Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

There are no prescription drugs available.

This is quite intriguing.

Apart from self-taught individuals like Ying Qin Guan, most martial artists are essentially half-surgeons. Especially at the top level, they may not be limited to surgery. Everyone understands the difference between prescription and over-the-counter medicine.

Going to one hospital and not getting a prescription for medication might not mean much. But if someone goes to several hospitals and none of them can prescribe the same medication, they will still likely continue to seek treatment at other hospitals.

This already says a lot.

For a moment, everyone in the room except Ying Qin Guan and Kui changed their expressions slightly—Ying Qin Guan keenly noticed this, so only Kui remained unchanged.

Piez was silent for a moment, perhaps giving everyone time to digest the information. After a short wait, he nodded and said, "Okay... Shadow, you go ahead."

The shadow emerged from the shadows and said coldly, "I went to Bird Square and fired a few shots into the mist. There was a giant zombie inside... I can't be completely sure about that. To be precise, I only saw a giant hand, about five meters long. If it really was a complete zombie inside, then its size should be over ten meters. After I fired, it attacked me with tremendous power, but not to the point of being unbearable. After I ran away, it didn't chase me and never left that mist."

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“Ms. Shadow,” Commander Piez began, “The United Nations has summoned you all to explore the area. Under this premise, we will do our best to ensure your safety, and we hope that you will be safe. Therefore, please act according to the plan and do not do anything impulsive that would please your enemies or cause pain to your loved ones.”

The shadow nodded silently, saying nothing more.

Piez didn't dwell on the matter further, but turned to look at the last two groups without saying a word.

A researcher coughed, drawing everyone's attention, and said, "The area explored by the Nephalem and Mr. Ten Commandments is the Special Service Department. They found classified documents written in coded language there, and we have already expedited the translation of the more recent part. Now, I will describe to you what is written on it."

The researcher spoke, and what he said was strange. It sounded like a translation, but not quite. It just felt stiff and detached from reality, like someone in a suit lying in bed on a cold winter's day—very incongruous.

This is because of the special nature of coded language; you can't just add your own interpretations like you would with a translation, such as translating Marilyn Monroe as "Cuihua." Therefore, the translated version often lacks a subject, modifiers, and adverbs, giving it an odd feel, but the general meaning is still understandable.

The researcher spoke several times, and one passage in particular caught everyone's attention. He described how an agent codenamed "Silent Black Dog" went to "the dragon's chaotic graveyard," where he "obtained a treasure that made people's hearts flutter," and then returned and handed it over.

This terrible translation makes one doubt their own ears, but the meaning was ultimately conveyed.

But the researcher wasn't finished speaking; there was more to come.

After returning, the agent repeatedly visited different hospitals and reported the matter to the Secret Service.

However, there is no record of his specific circumstances or how the Secret Service dealt with him, but even so... it still matches up.

It was the same agent, the same person... and he did indeed bring something back from Black Dragon.

"Is the situation becoming clear? Honestly, it's such a trivial matter. Just let the apocalypse happen and that'll be the end of it." Ed propped his feet up on the table. Even though there were many important figures in the room, he still looked the same. He seemed to have taken a shower before coming over, and now he was only wearing underwear and a gray bathrobe. Gold hair was stuck tightly to his head, but it still couldn't hide his wild and unruly nature.

As one of the people most familiar with the energy consumption of the apocalypse, it's truly remarkable that he dared to say such things in this tone.

Piez ignored Ed and looked toward Ying Qin Pass, asking, "Have the three of you discovered anything?"

"We'll be spending all our time clearing out monsters," Kui said calmly.

This answer was within Piez's expectations. He nodded, turned to the researchers, and asked, "What have you discovered?"

Lanxiu stood up and reported that the zombie virus was suspected to be the Undying Worm virus—in fact, many people here already knew, such as Piess. Lanxiu's words were naturally meant for those who didn't know. Although it wouldn't be of much use to the top-tier martial artists even if they knew, they had risked all sorts of dangers to collect intelligence, so he couldn't just keep everything from them.

"Previously, for the sake of rigor, we could not be certain that it was the mutated Undead Worm virus, and the difference between the Undead Worm virus and the zombie virus was too great. But now, perhaps we can draw further conclusions."

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The group remained in the conference room to continue their discussion. The top-tier martial artists, exhausted from a long day and without food, could choose to either continue listening or go back to rest. Ying Qin Guan hesitated, wondering if he should pretend to understand—like a college student who'd spent a semester on their phone trying to understand advanced mathematics as finals approached. But Kui, Ed, and Mu Nan Dong showed no respect and stormed off. Seeing that even a cultured person like Mu Nan Dong had left, Ying Qin Guan figured there was no point in staying...it meant what they were saying wasn't anything useful. So he also left, intending to go get some dinner first.

