"Oh, whatever resources you need, just say it." "As long as the university can provide it, we won’t be stingy." Seeing Lei Ming’s straightforwardness, Lu Lin didn’t hesitate. "Teacher Lei, I need Star Crystals, no matter how many attribute-free or earth attribute ones, just give me as many as you have." "Wait... wait a minute." Seeing Lu Lin’s lion-sized appetite, Lei Ming hurriedly called to stop him. "Lu Lin, Star Crystals aren’t necessarily better in large numbers, even if we give you more, you’d only absorb one or two a month, which isn’t much use." "Don’t listen to those online rumors saying to speed up by crazily absorbing Star Crystals, I’m telling you, it’s useless." "Before a person transforms the Five Evils, the body’s endurance is limited. Even if you’re at the Third Level, absorbing two a month is already decent." "Star Crystals are mainly used for Martial Artists of levels four to six for training and combat." "Young people, don’t aim too high, and don’t be easily swayed." Lu Lin nodded, "Alright, then please help me get ten Star Crystals first, if I can’t absorb them, I’ll return them to you, what do you think?" After Lu Lin finished speaking, Lei Ming just looked at him. He wanted to see a trace of shyness or bluff in his eyes. However, he was disappointed. Lu Lin was calm, as if he was just asking Lei Ming to add an extra meat bun for dinner. "Alright, then I’ll give you ten Star Crystals." "Is there anything else you need?" Lu Lin thought for a moment and said, "I also need a large number of masters waiting to comprehend Star Skills." "No level limit, not too few at Level Three or Five, not too many at Level Eight or Nine." Lei Ming was stunned. He had taught many outstanding freshmen from Iron Blood College and had seen various quirky requests from these freshmen. But a request like Lu Lin’s was indeed a first. However, Lei Ming suddenly remembered that Lu Lin seemed to be a Star Guide as well. But what’s the necessary connection between the two? "Teacher Lei, rest assured, as long as you can help me find enough masters needing to guide Star Skills, I can definitely reach Level 3 Peak as soon as possible, then prepare for Transforming Five Evils." Lei Ming nodded, "Alright then, I’ll apply for the Star Crystals for you first, and I’ll ask the principal about the masters later." After speaking, Lei Ming turned and left. Lu Lin was about to leave the classroom too, but was suddenly called out: "Lu Lin, please wait a moment." Looking back, it was Hang Jianshe. "I just want to ask if you’re really a Third Level Star Core Warrior now?" "Then, could I ask how you cultivated so fast?" Seeing Lu Lin nod, Hang Jianshe continued to ask. "Well, actually, it’s quite simple." "On how to rapidly increase cultivation, I do have a little insight, it’s just..." Lu Lin looked up at Hang Jianshe, who immediately understood. "No problem, Lu Lin, as long as your method works, I’m willing to pay enough compensation." Lu Lin quickly waved his hand, "No no no, that’s not what I meant." "Forget it, I’ll just tell you directly, come closer." Hang Jianshe was not suspicious and bent slightly to hear Lu Lin’s experience. The other three who hadn’t left also curiously gathered around. They were curious about Lu Lin’s secret, given how he could advance from awakening to Third Level beginner within just one month. Hang Jianshe looked bewildered, staring at Lu Lin in disbelief, as if doubting his own ears. "Yes, just be handsome." Lu Lin nodded with a serious look, "I found that after awakening, if I start cultivating right after waking up in the morning without washing my face or brushing my teeth, the efficiency is extremely low." "But if I clean up well, change into some stylish clothes, and if conditions permit, spray a bit of perfume, my self-confidence skyrockets when I stand in front of the mirror, with a 300% efficiency boost, sometimes up to 500%." "Don’t look at me with eyes like that, believe it or not, go back and try it, you’ll see." "I know this method sounds a bit ridiculous, but I firmly believe in it." "Look at what I’m wearing, carrying, bringing now, doesn’t it highlight me even more stylishly?" "You saw how fast my progress was just now when I was learning steps and power techniques, didn’t you?" Hang Jianshe, Cong Xiaolong, Yao Zongheng, Zhu Haolin all nodded in unison. Although they were all geniuses, priding themselves on having learning abilities and cultivation efficiency way above that of regular students. But the scene of Lu Lin learning with Lei Ming just now was seen by them all. Lu Lin was indeed clueless about the basics of power application, footwork, and breath adjustment. This wasn’t something you could just pretend to know. But within this short hour, Lu Lin had already grasped it so well, and was only slightly inferior when sparring with Lei Ming. They all knew that Lu Lin didn’t lack talent, only accumulated experience. Thinking of this, the four of them couldn’t help but start to believe. "Alright, that’s all I’ll say, whether you want to try it or not, you can decide for yourselves when you go back." "Frankly, even if what I said doesn’t work for you, dressing up a bit better, being a bit more spirited, can still give our Iron Blood College a good look, right?" "I’m off to check out that dodgeball training room." With that, Lu Lin left on his own, leaving the four of them looking at each other. "Hang Jianshe, do you think what Lu Lin said is true?" Hang Jianshe shook his head, then seemed to remember something, "But the idea that spirit can influence reality has been mentioned repeatedly before humans entered the Star Core cultivation era, and there have been many similar cases." "What, are you all interested?" The three swiftly waved their hands. "What a joke, a grown man trying to