“The System? The one from the game?!”
Lin Guang was startled at first, then uncontrollably excited, but when he saw the conditions for activating the System, his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.
He had originally wanted to rely on the System's power to help him contract a Spirit Beast, but now he needed to contract a Spirit Beast first to activate this System.
It's like having to graduate from Karazhan to be allowed to enter Karazhan, right?
However, Lin Guang was just casually complaining. After all, his dark circles weren't for nothing.
After awakening his past life's memories yesterday, the first thing he did was to jot down the information that was still fresh in his mind from his recent awakening. The second thing was to immediately start planning his future path, and he hadn't anticipated the System's existence at all.
It would be best if it could take effect immediately, but not being able to use it temporarily wouldn't cause him to lose his composure.
Lin Guang even prepared to take a year off from school specifically for preliminary work.
The advantage was that this would give him enough time to solve his current problems and pursue Spirit Beasts with high potential.
The disadvantage was that this would create a gap between him and his peers. After all, a crucial early-game plot point in the game—the Fenghai Prefecture High School Spirit Master League—had an age restriction, not a grade restriction. Moreover, Lin Guang wasn't a soul transmigrator; his classmates were quite good, and he didn't want to gradually grow distant from these friends he had just gotten to know, leading to a rather failed high school life.
As he thought, his mind began to wander, and his pen traced meaningless lines on his textbook, as if he were just doodling.
Ouyang Wei, standing on the podium, took in Lin Guang's inattentive—or rather, dispirited—expression. He raised an eyebrow slightly. His personality was rather rigid, and he wouldn't tolerate students daydreaming in his class.
“We all know that the Thousand-Needle Rat possesses the 【Rock】 attribute. Ahem… Among first-tier spirit materials, what is the most suitable material for the Thousand-Needle Rat's advancement? Lin Guang.”
Snapping back to reality, Lin Guang put down his pen and slowly stood up.
“The Thousand-Needle Rat's attribute is indeed Rock, but this is a trick question. Unlike ordinary Rock-type Spirit Beasts, it cannot use too many special stones during its cultivation process. Instead, it should use some special metals and Water-type cultivation resources, because excessive intake of Rock-type energy will cause the needles to bind too tightly to the skin, which is detrimental to the next evolution…”
Watching Lin Guang answer the teacher's question eloquently, with an unwavering expression, and providing a perfect answer, the students in Class 1, even the few who were jealous of his grades and occasionally spoke ill of him behind his back, had to admit—
If they were the ones who had gone to the Beast Rearing Base three times, attempted to contract a Spirit Beast dozens of times without success, and hadn't awakened their talent for half a year, they would absolutely not be able to maintain such a calm demeanor.
“…Very good, sit down.”
Ouyang Wei nodded a bit stiffly. He hadn't expected Lin Guang to be able to multitask, following his train of thought without even looking at the blackboard, nor had he expected Lin Guang to answer this slightly advanced question perfectly.
“Pfft…”
An ill-timed sound rang out. Everyone looked over, only to see Wang Dawei covering his mouth with both hands, but the joy in his eyes and brows couldn't be concealed.
“Wang Dawei, you answer the next question.”
Ouyang Wei glanced at him indifferently and said in a deep voice, which made Wang Dawei's face turn ashen, changing faster than a chameleon's colors.
After stuttering for a long time, Wang Dawei couldn't answer. His biggest “cheat,” Lin Guang, had already been banned by Ouyang Wei last semester—his seat was moved far in front of Lin Guang's—so he consciously took his textbook and walked to the back of the classroom for punishment.
A moment later, the bell of salvation rang, signaling the end of the class.
After casually assigning today's homework, Ouyang Wei rolled up his textbook, coughed, and walked out of the classroom.
The next class was Teacher Li's history class. Besides the history of Great Xia, it also covered the history of exploring other secret realms and other worlds. In the future, if one were to accidentally enter a secret realm or encounter difficulties within one, this knowledge might very well provide a means of rescue.
And Lin Guang, contrary to his previous inattention, sat upright and listened intently—
The history he once took for granted became extremely captivating after he recalled his memories of Earth, making him eager to learn more.
The biggest difference between this Blue Star and his original Earth was that five hundred years ago, the heavens and earth suddenly underwent drastic changes. The planet expanded in defiance of physical laws, its area growing almost immeasurably. Even between cities, vast wildernesses, forests, and other natural landscapes suddenly appeared.
At the same time, the spatiotemporal structure was also altered. Other worlds continuously approached, compressed, and collided. Aside from the relatively stable Blue Star, spatiotemporal rifts could appear in other worlds, and this was how various secret realms, Spirit Beasts and Demonic Beasts in the wilderness, and structures and ruins seemingly from fantasy works came into being.
And the history class taught the stories of how those first Spirit Masters and their Spirit Beasts, who shared life and death, re-established civilization and nations during that initial period of extreme chaos.
Although Lin Guang was a master in the gaming field, “royal spirit war chronicles” had roguelike elements, with each playthrough being different. However, he was in a real world, and its history was related to many of the underlying game settings he had once been deeply fascinated by. He couldn't help but listen with extreme focus, diligently taking notes, which made the ten-pound heavier Teacher Li secretly nod.
She also saw Lin Guang's empty hand.
But she believed that with such a serious attitude, even if he truly couldn't contract a Spirit Beast, Lin Guang's future achievements would absolutely not be worse than most people's.
…
The morning consisted of liberal arts courses, while the afternoon was dedicated to martial arts courses, or rather, physical education.
Before becoming a Six-Star Spirit Master, a Spirit Master's physical body was extremely fragile.
Whether in the harsh wilderness or in a secret realm, a strong physique and tenacious will were indispensable, and to some extent, it could also be considered a form of screening.
Lin Guang's martial arts scores were not top-ranked; one could only say he had the classic bookworm physique, finding it difficult to even kill an ordinary chicken with a knife.
But conversely, the fact that he could maintain his position as the top student in his grade despite such unremarkable martial arts scores proved how excellent his liberal arts skills were. Every time he saw the posted scores in the hallway, He Shenghuang, jokingly called the “Perennial Second Place,” would reveal an expression of utter despair, doubting if he had an IQ problem.
However, although physical training had been put on the agenda, Lin Guang did not plan to continue attending this afternoon's class.
He had other plans.