nyslfriends Chapter 243 Invitation to the Graduation Banquet
Chapter 243 Invitation to the Graduation Banquet
Chapter 243 Invitation to the Graduation Banquet
At first, Yang Xixi thought that Chen Lie was just a mind master and his martial arts were not that outstanding.
But after entering the genius training camp, he realized that Chen Lie was the strongest among them.
In just a few months, he rose to become the top martial arts champion in Sichuan Province in the Three Provinces Martial Arts Competition.
The champion of martial arts in three provinces is undoubtedly the number one young martial artist in Sichuan. Compared with him, the identity of a Divine Mind Master is nothing.
After all, a Divine Sense Master can only be compared to the members of the province's Youth Genius Group. Among the members of the Genius Group, there are strong and weak, but they are still far from being the top martial arts champions of the three provinces.
She certainly didn't believe that Chen Lie had improved his martial arts skills in just a few months; he must have already been very skilled when they first met a few months ago.
Chen Lie took a sip of his drink and said, "It's alright, I'm just starting out in martial arts, and I'm far from what you imagine."
"If being the top martial arts champion in three provinces is just the beginning, then someone like me probably doesn't even know where the starting line is!"
Yang Xixi chuckled and said, "Senior, thank you for taking care of me at the Genius Training Camp."
This saved me from needing 2,000 points every month and even gave me an extra 1,000 points. Otherwise, I could never have improved my health and mana so quickly in such a short time.
Chen Lie nodded and said, "We're all friends, no need to be so polite."
"friend?"
Yang Xixi's eyes shone with a strange light.
Unexpectedly, I was able to become friends with a martial arts genius like the champion of Sichuan.
Although his martial arts skills were not bad, and he had even entered the genius training camp, which could be considered as entering the ranks of martial arts geniuses in Dongchuan Province, this achievement was nothing compared to Chen Lie's.
She was amazed that Chen Lie showed no arrogance, but she was deeply aware of the huge gap between herself and this senior. So she could only try to suppress the faint sense of inferiority in her heart and not think about how outstanding his martial arts were or how big the gap was between her and him. Otherwise, she would not even be able to utter a normal greeting.
They would feel like they were climbing the social ladder.
At this time, Chen Xingyao began to create the D-level martial art, the Sky-Piercing Fist Crystal Card.
With Chen Lie's guidance and her own practice over the course of half a day, the yield rate of the Po Jun Quan crystal cards she makes has now reached over 50%.
The crystal cards produced are somewhat rough, and the quality of the finished crystal cards is a bit flawed, making it difficult to sell at the full price. However, selling them at half price should not be a problem.
Because of his cultivation of the "Lingguang Divine Refinement Chapter," Chen Xingyao possessed abundant spiritual power, so he did not experience any spiritual power depletion even after a day of inscribing spiritual energy crystal cards.
"Brother, I have already inscribed most of the D-level martial arts crystal cards, but I have only successfully inscribed ten sets. However, I have successfully inscribed twenty-five sets of fighting techniques crystal cards."
"We've done enough practice, let's call it a day."
After Chen Lie finished speaking, he glanced at the large pile of crystal cards that had been ruined due to Chen Xingyao's mishandling and said to Yang Shen, "Boss Yang, we agreed earlier that profits and losses are borne by the individual. Selling these successful crystal cards at half price shouldn't result in much loss, right?"
Yang Shen immediately replied, "How could I possibly lose money? The total cost of stockpiling these blank crystal cards didn't even exceed two million star coins."
Even if these successful crystal cards were sold at half price, it would be enough to break even.
"That's good!"
Yang Xixi asked, "Senior, are you teaching my sister how to make psionic crystal cards?"
"Um!"
Yang Xixi glanced at Chen Xingyao with envy.
Having a martial arts champion from three provinces and a master of divine sense as an older brother, their lives are truly blessed.
Her brother could easily give her a few pointers on martial arts, and that would benefit her immensely.
Yang Shen said, "Xi Xi, Brother Chen has been here for most of the day. Isn't there a martial arts restaurant behind the Martial Arts Department Store? Why don't you take Brother Chen and his sister there for a meal?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Xixi immediately looked at Chen Lie and said, "Senior, shall we go have a meal together?"
"Alright!"
After receiving Chen Lie's reply, Yang Xixi quickly looked at Chen Xingyao and asked, "Young lady, my name is Yang Xixi. What's your name?"
"Chen Xingyao!"
Yang Xixi nodded and asked, "How much is Xingyao's Qi and Blood value?"
The Martial Arts Restaurant has many highly nutritious dishes. They can prepare meals according to your skill level. I'll make a reservation here in advance.
