Chapter 1: What? My Deskmate Can Spit Fire!

"Shut up, can't you let me take a nap?"

Chu Wang struggled to wake up from his drowsy state on the desk, looked up at the clock hanging in the center of the classroom, and instantly became fully awake.

He slapped his snoring deskmate hard, "Old Qin, wake up, it's time. Sister Extermination will be here soon."

Old Qin, a high school student with a mature appearance, was sound asleep. Startled by Chu Wang's sudden slap, he raised his head in a daze.

In the next second, a flame suddenly shot out from his mouth, about a foot long. The scorching fire brushed past Chu Wang's face, and he could even smell the burnt odor from his left eyebrow.

"Damn! Old Qin, you can spit fire!" Chu Wang jumped up from his seat, seemingly unable to believe it, and turned his head backward.

"Fan Ming, you saw it too, right? Old Qin just spat fire from his mouth!"

What he saw was Fan Ming's long, thin face.

However, unlike before, a curly vine was extending from his head, as if enjoying the midday sun.

Chu Wang rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had woken up too quickly, causing him to hallucinate.

"That's because Old Qin successfully sealed a Black Iron-level elemental monster, the Fire Elemental, a few days ago, becoming a novice card master. Unlike you, who only awakened an 'E'-rank innate card, if you can't seal a monster within three months, you'll definitely fail the college entrance exam!"

Although the grass on Fan Ming's head made him look "cute," his sharp tongue was as annoying as ever.

Chu Wang had a bad feeling and quickly looked around.

The classroom was still the same, and the people were the same, but everything seemed different.

In the corner, someone was practicing squats with a stone lion weighing hundreds of pounds.

In the first row, the class beauty was taking crazy selfies during the last nap time, with a flower python wrapped around her arm.

"Did I just take a nap and end up in a different world? No, I must have woken up too quickly. I need to sleep a bit more."

Without a word, Chu Wang turned and laid his head back on the desk, forcing himself to fall asleep again.

In a daze, Chu Wang felt a strong force from his right ear. When he opened his eyes, Teacher Shen's cold face was right in front of him, staring at him.

Teacher Shen, whose real name was Shen You, was actually not that old, only twenty-four years old, in the prime of her life.

She had just graduated from one of the top federal academies, Zhengyi Academy, and was assigned to this school for an internship, becoming Chu Wang's homeroom teacher.

However, she always wore thick black-rimmed glasses and a conservative business suit, and her cold, serious demeanor led students to secretly nickname her "Sister Extermination."

At that moment, she looked at Chu Wang with a disappointed expression, pulling his ear hard, "Chu Wang, you're still sleeping in class. How can you be so self-destructive? You've really disappointed me!"

Chu Wang, who was worried about whether he had traveled through time, felt a sense of relief seeing his familiar teacher and hurriedly complained to her,

"Teacher Shen, you don't know, in my dream, Old Qin actually spat fire! And Fan Ming had grass growing on his head..."

Chu Wang, after all, was still a high school student, and seeing his homeroom teacher, he immediately felt a sense of unconditional trust.

However, the next second, he was once again startled and jumped up from his seat.

From Teacher Shen's hair, a small bird, completely black with no other colors, about the size of a palm, poked its head out and blinked at Chu Wang.

But that small bird had four pairs, a total of eight eyes, on its tiny head!

"Chu Wang, are you under too much pressure? What are you talking about? Forget it, you don't need to attend the afternoon classes. Come with me to the infirmary to rest."

Without another word, Shen You pulled Chu Wang, whose mind was in a daze, out of the classroom, ignoring the whispers behind them.

"See, I told you that the lowest 'E'-rank talent would still be a blow to him. With such a talent, it's almost impossible to become a formal card master..."

"Who made him so arrogant, always trying to be the best? The higher his hopes, the greater the blow to him when he awakened his talent."

"Sigh, what a waste of his good looks. I was planning to confess to him after the college entrance exam, but now, hum..."

Ignoring the noisy classroom behind her, Shen You glanced worriedly at her former top student.

"Chu Wang, awakening an 'E'-rank innate card is indeed a disappointing thing, worthy of a good cry. But what distinguishes the strong from the weak is the courage to face a bleak life and stand up to continue fighting it."

Immersed in the strangeness of his supposed time travel, Shen You's voice suddenly rang in his ear.

Chu Wang looked up, gazing at the familiar yet unfamiliar teacher in front of him.

"I know you have high expectations for yourself, and the universities you filled out are all the top-ranked Destiny Academies in the federation. But an 'E'-rank innate card only gives you a mental power base of about ten points. Even if you can complete the first stage of mental cultivation in the last three months, doubling your mental power, it still can't compare to the average forty to sixty points of mental power in the class. Not to mention, Destiny Academies only admit geniuses, with a minimum mental power requirement of eighty-five points. And you also need to seal a monster of at least Silver Rank in your innate card, which directly eliminates ninety-nine percent of people."

By the time they reached the infirmary, Shen You gently pressed Chu Wang onto a single bed and handed him a blanket to cover himself.

"You have solid theoretical knowledge, and your studies on the monster compendium and combat strategies are the best in the school. Especially your keen intuition in the advanced paths of monsters, which is the best I've ever seen. I've always noticed these things. You don't need to worry too much about your future. My teacher is now the principal of Zhengyi Academy, one of the nine top federal academies, and the best at cultivating card theorists and educators. With your solid theoretical knowledge, becoming a teacher after graduation would be a great thing. Don't worry, I'll use my connections to ask my teacher for a favor, to get you a special admission to the Education College of Zhengyi Academy, where you can still receive the best card master education in the federation."

Looking at the teacher who was tucking him in with a gentle smile, Chu Wang realized for the first time that the eyes behind Teacher Shen's glasses were so beautiful when she smiled.

"Teacher Shen, I..." Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Shen You again.

"You just set your goals too high before, and the gap is too big, which is why you're like this. Look at our class, there are two others who only awakened 'E'-rank talents, like Wang Daqiang. He also sealed a Black Iron-level [Worker Ant] with his 'E'-rank innate card. Now he can carry hundreds of pounds, and he's not inferior to anyone at the novice card master stage. Of course, Daqiang's innate talent is 'Labor,' which is more compatible with the Worker Ant, allowing him to seal it smoothly. But there are countless types of monsters in the world, and I believe we can find one that matches your talent. In three days, the school will organize a field study for the key class of this year's college entrance exam students to the Sunset Mountains 'Tongyuan Secret Realm.' I know your family can't afford to buy a compatible monster for you, so this is your last chance to seal a monster. Even if you want to go the special admission route, you need to become a qualified novice card master first. You must adjust your mindset and not miss this opportunity."

Without waiting for Chu Wang's response, Shen You left, leaving him to rest in the infirmary.

Feeling helpless, Chu Wang could only swallow the words that Shen You had cut off,

"But I'm from another world, I don't know anything about monsters and innate cards..."

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