12: Give another credit

Long Yuan nodded. This kind of internal manipulation was, to put it plainly, just basic corruption within the court. Having connections in the court made things easier. It seemed Lu Shijie had some backing to become the principal of Fengyang No. 1 High School. If he could help him, there might be additional benefits in the future, so he said, "I understand what the Principal means, but I can give you another merit, which might help you keep your position as principal. However, you must not reveal that I told you, and after catching the culprit, you must let me go home, because I don't want to go to any Advanced academies for now. I think staying at Fengyang No. 1 High School is quite good."

"What?! You can help me?! First, tell me what kind of merit it is! Also, you really can't go home now, because you might have also been targeted by that culprit! As for whether to go to an Advanced academy, that can be discussed, after all, you are still young..." Lu Shijie exclaimed in surprise.

Long Yuan insisted, "I'll tell you after the Principal agrees to my request."

"This... Alright, if your merit is as great as you say, and I remain the principal of Fengyang No. 1 High School, then I can agree to you!" Lu Shijie said helplessly. There was no other way; what Long Yuan said just now was very tempting, and he couldn't refuse.

Long Yuan smiled and said, "The Principal agreeing to my request is definitely a wise decision! Actually, I saw the general situation of the culprit when I was on the scene, and the culprit knows very little about me, not even where I live. As long as the culprit is caught, I am actually very safe at home. On the contrary, if I keep staying here and the culprit is not caught, then I might be targeted by him. Who knows when the culprit will find this place."

Lu Shijie immediately became excited upon hearing this and exclaimed, "You actually know the general situation of the culprit, who is he?!"

"A Fusang People!"

"Fusang People? Are you sure?!" Lu Shijie was stunned.

"I'm sure! Principal, don't forget my Mental Energy talent. After Awakening, my perception of the surroundings seems to have become much sharper. I heard it very clearly at the scene. Before making his move, the culprit shouted in Fusang People, meaning to kill Ye He, this little Ming dog with S-level talent. Moreover, I once read in a book that Fusang People has a type of ninjutsu that allows for invisibility. Combining these two factors, one can basically determine the identity of this person. The county only needs to send people to check for any suspicious Fusang People who have recently appeared locally, and then check their whereabouts to catch that culprit!" Long Yuan said.

"Oh my god... This... This is truly wonderful! Long Yuan... No, Long Yuan, you are truly my great benefactor! I will not monopolize this merit. All rewards will definitely be given to you. I only need to keep my position as principal!" After speaking, Lu Shijie left the apartment in a hurry without looking back.

Long Yuan couldn't help but smile at Lu Shijie's excited appearance. Just as he was about to sleep, his phone suddenly rang. He saw it was the chubby Duan Hu, and after answering, he said, "What's up, Little Hu?"

"Long Yuan... No, Boss, how are you now? Are you alright?" Duan Hu asked loudly.

"If something happened to me, would I still be able to answer your call?" Long Yuan retorted.

"Haha, that's true, that's true, Boss, it's good that you're alright! You're amazing now! The classmates don't know how much they envy you! A future Martial Ancestor, Boss, you must look out for me in the future!!!" Duan Hu shouted.

"Future Martial Ancestor? What do you mean by that?" Long Yuan asked suspiciously.

"Ah? You still don't know? This is what our homeroom teacher said, it can't be wrong!" Duan Hu recounted all the information he had heard from Sun Donghao to Long Yuan, which made Long Yuan a little excited. He hadn't expected his Mental Energy talent to be so amazing. This was simply a surprise... Oh no, it should be a shock!

Long Yuan's heart pounded. He hadn't expected Mental Energy talent to be so highly valued by the Great Ming Empire, which meant he was very likely to be targeted by more people, and these people were likely to be strong individuals. The possibility of him being exposed would also become higher. This was truly a bit troublesome!

"Boss, are you alright?" Duan Hu asked when Long Yuan didn't respond for a while.

"Ah ha, I'm fine, I'm fine, I was just a little surprised. But don't envy me like them. You've seen Ye He's fate. I really wish I didn't have this Mental Energy talent! Otherwise, who knows when I'll die in the wilderness!" Long Yuan said.

"Oh, Boss, what are you afraid of! Ye He's demise only makes you more important. The school will definitely protect you. Anyway, you are my big leg now. When you become successful in the future, you must take me with you to fly..." Duan Hu shouted excitedly.

"Fly together? You should lose some weight first!" Long Yuan snorted, and a memory suddenly flashed through his mind of a female celebrity on Earth who weighed over two hundred pounds and lost a hundred pounds in a year, becoming slender and even developing abs.

"Ah this... No problem, I'll start losing weight tomorrow. We can't drag Boss down, can we?" Duan Hu laughed.

"Losing weight is good for your health! I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep!"

"So early? It's not even dark yet, let's play some games..." Duan Hu said anxiously.

"No, you find someone else! I'm currently locked up in a small apartment by the principal, not seeing the light of day. I'm not in the mood to play games."

"Is that so? Alright then, be careful yourself... I heard the culprit hasn't been caught yet!"

"I know! Bye... See you later!"

"See you later!"

Long Yuan hung up the phone. He almost blurted out English at the end of the conversation just now, but fortunately, he changed his words in time. It seemed he needed to be even more cautious in the future, otherwise, he might accidentally reveal his ultimate secret, which was so annoying...

Thinking of this, the sense of urgency in his heart became even stronger. How could he possibly sleep? He simply took out his phone and started frantically searching for information online to learn more about this world...

It had to be said that this method was indeed very effective. After a period of searching and reading, a large amount of information poured into his mind. He now had a general understanding of the Great Ming Empire's astronomy, geography, technological civilization, and cultural situation, especially the diverse living conditions in the Mortal areas, which were no less rich and colorful than on Earth. However, in terms of scientific research, it was clearly on a different path from Earth. How to put it? On the surface, the overall power of technology seemed to be inferior to Earth, but it also had its own characteristics. However, he found that much of the information was vague, and any attempt to learn more was interrupted. It seemed that the 404 page operations on Earth's internet were even more prevalent in this other world. Clearly, network censorship was also very strict, and much information was kept confidential.

"Eh, why are there so many new information entries for this Martial Arts Home?"

He suddenly discovered this forum, which was already on his previous phone. He curiously clicked into it and found that the forum was indeed very lively, with sections for chatting and leisure, exchanging information, buying and selling things, forming teams and recruiting members...

While scrolling through the screen, memories of his previous self also surged in his mind. Long Yuan suddenly realized that this Martial Arts Home would definitely be a great help for him to integrate into this other world, because Martial Dao was currently mainstream, and almost all Xuan Practitioners would form their own small circles. This Martial Arts Home seemed to be a relatively formal official forum where many Xuan Practitioners would register, exchange information, communicate with each other, buy and sell items, form teams to hunt beasts, and so on. He could obtain a large amount of information from it, thereby reducing his chances of making mistakes in the future.

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