The sun was setting, and the soft ringing of school bells echoed in the campus.
The noise gradually became louder. In the originally empty and peaceful Yuancheng No. 2 Middle School campus, students ran out of the classrooms, formed a raging river, and walked happily towards the school gate.
Among the excited crowd, there was a black-haired boy, walking quietly towards the school gate with the crowd.
His brows were furrowed and his eyes were slightly focused, as if he had something on his mind. He walked quietly alone, without saying a word, and seemed out of place among the noisy crowd.
"Lu Jin!"
His shoulder was slapped hard from behind, and a fat man quickly caught up from behind and raised his eyebrows at the black-haired boy: "How about a walk on Summoner's Rift?"
"Forget it, I'm not in the mood today..."
The young man named Lu Jin couldn't arouse any interest. He shook his head with a bit of decadence: "Let's wait for another day."
"No, if you don't take me, then I won't be sprayed to death by those elementary school students in the game..."
Hearing this, the little fat man's face suddenly fell.
"Are you still feeling uncomfortable about today's exam?"
Looking at the looming sadness on Lu Jin's face, the little fat man seemed to have guessed something.
Lu Jin was silent for a moment and did not speak.
"Oh, Lu Jin, I'm not telling you, you are just too strong."
The little fat man sighed, patted Lu Jin on the shoulder, and comforted: "Everyone has his own way of living. Our talents are just like this, and our family background is only average. If you don't have those expensive nutrients, what are you going to do with them?"
Chasing after those wealthy and distinguished families who were born with silver spoons in their mouths?
Look at yourself, you work harder than anyone else every day, but what’s the result? You’re just a little better than me.
Our talents and family background have destined us to be ordinary people throughout our lives. Instead of unwillingly trying useless things, it would be better to accept this fate calmly and muddle along in a daze, which would make it easier."
The little fat man is serious and thoughtful, like an elder who teaches diligently.
Lu Jin raised his eyes and glanced at the little fat man: "You can't tell, Wang Defa, but you are quite open-minded. Are you ready to see through the world of mortals and escape into Buddhism?"
"No way."
The little fat man's face returned to the original cheerful and unruly look: "I've just been among the last few for so many years, and I've long been used to it. Escape into Buddhism? I'm still a virgin, even if I have to escape
Empty door, why can't you leave a seed for your own family before going there?
You really don’t want to go online anymore? I’ve recently practiced a new skill called Pain Li Ya Kai Pai, Ga Ga Fierce, and I promise to kill you indiscriminately.”
"I really don't want to go."
"Then I really feel sorry for you. You lost an opportunity to hug me."
The little fat man pretended to sigh with regret, then sighed again, patted Lu Jin on the shoulder, and comforted: "Don't take it too seriously, it's just a month's exam, and there's still time before the college entrance exam."
He waved goodbye to Lu Jin and hurried towards the Internet cafe outside the school.
Lu Jin looked at Wang Defa's back gradually disappearing into the crowd, his eyes gradually became confused.
"Do you just accept your fate?"
Unknowingly, it has been seventeen years since I traveled to this world.
In his previous life, when he was middle-aged, he encountered a sudden disaster. The company he founded from scratch was prosperous, but went bankrupt overnight. He was in debt and in despair, he committed suicide by throwing himself off a cliff.
I didn't expect to travel to such a world.
God gave him a chance to live another life, so Lu Jin naturally didn't want to die as useless as he did in his last life.
He wants to live his own life!
Unlike the world in the previous life, this world is not so peaceful and peaceful.
Alien beasts crawling out of nowhere have become the greatest threat to human existence in this world.
Under the life and death crisis caused by alien beasts, the human race began to practice martial arts, using martial arts to nourish their blood and energy, and using their blood and energy to open up their shackles.
In everything, respect martial arts!
Finding a job depends on Qi and blood, and getting promoted depends on Qi and blood. Even the items in the college entrance examination are different from the math, physics and chemistry in the previous life, and have turned into a test of martial arts realm.
Blood value! Combat power!
These two values have become the two most troublesome mountains for college entrance examination students.
In the college entrance examination in the previous life, just enough hard work and a little talent were enough to excel.
However, in this life, hard work alone is not enough. Without outstanding talent and strong financial support to buy enough nutrients, it is impossible to achieve anything in the martial arts.
Among the two, the role of money is even more important than talent.
Unfortunately, Lu Jin, who was reborn, had an average family background and even had an extremely average talent.
After experiencing the baptism of the college entrance examination in his previous life, Lu Jin is naturally not the kind of player who doesn't even bother to work hard.
However, even though Lu Jin had already put in many times the effort than others.
Unfortunately, in this world, hard work alone cannot make up for the huge gap between talent and family background.
In today's monthly test, Lu Jin's blood value was only 0.53.
There is still a year and a half left before the college entrance examination. If Lu Jin cannot increase his blood value by 0.17 again in a year and a half, then he will not even reach the undergraduate level.
And with Lu Jin's talent, it would be good if he could keep his energy and blood value steady in the past half year.
How easy is it to increase it by 0.17?
