Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 370 Thinking of Danger, Thinking of Change, Thinking of Retreat
To prevent himself from looking around carelessly and missing the gold artifact that Huo Yuhao had finally managed to touch, thus causing a failed evacuation, Chen Ping quickly averted his gaze.

However, to Chen Ping's surprise, Lin Jiayi stopped after he had only walked a few steps, reaching the end of the infirmary corridor.

"what happened?"

Chen Ping looked at Lin Jiayi with some puzzlement.

"Oh, we've arrived."

As he spoke, Lin Jiayi gestured towards ward number one.

Chen Ping looked through the window of the ward in the direction Lin Jiayi was pointing and saw a familiar figure in a hospital gown—wasn't that Jing Hongchen?
In just a few days, the previously well-preserved Master Mingde looked as if he had aged ten years.

"The Mirror Hall Master was injured after fighting with Poison Undying of the Body Sect. After hearing about the losses of the Mingde Hall, he was so angry that he fainted."

“I got up in the middle of the night yesterday, went to the palace to explain everything, and then vomited blood several times. I haven’t come out of the infirmary since.”

Lin Jiayi's voice wasn't loud, but Chen Ping understood what he meant: he wanted to save Jing Hongchen from having to be stabbed while he was still lying there.

Well, if Chen Ping hadn't seen the enormous starlight sapphire that Huo Yuhao had hidden in the corner, Chen Ping probably still wouldn't have gone easy on him.

However, considering that apart from the No. 1 secret room containing various high-level soul tools, the most valuable things in the Mingde Hall underground had all been taken by them, Chen Ping felt that it wouldn't be a bad idea to avoid deceiving Jing Hongchen.

As the saying goes, a steady stream can flow forever, and one should not exhaust the resources to catch all the fish. Who knows when he might stab Jing Hongchen in the back again?
Thinking of this, Chen Ping nodded and waved his still chained hands to indicate that you can rest assured.

However, seeing the gold handcuffs still rattling on Chen Ping's wrists, Lin Jiayi wasn't entirely at ease.
But in the end, Lin Jiayi went into Jing Hongchen's ward first to explain various matters.

Looking through the window at Jing Hongchen, whose face was now pale, Chen Ping already had a guess in his mind.

After such a major incident, Jing Hongchen would definitely rush to side with the Crown Prince. If he had been any later, he would most likely have ended up losing his life.

Well, although to outsiders it seems like the Body Sect was behind this and the Holy Spirit Sect betrayed them, the entire royal family is probably in complete chaos.

But the position of the head of Mingde Hall is always highly coveted, and those who have their eyes on the position will not let go of this opportunity to bring Jing Hongchen down.

Although Jing Hongchen seems to have aged more than ten years now, and Lin Jiayi said that he had vomited blood several times, the fact that he can still lie peacefully in the infirmary and listen to Lin Jiayi report on his work shows that the most difficult hurdle for Jing Hongchen has been overcome.

Chen Ping's guess was correct. As soon as Jing Hongchen heard that all sixteen fixed-mount artillery shells had been stolen, he fainted once from the shock and anger.

After waking up, he heard that Experiment Subject No. 1 was also gone. Only after Lin Jiayi pinched his philtrum and gave him quick-acting heart medicine was Jing Hongchen finally brought back to life.

Fortunately, Lin Jiayi did a good job of keeping things secret, and he managed to cover these things up for the time being, especially Experiment Subject No. 1. As long as there are rare metals and blueprints, there is actually a possibility of rebuilding it.

However, those researchers in Mingde Hall are truly dead once they are gone. Their wisdom, along with their projects that might have shone brightly someday, are now forever frozen in yesterday.

This is what impressed Chen Ping the most.

The Body Sect's surprise attack on Mingde Hall actually greatly delayed the arrival of war.

However, from the perspective of all humanity on the Douluo Continent, it is regrettable and heartbreaking that such the essence of human wisdom was so violently crushed.

Fortunately, Chen Ping is no longer the same person he was at the beginning. He used a very simple sentence to explain himself: "Who is looking at things from the perspective of the humans in Douluo Continent?"

When the Sun Moon Royal Family was preparing to launch a war of aggression, did they consider the problems from the perspective of the humans of Douluo Continent?
When Xu Tianran colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult, promoted the cult leader to the position of National Preceptor, called Ye Xishui his godmother, and helped Ye Xishui create the Death God Tower, which requires the souls of ordinary people as fuel to activate, did he consider the problems from the perspective of the humans in Douluo Continent?
He only needs to do what he thinks is right. He should only do what he can handle. Trying to think about things that are beyond his ability to manage will only delay him.

