Chapter 219: The First Lesson

Early the next morning, Li Fei, who had spent the night reading, washed his face and then walked out of his room, full of vigor.

Ever since he became a martial artist, his energy had become increasingly abundant; pulling a few all-nighters was nothing to him at all.

He went to the cafeteria for breakfast first, drawing attention and being pointed at by many people along the way.

In just one night, he had already become a celebrity at the Martial University.

By now, almost every student in the Martial Arts Department knew that a freshman with higher aptitude than Wang Fengqing had arrived!

Li Fei finished his breakfast with calm composure and then headed toward the "Azure Cloud Building."

This building was where missions were posted and credits were exchanged for resources; it was the place students of the Martial Arts Department visited most often, and it was named "Azure Cloud Building" for its auspicious meaning.

The Azure Cloud Building had two floors; the first floor was the mission hall, and the second floor was where resources were exchanged.

Li Fei walked into the mission hall and looked around.

Blackboards were placed all around, with the details of various missions written on them in chalk.

Early in the morning, many students were already gathered in front of these blackboards to look at the missions.

Li Fei was not there to accept missions; he went straight to the second floor.

The number of people on the second floor was much smaller.

It was very similar to the banks from Li Fei's past life, with many windows and staff members sitting inside them.

Li Fei found a random window and sat down.

"Hello, classmate, what would you like to exchange for?"

The staff member inside the window asked.

"Hello, could you show me the list of available implants for exchange?"

Li Fei asked politely.

He wanted to cultivate the arts of the Nightmare Sect, so he had to obtain the 【Phantom Leaf】 implant first, and the most likely channel for him to acquire it currently was through exchanging his Martial University credits.

"Here is the list."

Soon, the staff member handed Li Fei a list from the window.

Li Fei searched the list carefully, but he did not find 【Phantom Leaf】, which left him somewhat disappointed.

"Classmate, is the implant you want to exchange for not on the list?"

The staff member asked suddenly.

Li Fei nodded: "That's right."

"Then you can consider exchanging for our custom service."

"Custom service?"

"Yes, as long as you have enough credits, the Martial University will do its best to help you obtain the resources you want; that is the custom service."

"That's great!"

Li Fei felt a surge of joy in his heart.

As expected of the Martial University; no wonder so many people want to attend!

Li Fei could now understand why many people, despite having enough credits to graduate, still chose to stay at the Martial University and not leave.

The resources one could obtain here were far greater than those in the outside world!

"May I ask how many credits the custom service requires?"

Li Fei asked.

"You should fill out this form first."

The staff member handed Li Fei a form.

"Fill in the things you want on the form, and I will submit it for you. You will have a result within three days, at which point you will know how many credits are needed to exchange for what you want. However, there is one point: regardless of whether your custom service request is successful in the end, you must pay 1 credit and 100 yuan first."

"Alright, no problem."

Li Fei took the form and picked up the pen nearby to write down the names of three types of implants.

The reason he wrote down three implants instead of just 【Phantom Leaf】 was, of course, out of caution, to avoid arousing suspicion.

If he were to exchange for three types of implants at once, it might not be for himself, but for someone else, such as if Shangguan Xiao needed them.

After filling out the form, Li Fei handed his student ID and some banknotes to the other party.

At this moment, his student ID already had 30 credits recorded on it; the other party would deduct 1 credit from his ID and record the reason for the deduction.

This was the transaction record.

After the recording was done, Li Fei stood up and left.

Next, he planned to go to class.

He had the class schedule issued by the Academic Affairs Office, and yesterday Li Tianyu had recommended several very impressive special-grade lecturers to him, all of whom he could attend based on his credit count.

Li Fei checked the location on the schedule and walked into a building.

Soon, he arrived outside a classroom on the third floor.

There were several long tables in the classroom, covered with various bottles and jars, and a pungent smell permeated the air.

An old man with a receding hairline, wearing dark blue lecturer robes, was grinding something.

On the left chest of the robe he wore was a "Wu" character wrapped in azure clouds, which was the emblem of the Martial University.

Next to the "Wu" character was a small embroidered "Three," representing that this person was a third-grade lecturer.

A third-grade lecturer, the lowest level of lecturer at the Martial University.

After Li Fei arrived at the Martial University, the first course he chose was one offered by a third-grade lecturer.

"Hello, teacher, I am here to attend class."

Li Fei knocked gently on the door and then politely bowed to the third-grade lecturer inside.

The only person in the classroom was this old man with the receding hairline; he looked up and stared at Li Fei with a puzzled gaze:

"What year are you in?"

"Student Li Fei, a freshman, I just enrolled yesterday."

Li Fei replied.

Snap!

The jar the old man was grinding in his hands was crushed by him in an instant.

He looked at Li Fei with an incredulous gaze: "Who did you say you were?!"

"Report to Professor Wen, student Li Fei has gone to the classroom of third-grade lecturer Mo Yizhou."

A staff member walked into Wen Ke's office and reported to her.

As a freshman with better aptitude than Wang Fengqing, many people were paying attention to what the first class Li Fei chose at the Martial University was, including Wen Ke, who had given Li Fei his 30 credits.

"Mo Yizhou?"

Wen Ke looked surprised, "Are you sure?"

"Professor Wen, I am certain that Li Fei entered lecturer Mo Yizhou's classroom and has not come out since."

The staff member said affirmatively.

