It Exploded, It Actually Exploded!

A teacher with a horn on his head!

It was a single horn.

It was grayish-blue, with mysterious and strange spiral patterns, about ten centimeters high. Now that he had taken off his fisherman's hat, it was particularly dazzling.

The new students were once again astonished.

They all stared at this teacher with a single horn growing on his head.

Today, this group of students felt like a vibrator that had been switched on, constantly being shaken.

Xu Tui was also shocked!

His first reaction was cyborg!

What the hell, how could there be cyborgs at Huaxia Gene Evolution University?

However, Xu Tui immediately realized.

Huaxia Gene Evolution University would not have cyborgs.

The Gene Committee defined cyborgs as humans and other species modified through artificial intervention across species.

The teacher with the single horn on his head was likely not a cyborg, but a peculiar change.

"Hello, students. My surname is Wen, and my name is Wen Shao. I am a Professor at Huaxia Gene Evolution University and the Deputy Director of the Extraordinary Department of the Mysterious Academy.

Well, if nothing unexpected happens, in the next few years, the three courses in your Mysterious System public curriculum – Mental Power Cultivation, Mysterious System Real-world Application, and Mysterious System Combat Application – will be taught and guided by me."

Teacher Wen, with the single horn on his head, spoke at a slightly slower pace. Coupled with his round face and gentle smile, the horn on his head seemed less jarring and conspicuous.

"I'll cover two points first."

"First, the public courses I teach are large lectures. I hope that when I am lecturing, students will listen attentively and not make noise, so as not to disturb other students.

Second, these three public courses are very important to you. I hope students will not be absent.

If you have a special reason for absence, you can watch the course recordings or ask your classmates for help.

Of course, some things in our Mysterious System are quite mysterious and cannot be completely replicated by high technology."

"Please remember these two points. Now, let's discuss the first topic of the opening class, which is also today's public class – the prelude to Mental Power Cultivation."

Smiling, the round-faced Teacher Wen touched the grayish-blue horn on his head. "Students, what do you think this horn on my head is?

Please feel free to guess. I won't be angry even if you guess wrong."

"Teacher, is it a special bone spur?"

"Teacher, is it because of mental power?"

"Teacher, is it a return to ancestral traits?"

"If your ancestor had a tail and you returned to that trait, I could believe it. But a horn? Tell me, what did you evolve from?"

Amidst the lively answers, some students started arguing with each other.

The round-faced Teacher Wen touched the horn on his head again, and the entire lecture hall immediately fell silent.

Xu Tui noticed that Teacher Wen was indeed very capable.

Just by revealing a single horn, he had perfectly controlled the entire classroom.

"Some students guessed correctly. It's because of mental power."

"This happened because I overexerted myself while cultivating mental power, unintentionally activating some unknown gene point. It's a unique, dormant gene response that has manifested.

For me, the side effect is growing a horn, which is a bit inconvenient.

Of course, the benefit is that my mental power is slightly stronger.

If you students also want to grow a horn like me, then cultivate your mental power well," Wen Shao said.

As soon as he said this, the more than eight hundred new students in the Mysterious System immediately changed their expressions.

The female students were especially aghast, each exclaiming, "No, no, no."

Cultivating mental power was not a problem, but growing a horn on their heads was something none of the female students wanted.

From a distance, Xu Tui saw Gong Ling, who was also aghast and shaking her head repeatedly, saying no.

As she shook her head, her body swayed as well.

"As expected," Xu Tui silently added.

"It seems students don't like growing single horns."

Wen Shao lowered his hand from his horn, smiling. Suddenly, his expression turned serious. "Since you don't want to grow single horns, then all of you listen to my lectures carefully.

Mental power cultivation is extremely rigorous. Anyone who doesn't listen carefully and practices recklessly, grows a single horn, or even grows something strange.

For example, a mushroom growing on your face, don't blame me for not warning you."

In an instant, many female students covered their mouths and screamed.

Growing a single horn on their head was already unbearable.

If a mushroom really grew on their face, they might as well die.

In an instant, the entire classroom fell silent.

Xu Tui also quieted down, focusing his attention.

He was so handsome; growing a single horn on his head and mushrooms on his face was absolutely unacceptable!

"Let's hand out the cultivation tools."

After the preamble, Teacher Wen gave a soft hum and instructed his assistant before putting his fishing hat back on.

The originally round and gentle Teacher Wen exuded a subtle, gloomy aura after putting on the fishing hat.

It made one feel that he was better off without it.

The assistant directed dozens of students to begin distributing the so-called cultivation tools.

It was a glass jar.

About the size of a can of cola, transparent and sealed.

Beneath the sealed lid was a precise dial, with a line about six to seven centimeters long hanging down. At the end of the line was a small silver tag, no bigger than half a fingernail, one centimeter square.

Seeing this small silver tag, Xu Tui's gaze shifted.

This kind of silver seemed somewhat similar to the silver pellets An Xiaoxue had activated.

However, there were still differences in color and overall feel.

Soon, Xu Tui also received one.

"Students, do you know what the most important foundation of our Mysterious System is?"

"Mental Power!"

The response was nearly unanimous.

Wen Shao smiled and nodded, "It seems you've all studied diligently in private."

"That's right, for our Mysterious System, the most important foundation is Mental Power, without exception. Without powerful Mental Power, no matter what Extraordinary System, Manifestation Sensing System, or Radiation Influence System you have, you cannot unleash powerful abilities. Therefore, Mental Power Cultivation will begin on the very first day of your enrollment and continue until the day you die!"

His tone was quite serious, causing many students' faces to tense up.

"However, Mental Power is formless and intangible, yet through cultivation, it can manifest and even unleash astonishing power. Since the Gene Great Era, countless pioneers have studied it for nearly a hundred years, yet there is still no materialistic theory that can fully explain it. Neither human anatomy nor gene research has achieved any breakthrough progress. It remains the most mysterious! Thus, the public cultivation method has always been simple, but very effective."

