Nine Star Burden

e chose to have White Ghouls as their opponents, their score would definitely be the lowest.
A low score coupled with the examiner’s disdain would result in failure and the candidate would have to go back to school and repeat the academic year.

It would be okay for one person to repeat, but not all four together.

Countless harsh and bloody lessons had made the children too afraid to harbor other thoughts.

There were too many requirements for the examination, and Jiang Xiao planned to study them carefully in the future.

The competitions that candidates take part in during Year Three would award them more points.

The competitions included: Beijiang Province High School League, Beijiang Province Second Wasteland Contest, and the National High School League.

For Jiang Xiao, it was a year of hard work.

…

Some Awakened students had to train hard every day and so did not have much energy left for studying.
Hence, they felt uncomfortable about having to meet a minimum score for the Cultural subjects.

After all, the examination was for entry to college, and the rules were set by the nation.
Hence, the students had to follow the rules.

In order to become an outstanding individual, they would have to take the suffering.

One could only be called a master of Stars when they become all-rounded.

The only thing to be thankful for was that the cultural subjects exams for the Awakened were easier than that of the normal students.

Jiang Xiao was particularly interested in “Star Study” because he had been going through physical training in the snowfield ever since he arrived in this world.

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Now that he had such an opportunity to systematically increase his knowledge of this peculiar world, he was obviously thrilled.

What bothered Jiang Xiao a little was that Han Jiangxue was going to put him through strict training and seemed to have forgotten what Jiang Xiao truly needed to stay in the level.

If he were to pay attention and focus on learning, the exams wouldn’t be too difficult for him.

The problem was that the Awakened had to attend practical classes from time to time, and a considerable amount of their time was spent on physical training.

At the age of 17 to 18 years old, they were at the peak of growth and their Star Power would grow rapidly at this stage too.
Hence, they had to take the chance to buck up.

Too many people missed the golden age of Star Power growth, only to regret it when they got older.
Countless Awakened were stuck at a certain Star Power level for the rest of their lives.
Those were harsh lessons.

Every morning, they would have to go for their workouts, followed by the morning culture class, practical training class in the afternoon, and four more classes in the evening, thus leaving them with barely any time for cultural lessons.

Jiang Xiao gained a rough understanding of his future in school after an entire morning.

It was time for afternoon practical class and Jiang Xiao was looking forward to seeing the teacher who would be taking the class.

During dismissal at noon, Su Rou, who was seated in front of Jiang Xiao, was called to see the teacher.
During the lesson in the morning, Ye Lanxiang was still rather kind and concerned about Su Rou’s condition.
However, she was now glaring at the latter angrily.

He wondered what trouble Su Rou had gotten into.

She’s already so “ill”, what evil could she have been up to?

Jiang Xiao initially wanted to leech off Han Jiangxue for lunch at the canteen, but to his surprise, he was stopped by the hunk Li Weiyi, who invited him to have lunch with the team in a bid to welcome him.

Jiang Xiao was obviously willing to join them for lunch because Han Jiangxue’s final score was dependent on the team members too.

Only a harmonious team could create good results.

However, Jiang Xiao did not expect Li Weiyi to take them out for a sumptuous feast, which was actually a session full of public display of affection.

The four of them got into a taxi and arrived at a private restaurant in the city.

As soon as Jiang Xiao alighted, he was greeted with the sight of a tall and slender girl whose hair was draped across her back.
She then waved at the four of them and exclaimed, “Hey! Here!”

The girl was dressed in a long, white-colored shirt dress and a pair of gray… long johns?

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Jiang Xiao did not know much about women’s clothes and simply regarded the pants that he did not know as long johns.

She was wearing sandals that exposed her fair and tender feet and had a bag slung across her shoulder, looking extremely fashionable.

Her sweet smile made her look extremely young and bubbly.

Li Weiyi smiled and greeted her.

The couple had just met and Jiang Xiao already felt green with envy.

However, the question was, why did Jiang Xiao feel that the gorgeous girl had given Li Weiyi a better image?

Hmm…

Li Weiyi was really handsome enough to become a celebrity, especially since he had naturally wavy hair.

“They’re childhood sweethearts.
We can only be envious,” Xia Yan said while putting her elbow on his shoulder.

Xia Yan fiddled with her lips like a female gangster and scanned the girl from head to toe.
“This is your Brother Li’s girlfriend, Li Qingmei.”

Jiang Xiao asked, “Li what?”

“Li Qingmei.”

Jiang Xiao asked, “What Qingmei?”

Xia Yan slapped him on the back of the head…

Jiang Xiao got a great shock and he thought, Damn it, Han Jiangxue slapped me into this place.
Don’t cause me to go back there because of your slap…