Tian Xiangdong was practicing his boxing techniques on the field, but his eyes would occasionally glance at Zhou Wen, who was under the shade of a tree beside the field. He had been practicing for nearly an hour, but Zhou Wen had been sitting under the tree and playing on his phone for an hour.
Comparisons are really infuriating. We are training so hard, but that fellow is just casually gaming. Tian Xiangdong felt more depressed the more he watched.
After the past few days of training together, Tian Xiangdong understood one thing. The reason why Zhou Wen was the number one genius of Guide High School wasn't only because of his cultivation talent.
Tian Xiangdong originally believed that the saying "cultivation is like rowing a boat against the current" applied to all humans. After all, humans weren't machines. If they didn't train daily, it was easy for them to regress.
Especially when it came to actual combat, there would be a certain deviation in the grasp of timing and the sense of distance.
But Zhou Wen was different. As long as he learned something, regardless of whether he practiced or not, he would be able to use it skillfully and naturally.
Over the past few days, Zhou Wen would cooperate when the quartet practiced together. But when it was time for them to practice alone, Zhou Wen would run to the side to game.
If it wasn't because Zhou Wen's performance was impeccable when the quartet worked together, to the point that he could even be said to be the most outstanding among them, Tian Xiangdong couldn't help but take the place of a teacher to teach him a lesson. He wanted him to know the importance of studying hard and improving daily.
But now, all Tian Xiangdong could do was secretly watch as Zhou Wen gamed while he trained bitterly.
"What are you looking at? If you don't focus, your movements will change, "Li Zhi said as he walked over.
Tian Xiangdong glanced at Zhou Wen, who was gaming, and said enviously, "How good would it be if I had Zhou Wen's talent? Cultivation is so painful. Who wouldn't want to game every day?"
Li Zhi said with a smile, "Do you really think Zhou Wen only games every day?"
"Isn't that so? We can all see how much fun he has every day, "Tian Xiangdong said.
However, Li Zhi shook his head and said, "We can only see him when he's in school. We can't see what he does after school."
"You mean to say that he's been cultivating hard at home after school?" Tian Xiangdong understood what Li Zhi meant.
"There's no such thing as reaping without sowing. Zhou Wen might look harmless, as though he doesn't care about anything, but he's extremely proud deep down. He suffered such a terrible defeat to An Jing the last time. Although it wasn't a result of the battle, with his personality, he probably won't be able to let it go. He must be working hard at his cultivation. This can be seen from his combat proficiency. He's definitely not as decadent and playful as he appears," Li Zhi said seriously.
"Then why does he have to be so decadent in school? There's no need at all. Isn't it better to use the time spent playing games to cultivate? "Tian Xiangdong was skeptical.
Li Zhi glanced at Zhou Wen and said, "I think that when he was defeated by An Jing, he might have had some psychological impact, making others mistakenly believe that he had given up on himself."
"But that doesn't explain why he's gaming in school?" Tian Xiangdong was still puzzled.
"Think about it. If everyone thinks that you're a scumbag, but you amaze everyone in the college entrance examination and get first place in the city, then look at everyone else's faces. Don't you think that would be a great feeling?" Li Zhi said.
"Holy sh * t, that fellow Zhou Wen sure has a dark mind. That scumbag …" Tian Xiangdong immediately came to a realization as he nearly shouted. Thankfully, Li Zhi covered his mouth.
Zhou Wen obviously wasn't as Tian Xiangdong imagined. He could also raise his strength by gaming. Furthermore, his in-game character was equivalent to his avatar. When his in-game character fought, he would definitely gain combat experience and skill proficiency. Therefore, he didn't need to practice.
"Mutated Vigor Ant!" Zhou Wen was happily grinding when he suddenly saw a blood-red Vigor Ant appear.
Over the past few days, he had killed at least a dozen Mutated Vigor Ants, but the outcome wasn't satisfactory.
Apart from the first Mutated Vigor Ant that dropped two dimensional crystals, the subsequent Vigor Ants had a lower chance of dropping dimensional crystals. Furthermore, their quality was much worse.
Ignoring Primordial Energy Skill Crystals, even level nine dimensional crystals were rare. There were even about ten Mutated Vigor Ants that didn't drop anything.
Zhou Wen wasn't as excited as before when he saw the Mutated Vigor Ant again. He very calmly controlled the blood-colored avatar and went forward to deliver two Vigor Divine Punches, killing the Mutated Vigor Ant.
"Ding!"
A familiar sound rang in his ears. This time, something dropped.
Zhou Wen wasn't very excited. Even if a dimensional crystal dropped, it wouldn't be of much use to him unless it was a Speed Crystal. It was only to replenish his energy.
However, when Zhou Wen saw the item that dropped, he was slightly taken aback. This was because the item that dropped didn't have the word "crystal."
'Killed Mutated Vigor Ant. Discovered Companion Egg.'
A game notification popped up on the bottom left corner of the screen. Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised when he saw the notification.
Dropping a Companion Egg meant that there was a chance of having a Companion Beast. But according to what Zhou Wen knew, very few Companion Beasts appeared at the Mortal stage. Basically, only those at the Legendary stage could possess Companion Beasts.
It could be said that Companion Beasts were a manifestation of strength and status. Humans who could walk the streets with Companion Beasts were basically experts at the Legendary stage and above. They were revered and envied by others.
The reason why there were almost no Companion Beasts at the Mortal stage was that Mortal stage dimensional creatures almost never dropped Companion Beasts. Only Legendary stage dimensional creatures had a relatively low chance of dropping Companion Beasts. Furthermore, Legendary stage Companion Eggs required Primordial Energy at the Legendary stage to hatch. Therefore, even if a Mortal stage human obtained a Companion Egg, there was no way for them to hatch it.
After hatching, a Companion Beast could be said to share life and death with its owner. It was very difficult to transfer it to others. If one were to forcefully transfer it, one would have to pay a huge price. The typical person wouldn't do so.
In a tiny place like Guide City, Zhou Wen had never seen a Mortal stage human with a Companion Beast.
The Companion Egg was the size of the blood-colored avatar's fist. It was milky-white, translucent, and oval in shape. There were a few red points of light flashing inside, making it look mysterious and beautiful.
Zhou Wen eagerly controlled the blood-colored avatar to pick up the Companion Egg. At the instant the blood-colored avatar's fingers touched the Companion Egg, Zhou Wen immediately felt his body tremble. The Primordial Energy in his body seemed to be sucked out by a syringe as it rapidly flowed towards the phone.
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