I failed a course, and the system became my study supervisor.

Chapter 3 Library Check-in Task

【Welcome to the Xueba Prize Pool】

【Only 10 Diligence Points are required for the first lottery】

Two lines of text appeared above the turntable.

As Xu Ling looked down, he saw a lottery button and an increase bet button under the turntable.

Xu Ling certainly understood the lottery button, but what did this extra bet mean?
Xu Ling immediately clicked on the "Add to bet" button, and a line of text appeared:
【Unlock after gaining motivation points】

Well, I can't increase the bet. How about trying the lottery?
Looking at the items on the turntable, there were memory improvement potions, mind breakthrough capsules, and even the 53rd Mersenne prime number. Xu Ling was drooling and couldn't wait.

Then smoke!
Xu Ling made up his mind and pressed the lottery button.

"Ding ding ding ding ding"

The turntable began to spin rapidly.

"stop!"

"Ding-ding-ding-"

The turntable was slowing down and was about to stop completely.

Seeing the pointer moving slower and slower across the small golden squares, Xu Ling's heart was in his throat.

Finally, the needle stopped! The selected square emitted a dazzling light.

What is it!
Xu Ling's gaze met the light, and only when the light began to fade did Xu Ling see what was inside.

【Waste】

[Is it open]

Damn! All my expectations were in vain!

Xu Ling was a little disappointed, but still wanted to open it.

[Obtained the low-level academic item: Endless Ballpoint Pen.]

Endless ballpoint pen? What the hell?

Xu Ling immediately checked the instructions. It was very simple, that is, the ink inside would never run out.

Xu Ling was shocked again!
Is this even scientific? Did they use space technology to seal a large amount of ink inside the pen? Or did they use some other substance to automatically transform it? Xu Ling couldn't imagine it.

But at the same time, Xu Ling was also extremely excited for the next lucky draw. If the path of a low-level academic master was so amazing, what about the higher-level ones? Or perhaps scientific drawings?
Looking at the remaining 10 study points, Xu Ling clicked on the lottery again, but this time the wheel didn't spin.

[100 Diligence Points are required for non-first-time lottery draws]

Studying hard isn’t enough!

With the anticipation of the lucky draw, Xu Ling's desire to study harder instantly increased, and he quickly opened the task bar to see if there were any new tasks.

【Ordinary tasks

(1) Library Check-in Task: This task is a permanent task and can only be claimed once a day. The host must go to the library to check in for a full eight hours.

Mission reward: 10 study points.

Failure penalty: If the host accepts the task but fails to complete it within eight hours, it will be considered a single task failure and 10 diligence points will be deducted.

Can I refuse: Yes]

Daily quests! Earn 10 Diligence Points every day! No penalties for failure.

Thinking of this, Xu Ling couldn't help but smile.

But it’s already very late today and the library is about to close, so I can only come back tomorrow.

The next day, Xu Ling got up early, put on his schoolbag, and went to the library without stopping under the surprised gaze of his roommates.

After finding a seat by the window, Xu Ling accepted the task.

Having just accepted the task, Xu Ling felt a little confused.

What should I do next? What book should I read? Or should I find some exercises to do?
Unable to make up his mind, Xu Ling decided to go to the mathematics bookshelf first. Just as he was about to pick up a book, Xu Ling saw a flash of light before his eyes. All the books he saw were covered in a layer of color.

From the brightest fluorescent green, the color brightness becomes lower and lower until it becomes a light gray.

Books of different colors are also marked with different values.

such as:

Demidovich Mathematical Analysis Exercises, Fluorescent Green, 10
Princeton Reader in Mathematical Analysis, Light Green, 8
Abstract Algebra (IN Herstein), dark green, 5
what is this?
Why can I see this?
Just when Xu Ling was puzzled, the system taskbar popped up automatically.

I saw a new module appear below the library check-in task I had just taken on.

[Task auxiliary function: Help the host find the most valuable books. ]

The most valuable?

How is this value judged? Why is the value of a problem set so much higher than that of a book on abstract algebra?
Xu Ling fell into deep thought until he suddenly thought of his series of level 0s, and then he suddenly realized.

This value should be given Xu Ling's current level. If Xu Ling were to read that abstract algebra book now, he might not gain as much as from an exercise book.

After figuring it out, Xu Ling took the Jimitovic Mathematical Analysis Exercise Book and returned to his seat to start studying and calculating.

However, it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature.

Xu Ling's previous laziness had caused him to lose focus. After only one problem, his mind wandered off to who knows where.

No! Focus!

Xu Ling forced himself to concentrate, but the more he did so, the harder it became.

The end result was that Xu Ling was upset and didn't read many pages of the book.

At this moment, Xu Ling heard the long-lost system prompt sound:

"Consume 5 Diligence Points to activate Focus Mode for one hour."

Focus mode?

Xu Ling was overjoyed. Anyway, he still had 10 points of diligence to study, so he decided to try the effect first.

"Turn it on for one hour." Xu Ling said in his heart.

However, nothing happened and the system did not give any prompts until Xu Ling saw that his diligence points had decreased by 5 points.

Then try it!
Xu Ling started reading again.

I don’t know if it was the focus mode that worked, or if it was Xu Ling’s own psychological effect.

Gradually, Xu Ling felt that he had entered a state of high concentration.

It seemed as if the only things left in the world were the book and the speech paper in front of me.

Everything around seemed to hold its breath.

Time passed quickly, and an hour went by in the blink of an eye. Xu Ling came back to his senses from his previous state and felt surprised.

This focus mode is so magical!
Without any hesitation, Xu Ling spent his remaining 5 diligence points in exchange for another hour of focus mode.

When time ended again, Xu Ling felt not only surprised but also a little disappointed.

If only I could stay in focus mode the whole time, I wouldn’t have learned anything in those two hours in the week before.

But this diligence in studying is really useless!
Without the focus mode, Xu Ling could only try to force himself to concentrate. Although he still couldn't persist for a long time, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but Xu Ling always felt that it was much better than before.

Is it focus mode?
Could it be that it not only instantly puts people into a focused state, but also subtly improves their attention span?
Just as Xu Ling was thinking about this possibility, a girl who looked a little shy walked timidly to Xu Ling's desk.

"Classmate?" the girl called softly.

Seeing that Xu Ling didn't respond, she stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Xu Ling's eyes, raising her voice slightly: "Classmate?"

Xu Ling finally reacted and quickly apologized to her, then looked at her with a puzzled expression.

(End of this chapter)