Chapter 389

Wow.

His cheap teacher is really awesome; he actually is a god‑maker.

Ying Duo looked expressionlessly at Fang Zhiyan, who had invited him, and chose to remain silent.

How to put it? It feels like something a mastermind villain in many movies would say.

The plot to control the god was snatched by the Dome; the cheap teacher who wanted to be different simply set his sights on creating a new god himself, right?

Sure enough, wherever there's a god, someone tries to usurp it, right?

This game world really has almost no good people; this octopus is also a boss‑level villain.

The players really have everyone as an enemy.

"How do you want to make it?" Ying Duo asked.

"Of course, relying on you." Fang Zhiyan smiled, as if it were obvious.

Although saying this feels a bit sorry to others, before meeting Ying Duo he shared the same goal as the other Dome members, trying to seize that lofty god and put it in human hands.

Fang Zhiyan tilted his head at Ying Duo, looking utterly confused, but he had no intention of revealing more.

"There are quite a few twists and turns in here; we can explain them slowly in later lessons. What's your answer?"

It's like fries without ketchup, a burger without cola, or a riddler who stops halfway—really infuriating.

However, Yang Yixie had never thought of refusing Fang Zhiyan's invitation; setting aside other things, just the title of being Fang Zhiyan's student let him skip the whole reputation‑grinding step.

Moreover, as long as Fang Zhiyan still has use for him, no matter what outrageous thing he does, Fang Zhiyan must protect him.

What's more, when Fang Zhiyan proposed a topic completely at odds with the Dome's goals, the Dome itself became a potential enemy of his.

"Good."

No matter how you calculate it, he won't lose; Ying Duo decisively nodded and agreed.

Although Fang Zhiyan is the biggest danger, until they completely fall out, he will remain the most useful ally.

"Then let's jump straight into the first lesson, dear teacher?"

His student is really impatient.

Fang Zhiyan wasn't surprised; Ying Duo currently knows nothing about his surroundings and will use any means to gather information—nothing unusual about that.

"Then, my dear student, what do you want to hear in the first lesson?"

"Then let's talk about what mutation actually is."

The hypocritical teacher and student exchanged questions back and forth.

"Of course, I don't want those cheap, clichéd excuses—give me something useful."

Ying Duo didn't forget to add an emphatic remark.

"Hmm... since that's the case, let's start from the Church's purpose."

Fang Zhiyan thought for a short while, then said this.

Ying Duo merely stared at him silently—who just said they didn't know what the Church wanted to do?

Fang Zhiyan spread his hands innocently; he only said he didn't know why the Church brought the undead to this world, but he still had some idea of the Church's former purpose.

After all, the Church plants spies in the Dome, and the Dome plants spies in the Church.

"At least decades ago, after the Church received a prophecy from the gods, its leadership changed the Church's overall policy."

"The Church still believes in the gods, but if the gods have been overwhelmed by mutation—or even actively let people kill them—what then?"

"So‑called prophecies are merely the gods' own guides to killing gods, and the so‑called Divine Oracles are just the executioners the gods themselves picked."

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Ying Duo continued to ask Fang Zhiyan many questions later, but Fang Zhiyan had nothing bigger to reveal to him.

After noticing Ying Duo's sensitivity to data, Fang Zhiyan generously handed over all his research notes on mutation; Ying Duo didn't stand on ceremony, directly copying the contents in front of him to study later.

Ying Duo guessed Fang Zhiyan was holding back, and he simply said:

"This is homework after class."

He threw it back at Ying Duo, saying just let Ying Duo find the answer himself.

But at least one thing was reliable: Fang Zhiyan had at least opened a permit for him, and specifically granted him the authority of a Mutation Department Deputy Director—it was official in practice if not in name.

He also asked about Luo Jinyou's situation; Luo Jinyou's mutation source is related to the gods, which is why the Dome had previously tried to throw Luo Jinyou into Fang Zhiyan's lab.

However, because Fang Zhiyan's research focus is preparing to shift to a new topic, Luo Jinyou just needs to occasionally produce some progress to shut others up.

For example, have Luo Jinyou drop by the lab to clock in whenever; at least the surface work must be done properly.

At the cadre level, one already receives an independent research room of one's own, so Ying Duo also has his own research room, and it's only a bit smaller than Fang Zhiyan's.

Anyway, Fang Zhiyan covers all his food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

In daily life, Ying Duo no longer needs to worry at all; he only needs to think about how to cause trouble next.

Fang Zhiyan even supports Ying Duo's covert mischief, and Ying Duo can't figure out what kind of madness this guy has.

When Ying Duo came out of Fang Zhiyan's lab, he happened to bump into two people in the hallway.

Bai Mu Yun leaned against the wall, looking down at the electronic screen in his hand, while Luo Jinyou stood beside him, his hair slightly disheveled, but what's more noteworthy is—his horns and tail have disappeared.

Ying Duo curiously looked at the electronic screen in Bai Mu Yun's hand; the screen showed a huge poster printed with various fancy garments, in the middle a model wearing a long dress with a strong sense of design, and below it was a line of text:

【Heavenly Dome City Annual Fashion Show·Invited Emerging Designer】

"A fashion show?" Ying Duo asked.

Bai Mu Yun nodded, "I heard that not long ago an emerging designer sprang up out of nowhere, and supposedly his design concept is very unique."

Luo Jinyou had just realized that the voice had suddenly come from behind him, and it was very familiar; turning around, he came face to face with Ying Duo's expressionless face.

Luo Jinyou instinctively stepped back half a step, and the tail he had barely managed to hide swooshed out of his clothes, making a circle in midair, the tip still trembling slightly.

Luo Jinyou: "......"

His expression froze.

Ying Duo innocently looked at that swaying tail, as if it wasn't him who did it.

No, it originally wasn't him who did it.

Luo Jinyou himself is not skilled in his arts; how can blame be placed on him?

Thinking that, Ying Duo patted Luo Jinyou's shoulder.

"Don't worry, I just went to test the behind-the-scenes boss for you; although I can't beat him, the aggro should be on me now, you can just go straight over."

Luo Jinyou didn't really want to instantly grasp Ying Duo's meaning...

Bai Mu Yun, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow and glanced at Ying Duo, not expecting Ying Duo to actually have saved the person from Fang Zhiyan's hands.