Five more days remained before the monthly exam arrived. In order to give the freshmen a sense of urgency, the academy set up a countdown on the homepage of the freshmen's forum. Whenever they logged into the forum, they would be met with the striking red string of numbers. The ticking down of time only increased everyone's anxiety.
Xiao Lin's meditation progressed rather smoothly, though he was unsure whether it was due to the effect of an advancement in his Academic Genius talent or the therapeutic effect of the elemental floating fish that Song Junlang gave to him. It took only two days for him to raise his basic meditation to LV5. In addition, he had also mastered the Basic Fire Element Affinity LV1 and Basic Water Element Affinity LV1.