Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 124: Does getting stronger make you look more beautiful?

Chapter 124: Does getting stronger make you look more beautiful?

Of course, few people knew about it now, but sooner or later, those who should know would know, and the stigma would remain.

As the hero of class 9, Amalia received unprecedented attention.

Elena Sandoval, not looking good, she sneaked up to Amalia side, asking her eagerly and nervously, "Amalia, does getting stronger make you look more beautiful?"

She thought she was speaking quietly, but in fact everyone in the class was listening to their conversation intently.

When they heard Elena Sandoval question, they were speechless.

Someone even smacked the back of Elena Sandoval’s head, which clearly they are her close friend.

"Are you dumb? Are you dumb? What’s the connection between getting stronger and looking beautiful?"

"But..." Elena Sandoval didn’t want to believe it too, she just glancing at Amalia’s enviable beautiful face.

The other friend also looked at Amalia, with a complicated expression, "Can you be like her? Amalia must have been beautiful since childhood. Maybe she just didn’t know how to dress before. Now that she knows how, and her aura has changed. It’s different. She’s naturally beautiful. But you... no matter what, you can’t be beautiful like her."

"HAHAHA!" Everyone burst into laughter.

Amalia that found herself in the midst of it all, her ears buzzing incessantly.

She had never experienced being surrounded by dozens of people like this in big apple city.

"Amalia, can you tell us the reason behind your improvement?" Someone couldn’t help but ask amidst the laughter.

Although most of the class 9 students didn’t show much initiative, it wasn’t because they didn’t want to.

They just lacked the opportunity.

If there was a chance to improve, who wouldn’t take it? Who would want to live a life without progress?

"I heard that this semester, Heavenly Path might change some of the teaching systems. Last semester, we had three internal ranking competitions, but this semester might only have one. I want to give it a try and don’t want to stay stagnant." The person gazed intently at Amalia.

The atmosphere instantly quieted down, and everyone disregarding where this student had gotten this information from, all eager to hear Amalia’s thoughts.

"What’s your name, and where did you get this information from?" Amalia asked, echoing everyone’s thoughts.

"I’m Mighel Zepeda. I have an uncle in the Special Education Department. This proposal has been in the works for a few years, but it was only confirmed earlier this year. It’s supposed to be implemented starting this semester." Mighel Zepeda’s uncle cared a lot for him and didn’t want him to continue down the same path, so he shared this information.

"Oh no, does this mean which class you’re in this semester determines the resources you’ll get?" Many students who were struggling worked hard to compete for resources, aiming to enter a better class to get more resource allocation.

With this change, they would have to wait for at least half a year, and comparatively, their motivation to improve would diminish.

The room buzzed with discussions, and everyone forgetting about the initial discussion with Amalia.

"Everyone, quiet!" Instructor Waldo, saw things taking a wrong turn and clapped his hands, but his usual authority was not enough to calm the student.

No one paid him any attention, and leaving him frustrated.

Suddenly, Amalia kicked the table, the loud noise finally having an effect as the classroom began to quieted down.

"Listen to me, everyone. Even if this matter is not confirmed yet, if the school does implement this, there could be benefits. At least it can unite us. The power of unity is the greatest. If we keep changing seats every semester like before, how will we make friends? The cohesion between students will also greatly diminish."

The previous system had been the biggest drawback of their teaching.

It didn’t give students enough time to form bonds, and leading to a situation where everyone was looking out only for themselves.

However, it couldn’t be said to be entirely bad.

The previous system had, to the highest extent, sparked the students’ ambition.

Every teaching method had its pros and cons.

"But we also don’t want to have the same resources all the time," someone raised an objection.

"Well, actually..." The instructor hesitated, "I’ll say something hard-hitting. Even if the system doesn’t change, some resources might not suit you all as you are now."

This statement hit the group like a deflated balloon.

The only one who didn’t quite understand was Amalia.

These people were just fighting moments ago.

"What’s wrong?" Amalia asked.

"Heavenly Path University allocates resources to different classes, not only the school’s cultivation resources but also external ones, which are the most valuable. However, from class 1 to our class 9, there’s hardly anything good left," Mighel Zedapa said dejectedly.

