Study Monster Cultivation System - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Rhythm Master

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

7:54 a.m.

Li Zheng closed his practice booklet.

“My energy is so short-lived,” he thought.

“14 hours passed just like that.”

He was a little reluctant when he saw that there was still half of the practice booklet left unanswered.

He wanted to continue with the practice and finish the booklet all in one go.

It was just like playing games overnight. It was already three in the morning, so he might as well play through the night.

But he had to step on the brakes.

He examined his score once again.

[Chemistry: 81 ↑↑ ]

!!!

Li Zheng was excited.

The effects of the 14 hours of studying had been immediate.

He was inches away from his goal of 83 points for Chemistry.

“Sure enough, I shouldn’t listen to a word of Yu Hong’s lesson,” he thought.

“Mrs. Xu Mengxi is my savior.”

Faced with this huge improvement, Li Zheng looked gravely at the practice booklet and subconsciously rubbed his palms together.

In his eyes was the fanaticism of a gambler.

He was just two points away from his goal.

He still had 15 hours of energy left.

“I’ll make use of this time and finish off the other half of this practice booklet…” he thought.

“That should be enough…”

“Why don’t I do ten or so pages first to test the waters?”

“I’ll do a dozen pages. I’ll stop at 20.”

“Really. I’ll definitely be able to stop myself. I won’t do any extra practice questions.”

His hand unwittingly reached out.

He was about to open the practice booklet.

“Ring, ring, ring…”

The sound of the bell brought him to his senses.

“I can’t!” he thought.

“Stop!”

“For things like studying, the deeper you go, the harder it is to improve.”

“The final two points might be just as difficult to achieve as the first 18.”

“I have to follow the plan.”

“Bear with it.”

Li Zheng grabbed his right hand with his left and panted in his seat.

“I must not… do any more questions… before noon…” he thought.

He spent a great deal of effort to suppress his urge to study.

“So close,” he thought.

“I nearly lost control.”

“The students who play games and can’t stop themselves from pulling from characters must know this feeling.”

In actuality, in the eyes of his deskmates, Li Zheng had lost control a long time ago.

“Are you still human?” Liu Xin said as he chewed on his hamburger. “I’ve been watching you for five minutes. D*mn it, were you practicing quantum speed reading?”

“I was doing quantum question completion,” Li Zheng answered seriously. This actually made him feel a little more normal.

Liu Xin accepted that answer. He nodded, believing Li Zheng. “Oh right. Everyone says that Old Mother Hu was sent to your father’s hospital.”

“That’s not true. Don’t talk nonsense,” Li Zheng immediately denied.

He couldn’t help it. There were too many teachers in the school, and every teacher had relatives. If all of them came to him about their family members’ medical problems, Old Li might have to do 48 hours of consecutive surgeries and reach neurological heaven.

“Hehe, it looks like it’s true…” Liu Xin leaned toward him and asked, “Are we best friends?”

“We’re just classmates. The kind of classmates that wouldn’t meet each other outside of class gatherings after we graduate.”

“Hey, you don’t need to put on an act. Come, come, I’ll let you eat this hamburger.” Liu Xin stuffed a hamburger with a big piece of lettuce toward Li Zheng as he spoke. “This… I won’t hide it from you. My father’s piles have been acting up a lot. I heard that your dad’s surgical skills are exceptional, so I was thinking…”

“Scram!”

At the same time, the lottery for the homeroom teacher candidate, which Jiang Qinghua had organized, reached its final stages.

“It’s ending, it’s ending. This is your last chance. Those who want to bet should hurry up.”

“The Physics teacher, Mrs. Tao. Five duties, hands-off after you’ve placed your bets.”

“Other teachers, three duties.”

“Me, me, me.” Liu Xin stretched his neck and shouted, “Mrs. Xiaotang, 100 duties!”

“No can do. The limit is 10 duties,” Jiang Qinghua scolded. “I won’t stop you if you want to stay in high school for 10 years, but other people want to graduate.”

