Chapter 41 Indeed Not a Teacher, But a Principal
In the days that followed, besides his studies, Lu Wenwu took on an additional task: training in a new profession.
Every day, he devoted a great deal of time and effort to diligently practicing the skills passed down in his inheritance.
This profession was a perfect match for his divine ability, Devour Heaven and Earth, and Lu Wenwu was deeply committed.
The entire cooking process of spiritual cuisine was actually nothing particularly novel.
It certainly didn’t involve sudden celestial thunderbolts striking down, like alchemy or artifact forging sometimes did.
Apart from some special techniques and a few cookware items imbued with formation arrays, the whole procedure was almost no different from that of a mundane chef preparing medicinal dishes.
Moreover, the spiritual chef profession did not have the clear grading system that alchemy, talisman crafting, artifact forging, or formations had.
For a finished spiritual dish, there was no success or failure.
Only whether it tasted good or not.
Only the degree to which the medicinal properties were infused.
Only the level of spiritual resonance awakened.
Even a novice spiritual chef could attempt to create highly challenging dishes.
The worst outcome was merely a pile of burnt charcoal, nothing to worry about.
The only requirement was one word — practice!
Stir-frying, deep-frying, sautéing, roasting; pan-frying, searing, braising, stewing; grilling, boiling, crisping, stewing; steaming, stuffing, blanching, simmering; baking, smoking, pan-searing, marinating, and even drunken cooking, candied dishes, honeyed sauces, slow braising, and wine-soaked preparations.
Many of these were areas Lu Wenwu had never touched before.
Not to mention the entirely unfamiliar field of medicinal ingredient processing, and his mediocre knife skills.
He started from scratch, and the rate of failures was quite high.
Mastering the techniques to awaken spiritual resonance was exceedingly difficult.
It wasn’t until just before the joint examinations that he barely managed to grasp the basics, finally stepping into the door.
As for the "discarded" products from his practice, they naturally all went cheaply to Maomao, Xin Shengzhu, the first class’s supernatural creatures, and members of the Azure Dragon Learning Assistance Club.
Even spiritual dishes that failed to awaken medicinal properties and spiritual resonance were extraordinarily delicious when eaten as ordinary meals.
Motivated by these, the enthusiasm for learning among the first class’s supernatural creatures surged once again.
Combined with the influence of the Azure Dragon Learning Assistance Club, during this period, the entire senior year grade began a fierce academic competition.
The academic performance of the supernatural creatures skyrocketed as if propelled by rockets.
Unintentionally, a new era of intense internal competition was ignited — something even Lu Wenwu himself had never anticipated.
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Three months later.
The joint examination finally arrived.
The players also eagerly awaited the dawn of completing the dungeon.
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Originally, there were thirty participants; now only eighteen remained.
A staggering forty percent death rate—this dungeon was undoubtedly high-risk.
But that was only for ordinary players.
For Lu Wenwu, his daily life here was pure luxury, like a local overlord.
Even the head teacher and principal greeted him with smiles and called him “Fifth Brother”!
He was truly an uncrowned king.
Such a comfortable life made countless human players green with envy.
Some even suspected he owned the school.
Of course, Lu Wenwu wasn’t entirely selfish.
Anyone who asked him for help, even just for a symbolic sum of a few tens of spirit coins or some small item, he would readily assist.
It was a simple thing to do.
No supernatural creature dared lay a finger on anyone protected by Fifth Brother!
Apart from a few unlucky ones who died early on, the rest perished due to overconfidence and unfounded arrogance...
Under such circumstances, the senior high joint examination finally began.
In the exam hall, Lu Wenwu’s divine sense swept across, allowing him to see the situations in his own examination room and several adjacent ones clearly in his mind.
By comparing answers from numerous top students, he effortlessly filled out every paper.
Fortunately, supernatural creatures didn’t have to write essays, or else he would have nothing to copy.
As for physical education results...
On that day, Lu Wenwu was the first to appear, summoning all his strength to knock out a C+ level humanoid supernatural examiner with a single punch, who only recovered half an hour later.
Then, amid the terrified expressions of all examiners, he left the exam hall carrying the unanimously acknowledged full marks.
The sensation was akin to being a harbinger of pestilence.
Perhaps thanks to his unique physiology, the supernatural teachers graded the papers quickly.
By the second day after the exam, the results were announced.
Lu Wenwu, who had combined the strengths of many, easily made it into the top ten of the joint examination with exceptionally excellent scores.
What surprised all supernatural creatures was that the top scorer in this exam was Fangzi, who usually kept a low profile.
According to Fangzi’s roommate, he had put in tremendous effort over these three months.
He slept later than Maomao and woke earlier than the roosters.
Studying feverishly with insatiable hunger!
When Fangzi ran to Lu Wenwu holding his certificate, laughing and crying at once, promising not to disgrace Fifth Brother and the Azure Dragon Learning Assistance Club, Lu Wenwu’s heart was filled with mixed emotions.
Although Fangzi was a supernatural creature, he was sincere and genuine.
In three months, he had created a miracle.
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Lu Wenwu fulfilled his promise, notifying the principal and organizing an exclusive banquet for senior class 3-1 in a corner of the cafeteria, inviting all subject teachers and supernatural students of the class to feast for three days.
All supernatural creatures in the school were envious beyond measure.
In addition, Lu Wenwu specially prepared a spiritual dish for Fangzi, using some of his own blood as an ingredient.
It was a parting gift for his favored disciple.
After consuming the dish, Fangzi was moved to tears, instantly leaping from a C- to a C rank.
It was like a dream come true.
That evening, Fangzi cried and shouted, “Fifth Brother is my lifelong mentor, my big brother forever!”
Lu Wenwu played with the Azure Dragon Club president’s token quietly by his side, smiling without a word.
On the ninety-first day.
The principal personally hosted a grand celebration and motivational assembly.
They celebrated the excellent results achieved by the students in the joint examination and wished all students even greater success in the upcoming national college entrance examination.
Listening to the principal’s passionate speech, Lu Wenwu felt as if he had returned to his own senior year.
“...I believe that our entire school, teachers and students alike, should thank one person, especially all the students of senior class 3-1.”
“That person is our Fifth Brother!”
“Without his urging and encouragement, how could you have come this far?”
“He pulled you out from the abyss, changing the fate of your latter lives!”
“Now, let us welcome Fifth Brother to the stage to receive the reward that belongs to him!”
Lu Wenwu was speechless but smiled as he went on stage to accept the award.
“Congratulations, this is what you deserve.”
The principal, filled with heartfelt satisfaction, shook Lu Wenwu’s hand and personally handed him a finely crafted gilded appointment certificate along with a jet-black medal from the tray carried by Xin Shengzhu.
Lu Wenwu then glanced at the certificate and the base of the trophy.
[Honorary Principal Appointment of Qigu Yuying High School]
[Supreme Honor Medal of Qigu Yuying High School]
What was this...?
Just as he was about to speak, everything before his eyes froze and began to blur.
The dungeon was about to settle.