Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 987: 619, Dean of the Agricultural College, Qing Chen_2

“I guess that’s the only thing I can say,” Qing Chen nodded.

“Not planning to teach a class?” asked Zheng Yuandong.

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, “Can I be the dean of the branch?”

As soon as he said this, Zheng Yuandong and Ni Ergou exchanged a glance. They had assumed it would be difficult for Qing Chen to come and teach classes, so they had rehearsed their arguments. Unexpectedly, Qing Chen wanted to skip being a teacher and directly become the dean!

Zheng Yuandong said without hesitation, “Sure, let’s make you the dean of the Extraordinary Institute.”

With Qing Chen’s abilities, being the overall dean was more than enough.

Moreover, when it came to practical combat, in this room apart from Zheng Yuandong, no one’s experience could compare to Qing Chen.

Even the frequency of Zheng Yuandong’s battles might not be as high as Qing Chen’s.

If Qing Chen became the dean of the Extraordinary Institute, then as dean, teaching cultivation methods would naturally become his responsibility, and everything would be easier to negotiate.

The other students probably don’t know that while they’re celebrating their branch’s entry into the Institute of Technology, Extraordinary Institute, a peer will become dean!

But at this moment, Qing Chen shook his head: “Not the dean of the Extraordinary Institute, but the dean of the Agricultural College.”

Chen Sui, the scapegoat, was at the Institute of Technology.

Chen Nian was in the Wizard Department of the Extraordinary Institute, unknown to others.

He would switch to a new identity to become dean, pulling students to farming.

More and more disguises…

Lu Yuan was taken aback upon hearing this: “Wait, we don’t even have an Agricultural College. It’s good that you’re willing to be dean, but what’s with this new college? We don’t train farmers!”

Zheng Yuandong pondered: “Do you have a plan?”

Qing Chen paused for a moment: “I need to confirm one thing first. After eating on the island, leaving Whale Island won’t result in rapid energy loss and death, right?”

“Yes,” Zheng Yuandong nodded, “I used to worry that the materials on this island couldn’t be removed. After consuming the island’s specialties, one might suddenly lose energy and die being away from the island. But we’ve tested it, and there’s no need for such concerns. Taboo objects have their rules; I’m unsure if they adhere to energy conservation principles, but there’s indeed no danger in this aspect.”

“That’s good,” Qing Chen nodded.

Ni Ergou and Lu Yuan looked at Zheng Yuandong: “Boss…”

Zheng Yuandong raised his hand to stop them. After serious consideration, he asked, “When do you plan to establish the Agricultural College?”

Qing Chen glanced at the clock, counting down 00:00:09.

He looked up and said, “I’ll give you a definite answer next time I return.”

Crossing over.

The world plunged into darkness, only to be illuminated again.

Qing Chen was still beside the bonfire, Zard’s Little Sapling on his head was shattered once more by the rules.

It seemed like nothing had changed.

Qing Chen looked towards the shadow by the bonfire, recalling the moment when the shadow held him as a child.

The shadow dared to speak even before the God, urging the God to lower its voice and not wake him.

“Brother,” Qing Chen called.

The shadow paused, then slowly smiled, “Back again?”

For some reason, the atmosphere became lively.

Qing Chen sat by the bonfire, remained silent for a long time, then suddenly said, “My memories have been unlocked. In them, I saw the person who sent me to the Outer World; who is he? You should know his identity. The Qing Clan’s records certainly have it. I saw you sitting in a dim room, holding me.”

The shadow stared at the bonfire, putting his hands close to the flames to feel the warmth: “Your words have pulled my memories back over a century… No, for you, it’s only been over ten years.”

A century of time had stood still for him because of another person. Everyone else had halted while time surged single-handedly over him.

So when the shadow recalled everything from that time, it felt like traversing a century-long river: “You were so very young then. The first time I saw that person was from the preserved photos of the clan. The pictures included Ren Xiaosu, ancestor Qing Zhen, Knight member Li Yingyun, Qin Sheng, a person named P5092, Northwestern Army commander Zhang Jinglin, many people celebrating after defeating the AI ‘Zero’ with a photo using an old camera. Among them was the one who sent you to the Outer World, Yan Liuyuan.”

Qing Chen recollected, finally finding the name.

The records from Li’s School stated he was once the ruler of the vast Royal Court in the north of the Federation.

Under his leadership, the nomads roamed outside the Federation, established lines of defense on the grasslands, resisting the northern barbarians.

Until those bloodthirsty barbarians were completely wiped out, Yan Liuyuan led the people of the grasslands back to the Federation, but he himself disappeared with a woman named Li Xiaoyu.

The shadow stirred the bonfire with a stick, saying, “Within the consortium, there is only one recognized God, but there are three who are closest to becoming Gods: Li Shentan, Chen Wudi, Yan Liuyuan. Each of them is close to integrating with the world’s will. To avoid becoming fully one with it, they need to leave this world for a wider place. Ren Xiaosu, the God, seemed to have left for similar reasons. Many speculated that Yan Liuyuan should have left with Ren Xiaosu, but later everyone realized he had not.”

The shadow glanced at Qing Chen: “He said he wanted to protect this world for his brother Ren Xiaosu.”

“Are they brothers?” Qing Chen asked, “Why do they have different surnames?”

The shadow laughed, “That I don’t know. Anyway, he always called Ren Xiaosu his brother, and supposedly their fraternal bond is strong, like true siblings.”

“Back then, when you told him to lower his voice not to wake me, did he later punish you?” Qing Chen curiously asked.

“No,” the shadow shook his head. “He said a brother should protect his younger sibling. When his brother protected him, he was just like me. That person even gifted me a taboo object for my courage. A taboo object called ACE-006, the God’s Ear Spoon.”

Qing Chen couldn’t help but laugh, “What kind of a name does this taboo object have, how strange.”

The shadow smiled, “Don’t underestimate it. As long as you use it to clean your ears, no one can attack you closely, because moms say one shouldn’t touch others when they’re cleaning their ears. Haha, it’s said to have been Ren Xiaosu the God’s personal item. I don’t know why it’s so peculiar. Nobody knows I possess it, maybe it’ll bring quite a surprise one day.”

Qing Chen recalled the moment he was stared at in his memories.

He asked, “Previously when you referred to ‘that person,’ did calling out his name mean he’d become aware?”

The shadow nodded, “But it’s okay now; he should be asleep, and, anyway, I’m nearly out of time, not scared of him, haha.”

Qing Chen sighed inwardly.

At this moment, brothers discussed the Federation’s secrets.

In the distance, Ma Jingjing and others were cautiously observing this Master of Daytime…

They couldn’t hear what the two were discussing.

Yi Wenbo urged Ma Jingjing, “Quick, quick, seize the opportunity to hug the thigh!”

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