Chapter 107 - 106: Monitoring Rules

Chapter 107: Chapter 106: Monitoring Rules

A minute later, Zhao Chi withdrew from Tang Ruan’s body.

He got dressed and went outside again.

Li Ruanyu’s small mechanical car was parked outside the door. She was leaning against the car door, her long legs stretched out, waiting for Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi said apologetically, "Sorry, Instructor Li. I’m late."

Li Ruanyu waved her hand. "Open your System. I’ll transfer them over. You still have room in your System Space, right?"

"I do, thanks."

Li Ruanyu transferred the Supplies over, and Zhao Chi sent the money back in return.

[You have received the following items]:

[Cotton Thread] x30

[Moon Jelly] x2

[Unreturning Grass Juice] x30

[Swan Mushroom Juice] x2

[Silk Stocking Fashion Blueprint] x1

Li Ruanyu nodded. "Alright. How’s your development coming along?"

"It’s progressing normally. It’s only Day 9, so I’m still in the early stages."

"Mm. How much did your clan’s Magical Beast quota increase this time? Did they allocate any to you?"

Zhao Chi sighed. "I’m not sure. Our Clan Leader hasn’t said anything yet. I expect he’ll call a meeting later."

Li Ruanyu nodded. "A lot of people are complaining about the rebels. They’re saying that because the rebels caused trouble, the nobles had to divert manpower. That’s why everyone’s Magical Beast quotas were increased. Do you have similar thoughts?"

Zhao Chi was a little surprised.

This kind of question had never come up at the academy.

And the instructors would never ask a student something like that.

Zhao Chi thought for a moment before saying, "Instructor Li, shouldn’t we avoid this topic? Aren’t you being monitored?"

Li Ruanyu smiled and shook her head. "The surveillance isn’t that all-powerful. It doesn’t affect conversations or territories."

Zhao Chi didn’t know why she was being monitored.

Nor did he know what aspects of her life were under surveillance.

He pondered for a moment, then said, "The first enemy is the Magical Beasts..."

Li Ruanyu nodded. "You’re not wrong. Keep developing. I’m leaving now."

Zhao Chi quickly stopped her. "Instructor Li, I have another question, if you have time."

Li Ruanyu had opened the car door.

Now she closed it again.

"Alright, what’s the question?"

"Instructor Li, do you know about the Body Driving Technique?"

Li Ruanyu nodded. "It’s not my specialty, but I know a bit about a Basic Spiritual Technique like that. Did you get the Skill Book? The Skill is useless for the Human Race, though. Unless you capture some from the Undead Race, then you might be able to make some use of it."

Zhao Chi nodded. "Yes, I understand. I saw a note in the Skill Book that said it could cause a severe backlash, or even make you disappear. I’m not quite sure what that means."

Li Ruanyu said, "Oh, that’s a very basic concept. You haven’t taken any courses in the Undead specialization, so you wouldn’t know. I’ll give you a simple explanation."

Zhao Chi nodded and listened intently.

Li Ruanyu slowly began to explain:

"This Skill is very common.

"If a Lord chooses a non-intelligent Race like Skeletons or Zombies, they almost always have to learn this Skill.

"It’s like how you learn Encourage; you can choose it right from the start.

"There are two aspects of the Body Driving Technique you need to pay attention to. One is ’Body Compatibility,’ and the other is ’Target Cooperation.’

"’Body Compatibility’ refers to how compatible the target body is with the driver.

"The higher the compatibility, the more of the target’s full strength you can unleash.

"Moreover, you can also transfer the user’s Talents, Enhancements, Skills, and other Abilities to the target body.

"We’re all Human, so of course, the compatibility with the Human Race is the highest. It can be over 95%, or even 99%.

"Compatibility with humanoid Races like Beastmen and Elves is also quite good, around 80% to 90%.

"Other half-beastmen are relatively lower—for example, Harpies, Centaurs, Nagas, and so on are around 60% to 80%.

"As for non-humanoid or non-biological races, like the Shadow Leopard, stone men, or Golems, the compatibility is very low. It might be less than 30%, or even 1% or 0%.

"You could say that the closer the Genes are to a Human’s, the higher the compatibility.

"However, the compatibility with some from the Undead Race isn’t low.

"For example, a Humanoid Skeleton has a compatibility of up to 60%, and a Humanoid Zombie can even exceed 80%. After all, they were all Human in their past lives.

"So this Skill is best used on them.

"If the compatibility is low, not only can the user not transfer many of their Abilities, but even the original body’s performance will be restricted.

"For instance, with 60% compatibility, the driver can only transfer 60% of their own Abilities, and at the same time, can only bring out 60% of the body’s strength.

"If the compatibility is too low, there’s not much point in driving it."

Zhao Chi nodded.

’He had a rough idea of what compatibility was for.’

’When he drove Tang Ruan, apart from her Basic Attributes, all her other Attributes and Skills had stacked onto his own stats at a full 100%.’

’It was equivalent to their abilities merging into one.’

’This was because his body compatibility with Tang Ruan was 100%.’

’If the compatibility were 50%, then they would only be able to stack half their strength.’

Li Ruanyu continued:

"Next is ’Target Cooperation.’

"This is the other key point.

"When you control a body, you can devour the original owner’s mind and permanently occupy their body.

"Some people on the verge of death use this method to take over a young body.

"Likewise.

"The owner of the target body can also choose to devour you.

"After all, you bring all sorts of Bonuses with you.

