7 Substitute teacher (1/2)

Zhang Jinglin was left speechless by Ren Xiaosu's answer. However, he wasn't aware that Ren Xiaosu was also wondering about this right now. Didn't he teach everyone what he knew? Why was the quest still not complete?

Could there be something wrong with the knowledge that he imparted?

”Teacher.” Ren Xiaosu said in a serious tone, ”You probably haven't seen how huge the wolves in the wild are. Most of the people in town haven't even seen or dealt with them before, but I did. Don't mention a pack of wolves. Even if I were just encountering a lone wolf, the outcome would still be the same. Choose wherever you want to be buried.”

Initially, Ren Xiaosu thought that Zhang Jinglin would refute him. After all, the way he answered the question would affect the teacher's authority and dignity.

However, Zhang Jinglin thought for a long time before saying, ”You can sit in the classroom for future lessons. You will also be teaching the survival lessons from now on.”

For the first time ever, the school in the town outside Stronghold 113 gained a substitute teacher.

However, Ren Xiaosu did not give any explanation in class about how he survived despite encountering a lone wolf or wolf pack in the wild.

”Quest complete. Awarded 1.0 Strength.”

…

By the end of the day, Ren Xiaosu still could not find an opportunity to use the Basic Skill Duplication Scroll he had. He went to school because he liked to gain more knowledge, but the knowledge Zhang Jinglin had would not be very useful for his survival for the time being.

The first priority Ren Xiaosu had to consider was still survival.

Therefore, if he could not use the skill scroll, it would be impossible for him to prove whether everything in his mind was purely made up by his own imagination.

However, Ren Xiaosu kept waiting because he felt that there would still be another quest given.

Now he had completed yet another quest, and he was rewarded with a 1.0 Strength increase. This was a very straightforward figure, and Ren Xiaosu could feel it in his body. He could feel his muscles bulking up slightly underneath his clothes. This was a real supernatural phenomenon as no one could suddenly gain additional muscle strength in a mere tenth of a second.

With this, Ren Xiaosu was quite sure that his mind palace was indeed a unique type of skill.

This made Ren Xiaosu ecstatic. In fact, he should have been overjoyed about it long ago, but he was afraid that none of it would turn out to be real.

A frequent hunter must be highly familiar with their body. They had to know how much they could lift and how fast and hard they could punch or stab with a knife.

So Ren Xiaosu immediately evaluated his newfound strength. If the average male adult had a strength rating of 3.0, then Ren Xiaosu used to have a strength rating of 2.5.

As he was only 17 years old, it was quite normal for him to be weaker than an adult. He could survive in this town all these years not because of his strength, but because he was ruthless, alert, and calm enough.

As his strength surpassed that of the average male adult's, this meant that his chance of survival in this wasteland increased by a large amount.

After school, Yan Liuyuan excitedly said, ”Bro, now that you've become the substitute teacher, maybe you'll replace Mr. Zhang as our town's teacher in the future?”

Ren Xiaosu paused. ”Indeed, that seems likely. Mr. Zhang also started off as a substitute teacher. It was only after the old teacher passed away that he took over teaching at school.”

”Yeah, everyone in town knows that whoever becomes the substitute teacher will likely take over at the school someday. Think about it. Mr. Zhang allowed you into the classroom to attend the lessons and even made you the substitute teacher. He's definitely thinking of letting you replace him in the future.” Yan Liuyuan smiled and said, ”If the people in town learn about it, they will have to treat us with more respect next time.”

”That might not be the case.” Ren Xiaosu thought and said, ”I'm guessing it's only because he hopes to get more cigarettes to smoke.”

Yan Liuyuan stared at Ren Xiaosu. ”Bro, are you being serious?”

”Actually, it's not a bad idea if I really do become the schoolteacher.” Ren Xiaosu said, ”When I get the position, I'll give it up to you. In that way, you'll end up becoming the schoolteacher instead, right?”

Ren Xiaosu had really never thought about becoming a schoolteacher, but it was not because he despised the profession. If he had despised it, he wouldn't think of handing the position to Yan Liuyuan.

Instead, he felt that he was not suitable for this profession at all. If he really had no chance to enter the stronghold at some point in the future, then the wilderness would be the only place left where he could truly belong.