Awakening With An Expert Identification Skill - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: I Want to Act Cool!

Duan Chuan was extremely unhappy!

Was this how geniuses behaved?

Without experiencing it themselves, they could see through the truth of life with just a few words.

Shouldn’t a youth with such talent and skill scoff at what he had just said and think that he was almighty in this world?

Why did it become like that when it came to Lin Fan?

Duan Chuan couldn’t figure it out.

Why was Duan Chuan here today?

That was because he had heard about what had happened between Guo Wentao and Lin Fan. Guo Wentao was a Second-grade Five-star Awakened Being. When he heard about this, Duan Chuan immediately came to look for Lin Fan in the morning. He wanted to remind Lin Fan not to be arrogant. With such good talent, he should work harder. He also wanted to give him some warmth at the right time as his mentor.

However, what he imagined was completely different from reality.

The starting part went along with what he thought, but just as it began, it went off course.

He had put himself into Lin Fan’s shoes and thought about how he would react. If he was a First-grade One-star Awakened Being and his talent skill could cause such great damage to a Second-grade Five-star, he would have definitely thought that he was the most powerful person in the world and that everyone else was trash.

Before Duan Chuan came, he had thought of a long speech that could be said to be the most passionate speech in his life. He had even deliberately written it out and memorized it fluently so that he would not say anything wrong. On the way here, he had been memorizing and recalling it seriously.

But now, it was all useless.

F*ck!

Duan Chuan was a little dumbfounded. He couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard he thought about it. He only understood such a truth of life after experiencing it himself.

Some people believed that they were geniuses and thought that they could catch up to others. But many times, just that one step ahead would make you have to work ten times, or even a hundred times harder in the future. And in the process of making up for it, you would eventually return to being ordinary and common. You would be worn down by time and social reality.

Lin Fan also understood Duan Chuan’s good intentions. He was very touched. This was a good teacher. He thanked him, “Brother Chuan, thank you for your reminder! I understand now. You came today to tell me about this, right?”

Looking at Lin Fan’s sincere gaze, Duan Chuan felt a little suffocated. However, his final goal had not been accomplished. He was also here to give Lin Fan some resources.

He comforted himself. Although the process was a little off, the final outcome was still the same. He did not need to care about the process. The most important thing was the beginning and the end. He let out a breath and said, “No.”

Lin Fan was stunned. Wasn’t he here to tell himself about this?

He had a feeling that Duan Chuan’s expression was a little strange.

But why would it be like that?

Lin Fan then reconnected the dots. It was the summer break and it was early in the morning. Duan Chuan came to tell Lin Fan that this period was very important. He wanted to remind him to work hard and cultivate. If he was one step slower than others, he might be one step slower in the future. Then, what did he lack the most?

Lin Fan’s eyes widened. He looked at Duan Chuan in surprise and exclaimed, “Brother Chuan, are you here to send me some money?”

The words Duan Chuan was about to say were stuck in his throat, unable to come out. For a moment, he had nowhere to vent his feelings.

They just stared at each other.

One was eager, while the other was a little stiff.

In the end, Duan Chuan could only nod his head. He was extremely upset. This student of his was too smart. It was so difficult for him to even think of acting cool. It was unbearable!

Before he could say what he wanted, this student of his would say it before he could, leaving the words stuck in his throat.

Originally, having a smart and talented student was a very fortunate and happy thing for a teacher.

Ai~

Duan Chuan resigned to his fate and took out a bank card. He handed it to Lin Fan.

‘Forget it, I won’t be pretentious anymore. I really can’t pretend anymore.’

“There’s 100,000 yuan in here. Here you go! This is all I have.”

Lin Fan immediately stretched out his hand. However, just as he was about to grab the bank card, he stopped. 100,000 yuan. To Duan Chuan, who only had a salary of 6000 to 7000 yuan, even if he scrimped and saved, he would still need 20 months to save this amount and that was around a year and a half.

