"Jin Ge, please help me."
Xu Jin returned to the empty dormitory to rest, and was startled by Qian Xiaohu who popped out.
"Jin Ge, please pass on your Star Pointing experience to me, I will definitely repay you."
"Jin Ge, if I can't Star Point, I can only go home to farm and do hard labor, never having enough to eat or wear for my whole life.
Jin Ge, I want to succeed in Star Pointing, I want my Old Dad and mom to live a good life, please, help me." Qian Xiaohu said, his eyes red, about to kneel down to Xu Jin.
Xu Jin quickly helped him up with swift hands and eyes.
"Xiao Hu, you've taken care of me several times, I hold gratitude in my heart. But the experience of succeeding in Star Pointing, I told you everything this morning, without the slightest reservation," Xu Jin said.
"Really?" Qian Xiaohu was not giving up.
Xu Jin had indeed told him about the experience of succeeding in Star Pointing this morning, but it was not much different from what the Instructors taught, and it wasn't of much help to him currently.
"Really."
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Qian Xiaohu's eyes dimmed. Watching the light in Qian Xiaohu's eyes gradually fade, Xu Jin also felt helpless.
In the past two months, he had fallen ill several times and was close to death, and had even been sick twice due to his weak constitution. It was always Qian Xiaohu who took care of him, brought him food, and fetched water.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Jin hesitated, "But there's another method you can try."
"What method? Jin Ge, tell me." A light suddenly shone in Qian Xiaohu's eyes, and he grabbed Xu Jin.
Xu Jin briefly explained the situation with the Waking Spirit Pill, stating that he had Star Pointed after taking the Waking Spirit Pill.
"Xiao Hu, but Instructor Ning also said that although the Waking Spirit Pill can refresh the mind, its help for Star Pointing is minimal. The Dao Academy has already verified this point. But I think you can give it a try."
Hearing Xu Jin say it was the Waking Spirit Pill, the light in Qian Xiaohu's eyes dimmed again, "Jin Ge, I know about the Waking Spirit Pill, but the Dan Room sells one for five taels of silver. I can't afford it."
Xu Jin frowned, but this was also normal. Qian Xiaohu's family background was similar to his, at best slightly better. It was normal that he couldn't afford it.
"How much silver do you have?" Xu Jin suddenly asked.
Qian Xiaohu's eyes lit up again, "Jin Ge, are you going to lend me silver? I've actually saved silver for a long time. I currently have one tael and seven mace. Jin Ge, if you lend me three taels and three mace, it will be enough."
But as soon as he finished speaking, Qian Xiaohu gave a wry smile. They had shared a bed for so long, how could he not know Jin Ge's situation?
One or two taels might be possible.
Three or four taels was too much.
His eyes dimmed again.
Xu Jin pondered carefully for a moment, then suddenly took out a Waking Spirit Pill, "Xiao Hu, I still have one Waking Spirit Pill here."
Qian Xiaohu was overjoyed, and the light in his eyes rekindled.
"But Xiao Hu, you know, this Waking Spirit Pill of mine was also earned by my Old Dad with his blood and sweat, so I can't just give it to you for free!"
"I'll borrow it!
Jin Ge, I'll borrow it, I'll pay the interest at the market price."
"What if you still fail to Star Point?" Xu Jin suddenly asked.
Qian Xiaohu was startled, and after a long time, he suddenly grinned, "Then that's fate!
I'll have to accept it!
But Jin Ge, don't worry, even if I fail to Star Point, I must repay the silver I owe you!
As a porter at the Prefecture City dock, as long as I'm willing to endure hardship, after deducting food and drink, and saving a bit more, I can save at least one tael of silver a month. In five or six months at most, I can repay you."
After speaking, Qian Xiaohu directly handed a small pouch to Xu Jin, "Here is one tael and six mace, Jin Ge, please take it first."
"Okay, I'll take this money, this was bought for me with my Old Dad's blood and sweat silver! But between us brothers, we won't mention interest."
Xu Jin solemnly handed the Waking Spirit Pill to Qian Xiaohu, "Xiao Hu, don't be in a hurry to use it today, use it tomorrow morning. After sleeping all night, you'll be most energetic during morning class, and the cultivation effect will be best."
"Thank you, Jin Ge! Whether I succeed in Star Pointing or not, you are my true big brother."
"Mm, work hard, I think you will definitely succeed in Star Pointing tomorrow!"
Qian Xiaohu nodded vigorously, carefully put away the pill, and went happily to eat.
After Qian Xiaohu left, Xu Jin thought about his current predicament, but was suddenly inspired by Qian Xiaohu.
I have to take the initiative.
I need to handle things with some thinking from my previous life.
If I don't have silver, I need to find a capitalist for financing or venture capital, or at the very least, get some loans.
Just saving money, when can I buy a house?
So who is the capitalist?
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With the knowledge he had absorbed from his previous life, as long as he was willing to endure hardship, earning a little money over a few years would not be a problem.
Earning more was also possible, but he basically couldn't keep it.
In this world, wealth needs strength to protect it.
And Xu Jin neither wanted to endure too much hardship in life, nor did he want to earn silver quickly for cultivation, to repay Xu Dajiang, and to buy nice clothes for his younger sister Xu Jiang. This required external capital.
However, the difficulty of getting some investment or loans in this era was hellish.
