Saving Enough Slacking Value to Raise Soul Power, Avoiding Training and Inspections for a Stable Daily Life

Morning light had just spilled across the dormitory windowsill when Tang San woke up. He had not been awakened by noise; he remembered that he was still 5 Slacking Value short of exchanging it for a Soul Power Increase, so he woke instinctively. He did not hurry to get up, instead listening closely—Wang Hu and the other two were still snoring, apparently with no plans to get up early for morning training today.

Tang San closed his eyes and continued lying there, waiting for the system prompt. Sure enough, before long, the familiar mechanical voice rang out in his mind:

Proactively extending bed rest to avoid the energy expenditure of getting up too early. Slacking Value +1. Current total: 46 points.

"Four more points to go." Tang San calculated inwardly, turning over to stare at the ceiling. By the time Wang Hu and the other two woke up one after another, half an hour had already passed.

"Not going to morning training today?" Tang San asked casually.

Wang Hu rubbed his eyes. "Yesterday's basic defense training was too exhausting. We'll rest for a day before going again. Oh, right, Tang San. After theory class today, Master Yu Xiaogang is going to check our notes on Martial Soul Basic Theory. Did you write yours?"

Tang San's heart stirred—checking notes was an opportunity to earn Slacking Value. He deliberately put on a flustered look. "Huh? I forgot to write them! I only thought about resting yesterday. What should I do?"

Wang Hu and the other two quickly pulled out their notebooks. "It's fine. Hurry and copy ours. You should be able to finish before class."

But Tang San waved his hand. "No need. Copying notes takes too much time, and if Master Yu Xiaogang finds out they were copied, that'll be even worse. I'll make them up during class later. I'll write as much as I can; he probably won't make things too difficult for me." He deliberately chose to delay making up his notes, avoiding the exhaustion of urgently copying them while also earning Slacking Value.

Proactively delaying making up notes to avoid the energy expenditure of hurried copying. Slacking Value +1. Current total: 47 points.

After washing up, the five individuals headed toward the school building together. On the way, Xiao Wu caught up from behind. "Tang San, wait for me! After practical class today, I want to go to the field with you to practice martial soul defense. I didn't get the hang of it yesterday. Practice with me?"

Tang San was delighted inside—another chance to earn Slacking Value. He deliberately slowed down. "No, I'm a little tired today and want to go back to the dormitory to rest. Ask Wang Hu and the others to practice with you. They're much better than I am."

Refusing an additional martial soul training invitation to avoid physical exertion. Slacking Value +1. Current total: 48 points.

Xiao Wu pouted and had no choice but to go find Wang Hu and the other two. When they reached the classroom, there was still a quarter of an hour before class. Tang San did not hurry to make up his notes, instead leaning against the back of his chair to rest. Zhao Yu, seated in front of him, turned around and asked, "Tang San, aren't you making up your notes? Master Yu Xiaogang will be here soon."

Tang San smiled. "No rush. There's still time. I'll rest a little first, or I won't have the energy for class."

Proactively delaying making up notes, prioritizing rest to avoid excessive energy expenditure. Slacking Value +1. Current total: 49 points.

Only when the class bell rang did Tang San take out his notebook and begin writing at a leisurely pace. Master Yu Xiaogang entered the classroom and began explaining the basic application of soul skills. Tang San listened while writing, deliberately writing slowly and with sloppy handwriting—reducing the care put into note-taking to avoid spending too much energy.

Near the end of class, Master Yu Xiaogang indeed brought up the note inspection. "After class, everyone hand in your notes. I'll inspect them one by one. Anyone who didn't write them, or wrote them too sloppily, will have to copy them out three times as punishment."

Tang San secretly rejoiced—sloppy handwriting fit perfectly with his plan. After class, he leisurely handed in his notebook, deliberately lagging behind until the end. Master Yu Xiaogang flipped to his notes and frowned. "Tang San, why are your notes so sloppy? You've also missed quite a few key points."

