Becoming a master started with manually rubbing the control panel.

"goodbye teacher."

After saying goodbye to Teacher Yao, Lin Bei quickly walked out of the campus.

He thought that Teacher Yao would ask him a lot of questions, so he prepared a lot of explanations for it.

result--

Teacher Yao simply smiled and praised him a few times, without asking any further questions.

"Having such an understanding teacher has saved me a lot of trouble..."

Lin Bei stopped, looked up at the star-studded night sky above, and took a deep breath.

The weakness in mental strength has finally been addressed.

Next, it's time to focus all our efforts on the final exams.

……

When Lin Bei got home, it was already 7:30 p.m.

creak-

Hearing the noise, Gao Lan stood up from the sofa and quickly came to greet him. "Son, why are you staying at school today?"

School ends at 6 PM.

Lin Bei sent a message to his family saying that he would be home later than usual.

I never expected my mom to have waited this long.

"fine."

Not wanting to worry her, Lin Bei casually explained, "I've been behaving well lately, and my homeroom teacher, Ms. Yao, has given me some extra lessons."

"That's good, that's good."

Upon hearing this, Gao Lan immediately smiled with relief. "The food is ready. I'll go get it."

With that, he turned and went into the kitchen.

During the meal, Lin Bei casually asked, "Has Dad not come back yet?"

Gao Lan's face stiffened for a moment, then she forced a smile. "Don't worry about it. Your dad will come back when it's time."

"It's time..."

Lin Bei keenly noticed this unusual statement.

My dad is a fishmonger, and he always comes home whenever he's sold all his fish.

My mom never uses the word "on time".

He put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "Did something happen at the dock? Can't Dad sell the fish anymore?"

My mother's hand trembled; she had clearly been right.

"Ugh."

Gao Lan sighed, "Your dad didn't want you to know... The coastal waters were closed off a while ago, so fishermen couldn't go out to sea, and your dad couldn't catch any fish, so he had no business. He can't stay idle, so he found a temporary job. The pay is okay, but... he has to work fourteen hours a day."

Lin Bei's expression changed slightly.

Working fourteen hours a day, this is no temporary work, it's sweatshop work!

My dad is a martial artist at the third level of Qi and Blood, with a good physical foundation. However, he is over fifty years old, and in recent years he has been busy making money to support the family, so he has not had time to cultivate. His body has already begun to decline.

Continuing to work non-stop like this will only make things worse.

Lin Bei sighed inwardly.

He knew that with his father's stubborn nature, he couldn't persuade him.

Someone has to hold this family together.

"mom."

Lin Bei was silent for a few seconds, then said, word by word, "I've made great progress recently, and I'm confident I can get into the elite class in the final exams. Then I'll not only get my tuition waived, but also the school's martial arts resource package, so Dad won't have to work so hard."

"Okay, okay."

Gao Lan's eyes reddened slightly, and she nodded with relief.

She didn't take Lin Bei's words seriously, thinking he was just her son comforting her.

After all, she knew exactly what her son's grades were like at school.

Getting into the elite class is extremely difficult.

After dinner.

Lin Bei returned to his room and began to make a study plan for the next three weeks.

During the day, everyone goes to school as usual, and everything proceeds according to plan.

School ends at 6 PM.

I got home at 6:30, and had half an hour to eat and shower.

From 7:00 to 12:00, practice the "Elementary Guiding Techniques" to improve your Qi and blood.

From midnight to 6 a.m., practice the "Multiple Meditation Method" to enhance mental strength.

Arrive at school at 7:00 AM for class.

I rest every Sunday and spend the whole day practicing at home.

In order to get into the elite class, he even decided to stop updating the system panel for a period of time until the final exams were over.

"Now that we've made up our minds, let's give it our all."

……

A week later.

【My Panel】

System Version: Alpha 1.0

Developer: Lin Bei

[Vital Status]: Normal

[Martial Arts Realm]: Qi and Blood Stage Two

[Mental Strength]: 39.0 (System usage 92%)

[Qi and Blood]: 12.2

[Constitution]: (Development suspended, progress 35%)

[Skills]: (To be developed)

Lin Bei silently scanned the data on the panel.

In the past week, he strictly followed his plan.

Every night from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m., I practice the "Elementary Guiding Techniques" without fail, which has raised my Qi and blood levels from 11.9 to 12.2.

From midnight to 6 a.m., I devote myself entirely to the practice of the "Multiple Meditation Method".

He was able to reliably enter the third level of consciousness space for meditation.

The efficiency of cultivating spiritual power is four times that of before.

As for the fourth floor...

He only dared to stay for an hour each time, and then he had to return to the third floor, otherwise he would not only fail to improve his mental strength, but would also damage his consciousness.

Even so, one hour of meditation at eight times the speed every day has already benefited him greatly.

Over the course of a week, his total mental strength increased from 38.7 to 39.

More importantly—

Since he no longer expends mental energy on encoding, all the newly added mental energy becomes usable mental energy.

This portion of mental energy is approximately 3.1 points.

"There are still two weeks until the final exam. At this rate, I should be able to use about 3.7 mental energy before the exam."

The mental strength test mainly assesses three aspects: deep meditation, total mental strength, and mental strength control.

Deep meditation and mental control are my strengths.

But the majority of the score comes from mental strength – accounting for 100 out of 150 points.

With a total mental strength of 3.7, he would probably rank between 120th and 150th in his grade, which is not ideal.

Taking all three factors into account, his mental strength should place him in the top 100 of his grade.

Lin Bei was making plans in his mind.

Being in the top 100 of the grade is still quite a distance from being in the elite class.

Fortunately, class assignments in the second year of high school are based on total score rankings.

As long as you can get high scores in physical skills and qi and blood, it will be enough to make up for the lack of mental strength.

Thinking about this...

He couldn't help but laugh at himself.

Despite being most skilled in mental cultivation, he had to rely on physical skills and qi and blood to pull himself together for the crucial final exam.

If he hadn't chosen to create the [System Panel] back then...

With his innate talent for mental strength, he will definitely be able to get into the top-ranked high school in Haicheng—Qing Teng High School.

Qing Teng High School admits only one hundred top geniuses each year.

They cultivate true elites.

Because of his choice back then, he earned the reputation of a fallen genius. Not only did he miss out on Qing Teng, but his parents also suffered a lot of gossip.

but.

He never regretted it.

"Ten years have passed since I honed this sword, its frosty edge yet to be tested. Today I present it to you; who has a grievance to redress?"

This is Lin Bei's favorite poem from his previous life.

The system panel is the sword he has personally honed for ten years.

Now, the divine weapon is in its initial stages of completion.

He was no longer going to lie low; he would make his move for the first time during the final exams two weeks later.

For myself and for my family, I will forge a path to success.