

All three of them greatly admired Wang Yi.

There was no helping it. He had earned it through fighting. Otherwise, with their proud and arrogant personalities, how could they possibly be convinced by someone else their age?

Only Wang Yi had always devoted himself single-mindedly to training and studying. He had almost no other recreational activities and was never easily distracted by outside matters.

If nothing unexpected happened, someone like that would not have low achievements in the future. That was why Yang Ziming and the others were very willing to associate with Wang Yi.

It was not that they wanted anything from him. There were simply too few among their peers who could stand on the same level as them. It was a sense of recognition.

The four chatted and laughed as they headed toward the school gate. Countless people nearby secretly glanced at them and discussed them in private.

Four of Guqing District No. 1 High School's five Advanced Martial Arts Students appearing together was certainly eye-catching.

"Wang Yi, there are only two months left until the College Entrance Exam. Have you decided which university you'll apply to?" Li Feng said, "I've already made up my mind. I'm applying to Jiangnan First Military School! Your grades are good, and you're an Advanced Martial Arts Student too. Why not apply to Jiangnan First Military School with me? Once you graduate, you'll be an officer, and you can develop well in the military too."

In this era, because of the war against monsters, soldiers still held an extremely high status and received excellent benefits. Thus, many people dreamed of getting into military school.

Wang Yi smiled faintly. "I plan to take the Quasi-Warrior Assessment."

The moment he said that, Li Feng and the other two stopped walking. They all turned to look at Wang Yi, astonishment on their faces.

"The Quasi-Warrior Assessment?"

"You?"

None of the three could quite understand it.

Yang Ziming could not help saying, "Wang Yi, as far as I know, the Quasi-Warrior Assessment isn't easy to pass. Your physical fitness has to meet the standard, and the requirements are extremely high. With our current abilities, passing the Quasi-Warrior Assessment would be incredibly difficult—almost impossible."

Li Feng looked at Wang Yi. "Are you serious?" He had sensed from the start that Wang Yi seemed different from before, though he could not say exactly how. But upon hearing Wang Yi say this, he finally realized that Wang Yi possessed a confidence he had never had before.

"I want to try." Wang Yi spoke seriously.

Seeing Wang Yi's expression, Li Feng, Zhao Han, and Yang Ziming, who knew his personality well, understood that he was serious.

Although they felt that Wang Yi was taking too great a risk by setting aside the promising future offered by the College Entrance Exam to participate in the uncertain Warrior Combat Assessment, they then remembered that Wang Yi might not even pass the Quasi-Warrior Assessment. If his physical fitness did not meet the standard, then even if Wang Yi wanted to participate, it would be impossible.

Besides, Wang Yi had not said that he would give up the College Entrance Exam. He had only said that he would take the Quasi-Warrior Assessment.

What they did not know was that Wang Yi's current physical fitness had already far surpassed the standards of the Quasi-Warrior Assessment.

Wang Yi entered his classroom and made his way to his seat in the second-to-last row at the back. He saw that his shy and quiet deskmate was already there.

"Good morning, Lin Youyu." Wang Yi greeted her naturally.

It had become his habit.

"Good morning, Wang Yi." Lin Youyu blinked as she replied.

Wang Yi had actually noticed that Lin Youyu was very beautiful. It was just that she usually did not speak much and seemed unwilling to socialize with others, which made her appear lonely and quiet.

But to Wang Yi, that was actually a good thing. Moreover, Lin Youyu had helped him quite a bit in the past, so he had a favorable impression of her.

"Wang Yi." After a while, Lin Youyu seemed to gather her courage. She leaned slightly closer and spoke in a low voice.

"On the eighteenth of this month, there'll be a Monster Expo in the Jiangnan Main Urban Area. I have an extra ticket. Would you like to go with me?"

Wang Yi turned to look at her, and their eyes met.

A flush quickly spread across Lin Youyu's fair cheeks, and she lowered her head slightly.

Wang Yi smiled faintly. "Since it's an invitation from you, Lin, of course I'd be happy to."

He had just obtained his golden finger and was in an excellent mood, so he would not refuse such a small request from Lin Youyu. After all, they had been deskmates for so long, and she had even helped him find a decent tutoring job. That was a kindness. One should repay kindness, and it would not be right to refuse such a sincere invitation.

Besides, he had never been to the Jiangnan Main Urban Area before, and the Monster Expo sounded rather interesting.

"Then it's settled. See you there." Lin Youyu brightened up.

"See you there." Wang Yi nodded.

As for why Lin Youyu had not invited anyone else and had specifically invited him, Wang Yi did not think too much about it.