novelraw Chapter 9 : First Tier
Chapter 9 : First Tier
9: First Tier
"Current Primordial Energy value 61... 62... 63..."
As the text continuously changed, with this first wave of absorption, Yuyin's Primordial Energy value was still continuously rising. And Yuyin's body, without her realizing it, was leaning against the wall, constantly heaving. With every increase, a wave of unprecedented comfort and delight spread from every part of her body.
Increasing the Primordial Energy value was truly too comfortable.
Of course, this wasn't anything shameful, but a healthy, sunshine-and-rain-like joy that came from the very essence of life.
Yes, every part of Yuyin's body was rejoicing at this moment!
They rejoiced because they were becoming more full of vitality, more abundant in energy, more radiant in spirit.
The Primordial Energy value kept rising until it stopped at 65. However, the further it went, the slower the numbers jumped.
"Hah... hah..."
Yuyin panted, as if even breathing was refreshing and joyful. On her face, a flush of red involuntarily appeared.
Although her body's foundation was already good in the past, she had never experienced such a degree of health and comfort as she did now.
However, Yuyin was not clear on how exactly the Primordial Energy value was increased, what specific effects it had on which parts of her after the increase. She could only say she had some very vague perception of it. It was like how people grow taller continuously before the age of eighteen to twenty-four, but they don't actually know exactly how they grow taller.
In the space of the God-Devouring Chess, Yuyin looked at those ugly little ghosts. Only four were left, and most of them were wounded.
"These little ghosts killed a Mountain Demon, and it could actually help me cultivate?"
At this moment, the Night Patrol Little Ghosts continued to explore deep into the forest, seemingly unconcerned about their reduced numbers and injuries.
"Right, that ancient will said they were just chess pieces."
"So if they kill more demons, will that bring me more Source Spirits? If I recruit more chess pieces? Is this the function of the God-Devouring Chess?" Yuyin was greatly amazed in her heart. If that were true, then this God-Devouring Chess was truly extraordinary.
Doesn't that mean I can cultivate without doing anything, just by lying down?
Yuyin shook her head slightly. Even if that were true, she would not give up on her own cultivation. After all, if she and the God-Devouring Chess could cultivate at the same time, wouldn't the efficiency be even higher? Moreover, Yuyin felt that many things still had to be grasped in her own hands. She might not have to do everything herself, but she had to understand the fundamentals.
Seeing that the little ghosts and the White Apes had no new discoveries for the moment, Yuyin's consciousness completely returned to the outside world.
Primordial Energy value. She remembered that Yingluo had asked her about it as soon as they met last night, and she had also searched online afterwards. But the information online about cultivation, about Primordial Energy value, and about Source Martial Practitioners was very messy. Most of the top results felt like scams, and there was extremely little content of real value. Yuyin guessed that the state power of this world must control the true secrets of cultivation very strictly.
But there was one thing Yuyin could basically confirm: the Primordial Energy value was the key to cultivating as a Source Martial Practitioner, and it was also the key to the Source Martial College Entrance Examination.
"Sixty-five. I wonder if that's considered high or low compared to other classmates. After all, many of them have been attending various cultivation classes since they were young. Is there still a gap from the college entrance examination standard?" Yuyin thought to herself.
But Yuyin felt that even if most of her classmates' Primordial Energy values were higher than hers, they probably wouldn't be much higher. Since the Primordial Energy value is the key to cultivation, it's definitely not so easy to increase. I don't see the classmates around me flying around or anything. It's just that the average physical fitness level of most boys is a bit higher than in the previous world.
When she returned to the sports field, P.E. class had just ended.
Zhang Biaoyang was not there; he probably went somewhere to adjust his mood.
She met Yingluo and that short-haired girl from the track and field team. Her name was Xu Weiwei.
The three girls walked on the tree-lined path on campus, dappled with sunlight. Yuyin felt as if the aura emanating from her had also merged with the fresh fragrance of the lush green grass and flowers. Yuyin was naturally walking in the middle. Xu Weiwei, walking on the side in her track tank top and shorts, would occasionally glance towards Yuyin. She couldn't ignore the constantly eye-catching, towering presence in Yuyin's stride. She looked down at her own flat chest inside her tank top, her mood inevitably becoming complicated.
"By the way, Yingluo, what's your Primordial Energy value now?" Yuyin asked in a very natural tone.
