6: Chapter 6 is a sure thing.
At a little past four in the afternoon, Su Lin returned home carrying eight cups of milk tea.
He had assumed there would be no one home at this hour, but to his surprise, he saw Su Xiaoyue the moment he stepped inside.
Su Xiaoyue was reading a book while eating ice cream, and she turned her head when she heard Su Lin enter.
With ice cream in her mouth, her long eyelashes fluttered, and her bright, jewel-like eyes fixed on Su Lin.
"Xiaoyue? You're home early today too?"
"Do you want some milk tea?"
Su Lin said, holding up a large bag of milk tea.
"No."
Su Xiaoyue coldly turned her head away and continued to read her book while eating her ice cream.
"Alright, I'll head to my room then."
Su Lin walked into his room and closed the door.
"To think he secretly bought so much milk tea."
"Caught you red-handed."
Su Xiaoyue muttered to herself.
Su Lin entered his room, sat down quickly, and couldn't wait to open a cup of milk tea.
He hadn't had any milk tea yet today.
Pop.
He poked the straw through the milk tea lid.
Su Lin took a huge gulp.
The cold, sweet milk tea refreshed his body and soul.
He wondered if there would be a reward.
Almost at the same time, a voice echoed in his mind.
[You drank a sip of milk tea, Vitality +10]
It's here!
There was a reward, just as expected.
"Vitality +10!"
"Just from one sip of milk tea?"
Su Lin was extremely shocked. To increase his Vitality by 10 points in an instant—only those exorbitantly priced medicinal herbs could achieve such a terrifying effect.
But Su Lin had done it with just one sip of milk tea; rounding it off, he had made a hundred million!
"According to the calculation that it takes 100 Vitality to lift a 3,000-jin greatsword..."
"...increasing my Vitality by 10 means I've gained 300 jin of strength?"
"Wow! Getting stronger is actually this simple."
Filled with excitement, Su Lin drank the cup of milk tea.
When he finished the cup of milk tea, the anticipated voice did not sound again.
"As I thought..."
Su Lin looked at the remaining seven cups of milk tea on the table.
In truth, he hadn't bought so much milk tea today because he was greedy; he wanted to test this talent.
This talent seemed to have an element of randomness; it wasn't the case that the more he drank, the more rewards he would get.
Su Lin had suspected as much after drinking two cups of milk tea yesterday.
That was why he had bought eight cups of milk tea today to experiment.
He continued to open the milk tea, one cup after another, and began chugging them down.
In less than ten minutes, he had downed three or four cups, which felt pretty good.
He had never drunk milk tea so freely before.
You have to understand, his weekly allowance was only 100 yuan, so he could only reward himself with a cup or two of milk tea occasionally.
Otherwise, he would have to let Li Tao treat him.
Li Tao's family had a bit of money, and he often treated Su Lin to milk tea; Su Lin was too embarrassed to refuse.
Today was the first time he had ever indulged in milk tea like this.
Thanks to Teacher Zhang transferring the money.
"I must achieve milk tea freedom."
Su Lin silently vowed to himself.
Being able to drink as much milk tea as he wanted without a care in the world—that was true freedom.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but after all eight cups of milk tea were finished, Su Lin let out a burp.
"It seems this talent really is random; it has nothing to do with how much I drink."
Su Lin said calmly.
Except for the first sip of milk tea today, which triggered the talent.
He hadn't received any more rewards from the subsequent milk tea.
"But there should be at least one chance every day."
"And at least 10 points of Vitality each time?"
Su Lin speculated.
When he awakened his talent yesterday, he was directly rewarded with 100 points of Vitality; that must have been a beginner's gift package.
And the 10 points of Vitality added today should count as a daily reward, which was likely the most common occurrence.
"Adding 10 points of Vitality every day is quite a lot."
Ning Xiufeng worked himself to the bone, and with a pile of high-priced medicinal herbs from his family, he could barely manage to increase his Vitality by two or three points.
"There are still a hundred days left until the college entrance exam; doesn't that mean I'll have at least 1,000 points of Vitality by the time of the exam?"
Su Lin took a deep breath to calm his restless heart.
"A candidate with 1,000 points of Vitality—he had never heard of such a thing in Jianghuo City."
"That would be the cream of the crop among top students."
"Belonging to the tier of geniuses."
"In that case, perhaps I really could aim for the top 100 in the province..."
"And the 12 subjects of Ten Thousand Races Language will give me extra points."
When one thinks there is no way out, a new path emerges.
This feeling—it's in the bag.
Knock, knock, knock.
An orderly knocking came from the door.
Su Lin opened the door, feeling puzzled.
He saw Su Xiaoyue standing at the doorway.
"Sorry, I've already finished the milk tea."
Su Lin rubbed his head and said, feeling a bit awkward.
"Who wants to drink your milk tea!"
Su Xiaoyue said, sounding a bit angry.