Chapter 32: Terrifying Effects

In the classroom, the chemistry teacher was on the podium, speaking with great emotion.

"Dry ice is not ice, soda ash is not alkali. Who else knows similar examples!"

"Teacher, hot dogs are not dogs!"

"Wu Yue, go stand outside. Don't ask why!"

Meanwhile, Zhai Da sat at his desk, holding that exquisite and retro fountain pen in both hands.

On the system interface, the two statuses, "Owned (Temporary)" and "Activated (Temporary)," were exceptionally eye-catching.

He had originally just wanted to test if "borrowing" could activate equipment, but he hadn't expected it to actually work.

Zhai Da suddenly thought of 【Equipment Synthesis】, which had never succeeded even once. He closed his eyes, opened the system, and tentatively dragged 【Literary Girl's Pen】 from the list into the synthesis interface.

"Operation failed. Items without permanent, full ownership cannot participate in synthesis."

Hmm... not unexpected... there weren't that many loopholes to exploit.

Then let's get to the main point.

He wanted to test how effective this 【Literary Girl's Pen】 was!

After a moment of thought, he opened his English textbook.

If there was any subject that purely tested memory, it was English.

If one could memorize all 3,500 words within the designated scope, then one would basically not score lower than 90 (out of 120). If one could memorize another 500 or so phrases and idioms and master the grammar, one could even aim for a higher level.

Zhai Da flipped to a random lesson. There were about 30 required words at the back. Ignoring the teacher's content on the podium, he took out the "blue-black ink" given by Lu Siwen; this stuff wasn't easy to buy anymore.

Then, he began to copy them down earnestly.

"Equipment effect: 1. If the written content is original by the writer, emotion will be injected. 2. If the written content is not original by the writer, memory will be deepened."

30 words weren't many. Zhai Da finished copying them quickly. To prevent the foolish mistake of "only remembering the English but not the corresponding Chinese," he copied the Chinese definitions as well.

Afterward, he pondered for a moment, recalling them...

He had actually remembered seven or eight of them...

In normal times, this was obviously impossible.

Before copying, he only knew one, and that was just recognizing it; spelling it with his eyes closed was a pipe dream.

But now, he could already spell seven or eight words he had encountered for the first time.

This... is a bit overpowered!

He had just copied them once without using his brain!

Zhai Da pressed on, immediately copying them again.

By the second time, half of them were already memorized.

By the fourth time, he remembered 28 out of the 30 words, with two particularly long ones still being misspelled.

Zhai Da stared at his notebook, lost in thought.

Holy crap! This is so OP?!

Is this long-term memory or short-term memory?

No, even if it's short-term memory, repeated reinforcement can turn it into long-term memory. Just copy it a few more times and it's done.

He didn't know any geniuses, and there were certainly people in this world with superior memory, even stronger than someone using a cheat.

But he still felt that the effect provided by this 【Literary Girl's Pen】 could probably benefit him for a lifetime...

Provided he could keep owning it...

With the three main subjects—Chinese, Math, and English—and simultaneously possessing his past-life accumulation, the Old Man's TV, and the Literary Girl's Pen, it seemed the dawn of victory was already visible for Chinese and English!

Math... progress was slightly slower...

But he had external help! He would find an opportunity later to talk to Lu Wei about tutoring; he could give this girl an extra egg!

Two extra!

Zhai Da no longer hesitated and immediately began his great copying undertaking.

Copying English words mindlessly was a wrong study method, yet under the blessing of the 【Equipment】, the effect was huge. Knowledge poured into his mind like a stream, and it was retained efficiently.

It was as if his brain was operating along with the tip of his pen, and even his level of concentration had increased.

For three consecutive major classes, he couldn't stop at all, and even lunch was just a bread Wu Yue brought him to settle things casually.

His behavior naturally attracted the attention of his deskmate, Yang Fan, after all, it was like he was possessed.

However, Yang Fan sneered in his heart, thinking to himself that he was putting on quite a show... copying words was useless.

It wasn't until the Chinese class in the afternoon, when Ding Rong came in holding yesterday's test papers, that Zhai Da's crazy behavior was interrupted.

Because she had practically burst through the door, the wooden door hitting the wall with a "bang."

This head teacher walked in with an unprovoked air of authority, her face stern and quite serious.

It's hard to imagine a woman possessing both a "face that resents heaven and earth" and a "husband worth tens of millions," but if she was also a senior high school head teacher, everything would make sense.

Ding Rong walked to the podium and said in a deep voice: "Yesterday's quiz, the overall performance was very unsatisfactory!"

"I see many students still haven't grasped the situation! Look at the numbers behind you! How many days are left until the college entrance exam?"

"Wu Yue, stand outside! Don't ask me why!"

After killing a monkey to warn the chickens, Ding Rong eased her mood slightly and said:

"The usual rules, I won't say who got the lowest score, they are already standing outside. Let's praise a few students; after the second mock exam, this first quiz showed good progress."

"Lin Shuyao, Chu Siqi, Shen You, Chu Xiang, especially Chu Xiang, who has made great progress."

The study committee member Chu Xiang was beaming, just short of standing up to deliver an acceptance speech.

Every teacher has their own management style, and the situation in every class is different.

Some schools don't do this in the third year of high school; teachers never publicly talk about who is good or bad, who is improving or regressing.

But Maofang Middle School can't do that, because if they don't stimulate them, these guys really won't study at all.

And everyone actually knows clearly in their hearts that those who don't study will never be stimulated.

For example, the one standing outside the door.

Speaking of this, Ding Rong scrutinized the expression of Zhai Da below, wanting to see a trace of nervousness.

She still harbored some doubts about whether that essay was written by Zhai Da.

However, Zhai Da was very calm.

Ding Rong said: "In addition, the highest score in this quiz was 130. I won't emphasize again how important Chinese is. If you could all reach this level, wouldn't you be at ease for the college entrance exam?"

Many people pricked up their ears.

130... that's very ordinary in a key class, but in Class 8 of the third year, where they do everything except study...

This is an Earthly Immortal!

But they heard Ding Rong say: "Zhai Da, you have made great progress this time."

Zhai Da didn't humble himself either, nodding with satisfaction. 130... his recent efforts had received a return.

That was all.

But the class exploded.

"Did I hear wrong?"

"What the hell? Zhai Da?"

"Really? Did Teacher Ding's eyes go blurry while grading?"

Even Wu Yue, who was being punished by standing outside, couldn't help but open the door and say: "Holy crap! Really?!"

"Wu Yue! Who allowed you to come in!"

Zhai Da endured the stares, thinking to himself, it's not that I'm awesome, it's that you guys are too trash!

It's only 130 points, everyone, it's just a basic operation! Your expressions are as exaggerated as seeing the Nine Dragons pulling a coffin.

Perhaps what they were shocked by wasn't the 130 points, but that this score belonged to Zhai Da.

Seeing the noise continue, Ding Rong shouted: "Quiet! Let me see who talks again!"

After everyone calmed down, Ding Rong said:

"Zhai Da's essay was written very well. I and several other teachers reached a consensus and gave it 68 points. Some teachers even felt it could be given full marks. This is a very good model for everyone to learn from."

"Zhai Da, when we go over the essay in a while, come up and tell everyone about your writing thought process and central theme."

Zhai Da:...

What the hell? ===== CHAPTER 33 =====