Chapter 60: Chapter 52: Am I Not a Genius?
A week had passed, and Long Yi dragged his tired body back to his dormitory.
Dragon language and the elf teacher’s dual torment made him miserable. His fists were clenched, and it felt like they were protesting. He just wanted to fight!
However, without learning dragon language, he wouldn’t be able to perfectly coordinate with the Dragon Clan. As a man desiring to dominate the skies, Long Yi couldn’t tolerate anyone challenging his authority in the heavens.
Just as he was thinking, he ran into Ai Lin halfway. Since Long Yi started focusing on his dragon language studies, Ai Lin had conscientiously created a quiet study space for him. Her appearance today must surely mean something.
"Brother Long, I’ve decided to advance as well!"
Ai Lin announced loudly.
"Great!"
Long Yi smiled and nodded cheerfully. He knew Ai Lin was a genius. In terms of talent, she was not below him, she might even be above him.
"However, my combat skills are entirely inadequate. The dean’s order states that only after I pass the combat exam in a week can I proceed. I originally wanted the instructor for special training, but he said my fighting style was too influenced by you, and asked me to learn from you... I originally didn’t want to disturb you... but... I want to advance... I want to be with you..."
By the end, Ai Lin’s voice had become so quiet Long Yi could barely hear her.
Seeing Ai Lin’s expression, Long Yi chuckled. His heart melted for her.
"Come on, let’s go to the training ground, I’ll teach you." Long Yi said with a smile.
"But, your dragon language..."
"It’s okay, let’s mix work with rest, and besides, you can also help me review dragon language."
Long Yi’s fighting philosophy was extremely advanced. Based on the simplest and unadorned fighting techniques gleaned from countless fighters, every punch and kick sought to bring down the opponent with the shortest time and maximum force. Even Long Yi’s instructor admired this set of fighting techniques. To Ai Lin, a magic fighter, a good set of fighting techniques was even more important than magic. Her magic only takes effect once it hits the opponent.
Ai Lin applied for a private training ground, freeing Long Yi’s brain. He first demonstrated all the routines he knew to Ai Lin, then carefully instructed her on how to exert force. Ai Lin’s body was very flexible, she could easily kick her leg over her head, unlike Long Yi who suffered terribly from stretching when he was learning to fight.
Long Yi, with one hand on Ai Lin’s waist and the other supporting her calf, helped her understand the proper technique for exerting force. His instructor had taught him in exactly the same way. Now he was passing on this training to Ai Lin. He understood the importance of having a mentor in the path of fighting.
However, Ai Lin seemed somewhat antsy at this time. Long Yi’s large hands on her waist gave her a comfortable warmth. She even thought that if she could curl up in Long Yi’s arms, wouldn’t it be even more comfortable?
Ah, what am I thinking about! How embarrassing!
Long Yi wasn’t a fool, he could clearly see Ai Lin’s reactions. He began to wonder, he knew he wasn’t a heartthrob, his childhood relationship with Elsa was an exception. The elf teacher, Ai Lin, even the Fairy Dragon who spent the whole day sleeping, they all reacted the same.
Could it be that eating his meat would grant eternal life?
Long Yi began to suspect.
However, this wasn’t the time to think about such things. Long Yi lightly coughed, and Ai Lin quickly refocused all her attention on her movements.
Once Long Yi finished teaching all the moves, he almost felt like crying.
What is a genius?
This is a genius!
The tricky techniques of exerting force, the details of the seemingly simple but extremely difficult moves, she practiced them about ten times and remembered all of it!
Anyone who says I’m a genius in the future, I will immediately take it as a challenge!
Ai Lin’s learning speed was incredible. Long Yi, with a book in his hands, occasionally guiding her, was quickly deemed unnecessary.
Meanwhile, Ai Lin never stopped correcting Long Yi’s pronunciation mistakes during her training.
Long Yi discovered that his learning speed around Ai Lin was far beyond that of when he was with the elf teacher. Could it be because he was too tense around the elf teacher?
So, the next day, Long Yi decisively excused himself from the elf teacher and quickly fled amidst her reproachful gaze.
Returning to his one-person dormitory, Bajie was sleeping on Ai Lin’s previous bed, the Fairy Dragon was on top of it, and the Shadow Dragon was sprawled on Long Yi’s pillow.
"Xiaoyou, come here."
Long Yi beckoned, and the Shadow Dragon, who had been watching from the side, flew over and landed on his shoulder.
As soon as it landed, the Shadow Dragon immediately snuggled against Long Yi’s face like a little cat.
"Comfortable?"
Long Yi asked.
An affirmative response immediately came from the Shadow Dragon.
"What kind of comfort are you experiencing?" Long Yi asked again. "Alright, you can’t talk yet, don’t rush to express yourself."
Long Yi was sure now that his presence indeed made some people or creatures feel comfortable. But Bajie, with whom he had spent so much time, had never expressed this kind of relax. Could it be because Bajie wasn’t a creature of this plane? It seemed to explain things.
But what was the reason? Should he find someone who could talk and ask them? Ai Lin definitely wouldn’t work. Was he supposed to grab the elf teacher and ask, "Do you feel comfortable?"
He’d be joking. What if he got pushed over? His innocent body was meant for Elsa!
In just two days, Ai Lin had completely mastered the techniques. The rest was real combat. Ai Lin wasn’t good at fighting. She thought she was a mage and always trained in casting spells.
