The classmates excitedly stood up and followed Teacher Hu to a small house beside the playground.
"Line up, everyone. There are three testing rooms inside. One person in each room. It'll take about five minutes for each person. When the red light comes on, the test begins. When the red light goes off, the door will open automatically. Alright, the first three, go in. The rest of the classmates, please wait patiently."
Sure enough, every five minutes, three classmates would walk out.
However, they weren't as elated as expected. On the contrary, most of them looked listless.
When those in the queue asked, they found out that most of them got Yellow-level cultivation techniques, and the awakened talents were rather useless. There was even a female classmate who awakened a talent called "Eugenics and Good Parenting".
Good grief! There's no hope for her in this life. She has to count on the next generation directly.
Well, it's not all bad. With this kind of talent, as long as she's not too bad-looking, there's a high chance she can marry a rich guy.
But there were also those who bounced out excitedly, like Geng Di.
"Awesome! I got a Mysterious-level cultivation technique! I'm the only one among us this time."
"Where? Where? Fatty, let us have a look!"
"Outdated! Do you think it's a Chinese textbook? The cultivation technique is directly integrated into the mind."
"Oh, then what's your awakened talent?"
"This... Ahem~ It's just so-so."
Just as expected. Good things can't all fall on one person. Although the classmates comforted him with kind words, deep down, they all thought that the heavens were still fair.
"Hahahaha! It's 'Sharp Ears'! I can hear whispers within a kilometer, and within a hundred meters, no one can hide from me even if they just swallow."
"Damn! That's amazing! Brother Di has a bright future!"
This guy was being so pretentious, but instead of scolding him, everyone kept sending him blessings. Even the word "fatty" was no longer mentioned. They just couldn't help but curl their lips inwardly.
After all, this guy already had the makings of a "big shot". Even if they didn't want to cozy up to him, at least they shouldn't offend him.
A new group of three was about to go in. Bufan and Mu Lan were in this queue.
Each testing room looked like an oval boiler. Once inside, there was only room for one person to sit down.
The metal door closed automatically, and many Cyberpunk-style indicator lights lit up around.
Bufan sat inside, looking rather gloomy.
After all, on the way here, he saw that when several classmates clenched their palms tightly, a thick layer of light would emanate and wrap around the surface.
He tried it himself, but only a thin layer came out, not much better than the two little boys he saw at noon.
No wonder the original body was such a coward. So that's where the problem lay.
So, with his dream shattered, Bufan planned to just take a Yellow-level cultivation technique and leave. He just had some expectations for his talent.
A beam of red light shone down and enveloped Bufan.
A warm current entered his body and flowed along the meridians everywhere.
However, when the warm current passed near his heart, it suddenly stopped, as if there was a sign saying "No Entry".
The warm current pushed hard, again and again, and then continued flowing forward. Bufan felt a sense of relief in his chest.
Five minutes passed quickly.
A huge stream of information suddenly rushed into Bufan's mind.
Oh my... Heavenly-level? How could it be?!
The Heavenly-level martial arts cultivation technique "Heaven-burning Art". It sounded like it was of the Fire element. Never mind, he'd study it later when he got back.
Bufan raised his hands and clenched them tightly. A thick layer of white light emerged and wrapped around his fists, like he was wearing a pair of cotton gloves.
He couldn't help but think of that strange warm current just now. Could it be that it had broken through some blockage in his meridians?
Just like a cerebral thrombosis that could make a boxer's face contorted, maybe it was just a tiny bit of blood stasis the size of a grain of rice.
This little blockage in the meridians almost killed a martial arts genius.
Bufan felt a bit sorry for the original body. Just half a day short, and he missed it.
Then he felt something break open inside his soul, like a little seedling breaking through the soil, growing slowly, and finally turning into a clear piece of information.
Was the awakened talent "Deduction"?
This talent could help him deduce the course of events within six hours when making major decisions, which could largely avoid making wrong choices.
Amazing!
