Lu Wu had to admit, he felt a pang of envy and jealousy when he saw the attributes of Lin Jianying's goblin.
From the moment he got his Golden Finger yesterday,
Lu Wu, leveraging his unremarkable appearance, chatted up numerous girls, touched many of their Summoned Beasts, and observed many of their attributes. However, so far, Lin Jianying's goblin was the only one with a Skill.
Although it hadn't been mastered yet, just having a Skill already put it miles ahead of other Summoned Beasts.
More importantly,
this goblin wasn't lacking in intelligence either.
When Lu Wu touched it, it immediately became alert, turned its head, and glared at him.
With a look that said, "Don't mess with me."
That reaction, that expression, that demeanor, made Lu Wu once again feel the urge to throw away his own dumb, clumsy Little Skeleton that could barely walk.
"When will you ever be as mighty as that?"
Lu Wu couldn't help but turn to his Little Skeleton and sigh.
The Little Skeleton stared blankly, not responding.
Seeing its silly demeanor, Lu Wu felt a surge of anger and determination: "Damn it, I don't believe this. I'm a transmigrator with cheats and I can't train a little thing like you into shape!
"Come on, let's get started!"
With that, Lu Wu took his Little Skeleton to the market, bought a bone there, and gave it to the Little Skeleton.
Then Lu Wu began trying to use the training manual he saw last night to train his Little Skeleton.
Speaking of that training manual, Lu Wu seriously suspected that it was written by an online writer.
Because the training manual was written in a way that reminded him of web novels, especially one called "Nu Xiao," which was particularly full of fluff.
The 1,000-2,000 word training manual really only had two useful points.
One, the Little Skeleton seemed to be able to strengthen itself by absorbing the nutrients from bones, although the absorption rate was a bit slow.
Another was that training the Little Skeleton while it absorbed bone energy could make its skeleton sturdier and its movements more agile.
Yes, those were the actual bits of useful information in those 1,000-2,000 words.
The rest of the training methods were incredibly common.
Things like squats, push-ups, burpees, and running.
Of course, the simpler it was, the easier it was to execute!
It was easy for Lu Wu to get started.
"Eat, then follow me and run!"
The Little Skeleton couldn't respond, but it seemed to understand Lu Wu's words.
It obediently put the 20-30 cm bone into its mouth and started wobbling after Lu Wu.
This kind of training was long-term and couldn't produce immediate results.
So the Little Skeleton kept falling after a few steps. This time, Lu Wu didn't help it up and just watched from the side. If it fell, it had to get up on its own and continue walking.
They trained all the way with no apparent results.
Eventually, Lu Wu, who prominently woke up early, almost ended up being late.
"No, from now on, we won't be training on the way to school. Wasting time on this isn't worth it. I'd rather arrive earlier and read more books.
"After all, it can train while I'm in class."
Muttering as he rushed into the classroom before the bell rang, Lu Wu went directly to his seat. After sitting down, he squinted at his desk mate.
"Huh, Pang Duddu isn't here yet?"
Just then, the classroom door was pushed open, and a chubby figure stumbled inside; it was Pang Duddu.
Sitting down next to Lu Wu and panting, Pang Duddu was asked by Lu Wu: "Why are you so late?"
"I overslept!"
Pang Duddu didn't dare mention that she had been waiting for Lu Wu, nor complain about why he hadn't informed her of the change in time.
Lu Wu didn't pay much attention, just responded with an "oh" and went back to observing the classroom, or more specifically, its students and their summoned beasts.
Yes, his focus was definitely on the summoned beasts.
Lu Wu originally thought that summoning a Little Skeleton meant he was destined to be a typical underdog.
But now looking around the class, he found that he might not be so terrible after all. Um, or rather, it seemed everyone was just as terrible.
Out of forty students in the class, seven or eight had summoned Little Skeletons.
Besides Little Skeletons, there were other cases like Pang Duddu's Mini Pig, which clearly had no combat power.
Overall, only about a quarter of the class had summoned beasts with decent combat power.
Those students were all beaming with pride. Although they couldn't talk, their expressions showed how pleased they were.
The rest were dejected, occasionally glancing at the few classmates who had summoned capable beasts, their eyes full of envy, like Africans looking at Europeans.
Lu Wu didn't like this atmosphere and soon buried himself in his books.
He didn't have much time.
Shortly after Lu Wu became absorbed in his studying, a middle-aged man in his thirties entered the room.
This middle-aged man, Li Chun, was Lu Wu's homeroom teacher.
When he entered the classroom and stood at the podium, he glanced at the disheartened students but didn't try to give them an inspirational speech.
As an experienced teacher, oh no, seasoned teacher, Li Chun had plenty of experience with these situations.
He knew that motivational speeches wouldn't work, and a few sentences couldn't uplift them. In fact, it might make them feel worse.
For such situations, Li Chun had a special method.
Those looking disheartened were just idle; he simply needed to assign more homework to keep them busy. However, he felt one student needed special attention—yes, the one who fainted after summoning a Little Skeleton, Lu Wu.
Lu Wu's mentality needed guidance. He needed to be talked to before he did something rash.
Thinking about this, Li Chun's gaze naturally fell on Lu Wu.
Upon closer inspection, Li Chun indeed found Lu Wu's situation concerning.
At that moment, Lu Wu was actually training his Little Skeleton. Moreover, Lu Wu, normally a lackluster student, was seriously reading a book.
Clearly, Lu Wu was determined to make an effort.
But the more Lu Wu acted this way, the more Li Chun worried.
After fainting from anger yesterday, he had already started training his Little Skeleton and earnestly reading today, showing how strong Lu Wu's obsession with becoming a Professional Summoner was.
The stronger his obsession, the more likely he'd hit a dead end, and the harder it would be for him to take setbacks.
If Lu Wu's summoned beast wasn't a Little Skeleton, if his academic performance were better, or if his family was wealthier, Li Chun would have been happy to see this.
But unfortunately, Lu Wu's summoned beast was a Little Skeleton, one of the weakest and least promising.
Moreover, Lu Wu was a poor student, and his family wasn't well-off enough to spend heavily on this.
Combining these three factors, Li Chun could almost decisively predict that Lu Wu had no hope of getting into Summoner University.
All of Lu Wu's efforts would be in vain.
And precisely because of this certainty, Li Chun was worried.
He feared that, after hitting a wall, Lu Wu might not be able to handle it.
"Hmm, it seems I need to have a talk with him!"