Funding and Teaching

When the students brought it up, Wenren Sheng finally remembered. After all, he had too many things on his mind these days.

"How can this be?"

"This is too tragic."

"Fortune and misfortune..."

Amid the students' laments, Wenren Sheng began class.

"We've been apart for several months. You haven't let your studies and training go to waste, have you?" Wenren Sheng asked, sweeping his gaze over the room.

"Of course not."

"Exactly. We haven't become experts yet, and there are people at home watching us every day. How could we possibly slack off?"

"I'd like to slack off, but the Otherworldly User in my stomach won't let me."

The students all spoke at once.

Wenren Sheng nodded. He could tell at a glance whether they were lying, and indeed, none of them had slacked off. They had all taken this opportunity to train diligently.

"All right, there's no need to worry. Even if the standards change, the actual circumstances will be taken into account. Most people's Otherworldly User ownership belongs to the Patrol Division. Now that the situation has changed, as long as you uphold righteousness in your actions, I think becoming an Otherworldly Expert will actually be easier than in previous years," Wenren Sheng hinted.

The students froze for a moment, then understood Wenren Sheng's implication.

That was right. Anomalies were occurring frequently now, and the danger was rising. As long as they were willing to contribute, they would surely be prioritized for Otherworldly Users, which meant priority in advancement. On the other hand, those who cowered in the back and focused only on increasing their own strength would certainly have theirs taken back...

That was why Teacher Wenren had said that merit assessment factors would be added to advancement as an Otherworldly Expert.

At that moment, a student