Douluo Dragon King: My Strategy System Is a Bit Off

Chapter 24 Bear paws are quite delicious.

Inside the highest-level room of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda.

The original master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda stood respectfully beside his desk, while a woman sat in his original spot.

The Tower Master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda, as one of the ten branch towers, holds a transcendent position. Even the city lord of East Sea City shows great respect to this branch tower master. Yet, this man of such high status is utterly obedient to the woman before him. This clearly demonstrates just how high this red-haired woman's position is within the Spirit Pagoda.

The stunningly beautiful red-haired woman stared intently at the image projected onto the wall not far away—a scene depicting Lin Ci and his companions battling the crystal bear, followed by an angry young man alone building a campfire and roasting fragrant bear paws.

Her eyes were fixed on it, and she didn't even blink.

After a long while, 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's, yet carrying the unique authority of a superior.

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

He had barely finished speaking when the woman before him seemed to suddenly lose control. She gripped the tower master's arm tightly, her eyes bloodshot. "You said his name is Lin Ci?"

The tower master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda was startled by this sudden turn of events, and even he, who was usually calm and composed, couldn't help but feel flustered at this moment.

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

The woman seemed to realize her lapse in composure, regained her composure, and sat back down.

"Go on."

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

The red-haired woman nodded, her lips parting slightly: "What is his martial spirit?"

"Based on the current situation, it is the element of light. What he showed in the video just now was indeed the element of light."

The branch tower master continued, "His fighting style is decisive, and he has rich combat experience. In the battle against the Millennium Crystal Bear, he not only demonstrated great strength but also skillfully used tactics and cooperated well with his companions. Moreover, he seems to have the ability to create his own soul skills, such as the light rune chains that you just saw used to restrict the Crystal Bear."

The woman nodded, then waved.

The branch tower master bowed and then slowly withdrew.

The woman was the only one left in the room.

Her gaze returned to the video that was playing on a loop. She appeared calm, but her fingers were trembling involuntarily.

This clearly shows how turbulent her heart was at that moment.

She seemed somewhat unable to understand, but her eyes still held a hint of expectation as she murmured, "The name and appearance are the same..."

"Only their martial souls are different. Is it his child?"

"No, that's impossible, the timing doesn't match."

"Is that him?"

"No, that's impossible. He's long dead."

The woman's repeated self-questioning and answering clearly indicated that her emotions were very unstable.

The complexity in her eyes almost filled the entire room. After a long while, she murmured softly, "But how can there be two people in the world who look exactly alike, eat the same grilled fish, and even have the same personality..."

……

On the way back from the Spirit Pagoda in the East Sea, the car was unusually quiet, as was always the case with Gu Yue, due to her personality. Even the usually boisterous teenagers were unusually silent.

Wang Jinxi had just woken up and was still very weak. Zhang Yangzi was beside him, but his gaze kept drifting towards Lin Ci.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie both looked incredulous; clearly, they hadn't quite recovered from the shock.

Lin Ci naturally had no idea what was going on with the others, because he was still savoring the taste of the bear paw from earlier.

Although I didn't actually eat it, I definitely tasted it. It was quite good; I imagine it would taste really good if I could get a piece of this in real life.

Back in the classroom at Donghai Academy.

"Tell me your feelings about yesterday's Ascension Platform," Wu Changkong said calmly to the six students in the classroom, standing behind the podium.

No one spoke; they all exchanged glances. Most of them hadn't performed well and were too ashamed to speak, while those who had performed well were lost in their own thoughts.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Wu Changkong seemed to have anticipated this; he directly called out names, "In the order in which they left the battlefield yesterday, Zhang Yangzi!"

"Yes!" Zhang Yangzi replied somewhat awkwardly, standing up and saying, "My performance yesterday was absolutely terrible. Teacher Wu, I was wrong."

Wu Changkong 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 nothing but a corpse now, or even nothing at all. Tell me how you feel. To the Spirit Ascension Platform, or to yourself."

Zhang Yangzi's face flushed slightly, and he took a deep breath, saying, "The world of the Spirit Ascension Platform is too real. I can't feel any illusions inside. So, I was particularly curious when I first entered. I climbed the tree to see further. Moreover, my martial soul has a certain gliding ability, and I feel that from the top of the tree, I can fly in multiple directions and also observe everything around me better."

"But my mistake was not knowing the specific information about the soul beast, which led to a great loss later. Moreover, I panicked too much when facing the soul beast and failed to exert my full strength. I found that although I trained hard, I was unable to apply the skills I had learned flexibly in actual combat. Also, my adaptability was too poor, and I lost my composure when faced with unexpected situations."

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

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

Wu Changkong nodded and then gestured for him to sit down.

Wang Jinxi smiled bitterly, "Teacher Wu, I don't remember much else now. I only remember that face that fell from above, and then that chilling cold that seemed to freeze my soul. They're like my nightmares, constantly haunting me. I don't know what will happen if I encounter them again."

Unlike his earlier treatment of Zhang Yangzi, Wu Changkong gently comforted him, saying, "You need to relax now. You'll gradually get better in a few days. Your situation is rather special. The Human-Faced Demon Spider is an extremely rare and powerful soul beast. It can hunt down thousand-year-old soul beasts with only a hundred years of cultivation. Dying at its hands isn't shameful. But remember, the next time you encounter this kind of soul beast, press the rescue signal immediately. This time, it was dangerous for you to be killed directly by it in the Spirit Ascension Platform."

This wasn't Wu Changkong treating Wang Jinxi differently; his situation was tantamount to dying once. Moreover, he was only nine years old, which could very well become a nightmare for him, hence Wu Changkong's concern about long-term consequences.

Wu Changkong turned his gaze to Lin Ci this time, and then asked, "Lin Ci, what about you?"

Lin Ci seemed to have just regained her senses, and blurted out subconsciously, "Bear paws are quite delicious..."

How can one find someone in this world who is perfect in every way, sharing the same face, thoughts, and memories?

(End of this chapter)