Chapter 51: Addicted To Learning

Beep! Beep, beep!

He reached out with his hand and gestured it around in mid-air a few times, activating the Pomodoro Interval in the Academic Genius System. The accumulated points and notification messages were also displayed at the upper left corner of the display.

Lin Yu ignored everything that was happening in the livestream, lowering his head as he silently read his books.

The Stimulus Value he accumulated for a week’s worth of time had more or less achieved its goal in his subconscious mind. He had first-hand experience of how much impact the desperation of poverty held than grinding for levels in a video game. Moreover, this was the first step in shaping his lifestyle.

If he was able to incorporate his full focus in studying and worked the Pomodoro Intervals as habitual, it would be like switching on his psychological ‘ignition key’ the instant he started the timer. The moment it was activated, he would be able to maintain his basic focus in studying.

Besides, it might have been due to his ongoing livestream that his current state was much better today, with his concentration being much better than usual.

This was actually the main reason for him to start a livestream in the first place. Since the attention his viewers gave him were a self-limitation he had set for himself, it would allow him to effectively keep up his initial facade as an Academic Genius.

It did not matter if this was a show to prove his worth or show off his strength in front of others, at least he made the effort to pretend even if it was all just for show. Whenever he was tempted to lose focus and think about doing something else, the thought of his viewers watching him would force him to drag his focus back, and his spirit was raised instantly at the thought of slapping his haters’ faces.

With every passing second, time slowly slipped by while Lin Yu was completely focused with reading. However, even the few self-taught students who had initially stared curiously due to his peculiar behavior also withdrew their gaze and buried themselves in books. The entire room became pin-drop silent and only the occasional sound of page flipping could be heard.

After one Pomodoro Interval was over, Lin Yu took a break. He got up to walk around for a bit while eating some snacks he prepared beforehand. After that, he returned to his seat.

Soon, two Pomodoro Intervals went by… Followed by the third…

As time passed, every student poured their complete focus on self-learning. From time to time, the elderly librarian would take a glance at Lin Yu’s direction, and each time he did, his gaze would be richer than before.

The library in Changhai Vocational College did not have an individual self-learning room. Although it was also called the self-learning room, in truth it was only a section that had more desks and chairs to allow more people to read by the corner of the bookshelves directly facing the counter. With this, the librarian would have a full view of everyone, preventing people from vandalizing any books.

The librarian had recognized Lin Yu at this moment.

This was inevitable as Changhai Vocational College’s library was basically a temple of exile and even the teachers would not normally drop by. It was usually just a few fixed students and the occasional day trip students[1].

Lin Yu was the only day trip student in two months after the school’s semester started.

He had seen plenty of students like these, most of them only there due to a sudden burst of impulse and motivation. However, it would normally last just a few minutes before fading away.

Just as he expected, the young man had previously been like that. He had only picked up a book for a few minutes before spending the rest of his time on his phone and leaving.

However, he found it slightly unexpected to see that student again and just assumed it was another random burst of motivation again. He did not expect him to last so long and the focused look he had did not seem like an act.

‘Could something have happened to cause this young man to buckle down? It seems whatever it is was not a minor incident to achieve such a feat…’

The thought flashed across the librarian’s head as he gently shook his head and resumed reading his novel.

…

[I’ve finished a few in-game matches already and the streamer is actually still concentrating on studying?]

[Good lord, it’s actually effective? My Slacker’s Disease can be saved now. Requesting a software download pack, please.]

[It doesn’t matter if it’s effective or not, reading a book like this can’t be faked. Even studying for an hour would be difficult for a true academic failure. They would either fall asleep in half an hour or already be playing with their phones by now. Besides, the streamer’s vision angle has never shifted.]

[It seems the uploader becoming an academic genius boss was not far-fetched. This amount of concentration and self-control is not something most academic failures can achieve. Could this truly be the work of the Academic Genius System?]

After Lin Yu had continued reading for some time, the comments had become significantly quieter and barren.

This was because there was nothing interesting about it. Since it was too boring and the livestream feed only showed Lin Yu’s point of view, it was either the constantly ticking digital timer or a boring string of words.

Most people would exit the livestream to join a different one or play a few game matches before returning to take a quick glance, listening to others reporting in on the current situation.

Fortunately, Lin Yu’s total followers’ count was displayed there and showed constant waves of people joining and leaving, maintaining viewer numbers at a high number. It was also due to his stream being ranked on the leaderboard, gaining it even more exposure that attracted another wave of viewers.

Initially, these newcomers only joined the stream out of curiosity. However, they were interested after being told by his followers the livestream angle of his smart glasses was to test his ‘Academic Genius System’ which could cure the Slacker’s Disease online. This caused Lin Yu’s followers count to gradually increase.

However, it seemed Lin Yu was unaware of these developments at the moment.

His current state today was extremely peculiar. Not only was it due to the ongoing livestream, but the surrounding ambiance of the library was extremely comfortable. Even though there were not many people around, he was able to stay here and actually study hard. The silent atmosphere around him allowed him to be completely uninterrupted by anything and fully sink into his studies.

When the Pomodoro Intervals were activated, he fully concentrated on studying. When it ended, he would take a break to relax and move his body around. There were no pauses or long delays during his break. It seemed everything had become a habitual reaction to him or perhaps, a fixed activity in his schedule.

When the fourth Pomodoro Interval had ended, he had completed his daily tasks and missions. This prompted his Academic Genius System to play a soft cheer ringtone.

Rather than his smart glass playing sounds through external speakers, it seemed to be using a Bone Conduction feature. Hence, only he and his viewers would be able to hear the sounds.

However, Lin Yu never stopped even after hearing the completion notification. Even with the help of the Academic Genius Program, he felt it was extremely rare for him to be in such a highly focused state. This was similar to enlightened martial art warriors and naturally, he did not want to carelessly end his session when he was studying with such efficiency.

After completing four Pomodoro Intervals, he took a long 15-minute break. After that, he silently added another 45-minute timer and began studying again.

However, just as the timer had just started and he was about to read, he unintentionally caught a glimpse of two familiar silhouettes in that instant.

They were Zhao Xiaolu and Wang Miao.

[1] Day trip student or (一轮游学生) is a Chinese internet slang term for students who were only there for a day. Similar to buying a day trip ticket, one would return after the trip is over.