A Top Scholar in Everything
Chapter 117: The Cultivation of Martial Virtue

Chapter 117: Chapter 117: The Cultivation of Martial Virtue

The first lesson in Martial Virtue education took place in a location Baiyu hadn’t thought of at all.

Sunlight Pool.

On the top layer of the middle part of the ship’s hull, where noontime sunlight reflected off the shimmering water surface.

Erza changed into a standard school swimsuit.

The black tight-fit swimsuit outlined her slender curves, and her light green eyes shimmered with hints of mechanical glimmer. The name "Erza" was written on the white area at her chest.

She really is flat-chested.

The usual loose dresses didn’t show, but now everything was clear.

"The first lesson of Martial Virtue, the most important thing is the disposition of the mind."

Erza, wearing pink flip-flops, held a cup of lemon tea: "Those who have achieved great things, since ancient times, are invariably those with tenacious will.

Single-minded focus is essential for accomplishing great tasks.

The first lesson.

Is to teach you concentration.

This is also the most important part of this lesson on Martial Virtue and disposition."

"Don’t speak so flowery."

Baiyu, wearing a pair of beach shorts, sat beneath a sun chair, casually picking up a glass of lemon juice from nearby: "Just tell me directly, how do I practice."

"Wait a moment, I need to adjust my language personality database.

What kind of personality would you prefer?

Sakura-style soft girl, regal big sister, or obsessive little student, the sharp-tongued-soft-hearted supportive sister, the younger sister who idolizes her brother, compliant maid, sudden arrival or childhood friend?

Choose one you accept the most, to avoid you complaining later that my way of speaking affected your learning progress."

Green light flickered in Erza’s eyes.

"Use the one that resembles a normal person the most..." Baiyu gave up on resisting.

"Alright, since you haven’t chosen, you can’t have any objections to the way I speak in the future, even if my tone suddenly changes, it’s just a database switch issue. You’ve already completed the first lesson in Mechanical Science recently.

The combat ability of a Mechanic is not weak.

There once was a Mechanic named Han who could dismantle a mecha with his bare hands. If you can reach his level, you’d be able to traverse all regions even within the Shelter.

However, Mechanical Science requires prolonged practice.

Moreover.

The necessary parts for mechanical assembly are quite hard to store, and you don’t have a Space Rin..."

"Wait, what kind of thing is a Space Rin?" Baiyu caught onto an element.

"It’s a Space Ring, varying in size, mostly excavated from Ancient Ruins, very few in number.

According to my memory, there are only a few in the entire East Prosperity Imperial. There are no more than dozens worldwide."

Erza explained.

"There’s a historical gap before the Bright Calendar, and judging from the Ancient Ruins, there once existed a splendid civilization that was capable of creating miraculous items like Space Rings. Their technology was much more advanced than today."

Erza gathered her data and slowly spoke: "But they still perished, proving that their path was wrong.

Martial Dao is the correct path.

Martial Artists should be the true masters of this world.

Even the strongest current technological force, a nuclear explosion, has little effect on Exotic Beasts.

While it can effectively kill large numbers of Exotic Beasts.

The surviving Exotic Beasts instead become even more ferocious and violent.

Spirit Realm Spiritual Qi is surging.

The evolutionary speed of those Exotic Beasts is almost a different appearance each year, and only Blood Qi can effectively kill them.

Before our civilization, there were at least several other civilizations.

The Space Rings came from their hands, but their skill tree direction was wrong, so they died under the beast tides of Exotic Beasts."

Erza explained.

Baiyu’s mind suddenly became active.

There’s no need to elaborate on the benefits of Space Rings; although scholar space also has storage functionality, it has many limitations.

If he could get a Space Ring, it would make his actions much more convenient.

"Don’t even think about it, my master doesn’t even have a Space Ring. But my mortal enemy’s master has one; once you reach a certain level of strength in the future, we’ll go snatch it."

Erza rambled on and successfully veered off the initial topic.

Baiyu was the one who pulled her back.

"Single-minded focus, the most important thing is single-minded focus, concentration."

"According to the data, many men have a very weak resistance towards the opposite sex, especially vibrant young women."

"This open-air pool was not originally open to the public, but I specially opened it for one day today due to teaching purposes. You have to complete the cultivation of the second book of Mechanical Science in such circumstances."

Erza remained expressionless.

Baiyu was about to ask what could prevent two people from concentrating facing an empty pool.

But then a commotion echoed at the entrance nearby.

A group of girls in various swimsuits walked in, laughing and playing.

"Swimming can earn academic credits, it’s simply too relaxing."

"We are several thousand meters above the ground, with abundant sunshine; after weeks of courses, I’d come here to relax even without academic credits."

"That’s right; the pool was not originally open to us outsiders, previous senior classmates never enjoyed this privilege."

"The view from here looking below is so beautiful..."

The chatter of the girls could be heard from nearby.

Of course.

Baiyu and Erza quickly entered the public’s view.

They received a direct notification from Erza at noon; some students with good academic performance were allowed to relax at the open-air pool as study rewards.

This ship spirit has always acted with her own style and unpredictable reasoning, and is also known for being decisive.

So no one had doubts.

After all, a ship spirit is certainly fair, never biased toward any school district or city, nor harboring any plots against students.

Plus, getting academic credits for relaxation, who would refuse such a thing.

So when they saw Baiyu, the girls were stupefied, unable to imagine that there’d be a man here.

The only man.

But with Erza beside him, no one dared ask.

Moreover.

Isn’t this the Baiyu they’ve always wanted to meet?

Many girls blushed as they saw Baiyu, their hormones surging, with glances secretly thrown his way, subtly or intentionally displaying their figures.

...

"Hey hey, aren’t you abusing your position, you bastard."

Under the umbrella, Baiyu watched the group of girls already playing in the pool, his face growing darker.

"I’m Erza, what do you mean by private use? The entire Steamship is mine."

Erza looked at him as if he were an idiot:

"I’ve noticed recently you deliberately avoid girls, so I specially created this opportunity; study hard, don’t get distracted. Last time a guy named Feng Yuan was diagnosed with gynophobia during the psychological testing, I don’t want you developing this issue."

"Heh, you’re underestimating me too much."

"Neither you nor this group of stand-ins you’ve brought will have any impact on me, just don’t disrupt my studies."

Baiyu got angry.

He accepted the hefty book of mechanical crafting plans, pulling his gaze back from the lively pool filled with youthful beauties.

But honestly, some of them are really pretty.

Jiang Xi was unexpectedly well-endowed; the school uniform couldn’t display it, but the swimsuit outlined it beautifully...

Lan Ziyue was surprisingly similar, only slightly less than Jiang Xi.

And a few other girls from different school districts.

Gan Yuhan would count as an eight-point beauty, such a shame she didn’t come.

"Man, your eyes have already betrayed you. You must memorize at least half of this book on Mechanical Science this afternoon. Based on your previous learning pace, you can finish a book in an afternoon. I’ve lowered the standard for you.

If you can’t finish it, it proves you’ve failed the cultivation of this lesson."

Erza rolled her eyes.

"Whether it’s your fear of women or being influenced by this group of women, it proves your disposition needs tempering."