“That martial arts fanatic didn’t come for dinner and spent the whole day busily doing who knows what.”
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Thinking of such a possibility, Lin’s mother’s good-looking eyebrows immediately furrowed.
“Yes, madam, please wait. I’ll go find out right away.” The maid bowed slightly and briskly left the room, only to come back minutes later with a somewhat strange expression, “Madam, the master is still at the training ground.”
“Still at the training ground?” Lin’s mother raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression eased a bit.
At least he wasn’t out fooling around.
But the day has darkened; what is he doing at the training ground?
“Never mind, come with me and let’s see.” Having finished today’s accounts and without other matters at hand, Lin’s mother decided to take a look herself.
Stepping out of the room, Lin’s mother thought for a moment, then turned to her maid, “Forget it. Go to the kitchen and get some meat and steamed buns for the training ground.”
It’s uncertain whether that martial arts fanatic has eaten dinner. He probably hasn’t.
“Understood!” The maid held back her laughter as she excused herself, while Lin’s mother quickly made her way to the training ground.
Moonlight sprinkled down; without the bustle of the day, the vast square seemed exceptionally deserted.
On a certain platform in the square, a robust figure was practicing with a long spear, repeatedly executing movements, with only a few lanterns hanging by to provide dim lighting.
It was Lin Zhennan, still alone at the training ground.
The spear techniques he was practicing seemed quite basic, but after a few moves, he would pause to reflect before proceeding to the next sequence.
It appeared similar to that of a beginner just learning spear techniques.
Lin’s mother knew very well that Lin Zhennan, who had entered the Sky Soaring Realm years ago, didn’t need such practice, so she was especially curious and hastened forward, “Zhennan, what are you doing?”
“Huh?” Lin Zhennan snapped out of his trance, realizing Lin’s mother’s presence only then; he chuckled and hopped down from the platform, “I’m pondering how to teach Su’er spear techniques. You have no idea, the kid came to ask me for martial arts guidance today!”
As he spoke, Lin Zhennan grew more and more animated, “Teaching my son martial arts—it has to be the best, even if it’s just basic spear techniques. I reviewed those basic skills and found them unsatisfactory, so I decided to create a new set myself. Only now have I begun to get a handle on it.” freewebnvel.com
“You—” Lin’s mother shook her head with a light chuckle, “Su’er is willing to learn martial arts? That’s good to hear, though isn’t it a bit late?”
“Not at all!” Lin Zhennan waved his hand grandly, grinning, betraying none of the Lin family patriarch’s dignity in front of his wife, “I’m already quite satisfied that he’s willing to learn some spear techniques.”
“That’s good, then.” Lin’s mother was also aware of how her husband had longed for Su’er to learn martial arts over the years, but Su’er had always been uncooperative. Now that his wish was finally on the way to being fulfilled, she was happy as well.
“Gurgle…”
The sound of thunderous stomach rumbling echoed; Lin Zhennan’s expression turned a bit embarrassed, “I was so caught up that I forgot to have dinner. Ah Yu, is there still food in the kitchen?”
“There is.” Chen Yu took a basket from Qing’er, who had just arrived, and gave her husband a disapproving glare before handing it over to him, “Anticipating you wouldn’t have eaten, I had these prepared. Eat these first, and I’ll have the kitchen make some more for you later.”
“Good.” Lin Zhennan weighed the basket, laughing, “It’s indeed not enough.”
“Only you could eat so much; these would last me for several meals.”
“Well, it’s normal to eat more when cultivating the martial path.”
…
Blue Star.
Lin Su slowly opened his eyes and did not immediately summon the two pets.
Previously, in the Divine Martial World, both pets would be trained during the day. At night, Lin Su would send them back to the Beast Taming Space for recuperation, continuing his meditation for a while until feeling sleepy before going to bed, perfectly timing it to give the pets a chance to rest, ensuring they would be lively upon arriving on Blue Star.
But he slept early in the Divine Martial World today, so the pets didn’t get the time to recuperate; they had not completely recovered from their fatigue yet.
It seems that tomorrow, he would need to adjust his biological clock in the Divine Martial World.
Thinking to himself, Lin Su sat up in bed and began to wash up.
The reason he didn’t summon the two pets was also that he didn’t need their help today.
Today was the first day of the academic assessments at Mountain City University.
Prior to this, Lin Su had already learned the detailed processes of Mountain City University’s academic assessment.
The assessment would last for two days.
The first day was theoretical, the second day practical.
The theoretical exams took place only in the morning of the first day, covering a wide range of knowledge learned at the high school level, with no assessments in the afternoon. Instead, there was a process for candidates to tour Mountain City University, which was voluntary.
The entire second day was devoted to practical assessments, which didn’t take place inside Mountain City University and had varying locations each year. To prevent anyone from learning about the location and preparing beforehand, the details were only disclosed on the day of the assessment when all candidates boarded Mountain City University’s transportation.
Out of both assessments, the practical held more than double the points of the theoretical and featured greater randomness and unpredictability, making it the most critical part.
As for the theoretical assessment…
Surely nobody would worry about that, right?
Although this might reduce the reader’s sense of immersion, Lin Su, whose grades were always among the top of his class in senior high, felt no need to be concerned.