"So... you've run out of money?"

Looking at Dong Chengling eating porridge and custard buns in front of him, Ren Suo's appetite improved.

“No… no…”

Dong Chengling finished chewing the buns, took a sip of the soft preserved egg and lean meat porridge, and said, "I also saved some to buy salt and noodles, just in case of any accidents."

"Is it enough to rely on noodles?"

"Doesn't the cafeteria have free rice and soup on every floor?" Dong Chengling said without any embarrassment: "I've been solving breakfast, lunch and dinner like this these days. If it weren't for the fact that cultivation can cause hunger, which can cause a drop in energy and reduce cultivation efficiency, I wouldn't even need to prepare some noodles."

There was indeed free rice and soup on every floor of the cafeteria. Ren Suo looked at the last window on the third floor. There was a sign above the window saying "Free Rice and Soup" but there was no one in the window - it seemed that someone was coming so they transferred people from the next window.

He thought about it for a moment and knew what was going on: this was the minimum living guarantee provided by the academy. After one or two monthly exams, there would definitely be students who would not have wristband points because they were at the bottom of the class, and would have to rely on the free rice and soup provided in the cafeteria.

This kind of canteen is certainly not delicious, but at least it can provide the nutrition needed by the human body, and let students feel the tragedy of "if you don't study hard, you will go downhill every day", which is a good incentive effect.

Although eating this kind of free meal and soup may be a little embarrassing, it does not damage their self-esteem - because it has nothing to do with their original family. If they want to eat good food, they can learn it based on their own ability. No matter how rich their family is, they still have no points.

But for a training instructor like Dong Chengling, eating free rice and soup...it's a bit embarrassing no matter how you think about it.

However, Dong Chengling didn't care at all and spoke seriously about his plan, as if it was as natural as a fat boy saying that he would eat fried chicken meal every day this month.

"You really used all your money to buy time for cultivation?" Ren Suo still found it a little unbelievable: "It's only been three days since school started."

"But I've been here for 13 days," Dong Chengling said, "and I used up all my training quota three days ago."

"How is that possible!"

Ren Suo retorted subconsciously. He just heard Dong Chengling say that he spent all the points in the bracelet to buy practice quotas and thought it was just a casual remark, but he didn't expect it to be true.

Ren Suo's own cultivation time quota is 90 hours, which can satisfy his 3 hours of cultivation every day for a month.

Although I don’t know Dong Chengling’s practice quota, it is definitely more than his. Does that mean she has spent 9 hours practicing every day in the past ten days?

To be honest, although absorbing spiritual energy and cultivating cyclones is an activity that is "visible to the naked eye", "improves every minute and every second", and "can bring pleasure", it will also cause fatigue to the mind and body. For example, Ren Suo himself can only practice for an hour at most before stopping to rest, and can practice for a maximum of three hours a day unless he turns on "unlimited energy".

Once he practiced too much, Ren Suo would feel extremely tired, which would cause his breathing method to go wrong, and he would be unable to concentrate, which would greatly reduce his practice efficiency.

In this sense, cultivation is like running while doing a comprehensive science test. It allows you to enjoy the double torture of the mind and body and gain double happiness...

Therefore, the limit on the controllable spiritual energy gathering equipment in the dormitory is not essentially to limit the cultivation time of the monks, but simply to prevent them from wasting resources and running the equipment all day. Ren Suo asked Zhao Huo, and Zhao Huo said that he rarely practiced for 3 hours these days.

"How is it impossible?" Dong Chengling asked back.

"This will be very tiring!" Ren Suo said.

"Being tired is a potential physical and mental constraint. If you actively break through it, your ceiling will be higher. It's normal to give up because of tiredness, but we have already left 'normal'."

Dong Chengling said as a matter of course: "If I were still an ordinary person, I would naturally need to follow the instructions of my body; but through cultivation, I can get greater gifts every time I break through fatigue. This is the correct way to cultivate."

"In fact, I learned about this when I read relevant scientific articles during special training. I once proposed that the college should also introduce this method, but the vice president disagreed."

My God, Ren Suo didn't know that he had met a real strong man. He could actually break through the fatigue by himself.

And he would rather eat the bare minimum of food and use all his resources on cultivation?

He is simply a weakened version of a seeker!

Of course, the vice president would never agree to this self-destructive training method. This method is just like "study hard and you can become the leader of Xuan Country", it is only a theoretical possibility!

If it were someone else, Ren Suo would definitely think that this was bragging; however, when these words came out of Dong Chengling's mouth, Ren Suo believed it.

Although they had only met three times, and had communicated only twice, Dong Chengling did seem to be that kind of person: he couldn't lie, but his words weren't pleasing to others, like a stinky stone.

"Then why didn't you come when I... um... 'invited' you to a midnight snack last night?" Ren Suo asked, "It would be a waste if you didn't eat it."

"I told you I need to prepare lessons." Dong Chengling: "I need to modify today's teaching according to the students' progress."

Isn't that an excuse for rejection?

After eating and drinking, Dong Chengling wiped his mouth with satisfaction and said, "Thank you for your treat, but I will not establish an impure relationship between man and woman with you."

Ren Suo now more or less knew how to communicate with the female hero in front of him: "Why?"

"First, I have no such plan. Second, my impression of you is average. Third, all I am thinking about right now is the future."

Dong Chengling said: "Because of the opportunity when I was a child, I have hoped to gain great power and uphold justice since I was a child. Now that I have such an opportunity, I will not focus my energy on other things. I will either practice hard or serve my country."

Then she changed the subject: "But if you still want to treat me to a meal, I won't refuse if my time is right."

It can be seen that Dong Chengling finally felt a little embarrassed when he said this, and his eyes looked away. Ren Suo felt funny: "Why?"

"I have made my position clear, but if you are still willing to show your kindness, I will not refuse." Dong Chengling said, "I can't give you what you want, but accepting is a kind of giving. If treating me to a meal can make you happy, I will do my best to do it!"

Although she spoke with great righteousness, Dong Chengling even stuttered. It seemed that she knew how untenable her words were.

But it was exactly what Ren Suo wanted.

"Sometimes I'm hungry at night and don't dare to walk, so I hope someone can accompany me to the cafeteria for a midnight snack... Can I ask you for that?" Ren Suo asked with a blink of his eyes.

Dong Chengling suddenly showed a big smile——

“It is my duty!”