Chapter 65 Ten?

"Indeed, to assess a master teacher, the student's trust in him must first exceed sixty—this is a hard standard! Otherwise, it cannot succeed!" Elder Mo Xiang nodded.

"Sixty..." Elder Shang Chen couldn't help clicking his tongue: "Such a high level of trust is comparable to that between parents and children!"

Parents and children have been together since childhood, yet their trust is only around sixty. For a teacher-student relationship to reach this level, the difficulty is unimaginable!

No wonder the entire Tianxuan Kingdom has not a single master teacher—it's just too hard!

"If Lu Xun and Wang Chao from your academy continue teaching for another thirty years and maintain this level, they might have a chance to become assistant teachers!" Elder Mo stroked his beard.

Master teachers do not handle everything personally; many tasks are done by assistant teachers. Like apprentices, becoming an assistant teacher is a necessary path to becoming a master teacher.

"Assistant teacher?"

Elder Shang Chen exclaimed.

Having a chance to become an assistant teacher was enough to show the level of Lu Xun and Wang Chao.

"I wonder how much trust the students they teach have..." he couldn't help saying.

"They've gained quite a reputation over the years. For long-term students, it should reach around forty points! Any higher would be difficult!" Elder Mo shook his head.

As an elder of the Teacher's Guild, he was well aware of the situation of many teachers.

"That's true!"

Shang Chen nodded.

Trust is hard to build but easy to lose; sometimes a small incident can destroy it completely. Otherwise, master teachers wouldn't be so renowned!

"I heard... that in our Teacher's Guild, there's a prodigy girl, only eighteen or nineteen, who has already become a low-level assistant teacher?" Recalling a piece of news, Elder Shang Chen couldn't help asking.

"She's the daughter of our guild master, truly a genius!" Speaking of her, Elder Mo stroked his beard and nodded with full praise.

Assistant teachers are divided into three levels: low, medium, and high. Becoming one before twenty, even at the low level, is astonishing!

"Impressive!"

Upon confirmation, Elder Shang Chen couldn't help but admire.

Although he was the dean of Hongtian Academy, he was only a senior teacher, not even qualified to be a low-level assistant teacher to a master teacher.

After his exclamation, Shang Chen said no more and couldn't help looking at Zhang Xuan and Cao Xiong: "Elder Mo, what do you think their trust levels might be?"

...

"You... you'd better leave now, leave Hongtian Academy and never come back..."

Seeing the young man still foolishly waiting for the result of the Mind Trial, Shen Biru couldn't help stepping closer and lowering her voice.

In her eyes, Zhang Xuan and Shang Bin were from two different worlds; if not for her, they would have had no connection at all.

Now that things had come to this, if Zhang Xuan really got a hundred strokes of the Demon-Slaying Rod and had his teaching qualification revoked, her conscience would never let her rest.

"Want to leave now? A bit late!"

Seeing his goddess concerned about another man, Shang Bin gritted his teeth and snorted.

I've been beaten like this, and you don't care, but you're worried about a guy who scored zero in the teacher assessment—damn it, damn it!

His face twisted, and he was so angry his lungs were about to burst.

"That's right, the Mind Trial has already started, and you still want to leave? Dream on!" Cao Xiong also stepped forward, his face showing excited malice: "The result will be out soon, and you'll know how foolish your decision was!"

"Are you so sure you'll win?"

Seeing the other party so confident, as if he had already won, Zhang Xuan shook his head and said.

"Heh!" Looking at the young man as if he were an idiot, Cao Xiong sneered: "Let me tell you the truth, this Liu Yang was specially recruited by me. I've spent nearly half a month with him, and our trust level is probably over twenty! As for you? Can you even get ten? Forcing him away from me, I'm afraid it might even be negative!"

Zero means no trust, negative means aversion; the larger the number, the greater the aversion.

The day before yesterday, when Liu Yang left him, he was reluctant—Cao Xiong still remembered it vividly. How could a guy who taught someone to the point of going berserk make this proud fellow submit?

Their relationship was probably at freezing point; Liu Yang might be holding a grudge against this guy!

"Hongtian Academy is the number one academy in Tianxuan Kingdom. If a student's trust in a teacher is below ten, it will become a laughingstock and spread throughout the kingdom!" Shang Bin laughed, his tone mocking: "Oh, right, I forgot. Your reputation is already so bad, you're not afraid of becoming a laughingstock again..."

"You..."

Seeing the two kicking someone when he was down, Shen Biru's pretty face flushed with anger. She was about to retort when she saw that Zhang Xuan, the one involved, looked completely indifferent, as if their mockery didn't bother him at all.

To be honest, Zhang Xuan really didn't care.

These two could only talk big for now; when the results came out, they wouldn't know how to cry...

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"Those two?"

Hearing Elder Shang Chen's question, Elder Mo Xiang hesitated for a moment, then carefully analyzed: "This Liu Yang was recruited by Teacher Cao Xiong, so his trust in him should be higher. But in my opinion, it's only around eighteen or nineteen; twenty is a major hurdle! As for Zhang Xuan... if it's really coercion, it will probably be negative!"

"If the trust level is negative, Hongtian Academy will be disgraced. Then I'll trouble Elder Mo to handle it."

Elder Shang Chen said.

"Of course!" Elder Mo's eyes gleamed: "As an elder of the Teacher's Guild, I will never allow such a scoundrel to exist! If it's negative, it can be confirmed that Liu Yang was coerced. I will immediately report to the guild and resolutely revoke Zhang Xuan's teaching qualification!"

Hearing the promise, Elder Shang Chen smiled, his eyes flickering as he pointed forward: "Look, the result is coming out!"

As soon as he spoke, the light emitted by the two crystal balls in the middle of the room flickered and gradually dimmed.

In the Mind Trial, the person being tested must go through various illusions to make a true inner choice. Now that the light was fading, it meant the experiences were complete, and the results were about to appear.

Buzz!

The crystal ball on the left gently shook, and a row of numbers appeared.

"The result is out, you're about to be in trouble..."

Watching the numbers slowly emerge on the crystal ball, Cao Xiong's eyes flickered with excitement.

This time, not only would he get Liu Yang back under his wing, but he could also drive Zhang Xuan away and win Shang Bin's favor. With this support, wouldn't everything go smoothly at the academy?

In a few years, he might even be promoted to senior teacher.

Just as he was indulging in his fantasies, the crystal ball stopped shaking, and the numbers appeared before everyone's eyes.

"His trust in me must be over twenty..."

With a roar, Cao Xiong hurriedly looked. But after just one glance, his excited words stuck in his throat like a duck whose neck was being squeezed, his eyes nearly popping out: "Th-this... how is this possible?"

The result before him drove him crazy!

This was something he had never dared to imagine before!

Liu Yang was personally recruited by him, and they had spent at least half a month together, with a very good relationship. How could the trust be so low?

On the crystal ball was a huge number, clear and dazzling, stabbing into his heart like a sword—ten!

Liu Yang's trust in him was only ten points!

Below ten means distrust; ten is at the critical point, but it's almost the same!

He had just boasted that it was definitely above twenty, but the result was this, like a harsh slap in the face.

"Is this the source of your confidence?"

Zhang Xuan looked over.

"I..." Cao Xiong almost choked and fainted on the spot.

I went through all the trouble to recruit you from afar, spent so much time with you, and yet the trust is so low... Bro, what's wrong with you...

Looking at Liu Yang, Cao Xiong felt like dying.

Where is the trust?

Where is the basic trust between people?