It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

However, she was also very sensitive to the change in Xu Shi's tone, so she took the initiative to walk over.

"Anyway, if the disciple is wrong, the master can punish him as he pleases."

It’s just a spanking, go ahead and spank me!

"…You let me punish you and I will? You are the master and I am the master?"

Xu Shi rolled his eyes at her and motioned for her to sit over in a sullen manner, "But your subsequent analysis is quite interesting... Can you elaborate on it?"

Naturally, what he was talking about was the part about the influence of the protagonist's halo on the people around him.

"Oh."

Pan Ling breathed a sigh of relief that she didn't actually get spanked.

As for her own analysis, she of course repeated it to her master in detail.

"...That's probably it."

She carefully repeated it, looked at Xu Shi with wet eyes and said, "Of course, I still have some ideas, but I don't think they are mature..."

"It's okay, keep talking."

Xu Shi nodded. "In your opinion, where do you think the 'protagonist halo' comes from?"

"Hmm...if it's possible, could it be transmitted through the 'divine breath'?"

Pan Ling pursed her lips and expressed her thoughts.

Suddenly, everything became clear.

In fact, before this, he had not cared too much about the halo of the protagonist, the villain and the supporting role, or in other words, he had not paid attention to this aspect since he killed the little baby Shen He.

After all, I had awakened the memories of my past life at that time, and this was enough to control the overall situation. What was the point of worrying about those things?

Later, when he came to the Hualan Empire, he was an outsider who came to disrupt the situation, so he would not take such things to heart.

Now, after hearing what Pan Ling said, he suddenly realized that his direction seemed to have shifted unconsciously.

Because this involves a problem - assuming that this is really just a world in a book that one travels through, then as the protagonist, it is reasonable for Shen He to have the so-called protagonist halo. This is how the plot is arranged.

But now it seems that this world is not as simple as imagined. Under the manipulation of "Heavenly Law", the City of Night Sin is just an experimental area. Who knows how many small worlds like this there are.

So, if there is more than one “protagonist”, the “protagonist halo” is of course the same.

From Pan Ling’s analysis, it can be seen that the “protagonist halo” exists to reduce the difficulty of the protagonist’s upgrade, and it itself is like a kind of spiritual influence on others.

We also have to make sure that it works on every protagonist - baby Shen He's abilities and auras overlap to some extent, but Luo Yu's do not, and that's the difference.

So, this thing is universal.

Pan Ling’s analysis also makes sense. As long as every experimental area is able to operate normally, "rust mist" is the best medium for transmission.

Use "Rust Mist" to spread it, so that the chosen people in each area have such an advantage...

It seems to be a remarkable technology.

I ignored this point before, but now I think there is indeed a lot to be done in it.

Xu Shi fell into deep thought.

Pan Ling didn't know what the master was thinking, and she didn't dare to break the rules to read his mind, so she had to watch carefully by the side.

a long time.

Xu Shi raised his head and looked at her.

"master?"

Pan Ling had never seen such a look in his eyes before, so she asked tentatively.

"You seem to be a little smarter than I thought."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "You can actually consider things that my teacher never thought of."

"I, I just hit the jackpot by accident..."

The silly apprentice scratched his cheek, not knowing what he meant.

"It doesn't matter whether it is or not."

Xu Shi let out a long sigh, "The important thing is, it's a good thing to have you as my disciple."

"No way, I am lucky to know the master..."

Pan Ling was so overwhelmed by the praise that she responded in a daze.

"Okay, okay, no more commercial bragging."

Xu Shi tapped her on the forehead and said, "Starting tomorrow, the things that Maomao taught me will be handed over to others."

"As for you...you have to fully participate in my future plans as a teacher."

"what's the plan?"

"A plan to clear the "rust fog" and overturn the "heavenly law."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 314 Purifying the rust mist is possible!

2023-11-10

"master……?"

Before Pan Ling could react, she suddenly felt a black screen in front of her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, the scene around her was different - it was obvious that Xu Shi had brought her to his own "liminal space".

A place where it is convenient to talk without any risk of being monitored or leaked.

"What are you doing?"

She blinked, shook her head to ease the discomfort in her heart, and then asked.

"Don't pretend in front of your teacher. Don't I know your little tricks?"

Xu Shi smiled, "I think you should know what I'm going to say to you next."

Pan Ling pursed her lips, thinking that what the master said was right.

Or perhaps she has figured out a lot of things.

After the war with the Holy See ended, Xu Shi's attitude towards her had actually always been a little strange.

It mainly concerns matters related to "natural law".

Apart from answering her questions at the beginning, Xu Shi never mentioned anything about this in front of her. He just asked her to do the things she had been doing before step by step, and even had the intention of stopping her from interfering in these things.

But on the other hand, he did not stop his silly apprentice from investigating through other people, such as Su Lin and the others, or Old Man Wen. It can be said that Pan Ling learned much more about "heavenly principles" from them than from Xu Shi, the serious master.

