Technique

Chapter 40: Technique July 31st.

Li Fei arrived at the Military Academy early in the morning and entered Hao Yi's office.

"Good morning, Teacher."

Li Fei greeted Hao Yi with a smile.

"Sit."

Hao Yi gestured for Li Fei to sit down first. "There's been a change to today's Monthly Exam."

"Hmm?"

Li Fei was taken aback, then sat upright on the sofa, waiting for Hao Yi to explain the situation.

"An Inner Cabinet minister suggested to His Majesty..."

Hao Yi told Li Fei in detail the information he had learned last night, "So if you want to get a Monthly Exam grade, you must participate in this operation."

"Student is willing to participate."

Li Fei said without hesitation.

Although he was cautious, he would never give up easily once he had set a goal. Since he had decided to obtain a place in university next year, the Monthly Exam grade was a must, so he had to participate in this operation.

"Yes."

Hao Yi was not surprised by Li Fei's choice. "Although it is a joint operation between the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau and the Overseeing Bureau, and there is a considerable degree of certainty, no one can say what accidents might happen. You must be mentally prepared to face danger. This time you are going into actual combat, and any outcome is possible."

"Student understands."

Li Fei nodded, then asked:

"Teacher, I heard that people from the Tranquil God Sect can use Techniques. Can you tell me what Techniques are?"

He had learned some things about Techniques from Li Lei before, but Li Lei's knowledge was limited, and he felt that Hao Yi must know more.

"Techniques actually also come from Implants."

Hao Yi said, "The Martial Path and Techniques are two different paths, but in essence, they are both applications of Implants. To practice Techniques, you need to implant the corresponding Implant into the brain first. The first two stages of practicing Techniques are the same as the Martial Path, both Embryo Nurturing Stage and Body Breaking Stage.

Martial Warriors in the Body Breaking Stage can use rituals and special materials to cast Techniques. The next step up is the Spirit Transformation Stage, which is different from the Qi Transformation Stage of Martial Warriors. The Spirit Transformation Stage does not cultivate Innate One Qi, but instead mutates their spiritual power, allowing them to release Techniques directly without the aid of external objects.

Techniques in the Body Breaking Stage and Spirit Transformation Stage can only exert influence on creatures from the spiritual level, and are essentially a kind of illusion, such as Ghost Walls, Nightmare Technique, Summoning Little Ghosts, and so on. For people with strong willpower, these illusions are usually difficult to produce an effect. In addition, the vigorous Qi and blood of Martial Warriors can easily affect the rituals of Techniques, so the stronger the Martial Warrior, the more they can restrain Techniques."

Li Fei listened and nodded repeatedly, lost in thought.

Hao Yi's statement was the same as what Li Lei had told him, both saying that the Martial Path was stronger than Techniques.

"Teacher, does that mean that the threat of the Tranquil God Sect is not too great?"

Li Fei asked.

Hao Yi shook his head and said seriously, "Techniques are most capable of influencing people's hearts. The harm that cults like the Tranquil God Sect cause to the common people is enormous! So no matter when, such cults should be wiped out as soon as possible! Although your original intention for participating in this operation was for the Monthly Exam grade, the thing you are doing is very meaningful in itself."

From Hao Yi's expression, Li Fei could see that his teacher seemed to hate cults! "Student understands, student will do my best."

"Yes. In addition, although Martial Warriors restrain Techniques, you need to be especially careful when facing Grand Mages in the Possession Stage."

Hao Yi said.

"Martial Warriors in the Spirit Transformation Stage are called Mages, and one level above that, reaching the Possession Stage, are Grand Mages. The Martial Path cultivates the Dao Foundation. After the Qi Transformation Stage, more Implants must be incorporated to construct the foundation of the Martial Path, while Martial Warriors in the Spirit Transformation Stage will also use more Implants, but they do not incorporate them into their bodies, but instead integrate these Implants into some special objects, such as paper talismans, such as peach wood, thereby refining Magical Artifacts."

"Magical Artifacts?"

Li Fei suddenly felt that the Techniques of this world had become familiar again.

"Are there flying swords?"

He asked curiously.

Hao Yi nodded: "Yes, but Implants that can make objects fly through the air are very rare. The Tranquil God Sect should not have such Magical Artifacts. The probability of them having Grand Mages in the Possession Stage is relatively low."

Next, Hao Yi told Li Fei many common Techniques and precautions, and taught him some methods to deal with Techniques.

An hour passed without him realizing it, and the bell rang outside.

This was the bell used by the Military Academy to assemble, which also meant that the Monthly Exam was about to begin.

"Go then."

Hao Yi said to Li Fei.

Li Fei stood up, bowed to Hao Yi, and turned to leave the office.

Hao Yi watched his back, as if remembering something, feeling slightly sentimental, and thought to himself, I hope you can walk a different path.

Li Fei arrived at a large auditorium, the place where Rank A Students drew lots before the start of each Monthly Exam.

But there would be no drawing of lots today.

Li Fei noticed that the expressions of the people in the auditorium were somewhat excited, some expectant, some apprehensive.

Clearly, they had all been informed of the changes to the Monthly Exam.

"Xiao Fei, over here!"

Lu Changwu, sitting in a seat, waved at Li Fei. Sitting next to him were disciples of the Overseeing Bureau.

Li Fei walked over and sat in the empty seat next to Lu Changwu.

"Xiao Fei, Mr. Hao should have told you already, right?"

"Yes, the teacher told me."

"That's great! This change is just too good!"

Lu Changwu clenched his fist, his face full of excitement. "This operation has the participation of the Overseeing Bureau, so we people naturally have more advantages than others. I heard that future Monthly Exams will be changed to similar formats. We will follow the Overseeing Bureau and the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau in joint operations. I think this Military Academy will be our world in the future!"

He had been suppressed by the Tiger Sabre Gang in this Military Academy for a long time. Now, suddenly seeing the opportunity to turn over, he rarely revealed such excited emotions, feeling somewhat smug.

Li Fei looked around. The dozen or so Overseeing Bureau disciples gathered here all had shining eyes and expectant expressions.

Just then, a group of people walked into the auditorium together.

Li Fei immediately looked at the person at the head. The other party had a small braid, a fierce temperament, and a hint of evil in his eyes.

"Is he Yuan Dao?"

Li Fei asked.

Lu Changwu also looked over there at this time, and said softly, "Yes, that's him."

Yuan Dao seemed to notice the gaze, turned his head, and made eye contact with Lu Changwu.

Lu Changwu showed a provocative look. Yuan Dao smiled disdainfully, then glanced at Li Fei next to him, and casually found a seat in the front row to sit down.

After he sat down, the people who came in with him sat down in the seats around him.

"See how arrogant you can be!"

Lu Changwu said coldly.

Soon after, Vice Hall Master Wang and the director of the Academic Affairs Office walked in.

"Everyone should already be clear about the content of this Monthly Exam, so I won't say anything more."

Vice Hall Master Wang went straight to the point, very simply:

"The performance of all the students participating in this operation will be jointly scored by the accompanying teachers, the Overseeing Bureau, and the Cessation of Hostilities Bureau. The highest evaluation is Rank A+. Those who receive a Rank A+ evaluation will not only receive a bonus, but also a bottle of Bitter Essence Pill and a bottle of Lucid Pill. There are only three Rank A+ evaluations in total."

The Bitter Essence Pill was the pill that Hao Yi used to test Li Fei, which could enhance an individual's resistance to the alienation of the Implant, that is, increase tolerance.

The Lucid Pill can increase the compatibility between an individual and the Implant, thereby accelerating the growth rate of the Implant.

This pill was exactly what Li Fei needed.