Chapter 190: Teaching Students
Lin Ye: Are all supporters tenth rank?
Victoria: No, there are also some high-level spiritual energy users.
Lin Ye: Seventh, eighth, and ninth are high ranks, so what rank is tenth?
Victoria: Tenth rank is a transitional stage. You're only second rank, so you should be thinking about advancing from third to fourth rank to develop your spiritual energy core, not asking these meaningless questions.
Lin Ye: How do you develop a spiritual energy core?
Victoria: You're the system's survivor, just follow the system's guidance. It's best not to mess around, like studying certain dangerous knowledge - that could easily lead to trouble.
Lin Ye: How do you know I'm the system's survivor?
Victoria: The system sent me your basic information.
Lin Ye: Oh? What's written in the information?
Victoria: Just your name and rank, nothing particularly useful. To the system, all information has value. I need to pay corresponding resources to view your detailed information. Lin Ye: How much is my information worth?
Victoria: I don't know. Right now, I don't even have enough to check how much it would cost to view your information.
Lin Ye: Then you're doing pretty poorly.
Victoria: When you reach high rank, you'll understand why I'm in such a sorry state.
Lin Ye: Alright.
Lin Ye sat in the hotel lobby chatting with Victoria. He didn't know why the teacher needed to meet students in a hotel lobby, didn't know the purpose of the meeting, and didn't even know what his students looked like.
Just as Lin Ye was thinking through and categorizing various possibilities, two female students wearing blue and white school uniforms entered the hotel. As soon as they stepped into the hotel lobby, they began looking around as if searching for something.
Lin Ye waved to them when their gaze fell upon him.
"Are you Teacher Lin?"
Li Shiyan wasn't entirely sure - the person before her didn't feel like a teacher.
"Yes, have a seat."
Lin Ye carefully observed the two students, particularly their changing expressions.
The two gave simple self-introductions before sitting opposite Lin Ye.
"Teacher Lin, while we appreciate you taking time to lead our practical class, we've encountered some trouble recently and might not be able to leave the city with you."
Song Qian seemed somewhat nervous, constantly feeling like someone was watching her from behind.
"Don't worry, Student Song. If the trouble you're referring to is the man following you, I'll help handle it. After all, I am your teacher, and teaching you how to deal with trouble is part of my job."
Although Lin Ye couldn't use mental energy currently, judging by the man's movements, he wasn't even a spiritual energy user.
"A man? Someone is following us?"
Li Shiyan's expression turned serious, but she didn't look back.
"Yes. Tell me about your troubles. After handling them, we still have a practical class to conduct."
In his normal state, Lin Ye wouldn't be this arrogant, especially since he currently couldn't use mental energy or spiritual energy.
But influenced by the Berserk knowledge, he had completely abandoned any thoughts of restraint.
"...We've been targeted by cultists. Not just us - many students from our school have already gone missing. We believe it's all the work of cultists."
Li Shiyan moved her chair closer to Lin Ye and spoke in a hushed tone.
"Haven't you reported this to anyone?"
Lin Ye found it strange. With multiple students missing, weren't the city's public security authorities doing anything about it?
"We already reported it to the Precinct, but they just sent someone to take a quick look at the school and went through the motions without any real investigation. And..."
Song Qian also pulled her chair closer to Lin Ye. While Li Shiyan remained relatively stable, she was already becoming mentally tense.
After pausing briefly, Song Qian continued:
"We visited the homes of the missing students. Their families were... very strange. They showed no concern about the missing students at all... I suspect they might be under the influence of the cultists."
Song Qian didn't think this teacher would believe her "nonsense." This wasn't the first time she'd told a teacher about these things. But for some reason, just being watched by those pitch-black eyes, she smoothly poured out all the words that had been weighing heavily on her heart, words that had become almost unbearable to keep inside.
"Excellent. Since we have suitable cases, we'll conduct the practical class within the city today. The first lesson I'll teach you is how to deal with cultists. Follow me."
Lin Ye stood up and left the hotel. The two students hesitated for a moment but eventually followed behind him.
"First is information gathering. We need to figure out who the enemy is, where they are, and what their objectives are."
Lin Ye led the two into a dark alley, then skillfully knocked out the man who had followed them into the alley.
Seeing Lin Ye take direct action, both students were startled. This was the city center, with a Precinct branch right across the street.
Song Qian felt both moved and uneasy. She hadn't expected Teacher Lin to trust them so completely, yet she feared the missing cases might just be her imagination, that the cultists didn't actually exist.
Lin Ye checked the items on the man's person, finding a phone, keys, and some massage parlor coupons in his pockets.
By observing the frequently pressed positions on the phone's screen protector, Lin Ye input the password and unlocked the man's phone.
After absorbing the God's Blood, his five senses had become much sharper.
The phone contained numerous messages. Based on this information, Lin Ye gained some understanding of the man and found his residence.
"This is the first step of information gathering. Often, if you don't actively collect intelligence, you might die without ever understanding what happened. Information is life."
Lin Ye carefully taught them each step of information collection while simultaneously opening a manhole cover and throwing the man into the sewer, preventing discovery by passing pedestrians.
[Completed one teaching session, randomly obtained one card]
[Obtained one White Card]
[White Card--Unlock]
[Lifted mental energy blockade for one minute (1/1)]
[Note: One minute isn't long, but it's enough to accomplish many things]
'Indeed, it's enough to accomplish many things.'
Lin Ye stored the card. With this card, he could easily handle ordinary low-level spiritual energy users.
"I understand, teacher. Next, should we go to his home to gather information?"
Li Shiyan was much more proactive than Song Qian.
"Yes... but we can also be more proactive."
Lin Ye used the man's phone to send a message to his superior.
[Lifted mental blockade for one minute (1/1)]
Song Qian glanced at the manhole cover, feeling somewhat puzzled.
"Because he's not a reliable information source. Remember, don't readily trust others. I'm not saying he might deceive you, but rather that he himself is inherently untrustworthy. His level, knowledge, and intelligence don't support him obtaining accurate information, so information from his mouth becomes even less reliable. This kind of information deviation can be fatal."
Lin Ye hailed a taxi and gave the driver the man's address.