Others also showed a touch of emotion.

Amalia looked around. "I have one question."

Everyone’s gaze shifted to her, and seemingly considering her as their backbone, despite having only been through a confrontation between two classes.

"If the teaching system doesn’t change, can you elevate your class ranking in the internal ranking competition this semester and move up to the top classes?" Amalia’s question caused an instant silence among the class.

Some even started feeling awkward.

It seemed quite unlikely.

Besides strength-based achievements, there were also academic scores.

Among them, some were not held back by strength but more by their academic performance.

"Since it seems improbable, why not use this semester to improve yourselves in all aspects? You’ve been in school for eight years, and you’ve just started for half a year. You have plenty of time. Why fixate on just this half-year? The priority should be to enhance your strength and academic performance, right?" Amalia’s words were profound and impactful.

Even Instructor Waldo, was stirred by her words, and feeling a surge of enthusiasm.

He started to believe more in his ability to educate them properly!

"Amalia is right. For us to ascend, it’s impossible to achieve it in one go. If this information is true, those who should be more anxious than us are the students from classes 3 and 4."

Yes, the students in classes 3 and 4 were so close to reaching the top, and suddenly having to wait for another half-year.

Although its not a long time, the disappointment of unmet expectations surely made them angrier than anyone else.

With this realization, the students from class 9 suddenly felt less distressed.

Indeed, having a comparison made a difference.

The instructor looked at Amalia gratefully.

Without her, class 9 wouldn’t have recovered so quickly.

In a few years, it would have been much harder.

Amalia didn’t think she had done anything; it was all their own realizations.

"I mean, I wasn’t intending to discuss the modification of the teaching system. I just wanted to ask how Amalia became so skilled!" Amidst an excited cheer, Mighel Zepeda wore a frustrated expression.

"Right, right!" Others finally realized they had gone off-topic.

Their faces that filled with anticipation, turned towards Amalia.

Under the scrutiny of Class 9, Amalia uttered a deeply cutting remark.

’’What you all need to improve isn’t strength, but academic performance.’’

Those with poor academic performance felt a pang of distress.

Even more disheartened was Mighel Zepeda, and realizing his topic had been skewed again.

’’Amalia, I remember your academic performance is very good. Why not you teach us?’’

’’Exactly, Amalia! I heard if it weren’t for someone meddling, with your academic prowess, you wouldn’t have ended up in Class 9, and giving us an advantage,’’ they chuckled.

Amalia glanced at the speaker, the one questioning if getting stronger could make one more beautiful, Elena Sandoval.

’’Elena, how did you know about that?’’ Few knew Amalia was the target because the bunch in Class 9 hardly cared about others.

’’It was just something I overheard.’’ Elena Sandoval found herself reveling in everyone’s attention.

’’Who dares target Amalia?’’ The rowdy bunch immediately stood up.

Glancing nervously at Amalia, Elena Sandoval hesitated.

How could she gossip about her in front of her?

’’Let’s discuss this later. For now, let’s ask Amalia how to improve our academic performance.’’

’’And strength,’’ muttered Mighel Zepeda.

These people, veering off again. How many times now?

Seeing everyone’s eager gazes fixed on her, Amalia frowned, ’’Academic performance relies on the brain. If the brain’s lacking, just memorize it by rote.’’

The group with ’lacking brains’: ’...’

’’Exactly! Amalia’s words are so wise, why didn’t I think of it? We can just rote learn!’’ Elena Sandoval cheered enthusiastically, and becoming Amalia’s number one fangirl.

’’But there aren’t many who can rote learn. In the end, overall scores won’t be high,’’ Mighel Zepeda diplomatically hinted, and trying to alert this foolish bunch.

’’This, you guys don’t understand. There’s a reason why I said that. Amalia is smart; she wouldn’t give you meaningless advice. Use your brains and think, how much weight does academic performance hold in the overall score? And how much for cultivation?’’ Elena Sandoval confidently asked.

In this world, martial strength is paramount, while academic achievement is necessary but not as important as strength.

Therefore, its weight in the overall assessment is less than half of strength.

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