He got up too late in the morning and didn't eat breakfast. He stayed inside all day and didn't eat lunch either, so he was just waiting for this meal in the evening.

When Ying Qin Guan arrived at the cafeteria, he was surprised to see Yu Xietian and Shen Xin there. After getting his food, he sat down next to the two of them and asked, "Any progress?"

If you were to do a reading comprehension exercise at this point, asking why Ying Qin Guan asked this question, the answer would be that it was just a random opening line.

Shen Xin clearly understood that Ying Qin Guan was just making up an opening line and was completely ignoring her. She quickly focused on eating, thinking that free food was a waste not to be wasted.

Yu Xietian sighed and said, "It seems unlikely... I don't understand anything, but those people studied it for a long time and still couldn't come to any conclusion."

Shenxin then gracefully picked up a napkin to wipe her mouth, then raised the small blackboard and began to mock her son...employer.

"You don't know anything about Gil. Even if I explained it to you, you wouldn't understand."

Yu Xietian was already used to the divine heart, and asked with narrowed eyes, "So what results have you achieved?"

"It's not something that can be accomplished overnight... Unless we have real immortal worms and immortal worm viruses for research, it's really hard to say."

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Intelligence

"This emperor certainly has a lot of leisure time..."

Ying Qin Guan raised his hand and struck out with a palm. A series of sonic booms were heard, and divine light flowed. The head of a huge beast was blown off by him. The huge headless body rushed forward with inertia, smashed through a wall, and fell helplessly to the ground.

Along the way, they had encountered quite a few of these ancestral magical beasts. Ying Qin Guan couldn't help but complain that he had stayed in Qi Yao for so long and had never encountered any real magical beasts, but these people were raising them directly in the palace.

“They weren’t usually like this,” Que said.

The implication is that they have been affected by the zombie virus. And their original appearance was probably similar to that of the Seven Luminaries' ordinary pets.

The bloodline of monsters is not as powerful as that of alien races; it will be gradually diluted. Moreover, monsters are truly getting weaker with each generation. The more a monster "adapts to the environment," the weaker it becomes. When a monster completely and thoroughly adapts to the environment and ecology, it basically degenerates into an ordinary animal.

What is adaptation to the environment?

For example, a magical beast that originally had little fur might breed in cold regions and gradually grow a thick coat of fur, giving it a strong ability to resist the cold. In the process, this magical beast would slowly degenerate until it eventually became an ordinary animal.

There is only one way to resist this 'degeneration'...or rather, 'evolution': to transcend tribulation.

A magical beast that has undergone tribulation can stop its evolution for a period of time and be reborn. For example, a wolf with a lifespan of more than ten years can live a second life if it survives a tribulation, and live for another ten years. However, theoretically speaking, undergoing tribulation does not increase the combat power of a magical beast. Even if you become a sacred beast, you will only have intelligence and the ability to speak, not increased combat power. Until you become an ancestral alien race, there will not be much change.

Therefore, the combat power of a magical beast before becoming a Primordial Alien Race is basically determined by its race. In extreme cases, a magical beast at the 35th Tribulation level might be killed by an ordinary magical beast. This is why Primordial Aliens are so rare on the continent. Even though their numbers have only increased due to their strong survival abilities and extremely long lifespans, they are still pitifully few.

"Ah!" Ying Qin Guan suddenly remembered something and said to Kui, "Um, I found it... If you have time and it's convenient for you, you can come to Qiyao to find me. I'm a teacher at the Imperial Academy."

He was referring to the weapon, of course. Although he didn't know why Himura wanted to give it to him, he had already accepted it, so there was no point in thinking about it anymore.

Kui remained expressionless, nodded, and said, "Okay."

As the two were talking, the walkie-talkie hanging from their waists suddenly vibrated slightly. Ying Qin Guan answered and received orders to return. After all, it was winter. Although it wasn't too late, it was already getting dark, and staying there any longer was indeed inappropriate.

Moreover, it seems that apart from Ying Qin Pass's group, the other groups have obtained some useful intelligence to varying degrees. Now that they are going back, they need to integrate the intelligence before making a decision.

"Everyone else seems pretty strong, so why did we fail?"

Ying Qin Guan scratched his head in annoyance and said, "Since you've said that, let's go back."

As he spoke, he turned around, revealing a mountain of monster corpses behind him.