Tang San quickly put on a guilty expression. "Master Yu Xiaogang, I forgot to write them yesterday, so I made them up during class today. I was in too much of a hurry, so they didn't turn out well. I'll rewrite them when I go back. I'll definitely take proper notes next time."

Accepting punishment on the grounds of "sloppy handwriting" to avoid the exhaustion of urgently writing proper notes. Slacking Value +1. Current total: 50 points.

The moment the system prompt ended, Tang San was delighted—he had finally accumulated 50 Slacking Value! He waited until Master Yu Xiaogang had inspected everyone else's notes before following the others to the cafeteria.

After lunch, Tang San found an excuse to return to the dormitory. He shut the door, quickly opened the system panel, and selected "Exchange for Minor Soul Power Increase."

A warm current instantly surged through his entire body. The Soul Power in his dantian became noticeably fuller, and the sensation was even stronger than last time. The system prompt sounded:

Successfully exchanged for "Minor Soul Power Increase." Current Soul Power Level: Level 14 (minor increase). Remaining Slacking Value: 0 points.

"Level 14!" Tang San was thrilled inside. Leaning against the wall, he opened Martial Soul Basic Theory and slowly flipped through it. Before he had read for long, the dormitory door was pushed open and Xiao Wu walked in. "Tang San, why are you in the dormitory? Aren't you going to class? Practical class starts in a quarter of an hour."

Tang San quickly closed the book. "I know, I'm going now." He deliberately packed up slowly. By the time the two of them reached the field, class had already begun.

Teacher Li glanced at them without saying much. "Get in line. Today we'll continue practicing basic defense, with a focus on the toughness of your martial souls."

Tang San walked to the back of the line and leisurely summoned Blue Silver Grass. The other students were all doing their best to block the wooden chips Teacher Li threw at them, but Tang San merely waved Blue Silver Grass lightly, deliberately appearing to have insufficient Soul Power. The moment a wooden chip struck Blue Silver Grass, it bent the grass over, making it completely useless for defense.

Teacher Li walked over with a frown. "Tang San, why are you still progressing so slowly? Put some strength into it, or you'll never learn."

Tang San hurriedly pretended to exert himself, but Blue Silver Grass remained limp. "Teacher, my Soul Power is too weak. I really can't put any strength into it. If I use more force, my Soul Power will be exhausted."

Reducing training intensity on the grounds of weak Soul Power to avoid high-intensity exertion. Slacking Value +1. Current total: 1 point.

Teacher Li was helpless and could only tell him to act within his limits. After practical class, Xiao Wu suggested again, "Tang San, let's go borrow a book from the library. I want to look at some techniques for using soul skills."

Tang San shook his head. "No, I'm a little tired today and want to go back to the dormitory to rest. Borrowing books is too troublesome. We can go another time when we have time."

Refusing an invitation to borrow books for study to avoid additional time and energy expenditure. Slacking Value +1. Current total: 2 points.

Back in the dormitory, Wang Hu and the other two were discussing that day's practical class. Tang San sat on his bed and opened the system panel—2 Slacking Value. Leaning against the wall, he thought to himself: As long as he kept slacking off, it would not take long to accumulate enough Slacking Value for another Soul Power exchange. This road to the pinnacle of slacking off might be slow, but it was steady.

The sky outside gradually darkened, and the dormitory was quiet. Tang San opened his notebook and leisurely made up his notes—although Master Yu Xiaogang had said he needed to copy them three times as punishment, he planned to copy them slowly, earning Slacking Value while avoiding the exhaustion of rushing to finish.

Proactively slowing the speed of copying punishment notes to avoid the energy expenditure of hurried writing. Slacking Value +1. Current total: 3 points.

The system prompt sounded, and the corners of Tang San's lips lifted slightly. He knew that as long as he maintained this rhythm, it would not be long before his Soul Power surpassed that of more classmates, and life at Nuoding Academy would become increasingly easy.