Study Monster Cultivation System-Chapter 288 - 287 what, ***, called, ***, ***, saturation

September 1st marked the beginning of a new school year.

Some were forced to attend school.

Others were thrilled about the suspension of classes.

In the principal’s office, Liu Xiaodong glared at Li Lin as he slammed the desk and stood up.

"Why didn’t you say so earlier?" he paced back and forth, "This definitely deserves a gong-banging, drum-beating celebration at the opening ceremony."

As he finished speaking, he approached the two of them and said, "Also, many of the new freshmen enrolled because of you guys. So, could you make an appearance at the ceremony and say a few words, just to let people have a glance? It wouldn’t be right not to."

"Well... she can make the appearance, and I’ll do the talking," Li Zheng nodded and said, "For the rest, we just need to come back for the final exams, right?"

"Exactly, exactly," Liu Xiaodong hurriedly picked up the phone, "Just wait a moment. Go say goodbye to the other teachers as well."

"Ah?"

Incredibly, Li Zheng and Lin Yujing ended up shaking hands and taking photos with various teachers and school leaders, as if they were officials visiting the grassroots.

When it came to Sun Xiubin, Li Zheng saw a look of relief in his eyes.

"We’ve caused you a lot of trouble, Director Sun."

"Hmm."

"Hey, stop talking about it," Sun Xiubin said shyly, turning his face away, "I won’t go to the little garden today, you guys come over if you like... "

"Ah, about that... we weren’t planning to go anyway..."

Next, shaking hands with Tang Zhifei told a whole saga that couldn’t be summed up in a few words.

"In the beginning, you were just sitting in class studying... I even criticized your essays..." Tang Zhifei said, wiping his eyes, "How did you end up building rockets... That’s way too fast..."

"Ah, time does fly," Li Zheng also became nostalgic, "As the saying goes,’Once a teacher, for a lifetime... for a lifetime... the memories linger."

Tang Zhifei tilted his head and couldn’t bother to hurry him anymore: "Just go, get a move on."

Then there was Yu Hong, who pulled on Li Zheng and insisted, "I heard you’re going to Yingpei, right? If you plan to develop in chemistry, let me know anytime, don’t listen to their nonsense about biochem-environmental-materials, whichever field you excel in, you won’t be mistreated."

"I’ve been curious about this for a long time..." Li Zheng hesitated, "If I may be so bold, who exactly is... your spouse?"

"Ah... that’s..." Yu Hong smiled, "Deng Guoming, have you heard of him? He’s collaborated with your school’s department too, a consultant in chemical fuels."

"Ah... it’s a small world..." Li Zheng murmured, "Does your family happen to have a satellite model missing?"

"Yes! It just disappeared one night, said it was for a student," Yu Hong exclaimed in surprise, "Ah!"

"Hmm..."

Next was Tao Feifei, who demonstrated an inexplicable warmth towards Li Zheng, whispering to him, "About the wedding, it’s roughly in December, we haven’t sent out the invitations yet, but if you’re free, come along, and if not, it’s okay. Anyway, don’t bring any gift money, teachers can’t accept it from students."

"Congratulations!"

Tao Feifei glanced at Lin Yujing and smiled, "Hey, when it’s your turn, remember to invite me too. That’s a must from me."

"???"

Then there was Biology Teacher Hu. As they shook hands, it seemed there wasn’t much to say.

Luckily, Teacher Hu remembered something.

"Li Zheng, the enrollment for this year’s Biology Olympiad is low, so there won’t be any preliminaries in Jijing. You’ll go straight to the second round on the 10th of September. I’ll send your admission ticket over," she said.

"Okay, I’ll take half a day off then."

"My, taking half a day out of your busy schedule for Biology..."

"Don’t be like that, Teacher Hu... Biology is still part of the college entrance exam, at least for now..."

Li Zheng and Lin Yujing said goodbye to the entire group and were about to leave when they saw a middle-aged couple, who were teachers, hurrying over. As they entered and saw Li Zheng, they seemed on the verge of tears.

"Teacher Hu!" Li Zheng stepped forward excitedly, holding Hu Chunmei’s hand and asking, "Is everything taken care of?"

Hu Chunmei just nodded, too choked up to speak while looking at Li Zheng.

Qiao Sheng said with a smile, "There’s a slight side effect, which is very minor among patients who had this surgery, and we still need to thank your father for that."

"I should be thanking Teacher Hu," Li Zheng nodded, "I haven’t been to visit in a long time..."

"No, no need," Hu Chunmei held Li Zheng’s hand tightly, "I always knew you could do it, I just didn’t expect it so soon... It’s natural for Yu Jing, but you... it really wasn’t easy..."

Hu Chunmei talked to herself, Lin Yujing by her side unheard even as she muttered in dissatisfaction.

