Good News, Drew an SSR; Bad News, No Money to Cultivate

Compared to the vitality test, which focuses on mobilizing Qi sensation and stimulating the physical body, the mental strength test is slightly different and requires a gentler prelude.

A moment later, a relatively intelligent and soft female voice sounded in Qin Shi's ear:

"Relax, take a deep breath..."

Gentle, pure music flowed out, like an invisible hand massaging his mind, helping him calm his emotions and relax his muscles.

Immediately after, cool, moist sensor patches were attached to both temples and the top of his forehead.

A film similar to VR glasses covered his face, giving him a moist, breathable, skin-friendly sensation.

With all preparation steps complete, the soft female voice spoke again:

"The game begins. Here's how to play..."

Qin Shi's vision went completely black, like a heavy curtain, then flashed with numerous irregular flying light spots.

He had to capture and lock onto them with his gaze, starting from seven or eight and increasing to dozens or even hundreds.

Just like in a game, the flying speed would increase, and the trajectories would become more complex.

"I only reached the eighth stage. I wonder how this score is."

Five minutes later, Qin Shi finished this mini-game-like preliminary test.

Not long after, the black background lit up again.

This time, it was moving targets that crossed paths, with the number and difficulty increasing continuously.

"Stage eleven, destroy three hundred and seventy-five targets."

Qin Shi thought:

"Not only do I have to lock onto the target and focus my gaze, but I also have to apply a 'destruction' thought."

Fortunately, the moist film adhered to his face silently moisturized his eyes, preventing them from feeling too sore or tired.

As the background turned black again, beams of red laser light shot out, varying in speed and trajectory.

Qin Shi had to control his character to dodge and weave. Grazing the edge of his body would deplete his health bar, while a direct hit would be fatal.

"Two minutes, one hundred and twenty seconds, stage four."

In the subsequent tests, Qin Shi challenged one "game" after another that seemed simple yet was incredibly difficult.

He felt his scores weren't too bad, at least he didn't fail on the first stage.

Meanwhile, Lin Yunqing, operating the console, looked increasingly serious, her bright eyes fixed on the exceptionally active mental strength data, which was rising like a fighter jet piercing the clouds!

The operation of these mini-games was designed to mobilize the tester's brain, accelerating its function, much like preheating an engine after starting a car!

As Qin Shi cleared each mini-game, his mind naturally became highly focused, evolving into a fluctuating curve resembling an electrocardiogram.

At this moment, this fluctuating curve was surging at an astonishing speed, like a rare bull market in stocks!

"Concentration, nerve reaction speed, sensory acuity... not a single one is below eighty points! Could it be that Assistant Teacher Qin didn't break through the Sinew Gate limit, but the Spirit Gate?"

Lin Yunqing's initial excitement vanished, replaced by disbelief and astonishment.

If Qin Shi's mental strength reached this standard without breaking through the Spirit Gate limit.

The only possibility was that he was a natural Mind Cultivator!

"Mechanists need to communicate with machine spirits, and Psionicists must project their consciousness remotely, set coordinate anchors, and navigate... Therefore, these paths not only require vitality but also a certain level of Mind Cultivation."

Lin Yunqing's expression suddenly contorted, as if she was happily shopping with her salary, only to discover she had exceeded her budget.

It was like smelling the faint aroma of Wagyu beef, but then realizing she didn't have enough money to buy it all, missing out on a huge profit!

Now she faced two choices.

Either give up and walk away, or go all in, and live on steamed buns and instant noodles for the rest of her days.

Either sell everything and never look back, or sell her car and house, take out loans, and bet it all on one big gamble!

"If Martial Artists are the most popular profession, then Mechanists are the best choice for employment.

New star development, base construction, divine machine maintenance, component welding... As long as one becomes a Mechanist and gets certified, thousands of technical jobs are available, essentially securing a stable career.

Psionicists are even more remarkable, a legendary noble profession, Dongxia's T0 tier! Even young masters from the Imperial Capital or young lords from Haizhou would have to bow to Psionicists whose future roles are 'Bridge Commander' or 'Star Navigator'!"

Lin Yunqing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. This feeling of discovering an unexploited gold mine but only having a pickaxe in hand made her unusually restless.

"Mechanists require certification. For highly sought-after and perpetually in-demand technical roles like 'Advanced Heart Welding,' 'Machine Spirit Maintenance,' or 'Machine Spirit Installation and Awakening,' the initial investment for the first three years can reach tens of millions.

Psionicists are even more challenging. One must be admitted to one of the Four Great National Universities to potentially study related majors. Without three to five years of effort to master mind-traveling skills, graduation is impossible."

Lin Yunqing, who had never considered herself lacking money, slumped onto her chair, deeply feeling the powerlessness of poverty.

Compared to the infinitely promising "Mechanists" and "Psionicists," Martial Artists were entirely a commoner's profession.

Their career paths led to roles like "Senior Engineer," "Chief Divine Machine Designer," "Star Fleet Officer," or "Think Tank Researcher."

