Study Monster Cultivation System

Chapter 131 - 130 sodium

As soon as Shi Yang thought of it, he became excited, and when he got excited, he felt the urge to go to the restroom.

So, he carried the sodium block and ran out of the lab into the small lavatory by the playground.

Back then, these lavatories were still the old-fashioned large communal type, with all the pits connected underneath.

While squatting, Shi Yang looked down and had some thoughts about it, but he wasn’t foolish enough to throw it in while he was still squatting there.

Just as he was pondering this, a few high school boys who had just finished their PE class came in.

Seeing a primary student taking his squat seriously, they started laughing right away, even bending down to observe him, mocking him for not even having any pubic hair and being smaller than a small section of their little fingers.

Now Shi Yang was really getting anxious.

But the other guys were strong, and he didn’t dare do anything.

All he knew was,

knowledge is power.

The high schoolers, seeing the kid wouldn’t cry or fuss or react to their teasing, mocked him a few times and then squatted down to relieve themselves.

Shi Yang, naturally, was the first one to pull up his pants and finish.

Then, with a stern face, he pulled out the bag containing the sodium block.

"Remember, my name is Shi Yang!"

After that, he quickly dumped the sodium block into the pit and turned to run.

Next,

PONG!!!

The whole pit exploded.

From every open slot, it burst forth.

That day, the people in the lavatory witnessed what is called a skyrocketing poop cannon.

The specific visuals can be compared to a nuclear bomb’s mushroom cloud.

Not only were the boys blasted so hard they were rolling in their excrements (literally).

The neighboring ladies’ room suffered as well.

It is said that the girls came out covering their faces with their hands, crying, completely unrecognizable.

Meanwhile, a true man never looks back at an explosion; Shi Yang had already run back to the lab.

Practice reveals the truth.

It turns out metals really can explode in water.

Actually, if he hadn’t said "my name is Shi Yang," he might have gotten away with it, but the only teacher in the whole school named Shi was a chemistry teacher.

Because of this incident, Father Shi almost lost his job.

That restroom was completely ruined, only describable as completely barren and a mess.

The good news is, there were no casualties, and most of the damage was confined underneath, with the rest being just residual effects.

The school thus strengthened control over the chemistry labs and chemical supplies, a classic case of an incident forcing an upgrade in management.

All in all, the fact that Shi Yang is still alive today is truly not easy.

At the entrance of Ji University’s Chemistry College, Shi Yang shook his head and sighed, "Chemistry experiments, kids really shouldn’t mess with them."

Li Zheng also felt a lingering fear, "Now that you mention it, safety is indeed paramount."

"Don’t panic. The substances and amounts we can access in competitions are very safe, as long as you don’t eat them, there won’t be any problems," Shi Yang chuckled, suddenly recalling more incidents, "Speaking of eating, in middle school, I once wanted to verify the composition of gastric acid..."

"Enough, Brother Shi, enough!"

As they were talking, a big sister came out from the yard, waving to them from afar, "Is that Shi Yang and Li Zheng?"

The two hurried over and introduced themselves.

The big sister had her hair in a ponytail, wore round glasses, and was dressed in a lab coat, also exuding the aura of a good student.

Even though she was a graduate student, she shared a kind of shyness with Li and Shi, standing face to face without the boldness she had on chat apps.

As she approached, she stretched out her right hand somewhat shyly, barely daring to look at them, and began to stutter, "Shen Yiyun, second year of graduate studies, I’m not very adept, please don’t laugh at me..."

Li Zheng and Shi Yang also instinctively extended their right hands.

But they hesitated at the same time.

They were afraid their hands weren’t very clean...

Especially Shi Yang, who hardly ever spoke to girls, suddenly meeting a calm big sister made him even more uneasy, and thinking about his not-so-clean hands, he withdrew his hand, scratching his head with a silly smile, "Let’s improve together, improve together..."

He didn’t realize that big sister’s mention of "not very adept" was just modesty.

And he certainly didn’t know that saying "let’s improve together" to a second-year graduate student from Ji University’s Chemistry Institute was an incredibly presumptuous remark.

"Ah... is that so..." the graduate student big sister kept her hand suspended in mid-air, also feeling a bit awkward.

Li Zheng, confident that his hand hadn’t touched anything, hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up courage and shook her hand, "I’m really new to experimental work, I appreciate Senior Sister Shen’s guidance."

