Chapter 71: Lecturing
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Ever since Hao Ren knew Raven 12345, there was never any good news from the woman. Sohow, she just had a negative vibe to her. Whenever sothing exciting happened, Raven 12345 would definitely discourage him, including the leakage about the Secret Skill Compendium.
Hao Ren did not say a word. Raven 12345 thought the heavy blow on Hao Ren was not hurtful enough and kept on nagging, “No pain, no gain. You need to learn, to keep practicing it in order to master it. There is no skill on earth that you can master easily in a day or two. There is no fast track. It all takes ti to learn and practice. You can’t even morize a simple mathematical formula, how do you expect yourself to morize more than 20 lines of runes in the Otherworld? Do you think you’ll have the strength to lift a Dragon Sword if you can’t even handle a 200-ter run? You can’t handle simple and easy things on Earth. Even if you travel to a magical land, you’ll still just be a poor student there. I knew a fool before. He kept lanting about the injustice in his life. The main reason he thought he was an unsuccessful laborer was that he lived in a dull world. He didn’t get the chance to encounter a story-like adventure. I was holding a ‘Great Bargain of Wishes’ that ti. So, I fulfilled his wish and turned him back into a six-year old.I sent him to the best magic school in Bantooine Land. The guy was still a poor student in the Otherworld and today he’s still a laborer. Therefore, don’t be impatient. Take one step at a ti. I’ll arrange a training program for you. It’s tough but you won’t die. You can slowly grow accustod to your body changes and temper your ntal. You see, you’ve taken a shortcut compared to other people. You just need to train your mind. I can directly improve your physical and special abilities via physical enhancent. My only request is that you train your mind to be able to control your own power.”
“Think about those unlucky kids who have to run 5000 ters, do 50 push-ups and swim 2 kiloters everyday. They even have to count their calorie intake for every al. And look at the good physique you have. You could beat the boxers in illegal, underground matches now. You should be happy,” she added.
Raven 12345’s words silenced him. He suddenly realized that the unreliable Goddess probably had a conscientious side after all. Though she was always careless, undignified, sloppy and had stains of last week’s instant noodle soup on her desk, she was still a good Goddess.
At least she would not just improve people’s strength and leave them. She would support them from behind carefully and think everything through for her inexperienced, new employees. To be frank, Hao Ren was a little moved.
That was until Raven 12345 grabbed a little pill out of nowhere.
“Co on, eat this. I knew you would keep talking about your combat strength when you ca back. I’ve already prepared this for you,” Raven whispered softly and smiled. Hao Ren rembered how his mother tricked him into taking dicine the sa way.
“What is it!?” Hao Ren jumped back right away and lowered his body a little to defend himself.
“This little pill lets you see the real world…”
“Don’t be funny. The punchline from The Matrix is already out of date okay. Nobody rembers it now.”
Raven 12345 moved and appeared right before Hao Ren in a flash. She held his mouth open and threw the little pill in. “Just eat it like a man. This is an armant issued by the Space Administration, specially prepared for newbies who pass the initial task.”
Hao Ren lowered his guard after he heard the last sentence. He then chewed the pill and swallowed it. “It tastes sour. What the heck is this for?”
“Sour?” Raven 12345 was stunned for a few seconds. Then she patted her head and took another pill from her pocket. “Oh, I got the wrong one. This is the pill for you. Don’t worry. You can’t die from taking the wrong pill. This pill can leave an imprint in your mind and reinforce your ntal state through brain symbiosis. This is the Ministry of Military’s latest invention. Previously it was only for the army but recently, they started giving it to agents as well. The pill will take effect soon. Although you can’t feel it, it will effectively prevent you from going brain dead as a result of all sorts of accidents as well as help you fight against ntal shock. The human species is too weak. If you don’t strengthen your ntal power, you can’t even use our common gear. How do you feel by the way?”
