The more they watched and listened, the more they understood what question Olivia Warren was asking. As they listened to David Bolton's explanation, several girls stared in shock, feeling a sense of awe without fully understanding. A few boys were also frowning in thought, some suddenly enlightened, others instinctively nodding.

David Bolton became even more enthusiastic. “Choose 泞水 to blend into 灰壤, then use the spiritual source formula proposed by the Western European predecessor Fitel, §≠*√θɑ3/4α‰, to calculate the required amount of 银鱼肥 to promote the photosynthetic efficiency of 木生草... In the seventh step, use the Spirit Cultivation Technique to catalyze growth, and according to the equal spirit formula proposed over two hundred years ago by our wood element predecessor 李升, calculate the required time; in the eighth step, use the extreme enzyme algorithm advocated by Mr. 许占青 over a hundred years ago... My final conclusion is, if you have level 9 Spirit Cultivation Technique combined with level 9 Wood God Technique, it only takes five days to evolve a 木生草 seedling to maturity.”

David Bolton's voice grew louder and more confident as he recited one formula after another, leaving the dozen or so listeners completely bewildered.

Spiritual source formula? Equal spirit formula? Extreme enzyme algorithm?

They had heard these names before, but weren’t these topics only covered in sophomore or junior year? Also, don’t you need to use a calculator for such detailed calculations? You can do it all in your head?

Arriving at the answer so quickly? Granted, as cultivators grow stronger, their mental calculation abilities improve significantly, especially for top students in non-physical disciplines.

But who am I, where am I, what am I doing? I only have a general idea of these formulas, so how is this clearly not-handsome David Bolton so impressive?

Nancy Rowe's gaze toward David Bolton sparkled slightly. He’s not handsome, but what’s the use of being handsome? Well, being handsome is nice to look at, but in an era where powerful individuals can fly and burrow through the earth and withstand missiles with their bodies, knowledge and strength are what matter most!

Originally, Olivia Warren had planned to use a super difficult question to flirt with her study-obsessed male idol Henry Sutton, but now her beautiful eyes were shining, stimulated by David Bolton's explanation. Is there really someone who can solve such a tough problem so easily? And he’s a freshman like me?

At this moment, David Bolton slightly raised the corners of his mouth and said to Henry Sutton, “Henry Sutton, do you think I’m right?”

“Ha, I forgot, this involves a lot of sophomore and junior material. Did you understand it?”

David Bolton and Henry Sutton had no personal grudge, but young men never mind showing off their strength in front of someone they like by putting down other outstanding males.

Henry Sutton is just too handsome. Just now, sitting with Nancy Rowe, the little goddess must have sneaked glances at him dozens of times, right? Unbearable!

As he spoke, more than a dozen pairs of eyes turned to Henry Sutton. The girls were instantly dazzled by Henry Sutton's looks, while Henry Sutton calmly said, “Sorry, your calculation is wrong.”

David Bolton's face changed dramatically. “What did you say?”

Henry Sutton's face showed no emotion. “At first glance, 泞水 seems like the best life fluid to provide water for 木生草 in a 灰壤 environment, but there’s a huge trap in this question.”

“Among the 33 trace elements in 泞水, the 27th ranked element is 耙, and among the 27 trace elements in 灰壤, the 19th ranked element is 圳. When combined, they produce a lethal effect, generating a force of death. If you choose 泞水 and add 银鱼肥 and catalyze with Wood God Technique, the 木生草 will die within a day.”

“You can check page 317 of the sophomore first semester Spirit Assistance textbook for 泞水’s properties, and page 129 of the next semester’s textbook for 灰壤’s properties. You’re welcome.”

After saying “you’re welcome,” Henry Sutton couldn’t be bothered to look at David Bolton again and turned to Olivia Warren, “This question has a lot of key points and is definitely not freshman material. How did you come across it?”

Olivia Warren looked at the dumbfounded David Bolton, then at the serious Henry Sutton, her heart melting, her eyes almost turning into peach blossoms.

The dozen or so students listening in were all in an uproar.

David Bolton, who had been so confident, was called out on a fatal flaw, and Henry Sutton could even cite the exact textbook pages? David Bolton was so shocked it was as if he’d taken a hundred thousand points of critical damage.

“Impossible, you’re lying! How could 泞水 contain the trace element 耙? You must be mistaken!”

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Chapter 004: Studying Is the Only Thing That Makes Him Happy

David Bolton kept saying “impossible” in disbelief, but one of the girls listening suddenly flashed forward, covering three or four meters in a single step like a phantom, and quickly pulled out two textbooks from the shelves, flipping to the pages Henry Sutton had mentioned.

Within a few breaths, the girl exclaimed in shock, “It’s true! Look, there’s element 耙 and element 圳. This is unbelievable! Junior, are you a freshman? I’m a sophomore and I don’t remember it this clearly. There are tens of thousands of spiritual plants in the world, and every year academic experts create new varieties through spiritual plant improvement. Each plant’s growth requirements—soil, water, light, temperature, trace elements, and countless other conditions—you remember them all so clearly?”

“You only looked at 木生草 and 灰壤, and the 80-degree temperature, and you thought of all this?”

Still in shock, the girl returned to Henry Sutton's side, her eyes shining as she stared at the boy who made her heart flutter with his good looks.

The textbooks were right there! What more was there to say?