Chương 26: Chapter 26 Brainiac is trying
**Office.**
"At the fifth level of Kaiyuan?"
Liu Wenyan held a teacup, looking Su Yu up and down with some surprise.
He hadn't felt it clearly before, but now, with his manifested willpower, it was obvious. Kaiyuan's nine orifices aren't visible or perceivable to ordinary people, but as a civilized master, he could clearly sense the nine light points. Five of Su Yu's light points were lit, indicating he was at the fifth level of Kaiyuan.
"Yes."
Su Yu nodded. "I was at the fourth level yesterday, but after Teacher Bai wrote out the 'Kaiyuan Art,' I felt I had a thorough understanding of the nine orifices and immediately advanced to the fifth level."
"That is your fortune."
Liu Wenyan didn't doubt it, smiling. "Bai Feng seems relaxed, but in reality, with his strength, writing the entire 'Kaiyuan Art' significantly consumes willpower. If he didn't have a deep foundation, an average seven-level Tengkong practitioner wouldn't be able to finish this technique."
"In the civilized academy, instructors don't easily write essays of will because the consumption of willpower is too great and hard to recover. They still need to nurture divine texts, so they generally don't want to exhaust their willpower. That's why their courses are expensive, and the students' merit points compensate them."
After saying this, Liu Wenyan smiled. "Reaching the fifth level of Kaiyuan, it seems your talent in the path of the physical body is quite good."
"However, the speed of progressing in Kaiyuan isn't very important."
Liu Wenyan really didn't care much about this. Kaiyuan realm geniuses, so what? Even if you reach Kaiyuan at nine years old, what does it matter? The day a civilized master manifests their willpower, that's when they step into the sky, which is a huge difference.
"I didn't ask you yesterday, did you kill that guy from the Myriad Clans Sect?"
"Yes."
Su Yu didn't deny it, nodding, feeling it unnecessary to hide it from Liu Wenyan.
"Good, you should act when needed!"
Liu Wenyan chuckled. "Did you consume essence blood to gain power and kill him?"
"Teacher, you can sense that?"
Su Yu was a bit surprised.
"Of course, do you think you can hide it from a civilized master?"
Liu Wenyan laughed, then said seriously, "Your physical body is too weak. The Kaiyuan realm is not suitable for consuming essence blood to cultivate or to burst out power. You're being reckless!"
"In times of urgency, it's understandable. You were in danger, and it was our failure as teachers to protect you. So, I can't say anything about you consuming essence blood then."
"But now, you must not consume essence blood to cultivate anymore!"
Liu Wenyan sternly warned, "Don't rush your cultivation at the cost of your future! Essence blood can strengthen the body and speed up cultivation, but you haven't even completed the Kaiyuan realm. With your nine orifices still unconnected, the essence blood will accumulate in your body, causing significant trouble."
"When you reach the day of manifestation, if your body has too much residual essence blood from various clans, it will weaken your body's strength significantly during the foundation-building process!"
Liu Wenyan's tone was very serious. "Remember, no more consuming essence blood to cultivate. Don't always gamble on a chance. Not every time will end well!"
"Understood!"
Su Yu responded quickly. In reality, it wasn't him consuming the essence blood; it was absorbed by the booklet, leaving only a trace of essence blood's aura in his body.
Liu Wenyan only sensed this trace, which actually had no effect on Su Yu.
Of course, there was no need to explain this to Liu Wenyan in detail.
"That's good!"
Liu Wenyan's smile returned. "There are still over two months until the academy's examination. You've essentially been pre-admitted, but that doesn't mean you can slack off for the next two months. Bai Feng said you are considered a genius in Nanyuan, but just average in the Great Xia Prefecture. He's not wrong."
"But... that was before!"
Liu Wenyan smiled. "Before, I hadn't manifested my willpower and couldn't teach you certain things or help you in some ways. But now it's different. For the next two months, you'll mainly follow me for cultivation."
Su Yu hesitated, then asked softly, "Teacher, just me?"
