I Am Not The Machine King

"What happened to you?"

"Or were you possessed by aliens?"

Lin Yuan looked at Wu Di, who was already cultivating in the courtyard, with an incredulous expression on his face.

It was the first time that Wu Di had woken up so early in his three years of middle school.

Wu Di straightened his chest and said seriously without blushing, "I have always been very hard-working."

Lin Yuan chuckled. "What exactly triggered you?"

"Tell me."

Lin Yuan knew Wu Di too well. If he could sit, he would never stand, and if he could lie, he would never sit.

If he was hard-working as he said, with his lightning-type spirit seed, his strength would not be inferior to Pei Xi.

Who knew that as soon as these words were heard, Wu Di suddenly looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears. His face trembled as he said, "Lin Yuan... My dad doesn't love me anymore."

...

The morning wind blew across the quiet courtyard, and the air suddenly became quiet.

Lin Yuan, who was warming up, was also stunned. Several possibilities quickly flashed through his mind, and then he carefully said, "Well..."

"Your dad is going to have a second child?"

"That's great!"

Wu Di cried. He shook his head and said with a sorrowful expression, "My dad wants me to go to the military academy with you."

"Huh?"

When Lin Yuan heard this, he looked at Wu Di in surprise.

Uncle Wu wants Wu Di to go to the military academy?

For a rich second generation like Wu Di, even if he didn't walk the path of martial arts, he wouldn't have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life.

Wu Di was a little dejected and sat down on the grass.

He raised his right hand and was about to slap himself, but then he put it down resentfully.

"Why is my mouth so cheap?!"

"What's going on?"

Wu Di, who had nothing to live for, began to tell the story of last night.

After chatting with Lin Yuan last night, Wu Di called his father.

He asked his father to help him keep an eye on the mechanical-type spirit skills on the market and see if he could get one or two for Lin Yuan.

Generally speaking, these rare spirit skills were not too expensive.

It was also the first time that Uncle Wu had heard of Lin Yuan's mechanical-type spirit skill, so he chatted with Wu Di longer.

Naturally, they talked about Lin Yuan's plans for the military academy.

...

"Then my father was determined to send me to the military academy!"

"Tell me, am I his biological son?" Wu Di shook Lin Yuan with both hands and said miserably.

However, the more Lin Yuan listened to him, the more he wanted to laugh. In the end, he simply laughed out loud.

"So be it."

"Isn't a military academy much more interesting than a martial arts academy?"

Many martial arts academies were formed into cliques.

A genius with a noble status and outstanding strength would definitely have many lackeys around him.

Wu Di was not a disciple of an aristocratic family, nor was he a top-notch genius who focused on martial arts.

How would he live in a martial arts academy?

Seeing Wu Di's thoughtful look, Lin Yuan gradually put away his smile and said seriously, "There's still half a year. There's no need to make a decision so quickly."

"No matter what choice you make, you have to do it yourself."

Wu Di sighed silently.

He did not sleep well last night. For the first time, he had some thoughts about his future life.

Lin Yuan understood Wu Di better. Wu Di was lazy, but he was definitely not the kind of person who did not care about anything.

"Stop thinking."

"Cultivate."

Lin Yuan smiled and then devoted himself to cultivating the mechanical-type spirit seed.

He watched as Lin Yuan controlled the mechanical power to continuously condense into swords, spears, and sticks.

Wu Di, who was short-witted, instantly threw his worries to the back of his mind and gradually became excited.

"F*ck, isn't this too awesome?"

"Is this supposed to be 'Qi path' or 'weapon path'?"

This was the first time Wu Di had seen the training mode of mechanical-type. It was normal for him to feel that it was new.

Lin Yuan controlled the mechanical power to change continuously as he replied, "I'm not sure either."

"Let's get into the military academy first."

The "Qi path" and "weapon path" that Wu Di mentioned were two major categories of martial artists.

The definition of "Qi path" was to gather Qi and use the energy attribute of the spirit seed to display the spirit skills in battle.

The definition of "weapon path" was to attach the attributes of the spirit seed to their weapons in battle.

More commonly, it was the difference between a "mage" and a "warrior".

There were many sub-categories, such as doctors, pupillary masters, sound masters, talisman masters who used the spirit energy of heaven and earth to infuse ink, and so on. These were all sub-categories of the "Qi path".

However, the machinal-type was a little special and could not be defined in detail for the time being.

The martial arts education model of the Tianshui Kingdom was to allow martial artists to choose their direction after entering the martial arts academy.

In middle school, one was to lay a solid foundation, and to receive a good education, becoming an adult before becoming a talent.

Another crucial point was that whether it was "Qi path" or "weapon path", they could not do without powerful spirit skills.

These powerful spirit skills were mostly in the country, the academy, and the martial arts aristocratic families.

The spirit skills that were circulated on the market were relatively ordinary in general, and those with a little bit of quality were very expensive.

This was also one of the important factors that opened up a gap in a martial artist's strength.

...

"I'll take my leave first."

"Ok."

After cultivating in the morning, Wu Di set off to the school to study culture.

Even if he went to the martial arts academy, the liberal arts score would still account for 30% of the total score.

The total score for the Tianshui College Entrance Examination was 500 points.

If one were to apply for liberal arts, it would be a full score of 500 points.

If one were to apply for martial arts, it would consist of a 150-point liberal arts test and a 350-point martial arts test.

The special recruitment line for the martial arts test was 300 points. If one exceeded 300 points, then one could choose any martial arts academy in the Tianshui Kingdom.

The rest would still depend on the overall score.

Tianshui Military Academy was the only academy that had a basic requirement for both subjects. 90 points for the liberal arts and 240 points for the martial arts.

Of course, the special enrollment students with 300 points for the martial arts did not need the score for liberal arts.

The country most welcome a talented martial artist to join the army.

If Wu Di could successfully break through to a level three martial artist within half a year, with Wu Di's spirit seed talent evaluation, then there was a possibility of 300 points for the martial arts test.

For Lin Yuan, liberal arts was not a problem, but the martial arts requirement was 240 points.

It would be rather impossible if he did not break through 10 meridians.

"One step at a time," Lin Yuan muttered to himself.

For the next half a year, he would focus all his energy on cultivating the mechanical-type spirit seed and spirit energy.

He went back to his room and opened the Tianshui Martial Arts Website. There were already a few replies to last night's post.

The most highlighted reply came from a person called "Snowflake", who was certified as a "Level 3 blacksmith".

[Snowflake]: Ordinary iron is only malleable and not elastic. Spirit iron stone is elastic and is the basic material for refining weapons. However, not all spirit stones have elasticity. For example, black stone and tungsten stone do not have elasticity.

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"I said it wasn't my problem!"

Lin Yuan nodded his head in satisfaction and looked at the comments below.

They were all about the general knowledge and answers in this area.

"It seems that I have to buy a few ores."

"I should have enough money."

After Lin Yuan gave 200 points to Snowflake, he turned off the computer, put on a white coat, and went out.

During the years he was in middle school, Lin Yuan did not spend much on the basic expenses of his life. All the expenses for food and accommodation were paid by Uncle Wu.

On the other hand, Lin Yuan's father would send him money every month. In addition to the Liberal Arts Scholarship from the school, Lin Yuan had saved up a sum of money over the past three years.

He had spent nearly half of the money when he bought the two manuals of mechanical-type spirit skill. At this moment, he still had about 60,000 Tianshui coins left. It should not be a problem to buy a few ores.