"Hey, Lin Yujing has been working hard as well, it’s just not easily noticed," said Li Zheng, "Which class do you teach now?"

"The new first year, class four," Hu Chunmei responded with a laugh and a hint of scolding, "Ah, don’t even mention it, they are incomparable to your class, the worst one I’ve ever taught."

"Haha, that’s great, seems like Teacher Hu had a speedy recovery," Li Zheng commented.

Amidst laughter, everyone walked together to the field, heading for the opening ceremony.

After several school leaders finished their speeches, Li Zheng and Lin Yujing filled in for the planned student representative Jiang Qinghua and took the stage for a welcome address.

On stage, Li Zheng looked at the pairs of young and fervent eyes of the first-year students, feeling as if he had returned to his own youth.

If it had been him back in the day, he probably would have said something like "The primary duty of a student is to study."

And now, he had become battle-hardened, his thoughts fully mature.

On this path, he met Lin Yujing, Zhang Xiaoke, Xu Mengxi, Qiao Bixia, Liu Xin, Jiang Qinghua, Shi Yang, Wu Shu, Ou Xingzhuo...

He had experienced competitions, the small garden, the basketball court, and rocket launches.

If this journey had been only about studying,

How much scenery would he have missed out on?

Facing the entire school, Li Zheng took a breath.

"The primary task of a student is to study,"

"But that’s just a duty, life isn’t only about duties."

"Beyond our duties, I hope everyone can, like me,"

"Find something they want to do."

"Meet the people they like,"

"Have goals worth striving for."

"Walk the path they choose for themselves."

With these words, a resounding applause burst forth, starting with the freshmen of year one.

Those who were familiar with Li Zheng couldn’t help but feel sentimental.

Zhang Xiaoke took a deep breath, "So even masters can change, huh."

"People always grow up," Jiang Qinghua muttered as she clenched the speech she had prepared for two weeks.

However, the speech was not over yet.

After finishing, Li Zheng always felt something was missing, as if the emotions were in place, but the logic was not quite there.

He quickly found the reason.

"However, based on my experience..."

"Doing what you want to do, meeting the people you like, striving for a certain goal, walking the path you choose."

"It seems that you can only achieve these if you study well."

"So in the end," Li Zheng glared and made a chopping motion with his arm, "you still have to study hard, everyone!"

The previously good atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"We’ve been tricked, the master is still the master!" Zhang Xiaoke shouted from a distance, "Master, run! They’re going to throw rotten eggs at you!"

...

After the opening ceremony ended, Li Zheng and Lin Yujing also returned to their class to say goodbye to their classmates.

Unfortunately, their old class teacher was no longer there; they now belonged to the new first class.

But this process would remain the same.

Not to mention, the two boxes of problems were unavoidable.

"Xiaoke, Qinghua, from now on I can only provide long-distance support." Li Zheng placed the problems on their desk and wiped some sweat off his forehead, "I’ll also update the learning software in between bathroom breaks, just remember to enter your results, and it will give back new problems."

"Ah... I didn’t expect it to come so soon…" Zhang Xiaoke slumped over her desk, "How am I going to get through this year..."

"You’re just used to the bustle," Jiang Qinghua snorted as she picked up the stacks of problems, "What’s there to fear? You get used to solitude after a while."

"It’s not a matter of life and death." Li Zheng smiled, "We’ll meet again in the future. Just apply to Ji University and we can be classmates for another four years."

"Please, no more demoralizing talk, master." Zhang Xiaoke glanced at the first class students around them, "You’d better leave quickly, or you’re going to get beaten up."

As she spoke, she sprung up and pounced towards Lin Yujing, who was tidying her seat by the window, "Last chance... let me pinch you one last time!"

"Um…" Lin Yujing gave up resisting and let her face be pinched until it was stretched long, "Enough… enough now…"

"It’s not enough, I won’t be able to pinch you afterwards…" Zhang Xiaoke immediately glared at Li Zheng, "I’ll only pinch the master in the future, not me."

"Get off, no more pinching!"

"Just one last time, one last time."

While they were fooling around, Liu Yuexuan, who was also entering the key class, came over.

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"I thought you guys were going to attend university classes, but instead, you went straight to build rockets." Liu Yuexuan approached Li Zheng and handed over a notebook, "Luckily, I was prepared. Could you write something in my yearbook~?"

"Sure thing," Li Zheng began to write, "I also have to thank you for your guidance in Chinese class. After talking with you, I’ve kept up with reading for two hours a day and have learned a lot."

"Oh, come on," Liu Yuexuan bowed and giggled, "You’ve got to remember to invite us old classmates to your wedding in the future."

"Why is everyone thinking about that…" Li Zheng scratched his head as he handed back the yearbook, "It’s an uncertain thing..."

