Chapter 1276: Chapter 1247: Only Victory Is Allowed!
After a few days of training, the students’ attitudes towards Li Chen were also constantly changing.
At first, there was some resistance towards him.
But later, whenever they had any questions about their training, they began to ask Li Chen. They realized that unlike other teachers, Li Chen never dealt with them perfunctorily but instead patiently answered their questions. Their attitudes towards Li Chen gradually transformed.
No matter how Li Chen treated them, just this point alone was worthy of their admiration.
Moreover, they noticed that Li Chen never showed the impatience that was common with other teachers.
No matter how many times they asked, Li Chen would patiently help them resolve their doubts.
Gradually, they began to accept this teacher in their hearts.
“Lin Lang.” Wis wiped the sweat off his forehead, sat beside Lin Lang, and asked curiously, “Can you guess what kind of water Teacher Li has in that jar? After every training session, he has us drink a bowl, and quickly I find I’m not so tired anymore.”
Lin Lang didn’t like to talk much, but it wasn’t out of rudeness; he simply wasn’t fond of talking. Lin Lang valued Wis a lot because this classmate had once defeated him, and now his goal was to beat Wis in the next sparring session.
Upon hearing Wis’s question, Lin Lang’s eyes also revealed curiosity: “I’m really curious too. It seems there’s nothing Teacher Li can’t do; no matter what we ask, he can easily answer. Look, Cain has gone over there again.”
Looking in the direction Lin Lang pointed, Cain indeed had gone over to Li Chen again.
Originally weak and not good at combat, this priest had been training with the class; over these days, one could clearly see a huge change in Cain’s demeanor.
“I suspect… Teacher Li is not only a powerful Martial Artist but also an Alchemist!” Lin Lang whispered.
“An Alchemist?!” Wis was taken aback: “That’s the rare talent every faction vies for.”
“If I’m not wrong, the water in that jar should be the potion Teacher Li brewed. Otherwise, how could drinking a bowl quickly restore one’s spirit?” Lin Lang said with a bitter smile.
Wis nodded in deep agreement.
After a moment’s hesitation, Lin Lang quietly said to Wis, “Actually, Teacher Li’s training has a hidden purpose. I tested myself yesterday; now I can break through twenty stone boards at once.”
“Twenty boards?!” Wis’s eyes widened: “I remember your best record was only fifteen boards before!”
The stone boards they talked about were not the thin kind but were specially made by the Academy, designed to test a student’s attack power. The more boards one could break in one go, the stronger their attack power.
“Keep it quiet. I guess others haven’t noticed yet, and if the teacher doesn’t mention it, he likely has his reasons. Go test it for yourself later,” Lin Lang said.
“Alright!” Wis nodded vigorously: “I’ll go test after training ends.”
“Training is about to start. I’ll go do some warm-up exercises first.” Lin Lang stretched his arms and stood up.
It wasn’t until the afternoon training began that Li Chen slowly returned to his office.
The Academy of Paradise is vast, with many buildings, and even teachers like him have their personal offices.
Sitting at his desk, Li Chen picked up a pen and started writing and drawing on a piece of paper.
“According to the current stage, in two more days, the medicinal power of the Muscle Strengthening Powder can be enhanced. I didn’t expect these little ones to be quite diligent.” Li Chen smiled faintly.
In his office, there was a large jar filled with the Muscle Strengthening Potion he specially prepared for the students.
This would allow their bodies to become stronger through the medicinal power after training.
Li Chen also went through this when he was young, only because it was just him at the time, he soaked in quite a few medicated baths.
But now, he couldn’t prepare as many medicinal ingredients to provide every student with a bath.
“It seems it’s time to prepare some other prescriptions.” Twirling the tip of his pen, Li Chen pondered with his hand on his chin.
Just then, there was a hurried knock on the office door.
“Come in.”
A female student rushed in somewhat urgently.
“Teacher Li, it’s not good, the boys in our class have gotten into a fight with those from Class Five next door.” The female student was still sweating on her forehead, clearly having rushed over before finishing her training.
“A fight?” Li Chen raised an eyebrow: “Is the instructor for Class Five not there?”
“No, but I think I saw him earlier, but after the fight started, the instructor for Class Five disappeared.” The female student, named Ying Caiyue, was the one who brought tea to Li Chen last time.
Upon hearing Caiyue’s words, Li Chen unexpectedly laughed.
“It’s fine, let them fight.”
“Ah?” Caiyue was stunned, but quickly grew anxious: “But—”
“The Academy of Paradise is a school for Martial Artists; some sparring is perfectly normal,” Li Chen said calmly.
“Caiyue, pass a message to those hot-blooded fellows for me.”
After thinking for a moment, Li Chen continued, “No need for idle talk, just fight. If they win, I’ll back them up if anything happens. If they lose, they shouldn’t mention me as their teacher, it’s embarrassing.”
“Understood.” Caiyue nodded, hardly believing what she heard.
Just as she was preparing to leave, Li Chen called her back.
“That might not be enough,” Li Chen murmured, then said to Caiyue, “Add that if they lose, they continue training for another month, and the training intensity will double.”
“If they win…” Li Chen’s lips curled into a smile, “tell them that next week’s training will end early, and I’ll take them for an outdoor lesson to teach them something different.”
“Ah?” Caiyue’s eyes suddenly lit up with an unusual gleam.
Not to mention others, even she was getting a bit excited.
From Wis and others, she had also heard some of Li Chen’s extraordinary qualities. Besides, this training was grueling enough and unbelievably tedious; she had long wanted Li Chen to teach something else.
But Caiyue was clever, instantly grasping Li Chen’s intent.
Winning is the only option!
“Alright, teacher, I’ll go tell them now!” Caiyue said, turning around and running out.
Watching Caiyue leave, Li Chen smiled, stood up, and leaning on a cane, walked towards the training grounds.
No matter if the other side deliberately caused trouble, once the fight ends, the instructor from that class will certainly come to him, and then it will be his turn to handle things.