Furthermore, he knew that Duan Chuan liked to drink and had pulled him along many times. He was not a thrifty person. In other words, Duan Chuan could have used three or even five years to save this 100,000 yuan. This could even be his entire savings.

Although Lin Fan did need this sum of money, he could not bear to take it. 100,000 yuan meant that he could purchase 10 drops of demon blood essence which amounted to a total of 1000 star power points.

A First-grade Two-star Awakened Being had a star power value limit of 299, a Three-star’s limit was 599, a Four-star’s limit was 999 and a Five-star’s limit was 1499. Lin Fan was now a mid-stage Two-star, which meant that if he could have this amount of money, it was enough for him to break through to the realm of First-grade Five-star. This was an extremely important resource for Lin Fan.

However, this was the most ideal situation, assuming that there was no further expenditure in between and that he did not spend his points on his skills and talent skills.

Lin Fan was struggling internally. In the end, he retracted his hand and said, “Brother Chuan, I can’t take your money. You’ve already helped me enough. I can’t take it.” His eyes were still staring at the bank card. It contained the resources for him to become a First-grade Five-star but he really couldn’t take it.

Duan Chuan treated him very well. Like his own brother, Duan Chuan often talked to him and even helped him apply for a place to stay. He had given him all kinds of selfless help and had already helped him enough. Now, he was even taking all of Duan Chuan’s savings. This was really not right.

Initially, Duan Chuan was feeling rather uncomfortable and didn’t want to show off. But when he saw Lin Fan like this, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Lin Fan’s struggle was evident in his eyes. Lin Fan knew that 100,000 dollars was very important to him.

With such a smart mind, how could he not know how important the money was to him? It was precisely because of this that he knew Lin Fan was considering things from his own perspective.

This made Duan Chuan very pleased. He had not misjudged Lin Fan.

“At least you have some conscience.”

Duan Chuan casually threw it into Lin Fan’s arms and said confidently, “Don’t worry. This amount of money is nothing to me. It’s just a small sum of money and it’s given to you. Consider it a loan from me. I’ll pay you back in the future.” As he spoke, his eyes flashed with a hint of heartache. He wasn’t prepared for Lin Fan to return it.

He said he would lend it to Lin Fan because he knew that if he were to give it to Lin Fan, Lin Fan definitely wouldn’t accept it. Most of the time, Lin Fan didn’t seem to mind, but his pride was very strong. In Duan Chuan’s eyes, this was a rare and precious virtue.

Now that humans were resisting the demons, cultivation resources were already scarce, and they didn’t want to reap the benefits without any effort.

Lin Fan hurriedly caught it and hesitated for a moment. Then, he smiled and said, “Brother Chuan, thank you.”

He put the bank card into his pocket and asked curiously, “Is it so profitable to be a teacher? Isn’t the salary of a Third Year teacher only six or seven thousand?”

Lin Fan didn’t doubt Duan Chuan’s words. This amount of money might not mean much to him, but he needed it urgently.

“You know quite well. A teacher’s job is to teach and educate people. The salary isn’t high, but the benefits are pretty good. I left a sum of money behind in the past, and this money came from it.”

Duan Chuan casually explained, not willing to talk about it. He then said with a serious expression, “Don’t randomly spend it. You better spend it all on cultivation.”

“Of course.”

Lin Fan nodded, his eyes bright. He couldn’t help but ask, “Brother Chuan, did you save a lot of money in the past?”

Duan Chuan reflexively wanted to act cool and brag again. If one did not brag, what was the difference between one and a useless salted fish?

He especially wanted to do it in front of this most outstanding student he had ever had. He hadn’t been able to act cool earlier, and this was a rare opportunity. However, when he met Lin Fan’s shining eyes, the corner of his mouth suddenly twitched.

He hurriedly suppressed the urge to court death in his heart. He couldn’t do it. This wasn’t an ordinary outstanding student. How could he not understand Lin Fan’s thoughts? If he had more, Lin Fan could borrow more!

Forget it!

But he really wanted to act cool!