Chapter 3: Second Wish Setting

"I'm in."

"\"Xiao Yu, I'm in. You go in quickly, no pressure! \" Father Xiao Dingguo said, and mother Xu Jingyi also said: \"Go quickly, Mom is here waiting for you to come back. \""

"\"Dad, Mom, you go back, I'm not a child anymore. \""

After saying goodbye to his parents, Xiao Yu entered, and upon seeing the figure ahead, his steps quickened a bit.

As he approached, Xiao Yu pretended to wave backward and collided with the person.

He knocked him two meters away; although he didn't fall, he staggered.

Looking at Luo Feng's current face, youthful yet rugged, not particularly handsome but rather manly, no wonder the school beauty Xu Xin adored him.

This clichéd meeting was Xiao Yu's first step in getting to know Luo Feng.

"Classmate, sorry, just separated from my family, didn't watch the road, bumped into you! Are you okay?"

"It's fine, but classmate, you should be more careful in the future." Luo Feng rubbed his back; the recent collision still hurt a bit.

With that collision, Xiao Yu deliberately applied some force to leave a stronger impression.

"Classmate, really sorry! Let me introduce myself, Xiao Yu. Let's exchange contact info; if you feel any discomfort, feel free to reach out to me!"

Xiao Yu extended his right hand proactively.

"Alright! I'm Luo Feng, let's add each other as friends."

Luo Feng, who often trains at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and sparred frequently, often gets injured, so he didn't mind the collision much; seeing that the person in front was decently dressed, adding a friend was no big deal.

After they added each other as friends, they each went to their own exam hall.

——

Inside the exam room, the exam permit and ID were placed at the upper right corner of the desk for the invigilator to check, and the test papers began to be distributed.

"2056 Jiangnan City College Entrance Examination Science Paper A" — the top line of the test paper.

The college entrance exam consists of three parts: the science exam, the liberal arts exam, and the final mathematics exam. Each section is out of 250 points, for a total of 750 points.

Science covers physics, chemistry, and biology.

Liberal arts covers language, history, politics, and geography.

The mathematics exam, of course, is just mathematics.

As the foundation of natural sciences, mathematics' elevated status is normal.

——

Before long, it was June 9th, the mathematics exam.

Inside the exam hall, Luo Feng stared at the second calculation problem, repeatedly checking on scrap paper, but could not solve it; his heartbeat accelerated until it exceeded his limit and he fainted.

Unlike Luo Feng, thanks to his regular effort, Xiao Yu found today's math exam like water to a fish.

"Ding ding ding…" The urgent ringing echoed across Yi'an Qu First High School campus; parents who had been waiting anxiously outside the exam hall, on the lawn, or along the road, all stood up at once, peering into the campus through the fence.

The bustling examinees all left the exam hall.

The 2056 Jiangnan City college entrance exam officially ended.

On the day the exam ended, third uncle Xiao Guoxuan helped Xiao Yu complete the registration for the quasi-Warrior assessment.

The quasi-Warrior assessment requires advance registration; the Extreme Martial Arts Hall conducts it on the first of each month.

These past two days Xiao Yu has been busy training at home, adapting to increased strength and newly acquired combat experience; occasionally his father Xiao Dingguo would suppress his power to spar a bit.

"Xiao Yu, not bad! That kick was really clever!" Xiao Dingguo narrowly dodged, praising Xiao Yu's kick.

His son, though never seen real combat, has abundant battle experience; each strike targets his vital points, and his movement level has reached the perfect tier.

"I have no idea how you train your footwork, kid, you've already reached the perfect tier."

Xiao Yu could only deflect with a goofy grin, yet his hand movements kept going.

They sparred back and forth for three hours; calling it sparring is a stretch—it was his father providing a training partner.

During a break, Xiao Yu thought of Luo Feng, who should still be in the hospital, and sent him a message.

"Hello Luo Feng, I heard you fainted during the math exam, how are you now?"

A few minutes later, he received Luo Feng's reply and was overjoyed; they were now in touch.

Luo Feng's message read: "Thanks, I'm much better now, I've already been discharged."

After chatting with him for a while, Xiao Yu resumed his own training.

Having adapted to his physical strength, Xiao Yu also set a new wish.

"System set wish: body quality reaches Apprentice Second Tier."

Apprentice Second Tier corresponds to intermediate warrior level, fist strength of 2000 KG, speed of 40 m/s, i. e., 100 m in 2.5 seconds.

【Setting successful!】

【Host: Xiao Yu】

【Host's First Wish: become Apprentice Second Tier.】

【Wish fulfillment status: 121.2/1000 Wish Points.】

Although Xiao Yu also wishes for a spiritual talent like Luo Feng's, he understands that such a transformative wish is beyond his current finances, even borrowing from his father wouldn't suffice.

Moreover, the wish fulfillment system can currently set only one wish; if he sets awakening spiritual talent as a wish and can't achieve it quickly, it would disrupt his plan.

That would be a loss outweighing the gain.

In the following days, Xiao Yu exchanged his one million savings for F‑grade monster meat, gaining 500 Wish Points.

To meet the wish conditions quickly, he plotted to borrow money from his father Xiao Dingguo.

"Dad, my body quality now meets the Warrior standard; could you give some reward, motivate me!"

