I'm a sophomore in college, what the heck is this "male god cultivation system"?

Chapter 85 New Year

Since Han Su's "birthday party" ended, Chen Yan's life has become much more active in the following days.

In order to complete the photography master's task as soon as possible, he specially invited Lin Zhixi, Shen Dong, and Kang Le to go hiking and picnicking together next weekend.

The four of them had gone out together before, so Chen Yan's idea to organize the gathering wasn't entirely unexpected.

Shen Dong and Kang Le initially thought that Chen Yan had developed feelings for Lin Zhixi, but during the mountain climb, Chen Yan did not show any unusual enthusiasm towards Lin Zhixi.

Then, when they reached the top of the mountain, Chen Yan suggested taking a photo, which successfully pushed the mission progress to 80%.

As for the final 20%, it was also not difficult. Chen Yan easily made up for the remaining task progress by getting help from Wen Ya.

The entire mission was incredibly easy.

As for the final reward, it's an item called "Popularity Account".

This tool can be linked to your account on any video platform, making it easier for others to see your videos.

The only thing that Chen Yan found novel in this mission was the beauty score the system gave to each woman.

Lin Zhixi 96, Wen Ya 92, Tian Jingyi 85, Shu He 81.

Overall, the score is quite objective... Of course, in Chen Yan's opinion, if Shu He could give up that heavy fringe that could be described as a "level 3 helmet" and those long and flat glasses, it wouldn't be a problem for her to score over 85 points, let alone 90.

Unfortunately, although she had extended an invitation to the birthday party, Han Su and Shu He didn't seem to pay much attention to it and didn't come to her photo studio.

Chen Yan didn't take it too seriously. His mindset was just like that of a fisherman: regardless of whether there were fish or not, he would cast his line twice. If he didn't catch anything, he wouldn't lose anything; if he did, he would make a huge profit.

……

By the time I finished all these odds and ends, it was already January.

With the arrival of the new year, Chen Yan's courses in the first semester of his junior year have gradually come to an end, and his final week has begun.

As for what arrives along with the final Monday, it's the refresh of the career calendar.

To Chen Yan's dismay, not only has the piano returned to his career calendar, but the other two skills he has acquired are also quite perplexing.

These two skills are [Embroidery] and [Snake Catching].

To be honest, Chen Yan was quite interested in [Snake Catching], but the problem was that the career calendar could only improve one's talent, not directly improve one's skill level.

Where is he supposed to find a teacher to teach him how to catch snakes?

As for the skill of embroidery, Chen Yan had absolutely no interest in it.

So, after not long after, Chen Yan chose the piano again, just to continue practicing his skills.

……

Meanwhile, with the arrival of final week, Chen Yan's time at school gradually increased.

After all, he often skipped classes this semester, so his major courses had quite a few gaps. Fortunately, most of the required course teachers provided question banks and key points, giving him room to cram at the last minute.

Unfortunately, the final exams did not bring him any new tasks.

Chen Yan felt a little regretful about this, but he wasn't too upset. He put the matter aside and began to prepare for the exam seriously.

……

The library. "It's six o'clock." Chen Yan stretched his arms after checking the time on his phone. He felt he had reviewed enough for the day and could go out for dinner and enjoy the nightlife.

There are three study rooms on each floor of the school, which can be divided into three self-study rooms: "left", "middle" and "right". The left and right rooms are better in terms of environment and are also better.

The elevators and stairs leading downstairs are all located in the middle study room, which means that footsteps can be heard there from time to time, inevitably reducing study efficiency.

Chen Yan, carrying a shoulder bag and scrolling through his phone, walked into the study room. Just as he was about to press the elevator button, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

At the same time, the figure noticed him, waved, and walked towards him.

……

Chen Yan has been out of the dormitory for some time now, and has not seen Qi Li for several months.

If you really want to know, Chen Yan did occasionally see Qi Li in the cafeteria during this period, but he didn't say hello... and each time Qi Li was sitting alone at his seat eating.

Chen Yan never expected to run into Qi Li here today, and he was even more surprised that Qi Li would take the initiative to walk over and greet him.

……

"Brother Yan, you're studying at the library too?" Qi Li said first, holding his books.

"Yeah, I've skipped a lot of classes lately, so I was thinking of cramming during finals week." Chen Yan nodded and asked, "I remember the computer science major courses in the first year weren't too difficult, right?"

"It's pretty simple, I mainly want to try my best for a scholarship..."

Before they could finish two sentences, the elevator arrived.

"I'll be going now, you study hard." Chen Yan stepped into the elevator first, and Qi Li followed him in the next second.

"Brother Yan, I've finished reviewing too." Qi Li explained in a low voice, then said, "How about we go to the cafeteria for a meal together?"

"also."

On his way to the cafeteria, Chen Yan's mind was once again filled with the WeChat Moments post he had just seen on his phone.

To be precise, it was the post Pan Yang made on WeChat Moments—the photo of the dinner party.

……

Judging from the information on her WeChat Moments alone, Pan Yang has been quite "thriving" this semester.

He first made a fortune with printers, and then started hoarding stickers and reselling shoes. Although it's unknown how much he earned, judging from his travel photos and pictures of various brands of clothing, he clearly made a considerable profit.

Just as Chen Yanshun left the study room, he scrolled through his phone for a while and saw that Pan Yang had updated his WeChat Moments with a group photo and the caption, "Let's have a party together, everyone."

If Chen Yan remembered correctly, Pan Yang and Qi Li should be in the same class. In other words, Pan Yang treated the whole class to a meal without mentioning Qi Li.

From another perspective, this can also be considered another form of isolation.

Based on Chen Yan's understanding of Pan Yang, this shouldn't be the first time Pan Yang has done something like this, coupled with Qi Li's somewhat inferiority complex and overly strong sense of pride...

'No wonder I always see Qi Li eating alone.'

Chen Yan turned to look at Qi Li, whose expression was noticeably better than when they were at the library, clearly due to having someone to eat with.

'No way, he's only a freshman and he's already like this.' Chen Yan bit his lip, feeling that the progress of the [Ma Jiajue Development Plan] seemed to have been pushed forward again.

(End of this chapter)