High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 23 The Wonderful Use of GPA
On the podium, Wu Shangfeng closed the data board in his hand.

"Statistics complete."

His voice echoed in the silent martial arts room, "I've explained all the rules that needed to be explained."

Wu Shangfeng glanced at the digital clock on the wall.

"It's 10 a.m. now. There are still four hours until the first class at 2 p.m. You can manage your time as you wish."

"Go and familiarize yourself with your dorms, get to know your comrades for the next few years, or take a look around the school you worked so hard to get into. Meet here promptly at 2 PM. Dismissed."

After Wu Shangfeng finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the classroom without any hesitation.

The oppressive atmosphere in the classroom was instantly broken.

The students stood up in twos and threes, some excitedly discussing their upcoming courses, while others eagerly walked towards the dormitory area together.

Qin Feng nodded slightly and brought up the campus map on his terminal.

A three-dimensional panoramic view of the campus was projected into the air in front of him.

He quickly located the position of Building 18 in Zone F, planned the most convenient route, and then got up and left the classroom.

The dormitory area is located on the east side of the campus, in a quiet environment, with modern dormitory buildings nestled among green trees and an artificial lake.

Following the map, Qin Feng quickly found Building 18.

Take the anti-gravity elevator to the fourth floor, to the door of room 402.

He swiped his student card lightly on the access control system.

[Identity verified. Welcome home, Qin Feng.]

A soft electronic sound rang out, and the alloy door slid open silently inward.

Qin Feng walked into the dormitory, and the scene before him surprised him slightly.

This was not the crowded dormitory he had imagined, but a rather spacious apartment.

The common living room, about fifty square meters in size, is furnished with comfortable sofas and coffee tables. One entire wall is a huge floor-to-ceiling window, offering a tranquil lake view of the dormitory area.

The living room is surrounded by four closed doors, each marked with the letters A, B, C, and D.

At this moment, two people were already sitting on the sofa in the living room.

One of them was a chubby little boy.

He looked to be about the same age as Qin Feng, with a round face, a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and wearing loose sportswear. He was holding a data tablet and looking at it with great interest.

He was completely sunk into the soft sofa, looking utterly endearing.

The other one made Qin Feng's gaze sharpen slightly.

It was Shi Potian.

The one who ranked in the top 100 of the entire school's high school entrance exam, whose vitality index was close to 10 before entering school, and who was recognized as the strongest in the class.

He was wearing a spotless white training uniform and was sitting cross-legged on the other side of the sofa, resting with his eyes closed.

He sat upright, his aura restrained, and even when resting, he exuded a sharp and arrogant air that kept strangers at bay.

Upon hearing the door open, the two of them simultaneously looked up.

The chubby boy was the first to stand up, a warm and cheerful smile spreading across his face.

"Hey! New roommate? Hi hello, my name is Qian Duoduo, I'm in room C. What about you?"

"Qin Feng, Room D."

Qin Feng responded.

"Qin Feng?"

Qian Duoduo scratched his head, seemingly trying to recall the class roster. "Oh, I remember now! Welcome, welcome!"

He patted the sofa next to him familiarly, "Please sit down, please sit down, don't be shy."

On the other side, Shi Potian also opened his eyes.

His gaze lingered on Qin Feng for a moment, then he simply nodded slightly as a greeting before closing his eyes again to continue his meditation.

His arrogance was obvious, but he didn't show any hostility or contempt; it was just a natural reserve that belonged to a top genius.

Qin Feng walked to the door of room D and swiped his student card to open it.

The room wasn't large, about 20 square meters, but the layout was very reasonable.

A bed, a desk, a wardrobe, and a separate bathroom.

Small but complete.

He put down his simple luggage and came out.

"Huh? Is no one in room B?"

Seeing that Qin Feng was alone, Qian Duoduo asked curiously.

"The senior said that there are only three people in our dorm for the time being."

Qin Feng answered.

"three people?"

Qian Duoduo was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she excitedly slapped her thigh, "That's great! We can use a spare room as a storage room to put some odds and ends. Awesome!"

Once he starts talking, he can't stop.

"To be honest, the accommodations under this D-level contract are much better than I expected. A single room with a private bathroom, that's great. I originally thought it would be the bunk bed type."

He smacked his lips, a longing look on his face.

"However, this can't compare to a C-level contract. My cousin told me that as long as you upgrade to a C-level contract, you can immediately apply to be transferred to a better dormitory building. There, not only are there independent single apartments, but each floor is also equipped with a public, multi-functional martial arts training room, complete with gravity devices, reaction testing equipment, psionic sensors, and so on. It's open 24 hours a day, and you don't even need to spend GPA points!"

"If we could get promoted to a B-level contract,"

Qian Duoduo lowered her voice, adding a touch of mystery, "That's even more amazing. We'll assign you a detached house with a private martial arts room! Plus, you'll get one-on-one instruction from a renowned master once a month! Those are the real powerhouses at the school!"

He spoke animatedly, while Shi Potian remained with his eyes closed, seemingly oblivious to everything around him.

Qin Feng listened quietly and wrote down all the useful information.

"Oh right, I haven't asked yet."

Qian Duoduo looked at Qin Feng and asked, "Brother, how were your middle school entrance exam results? What was your ranking?" Before Qin Feng could answer, he turned to Shi Potian.

"Brother Shi, you definitely don't need to be mentioned, the whole school knows you're a top 100 star. You don't mind me calling you Brother Shi, right?"

Shi Potian slowly opened his eyes, glanced at him, and gave a faint "hmm," which was taken as acquiescence.