Fortunately, a genius is still a genius. And she had a combat invincible instructor.
When Ai Lin fought for the first time, she instinctively followed Long Yi’s fighting style. That fight scared the hell out of the 30 members of the Second Year Land Forces Department.
Now, as Ai Lin truly sparred against Long Yi, she finally realized what a true fighting master was.
No matter how you attack, the opponent can accurately dodge or defend. No matter how you defend, the opponent can always find your weak spot.
Long Yi did not use his Dragon Fighting Aura and suppressed his own strength, while Ai Lin was giving her all in each round. Whenever Ai Lin got tired, the two of them would stop and review their Dragon language progress.
A week passed like this.
This day, the day of the exam, finally came.
Long Yi walked into the exam hall nervously, and then, he saw the examiners who were specifically arranged for him.
Three people, two of them he didn’t know, but the one sitting in the middle was the elf.
Judging from her resentful expression, wouldn’t she go to any lengths to keep him in the first year?
In his nervousness, Long Yi decisively performed poorly. His pronunciation was far from accurate and his words were disjointed.
When the half-hour test ended, Long Yi felt that his back was completely soaked.
What a joke, the gaze of the elf tutor was so intimidating, it was terrifying! Who could perform normally under such conditions? Heavens, is my flesh really that beneficial to longevity and immortality?
As he was thinking this, the elf tutor stood up, opening her mouth slightly.
"Pass."
Huh?
Is this cheating?
Definitely cheating, right? This must be an abuse of power, right?
Looking at the elf’s expression, Long Yi let out a silent cry in his heart. Even he wasn’t satisfied with his just now performance, and this was passable? Could such pronunciation produce Fighting Aura techniques?
The elf’s face beamed with pride, while the other two tutors appeared clueless, as if they were totally oblivious.
Long Yi was full of doubts, but as he left the classroom, there came two roars from inside. "Teacher Yavenny! You actually hypnotized the colleague who was also an examiner to help your student cheat! You... Your behavior... Behavior... Is... Is... Truly... Mmm... Great... Amazing..."
The roaring turned into muttering in the end, obviously, someone had been hypnotized again.
Long Yi could only feel sweat on his forehead. Indeed, the elves were the hardest to communicate with in this world. Even under such circumstances, she dared to help her student cheat, even hypnotise a fellow examiner, abusing her power for personal gain. Facing such a teacher, Long Yi just wanted to say one thing.
Please be my examiner.
Just kidding!
Absolutely don’t get involved with them! Absolutely not! The elves’ minds are not normal! Are their brains filled with pure water? Or a hard tumor with no fluid? It’s hard to communicate!
With various weird emotions, Long Yi left the examination room. Ai Lin’s exam at the first-year training ground should be starting soon. Long Yi was hurrying over when he ran into Wesley halfway.
"Brother Long!"
Wesley greeted immediately, but his mood seemed to be just average.
"Brother, did you have diarrhea?"
Long Yi asked.
"Haha, how could that be."
Wesley laughed dryly, the smile on his face was rather forced.
"Tell me, what’s wrong?"
Long Yi put his arm round Wesley’s shoulders and asked with a smile.
Wesley paused for a moment, sighed, and then slowly spoke.
Wesley was planning to drop out. He had just gone to the dean to submit his withdrawal application. Wesley was from a famous business family and also held a noble title. However, this noble title didn’t come easily. His family has always hoped that someone outstanding would stand out, become a Dragon Rider, earn military merits and bring glory to their family. And Wesley was one of them.
But whether it was due to lineage or not, Wesley was better at information analysis and business operations than fighting. At first, Wesley didn’t feel anything was wrong. But after coming to Dragon Rider Academy and seeing one genius after another, he realized just how insignificant he was.
While he was still struggling to learn from scratch, Long Yi had already overthrown the entire second year. Not only Long Yi, in the first year, Wesley was just not up to par. Wesley couldn’t say he wasn’t hardworking, but the harder he tried, the more he found he couldn’t keep up with everyone else’s pace.
He knew well that becoming a Dragon Rider didn’t mean success, because the Empire had a large number of Dragon Riders. Not everyone could earn military merits and earn honor for themselves and their family. For someone like Wesley, who had no innate talent for battle and a dragon with no innate talent for battle, this combination would probably be a laughingstock of the enemy once they barely got to the battlefield.
Actually, with Wesley’s intelligence, he had anticipated this long ago. That’s why he noticed Long Yi’s strength from the beginning, hoping to join him and use Long Yi’s power to help himself.
But to his surprise, Long Yi was too powerful, so powerful that he had no way to harness his power.
However, fortunately, Wesley was prepared for this. He decided to drop out and go back to his family. He would get some money from his father and start his own business elsewhere.
Long Yi listened quietly, scratched his head thoughtfully after thinking for a while.
"I’m not very good at persuading people, so why don’t we watch Ai Lin’s battle first, and then let me persuade you properly, okay?"
Long Yi asked.
Wesley couldn’t help but give a wry smile. Long Yi was really straightforward with his words. If you wanted to persuade me, you shouldn’t have said it in the first place. If you took your time to console and persuade me, I might have been reluctant to leave in the first place. But if you say it so bluntly, no matter what you say, it just feels weird!
Despite what he was thinking, Wesley could only say, "Okay."