On the contrary, Xu Shi thought carefully that today might be the first time he formally discussed the topic of "heavenly principles" with Pan Ling.

If you put all of this together, it's a bit like...

"Yes, you guessed it right. You can regard all this as a test."

Xu Shi knew what she was thinking and nodded calmly, "Now the test is over. My evaluation is... you did very well."

"Well, it's not just good, I can give it 99 points, I'm afraid you'll get too proud if I give you one point less."

He thought about it and changed his words on his own initiative. It was rare for him to give her such a great degree of affirmation.

"……oh."

Perhaps because she had guessed this, Pan Ling was not particularly happy when she heard this. She just responded calmly, "So what is your purpose in doing this..."

"To keep a backup plan."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "Or, find a suitable person to take over for me?"

"I actually didn't expect that you could deduce something about the 'protagonist halo' on your own... To be honest, after so much time, I myself have somewhat neglected this aspect."

He said seriously, "That's why I said you are excellent. It's not in vain that I have taught you for so long."

This was the truth. He did not take the initiative to tell Pan Ling everything about "Heavenly Principle" because he wanted to see how much she could understand and what she could analyze through her own investigation.

He didn't expect the final effect to be so good. To be honest, it was a bit beyond his expectations.

"You can do this now, maybe you can do better than me in the future."

Xu Shi cleared his throat and continued, "There is only one thing I need to confirm with you now. Do you have any thoughts about overturning the "laws of heaven" in your heart?"

"I, I still have a lot of areas where I am not good enough..."

Pan Ling didn't understand what he meant, so she subconsciously waved her hand to refuse, "Maybe there is someone more suitable than me...right?"

"You're right, never think you're the best."

Xu Shi didn't comment, but just shook his head when he heard it, "But I don't have the time to look for someone else, and I don't have the mind to take in a second apprentice."

"You just need to answer me, do you have such an idea?"

"……some."

This time, Pan Ling did not hesitate for too long and gave an answer.

To be honest, she had been asking people around her about things related to "Heavenly Law" recently because Xu Shi gave her a hint that day, which aroused her interest.

Having been accustomed to her master's unrestrained and free-spirited attitude, she could no longer accept the fact that her life was controlled by others, and she desperately hoped to change all this.

"That's fine."

Xu Shi could tell that this was her sincere words, and his tone relaxed a little, "Then remember this, if anything happens to me, you will need to take over everything I have, and you will also need to finish the unfinished business."

"Master, you can't say such things!"

Pan Ling became a little anxious when she heard this, and even subconsciously wanted to shut her master up.

Why does this sound like entrusting an orphan to someone else? Does the master have any other plans?

"why not?"

Xu Shi held her wrist and said, "Don't think that your teacher is so noble. I also cherish my life and will not die so easily."

"Then you..."

"Nonsense, don't you prepare for the worst before doing anything?"

Xu Shi rolled his eyes at her and said, "This is just an advance arrangement. You are my apprentice, who else can I entrust my work to if not you?"

"I have a hunch... the day when we face the "natural law" will not be too far away. Before that, we must be as prepared as possible. "

He explained, "Besides, you are still far from it based on your current level. This is just a precautionary measure for you."

"Oh……"

Pan Ling felt a little better after hearing what her master said.

After all, the atmosphere just now was a bit... To be honest, compared to fighting against "natural justice", she hoped that her master could always be safe and sound. Even if she could always follow him as a little apprentice, it would be better than taking over his mantle.

But as she thought about it, she felt a little dissatisfied. How far behind was she? How far behind was she? She had studied and done everything her master had assigned her, hadn't she? So far, she hadn't seen anything go wrong.

"You are so far behind."

Xu Shi just smiled and said, "You have not been to my city-state yet. The situation there is very different from here. You need to learn a lot of knowledge from scratch."

This is true. If we only look at the form, the Hualan Empire is still in its infancy of industry, while the City of Night Sin has long entered the information technology era. To put it bluntly, the gap is not small.

Perhaps with Pan Ling's current abilities, she would be able to handle things here, such as the Cat Cult, or manage Silver Pine Island with ease.

However, to expand to the entire Night City of Sin, more systematic learning is still needed.

and so.

"From today on, let your wives start teaching you properly."

Xu Shi stretched himself and said, "I am not good at this, so they have to do it."

Yes, it is true that Boss Xu is good at making plans, but that cannot change the fact that he is poor in professional courses. After all, he could not be said to be unlearned and incompetent in the past, but at least he could be said to be unlearned and incompetent.

In comparison, people like Su Lin, Tang Shuang, Xie Qingyan, and even the rising star, the Queen of Sin City, Lin Yue, might be more suitable to be Pan Ling's master in these aspects than him.

The teaching of a professional is always better, and he will not act like a big shot and take on too much responsibility, as that would harm his good apprentice.

Oh, by the way, there is also my grandpa.