My stats are higher than yours!

“Next time, I won’t just prepare for three days before starting the fight,” Bai Shuodong retorted directly.

"Hilarious! Someone like you, I only need to provoke you a couple of times and you'll follow me. Could you have held back for that long? Hahahaha!" Xia Yanxin said with a loud laugh.

"..."

Bai Shuodong fell silent.

Jiang Lin turned her head and glanced at him, her eyes seeming to say: No, buddy, you're not really going to fight her, are you? You won once by pure luck, she won't give you a second chance!

Bai Shuodong remained silent, then lowered his head to eat, everything understood without words.

'No, you...?'

Jiang Lin's eyes widened gradually.

"I'll beat her into submission sooner or later."

Bai Shuodong whispered.

"I'll beat you into submission first! The strong should humiliate the weak! Hahaha... Ouch, ouch, ouch!" Xia Yanxin laughed heartily, but the laughter aggravated her wound.

This injury wasn't sustained during a friendly sparring match, but rather from being bitten by Bai Shuodong during our close-quarters combat earlier.

"puff!"

"What are you laughing at! Shut up!"

Xia Yanxin slammed her hand on the table, took out a training wooden sword from her storage ring, threw it in front of Bai Shuodong, and said, "This is the black iron-grade training wooden sword that I promised to give you."

Thanks.

Bai Shuodong took the training wooden sword and checked its attributes.

[Training with wooden swords]

Rank: First Rank

Quality: Black Iron

Effect: When using it for training, the rate at which swordsmanship proficiency increases by 5%.

Description: A brand new wooden sword. Using it for training allows you to better feel the power exertion and slightly amplifies the training effect.

"If you ask me, you should stop playing with longswords like toys. Playing with greatswords is so much more fun and suits your talent better. Longswords aren't very useful," Xia Yanxin said.

"Ah."

Bai Shuodong nodded slightly and replied, "I also have this plan. My talent is best suited for heavy weapons or blunt weapons. Longswords, which are mainly about agility, are indeed not very suitable for me."

Do you have any ideas?

"I think the chainsaw sword is pretty good. It can smash and cut, and its damage is off the charts."

"Come on."

Xia Yanxin leaned back and said, "That thing is impractical. It can't cut through armor, and it's easy to roll up clothes. A normal quality chainsaw sword has no deterrent power at all. It's pure waste. Only a high-quality chainsaw sword can kill in all directions."

"let it go."

Bai Shuodong sighed helplessly.

...

After some time, Bai Shuodong left the ward.

As Xia Yanxin watched his retreating figure, her initially relaxed expression gradually turned serious. She crossed her arms, seemingly lost in thought.

"what happened?"

He Jiaxin asked in confusion.

"It's nothing, that guy's combat talent is quite good. When he fought me before, his melee proficiency level was very low, and his skills were completely crushed, but after fighting for a while, he had already learned some routines, and his skills improved very quickly," Xia Yanxin said, squinting her eyes.

"Even you think it's fast?"

"Hmm, very fast, it feels like it's almost half as fast as my talent," Xia Yanxin continued, reflecting on her progress.

"what?"

...

Medical room corridor

"Brother, I always thought you were a talented guy, and now that I see it, you're definitely not simple."

Jiang Lin sighed and continued, "I still remember when I first met you. Back then, we were both pretentious people, and we were both locked up in the police station for criticism and education."

"Don't say anymore, it's all in the past."

Bai Shuodong looked up and sighed.

He was an orphan and desperately needed money. The government subsidies he received were only enough to cover his basic daily expenses, and he had no way of saving any money. Even if he went out to work, he wouldn't earn much.

Although the tuition fee for entering the Psionic Academy is far lower than the value of the benefits the academy provides, benefits are not just about money, and the tuition fee is clearly something an orphan cannot afford.

Not to mention tuition fees, there are basic assessments to enter the Psionic Academy. You must meet the assessment standards in four dimensions and so on. Otherwise, you can't even meet the most basic requirements, so how could you possibly enroll?

so...

During his junior high school years, Bai Shuodong had to find ways to earn money. If he didn't earn money, he wouldn't have money to pay tuition, and he wouldn't have money to buy medicine to improve his attributes. It would be impossible for him to attend the Psionic Academy.

He knew very well that he desperately needed this opportunity, a chance to turn his life around.

So, Bai Shuodong found a side job.

coercion.

It means showing off in the literal sense.

In the modern world, technology is highly advanced, and companion robots are exactly like real people. However, the law prohibits companion robots from providing that kind of service because it may lead to a decrease in marriage rate, a decrease in birth rate, and a continuous decline in population.

Companion robots are designed to provide companionship and humanistic care services, appearing outwardly virtuous and noble.

But actually...

Um...

Private cars that have been modified are not allowed on the road, but if you modify them and drive them in your own backyard without affecting others, it's fine. As long as you don't drive them out and get seen, nobody cares whether you've modified them or not.

And so, a bizarre profession was born in this world: the pretentious person.

Literally, it means showing off.

He was young at the time and was protected by the Law on the Protection of Minors, so learning a skill to get things done wasn't too risky.

After the incident, downplay the situation. When asked, just say it was your first time handling it and you weren't familiar with it. You'll just get some criticism and education later, and it won't cause any major trouble.

Normally, if a child causes trouble, they will be reported to their parents and then given a beating when they get home. But the problem is that Bai Shuodong has no parents and no one wants him, so even if the report is made, no specific guardian can be found.

what is this?

This is the invincible person!

Ugh!

There's nothing I can do!

If there were any other decent job that could solve the problem, how could Bai Shuodong not take it? But the problem is, there isn't one, there isn't one at all!

He was truly out of options, so he could only become a show-off, saving up enough money in junior high school to get into the psychic academy.

Bai Shuodong has a clear understanding of himself.

He was an orphan with no parents or relatives to help him, so he had to rely on himself when things happened.

Therefore, in order to change his fate, he had to be ruthless to himself. Only in this way could he have a chance to turn the tables and grow to a higher level.

Chapter Fourteen: Meeting

We're both juvenile delinquents who act like big shots, why should we need to know each other before?

Jiang Lin's situation was similar to Bai Shuodong's; he was also an orphan with no one to care for him, and if he wanted to get ahead, he could only rely on himself. In the end, he had no choice but to become a show-off.

Ugh!

Those in official circles will tell them the right things and healthy values.

But those things couldn't give them a better life; they couldn't provide them with the money they needed, nor could they send them to a psionic academy.

Bai Shuodong always knew what was right, but at the same time he also knew that doing only the right thing could not change the trajectory of his life. He still had dreams and desires, and he did not want to live his life in such a muddled way.

In the mire of the bottom, dreams pull Bai Shuodong up, take him, and lead him to a farther world to see a higher view.

Human dreams...

It will absolutely never end!!

"Brother, how come you've suddenly become so amazing lately? How did you do it? Do you have any tips to teach me?" Jiang Lin asked.

"Mindset".

"Mindset?"

"Correct."

Bai Shuodong nodded and continued walking ahead, "Jiang Lin, we are similar people. To get to where we are today, we have both paid a price that is hard for ordinary people to imagine."