Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 227 The Twelfth Rule of the Apocalypse
After the start of the new semester, Guan Tong's life became more stable.

He needs to teach three classes a day, each lasting about an hour, so the intensity is not too high overall.

Aside from three hours of fixed classes, he also needs to spend about 1-2 hours handling miscellaneous tasks, answering students' questions, and so on, spending a total of five hours at the academy each day.

This was acceptable to him, and judging from the students' feedback, his teaching as a new teacher was quite effective.

On the Ascended Home forum, a student created a thread titled "Students taking the Mind Power Flow course, come in!" and many students left comments there.

"I feel that this substitute instructor is quite good! They teach practical skills, nothing fancy."

"Aside from being a bit cold, Lecturer Guan Tong is perfect."

"By the way, what do you think his relationship is with Instructor Jingyi? I know Instructor Jingyi used to be at a martial arts school, could they be martial arts siblings?"

"Teacher Guan is amazing! Yesterday, he hit the nail on the head regarding a problem that had been bothering me for days. I think his understanding of the flow of spiritual energy is probably no less than that of Lecturer Jingyi!"

"You're all focused on the new lecturer? Am I the only one more concerned about that girl from Cissia? Does anyone know anything about her?"

"I still prefer Lecturer Jingyi; she's much more approachable than Guan Tong!"

Guan Tong noticed that no one in the post was criticizing his teaching level; most of the criticisms focused on his "coldness," "quietness," and "lack of approachability and friendliness."

He felt he was actually doing alright. Although he wasn't the kind of caring teacher who always had a smile on his face, he wasn't indifferent either; he would patiently answer students' questions.

But that doesn't matter, as long as the teaching quality is guaranteed and the teacher fulfills their responsibilities.

Guan Tong shut down the computer, got up, walked outside, and stretched.

The coal ball was jumping around on a big tree outside the door, becoming more and more wild than before.

"The new rules will be released tomorrow, I wonder what kind of rules they will be."

Although the interval between the two rules was as long as two months, many people did not get enough rest due to the secondary disasters caused by the earthquake.

For many people who spend long hours relocating to cities, or for officials working in extremely busy environments such as the Emergency Management Bureau, the effect of these two months of rest is not as good as the previous month or even half a month.

Therefore, everyone is hoping that the rule released this time will be relatively easy to pass, which would be a way to extend the rest period.

Guan Tong himself wasn't under much pressure. He was in good physical condition, had ample mental energy reserves, and his personal terminal panel looked very impressive.

Name: Guan Tong

Nickname: Shadow

[Title: Civilization Observer]

[Psychic Power: 879 (879) (196530)]

[Ascended Coins: 3156280]

[Overall Bioinformatics Evaluation: Excellent]

His mental power limit of 879 gives him the confidence to believe that he is currently one of the highest-potential Ascended beings in the world.

Moreover, this number is increasing rapidly. His current mental power limit has naturally increased at a rate of 1 point every three days, which means he will have 10 points in a month.

Without any additional boosts, his mental strength cap will break through 900 in another two months, and the 1000 mark will not be far off.

Having a high mental power limit has another advantage: he can store significantly more mental power each day. At a conversion ratio of 10:1, storing twice a day, he can accumulate nearly 200 points of mental power daily, which adds up to 6000 points a month—not enough to unleash a large-scale shadow domain, but more than enough for other tasks.

The number of Ascension Coins decreased by several hundred thousand, which was mainly used to purchase recovery and healing items for Shi Jingyi to try and help her regain consciousness as soon as possible.

However, he now feels that the biggest advantage in the panel is the "Civilization Observer" title. Its insight effect played a significant role in previous battles.

The "eldest sister" sent out a squad to attack him. Each member's use of items and abilities would have their corresponding effects displayed in front of him, allowing him to deal with them calmly.

This made him feel lucky, but he would also think of the two people who gave him the fragments from time to time: the snake-eyed woman from Sakura Inori, and the person from Soroman whose nickname was "The Primordial One".

Both men are affiliated with the official forces of their respective countries.

The latter, in particular, offered to exchange the fragments for assistance when they were given them.

During the earthquake disaster, Guan Tong wondered if the King of Soroma would contact him, asking him to fulfill his promise and help Soroma weaken the earth's vein pillars that caused the magnitude 10 earthquake.

He was torn about whether to agree or refuse if the other party made the request.

In the end, King Soro never contacted him. Now, several months have passed, and he still hasn't made any request, leaving Guan Tong with a sense of unease and apprehension.

As for the snake-eyed woman in Sakura Inori, Guan Tong told her on Lieming Island that if she couldn't stay in Sakura Inori anymore because of handing over the fragments, she could contact him.

Now that Lieming Island has sunk in the earthquake, there has been no news from the other side, and we don't know the specific situation.

Guan Tong would think about these things in his spare time. After all, as he came into contact with more and more people and his influence grew, it became increasingly difficult for him to live a life that only cared about his own little corner of the world.

……

The next day, Guan Tong woke up in the shelter.

He didn't go back to the lecturer's dormitory to sleep last night because the college had issued a notice that classes would be suspended depending on the situation during the rule period.

After the rules are released, the Countermeasures Research Office will conduct an evaluation. If the rules do not affect the courses, they will continue; if they do, the courses will be suspended until the rules expire.

Similar to the previous rule number nine, "Dark Beasts in the Mist," after it was discovered that firearms were effective against the Dark Beasts, the academy quickly resumed classes as usual, with almost no impact.

Furthermore, lecturers and students are different. Students are not allowed to freely enter and leave the campus, but there are no such requirements for lecturers. Therefore, whether Guan Tong lives in the dormitory or not is entirely up to him.

He could easily teleport to his shelter after class, but to avoid being seen, he would stay in the dormitory for a day or two every now and then.

Guan Tong sat on the bench by the door, silently waiting for time to pass.

At nine o'clock sharp, the voice of the fire thief rang out.

The twelfth rule of the apocalypse has been released.

[Doomsday Rule Twelve: Number Abstinence]

[Rule details: From the date of this rule's publication, the use of any device with network connectivity is prohibited. This rule will last for 30 days.]

[Success Reward: 500 Ascension Coins]

[Failure Penalty: Reduced maximum Mental Strength]

[Note: Having grown up with the internet since birth, you're used to having everything at your fingertips. Can you accept losing it?]

(End of this chapter)