Chapter 31

Mathematics Test Question

For half a month, Lin Yan would come to the martial arts arena every day to spar with Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang.

The rest of the time, he would practice the fusion of the five forms alone in the room to strengthen his muscles and bones.

The bottle of Emerald Wind Powder only supported him for seven days of martial arts practice. Fortunately, the poisonous mushrooms had matured. If he used them sparingly, he could barely last for half a month. However, he was out of ammunition and food now.

Ji Biao, Ma Ziming, and the others didnt dare to appear in front of Lin Yan after their first practice.

On the other hand, Lou Xing became like Xu Hongchang, eagerly surrounding and sparring with him. Although his face was bruised and swollen every day, and he exhausted his strength, he forcefully persevered.

Both he and Xu Hongchang understood something from Lin Yans actions.

Unfortunately, the increase in Lin Yans proficiency in the Five Animal Hands Technique was not satisfactory.

Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang gave him too little pressure. It was not intense enough, and they were not evenly matched.

As a result, after half a month of continuous training, his proficiency had only increased by 0.5%!

Practical combat is indeed the key to breaking through the 95% bottleneck.

However, this bottleneck is probably not the kind of bottleneck that will allow me to increase explosively as soon as I break through.

Instead, I have to work hard time and time again. After years of actual combat, I can only improve bit by bit until I reach my limit.

At this rate of progress, he had completely given up on the goal of achieving 100% proficiency by the end of the month.

However, this did not mean that he wanted to waste the proficiency of the Five Animal Hands Technique.

As the saying goes, theres always a bright light in the dark.

In the past half a month, as the five forms continued to improve and the strength of his muscles and bones increased explosively, Lin Yan gradually realized that he might be able to reach the Monthly First Evaluation standard without the need for his blood energy to transform!

The effect of combining the five forms was really powerful. It completely exceeded his imagination.

In just half a month, he had grown half a head taller and gained ten kilograms of weight, but his body size had not changed much.

All the weight was added to the bones and tendons of the body, causing the density and strength of the bones and tendons to increase greatly.

Even his energy, stamina, and resistance to attacks had increased greatly.

When Lin Yan first entered Wu Yard, he had lifted the 80-catty stone lock a few times. He could only lift it up and down ten times at most before he was panting from exhaustion.

But now, it was effortless to lift 30 stone locks weighing 150 catties in a row.

When he fought Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang, he had never been hit again. If he used his full strength, he could end the battle in an instant.

Gradually, it became dull.

Compared to the few disciples who had pa.s.sed the Monthly First Evaluation, he had already greatly surpa.s.sed them in terms of muscles, bones, experience, and realm.

I wonder what the principle of the Dragon Pattern Liquid is.

My Emerald Wind Powder and poisonous mushrooms have been consumed. My efficiency in practicing martial arts has greatly decreased.

Why dont I ask Eldest Senior Brother later if I can try using the Dragon Pattern Liquid in advance?

If I could pa.s.s the a.s.sessment without my blood energy transforming, I wouldnt have to be so conflicted.

Clap! Clap!

Lin Yan collected his thoughts and casually waved his palm to slap Xu Hongchang and Lou Xings fists aside. Then, he pushed them back.

Alright, thats all for today. By the way, I wont spar with you guys anymore.

Lou Xing and Xu Hongchangs expressions changed slightly. Senior Brother Lin, we can still fight!

Lin Yan waved his hand. You guys are still too weak now. Its really boring to fight. Well talk about it after your blood energy transforms.

We

The two of them wanted to say something but hesitated. Even after Lin Yan left the martial arts arena, they still did not say anything.

After Lin Yan left, Lou Xing and Xu Hongchang looked at each other.

Old Xu, you didnt tell Senior Brother Lin?

I thought you told him.

Therefore, Senior Brother Lin has never known that our blood energy has actually transformed?

Xu Hongchang looked ashamed. After our blood energy transformed, our strength increased minimally, so Senior Brother Lin almost didnt notice.

Thats right. Senior Brother Lins strength has increased too quickly after his blood energy transformed!

I thought that after a martial artists blood energy transforms, their strength will increase at a high speed like Senior Brother Lin, but look at the two of us. Thats normal.

You mean that Senior Brother Lin is abnormal?

Tsk, Im saying that someone as talented as Senior Brother Lin is not someone mortals like us can compare to!

Im all for it!

Just as Lin Yan had mistakenly thought that their blood energy had yet to transform, they had also mistakenly thought that Lin Yans blood energy had already transformed.

Both of them felt that their blood energy transformation was too weak.

But in fact, after their blood energy transformed, be it their strength, reaction, or the toughness of their skin, they had greatly increased.

For example, Ma Ziming and Ji Biao, who were originally on par with them, were no longer their match if they really fought.

However, compared to Lin Yans astonis.h.i.+ng improvement, the two of them felt that it was not worth mentioning.

Lin Yan, who had finished his lunch, was about to look for Eldest Senior Brother when there was a knock on the door.

Lin Yan opened the door. Senior Brother Pang?

Junior Brother Lin, are you preparing to go out? Are you going to battle again?

Pang Tong knew that Lin Yan had been obsessed with actual combat training recently.