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Upon reaching the edge of the city, Ying Qin Guan finally faced the question that had briefly puzzled him but which he hadn't given much thought to.

In the end, he separated from his teammates and left the city from three different places. The original clothes were eventually burned to ashes.

After a painful memory, Ying Qin Guan changed into new clothes and went to the conference room.

"Damn it, I should have known..."

They encountered a Nephalem on the road. He was also wearing new clothes and had a complicated expression. Although there was only one fire mage carrying them, it was somewhat awkward. Just because they couldn't see him didn't mean he didn't exist.

The two exchanged a glance and realized what had just happened from the other's new clothes.

"Actually, before we set off, I wanted to ask what to do after this high temperature..." Ying Qin Guan sighed, "I saw that none of you asked, so I thought maybe you had some ideas, but it turns out none of you have any..."

Nephalem narrowed his eyes and said, "I thought you would ask, but since you didn't, I figured you must have some other way to do it."

The two exchanged a knowing glance and didn't bring up the matter again.

They arrived at the conference room, where most of the top-tier martial artists had changed their clothes. Especially the Ten Commandments... God the hell, they had changed into new bandages.

Ying Qin Guan glanced around and spotted the only woman among them, Shadow. She stood in the shadows, also dressed differently. Although her face was veiled, Ying Qin Guan sensed that she was in a bad mood.

Perhaps the reason she's singled out isn't because of mobility, but because she's a woman...

Such a thought popped into Ying Qin's mind, but he couldn't verify his guess.

Everyone took their seats. There were many more people this time. In addition to top-notch martial artists, there were also a group of researchers, including Mu Nandong, as well as some important figures with different expressions but with a strong presence.

Commander Piez walked to the head seat of the conference table, placed his hands on the tabletop, and without uttering a single word of preamble, went straight to the point.

"Darius, you begin the report."

Darius responded and stood up. He looked calm and in good condition, seemingly unaffected by the flames.

"Our group is responsible for exploring the research institute area."

"Today's main tasks included repairing some of the institute's computers, replenishing their power, and copying some research data. Because they carried a virus, they are still stored in the city, but can be retrieved at any time. Some data has been deleted. Despite our best efforts to restore them, the harsh environment at the time damaged many computer hardware components, and the broken magic source made the restoration work extremely difficult, yielding only some meaningless gibberish. However, it's worth mentioning... we found a short file on a computer belonging to a researcher who committed suicide; it contained only three words: 'Undying Worm.'"

"Judging from the posture in which he died, the environment at the time, and the bloodstains on the keyboard, we can conclude that those were his last actions before he died."

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Darius remained calm and sat down.

Piez nodded, then looked at the group responsible for the suspected agent residential area and the original outbreak point, and said, "Liang Zhen, you go next."

"Yes."

Liang Zhen, a middle-aged man with a calm expression and carrying two swords on his back, stood up and said, "Our team is responsible for the suspected original outbreak point of the virus and the agent residential area. During the search, we found a large amount of standard equipment, various special documents, and special items including corpse-dissolving powder in a house, which basically confirms that it is an agent residence. However, we cannot currently confirm that it is the agent who went to the Black Dragon Ruins."

"At the agent's home, we found a large number of hospital receipts, all issued six or seven days ago by different hospitals, and each hospital issued different prescriptions. But all of them were for over-the-counter drugs, not a single prescription drug."

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Chapter Thirty: Hidden Meanings

There are no prescription drugs available.

This is quite intriguing.

Apart from self-taught individuals like Ying Qin Guan, most martial artists are essentially half-surgeons. Especially at the top level, they may not be limited to surgery. Everyone understands the difference between prescription and over-the-counter medicine.

Going to one hospital and not getting a prescription for medication might not mean much. But if someone goes to several hospitals and none of them can prescribe the same medication, they will still likely continue to seek treatment at other hospitals.

This already says a lot.

For a moment, everyone in the room except Ying Qin Guan and Kui changed their expressions slightly—Ying Qin Guan keenly noticed this, so only Kui remained unchanged.

Piez was silent for a moment, perhaps giving everyone time to digest the information. After a short wait, he nodded and said, "Okay... Shadow, you go ahead."

The shadow emerged from the shadows and said coldly, "I went to Bird Square and fired a few shots into the mist. There was a giant zombie inside... I can't be completely sure about that. To be precise, I only saw a giant hand, about five meters long. If it really was a complete zombie inside, then its size should be over ten meters. After I fired, it attacked me with tremendous power, but not to the point of being unbearable. After I ran away, it didn't chase me and never left that mist."

"above."