Chapter 8: Be Cautious in Seeking Praise

In order to collect 250 appreciation values, he had secretly taken out his phone and posted a real photo of himself on social media with the caption "Have awakened an S-class system!"

But most of his social media friends were his classmates, who were all busy awakening and understanding their own systems. Afraid of having their phones confiscated by the disciplinarian, they didn't dare to take them out, and his likes were stuck at 249 and wouldn't budge.

Whenever someone praised or envied him, the system would prompt him, and he quickly discovered that in the entire class, only Xiang Beifei and Kong Xiuwen had not praised him.

Because a known person's praise added 1 point, while a stranger's only added 0.01, so he needed to make Xiang Beifei or Kong Xiuwen envy him, which would be much better than finding 100 strangers.

With an hour nearly up, if he didn't hurry and the time passed, he would have to start over, so he had to quickly amass those 250 points.

Since Kong Xiuwen was still undergoing testing, the target naturally became Xiang Beifei!

Zhuo Jing saw Xiang Beifei with his head down, looking somewhat dejected, and he immediately strode over to Xiang Beifei.

Thinking that he didn't get along very well with Xiang Beifei, he pondered a bit, organized his wording, and then offered fake comfort, "Xiang Beifei, it's okay, don't be discouraged, the teacher said that N-class systems can also be promising, never give up!"

"How can he compare with your S-class system, monitor?" a classmate said enviously.

However, this classmate's words did not bring Zhuo Jing any appreciation value, as the person had already contributed.

What Zhuo Jing wanted was not this person's praise, but Xiang Beifei's!

"You can't say that, look, even though I've awakened an S-class system, as the class monitor, I treat all classmates equally. With college entrance exams coming up, we need to help each other, I've always believed that classmates who awaken N-class systems can also have a bright future!"

Zhuo Jing mustered a smile and said patiently.

"The monitor speaks so well!"

"The monitor has awakened an S-class system and is still so approachable, such an open-mindedness!"

A bunch of classmates praised from the side.

But Zhuo Jing's appreciation value still did not rise.

——Xiang Beifei, you must be envious, right? I'm someone with an S-class system— shouldn't you hurry up and praise me?

Zhuo Jing thought impatiently, he could hardly wait any longer.

Xiang Beifei looked up at Zhuo Jing's "Appreciation System." Others didn't know what system Zhuo Jing had awakened, but Xiang Beifei could see it clear as day.

This guy just needs one more like.

But Xiang Beifei didn't feel there was anything to envy!

He was still pondering over the issues with his own puppy, questioning in his mind for a long time, but the puppy could only say one word: "Woof!"

The little puppy didn't seem like a system at all, which was quite troublesome!

Zhuo Jing, realizing his words weren't effective, tried another approach:

"Xiang Beifei, even though you have only an N-class system, if you face any difficulties in the future, feel free to ask me for help, understand?"

Zhuo Jing's tone was unusually gentle while speaking to Xiang Beifei for a change.

——Hurry up! You damn fool! I'm talking to you like this, so hurry up and praise me! Hurry up and praise me!

Quick! Praise! Me!

Zhuo Jing was internally roaring!

Xiang Beifei stroked his chin, blinking his eyes.

The reward for this guy's task is a Qi-Controlling Pill?

A Qi-Controlling Pill is such a great thing, it can directly bring someone into the initial phase of Qi-Controlling, what an outrageous item.

To think that even the class teacher Yang Hua, who has awakened an R-class system for almost ten years, is still only in the later phase of Qi-Controlling, whereas Zhuo Jing's first task reward for his S-class system is the initial phase of Qi-Controlling. With Zhuo Jing's gifted system, he wouldn't need ten years to surpass the class teacher.

No wonder many universities favored students with S-class systems.

The class teacher Yang Hua, for his system, would always reprimand Xiang Beifei in various ways, and Zhuo Jing, to ingratiate himself with the teacher, never refrained from mocking Xiang Beifei coldly and heatedly.

To know that before the system awakening, Zhuo Jing was still mocking him and Kong Xiuwen!

Now in order to get their praise, he immediately changed face and pretended to care about his classmates.

Xiang Beifei had no fondness for this insincere fellow.

He was already brooding over issues with his system, feeling quite annoyed, and seeing Zhuo Jing prancing about in front of him with a weirdly contrived expression only added to Xiang Beifei's helplessness.

——This is what you want me to seek praise for! It's not my fault.

"Class leader, you're really awesome!"

Xiang Beifei said sincerely.

"Where! Where! We're all classmates after all!"

When Zhuo Jing heard Xiang Beifei's words, his face broke into a delighted smile; he had completed his first task with such ease!

He couldn't wait to check his system:

[You have received praise from Xiang Beifei. Appreciation value +1,]

Zhuo Jing was overjoyed.

Finally, it reached 250!

He was about to break through to the Qi-Controlling realm!

In his mind appeared countless fantasies. As soon as he broke through the Qi-Controlling realm, he would definitely attract everyone's attention again, and then there would be even more people praising him, from which he could harvest a large wave of appreciation values…

Thinking of this, Zhuo Jing felt even the air was refreshingly sweet.

[You have completed a task. Task reward: Qi-Controlling Pill]

[Would you like to claim your reward?]

"Yes! Of course!"

Zhuo Jing eagerly watched the system interface. He was well aware of what a Qi-Controlling Pill meant.

A Qi-Controlling Pill could let someone skip the painful early stages of cultivation, to truly step into the ranks of cultivators!

As long as he was the first to step into the Qi-Controlling realm, he would become the standard "child of someone else" in the eyes of all parents!

Zhuo Jing nervously spread his hands, waiting for the Qi-Controlling Pill to fall into them!

[Reward has been issued. Host, please keep up the good work! Seek praise wholeheartedly, create a better future!]

"Issued?"

Zhuo Jing immediately checked his hands, but there was no reward. Then he searched his own pockets, still nothing.

"Could it be in the backpack?"

Zhuo Jing rushed towards the classroom in a flurry to search for the reward issued by the system.

"I'm about to become the first person in the class to step into the Qi-Controlling realm! If this news is known by everyone, the appreciation value I'll reap next will skyrocket, hahaha..."

Zhuo Jing felt even his running posture was cool and impressive!

Xiang Beifei watched Zhuo Jing's retreating figure with a contemplative look, hands in his pockets, appearing quite calm.

In his pocket, there was a pale yellow pill!

That was the Qi-Controlling Pill for Zhuo Jing's completion of his first task.

"Should this reward be returned?"

Xiang Beifei pondered slightly.

Class teacher Yang Hua would use Xiang Beifei as a negative example for his own tasks, making a big deal out of every trivial matter to criticize him. Zhuo Jing, too, was showing off in front of Xiang Beifei deliberately, trying to complete his own tasks through Xiang Beifei.

But they all picked the wrong target.

After a while, Xiang Beifei made a decision.

"When you're doing your tasks, don't try to drag me into it intentionally, nor seek validation from me; if that's the case, all is well. Otherwise, I can only——"

"Reluctantly accept your rewards."