Class Tests

By the time Meng Tian reached his school, many of the students were looking at him. Meng Tian was not bothered by their gazes, but he really did not want to be the center of attention. Fatty Li who was walking beside him had his face full of smiles, "Xiao Tian! Look at all these people looking at you, you damn bastard... how the hell did you change so much... Fine, fine, don't speak. I will bathe in your popularity from today and try to score some chicks."

Meng Tian immediately rebutted, "Don't use my name for any shady dealings. Otherwise, I'll kick your ass. Remember third grade?"

"Xiao Tian, that was cheating. You dared me to do that and you were not the one who beat me up that time. Hmph... You cold-hearted bastard."

Meng Tian and Fatty Li reached their homeroom and sat down. Teacher Shu Xuan came into the room at 7:45 AM to take the attendance. "As your first year exams are just 2 months away, it is best if you start preparing from now. You have 10 subjects and 3 Martial Arts courses. Although, the Martial Arts course doesn't have an exam in your first year, if you really want to get a good college admission, I suggest you build a solid foundation right now. And finally, I don't want to see anyone repeating my class. So, I am going to start taking surprise tests within these 2 months. Okay, that's all the announcements for today. I will see you in the third hour right here."

All the students left to go to their first class of the day, Geography. Meng Tian wasn't the least bit bothered by the subjects in his school. He had already read everything last night and memorized it. He would never forget them and so he was being his usual self, and did not show any interest in listening to class. He was more focused on his Status screen looking through his skills. All his school subjects became his skills, but he did not have anything more than that. And the all-elusive Talent column is still grayed out. 'I don't seem to have any talents at all. Maybe, I can get them in the future. Hmm... Why is the class so silent?'

As he lifted his head to look at the Geography Teacher, he suddenly took out a bundle of papers and started distributing them to the students. 'Oh man! All the Teachers seem to have become united in their mission to test us today. I am getting goosebumps. Thank God I read up everything yesterday. Looks like my luck is still very good. I will answer just enough questions to get a below average score. Hehehe... I am a genius.'

So, the entire day passed in writing tests for all their classes. This was the first time that such a mass-scale of exams were conducted throughout the day in their entire year of school. Meng Tian was completely relaxed and acted like usual. In the afternoon, when everyone was eating, Meng Tian looked at Fatty Li sitting beside him and his lifeless eyes. Fatty Li looked at Meng Tian and his eyes immediately lit up. "Xiao Tian, even though I flunked all the papers today, you'll definitely be worse than me. Yes, I don't have to worry too much."

'You'll probably get beaten up by your mother today. God bless you brother.' Meng Tian gave him a pitiful look and prayed for him inside.

When it was finally time for the Martial Arts Course, no one had expected that there would be a physical fitness test and a weapon proficiency test scheduled. Everybody was already dead tired, but when they saw the cold and ferocious look on Teacher Tiao's face, everybody fell in line. Meng Tian also did not expect such a test today. He had just reached broken through yesterday and he was scared of the possibility that people might find out about his true strength. He did not know how much he had improved from yesterday. But, he had a hunch the improvements won't be that drastic, and hence relaxed his mind.

What he didn't know was that as his soul was being nourished by that blue mist yesterday, it also started modifying his body to become more ideal for learning Martial Arts. That was the reason for the excessive purification of his body when all his other stats hit 1.0. Even though it had only been half a day, his strength, movement, and speed were completely under his precise control.

The testing was going on for about an hour when finally Meng Tian's turn came up. He went ahead and punched the Force Testing Machine using only about half of his power and the result came out to be 180kg. Teacher Tiao was observing all the tests very clearly and eyes squinted a bit when she noticed that Meng Tian didn't seem to give it his all. But she did not stop him. She was not the only one that noticed this anomaly, as a bearded man in a black suit was also observing Meng Tian's movements from the surveillance room. He was a bit astonished by this discovery and he was the one who ordered Teacher Tiao to not bother about it.

Next came the Speed test which Meng Tian passed leisurely as well. He did make it look like he had given his best, but people watching him were true experts and hence he couldn't fool them. He finished the test at 7 m/s. Finally came the Agility test. This was what Meng Tian was truly interested in. Yesterday, he could only dodge 12 bullets out of the 100. He wanted to know how many he could actually dodge. But as this was a monitored test, he decided to take it easy and test himself again later. He went inside the testing room with the protective suit which clearly felt different from yesterday. It was lighter and more comfortable to move in. It was not the suit that changed but his physique that leveled up. He concentrated on dodging the first few bullets but found the difficulty increasing exponentially. He stopped dodging after 25 to let the score remain at 25, which was an above average score for his age group.

Meng Tian had the right to keep his testing information private, so he was not bothered about people finding out about his true abilities. Only the authorized personnel on the level of the Principal could access his information. Meng Tian was sure that the school would not wantonly publicize his results if he requested them not to do so. The physical fitness test ended and then Teacher Tiao moved on to testing the proficiency of the students in three Basic Martial Techniques- Boxing, Weapons and Movement.

This came as a delight to Meng Tian as usually there would only be a single type of Martial Technique was taught everyday. So, he had to wait till the next day to get the Experiences from the remaining two basic techniques. But this testing allowed him to watch and learn those two just like that. The first test was the Basic Movement Technique, where you are supposed to dodge the opponent's weapon at least once. The second test was the Basic Boxing Technique, where you have to hit the opponent at least once. The final test was the Basic Weapon Technique, where you have to make the opponent take a step back using your weapon.

Meng Tian failed in all the three tests because his Experience was way too low in all the three techniques. But he saw screen prompts that showed his Experience gained in the Basic Movement and Boxing Techniques which were capped at 10 like usual. He had to practice by himself and make it hit 100, if he wanted to convert an Experience into a skill. But his Basic Sword Technique improved from the sparring giving him some Experience Points.

[Basic Movement Experience +10]

[Basic Boxing Experience +10]

[Basic Sword Experience +15]

Just as he was about to go back to his class, Teacher Tiao asked him to stay back to help her clean up the gym. When no one else remained in the gym, she took him to her office room where a bearded man was waiting for them both. Meng Tian immediately recognized him because he had seen him before during the first year orientation ceremony. He was the Principal of his school.

Looking at Meng Tian's confused expression, the Principal smiled and asked, "You little punk, Did you think no one would notice if you faked your tests?"