I Want to Persevere, I Am a Person of Constancy and Perseverance

"It's so damn sad, all my subject levels are trash at level 0!"

Shen Qi quickly understood the system's settings. It was just like playing a game, and he grasped it without any difficulty.

The system had currently unlocked indicators for 7 subjects, which were today's 7 classes.

Shen Qi figured out the pattern: as long as he listened attentively in class, regardless of whether he understood it or how much he understood, he would earn scholar points.

Scholar points were universal across all subjects. Shen Qi added 7 scholar points to his Mathematics indicator, which then became Level 0 (7/100).

This meant that if he filled the Mathematics indicator with 100 scholar points, Shen Qi's Mathematics level would rise to Level 1 (Beginner).

At this rate, he could level up Mathematics by listening attentively for 15 consecutive days.

15 days multiplied by 6 equals 90 days. If he worked hard on his studies for 90 days, he could upgrade all six subjects—Chinese, Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology—to Level 1.

Shen Qi saw hope. According to the system's explanation, Level 1 Beginner proficiency translated to the average level of a high school student in practical application.

In the final exam of the first semester of his second year, Shen Qi ranked 47th out of 48 students in his class in the six compulsory subjects for the college entrance examination. His current situation was still a certain distance from the average level.

If he could catch up to half of his classmates in 3 months, Shen Qi would be completely fine with that.

"Scholar points, I want more, more." Shen Qi's passion for learning surged again, but there were only 7 classes a day.

System notification: "The host's current methods for obtaining scholar points include, but are not limited to, listening attentively in class, doing exercises, and self-studying."

"Is that so? Then I'll do some problems!" Shen Qi wanted to complete his subject upgrades as quickly as possible, so he took out his Mathematics exercise book and started doing problems. Shen Qi's homeroom teacher, Zhang Wanbang, was a Mathematics teacher, and subconsciously, he wanted to improve his Mathematics scores first.

After the third history class ended, most of the students in Class 2 of Grade 2 had left, leaving only a few like Shen Qi.

From 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM was dinner time, and from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM was evening self-study. This was the schedule for boarding students.

Shen Qi rode his bike to school every day. His home was not far from the school, and he was a day student, so he was not required to attend evening self-study.

If he wanted to attend evening self-study at school, no one would stop him.

Just as Shen Qi opened his Mathematics exercise book, a male student walked up to him and tapped on his desk. "Shen Qi, let's go, school's out."

Shen Qi shook his head. "Xu Rui, you go ahead. I'm staying for evening self-study."

This male student was Xu Rui, the one who was kicked out of the classroom by Teacher Zhang in the morning math class. His academic performance was also not good, and he and Shen Qi were fellow sufferers. The fate of being academic underachievers had deepened their friendship.

"Evening self-study? Are you out of your mind? Are you a boarding student?" Xu Rui asked in confusion.

Shen Qi: "No, I'm not a boarding student."

"Then what the hell are you staying for evening self-study? Come on, let's go find a place with WiFi to eat, and then we can queue up and rank up." Xu Rui was also an internet-addicted youth, and he and Shen Qi had common ground.

"Teacher Zhang confiscated my phone."

"Shen Qi, you're too careless. What high school student doesn't have a phone these days? As long as you don't play on your phone in front of the teachers, they'll turn a blind eye. Let's go, Shen Qi. I have two phones, you can use mine to log into your game account."

"Oh, Xu Rui, stop bothering me. I told you I want to study."

"Are you running a fever, Shen Qi?" Xu Rui reached out to touch Shen Qi's forehead. "You're not burning up. Your temperature is normal."

"I've quit gaming. Stop trying to tempt me, I'm not going with you." Shen Qi remained motionless in his seat, very firm.

"Okay, okay, then you study. I want to see what you can achieve!" Xu Rui couldn't drag Shen Qi away, so he left the classroom alone.

Shen Qi wasn't very hungry, so he started doing his Mathematics problems.

The first problem stumped him.

