Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 76 Goodbye and Speculation

When Guan Tong and Shi Jingyi arrived at the entrance of the industrial park, there were already more than 30 armed soldiers and several armed vehicles parked there.

They set up a makeshift machine gun emplacement at the entrance and wiped out many of the approaching undead.

A man who appeared to be a squad leader stepped forward upon seeing Shi Jingyi and said, "Hello, the commander has instructed us to escort you back. Please get in the vehicle."

escort……

Guan Tong glanced at Shi Jingyi, wondering what other identities she might have.

"Thank you, but there's no need for an escort," Shi Jingyi said. "We can go back on our own."

"But... okay."

The squad leader didn't insist, and Shi Jingyi said to Guan Tong, "Come with me."

Guan Tong followed her from the doorway to the left for a while and found an ordinary white car parked on the side of the road.

Shi Jingyi stepped forward, unlocked the car with her fingerprint, and opened the car door, saying, "Where are you going? I'll give you a ride."

Guan Tong wanted to say he would go back on his own, but considering the situation of the armed soldiers and the man with the scimitar, he thought it would be better to travel with Shi Jingyi for a while.

Shi Jingyi looked at Guan Tong, who had sat in the passenger seat, and smiled, "Are you still going to wear that motorcycle helmet in the car?"

"..."

Guan Tong took off his helmet, revealing a clear face that surprised Shi Jingyi. Although the front of the helmet was transparent, there was still a layer in between, and the dim lighting in the industrial park had made it look somewhat blurry.

"I didn't expect you to be so young. You were probably still a high school student before the disaster, right?"

"I'm a senior in high school now," Guan Tong said. "If it weren't for the rules of the apocalypse, I would have already finished the college entrance exam and be waiting to go to university."

"That's true, it's already August."

Shi Jingyi started the car and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Just drop me off at the intersection of South Avenue and Xiuming Road."

The car started moving, perhaps because an armed force had come along and cleared out the undead in the vicinity. Shi Jingyi drove for a while without encountering any undead.

Guan Tong was well aware that after he crushed the "Mother Transformer," there would be no more undead in this area—although he didn't know how big it was, it would definitely include the entire Yunhua City.

Without new recruits to replenish the ranks, the remaining undead will soon be wiped out by the armed forces. After all, Yunhua is one of the major cities, and the government has deployed a substantial amount of armed forces there.

"Aren't you curious why the soldiers let us leave?" Shi Jingyi suddenly asked.

Guan Tong was naturally curious. However, although he and Shi Jingyi had fought side by side, their relationship hadn't reached that level yet, so he didn't ask.

Now that Shi Jingyi brought it up herself, he nodded and said, "I am somewhat curious."

"Because I'm about to become one of the academy's lecturers," Shi Jingyi said. "You should know about the Mind Power Development Academy, right?"

"of course I know."

Guan Tong was quite surprised. Shi Jingyi looked only a few years older than him, probably in her early twenties, yet she was invited to be a lecturer at the academy.

However, considering Shi Jingyi's unique way of using mental power...

"Did the academy invite you to be a lecturer to teach how to strengthen the body using mental power?"

“Yes.” Shi Jingyi nodded. “The key lies in circulating your energy, treating your mental power as a kind of ‘qi’ within your body.”

"It seems a bit profound. Can everyone learn it?"

“Unlikely,” Shi Jingyi said. “It’s very complex, requires a certain amount of talent, and most importantly, it requires patience. But as you know, there aren’t many people with enough patience in this day and age.”

"..."

Indeed, a few months into the apocalyptic era, the hedonistic mindset has become mainstream worldwide. No one knows if they will die under the next rule, so rather than exhausting themselves until then, it's better to enjoy each day as it comes.

“But even if only a very small number of people can learn it, it can improve their chances of survival, so my teaching is meaningful.” Guan Tong nodded. He admired Shi Jingyi’s thinking and also understood why the soldiers would let her go and even escort her away.

From the official perspective, someone like Shi Jingyi, who possesses exceptional talent and is willing to teach others, must be one of the most valuable talents of this era and should certainly be protected.

"The academy starts on August 10th, and I'll probably be leaving for Yong'an in a couple of days," Shi Jingyi said, glancing at Guan Tong. "Do you plan to go to the academy?"

Guan Tong shook her head: "Not for now."

"Really? That's a bit unexpected. With such powerful firearms, your mental strength must have met the entrance requirements."

"Meeting the standards doesn't necessarily mean you'll be admitted to school."

"That's true."

“I don’t think a college is a good fit for me,” Guan Tong said. “In this day and age, going to class every day in a routine feels really strange.”

"Hahaha." Shi Jingyi laughed a few times. "Yes. I'll leave after I've finished teaching what I need to teach."

The car had already reached Xiuming Road. After parking the car, Shi Jingyi said, "The academy's courses should all be publicly recorded and uploaded online. If you are interested in my mental energy circulation, you can check out my online courses later."

"I will," Guan Tong said as she got out of the car.

He is indeed interested, and regardless of whether he has the talent or can learn it, he will definitely take a look when the time comes.

"Well then, Guan Tong. Live well, and we'll meet again someday."

Goodbye, Shi Jingyi.

Guan Tong watched Shi Jingyi's car drive away, thinking to herself that this trip had truly been full of ups and downs.

Without Shi Jingyi, he estimated that he could have killed the "Mother Transformer" using his shadow, but he probably wouldn't have much mental energy left after the battle.

If we encounter that special squad again, it could become extremely troublesome.

Guan Tong didn't know who they were. But they worked together seamlessly, and four of them willingly stood by with [Instant Flame Sticks], watching the captain, a man with a curved sword, eliminate the undead without a trace of envy in their eyes…

This is certainly not normal.

Who would want to be a supporting character to highlight someone else? If it were Guan Tong, and he were asked to be a tool to control the movement of the undead with the [Instant Burn Rod], while others eliminated the undead to obtain Ascension Coins, he definitely wouldn't be willing.

But the four people showed no sign of resistance or dissatisfaction... This meant that either they were not normal people, or they did not need to consider obtaining Ascension Coins.

Furthermore, even armed soldiers were assisting them... Guan Tong felt that the identities of these people were becoming increasingly obvious.

"Is it a special squad created with official investment?"

If it was built with official investment, then everything makes sense.

They don't care about acquiring Ascension Coins because the government will invest and allocate them; the armed soldiers will cooperate because they have orders from high-ranking officials.

"Judging from what that man with the scimitar said, their squad was after the 'Screamers,' also known as the 'Matrix Converters.' They were furious because I eliminated them first..."

Guan Tong frowned. If similar rules were to be implemented in the future, he would definitely do the same thing; he wouldn't give up pursuing his own interests just because he was worried about competing with the "official team."

"However, if something similar happens again, Shi Jingyi won't be there to help me. I'll have to rely on myself."

Guan Tong secretly made up his mind that after receiving the reward following the rules, he would further strengthen himself from a combat perspective. His goal was to be able to calmly deal with even the official teams.

He checked the time; it was exactly noon. There were still 21 hours left in the game; it wasn't time to go back and wait for it to end.

Although this operation eliminated hundreds of undead and one "Mother Transformer," the rewards already tallied must be astonishing...

However, Guan Tong's sense of insecurity intensified after the confrontation with the "official team." He wanted to take advantage of his remaining mental energy to eliminate as many undead as possible, hoping to gain an extra Ascension Coin.

After thinking it over, Guan Tong put her motorcycle helmet back on and started walking.

Time ticked by, and the 24-hour rule-effective period quietly slipped away amidst the rising and falling shouts...

(End of this chapter)