Study Monster Cultivation System

Chapter 82 - 082 Every day, we must be more erudite

"No need to get so excited," Li Yi said with a silly smile as he rubbed his head. "Look, I can’t even stay by your side with your leg like this, the least I can do is support your purchase of some study materials."

Li Zheng nodded firmly, "As a parent, being able to support study materials is enough. What more can one ask for?"

"Alright, off to bed now, stop whining about being poor."

"Mhm."

After Li Yi closed the door, Li Zheng didn’t go to sleep.

Instead, he turned on his phone and quickly linked his attached card to the "Brother Dong Shopping" APP.

Demonization Level is a surefire, long-term investment. The sooner you enter Demonization, the sooner you earn. The deeper the Demonization, the crazier the profits.

Forget the rest, let’s set a small goal first: nail a hundred points in History, Geography, and Politics, and double the efficiency and vitality value.

Soon, the shopping cart was filled with fresh books.

Brother Dong, you’ve made another buck.

The only pitiable one is Old Li.

No sooner had he lain down than he received a bill from Brother Dong for over a thousand yuan.

He was confident that he had married a woman who didn’t like shopping.

But he never thought he would be defeated by his son.

...

Li Zheng slept until after nine in the morning, stretched lazily as he got up, feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

Next, he sat on the edge of the bed and, following the doctor’s advice, removed all the bandages, feeling completely free at last.

He limped over to the desk to see that Old Li had exceptionally prepared some meat slices, which looked like they had been bought the night before.

The breakfast was so abundant it was scary: milk, bread, chicken breast, and the ever-present vegetable salad.

It was a rare occasion for Li Zheng to get such a protein feast in this home.

After a shower, just as the doorbell rang, the books on History, Geography and Politics he ordered online last night arrived.

When you buy things from Brother Dong’s shop, the delivery sure is fast.

Opening the package, the scent of books wafted out, refreshing Li Zheng.

All that Red Bull talk, it’s nonsense.

From now on, this is what will keep me refreshed.

Looking at these books, they all cover relatively in-depth content, the kind that arts students study.

Among them, there was even a "General Introduction to Philosophy" mixed in.

After all, in the Scholar Demon System, the subject is philosophy, which covers a wider range than high school textbooks.

Li Zheng casually pulled out his first-year History, Geography, and Politics textbooks and arranged them on the desk together with the new books.

After brewing tea, he sat at the desk and, as usual, checked his Vitality.

[0/32] (28 ratio) (Demonization Level 0: +0%)

If he remembered correctly, the current fixed daily Vitality recovery amount was 26 hours; the additional 6 hours came from the accumulation and relaxation of the previous day.

He was eager to see to what extent he could enhance this base value.

Li Zheng rubbed his hands together with excitement and flipped open the slightly old "History I."

Although it didn’t directly help with the college entrance exams, it was a good opportunity to review for the mid-term exams.

So, let’s start.

Demonization, Bankai!

Li Zheng did not expect that this time—not studying history with the goal of exams, but purely for the sake of learning—would make him even more immersed than the first time he encountered it.

When exam points turned into stories.

When rote memorization turned into accumulating knowledge.

With this attitude, he dived into the ocean of history.

Li Zheng felt as if he had transcended.

From the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Western Han, to the Eastern Han Dynasties, followed by the Three Kingdoms, the Two Jin Dynasties, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

The Sui, Tang, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, followed by the Liao, Song, Xia, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.

He zipped through historical events, and even the rigid "historical analysis" took on new flavor—aspects like the significance of Qin’s unification of the six states and why it collapsed, for instance.

In the depths, this knowledge seamlessly integrated with the "productive forces determine production relations" discussed in political studies.

The entire materialistic view of history, along with political philosophy, all connected in one breath.

This echo and linkage between knowledge gave Li Zheng the exhilaration of opening up the meridians and channels of his body.

Who could have thought that studying humanities could bring such a climax of experience.