"As shown in the figure, in the quadrangular pyramid P-ABCD, AB∥CD, ∠BAP=∠CDP=90°; 1. Prove that plane PAB is perpendicular to plane PAD; 2. If PA=PD=AB=DC and ∠APD=90°, find the cosine of the dihedral angle A-PB-C."

Shen Qi scratched his head and couldn't write anything.

Teacher Zhang had already finished teaching Solid Geometry in the second semester of his first year. At that time, Shen Qi was busy trying to reach the King rank in the game and hadn't put any effort into listening to Teacher Zhang's lectures.

Unable to solve the problem, he had to flip through his book. Shen Qi took out his first-year Mathematics textbook and reviewed the knowledge points of Solid Geometry.

After quickly reviewing Solid Geometry, Shen Qi found that he still couldn't immediately solve this geometry problem.

Mathematics was like that. Based on a theorem or formula, countless propositions could be derived. If you couldn't grasp the core derivation logic, even if you flipped through the textbook, you wouldn't be able to find the correct answer.

"Damn, this is so painful. I can't solve the problem even with the textbook." Shen Qi spent the whole day wavering between determination and retreat. He really wanted to improve his academic performance, but the cruel reality told him that transforming from an academic underachiever to a scholar was not something that could happen overnight.

The thought of giving up began to sprout. Shen Qi even thought about leaving the classroom to find Xu Rui to play games.

Playing games was so easy, and studying was so tiring and miserable.

"No, I must persevere. I am a person with perseverance and willpower!"

Shen Qi found the answer to this geometry problem and copied it down.

Copying answers was also a way of learning, to see the logical thinking of the standard answer.

Time passed without him noticing until nine o'clock. Shen Qi flipped through his textbook while copying answers, completing the solutions to more than a dozen problems, including types like Solid Geometry, functions, and program flowcharts.

"Host self-studied Mathematics textbook for three and a half hours, gaining 2 scholar points."

"Host did Mathematics exercises for three and a half hours, gaining 1 scholar point."

"Host accumulated a total of 10 scholar points on the first day, completing the hidden newbie quest. Congratulations on receiving a Newbie Gift Pack. Wishing you good luck."

Just as evening study hall was about to end, the system flashed a block of text.

"Yoho, some benefits!" Shen Qi felt a bit pleased. So, even studying textbooks and copying answers for exercises could earn scholar points.

A new item, the "Newbie Gift Pack," appeared in the system interface.

The instructions for the "Newbie Gift Pack" were: Open me, open me quickly!

"Alright, I'll open you! Open the gift pack!" Shen Qi gladly accepted.

System: "Newbie Gift Pack successfully opened... Congratulations to the host for obtaining one 1888 Rebate Coupon!"

[1888 Rebate Coupon]: Immediately obtain 1888 scholar points after use.

"Awesome, use the [1888 Rebate Coupon] immediately."

Shen Qi redeemed this rebate coupon for 1888 scholar points, then he added 93 scholar points to his Math stat.

The Math stat changed to Level 1 (0/1000).

System prompt: "Congratulations to the host for upgrading your Math level to 1. The host's derivation ability, insight, judgment, and memory in the field of mathematics have greatly improved compared to Level 0."

"Wahahaha, I leveled up!" Shen Qi expressed his happiness.

The system sent congratulations: "Congratulations to the host for completing a single subject upgrade on the very first day. You are one step closer to the goal of becoming the strongest scholar on this planet!"

"We hope the host will continue to strive forward bravely. A new mission is now being released."

"New Mission: The host is required to upgrade at least one of the seven subjects activated on the first day to Level 5 before graduating from high school."

"Completing the mission will result in generous rewards. Mission failure will be punished by forcibly resetting all of the host's subject levels to zero and clearing any remaining scholar points. In addition, the host will enter a weakened state, losing the strength in their limbs and becoming immobile for 6 months."

"Good luck."

Shen Qi was shocked: "Holy crap, Level 5, professional level! You want me to reach professional level before graduating high school? That's too difficult! And the punishment is especially brutal. I have to ask, have you possessed Hawking before?"