"As for me..." Yingluo's slender hand gently rested on her own cheek as she said, "The last time I used the Siemens full-body instrument to measure, it was 59."
"I have 63! You need to work harder, Yingluo. There aren't many days left until the college entrance exam. Hurry up and ask your dad to get you some supplements." Xu Weiwei said gleefully, bouncing a little.
"Tsk... Everyone's situation is different. According to statistics, the average for third-year high school girls in Lingdu last year was 55." A cold light glinted off Yingluo's glasses.
Sixty-three... fifty-nine...
Yuyin thought to herself that it seemed her own value before absorbing the Source Spirit from the God-Devouring Chess was probably between 55 and 59, just a bit higher than the female average.
"Then what's the average for boys?" Yuyin asked.
"For a comprehensive and well-off metropolis like Lingdu, the average for boys is around 59-60." Yingluo answered almost immediately, without looking up any data.
What happened to the saying that there's no gap in Source Martial cultivation between boys and girls?
"However, the admission score line for girls is also a bit lower than for boys," Xu Weiwei added.
"Then last year, what was the admission score line for Source Martial universities?" Yuyin asked. She had wanted to ask about this year, but then she thought that, like the regular college entrance exam, the score lines were probably only set after the students' results were out.
"Last year, the minimum admission score line for Second Tier Source Martial universities was 75 for boys and 69 for girls," Yingluo said.
Hearing this, Yuyin felt a little more at ease. It seemed that unless there were any accidents, she would have no problem getting into a Second Tier Source Martial Academy.
"What about the First Tier?" Yuyin asked. As a reborn person who had just awakened a mysterious space like the God-Devouring Chess, how could she be content with just getting into a Second Tier university?
Xu Weiwei said, "I remember the First Tier was... over 90 for boys, and 89 for girls last year."
Yuyin looked at her, a little surprised that she could say this score line so casually, as if it were as unimportant as discussing how many seconds Bolt could run the hundred meters.
"Why is there such a big difference?" Yuyin asked, surprised, her chest heaving even more noticeably.
"President, don't just look at how everyone in our school exercises so vigorously every day. Actually, most of them are just fighting to get into a Second Tier university or a military academy," Xu Weiwei said. "The First Tier, that's something only true geniuses, martial overlords, and those mysterious descendants of prominent families can get into. For example, Senior Brother Wang..."
For some reason, Xu Weiwei, such a tomboyish girl, said this last sentence about Senior Brother Wang with a hint of shyness. Yuyin was naturally sensitive and could hear it.
"President, the Second Tier is for the large-scale recruitment by the Huaxia Nation to popularize Source Martial cultivation and improve the overall aptitude of the Huaxia people. Although the conditions are also quite harsh, ordinary people still have a hope of getting in through hard training. The First Tier, that is truly another class," Yingluo said.
"If that's the case, does the First Tier recruit far fewer people than the Second Tier?" Yuyin asked.
"Right. In our school's current cohort, with over three hundred students, those with a hope of getting into a First Tier university... I estimate there are only about ten or so. And believe it or not," Xu Weiwei said, putting her hands behind her back and walking sideways while looking at Yuyin, "although Zhang Biaoyang is a disgusting person, he's considered one of them."
Zhang Biaoyang? Yuyin frowned slightly.
"But don't you worry, President. That guy, who knows how many of his family's resources he has consumed, and this is all he has achieved. Zhang Biaoyang wants to get into a 289 university? There's absolutely no chance!" Xu Weiwei said.
"289?" Yuyin couldn't help but show a puzzled look on her face.
"President, you can't be serious. Don't tell me you don't even know what 289 is?" Xu Weiwei looked at Yuyin, confused.
"What are you talking about?" Yingluo adjusted her glasses slightly. "The President is deliberately testing us."
"Oh~ I see." Xu Weiwei replied earnestly. "289 is the collective term for the nation's top-tier Source Martial Academies. It includes the Tiandu Source Martial Academy and the Lingdu Source Martial Academy, which stand at the pinnacle of Huaxia, as well as the nation's Eight Great Source Martial Academies and Nine Great Sects."
"The Nine Great Sects?" Yuyin in the front had probably guessed, but what was a Sect? Did Sects also participate in the college entrance examination and recruitment?