"Just order the same thing you eat for her," Chen Lie said.
"Same as me?"
Yang Xixi was shocked when she heard this.
Her blood energy level is over 400 calories.
But how old is Chen Xingyao?
He's only about a first-year high school student, yet his Qi and Blood levels are already three or four hundred calories? How can someone that age have such high Qi and Blood levels?
Will this Chen Xingyao also become the top martial arts champion in Sichuan two years from now?
After her initial surprise, Yang Xixi nodded: "Okay, I'll send a message to reserve now. Shall we head over?"
Yang Xixi asked her father, Yang Shen, if he wanted to go with her, but Yang Shen said he had to watch the shop, so he let Yang Xixi go with Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao.
After leaving the shop, Yang Xixi led the way, heading with Chen Lie and his sister to a martial arts restaurant behind a large martial arts department store.
Upon entering the martial arts restaurant, a staff member saw Yang Xixi and immediately greeted her, "Xixi's here?"
I haven't seen you come to the store for your nutritious meals in the last two months. Your dad said you were enrolled in a talent training camp?
Yang Xixi nodded and said, "Yes, we barely made it to the cutoff line for the genius training camp."
"It's impressive that you can barely get into the genius training camp. You'll definitely be a graduate of Blue Star University."
You've lived up to your father's expectations by supporting your martial arts career. My son is over a year older than you.
They spent just as much, if not less, on martial arts than you, but ended up only getting into a mediocre top-tier martial arts university.
"It's already quite an achievement to get into a top martial arts university," Yang Xixi said.
"Joining the genius training camp is much more promising than any top martial arts university."
Alright, that's enough. I saw you just ordered a nutritious meal with your friends, right? Let's go to room number eight.
The nutritious meal is being prepared and will be ready soon.
Yang Xixi nodded and said to Chen Lie, "Senior, please come with me!"
As she spoke, Yang Xixi led Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao into a private room.
Upon entering the private room, Yang Xixi immediately invited Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao to sit down.
"I ordered three of the same century-old spiritual medicine meal. Senior's blood energy must have reached an astonishing level. A mere century-old spiritual medicine meal certainly won't help you. Just treat it as a snack," Yang Xixi said.
"I know."
"Senior, if I may ask, what is your current Qi and Blood value? How big is the gap between you and mine?"
Yang Xixi was very eager to know how big the gap was between herself and the top martial arts genius in Sichuan.
"If your Qi and Blood value increased tenfold, it should be about the same as mine."
"However, once your Qi and Blood reach their peak, the value of your Qi and Blood alone doesn't represent much; it's merely a reflection of your overall strength," Chen Lie said.
"So that's how it is—"
Ten times your own Qi and Blood value is about 4,000 calories, and that doesn't represent everything.
The TV propaganda that Wu Kui is the reincarnation of the Martial Star is indeed true.
Soon after, the meal that Yang Xixi had ordered was served.
A young girl brought a meal of medicinal herbs to Chen Xingyao.
Upon seeing the girl's appearance, Chen Xingyao exclaimed in surprise, "Zhu Yining, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, it's Chen Xingyao."
The girl was Zhu Yining. After recognizing Chen Xingyao, she also saw Chen Lie next to Chen Xingyao and Yang Xixi sitting to the side.
She immediately greeted Chen Lie, "Senior, you're here too!"
After saying that, Zhu Yining immediately replied, "I have a neighbor who works at this martial arts restaurant."
She told me that I could buy the exotic animal meat here at an insider price, so I went with her to take a look.
Because the restaurant is quite busy right now, I served her food a few times.
"Is the meat of the exotic beasts cheap here?" Chen Xingyao asked.
"Yes, the meat of the exotic beasts here costs less than 15,000 star coins per pound, which is several thousand star coins cheaper than outside." Zhu Yining hummed in agreement.
Looking at Zhu Yining, Chen Xingyao suddenly realized that because she had her parents at home and her brother to take care of her, she really didn't know the hardships of life and didn't even know the price of exotic beast meat.
Thinking that she had a good relationship with Zhu Yining, and that she was about to go to Lanjing, and that the Star Coins her brother had given her wouldn't be of much use, she said, "Classmate Zhu, how about I lend you some money?"
"No—no need." Zhu Yining quickly shook her head: "Thank you for your kindness, but my senior has already lent me a large sum of Star Coins."
She currently has nearly a million star coins. Although a million star coins are consumed quickly in martial arts cultivation, they can still sustain her for a long time in the early stages of martial arts.
She was determined to return the martial arts treasure to her senior.
