"Dogs?"
Blushing, Liu Pengyue thought that his ears just deceived him.
"I asked you about the preparations for body polishing, and you answered dogs…"
Could it have been more preposterous?
Not just him, Shen Zhe was also astounded…
"Why does it feel so wrong again?"
"I don't remember preparing dogs when I polished my body!"
"Yes, not only must they be brutal, but they must also be plenty!" Zhao Chen nodded and licked his lips to continue, "That way, you will have infinite dog meat to eat the next day…"
"…" Everyone was rendered speechless.
They asked him more, but Zhao Chen knew that it was not the place to talk. He made a deal with his friends to meet after school.
After they left, Shen Zhe looked at Cui Xiao and said mischievously, "Cui Xiao, you slandered your classmate. What should you do?"
"I…"
Stiffened, Cui Xiao didn't know what to say.
He thought that he could make Ling Xueru hate Shen Zhe after telling what he had seen the other day, but the outcome was not what he had in mind.
His attempt turned him into a scoundrel who gossiped about his classmate.
"I'm sorry, Shen Zhe. It was my misunderstanding. You have my apologies!"
Gritting his teeth, Cui Xiao bowed.
Slandering a fellow student was not exactly a crime, but it would affect the validation of his scholarship. So, he had to apologize even though he did not want to.
"You're sorry?" Shen Zhe waved his hand and said, "How about this? You'll give me a hundred taels of silver as compensation for tarnishing my reputation, and this thing will be over!"
"A hundred taels? That's too much for me!" said Cui Xiao, pale faced.
He came from a poor family. Otherwise, he would've told Ling Xueru he liked her long before then.
A hundred taels was more than his allowance of a whole year.
"If you can't offer them… I'll propose a different term!"
Shen Zhe was not actually in need of so much money. It was just a cover for his real aim. He said, "You'll do good things for me!"
"Good things?"
Cui Xiao was stunned.
What kind of requirement was that?
"Why? You can't do that, either?" Shen Zhe frowned.
"Yes, I can…" Cui Xiao nodded and didn't say anything else.
Although he couldn't understand Shen Zhe's requirement, it was definitely much easier than offering a hundred taels of silver.
Since he had agreed, Shen Zhe didn't say anything and returned to his seat.
He hadn't considered what good things to do yet. If there were no other choices, he could beat the guy up and carry him to school, same as he did to Lu Zihan…
There were only several minutes to go before class. Everybody returned to their seats and reviewed.
"Cui Xiao can't offer a hundred tales. His family is very poor!" said Wang Qing, who was next to Shen Zhe, in a low voice.
"Really?" Shen Zhe looked at him.
"That's right. It's said that his family was wealthy, until…" Wang Qing shook his head.
"Until what?"
"Until his grandfather married eight women and had thirty-seven sons!"
Briefly stunned, Shen Zhe remarked, "It's true that birth control makes your life happier!"
…
"We'll have a quiz today!"
It was Ms. Bai's class. She didn't say anything else and simply distributed the test paper.
The super bad student for the last eight years had reached the answer on the guidance book, refined herb liquid, and helped someone to build up his body…
She wouldn't have believed it if she hadn't witnessed it in person!
After much deliberation, she decided to conduct a quiz.
That way, she would be able to find out if Shen Zhe had totally changed.
Not knowing Ms. Bai's purpose, Shen Zhe was speechless as he looked at the paper.
"Can't we do anything more delightful than quizzes?"
"Spring outing, mahjong, wandering, or just sleeping… Anything will be fine!"
Gloomy, he looked around, only to discover that everyone was solving the questions quickly. He had to rub his eyes and focus on the paper.
He read the first question: How long will it take for Ms. Bai Yu to get rid of a purple iron-toothed wolf king after they encounter?
"A wolf king?"
Shen Zhe scratched his head and complained, "How the heck would I know?"
He couldn't even solve the questions that had enough information, much less such one. It was more like a riddle for him.
"Should I use the pencil?"
Looking at the brand-new pencil in his head, Shen Zhe hesitated.
Based on his experiences, as long as he wrote with the pencil, the standard answers on the guidance book would definitely be changed.
However, the pencil could only be used three times, and there were more than sixty questions on the paper.
He couldn't get too many points even if he answered three of them correctly.
He'd better not waste the opportunities there.
Besides, he had modified it once… Should his ability be discovered, would he be studied like a lab mouse?
He knew that it was best not to reveal that he had a priceless treasure.
It was like the protagonist in the novel he read in his previous life, who kept a low profile and never showed off, even though he had an unbelievable hack named Library of Heaven's Path.
It was a quality that he should learn after.
So, he'd better be careful.
However, he couldn't answer any question without the pencil. Helplessly, Shen Zhe filled all the names and formulas randomly.
All the blanks were filled, but he didn't expect any of them to be correct.
Then, in his boredom, he drew another Peppa Pig whose eyes were of similar size that time. He nodded in satisfaction.
"I'd better illuminate my stars fast, or I won't be able to take the double punishment, no matter how sturdy my body is…"
Shen Zhe was even more worried after filling up the paper.
He gave a random answer last time. Although he changed the guidance book, his answer must've been proven wrong in the field trip. Then, he offered random answers again in the quiz. The two punishments would definitely be severe.
Besides… there would only be more tests in the future. He couldn't always throw random answers!
To survive in that world of geniuses, he had to improve his cultivation. Hopefully, he would be exempt from exams in the future!
However…
Illuminating the stars according to Mr. Geng Xing's way was too slow. He couldn't accomplish it in his entire life!
"Are there other ways?"
He focused his attention on the two dim stars in his body.
Absorbing spiritual energy and reigniting them in regular ways were barely effective. There wasn't enough time for that. Could he find a better way?
Maybe he could make certain great drugs and illuminate a few stars overnight, like how he polished his body, right?
"I don't think it's so easy…"
He had read a lot of books. While herb liquid could be helpful, the stars had to be located through calculation and activated with one's own power. There was no shortcut. Otherwise, nobody would be studying.
Illumination of the stars was the foundation of everything. Even the strongest expert had to complete it step by step.
"Besides, even if I can illuminate them, the stars will be as dim as candles or lamps, not nearly as brilliant as the stars I know…"
Then, an idea suddenly popped up in Shen Zhe's head. "Right… if the stars are connected to electricity, will they be quickly illuminated with a high luminance?"
If he illuminated the Seven Stars, he would have a chance to become a Mage or a Martial Artist. The more stars he had, the more talented he would be…
It would take forever to illuminate them with spiritual energy, but what about doing it with electricity?
Shen Zhe's eyes glittered.
…
After distributing the paper, Bai Yu stood in front of everyone and secretly observed Shen Zhe.
She was checking if Shen Zhe had been cheating.
She saw that he had hesitated for a long time, as if he didn't know any answers.
"He often scored more than ninety points, even though his grades were bad in the past…"
Bai Yu frowned.
Shen Zhe was the last place in the finals of the last semester, but he still scored 96 points.
It meant that, of the hundred questions, only four were wrong.
Why was he incapable of answering a single question at the moment?
She watched him for a long time, wondering what he was up to. Then, she saw that Shen Zhe rubbed his eyes and began writing fast.
Relieved, she circled the classroom and stole a glance at Shen Zhe's paper.
"Ampere's Law, Tesla's solenoid, Einstein's theory of relativity, Newton's coffin… What are these?"
Bai Yu was stunned.
She didn't know any of the names!
If the names were legitimate… how much knowledge would Shen Zhe be able to boast?