Unexpectedly, I'm getting the treatment of a protagonist!
Bufan was so excited that he wanted to rush out and brag to the fat guy.
But why didn't the door open?
Hey~ The red light hadn't gone off either.
Is this machine broken? Damn it! Don't make me stupid!
Bufan pushed the door a bit nervously, but the metal door didn't move at all.
Bufan was wondering when something else rushed into his mind and then disappeared without a trace.
Hey, hey~ Another soul started sending out fluctuations.
Bufan kind of understood.
Could it be...?
...
Inside the compound wall.
Qiu Tianlin was sitting on the boss chair in the open-air office, concentrating on reading "The Thirty-six Stratagems". Cloud shadows would cover the pages from time to time and then slowly move away, making one feel that time was passing so slowly.
Suddenly, a vast amount of information rushed into his mind.
Sitting at home, a cultivation technique came from the sky.
"Ice-sealing Art"? What's it for?
He carefully felt it, and the expression on his face suddenly became extremely vivid.
Then he awakened a talent - Teleportation!
He jumped up and shouted at the others, "Did you guys feel anything?"
...
Outside the testing rooms, several teachers were gathered around.
"Teacher Wang, could you please take a look? This student should have come out five minutes ago. Why is the door still closed?" Teacher Hu asked anxiously.
"It shouldn't be like this. We've never encountered such a thing before."
"Is there any emergency solution? Can we open it manually?"
"No, there's only the automatic mode. Let's wait a bit longer."
The classmates were also puzzled. Why did only two people come out in a row for two times?
After Mu Lan came out, she wanted to share her joy with Bufan at the first moment, but he still hadn't come out yet.
Seeing that another group had finished, Mu Lan got a bit impatient. "Could something have gone wrong?"
Forty minutes later, everyone was panicked.
What's going on with this machine?
"It's no good. Let's just take the door down! There must be a malfunction!" A line of cold sweat ran down Teacher Hu's temple.
"Do you know how many spirit stones this machine cost? If you break it, won't the principal come after you?"
"Who's going to be responsible if something happens to the kid?"
Teacher Wang was also a bit hesitant. "Should I call the principal first?"
Teacher Hu stamped his foot and ran out.
The testing room was too small. Using brute force to break it might hurt the people inside. There were workers repairing tree branches near the laboratory building. He decided to borrow an electric saw.
Soon, Teacher Hu came running over, panting heavily and holding an electric saw, looking like a fierce god.
"Get out of the way!"
"Teacher Hu is going to use force!" The classmates were excited.
The other teachers quickly hugged Teacher Hu.
"Don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive! This is state property!"
"Don't fucking stop me! If the kid dies, forget about this broken machine. I'll saw you guys up too!"
[BGM Begin]
Yo, listen up, here's what I gotta say,
My students, they're all freakin' prodigies, no way to sway.
Each one's got a future bright as the sun's ray,
They're like my own kids, in every single way.
If anyone dares to hurt 'em, bring it on, don't play,
You better step up quick, don't you delay.
I'll chop you up, break you down, make you pay,
I'll take you out, no mercy, that's my display,
Kill you cold, then bury you, that's how I'll slay.
Don't mess with my kids, or you'll be in dismay,
'Cause I'm the king, and this is my domain, Yo~Yo~
[BGM End]
Teacher Hu pulled the trigger of the electric saw in the struggle. With a "boom", a white light attached to the rapidly spinning chain, scaring the teachers to quickly jump aside.
He rushed to the side of the testing room and swung the electric saw...
But then the door opened, and Bufan stepped out.
After the second cultivation technique was sent down, he wasn't panicked anymore because the ones in his mind had sent him messages one after another.
"Get out of the way!"
"Oh, okay!" Bufan was startled by Teacher Hu's raised electric saw and fierce expression and quickly jumped aside.
"Ahhh... Eh~" Teacher Hu shook his head that was dizzy with excitement and asked, "You're out?"