Study Monster Cultivation System

Chapter 97 - 097 This day, it should change.

Zhang Xiaoke immediately ran over to Chen Jinyu after the test, "Darling, I really bombed the exam this time, I’m probably going to be at the bottom again."

"Hehe, really~" Chen Jinyu laughed, "I think I performed rather normally."

What a nauseating conversation.

"Hmm." Lin Yujing also made a face, stretched a long lazy stretch, and then turned to look at Li Zheng, pointing out of the window, "Hmm."

"Feeling up for it today?" Li Zheng chuckled as he stood up and picked up Jiang Qinghua’s basketball from the back of the classroom, "Let’s go."

Lin Yujing quickly packed her bag, pointed upstairs, signaling to call Qiao Bixia and the others.

"Okay." Li Zheng then casually asked, "How did you do on the test?"

"~" Lin Yujing squinted her eyes and ran off.

"Hehe." Li Zheng laughed brightly.

Still got the energy.

Still playing basketball?

Just wait.

Today, Class Four of the second year had changed.

...

That night, Li Zheng, who had been grinding away for two days straight, resumed his Chem Competition studies.

The midterm exams had ended.

There was one last week until the preliminary round of the Chem Competitions.

Tonight, he was determined to break through.

For this, he brought out the ultimate BOSS of the preliminary round.

"Advanced Inorganic Structural Chemistry."

This set of textbooks was basically equivalent to the Mount Everest of the competition, with many competition questions even being taken directly from the examples in this book.

Sun Leyang only suggested studying a small part of it, about 5% or so.

It’s not that the remaining 95% was useless, but he took into consideration that Li Zheng was a high school student, and in such a short time, baldness would ensue from completing even that much, and baldness could lead to creepiness, something someone had experienced deeply.

Li Zheng, however, thought differently.

Was Einstein bald?

Was Newton bald?

Far from being bald, Newton’s hair was almost waist-length, capable of being used as a mop abundantly.

True big shots kept their hair intact, what did that indicate?

It showed that those who became bald from studying weren’t happy.

They weren’t happy while studying, treating it like a chore, a torture.

Of course, they could be tormented into baldness.

Like programmers, for example.

Even among programmers, didn’t Bill Gates and Zuckerberg both have good hair?

Okay, their hairlines were indeed a bit high.

As for Newton’s, that seemed to have been a wig…

But these details were not the point.

The key was, like Feynman, truly enjoying the joy of learning, which would only cause hair to flourish the more one learned.

And so, in high spirits, Li Zheng opened "Advanced Inorganic Structural Chemistry."

He then became deeply engrossed in it.

To his surprise, thanks to his previous relentless foundation-building, his foundation was extremely solid; reading such a BOSS-level textbook wasn’t as difficult as he had imagined. Although not like oil on water, he encountered few stumbling blocks.

This had also been Li Zheng’s learning experience recently.

At this stage, the deeper the dive, the more one relied on the breadth of foundational knowledge.

If the foundation was insufficient, one would become lost after only two lines, needing to turn back to check references, meticulously combing through information, which was both time-consuming and laborious, and less effective.

In contrast, someone like him, who advanced step by step and steadily, found it smoother as he went further.

This was probably the meaning of foundational learning.

Although it seemed monotonous now, with few practical results visible, once he entered specialized study, he would surely be a hundred times smoother than others.

As Hu Chunmei had said, accumulating a thick base to benefit a meager output, it was nothing but this.

This was also the simplistic path Li Zheng had always taken.

...

Half an hour later, Li Zheng had already conquered this BOSS book, which he had planned to take at least two days to finish.

Li Zheng, containing his excitement, nibbled on a piece of chicken breast in the kitchen.

To study better and relax more effectively, he had continued to exercise regularly after his leg injury healed and adjusted his dietary habits. Outside of meals, if he got extremely hungry, he would snack on a chicken breast or half a steak.

After satisfying his cravings, Li Zheng returned to his room and eagerly opened the system interface.

