For the next three days, Li Yao was undergoing restorative training, striving to restore his body to its peak state in the shortest time possible.
In short, it was "eating" and "sleeping".
Eating, he ate high-energy compressed food specially used by the military.
This was specially prepared by the military for the cultivators who were fighting in the Demon Beast Wasteland. A piece the size of a fingernail was enough to support a low-level cultivator for an entire day. Every hour, Li Yao would force himself to eat a full can. Then, he would use the 《Art of the Swallowing Whale》 to crazily swallow, absorb, and refine the food, transforming it into the most basic energy to repair his overdrawn body.
After eating, he would sleep in the special "Deep Sleep Chamber" in Peng Hai's private cultivation room. An hour of deep sleep was equivalent to an entire day and night of ordinary sleep!
In order to restore his body as soon as possible and enter the real cultivation, Li Yao simply slept for the past few days. He did not continue to absorb Ou Yezi's memory fragments in his sleep.
Every second, Li Yao felt his physical strength increasing by a bit. It was as if every crack in his limbs and bones was instantly repaired, making his body stronger!
Three days later —
Li Yao leisurely jogged in the "Small Grayfield". Sometimes, he would jump, sometimes he would squat, and sometimes he would throw a punch.
His punches turned into phantoms, slowly spreading in front of him.
He had already restored his sturdy figure. His height was three centimeters taller than before he fell into a coma. His body was neither fat nor thin; it was well-proportioned. His muscles were full but not exaggerated. They were streamlined, like pebbles that had been washed by a waterfall for tens of thousands of years, orderly arranged on top of his solid bones.
Because he had not been exposed to the sun for a long time, his skin was somewhat white, but it was glowing with a healthy luster and brimming with a powerful aura.
"My body has completely recovered, and I feel even stronger than before I fell into a coma. If I were to test my Actualization Quotient now, I am confident that it has increased by at least twenty to thirty percent!"
Li Yao took a deep breath. Under the tenfold gravity, he ran four to five meters in a single step.
He narrowed his eyes, feeling the steady flow of power in his limbs and bones. He was very satisfied with his new body.
Ding Ling Dong mocked him.
"The Spiritual Root Development Quotient is nothing but an illusory number. In the Grand Desolate War Institution, only pussies would worry about something like the Spiritual Root Development Quotient all day long … A true man of steel would only ever believe in his own fists!"
Li Yao was stunned. He slowly clenched his fists.
"You're right. Even if my Actualization Quotient is only left with 1%, I won't give up! Since that's the case, let's not care about the degree of development and start sprinting! "
"Wait."
Ding Ling Dong raised her wrist as a hologram was projected from the mini crystal processor. "You forgot the most important thing — registration for the college entrance exam! I've checked, and it's a very troublesome thing to register for the college entrance exam as an individual. You have to go to several places, undergo a comprehensive body check, and pass several tests. "
"So troublesome?"
Li Yao frowned. He carefully looked at the introduction on the hologram and found that Ding Ling Dong was right. According to the "Individual Registration for the College Entrance Exam Process", even if everything went smoothly, it would take an entire three days to succeed. If there was a problem in any part of the process, it would be normal for it to drag on for a week or two.
There was less than a month left until the college entrance exam. Every minute was precious. He did not want to waste too much time on this kind of thing.
"Maybe I can ask the 'Disabled Servicemen Association' if they have any way to help me shorten the registration process."
Thinking of this, Li Yao turned on the mini crystal processor and launched the spiritual crane messenger.
Just as he was about to send a message to President Zhao of the Floating Spear City's Disabled Servicemen Association to ask him if he had any way, he received a message from Grandpa Wang, the owner of the "Old Wang Secondhand Store".
The old man was currently repairing a large magical equipment system. He couldn't handle it alone, so he asked Li Yao to come over and help.
Li Yao hesitated for a moment. He was originally going to refuse.
However, Grandpa Wang had always treated him very well. After his father's death, he even treated him like a godson. During the time he was unconscious, the old man had also come to the hospital to see him many times. After knowing that he had woken up, the old man had specially prepared a large table of food and invited him to eat. However, he had always been rejected by Li Yao on the grounds that he was busy cultivating.
Speaking of which, he felt sorry for the old man.
Thinking of this, Li Yao readily agreed. He was prepared to spend half a day to accompany the old man.
On one hand, he wanted to be his assistant. On the other hand, he wanted to let the old man see that he was now alive and kicking. He wanted to let the old man and his wife feel relieved.
Li Yao spoke to Ding Ling Dong. This woman excitedly said that she wanted to drive the Scarlet Flame Battle Shuttle to send him. Li Yao refused without the slightest hesitation. He fled back to the Tian Yuan Realm through the teleportation array and took the underground crystal train to the address given by Grandpa Wang.
"Floating Spear City's Mining Clan High School?"
After more than an hour of trekking, Li Yao appeared in the northwest slum of Floating Spear City, the "Limestone District", at the entrance of a dilapidated middle school.
