“Congratulations! Your spiritual power index has reached one. From today on, you are a true Force Warrior!” The usually stern instructor Travis rarely showed a smile as he said to Eric Thompson, “Actually, I noticed a long time ago that your Force index was increasing rapidly. The reason I didn’t say much to you was because I was afraid you’d become arrogant.”

“In just one week, your Force has gone from 0.2 to 1.0! In all my years of teaching, this is the first time I’ve seen such a thing! Keep working hard—maybe by the time the new semester officially starts in September, you’ll be selected for the elite class. Your future is limitless!”

“Tomorrow, you’ll receive your own warrior’s medal. In addition, the school will give you a cash reward of five thousand yuan. You’ve earned all of this!” Travis said excitedly.

Jason Carter curled his lips, put a hand on Eric Thompson’s shoulder, and sighed, “Old classmate, you’re just too amazing. We’re both cultivating Force, but my Force only increased from 0.1 to 0.2, while you’ve already reached the warrior standard. I used to think I was pretty good, but compared to you, I’m just weak.”

Travis smiled at Jason Carter and said, “Don’t get discouraged. Some people’s physiques are especially suited for Force cultivation, so they progress quickly. Maybe Eric Thompson is just one of those people. You managed to increase your Force by 0.1 in seven days—that’s not bad either. Summer training is a great opportunity to quickly improve your level! As long as you work hard, you can be just like Eric Thompson!”

“Do you know why you’re always the last ones to enter the training room every day? It’s because your grades are poor—you’re the group that gets looked down on at school. But remember, as long as you work hard, you can soar just like Eric Thompson! You can earn the title of warrior, or even martial artist!”

Woo~

These underachievers all cheered. Eric Thompson frowned slightly. He had always been at the bottom of the class, and suddenly being used by Travis as a model student made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

However, the five thousand yuan cash reward came at just the right time—Eric Thompson’s appetite had increased a lot, and he was about to go hungry.

Chapter 9 Victor Reed

Owen Harris didn’t return from Nanjing alone; he also brought back an elderly scholar with white hair and glasses. When they arrived at Eric Thompson’s home, the first thing the old man did was grab Eric Thompson’s hand and examine him carefully from head to toe.

“Eric Thompson, this is my doctoral advisor, Victor Reed—Professor Reed. He was very excited when he saw your design blueprints and insisted on meeting you in person. I couldn’t stop him,” Owen Harris said to Eric Thompson from the side.

“So you’re Professor Reed. Please, have a seat. I’ll make you some tea,” Eric Thompson said with a slight smile.

The so-called tea was just bagged Lipton black tea, but fortunately, the advanced tactical school had given Eric Thompson a bonus, which he used to buy a lot of necessities, so life hadn’t been so difficult lately.

Professor Reed looked to be about seventy years old, but he was as excited as a child, full of energy. He didn’t mind Eric Thompson’s simple hospitality, and as soon as he sat down, he asked about the anti-gravity mechanism.

“How did you solve the magnetic shielding?” Professor Reed asked curiously. “It’s not just the Earth’s magnetic field—many electronic devices, like computers, cell phones, and shortwave radio signals, can all affect the stability of the anti-gravity mechanism.”

Eric Thompson replied, “It’s simple. I plan to use physical shielding. After all, the finished product will be a pair of anti-gravity shoes, and the mechanism will be hidden in the soles. As long as we lay a layer of shielding metal around the anti-gravity mechanism, it’ll be fine.”

Victor Reed was a research professor, and his questions were quite tricky, but Eric Thompson answered them calmly and fluently.

Not only was Professor Reed surprised, but Owen Harris, who had known Eric Thompson since childhood, was even more astonished. He’d always heard that Eric Thompson wasn’t a good student—how did he suddenly become so impressive?

You have to understand, Victor Reed was Owen Harris’s advisor, and even Owen Harris himself couldn’t answer many of his questions. How could Eric Thompson, who practiced martial arts, be so knowledgeable about electromagnetic physics?

Actually, to say Eric Thompson was knowledgeable wasn’t quite right—it was really Colin who was impressive. This little guy had stored a vast amount of knowledge in his memory bank, and he could connect to the StarNet at any time to search for whatever information he needed.

All Eric Thompson had to do was repeat what Colin told him.

Besides being able to talk, Colin also had a skill for transmitting sound directly into Eric Thompson’s ear through bone conduction, so no one else could hear what Colin was saying to him.

The only thing was, this method of using bone conduction to transmit sound was a bit strange and made Eric Thompson’s arm feel a little numb.

Victor Reed got the answer he’d been looking for and was very satisfied. He also marveled at Eric Thompson’s identity, thinking he was a rare genius in the tech world—what a pity he’d gone into martial arts instead.

Kyle Scott and Austin Harris heard that Professor Victor Reed had come to Jinan, so they also came to Eric Thompson’s home, and the group had a lively discussion together.

Professor Reed gave very high praise to the design of the anti-gravity mechanism, which further boosted the confidence of Austin Harris, Kyle Scott, and the others in producing the anti-gravity shoes.