My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Chapter 21 Get on the bus first, pay the fare later (Part 2)

Low moans came from behind the curtain.

About three minutes later, the noise inside subsided, and the little girl's breathing returned to normal.

"Five minutes are up. Congratulations on passing the test. Remove your hand from the bottle opening. Take this and go find the person outside."

Thales congratulated the other party in a cheerful tone, then called out, "Number 7, come in."

Xia Zuo glanced at the black-haired girl whose eyebrows were beaming with joy, and used his detection technique to check her attributes.

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Spirit 10

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The black-haired girl's name is unknown.

She paused as she opened the door, stealing a glance at Xia Zuo before leaving.

Xia Zuo was counting the number of people in the room when he noticed a pleasant fragrance wafting around his nose. By the time he realized it was the smell of turpentine, the black-haired girl had already closed the door.

He shrugged and counted the number of boys and girls again.

The tests in the room were conducted in the order of women first, then men.

The miller’s daughter, Clare, who entered the room later, went through the curtain before the blacksmith’s son, Little Moben.

Keli also chose the light blue element bottle. After covering the bottle opening with her hand, she let out a low cry of pain for 3 minutes before calming down.

Keli's mental attribute is also 10 points.

Xia Zuo nodded to himself, it seemed that the spirit attribute was very useful in this round of testing.

Twenty minutes later, all the girls finished the test and left the room.

Only the black-haired girl number 6 and Clémüller passed the test; the rest of the girls gave up within the first 3 minutes.

Xia Zuo couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl who gave up.

They clearly had sufficient mental attributes, but their willpower was relatively weak, with an attribute value of only 3 points. They couldn't even endure the pain for 3 minutes.

"Now we'll begin the test for the boys. Number 9, please come in."

Number 9 is Little Moben Riley, who is the first in line among all the boys.

He stepped through the curtain, exchanged brief greetings with Thales, and began the test. Soon after, Thales began yelling and screaming in pain.

Three minutes later, the sudden, desperate screams of pain made everyone present involuntarily tense up.

Why is it different from the girls' situation? Xia Zuo frowned and fidgeted nervously.

Every girl who made it to the second round had 10 points of spirit, while Xiao Moben only had 9.

Can a difference of just one point really have such a big impact?

Inside the curtain, Thales asked if they should stop, but Little Merben immediately refused, "I...can...keep going..."

The remaining two minutes passed agonizingly amidst sobs and heavy breathing.

When the girls were taking the test, almost all the boys had smiles on their faces, as if as long as they were a little stronger than the girls and managed to get through the first 3 minutes, they could easily pass the test.

Xia Zuo glanced around and tsk tsk. Beads of sweat on their foreheads were a standard feature, and boys with weaker mental fortitude would have already gripped their trouser legs tightly.

"Congratulations, little guy, you passed the test. Take this and go."

When Xiao Moben pulled back the curtain, his face was pale, his short robe was soaked with sweat, and there were black water stains on his chest and back. He walked unsteadily, as if he had just finished fiddling with a blower.

"Come in on the 10th."

Number 10 is thinner than Xia Zuo and is a descendant of herb gatherers. He often follows the herb gathering team into the forest to search for wild herbs.

For the first three minutes after he started the test, he behaved exactly like Xiao Moben, but once the three-minute mark was reached, he let out a strange scream and then fell silent.

"Why.."

Taylors seemed to be having a headache over the boy's stubbornness.

If it were a girl, she would have given up in the first 3 minutes, unlike a boy who would force his way into the last 2 minutes.

After about several tens of seconds, Number 10 woke up with a groan.

"Little one, go outside."

When Number 10 pulled back the curtain, his eyes were bloodshot, it was hard to tell whether it was from pain or the sadness of failing the test, which really startled those who were watching him. Under everyone's gaze, he clung to the wall and staggered towards the door, his condition much worse than Xiao Moben's.

After that, several more boys went through the curtain, but none of them passed the test. Learning from the experience of number 10, many people gave up within the first three minutes.

Xia Zuo frowned, reviewing the character attributes he had previously recorded in his mind, and noticed a few details:

This test seems to use 9 points as a dividing line for mental alertness.

