Yu Xunuo did not think much while saying all this. She got up and left with Lin Caihong, who was still dazed by her words. But to the others, it looked like she had totally fallen for this handsome junior and wanted him to follow her... And she would wait for him... So romantic!
Meng Tian was also surprised, not by her behaviour but the extent to which he could subtly manipulate people's psyche.
Yes! Throughout the entire conversation with Yu Xunuo, he continued to use the rudimentary experience of the Eye of Charm skill that he got from her... And she did not have a single clue about it.
It only took him a couple of seconds of utter concentration to fill up its Experience bar and convert the Eye of Charm into his own Skill.
[Eye of Charm: Experience: 100]
[Eye of Charm Lv.1 (0/10)]
Without any delay, Meng Tian used a total of 1100 Energy Points to raise the 'Eye of Charm' to level 3.
100 Energy Points spent... [Eye of Charm Lv.2 (0/100)]
1000 Energy Points spent... [Eye of Charm Lv.3 (0/1000)]
Level 3 referred to the Advanced level in any skill. Even Yu Xunuo probably only had a level 2 Eye of Charm. And she had only ever seen her mother use this skill. It had always been inherited through their bloodline and specifically to a female. She was, therefore, unable to even guess that Meng Tian had used the [Eye of Charm] on her.
She associated her growing fondness towards her junior as nothing but natural... Probably because of his extraordinary temperament. But she did feel it strange for this to happen, as she had met many talents over the entire eighteen years of her life... And Meng Tian was the only one that had such an impact on her. He did not even speak that much, just two sentences!!
So, she said her piece and left with her friend. Meng Tian was amused by her words, but pushed the whole thing to the back of his mind. He continued his lunch and finished it a little faster, because he still wanted to study his [Eye of Charm] and test its effects more thoroughly. Fatty Li, on the other hand, was entirely ignored.
Fatty Li could not understand what had happened at all. First, the Martial Arts Teacher, then the top two school beauties... All of them were showing goodwill towards Meng Tian. And it felt like Yu Xunuo even had a crush on Meng Tian. He was completely tongue-tied and could only just complete his lunch in silence.
Meng Tian was walking back to his class, with the dazed and silent Fatty Li by his side... Suddenly, "Meng Tian, you traitorous bastard!! What have you been doing all these days? How the hell have you seduced all the school beauties? Come on, give me some tips... Make me your disciple... Yes!! If I have your techniques, I can probably find myself in a beauty haven very soon. Hahaha!! Xiao Tian... Huh! Where is he?"
Meng Tian had long since left the area... He was a Beginner Martial Warrior level Qi cultivator, an existence well above most of the beings on this planet. For him to move away from Fatty Li without him noticing it, was a piece of cake.
Fatty Li noticed that his surroundings were empty and couldn't help but think that his best friend had somehow become another person. He still had the same temperament though, silent but deadly. "Sigh... There are too many strange things happening in this world. Xiao Tian is probably one of them... Ah!! Forget it... It's too much to think about."
Meng Tian had long since returned to his class and started looking at his status window, day dreaming about what to do next.
---------------- STATUS ----------------
Name : Meng Tian
Age : 16
Race : Human
Cultivation : Foundation Establishment Level 1 (0/1000) - Martial Warrior
Strength : 100
Speed : 100
Agility : 100
Intelligence : 100
Spirit : 100
Health : 100,000/100,000
Skill(s):
- Mathematics Lv.1 (0/10)
- Chinese Lv.1 (0/10)
...
- Sword Lv.4 (Perfection) (0/10,000)
- Movement Lv.4 (Perfection) (0/10,000)
- Eye of Charm Lv.3 (Advanced) (0/1000)
Talent(s) :
- Elemental Water Affinity Lv.4 (0/10,000)
Occupation(s): None
Energy Points : 1560
Basic Saber Experience: 10
Basic Spear Experience: 10
Basic Staff Experience: 10
Basic Hammer Experience: 10
Basic Boxing Experience: 50
Runic Inscriptions Experience: 20
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He forgot that the previous day's Test Results were to be announced this afternoon. Although he did not care about his results, but others did... After the school beauty expressed her fondness towards him in the cafeteria, his name spread like wild-fire within just a few minutes. Photos and videos of what happened were circulated through out the entire school via social media.
The entire school knew of the class tests that were conducted yesterday for the first year students. Hence, they wanted to know if Meng Tian even had what it took to be admired by the school beauty... But Meng Tian was so immersed in studying his new skill, that he had ignored everything around him entirely.
The class slowly started filling up and Fatty Li was focused because it was time for English class. He was not bothered by the class results, as he knew that he would be in the bottom two.
The English Teacher, Qin Wumei, walked into the class with a set of papers in her hands. "Good Afternoon students. Today, I have been given the responsibility to announce the results of yesterday's test results."
"After a thorough evaluation, the ranks have been decided but there are going to be two sets of ranks- one for academics and the other for martial arts. Teacher Tiao will be the in-charge of the martial arts ranks to be announced in the next class. Now, as I call your names, come up and collect all ten of your test papers and score cards."
The distribution was fairly simple and did not have that many changes from previous ranks, except, of course, for Meng Tian. His rank was at the dead center for all the ten subjects. It was a miracle but no one had paid much attention to it.
Meng Tian did not have any problems with the fellow students, and most of the others wanted to see how 'good' his 'Sword' skills were. But Fatty Li was now convinced that his best friend was about to do something unbelievable.
At the end of the class, "If you have any problems with the scores, you can consult the respective teachers tomorrow. Remember to complete your practice assignments for tomorrow."
Meng Tian slowly walked to the Martial Arts class and was about to enter it, when a muscular teen taller than him, stopped his way. Meng Tian ignored this and side-stepped with ease, entering the gym.
The muscular teen was about to speak something but could not find his target. He was fully embarrassed by the difference in the Movement skills. He was not an idiot and knew that he had been bested. So, he silently walked into the gym with his head down.
Meng Tian did not care about any of this at all. After everyone gathered, Teacher Tiao appeared with the list of ranks for her class. "Good Afternoon students. The list in my hands will be published in the notice board as well. But before that, there is a small announcement..."
"As you know, every year the top three martial arts students from the second and third years are sent to the two-month District Training Camp. This year, however, an additional slot has been created and the top martial arts student from first year would be given a chance to attend the camp."
All the students present were immediately dumbfounded by the announcement. They knew that this opportunity could fast forward their career paths. Teacher Tiao paused for a few seconds and gradually started reading the list from the bottom.
Meng Tian knew about his performance, so he was not bothered by the ranks. He was under the assumption that his Big Brother Ren would try to keep his abilities a secret. But, as Teacher Tiao continued with her list, he felt a sudden foreboding.
When she finished her announcement, Teacher Tiao looked at the stunned students and said, "Today, you will all be given a chance to challenge the top student, in the three basic martial techniques- Boxing, Movement and Weapon. Whoever can defeat him, shall get an entry into the District Training Camp."
All the first year students suddenly felt a fire burning inside them. They knew that the camp was usually only for the second and third year students, and an entry into it guaranteed them much better future prospects. Straightaway, almost everyone present there looked towards a single student standing in their way, Meng Tian.
Meng Tian... "Fuck!!"