Chapter 27 Goal

After looking at the table of contents, Lu Heng quickly flipped to page 270 of the Handbook of Common Plant Pharmacology.

The contents of this page, and subsequent pages, were full of detailed information about the flower poison ginseng.

Lu Heng carefully read the text on the page word by word.

The pharmacology handbook recorded the information about many herbs in great detail. Not only was there a detailed text explanation of each herb, but there were also a large number of pictures.

However, it was still difficult to understand what was written inside the book, as the pages were filled with specialized terms that most people had never heard of before.

It was easy to understand the meaning of each individual word, but when these words were linked up as a term or description, they were nearly incomprehensible to the average reader.

Surprisingly, Lu Heng did not encounter many obstacles while reading the contents of the handbook.

Was it because he had studied a portion of the high school syllabus? Or was it because his comprehension ability had improved?

It had to be the latter. Lu Heng thought to himself, ‘If I had read such specialized books before this, it would have been impossible for me to understand them so easily.’

It seemed that the evolution of his talent would not only aid him in the practice of martial arts, but would even help him study better.

If that was the case, did he now have a chance of getting into a university?

Lu Heng could not help but raise his head, a hint of excitement flashing across his eyes.

‘Perhaps I really should try to get into the University of Martial Arts!’

Just now, in order to appease Xiaoxiao, he had lied to Xiaoxiao that he was reading these books in order to get into the University of Martial Arts.

However, he now felt that it was possible.

Although he had dropped out of school for almost half a year, and had fallen behind in his studies, given his outstanding comprehension ability, he still had a chance of catching up.

‘I dropped out of school. I wasn’t expelled, so I can still participate in the university entrance examination.’

‘If I can successfully pass the examination, even if I don’t manage to become a martial artist within a short period of time, I should still be able to make things work.’

‘Moreover, the treatment of the students there is amazing. Just the cultivation resources allocated to them every month are enough to make countless people envious. I’ll even be able to earn more privileges and benefits through my own hard work.’

Pa!

Lu Heng slapped his own head fiercely. ‘Why didn’t I think of this earlier?’

It was really too difficult to become a martial artist within such a short period of time. However, the solution would be much easier if he just had to take and pass the entrance examination for the University of Martial Arts.

If he really wanted to become a martial artist in two months’ time, his martial arts talent would have to be at least as much as those people who skipped junior high school and directly enrolled themselves into university.

Such people were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Lu Heng did not think that his current self could be compared to them.

However, if he was being compared to other high school students instead, he still had enough confidence to compete with them.

Thinking this, Lu Heng immediately heaved a sigh of relief.

The anxiety that had been bearing down on him over the past few days immediately eased substantially.

During this period of time, in order to become a martial artist, he had really gone all out. Not only did he practice martial arts day and night, he even dared to risk his life by eating the flower poison ginseng to increase his strength.

Of course, he now knew that he had been tricked by Old Xu’s words. The medicinal effects of the flower poison ginseng were not that effective, and the fatality rate was also much, much higher.

‘I still only have less than two months. The entrance examination for the University of Martial Arts will be held on the first day of the New Year.’

Lu Heng began to mentally calculate how much time he had.

In this era, there were no winter or summer holidays. The schedule of the study semester was different from that of the old era.

Even the date of the university entrance exam was different.

Spring marked the beginning of the university entrance exam season as well as the period for the recruitment to enter military service.

These two dates were close to each other. The examination would take place first, followed by the military service recruitment.

Those who failed the university entrance exam would be recruited into the army and forced to serve.

Of course, those who entered the army after graduating from high school would naturally receive different treatment compared to those who only completed their junior high school education. Their future in the army would also be more secure.

‘Two months should be enough for me to catch up on my studies from the civil class.’

‘The requirements for the civil class at the University of Martial Arts are not as high as those at the University of Science and Technology. With my previous foundation and my current comprehension ability, as long as I work hard, I will definitely be able to catch up and surpass the others.’

‘As for the physical fitness test…’

Lu Heng realized that if he really wanted to enter the University of Martial Arts, his biggest obstacle would be the physical fitness test.

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His physical fitness test results had to meet the standards of a prospective martial artist.

In other words, he had to be able to obtain at least a B grade in all of his tested subjects.

If he had obtained an A grade in more than three subjects, then he would definitely meet the admission criteria.

No matter what, it would be much easier than becoming a martial artist in two months. The probability of success was substantially higher.

Lu Heng nodded secretly and then lowered his head again to read more about the flower poison ginseng

He had to take things one step at a time.

Although he had already set himself the goal of passing the university entrance examination, the most important thing now was to fully understand the medicinal properties of the flower poison ginseng.

Then, he would experiment and see if these thirty-nine flower poison ginseng plants could help him improve his talent again.

Lu Heng read each word carefully.

After about half an hour, he finally read through all of the information related to the flower poison ginseng. ‘It’s basically the same as what Senior Brother He described back then.’

After reading the pharmacology manual, Lu Heng discovered that He Bing had already succinctly explained the characteristics of the flower poison ginseng to him.

The only new piece of information he discovered after reading was that, no matter what kind of physique a person had, their body would not become resistant to the ginseng’s poison.

In other words, even if he was lucky enough to survive eating the flower poison ginseng this time, he would still have to roll the dice again the next time he ate it. ‘Since my body is unable to develop resistance to the ginseng’s poison, then the only reason why I’m fine even after eating it three times is because an external force is helping me resist this poison.’

This new knowledge confirmed Lu Heng’s previous speculation.

It was because something in his body had stimulated his brain and body while resisting the poison of the flower poison ginseng, thus improving his comprehension ability and physique.

Of course, there was also a small possibility that it was because his body was unique or special. However, the probability of that being the case was very small because, if his body was different from others, the physical examination during the civil and martial arts class division should have already detected it.

‘Good, then I can eat these flower poison ginseng plants without worry.’

Lu Heng closed the pharmacology handbook and put it aside. Then, he brought the bag containing the thirty-nine flower poison ginseng plants in front of him.

He had eaten the flower poison ginseng three times without any problems, and the side effects had gotten milder and milder each time. This meant that the danger of eating the flower poison ginseng was virtually nil.

In that case, he could naturally eat them again without any worries.

The only problem now was figuring out how many plants to eat at one time.

After all, increasing the dosage would result in an increase in the poison dosage as well. Lu Heng did not know how much poison he could handle without exceeding the limit of that external force.

‘Let’s play it safe and eat two plants first.’

After weighing the pros and cons for a while, Lu Heng decided to try eating two plants first.

If eating two plants did not have an effect, he could increase the dosage after that.

After all, he only had one life. If he ate too many at once and poisoned himself to death, then that would be the end of his life story.

Without any further hesitation, Lu Heng grabbed two of the flower poison ginseng plants, put them into his mouth one after another, and started chewing.