Gao Wu: I have a dimensional gate

April 13th, Monday, 6:00 AM.

032 East Gate of Resource City.

Outside the east gate lies a desolate area. The nearly 100-meter-wide gate was now fully open, revealing a large open space inside, bustling with activity.

One thousand students participating in the practical training gathered here, divided into ten groups according to their respective cities.

Lu Qiu arrived at the place where the students of High School 032 had gathered and found that almost everyone had arrived.

The training base was built in a wilderness area to avoid affecting the normal lives of residents.

Someone would arrange a special transport vehicle to pick him up at seven o'clock, so Lu Qiu arrived an hour early, only to find that he was still late.

No one was sleepy; everyone's face was filled with enthusiasm and eagerness, looking forward to soaring to new heights in the training camp.

"Lu Qiu!" Wang Hao was holding his phone, pointing at the screen while arguing with someone. When he saw Lu Qiu, he immediately waved and ran over.

"Haozi," Lu Qiu looked at his dark circles with a strange expression, "didn't you sleep last night?"

Wang Hao said nonchalantly, "I was studying the rules and checking the preliminary rankings, so I slept a little late. It's alright."

"What's there to study? The strong rise and the weak fall," Lu Qiu said, puzzled.

He focused on how to earn points and what items could be redeemed with points, but he didn't read the rules carefully.

Generally speaking, all behaviors are allowed in this type of practical training as long as they do not affect others.

"Hey," Wang Hao finally noticed Lu Qiu's weakness, "you don't understand, there's a lot more to it than that!"

"Let me tell you, according to the rules..."

Wang Hao rattled off a whole bunch of stuff about hunting areas, the habits of exotic beasts, combat strategies, average income... leaving Lu Qiu completely bewildered.

He is indeed talented in martial arts, but his academic performance is only passable. Unlike Wang Hao, who got full marks in his academic subjects.

If martial arts were not involved, Wang Hao would undoubtedly be the number one student in the class.

"I also made a software, Lu Qiu. You input your parameters, and it can automatically generate the best strategy for hunting alien beasts and a points redemption scheme."

Lu Qiu didn't take it seriously. He always believed that martial artists relied on strength, not statistical analysis: "Is this reliable?"

"Not bad, Wang Hao. The Human Alliance is currently developing an AI system to assist martial artists in their cultivation. You managed to create the software all by yourself?"

A familiar voice interrupted their conversation; it was their homeroom teacher, Li Qiaowei.

She stood next to Wang Hao with her arms crossed, clearly having been listening for a while.

"Teacher Li!" Wang Hao immediately put away his phone, his face flushed red, and he stammered, "I... I was just doing it for fun."

Li Qiaowei smiled and spread her hands: "Give me your phone."

The homeroom teacher's authority kicked in, and Wang Hao obediently unlocked his phone and handed it over.

Li Qiaowei tossed her phone to Lu Qiu: "Enter the parameters and take a look."

Lu Qiu didn't take it seriously at first, but seeing his teacher's serious expression, he began to believe him a little and entered the parameters one by one.

Grade D equipment, three-dimensional data, average and extreme force output, Minor Unity of Heaven and Man, Second Level of White Crane Stance...

He didn't lose the Tiger Form Fist because it didn't exist in the main world, but it did have a method for cultivating the power of penetration. He thought for a moment and entered "Initial Mastery of Penetration".

Li Qiaowei's eyebrows twitched, but she didn't say anything; her curiosity only intensified.

Within seconds, the software calculated the result.

Recommended hunting area: No. 5, main exotic animals: Bone-eating rat, giant cheek pouch rat, iron-haired wild boar.

Expected harvest on day one: 137 Bone-Eating Rats, 86 Giant Cheeky Rats, 10 Iron-Haired Wild Boars

首日兑换方案：D级气血药剂x2（400），标準筋肉套餐x5（500），D级内伤药剂x1（100）

Lu Qiu fell into deep thought.

Initial points are awarded based on ranking, and are considered as points for the first time obtaining that ranking.

He was ranked 51st with only 500 points. Lu Qiu checked again and realized that the points he earned on the first day were also included.

The exchange plan was in line with his own ideas. His Qi and Blood had reached a plateau at 9.5, so he decided to postpone the improvement and let his muscles and bones catch up.

The first things to redeem will definitely be the Bone Tempering Agent and the Muscle and Muscle Set.

One Bone-Eating Rat is worth 2 points, one Giant Cheeky Rat is worth 1 point, and one Iron-Haired Wild Boar is worth 20 points, which adds up to exactly 20 points.

Lu Qiu, puzzled but impressed, asked, "How did you calculate that?"

Wang Hao took the phone, glanced at the data, and explained: "Considering your strength and martial arts, we deduced your movement speed, as well as the habits of the strange beasts, the distribution of the number of strange beasts in the area... This is the result of a comprehensive analysis."

Li Qiaowei interjected, "Isn't this a bit too much?"

She could easily surpass this standard herself, but she didn't think Lu Qiu could do it, even though Lu Qiu's "parameters" were real and very impressive.

