Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 20

[Chapter 20 (Part 1)]

With Fang Xing’s current strength, the ring battle will naturally go smoothly.

After the eight-to-four and four-to-two exams, there are fewer and fewer arenas, but the number of spectators for each fight is increasing.

Until…

“The last match, Fang Xing versus Liu Wei, you will decide the first and second place in this practical test!”

On the ring, Xia Long looked at both sides and smiled.

In any case, the top two places in the actual combat were taken by his Class One and Two of Senior High School.

Principal, apart from anything else, shouldn’t you at least give more benefits this year?

If one of these two people can get into university, he will be given a huge bonus!

“Ah Xing…”

Liu Wei looked at Fang Xing, his face showing an eager look: “Come on… I’ve long wanted to see your true strength.”

As he spoke, the muscles on his body moved like flowing water, looking extremely strange.

Fang Xing suddenly sighed.

Liu Wei is very strong!

Awakening superpowers is equivalent to changing one’s destiny, and it is also a power-side superpower with the most immediate effect!

Once a fight starts, it will be difficult to defeat the opponent unless you use all your strength.

This makes it easy to leak some things.

After all, Yupi can be said to be the third level of the Great Dragon Pillar, and the rapid progress in the pillar skills is due to his amazing comprehension.

However, most of the progress in flesh refining is difficult to explain. Even if one has good talent, it is still impossible without a huge investment of resources.

“Second place in the practical test is also a good ranking, not to mention… there is also a written test!”

‘A passionate young man meets his former friend in the final battle, and wins after a bloody battle. This is not my style…’

Fang Xing thought it over and finally said, “I give up…”

“Give up?”

Xia Long frowned, and the students and teachers around him were in an uproar.

“Admit defeat, why do you want to admit defeat?”

“It is said that Liu Wei and Fang Xing are good friends who have been playing together since childhood… Maybe they just couldn’t bear to do it?”

“Nonsense! My childhood friend and I are close friends. When I was taking the high school entrance exam, I didn’t hold back and beat me into a pig’s head… Isn’t it normal for friends to spar with each other?”

“Humph, stupid! As a cyborg, I have nothing but grades… The scores of the final exams of the first year of high school are very important. If we encounter the same scores when applying for university in the future, we will definitely check the files for a comprehensive comparison. Then this little history score may become the final weight on the scale… Fang Xing is so unwise!”

Some people appreciate it, some people sneer at it.

Liu Wei’s face suddenly darkened: “Why?”

“I don’t want to fight you, that’s why.”

Fang Xing let out a long breath: “What’s more… I’m almost second in actual combat.”

Liu Wei’s heart moved, knowing that the final result of the final exam was obtained by combining the written test with the actual practice.

And what about his academic performance?

It can’t be said to be a complete mess, but it’s always a little bit short of perfection.

“Well, since the person involved has admitted defeat, Liu Wei wins this battle!”

Xia Long coughed, and a smile appeared on his face: “This final exam has ended successfully, and the results will be issued soon!”

With the help of intelligent computer grading, the written test results have actually been known long ago.

The reason why we waited until now is just for the actual results.

Soon, Fang Xing saw his score.

【Written test score: 874 points (total score 1000)】

[Actual score: 98 points (total score 100)]

【Comprehensive score: 175.6 (comprehensive score ranking: 1)】

“Huh? I became the top student in the grade?”

Fang Xing was a little speechless, then he understood: “It seems that those top students in the written test lost miserably in this practical test…”

“How is that possible? I’m only third?”

Liu Wei also found it hard to accept his own results.

“This is normal. The comprehensive score is composed of 90% of the practical score and 10% of the written test. Your practical score is the first in the grade, with a total score of 100… Your written test score is 840, with a total score of 174. You are 1 point behind the second-ranked student Bai Lianyi, and you are ranked third…”

Xia Long looked at Fang Xing again: “You knew you were no match for your opponent and you admitted defeat decisively. Although this is also a kind of courage… but some teachers think you are afraid of fighting, so they give you a lower score. Otherwise, you are second in the grade and your actual combat results are usually 99 points… Fang Xing, you have to keep working hard. This result can easily be surpassed by others.”

“Yes, teacher.”

Fang Xing nodded: “This summer vacation, I plan to study and practice in seclusion…”

“Very good. I hope you three can keep up this progress. I will apply for scholarships for you next semester.”

Xia Long said to Fang Xing and Liu Wei, then looked at Bai Lianyi with an irrepressible smile on his face: “Student Bai has good academic performance, but he still needs to work harder in actual combat…”

This time, his classmates really made him proud, and they took the top three places in the grade. Even the principal had to toast him a few more glasses of wine at the dinner…

“Thank you, teacher.”

