Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 717 - 714 Breaking Through Obstacles

Chapter 717: Chapter 714 Breaking Through Obstacles

"Zhang Lingyu, she’s right. I’m very arrogant; you should definitely put me in my place," Lin Tian shamelessly said.

Zhang Lingyu still kept her composure, looking at Lin Tian and suddenly laughed, "Alright, I agree to the contest, but the stakes need to be changed."

"How so?" Lin Tian held back a laugh and said. He knew that little girls fell for this trick; a provocation was most effective on a competitive girl like her.

"If we lose, I’ll let you kiss me. But if you lose, you have to agree to one condition from each of us, me and Xuanxuan," Zhang Lingyu confidently said.

"Sister Yu, how can you agree to let this lecher kiss you!" Xiao Manxuan protested, remembering that her first kiss was given to Lin Tian, her cheeks still feeling a bit hot.

"Xuanxuan, don’t worry, who wins and who loses is not certain yet. I know he has a good memory, well-informed, and quick to learn. This may work for liberal arts subjects, but it might not work for the sciences," Zhang Lingyu said with a smile, a cunning glint in her eyes.

Lin Tian of course knew where his weakness lay and admitted Zhang Lingyu’s assessment was spot on. The ability to never forget what he saw indeed had a more limited role in scientific subjects than in liberal arts.

If Lin Tian relied solely on his photographic memory, being very lazy and averse to studying, then just like Zhang Lingyu said, he would definitely be hopeless in the sciences.

But Lin Tian was well aware of his own affairs. Even with the advantage of a photographic memory, he still studied diligently. With a solid foundation to begin with, science obviously wouldn’t stump him.

There’s a saying that goes, the rich and handsome are not to be feared, what’s frightening is if the rich and handsome work harder than you. That’s truly the most tragic for common folks. Lin Tian never considered himself rich and handsome, so he was even more motivated to be diligent and hardworking.

"Very well, what are your conditions? Let me hear them. As long as it doesn’t require me to offer my body or violate my principles, I can consider anything," Lin Tian said with a laugh.

"We haven’t thought of them yet. You owe us for now. When we think of the conditions, we’ll tell you. Don’t worry, we wouldn’t want your body even if you’re willing to offer it," Zhang Lingyu said triumphantly, as though her plot had succeeded.

Xiao Manxuan also said giggling, "Lin Tian, you owe me two conditions now. Remember that."

"Don’t worry. Last time at Night Rose Bar, you won against Qi Jing playing piano. I promised you and haven’t forgotten a single thing; I always keep my word," Lin Tian pointed to his head and said.

With Lin Tian’s confirmation, Xiao Manxuan finally settled down contentedly, and the two school beauties paid no more attention to Lin Tian and started reading their books, looking like they were determined to win the upcoming contest.

Lin Tian couldn’t help but sigh. The two school beauties could easily get by on their looks, yet they still chose to be industrious. This made those who were lazy feel quite ashamed.

All the classes that morning were review sessions, and teachers from various subjects announced the details of the upcoming exams during class.

During the break for exercises between classes, Lin Tian took a stack of materials, left the classroom alone, and headed to the rooftop of the teaching building. Then he called Liu Wenxing, who quickly ran up to meet him.

"Wenxing, you ran up so many flights of stairs without even getting out of breath. Seems like you’ve been exercising well lately," Lin Tian patted his sturdy shoulder and praised him.

Liu Wenxing struck a muscle-flexing pose and said proudly, "Of course, I’ve followed Brother Tian’s instructions to have regular routines and to exercise my body. Now my body is not only stronger, but my mind is also clearer. My learning efficiency has increased several times over what it used to be. Things that were very hard to remember before, I can now memorize after just a few repetitions."

"Harmony between stillness and motion is the way, and it’s the same with studying, which requires blending work and rest," Lin Tian said with a smile.

"I don’t get all this talk about the way, but the things you said when you were doing acupuncture on me scared the crap out of me. If I had kidney deficiency at eighteen, then what kind of man would I be? So, this is all thanks to Brother Tian. You’re way better than those so-called health experts," Liu Wenxing said admiringly.

"Alright, let’s stop praising each other. See what I’ve brought you?" said Lin Tian, as he handed over the documents he was holding.

"What’s this?" Liu Wenxing took them, confused, then started to browse through. After a moment, he exclaimed with surprise, "Such detailed study methods! Brother Tian, did you come up with these?"

"No, these are the original materials researched by Teacher Fang Ming and Teacher Liu Ruming," Lin Tian admitted honestly.

Indeed, the materials that Lin Tian had given to Liu Wenxing were from Fang Ming and Liu Ruming. He had memorized them after reading through them just once, so holding onto the documents was redundant. Naturally, Lin Tian didn’t forget to share such valuable resources with Liu Wenxing.

Lin Tian felt that giving these materials was more useful than giving tens or hundreds of thousands in cash. He could give Liu Wenxing five million and make him a millionaire overnight, but Lin Tian would not do that.

That would be an insult to a man’s dignity, and Liu Wenxing definitely would not accept it. What Lin Tian preferred to do was to help Liu Wenxing become stronger and earn money through his own abilities.

"Thank you, Brother Tian. I understand your intentions and won’t disappoint you," Liu Wenxing said seriously.

"Thank what? As the saying goes, ’A hundred years of repair may bring two people on the same boat, a thousand years may bring them to share a pillow.’ You and I becoming roommates is at least the result of five hundred years of fate from our past lives. A piece of material is nothing," Lin Tian waved it off.

"Moreover, based on my understanding of Teacher Fang Ming, she definitely won’t hoard this material. Sooner or later, she’ll make it public. We’ve just seen it earlier than others. Fortunately, the college entrance exams are only twelve days away. It’s perfect timing to make good use of this," Lin Tian added with a wave of his hand.

"Ah, I’m so envious of your class 1 senior year. Not only do you have the most beautiful teacher, but these two teachers are so capable too. It makes others green with envy," Liu Wenxing said enviously.

"Stop whining. I need to ask you something. How’s it going with cracking that USB drive I gave you last time?" Lin Tian asked.

"That USB drive is tough, I tell you. I tried hacking into it with decryption software, but it was no use. It’s as I expected, the computation required is too massive, ordinary computers just can’t handle it..." When it came to decrypting the USB drive, Liu Wenxing’s eyes lit up, and he spoke nonstop.

All that talk of secret key matrices, matrix algorithm formulas, and whatnot were all computer science jargon, and Lin Tian was completely lost.

Liu Wenxing’s passion was computer and programming-related stuff, all self-learned. He even mentioned once that he sneaked into college lectures in Xikou City, attending computer science courses, and for him, the computer was his true love.

"Okay, just tell me the result," Lin Tian quickly cut him off, because otherwise, he could go on talking all night.

"No, it’s more difficult than I thought. I’ve hacked into our school’s computer lab, using idle computers to create a computing array to jointly crack the password, but it’s still no use. Ordinary CPUs are just too weak. Last time, when I slightly increased the computational load, I almost fried the computers in the lab!" Liu Wenxing shook his head.