Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 233 Ye Lianka's Urgency
After the meeting ended, Guan Tong hadn't even gone down the stairs when Fang Qian caught up with her.

"Guan Tong, wait a minute... I have something to tell you."

Guan Tong stopped and turned around, looking at her expressionlessly.

"what's up."

"I never expected to meet you here again." Fang Qian's tone was tinged with guilt. "I've always wanted to apologize to you in person for what happened last year."

"When you texted me before, didn't I already say it wasn't necessary? It's all in the past, there's no point in bringing it up now."

Guan Tong wasn't just pretending to be magnanimous; she genuinely had moved on and wasn't taking it seriously anymore.

To be honest, after more than a year of experience, he has gained a deep understanding of the evil in human nature.

In particular, those who steal fire often use rules to place people in extreme environments, which further fuels the evil within people's hearts.

When people have enough to eat and wear, they know etiquette; when people have enough to eat and wear, they know honor and shame.

If 100 people faced a situation where they would starve to death if they didn't steal food, probably very few of them would be able to resist stealing.

So Guan Tong has long since let go of the matter, especially after he has witnessed those donor organizations and those warlords who kill without hesitation. Fang Qian's little trick is really nothing.

However, Fang Qian seemed quite surprised that Guan Tong would say that: "You really don't blame me anymore?"

"Whether it's strange or not, it doesn't matter anymore, not even our conversation right now. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

After Guan Tong finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving Fang Qian standing there stunned for a long time.

She had prepared herself mentally to accept whatever Guan Tong said to her, whether it was sarcastic or cursing.

But to her surprise, Guan Tong's completely indifferent attitude left her feeling somewhat lost.

However, Guan Tong's attitude, as if she were a stranger, made it very clear to her that it was impossible for her and Guan Tong to return to their previous relationship as classmates who could help each other.

"Qianqian, how did your talk go? Why did you leave so quickly?"

Fang Qian's friend Qin Qing came over from behind. She had seen the two talking earlier but hadn't come over to disturb them.

Fang Qian shook her head and said nothing.

Seeing her friend's unpleasant expression, Qin Qing changed the subject at the right time, saying with resentment, "Honestly, they were all looking at you during the meeting just now, clearly trying to make you do the job that offends people. It was infuriating."

Among the students staying on campus, Fang Qian was the one who helped others the most. But this time, the dean assigned her the task of "infiltrating the students' mental network to listen to messages." If the students found out, she would definitely be ostracized by everyone.

No one wanted to take on this kind of job, so everyone looked to Fang Qian, who was a kind-hearted person, and she had no choice but to accept it.

"It's fine."

"So what are you planning to do? Find a student to connect with?"

"That's the only way," Fang Qian said. "I have a few female classmates I'm close to. I don't know if any of them are willing. I'll ask them."

Qin Qing nodded: "It seems that's the only way."

……

Inside the temporary training room of the gymnasium.

Yelena completed her fourth combat training session. She looked more tired than the previous two and had to lean against the wall to rest so as not to be so exhausted that she had to sit on the ground.

Guan Tong said, "Very good. You've improved with each training session. It seems you do a lot of review and reflection after each session."

He would give Yelena practical training every four or five days, and each time the latter would perform better, becoming more proficient in using the flow of mental energy in motion, clearly showing that she had put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.

This made Guan Tong, who was in a teacher's position, quite satisfied.

Ye Lianka was so exhausted that she couldn't even speak. Guan Tong wondered what reason she had to work so hard.

In contrast, while other students also work hard, very few reach her level.

"If we can maintain this pace, we should be able to master it in about another month."

“…Thank you, teacher,” Yelena said, having regained some strength. “Well, that’s all for today.” He turned to leave, but after a few steps, he paused, turned back, and asked, “Stasia, have you connected to the student group’s mental network?”

Yelena shook her head: "No."

Guan Tong had guessed that this would be the case.

After teaching these past few days, he has become familiar with the faces of most of the more motivated and special students.

He was more familiar with Yelena because of her extra training. He knew she had a very aloof personality and hardly any contact with the other students.

Moreover, Guan Tong once overheard several girls chatting outside the classroom, mentioning Ye Lianka and saying that she did not live in the student dormitory but lived off-campus.

This also surprised him a little.

Because of the college's regulations, students are required to live in dormitories, which makes it easier to provide centralized protection and management when facing certain special rules.

Ye Lianka's ability to live off-campus must have been granted special permission, but Guan Tong had serious doubts about whether Dean Zhou Qinfeng had that authority.

Even in regular schools, day students generally don't have as good relationships with their classmates as boarding students, let alone in academies. Not to mention that Yelena is a Sisyan, a foreigner, making it even harder for her to make friends.

Therefore, it is not surprising that she did not connect with the students' social network.

"Teacher Guan Tong, would you like to join the students' online network?" Ye Lianka asked.

"I won't connect."

Guan Tong had not forgotten the "fusion" characteristic of the mind network.

He already has a network of connections among the college's lecturers, and if students are added, the two networks will merge.

When that time comes, students will be able to easily identify any lecturer by their voice. At that point, every student will realize that the teachers are on the same network as them, and it's estimated that a large number of students will quit.

This is one of the reasons why Dean Zhou Qinfeng didn't look for lecturers, but instead asked Fang Qian and her counselors to send people to connect to the students' mental health network.

"Oh, by the way," Guan Tong mentioned before leaving, "some students might be unhappy about my practical training for you. Don't worry about any rumors; improving your own skills is more important than anything else."

“I understand,” Yelena said calmly.

Judging from her expression, Guan Tong knew that she had said something unnecessary and there was no need to worry that she would take those rumors seriously.

After Guan Tong left, Ye Lianka felt her own progress and gradually gained some confidence.

As Guan Tong said, as long as she continues to improve, she will definitely achieve her goal before October.

Until then……

"Yelenka".

Suddenly, a voice rang out in her mind.

It wasn't through a mental network, but rather someone using a "secret call scroll" to initiate a call to her.

Upon hearing that voice, Yelena's face darkened.

“I already know you went to the North Star Academy.”

The voice continued speaking in her mind, its tone carrying a hint of disdain, as well as a subtle anxiety and anger.

"You really think you can compete with me? How ridiculous."

Yelena did not respond.

The voice grew somewhat annoyed: "Yelenka, listen carefully. Going to the academy won't change anything. Once October arrives, I will let you witness with your own eyes the grand ceremony that belongs only to me."

The sound did not come again.

Yelena put away her slight sense of smugness and once again resolved to work hard until the very last moment.

(End of this chapter)