At five o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Chu walked out of the school carrying a shoulder bag.
However, he did not go home directly, but prepared to go to the flower and bird market, because the iron beetle that the boss helped him order had arrived.
While walking on the road, Chen Chu was thinking about the compatibility issue of Zhenwu that Luo Fei had mentioned earlier.
According to Luo Fei, all exercises are a change to the physical attributes, so the higher the level of the exercise, the greater the change will be.
In this case, if someone's physique is naturally compatible with this direction, then not only will the cultivation speed be faster, but the power of the technique will also increase dramatically.
For example, a few years ago, there was a student at Nantian Martial Arts High School who had a perfect fit with the low-level martial arts he practiced. He broke through the third level in his first year and became invincible against the senior students of the same level.
Even those senior students who practice advanced Zhenwu have amazing fighting power.
However, the technique that Luo Fei practices is rather special and not orthodox, so the technique needs to be in line with the spiritual realm rather than the physical condition.
"The ironclad beetle you want is here. In order to avoid the trouble of it dying on the road, my friend caught two more. So you can consider it a buy one get two free deal."
In the flower, bird, fish and insect shop, Chen Chu picked up a black beetle from the box.
Unlike other flying beetles, the ironclad beetle has evolved an exoskeleton that fuses its back and even its entire body into one in order to pursue defense.
Although it is only two centimeters long, scientific research data shows that this insect can withstand more than 30,000 times its own weight.
After confirming that the bugs were fine, Chen Chu smiled and said, "Thank you, boss. I'll come to you next time I want to buy something."
"Okay, you're welcome to come again anytime." The boss smiled after receiving the money.
This kind of insect is very common in Northern Taiwan, just like ants. It has no cost at all, so I just asked my friends there to send it via cross-border express delivery.
Just by making a phone call or receiving a parcel, you can make a small profit of a few hundred yuan. Such an easy business makes the boss very happy.
There were some wet sawdust in the box containing the ironclad beetles, so there was no need to worry about them starving to death, so Chen Chu just put them in the drawer after returning home.
"Next, we just have to wait for the clone to evolve." As Chen Chu said this, he looked to the side, where the clone of the hexagonal salamander was lying quietly, looking more and more ferocious.
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On Monday, as soon as Chen Chu went out, he felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
Patrol cars can be seen passing by on the streets from time to time, law enforcement officers are on duty at some intersections, and cameras at those intersections and on electric charging posts flash from time to time.
"What happened?" Chen Chu frowned slightly.
In the cultural class, Chen Chu came to his seat and sat down. Xia Youhui in front of him turned around and came over.
"Ah Chu, did you know that An Fuqing from Class One has already condensed his true energy and broken through to the Second Heaven?"
"...Amazing." Chen Chu exclaimed.
It took two days to build the foundation, a week to reach the limit of the first level, and a few days later he broke through to the second level. The exaggerated speed of breakthrough made people not even jealous.
There is no way, the gap is so big that it makes people despair.
You should know that more than half of the freshmen in the whole grade have not yet established their foundation.
Chen Chu shook his head, put the news behind him, took out the textbook from the drawer and prepared to review, after all, he had an end-of-month exam on Friday.
After all, he used to be the top student in Lingshan No. 1 Middle School. He can't fail in every subject right after entering high school.
And no matter how talented others are, it has nothing to do with him, he just needs to practice honestly, but...
"Freshman Rankings."
In the afternoon training room, Chen Chu was a little confused when he heard the news.
How can the freshmen who have just started practicing be ranked? They are all weak. Are they just going to watch a bunch of noobs fighting each other?
Xia Youhui said excitedly: "It is said that the government has allocated a lot of resources to cultivate a new generation of practitioners, especially to allow those with outstanding talents to grow faster."
"This time, it's not just our city's Nantian Wugao High School. All the first-class universities next door, Nanhua Wugao High School, have done the same thing. They've all created a freshman ranking list."
"Starting from the first of next month, the top 50 will be decided on the same day, and those on the list will receive an additional 5 contribution points every month."
5 contribution points are equivalent to an additional subsidy of 5,000 yuan per person per month, which is indeed a great effort to cultivate students. After all, there are only so many people in a school.
Even Chen Chu was moved when he heard this.
He only received 3 points a month, which was not enough to exchange for a portion of the normal-priced Tyrant Elephant Blood Essence.
If he could use another portion of Tyrant Elephant's blood to practice, even if he couldn't break through the first level of the technique, he could save a month of practice time.
Chen Chu raised his eyebrows: "No, it starts on the first of next month, so those who have just established their foundation will have no chance, right?"
During this period, many freshmen who had practiced hard for more than half a month had just established their foundation. Now that the competition was about to start in a few days, many people might not have even reached the threshold of the first level.
"Do you think it's a bit unfair?"
Xia Youhui patted Chen Chu on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Ah Chu, if this world is really fair, there will be no difference between talent and background."
"Everyone is the same in everything, this is fair, but do you think it's possible?" After saying that, Xia Youhui shrugged.
Chen Chu was a little surprised: "I didn't expect that you, Old Xia, could say such philosophical words."
"Hehe, that's right. I have always been so philosophical, but you just didn't notice it." Xia Youhui was a little proud.
He was indeed right. There is no fairness in this world. It's just that human beings are a kind of thinking social creatures, and they have entered modern civilization.
So on the surface, society seems to be relatively equal.
But this is only on the surface. No matter what era or society, people will always divide themselves into different classes. This is an unchangeable fact.
After chatting with Chen Chu for a while, Xia Youhui went to practice hard.
Not only him, but all the students were motivated after knowing that the school actually had a real freshman list instead of the amateur ranking on the official website.
Because being on the list brings not only resources but also fame.
After all, they are all young people in their teens. Who doesn’t want to show off in front of others?
"Ranked in the top 50?" Chen Chu thought thoughtfully.
According to the information Xia Youhui had obtained, among the more than 1,900 freshmen, after practicing hard for almost a month, more than 700 of them had successfully established their foundation.
Among the forty-eight classes, there were more than one hundred and thirty ordinary "geniuses" who had established their foundation within a week, and more than two hundred people with medium qualifications who had established their foundation within half a month.
In other words, if Chen Chu wants to participate in the competition and wants to enter the top 50, he must defeat at least more than 80 "geniuses" who practice advanced skills.
This does not include the more than two hundred students who have been building their foundation for half a month. There may be a "genius" among them who has accumulated a lot of experience and is ready to explode.
"I wonder how strong those who practice advanced skills are?" Chen Chu narrowed his eyes.
Although what he wanted was to practice in a low-key manner and develop slowly.
But when opportunities and resources appear in front of you, you still have to fight for them. By then, ranking in the 40th or 50th place should be nothing.
After all, everyone only remembers the first one, and no one cares who is the second one, let alone him who is at the end.
Moreover, if you don't fight in the early stage of cultivation, when those geniuses obtain more resources, the gap in strength between the two sides will become larger and larger, and in the end you may not even see their backs.
Of course, Chen Chu is just thinking about it at the moment.
Unless his clone's second evolution in a couple of days allows him to make a significant breakthrough in strength, there is no need for him to participate, because even if he does, he will still be at the bottom.