A Guide for Background Characters to Survive in a Manga - Chapter 353 : Chapter 353

Chapter 353

After waiting for a long time, the “Manga Consciousness” didn’t make a sound. It had probably gone somewhere to sulk. Su Bei shook his head and ignored it, instead staring at the silhouette and falling into deep thought.

The image of the Grim Reaper and these black shadows hinted at the ability of Jiang Tianming’s father to some extent. It should be able to absorb the energy of Nightmare Beasts, or the dead, to achieve some purpose.

It sounded somewhat related to Jiang Tianming’s [Death Summon], but not much. This kind of Ability was not something that could be inherited in the first place. The fact that they were similar was all thanks to the coincidences set up by the Author.

Su Bei wasn’t too concerned about the BOSS. That was someone Jiang Tianming had to deal with. At most, I would just help out.

What really concerned Su Bei was that the “Manga Consciousness” had not refuted any of his analysis just now. Judging from the “Manga Consciousness”’s performance just now, if there was anything he said wrong, it would have definitely refuted him immediately as if it had caught some leverage, instead of running away to sulk.

In other words, his analysis was all correct. Jiang Tianming’s Ability would indeed backfire.

When he first heard about the [Death Summon] Ability, Su Bei had thought that it sounded like a very evil Ability. Absorbing the abilities of the dead for one’s own use was something that could easily breed ambition. If the person with this Ability wasn’t the absolute protagonist of the manga, even if it were someone else, even Su Bei would be worried.

Once this Ability was made public, Jiang Tianming would definitely be feared by many people. Although the government and the academy of his own country were not so timid as to restrict his actions and freedom just because his Ability was too dangerous, at most they would just monitor him secretly. But the fearful eyes and repulsive attitude of the people around him would be enough for Jiang Tianming to suffer. In addition, the villains might also be secretly pushing behind the scenes, and this situation would only intensify.

At that time, as Jiang Tianming’s classmate, I would probably be affected as well. Should I righteously stand on the same side as Jiang Tianming, or should I go with the flow and withdraw from the main character group to be a bystander?

Su Bei wanted to choose the third option. Of course, he would still pick neither and remain his neutral self! Being able to enjoy a normal campus life while occasionally taking advantage of bits of the manga’s plot to strengthen himself—that was the optimal solution!

Time flew by, and the long-awaited first day of school finally arrived. It was now September of a new year, and “Endless Ability Academy” had been rebuilt. Su Bei and the others were entering as third-year high school students this time.

This was also the difference between an Ability academy and a regular school. Other schools would let the students maintain their original situation, meaning second-year students would still be second-year students. After all, they hadn’t learned the knowledge they were supposed to learn, so it would be useless to advance. Even students who took online classes probably hadn’t learned much. Everyone knew the quality of online classes.

But Ability academies were different. They had been fighting Nightmare Beasts all this time, which was actually a form of class, just not a cultural class.

When they arrived at the classroom, the other students in the class had already arrived. On the long-awaited first day of school, everyone except Su Bei was very excited. Su Bei sat lazily in his seat. Instead of excitement, he felt more curiosity.

Now that the Nightmare Beasts could no longer stir up any big waves, what kind of classes did these Ability users still have to take?

The battle that had lasted for more than a year had of course not eliminated all the Nightmare Beasts. After most of the Nightmare Beasts were eliminated, the remaining ones consciously hid themselves.

If there was still hope of completely eliminating humanity, they would of course continue to fight desperately. But now it was obviously not possible, so the instinct for survival naturally took over, making them subconsciously choose to live a little longer in a precarious state.

According to the information released by the official Ability government website, the number of surviving Nightmare Beasts should be less than one-tenth of the original. This number was really not much, not even if the base of Nightmare Beasts was very large.

So from now on, they could just be eliminated slowly. There wouldn’t be so many missions to do in the future. Perhaps by the time their generation grew old, the era of Nightmare Beasts could be completely ended.

Although this was a good thing for humanity as a whole, it was not something to be praised for an individual like an Ability user.

The Nightmare Beasts were dead. What were they going to do in the future?

Originally, as Ability users, they almost had an iron rice bowl. They had jobs without even graduating. Whether they joined a guild, the government, an academy, a team, or became self-employed, they could live well. Even the F-class students with poor Abilities had a lot of job opportunities in the Ability world after graduation.

But it was different now. The sharp decline in the number of Nightmare Beasts had led to a sharp decline in their job opportunities. What they had learned in their three years of high school was how to eliminate Nightmare Beasts after graduation, but now there were not so many Nightmare Beasts to eliminate. What were they going to do after graduation?

Especially since most of them were combat-type Abilities, which had very few uses in ordinary society. In particular, the Ability world strictly restricted the use of Abilities on ordinary people. They couldn’t even be bodyguards for rich people.