"Yes."
"Teacher... could my dad... be your long-lost son?"
"..."
Liu Wenyan was so amused that he laughed.
"Do you want to be my grandson? I'm not interested!"
He pointed his finger at Su Yu, chuckling after a moment. "You, don't overthink it. Here in Nanyuan, both you and Liu Yue have good talent, but Liu Yue has family guidance, family help, and resources, so she's stronger than you right now."
"As for you, you have nothing. Your father went to the All-Heavens Battlefield, and in these five years at the intermediate academy, I've watched you grow up."
"A teacher is not always completely fair and selfless. The other students in the academy... strictly speaking, have limited futures. You might go further than them, and the human race... needs strong individuals."
Liu Wenyan spoke frankly, "Because I believe you might become strong in the future, I'm willing to help you more within my capabilities to make your path smoother. Of course, there's a condition: you have to prove worthy of my favoritism. If you're arrogant and conceited, I'll just watch silently and won't say much."
"Thank you, Teacher!"
Su Yu thanked him sincerely. In the five years at Nanyuan Intermediate Academy, Liu Wenyan had given him significant help. Learning the Myriad Clans languages, mastering eighteen languages—all of this was thanks to Liu Wenyan.
In five years, from a naive boy to now about to enter the Civilization Academy, Liu Wenyan had played an important role.
"No need to thank me. When you become truly powerful one day, remember... on the battlefield, kill more enemies. That will be the best repayment for me!"
Liu Wenyan stood up, changing the topic. "Follow me. These days, you'll learn a few more Myriad Clans languages, and your willpower needs to improve. You're too weak right now."
Su Yu didn't respond, silently following Liu Wenyan out.
...
Xia's Trading Company.
Warehouse.
Accompanied by the warehouse manager, the two entered a massive warehouse.
When Su Yu saw the contents, he was stunned.
"Today is your first lesson: identifying corpses!"
"This is the main warehouse of Xia's Trading Company in Nanyuan. There are 132 demon corpses here, mostly killed on the All-Heavens Battlefield and dragged back directly without any processing. Your task today is to stay here for a day and identify the corpses!"
Liu Wenyan tossed a small booklet to Su Yu. "Record their data: height, width, weight, number of bones..."
At this moment, Su Yu was dazed, feeling a bit nauseous.
The smell of blood was too strong!
Stay for a day?
"Go in. You'll be here alone today. And don't mess with these demon corpses—they're very valuable, and you can't afford to compensate for any damages."
Liu Wenyan said, adding, "I want to see your recorded data by tonight. For unknown species, I want to see your own guesses. Even if you make it up, write something down!"
"Teacher... alone?"
Su Yu wore a bitter expression. He wasn't exactly scared, but being left alone in such a large warehouse with such a strong smell of blood... was that appropriate for an eighteen-year-old?
"Alone!" Liu Wenyan said calmly. "Can't you even handle this? On the All-Heavens Battlefield, soldiers sometimes need to stay buried in piles of corpses for days. If you can't endure this, you don't need to go to the All-Heavens Battlefield because you'd just be going to your death."
"I... I understand!"
Su Yu didn't argue. Alone it is. It's fine; there are many demon corpses here that he hadn't seen before. Maybe he could even find some of the creatures from his dreams.
"Close the door!"
Liu Wenyan exited the warehouse, and the next moment, the person from Xia Trading Company closed the heavy metal door.
...
After the door closed, the previously silent manager smiled and said, "Elder Liu, is this your new disciple?"
"Yes."
Liu Wenyan didn't elaborate, and the manager didn't ask further. It was obvious.
If he wasn't Liu Wenyan's disciple, Liu wouldn't have paid such a high price to get Xia Trading Company to open their warehouse for a student.
Xia Trading Company's main warehouse wasn't accessible to just anyone.
"Elder Liu, he's never been to the battlefield, he's too young. After a day in there, he might have nightmares for days. Should we turn on the lights to make it easier for him?"