“10 duties it is,” Liu Xin said, smiling.

“Hands off after you’ve made your bet.” Jiang Qinghua made a note as he said, “You bunch who bet on Mrs. Xiaotang, I’m not the one who said this, but she has little chance of being our homeroom teacher. You guys are betting on her with such insane wagers. Don’t back out of your side of the deal if you lose.”

Li Zheng suddenly raised his hand and said, “Mrs. Xiaotang, I’ll bet 10 duties on her too.”

“???” Jiang Qinghua froze. “You’re playing too?”

“Yes, I want to try different ways of relaxation.”

“Hm, hm hm hm!” Lin Yujing charged over from far away. “Hu Youbin, 10 duties.”

“…” Jiang Qinghua’s excited expression suddenly turned cold when he saw how competitive the two of them were.

He raised his pen and noted fiercely in his book, “Showhand, is it? I’ll show you to death, to death, to death…”

“Click, clack…”

The sound of high heels came from the corridor.

The volume of the class decreased drastically.

These were young and sexy footsteps…

Many of the male students couldn’t hold it in any longer.

Twang!

The door was opened.

Wow.

It was Sun Xiubin.

Their spirits dropped immediately.

“Look, look, your Mrs. Hu just left for a day, and you guys act like this.” Sun Xiubin raised her hand and said, “I’ve come to introduce your new homeroom teacher…”

Following her gestures, a female teacher dressed in dark formal wear timidly stepped into the room.

She had long straight hair that draped neatly over her head, and she had her teaching materials in hand. There was a serious expression in her eyes, and also a hint of fear.

Liu Xin pounded on his table and jumped out of his seat. “YEESSSSS!!!”

It wasn’t only him. Almost all of the male students in the class exploded with joy.

“Yea!!!”

“Mrs. Tang!!!”

“Great!!!”

Sun Xiubin couldn’t control the situation.

She turned around and walked out of the classroom, then quickly made a call to the gym department.

Li Zheng looked at Mrs. Xiaotang. He nodded slightly and smiled, but didn’t say a word.

He understood why the students were so excited.

He could put it this way.

The students of this class could only listen to Mrs. Xiaotang’s lessons.

Just like the movies, her lessons first used beautiful images to attract the attention of the spectator.

Then, they used interesting descriptions to get the students into a state where they could listen to the lesson.

However, that wasn’t enough.

What was more important was the rhythm.

Only a reasonable rhythm would allow the lessons to capture the attention of the spectators, no, the students.

Mrs. Xiaotang was undoubtedly a master of rhythm, and was brimming with talent. She had a way of pushing and pulling. She would always have a way of bringing the students back whenever they were about to become bored.

But.

Mrs. Xiaotang wasn’t perfect.

Just like a movie, the exceptional use of special effects would consequently draw the attention away from the main focus and weaken the core story.

For example, Liu Xin would never listen to the lesson, but would always be watching it.

During the same lesson, Li Zheng would become excited when Mrs. Xiaotang talked about new key points.

However, Liu Xin would be excited when Mrs. Xiaotang walked off the podium.

That was because that was the only time he could see what was below her skirt.

He would then immediately become excited.

It was similar to how a movie could have two different interpretations.

The same lesson had two different rhythms in their eyes.

“Alright, alright.” Mrs. Xiaotang anxiously raised her arm when she saw how rowdy the class was. “The discipline mistress will take away my position if you continue to be this noisy.”

The class instantly became silent.

Everyone, boy or girl, shut their mouths.

Their eyes were red, but they didn’t speak.

Mrs. Xiaotang wiped off her sweat, then turned her head and said to Sun Xiubin, “See, discipline mistress, I can control them.”

Sun Xiubin doubtfully lowered her phone and ducked her head in again. She said threateningly, “If you dare to bully Mrs. Xiaotang, I’ll replace her with someone else.”