The Joy of Solving Problems

In Linzhou Town in the Southern Region of Da Gan, Blacksmith Li of Li's Blacksmith Shop had recently discovered something very strange.

He found that his son, who had just graduated less than a year ago, was acting a bit unusual lately. For the past few days, his son had been cooped up in his room, and no matter how much they called him, he wouldn't come out.

At first, Blacksmith Li and his wife suspected that their son was addicted to love and couldn't pull himself away. After all, their son was an adult, and such things were understandable.

After guessing this, the two of them planned to go to Er Ya's house down the street to propose marriage.

However, their actions were strongly opposed by their son, Li Hai.

Li Hai said he was doing something important and told Blacksmith Li and his wife not to worry. However, Li Hai didn't say what he was doing.

Li's couple were worried and carefully checked their son's room when they found the timing, but they didn't find anything unusual. Moreover, Li Hai's spirits had been normal these past few days, and he didn't seem overworked, so they were only half relieved.

However, because they didn't know what Li Hai was doing in his room, the couple still felt uneasy.

One evening after dinner, Li Hai returned to his room, and Blacksmith Li and his wife began to chat.

"The head of the household, why don't we let Hai'er learn blacksmithing from you? It's not good for him to be cooped up at home all the time."

Blacksmith Li heard this, savoring his homemade iron pipe, staring at the flickering candlelight in front of him, and didn't speak.

To be honest, Blacksmith Li was reluctant to let his son pursue his profession. Low-level blacksmiths were both bitter and tired, and they didn't have much time to think, so their strength couldn't improve.

But there was no choice. He wasn't ambitious enough to send his son to the academies that were everywhere, and only sent him to a private school.

Moreover, his son Li Hai wasn't ambitious either. He had been out of school for almost a year, but he hadn't accomplished anything. He either stayed at home all day or went out to play.

If things continued like this, his son would only be able to inherit the family's traditional craft.

Thinking of this, Blacksmith Li made up his mind, "I'll discuss it with Hai'er tomorrow and see what he really thinks."

Blacksmith Li's wife, Wang Shi, thought of her son's recent odd behavior and replied, "Alright!"

Just then, a burst of arrogant laughter came over, reaching far and wide in the quiet night.

"I'm going to be invincible! Hahaha!"

Blacksmith Li and his wife exchanged a look, wondering what their son was going crazy about again.

"The head of the household, that's Hai'er's voice."

"I'll go take a look. See what this guy is up to, being so mysterious."

In another small room in Blacksmith Li's house, a young man with ordinary looks was leaning against the bed, laughing recklessly.

This young man was Li Hai.

He couldn't help but be happy because he saw hope.

With Li Hai's commoner status, his family had no military merit and no extra money, so he only attended a private school.

In the private school, he simply learned to read and write, barely able to read some articles and classics, but his understanding was lacking because there were no famous teachers in their private school, let alone guidance from famous teachers.

After all, a private school was not the same as an academy.

Academies had famous teachers from various Schools of Thought to guide and teach. Private schools, on the other hand, were like Lu Mingyuan's small workshop, only needing to teach students to read and write.

Therefore, the cultural level of students in private schools was actually very different from that of students in academies.

Li Hai came from a private school. Based on his level, even if he was relatively intelligent and worked especially hard, he probably wouldn't be able to raise his cultivation to Three Stars in his prime.

But about five days ago, a special Supernatural Power appeared.

This Supernatural Power was different from other Supernatural Powers. It achieved the effect of Calm Mind by constructing an Illusion Realm and then posing arithmetic questions.

At the time, Li Hai and some of his little partners had bought this Supernatural Power out of admiration, preparing to "study" it properly.

Yes, study.

But on the day he bought the [Supernatural Power: Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage], Li Hai hadn't studied "Suanjing" much and couldn't think of a quick way to solve the questions. Because he was stubborn, he argued with the questions inside.

He wouldn't give up until he solved the problem.

This argument turned out to be a good thing, and Li Hai made an unexpected discovery.

Li Hai found that the speed at which his talent grew was a bit abnormal, actually much faster than usual.

Because he cared a lot about his strength, Li Hai would basically go to the Soul Space every day to check on his talent growth.

So, he accidentally discovered that his talent growth speed had accelerated during the process of solving problems, and it seemed to be ridiculously fast.

After Li Hai's repeated tests, he found that his current talent growth speed was about five times faster than before.

Five times!

How could this not make Li Hai ecstatic?

Li Hai had been out of school for eight months now, and his talent had finally grown from a little over 1.2 inches to the current 1.3 inches.

Eight months to grow 0.1 inches, so if everything went smoothly, it would take Li Hai twenty years to reach the four inches of talent needed for Three Stars cultivation.

Twenty years.

Li Hai was nineteen years old this year, so he would be promoted to Three Stars around the age of forty.

Promoting to Three Stars at the age of forty was already very good, considered to be in the middle class of society.

However, this was just the most optimistic estimate.

In fact, even Li Hai couldn't guarantee that he could continuously strive to think and research every day for twenty years.

Perhaps, in a few years, he would, like his father, give up the idea of cultivation and spend his days in the Blacksmith Shop, numbly hammering away at the anvil in front of him, placing his hopes on the next generation.

Repeating the cycle, over and over again.

But now it was different. If everything went normally, Li Hai's growth speed would reach five times its original rate. Then, when he advanced to Three Stars, it would only take about four years. By then, he might be less than twenty-five years old.

A Three Stars cultivator under twenty-five years old was an elite cultivated by those large families or even Schools. They could already be called a heavenly pride.

Li Hai, a commoner, now had the chance to compete for the title of heavenly pride. What an exciting thing that was.

So, in these past few days, Li Hai had been locking himself in his room, diligently solving problems and grinding questions.

He didn't want to stop for a moment.

In his words, "This feeling of rapid strength improvement is just too awesome."

However, despite his excitement, there was a trace of worry in Li Hai's heart. The questions for the [Supernatural Power: Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage] were limited, only a little over three hundred. What would he do when he had solved all these questions?

Therefore, he also actively left a message under the Supernatural Power, hoping that the 'Anonymous Master' would release new Question Generation quickly, so as not to delay Li Hai's rapid improvement path.

He wanted to rely on this to become a heavenly pride. How could he do that without questions?

Fortunately, just now, the "Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage Supernatural Power Supplement" had been released, and Li Hai was overjoyed.

According to his estimation, these 500,000 questions would be enough for him to grind for several years. By then, he would definitely have advanced to Three Stars.

As for what to do when there were no more questions in the future?

Couldn't he create his own Question Generation?

Besides, with strength, he could quickly earn money, earn Luck Points, and buy questions from other people. And maybe the Grandmaster would have new questions by then.

Just as Li Hai was secretly planning in his heart, a knock suddenly sounded on the door.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Hai'er, open the door."

It was his father.

Li Hai quickly stopped his thoughts. He must have lost control just now, which was why his father had come over.

As he walked to the door, he wondered if he should Confess to his father.

In the next instant, Li Hai straightened his expression and made a decision.

Yes, as long as I can keep my parents from telling anyone else. It would be best if they could solve problems with me and quickly improve their cultivation together.