Those who were mentally alert experienced some discomfort during the test, but all passed without exception. They felt pain for the first 3 minutes, but calmed down after the next 2 minutes.

If you only have 9 points in Spirit, it's possible to rely on Willpower to get by, like Little Moben did.

Once the pain drops below 9 o'clock, no matter what, the pain will not be able to withstand for more than 3 minutes, and the person will faint.

By comparing them in this way, it's not hard to draw a conclusion.

The 10 points of spirit are the true starting point for becoming a nurtured and approachable Dharma Master.

Those who are born with elemental affinity have 10 or even 15 points or more of mental attribute from birth.

Of all those who entered the second round, except for Xia Zuo, no one's mental state was below 7.

They also possess at least three points of will.

A score of 7 points in spirit and 3 points in willpower are the prerequisites for generating elemental resistance under normal circumstances.

As for Xia Zuo

He relied on the high health regeneration brought by his vitality to forcibly become a fire-breathing performer and kept leveling up, which finally allowed him to obtain the fire resistance provided by his identity bonus.

Even if you allocate attribute points incorrectly, you can still enter the second round of testing just like everyone else.

The data-driven transformation by the Golden Finger is truly amazing!

Half an hour later, only Xia Zuo remained in the room who had not yet been tested.

Thales called from behind the curtain, "Number 17, come in."

Xia Zuo walked into the curtain with a smile, "Lord Thales, it's been a long time."

"It's you, Xia Zuo. You're the youngest among this group today, so you're last in line."

Thales still looked like a kind-hearted middle-aged man, with an expectant glint in his eyes.

After Xia Zuo sat down, his gaze swept over the empty bottles on the low table in front of him, and he felt a little confused.

This bottle is several degrees wider than a typical medicine bottle, and the glass is much thicker, with a frosted surface and diamond-shaped patterns.

There was an alchemical lamp emitting a faint light inside the curtain, and apart from the light reflected off the glass, the bottle did not appear to contain any luminescent material.

"Since you only have fire resistance, let's test it with this red-glowing elemental bottle."

Thales leaned back in his chair and said slowly, "It's okay if you didn't pass the test this year. You can participate again next year. Just don't push yourself too hard. No matter what happens in this round of testing, I can't touch you, understand?"

Red light

Is there really something in this bottle?

no

“I understand, Your Excellency Thales.”

Xia Zuo looked up and blinked, unsure if the other person had taken the wrong thing.

Thales, seemingly lost in thought, smiled kindly and said, "Stop looking at me, turn the hourglass upside down and start the test. I'm not going to give you any special treatment."

Xia Zuo, half-believing and half-doubting, threw the detection spell into the bottle.

"When discovering unknown things, due to low mental and perceptual levels, more detailed information could not be obtained."

There really is something... Is it because my mental attribute is less than 2 points that I can't see the red light...?

Xia Zuo smiled awkwardly, not bothering to explain the small misunderstanding between the two. He turned the hourglass upside down with his left hand to start timing, and with his right hand, he uncorked the bottle and covered the bottle opening with his palm.

"hiss"

Xia Zuo gasped, his palm throbbing with excruciating pain as if it were broken. The sensation was even more intense than when unlit, scalding hot medicine dripped onto his face during a fire breath.

"Ok?"

Thales tilted his head slightly to look at Xia Zuo, feeling that the other's reaction was more obvious than others. "Should we stop? Just take your palm off the bottle."

"No...no need..."

Xia Zuo's teeth clashed together, making a clicking sound.

He closed his eyes tightly, pressed his right hand against the bottle opening, and focused his attention on the character template in his mind.

...

Health 2728 eroded by an unknown force

Health regeneration speed

Base health regeneration speed

1.62 points per hour.

Real-time health regeneration speed

1.6220048.38 points per hour.

...

Over the past three months, I've gained 1 point of vitality, which randomly increases my maximum health by 6 points, raising my health from 22 to 28.

The base health regeneration rate has been significantly increased from 1.11 points per hour to 1.62 points per hour.

At this point, compared to the life loss rate of up to 200 points per hour, the basic life regeneration rate is like a drop in the ocean.