Chapter 170: These credits are really thrilling (Revised)

Sunlight streamed through the stained‑glass windows, casting mottled light and shadow on the rather vintage desk; the old man sent by the Church to lecture wore plain church robes and had a kind face.

He was speaking in a steady, gentle tone, recounting the story known to everyone in the wasteland world.

"...... The seven great laws that constitute the world are life, chaos, spacetime, fate, balance, consciousness, and annihilation."

"An ancient prophecy reveals that when the incarnations of the laws—the Divine Oracles—appear one after another, the world's cycle will meet its end......"

The old man's voice was like warm spring water, yet it carried a strong hypnotic effect.

The students below reacted in various ways:

Some secretly flipped through books on aberrant plants or mechanical principles, others simply started reading manga, and some even began to fish, their minds drifting bit by bit.

For these, the old man on the podium had long grown accustomed; he still wore a gentle smile and his tolerant gaze swept over the classroom.

Luo Jinyou stared at the beautiful stained‑glass window, his eyes half‑dead.

If you looked closely, you'd notice that the old teacher, well‑versed and experienced, had his eye corners twitching slightly.

Although students not paying attention is normal, but...... isn't that area over there a bit too much?!

Luo Jinyou's eyes wandered toward the window, while Qi Hengyu buried his head deep in the crook of his arm, trying to escape reality.

Looking closely, one would see that each of them held a device resembling a metal disc, continuously pouring their own energy into it.

As for this thing, Luo Jinyou couldn't be more familiar with it.

Isn't this the device they used underground during the last exam to prevent sound from leaking out?!

At this moment, the intangible energy barriers generated by several energy nodes linked together, cleverly forming a soundproof barrier that enveloped Ying Duo and a small surrounding area.

Luo Jinyou propped his head with one hand while the other stubbornly maintained the energy output, shielding his eyes; he hardly dared to look at the neighboring Ying Guang Lu, who was in the middle of "casting a spell."

He felt his cheek thickness had reached a new level today, and he was speeding away from the words "dignity" at light speed.

Qi Hengyu's situation was no better; he poured energy while lying face‑down on the desk, pretending to sleep, and stole terrified glances at Ying Duo inside the barrier.

He didn't dare to stop it, really didn't dare.

Because he saw clearly what Ying Duo was fiddling with in his hand.

The familiar tubular iron‑casing design—this was clearly the explosive that had blown him apart in the previous practical exam, leaving him unable to take a step!

Inside the barrier, Ying Duo had completely let loose.

Relying on the barrier to keep sound from escaping, his hands moved so fast they left afterimages, pulling Ying Guang Lu energy lines to rapidly assemble and join the various parts and materials on the table.

One by one, delicately structured yet danger‑scented tubular and spherical objects took shape under his hands, then were casually piled to one side, and soon a tiny "arsenal" rose on the desk.

Seeing this, the kindly smile on the Church elder's face on the podium finally could not be maintained.

His gaze locked tightly onto the sound‑proof barrier glowing Ying Guang Lu; though he heard no sound, he could see the dizzying green light trails inside.

It was nothing short of visual pollution!

His beard twitched slightly, and his grip on the teaching stick tightened again and again.

The old man drew a deep breath, trying to tell himself to keep his composure; the students of Mitra Academy are the future pillars, and as a teacher sent by the Church to preach doctrine, he represents the whole Church......

Finally, he merely struck the podium hard with his teaching stick, attempting to draw the attention of the students below.

"We've already covered the previous material; you all know it by heart—let's talk about something interesting instead."

"For example...... what about the former Pope's affairs?"

As soon as he said that, the students below snapped awake, the hands turning pages froze, and their looks at the old man held a hint of shock.

ber？Is this something they can hear?

They'd heard plenty of rumors about the former Pope, but this was the Church elder himself telling them—news that's legit!

Although it caught most students' attention, such news still held little allure for that patch of Ying Guang Lu, who went on doing his own thing.

The old man could only turn away helplessly and begin telling the people below some secrets from the past.

To be honest, this isn't really a secret anymore, but for some reason the recent Pope has only now allowed them to reveal some of the details.

"You all probably know this already? The former Pope died in an assassination, and at the time only the young Holy Son and Holy Daughter remained; the Holy Son inherited the Pope's position, while the Holy Daughter, implicated in the assassination, had to stay long‑term in the Cathedral for recuperation, rarely showing up."

"But the two Holy Son and Holy Daughter are currently the only Divine Oracles we know of, mastering the spacetime law; after assuming office they enacted many reforms, which is why we now have the Air Train linking the ground and Tianmian City, and why women can hold high positions in the Church—a precedent."

"The former Pope was deceived by a treacherous person, misunderstanding the prophecy poem and telling the world it was the overture to the world's destruction; in fact, the prophecy left by the gods is our sole path to salvation."

"What we must do is follow the Pope's guidance, as the prophecy says, and rescue this tottering world from the hands of Mutation."

"【Important text regarding the main quest detected; record it?】"

"【Confirmed.】"

"【You have recorded: Church's Secrets (Popular Edition) x1】"

Yang Yixie called up all the texts the system had recorded; recording a text doesn't require him to lug a stack of books in his backpack—instead there's a dedicated icon that lets him view the corresponding text anytime.

Once recorded, he can check it whenever he wants.

It looks like these messages are tied to some hidden quest.

It sounds like the level requirement would be high, so let's level up first.

The old man also didn't dare to lecture the students too much, for as the saying goes, 'talk much, lose much,' but the Church again demanded they reveal this piece of information.

Class time really is a drag......

The old man had just sighed when the dismissal bell rang like heavenly music.

"Dismissal!"

The old man practically shouted those two words with full vigor, then, with an agility unbefitting his age, snatched up his lecture notes and rushed out of the classroom without looking back.

Ying Duo, meanwhile, at the sound of the bell, naturally swept everything on the table into his backpack.

Only Luo Jinyou and Qi Hengyu remained, slumped exhausted in their seats, as if they'd just survived a century‑long battle.

Really, Ying Duo isn't suited to sit in class; we'd better go hunt Aberrant Species!

These credits...... are really damn thrilling.