Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 243 The Last Week of the Rules

"He's missing?"

"Yes. We did find several assassins from Cissia, but they haven't returned since they went out four nights ago."

Early morning, in the courtyard of the residence outside the academy. Yelena was slightly surprised to hear Sgorchin's words.

She had no doubt about Schauchin's investigative abilities; since the latter had reported in this way, there couldn't be any mistakes.

“Your Highness, I believe the assassins your brother sent have all been secretly executed,” Sgorchin speculated.

Who could have done it?

"There are no leads yet, but it might be related to the teacher you mentioned, Your Highness."

Guan Tong?

Yelena's mind conjured up that slightly indifferent face, and she frowned slightly.

She had no doubt that Guan Tong was very strong, because someone who could serve as the lecturer for the course "Flow of Mental Power" was definitely not weak. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was the strongest in combat among all the lecturers in the entire school.

Shi Jingyi, who previously taught this course, was also recognized by the previous students as the "most capable teacher" in the college.

This is related to the nature of the course. Those who can skillfully utilize energized mental power can achieve both offense and defense, making them extremely powerful, even without using other abilities or tools.

But being able to fight and being able to kill are not the same thing.

A top-tier soldier might die at the hands of thugs in a street fight. Does that mean the top-tier soldier's fighting skills are inferior to those of the thugs? No, it's just that the thugs have the intent to kill, while the top-tier soldier doesn't.

Yelena was worried about Guan Tong because she felt that as a teacher, he couldn't compare to a professional assassin in terms of "killing intent." Even if he could fight, he might get into trouble if he was caught off guard and defenseless, which is why she asked Scoutin to handle it.

But now it seems she went to unnecessary lengths.

Moreover, she and Guan Tong had practiced combat many times, and so far she had never seen the latter use any power other than the flow of mental energy.

Guan Tong's abilities and tools were completely unknown to her. Not only did she not know, but it seemed that no one in the entire academy knew. Many students had discussed this topic, and it was said that even some lecturers had casually mentioned it, knowing very little about Guan Tong's situation.

"Your Highness, should I investigate your teacher in detail? Perhaps his background is problematic and not as simple as it seems on the surface."

As if sensing Yelena's curiosity about Guan Tong, Sgorchin asked her a question.

“No,” Yelena shook her head. “He is my teacher, not my enemy. Why investigate?”

"Yes."

“Skochin, please pass on a message to my brother. If he does anything similar again…” Ye Lianka paused, her eyes turning cold, “then I wouldn’t mind if something happened to the people around him.”

"……I see."

"I'm going to the academy."

"take care."

As Sgorchen watched Yelena leave, a relieved smile gradually appeared on his face.

She felt that the princess seemed different from when she was in Sisia.

The princess at that time would never have said something like that.

However, if you are not ruthless enough or tough enough, you will be at a disadvantage in the competition and be disgusted by your competitors using some underhanded means.

Was the princess influenced by someone at the academy? Perhaps it was related to that young teacher?

After a moment of contemplation, Scrooge thought to himself, "Previously, our faction did not approve of the princess leaving the main camp at such a crucial moment in the competition to join some academy in the distant North Star. But now it seems that perhaps her decision was correct."

……

After arriving at the academy, Yelena went to the classroom for the "Flow of Spiritual Power" class and sat down in the front row.

Because of her special status, she met with some officials after arriving in Beixing. After learning of her purpose, the Beixing officials discussed the matter and decided to grant her some "privileges".

Of course, this privilege is limited to the two items: not having to live in the college dormitory and not having to take all the required courses as a college student.

Her purpose for this trip was clear: to improve her strength as quickly as possible. Therefore, she only took the "Flow of Mental Power" course. She devoted all her other time to practice, which was a major reason for her rapid progress.

As for other activities like making friends or strolling around, she didn't have the time or inclination. Even if classmates were friendly to her, she could only respond politely but with a distance, because she couldn't stay here for a full year like other students.

There were still more than ten minutes before class started. Guan Tong usually arrived right on time and rarely arrived early. The students in the classroom chatted to pass the time while people were still waiting.

"Finally, we've made it to the last week of the rule's effective period. These past three weeks have been pure torture, except for the few days when we watched the DVDs and recordings."

"I'm feeling much worse than you. These past few days without internet access have made me feel like ants are crawling all over my body. I've lost my appetite and can't sleep well."

"You're still not qualified. I heard there's a genius in our college who keeps a virtual pet. He persisted for three days in order to feed his online pet before giving up the rules and going online himself."

"Really? This is such true love!"

"Hey, you know about Shen Yun and the others, right?"

"Everyone knows that. I heard they were locked up, and there's still no word on what happened to them."

"I have the latest news. According to those who failed to challenge the rules and were able to access the internet normally, the online public opinion is extremely strong, with strong demands for 'a life for a life,' and for the death penalty!"