"Is it really necessary to recognize reality and accept one's own destiny, as Wang Defa said?"
Wang Defa is one of the few best friends of Lu Jin in the class. The two have similar family backgrounds and very similar talents. However, unlike Lu Jin, the fat Wang Defa has recognized the reality early.
With neither talent nor family background, Wang Defa had long since given up on those unrealistic dreams and wandered around Summoner's Rift every day, living a heartless life.
In fact, sometimes, Lu Jin envied Wang Defa for being so heartless.
However, after experiencing life and death, Lu Jin has deeply understood how rare and valuable a chance to do it again is.
In this life, he was no longer like in his previous life, where he could only die in despair when encountering setbacks.
He needs strength, the power to control his own destiny!
"My destiny...can only be decided by myself!"
Lu Jin took a deep breath, and his somewhat dazed eyes became firm again. He tightened his tight clothes and walked into the crowd of students wearing red and blue school uniforms, as if they were an inconspicuous drop.
The rainwater merged into the surging sea, and amidst the noisy traffic, I walked quietly towards home.
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"Back?"
When you open the door of your home, the rich aroma of food hits your nostrils.
Mother Cui Xiu, who was busy in the kitchen, poked her head out of the kitchen and said hello: "The meal will be ready soon. Put down your schoolbag and get ready to eat."
Lu Jin responded, put his schoolbag back in his room, and sat down at the dining table.
My father, Lu Wei, is in his forties this year and relies on doing some physical work outside to maintain the family's livelihood.
When he was only in his early forties, he had a few strands of gray hair on his temples due to years of physical labor.
Sitting next to Lu Jin at the dining table was a black-haired boy who looked somewhat similar to Lu Jin, but a bit younger. He was equally quiet, but different from Lu Jin's calmness. There was something in this boy's eyes.
Completely different spirits.
Compared to Lu Jin, who is incomparable to everyone, his younger brother Lu Yuan's talent in martial arts can be said to overwhelm ordinary students.
However, at the age of just a freshman in high school, his health value has already reached a terrifying 0.61!
Even though his family background was average, with such terrifying talent, Lu Yuan remained at the top throughout his first year of high school.
"I heard from my co-worker Lao Li that you took the midterm test today?"
Lu Wei, who had just finished a tiring day's work and was exhausted physically and mentally, looked at Lu Yuan with some expectation: "How is it? Has the blood level increased again?"
"It's gone up."
Lu Yuan did not live up to the expectations in Lu Wei's eyes. He swallowed the food in his mouth and said with a smile: "It has increased a little. The teacher said that if I can maintain this score, I will be admitted to one of the first-class martial arts academies in Kyoto.
Difficult matter."
"Okay, okay, it'll be fine as soon as the blood level goes up."
Lu Wei's face turned red with excitement, and he nodded repeatedly. His joy was beyond words, and it seemed that even the aches and pains throughout his body had been relieved a lot.
"Come on, eat more. This is the meat of exotic animals that mom specially bought for you at a large price. It is said that it can help increase Qi and blood. I heard that children from wealthy families eat this to assist their spiritual practice."
Mother Cui Xiu came out of the kitchen with a bowl of steaming broth. The strange meat aroma instantly spread throughout the room, which was very tempting, like a kitten scratching people's appetites.
Although the emergence of alien beasts has caused the human world to lose peace, it is not all harmful and no benefit. The development of martial arts is largely attributed to the emergence of alien beasts.
The meat of exotic animals is rich in powerful energy that is far beyond ordinary food. For those who practice martial arts, it is the best nutrition.
Of course, the price is far beyond what ordinary people can afford.
Just this small bowl is worth thousands of dollars!
Children from wealthy families can eat the meat of exotic animals until they vomit, but for Lu Jin's family, being able to eat it several times a year is a rare luxury.
Mother Cui Xiu placed this bowl of exotic animal meat worth thousands of dollars in front of Lu Yuan. This was specially prepared for Lu Yuan.
Lu Jin lowered his head to pick up the food and said nothing. His heart was equally calm, without any resentment due to his parents' differential treatment.
My talent is not even inferior to that of my younger brother Lu Yuanlai. Even if this expensive exotic animal meat enters my stomach, it is just a waste.
He has no resentment against his parents' actions. His family background is so ordinary. If he were his parents, he would make such a choice.
Suddenly, he felt his elbow being touched. He turned around and saw that his brother Lu Yuan had divided out half a bowl of exotic animal meat and placed it next to him.
"Brother, I can't eat it alone."
The smile of his younger brother Lu Yuan was pure, but his excuse was extremely poor. People who practice martial arts have a metabolism that is much stronger than that of ordinary people. It's just a bowl of meat, how could they not be able to eat it?
Father Lu and Mother Lu seemed to turn a blind eye to this, and were minding their own meals, chatting from time to time about family issues and not making a sound to stop them.
From the beginning to the end, no one asked about Lu Jin's health level.
Lu Jin felt warm in his heart. He lowered his head and took a sip of the broth in the bowl. The strange and unreal aroma flowed down his esophagus, and a warm current spread in his stomach.
This is his home, a home he never had as an orphan in his previous life.