bookandnovel Chapter 23 Elite Students
Chapter 23 Elite Students
Upon hearing the announcement of the assessment, Chen Lie did not react with the same joy or sorrow as the other students; instead, he walked off the training platform with a blank expression.
"Exceptional comprehension, a genius!"
"His Qi and Blood value was over 6 kcal before he came to participate in the elite student assessment. He really has a lot of patience."
"By the way, didn't anyone notice? This is a perfect score of 150!"
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Amidst the students' discussions below the stage, the instructor in front of the martial arts platform watched Chen Lie's departing figure and couldn't help but say, "This student is quite interesting. He passed the elite assessment, but he didn't seem happy at all. He's very calm and composed."
The assessment mentor next to him said, "Look at his Qi and Blood value, it's almost 7. If he puts in a little more effort, it's not impossible for his Qi and Blood value to break 10 in two or three months. With such high Qi and Blood value, he is obviously determined to pass the elite assessment. And when you get something you are determined to get, you won't be too surprised."
It's a pity he's a senior in high school. If he were a junior specializing in martial arts, the school would definitely want to nurture him.
Chen Lie went straight downstairs and waited in the waiting area in the lobby on the first floor.
Nearby, many students who had not passed the elite student assessment were being comforted and encouraged by their parents, and soon they all left.
Because Chen Lie was one of the last few to undergo the elite assessment, he didn't have to wait long before the assessment for all candidates ended.
"Students who have passed the elite student assessment, please collect your elite student certificate at the second counter window in the lobby on the first floor."
At that moment, the loudspeaker on the first floor rang out and played three times in a row.
Seeing that there weren't many people, Chen Lie also went to the counter to queue up and collect his prize.
When Chen Lie arrived at the counter, he was surprised to find that only five people had come to collect their elite student ID cards.
In other words, out of fourteen people who participated in the elite student assessment, only five passed, and he was the only senior martial arts student to pass.
Chen Lie was the last to receive his elite student ID. As the staff at the counter handed him the ID, they said, "Please report to the freshman registration area at the elite campus before 5 p.m., and we will assign you to classes then."
Chen Lie nodded, took the elite student ID, and then turned and left the elite student assessment area.
When Chen Lie arrived at the elite campus, he glanced at the time and realized it was not yet three o'clock. At the campus entrance, he showed his elite student ID before entering the campus.
School regulations stipulate that students who are not in the elite class are prohibited from entering the elite campus. Although elite students and ordinary martial arts students are in the same school, they have almost no interaction and are like people from two different worlds.
When elite students face ordinary martial arts students, they usually feel an overwhelming sense of superiority. They may not look down on them, but they definitely look down on them.
Chen Lie had a deep understanding of this in his previous life.
The elite campus was large and spacious. As soon as Chen Lie entered, he looked for the location of the freshmen office. He saw a map of the elite campus on a bulletin board by the roadside and realized that he had gone in the opposite direction from the freshmen office. So he turned around and walked back.
On the campus path, Chen Lie was walking leisurely when he suddenly saw two fresh-faced girls walking towards him.
One of the pretty girls with a high ponytail looked familiar to Chen Lie.
Isn't that Lu Qingchan, whom I had dinner with just a few days ago?
Lu Qingchan is an elite student, so it's not surprising that she appears in the elite campus.
Chen Lie continued walking forward at a leisurely pace until the two met face to face.
Lu Qingchan looked at Chen Lie with some surprise in her bright eyes, as if wondering why Chen Lie would appear in the elite campus.
Lu Qingchan thought that since the two families were old friends, it would be impolite not to exchange a word upon meeting, so she greeted Chen Lie: "How are Uncle Chen and Aunt Feng?"
"fine."
Chen Lie casually replied.
Lu Qingchan hummed in agreement, wondering if she should say something more as she thought her words had been a bit dry. But then she saw Chen Lie walk away without turning back, leaving her stunned.
"Qingchan, is she your friend?"
The girl next to Lu Qingchan asked curiously.
"No, my father and his father were comrades-in-arms, and our two families often get together for meals." Lu Qingchan shook her head.
"He left without even finishing a sentence. Looks like he's not really interested in your Lu University beauty pageant!"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Lu Qingchan glared reproachfully at the girl beside her.
She was also a little puzzled. In the past, Chen Lie was very attentive to her, always chasing after her. But in front of her, he was always eager to show off, wanting to talk but not daring to say too much, or rather, not knowing how to say it.
But ever since they had dinner together, she could clearly see that Chen Lie's attitude towards her had changed. He had become distant and cold, as if she were just a slightly familiar stranger, someone he barely knew.
"Okay, I won't say anything more."
The girl shook her head to assure her, then asked, "Qingchan, could you spare half a day these next two days?"
"What's wrong?" Lu Qingchan asked.
"It's my sister, you know. She was learning martial arts a while ago and asked me to give her some pointers, but I didn't have time at the time, so I told her I would give her pointers in a few days."
