The first difficulty encountered was money

Li Yu chuckled the moment he heard Kato Megumi say that, and he immediately joked, "How about you lie down and I give you a massage? I can learn how to do it really quickly by watching some videos!"

Kato Megumi burst into laughter upon hearing this. She looked at this classmate she had just met today and replied with a playful smile, "No way!"

If she actually did that, wouldn't she be losing face? Besides, that kind of massage looked like she was rewarding Li Yu!

She definitely didn't want that; they weren't close enough for such things yet. Kato Megumi shifted her gaze elsewhere.

Li Yu just smiled and said nothing more, lowering his head to continue studying the internal energy within his body.

Beside him, Kato Megumi was also attempting to condense her own internal energy, and neither of them spoke again.

The quiet atmosphere around them stood in stark contrast to those who were currently sparring, and before long, even Yukino Yukinoshita walked over.

She sat down directly beside Kato Megumi and began whispering something to her, glancing at Li Yu from time to time.

Li Yu heard every word of their conversation. He looked up at the two of them and complained, "Could you two not talk behind someone's back while standing right in front of them?"

The two were discussing team formations for the next practical class. Yukino Yukinoshita didn't want to team up with Li Yu anymore, so she had come to find Kato Megumi.

And these two had started gossiping right in front of Li Yu. Was it his fault that he was too strong?

"Li Yu, it's probably going to be hard for you to find a team in the future. Trust me, no one in the class wants to fight you!" Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Li Yu with complete seriousness.

With his monstrous learning talent, fighting Li Yu only turned you into his nourishment; he would master everything you knew in an instant.

Then, he would use the techniques he had mastered to strengthen himself before fighting you again. She knew all too well how frustrating it was to fight Li Yu.

"Sorry, I'm just too strong!" Li Yu looked at Yukino with a speechless expression. If there was no one else, so be it—wasn't there still Shizuka Hiratsuka?

Besides, it was said that not all the students in the class had arrived yet, so Li Yu wasn't worried. What if someone with an even more monstrous talent showed up later?

Wouldn't he have an opponent then? So, Li Yu wasn't worried about such problems at all.

The three sat together, chatting idly, and time passed quickly until the bell for the end of class rang.

Seeing this, the people in the classroom stopped one after another and sat on the ground, looking quite disheveled.

They had been fighting for the entire period, so everyone was quite tired. Fortunately, the remaining two periods weren't practical classes, but rather sessions for condensing internal energy.

At the same time, Li Yu and the others understood the content of their future classes. From now on, there would basically be no more academic subjects, only various practical training and technique instruction.

And it would be both morning and evening; a single class could last an entire morning or afternoon, leaving very little time for rest.

The afternoon passed in the blink of an eye. For students like Li Yu who had already condensed their internal energy, Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't pay much attention, focusing instead on those who hadn't.

Therefore, Li Yu spent the afternoon silently condensing his internal energy to make himself even stronger.

When the final bell of the afternoon rang, Shizuka Hiratsuka stopped and said, "That's it for today. Starting tomorrow, those who didn't bring their combat suits, remember to bring them."

After giving these instructions, Shizuka Hiratsuka left the classroom without looking back. The students in the class either went to change their clothes or, if they didn't need to, grabbed their bags and began to leave the school.

Li Yu was no exception. After returning to the classroom to grab his bag, he headed straight out of school to go shopping.

As he left the school, Li Yu took stock of his assets and discovered that he only had a little over 5,000 left.

This was all left behind by his predecessor. For an orphan to have saved up 5,000 was already quite extraordinary.

According to his memories, his predecessor would go out to work part-time whenever there was a break to earn money, and this sum had been saved bit by bit.

In other words, if he spent all 5,000, he would have to find a way to make money...

It was truly a headache. He hadn't expected the first problem he would encounter after coming to this world would be needing to make money.

He would have to be frugal with the 5,000 for now. Thinking this, Li Yu began heading toward the commercial district.

Passing by a weapon shop, Li Yu suddenly stopped, his gaze immediately drawn to the scene inside the store.

According to his memories, his predecessor had worked part-time in this shop before, and he didn't seem to have a weapon yet. Since he was already here, why not take this opportunity to buy one?

Thinking this, Li Yu walked straight in to check the prices; he would buy something cheap to use for now.

Besides, since his predecessor had worked here, he could probably haggle for a good discount. He had to save where he could and spend where he must.

"Welcome—Li Yu?" As soon as Li Yu entered the shop, the person inside called out instinctively, but upon seeing who it was, they shouted Li Yu's name directly.

"Sister Mi." Li Yu looked at the person who had called his name. She was a young auntie, and in his memories, she was the manager of this shop.

"You brat, did your talent awaken? Which class were you assigned to?" Seeing Li Yu, the manager's tone softened.

When Li Yu worked in her shop, he had been quite diligent. Although he was a bit taciturn, he was a hardworking child, and especially after learning he was an orphan, Sister Mi had taken good care of him.

"Yeah, it awakened. I was assigned to the special class." Li Yu nodded and answered Sister Mi's question.

"A special class? Not bad! It seems your talent is quite good. Are you here to buy a weapon today? Pick whichever one you like; consider it a gift from me." Sister Mi's eyes lit up when she heard Li Yu's answer.

She was quite well-informed. She knew exactly what had happened at Li Yu's school; the genius students from several nearby schools had all been packed up by that principal.

Even teachers had been transferred over just to form a special class. She hadn't expected Li Yu to be assigned to that class as well.

This was truly incredible. It seemed Li Yu must have awakened an amazing talent; this child had finally made it.

"No, no, Sister Mi, I'd rather pay for it. It's not easy running a business!" Hearing her words, Li Yu hurriedly refused.

Debts of gratitude were hard to repay once incurred; he preferred not to owe anything if he could help it. Besides, he wasn't planning on buying a very expensive weapon—anything that worked would do.

"What do you mean 'not easy'? You know I have several buildings I collect rent from. Listen to me, pick any weapon you like; this is a gift from me!" However, this sister was determined to give Li Yu a weapon.

As she spoke, she pulled Li Yu along to start looking around the shop, telling him to choose whatever he wanted. Furthermore, this area was filled with the more expensive items, where every piece cost thousands or tens of thousands.