Clashing Ideals

Han Youwei used "Static Electricity Control," sending a crackling current into Fang Yuan's arm.

Fang Yuan shuddered all over and joked, "You gave me a shock."

The remark sounded a little suggestive, as though he meant her eyes had electrified him.

Han Youwei burst out laughing, then hurriedly covered her mouth, like a cluster of orange jasmine quietly blossoming.

Fang Yuan's Rage Points began surging again, several +30s popping up in rapid succession.

He counted them carefully.

Just holding hands and releasing a little electricity had actually earned him 240 Rage Points.

His total Rage Points reached 470.

"How was it? Has Static Electricity Control gotten more effective?" Han Youwei hurriedly withdrew her hand and pinched her earlobe, forcing herself to look composed.

Fang Yuan gestured toward Li Weilian with his eyes and said, "Your knight in shining armor is here again."

Looking a little helpless, Han Youwei explained, "Our families have been friends for generations. The elders from both families had a meal together at a restaurant over the weekend. Afterward, he followed me here. There wasn't anything I could do. If he gives you trouble, tell me. Training at the martial arts school is part of my normal life. No one has the right to interfere."

"Let's get back to the point. That use of Static Electricity Control took 0.3 seconds to take effect, and the paralysis lasted 1.6 seconds." Fang Yuan quickly calculated how long the Static Electricity Control had worked.

"Huh? Why did the paralysis last so much less time?"

Han Youwei couldn't help frowning when she heard his answer.

Because she had broken through to a new Star Power level, her Spirit stat had risen very quickly, reaching 22 points, five points higher than when they last tested Static Electricity Control.

The stat associated with Static Electricity Control was Spirit. In theory, the higher her Spirit stat, the longer its effect would last.

During the previous test, Static Electricity Control had lasted 2.1 seconds.

This time, her Spirit stat had increased, yet the duration had dropped to 1.6 seconds.

Han Youwei therefore couldn't understand it or figure out what was going on.

Fang Yuan sat down and picked up a pen and paper, analyzing as he wrote. "Let's work backward to derive the formula. Let your Spirit be X, the target's Spirit be Y, and the duration be t. Our two tests give us two sets of values. But we can't rule out other factors yet. If Star Power level and individual physical fitness are also involved, the formula will definitely be more complicated."

"So what's the conclusion?" Han Youwei sat down too, watching him write as she asked.

"Based on the data we have, the formula is roughly t = difference between the two Spirit stats / target's tolerance coefficient. This tolerance coefficient is fairly complicated. Since our data sample is small, we can only estimate it this way for now. My current tolerance value is probably between 1 and 2," Fang Yuan explained.

Han Youwei frowned at the simplified formula and murmured in confusion, "Your tolerance value is between 1 and 2, and t is 1.6 seconds. Then the difference in Spirit would be..."

The calculation was simple, and Han Youwei's academic grades were among the best in her year, so she immediately worked out the answer, her eyes widening. "The difference in Spirit is between 1.6 and 3.2. Your Spirit..."

She immediately deduced that Fang Yuan's Spirit stat had reached 19 points, or even 20.

While they were sparring earlier, she had noticed that Fang Yuan's Strength and Agility had both reached 19 points, meeting the requirements for dual high stats.

Dual high stats were an important prerequisite for becoming a super soldier.

That alone had already astonished Han Youwei. Now she discovered that Fang Yuan's Spirit stat had also reached the limit for Lv.1.

That meant he didn't have dual high stats, but triple high stats.

"Shh... They're only Lv.1 stats. They're not really much use. There aren't any Lv.1 super soldiers in the world, after all. Stats like these aren't much use," Fang Yuan said casually.

That was indeed the case.

Just because an Awakener could max out two stats at Star Power Lv.1 didn't mean they could maintain dual high stats after their Star Power level increased.

And super soldiers were high-level Awakeners.

Even a low-level Awakener with every stat maxed out would be slapped to death in a single blow if they encountered a high-level Awakener.

The higher an Awakener's level, the harder it became to maintain dual high stats.

Of course, developing dual high stats, or even triple high stats, at Lv.1 at least showed considerable talent and the potential to become a super soldier in the future.

While the two of them were deriving the formula for Static Electricity Control,

Li Weilian turned and walked into the martial arts school's manager's office, slamming his palm onto Manager Liu's desk with a bang.

"I clearly booked every one of Fang Yuan's sessions. Why is he still sparring with other members? This is fraud! Do you believe I'll file a complaint and get you shut down?"

Manager Liu spread his hands. "Sir, could there be some misunderstanding? All of Coach Fang Yuan's sessions have been booked, and he hasn't coached any other students during those sessions. I can guarantee that."

Li Weilian pointed at the martial arts platform outside the window and demanded, "Then what do you call that?"

Manager Liu spread his hands. "Sir, our coaches have personal lives outside work too. Surely we can't forbid a coach from coming to the school on his day off? That wouldn't make sense, would it?"

"Hmph!"

Li Weilian had to admit that Manager Liu's explanation was reasonable. He stopped questioning him, gave a cold snort, and turned to leave.

He walked straight onto the martial arts platform, approached Han Youwei, and said in a gentlemanly manner, "Youwei, I ordered a complete set of Davis Awakener data analysis equipment. It arrived a couple of days ago. It includes the most comprehensive Awakener database."

At this point, he glanced at Fang Yuan before continuing, "I tried it yesterday. The Davis data analysis equipment already has data on Static Electricity Control stored in it. Youwei, come to my house. I'll help you analyze the data. I guarantee it'll be accurate."

"No, thank you. I've already more or less figured out this ability's effects," Han Youwei politely declined.

"Youwei, a place like this isn't suitable for you. The flooring on this martial arts platform is made from the lowest-quality rubber. Training on such poor-quality rubber for long periods is very bad for your ankles," Li Weilian urged.

Han Youwei frowned and said with some displeasure, "Do you get to choose the ground on a battlefield?"

Li Weilian said, "With our status, there's no need for us to risk our lives on a dangerous battlefield."

Somewhat angry, Han Youwei rebuked him. "Then why do you practice martial arts?"

"I practice martial arts to make myself stronger, of course, and stand at a greater height..." A note of arrogance crept into Li Weilian's voice.

"Stand at a greater height and watch weaker people risk their lives on the battlefield? Then we have different ideals. For me, if danger comes one day and I'm needed to fight, I'll step forward without hesitation." Han Youwei cut him off with her rebuttal.