94: Study culture, and your grades are as steady as an old dog

【Yesterday's settlement rewards are as follows:】

【Completed coal mine work, gained money +400, gained Strength +2, Physique +2, Spirit +2, Agility +2. Gained Infrared Vision, maximum Endurance increased by 50%.】

Shen Bei was startled awake by the settlement panel.

He glanced at the information.

Instantly, he felt a jolt.

According to his previous estimation, this coal mine tunnel clearing work would at most grant Physique and Strength attributes, and other Fifth Dimension Attributes.

As for the combat process, that was not part of the employment mission, but merely an accident.

He never expected that the accident during the work process would also be activated by the settlement panel!

All four-dimensional attributes +2.

This was the second most rewarding job after killing Lei Laohu, the employer who didn't pay!

This was not what was truly shocking.

The most surprising thing was that it granted three Fifth Dimension Attributes!

"Infrared Vision!"

This was rewarded because he worked in the extremely dark tunnel!

Shen Bei couldn't help but gasp.

"This means my vision at night is like daylight!"

Do not underestimate this Fifth Dimension Attribute.

Although it doesn't increase combat power, it is an extremely important auxiliary ability!

Imagine, in the poor visibility of night, whoever turns on a light becomes a target.

But without a light, how many people can clearly see what's ahead?

Shen Bei could!

Even in the darkest environment, Shen Bei could move freely and control every move of his enemies!

"Too powerful!"

Shen Bei gave a thumbs-up to the daily settlement panel.

As for the maximum Endurance +50%.

This also made Shen Bei's heart tremble.

This meant that Shen Bei, when facing continuous combat, would have an even higher maximum Endurance than when he suppressed the Earth Cave and fought Yu Hao in continuous battles yesterday!

"Nice! Awesome!"

This part-time job at the coal mine was truly fruitful.

Shen Bei originally wanted to sleep a bit longer, since it didn't matter whether he attended class or not.

But suddenly, Shen Bei woke up on his own.

He remembered the teaching of a Great Master in a video: "You're so young, how can you sleep in!"

"Time for class!"

Shen Bei quickly washed up, ate breakfast, and headed straight for the classroom.

Pushing open the classroom door, Shen Bei was stunned.

Empty...

Other classrooms, more or less, had teachers with students in class.

Shen Bei's classroom only had him as a student, and now even the teacher wasn't there!

"Who's late?"

Shen Bei scratched his head.

"Oh, you teacher, skipping class, isn't this affecting me, a good student! Must give a bad review!"

He pulled out his phone and called Professor Gu Xinrou.

The first time, Professor Gu Xinrou didn't answer.

When he called a second time, Professor Gu Xinrou answered in an annoyed tone: "What do you want?"

"What time is it?" Shen Bei said in a critical tone: "Look at the time! Aren't you coming to class?"

Professor Gu Xinrou on the other end of the phone was silent for a very long time.

She walked out of the principal's office and looked up at the sky.

The sun hadn't risen from the west.

Shen Bei actually took the initiative to go to class?

That was truly going against the norm!

Professor Gu Xinrou's mouth twitched, and she asked: "What do you mean by this? I'm a little scared."

"You're the teacher, I'm the student, shouldn't I be in class?"

"Should you be in class?"

Shen Bei: ...

...

A moment later.

Professor Gu Xinrou poked her head into the classroom.

She indeed saw Shen Bei.

At this moment, Professor Gu Xinrou's expression was as if she had seen a ghost, then she teased: "Oh, what a rare guest."

Shen Bei coughed: "Why didn't you answer my call just now?"

"You still have the nerve to ask?" Professor Gu Xinrou's eyes immediately boiled with distorted light, finally transforming into a hoarse whisper: "You went out to do odd jobs, truly bringing honor to the school! The principal criticized me severely."

Shen Bei felt something was off.

Bringing honor... and getting criticized?

Shen Bei asked: "Why?"

"You skipped class, but my attendance record showed you were in class. From the school's perspective, I was fabricating records. My perfect attendance bonus was deducted."

"Uh... I'll go talk to Old Zhang, he's really getting a bit too much!"

Professor Gu Xinrou stretched out her hand, then in an instant, blinked her beautiful eyes, her red lips slightly curled, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth:

"However, the principal believes I've cultivated a good student and there's an additional reward. For my Face, let's just leave it at that."

Shen Bei's mouth twitched.