Brilliant!

At this moment, Li Zheng truly understood the initial greeting of the Scholar Demon System—

[Today, have you become more knowledgeable?]

Not just today.

From now on, I must ask myself this every day.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a day wasted?

In this expectation of stress-free erudition, Li Zheng’s learning became more pure and more penetrative.

However, this wonderful experience did not last long.

He had just started "Political Science II" when his Vitality had already run out.

Despite the flow going so smoothly and his mind bursting with ideas, he was forced to stop abruptly.

Li Zheng, feeling frustrated, closed his book with a slam.

It’s torture.

Feeling so good that I could die, but having to forcefully hold it back, it’s torture.

Even more torturous than when I couldn’t absorb anything yesterday.

In the throes of agony, I suddenly felt a renewed sense of poetic inspiration towards studying and flipped open my journal once more.

If you could say that when I wrote "Untitled," I was Li Bai,

Then now, I would be Du Fu.

Bitter and acidic words started to brew in my mind, and inspiration soon struck—

"Studying against the wind is like trying to force down excrement, while studying with the wind is like diarrhea flowing relentlessly."

Brilliant! ...Right...?

Whether it’s brilliant or not, the precision of the description is undeniable.

Studying with the wind, that truly is a blissful release that goes on for miles.

But now, I must stop.

Just like when you’re having a satisfying bout of diarrhea,

Suddenly, it gets plugged up.

Hold it in.

A hold-it-in explosion, tumultuous as overturning clouds and rain.

Li Zheng picked up his pen, looked at the notebook, and hesitated for a long time.

In the end, he didn’t actually write it down.

Essay writing should be truthful, clear, and elegant.

This description, though precise and grand, hit the mark for truth and clarity.

But as for elegance, the deductions would be too severe.

I’m afraid even Teacher Xiao Tang, seasoned by countless tests, would not endure this smell.

Closing the notebook, Li Zheng stretched languidly.

Be it eating or relieving oneself, today was indeed a bountiful harvest.

I reviewed the entire high school history syllabus, and though I didn’t rote memorize the specific eras and their significance, I’ve come to grasp the entirety of it.

I also got through almost half of political education. Combined with historical analysis, they permeated each other, mutually corroborating, offering a unique perspective.

Not only have I learned a great deal, but I’ve also gleaned new study techniques, opening up my mind.

After another sip of tea, and as the feeling of constriction gradually faded, Li Zheng finally opened the system interface.

From this angle, learning is like harvesting crops; it’s time to check the fruits of my labor.

"History: 39?81?????"

"Geography: 28?30?"

"Philosophy: 41?76???"

"Chinese: 98?100?"

"[Mission complete, Path of Magical Infusion.]

"Demonization Level: 0?1"

"[Mission complete, Path of Magical Infusion.]

"Demonization Level: 1?2"

"[Mission complete, Path of Magical Infusion.]

"..."

"Demonization Level: 7?8"

As I looked at the continuous stream of mission prompts,

Li Zheng’s laughter also took on a somewhat demonic quality.

I’m an Eighth Level Scholar Demon now.

"Li Zheng: Just Entered Path of the Demon"

"Demonization Level: 8"

"Bonus: 80%"

"Progress until next Demonization: 1/10"

Li Zheng sipped his tea, feeling extremely satisfied.

To the current me, there is only one path in this world.

And that is the Path of Magical Infusion.

Steady.

A quick calculation told me that starting tomorrow, just my daily fixed vitality recovery would be a whopping 47 hours.

Efficiency has also increased to a terrifying 50 times.

This is nearly a doubling of my capabilities.

Then, Li Zheng glanced at his watch.

It’s not even 11 o’clock yet.

I felt an emptiness that was nearly twice as vast.

With no choice, I had to fill it with a relaxation kit for the whole family.

I whipped my head around sharply.

Wang Cai also shuddered fiercely.

He’s probably about to be pinned down and violated at high speed again.