Wang Hao revealed an unprecedented level of confidence: "The beasts in the hunting area are released in advance, and the density is much higher than in the wilderness area. Theoretically speaking, Lu Qiu's strength is more than enough."

"Strong on paper doesn't mean you can perform well in a real fight against a monster," Li Qiaowei shook her head. "Don't even mention you guys, there are plenty of martial arts students who, when facing a monster for the first time and drawing blood, can't even unleash 10% of their strength."

Wang Hao was prepared. Pointing to the screen, he said, "Teacher Li, I've imported the combat psychology assessment results for our martial arts class. Lu Qiu's score is first. According to the software calculations, he can utilize at least 73% of his strength!"

Lu Qiu nodded: "I think it's fine."

He had trained behind the boundary gate for a long time, and killing alien beasts was as easy as eating and drinking. He was able to exert 100% of his strength.

Wang Hao's software calculations are still too conservative.

Li Qiaowei took a breath and looked at Wang Hao with interest: "Not bad. Find a few more classmates to use your software and report the results to me tonight. If it's useful, promote it within our 032 team."

Wang Hao ran out excitedly.

Lu Qiu asked, "Teacher Li, are you also going to the training base?"

Li Qiaowei said, "Of course, I am the team leader of 032. Each resource city has a team leader to help you solve all problems except cultivation."

A short while later, Wang Hao ran back.

He sought out the other eight students from the top ten of the martial arts class at No. 1 High School, since they were also among the top ten in Class 032.

The statistical results are quite different from those of Luqiu.

Xu Wen's expected gains were similar to Lu Qiu's. Although her psychological test score was only 56%, the bonus from her A-level talent was too terrifying, and Wang Hao gave it a very high weighting.

As Li Qiaowei predicted, the remaining people not only lacked mental fortitude but also had significantly weaker abilities, and their expected gains were less than 20% of Lu Qiu's.

Li Qiaowei became serious.

Everyone was waiting for the bus, and since they had nothing else to do, they wanted to see what was so special about Wang Hao's software.

But the results were pretty much what she expected; the top ten were probably around the same level.

"Keep it up, Wang Hao, your software has great potential." She patted Wang Hao on the shoulder, walked to the front of the line, and clapped twice.

Everyone's attention was drawn to it.

Li Qiaowei cleared her throat, and after introducing herself, her gaze sharpened.

"I know you are all high school students, and I might be wondering why you have to participate in training to face alien beasts when you are not ready yet?"

Everyone here grew up under the protection of the resource city, never having been to the front lines or entered any restricted areas. They don't know that the battle between warriors and alien beasts is a fight to the death.

But the beasts won't wait for you to be ready, nor will they let you go just because you're weak.

This training exercise has a casualty target, meaning that you may bleed, get injured, or even die. Once you enter the base, you will either have to walk out after the training or be carried out.

I want to emphasize again that it's perfectly fine to withdraw now, and it won't affect your college entrance exam scores.

The sound wasn't loud, but it carried throughout the entire East Gate area, attracting the attention of students from other resource cities and their accompanying teachers.

One teacher even coughed twice and told his students, "Um... what I'm going to say is similar to what Teacher Li said, so I won't go into it."

No one answered.

"Very good, 032 has no cowards." Li Qiaowei nodded in satisfaction, glanced at the time, and said, "All personnel of 032, line up and prepare to depart!"

In just a few seconds, the students stood in neat rows.

Dozens of base transport vehicles were also parked outside the east gate.

……

August 13th, Monday, 10:00 AM.

We set off at 7:00 AM, and three hours later, all the transport vehicles arrived at the training base.

All students were divided into ten lines, with each line based on their resource city, to receive their dormitory keys and daily necessities. Before long, Lu Qiu stepped into the base.

He estimated the location of the base.

The transport vehicle reached a speed of 200 km/h and did not make any turns for three hours.

In other words, they are located 600 kilometers away from Resource City 032, which is in the middle of the wilderness area, where there are a large number of Tier 1 alien beasts.

No wonder there are security personnel patrolling the perimeter of the base; each one is a fully armed Source Energy Warrior. A thousand high school students who aren't even warriors are far too vulnerable in the wilderness.

In the center of the base stands a towering six-story building, which, though only six stories high, is comparable to a typical twenty-story building.

The first floor is the training area, the second to fourth floors are the dormitory area, the fifth floor is the resource exchange area, and the sixth floor is where staff live and work.

The fourth floor is where the first 100 students live; all rooms are single rooms.

Lu Qiu put down his luggage and went to the resource exchange area, where quite a few people had already started queuing.

Some students gathered around the screen in front of the exchange platform, chattering amongst themselves.

"The talent potion costs 10,000 points. I wonder if I can get one before the training ends."

"Give me a break! Half-source energy martial arts are much more reliable. They only cost a thousand points; you couldn't even buy them with money outside!"

"Aiming too high is unrealistic. You need to exchange resources to improve your strength first. If you're slow at one step, you'll be slow at every step. Don't you understand?"

……

Lu Qiu looked at the scrolling redemption list on the large screen above his head and noticed that each item had a number next to it.

