Chapter 13 (1/2)
The blue sky was clear with white clouds.
The Middle-Earth’s nine provinces, which were still stuck as an agricultural society, had no hints of industrial pollution. The smell of the fresh air with a hint of summer was very comfortable.
Sun Mo walked to the end of the stone path and stopped in his footsteps, allowing the shadows from the mulberry tree to cast down and flicker on his body. He then turned and headed toward the dorm building.
What point would there be if a man didn’t equip himself with a famous blade and ride a great horse to meet his beloved woman?
“Since An Xinhui is the headmaster, then I must at least be a great teacher, right?”
Sun Mo mumbled and then added one more thought in his heart. ” I have to become the top great teacher in Jinling!”
Ding!
“Congratulations, you’ve reached 100 favorable impression points, activating the great teacher path. As you have taken a small step on the great teacher path, you’re rewarded with a lucky treasure chest. I hope that from now on, you’ll obtain even greater achievements as a great teacher. Good luck, intern teacher Sun Mo!”
The system’s series of reminders cut off Sun Mo’s thoughts.
“Do you have to speak up suddenly every single time? You’re like a ghost and it’s quite scary!”
Sun Mo complained, but the system naturally wouldn’t pay him any heed.
A lucky treasure chest that flashed in red light landed in front of Sun Mo’s eyes. He was familiar with this situation and called out ‘open’ softly.
It opened with the command and then immediately disappeared, leaving behind a small, round glass bottle that was the size of a palm. It was flat and there was a creamy white liquid inside.
‘The ancient whale oil is the essence extracted from the ancient whale. It is refined together with 16 precious medicinal herbs and is for external application. It can strengthen the body, prevent illnesses, relieve pain, and increase the sensitivity of the six senses.’ 5
‘Remark, as the effect is too powerful, please use small amounts appropriately each time. If used in too high of a dosage, it’ll corrode the nerves and result in a huge sense of excitement.’ 7
After looking at the instructions on the bottle, Sun Mo was speechless. “System, you want me to go further and further down the path of a masseur? Nurturing a great teacher? You must be nurturing a masseur instead.”
“Please do not doubt the accuracy of the Absolute Great Teacher System,” the system emphasized. “Moreover, there aren’t any differences in statuses between jobs.”
“Then why aren’t you a Foot-Masseur System?”
Sun Mo asked.
“…”
The system fell silent for about ten or more seconds and then diverted the conversation, “Please do not underestimate the ancient whale oil. When used together with the ancient massage technique, it can have a powerful effect.”
He opened up the shopping store and saw that other than the Bodhi Fruit, there was also a bottle of ancient whale oil on the rack that looked exactly the same as what he had just gotten. The amount was 200ml, and the price was set at 1,000 favorable impression points.
“It’s so expensive?”
Sun Mo was shocked. This was comparable to the price of a Bodhi Fruit. 1
200ml? Was that little? Of course, it was. Sun Mo had seen his female colleague’s 200ml Chanel No. 5 perfume that cost over 2,500 RMB. After she bought that, she ate plain buns and salted vegetables for over a month.
That was a perfume, and a light puff of it would allow one to have the fragrance for one day. One could use it for several months. But he’d have to use 7 to 8 ml worth of this ancient whale oil each time, right? Otherwise, if the person had a big face, there wouldn’t be enough to cover the face, let alone using enough for a full body massage.
“Cheap things aren’t good. Everything sold by the system shopping store is worth more than their price!”
The system added, “For a full body massage, you’ll just need to use 5ml of the ancient whale oil and dilute it with clean water in a 5:1 ratio. If the ratio is even lower, the effect would be reduced even more. 1
“A full body massage will give you at least 25 favorable impression points.”
Sun Mo immediately did his estimation. It seemed that he had to use it sparingly.
“Why do you have to use it sparingly? The high price is to stimulate you to work hard and guide even more students, gaining favorable impression points.”
The system made his scheming sound so legitimate, giving Sun Mo the urge to raise his middle finger at it. 4
Sun Mo currently had 109 favorable impression points, out of which 4 came from Li Ziqi, 6 from Li Gong, 23 from Wang Hao, 25 from Zhou Xu, and rest came from Qi Shengjia’s 51.
“Is there anything I can purchase?”
Sun Mo asked as he walked.
“The lucky treasure chest costs 10 favorable impression points each. It gives you a certain chance of drawing items sold in the shopping store.” 1
The system recommended.
“I’m an unlucky person who can’t even win a consolation prize in lucky draws since young. Aren’t you asking me to waste all the favorable impression points by doing that?”
Sun Mo rolled his eyes.
After returning to the dorm building, Sun Mo saw a student standing in front of the entrance. He was bowing toward Zhang Sheng. “Teacher Zhang, thank you for your guidance.”
“Go on. Go back and work hard.”
Zhang Sheng was holding a book in his left hand, and his right hand clasped behind his back. He wore a faint smile, putting on the appearance of a great teacher.
Seeing that Sun Mo had come back, Zhang Sheng threw a sideward glance at him and then turned his head away, not even bothering to give a greeting. He didn’t want to get close to useless men like him.
Yuan Feng and Ludi were both in the dorm. The former also ignored Sun Mo, but Ludi nodded. Ludi was someone who would choose not to offend anyone.
“Zhang Sheng, this is the fifth student who had come to look for you for guidance, right? It seems that you’ve already gained the recognition of some students as a teaching assistant!”
Yuan Feng said politely.
“It’s acceptable!”
Zhang Sheng wore a proud expression and went back to his bed, continuing with his meditation.
The atmosphere in the dorm was very awkward.
Zhang Sheng looked down on Sun Mo. Or rather, it could be said that Zhang Sheng looked down on his three roommates. Other than giving short replies when Yuan Feng was making polite and respectful talk, he usually spent his time meditating and didn’t chat with them. Yuan Feng also didn’t care for Sun Mo and thus chose to ignore him.
Ludi had a nonchalant attitude toward Sun Mo, but he wouldn’t take the risk of offending Zhang Sheng and Yuan Feng and talk to him.
Sun Mo could be said to be ostracized and was unable to integrate with them. However, he didn’t care about this. Instead, he felt that it was very quiet, which allowed him to contemplate some things.
Sun Mo would definitely not bootlick someone to get into their good books.
A quiet night passed by.