SWDnovel Chapter 56 Introduction
Chapter 56 Introduction
When Lu Lin came in, everyone else just glanced at him, except for Fang Heng and Lü Mo who walked over.
"Lu Lin, are you also looking for the headmaster because you're hungry?"
Lu Mo inquired.
Lu Lin nodded, finally understanding.
After entering the Muscle Training level, martial artists need to replenish energy drastically. In addition, they also need pills or medicinal herbs to assist them. Otherwise, the body's Qi and blood will be absorbed by the muscles. Without Qi and blood, the physique will deteriorate, and the muscles will need even more Qi and blood.
This creates a vicious cycle, and in less than a year, or at most six months, one will become skin and bones, and may even starve to death.
After entering the academy, everyone had to conserve their small merit points, so they couldn't eat large amounts of meat, and they had no way to buy elixirs.
That's why we contacted the teachers of each class to report the situation, but this problem would never have happened under normal circumstances.
"In the past, second-year students would go out for practical activities, but most of the time they would stay in the academy. The cafeteria would also prepare a lot of food, and the monster meat was unlimited."
"I never expected you little guys to eat so much. Li Songtao has to give us an explanation for this."
Xu Ruian had reminded him of this matter before the start of the semester, but the headmaster, Li Songtao, brushed it off.
"What explanation do you want? Didn't I say I'd try to find a solution? What, do you expect me, the headmaster, to do nothing all day but hunt monsters in the mist for the students?"
Li Songtao walked in, sat down in a chair with an air of authority, and said, "Old Xu, you're getting more and more confused. You've actually learned to bring all the students here to force me to submit."
"I told you there would be a way after school starts, but you just wouldn't believe me."
"What method? Tell me."
"A misty area!"
Li Songtao uttered three words, and Xu Ruian immediately shook his head.
"The Misty Zone is extremely dangerous, and monsters have already appeared there. These students are the elite of our academy; how can we just throw them in there?"
"Who said you could just throw it in anywhere? Look at you, Old Xu, aren't you here?"
"Huh?" Xu Ruian felt like he was about to be sold out.
"From this day forward, all new students at the Meat Training level will go to the Misty Zone to train and hunt on their own. Two instructors will supervise them each day. Under normal circumstances, they will not need to intervene, but only to protect the students in dangerous situations."
"Furthermore, all members participating in the special training, regardless of their cultivation level, will enter the misty area to hunt. We martial artists possess immense power; how could we possibly starve to death?"
"Old Xu, you take this matter and handle it. Remember, you have to come back for your academic classes every day."
Li Songtao waved for the students to leave, and as Lu Lin reached the door, Li Songtao suddenly called out to him.
"Lu Lin, wait a moment, I need to talk to you."
"oh."
Lu Lin stood aside waiting. Li Songtao glanced around and asked, "What's wrong, Lao Xu? Why aren't you leaving? What are you doing standing here?"
"You bastard, I curse you to be transferred next year, preferably to Tianzheng Prefecture."
"Haha, it's not that easy. Go on, I still need to whisper a few words to Lu Lin."
Li Songtao kicked Xu Ruian out.
Before leaving, Xu Ruian gave Lu Lin a wink, warning him to be careful.
Li Songtao is not someone who can be easily fooled.
Lu Lin nodded silently.
"Hey Lu Lin, I'd like to ask you for a favor. I don't know if it's convenient for you."
"You're too kind, Headmaster. I'm just an ordinary student who's only just started training. How could I possibly be of any help to you?"
"Hey, don't underestimate yourself, and don't listen to Old Xu's slander. That guy is old and doesn't dare to do anything," Li Songtao said, looking down on Xu Ruian. "If he weren't so bold, I wouldn't be sitting here right now; I would have been fired long ago."
Lu Lin did know something about this.
The fact that Mozhu Academy had lost to Qingshan Martial Arts Academy for three consecutive years made the higher-ups doubt Li Songtao's abilities.
Just before the order to transfer was issued, Li Songtao took his students out for training and discovered a medium-sized Yan Shen Stone mine in the foggy area.
This not only preserved Li Songtao's position, but also made his superiors look at him with new respect.
"Alright, enough of that. Do you know Mr. Hou?"
Lu Lin nodded.
"That makes things easier. I ordered a table of fine dishes from Deyuelou yesterday and wanted to send it to Mr. Hou, but I was afraid that showing up suddenly would be a bit presumptuous. I would appreciate it if you could introduce me to him. I wonder if that would be convenient for you?"
Li Songtao spoke with a very humble posture.
He doesn't seem like a master who has practiced the Four Dirties at all.
"Well... I don't know what the headmaster wants to see Mr. Hou about."
"It's nothing major, I just wanted to get to know Mr. Hou and exchange some cultivation experiences."
"You don't know, since I came to work at Mozhu Academy, I have only heard of Mr. Hou's reputation, but I have been busy with academy affairs and have not had time to visit him."
Li Songtao spoke sincerely.
But Lu Lin believed that things wouldn't be that simple.
Mr. Hou has been in Jinshan Prefecture for an unknown period of time, and countless people have come to visit him, but apart from the governor, Mr. Hou has refused to see anyone.
Since those people couldn't use force, they could only send their juniors into Mr. Hou's martial arts school to try and get on his good side.
However, Li Songtao was, after all, the headmaster of the academy appointed by the imperial court, and he probably wouldn't do anything to harm Mr. Hou.
Just as Lu Lin was considering, Li Songtao took out a bottle of pills. "Lu Lin, this is the genuine Tiger Demon Bone Strengthening Pill. Even among bone-refining pills, it is top-notch. You just started refining your flesh and need pills to replenish it. I'll give you this bottle of pills."
"What are you saying, Headmaster? It's only natural for students to share your burdens; there's no need for anything in return."
Lu Lin took the bottle of pills and put it into his pocket. "Don't worry, Headmaster, I'll go see Mr. Hou later and tell him about your arrival."
"Okay, okay, then I'll leave it to you!"
Lu Lin took the pills and left the academy.
The academy was not far from Mr. Hou's residence, and Lu Lin arrived in no time.
Seeing Lu Lin enter, Mr. Hou, who was taking a nap, looked up and asked curiously, "Hey, aren't you in class at the academy? What are you doing here?"
"Mr. Hou, the headmaster of our academy has specially booked a table of fine food, saying he wants to get to know you."
"Get to know each other?"
Mr. Hou leaned back in his chair and waved his hand. "I'm not interested. Tell him I'm just practicing on my own and don't have any experience to share."
"Mr. Hou, why don't you agree? The headmaster also gave me a bottle of Tiger Demon Bone Strengthening Pills."
"Tiger Demon Bone Strengthening Pill?"
Mr. Hou was taken aback. "What do you need that for? That's for Bone Refining level martial artists. You've only just started refining your skin. It's too early for you to use this... Huh?"
When his gaze fell on Lu Lin, Mr. Hou was suddenly stunned.
"You've built up muscle?"