Chapter 84: A Bunch Of Con-men!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Was this a training inst.i.tution?
Lu Ming stared at the advertis.e.m.e.nt in front of him.
Although training inst.i.tutions had always posed a variety of problems, for example, they had a weak foundation, but there was an obvious advantage—crash courses!
Yes.
A crash course!
They would use the fastest method to teach you!
This was the most suitable method for Lu Ming.
Lines foundation?
He did not need that!
He had a strong card-creating foundation.
Restriction foundation?
He did not need that as well!
With the Meltdown Card, he could ignore any foundation!
Right now…
All he needed to learn was Card Restrictions!
“It’s worth a try.”
Lu Ming made his decision.
He chose a training inst.i.tution—Beida Blackbird— that had a fairly good reputation and signed up for the courses.
The cla.s.ses of these training inst.i.tutions followed a periodic nature, and in the case of Lu Ming who had a strong foundation and was willing to join the cla.s.ses mid-way, it arranged for Lu Ming to join the training course that had already started its lessons.
Well…
It had already touched on the card and restriction sections.
Today.
They were going to start on Card Restriction!
“What is a Card Restriction?”
The training teacher stood in front, explaining it to the students.
He suffered from Mediterranean hair loss. He only had a few strands of hair in the center, and there was not much hair by the side. One look and he could tell that he had used a lot of those medicinal products that overworked the brain.
Shus.h.!.+
Shus.h.!.+
The students sat quietly taking down notes.
Lu Ming sat silently in the last row, listening to the cla.s.s quietly.
Cards…
Restrictions…
How should one crack them?
The training teacher taught the students how to crack standard Card Restrictions… well, the lines for the Decryption Card had been drawn!
He just had to learn them accordingly!!
Level one standard Card Restriction lines and the corresponding lines of the Decryption Card.
Level one extended Card Restriction lines and the corresponding lines of the Decryption Card.
Wait a minute.
Was this the cracking method?
They merely taught students the most common cracking method?!
Must be freaking kidding me?!
What Lu Ming wanted to learn was how to crack not a common cracking method that could be used on most of the restrictions!
What did this mean?!
“Teacher, what is the cracking method?”
Lu Ming raised his hand.
He did not want to learn the fixed lines!
“What do you mean by cracking method?”
The training teacher was confused.
“I mean for the Card Restrictions. For restrictions that combine the physical form and energy, how does one derive fixed cracking lines? What is the principle behind it?” Lu Ming asked.
The training teacher looked like he was blank. “I have no idea!”
Lu Ming was speechless.
d.a.m.n!
Was this considered a training inst.i.tution?!
Was this the cla.s.s that taught about cracking restrictions?
Very soon…
The management of the training inst.i.tution was alerted.
Some people hurried to invite Lu Ming to leave the cla.s.s and told him that the students who joined the cla.s.ses conducted by the training inst.i.tution had only one aim in mind and that was to get certified, receiving “Level One Cracking of Card Restriction Professional Certification”!
They only focused on the main points!
They would zoom in on the keynotes!
Their aim was to pa.s.s the exam!
These people needed the certification so as to aid them in finding a job.
It was already good enough to have an 80% success rate in learning popular card restrictions. They had no use for those unconventional cracking methods or Card Restrictions.
They learned this so as to earn a living!
So about the principle behind it…
They had no idea at all!
“I am in the wrong place.”
Lu Ming was between laughter and tears.
The “crash course” was unlike what he understood.
“Please refund my fees.”
Lu Ming sighed.
“Mister, it’s impossible to refund the money. We are an educational inst.i.tute. You have been to a lesson just now…”
The training inst.i.tution explained to him patiently.
Lu Ming dug out his Card Creator badge silently.
“Sure, I have transferred the money to you.”
The training inst.i.tution gave in right away.
They were unofficial organizations. They could not afford to offend members from the Card Creators a.s.sociation. However, they wondered why the members from the Card Creators a.s.sociation would take up courses at their inst.i.tute?!
“Is it this difficult to find a teacher?”
Lu Ming heaved continuous sighs.
There were various training inst.i.tutions, but he had no idea which was more reliable!
He did not know which inst.i.tution taught the cracking method and which taught fixed lines crash courses! He had no idea which teacher he should look for!
Oh.
He just thought of something.
The princ.i.p.al!
Lu Ming was reminded of Jiang Feng. He seemed to be a Card Creator as well.
Well…
He could check with him.
Lu Ming made a phone call to the princ.i.p.al.
“Card Restrictions?”
Jiang Feng frowned, “I don’t know about that. Restriction and encryption are two separate systems, it would have taken a lot of time to study them, therefore I did not go deep into them. One’s energy is limited. Unless you want to become a professional restriction cracker, I won’t recommend you study restriction.”
Lu Ming was speechless.
“Don’t teach Xiaobai all this. It is a waste of time.”
Jiang Feng gave his advice. “We don’t lack any money. If there is a need, we can purchase the Decryption Card.”
Lu Ming was speechless.
d.a.m.n!
Was he boasting that he was rich?!
“I just happened to prepare some teaching materials for Xiaobai…”
Lu Ming was filled with emotions.
Beep—
There were only beeping sounds on the other end of the phone.
