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

As the morning light just crossed the dormitory window sill, Tang San woke up. He wasn't woken by noise, but by the thought that he was only 5 points away from exchanging for a Soul Power boost. He woke up subconsciously. He didn't rush to get up, but listened with his ear – Wang Hu and the other two were still snoring, it seemed they weren't planning on an early morning practice today.

Tang San closed his eyes, continuing to lie there waiting for the system prompt. As expected, after a short while, a familiar mechanical voice sounded in his mind: [Actively extended bed rest, avoided energy consumption from waking too early, Slacking Value +1, current total 46 points].

"Still need 4 points," Tang San mused inwardly, turning over and looking at the ceiling. It was half an hour later when Wang Hu and the other two finally woke up one after another.

"Not going for morning practice today?" Tang San asked casually.

Wang Hu rubbed his eyes, "Practicing basic defense yesterday was too tiring, we'll rest for a day. By the way, Tang San, after today's theory class, Master wants to check our notes on 'Martial Soul Basic Theory.' Did you write yours?"

Tang San's heart skipped a beat – "Checking notes" was an opportunity to earn Slacking Value. He deliberately feigned panic, "Ah? I forgot to write it! I was just thinking about resting yesterday, what should I do?"

Wang Hu and the other two quickly took out their notebooks, "It's okay, just quickly copy ours. You should be able to finish before class."

Tang San, however, waved his hand, "No need. Copying notes takes too much time, and if Master finds out it's copied, it'll be worse. I'll make up for it during class, write as much as I can. Master probably won't make it too difficult for me." He deliberately chose to "delay making up notes," thus avoiding the consumption of "rushing to copy notes" and also earning Slacking Value.

[Actively delayed making up notes, avoided energy consumption from hasty copying, Slacking Value +1, current total 47 points]

After washing up, the four of them walked towards the teaching building together. On the way, Xiao Wu caught up from behind, "Tang San, wait for me! After today's practical class, I want to go to the training grounds with you to practice Martial Soul defense. I didn't get it right yesterday, can you practice with me?"

Tang San's heart leaped – this was another chance to earn Slacking Value. He deliberately slowed his pace, "No, I'm a bit tired today and want to go back to the dormitory to rest. You can find Wang Hu and the others to practice with you, they're much better than me."

[Refused additional Martial Soul training invitation, avoided 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 arrived at the classroom, there was still a quarter of an hour before class. Tang San didn't rush to make up his notes, but leaned back in his chair to rest. Zhao Yu, sitting in the front row, turned back and asked, "Tang San, aren't you going to make up your notes? Master will be here soon."

Tang San smiled, "No rush, there's still time. I'll rest for a bit first, otherwise, I won't have any energy in class."

[Actively delayed making up notes, prioritized rest, avoided excessive energy consumption, Slacking Value +1, current total 49 points]

When the class bell rang, Tang San finally took out his notebook and started writing slowly. Yu Xiaogang walked into the classroom and began to explain "Basic Application of Soul Skills." Tang San listened and wrote at the same time, deliberately writing slowly with messy handwriting – "reduced the fineness of note-taking," to avoid consuming too much energy.

Near the end of class, Yu Xiaogang indeed mentioned checking the notes, "After class, everyone hand in your notes. I will check them one by one. Those who haven't written them or wrote them too sloppily will be punished to copy them three times."

Tang San secretly rejoiced – "writing sloppily" fit perfectly into his plan. After class, he slowly handed in his notebook, deliberately being the last one. Yu Xiaogang flipped to his notes and frowned, "Tang San, why are your notes so messy? And you've missed quite a few key points."

Tang San quickly feigned guilt, "Master, I forgot to write it yesterday and made it up during class today. I was in too much of a hurry, so it's not written well. I'll rewrite it properly when I get back, and I'll definitely take good notes next time."

[Accepted punishment on the grounds of "sloppy writing," avoided the consumption of "rushing to write good notes," Slacking Value +1, current total 50 points]

As soon as the system prompt sounded, Tang San felt a surge of joy – he finally had enough Slacking Value of 50 points! He waited for Yu Xiaogang to finish checking everyone else's notes before heading to the cafeteria with everyone else for lunch.

After lunch, Tang San found an excuse to return to the dormitory, closed the door, and quickly opened the system panel, clicking on "Exchange for Trace Soul Power Increase."

A warm current instantly surged through his body. The Soul Power in his dantian felt significantly fuller, and the sensation was stronger than the last time he improved. The system prompt sounded: [Successfully exchanged for "Trace Soul Power Increase," current Soul Power Level: Level 14 (Trace Increase), remaining Slacking Value: 0 points].

"Level 14!" Tang San was delighted. He leaned against the wall and opened "Martial Soul Basic Theory," slowly flipping through it. He hadn't been reading for long when 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 his book, "Got it, I'm leaving now." He deliberately slowed down his packing, and by the time the two of them arrived at the training grounds, class had already begun.

Teacher Li glanced at them and didn't say much, "Hurry up and stand properly. Today, we'll continue practicing basic defense, focusing on the resilience of your Martial Souls."

Tang San walked to the end of the line and slowly summoned his Blue Silver Grass. While the other students were diligently blocking the wooden chips thrown by Teacher Li, he lightly waved his Blue Silver Grass, deliberately appearing to have "insufficient Soul Power." As soon as a wooden chip touched the Blue Silver Grass, it bent it, rendering it useless for defense.

Teacher Li walked over, frowning, "Tang San, why are you still practicing so slowly? Put more effort into it, or you'll never learn it."

Tang San quickly pretended to "exert himself," but the Blue Silver Grass remained soft, "Teacher, my Soul Power is too weak, I really can't use much force. If I try harder, my Soul Power will be depleted."

[Reduced training intensity on the grounds of weak Soul Power, avoided high-intensity consumption, Slacking Value +1, current total 1 point]

Teacher Li, helpless, told him to "do what he could." After the practical class ended, Xiao Wu suggested again, "Tang San, let's go to the library to borrow a book. I want to look up techniques for using Soul Skills."

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

[Refused invitation to borrow books for study, avoided additional time and energy consumption, Slacking Value +1, current total 2 points]

Back in the dormitory, Wang Hu and the other two were discussing today's practical class. Tang San sat on his own bed and opened the system panel – 2 Slacking Value. He leaned against the wall, thinking to himself: as long as he persisted in slacking, it wouldn't be long before he accumulated enough Slacking Value for the next Soul Power exchange. This peak slacking path, though slow, was very steady.

The sky outside gradually darkened, and the dormitory was quiet. Tang San opened his notebook and slowly started making up his notes – although Master had said he'd be punished to copy them three times, he planned to "copy slowly," which would both earn him Slacking Value and avoid the consumption of "rushing to finish."

[Actively slowed down the speed of copying the punishment, avoided energy consumption from hasty writing, Slacking Value +1, current total 3 points]

The system prompt sounded, and a smile flickered across Tang San's lips. He knew that as long as he maintained this pace, it wouldn't be long before his Soul Power surpassed more classmates, and his life at Nuoding Academy would become increasingly easier.