He grinned. I told you last time to spend money to hire a sparring partner. Have you considered it? There are many disciples in Wei Yard who work part-time as sparring partners. As long as you spend money, Ill immediately hire a bunch of them for you.

Lin Yan chuckled. Senior Brother Pang, I dont have money. In addition, Im also short of money. Next time someone hires a sparring partner, remember to recommend me.

Looking for a disciple of Wu Yard? Then we might as well go to the Guangchuan Mountains. At this moment, there are all kinds of people, blocking the way, robbing, and killing non-stop. Not only can we fight in actual combat, but we can also get rich.

Lin Yan cupped his hands. Then I wish Senior Brother Pang a prosperous future.

With that, he was about to leave.

Pang Tong hurriedly stopped him. Wait, wait, wait. Im looking for you for a serious matter.

Senior Brother Pang, please speak.

Pang Tong took out a piece of paper and handed it to Lin Yan. Here, this is it.

Lin Yan took it. This is

Have you forgotten? Didnt I recommend you to be Senior Sister Chens arithmetic teacher last time?

It had been half a month. Lin Yan recalled that he had asked Pang Tong to help him find an opportunity to earn money.

Didnt you say that Senior Sister Chen was out and hadnt returned? I thought that was a disguised rejection.

Who said that? Senior Sister Chen didnt say it explicitly, so its not a rejection.

In reality, Senior Sister Chen had rejected him. However, she could not stand Pang Tongs repeated visits. He even deliberately pulled many strings. She had no choice but to reluctantly agree to the test.

He pointed at the paper in Lin Yans hand. This is Senior Sister Chens reply.

Lin Yan opened the page and saw that the first line said, Today, someone doesnt know the number. If you divide it by three, two remains. If you divide it by five, three remains. If you divide it by seven, two remains. Whats the number?

Looking down, they were all math questions. There were a total of ten questions. The last one was the cla.s.sic chicken and rabbit question.

This is the test given by Senior Sister Chen. She said that youre too young and doesnt believe that you have the ability to calculate. Unless you can complete this test in three days, she will give you a chance to interview.

Chance?

Pang Tong shrugged. Dont tell me you think youre the only one who wants to take on this job? Senior Sister Chens salary is so high that its enough to hire a martial artist. There are already three candidates, four including you. Senior Sister Chen will take interviews and choose the best one.

Lin Yan nodded. It was reasonable.

It wasnt easy for me to get this opportunity. You have to cherish it. Alright, take this test back and do it. Lets meet at the old place in three days.

Wait.

Whats wrong?

Ill get a pen.

What are you doing with a pen?

Doing the questions.

What? Youre doing questions here? Look up. I havent had lunch yet!

It wont take long.

The first of these questions was the most difficult. It was middle school difficulty. The other questions were at most elementary school difficulty. Every question did not take long.

After Lin Yan received the pen, he wrote a draft on the ground and calculated for a moment before writing the answers.

In less than ten minutes, the answers to the ten math questions were written down.

Pang Tong frowned and said, Junior Brother Lin, dont write random answers. Its not easy for me to fight for this opportunity. Dont waste my energy!

These questions are very simple. Why would I write them randomly?

Simple?

Pang Tong was even more suspicious. He had also studied mathematics. Not to mention anything else, just the last question, Chicken and Rabbit, he had thought about it for four hours and still could not figure it out.

How could Lin Yan tell the answer at a glance?

Alright, Im done. If Senior Brother Pang is free, send it to Senior Sister Chen. I still have something on, so Ill take my leave first.

Are you sure youre done?

Thats right.

Pang Tong had no choice but to take the paper and go back.

Before he left, he thought of something and said, Oh right, Junior Brother Lin, did you beat up someone called Mi Tai?

Lin Yan nodded.

You have to be careful! This guy is arrogant and despotic because hes talented. He said that you only defeated him because of a despicable sneak attack. Recently, hes threatening to take revenge on you.

Lin Yan frowned slightly.

Junior Brother Lin, if you really meet him, stay away! This guy is not very smart, but hes really talented. Its only been half a month, but hes already mastered the circulation of blood energy. Wei Yard disdains to be entangled with Wu Yard. If you hide from him a couple of times, he wont take revenge on you anymore!

Lin Yan nodded. Thank you for your reminder, Senior Pang.

After saying this, Pang Tong left with Lin Yans answer sheet.

However, he did not send it to Senior Sister Chen immediately. Instead, he read it one by one.

The man wrote all the answers and did not miss a single one. It looked decent. Was this Lin Yan really so good at mathematics?

Thinking of Lin Yans casual att.i.tude, he couldnt help but suspect that Lin Yan had written it randomly, so he read the questions and looked at the answers.

He didnt know how to calculate, but he could still check the answers.

Pang Tong chose a few that were easy to calculate. He calculated them one by one until midnight, and his face gradually became numb.

All correct!

After a few hours of calculations, there were a total of five questions. All of them were correct!

But how long did it take for Lin Yan to come up with the answers?

He wrote down the answers almost without thinking!

A few hours, and without even thinking

Pang Tong pressed his forehead and his forehead twitched slightly. How can there be such a huge difference between the brains of two humans?