Iron Blood College, Principal’s Office. "Lei Ming, how are the geniuses in the special training class today?" Wang Jianfang picked up a cup of tea and asked. "Not bad, although Hang Jianshe and the others have some foundation, they are also very serious about learning." "Especially Lu Lin, whose comprehension is astonishing." "If I didn’t see that he indeed hadn’t been exposed to these basic teachings, I would suspect he was disguising himself." Lei Ming praised Lu Lin. Wang Jianfang nodded and smiled, quite agreeing with Lei Ming’s words. Could Lu Lin’s comprehension not be astonishing? He even suspected that Lu Lin’s mental power level had reached that of a Seventh Level or even Eighth Level warrior. Although humans don’t have any notable secret techniques for spiritual strength cultivation, whenever a martial artist levels up, besides the physical body receiving some Star Power feedback and tempering, the spiritual strength also improves. Through years of research and testing, the federation has gained a relatively accurate understanding of the spiritual strength possessed by martial artists of each level. Zero level and ordinary people generally do not have a spirit power index exceeding 10 points. Below the seventh level, human spiritual strength does not exceed 100 points. Upon reaching the seventh level, spiritual strength experiences a qualitative leap, with any seventh level warrior having at least 100 points of spiritual strength. Eighth level is 300, ninth level is 500. However, to advance to Titled King, the previously seemingly insignificant mental power becomes crucial. Every Titled King requires a minimum spiritual strength of 1000 points. This is just the minimum requirement. But even the most brilliant ninth-level martial artist cannot continue to improve once their mental power reaches above 990 points. Research has found that powerful spiritual strength holds numerous benefits for human martial artists. Perception increases, judgment and thinking speed up, understanding and comprehension abilities improve, and combat response prediction becomes more precise. Lu Lin’s ability to quickly learn and understand what Lei Ming taught is definitely related to his powerful spiritual strength. "Hmm, not bad. Has Lu Lin’s reward been given out?" Lei Ming paused for a moment, seeing Wang Jianfang look up at him, and quickly added: "Principal, it’s not that I don’t want to give it, I think we need to understand Lu Lin’s needs first before making a decision, otherwise giving him some seemingly advanced resources that can’t be used in a short time will not quickly convert into strength for him." Wang Jianfang pointed at him, "So have you figured it out." "Lu Lin requires five pieces each of non-attribute Star Crystals and Earth Attribute Star Crystals, but I checked, and the school warehouse has plenty of Earth Attribute Star Crystals, but only four non-attribute ones, all from fourth-level and fifth-level exotic beasts." "Give them to him, let him use them first, since he dared to ask, he must be confident in absorbing them." "I don’t know why this kid is so peculiar, spiritual strength... forget it, continue, what else did they do today." Lei Ming understood the principal’s thoughts too well, although he was asking about them, in reality, he was only truly concerned about Lu Lin. Previously, when Hang Jianshe joined, Wang Jianfang was delighted, but now in Wang Jianfang’s eyes, he was already in the second tier. "These students are working hard, Hang Jianshe and a few others felt their physical strength was inadequate, so they went to the school’s gravity training room to cultivate." "Lu Lin has traces of Body Refining Skills cultivation on him, so he didn’t need to increase his strength for a short time. He went to the dodgeball training room, but..." Wang Jianfang glared at him, and Lei Ming quickly said, "He went to the dodgeball training room when there was no one there, and it happened that Mr. Huang saw him." "Mr. Huang saw that Lu Lin chose the easy mode and told me he wanted to help instruct the newcomer, so..." Lei Ming stopped talking, but Wang Jianfang understood. Mr. Huang is not a person; he is the previous principal of Iron Blood College’s pet. A completely yellow cat. The previous principal went to the depths of the Exotic Battlefield and left Mr. Huang at the school to guard it. But this... this Mr. Huang has a playful nature, and his favorite thing is to tease the students for fun. He had previous "bad" behavior, like secretly untying the braids of female students or pulling down boys’ pants when they were not paying attention. After being nagged a few times by Wang Jianfang, Mr. Huang had restrained himself a lot and targeted geniuses. He even called it adding a bit of difficulty to a genius’s life, otherwise, without encountering some setbacks, their future achievements would be limited. Wang Jianfang agreed with this idea. Geniuses have strong talents and good aptitude, but correspondingly, they also need to bear greater pressure and responsibility in the future. They have to face many situations that ordinary martial artists will not face. Mr. Huang, feel free to play, as long as there’s no big problem. This time, Mr. Huang