primp and preen like that, that’s just not on." "I definitely wouldn’t do it, regardless of its effectiveness, just the sense of shame alone would stop me from coming to school." "Exactly, my dad even said, if I dared to wear a face mask and lipstick like those TV stars, he’d come from out of town just to wipe it off with a dirty rag." "Right, Hang Jianshe, if you’re tempted, go ahead and try it, but even if it actually works for you, we... still wouldn’t dare do it, it’s just too embarrassing." Hang Jianshe nodded, didn’t say more, and turned to leave the classroom. After arriving at the dodgeball training center, Lu Lin saw that there were over a dozen rooms for cultivation inside. He sighed, saying it’s indeed worthy of being Iron Blood University, and swiped his card to enter one. Just in case, Lu Lin chose the easy mode for his first try. Inside the room, eighteen elastic ball firing points were raised. Wait a minute, these eighteen firing points will randomly shoot out ten elastic balls. Getting hit three times or less is rated excellent. Getting hit five times or less is rated good. If hit five times or more, it is rated as unsuccessful. The simple mode of dodgeball with elastic balls is just for martial artist training, not for ranking services. Lu Lin chuckled, luckily there’s no ranking provided. What’s the point of ranking every day, we’re all adults now; wouldn’t it be better to hide our skills rather than showing them to everyone. "Is the trainee ready?" "Countdown, 10, 9... 3, 2, 1." "Elastic dodgeball training, start now." The voice broadcast ended, but Lu Lin didn’t feel an attack immediately. He wanted to turn around to see if the shooting machine was broken when suddenly, a shooting machine overhead quickly fired an elastic ball. As a passive star skill, Evasion was obviously very qualified. But before Lu Lin could breathe a sigh of relief, two more elastic balls were fired consecutively. Lu Lin maximized his perception, using Inch Step to turn and twist, thus avoiding the two elastic balls. However, this was just the beginning. In the background, it was unclear if a shooting master or an intelligent computer was controlling the shooting machine. After shooting more than twenty balls consecutively, the operator seemed to have understood all of Lu Lin’s evasion methods. The elastic balls shot afterwards became increasingly unpredictable. Lu Lin was completely focused at this moment, having no time to think about anything else. He just cursed in his heart: How the heck is this simple? What’s the difficulty level then? What’s the hell level? What’s the nightmare level? Just as Lu Lin got distracted for a moment, three consecutive elastic balls hit him. "Hit by three balls, please stay focused, challenger." Lu Lin didn’t know the broadcast had such a reminder service and was momentarily stunned. Seeing another hit coming, Lu Lin dove to the ground immediately. The shooting machine mercilessly continued with area-covering shots at Lu Lin lying on the ground. Lu Lin no longer knew how many elastic balls he was hit by. Though it wasn’t painful, Lu Lin felt a sense of humiliation. He came here full of confidence to test his skills. In the end, he was beaten so bad, he didn’t know which way was north. Luckily, it was elastic balls, what if it had been arrows or firearms from an enemy instead? After the first training round, Lu Lin lay on the floor thinking for a while and decided to continue training. Just now, he was bragging to Hang Jianshe and the others, saying as long as you’re handsome, everything goes smoothly. Now, he was beaten to a miserable state. If he happens to meet them later and they ask how Lu Lin’s training results were, he would be too embarrassed to say. "I don’t believe it, try again." "Damn it, I’m skipping lunch today, I’ll just eat elastic balls, continue." After the first class in the morning, the time was around 10:20. Lu Lin arrived at the dodgeball training room at around 10:40. In that time, Lu Lin couldn’t remember exactly how many rounds he trained or how much time he spent. As long as he continued to be hit by elastic balls, he restarted the training. During this time, Lu Lin received a phone call from Zhou Ziqiang asking if he wanted to go to the canteen for lunch. Lu Lin replied: "Why eat, I need to train hard." After saying this, he hung up the call. Because of this call, Lu Lin was hit four times in a row again. Zhou Ziqiang was shocked. So, this is the reason why Lu Lin can become stronger? Last night’s screaming went on until very late. And today, he’s even skipping lunch to train. Zhou Ziqiang thought of his lack of talent, his unwillingness to work hard, and constant pondering over meals, and felt utterly ashamed. He’ll skip lunch as well and train more. If he doesn’t reach the third level, he won’t have lunch. He wanted to be on par with Lu Lin. He couldn’t afford to hold Lu Lin back. Zhou Ziqiang secretly encouraged himself. Lu Lin, in the training room, didn’t know how long he had stayed there, finally felt a hint of fatigue. He kept panting heavily, wanting a sip of water but had no cup. "But fortunately, just now I perfectly completed the session." "Geez, I almost died from exhaustion, and I don’t even know what time it is now." Lu Lin muttered to himself, touched his dry lips, and opened his personal terminal to check the time. "Luckily, luckily, I’ve only trained for just over three hours." "Brother is indeed a super genius, three hours to conquer the simple mode." "Just right, I’m a bit hungry, gonna grab some lunch." Lu Lin decided to end the training, and the eighteen high-speed shooting machines immediately hid back into the room. However, upon stepping out of the training room, Lu Lin was met with complete darkness outside. It’s already the second day.