75: Why are you pretending to be so cool when you have nothing to do?

A test for freshmen to select Martial Skills had concluded.

Students began to follow their teachers, as per their class assignments, to choose their Martial Skills.

Shen Bei was about to leave with Professor Gu Xinrou.

But General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan followed them.

“Officer Cheng, is there anything else?”

Professor Gu Xinrou asked, blinking her eyes.

According to the normal arrangement, the military officers for the military training had completed their task and could now leave.

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan smiled and said, “Shen Bei is going to choose a new Martial Skill, right? I’ll participate.”

Professor Gu Xinrou pouted, “That won’t be necessary, I have it handled.”

“No.” General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan’s tone was stiff, “You don’t have it handled, let’s go.”

Professor Gu Xinrou and Shen Bei exchanged a glance, then followed him to the Lingnan City Martial Arts University’s resource library.

The so-called resource library was a heavily guarded underground vault.

Its entire structure was made of super-strong alloy steel plates.

The main door alone required three people to open.

One person controlled the key to the mechanical lock.

One person controlled the password to the electronic lock.

And another person controlled the fingerprint lock.

It stored various resources of Lingnan City Martial Arts University.

Such as Martial Skills, Medicinal Pills, weapons, and so on.

These materials were uniformly allocated and distributed by the state.

The staff inside were directly managed by the state and were completely independent of the Martial Arts University’s leadership and control.

After a series of tedious procedures and checks.

The three entered.

Shen Bei looked up.

The entire underground resource library was very large.

But what surprised Shen Bei was that while it was large, it seemed very empty.

The items inside… were a bit few, completely disproportionate to such a large underground space.

It was like a super-heavy mining dump truck, a huge vehicle capable of carrying hundreds of tons, only pulling a single brick…

Not only was Shen Bei stunned, but even General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan was taken aback.

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan rubbed his eyes and asked, somewhat incredulously, “Was this place robbed? A prefecture-level Martial Arts University only has this much stuff?”

A staff member on the side explained with an embarrassed expression, “Although resources are allocated by the state, we still have to compete for them. If other prefecture-level Martial Arts Universities are stronger, we get less.”

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan hummed in acknowledgment.

There was nothing wrong with that explanation.

Some prefecture-level Martial Arts Universities had more talents and thus required more resources.

Some prefecture-level cities were more chaotic, requiring Martial Arts University students to assist the local Patrol Bureau in suppression.

Regardless of whether they received benefits, they would need Medicinal Pills if injured during missions, right?

Naturally, resources would be tilted towards them.

Furthermore, some prefecture-level cities experienced frequent Dungeon incursions, and the Martial Arts University’s resource library would then transform into a material transfer station.

The state would focus its resources there even more.

But resources were limited.

Therefore, for Martial Arts Universities like Lingnan City, eating meat was out of the question; being able to have some soup was already good.

The three arrived at the resource library computer.

They began to search for Martial Skills suitable for Shen Bei.

Professor Gu Xinrou was inputting Shen Bei’s peak true attribute values from the test to search for Martial Skills.

“Strength… 37.”

“No, no, no.” General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan interrupted Professor Gu Xinrou’s data entry, “Input 41.”

“What?” Professor Gu Xinrou was taken aback, a little annoyed, and put her hands on her hips, “Isn’t this a joke! The true value is 37, how can you input 41?”

“Listen to me, it’s correct.”

“No!” Professor Gu Xinrou’s eyes flickered intensely, and her voice became incredibly low, “If this ruins Shen Bei, will you compensate me?”

Actually, Professor Gu Xinrou had felt something was off when General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan followed them.

Perhaps Shen Bei’s test data with the Otherworlder Puppet was inaccurate.

But she didn’t want to take risks; she preferred to be conservative rather than let Shen Bei damage his body by Cultivating incorrectly.

Who knows… she might still be able to use him in the future.

Happiness in that area must be firmly grasped.

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan chuckled, “Don’t worry too much. Although you are a teacher, I have more practical experience.”

Shen Bei scratched his head and asked, “Just max it out, then.”

“No!”

“Are you crazy?”

Professor Gu Xinrou and General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan spoke at the same time, rejecting Shen Bei’s suicidal behavior.

