Douluo Dragon King: My strategy system is not right

Chapter 24 Bear Paws Are Delicious
In the highest level room of the East China Sea Spirit Pagoda.

The former head of the East China Sea Spirit Pagoda stood respectfully beside his desk, and a woman was sitting in his seat.

As the master of one of the ten branch towers of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda, the tower master held an exceptional position. Throughout East Sea City, even the city lord held this tower master in high esteem. Yet, even a man of such stature was obedient to the woman before him. This clearly demonstrated the profound importance of this red-haired woman within the Spirit Pagoda.

The stunning red-haired woman stared intently at the image projected on the wall not far away. It was a scene of Lin Ci and his companions battling the crystal bear. And behind them, an angry young man was alone, building a bonfire and roasting delicious bear paws.

Her eyes were fixed tightly, without even blinking.

After a long time, the scene ended and the red-haired woman slowly withdrew her gaze.

"Have you found his information?" The red-haired woman finally spoke, her voice as melodious as a nightingale, yet with the majesty unique to a superior.

The master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda stepped forward respectfully, "His name is Lin Ci, and he's from Aolai City..."

He had just said this when the woman in front of him seemed to suddenly lose control. One hand tightly grasped the tower master's arm, her eyes a little bloodshot. "You said his name is Lin Ci?"

The master of the East China Sea Spirit Pagoda was frightened by this sudden change. Although he was usually calm and composed, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked at this moment.

"Yes... yes, Your Majesty. His name is Lin Ci, there is no mistake."

The woman seemed to notice her own loss of composure, so she calmed down and sat back down.

"go on."

The head of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda hurriedly continued, "Lin Ci is currently studying at East Sea College, joining the first-year class, Class Zero. Some time ago, East Sea College also reached a long-term cooperation agreement with our Spirit Pagoda, with the goal of training these students in Class Zero."

The red-haired woman nodded and asked, "What is his martial spirit?"

"From what I can see right now, it's the light element. What he showed in the video just now was indeed the light element."

The branch tower master continued, "His fighting style is decisive and he's experienced. In the battle against the Millennium Crystal Bear, he not only demonstrated formidable strength, but also tactical agility and excellent coordination with his companions. Furthermore, he appears to have the ability to create his own soul skills, like the light rune chains that you just saw that restrained the Crystal Bear."

The woman nodded and then waved.

The tower master bowed and then slowly retreated.

The woman was the only one left in the house.

Her eyes once again looked at the video that was already playing in a loop. She seemed calm, but in fact, her fingers were shaking unconsciously.

It was obvious how turbulent her heart was at this moment.

She seemed a little confused, but there was still a hint of expectation in her eyes. She just murmured: "The name and appearance are the same..."

"Only the spirit is different. Is it his child?"

"No, it's impossible. The time doesn't match."

"Is that him?"

"No, it's impossible. He's already dead."

The woman's emotions were clearly unstable as she asked and answered herself over and over again. The complexity in her eyes almost filled the entire room. After a long moment, she could only be heard mumbling softly, "But how could there be two people in the world who look the same, eat the same grilled fish, and even have the same personality..."

……

On the way back from the East Sea Spirit Pagoda, the car was unusually quiet. Gu Yue was always like that, it was just his personality. But even the normally boisterous teenagers were unusually silent.

Wang Jinxi had just woken up and was still very weak. Zhang Yangzi was beside him, but his eyes kept gazing at Lin Ci from time to time.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie both looked incredulous. It was obvious that they had not yet recovered from the shock.

Lin Ci naturally didn't know what was happening with the others, because at that moment he was still savoring the taste of the bear paw.

Although I didn't actually eat it, I definitely tasted it. It was pretty good. If I had a piece of it in real life, it would probably taste pretty good.

Back to the classroom of Donghai College.

“Tell us how you felt about the Spirit Ascension Platform yesterday.” Wu Zhangkong stood behind the podium and spoke calmly to the six students in the classroom.

No one spoke, they just glanced at each other. Most of them had performed poorly, so they were too embarrassed to say anything, while those who had performed well were now lost in thought.

Wu Zhangkong seemed to have anticipated this, as he called out the names directly, "Follow the order in which you left the battlefield yesterday, Zhang Yangzi!"

"Yes!" Zhang Yangzi agreed somewhat awkwardly, and stood up and said, "My performance yesterday was terrible. Teacher Wu, I was wrong."

Wu Zhangkong shook his head and simply said, "There's no need to admit your mistakes to me. Your life is your own. You still have a chance to admit your mistakes. If you really were in the Soul Beast Forest yesterday, you would be just a corpse now, or even nothing left. Tell me how you feel. About the Spirit Ascension Platform, or about yourself."

Zhang Yangzi's face flushed slightly as he took a deep breath. "The world of the Spirit Ascension Platform is so real. I don't feel any illusion at all. So, when I first entered, I was incredibly curious. I climbed the tree to see farther. Also, my martial spirit has a certain gliding ability. I figured that from the treetops, I could fly in multiple directions and get a better view of everything around me."

"But my mistake was not knowing the specific information about the soul beast, which led to a huge loss. Furthermore, when facing the soul beast, I panicked too much and failed to fully demonstrate my potential. I found that although I trained hard, I was unable to flexibly apply the skills I learned in actual combat. Furthermore, my ability to respond was too poor, and I lost my composure when faced with unexpected situations."

"Next time I go to the Spirit Ascension Platform, I will be extra careful and try my best to protect myself. I will try to survive for a longer time."

Knowing mistakes can be corrected, and doing good things is great.

Wu Zhangkong nodded, then gestured for him to sit down.

Wang Jinxi smiled bitterly and said, "Teacher Wu, I don't remember much else now. I only remember the face that fell from above my head, and the coldness that seemed to freeze my soul. They are like my nightmares. They have been haunting me all the time. I don't know what will happen next time I see them."

Wu Zhangkong didn't treat Zhang Yangzi the same way he had just now. Instead, he gently consoled him, "You need to relax now. You'll get better in a few days. Your situation is quite special. The Human-Faced Demon Spider is an extremely rare and powerful soul beast. It can hunt down thousand-year-old soul beasts with just a hundred years of cultivation. There's no shame in dying at its hands. But remember, next time you encounter a soul beast like this, press the rescue signal immediately. This time, you were in danger of being killed directly by it in the Spirit Ascension Platform."

This wasn't Wu Zhangkong's fault. Wang Jinxi's situation was no different from his death. Furthermore, he was only nine years old, so this could very well become a nightmare for him. Therefore, Wu Zhangkong was also worried about the aftereffects.

This time, Wu Zhangkong turned his gaze towards Lin Ci and asked, "Lin Ci, what about you?"

Lin Ci seemed to have just regained his composure and blurted out subconsciously, "Bear paws are delicious..."

　How can we find two perfect people in this world, with the same face, thoughts and memories?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)