It was dark inside, with only a few dim safety lights, making the warehouse even more eerie.
"No need. Many times, a civilized master has to deal with corpses. If he can't get through this, how will he handle the future?"
Liu Wenyan chuckled, "A powerful civilized master captures gods and demons on the All-Heavens Battlefield for research. If he wants to walk this path, he has to learn to adapt."
The manager smiled without responding. A civilized master... that was a long way off.
Many people get stuck in the nurturing stage their whole lives. Not everyone can be called a civilized master.
As for capturing gods and demons... how many people in the Great Xia Prefecture can do that?
Liu Wenyan thought too highly of this student.
Of course, the manager couldn't contradict Liu Wenyan. Liu's willpower had manifested, making him a civilized master.
Xia Trading Company didn't care much about a newly promoted civilized master, but Liu Wenyan's junior brother was a senior researcher at the Great Xia Civilization Academy, making him someone the company couldn't afford to offend.
...
"This is a Fire Pig, 3.1 meters tall, 7.2 meters long, skilled in fire breathing and ramming. It's a cannon fodder species on the All-Heavens Battlefield, primarily in the Thousand Pound realm..."
Looking at the enormous corpse in front of him, Su Yu began to record data.
Liu Wenyan thought he would be scared, disgusted, or terrified. In reality, Su Yu didn't find it that frightening, just a bit overwhelming due to the strong smell of blood. He couldn't stand it.
"As for the weight..."
Su Yu calculated the volume, recalling the density of Fire Pig meat and the bone proportion, estimating it to be between 20 and 25 tons.
That's 40,000 to 50,000 jin!
That's the weight of a Fire Pig!
A frightening volume and weight, making this cannon fodder species deadly even at the Thousand Pound level.
A Thousand Pound team, if unprepared, could easily be shattered by a Fire Pig's charge.
"Hmm?"
While calculating, Su Yu frowned as the "Blood" character in his mind stirred.
"You want to absorb blood?"
Su Yu grimaced. "This isn't mine. Although the essence blood has been extracted, the ordinary blood is still valuable. Taking what's not yours isn't right, understand?"
Actually, these corpses had very little blood left.
The essence blood was extracted, leaving little ordinary blood, mostly integrated into the essence blood.
But even if there's a little left, it's not his. His teacher brought him here to learn, and taking anything would mean Liu Wenyan would be blamed, which was unacceptable.
"You can absorb blood..." Su Yu muttered.
The "Blood" character seemed displeased. It's a "Blood" character divine script, so absorbing blood was natural.
"Can absorbing blood strengthen you?"
Su Yu wasn't sure, but he knew he couldn't absorb blood here; it would be hard to explain.
"Don't be agitated. When I have money, I'll buy some myself. Ordinary blood isn't too expensive."
Last time he bought a bottle of ordinary Iron Wing Bird blood for 5,000 yuan, though it wasn't much.
If bought in bulk, it would be cheaper.
The problem is, who would buy ordinary blood in bulk unless...
Su Yu's eyes lit up. Essence blood is refined from ordinary blood. He couldn't help but wonder, "Little brother, can you refine essence blood?"
If so, that could be a lucrative opportunity.
Some civilized masters could refine essence blood, and the pay was substantial.
A drop of essence blood from the Thousand Pound realm sold for 50,000 yuan at Xia Trading Company!
The real cost was low, mostly in storage, transportation, refining, and labor.
As for the initial cost... for 100,000 yuan, you could get dozens or even hundreds of Thousand Pound demon beasts from the All-Heavens Battlefield. They're so abundant that soldiers don't eat them because there's too much to consume.
The major costs lie in the later stages: the expenses for refining essence blood and transportation. Transporting Thousand Pound realm demon beasts from the All-Heavens Battlefield is not cost-effective unless it's done in large quantities. Otherwise, even 50,000 yuan would be a loss.
Of course, the military has civilized masters who directly refine essence blood on the All-Heavens Battlefield, but the essence blood of the Thousand Pound realm is generally of little value, and civilized masters are reluctant to do it.