saw Lu Lin going alone to the dodgeball training room and just wanted to tease Lu Lin a bit. Otherwise, if the simple difficulty’s dodgeball training is too hard, how would ordinary students play? "How long did Lu Lin stay in the dodgeball training room? Was his enthusiasm frustrated?" Wang Jianfang asked with interest. He set a standard in his mind. If Lu Lin only persisted for less than an hour, it would mean his mentality was not good, and he would need more tempering in the future. If he could persist for more than two hours, it would mean Lu Lin had strong bearing capacity and could be cultivated more intensively in the future. "No, but Mr. Huang was a bit frustrated." Wang Jianfang was taken aback for a moment. Lei Ming said... Mr. Huang was a bit frustrated? Someone who amuses himself by teasing geniuses, actually feeling frustrated? Wang Jianfang immediately became interested, shifted his seat, and looked at Lei Ming: "Tell me, what happened." "It went : Lu Lin went in and chose the easy mode, then Mr. Huang took over the backend control himself." "Lu Lin’s movement and steps were quite good, he did manage to dodge many of Mr. Huang’s attacks at first." "But later, Mr. Huang caught a flaw in Lu Lin’s tactics and started a fierce assault." "I just fast-forwarded through the recording, and during each transition of movement, Lu Lin still seemed a bit clumsy." "Which led to him continuously being on the receiving end." "Then... Lu Lin stayed in the training room until just now." Wang Jianfang instinctively glanced at the time, realizing how late it was. It meant that Lu Lin had stayed in the dodgeball training room for at least fifteen or sixteen hours; his mentality and willpower were definitely rare talents in recent years. That’s right, the genius Wang Jianfang recognized was not one whose initial refinement rate reached 0.99%. There are quite a few of such people in the federation every year, not tens of thousands, but certainly two or three thousand. But strong people, those who can support the Human Federation and the eight major cities of the Exotic Battlefield, ultimately are just a few. It’s because of mentality. No matter how good their talent, those with a poor mindset have limited achievements. Those with a good mindset don’t see talent as the only determinant for their future. Lu Lin staying in the dodgeball training room for so long before giving up shows his outstanding mentality. Lei Ming, seeing the smile on Wang Jianfang’s face, evidently pleased with Lu Lin, added: "Principal, Lu Lin didn’t leave because he gave up." "As I mentioned earlier, it was Mr. Huang who was frustrated." "With the eighteen shooting machines in easy mode, he was unable to do anything against Lu Lin. Just now, Lu Lin perfectly cleared Mr. Huang’s ’easy mode’." This time, Wang Jianfang couldn’t sit still. He knew Mr. Huang’s capability, at the ninth-level peak; in a one-on-one, Wang Jianfang might not win, but Mr. Huang certainly wouldn’t lose. As a cat-type exotic beast, Mr. Huang was naturally agile. Previously, many times after students entered the dodgeball training room, Mr. Huang took control and relentlessly defeated those students. Unexpectedly, this time he was defeated by Lu Lin. No, I have to check on Mr. Huang later. This is the first time in history he’s been bested by a student. "Alright, you go back first. Ensure everything Lu Lin needs is prepared and delivered soon." "I’m going for a stroll." "There’s one more thing." Lei Ming hurriedly spoke upon seeing Wang Jianfang rise and head out. "Lu Lin said he needs not only Star Crystals but also a large number of masters capable of guiding Star Skills." "No upper limit on their levels." "Oh?" Wang Jianfang paused, "Why is that?" Wang Jianfang retracted his right foot, thought for a moment, then said, "Alright, Mr. Yang and Ma Xingkong have yet to comprehend Star Skills. I’ll inform them later." Lei Ming inhaled sharply, wanting to say more, but Wang Jianfang’s figure had already disappeared. Lu Lin, full of spirit, arrived at the school building with Zhou Ziqiang. As they walked, they heard people discussing yesterday’s events. "Did you hear? Yesterday a beast stayed in the dodgeball training room for over ten hours, didn’t even have lunch." "Really? Aren’t you just spewing rumors again?" "For real, our Heaven’s Mechanism Hall never bluffs. I’ll tell you this: although he stayed for hours, the guy chose... hahaha, let me laugh first." "Hahaha, he chose the easy mode." "No way? Achieving a good standard in easy mode is simple; however, for excellence, a bit of practice is needed." "Tell me about it, let’s head out, the teacher is about to arrive." Naturally, as Lu Lin and Zhou Ziqiang passed by the conversing students, they overheard the talk. Zhou Ziqiang glanced at Lu Lin, wanting to speak, but he finally didn’t: "Mr. Lu, I’m off to class first." Climbing up to the third floor, Lu Lin started to doubt himself. Is my footwork really so lacking? These ordinary students from Luse Alliance College seemingly dismiss it, yet while training, why did it feel so challenging? He failed to notice a large yellow cat lounging under the sun on the rooftop of another school building, taking a look at Lu Lin.