Chen Sheng’s complaint, surely lacking his own obsession—Hmm, because he was obsessed with martial arts, he didn’t get admitted to university.
Of course, if he had been very good at studying when he was young, he probably wouldn’t have been obsessed with martial arts.
But, he still deeply regrets it.
But his words, they really hit another person hard...
Although he and the person next to him were speaking in low voices, with the cultivation level of Zheng Fa and the others, these few sentences couldn’t be concealed from them.
Old Man Bai and the others looked around, communicating through eye contact, hmm, or rather, cursing silently.
Old Man Bai: "...A college diploma? Is this thing hard to get? Don’t they just distribute it when you reach a certain age?"
Tang Mudao: "It’s not like that, I got my PhD degree over thirty years ago..."
Mrs. Tian turned her head towards Zheng Fa and Tang Lingwu.
He looked towards Tang Lingwu, his gaze containing a bit of comfort.
"I’m still studying," Tang Lingwu suddenly said, pursing her lips.
Zheng Fa’s eyes widened.
Little Ling Wu, you’re learning bad habits!
We agreed to drop out together, and you’ve been studying secretly?
Tang Lingwu whispered, "I asked Mrs. Yang for a transfer to management, I’ve been taking remote classes at the nursing home."
Tang Lingwu studying this would probably be for better management of the Jiushan Grain Company.
Zheng Fa not attending school was very simple—neither convenient nor necessary.
Indeed, he doesn’t feel there’s anything in going back to school for him.
But since coming into contact with Group Leader Yang and others, going back to Beijing University, he always felt that some people were deliberately taking care of him...
As if they were terrified he might be offended.
after all, having such a mighty figure wandering around Beijing, if he really encountered someone reckless—that would be a spectacle and quite the joke.
Despite Zheng Fa always appearing amiable.
But no one dares to gamble with the kindness of his heart.
After two visits, he no longer wanted to trouble others, primarily because he found it pointless—regardless of how he acted, he could see the cautiousness in others towards him.
Moreover, with his Divine Sense, whatever arrangements Group Leader Yang and others had made quietly, it was very hard to keep it hidden from him.
Eventually, he simply stopped going to school.
As for studying, that never ceased—he constantly learned from various domestic experts through Group Leader Yang, just no longer caring about degrees.
But, objectively speaking:
A university diploma is something he could never obtain again through normal means in this lifetime...
On the other hand, Tang Lingwu doesn’t have as much influence as Zheng Fa, nor the convenient conditions to learn from anyone she desires—wanting systematic management training, indeed it’s best to first complete professional courses at the university.
Beijing University was a very appropriate choice.
Chen Sheng’s words deeply impacted Zheng Fa, only hitting him.
After listening to their conversation, Old Man Bai and the others looked at Zheng Fa with a somewhat peculiar gaze, as if feeling he didn’t quite fit in with them.
"Actually, I was just thinking..." Tang Lingwu quickly changed the topic, "we shouldn’t correspond materials directly with spells."
Zheng Fa looked at her, only to hear Tang Lingwu say, "If, the Five Elements are the base of materials, or say, Five Elements Spell constructs something like a molecular bond of Spiritual Energy, then indeed, between gaseous molecules, it can be considered that there are no bonds."
Everyone paused, realizing it made sense.
"So, the Five Elements correspond not to the state of matter, but to different Spiritual Energy Bonds."
"For example, the Water Element, likely akin to the forces between liquid molecules."
"The Fire Element, can be seen as the formation of an ionic bond structure through electron gain and loss? The gain and loss of energy is also a phenomenon."
"The Gold Element naturally is a metallic bond structure, the Earth Element is the forces between non-metallic solids."
"As for the Wood Element... organic matter? I haven’t figured that out."
These words from Tang Lingwu made Zheng Fa nod in agreement:
"Indeed, the solid, liquid, and gaseous states are merely properties, the chemical bonds or the forces and structures between particles, are the essence. Since gaseous molecules can be considered to have no Spiritual Energy Bonds, thus they do not correspond to the Five Elements."
"From this viewpoint, Fire Element Spells are foundational, and Wind Element Spells might be an application, which makes sense now."
Tang Lingwu’s interpretation not only explained the nature of Fire Element Spells, but most importantly, filled a gap in Zheng Fa’s understanding—if spells correspond with the state of material, then why is Wind Element not one of the foundational Five Elements, but Fire Element is?
Now completely analyzed with the concept of Spiritual Energy Bonds, the Wind Element, or rather the interaction between gases... truly doesn’t need Spiritual Energy Bonds.
Old Man Bai pondered for a moment, feeling this made it much clearer too, he smiled and looked at Tang Lingwu: "This young mind, not bad!"
Tang Lingwu proudly lifted her nose.
Old Man Bai continued: "Worthy of someone who can obtain a college diploma!"
Chen Sheng always felt that Dean Zheng’s gaze on him was particularly focused.
So focused that during his broadcast gymnastics practice, he felt stiff all over and clumsy, forgetting the next move after the previous one.
After finishing, he felt somewhat dejected, nervously bowing his head.
Zheng Fa slowly retracted the silver gleam in his eyes, examining the medical reports brought by Chen Sheng and others.
To study the impact of martial arts on the human body, Jiushan Martial Arts Hall has a very special rule—every half a month, a detailed physical examination is conducted to collect various data.
"Their various regular indicators have improved..." Old Man Bai came over, looking and explaining, "Similar to mine before."
Old Man Bai’s health wasn’t very good before, but after practicing martial arts, it indeed also improved, and minor ailments were gone—these people naturally didn’t show such big progress, because Old Man Bai later started practicing "Spiritual Crane Body."