I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 70 - 69: Roommate

The test result of Primordial Spirit was a secret before the Elder Council gave an official response, but secrets always find a way to spread. Before dinner, the entire Harssas Academy knew about it, and Li Xing naturally became the most famous student of this session, even the whole school.

In the noisy student cafeteria, the moment Li Xing appeared, it was as if a pause button was pressed. Everyone looked at her with varied expressions - curiosity, jealousy, admiration, sympathy, and schadenfreude. After a few seconds, everyone continued eating and chatting as if nothing had happened.

"Xing! Xing! Over here—!"

Cui Tianxiao stood up, waving at Li Xing exaggeratedly, afraid that others might not see that they were a group. Li Xing laughed and slowly walked through the crowd to sit with her three good friends.

Ye Qingting handed over a cup of berry milk and cautiously asked, "Ah Xing, we all know about your situation, don’t be too upset."

This Element Testing incident made Li Xing popular, and her background was also dug up.

Ye Qingting and Cui Tianxiao only knew about Li Xing being an orphan after catching wind of the news on the school’s internet. While shocked, they felt deep sympathy for Li Xing’s plight, but more than that, admiration.

The two of them, coming from prestigious families, understand better than ordinary students how important early education is for talent development.

Li Xing achieving triad cultivation in martial arts, talisman, and healing on her own is enough to prove her extraordinary talent. But if she could receive better educational resources, even half of what they had, Li Xing would be a hundred times stronger than she is now.

The greatest regret in the world is not in never having, but in having and missing out. Anyone who learns that their spiritual power was rendered useless due to a misidentification would be heartbroken. He really feared that Li Xing would be devastated by this.

Li Xing: "Hmm, you don’t have to worry, I’m not upset at all."

Seeing that she wasn’t forcing a smile, Cui Tianxiao let out a long sigh of relief and said, "I told you, with Xing Er’s disposition, she wouldn’t be so easily discouraged."

"Xing, Sister Xing, you... you..., I..." Qi Ming’s big eyes were misty, he had something to say but couldn’t get it out.

Li Xing, without spiritual power, could repair her great-grandfather’s Pocket Watch, wouldn’t she be even more amazing if she had spiritual power? What a pity...

"Xiao Ming, stop with the ’you, me’, I’m really fine!" Seeing her friends surrounding her, full of concern, Li Xing was truly touched.

"I know talisman, understand pharmacology, do you think it makes much difference for me to have or not have spiritual power?"

The three looked at each other and suddenly felt that Li Xing was quite right. Isn’t spiritual power just used when drawing talismans or making medicine? Even though Li Xing doesn’t have spiritual power, she still excels in these areas, so it makes no real difference.

Li Xing: "You all regret for me that I couldn’t go to a better foundational school earlier, but I feel that Datang Academy is the most suitable place for me. Being able to complete ten years of foundational education there is my good fortune."

"There, I had teachers who understood me best, opponents that didn’t hold back, the most reasonable course arrangements, and a perfect trial forest. I should have become a Healing Master, but fate played a trick on me, letting me become a martial master first. It seemed like the wrong path, but it led to the right end."

"Being trained as a martial master with strong combat power allowed me the courage to enter the Star Beast Forest, to come into contact with various herbal spirit plants and slowly initiated my career in pharmaceuticals. Life in Datang City inadvertently sparked my interest in talisman, transforming me from a novice to someone who can engrave advanced talismans. All mistakes put together created who I am today."

"If my Primordial Spirit hadn’t been mistaken, I would now only be a Healing Master, staying in the upper city, worry-free in food and clothing, living a monotonous and dull life, and how would I have met you three good friends?"

Exactly, their acquaintance with Li Xing, tracing back, was indeed due to this testing error. Li Xing’s words completely set Ye Qingting and the others at ease while also impressing them with her magnanimity.

"Ah Xing, if my grandfather heard what you said, he would surely invite you for three rounds of drinks, considering you a kindred spirit! Your mindset is something we should learn from, today you’re the protagonist, it’s on me, order whatever you like!"

Ye Qingting’s meal card wasn’t the free version distributed uniformly for study, so naturally Li Xing wouldn’t hold back with him.

The heart’s knot untied, the four of them had a big appetite, soon filling the table with delicious food.

"Sister Xing, I, I also... was pulled for element testing today."

Li Xing: "I know, Principal Wen wants every student in the school to undergo retests, fearing students with the same situation as mine."

Ye Qingting: "Ah Xing, in sophomore year they indeed found one mistake, recorded as Grade A, but after today’s retest it’s only Grade B. The person has been taken under school control, likely to be thoroughly investigated by the judicial department."

The Element Testing Instrument originates from the Elder Council, and the result from the initial testing of Primordial Spirit is an authoritative proof that is considered a final conclusion to be recorded. Even for military academy admission, the individual must apply in order to retest.

Li Xing raised an eyebrow, if not for her, Wen Dao ordered compulsory testing, the talent fraud would never have been exposed in a lifetime.

Cui Tianxiao: "My cousin is at Xi Yuan Academy, she said Xi Yuan also stopped classes for three days of Primordial Spirit testing, just because Principal Wen sent today’s incident to the Military Academy Alliance, and the Alliance ordered every military academy student to be screened."

Li Xing suddenly realized that after this, a large number of people would be held accountable, she indirectly disrupted others’ pies, whether it brings fortune or misfortune is unknown.

Cui Tianxiao: "Xing, which dorm building are you assigned to?"

"Building three."

Cui Tianxiao: "Building three? Building three is the fifth graders’ dorm building, with two-bedroom suites, how did you get assigned there?"

Li Xing: "Principal’s special approval, considered compensation."

Cui Tianxiao’s eyes were full of envy: "Apart from fifth graders, everyone lives in a one-room dorm with one bathroom, one fart shared by the whole dorm. Really envious you can enjoy the advanced suite treatment early, truly a blessing in disguise!"

Suddenly, Cui Tianxiao’s eyes lit up and he said: "Xing, living alone in a two-bedroom, isn’t it lonely? Why not spare a room for me!"

Li Xing, picking up a meatball and putting it in her mouth, said indistinctly: "Sure, ten thousand star coins for a semester’s rent." Just as the words fell, there came a familiar "clink" sound from the light brain, pausing Li Xing’s chewing action.

Cui Tianxiao was elated: "Here, payment’s done, you can’t go back on your word! Hahaha!"

Li Xing: ... Can he not tell a joke or did I quote the rent too low?

Ye Qingting sighed: "Ah Xiao, you have too much junk in your head, letting you and Ah Xing live together, I’m really not at ease, I must supervise you!"

—"Clink", another ten thousand in the account. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Don’t, don’t think you can leave me behind, if I can’t be Sister Xing’s classmate, then I’ll... be her roommate!"

—"Clink", another ten thousand.

Li Xing: Perfect! Too late to regret, really got outdone by these young masters with money to burn!