CHAPTER 116: CHAPTER 116: PAPER WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD, EVERYONE LOVES MATH

"You’re lying! You said you’d save my New Year’s money for me when I was little, and you still haven’t given it back!" Su Duoduo shouted angrily.

"But you haven’t grown up yet." Su Qi replied confidently, then asked, "Seriously though, where did you get this All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal from?"

Su Duoduo stammered, "I... I earned it with my abilities."

Su Qi almost laughed out of exasperation.

You’re just an elementary school kid, and you managed to earn an All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal.

Then wouldn’t I be able to flood all the Holy Cities with beast meat?

"Spit it out, or I’ll leave." Su Qi scoffed at this lame excuse, casually pocketing the All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal and pretending to turn away.

Su Duoduo panicked and grabbed onto Su Qi’s arm, speaking rapidly, "I really earned it."

"Earlier, an old man was telling everyone you’re his nephew-in-law, so I thought he was a relative and went to say hello. He then insisted on giving it to me."

Su Qi immediately realized.

That must have been Jiang Qingwei’s second uncle.

He’s capable of doing such things.

This also reminded Su Qi that with his current influence, even if he warned a few people, there would always be some opportunists doing similar things.

The key still lies with my sister.

So, he tried to explain using words Su Duoduo could understand, "Do you know why I don’t let you randomly use the All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal?"

Su Duoduo raised her eyebrows sharply, "You’re afraid that after I awaken, I’ll surpass you and suppress you!"

"Wrong!" Su Qi was exasperated, giving her a gentle knock on the head and correcting her, "Even if you awaken using the All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal now, it’ll take you a hundred years to surpass me. Want to know my secret to advancing so quickly?"

In an instant.

Su Duoduo stopped fussing, blinking her bright eyes at Su Qi.

Even her little friend beside her held her breath, listening intently.

"It’s because I’m good at math!" Su Qi said solemnly, without blushing or skipping a beat.

Su Duoduo’s instinctive reaction was that Su Qi was deceiving her, but she couldn’t prove otherwise.

Because Su Qi was top tier in Realm and his math grades were also top-notch, to refute him would require surpassing him in at least one of them.

"Really?"

"Would an Apostle Level like me fabricate such a lie to trick a child?" Su Qi glanced at her with a skeptical look, "If you don’t believe me, go ask Principal Pei or Uncle Chen Zhen..."

As soon as Su Qi mentioned scholarly Uncle Chen Zhen, Su Duoduo was immediately convinced.

"So if I get good at math, I can awaken?"

"Yes... as long as you pass."

"Just wait, I’ll pass by next month!" Su Duoduo’s eyes lit up, and she no longer dwelled on the All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal, grabbing her little friend’s hand and bolting away.

This earnest assurance made Su Qi feel a bit guilty.

What if she really buckles down and studies?

If she really passes next month and I haven’t gathered enough mysterious items, wouldn’t I be embarrassed?

At that moment.

A foreboding sense of shooting himself in the foot suddenly emerged, along with a hint of urgency.

However, very soon.

The urgency vanished completely.

Given Su Qi’s current influence, convincing the math exam author to increase the difficulty tenfold shouldn’t be an issue.

Hmm...

No worries then.

Su Qi tossed the All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal in his hand, returning to the training room at home, feeling surprisingly pleased.

On the other hand, Su Duoduo, who had been tricked by Su Qi since childhood, felt something was amiss, seeing some uncles and elders at school still peeking in from afar, she got an idea.

She strided past the crowd with her little friend hand in hand, "Sis, do you know why my brother Su Qi was able to advance so quickly?"

Su Duoduo’s little friend, also a crafty kid, immediately caught on, "Is there really a secret?"

With that.

Some of the prominent family figures nearby immediately perked up their ears.

Each of them was too excited to even breathe, initially sticking around to hopefully form a connection with Su Qi.

Unexpectedly, even though they couldn’t meet Su Qi, they stumbled upon such an earth-shattering secret!

Su Duoduo leaned closer to her friend’s ear, lowering her voice, "It’s math! As long as you lay a solid math foundation, future advancement will be super fast."

However, the strength of these prominent figures was not weak, and this level of children’s whispers couldn’t escape their ears.

Math?

Can it really be that powerful!?

They exchanged glances, seeing the shock and doubt in each other’s eyes.

Suddenly.

They all seemed to recall that when Su Qi first made his mark, wasn’t it because he was first in ten subjects?

In terms of resources, a civilian family couldn’t possibly match theirs.

The mysterious path to awakening... doesn’t seem all that remarkable either.

Thus, there can be only one truth...

Mathematics is the key to enhancing spirituality!

Besides, the innocent words of two kids naturally didn’t carry much ulterior motive.

And Su Qi, as an Apostle Level Transcendent, wouldn’t have a reason to deceive even his sister, right?

Hence.

One by one, the prominent family figures unobtrusively left, and upon exiting the school, they rushed eagerly to the bookstore.

"Owner, pack up all the math books in your store and send them to the Bai Mansion."

After paying generously and just about to head to the next shop, they were confronted by another prominent family figure.

The furious person said, "Bai Hengtao, have you no shame? Buying one would suffice, what do you mean by buying them all!?"

Bai Hengtao glanced at the person, "Our Bai Family is large, naturally, everyone needs a copy."

"You!" The person gritted their teeth in frustration, and without wasting time arguing, turned and swiftly rushed to the next location.

Such scenes continued to unfold in major bookstores across the Ninth District, with some even cursing each other in the streets despite their status.

Subsequently, the bookstore owners, their shelves cleared out of math textbooks and exercise books, were filled with doubts. Upon inquiring around, they finally uncovered the insider information.

Each of them trembled with excitement.

If even prominent figures weren’t holding back, fighting over them, it must mean that Su Qi’s advancement secret was highly likely to be true.

We hit the jackpot!

Consequently, these bookstore owners ordered large quantities of math-related books overnight from various channels and printing houses, focusing on textbooks and exercise books in particular.

Indeed.

With their added momentum.

For several consecutive days, more people joined the buying spree.

Paper in Luoyang... oh no, it’s the Ninth District’s math exercise books, are expensive!

The number of purchases skyrocketed, and prices soared.

Especially some civilian families, upon learning of such a cheap and effective method of nurturing, were naturally not stingy, arranging a full schedule for their children.

The children of the Ninth District, looking at the piles of math exercise books taller than them...

Immediately burst into tears.

Even the math teachers in some schools began to doubt themselves, wondering if they had been too conservative and if they should buy a few All Heavens Reflecting True Crystals for a boost?

Seeing all this, Su Duoduo and her little friend began to believe Su Qi’s words deeply.

He might deceive me, but there’s no way he could fool the entire town.

The vast Ninth District.

Overnight, almost everyone’s way of greeting changed to: "How many math problems did your kid solve?"

Meanwhile, Su Qi, like a butterfly unknowingly flapping its wings, was blissfully unaware,

because.

He was busy drawing lots.

A whole box full of All Heavens Reflecting True Crystals lay before him.

He even felt like shouting —

Brother Ma, why don’t you lower the probability a bit more?

I’m afraid it won’t be thrilling enough.