Chapter 91: Chapter 91: How Do I Pretend I Had No Idea?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Ren Suo had studied a STEM degree in university and could not even differentiate between the lungs and the kidney. How could he become a school medic?
Yu Kuangtu said, “Don’t worry, you do not need to obtain a medical license. You just need to be able to cast ‘Heal’. There is a proper clinic in the school, complete with all the various disciplines of medicine. You only need to ‘revive’ people—when the injury is too serious, you need to preserve the student’s life in whatever way possible.”
Ren Suo’s jaw dropped. He asked, “But… Why not ask Doctor Yao to do that? She seems to have learned medicine before and should be able to cast ‘Heal’…”
“That’s where you’re wrong, she does not know ‘Heal’. It’s not common to find someone with an excellent life affinity,” Yu Kuangtu said.
“In that case, the other tier 2 Pract.i.tioners can take on the role too,” Ren Suo said.
The moment Ren Suo finished his sentence, Yu Kuangtu stared at him as if he was looking at a fool.
He said, “I, Yu Kuangtu, the Deputy Director of the Lianjiang Countermeasure Division, am only a tier 2 Pract.i.tioner currently. There are less than ten people in the entire Lianjiang City who are tier 2 Pract.i.tioners, and Lianjiang City is one of the first-tier cities in Xuan Nation.”
Ren Suo asked, “What about other life-affinity Pract.i.tioners?”
Yu Kuangtu replied, “Their talent scores are mostly above average, so they are fighting actively in the frontline and can treat their teammates in times of need… Or perhaps you prefer such a life?”
“Nonetheless, the school in Tianjing should have professional medical Pract.i.tioners with life affinities, so we need to think of our own solution here in Lianjiang City. ‘Equipping ourselves with a school medic with healing abilities’ is just a suggestion from the superiors, but now that I have found you, the government can’t possibly reject the help I have given the school.”
Everything made sense to Ren Suo now.
In Yu Kuangtu’s eyes, Ren Suo had an excellent life affinity and was able to cast the tier 2 ability “Heal”. However, he did not have a good talent score and would have limited room for growth in the future, but this meant that he was perfectly suited for a role that was high in demand and yet did not require very strong abilities.
The school medic, who resuscitated people in the Pract.i.tioner school, was such a role.
“But don’t think that you can just wait for someone to be on the verge of death all day long and still get your pay and status so easily,” Yu Kuangtu said. He continued, “The teachers in the school also have to continue to progress in their Practice according to the requirements and work on research topics, apart from teaching. For you, although you won’t have progress requirements, you still need to work on research topics.”
“The progress of your research would directly impact your pay… But I have not asked if you are willing to take on the role.”
Ren Suo hesitated for a moment and asked, “Would I not be in the Countermeasure Division anymore if I go to the school?”
“No,” Yu Kuangtu replied. Ren Suo had not expected the reply. He explained, “Since your research topic is decided by me, you will still be part of the Countermeasure Division. You would receive the pay from both the Countermeasure Division and the school… If the progress of your research is poor, I will consider reducing your pay, but if your progress is good, you would earn yourself a good reputation as well as award money.”
Ren Suo probed further, asking, “In that case, where would I stay? Where would I work in the school?”
Yu Kuangtu’s said, “You don’t have an office to work in. You just need to remain contactable round the clock, and if any emergency occurs in the school, they would inform you immediately for you to head over.”
Yu Kuangtu’s response took Ren s...o...b.. surprise.
“As for where you would stay… Because you need to be ready to perform resuscitation at any time, you should be staying in the teachers’ dormitory. It would likely be a single room.”
Noticing that Ren Suo still had doubts, Yu Kuangtu revealed his trump card, saying, “To allow the students to Practice better, the school compound, including the teaching block, the dormitories, and the stadium, is equipped with Practice Area switches!”
“Although it is still less efficient than the official major training stadium, it would still greatly increase the effectiveness of your Practice!”
Ren Suo was amazed. He remarked, “There’s such amazing technology?!”