"Ah, not at all, not at all," Shen Yiyun clasped Li Zheng’s hand, nodding continuously, quite politely.

Shi Yang stared at their clasped hands.

And he was already cursing inside.

Your mom, have you no shame?

Really?! Wow!

Good one, Li Zheng, and here I thought of you as a brother, sharing all those past stories.

I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person.

Just look at you.

You’re lying!

You definitely have a girlfriend.

Yet, this was just the beginning.

As Shen Yiyun led Li Zheng and Shi Yang inside, she asked, "You just called me senior sister, does that mean you guys have already been admitted by recommendation?"

"No no no, not yet," Li Zheng shook his head repeatedly, "Then should I call you Shen... Sister?"

"Don’t..." Shen Yiyun quickly lowered her head to cover her face, "just... just senior sister is fine, senior sister... is very happy to welcome you to apply to the Chemistry Institute, hehe~"

Speaking of applying to the institute, Li Zheng inevitably had some thoughts, and it was necessary to do some early reconnaissance for future leisure assurances.

Li Zheng then laughed and said, "Judging from the ratio of this time’s awards, there must be very few girls in the Chemistry Institute, right? Senior Sister, you are so pretty, do the senior brothers really let you do experiments?"

"Oh my gosh..." Shen Yiyun blushed and giggled, "It’s not that exaggerated... there are still a few in a class."

"But for someone as outstanding as Senior Sister, it must be hard to find one in a whole department, right?"

"Oh my... no no no... no no no..."

The two chatted back and forth like this, and within a few phrases, Shen Yiyun’s face was blossoming like a peach blossom.

Shi Yang followed from a distance, feeling utterly lonely and deserted.

Li Zheng, you shameless jerk!

You still say you’re not a scumbag?

You still claim you don’t have a girlfriend?

I thought of you as a brother because I thought...

we were both the kind who only dared to talk to girls in the QQ group.

The kind whose heart races just by shouting "All Hail"...

But you, how can you...

also manage to speak up in reality?

You’re really incredible.

Senior Sister, you too.

It probably takes many years for the Chemistry Institute to have a beauty like you.

How did Li Zheng manage to sweep you off your feet so quickly?

Could it be that all the senior brothers are like me, Shi Yang, only daring to be bold in the QQ group?

Along the way, amidst laughter, Li Zheng found out that he and Shi Yang were both recommended by two bigwigs of the Chemistry Institute, but somehow, the final guidance task fell strangely on the head of Shen Yiyun, who straightforwardly invited both of them to do an experiment together.

As a competition mentor, Shen Yiyun certainly had her capabilities, having been a national champion in the Chem Competitions and was recommended all the way from undergraduate to postgraduate.

However, from what she said, she wasn’t quite qualified for recommendation initially.

It was only because this major severely lacked women.

If this trend continued, the lab would be filled with males; men around men, which really isn’t stimulating.

Now, adding a girl, even if she does nothing, is essentially like giving all the males an efficiency BUFF; overall it was still a gain.

Moreover, Shen Yiyun did have the skills; she just slightly lacked in terms of recommendation qualifications.

Choosing her to tutor was probably also aimed at women’s meticulousness and patience.

If it were a male master’s student, they might end up like Li Yi, who always says, "How can you not know such simple things?" and ends up discouraging people.

...

Soon, the trio entered the laboratory building and arrived at the teaching laboratory on the first floor.

The lab consisted of eight large tables, topped with beakers, scales, experiment kits, and other common instruments.

On one table, more items were placed, including a row of bottles clearly containing chemicals.

However, the focus of Li Zheng and Shi Yang wasn’t here.

Instead, they both approached the lab bench and turned on the tap to vigorously wash their hands.

After all, they had hurried off too quickly earlier to avoid that guy struggling with his belt.

While washing, they also chatted quietly.

Shi Yang murmured, "Do you think that guy who didn’t have time to pull up his pants has come out yet?"

"He must have come out by now," Li Zheng reasoned, "but... once he stands up, wouldn’t it run down his pants?"

The expression on Shi Yang’s face turned intriguing, "You mean, it would drop all along the way, huh..."

"Brother Shi... why are you so excited?"

"Hehe." Shi Yang gave a sly smile and shook his head quickly, "Enough of that, let’s get to the experiments."