In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 16, Zhang Lingfei

A new day,

The golden light rushed into the room, touching the boy's cheeks.

Lin Ran's eyelids twitched slightly, and she stretched before getting out of bed.

[Pleasant mood, good health, experience +86]

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Lin Ran found it surprising, but it also made a lot of sense.

I didn't get up early today and slept until 7:30. I feel like I'm brand new!

After a quick wash, I put the steamed buns down for Daju and strolled leisurely towards school. On the way, I ate two bowls of tofu pudding, one savory and one sweet, and both tasted pretty good.

A cat was waiting in the classroom early.

"Good morning~" Yunzhu pushed a lunchbox over.

"Good morning." Lin Ran continued eating. His strong digestive system allowed him to eat regular food without feeling stuffed.

drip~

Chang Fei: I got your storage ring. Someone tried to hoard your resources, but I taught them a lesson. Come to the rooftop.

Lin Ran quickly finished her breakfast in a few bites.

"One of my supervisors urgently needs to speak with me."

"Okay, go ahead." Yunzhu took the lunchbox and went to wash up.

……

roof.

Chang Fei descended from the sky on a flying sword.

Lin Ran looked at his face. Compared to the sword immortal, he couldn't be said to be exactly the same; he was simply unrelated.

"Give."

Lin Ran used the ring that Chang Fei handed her. It was all black, covered with special patterns, and seemed to have a flowing light.

Chang Fei explained, "Infuse it with your spiritual energy, and once the light is fully lit, it's ready to use."

Lin Ran did as instructed, and the ring gradually glowed, flashing briefly after covering the entire area before returning to normal.

Spiritual energy entered the ring, and I sensed a separate space.

Lin Ran infused his spiritual energy for a while before he could detect the boundaries of the storage ring. Inside was a space ten meters long, wide, and high, with a usable volume of one thousand cubic meters!

In the corner were piles of about three cubic meters of spirit beast meat, a resource packaged separately in a box, and a weapon rack!

There's even an entire bookshelf full of martial arts-related books!

"Hiss~ Teacher, there seem to be a lot of resources here, don't you think?"

"Most of these are gifts from me. There are a few old geezers who wanted to cause trouble, so I made them bleed a little. Use them without worry, and ask for more when you're done." Chang Fei waved his hand.

Lin Ran felt that Chang Fei's whole body was glowing; was this the power of wealth?

Chang Fei added.

"By the way, the number of awakened individuals in the senior year has stabilized, and the simulated combat will begin, which should be in the next few days. All awakened individuals in the high school will be required to participate, including you."

"This year, the Cat People have joined. You can talk to them and they can apply to participate as well."

"Okay, teacher, where is the simulated combat location?" Lin Ran asked.

"It's a small world connected to the battlefield of the heavens. We haven't determined which one it is yet. Lin Sheng will let you know when we have news. I have other things to do, so I'll be going now." Chang Fei took off from the spot.

"Take care, teacher."

Lin Ran watched Chang Fei leave and returned to the classroom.

The cat's tail naturally wrapped around its calf, gliding gently and making direct contact with its skin.

"Yunzhu, do you know about human race's simulated combat?" Lin Ran asked her.

"I know a little bit. The elders told us about it, but the cat people grow up in battle from a young age, so they didn't say much. Is that why?" Yunzhu twitched her ears.

"I'm going to participate in a simulated combat exercise. Do you want to come?"

"Is it okay? If we can team up, then we'll go together; if not... never mind," Yunzhu said timidly.

"We should be able to team up, but it's not decided yet. I'll let you know once it's decided."

Lin Ran sighed inwardly, wondering how long an ordinary teenager could last.

"Mmm." Yunzhu's eyebrows curved into crescent moons.

The morning classes have ended.

[Exceptional Theory, Experience +927]

"Lin Ran, do you have any favorite dishes?" Yun Zhu walked beside Lin Ran, her tail wrapped around his wrist, gently touching him as she walked.

"No, as long as it's edible, it's fine." Lin Ran shook her head.

Yunzhu: "..."

How are you going to get her to continue?

Yunzhu's eyes lit up as her gaze swept over a shop.

"Can you wait a minute? I'm going to buy a milk tea."

"Okay." Lin Ran glanced around and saw that there was no one in the milk tea shop, so she figured it wouldn't take up much time.

Yunzhu ran to the milk tea shop, while he remained where he was.

A moment later, three figures approached from the front.

Lin Ran noticed that the other person's gaze was directed at him!

One of them was a short-haired boy wearing a suit, which looked rather mismatched.

The two on the left and right are identical female cat-people; they are twins.

"Lin Ran?" The boy stopped, trying to appear mature.

"It's me. Who are you?"

"Zhang Lingfei," the boy said.

"Never heard of it."

"You stole my storage ring." Zhang Lingfei glanced at Lin Ran's ring.

"You mean... the storage ring that was supposed to be given to me was held up by your elders for a whole day?"

Lin Ran's eyes turned slightly cold.

There were weapons inside the ring. If he had obtained the weapons earlier, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state when facing the cult members! His evaluation would have been much higher!

This Zhang Lingfei has affected his resources!

Zhang Lingfei: "..."

He was shocked; he never expected Lin Ran to say that!

At this moment, Yunzhu came out with two cups of milk tea. Seeing the tense atmosphere, she blinked.

The twin cat-men behind Zhang Lingfei exchanged a glance, quietly retreated, and signaled Yunzhu to leave as well.

Yunzhu shook her head, took the milk tea and walked behind Lin Ran, peeking out half of her cat head to peek at Zhang Lingfei.

Zhang Lingfei: ...

Why did he give it to the cat people he led, who didn't have this attitude!

"Lin Ran, you're also part of the plan. Let's have a match. The stake is that storage ring. If I lose, it's yours." Zhang Lingfei flicked his ring and tossed out a crystal.

Lin Ran flicked her finger, and spiritual energy wrapped around the crystal, causing it to land steadily in her hand.

The crystal was crystal clear, with more than a dozen irregular white marks sealed in the middle.

Wind Spirit Seed!

During the awakening ceremony, you can see wind-attribute awakeners. After using it, you can directly control wind-attribute spiritual energy!

Lin Ran used the earth's spiritual energy to sense the purity of the wind spirit seed and finally confirmed that he could obtain the wind attribute after using it!

Overall, it's less valuable than a storage ring, but it suits him perfectly.

"Sure, how do we compete?" Lin Ran asked.

One of the rules of the Elite Program is that the weaker party uses resources to challenge the stronger party, and the stronger party cannot refuse. The winner obtains the resources that both parties have contributed and mutually agreed upon.

Zhang Lingfei gave a cold laugh.

"Let's compare theories!"

"...?"

Lin Ran was stunned for two seconds, almost not reacting, thinking it was going to be a fight.

"How do we compete?" Lin Ran asked calmly, regaining her composure.

"Each person asks five questions, answering both their own and the other person's questions. The standard is the comprehensiveness of the answers, and the judge is the terminal elite intelligence."

Elite AI? Such a thing exists?

"You are the challenger, you make the choice," Lin Ran said calmly.

Zhang Lingfei opened the terminal and projected the image of a half-body girl between the two of them.

"Okay, the first question..."

Twenty minutes later.

Lin Ran, sipping her milk tea, had her wrist wrapped in a tail as she brushed past the distraught Zhang Lingfei.

[Exceptional Theory, Experience +364]

[Pleasant mood, good health, experience +134]

(End of this chapter)