"hey-hey."

Qian Duoduo rubbed his hands together. "My grades are so-so, mid-range, ranked around 30,000th. But my vitality index is alright, 4.8, it's just that my combat skills are a bit lacking. Qin Feng, what about you?"

"4.8 or so?"

Qin Feng was surprised, then answered truthfully: "My vitality index was 1.23 when I took the high school entrance exam, ranking 67,000th."

Upon hearing this ranking, a hint of surprise flashed across Qian Duoduo's face.

"More than 67,000..."

Shi Potian, who had been silent all along, opened his eyes again after hearing Qin Feng's results.

“I see that your body has a spontaneous absorption of psionic energy, and everything around your pores is normal. You shouldn’t have only 1.23 in the middle school entrance exam.”

Shi Potian asked softly, with a hint of doubt, "Did you have health problems before?"

"Yes, I'm recovering from a serious illness."

Qin Feng nodded.

"I see."

Shi Potian nodded knowingly.

"If you have any questions about cultivation in the future, you can come and ask me."

He spoke, but the meaning behind his words was clear: "We're in the same dorm, so we're brothers."

Shi Potian may seem aloof, but he's only fifteen or sixteen years old.

"Yeah!"

Qian Duoduo nodded vigorously from the side, "Brother Shi is right! From now on, we're comrades in arms! Don't worry, Qin Feng, with Brother Shi and me protecting you, your cultivation will definitely be fine. You'll catch up slowly!"

The atmosphere in the dormitory was much better than Qin Feng had expected.

A warm, outgoing, and well-informed person who is naturally sociable.

A top genius who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside and has a sense of responsibility.

"Come on, it's almost lunchtime. Let's go out for a walk, get familiar with the area, and then have a meal at the cafeteria."

Qian Duoduo jumped up from the sofa and, without saying a word, pulled Qin Feng and Shi Potian outside.

Although Shi Potian remained expressionless, he did not refuse.

The three of them walked out of the dormitory building together and strolled along the wide main road of the campus.

"Look, this is the style of our school."

Qian Duoduo stretched out his chubby finger and pointed to the surrounding buildings. “Simple, direct, and efficient. You won’t find a single ornamental garden that has no practical use. All the roads are straight and wide, facilitating the rapid movement of people and supplies. All the buildings are blocks made of the strongest alloys and composite materials, huge, sturdy, and full of power. Everything here is designed for one purpose—to enhance martial arts skills.”

Qin Feng looked in the direction he was pointing.

Indeed, as he said, the layout of the entire campus reveals an extreme pragmatism and militaristic style.

On both sides of the road are several enormous buildings that lie prostrate like black behemoths.

"The largest black cube in front is the school's central training hall."

Qian Duoduo explained, "It's divided into thousands of independent training rooms. There are gravity rooms, reaction rooms, psionic sensing rooms, virtual combat rooms... you name it. I heard that the most advanced gravity room can even simulate a gravity environment more than a hundred times stronger."

He clicked his tongue. "However, we D-level contract students aren't qualified to use those good places for free. We can only use the most basic public training grounds. If we want to enter those private training rooms, we have to spend GPA points to rent them."

They continued walking, passing a building bustling with people and a huge electronic screen constantly displaying mission information.

"That's the mission lobby."

Qian Duoduo pointed and said, "From now on, we'll mainly earn GPA points from there. From assisting in the school's labs to clearing out space pirates in the subspace network... there are all kinds of missions, but we can't take them on; only the teachers can. So we have to make the most of these missions; the GPA points are very generous."

Qin Feng kept all of this in mind.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the cafeteria.

The architectural style of the canteen is exactly the same as that of the training hall. It is also a huge and simple alloy block with no superfluous decorations, only cold metal and huge glass curtain walls.

"Look what I said."

Qian Duoduo smiled and shrugged, "The designers at our school must be block enthusiasts. Let's go inside and eat."

The three entered the canteen, which was enormous and could accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time.

Rows of long tables and chairs made of stainless steel are neatly arranged, creating a solemn atmosphere reminiscent of a military camp.

They each used their student cards to collect a standard Grade D nutritional meal.

The plate contains high-protein synthetic meat, high-energy rice, and some vitamin-rich vegetables, a balanced combination and a generous portion.

The three of them found a seat by the window and began to eat.

"By the way, about GPA."

While eating heartily, Qian Duoduo mumbled, "I heard from my cousin that there are actually many sources for this stuff."

He swallowed a mouthful of rice, raised his fingers, and began to explain.

"The most common way is through exams, where rankings determine GPA. Then there are the assignments I just mentioned, which are the main source of GPA. Also, winning in on-campus challenge competitions can also earn you GPA."

"Besides that, there are other ways to acquire them. For example, if you achieve a high rank in the Imperial Arena of the Subspace Network, the school will give you rewards. If you represent the school in some interstellar league and win a place, your GPA will come in like crazy. Even more unexpectedly, if you accidentally unlock some hidden achievement of the school or break a school record that has been sealed for many years, you will receive a windfall."

"Anyway,"

Qian Duoduo concluded, "As long as you want to get good grades, starting tomorrow, for the next three years, you'll be so busy you won't even have time to sleep."

As Qin Feng listened to his story, he gained a clearer understanding of his upcoming high school life.

Having a knowledgeable roommate like Qian Duoduo certainly saved him a lot of time from figuring things out on his own.

After finishing their meal, seeing that it was almost time, the three of them didn't linger any longer and got up together to head towards Building 7 in Area C.

(End of this chapter)