Musclebound Necromancer?! Are You Kidding Me?

Chapter 46 – Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous

"Achoo!"

Ma Fei, who was at home, suddenly sneezed.

"Strange, did I catch a cold from kicking off the blanket last night?"

He was plotting how to convince Qiao Yu to take the college entrance examination, and now he finally had a rough plan.

"To think of such a method, Ma Fei, you're truly a genius! Hehe!" Ma Fei drifted into a pleasant dream.

The next morning, Qiao Yu finished washing up and headed to school.

There were only half a month left until the college entrance examination in the Inner World.

The entire Su City was preparing for the exam, with banners and slogans related to the college entrance examination hanging on both sides of the streets.

"If you don't work hard for the exam this year, you'll be working in a factory next year."

"The King of Heaven covers the tiger, all aim for the Ivy League; the Pagoda suppresses the river demon, all go for the 211."

"The universe is undecided, you and I are both dark horses."

"Your score decides the bride price your future mother-in-law will ask for."

"If the college entrance examination is unreliable, then join a factory with food and accommodation provided, XX Electronics Factory is hiring..."

Qiao Yu walked to a familiar breakfast shop. He was already a regular there.

The sign reading "Old Peng's Breakfast Shop" was blackened by grease and smoke, with a thick, inescapable aroma enveloping the entrance.

"Uncle Peng, the usual, one cup of soy milk and a basket of steamed dumplings."

"Alright~ here you go!"

Uncle Peng was a vendor with a weathered face. After having his street stall overturned when he was young, he finally decided to open his own small shop, which has been running for nearly twenty years.

"Thank you, Uncle Peng."

Just as Qiao Yu took the steamed dumplings, a large group of reporters with cameras surrounded him.

"Congratulations to this friend for buying the 100,000th basket of steamed dumplings from Old Peng's Breakfast Shop and winning our special prize! How do you feel?"

A female reporter thrust a microphone in front of Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu: "?"

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"

Honest Uncle Peng was full of confusion. When did his little shop have a special prize?

Could these people be scammers?

The female reporter gave a signal, and an assistant-looking person immediately pulled Uncle Peng aside.

When the two returned, Uncle Peng's face was glowing with excitement.

"Yes, Qiao Yu, our shop does have this special prize!"

There was no choice; honest Uncle Peng didn't want to lie, but they offered too much.

Qiao Yu: "..."

"Our special prize is a whopping 200,000 yuan! Congratulations to this lucky friend!"

The female reporter didn't continue asking for thoughts. She pulled the microphone away from Qiao Yu's mouth.

Then the assistant stuffed a large bundle of money in a snakeskin bag into Qiao Yu's arms.

A large group of people rushed in like they were catching a subway and left just as quickly, leaving Qiao Yu holding the money with a stunned expression.

Do these people not even draft their lies?

Two hundred thousand could buy Uncle Peng's shop. A breakfast shop owner offering 200,000 as a special prize for the 100,000th basket of steamed dumplings? Ridiculous!

From a distance, Ma Fei saw Qiao Yu holding the money and smiled with satisfaction.

Ma Fei, you're truly something, solving such a problem so effortlessly.

He turned elegantly and got into a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Mission accomplished, leaving without a trace.

Now Qiao Yu should sign up for the college entrance examination, right?

Sure enough, Ma Fei soon found Qiao Yu's name on the college entrance examination list at Fourth High School.

"Hmph, Qiao Yu, it's time for us to have a proper competition! I will definitely take the top spot in the Warrior Class in Su City. I hope you won't disappoint me!"

Ma Fei's eyes burned with determination.

To ensure fairness, the Inner World's college entrance examination was divided into five test venues: Warrior Class, Tank Class, Assassin Class, Mage Class, and an auxiliary class for written exams.

Su City would select the top candidates from each class to compete for the title of Top Scorer in the College Entrance Examination.

Finally, there was a separate auxiliary class test venue, which did not differentiate between professions and only conducted written exams.

After all, for support classes like healers or exorcists, participating in a combat exam would be a joke.

"Young master, young master, something's wrong!"

Ma Fei received a new message in his mind.

"What's got you so flustered?"

"Your classmate Qiao Yu didn't take the money at all. He gave the entire 200,000 to that breakfast shop owner!"

"What?!!"

Ma Fei was shocked. Qiao Yu didn't take the money? Then why did he decide to take the college entrance examination?

No, he had to find out what went wrong. His plan was supposed to be flawless!

Ma Fei quickly found Qiao Yu in the second class of the Mage Class.

As he reached the classroom door, Ma Fei hesitated. No, if he asked directly, wouldn't he expose himself?

He needed to inquire subtly.

"Qiao Yu, did anything special happen to you this morning?" Ma Fei asked as he approached Qiao Yu.

"Yes, I helped an old lady cross the street this morning," Qiao Yu replied with a half-smile.

Originally, he was full of doubts about why someone suddenly gave him money with such a clumsy excuse in the morning.

But seeing Ma Fei made everything clear.

After all, back in Nightmare Village, Qiao Yu had already noticed that Ma Fei was a late-stage adolescent delusion sufferer.

"Anything else? Anything besides that?" Ma Fei pressed on.

He's getting anxious, really anxious!

"Other things...," Qiao Yu rubbed his chin. "Oh! I remember now! The breakfast shop!"

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Ma Fei looked at Qiao Yu expectantly, signaling him to continue.

"This morning, the breakfast shop owner sold me steamed dumplings... there were only seven inside, there used to be eight. What a swindler!"

Bang!

Ma Fei slammed his fist on the table, almost giving himself an internal injury. His face looked like he had swallowed ten green-headed flies.

"What's wrong, Ma Fei? Not feeling well?" Qiao Yu asked, holding back his laughter.

"No... nothing!"

It was that familiar feeling again. Every time Ma Fei faced Qiao Yu, he felt inexplicably stifled.

He decided to get straight to the point.

"Qiao Yu, didn't you say you weren't going to take the college entrance examination? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"Confucius said: 'Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.' So taking the college entrance examination is quite necessary," Qiao Yu replied.

"Ziyue? Where's Ziyue?" Ma Fei craned his neck, looking around for Zhao Ziyue. "You're lying to me, Zhao Ziyue isn't even here!"

Qiao Yu: "..."

Meanwhile, a few classmates from the first class of the Mage Class were deeply moved by Qiao Yu's words.

"Qiao Yu, you're really diligent. Even though you've been recommended to Kyoto University, you still want to take the college entrance examination. We should learn from you!"

"By the way, Qiao Yu, what does that ancient saying you just mentioned mean? Can you explain it to us?"

Under the curious gazes of several classmates, Qiao Yu nodded and began to explain.

"If you learn my martial arts but not my philosophy, you'll be lost; if you learn my philosophy but not my martial arts, you'll get beaten up."

Classmates: "..."

Is that really true? We suspect you're lying to us.