Martial Artist: Stronger by Coasting Along-Chapter 516 - 149: Arriving Together, Neither Early nor Late—Destruction System, Here I Come
Once, two old "Aces" with a "four" lost to Zhang Lingfeng’s two old "Aces" with a "five".
Thinking about it, he felt it was a pity.
Wu Tiande was also lost in thought. Last night, he had three old "Kings", but Zhang Lingfeng and the other three suddenly surrendered, and he only won a pack of demon beast jerky from each of them.
Lin Shuilong also sighed, reflecting that last night, there was almost a "King Flush" that could have come out. If that round had revealed a "Flush", Zhang Lingfeng wouldn’t have won three bottles of consciousness potions, and it might have been Lin claiming an overwhelming victory.
Thinking about the scene of taking all three down, Lin Shuilong couldn’t help but smile.
All four of them are Mental Telekinesis Masters, with Sea of Consciousness values above 20.0, their minds are sharp. After the day’s cultivation, three returned home to find Zhang Lingfeng already sitting on the sofa playing poker.
Lin Shuilong and the other three remained silent and went upstairs to cultivate for a while. Once their tasks were complete, they each appeared one by one.
The worst loser of the previous night, Ma Shu, was the first to rush down.
Next was Lin Shuilong.
Thinking he might continue his winning streak tonight, Lin specially brought a ledger and prepared a bamboo basket to hold the Cultivation Resource Subsidy.
Ma Shu’s face was dark, not speaking.
Everyone is a Mental Telekinesis Master, with sharp minds and no need for a ledger; Lin Shuilong did it to prevent cheating.
"Tiande, are you done yet? We’re waiting for you!"
Ma Shu couldn’t help but shout.
"Coming, what’s the rush?"
Wu Tiande tightened his waistband and came downstairs.
The four started the game.
Resumed playing "Three Card Brag".
Everyone had their Cultivation Resource Subsidy prepared nearby.
Ma Shu had settled the previous night’s debt before the game started by purchasing it with money or having his family deliver it.
Now he cultivates at the academy.
It’s unusually tough to enter the Divine Thought Class. Once he becomes a Destruction Mentalist, his future Spiritual Root Level will far surpass many others.
Upon leaving the academy, he would at least be a powerful Realm Traveler; hence, when his family and the forces behind him learned he needed resource subsidies, they were generous.
Of course, primarily because Ma Shu didn’t ask for much.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it’s the next day.
Lin Shuilong looked at the contents recorded in the ledger.
His luck wasn’t bad; he was naturally skilled at card games, winning three bottles of Spiritual Spring Water, two bottles of Spirit Root Liquid, and four bottles of consciousness potion tonight.
Ma Shu won back four bottles of consciousness potion, but his heart wasn’t entirely satisfied.
Zhang Lingfeng won three bottles of Spiritual Spring Water and a bottle of Spirit Root Liquid; he felt maybe his luck from the last time playing Mahjong hadn’t completely vanished.
At least for card games, his luck seems decent; several times, when Lin Shuilong had big cards, his hand was terrible, and he conceded voluntarily, losing only a few packets of demon beast jerky.
At this moment, Lin Shuilong’s bamboo basket was filled to the brim.
Wu Tiande’s expression wasn’t good.
He was beside himself, calling contacts to bring the corresponding resource subsidies; he disliked owing debts.
Soon after, the items arrived and were handed over appropriately.
Then, he returned to his room, changed his clothes, and made his way to the Divine Thought Class, swearing internally to win back everything, especially aiming to make Lin Shuilong surrender.
This guy was too obnoxious, winning two nights in a row and even daring to bluff multiple times, scaring him into throwing away two old "Aces".
That vendetta must be settled!
Wu Chunsui frowned.
Ever since Lin Shuilong and the other three started living with Zhang Lingfeng, their expressions had changed, especially Lin smiling all day these past two days.
When he came by, he even gifted two packs of demon beast jerky and praised his high-quality teaching excessively, making him feel awkward.
Wu Tiande was fine yesterday, although slightly frowning, today he looked like everyone owed him five million, with a face begging for a punch.
As for Ma Shu, muttering to himself along the way, sometimes punching the air, sometimes stamping his feet, it was uncertain what had happened.
How did all three appear to be acting strangely?
Then there’s Zhang Lingfeng, always punctual, polite, acting less like he’s here for cultivation and more like on a vacation.
Leaving him bewildered.
Just like that, days passed unknowingly.
Zhang Lingfeng maintained his routine.
Meanwhile, Lin Shuilong and the other three became stranger by Wu Chunsui’s observations.
He first noticed Lin laughed for five days straight, but on the sixth day showed up with messy hair, seemingly wanting to pull it all out, no longer greeting him, and even failing to respond when called, absorbed in a chant, "I won’t fall for bluffs, prepare!"
Wu Chunsui, curious, wondered who bluffed?
That day, he saw Ma Shu smiling and arriving at the classroom with Zhang Lingfeng, learning how to time his class entry.
Simultaneously, he noticed, upon class dismissal, Zhang Lingfeng’s departure prompting Lin reflexively to rise and follow.
Then Ma Shu and Wu Tiande joined in pursuit.
Afterwards, the four would neither arrive early nor leave late, often distracted during lessons, privately whispering.
In a moment of clarity, Wu Chunsui felt Zhang Lingfeng was an exemplary student, whereas Lin Shuilong and the other three appeared to be students in dire need of steering clear.
Unable to contain himself, he promptly relayed this to Jiang Nan.
On that day, Zhang Lingfeng felt refreshed, sensing an urge within his Sea of Consciousness to awaken.
Attack, Defense, Healing, Awakening, Destruction.
Five impulses, five types of Mental Telekinesis Masters.
Before his Sea of Consciousness Value breached 20.0, Zhang Lingfeng had already grasped Attack, Defense, and Healing. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Unexpectedly, amidst cultivation in the Divine Thought Class, surrounded by this environment and supported by All-weather Consciousness Sea Exploration Ability, a fourth impulse formed today.
Thus Zhang Lingfeng finally became a Four Systems Mentalist, nearing the status of a Destruction Mentalist.