More than a hundred years ago, there were several crystal mines with rich reserves in the northwest area of Floating Spear City. Several sects' mining companies joined forces and turned the Limestone District into a very prosperous mining area.
At its peak, 100,000 miners and hundreds of thousands of family members gathered here. It had its own school, hospital, and various public facilities.
This Mining Clan High School was established at that time.
However, the good times didn't last long. As the mineral veins gradually dried up, all the sects withdrew one after another, leaving behind only hundreds of thousands of unemployed miners and their family members. Those with connections also left one after another. Only tens of thousands of unemployed miners with no other skills were left here, struggling at death's door.
The Mining Clan High School had become the worst middle school in Floating Spear City. Compared to a high school like Chixiao No. 2 High School, the difference was like heaven and earth. They were not in the same world.
Li Yao walked into the campus. It was as if he had walked into the ruins of a place that had been indiscriminately bombed by cultivators. Buildings that had been in disrepair for a long time were everywhere. The playground was also full of potholes. In the corner, there was a gray strength testing machine. Looking at the model, it was actually an antique from more than a hundred years ago. It would fall apart with a single breath.
All the basic facilities of this school were established a hundred years ago. After so many years, they had long exceeded their service life, and all kinds of problems had arisen.
Grandpa Wang was currently repairing a large crystal tube system that was used to regulate the temperature of the classrooms.
The crystal tubes were like long snakes. They passed through the ceiling of each classroom and finally converged in the array glyph room behind the teaching building.
The array glyph room was set up with two sets of completely opposite array glyph systems. In the summer, the "Freezing Glyph" would be activated, and the crystal tubes would spray out cold air. In the winter, the "Blazing Glyph" would be activated, and the crystal tubes would spray out warm air, keeping the classrooms in a spring-like state all year round.
Because of the alternation between hot and cold, the expansion of the heat and the contraction of the cold, the crystal tubes were prone to cracks. Although the maintenance was not complicated, the crystal tubes were intertwined. After passing through dozens of classrooms, it was still very time-consuming and energy-consuming to completely repair them.
Grandpa Wang was old, and his vision was blurred. When he encountered such a project, he would call Li Yao over to help him.
This kind of simple maintenance work, both of them were familiar with it. There was nothing to say. Li Yao rolled up his sleeves, stuck out his butt, and started to repair one classroom after another with Grandpa Wang. After being busy for half a day, they finally cleaned all the crystal tubes from the inside out and replaced the broken crystal tubes with new ones.
Li Yao stuck his ear to the crystal tubes and listened for a long time. The sound was very normal, and the array glyph was operating very smoothly. Great success!
Li Yao grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth on his dark face. "Done, Grandpa Wang. This time, I won't count the money with you. Consider it my filial piety to Grandma Wang. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first!"
"Wait a minute."
Grandpa Wang smiled like an old fox. He pulled Li Yao outside the teaching building, where a chubby old man was standing on the playground.
"Let me introduce you. This is Principal Mao of the Mining Clan High School. He's also my old classmate."
"Hello, Principal Mao."
Li Yao blinked his eyes. He was somewhat baffled. Repairing crystal tubes was not a big project. At best, it would only cost a few thousand yuan. Why did Grandpa Wang drag the principal out?
Principal Mao and Grandpa Wang looked at each other. Both of them were somewhat embarrassed. After a moment of silence, Principal Mao squeezed out a smile and said,
"Student Li Yao, it's like this. I heard from Old Wang that you dropped out of Chixiao No. 2 High School and wanted to register for the College Entrance Examination as an individual. But I'm afraid you don't know that the registration process is very complicated. Besides, you might not be able to find a suitable place to cultivate by yourself. So, I was thinking that if you don't mind, you might as well join our Mining Clan High School. The registration process will be handled by the school, and you can also cultivate here. You see, although the cultivation equipment here is a bit old, they are still well maintained. It's better than fooling around at home! As for the cost, you can rest assured. Old Wang and I have been friends for so many years. I won't charge you a single cent! "
"What, Grandpa Wang, you..."
Only now did Li Yao realize the real reason why Grandpa Wang had called him over. His heart could not help but feel warm.
Grandpa Wang coughed twice:
You have offended someone in Crimson Nimbus Second Senior High School. That person is very powerful and forced you to drop out of school. Your body … also had a small accident. I'm afraid that you won't be able to enter a key university. However, you shouldn't give up. You should work hard here and strive to enter a good technical school. After you graduate, you should come back and formally work with me. I don't have a son, and my several grandsons aren't interested in magical equipment maintenance. Wait until the day when I'm done with my two legs, then I'll leave my second-hand magical equipment shop to you. Let's not talk about earning money, but you can always earn a living, right? "
Li Yao took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions in his heart.
Grandpa Wang did not know that he had already recovered his strength. He also did not know about the astonishing changes that had occurred in his brain. He thought that his spirit root had been torn apart, and that he had completely become a cripple.
Even so, Grandpa Wang did not give up on him. He still did his best to consider him, and even helped him find such a school!
Although this was the worst high school in the entire Floating Spear City, Li Yao knew that Grandpa Wang had done his best.
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