"If they completely devour you, you will disappear, but the Bonuses will remain.

"The original owner will be permanently enhanced, right up until they devour the next target.

"So, in theory, both sides have a reason to attack. It’s really dangerous if you don’t trust each other.

"That’s why absolute trust is necessary."

’So that was the reason.’

It dawned on Zhao Chi.

’It’s actually that dangerous?’

’When I just took over Tang Ruan and Gu Qing’s bodies, they could have chosen to devour me?’

’No wonder it requires complete trust.’

’It’s a good thing my cooperation level with Tang Ruan is 100%.’

Li Ruanyu continued speaking:

"’Target Cooperation’ can change. The displayed value can be used as a reference, but you can’t trust it absolutely.

"If it’s a mindless Race like Skeletons or Zombies, the cooperation level can exceed 95%.

"With long-term practice, it’s possible to reach 99%.

"But if the target is an Intelligent Race, then no matter what kind of intellect they have, there’s a degree of danger.

"This is especially true for highly Intelligent Races, like Beastmen, Elves, Humans, and so on.

"These races all have their own personalities and minds, so it’s usually very difficult to completely trust one another.

"Unless it’s between a husband and wife, or parents and children, in which case it would be higher.

"Usually, if the cooperation level is over 60%, you can give it a try.

"But if it’s below 40%, you must not try it.

"Even if you fight with your Soul Power and win, you’ll inevitably be injured—and it’s your Soul Power that gets hurt."

Soul Power was a mysterious thing.

Since it wasn’t formally recognized by the System, Zhao Chi couldn’t see his own Soul Power information.

But it must exist.

After listening to Li Ruanyu’s explanation for a few minutes, Zhao Chi finally understood completely.

Zhao Chi thanked her, "Thank you very much for the patient explanation."

Li Ruanyu didn’t seem to be finished yet.

She gave Zhao Chi a few more points to be aware of.

Zhao Chi nodded repeatedly.

Li Ruanyu said, "That’s about it. If you have time, you can go audit the Undead Skill courses. Those instructors are more specialized."

"I’ll definitely go listen in when I have time."

"Any other questions?"

"Not for now."

"Okay, then you focus on developing. I have to get going, I haven’t taken care of my own business yet."

"Take care, Instructor."

Li Ruanyu got into the mechanical car, one of her long legs still planted outside.

"Oh, right, Zhao Chi. If you capture someone from the Undead Race and use the Body Driving Technique on them, remember to exit the body before teleporting. Otherwise, you’ll be fined. Of course, the System will remind you too."

Zhao Chi had wanted to ask about that.

But he’d had his concerns and didn’t ask.

He hadn’t expected Li Ruanyu to bring it up herself.

Zhao Chi took the opportunity to ask, "They can detect that too?"

Li Ruanyu glanced at the watch on her wrist.

Then she climbed back out of the car.

Zhao Chi felt a bit embarrassed. "Instructor Li, if you have something to do, please go ahead. Don’t worry about me, I was just asking casually."

Li Ruanyu smiled. "I can spare you another five minutes. Let’s just call it a private tutoring session. Anyway, you’re my student, so guiding you is my responsibility."

Zhao Chi said gratefully, "Okay. I don’t have any other questions, just the one from before."

Li Ruanyu wagged her finger. "That’s a big question."

"Huh?"

Li Ruanyu began to explain on her own:

"Our city has a giant Array; everyone knows that.

"The most important function of this Array is to divert the Magical Beasts attacking the city and distribute them among the territories of the various Lords according to their strength.

"This way, we can use the power of every Lord to protect our city together.

"But besides protecting us, this Array also monitors us.

"Not by watching with eyes, of course.

"Rather, it’s through certain monitoring rules set by the Central District.

"For example, it can detect things like tax collection or when you summon subordinates from your territory.

"As for your question just now—driving a body into the Great World—of course that can be monitored.

"After all, this is a well-known Skill, so the Central District has already set up protocols for it."

Zhao Chi felt a little nervous.

He asked specifically, "Can it detect you driving both Undead and Humans?"

Li Ruanyu nodded. "Of course. There’s no difference. It can detect both."

"What happens if it’s detected?"

Li Ruanyu gave him a strange look, but answered anyway, "The System will give you a warning first. If you ignore the warning and force your way into the Great World, you’ll be fined and arrested. You should know that."

Zhao Chi did know that.

’But the problem is, the System didn’t give me any warning.’

’I haven’t received any messages, either.’

’Does this mean the System really didn’t detect it at all?’

’Could it be because my compatibility with Tang Ruan is 100%, so we were considered the same person?’

’A moment ago, that was just a guess.’

’But now, after asking Li Ruanyu, my guess is basically confirmed.’

Zhao Chi nodded. "I was just asking."

Li Ruanyu sighed and launched into another long explanation.

She explained many more details.

Zhao Chi tried to interrupt several times but failed.

Finally, Li Ruanyu finished speaking.

Zhao Chi quickly said, "Thank you, Instructor Li, but more than ten minutes have passed. Won’t this delay you?"

Li Ruanyu chuckled lightly. "It’s fine. I’ll just drive a little faster. I really have to go now. Keep it up."

"Okay. Drive safe, Instructor Li."

"Drive safe? I don’t have enough time, I need to drive faster! Bye-bye, haha."

This time, she sat in the car, pulled in her long legs, and shut the door.

The small car started up immediately.

It sped away with a RUMBLE, kicking up a cloud of dust.