She knew about the news these past two days: Chen Xingyao's brother, the senior who had helped her with her martial arts training, had won first place among the martial arts champions of the three provinces and become the martial arts champion of the three provinces in Sichuan.
The top martial arts champion of three provinces!
If I could be half as good as my senior in the future, no, even one-tenth would be great.
"Your brother lent it to you?" Chen Xingyao asked, puzzled.
Zhu Yining hummed in agreement and said, "Xingyao, I have to go now."
"Okay, then go ahead and get busy!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Xingyao immediately nodded.
The meal was quickly finished. Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao left the restaurant, said goodbye to Yang Xixi, and then took the airship home.
Once inside the training room at home, Chen Lie continued to instruct his younger sister on more subtle methods of controlling her mental energy.
Before his sister went to Lanjing, he definitely had to teach her how to hide her world of consciousness.
Chen Lie's parents spent the entire day sending out invitations to relatives and friends for Chen Lie's college entrance celebration banquet.
Upon receiving the invitation, Chen Chaoqun, Chen Lie's uncle, immediately opened and examined it at his home.
Beside her, Chen Lie's aunt, Yang Huiqin, asked, "Sent from Ge Qun's family? What is it?"
"It's an invitation to a graduation banquet. Chen Lie has been specially admitted to Blue Star University, and Ge Qun wants to hold a graduation banquet for him."
"Chen Lie was specially recruited by Blue Star University?" Yang Huiqin was taken aback, then said, "It's not surprising. Chen Lie is currently a student in the genius training camp, so it's reasonable for him to be specially recruited by Blue Star University."
Wasn't Xiaoying also specially recruited by Blue Star University in advance?
However, Xiaoying gave up her special admission spot at Blue Star University and stayed in the province instead.
"When did you find out this? You're so out of touch that you actually thought Chen Lie was in the genius training camp. Chen Lie passed the provincial youth genius team's assessment two or three months ago and joined the provincial youth genius team."
"Hmm? Chen Lie joined the provincial youth genius team? Was it two or three months ago?"
So, does that mean his achievements in martial arts are slightly higher than Xiaoying's?
Although her daughter Chen Ying consistently ranked among the top ten in her cohort at the talent training camp, and despite the lack of support from her family, she still failed to make it into the provincial youth talent team.
Chen Lie's inclusion in the provincial youth genius team naturally demonstrates that he is stronger than Chen Ying.
Chen Chaoqun exclaimed, "He's not just a little bit better than Xiaoying! He's many times better than Xiaoying!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Huiqin immediately looked displeased: "Chen Chaoqun, do you really look down on your own daughter like that?"
Xiaoying almost joined the provincial youth genius team back then. Even if Chen Lie's martial arts achievements are now stronger than Xiaoying's, the difference shouldn't be that big, right?
"Don't argue with me! We two are usually confined to the military region, never leaving the house, and we don't follow the news at all, so we don't know that Chen Lie won first place in the Dongchuan Province Genius Group's martial arts competition and became the champion of Dongchuan Martial Arts."
Then yesterday, during the Three Provinces Martial Arts Competition, he once again won first place, becoming the champion of the three provinces.
"Wait, what did you say? Chen Lie first became the top martial arts champion in Dongchuan, and then he became the top martial arts champion in three provinces?"
Yang Huiqin couldn't help but ask.
"If you don't believe me, look at the news. There are countless related news articles online. It's just that the two of us only used one military communicator and don't usually use personal computers, so the information is lagging behind."
If I hadn't met Old Wei's daughter, I'd still be completely clueless!
"The Wei family? Wei Hongye?"
"It was him. A while ago, he kept bragging that his daughter had joined the provincial youth genius team."
I found out after making some inquiries that his daughter was able to get into the provincial youth prodigy team entirely thanks to Chen Lie's help.
"Is Chen Lie really that capable?"
"The leader of Dongchuan Martial Arts is the strongest young martial artist in Dongchuan. Even the higher-ups of the Martial Arts Association are happy to give him face."
Yang Huiqin was silent for a moment, then asked, "Did Chen Lie really become the top martial arts champion in three provinces?"
"If you don't believe me, turn on a personal computer. Within ten minutes, you'll definitely receive related news from Dongchuan Province's official media," Chen Guangqun said.
This is the first time in Dongchuan Province's history that it has defeated both Yunchuan and Xichuan provinces in a three-province martial arts competition, and it is impossible for the major official media outlets in the province not to report on it.
"Should we tell Xiaoying about Chen Lie's graduation banquet?"
Chen Guangqun said, "Of course we should let you know!"