At the top of the list is the much-discussed Prototype II Talent Potion, with a price of 10,000 points followed by a parenthesis containing the number 10.

Does it mean there are only ten bottles, or does it have some other meaning?

Just as he was thinking, the number 10 changed to 9, and the blond, blue-eyed youth who was at the front of the line left the line, holding up the reagent bottle and examining it.

Lu Qiu's pupils contracted.

He was very close and could see the label on the reagent bottle; it was the Talent Potion.

Without hesitation, the young man uncorked the bottle and drank it all in one gulp. Then he looked back at the students in line and smiled, "It doesn't taste very good."

It's Longk, who's in first place.

He started with 10,000 points, which he immediately exchanged for and drank as a talent potion.

The entire resource exchange area fell silent, everyone staring at Longk, waiting for the potion to take effect.

Longke waved his hand: "It won't take effect so quickly. Let me test the potion's effects first."

"You son of a bitch!"

Someone stepped out of the line, quickly walked up to Longke's side, punched him, and laughed, "If only I had taken a few more bottles of Grade D Qi and Blood Potions at home! I was only 0.07 points weaker than you, which is why I came in second!"

He came in second place, Li Chengze.

He wasn't as muscular as Longke, and was even a bit thin, but when the two stood together, Li Chengze's presence was in no way inferior.

Longk changed his punch: "Maybe if we fail and the three-dimensional slides down, we won't even be able to beat you then."

"Come on, Type II is much safer than Type I, and the awakening probability is also much higher." Li Chengze spat. "I'm going out to hunt alien beasts right now. I'm not exchanging anything until I get the talent potion!"

After saying that, he left in a huff, clearly heading to the hunting area.

Lu Qiu's expression turned serious.

The number of talent potions is fixed, and whether they will be replenished is another matter. With an initial score of 500, he is far from 10,000, and he doesn't have much time left.

The exchange plan for today has been finalized. He wants the talent potion and needs to earn an extra 10,000 points.

Time is tight.

He watched the procession advance anxiously, calculating how many strange beasts they would hunt that day.

According to Wang Hao's software calculations, there would be nothing left today, and his three-dimensional averages were far behind those of the top fifty, so he couldn't stop exchanging potions in the future.

He has to exceed, and significantly exceed, the expected harvest.

When it was Lu Qiu's turn, he decisively stated his needs: "One D-grade Qi and Blood potion, and two standard muscle and muscular meals."

"Scrolling through my phone."

The staff member was a young girl, who seemed to be a student at Wuhan University, and she said something rather idly.

Lu Qiu took out his phone and touched the card reader on the machine.

"Beep—Facial recognition complete, Lu Qiu. Rank 51, points: 500."

The moment the name was announced, the girl's eyes widened, as if a hungry wolf had spotted prey: "You're Lu Qiu, the only Lesser Celestial Lu Qiu outside the top three?"

"It's me." Lu Qiu was completely confused. "What's wrong?"

"I am Lin Wei, the resource exchange specialist at the base, and also the admissions specialist for Shilu Martial Arts University."

"Consider signing a contract early? As long as your GPA is 9.0 or higher, you can enroll without taking the college entrance exam and receive a full scholarship!"

Lu Qiu blinked.

Shilu Wuhan University is a top-tier university, and the admission standard for top-tier universities is an average score of 9.67 in all three dimensions.

His average score across the three dimensions is only 9.2, which is 0.47 short of the required score. Even with that, there's no guarantee of admission, yet the admissions officer is already trying to recruit him.

"Don't listen to her. Shi Luo is trash, the worst of the best at a top-tier martial arts university. Hey classmate, consider our Yanhe Martial Arts University. Besides a full scholarship, we can even assign you a high-level martial arts instructor!"

Another exchange agent nearby came over and frantically winked at Lu Qiu.

Lu Qiu was still puzzled: "Why me?"

"A Little Celestial! That's a Little Celestial!" The first girl went crazy. "Do you know what a Little Celestial means? In a base of a thousand people, there are only four! Three of them are in the top three!"

Lu Qiu understood that the average score of the top three schools was almost approaching that of the top nine schools. He participated in the practical training in order to make further progress, so naturally he would not choose them.

Yanhe and Shilu are ranked 30th and 29th respectively among the 30 top-tier universities in Wuhan, so they are naturally eager to recruit students.

The students behind them began to stir.

Some were surprised that he was a Little Celestial, some were envious and jealous, and some were impatient and urging him on. It was clear that Lu Qiu had affected the exchange progress.

Lu Qiu said, "I'll consider it. Let's exchange the items first."

He quickly left after taking his belongings, as he was about to begin hunting the strange beasts and had no time to waste.

The admissions officer from Shilu University even shouted after Lu Qiu's retreating figure, "Student, we can also assign you a high-level martial artist as your mentor! Please give us priority consideration!"

Lu Qiu pretended not to hear; his target was not the bottom-ranked martial arts university.

After quickly using up the potion and finishing the meal, Lu Qiu changed his equipment and left the base, only to be stopped again.

"Lu Qiu! Wait for me, I'll go with you!" It was Wang Hao.