Chapter 15: Math Skills Advancement!

When you focus on doing something, time always passes quickly without you noticing.

Take Li Mingyang now; when he used to study alone, his slow progress made him a bit restless.

But now, with the tutor's help, although he only has class once a week on Sunday, Li Mingyang can concentrate all the problems he's accumulated over the week and solve them that day.

Moreover, the tutor has tailored a thorough follow‑up math study plan for Li Mingyang.

Although it still mainly relies on Li Mingyang's self‑study, it can be said that he's standing on the shoulders of those who came before, and his pace of improvement is on a completely different level compared to before.

"I used to think you were a top student, little brat, but I never expected you to be a subject‑war god."

The results of the second monthly exam have come out, and as Li Mingyang's tutor, Wang An couldn't help but check on his student's grades.

But upon seeing the report card showing an 11th‑place rank and a total score of only 441 points—not exactly ideal—Wang An felt a mix of laughter and tears.

Li Yang's math score is so misleading that Wang An subconsciously assumed this student excelled equally in other subjects.

For instance, this time's total score is only 441 points, which is merely a 17‑point improvement over the first monthly exam.

You should know that in the previous monthly exam, Li Mingyang's math score was already 134 points, yet this 17‑point improvement came almost entirely from math.

This time Li Mingyang's math score on the monthly exam reached an astonishing 147 points; one could even say that if he were a bit more careful, he could likely score full marks.

Just one subject, math, accounts for nearly a third of his total score—one can imagine how severe his subject bias is.

"To be honest, I really don't have anything left to teach you about math, kid."

"Frankly, your talent for learning is absolutely the strongest I've ever seen, no doubt about it."

"Although at first glance your learning pace doesn't seem the best, after studying you seem not to regress at all."

"The speed isn't the fastest, but it's still top‑notch; combined with the trait of only moving forward, if you could focus your mind on studying earlier, your grades would certainly be far higher than this."

"Mingyang, listen to your teacher's advice: you've pretty much reached the limit in math, so put your mind into other subjects instead."

After more than a month of getting along, Wang An has also gained a certain understanding of Li Mingyang's situation.

For example, now that he knows Li Mingyang is a poor student, Wang An has learned that Li Mingyang's math score has risen from around 60 points to nearly perfect.

It took only a little over two months in total, and even one of those months was spent entirely on self‑study.

Although such an idea might seem like a fantasy to others, Wang An feels an inexplicable confidence toward Li Mingyang right before him.

"Although there isn't much time left until the college entrance exam—if you add it all up, it's barely over seven months."

"But as long as you, kid, are willing to put your mind into other subjects, study hard, and work hard."

"Never mind anything else; if you can raise your science comprehensive score in this final period, the teacher even thinks you could achieve a very good result."

"Even surpassing 600 points outright is not impossible."

"As for math, I think this score is already more than enough; we don't really need to strive for a perfect score, right?"

Hearing his tutor's earnest advice, Li Mingyang couldn't help but feel a warmth well up inside.

Although they haven't known each other long, Teacher Wang An truly suits Li Mingyang's taste, and they usually get along well.

Occasionally, Wang An even treats Li Mingyang to a late‑night snack, and besides, their age gap isn't large.

Between them, they're more like friends; after all, psychologically Li Mingyang is almost thirty, so in a sense he and Wang An can be considered peers.

Even if Wang An called him "old big brother," there would be no problem.

As he thought, Li Mingyang's mind drifted to some strange places, almost making himself laugh out loud.

But after hearing Wang An's words, Li Mingyang nodded; he really felt it was about time to change his strategy.

It's not because he's given up the Golden Finger, but because the time has come.

He silently awakened his system, checked his interface, and saw that his math skill had reached LV5, with the percentage in parentheses already at 99%.

Li Mingyang had a feeling that, at most, in these two days his math skill could formally rise by one level.

Precisely speaking, he could upgrade one rank, at which point he could unlock a blank template—wouldn't that allow him to continue unlocking new subjects?

"I understand, Teacher; in these two days I should focus on science comprehensive, but do you have any advice on which subject I should start with?"

"After all, you know I used to be a poor student."

"The total score for science comprehensive is just over 100 points—barely any foundation, maybe only physics and biology are somewhat better?"

"But that's only slightly better than chemistry; even passing is difficult."

"As for this, I don't know if you have any opinions."

Li Mingyang sincerely admires his tutor's teaching ability, even though the tutor teaches math.

But recalling Wang An's earlier study plan for him—the orderly, rapid‑progress feeling—made Li Mingyang truly hooked.

Even though the teacher‑student bond between them is nearly at its end, Li Mingyang still wants to ask for advice.

"Well… I really don't have any special advice; it mainly depends on your personal interest, after all, your learning ability is genuinely strong."

"If I must give an opinion, I think you should start with the subject that has the higher score."

"Alright, let's not dwell on these topics; let's go over this test paper again."

"Although you nearly got full marks on this test paper, the teacher can still see some shortcomings from how you handled certain questions."

One must say Wang An truly is a responsible tutor; even though today is the last lesson, he still feels worthy of every penny of his wage.

Even if only a little time remains, he must continue to fill gaps and check for omissions in Li Yang's math.

And precisely because of Wang An's actions, in the final ten minutes before this session ended, Li Mingyang successfully received a system notification.

His math level has finally officially advanced! And an already unlocked blank template has appeared in space, waiting for his next choice.