“No problem.” Sean Foster said, glancing over the many remaining subjects. He couldn’t help but sigh—there was still so much he needed to learn, he really had to work hard!

Chapter 2: Skill Teaching Tree (Part 1)

On the way back, as he passed the entrance of the residential complex: “Uncle Bolton, I brought you a chicken drumstick!”

Uncle Bolton the security guard smiled and casually took it. “Little Sean, why are you coming back so late today? It’s almost 10 p.m.”

“Went to the Quiet Society, planning to learn some kendo.” Sean Foster’s skateboard shot forward in an instant, heading straight for his little house, leaving Uncle Bolton deep in thought.

Inside the complex, greenery was everywhere, and the night air was cool and refreshing. To be honest, the greening in this world was at least ten times better than on the original Earth. Sean Foster had gotten used to it, but now he was truly amazed. For example, just on both sides of the road, behind those long wooden benches, there were lush green trees and some flowers whose names he didn’t know, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Because of this body’s biological clock, after returning home and washing up a bit, he flopped onto the bed, adjusted the room temperature, and quickly fell asleep.

Until the next day, when his biological clock woke him up again. He sat up in bed with a start, slipped into the washroom, and after freshening up, ran straight to the balcony. Sure enough, in that instant between darkness and light, from the east, accompanied by the first ray of sunlight, the sky was suddenly filled with purple clouds.

To absorb the essence of the sun, one must have inner cultivation. Sean Foster had been accumulating vital energy for a long time. As long as he stirred his lower abdomen and took deep breaths facing the morning sun, the so-called resonance of essence and energy would naturally become the art of breathing. After twelve cycles, he already felt his inner breath was full, so he stopped and returned to his room.

This kind of sun essence absorption relies on persistence, aiming for continuity, and must not be done excessively in a single day.

After breakfast, Sean Foster turned on his computer.

He logged into the “Education Net,” skillfully entered his password, and accessed his personal page.

Education now is divided into basic education and aptitude-based education. Basic education is the foundation of all subjects. In this country, it includes basic mathematics, basic language, basic history, basic social knowledge, basic skills, basic physics, and basic chemistry.

Other subjects aside, basic social knowledge is particularly unique. It’s divided into ten sections and combined with basic skills. For example, Sean Foster’s doll-making is considered a basic skill.

The basic skills Sean Foster has completed are: cloth doll making, basic drawing, and brush calligraphy—three in total, which already meet the credit requirements. If he learns kendo as well, he can earn even more credits.

The most unique aspect is the skill tree. For any citizen, the basics must be mastered—these are compulsory subjects. But once the basics are done, some subjects don’t need to be studied at all; instead, you climb the skill tree—for example, if you study literature, you don’t need to learn high school mathematics; if you focus on physics, you don’t need to study foreign languages.

Every time you upgrade a skill, you can take an exam for credits and receive a certificate, which serves as proof for future careers. Of course, an advanced skill requires many basics. For example, intermediate history involves basic social politics, but there’s no need to go into all that here.

After checking his credits and combining them with Sean Foster’s original memories, he knew he was only average in terms of credits.

Currently, the subjects Sean Foster has chosen include: Level 2 Mathematics, Level 2 History, Basic Social Economics, Basic Social Politics, Level 2 Physics, Level 2 Language, and Level 2 Classical Chinese—no foreign languages.

He first read through Level 2 Mathematics and found it was not much different from what was taught on Earth—basically junior high school content, with almost no differences. Then he read Level 3 Mathematics and found it was about high school level. He read the online textbook and looked at a math exam from the year before last, and realized that with a bit of review, advancing to Level 3 Mathematics would be no problem. As for Level 4 Mathematics, it was basically college-level math, mainly calculus, and with a year of review, he could probably pass that too.

So he clicked.

“Sean Foster, student ID C—YJX—7842, do you confirm participation in this year’s Level 2 Mathematics exam?” A female voice prompt appeared on the computer webpage.

“Yes!”

“Sean Foster, student ID C—YJX—7842, do you confirm adding Level 3 Mathematics to your skill tree?”

“Yes!”

“Sean Foster, student ID C—YJX—7842, do you confirm adding Level 4 Mathematics to your skill tree?”

“Yes!”

“Application approved. Textbook access has been granted. Would you like to continue with your original instructor or choose a new one?”

Immediately, several gray options appeared on the skill tree, and a new batch of math teachers showed up below. Each teacher had ratings and levels. Sean Foster didn’t care much about this—he had already mastered these subjects, so the quality of the teacher didn’t matter much to him.

It’s just that the original instructor would know his level well. Although he could say he made progress during self-study, it would still be a bit troublesome, so he casually chose a newly hired female teacher.

“You have selected instructor Yvonne Clark. Credits and instructor relationship have been recorded. Instructor space established, and emails and messages sent. Archived at the Public Education Office.”