“Hehe,” Lu Ming sneered.
So much for pretending to be a baller. He could not even afford to pay for Xiaobai’s learning materials!
Was there no other way?
Lu Ming’s head was aching.
Restrictions…
Cards…
Perhaps, there would be information at the Card Creators a.s.sociation?
He tried asking the manager at the testing area back then. The manager cast him an odd look. “This is exactly what the Card Creators a.s.sociation has been doing.”
“We are professionals in imparting knowledge! As long as one has enough money! You can learn everything including level five card lines!”
The manager boasted.
“Really?”
Lu Ming’s eyes lit up. He was in the right place.
However, if that was the case, why didn’t anyone on the forum recommend him to take cla.s.ses here?
“Let me take a look at your requirements.
You are interested in Introduction to Card Restrictions. You would like to learn cracking methods and you would like to crack the restriction by yourself.
Teacher Zhao fits the bill.
Teacher Zhao is a veteran in the Card Restriction industry. He used to partic.i.p.ate in six outdoor adventures and has cracked numerous Card Restrictions, including…
These are being cracked without following any fixed rules! There are no fixed lines!
This should be more in line with your requirements.”
The manager was very serious about introducing him to the various courses.
“Wow.”
Lu Ming’s eyes lit up.
He was right!
This was the teacher that he was looking for.
“However…
If I were you, I would not choose this teacher. He might have his obvious advantages, but there are disadvantages as well, and that is, the cracking speed may be slower.
Look at this teacher over here. You only need to pay an additional ten thousand yuan and his cracking speed is much faster!
More efficient!” the manager explained.
“Oh?”
Lu Ming considered them carefully.
If he wanted to learn about restrictions, perhaps this teacher would be better?
Furthermore…
It was only a ten thousand yuan difference!
“Of course.
You can take a look at this teacher as well.
This teacher is older and has been teaching Card s for more than ten years, his good review was as high as 99.98%. There will not be the possibility of not being able to learn anything at all!”
The course only costs twenty thousand yuan more than the previous course!”
The manager recommended another teacher.
“Well…”
Lu Ming was silent.
The course only cost twenty thousand yuan more and it was guaranteed that he would be able to master restriction. It was acceptable.
“Or perhaps this teacher. The teaching speed is much faster. It will be more cost-effective since you are running out of time! After all, time is money, isn’t it? This teacher will be twenty thousand yuan more than the previous teacher. You will be able to master restriction easily!
Or perhaps this…”
The manager recommended more teachers tirelessly.
Lu Ming kept nodding to his recommendations.
It sounded reasonable.
Well…
“That’s great.”
“So shall we settle on this?”
“Okay.”
“I will make the arrangements right away. Please sign here. You can be a.s.sured that this teacher will help you to have a strong foundation and will be very effective in the lessons!”
The manager was delighted.
“Okay.”
Lu Ming nodded automatically and then realized that something was wrong. “Wait!”
He suddenly stopped the manager, and looked carefully at the teacher that he ultimately chose under the manager’s recommendation to get a better, more perfect teacher—
Card Restriction Master Certification!
Five-star super level! Had partic.i.p.ated in several cracking jobs in large scale battles. The teacher was powerful with many years of teaching experience. The students would definitely master restriction and his efficiency was amazing.
Very good and experienced teacher!
Provided free resources!
Discounted price, at the price of one million yuan.
Wait a minute…
One million yuan?!
Lu Ming widened his eyes.
Why would the lesson end up to cost one million yuan!? He took a look at the teacher that the manager recommended right from the start. After all, it was just a course, it only cost ten thousand yuan!
What did this mean?
Did it mean that he had to pay ten thousand yuans to enter the a.s.sociation and for a one million yuan lecturer?
Hehe.
Lu Ming looked at the manager in front of him, feeling displeased.
“It’s like this…”
The manager smiled. “You are a genius, for people like you, the most important thing is to have a good foundation. One million yuan is nothing! Rest a.s.sured that the a.s.sociation will provide free loans…”
“Get lost!”
Lu Ming almost kicked him.
As expected, the salespeople were con-men!
“I will take the first teacher.”
“Arrange it right away, if you speak any more nonsense I will beat you to death!”
Lu Ming was fuming mad.
The manager was at a loss for words.
“Alright.”
He sighed deeply. “However, it is a pity for talent like you to choose the lowest level course. Do you want to consider the one hundred thousand yuan course?”
Lu Ming looked sullen.
The manager was so frightened and he hurried to make the arrangements.
“What a…”
Lu Ming was rendered speechless.
He finally understood why no one recommended the a.s.sociation!
It was a fraud!
Since it was the a.s.sociation, the services that it provided were genuine and people would put down their guard.
Better foundation?
It was true.
More efficient?
It was true.
Learn more about the topic?
It was true as well.
It was just that…
He did not need any of those!
He only needed to understand how to crack the Card Restriction, the principle behind it, and to figure out what was going on!
There was no need to learn them in-depth.
It was useless to have a Master as a teacher!
He was a conman!
Lu Ming rubbed his head.
He remembered the last time that he was led around was at Ka Ba (A Chinese online community by Baidu)… Three thousand yuans in Ka ba and he could bring an aircraft carrier back home!
A bunch of con-men!