"You stinky kid! What scheme now? Didn't I just buy you a car not long ago!" Father Xiao Dingguo patted his head and laughed.

Three months earlier, Xiao Yu's predecessor had used his coming‑of‑age ceremony as a pretext to ask him for a luxury car.

"Dad, this time I don't want a car, just borrow some money as startup capital for a Warrior! You know starting capital is crucial for a Warrior, whether for techniques or weapons it requires a large sum!"

"Kid, you haven't even passed the prospective warrior assessment yet! You're already talking about startup funds! Moreover, after becoming a prospective warrior, whether you join the Thunder and Lightning Martial Arts Hall or the Extreme Martial Arts Hall you'll receive a certain amount of startup capital, and our family will also subsidize at least five million Huaxia Currency based on your talent; of course I'll give you some as well."

Xiao Yu, who knows the situation well, naturally understood this, and he also knew that the more his physical condition improves within a month after passing the prospective warrior test, the more funding the martial arts hall would grant.

"Thanks, Dad. After these two days, you'll also see my strength clearly. Passing the prospective warrior assessment is a piece of cake! And the part you're funding isn't going to be given sooner or later anyway!"

Since learning that Xiao Yu's physical condition had already reached the Junior Warrior level, Xiao Dingguo has been preparing his startup funds, and the amount isn't small.

To convince his father that he wouldn't squander the money, Xiao Yu's gaze was resolutely firm as he said, "Dad, rest assured! I won't waste it; every cent will go toward strengthening my abilities!"

Although Xiao Dingguo wasn't quite sure what his son intended to do with the money, he knew his son well; in these eighteen years he had been a model child with no blemishes.

Both neighbors and school teachers alike praised his son's good character!

"Then I'll give you five million now; the rest can wait until you join a martial arts hall!"

Five million meant little to Xiao Dingguo now, and it was only a small portion of what he had prepared.

Since becoming a Senior General eight years ago, his body has remained at the peak of that rank; over those eight years he had indeed saved a respectable sum, so allocating part of it as his son's startup fund was perfectly normal.

Even though he didn't know what his son needed the money for now, he chose to trust him.

The five million sat in Xiao Yu's hands for less than a week before he exchanged it for various monster meats, which, after absorption, became Wish Points in the system.

"System, check the wish fulfillment status."

Host: Xiao Yu

Host's First Wish: Become an Apprentice of the Second Tier.

Wish Fulfillment: 3121.2/1000 Wish Points.

Although the conditions were already met, he still restrained the urge to upgrade immediately, waiting until after passing the prospective warrior test.

Soon the time arrived at 8 p. m. on June 16.

The moment when the college entrance exam results were announced.

Examinees and their parents could query the results by phone or online, and the undergraduate cutoff line would be released simultaneously.

Although Xiao Yu, now a warrior, didn't care much about the exam scores, he still deliberately went online to check.

"Xiao Yu, how did the exam go?" Mother Xu Jingyi said while clearing the dishes and looking at Xiao Yu, who was holding a notebook and checking.

"The network's lagging, refreshing now! Probably a lot of people are checking scores."

Xiao Yu said helplessly.

Father Xiao Dingguo also watched nearby; his son was surely set on the warrior path, but who doesn't wish their child to be both cultured and martial?

Three minutes later, the page finally refreshed.

Xiao Yu quickly entered his name, ID number, and exam certificate number, then clicked the 'Query' button.

The page flickered slightly and a table appeared.

Examinee: Xiao Yu

Gender: Male

ID Number: 426123203803213251

Exam Certificate No.: 5878643587890799

Liberal Arts: 189

Science: 211

Mathematics: 212

Total: 612

Undergraduate Cutoff: 561

"Son, not bad! The undergraduate cutoff is 561, you scored 612; even without joining a martial arts hall you could go to Jiangnan First Military Academy." Father Xiao Dingguo was overjoyed at the scores, delighted that his son now had another option.

Warriors generally have four paths.

One is to join the army, becoming a soldier; the advantage is high security.

Another is to join a martial arts hall. The hall's management is relatively lax, forming a looser community, and the Extreme Martial Arts Hall was founded by the world's strongest, Hong, with most Xiao family warriors joining the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

Or to join a corporate conglomerate, a family, a major power, etc., essentially becoming a hired enforcer.

Or to become a mercenary, a life‑or‑death vocation, the most risky yet the freest.

Each of these four routes has its pros and cons.

Xiao's father naturally hoped his son would become a warrior while entering a military academy, then after graduation join the army; such a person, possessing both strength and military training, would become an officer, which is absolutely optimal for safety.

It is also the path he wishes his son to choose.

However, all this depends on the son's own choice; after all, it's his life.

He can offer advice, but does not want to sway him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, "My son has grown!"

After dinner, Xiao Yu returned to his bedroom and sent a message to Luo Feng.

"Luo Feng, the exam results are out, don't forget to check!"

Luo Feng said nothing more, replying only with a wry smile.

Xiao Yu, knowing his own score wouldn't be great, sent another message to comfort him.

"Even if this exam score is poor, you can still walk the warrior path. I've heard some information about you, know your strength, and I'm sure you can make it! Keep it up!"

"Thanks!"

Xiao Yu also knew that after Luo Feng's coma during the exam, his strength had improved, and his physical condition now met the prospective warrior assessment standards.

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