Even Ten Million Dollars is a No Show!
For the previous two days, Hog Xiaofu had been sleeping so much that he wished he was dead. No matter which of the six images he followed, he would fall asleep within seconds.
Hong Xiaofu started doubting life—not only was his Awakening talent questionable, even the training process was questionable!
He took out his mobile phone and sent a message to his group chat:
Su Ying replied,
Zhang Yang added,
After learning that both Su Ying and Zhang Yang had managed to get into the training zone, Hong Xiaofu was happy for them. He texted,
Zhang Yang's message arrived, <*Cough* Brother Fu, count me out. I am scared of you. Before I surpass you, let's try to avoid each other."
He was definitely psychologically scarred from the past incidents. All the students at school were spreading rumours about him being interested in Hong Xiaofu. How was he supposed to clear that up? Why did he have to lift two hundred and sixty kilograms of weights? Why?!
After putting his phone down, Hong Xiaofu pondered. Everyone was working extremely hard—he could not fall behind. He had to continue. He couldn't certainly be that unlucky? Even if the sky fell on him, he would suck it up and continue.
Within seconds, however, Hong Xiaofu had fallen asleep.
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Hong Xiaofu slept until the next morning. He woke up at five o'clock. Looking at the time, Hong Xiaofu felt very demoralized, "I fell asleep again. Is my Awakening talent to make others kneel or to fall asleep instantly?"
However, as he thought about the good night's sleep, it didn't feel so upsetting anymore.
After preparing breakfast, Hong Xiaofu packed his schoolbag and left. He returned to the class after his morning run. When Hong Xiaofu and Su Ying settled down, Hong Xiaofu whispered, "Su Ying, did you feel anything different when you were practicing?"
"I did." Su Ying immediately answered his question in detail, "While I was training, I wasn't thinking about anything. I wasn't really used to it at first, and my mind was a mess, I was thinking about all sorts of things. So I thought about what I could do to stop that and decided to listen to music. It was beneficial! The first time I listened to music, I felt a lot calmer. I tried it four to five times, and really got immersed in it. After getting focused, I felt like a different person. I even felt like I could touch the origins of the universe…"
"Did you read too many novels?" Hong Xiaofu said with a smile, "Did it feel like you were one with the world, and you could hear the sounds of Heaven and Earth?"
"No, it's not!" Su Ying blushed and quickly added, "It felt like the cells in my body were absorbing particles that we do not know exist in this world. I think that is what we would call our aura."
Hearing that, Hong Xiaofu hummed. It seemed that understanding the right way to practice would definitely help raise one's Awakening index!
Hong Xiaofu asked curiously, "So, do you feel any progress in your ability?"
"Yes," Su Ying answered delightedly, "Look."
As she said that, Su Ying stretched out her hand under the desk, and Hong Xiaofu felt a gush of cold air: an ice cone had formed in the middle of Su Ying's palm! It was not long, about twenty centimeters, and was floating in her hand.
Hong Xiaofu lightly tapped it with his fingers—they felt cold. He pressed his finger against the ice cone a little harder. "Don't touch it, I tried a little experiment at home, and this is very strong and sharp!" Su Yin said.
"That's great…" Hong Xiaofu was a little envious. Sure enough, her power looked a lot better than his. His power couldn't be seen nor felt.
But after all, Hong Xiaofu was an optimistic child. He thought to himself that he was at Level 1, hence the ability he had may not have been that obvious. If he got to Level 2, would it mean that his power could be improved? Perhaps he would better understand how to control his ability? By then, would he be able to control who knelt?
No matter what, he would be able to identify some characteristics of his ability.
After pondering, Hong Xiaofu took out his mobile phone and put on his headphones. He wanted to try meditation again before class. However, it only took him a few seconds to fall asleep again.
He had fallen asleep so quickly! Su Ying was stunned. Did all heartless people sleep so well?
She finally woke him up.
"Ah? Did I fall asleep again?" Hong Xiaofu took out his earpiece and glanced around the classroom. In confusion, he asked, "How long did I sleep for?"
Su Ying shrugged, "Who knew you would fall asleep so quickly? The teacher thought you spent the entire night practicing and did not have the heart to wake you up. School has already finished, and I've asked Zhao Ming to buy lunch for you. He should be back soon."
School had already ended?! Hong Xiaofu was horrified. Had he slept that much!?
He would turn stupid if he continued sleeping that much! If that continued, he would end up sleeping twenty hours a day! That would be awful!
Zhao Ming entered the classroom with three servings of rice. When he saw that Hong Xiaofu was awake, he rejoiced, "Brother Fu, you are awake? You fell asleep so quickly! I found out some news and was going to share them with you, but you fell asleep."
As the three began eating, Hong Xiaofu asked curiously, "What is it?"
Zhao Ming replied, "So, I have not Awakened right? My dad is getting anxious, and he asked around to see if there are any ways he can accelerate the Awakening process. And, who knew, there is actually one!"
He had found one? Could it be…
Hong Xiaofu blurted, "Awakening Quota?"
This time around, Zhao Ming was shocked, "Huh? You know about it?!"
Really, Liu had mentioned this before, he had intended to get Xiaoling one. How could he forget that?
"I also heard about it from someone," Hong Xiaofu replied, "So, what is it? Is it a drug?"
"It is a drug," Zhao Mong took out his mobile phone and showed it to Hong Xiaofu and Su Ying. In the picture, there was a small white porcelain bottle about five centimeters in height. It had a red mud seal with the Chinese character of the dragon carved on it.
Zhao Ming shared, "This is the latest drug developed by the country. Whoever consumes this will immediately be Awakened. It is said that the drug is scarce...currently, no one in the country can get a hold of it. My father has offered ten million dollars for it, but no one can get it!"