If Xu Jin really went to a rich merchant or a money house and talked nonsense, he might very well be kicked out.
After thinking for a while, Xu Jin realized that there was only one target he could try – Instructor Ning Yuchan.
There were three reasons:
Firstly, the treatment for Dao Academy Instructors was good. It was said they earned dozens of taels of silver a month, so Instructor Ning should have some capital.
Secondly, Ning Yuchan and Xu Jin could talk to each other and were somewhat acquainted. She had helped him buy the Waking Spirit Pill before, and even told him about using the Waking Spirit Pill to assist in Star Pointing.
People who can help you will usually continue to help you, but people you have helped may not necessarily help you.
Thirdly, in the eyes of others, Xu Jin, who Star Pointed in eighty-three days, didn't have much potential for future development. But if he showed something, Instructor Ning should be able to discover some of Xu Jin's potential, thereby attracting investment (help).
Target (capitalist), credit (value), return period, return rate – Xu Jin repeatedly pondered these four key points for a long time before making a decision.
First, he had to show his value, but he couldn't say it directly himself.
That would be like praising his own wares.
Being discovered by the other party is the best way to show value.
Under this consideration, Xu Jin, at noon, knocked on Instructor Ning Yuchan's small courtyard again.
"Xu Jin?
What is it?"
Inside the small courtyard, Instructor Ning, without a veil, opened the door. There was a hint of frost on her pretty face, clearly showing some displeasure at Xu Jin's abrupt interruption in the middle of the day.
"Instructor, I have a cultivation problem I'd like to ask about," Xu Jin quickly said.
"A cultivation problem?" Ning Yuchan furrowed her willow-like brows, "So urgent? Can't you ask during morning or evening class?"
"It appeared right after morning class cultivation. I was afraid it would appear again during evening class, so I came to disturb Instructor's rest," Xu Jin said.
Ning Yuchan glanced at Xu Jin, tapped her iron crutch, and flashed to the stone bench in the courtyard to sit down, "Come in and speak."
Xu Jin quickly entered the courtyard, "Instructor, it's like this. On my way back from morning class cultivation, I suddenly became extremely hungry. I ran all the way to the dining hall. Normally, one bowl of rice is enough, but today I ate four large bowls in a row before I felt a bit better..."
"You experienced a massive hunger reaction?" Before Xu Jin finished speaking, Ning Yuchan stood up and looked at Xu Jin with a strange expression.
This shouldn't be.
According to the Dao Academy's experience during the Star Gathering Season, usually only exceptionally talented youths who succeed in Star Pointing within ten days experience a massive hunger reaction.
Xu Jin Star Pointed in eighty-three days, so it was impossible for him to experience a massive hunger reaction, which was why she hadn't mentioned it.
However, if combined with Xu Jin's success in Star Pointing on the first day, at the end of morning class, it was somewhat normal.
Because Xu Jin's success in Star Pointing on the first day was almost comparable to Yue Daqi, who was first in Star Pointing this term.
"How many Waking Spirit Pills did you take this morning?"
"One."
"Mm, if you experience a massive hunger reaction, you not only need to eat more, but also need to supplement with pills. You can take a few Blood Replenishing Pills and Foundation Solidifying Pills from the Dan Room.
However, if a massive hunger reaction occurs for a long time without supplemental pills, it will damage your Foundation.
How about this, for the next few days, during morning and evening classes, temporarily don't use the remaining Waking Spirit Pills for cultivation, to avoid the massive hunger reaction being too severe and affecting your Foundation," Ning Yuchan said.
"Mm, thank you, Instructor, for your guidance. I've disturbed you."
After bowing, Xu Jin didn't say anything more and turned to leave. Ning Yuchan, left standing there, began to ponder.
Ning Yuchan knew the economic situation of Xu Jin's family, but she only pointed out the solution and did not help or financially assist Xu Jin. The reason was simple.
Who doesn't lack cultivation resources?
Everyone lacks them.
She had so many students as an Instructor, which one didn't have difficulties?
Among the remaining more than three hundred youths who had not succeeded in Star Pointing, if each person was given two or three Waking Spirit Pills, at least two-tenths would be able to succeed in Star Pointing and change their fate.
But could she afford to help?
She couldn't afford it.
As for the Dao Academy, what it urgently needed were geniuses and talented individuals. As for those at the bottom who even needed the Waking Spirit Pill to assist in succeeding at Star Pointing, they could only rely on fate.
But Xu Jin, who Star Pointed in eighty-three days, experienced a massive hunger reaction.
That wasn't quite normal.
Ning Yuchan carefully recalled Xu Jin's Star Pointing process, but this process was not pleasant.
Because on the first day of evening class, Xu Jin fainted and was on the verge of death.
Although the death of a young student wouldn't affect her much, it was ultimately not good, especially since he was the son of someone she knew.
Later, he had multiple episodes until he succeeded in Star Pointing.
Suddenly, Ning Yuchan's delicate brows twitched.
Could it be that this Xu Jin actually had good talent, but was previously delayed by his congenital heart disease, which was why he only Star Pointed in eighty-three days?
Now that he had succeeded in Star Pointing and cured his congenital heart disease, his cultivation talent was finally showing?
If that was the case?
Then what was Xu Jin's true cultivation talent?