In the end, Chen Ping only chatted with Jing Hongchen, checked his physical condition, got a few high-level restricted handcuffs from Jing Hongchen, doubled his rare metal quota, and then let the matter drop.

He has more important things to do now.

Not long after he woke up, his system kept popping up notifications, telling him to find an absolutely quiet place to receive system rewards.

Chen Ping chuckled and walked away with the restraining handcuffs. Only after seeing Chen Ping, this formidable figure, leave did Jing Hongchen breathe a sigh of relief.

Well, at least the Shrek Academy members didn't suffer any major problems, which is already a blessing in disguise.
Before Jing Hongchen could even process the thought, he saw Huo Yuhao, a gilded student, walking over with his hands cuffed.

The teacher next to him, looking as if he had done a great service, leaned over and started chattering away.

"Master Jing, Director Lin, I found two level-eight defensive soul tools produced by our Mingde Hall on this guy!" Just when he thought everything was settled, he was extorted again because of a teacher's over-the-top comments. Jing Hongchen's face was quite bad.

It's as if he's aged another ten years on top of the ten years he already aged, looking like an octogenarian.

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, left happily, still sighing to himself as he walked away.

Brother Chen is right. I still need to practice when it comes to extorting people, but it's okay, this is a good start!

"Are there any Shrek students left in the infirmary?"

"Aren't He Caitou and Ye Xiaosheng in the infirmary?"

Watching Huo Yuhao leave happily outside the window, Jing Hongchen looked at Lin Jiayi with lingering fear.

"That's all, don't worry, Master. Only these two are injured at Shrek Academy."

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen nodded with a sigh of relief: "You did a great job while I was unconscious. You kept quiet about everything that needed to be kept quiet, and you handled the other follow-up matters well as well."

Immediately afterwards, Jing Hongchen pinched the space between her eyebrows and gave Lin Jiayi a look.

Lin Jiayi quickly understood and activated a soul tool, completely enveloping the entire ward and isolating it from the outside world.

Seeing this, Jing Hongchen continued, "Sixteen level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells were stolen. I went to the palace to discuss this matter with His Highness the Crown Prince."

"His Highness the Crown Prince's reaction after seeing the photo was quite subtle. On the one hand, he seemed unsure about the Holy Spirit Cult's intentions, while on the other hand, he told me not to doubt His Majesty."

At this point, Jing Hongchen's expression became somewhat complicated.

He knew a little about how powerful the Holy Spirit Cult was, and that there were quite a few level-nine soul masters within the cult who could produce level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells.

But who can be sure that this wasn't the work of the Holy Spirit Cult?

At this moment, no matter how much the prince had believed in the Holy Spirit Church, an unhealable wound had truly appeared.

The war hasn't even truly begun, and rifts have already developed between the cooperating parties—this is not a good sign.
"How's the other thing I asked you to investigate going?"

Jing Hongchen turned her head and looked at Lin Jiayi: "Right now I'm in the eye of the storm. Even if I don't think about danger or change, I should at least think about retreating. At least I should retreat to a place where no one can notice me."

“Under these circumstances, the death of a level nine Soul Master is the most suitable thing to attract attention.”

Jing Hongchen spoke softly, but with a chilling decisiveness.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiayi froze on the spot for a long while before stammering out his words.

“But, Master, the only evidence we have so far is that when he was out there doing academic exchanges, he sold a few absolute defense soul tools to the Star Luo Empire without the academy’s permission in order to get some gold soul coins to maintain the funding for his research.”

"As for the spy who betrayed the underground coordinates of Mingde Hall, he is most likely a researcher from our Mingde Hall. Moreover, the suspects have already been arrested. If we use him as a scapegoat, what if the real culprit is discovered later?"

Jing Hongchen glanced coldly at Lin Jiayi and said, "We've caught everyone. Are you still worried about not getting the confessions you need? Arrest all those spies who betrayed the underground coordinates of Mingde Hall and force them to admit that they have a superior."

"That guy sold the absolute defense soul tool. He's an expert among experts when it comes to soul tools in the spatial domain like the Conferred God Platform. It's highly likely that it was made by him. Selling a level nine soul tool to an enemy country is already a crime of treason."

"With the testimonies of those spies added to the mix, surely we can take him down?"

“I’ve cut off funding for all his research projects, yet he still has the money to support his research independently. What is he trying to do? Is he trying to take the position of head of Mingde Hall from me again?”

"If it were just the theft of the first test subject, I wouldn't have acted so hastily. I would have had plenty of time to deal with him slowly."

"But now, countless eyes are watching me in the court. At this time, let's just let him suffer a little."

After saying this, Jing Hongchen no longer concealed the killing intent in his eyes, and Lin Jiayi's forehead was covered with a few beads of sweat. He nodded carefully in agreement.

(End of this chapter)