On the first day of entering Qingfeng Camp, Zhao Mu didn't idle for a moment. He quickly formulated a daily schedule.
Although the demon clown's ability is powerful, it can only increase the proficiency of one skill at a time.
Therefore, reasonable time allocation is especially important.
Moreover, one must not be greedy for too many skills; instead, prioritize raising the proficiency of important skills.
Currently, Zhao Mu's most important skills are the following:
First, skills related to Jinhai Manufacturing, mainly Spirit Pattern Drawing.
Second, Meditation and Spiritual Energy Rotation, which are most important for improving Spirit Power Rank.
Third, his basic combat ability, the Seven Kills Battle Method.
As for Life Skills like Turtle Breathing Technique, Light and Agile Steps, Sleep, and Eating, they can be carried out normally in daily life.
In the afternoon, Meng Qiuqiu suggested that a few of them go explore Qingfeng Camp again to gather more information.
Zhao Mu waved his hand, refusing. He wanted to seize the time to draw more diagrams.
Lu Yan also expressed a desire to stay in the dormitory; he seemed a bit socially anxious and unaccustomed to going out.
Meng Qiuqiu had no choice but to leave with Zhuo Yun.
During this time, Li Zixuan and Zhou Haoyu, along with other classmates from Yuwu No. 2 Middle School, also came over to say a quick hello.
The news of Zhao Mu being accepted as a student by Liang Gongchi spread quickly, making many people treat Zhao Mu with even more politeness.
Especially upon seeing the dense Spirit Rune Diagram Paths on his desk, it further sparked the idea of befriending him.
After all, even if Zhao Mu couldn't go far in the Spirit Power User path in the future, even a Rank 1 Jinhai Master would still possess extremely high social status.
Which Spirit Energy User wouldn't hope to obtain a handy ember remains?
"Whoosh!"
The brush quickly glided across the drawing paper. This specialized paper was thick and not easily permeable to ink.
Zhao Mu's strokes were as if divinely guided, and the entire process wasn't dull, because every time he put pen to paper, the demon clown's proficiency progress bar would slowly increase.
As he slowly became proficient, he could now complete a Spirit Rune Diagram Path of Unrestrained in just 15 minutes!
This speed was essentially difficult to improve further; any further increase in skill proficiency would be about greater attention to detail.
Lu Yan, on the other hand, hugged his knees, shrinking himself by the floor-to-ceiling window, staring at Zhao Mu's strokes like a black hound.
Neither of them felt bored.
Time flew by, and by around 5 PM, Zhao Mu's proficiency in drawing the Unrestrained Spirit Rune Diagram Path had reached 68 points!
Now, he could almost replicate the entire diagram with his eyes closed.
He was confident that once his proficiency reached 100 points, he could draw a complete Unrestrained with his eyes closed.
"Thump!"
The dormitory door was pushed open forcefully, and Meng Qiuqiu ran back, panting. He wiped his face, which was covered in sweat.
July weather was truly hot and unbearable, especially for a fat person.
Meng Qiuqiu rushed into the restroom to wash his face, then walked triumphantly to the center of the dormitory and said to Zhao Mu and Lu Yan, "Hehe, I've found out all about our Rank's situation!"
Lu Yan blinked, not speaking, but listening intently.
Zhao Mu put down his pen. "Oh, tell me?"
Meng Qiuqiu pulled up a chair and sat down, then seriously told the three of them, "There are a total of 161 Trainees in this batch, 52 of whom are girls. Their looks can roughly be divided into three tiers."
"The first tier is passable, the second tier is delightful, and the third tier is peerless beauty!"
"I didn't pay much attention to the first two tiers; I mainly focused on the third tier."
Zhao Mu chuckled, "You've been busy all this time just looking at beautiful women? How superficial!"
He turned his chair, staring at Meng Qiuqiu, and said, "Come on, I'll listen critically!"
Meng Qiuqiu smiled smugly, "I found four beauties of the peerless beauty level."
"They are Lin Meier, Shen Moran, Mo Guanguan, and Wang Jiaojiao. The information is guaranteed to be true!"
"Actually, there's another one whose looks aren't bad, but her figure is a bit flat, so she only gets an A- score. It's that little loli Xia Lingling we saw earlier today."
Zhao Mu heard these names, three of whom were acquaintances.
Lin Meier's beauty was more about her charm. Zhao Mu hadn't seen her without makeup, so he couldn't comment.
As for Shen Moran, she wasn't the Yuwu No. 2 Middle School's campus belle for nothing.
"Who are Mo Guanguan and Wang Jiaojiao? Do you have photos?"
Zhao Mu asked seriously.
Meng Qiuqiu cautiously looked around, as if afraid of someone eavesdropping, then carefully opened his electronic wristband.
"Zhuo Yun and I collaborated to take these sneakily. Look quietly, okay? Otherwise, we might get beaten."
He opened his photo album, and Zhao Mu saw the 999+ icon on it, feeling a chill.
"You have this kind of hobby."
"Hmm... it's not that I'm lustful, it's just that the flowers are in full bloom, and if I don't appreciate them, it would seem like I'm insensitive to beauty. Besides, didn't I share them with you?"
In a male dormitory, girls are an eternal topic.
Even Lu Yan silently crept closer, and the four heads squeezed together to look at the photos projected by the electronic wristband.
At first glance, Zhao Mu saw a sweet and lovely girl in a blue and white long dress. Her smile bloomed like a lily, sweet enough to intoxicate one's heart.
"This is the girl I consider one of the 'Four Heavenly Kings' of this Rank, Wang Jiaojiao! You wouldn't believe it, when she smiled at me, I almost turned into a puddle of slime on the ground."
Zhao Mu glanced at Wang Jiaojiao; she was indeed beautiful, almost unnaturally so.
"Could it be technology and 'ruthless work'?"
Meng Qiuqiu said indignantly, "No! I saw her with my own eyes; she looks much better in person than in the photos."
"Next one?"
Meng Qiuqiu flipped through the photos, and the next page showed a girl in a red and white outfit with two long ponytails.
Her appearance wasn't delicate but full of heroic spirit. When this photo was taken, she seemed to have spotted Meng Qiuqiu in the distance, and her eyes held a fierce aura.
Just looking at the person in the photo made the boys feel a sense of awe towards her.
"This girl is not ordinary!"
Zhao Mu laughed.
Meng Qiuqiu said, "Her name is Mo Guanguan! Like the previous Wang Jiaojiao, she was specially recruited."
For this, he specifically explained to Zhao Mu.
Qingfeng Camp recruited a total of 161 Trainees this year, and there were 7 special recruits!
"It's said that two of them are A-Rank Awakened, and five are B-Rank Awakened."
Zhao Mu and the other two couldn't help but look at Lu Yan, who turned his head away, seemingly unaccustomed to their intense gazes.
Just how powerful is an A-Rank Awakened?
Meng Qiuqiu suddenly pointed at Mo Guanguan's photo and said, "Originally, this year's quota was exactly 160 people. This girl named Mo Guanguan was suddenly added; I only found out today."
"However, as an A-Rank Awakened, having a little special privilege isn't excessive."
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