Chapter 82

Without entering the six-sided cubic space of the optical brain, Jiang Junming already felt that his perception had improved. It must be a change that occurred after the optical brain absorbed energy, Jiang Junming guessed. The slight movement in the temple where everyone had just prayed was very subtle. Jiang Junming only "felt" it and did not hear any sound. It didn't seem like someone was moving around, which was very strange. After some thought, Jiang Junming walked back to the temple, wanting to see what had happened.

The holy emblem of the Goddess of Care was trembling slightly, like the slight tremors before an earthquake. The statue of the Goddess of Care also seemed to have darkened somewhat, no longer looking as it did when he left.

What happened? Jiang Junming looked around but saw no other anomalies. He wanted to ask someone, but then he smiled bitterly. Apart from Priestess Elaina, everyone here was from the original slum, ordinary people who could not be more ordinary. After his sensory abilities were enhanced by the optical brain, he could barely sense something happening, let alone these ordinary people.

Jiang Junming observed for a while but still couldn't figure out what was going on, so he returned to his place and fell into a drowsy sleep.

Before he fell asleep, he heard the voice of the optical brain in his ear.

"Detected the appearance of pathogenic bacteria. Do you want to initiate active defense?"

Pathogenic bacteria appeared? Could there be an epidemic in Dusk City? Jiang Junming immediately shivered and woke up.

"What kind of pathogenic bacteria?" Jiang Junming asked.

"There is no standardized sample yet. The current detection of pathogenic bacteria could lead to many possible infectious diseases, and I can't answer you now," the optical brain said.

This was probably the first time the optical brain referred to itself and Jiang Junming as "I" and "you." Jiang Junming noticed the change in the optical brain's words. Could it be that the optical brain absorbed high-quality energy from Sura today and underwent further changes? Perhaps, but the type of pathogenic bacteria that the optical brain couldn't determine was indeed a bit tricky.

"Active defense, can it only protect me?" Jiang Junming asked.

"Today, after absorbing high-quality energy, with the current energy accumulation, I can ensure that the space around the temple where you are will not be invaded," the optical brain said without hesitation.

Jiang Junming had many questions, such as the changes in the light he saw in the temple, the origin of these pathogenic bacteria, and why the optical brain detected the sudden appearance of pathogenic bacteria when there were no signs of an epidemic outbreak recently. But the thought of pathogenic bacteria made Jiang Junming shudder. When he was a child, an epidemic of plague killed many of his companions, and he almost died from it too.

Time was of the essence. Jiang Junming had no way to predict how effective the optical brain's defense would be. Perhaps a few more seconds of preparation could save a life.

With this in mind, Jiang Junming said to the optical brain, "Then start the active defense now."

"As you wish." The optical brain fell silent after saying this. No matter what Jiang Junming said, the optical brain did not respond, presumably because it was mobilizing energy for active defense.

Without the voice of the optical brain, everything around was quiet, as if nothing was amiss. Jiang Junming fell into a drowsy sleep, not entering the six-sided cubic space of the optical brain, but just sleeping normally.

After a night, Jiang Junming woke up. Everything around him was as usual. The old women were cleaning the rooms and chatting about how Priestess Elaina still hadn't returned. The children were playing. From the sounds, Sura seemed to be helping the old women with something. The child was indeed quite diligent, Jiang Junming thought.

Was what the optical brain said true or false? Why was everything so calm? If there was an epidemic outbreak, even if the temple area was actively defended, the old women would surely be talking about it.

Jiang Junming got up, washed up, and had breakfast. He told the old women and affectionately patted Sura's head, telling him to rest well in the temple and not to run around. Then he left the temple, preparing to go to the church academy for class.

Walking through the slum, everything was quiet, with no changes. Jiang Junming looked around suspiciously. Could it be that he had a dream last night? Could it be that the optical brain's warning about the pathogenic bacteria was just a dream? Or did the optical brain make a mistake, and it wasn't pathogenic bacteria at all?

Jiang Junming walked and looked, from the temple of the Goddess of Care to the church academy, everything was calm, with no signs of the pathogenic bacteria the optical brain mentioned. It seemed the optical brain could make mistakes, Jiang Junming thought with a smile.

When he arrived at the church academy, some of the young students who entered with him were already there, waiting on the square for the start of the day's classes.

Jiang Junming wondered when they would have classrooms. Seeing everyone waiting on the square, he guessed. As Jiang Junming approached, the young students who were already there started whispering. The sharp and sarcastic words of Teacher Severus at the beginning of the public potion class yesterday, and his astonishment at the potion Jiang Junming made, were clearly still fresh in their minds.

On his first day at the church academy, Jiang Junming had refused the invitation of the Guardian God Church's priest and impressed the sharp and sarcastic Teacher Severus. The young students were very interested in this plain, even somewhat shabby, white-robed youth.

Jiang Junming smiled as usual, walked to the edge of the square, and waited quietly for the class to start. Little Price hadn't arrived yet, and Jiang Junming didn't know anyone else, so he couldn't find anyone to chat with.

"Yesterday, the potion Junming made was even better than the one Tyrada made, which was really unexpected," a young priest said to the people around him.

"Yes, I didn't expect Teacher Severus to value the potion he made so much. I thought Tyrada's stamina potion was the best, but I didn't expect this."

"Maybe Teacher Severus tasted too many potions and made a mistake in perception. The color of the stamina potion Junming made was so murky; I don't even believe it's a potion. It doesn't seem like it could be better than Tyrada's."

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