But she seems angry with me these past two days, and her attitude towards me has changed. The day before yesterday, I offered to teach her martial arts, but she didn't seem very interested in learning.
"I was thinking, haven't you already mastered the Cloud Smoke Step to the point of being able to use it freely? My sister is also learning this martial art, so could you do me a favor and give her some pointers when you have some free time?" the girl said.
"Your sister? Is she the girl who always waits for you outside the gates of the elite campus?" Lu Qingchan asked.
"Yes, his name is Li Xianyu, and he is in the top-ranked martial arts class in the first year of high school."
"I understand, how about the afternoon after tomorrow? I'll be free that day."
"Hehe, okay!"
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On the other side, Chen Lie arrived at the freshman registration area and immediately saw the service counter in the middle.
He walked to the service counter and said to the staff inside, "Hello, I am a freshman who just passed the elite assessment and I am here to report for duty."
"Give me your elite student ID," the staff member inside said.
Chen Lie nodded and handed over his elite student ID.
The staff took the elite student ID, swiped it on the personal computer, and then returned the elite student ID to Chen Lie.
"Chen Lie, because you got a perfect score on your assessment, you can choose your own elite class tutor."
Besides the Elite Class 1, which of the fifteen mentors in the Elite Class do you prefer?
Chen Lie said, "I'm fine with anything, just give me one randomly."
"Are you sure?" the staff member asked. He patiently explained, "You need to think this through carefully. Each of these fifteen elite instructors has their own area of expertise, such as boxing, footwork, leg techniques, and qi circulation. If you want to learn boxing, choose an elite instructor who specializes in boxing. If you want to learn footwork, enroll in an instructor who specializes in footwork. Otherwise, your training will be much less effective."
"It's okay, I'm sure, let's do it randomly," Chen Lie said.
His martial arts insights from his previous life are still intact. Before breaking through to the Grandmaster realm, he doesn't need any guidance. Moreover, in terms of martial arts insights alone, there may be people on Blue Star who are qualified to guide him, but they must be very few.
"Alright then, you've been assigned to Elite Class 5, and your Elite Class tutor is Hong Chengshuo."
Seeing Chen Lie's response, the staff had no choice but to assign him a tutor randomly and hand him a piece of paper.
"This is the Elite Class confirmation slip. Give it to your regular class tutor. Remember to report to your Elite Class tutor tomorrow."
Chen Lie took the receipt and then turned and left the freshman registration area.
After leaving the elite campus, Chen Lie went directly to the office of his regular class tutor, Ren Hongguang.
Arriving at Ren Hongguang's office, Chen Lie knocked on the door.
All I heard was a voice saying "Come in" from inside the office.
Chen Lie then pushed open the office door and walked to Ren Hongguang's desk.
"Teacher Ren, I passed the elite student assessment and was assigned to Elite Class 5. This is the receipt that the freshman registration office asked me to give you."
"Hmm? You passed the test?"
Ren Hongguang looked up at Chen Lie, feeling incredulous.
He knew very well how difficult it was for senior martial arts students to advance to the elite class, and the fact that Chen Lie was able to pass the assessment on his first try showed that Chen Lie had indeed been hiding his true strength.
"Great job! You're the first student in our class to pass the elite student assessment. I'll use the communicator to call the rest of the class back to the classroom so they can celebrate with you."
"No need, teacher."
"Don't rush to decline. Telling your classmates about your promotion to the elite class will also motivate them. Don't worry, it won't take up too much of your time," Ren Hongguang said.
"Alright then!" Chen Lie nodded.
"sit!"
Ren Hongguang pulled out a chair, gestured for Chen Lie to sit down, and poured him a glass of water.
What is your Qi and Blood level?
Chen Lie sat down and said, "About 6 calories."
"Breaking through 6? No wonder you passed the elite student assessment on your first try. Did you pass the medicinal bath?" Ren Hongguang asked.
"not yet."
"not yet?"
Ren Hongguang was startled and immediately asked, "Not even once? Or did you only have the medicinal baths done two or three times out of ten?"
"Not even one medicinal bath yet."
"really?"
Ren Hongguang slammed his hand on the desk: "So, doesn't that mean you still have a lot of room for improvement? After ten medicinal baths, your Qi and Blood value should at least break 8, right?"
That's how it should be.
Chen Lie nodded, but his cultivation advancement method had long deviated from the standard ladder of Blue Star, which was naturally illogical.
"Good! Keep up the good work after you enter the elite class, and try to break through the Qi and Blood value to 10 as soon as possible, so as to enter the fast track of the Qi and Blood stage."
In response to Ren Hongguang's encouragement, Chen Lie echoed a few words.
Because he was of average talent in his previous life and missed out on the elite class, Ren Hongguang became his senior year tutor for a whole year. Towards the end of his senior year, he himself became somewhat disheartened with martial arts, but Ren Hongguang did not give up on him. Whenever he missed an important class, he would call to inquire about it.
It can be said that Ren Hongguang had been extremely kind and righteous to his past self, but in this life, their teacher-student relationship could only end here.