Chapter 29: I

Returned to the Dormitory.

That thick stack of printed materials was placed on the desk, looking very unrefined; even the cover was just a sheet of printer paper with "3rd Tier Spirit Method" written on it.

Chen Shu was in a very good mood.

Yiguo's regulations on Cultivation Spiritual Method are very lax, and to be honest, this thing is also hard to regulate—if I can't get the latest version, can't I still cultivate using an old version? Ancient cultivators used such backward Cultivation Spiritual Methods, yet didn't some still reach the High-Tier? It's not like one can be stifled by a single bladder of urine.

Consequently, the Government only placed some restrictions on new versions of Cultivation Spiritual Methods; starting from the 3rd Tier Spirit Method, one must apply, pass a review, and register, as well as pay a small fee.

The 3rd Tier Spirit Method is the path to the Intermediate Stage.

Once one reaches the Fourth Stage, a qualitative change will occur.

At the same time, a Third-stage Cultivator is also powerful enough that, even using only some very primitive means, they can still cause a certain degree of social harm.

This is the reason for the registration and review.

However, normal people can basically pass the review, and the fees are not expensive, so there is no need to take the risk of looking for other channels.

The Fourth Stage is much stricter.

Generally, you need to obtain relevant proof from your workplace or educational institution, proving that the cultivation base is necessary for you, and then after a strict review, you can obtain the 4th Tier Spirit Method. Otherwise, the Government will suggest you stay at the Fourth Stage, as cultivating further has little meaning and more disadvantages than advantages.

Chen Shu had originally thought that if the school did not agree to give him the 3rd Tier Spirit Method in advance, he could first buy an old version to modify, making the cultivation efficiency as close to the latest version as possible, and then switch over whenever he obtained the latest version.

After all, he had studied the principles of cultivation.

The textbook contains the root of everything.

Unexpectedly, things went exceptionally smoothly; he got it all at once, and even the 4th Tier Spirit Method was reserved in advance.

Applying to Yujing Academy was indeed a correct decision.

Scatter flowers, scatter flowers.

Chen Shu opened the Cultivation Spiritual Method and checked it briefly.

It's the right flavor, no mistake.

He quickly closed it and put it away carefully.

The breakthrough from the Second Tier to the Third Tier is still a current problem; he must work hard for the money for the potion.

There are currently a few ways to make money—

First is the Black Gold Coin in the Crystal Disk; he can consider it, but it is not that urgent for the time being.

Second is seducing Qingqing; if nothing goes wrong, he can get a generous medical fee.

Third is taking out a Loan from a bank or lending company; banks have special preferential loans for students to purchase Opening Agents or Promotion Potions, with very low interest.

Fourth is to continue selling out his fellow countrymen.

Chen Shu opened his laptop and logged into "Wide and Narrow Alley".

Qingcai Baiyu Tang: Brother Mao

Qingcai Baiyu Tang: Any work lately?

Mao Xiansheng: Depends on you.

Qingcai Baiyu Tang: How so?

Qingcai Baiyu Tang: I'm very short on money lately / urgent.

Mao Xiansheng: Do you have any research on the combat system of the Spirit Power Secondary Cannon for a Frigate? It doesn't need to be that advanced, just the level of the Beizhou countries will do.

Qingcai Baiyu Tang: No.

Qingcai Baiyu Tang: Goodbye.

July 22nd, Tuesday.

The first major class in the morning is Development of Spells, mainly recounting the development history of Ancient Spell, the main differences between modern Spell and Ancient Spell, and the general direction of future Spell, pointing out the direction for students of Spell Principles to improve or even create Spell in the future.

The second major class is Elementary Runes.

This class is also very important, allowing students to become familiar with Rune and the application and combination principles of Rune, so as to facilitate the study of Spell Principles.

At the same time, this class is also very popular; the seats were full, and many students from other majors came to audit, either standing in the back or sitting on the floor, and the teacher didn't care.

Chen Shu also seemed to be infected by the enthusiasm for learning.

The teacher for the class was very old but still insisted on teaching, with a loud voice: "The simple Rune that people discovered at the very beginning are called Basic Rune. Not long after, people discovered that they could further evolve on this basis, and thus evolved more complex, more specific in function, and more powerful higher-level Rune.

"We call them First-level Rune in modern times.

"Later, people successively discovered and mastered Second-level Rune, and even Third-level Rune.

"The higher the level of Rune, the more specific the function and the more powerful it is.

"Modern Spell usually uses Second-level Rune as the cornerstone, supplemented by a small number of Third-level Rune...

"Then some students will ask, are there any th Tier Rune?

"I want to tell everyone.

"There are."

The old gentleman's eyes were bright and piercing, as if he were still interested in this knowledge and still curious about those dark fields of knowledge: "There is a th Tier Rune, which is said to have been left behind by Shengzu five thousand years ago, and it is also the only th Tier Rune in the world at present. What is amazing is that China at that time was still popularizing First-level Rune, and in areas outside the territory of the Daxia Dynasty, foreign Cultivator were still using Basic Rune, and had not even given birth to a cultivation civilization. At that time, Shengzu had already discovered the th Tier Rune, and we have not discovered a second th Tier Rune to this day.

