Study Monster Cultivation System

Chapter 81 - 081 Path of Magical Infusion·Endless

Once Li Zheng’s zeal for studying kicked in, he couldn’t stop at all.

The nearly 200 hours of vitality value burst forth like lava.

He knocked out the homework in no time.

Then, with a spurt of energy, he began to pre-study each subject.

Chinese, Mathematics, Physics, Biology.

In just a few hours, he had conquered all the unlearned content in these four subjects.

But even that wasn’t enough to satisfy him.

As a bonus, he decimated Sun Leyang’s fiendish problems.

For the first time, he had too much vitality value and actually became sleepy before using it all up.

When he came to his senses, it was almost midnight, yet he still had over two hours of vitality value left.

His body hadn’t fully recovered, so he couldn’t afford to stay up any longer.

After a quick wash, he went to bed, oh no, he cuddled with Jingjing, no, with Wang Cai.

The weather was turning cold, and the heating hadn’t started yet, so Wang Cai was just the right size to be a furry little warmer on his chest.

There he was, petting the cat while reflecting on the fruits of his excessive studying that day.

Could there be anything more enjoyable?

[Chinese: 98?][Mathematics: 117??]

[English: 152?][Physics: 111?]

[Chemistry: 145?][Biology: 99??]

Thrilling!

The two subjects that were once his weakest were now at a monstrous level.

It felt amazing.

Especially with English, after mastering forty thousand vocabulary words, doing the exercises was a breeze. Normally, he’d do several sets of papers and hardly see improvement, but now, just by glancing at a couple of readings, his scores surged.

So satisfying.

Once he memorizes the biology textbook and asks other students about good strategies for studying Chinese, he’ll have no weak points left.

Just as Li Zheng was about to close his eyes and sleep, an upgrade prompt appeared.

[Your average subject score has reached 120.]

[Individual subject score has exceeded 150.]

[Would you like to upgrade the system now and enter the specialized study phase?]

Only then did Li Zheng realize.

Unbeknownst to him, he had already reached the level of a high school graduate.

If taken literally, specialized study clearly meant delving into a professional field, like what a university powerhouse would do.

This was tempting.

But Li Zheng had clarity of thought.

His foundation was still very much lacking.

It would be better to solidify it even more first.

Besides, once in the specialized phase, the tasks that pop up will probably be at that level, and he might never come across foundational skills like "Unparalleled" or "Chemistry Crazed" again.

Now is the time to build the foundation, to practice inner strength.

It’s like cultivating the base in a journey of immortality; it’s nowhere near the time for celestial tribulation.

How could he consider advancing to the next level without having fully mastered these major subjects?

That’s far too hasty.

Staying true to his original aspiration, Li Zheng resolutely chose no.

[System upgrade postponed, you may resume the upgrade at any time.]

[Now entering the dual cultivation of arts and sciences.]

[Assessing humanities...]

[History: 39]

[Geography: 28]

[Philosophy: 41]

Li Zheng tossed Wang Cai aside in frustration.

With my current base, how am I qualified for dual cultivation in humanities?

Without my permission?

What if I get a philosophy task – how would I handle it?

And why has politics been changed to philosophy?

Even if I were to study philosophy, I only want Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, Deng’s Theory; who needs anything extra.

Old Meng and Confucius are just fine.

Who can clearly differentiate Socrates, Plato, Hegel, and Wittgenstein?

And it’s not just about differentiating them, just trying to figure out where to take a breath in that string of names is a hassle.

Just as he was about to die of annoyance, a new prompt suddenly popped up.

[Detected that you have met the special study conditions yet still choose to remain in the basic study phase.]

[Hidden task now activated—]

[Path of Magical Infusion·Endless]

[Task description: Delve madly into various basic subjects, connect the meridians between disciplines, and forcibly increase brainpower, speed of thought, and creativity through strength rather than finesse.]

[Task objective: In the basic study phase, for every 10 points increase in the overall subject score, Demonization Level +1, Study Rate +10%, and daily fixed Vitality Value recovery +10%.]

[Special Reminder: Demonization is a lifelong BUFF, it ignores phases and is permanently effective.]

[Special Reminder: Every 10 levels of Demonization will unlock a Demonization title challenge, which needs to be completed before you can continue demonizing.]

[Special Reminder: This task is endless, will exist permanently, and will not affect other tasks.]

Accompanied by a series of prompts, the study interface finally revealed its true form, just like the relaxation interface did.

[Li Zheng: Beginner on the Path of the Demon]

[Demonization Level: 0]

[Bonus: 0%]

Looking at this series of prompts,

Li Zheng excitedly sat up.

This is more like it!

Increase in Demonization Level by 1 for every 10 points added to the total subject score.

It looked satisfying in every way.

One can imagine, as one delves deeper into studying the various subjects, increasing the Demonization Level would become increasingly difficult as one progressed.

But!

[History: 39]

[Geography: 28]

[Philosophy: 41]

These three subjects wouldn’t be too easy to improve.

Humanities.

Absolutely delightful!

"Hahaha," Li Zheng laughed with a demonic cackle, "Humanities! Haha."

He had just laughed twice when an anxious knock came at the door.

"Son... Are you okay?" Li Yi gently pushed the door open a crack.

"Uh…" Li Zheng quickly covered himself with the blanket and cleared his throat, saying, "I just suddenly developed a strong interest in the humanities."

"Oh?" Li Yi stepped in swiftly, and after seeing his shy son, he pondered for a moment.

Then his eyes widened, showing an enlightened expression similar to Li Zheng,

Could it be, my wife wants to learn humanities?

"It’s good, no problem," Li Yi said sitting at the bedside, beaming, "Your mother and I haven’t changed our stance, regarding your academic choices, we only consult but do not guide, only clarify but do not interfere, our principle is to only correct when you make an obviously absurd choice."

"What does an ’obviously absurd choice’ mean?"

"Like, if your mock college entrance exam results are suitable for a 211 university, yet you insist on applying to Jinghua; or if only a subpar university gives you an Offer, but you persist in studying abroad. Although your old man is wealthy, I don’t wish to just give away foreign currency to the imperialists for no good reason."

"Hmm…" Li Zheng inquired, "So if I truly choose to study humanities in the college entrance exam, you guys would be indifferent?"

"Hehe, why don’t you look in the mirror first," Li Yi scoffed, "With that face of yours, study humanities? Who would believe that?"

"I feel ashamed of your logical reasoning process," Li Zheng turned his head away so Old Li couldn’t see, "Not to mention, looks like you’re about to shell out some more money soon."

"No problem, buy whatever study materials you need, save the receipts and I’ll reimburse you with your mom later," Li Yi then got up, "Alright, get some sleep."

"Okay."

Before leaving the room, Li Yi glanced at the cat lying on the chair cushion.

"What’s its name?"

"Wang Cai."

"Isn’t that a name for a dog?"

"I don’t care, it’s called Wang Cai."

"…" Li Yi paused, suddenly remembering something, he rushed out hastily then came back and placed a dark gray bank card on the bedside table, "I’ve gotten you a supplementary card, with a default limit of thirty thousand, if it’s not enough, come to me for more. Consider this your 18th birthday present, don’t ask for more. "

Li Zheng was moved.

This wasn’t just a supplementary card.

It was a study fund.

Could there be a better rite of passage into adulthood?