Zhou Wen didn't know if kneeling was useful in real life, but it was indeed useless in-game. Don't ask Zhou Wen why he knew. Just saying it made him want to cry.
After grinding for a few days in the camp, he didn't obtain any dragon balls. Instead, he killed quite a number of Poison Bats. His Poison stat had already reached 15 points, and a few Poison Bat Companion Eggs dropped. However, the Poison Bat's stats were far inferior to the White Shadow of Poison. Zhou Wen fed them to his pets as food.
On the fourth day, An Sheng returned with Ouyang Lan and a few others. When Zhou Wen saw that the former principal wasn't among them, he immediately had an ominous feeling.
"Sis Lan." Zhou Wen went forward to ask why he didn't see the former principal.
Ouyang Lan looked somewhat exhausted as she forced a smile and said, "Little Wen, An Sheng said that you helped us a lot this time. However, don't take the risk to do such things again in the future. This has already exceeded your abilities. Luck can't always be on your side."
"I got it. Sis Lan, where's the former principal?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked.
Ouyang Lan's expression darkened. "I didn't find him. We found some items of my dad and the other experts in the temple, but we didn't find any traces of them in the temple."
Zhou Wen's mood improved when he heard that they hadn't been found. Not finding them meant that there was still hope. Hence, Zhou Wen said, "Could it be that they aren't in the temple and are trapped somewhere else?"
"That shouldn't be the case. It's easy to enter the temple, but it's very difficult to leave. If no one outside opens the mechanism, it's impossible for the people inside to come out. My dad and the rest have clearly gone deep into the temple. Without anyone rescuing them, it's unlikely they can come out," Ouyang Lan said with a shake of her head.
Zhou Wen was taken aback when he heard that. Just as he was about to ask An Sheng, An Sheng said, "Madam hasn't rested for a long time inside. Let her rest for a while."
Zhou Wen had no choice but to swallow the words that were at the tip of his tongue. He planned on asking An Sheng later.
Everyone returned to the camp. Before Zhou Wen could find An Sheng, An Sheng came to Zhou Wen's tent and roughly explained what had happened inside.
Ouyang Lan and An Sheng had found the temple by following the marks left behind by the former principal. They didn't find any marks left behind by the former principal anywhere else, so they were certain that the former principal was in the temple. However, they couldn't find him despite searching the entire temple.
The last mark left behind by the old headmaster was on the altar in the temple, which meant that something must have happened to them after they arrived there. However, that was already the innermost layer of the temple. There were no other exits, nor were there any mechanisms that could make people disappear. The old principal and the others seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Zhou Wen frowned in silence after hearing that. There was definitely something wrong with the temple, but even people as knowledgeable as An Sheng and Ouyang Lan couldn't find any clues. It was probably useless even if he went.
"Don't worry. We've already scouted out a small part of the ruins. With the chariot, it's safe to go to the temple. We'll find professionals to investigate the temple and look for all possibilities." An Sheng paused before saying, "However, based on the current situation, it won't take a day or two to find Old Student Ouyang. Madam wants you to return to school first and not waste time here."
"Alright, I'll head back. However, before I leave, can you take me to the temple? I want to take a look." Although he knew that it was useless, Zhou Wen refused to give up unless he took a look.
An Sheng seemed to have guessed that Zhou Wen would make such a request, so he nodded and agreed.
The path to the temple was indeed very safe. The chariot was a direct train that went straight to the temple. It would automatically stop when it reached the temple. Someone needed to activate it before it would head to the entrance of the ruins.
An Sheng led Zhou Wen into the temple. As he had already scouted out the various dangers in the temple, Zhou Wen didn't sense much danger when An Sheng led him in. They went all the way to the innermost part of the temple.
An Sheng showed Zhou Wen the mark left behind by the former principal. Zhou Wen looked around the temple for a long time, but he didn't find any clues.
Although he was indignant, Zhou Wen had no choice but to return. It was useless for him to stay here. He could use his phone to enter the temple to continue exploring. Perhaps, he could find some clues.
However, there was no chariot in-game. If Zhou Wen wanted to reach the temple, he had to pass through the underground sea. This was also a difficult problem.
Zhou Wen roughly knew that the chariot in-game was likely parked in front of the temple. As no one activated it, it didn't appear.
Clearly, the chariot's purpose was to send people out, not bring them in.
An Sheng got someone to send Zhou Wen back to Luoyang. After Zhou Wen returned to school, he felt a sense of familiarity. He hadn't been away for many days, but he felt a little uncomfortable. Perhaps the contrast between the comfortable life in school and the daily life-and-death struggle on the Zhuolu battlefield was too great. He couldn't immediately adapt to the contrast.
My top priority is to advance to the Epic stage as soon as possible. Otherwise, if something really happens, it will be difficult to deal with it if I'm not strong enough. Zhou Wen thought about how he could obtain the dragon pearl.
As the dragon pearl was underwater, an aerial movement technique like the Dragon Gate Fairy Skill wasn't very effective in water. Ghost Steps' effects were greatly reduced due to the water's resistance. This left Zhou Wen very vexed.
Unable to think of a good solution, Zhou Wen first went to Wang Mingyuan's place. Knowing that Wang Mingyuan loved tea, he specially got An Sheng to buy some good tea for him. Of course, Zhou Wen paid for it himself.
"Teacher, this slip of paper of yours is a lifesaver. However, I tried it again. Why is it useless?" Zhou Wen took out the slip of paper and respectfully returned it to Wang Mingyuan.
Later, he tested it a few more times and realized that ever since the slip of paper was used on Lord Alcohol, it no longer had any effect on other dimensional creatures. It was as though it was just an ordinary slip of paper.
"Have you ever seen a bowl of rice that can't be finished no matter how much you eat?" Wang Mingyuan took back the slip of paper and said with a smile.
Zhou Wen immediately understood that the power on the slip of paper had been exhausted.
"Teacher, how did you know that my Life Providence would react if I knelt down and begged for mercy?" Zhou Wen asked the question on his mind again. He had never told Wang Mingyuan what his Life Providence was.
Wang Mingyuan said with a smile, "My research includes the art of observing people. It can be considered to have some success, so I can tell a bit about your Life Providence. I observed your Life Providence to have its own pride. It's something I've never seen in my life. I know that your Life Providence is extraordinary and that it shouldn't be able to endure such humiliation. It might be of some use, so I got you to give it a try. From the looks of it, it really worked."
"Give it a try …" Zhou Wen was instantly rendered speechless.
"Then, can I still use this move in the future?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked. Since this move was so useful and he didn't really need to kneel, it would be a waste not to use it.
"Have you heard of the idiom 'one would rather die than be humiliated'? One time can make your Life Providence erupt in anger. If it's repeated, I'm afraid this anger will be vented on you. I wonder if you can withstand it? If you can, you can give it a try, "Wang Mingyuan said with a smile.
Zhou Wen couldn't help but shiver when he thought of Lord Alcohol's outcome. He hurriedly said in all seriousness, "A man's knees are gold. I've never thought of kneeling. I'm just asking."
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