This morning, while researching materials, Lin Guang stumbled upon a paper often cited by many. Through the observation of twenty-six control groups, it noted that "transmigrators" like W, who were completely reset for training, could level up 1.5 to 2 times faster if they had significant strength in their original world. This scenario would persist until their strength returned to its original state, which might explain her rapid level up.
"Hmm, regarding this point, the academic community..."
Before he could start speaking, W interrupted Lin Guang by waving her hand: "I don't want to hear that boring stuff."
"I remember you saying that someone with talent like mine can easily reach level 30 and above, right? But now, I've just reached level 4."
Lin Guang rubbed his brow helplessly: "Right, and this growth is non-linear. Just like my talent, the levels increase more as you progress, eventually far surpassing your original peak state."
"Increasing more and more? That's great! Just tell me how I should level up then."
"..."
Lin Guang's face showed a quite subtle expression, then he shook his head and said, "Combat and training, or encountering adventures and taking potions made by Miracle Masters. The former is the most conventional and primary way of enhancing."
"Alright!"
W was energized, patted her legs, forced herself up, and walked towards the initial crying grass man. But after taking only two steps, she suddenly felt her feet weaken.
She turned and saw Lin Guang's eyes had stopped emitting dark golden light—this indicated he had turned off the talent enhancement.
"Why did you stop?"
She asked, slightly displeased.
"Today's training ends here."
W was a bit anxious: "No, I'm not worn out yet—"
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Guang interrupted, "Exhausting the ether is like exhausting physical strength, it needs rest to replenish. Forcing overexertion will only lower your future potential."
Saying so, he handed the prepared wet towel to W, earnestly saying, "You've arrived in a relatively calm environment now; it's not entirely without crisis, but at least not urgent in the short term. You no longer need to sacrifice the future for the present."
Sacrificing the future for the present...
For some reason, W slowly lowered her head, unnaturally looking at her right forearm—a faint blue-black color marked her snow-white skin, seeming like veins showing under the skin.
But soon, she casually lifted her head, reached out to take the towel.
After looking at the youth's distinct facial features for a while, she suddenly turned her face away, humming, "Alright, I'll listen to you this time for now."
"Then it's my turn."
Lin Guang nodded, suddenly began removing his shirt, revealing the yellow sports T-shirt underneath with the seemingly meaningless words[不登機]on the front, and 8+24 on the back, before also taking off his black-rimmed glasses.
By the way, after enhancing his spiritual power, Lin Guang's slight nearsightedness improved, but being used to glasses, he bought a pair of plain glasses of the same style online to wear.
"Next, you help coach me in training."
"?" W was stunned.
The youth in front of her naturally said, "Physical training, I think you might be better at this than a bookworm like me."
"My physical strength is very weak, though it will naturally improve as levels rise. But since I have the opportunity now, it wouldn't hurt to train."
The girl suddenly smiled, and the slender demon tail swayed more quickly from side to side.
"You asked for it yourself, midway withdrawal or begging won't be accepted!"
...
Two and a half hours later.
Lin Guang, looking like a dead fish just pulled from the water, was supported by W as they walked out of the gym, leaning closely against each other and limping.
After their departure, the receptionist clicked open the chat software on her computer: "Xiao Miao, the guest from b31 has checked out, can you clean the room? Feedback data shows that the fire attribute ether was very active, likely causing quite a stir, so it might be tough for you."
She paused, then continued with a somewhat pleased tone: "He's so handsome, and the girl accompanying him is also really pretty. I'll send you a photo from the surveillance later... Sadly, it looks like I won't have any chances, it seems impossible to get involved."
"Got it, Sister Wang."
A young, crisp, and cheerful female voice responded from the headset: "And how do you know if you don't try? I'll cheer you on!"
Soon, a girl with a waterfall-like long shiny black hair gracefully stepped into the b31 training room. Her bangs were picked up by a delicate golden birch leaf-shaped hairpin, glinting a faint light.
Upon entering, the scorching fire attribute ether rushed toward her, causing her brows to gently raise, instinctively retreating half a step, with the notable cute dumbfounded tuft on top bobbing up and down.
Soon, her gaze was drawn by the scene inside the training room; she witnessed the crying grass man, half its body blown away, causing her brows to knit together involuntarily, almost touching.
She walked lightly to the crying grass man's side, crouched down slowly, and slowly picked up the scattered straw, binding it back onto the crying grass man's body.
"Oh dear, that's too much." The girl shook her head, a smile with a hint of bitterness on her lips.
Cleaning the training room was included in the fees; what she cared for was not this.
Judging by the touch of the straw, this crying grass man used the skill [Hardening] for enhanced defense yet was nearly killed by a single blow, indicating the attacker has considerable strength; this Tier One crying grass man couldn't offer any training effect.
Rather than training, it was more like venting or slaughter.
After retying the straw on the crying grass man, the girl raised her hand, holding the jade pendant on her chest, gently rubbed it, a faint light swept through, and a round wind-rolling cactus appeared beside her.
It's a wind-rolling cactus, a green excellent-grade spirit beast, quite rare, mainly with supportive abilities.
Once summoned, the cactus rolled a circle on the floor like greeting.
"Little ball, please help me!" The girl clenched her fist as if encouraging the cactus, "Heal the crying grass man, and absorb the active fire ether in the air."
At the girl's request, the wind-rolling cactus first shot several of its longest needles from the top into the crying grass man (emitting a faint green light), then inflated itself like being pumped, its needles began glimmering faint white light, and the fire ether in the room surged towards the needles.
Some five or six minutes later, it gradually deflated, even smaller than initially, appearing a bit exhausted, while a blossom at its top bloomed into a beautiful fiery-red flower—as a plant-type spirit beast, naturally, it couldn't retain the fire attribute ether within.
The girl carefully plucked the flower and placed it in a prepared box, the flower could be considered a Tier One spiritual material.
Beep beep beep...
The message sound from the phone in her pocket prompted the girl to pick it up, it was Sister Wang from the reception sending her the photos captured from surveillance.
A silver-haired girl disdainfully carrying a boy drained of energy while letting him lean on her in a somewhat ambiguous position for support, their overall appearance still handsome despite drenched in sweat.
The girl was stunned.
Though a bit blurred, she indeed recognized the person in the photos.
"Lin... Guang?"
The girl accompanying him, who is she?
Moreover, the pair of demon-like horns on the ear, could it be...