In fact, the alert had popped up halfway through his studies, but he was so engrossed in learning, he didn’t want to break his flow.

Now was the time to check the results.

[Chinese: 109][Mathematics: 134]

[English: 168][Physics: 121]

[Chemistry: 201?][Biology: 110]

[Detected that the chemistry score has reached 200.]

[?Earth Demon Challenge?——Completed!]

[?Earth Demon Title Reward: Continuously study a subject for 1 hour (system time), and you will enter the "Entering Demonization" state, improving study efficiency by 50% for that subject, lasting until switching subjects or stopping study.]

Li Zheng’s eyes widened as he clapped his hands together.

What an excellent way to "Enter the Path of the Demon."

As the challenge was completed, Li Zheng’s Demonization Level finally broke through the restraint of Level 10, and the system began to calculate the demonization experience accumulated over this period.

[Literature: 103?109 (6)]

[Mathematics: 117?134 (17)]

[English: 152?168 (16)]

[Physics: 111?121 (10)]

[Chemistry: 145?201 (56)]

[Biology: 99?110 (11)]

[Experience Pool: 9?125]

[Challenge completed, experience pool released, beginning demonization.]

[Task completed, Path of Magical Infusion.]

[Demonization Level: 10?11]

[...]

In a series of prompts, Li Zheng realized that he was probably going to level up by N levels this time.

Even though he hadn’t much focused on the humanities, his Demonization Level had soared like this.

This Path of Magical Infusion really seemed bottomless.

I like it.

[...]

[Task completed, Path of Magical Infusion.]

[Demonization Level: 19?20]

[Demonization reaches Level 20, stopping advancement, unlocking title challenges.]

[?Succubus Challenge?]

[The Succubus, a student of magic who is full of demonic charm and corrupts people’s hearts. Compared with an Earth Demon just entering the way of magic, it has a wider influence.]

[The Succubus is a key force in promoting the study of the way of magic, whose every gesture exudes the charm of learning.]

[Challenge Completion Criteria: Inspire, guide, and tempt 50 people from your school to actively immerse themselves in studying.]

[Note: Before the completion of the Succubus Challenge, you will not be able to increase the Demonization Level, but the demonization experience will accumulate in the Experience Pool. Once you break through, it can be released for advancement.]

[Current Demonization Experience Pool: 25]

Looking at the Succubus Challenge task, Li Zheng’s head started to throb.

This is troublesome.

I’m fine with studying on my own... Why on earth do I have to promote the way of magic?

Why has this turned into a matter of taking on a role?

In the midst of his confusion, the system popped up a challenge progress prompt.

[Succubus Challenge Progress: 4/50]

[List of Influenced:]

[1. Lin Yujing]

[2. Zhang Xiaoke]

[3. Jiang Qinghua]

[4. Zhao Wenwen]

Li Zheng’s eyes widened in surprise.

Did I really cause all this fuss?

First, let’s consider Lin Yujing...

She indeed didn’t have much enthusiasm for studying at the beginning; she was stimulated by me step by step.

After all, one shouldn’t spoil a woman.

Then there’s Zhang Xiaoke, and I don’t need to say much about her; she was simply changed by the demonic energy due to being too close to me on a physical level.

Jiang Qinghua...

I don’t really understand this one.

When did I influence him to study?

Was it given for free?

It’s puzzling.

As for the last one, Zhao Wenwen.

I have no clue what she’s about.

Could it be just because she glanced at me once more in the crowd?

I don’t get it.

But inadvertently influencing four people to study still counts as good news, after all.

As for how to influence more people, I’ll slowly figure it out and leave it to fate.

For now, it’s time to enjoy looking at my attributes for a bit.

[Li Zheng: ?Earth Demon?]

[Demonization Level: 20]

[Addition: 200%]

[Daily Vitality Value Recovery: 78 hours]

[Study Multiplier: 84]

Especially the ?, it looks satisfying no matter how you look at it.

Having gained so many benefits, promoting the study of the way of magic isn’t such a bad idea after all.