"Each starts with an annual salary of tens of millions, institutional benefits, even decorations and leadership positions, holding significant influence and authority – high-quality blue-chip stocks."

Lin Yunqing covered her face with her hands. As the fluctuating curve on the console display stabilized at "15," her mood became even more chaotic, as if she had missed out on a grand prize lottery ticket.

"Dual cultivation of vitality and mind. In the last ten years of graduates from Qiguang Hengda University, there are barely a few like this; they are all highly coveted. Normally, such promising talents are snapped up by the Four Great National Universities, and we can't keep them at all... Ah, I've got it!"

Lin Yunqing twirled her phone, swiped open the screen, and tapped into the "[Cosmic Beautiful Girl Idol Group (5)]" chat group, then lightly typed.

[Super Invincible Tyrannosaurus War God: My luck is through the roof, I got an SSR in a single pull, but I don't have money to cultivate it, what should I do? Waiting online, urgently.]

A few seconds later.

[Shocking Waves Killer: I suggest selling your account. I'm a student, I'll give it to you for free, thanks.]

[Super Invincible Tyrannosaurus War God: Get lost!]

After a while, someone else joined the chat.

[Milky Snow Child: Of course, you use other people's money to cultivate your own cards. Listen to me, rent your account to an unlucky person, make money and save money.]

[Wearing Sophie Shows My Divine Might: Ah Xue is right, crowdfunding to cultivate cards is the way to go. SSRs are so rare, there will always be someone willing to spend money.]

[Lightning Whirlwind Slash: Lin Yunqing, you dog woman, don't let me see you! Otherwise, I'll beat you up every time I see you *******]

Looking at the messages flashing by, Lin Yunqing fell into thought.

[Friend "Lightning Whirlwind Slash" added]

[Super Invincible Tyrannosaurus War God: Baby, I have a profitable A+ project, how about it, want to participate?]

[This message has been sent, but was rejected by the recipient]

Lin Yunqing persisted, continuing to add friends.

[Lightning Whirlwind Slash: Has the Old Martial Arts prodigy come back from the dead?]

[Super Invincible Tyrannosaurus War God: Wrong, now he's a seed designer for Santan Heavy Industry, a reserve officer for the Star Sea Battle Group, and a young genius of Old Martial Arts who is expected to impact the Martial Artist path.]

[Lightning Whirlwind Slash: Too many people, my house can't fit them.]

[Super Invincible Tyrannosaurus War God: Guaranteed genuine, vitality fifteen points, mental strength fifteen points, currently underage, can be sweet or salty, and can even beat women.]

[Lightning Whirlwind Slash: I'd rather believe you dug up He Lanchán's Heavenly Imperial Secret Treasure than believe this.]

Lin Yunqing raised her phone and took photos, sending the detection data for vitality and mental strength.

Then she coolly blocked and deleted the friend.

Taking you down, little guy, is it not simple!

Immediately, she sent another message to her older brother, Lin Xiaohan.

[Sweet Girl: Brother, for a Qiguang Hengda University freshman's admission, how much financial aid can I apply for?]

[Lin Xiaohan: This depends on the student's talent and potential, a comprehensive evaluation is needed.]

[Sweet Girl: Then what if I told you there's a high school junior under eighteen, with fifteen points in vitality, fifteen points in mental strength, who is following the Old Martial Arts path, and has just broken through the first limit of the physical body, and hasn't been discovered by the Four Great National Universities and the Martial Arts Association yet.]

[Sweet Girl: How much is he worth?]

[Lin Xiaohan: Out of money again? I get it, tell me, what do you plan to buy, how much are you short?]

[Lin Xiaohan: Next time you make up an excuse, put more effort into it, this kind of thing is obviously fake.]

[Sweet Girl: It's true! Urgent.JPG]

[Lin Xiaohan: Little sister, let me tell you a cold fact, according to the Dongxia Extraordinary Path Ranking published by the North China Imperial Capital, the "spirituality" and "activity" of the flesh and blood Mortal Body are often mutually exclusive.]

[Lin Xiaohan: Otherwise, why do you think that in Dongxia's thousands of years of great exploration, no one has ever simultaneously achieved 'Martial God' and 'Grandmaster of the Mind'.]

[Lin Xiaohan: The closest record so far, looking back, is Yan Haishan, who achieved Martial God with his physical body and was close to manifesting his mind. Looking forward, it's He Lanchán, who manifested his mind and was slightly short in his physical body, a Half-step Martial God.]

[Lin Xiaohan: The high school junior you mentioned, if he can break through thirty in vitality and reach over twenty-five in mental strength, the Four Great National Universities will specially recruit him.]

Lin Yunqing dazedly closed the communication software and looked up at Qin Shi, who was walking out of the detection pod.

Good heavens.

My dad sent me to the Youth Palace to reflect, and I ended up finding a "spirit and body in one" peerless monster!

The ultimate female lead, Feng Aotian, template that I've been waiting for twenty-two years, is it finally starting?

Noble Daughter of the City Finds an Old Martial Arts Wolf Cub, Love Me Don't Stop!

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