"Right, right, uncertain~~"

...

Afterward, Li Zheng left the classroom and made a special trip back to the old fourth class.

Seeing that Liu Xin had already gotten along well with the new students, Li Zheng didn’t go inside, just nodded from a distance.

Liu Xin too just smiled and nodded back, then made a driving gesture.

Li Zheng waved his hand with a curse and then left.

Climbing the stairs back to Class 1, ready to call Lin Yujing to leave together, Li Zheng was suddenly grabbed by a bewildered-looking buzz-cut.

"God Zheng..."

Li Zheng turned around to look.

He didn’t recognize the person at all.

"You are..."

"I’m Zhao Yinbiao... I’ve looked for you before," the buzz-cut said, scratching his head, somewhat embarrassed, "It was that time, I wanted to learn Chem Competitions from you, and then you scolded me, sent me packing."

Only then did Li Zheng remember. It was right after the Chem Competitions results came out, and a bunch of freshmen were blindly following the trend. This Zhao Yinbiao kept bothering him, and since he was really annoyed, he scolded him away. Surprisingly, his mission to inspire somehow got accomplished unexpectedly.

"It’s just that... well, the Chem Competitions are coming up again..." Zhao Yinbiao said, his head hung low in a mix of entanglement, "My family has always been against me participating in competitions, saying that if I don’t make it to the provincial team this time, I should never try again... I feel quite down and wanted you to scold me..."

Li Zheng did feel somewhat guilty about him and so he didn’t rush to send him away. He began to seriously consider the situation for him.

Competitions are never an easy thing, behind those dozens of gold medals are thousands of nameless competitors.

Really betting everything, neglecting the college entrance exams, and in the end not receiving preferential treatment from prestigious universities, are common occurrences.

After pondering for a moment, Li Zheng nodded his head.

"I agree with your family’s opinion."

"As expected..." Zhao Yinbiao hung his head in disappointment, "But I really love chemistry."

"Liking something doesn’t mean you can do it well, and a hobby doesn’t necessarily have to become a job," Li Zheng patted Zhao Yinbiao, "The purpose of competitions is to select the most talented few individuals of the year and provide them with the best educational resources, irrespective of whether or not you like it."

"But... but even if I’m not as strong as you, getting second in the province would still give me extra points, right..."

"I really don’t see much value in those extra points," Li Zheng said gravely, "The trend is very clear now. The extensive competition bonuses are being gradually weakened, and eventually, only the national gold medalists will retain their privileges. The provincial firsts and seconds will become increasingly insignificant, and they’re no longer useful for getting into prestigious universities. Besides, from my experience, there’s a lot of murky water in competitions; some bastards have sullied the reputation of competitions themselves."

"Sigh..."

"Alright, I didn’t say you have no talent for chemistry," Li Zheng consoled Zhao Yinbiao, "If you make it to the provincial team this year, then I support you giving it another shot."

"Damn... my family only asked for provincial first, you’re being way too strict," Zhao Yinbiao chuckled, "Alright... I got it... I’ll follow the guidance of my idol."

"I told you not to go down that road!"

After sending Zhao Yinbiao away, Li Zheng wrapped up the last inconsequential matter.

Now it was really time to say goodbye to the school.

...

At one o’clock in the afternoon, Li Zheng and Lin Yujing formally arrived at the university to register.

Then they began the process of running errands.

Getting work permits, meal cards, taking photos, and so on, all had to be done by themselves.

Naturally, the process included their share of stares and shocks.

After all, they were far too young; many things were unclear, and it wasn’t appropriate to ask directly.

After they left, the few people in the office gathered together to ponder.

The young clerk pulled up a chair next to the office elder sister, "Don’t we only recruit master’s students for interns?"

"Don’t ask... it’s definitely a connection from top leadership," said the elder sister with a very serious expression.

"But even the top leaders can’t do whatever they want... they should at least have an undergraduate degree before coming..."

"It might be that the leader is too big," the elder sister’s expression became even more grave, "Stop inquiring about it..."

"And why bring them in pairs... I think their relationship isn’t ordinary..."

"You don’t know?" the old brother at the opposite desk laughed, "It was Chen Hongbing from the Ministry of Science and Technology who sent them, and that girl is Shen Tinglan’s daughter~"

"Ah?" the youngster was astonished, "The Yellow 2 project in the ministry is... is already so serious, and yet they’re doing this?"

"Who knows what they’re thinking," the old brother exhaled, "Maybe they realize they don’t have much time left, and while they still have some power, they are eager to pave the way."

"Sigh... the ministry really is messing around too much..." the youngster shook his head, "Just wait and see, when these two high school kids bump into leaders in the building, for sure the leaders will question, ’Does Chen Hongbing not have enough problems on his plate already?’"