He had to admit, this woman's mood changed faster than flipping a book.

Professor Gu Xinrou's beautiful Face bloomed with a captivating smile, her snowy chin lifted: "Tell me, what do you want to learn in class today?"

"Do we... not have a class schedule?"

"Originally we did, but it's useless for you."

At this point, Professor Gu Xinrou became a little annoyed; she had stayed up all night to arrange that class schedule.

But Shen Bei was unreliable.

He skipped class in high school, and he still skipped class in college.

It was truly a case of 'a leopard cannot change its spots'.

So, Professor Gu Xinrou stopped caring. Shen Bei could attend class if he wanted, and learn whatever he wished.

It was essentially a restaurant waiter-style service.

Like ordering from a menu.

Shen Bei stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said: "I want to learn the language of the Earth Cave Otherworlders."

"Oh?" Professor Gu Xinrou's eyes widened slightly: "That's a complex course."

"We can learn slowly."

Shen Bei thought that he wouldn't be going down to the Earth Cave every day, but learning the Otherworlder language now would definitely be useful in the future.

"Alright, let's begin. We'll start by learning the Otherworlder's syllables..."

Saying that, Professor Gu Xinrou began to write a bunch of strange characters on the blackboard.

"The Otherworlder language has a total of 35 syllables, which are di, ah, ca, me..."

After one class.

Shen Bei's head felt like it was going to explode, dizzy and lightheaded, with veins throbbing at his temples.

The Otherworlder language was too complex!

According to Professor Gu Xinrou, the more syllables a language has, the more bloated and complex it is.

A truly ideal, concise language would only need one sound to express many meanings.

Of course, such an ideal language only exists in science fiction aliens.

"Tell me, how many syllables have you learned?" Professor Gu Xinrou asked.

Shen Bei scratched his head: "7... no, 8!"

Professor Gu Xinrou sighed: "You might as well transfer your brain to someone else."

Shen Bei: ...

After class.

Shen Bei pulled out the purplish-blue small fruit he had picked up from the Alien Leader Crimson.

"Teacher, can you help me identify this thing?"

Professor Gu Xinrou stared at it for a moment, then immediately opened her computer, entered the database, and began to search.

"The Earth Cave World has an abundance of items, rich mineral deposits, ten-thousand-year-old cold iron, ink crystals, purple silver, refined gold, white-shining steel, earth crystals, cerulean stones, sea tide jade, and other Heaven And Earth Treasures rarely seen on the surface. These are all essential Materials for refining weapons."

Professor Gu Xinrou continued, typing intently on the keyboard: "Even Medicinal Pills that can aid Cultivation and enhance a Martial Artist's attributes come from the internal organs, blood, or herbs of Yao Beasts in the Earth Cave. In short, they are all sorts of strange and wonderful things. It's impossible for human memory to remember them all."

To Shen Bei, it sounded like Professor Gu Xinrou was just making excuses for not knowing what the small fruit was...

After a while.

Professor Gu Xinrou finally found relevant information.

But she stared at the computer, stunned, unable to recover for a long time.

"Teacher?"

Shen Bei saw Professor Gu Xinrou in a daze and called out.

"Ah..."

Professor Gu Xinrou lowered her brows slightly, and said with a hint of worry: "I found it. This thing is called the Undead King."

"Huh?"

Shen Bei felt the name was a bit unusual and... domineering?

"That's right, that's the name."

Professor Gu Xinrou picked up a fruit, her voice trembling slightly: "But the data shows that this item is extremely rare, or rather, extremely rare in our country."

"This item is almost exclusive to the Headhunter Tribe organization. Among the Headhunter Tribe, some people specifically use humans as currency to trade with Otherworlders for this fruit."

"It can be made into Super-Modified Adrenaline."

Shen Bei: ...

Shen Bei was completely stunned by the news.

The Headhunter Tribe again?

And they use humans as currency?

"Super-Modified Adrenaline?" Shen Bei questioned.

"Yes." Professor Gu Xinrou took a deep breath: "After taking it, faint blue lines will appear on the Face, greatly increasing combat power and wound healing ability, it's simply abnormal!"

Wait—

Why did Professor Gu Xinrou's description sound somewhat familiar to Shen Bei?

He felt like he had seen the scene of "faint blue lines" somewhere before.

Shen Bei tilted his head.

It suddenly came to him.

That was—