Fang Xing glanced at Liu Wei and Bai Lianyi, and felt that something was strange.

Thinking of the dog-walking girl Jingxia who appeared that day, he suddenly felt that it would be better to stay at home and explore the other world this summer.

As for living expenses?
Anyway, I will get a scholarship soon, so I don’t have to go out to work.

…

“It’s finally over…”

Happy Home Community.

Fang Xing closed the door and lay comfortably on the bed.

After the final exams, the school started to be on vacation.

Two months of vacation is enough for him to explore that strange world!
“Power, I need more power!”

Thinking of Liu Wei’s progress, Fang Xing actually felt like a thorn in his side.

This does not mean that you are afraid that your brother will have a hard life, but you are also afraid that your brother will drive a Land Rover.

But… Liu Wei’s transformation is a bit strange!

Although perhaps all this is normal in the eyes of others, the original owner is a brother who grew up with Liu Wei!

Coupled with some of the things Liu Wei had occasionally revealed before, Fang Xing still felt the danger approaching.

“Although I may be overthinking it, Liu Wei just got lucky and had a genetic mutation, gaining superpowers…”

“But… we still have to cut it as soon as possible.”

Fang Xing looked directly into his own heart, and actually distanced himself from Liu Wei to prevent the original owner’s good friend from discovering his abnormality!

“Even though I have the memories of my previous incarnation… I am not the original Fang Xing after all. The habits of a time traveler always leave some traces that others cannot find, but Liu Wei may be able to detect… So, was I gradually distancing myself from him before? Even if it was unconscious?”

Fang Xing sighed.

The original owner’s friends were not his friends after all.

When he read novels in his previous life, the protagonists who immediately recognized their parents and became close friends with their brothers and friends after traveling through time were not his style.

Without the original owner’s memory, it would seem even more fake.

‘I am who I am, just be myself…’

Fang Xing sighed and prepared to play a game to commemorate his lost youth.

“Well, there’s a new crop of 18+ games. Let me give them a good critique…”

He put on holographic glasses and immersed himself in a new masterpiece, completely unaware of the outside world.

An unknown amount of time had passed. When Fang Xing sighed with satisfaction and took off his glasses, he realized that it was already pitch dark outside.

“Hmm? The takeaway has arrived?”

Fang Xing looked at the prompt, walked to the door, and saw two more express parcel boxes.

After opening it, I found a wig and the retro robe I requested.

If you want to pretend to be a person from another world, it is necessary to have long hair. Now that time is limited, you can get a wig first.

Retro style is also quite popular on the Eagle Star, so it doesn’t seem out of place for him to buy a set of ancient clothes.

This ancient clothing was very similar to the wide-sleeved robes in the other world. In addition, he specifically requested an aging treatment. It was made of coarse linen and dyed blue, so there was not much difference in appearance.

“After eating and drinking, I will travel through time tomorrow… This time, I will go to the ‘Qinglin Market’ over there…”

After this period of foreign language learning, Fang Xing has basically mastered the language of the other world, at least face-to-face communication is not a big problem.

He even once secretly approached those farmland areas and spoke to a few honest-looking farmers without being discovered.

“In two months, I hope to achieve some results… At least, I need to get a channel to get the Xiantian Pill…”

It would be easier to advance in martial arts if you had sufficient resources.

It is not a big problem to advance from the first realm, the ‘Flesh and Blood Realm’, to the second realm, the ‘Bone and Tendon Realm’, as long as there are enough ‘Qi and Blood Pills’.

But it is somewhat difficult to advance from the ‘Bone and Muscle Realm’ to the ‘Unpolished Jade Realm’.

Strengthening the internal organs and strengthening the inner breath are not things that can be achieved overnight. Many high school students find it difficult to accomplish this and ultimately miss out on the opportunity to go to college.

“As long as I have the ‘Xiantian Pill’, I will have a smooth journey to the Unpolished Jade Realm… If I can practice the ‘Big Dragon Pillar’ to the fourth stage and comprehend the ‘Dragon’s Realm’, I will be able to successfully advance to the fourth realm of martial arts – the ‘Courage Realm’!”

“If you reach the ‘Courage Realm’ in your senior year of high school, not only will you be able to secure a place in college, you can even try to get into a top-notch school… It’s still a little difficult to get into the top-notch ‘Blue Star University’ or ‘Nine Swords Academy’…”

Fang Xing was silently making plans for the future, his eyes becoming brighter.

“In such a brilliant interstellar era, wouldn’t it be a pity not to go to the forefront of the wave and try it out?”

(End of this chapter)