The other students in the class were all shocked upon hearing this. "Death penalty? That's nonsense! All of us students will be assigned to government jobs after graduation; how could we possibly be sentenced to death?"

"Exactly, besides, weren't they acting in self-defense?"

"Most people who go online these days are ordinary people, so they definitely want to be sentenced to death."

"Shen Yun and his gang were stupid. They were so hesitant and indecisive when dealing with a bunch of ordinary people, and they even had someone film it. If you ask me, they should have just gone all the way and wiped out everyone in that camp. The authorities probably wouldn't care then. Isn't that how all the camps that were wiped out in the wild were dealt with before?"

"You're going a bit too extreme..."

"Don't be surprised, if this could be done without anyone knowing, we might be able to do it. But the problem is that the teachers from the academy will be there soon, and Shen Yun and the others won't have a chance to silence them."

"Speaking of which, how did the academy know that Shen Yun and the others went to Eagle Ridge? Wasn't the plan to leave the city discussed and decided in the mental network? Did someone report them to the teacher?"

"Anyway, I don't think the authorities will sentence him to death, but I guess they won't give him a light sentence in order to quell public opinion. Sigh, Shen Yun and his friends are just unlucky to have to cause trouble at such a sensitive time."

"If the authorities make a wrong judgment, we should all sign a petition against it! We're all college students, we have to support our own people, right?"

Ye Lianka listened to the discussions in the classroom. Although she was not connected to the students' mental network, she knew about Shen Yun and the others. The notice board in front of the building was covered with related notices.

She was actually quite concerned about how the Beixing authorities would deal with Shen Yun and the others.

Because she knew that if the same thing happened in Xisia, Shen Yun and the others would most likely not be punished at all, and their status as outstanding ascendants would be the best shield.

However, the North Star government has always advocated equality for all. She wanted to know whether, in this post-apocalyptic era where Ascended beings are clearly more valuable than ordinary people, the North Star government could uphold its consistent principles.

This is very valuable for her, the princess.

"Ring ring ring——"

When the school bell rang, Guan Tong stepped into the classroom.

The students quieted down and looked at him curiously.

In the incident involving Shen Yun and others, Guan Tong was the first teacher to arrive at the scene. It is unknown whether he will mention this matter in class.

"You should all know about what happened to Shen Yun and the other four at Eagle Ridge."

Guan Tong did not disappoint the students who were looking forward to it, and brought up the matter as soon as she opened her mouth.

"The dean told us teachers to remind our students in class not to follow their example, or they would cause trouble and it would be difficult to handle."

"The reason this incident was so serious is that Shen Yun overlooked the fact that the other party was a group of ordinary people and used highly destructive tools, which caused so many casualties. So if you ever have a conflict with ordinary people in the future, remember that their bodies are very fragile and they can easily be crippled or killed by your attacks."

After Guan Tong finished speaking, a student couldn't help but say, "Teacher, although Shen Yun went a bit too far, wasn't it still self-defense? Shouldn't we resolutely fight back when attacked by ordinary people?"

"It's up to you. Whatever you do, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."

"..."

The students were speechless, not expecting Guan Tong to be so perfunctory.

But Yelena could tell that this was actually Guan Tong's true thought.

This made her wonder if he had done something similar before.
She wasn't wrong; most of the people Guan Tong had killed so far were actually ordinary people. For example, the militants at the Yongzhou base, the warlord's henchmen in Antai State, and so on.

Unlike Shen Yun, he didn't have any psychological burden. As long as he felt he should do it and could bear the consequences, he would do it without any internal conflict.

These students are different, though.

Guan Tong can do whatever he wants because even when he is wanted by the state, he can still hide and protect himself with his special abilities.

If these students follow his example, they'll quickly fail and be ruined. That's why Guan Tong reminded them that the important thing is to be able to bear the consequences.

"However, in this matter, if Shen Yun and the others can master this course and control the flow of mental energy, they will be able to use this power to deal with threats."

"For example, when the other party uses firearms that pose a threat to you, but you don't want to hurt them and you don't have any good defensive items, you can use your mental power to form a shield to block the bullets. In this way, you don't need to attack, and the other party will be too scared to provoke you again."

The students nodded unconsciously upon hearing this, and for some reason felt that it made some sense.

At this point, the student who had spoken earlier raised his hand again and asked, "Teacher, would you do the same in this situation?"

"Me?" Guan Tong said, "I think I would act in self-defense."

"..."

"Alright, let's start class."

Whether it was Guan Tong's words or not, the students were exceptionally attentive in this class.

After class, Yelena came to the podium and asked, "Teacher Guan, is today still a practical training session?"

"Yes, but let's postpone it by half an hour today. I have a meeting to attend later."

Yelena nodded slightly and left first.

At this moment, Dean Zhou Qinfeng's voice also rang out in Guan Tong's mental network.

(Professor Guan, have you finished your lecture? Please come to the conference room. The authorities have already issued their decision regarding Shen Yun and the others.)
(End of this chapter)