"This student, please speak." A student raised their hand from the audience.

"Teacher, if there's a public method, does that mean there are also secret cultivation methods?"

"Mm, that's right, but you'll only have a chance to access them if your Mental Power reaches a certain level or even meets special requirements."

"Teacher Wen, what requirements are needed?"

"When you reach it, you'll naturally know. I want to remind all the students present not to aim too high. According to Gene Committee statistics, the current Mental Power Cultivation method is actually the most effective and fastest-growing if you persevere."

The gentle Teacher Wen took the opportunity to remind all the students once more.

"Alright, we will now officially begin the first lesson in Mental Power Cultivation. Do you see the bottles in front of you? We call this bottle a Vacuum Silver Tellurium Bottle, specifically used for cultivating and testing Mental Power in the junior and intermediate stages. Note that the tellurium inside is not the tellurium you learned about in your textbooks, but tellurium sourced from outer space on Mars, also known as Silverized Ditellurium, an extremely rare material. This material can absorb and integrate with Mental Power, minimizing its overflow to the greatest extent. You'll understand when you try it later."

"Alright, look at the Vacuum Silver Tellurium Bottle in front of you. If you focus your attention on the Silverized Ditellurium inside the bottle, you can try to push it. The maximum distance you push it is your current Mental Power reading. Repeatedly doing so is the cultivation process. When your Mental Power reading increases the next day or on any given day, that's progress."

"Okay, we will now begin the first cultivation. All students, listen to my guidance."

"First, focus all your gaze onto the tellurium tag within the Vacuum Silver Tellurium Bottle."

"Then, concentrate all your attention, all your attention, onto the tellurium tag. You will feel a strange sense of contact."

Following this sense of contact, push the talisman with all your might!

Remember, push with all your might, and you will be able to determine the scale of your mental power.

Alright, let's begin!"

As Wen Shao said "begin," all the new students of the Mysterious System began to try the method of Mental Power Cultivation.

As Wen Shao instructed, they began to concentrate their attention and use their mental power to push the tellurium card.

Many students were quick, and the tellurium牌 barely wobbled, causing some to become anxious or even disappointed.

Wen Shao's voice continued to sound.

"Students, don't rush. It's a bit difficult the first time.

You can try multiple times. After you get familiar with it, take the highest value, and that will be your mental power scale."

Bang!

A short, sharp explosion sounded abruptly, interrupting Teacher Wen Shao's words.

It also interrupted the cultivation of all the students.

Along with the explosion, there were also the piercing screams of several students.

In the back of the large classroom, Xu Tui, with a piece of broken glass stuck in his face, was utterly bewildered!

It broke!

It exploded!

He had only followed Teacher Wen Shao's instructions to concentrate all his attention, which was his mental power.

Then he pushed with all his might.

The tellurium brand in the bottle suddenly shot up and hit the glass bottle wall.

Then, the glass bottle exploded!

Xu Tui was stunned on the spot.

The gazes of all the students in the Mysterious System also focused on Xu Tui.

Gong Ling, a beautiful girl wearing a pearl necklace, and a seemingly thin young man watched this scene with thoughtful expressions.

Teacher Wen Shao quickly walked up to Xu Tui and looked at the shattered glass on the floor, his brow furrowed.

"Are you sure you didn't just crush the glass bottle out of nervousness?" Wen Shao asked, frowning.

Xu Tui could confirm it wasn't from nervousness.

But at this moment, Xu Tui understood that his mental power might be a little different from other students.

It was better to avoid the limelight.

It was like hands.

The back of the hand showing veins and bones, and the palm being plump and fleshy, was the most beautiful and comfortable to touch.

"I'm not too sure either. Maybe I was just too nervous." Xu Tui blankly removed the glass shards stuck in his face.

It hurt a little.

"Mm."

Wen Shao nodded and pointed to the injured students, "After class, take these students to get checked. You'll be responsible if there are any problems."

"No problem, Teacher."

Xu Tui nodded his head like a pecking chick.

"Alright, students, continue your cultivation. You can try again. By the way, what's your name?" Wen Shao suddenly asked.

"Teacher Wen, my name is Xu Tui."

"Xu Tui?"

Wen Shao's eyes under his fishing hat flickered slightly. "Which department?"

"Wisdom Heart System."

"Mm, good!"

Nodding, Wen Shao mused, then continued towards the podium. After walking about ten steps, he suddenly stopped and called out to Xu Tui.

"Xu Tui, come to my office after class."

"Teacher Wen, is something wrong?"

Xu Tui, who had just made a mistake, was a little nervous.

Wen Shao smiled, "It's nothing. But you just damaged a Vacuum Silver Tellurium Bottle. It's public property, and you have to pay for it!"

"Ah?"

Xu Tui looked confused, then his expression turned worried.

Was this Vacuum Silver Tellurium Bottle really that expensive?

Did discussing compensation actually require going to Teacher Wen's office?

How expensive would that be?

Instantly, Xu Tui felt a pang of heartache for his wallet!

*******

Thank you to all the handsome brothers and beautiful sisters for wishing me a happy birthday.

Yesterday was Zhu San's birthday. Except for Mom, it seemed like no one else remembered, which felt a bit... off.

Suddenly, I received hundreds of birthday wishes from you all!

I was suddenly happy before going to sleep.

My mood was very pleasant.

Actually, Zhu San is a man. Most of the time, he doesn't need gifts. What he really needs is just a little bit of care and remembrance.

With you all, I am fortunate for three lifetimes!

Really!

Thank you, hugs!

Lastly, I'll say it again, Zhu San turned 18 yesterday!