"Alright, I understand, thank you for your trouble."

Wen Ke said to the staff member.

"It's no trouble, Professor Wen, you are too kind."

The staff member felt somewhat flattered.

After he exited the office, Wen Ke thought for a moment, picked up the phone on the desk, and made a call.

"What did you say? Li Fei's first class is in Mo Yizhou's classroom?!"

On the other end, Duanmu Weicai also received the news, and he looked at the person reporting the news with equal shock.

"It is absolutely true."

The person said affirmatively.

"Huh?"

Duanmu Weicai laughed in spite of himself and shook his head:

"This Li Fei is truly unexpected; I don't even know how to evaluate him."

The Martial Arts Department of the Martial University taught everything, with lecturers for all eighteen varieties of martial arts, but what the third-grade lecturer Mo Yizhou taught was unique to the Martial University.

He taught—Toxicology!

Things like poisons were inherently difficult to present in polite society and were not considered respectable methods; they were even despised by many, so very few students were willing to study this, as everyone feared being ridiculed.

Later, some students who were desperate for credits ignored their reputation and chose Mo Yizhou's course, hoping to scrape by with a few credits.

As it turned out, Mo Yizhou was not only strict in his teaching and demanding of his students, but the content of his assessments was also extremely perverse; in the end, not a single student who signed up for his course could pass the assessment!

With that, Mo Yizhou's reputation at the Martial University was completely "ruined," and not a single student had signed up for his course for two or three years in a row.

Mo Yizhou, however, went his own way; he held his classes on time every week anyway, and he didn't care if no one came, focusing on his research on poisons alone.

That Li Fei, a peerless genius with higher aptitude than Wang Fengqing, would choose Mo Yizhou's poison class for his first lesson was truly shocking.

No one had expected this result, and several special-grade lecturers who were looking forward to Li Fei attending their classes were left speechless.

In Mo Yizhou's classroom.

Li Fei was skillfully using the instruments on the table to process a medicinal herb.

Mo Yizhou stood beside him watching, and the more he watched, the more surprised he felt.

He had always been reclusive at school, keeping to himself and not paying much attention to outside affairs, focusing entirely on his own research.

But Li Fei's affair yesterday was so sensational that Mo Yizhou could hear people discussing it wherever he went, so he had also "passively" learned of Li Fei's deeds.

But upon learning that such a genius had chosen his class for his first lesson, Mo Yizhou's first reaction was not joy, but disdain.

"With such good aptitude, how could you genuinely want to learn about poisons? It's nothing more than a whim, just looking for something fresh. You should just leave!"

Mo Yizhou said this directly to Li Fei.

He had long since been heartbroken by those students who only wanted to come and slack off for credits.

Upon hearing this, Li Fei did not offer much explanation; he walked straight to the other's laboratory table, picked up a few medicinal herbs, and began to process them.

He had put in a great deal of hard work to self-study the Nether Spring Poison; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to concoct different forms of Nether Spring Poison on his own.

The over ten years of experience in using poisons from that leader of the "Wolf Pack" had already been completely "inherited" by Li Fei, and the booklet left behind by that person had long since been thoroughly understood by Li Fei.

Therefore, watching Li Fei's skillful techniques at this moment, Mo Yizhou was shocked.

This kind of technique must be practiced through long-term processing of medicinal herbs.

"Have you really studied toxicology with focus?"

Mo Yizhou frowned as he looked at Li Fei.

Li Fei stopped the movements in his hands and looked at Mo Yizhou earnestly:

"The student has been self-studying, but there are still many things I do not understand, so I genuinely wish to seek your instruction."

The reason he chose to attend Mo Yizhou's class was that he genuinely felt that poisons were very useful.

Besides that, he also wanted to concoct a poison capable of controlling Zhao Yi.

In fact, the packet of medicinal powder he had Zhao Yi ingest last night was not a chronic poison at all; he had deceived Zhao Yi.

Although he had the booklet left by the "Wolf Pack" leader and possessed great talent in this area, he suffered from a lack of guidance, so he had not yet been able to concoct that kind of poison which could be used to control others and would only flare up periodically.

Coming to attend Mo Yizhou's class was precisely to achieve a breakthrough in this aspect.

"Fine, then I will ask you a few questions."

Mo Yizhou still harbored a trace of suspicion.

"Please go ahead and ask."

Li Fei nodded.

Thus, Mo Yizhou asked Li Fei a few common-sense questions in toxicology; regardless of what kind of poison one studies, these basic pharmacological principles must be mastered.

Li Fei answered them fluently.

These basic pharmacological principles were all in the booklet left by the "Wolf Pack" leader, and he had long since known them by heart.

After Li Fei finished answering the questions, Mo Yizhou's expression softened significantly, and the look in his eyes as he gazed at Li Fei finally turned pleased.

But he still had one last question:

"With such good aptitude, why do you want to study toxicology?"

"Poison is merely a means to deal with an enemy, and it is no different in essence from martial arts like saber techniques, sword techniques, or staff techniques. The student studies poison simply to better deal with enemies in the future."

Li Fei replied earnestly.

"Good! Well said!"

Mo Yizhou slapped his thigh hard, a rare smile appearing on his face:

"As long as you are willing to learn, I will certainly teach you everything I have learned in this life!"

PS: How about it, did anyone guess that the protagonist's first class would be learning about poisons?

(End of chapter)