Previously, Su Yu didn't understand much of this. But now that he knew about the existence of civilized masters, he connected the dots and understood most of it.
"The 'Blood' divine script wants to absorb blood..."
Su Yu sighed. He felt that he was about to go bankrupt. If blood could nourish the divine script, wouldn't he have to buy it?
Of course, he would have to!
Nourishing the divine script was very important.
If willpower was insufficient, other methods had to be used for nourishment. It seemed he would be very short on money in the future.
Su Yu entertained himself in the warehouse, examining corpses until he was drenched in sweat.
These corpses were too heavy. As someone in the Kaiyuan realm, sometimes he couldn't even move the corpses, let alone carry them.
Some were piled together, and he had to exert a lot of effort to move them bit by bit; otherwise, he couldn't see clearly.
After a while, Su Yu was covered in blood, becoming a dirty, blood-soaked mess.
The "Blood" divine script was jumping more vigorously, as if it wanted to come out and absorb blood. Su Yu suppressed it. This thing was asking for trouble, wasn't it?
...
It wasn't until evening that the warehouse door opened, and Su Yu was let out.
Outside, Liu Wenyan saw his messy appearance and the booklet filled with dense writing, revealing a smile.
Very good!
No complaints, no slacking off. Quite impressive.
"That's it for today. Continue tomorrow. You'll stay in this place for five days, and then we'll switch to another location."
After speaking, Liu Wenyan thought for a moment and added, "Previously, Bai Feng taught you to try sketching divine scripts. Of course, you can't do that now, but you can get used to it and try."
"Sketching divine scripts consumes a lot of willpower. There is actually a shortcut: using demon essence blood to sketch. Essence blood contains willpower and vitality. First, sketch a divine script with charm externally, then use willpower to sketch it. This is the normal training method for students at the Civilization Academy."
"I haven't taught you this before. From now on, I will. Every five days, you can receive a drop of essence blood suitable for sketching divine scripts from me, provided you complete your tasks excellently!"
Su Yu was initially excited, but then he said awkwardly, "Teacher, it's okay, I don't need it."
Expecting the academy to cover the cost of the essence blood was impossible.
Obviously, Liu Wenyan would have to pay out of his own pocket, even if it cost just 1 merit point to exchange at the academy.
"I said, if you complete the tasks excellently. Do you think I'll give it to you for free?"
Liu Wenyan said irritably, "Do you think you can complete the tasks easily? Maybe after two months, you'll be lucky to get one drop. What's 1 merit point to me?"
Su Yu was embarrassed. He wanted to say that he had already sketched one, but with someone from Xia Trading Company nearby, he held back.
He would see. Besides, his teacher was right; he might not be able to complete the tasks.
If he weren't used to being killed in his dreams, he probably couldn't have endured the sight of so many corpses and the thick smell of blood today.
"Let's go. Go home and rest well tonight. Your tasks will be heavy in the coming days. You can ease off on the Kaiyuan cultivation."
"Yes, I understand. Don't worry, teacher, it won't delay anything."
...
They exchanged a few more words, then Su Yu went home, and Liu Wenyan returned to the academy.
...
Time passed day by day.
During the day, Su Yu studied with Liu Wenyan. At night, he had heavy tasks: Kaiyuan cultivation, observing the "Kaiyuan Art," fighting in his dreams, and finding time to study the languages of the myriad races.
He also started formally observing and studying the bone fragments of the Thousand Pound realm. Although he couldn't see anything yet, each time he engaged in a willpower confrontation, it helped improve his willpower.
Bai Feng said to observe no more than twice a day, but Su Yu... observed at least ten times a day.
He didn't see any problem with it. Each time after observing, his head felt a bit sore but recovered quickly, with no major issues.
As for the "Blood" character wanting to absorb blood, Su Yu was too busy to deal with it at the moment.
He would nourish it with willpower for now and experiment when he had more time.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
It was now mid-May.
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