Hao Ren refused to talk about the wrong pill and shuddered as he took the second pill. His forehead started to sweat and he asked, “Brain symbiosis?! Why does it sound scary…”
“Yes, so species show resistance when confronted with this device, especially the standard Type III human.” Raven 12345 was not surprised at Hao Ren’s response and continued explaining, “You’re instinctively afraid of sothing that sounds like a parasite. However, this isn’t a parasite. It’s a reinforcing piece. It’s a lifeless mini device. Just like soldiers who wear external armor, this mini device is the armor of your mind. It provides you with double reinforcent from body to soul. It’s not unpleasant when you think of it this way, right?”
Hao Ren accepted her explanation and ignored the vague sense of discomfort that lood deep down in his heart as usual. He would discover the value of the little pill he just ate, in the future.
Raven 12345 looked at Hao Ren with satisfaction. She seed optimistic about his composure. Shortly after, she went back to her desk. She adjusted her posture to appear serious and said, “The new employnt insurance has been sent to you. Now let’s discuss the questions regarding your intensive training. Things like the Secret Skill Compendium don’t really work. However, I know of a good training ground, the only one of its kind in this world. It’s not easy to find a place like this anywhere else.”
Hao Ren’s ears perked up and he asked, “Where is it?”
“Go ho and have a dream. Train in The Plane of Dreams.” Raven 12345 smirked and said, “You can live alone in the wild or find a place where people gather. Use your brain to find ways to survive. The forr helps you learn to face danger, the latter helps you learn to adapt to an unfamiliar environnt with strangers. These two skills are a must as an agent.
Hao Ren was imdiately reminded of the giant wolf in his nightmare a few nights ago. While he had the experience of dealing with armored wraiths in the crypt, he could not forget the choking feeling in his neck. His breathing slowed down imdiately and he asked, “The Plane of Dreams? Didn’t you tell not to touch that stuff!? You said it’s dangerous there…”
Raven 12345 rolled her eyes and said, “Because that ti you were just a dumb newbie. Now, you’re a newbie. So, you can go and train in The Plane of Dreams now. It’s just a twisted place that’s linked to the real world. The physical paraters are the sa as the Superficial World. It’s not going to kill you. Thus, it’ll be a good fit for you. Of course, if you don’t want to, I can arrange another place for you. There’s a new recruit training ground in the Grand Trine Galaxy. You’ll be teaming up with more than 200 n to kill 30,000 beasts…”
Hao Ren suddenly stood up. With a determined look on his face, he said, “The Plane of Dreams, is it? For the sake of world peace, I’ll do it!”
“Stop trembling when you say it then if you really dare to go.”
Hao Ren was quiet.
“Don’t worry, you won’t die,” Raven said as she smiled. “Why did I give you the little pill just now? The pill’s most important function is to protect your brain and your soul, to prevent them from dying. As long as you’re not physically inside The Plane of Dreams, you won’t die in that place. The worst thing that will happen to you is waking up from the nightmare and peeing yourself…”
Hao Ren was sweating. “As a Goddess, can’t you talk a little more gracefully?”
“Oh, you’re gonna drown in bed and wake up from all the fear.”
Hao Ren was speechless.
Just as Hao Ren was about to touch on the ‘graceful’ issue again and ask Raven how he could consciously enter The Plane of Dreams, soone suddenly pushed the door open.
A blue elental servant bowed respectfully at the door and uttered a muffled, deep sound that no one could understand.
Raven 12345 got up imdiately and replied, “Oh, I’ll be back. I have sothing for you. Wait here.”
As soon as she finished, the Goddess disappeared in a flash and left Hao Ren there, completely confused.
Hao ren did not know what was happening but he was too afraid to leave as well. After wandering around the room, he found sothing that made him curious.
Raven 12345 was examining sothing similar to the MDT on her desk earlier on. The device was still on and a holographic projection floated above it.
Hao Ren slowly wandered over and thought, “Just a peak. It should be fine, right?”
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