Young People, You Must Continue to Strive

The next day,

Lu Xiaobai completed two cycles of the Lu Clan's Body Refining Method as usual, feeling a surge of comfort throughout his body.

When he opened his status panel, he saw that his Vitality had already reached Level 4.

"Awesome!"

He chuckled. After enjoying a lavish and expensive breakfast, he headed toward Starlight Middle School in a great mood.

Half an hour later,

He piloted his flying machine into the airspace above the school.

Just as he was about to head to his familiar teaching building, he suddenly stopped.

"I almost forgot, I'm in the Elite Class now."

He slapped his forehead and muttered to himself,

"Crap, I forgot to ask the Know-it-all Principal where the Elite Class building is..."

His expression shifted. Just as he was about to find a random student to ask for directions, he caught sight of a burly, honest-looking boy.

It was none other than Lin Lei'er!

"Little Lei!"

Lu Xiaobai instantly steered his flying machine over to his side.

"Brother... Brother Lu?"

Little Lei was slightly taken aback, his eyes still holding a hint of vigilance.

"What's with that expression?"

Lu Xiaobai chuckled, then casually threw an arm around the other boy's shoulders and said,

"We're going to be classmates from now on, we should get to know each other better."

"Classmates?"

Lin Lei'er looked stunned. He looked Lu Xiaobai up and down and said,

"You're in the Elite Class now?"

"Your Brother Lu is such a genius, it wouldn't make sense if I wasn't in the Elite Class, right?"

"..."

Little Lei fell silent for a moment before saying,

"Brother Lu, did you threaten the principal with your guns and explosives or something?"

"???"

Lu Xiaobai had a weird look on his face and immediately replied,

"Do you think your Brother Lu is that kind of person?"

"Not really..."

"That's more like it."

"You are exactly that kind of person."

"..."

Lu Xiaobai's mouth twitched. He sighed and said somewhat melancholically,

"You have a deep misunderstanding of your Brother Lu. But that's okay, the days ahead are long, we can take our time to get to know each other."

"Let's go, take me to the Elite Class first."

"..."

Little Lei glanced at him and didn't say much more, obediently leading the way straight to the Elite Class teaching building.

He didn't doubt the truth of Lu Xiaobai's words.

Given his status in the Lu family, getting into the Elite Class was nothing more than a matter of a single word.

Twenty minutes later,

The two arrived in front of a majestic, towering building.

"Holy crap, this is the Elite Class building?"

"The whole building is!"

Little Lei wore a proud expression and smiled,

"The building has all sorts of facilities needed by Star Martial Artists. Dormitories, the cafeteria, and so on, they're all inside this one building."

"Now this is special treatment!"

Lu Xiaobai raised an eyebrow.

No wonder he rarely saw Elite Class students in the regular cafeteria...

A hint of pride appeared in Lin Lei'er's eyes as he said flatly,

"Not just in school, geniuses get special treatment everywhere. It's a universal convention!"

"Can't argue with that!"

Lu Xiaobai nodded seriously.

"By the way, Brother Lu..."

At this moment, Lin Lei'er seemed to think of something. A hint of shyness appeared in his eyes as he lowered his voice,

"I heard that our Lu family has a Genius Project, right?"

His tone had completely changed, even intentionally using the phrase 'our Lu family'...

"Hmm? Looks like you've been asking around."

Lu Xiaobai raised an eyebrow and said,

"There is indeed, and it's not just the Lu family. Other major factions have them too, and it's been going on for hundreds of years."

The so-called Genius Plan was a contract signed with genius Star Martial Artists. Major factions would provide them with abundant resources to support their growth, and in return, the genius Star Martial Artists would serve the faction for a certain period after graduation. The length of this service depended on the resources invested.

Because of this plan, major factions had recruited countless geniuses, making their own positions even more secure. Meanwhile, those commoner geniuses received the resources needed for their cultivation, making it a win-win situation.

Lin Lei'er scratched his head and asked:

"Brother Lu, do you think I qualify?"

"You?"

Lu Xiaobai looked at him with a strange expression.

"Little Lei, you're so wary of me, yet you still dare to sign a contract with my Lu family?"

Lin Lei'er chuckled and said:

"Once I sign, we'll be on the same side, so I won't need to be wary anymore."

"You're quite clever."

Lu Xiaobai smiled and said:

"But given your background, you shouldn't be too short on resources. Why bother signing a contract?"

"Just because I'm not short now doesn't mean I won't be in the future..."

Lin Lei'er scratched his head, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

Although his father was the vice mayor and considered a big shot in Starlight City, once he entered the Starry Sky Academy, his background would basically be no different from a commoner's...

And the resources he would need in the future would be tens or even hundreds of times what he needed now. His family naturally wouldn't be able to afford it, especially since he also had an older sister.

"You're thinking quite far ahead, kid. However..."

Lu Xiaobai patted him on the shoulder and said indifferently:

"Young man, you still need to work hard."

With that, he stepped into the teaching building in front of them.

Lin Lei'er was momentarily stunned, but he quickly understood.

Clearly, the other party was saying he didn't have the qualifications yet...

"Sigh... I wanted to sell myself, but they didn't even want me. Where is the justice in that..."

He shook his head but wasn't too surprised.

Although he was ranked second in his grade, looking at the entire human world, he couldn't really be called a genius. Perhaps he wouldn't have a problem signing a contract with a smaller faction, but a top-tier faction like the Lu family probably wouldn't think much of him...

"Whatever, I'll just work harder and see what happens later."

Lin Lei'er put away his disappointment and followed Lu Xiaobai inside.

The Elite Class classroom was on the first floor of the building. It was extremely spacious, capable of accommodating hundreds of students without feeling crowded at all.

Lu Xiaobai pushed the door open and saw that many people were already in the classroom. Most of them were completely focused, gesturing certain movements as if trying to comprehend something...

"Huh?"

Lu Xiaobai's expression shifted slightly. He immediately recognized that their movements were from the [Basic Body Tempering Method].

"Brother Lu, they are all studying the Body Tempering Method, hoping to make further progress."

Lin Lei'er hurried over from behind and explained.

The students in the Elite Class already had outstanding grades, but the Body Tempering Method was still the biggest obstacle to their progress. That was why they were striving to improve it.

As long as they could level it up once, their overall grades would undergo a qualitative change!

"That's one way to do it."

Lu Xiaobai had heard the elders of the Lu family mention this before, so he didn't think they were doing useless work. After all, besides this, there really wasn't any better method.

The Body Tempering Method could only be cycled twice a day. They naturally didn't dare to force it, so they could only break down each small movement to study and analyze it.

Just as the two were chatting at the classroom door, someone had already noticed them. Upon seeing Lu Xiaobai, they couldn't help but let out a soft gasp of surprise.

"Lu... Lu Xiaobai?"

After all, the recent exposure of Lu Xiaobai's identity had sent shockwaves through the entire Starlight Middle School. Even the students in the elite class had long heard about it, and quite a few of them were even thinking of challenging him.

Seeing this, Lin Leier took the lead and walked inside, saying with a smile,

"Alright, everyone, stop what you're doing. You've been training for so long, but I haven't seen many of you actually make a breakthrough."

Hearing this, the crowd glared at him and said in unison,

"Leizi, you sure talk a lot. Nobody would think you're mute if you just kept your mouth shut!"

"Watch out, or we'll get your sister to beat you up!"