"It's a pity, we still don't know its effect to this day; we can only confirm that this Rune is truly effective; it can absorb energy, but it cannot be driven."

Chen Shu listened quietly, and the Crystal was also hanging quietly on his neck, inside of which was that Rune.

Afterwards, the old gentleman talked about the discovery of Rune.

As Rune became more and more complex, discovering new Rune became increasingly difficult. Fifty years ago, Yiguo spent a huge amount of money to build the world's first Rune Exploration Base, using a series of the most advanced computing equipment in the world at that time to discover new Rune using the "Exhaustion Method", which led countries around the world to follow suit.

At first, it was indeed useful, and quite a few Third-level Rune were found, but later the usefulness became less and less.

Until not a single new Third-level Rune had been discovered for more than a dozen years.

People felt that perhaps all Third-level Rune had been found, just like all Basic Rune and First-level and Second-level Rune, and people almost dismantled all these machines.

Until later, a new Third-level Rune was discovered.

This Rune has already been "exhaustively searched."

This means that Runes were not all present at the beginning of the universe; they are gestated along the timeline, and before the world gestates a specific Rune, finding it is useless. Currently, there are still a few scattered exploration bases in operation around the world, simultaneously exploring new Runes and periodically verifying the Runes that have already been exhausted.

This piece of knowledge is quite interesting; Chen Shu had never seen it before.

……

Bai City.

Autumn has also arrived in Bai City, returning to a season that is neither cold nor hot; the leaves by the sea have turned yellow, and it will soon be the most beautiful time in Bai City.

The young girl sat alone at the dining table; the dining room was connected to the living room, and the space was large, but she was the only one there.

Breakfast was takeout, a serving of cumin potatoes—she had made an agreement with the owner of the snack shop to deliver a serving of potatoes to her every day, changing the style and trying not to repeat the same one consecutively.

Her schoolbag was placed right beside her.

These days, she has been the only one at home; her older sister has gone to Yujing, her brother-in-law has also gone to Yujing, and her father and mother are rarely home. She didn't feel it at first, but after a couple of days, a strange feeling began to grow in her heart.

It was a somewhat uncomfortable feeling.

She could not describe it.

The young girl remained silent; she hadn't spoken for two days, and there was no one to speak to.

Footsteps came from the stairs behind her.

President Ning walked down from upstairs carrying a briefcase; he caught a glimpse of the young girl eating alone, with only a single serving, and felt neither anything to say nor any particular emotion in his heart. He went to the living room, took a sip of water, and intended to head out, as the company would prepare breakfast for him.

At this moment, however, the young girl suddenly called out to him:

"Dad."

"?"

President Ning stopped his steps and turned to look at her.

The young girl gathered her courage and said, "I want to go to school in Yujing."

President Ning frowned: "Why?"

"I want to go find my sister."

"If you go to Yujing, where will you live?"

"Live with my sister."

"Would she want you to be with her?"

"She would!"

"Don't be willful."

"I want to go find my sister!"

"Don't be willful. Going to school in Yujing isn't that easy, and my business hasn't expanded to Yujing, so the paperwork can't be processed." President Ning left after saying this.

"……"

The young girl watched his back in silence, one hand gripping her chopsticks tightly, the other hand clenched into a fist.

"Bang."

The door opened and closed again.

Only then did the young girl withdraw her gaze, continue looking at the snack in front of her, and eat without a word.

After finishing, she shouldered her schoolbag and headed to school.

On the first day of school, the classroom was very lively; there were too many interesting things that happened during the vacation, and everyone had a belly full of words to tell their good friends. But as soon as the young girl walked in, the classroom went briefly quiet, and then many people glanced toward a male classmate.

A kind-hearted classmate spoke up to help ask, asking very obscurely: "Ning Ji, I sent you messages during the summer break, why didn't you reply?"

"Ning Ji, why couldn't I get through to the phone number you left?"

"Ning Ji, where did you go after finishing the last exam at the end of last semester? I wanted to ask you out for a meal, why didn't I see you at the school gate?"

"……"

The young girl ignored them all, walked silently to her seat, and sat down.

"What's wrong with you?"

The class monitor walked to her side, bent over slightly, brought his gaze level with hers as she sat, and leaned in very close: "Are you in a bad mood? Is it because school started and you didn't want to come to class, but were forced to by your mom and dad?"

For a moment, the classmates all glanced in this direction, their eyes filled with the glow of gossip.

"I forbid you from speaking to me again."

"Ah? Why?"

"You cannot."

"Are you unhappy today?"

"Shut your mouth and go back to your seat; that is the last sentence I will say to you."

"I'm just concerned about you."

"……"

The young girl stood up silently, her fists clenched tight.

The class monitor also straightened his body along with her, feeling a bit confused at first, then suddenly realized: "Did you find out that last semester I..."

"Boom!"

A straight punch!