“It was only discovered six days ago. All the ten Pract.i.tioner schools were also upgraded at the last minute so that they are able to make use of the technology during lessons. The schools were supposed to start tomorrow, but it has since been delayed by more than a week. Otherwise, how would I have been able to ‘squeeze’ you in?”
Ren Suo could no longer think of any disadvantages for him if he took up the offer. It was as good as finding a retirement job. He agreed resolutely, “I will take on this job!”
“Don’t speak as if you are an a.s.sa.s.sin going to murder the King of Qin,” Yu Kuangtu remarked.
Yu Kuangtu glanced at Ren Suo and took out a doc.u.ment file from his drawer. He said, “I will now tell you your research topic…”
“So I just told you about the Practice Area switches, right? Your research topic is related to that,” Yu Kuangtu said.
Ren Suo was slightly taken aback. He said, “That sounds very challenging if I were to research that alone…”
“Of course I’m not asking you to do that, there are many more professional researchers in the nation,” Yu Kuangtu said. He continued, “However, the technology was discovered six days ago. Do you know why?”
What was the special occasion six days ago?
“To celebrate the May Day Golden Week?” Ren Suo said.
“… It was because the Tianjing Research Center discovered a crucial trick in ‘Over My Dead Body’ and made a breakthrough,” Yu Kuangtu said as he forcefully brought Ren Suo’s wild, divergent thoughts back. He continued, “Because of that, our nation was able to make a huge leap in front of other countries in terms of such technology.”
“In addition, the Tianjing Research Center has also discovered the base ability tree of the Ren family, and subsequently, they would have to spend much time to refine it.”
“And with regards to your research topic, it will be split into a main topic and a side topic. The side research topic is the abilities in ‘Over My Dead Body’. Record down all the abilities that appeared in the videos and try your best to ‘imagine’ what the effects, pre-requisites, and training methods of the abilities are.”
“As for the main topic, it is to research all the videos posted by ‘Naisser_Ren’. Research all the information that we can make use of in the videos and if possible, find out what this ‘Naisser_Ren’ is,” Yu Kuangtu said.
Yu Kuangtu leaned forward and rested his chin on his palm with his arms propped up on the table. He looked very seriously at Ren Suo and said, “From the beginning, this was one of the important tasks of the Countermeasure Division. Apart from you, the Countermeasure Divisions of the other cities, the Criminal Psychology Department, and university professors of psychology are all researching ‘Naisser_Ren’, and this includes both Pract.i.tioners and academics.”
“Your research work cannot be revealed, and yet all of you would need to exchange information. There is a web address of a forum and your account pa.s.sword inside the file. Destroy the page with your pa.s.sword after you memorize it. Your account can only access the relevant discussion forums and the latest research theses and investigation reports of the various regions can be found on it. If you make significant contributions in the future and issue an important thesis, your account privilege may be elevated.”
“The forum is hosted on the dark web and cannot be found outside of it. When you settle down in the school, the internet connection for your room would be modified and you would then be able to enter the site. You would not be able to access the site from elsewhere. If there is a need, you may seek technical support from the school and with the Countermeasure Division as support, the school will definitely accede to your requests as much as possible,” Yu Kuangtu said.
He walked to Ren Suo and gave him a heavy pat on his shoulder.
He said, “Without any help from official sources, your research and a.n.a.lysis on ‘Naisser_Ren’ already received compliments from Tianjing. Now that I have created the best and most comfortable environment for you to conduct your research, I’m sure you would be able to present even better results, right? To be frank, if you are able to make a name for yourself, not only would you be respected and acknowledged, the Lianjiang City Countermeasure Division would also become highly valued.”
“A school medic that does not research ‘Naisser_Ren’ thoroughly is not a good member of the Countermeasure Division. You must do well, I have high hopes for you!” Yu Kuangtu said.
With that being said, what else could Ren Suo say?
Ren Suo looked up and looked at Yu Kuangtu as if he was a “loyal minister to the King”. He said solemnly, “I will definitely not let you down, Deputy Director!”
How am I going to a.n.a.lyze everything as if I did not know about any of it?
The ability to do just that would probably be the most important survival skill for Ren Suo in the near future.