Shen Bei shrugged.

Actually, he really wanted to say that when he Cultivated the Seven Stars Fist, he had done so by meeting the lowest surface attribute requirements.

And wasn’t he perfectly fine?

What did this indicate?

It indicated that all the attribute values the daily settlement panel gave him were true attributes!

Maxing it out was perfectly fine.

In Shen Bei’s opinion, Professor Gu Xinrou’s conservatism was completely unnecessary worry.

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan’s aggressiveness also didn’t go all the way.

Finally, General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan and Professor Gu Xinrou argued for a bit and, based on their experience, reached a consensus.

All attribute values were input as 40 points.

With the additional condition “close-quarters combat.”

Professor Gu Xinrou gently pressed the Enter key.

The computer database began to search for Martial Skills that met the conditions.

After a short wait.

Three Martial Skills meeting the requirements appeared on the interface.

They were “Pine Crane Longevity Fist,” “Flying Spirit Flexible Bone Fist,” and “Dragon Form Flying Tiger Steps.”

“Come here, see which one you like?”

Professor Gu Xinrou pulled Shen Bei to the computer, like a young couple buying clothes in a mall.

Pine Crane Longevity Fist was a fist technique. After Cultivating it, one could not only master the Martial Skill but also strengthen internal organs, making them as tough as iron.

Flying Spirit Flexible Bone Fist was a movement technique that trained the entire body to be “soft as boneless,” pliable as silk floss.

It could be said to be two completely opposite directions of Martial Dao compared to Pine Crane Longevity Fist.

And Dragon Form Flying Tiger Steps was an extremely profound Footwork.

Shen Bei took a quick glance and found that the profundity of this Martial Skill was no less than the “Seven Stars Steps” in the “Seven Stars Fist.”

Shen Bei had decision paralysis. He smacked his lips and asked, “Can’t I have them all?”

Professor Gu Xinrou shook her head, “According to regulations, students can only choose one Martial Skill, while teachers can use their authority once to grant another Martial Skill, for a maximum of two.”

“You should know that the purpose of some students becoming Martial Artists is not to serve the country, but to pursue wealth and glory. Therefore, the state cannot give you everything wholeheartedly.”

Shen Bei uttered an “Oh.”

The state cultivated you with all it had, but it couldn't give you everything.

If you wanted more, then you had to join the army and fight in Dungeons.

This truly echoed the saying: A Martial Artist dares to contend for everything.

At the same time, it seemed that small class instruction also had many benefits.

A teacher’s authority was only for one use. If there were many students, giving an extra Martial Skill to one would be a blatant favoritism, and other students would certainly be unwilling and feel resentful.

But Shen Bei, following Professor Gu Xinrou, didn’t have such concerns.

He was the only student in the entire class.

Shen Bei’s finger hovered over the three Cultivation Techniques, reluctant to give up any of them.

“Take them all.”

At this moment, General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan suddenly spoke from the side.

Professor Gu Xinrou and Shen Bei both looked at him simultaneously.

What did he mean?

You’re not a teacher at the Martial Arts University, what authority do you have to take them all?

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan handed his military ID to a staff member on the side and said in a rather somber tone, “I will use my twelve years of military service reputation and points to exchange for Martial Skills for this student, Shen Bei.”

The staff member was stunned, “You… really want to do this? Military points are hard-earned; they are exchanged with lives.”

“That’s right.” General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan said with a solemn expression, “I have high hopes for him; he is worth my effort.”

These simple, extremely plain words stirred Shen Bei’s heart.

There were no grand declarations, only the feeling of mutual appreciation, like a turtle seeing a green bean.

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan was actually using the military points he earned through bloody battles on the battlefield to exchange for Martial Skills for Shen Bei!

Shen Bei’s expression and mood were incredibly complex and bewildered, and he spoke up, “No… you… Officer… this…”

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan waved his hand and said with a magnanimous air, “No need to say more. If I give it to you, just take it.”

Just then.

The staff member jogged back, his face showing embarrassment and awkwardness, and said, “Captain Cheng… your points aren’t enough.”

General Training Instructor Cheng Liaoyuan: ???

Professor Gu Xinrou: …

Shen Bei: …

Why did you have to show off when there was no need!