CHAPTER 820: CHAPTER 721: DISLOCATED LIVES 19

The biggest regret Wen Shuangshuang once had was giving up her university degree in a fit of pique and leaving to start a business on her own. Now, she just wants to complete her university education, and since that’s the case, she wants to study something that can help her earn money, like information technology.

Wen Shuangshuang decided to enroll in an information technology university, particularly because the one in her city is the best in the country. If she attends this university, she won’t have to leave home, ensuring that the weekly grand meal she prepares won’t be interrupted.

With this in mind, Wen Shuangshuang began to study information technology, acquiring a computer and many instructional books and CDs, studying every day. Her main focus was programming.

Although the studying was quite relaxed, Wen Shuangshuang unexpectedly got captivated by coding. Seeing the codes reminded her of her friend, Chang Ge, who was said to come from a planet called Earth and ascended to the Immortal Realm during the End of Dharma Era through sheer cultivation.

In fact, what is called the Immortal Realm is just a planet with more abundant spiritual energy that’s better for cultivation, and the Divine Realm is an even superior planet. Ascending is simply reaching a level of cultivation where one can disregard the limitations of oxygen and gravity and walk freely in the universe. To put it plainly, while others need rockets or spacecraft to ascend to the skies, cultivators rely solely on their power.

Chang Ge entered the path of cultivation through array formations. Her ability to ascend from Earth during the End of Dharma Era relied on her impressive array dao that could destroy Golden Immortals even at the Mahayana Realm. After becoming friends with her, Chang Ge even urged her to learn array formations.

Chang Ge pushed Shuangshuang to learn array formations, hoping that if she ever encountered an opponent equally skilled in arrays, she wouldn’t be at a disadvantage. Array Masters are indeed tough to deal with; when they’re just learning, they’re weak, but once they master it, they’re more formidable than Sword Cultivators. Killing a few levels above is child’s play for them.

Unfortunately, Shuangshuang felt her brain just wasn’t wired for learning array formations. Even with the best teachers patiently guiding her, she could only grasp the basics but couldn’t dive deeper.

Of course, the basics taught by someone like Chang Ge, who had become a god in array formations, were profound insights that countless Array Masters couldn’t comprehend throughout their lives. But now, studying programming code on the computer, Wen Shuangshuang sensed a feeling similar to when she learned array formations with Chang Ge.

However, computer programming is much simpler. Not just her, even someone who had only learned the basics of array formations could easily handle it. Shuangshuang regained the confidence that had almost shattered into pieces when she studied array formations with Chang Ge.

Yes, this is why Wen Shuangshuang suddenly got interested in computer programming. She found that she was learning this at an incredible speed, akin to a genius.

While Wen Shuangshuang was engrossed in her studies, early Saturday morning, Wang Xiao and Mo Siqi called her as they had planned, wanting to come over and hang out with her.

Receiving their call, Wen Shuangshuang felt a pang of guilt for deciding to skip a grade suddenly, unintentionally sidelining the previous agreement she had with her two friends to go to university together.

Wang Xiao and Mo Siqi lived in cities very close to Wen Shuangshuang’s place. To meet up, a fast train ride of just an hour and a half would suffice, so after answering the call, she immediately had the driver pick them up at the station. Before long, she saw Mo Siqi in a youthful, bright outfit and Wang Xiao in a handsome, androgynous style.

When the three met, they hugged first, then joyfully caught up after their long separation. Wen Shuangshuang took them back home; she had already instructed the housekeeper to buy ingredients for cooking. With friends visiting, she had to prepare a feast to treat them.

After the meal, both Wang Xiao and Mo Siqi lay back on the ground, satisfied and holding their stomachs. "Shuangshuang, I never knew you could cook so well. Looks like once we start university, we’ll have to live outside just so we can cook for ourselves," Wang Xiao reminisced about the delicious meal, happily planning for university life.

Mo Siqi concurred, "Xiao Xiao is right. Eating your dishes makes me feel like they’re even better than those prepared by five-star chefs. I can’t wait to go to university, rent a place, with the two of us handling housework, and you in charge of the meals, Shuangshuang. It’s exciting to think about university life."

Mentioning university made Wen Shuangshuang feel a bit awkward. After hesitating for a while, she finally shared her plan, only to find that Wang Xiao and Mo Siqi’s reactions were different from what she expected because they turned out to be academic prodigies too!

After hearing Wen Shuangshuang’s words, Wang Xiao directly said, "Oh, this isn’t a hard thing. To be honest, when I wanted to join the military, I aimed to become a technical soldier in the computer field. With my grades, even though there’s still a year until the university entrance exam, I’m confident, even though it means working a bit harder.

Once in university, it’ll be easy. I didn’t skip a grade before because schooling wasn’t hard for me and learning was easy, which allowed me to enjoy more years. Now that Shuangshuang is going to university, of course, I want to be in sync with you."

Not only Wang Xiao, but even Mo Siqi, quite proudly flipping her hair, expressed with self-esteem, "I’ve skipped a grade before, and now I’m in my second year of high school. Before, I was even considering whether to repeat a year to go to university with you guys. Now, it seems I don’t need to.

For me, having a year to prepare for university is not a problem at all. I hadn’t really decided on what to study in university before, but I have some interest in computer programming. I’ve repaired small issues with our home computer before myself, so formally studying it doesn’t sound bad either."

Moved, Wen Shuangshuang spontaneously hugged the two. She never expected that these friends, whom she had known for only a month, would go to such lengths for her, "Thank you so much. But I hope you genuinely have an interest in information technology and aren’t forcing yourselves."

Wang Xiao’s smile remained as bright and open as ever, "What are you saying? I’m genuinely interested in information technology. Friendships thrive when they’re comfortable. While occasional compromises can help strengthen bonds, doing so continuously will lead to problems. I want to be lifelong friends with you two, so I won’t do anything that could jeopardize our friendship."

Mo Siqi, on the other hand, lifted her chin proudly, "Don’t overthink it. This young lady can excel in any field, and I had been considering drawing lots to choose my major. This time, it just saved me the trouble of drawing."

Drawing, drawing lots! Both Wen Shuangshuang and Wang Xiao looked slightly peculiar. That method of choosing seemed too casual, though given the two were academic stars, watching Mo Siqi made their hands itch inexplicably.