"Zunjingzhimao, early stage, and late three points."
This is Hu Bugui's usual way of reporting strength, which is relatively novel. It divides a realm into two levels, namely the early, middle and late stages, and the early, middle and late nine points. This is a simple mathematical calculation, which is equivalent to dividing a realm into ninety-nine points. The early, middle and late stages represent the starting points of an area respectively, and the early, middle and late nine points represent the tens and ones digits of the score.
Therefore, the last three points mentioned by Hu Bugui in the early stage are the most delicate way to express Xia Xiao's strength. It is equivalent to thirty-three points out of the ninety-nine points of the Zunjing Zhimao. The early stage starts with zero points, and the last three points represent thirty-three. This number makes Xia Xiao's mouth slightly raised, which is a little better than he thought. Although it is small, it is enough to make him happy.
When the old, dry bark hand was raised towards Xiaoran, Hu Bugui nodded, as if he felt it was good.
"Mid-stage fifth stage, first four points."
In half a month, Xiao Ran only improved two points of strength. This speed was considered fast for Xiao Ran, who practiced very slowly. Perhaps many humans were puzzled, but the wild beasts, who were born with bloodline and had extremely strong strength, practiced very slowly. Therefore, this speed was very slow in the human world, but it was already very remarkable in the wild beast world.
Hu Bugui, who is also a wild beast, thinks Xiao Ran is a talented person with great potential. He did not expect that the Lanxi Spirit Bird already has such a person. It seems that improving her bloodline is just around the corner.
As a relatively weak race in the Great Forest, the Lanxi Spirit Birds are famous for producing handsome men and graceful women, but they are always lacking in strength. Because of their humble nature, many races of the same status as them think they are inferior to themselves. In the face of oppression from other races, they just try to make peace.
Such a race cannot be strong without the support of a strong person who can shock outsiders. Xiao Ran is likely to be that supporter. After signing the spiritual contract with Shu Shuang, Shu Shuang obtained the vitality of the wood element, but Xiao Ran benefited more because she had an inexplicable power in her body.
Xiao Ran had not noticed before, but when Shu Shuang left, she had already repaired the backlash of the spiritual contract in her body. From that moment on, she knew that things were not simple. The backlash of the spiritual contract is very serious, and it usually accompanies ordinary contracted beasts for their entire lives. Whether the spiritual contract subject bears most of the backlash, or the contracted beast actively breaks free from the contract, the consequences are worse than death. But Xiao Ran can still practice normally, all because of the magical power that Shu Shuang brought her. Although it is very small, and there is not even a trace of light in the form of expression, Xiao Ran can feel that the power, like blood, exists in every corner of her body.
"Practice well, and when you return to the Great Forest, you will make the entire Lanze Spirit Bird tremble a little."
"Thank you, senior."
Hu Bugui smiled and silently accepted the thanks. As a fellow wild beast, Hu Bugui could sense Xiao Ran's promising future from her blood. She had a chance to break through the blood wall. With a blood of the seventh order, it was very likely that she would break through to the eighth order. This seemed to be only one order away, but it could stump countless wild beasts. It was not an easy thing to break through, but Xiao Ran had signed a spiritual contract with Shu Shuang and had merged flesh and blood with her. With her own guidance and help, it might not be difficult for her to do this.
Xiao Ran is one of the few wild beast beneficiaries in the spiritual contract, but compared to her, Ah Zhu is still more special. Ah Zhu's specialness is not even comparable to Xia Xiao. As someone who can be recognized by the dean, Hu Bugui can hardly imagine her future. In fact, he couldn't imagine Ah Zhu's past, which was also a very sad story, but even she herself didn't know it. She didn't bear much responsibility, just to survive.
"Early stage of seed consolidation, middle nine o'clock."
Ah Zhu counted on his fingers but couldn't figure it out. However, when he scratched his head, he was still quite happy because he had completed the task.
"In the next month and a half, your tasks will be reduced."
Ah Zhu was secretly happy, because she had time to do her own things. In the past half month, Doudou hadn't even taken a bath and was almost stinking. When she was distracted and thought about smearing Doudou with soap and making it covered with bubbles, Xia Xiao realized the good intentions of the senior.
The first half month was a heavy workload to familiarize them with the fast pace. In the future, although the workload will be reduced a little, they will have more and more time because they have mastered the time management. Hu Bugui aims to help them develop a sense of time, so that they can do one thing even if it is only two minutes.
The different views on time are one of the biggest differences between ordinary people and academic people. The more ordinary people are, the more generous they are in their view of time, and the time they spend enjoying themselves is always longer than the time they spend working hard on something.
