15. Junior high! Start!

During the summer break before entering junior high school,

Lin Zichen didn't waste his time doing nothing, just waiting for school to start.

He set a strict training schedule for himself.

Every day he completed 1,000 weighted push-ups, 1,000 weighted sit-ups, 1,000 weighted squats, and 300 weighted pull-ups.

In addition, he ran five kilometers twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.

It wasn't a jog.

It was high-intensity interval running.

And the route he ran had ups and downs, thickets, and various obstacles.

The intensity of the training was immense each day.

If an ordinary person trained with such high intensity every day without giving their body any time to recover, they'd probably drop dead within three days.

But Lin Zichen, who possessed the "Use It or Lose It" trait, had a physical endurance far surpassing that of an ordinary person.

With the current training intensity, it wasn't enough to overtax his body; it only made him stronger with each session, his physique growing more powerful day by day.

"You have done 1,000 weighted push-ups, Qi-Blood +2000, arm muscle strength +2000, chest muscle strength +2000, push-up proficiency +1000"

"You have done 1,000 weighted sit-ups, Qi-Blood +2000, abdominal muscle strength +2000, sit-up proficiency +1000"

"You have done 1,000 weighted squats, Qi-Blood +2000, leg muscle strength +2000, squat proficiency +1000"

"You have done 300 weighted pull-ups, Qi-Blood +600, arm muscle strength +600, back muscle strength +600, pull-up proficiency +300"

"You have interval run for 10 kilometers, Qi-Blood +4396, stamina and endurance +1000, body coordination +1000, running speed +1000, running technique +1000"

"Your Biological Level has advanced to Ordinary Third Order"

During the summer vacation, over two months like a single day, Lin Zichen maintained this training intensity.

Finally, just as school was about to start, his Biological Level successfully broke through to Ordinary Third Order, and his physical attributes significantly improved.

He could easily lift a 700 kg weight with one hand.

He could do a vertical jump to a height of 4 meters from a standstill.

He could sprint 100 meters in just 6 seconds.

"Strength, jumping ability, and speed, all have been raised to these levels, and my Biological Level has just barely evolved to Ordinary Third Order. The value of this level is truly high," Lin Zichen couldn't help but exclaim after having just tested these three data himself in the wild.

Then, he muttered to himself, "I wonder what level that Capital City prodigy is at now, I'll check it when I get home."

With his strength far surpassing his peers, with no one close to being a match for him, he could only compare himself to the prodigy on the television.

...

When he returned home, he took a quick shower.

Afterward, Lin Zichen sprawled on the bed in his upstairs room, holding his cell phone to search for news about the Capital City prodigy.

This cell phone was a gift from Zhang Wanxin, a reward for his outstanding performance during his six years of elementary school.

Zhang Wanxin trusted his self-control and wasn't worried that he would become addicted to the phone's entertainment.

Soon, the news about the Capital City prodigy came up.

The most recent news was from three days ago.

The report was about a 14-year-old Capital City prodigy, who could easily lift a 2,000 kg alloy with one hand.

This strength data was more than three times that of Lin Zichen's current capacity.

"2,000 kg? Not bad," Lin Zichen murmured to himself, not taking the Capital City prodigy's strength data seriously.

Because he was well aware that the other's current strength was all thanks to the fusion with the Exotic Beast Gene.

It was the gene of the "Giant Strength Ant."

Normally, fusing the gene of such an Exotic Beast could increase one's strength by 4 to 8 times.

Let's assume the Capital City prodigy increased his strength fourfold.

Subtract that, and only 400 kg of strength remains.

Being able to lift 400 kg with one hand at 14 years old certainly is genius-level.

But when compared to Lin Zichen's 700 kg, it seems rather weak.

Not to mention, Lin Zichen is even younger than him.

Taking both aspects into account, the gap between the two was like heaven and earth.

"Sure enough, I have a brighter future."

Xiao Chen smiled, already fantasizing about just how powerful he would become after merging with the Exotic Beast Gene.

...

In a blink of an eye.

The date had arrived at September 1st.

Xiao Chen, who had been training intensively at home all summer, was finally welcoming the eagerly anticipated start of the school year.

Shanhai High School was not far from home, about a five-kilometer distance.

But because it was the start of the school year, the roads were congested, and it took Lin Yansheng over half an hour to drive there with difficulty and finally reach the school gate.

"Old Lin, it's too crowded near the school gate. I'm afraid it's difficult to find parking!"

From the car behind, Shen Jianye wound down the window and yelled to Lin Yansheng.

Lin Yansheng also stuck his head out and replied, "No problem, we can drive into the school later and look for a spot to park!"

Drive into the school?

Shen Jianye was a bit puzzled. Could cars be allowed into the school?

At that moment, the principal of Shanhai High School appeared at the security room door and instructed the security guard to let Lin Yansheng and Shen Jianye through.

Seeing this, Shen Jianye understood that the Lin family enjoyed privileges at Shanhai High School.

"Old Lin is really lucky, having fathered such a genius son like Xiao Chen. It's like one person has acquired the way, and the whole family benefits," Shen Jianye said enviously.

Xu Meng laughed and said, "It's not just their family that benefits; even our family has gained from it."

"That's true. Being neighbors with Old Lin's family, and moreover, our children getting along so well, we really have benefited," Shen Jianye replied with a smile.

Xu Meng said, "You better not say that in front of Han Han. It wouldn't be good if she heard it."

"Don't worry, I'm not brainless. I know what should be said and what shouldn't," Shen Jianye replied while driving the car into the school.

...

Soon enough.

Both families had parked their cars inside the school.

"Zi Chen, quick, quick, let's get out of the car and take a walk around the school to see if the environment is really as beautiful as the promotional video showed," Shen Qinghan said excitedly as soon as the car stopped, urging Xiao Chen, who was sitting beside her in the backseat of Lin Yansheng's car.

Xiao Chen smiled, got out of the car with Shen Qinghan, and began to wander around the campus aimlessly.

Meanwhile, the parents of both families followed the principal of Shanhai High School to the office to sit down for tea and handle the enrollment procedures.

...

"That guy is so handsome, and the girl next to him is really pretty, too."

"Why aren't those two wearing uniforms?"

"Could they be the children of one of the teachers?"

"..."

Wherever Xiao Chen and Shen Qinghan went, their exceptional looks caused a buzz of quiet chatter.

Xiao Chen listened without a ripple in his heart.

Shen Qinghan, on the other hand, felt utterly delighted, loving the compliments on her beauty.

It wasn't long before the two had made a complete round of the school.

Then they realized that the environment of Shanhai High School wasn't as beautiful as in the promotional videos, not even half as nice, hinting at some false advertising.

However, neither of them felt disappointed.

Both were well aware that promotional videos were all about selling an image, as fake as could be, just to be viewed and not taken seriously.

While wandering, Xiao Chen's phone rang.

It was a call from Zhang Wanxin.

She told him and Shen Qinghan to come over to the principal's office to meet the various subject teachers of their class.

...

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