A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 168 Epilogue

"Master Navis, how are you feeling?"

This was the first thing Jiang Shuzhou heard after he woke up.

What are you saying!

"My mental state is excellent, better than ever before!"

The other mages didn't dare say anything more after hearing this, afraid that they would say the wrong thing and be dragged into the game torment just like these new students.

In fact, Jiang Shuzhou did hold back, after all, the ouroboros represents cycle and reincarnation.

The lower reaches are the upper reaches, and the upper reaches are the lower reaches.

In fact, the ground below is also fake; once you enter, it's just another cycle of reincarnation.

To escape the cycle of reincarnation, one must obtain the Ouroboros Key from Jiang Shuzhou and use it to open the room where one first woke up in order to truly complete the game.

As for how to obtain it?

Depending on the situation, if it's specifically for torturing the most heinous criminals, then the method obtained will be extremely painful.

If the student guesses it directly, Jiang Shuzhou will give him the key.

Unfortunately, no one could have guessed that if Katniss hadn't chosen to believe Jiang Shuzhou, there probably wouldn't have been a single player who cleared the game.

Of course, if a student were to actually crack the secret of reincarnation on their first try, Jiang Shuzhou would certainly not be stingy with rewards.

The teachers who were hosting the game woke up, and the students gradually woke up as well.

Everywhere you look, you can hear the excited and enthusiastic chatter of students.

Except for the 14 students in Class 3 of Grade 1.

Those people were none other than Katniss and her group of thirteen, along with Ye Chen.

Ye Chen had been tortured for a long time and was so listless that he didn't want to talk at all.

Katniss and her group were completely numb.

They had heard of this game long ago and thought it was just a simple survival game, but they never expected to run into Jiang Shuzhou, who was the most skilled player, and they were completely dumbfounded.

Fortunately, because it was a dream, those things were like looking at flowers through the fog, hazy and always unreal.

But they could still vaguely remember what happened inside, only they didn't feel anything, as if they had watched a movie in which they were the main character.

"Katnis, it's okay, it's just a game."

"It's no big deal. I just killed a few people. I didn't go to the second floor to die."

"Don't worry, it won't hurt."

"I felt nothing, it was just death."

Katniss could still feel the sadness in her heart; the guilt of killing her companion with her own hands still lingered there.

"Katnis, listen to me, it's all just a dream, don't worry about it."

Jiang Shuzhou arrived and immediately used suggestion magic to imply to Katniss that it was all a dream.

Perhaps Katniss's soul is inherently strong; she would occasionally sense something was amiss in the game, and even now, even after waking up, the feeling still lingers.

Upon seeing Jiang Shuzhou, the students dared not utter a single word, burying their faces in their chests like ostriches, wishing they could simply bury their heads in the ground.

It's just a game. Besides, am I that scary?

"Thank you, thank you."

It had to be Katniss. The little girl was understanding and polite, which was why Jiang Shuzhou gave her the victory in the game.

With courage and wisdom, this child is destined for great things.

They haven't experienced hardship and are too trusting of others.

But it's not a big problem; Jiang Shuzhou is already teaching her.

Experience teaches us that some things can be believed, but not all of them, even if they are true.

"Navis, this is the new teacher's manual."

Jess handed Jiang Shuzhou a book with a strange look on his face.

"Didn't I already post it? How come it's been updated so quickly?"

"Take a look at the latest one."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou opened the manual and found the latest entry.

Article 666: It is prohibited to use dream-based mental manipulation to torment students during freshman orientation ceremonies.

"Jace, look at yourself! You've gone too far!"

"I told you, we can't be too ruthless all at once. Look at Ye Chen, he looks completely listless!"

"Is it possible that you added this line?"

Jess only tormented Ye Chen, and besides, he was only photographed for half a day and then scolded a few times. Nothing more serious happened.

When it came to Jiang Shuzhou, it was a direct application of extreme psychological pressure, ultimately giving people hope only to instill despair.

If it weren't for the dreamlike filter, these people would probably be half-mad.

So what? Besides, I didn't say anything when I fought a ship full of pirates with knives.

Here, we'll even give each of you a gun so you can kill monsters to your heart's content. Isn't this the ultimate shooting game?

Young people still have poor psychological resilience.

"Never mind, maybe I overestimated them. I thought they were all elites, and this shouldn't be anything special."

Jess rolled his eyes upon hearing this, and at the same time vowed in his heart that he would take the lead in any student activities from now on, otherwise if Jiang Shuzhou were to organize things on his own...

I'm afraid it won't be long before there's a bunch of crazy lunatics in the class, the kind who kill without blinking an eye.

"I'll be in charge of the events from now on; you can just follow along."

"Oh, how could I possibly accept this?"

Jiang Shuzhou feigned refusal, but in reality, he was very happy.

Participating in activities is indeed fun, but planning them yourself isn't so fun, especially for regular events.

This time it was pretty good; Jiang Shuzhou was able to do whatever he wanted. If it were an event with a lot of restrictions, Jiang Shuzhou really wouldn't want to care about it at all.

"It's settled then."

Compared to Jiang Shuzhou, Jess is more concerned about the students' mental health.

"Okay! It's a deal!"

Soon it was time to receive the awards, which were distributed by the homeroom teacher.

Jiang Shuzhou only received one reward, while Jess received thirteen.

"Child, take it; it's what you deserve."

Jiang Shuzhou handed the tempering potion to Katniss, and then casually gave her a purification potion as well.

This bottle was also sponsored by Rosemary.

"Is this... for me?"

Katniss trembled slightly, as if she were excited.

"Yes, didn't I say that?"

Then everyone remembered that Jiang Shuzhou had indeed spoken to them before they fully entered the game.

However, the games that followed were so thrilling and exciting that they forgot everything.

Katniss took the medicine with trembling hands, almost bursting into tears.

This isn't excitement, it's stress.

"Come on, drink it."

Jiang Shuzhou pointed to the bottle of white purification medicine and said.

Upon hearing this, Katniss gritted her teeth and drank it down.

She then felt much better.

Now that the matter has been resolved.

Jiang Shuzhou had no reason to stay, so he handed over the rest of the work to Jess and then ran away.

Tomorrow is the official start of classes, and Jiang Shuzhou plans to go to the library again to borrow some books.

Enrich yourself a bit; after all, important matters cannot be forgotten.

Teaching and nurturing students is just a side job; learning knowledge is the real priority.