Chapter 51: Lin Tianming Finds an Effective Strategy to Deal with Teacher Jiang Han!
After adding Lin Tianming as a friend, Mo Jinghong left with the second-year students who had returned from the competition.
Until Mo Jinghong disappeared from Lin Tianming's sight, he didn't hear any inner thoughts. The system mentioned that only goddesses who had been harmed by the original owner could be bound, allowing him to overhear their thoughts to prevent any sudden attacks by goddesses reincarnated from small forests.
This Mo Jinghong might not have had any interactions with the original owner in the previous life. Of course, this was just Lin Tianming's guess. To understand more, he felt he needed to ask Feng Lan indirectly to see if he could learn anything about Mo Jinghong from her inner thoughts.
If it could be confirmed that the original owner had no interaction with Mo Jinghong in the previous life, then he could truly be at ease.
"Why are you still staring? The person is already gone!"
[Could it be that Brother Tianming got mesmerized by that senior sister Mo Jinghong after just one meeting?]
Interrupted by Ye Qingxue's jealous comments and inner thoughts, Lin Tianming declared his innocence: "Qingxue, you've misunderstood me!"
Just as Ye Qingxue was about to say more, Jiang Han spoke first: "Alright, little Tianming, you come with me to the Thunder Awakening Field. You've just reached level sixteen, involving your God's Hand ability. I need to talk to you privately about some matters. You can meet up with your little girlfriend afterward."
Seeing that Jiang Han had something to discuss with Lin Tianming alone, Ye Qingxue, knowing that Jiang Han was Lin Tianming's mentor in the previous life, didn't worry about Jiang Han harming him. However, she still said, "I'll go with you and wait outside the Thunder Awakening Field for Brother Tianming to come out!"
Thus, the three of them left the Wind Bell Arena.
After bringing Lin Tianming back to the Thunder Awakening Field, Jiang Han used her thunder power to seal the area, ensuring their conversation wouldn't be overheard, and only then did she start talking to Lin Tianming.
"Child, you've just broken through to level sixteen. Do you feel any changes in your body?"
Lin Tianming knew Jiang Han was likely about to talk about his ability to replicate four skills now, but he still had to pretend he had never eavesdropped on her inner thoughts and didn't know yet.
"It's just the usual leveling up. If it's about the power of replicated skills being stronger, yes, but other than that, my other abilities like Spirit Spark have also become stronger."
Jiang Han didn't know Lin Tianming had already overheard her inner thoughts and knew he could now replicate up to four skills at level sixteen. So earlier, Lin Tianming specifically checked and confirmed that Jiang Han's inner thoughts were correct.
Unaware of this, Jiang Han started sharing her experience from the previous life in helping Lin Tianming develop the God's Hand.
"Little Tianming, I'm not asking about the usual leveling up changes. Have you felt any other changes?"
"No," Lin Tianming pretended to be clueless, giving Jiang Han the chance to show off her knowledge.
[Looks like I have to guide this clueless child myself before he understands!]
"Listen carefully. Try to sense your God's Hand replication ability again. Is there something extra?"
Lin Tianming, now in acting mode, pretended to be puzzled and "sensed" his God's Hand replication ability.
Moments later, he showed a look of surprise as if he had discovered something new.
"Teacher Jiang Han, I... I think I can replicate four skills now!"
Lin Tianming's surprised look made Jiang Han, the teacher, feel a sense of accomplishment.
[In the previous life, it took me a long time to figure out his replication limit at level fifteen.]
[With the experience from the previous life, I can save a lot of time and effort this time, directly guiding him to unlock the limit.]
[This way, even if Tianming hasn't awakened that new soul power ability, with me as his mentor who understands his God's Hand the best, his progress will be faster than in the previous life!]
"Good, you finally realized. I noticed some signs earlier, so I brought you here to guide you a bit!"
Jiang Han's satisfaction and sense of achievement from successfully guiding Lin Tianming were felt through her inner thoughts.
Looks like playing dumb has its benefits! At least it made Jiang Han less likely to think about killing him, as she was now immersed in the satisfaction and achievement of training him. Dealing with Teacher Jiang Han, it seems this strategy is the most effective!
Lin Tianming felt he had found a way to gradually gain Jiang Han's favor and dissolve the resentment from the previous life. Jiang Han really enjoyed developing his God's Hand ability and his potential as a Psychic Ascendant in this life. If he could keep her focused on this, it would only be beneficial for him.
As long as he kept at it, Jiang Han would surely let go of her past grievances and truly accept him as her beloved student.
He had figured it out. This would be his strategy to win over Teacher Jiang Han!
Thinking this, Lin Tianming couldn't help but admire his sharp instincts.
"Teacher Jiang Han, besides guiding me on the replication limit of my God's Hand, you also wanted to talk about Lei Dong. Why did he target me today?"
Jiang Han's question pulled Lin Tianming back to reality, and he immediately asked for guidance: "I don't know, please enlighten me, Teacher Jiang Han!"
Talking about this matter, Jiang Han sighed.
"Last year, I refused to accept Lei Dong as my student. You are my first student, and I took the initiative to take you in. With his SSS-level Yin-Yang Twin Thunder ability, he felt it was an insult to his talent that I rejected him and accepted you. That's why he targeted you."
Understanding the reason behind Lei Dong's actions, Lin Tianming realized why Feng Lan's inner thoughts mentioned Lei Dong's jealousy.
It turned out that Jiang Han's initiative to accept him as a student had hurt Lei Dong's ego.
Understanding this, Lin Tianming half-jokingly said, "So I ended up taking a hit for you, Teacher Jiang Han, and now Lei Dong holds a grudge against me. I feel he might continue to trouble me in the future!"
Hearing Lin Tianming joke with her, Jiang Han playfully flicked his forehead with her finger.
"You brat, what do you mean by taking a hit for me? Are you saying you blame me for accepting you as my student?"
Lin Tianming laughed: "Just kidding, Teacher Jiang Han!"
Jiang Han, knowing he was joking, continued, "You don't have to worry about Lei Dong. Even if he wants to trouble you, he can't beat you now, so he won't pose much of a threat."
[This brat dares to joke with me! Seems like I've been too nice to him!]
Lin Tianming had another question: "Teacher Jiang Han, I have one more question."
"Ask away," Jiang Han said straightforwardly.
"Lei Dong has an SSS-level Yin-Yang Twin Thunder ability, so why is he only ranked tenth among the second-year students? Are the top ten second-year students all SSS-level talents?"
Facing Lin Tianming's question, Jiang Han patiently explained.
"Little Tianming, although our Imperial Capital Academy has SSS-level new students every year, it doesn't mean there are always ten of them. Even if our academy wants to recruit them, other high-level Awakener academies in Kyushu wouldn't agree. In Lei Dong's year, there were only three SSS-level Awakeners: Eternal Rain with an SSS-level Mutant Water ability, Lei Dong with his SSS-level Yin-Yang Twin Thunder, and Mo Jinghong with her SSS-level Forge Hand ability."
"SSS-level talent only determines high potential. Achieving something and progressing further on the path of an Awakener requires a strong will. Lei Dong's tenth place is because he lacks diligence and a strong will, wasting his family's Yin-Yang Twin Thunder inheritance."