And thus, similar comments, like a gentle breeze, began to spread through the office building.

...

At six o’clock in the afternoon, in the large office area on the 7th floor of Building 2, Chen Wei, who had just completed part of the testing plan, stretched a big lazy stretch.

Technically, it was time to clock out, but since the failure of the 8.8 plan, he had not gotten home before 11 p.m.

He didn’t really complain, after all, it was a mistake on his part at the ministry, and it was only right to try to make up for it with overtime.

It’s just that, he really was very tired...

He looked around; most of his colleagues had already gone to the office area in the Western suburb, and the few that remained were busy with their own tasks.

Perhaps a little break wouldn’t hurt.

With that thought, Chen Wei sneakily took out his phone.

Just one game... just one!

He entered the game, chose a Hero, and started playing.

But as he was engrossed in playing, the screen of the phone suddenly reflected an imposing figure that wasn’t even angry yet commanded respect.

Chen Wei got a shock, and his heart nearly skipped a beat.

Before he could even turn off his phone, a hefty palm came smacking down.

"Chen, has your recent workload not been full enough?"

"No, no, no, Director..." Chen Wei, frightened, dropped his phone and bolted upright, "Just...just...adjusting...adjusting..."

He was mid-sentence when he realized something was off.

Turning around, he came face-to-face with Li Zheng’s handsome visage.

Chen Wei’s mouth hung open as if he’d seen a ghost.

"Haha, just kidding." Li Zheng pinched his work badge, "Not bad, huh?"

"Woah... f*ck..." Chen Wei grabbed the badge and stared hard at it.

[Li Zheng]

[First Department, First Hospital]

[Intern Engineer]

"Did he really f*cking come???" Chen Wei glared at Li Zheng fiercely.

"That’s why," Li Zheng said, patting Chen Wei with a laugh, "being good at academics really does let you do whatever you want."

Chen Wei wanted to retort but swallowed his words, his face a mix of frustration and reluctance.

"Don’t listen to his nonsense." Lin Yujing came bouncing over, "He begged his mom."

"Go on, get out of here." Li Zheng waved his hand dismissively, "That’s a secondary condition. The primary one is still having good grades."

Chen Wei looked back and forth between the two, finally bowing down to the great might of the scholar faction, "I’m convinced... this time I’m truly convinced..."

As he said this, he looked up nervously, "But Li Zheng... why... your tone is so similar to Director Chen’s... especially at the ’work not being full’ part, why are you so familiar with it?"

"Is it?" Li Zheng spread his hands innocently, "It’s my first time in a work environment, did I nail it?"

"It was spot-on... a perfect replica of the terrifying ’Soldier’s Gaze’..."

"Haha, it was just a spur of the moment, don’t take it too seriously." Li Zheng looked around, "I need to get up to speed quickly too."

Watching Li Zheng survey the area like a boss, Chen Wei was somewhat baffled.

"God Zheng, I know the intensity of preparing for competitions is great, but compared with real work, it’s still child’s play," Chen Wei said with a smile as he wiped his nose, "I’ve experienced both, and no one understands being saturated with work better than I do. Just you watch, you’ll be crying to go home after three days."

However, Li Zheng wasn’t fazed or argumentative.

Instead, he flashed his usual smile and rubbed his hands, "Oh? Then I look forward to Big Brother Wei showing me, what, exactly, is, being saturated."

"Pff, you’re missing the point." Chen Wei pointed to the ground, imitating Chen Hongbing’s commanding tone, "What the hell, does, being, f*ckin’, saturated, even mean!"

Just as he finished speaking, a man’s voice came from the door.

"Yo, not bad Chen, passing on our department’s traditions to the newcomer?"

Chen Hongbing walked in beaming, seemingly very satisfied with Chen Wei’s performance.

"Director, Director, Director..." Chen Wei stiffened up, "Just... just using a special way to tell the newcomer that overtime starts on the first day!"

"Ah, what overtime," Chen Hongbing looked around with a smile, "it’s all just normal work. Good news, everyone, hurry up and get your meals, we have a meeting at six-thirty on the third floor, all of you go."

With that, he gave a small smile and presented Li Zheng with a true ’Soldier’s Gaze.’

"You two as well."

But Li Zheng returned with an even more fervent ’God Zheng’s Gaze.’

"Yes, Director!"

That surprised Chen Hongbing.

Something about that aura was off.

It seemed like Li Zheng... was looking forward to being saturated with work?

Even more than himself?

"All right, Li Zheng, don’t be so loud," Chen Hongbing, after all, was on his home turf and just patted Li Zheng, "Don’t make big claims yet; you may not know, but half of our interns bail within two weeks."

"Did you hear that?" Li Zheng turned to Lin Yujing, "Don’t talk big, deserters have to deliver supper."

"Huh????"