Although the academy is an ivory tower, what we want to cultivate is not idle people who only know how to write poems and drink, or even do nothing but fantasize. Instead, we want to cultivate strong practitioners who have a clear understanding of themselves and have a clear plan for their future!
Just like last time, Hu Bugui gave each of Xia Xiao and the other two a scroll and a spiritual medicine. The spiritual medicine was rich in vitality and could strengthen the body, which was their reward. The scroll contained a detailed training plan and some training matters that they should pay attention to. Hu Bugui had already mentioned these matters once, and he was afraid that they would forget them, so he wrote them on the scroll. His words were so powerful that they could see through the paper, and his concern was revealed without reservation.
"After this busy period, it's time to get busy with the next one."
Xia Xiao held the scroll and murmured something, his smile widening. He didn't seem to be making fun of himself, nor did he sigh, which made Ah Zhu curious.
"So happy even though you're busy?"
“Life couldn’t be better this way.”
Xia Xiao sometimes seemed like a weirdo. Ah Zhu didn't understand what he said, so she looked at Xiao Ran. The latter was so tall that Ah Zhu had to look up high, but she shook her head slightly and didn't quite understand. Xia Xiao didn't have anything extra to say, but it was just that such a tense and self-disciplined life was good, better than his flustered and confused life. There was something to do, and the rest time after finishing the work, even if it was ten minutes, was more comfortable than lying down for a whole day.
Everyone has different values, views and methods of dealing with problems. Therefore, some people begin to feel tired, but in such an environment, if they can't persist, they will be embarrassed to say that they are students of the college.
Because of the special circumstances of Xia Xiao and the other two, Hu Bugui rarely stayed with them, while the others were mostly accompanied by teachers. Their feelings were gradually developing, and they would eventually understand why some people chose to stay in the academy instead of returning to their hometown. Although hometown is good, it also represents the position. Position represents contradiction and conflict. But some people will throw themselves into the mortal world without looking back, some escape, and some pursue tranquility.
Xia Xiao looked at the many tutors and students coming and going, with a blank expression on his face. He suddenly thought about whether he would stay or go in the future. To be honest, he wanted to stay in the academy, but he had to go back. This was a problem that everyone had to face, and he began to worry now.
"Practice!"
Patting his thighs with both hands, Xia Xiao didn't think any more and formed seals in the living room to absorb the vital energy.
In the evening, someone knocked on the door.
"We've been busy for half a month, let's get together tonight?"
Tianming had already spoken, and Xia Xiao had completed his mission for today, so he agreed. However, they would only be together for three hours, and then they would go home. This request was too strange, but Tianming agreed. Xia Xiao really managed his time well, and he didn't waste it. However, no matter how busy life is, you still need to relax.
In the corridor, Ah Zhu was carrying the dishes she cooked and was about to come over, but she saw Xia Xiao and Tian Ming together with Xiao Ran. She turned around and left, she was afraid of Tian Ming, but was stopped.
"piece?"
"May I?"
"Can!"
Ah Zhu looked at Xia Xiao, she felt that the latter's words were more effective than Tian Ming's. But this action caused Tian Ming to grab her neck and teach her a lesson.
"My words don't work?"
“No, no!”
"Then let's go. Practice your drinking capacity tonight. Don't always look at Xia Xiao's expression. This guy is almost like a wine pot. Ugh! Urine pot!"
Ah Zhu even made faces, his neck hurt, and his skin was torn. Tianming was so bad! Xia Xiao slapped Tianming on the back of his hand, and when he let go, he said:
"Let's go."
Today was a big party. There were only a few people in the peach forest at first, except Xia Xiao and his friends, but in the end almost everyone came. This was a belated celebration, celebrating their arrival on the mountainside and the start of their unique practice. Everyone had something to be happy about, especially Tianming. The wild beast team he led had the highest chance of reaching the mountainside. Therefore, he was particularly happy tonight.
Because there was not enough wine, a bowl of wine was passed to many people. After the dishes were finished, they drank peaches with wine. Although it was a bit strange, everyone did it. Only Xia Xiao lay in the crowd, looking at the bright night sky, smiling. A plain life, with a little color, is the best oil painting.
Holding the last sip of wine, Xia Xiao raised the glass towards the sky between the gaps in the peach forest. When he stretched out his arm, he drank the wine in one gulp. When the time was almost up, Xia Xiao left.
Everyone's party was still going on, but he left early in order to go to the contract space to practice every night and to be more energetic for the next day's practice.