Their academic qualifications weren’t great, and their abilities weren’t a good fit. The future was truly uncertain.

However, in Su Bei’s opinion, there was really no need to worry so much. They had many choices.

In ordinary society, just the title of an Ability user could cause a huge uproar. Whether they chose to be celebrities, corporate image spokespersons, or streamers…… as long as they had the identity of an Ability user, and there were no restrictions, it would not be difficult to make money.

Even if all the Ability users in the Ability world returned to the ordinary world, it would only be a drop of water in the ocean. There were plenty of opportunities to make money. The interest of ordinary people in them would certainly not disappear so quickly, and the market prospects were very broad.

Originally, the Ability world prohibited Ability users from doing this. They, as Ability users, could not frequently appear in front of the public to avoid causing social chaos.

But now that most of their original job opportunities within the Ability world had disappeared, most Ability users had to return to the ordinary world. Therefore, the Ability world would definitely lift the restrictions, and then they would have a lot of room to operate.

What really worried Su Bei was, without external conflicts, would they become the new point of conflict?

Don’t look at how many people on the Ability user forum were worrying about the future recently, but in fact, the sense of superiority of Ability users was ingrained in many of them. After all, this was a superpower! And it was a superpower that only a very small number of people had.

Ordinary people with a gun could have a certain sense of superiority. If they appeared in a closed environment, they could have the illusion that they could control the lives of others, let alone Ability users with more powerful abilities?

It was just that originally, Ability users were restricted to the Ability world, and they had little interaction with ordinary people. In addition, there was a more conspicuous external conflict. Even if individual Ability users did something bad, both governments would help suppress the news to avoid shaking the morale of the army and causing internal strife before the external enemy was eliminated. That was why there had been no problems.

Otherwise, if those cases of serial killings by Ability users were exposed, Su Bei didn’t believe that ordinary people could remain so calm. Someone would definitely cause a scene.

Now that the external enemy was no longer a major threat, the government of ordinary people might not necessarily continue to help build a good reputation for Ability users.

No matter what their identity, as long as they were human, there were good and bad. And if there were bad people among the Ability users, the destructive power they could cause would be much greater and easier than ordinary people.

Once an Ability user did something out of line, their entire group, which was already under a lot of attention, would be put on the hot seat to be judged.

Su Bei sighed and looked at the empty podium. I just hoped that when the teacher came later, he could give them a reasonable future employment arrangement. It was best not to let them have the opportunity to choose their own careers completely, otherwise there would be a lot of trouble in the future.

The classmates in the class were also discussing this issue. After all, this was the most watched issue in the Ability world recently. Everyone wanted to know what the final result would be, as it concerned their future arrangements. This was true for both minors and adults.

Even people like Si Zhaohua and Ai Baozhu, whose families had abundant assets, were very concerned about this issue. After all, many of their industries were in the Ability world, and policy changes were related to the transformation of their enterprises.

Perhaps only someone like Feng Lan would not care about this group. The [Prophecy] Ability was universal in any world. Wasn’t it precisely because of this that the Feng family, a family of prophets, had always been prosperous?

“What do you think, Su Bei?” Seeing that he was not participating in the discussion with the others, Wu Jin asked curiously in a low voice. He himself had no idea yet.

Jiang Tianming had sharp ears. He also looked over when he heard their conversation, but his expression was slightly strange. “I think I know Su Bei’s answer.”

The result was as he expected. Su Bei replied with a smile, “Whatever happens, happens. Anyway, my goal is to be a hardware store owner.”

At 7:59, Meng Huai entered the classroom on time. He looked to be in good condition and was very relaxed. He was wearing the same black short-sleeved shirt he had worn when they first met. Although it covered most of his muscles, you could still see the sense of power.

Obviously, he also knew what everyone was concerned about. Without any pleasantries, he got straight to the point as soon as he came up. “You’re all in your third year of high school now, so I’ll talk about your arrangements after graduation.”

He held a stack of materials in his hand and said concisely, “There are several options for you here. The first is to be a police officer. Based on your personal abilities and your own wishes, you can be employed in the civil police, criminal police, special police, or the army.”

There were only so many Ability users in total. Even if they all became police officers, they wouldn’t be that many when distributed across the country. And even without considering their special abilities, their physical fitness was stronger than most ordinary people, making them very suitable to be police officers and soldiers.

“What do you mean by self-will?” Zhao Xiaoyu raised her hand and asked. Could they choose where they wanted to go?

Meng Huai thought for a moment. “Take you guys for example. Our class, except for the civil police, the other three places are willing to accept you. You can choose from those three.”

As for why the civil police didn’t want them, it was of course because the problems the civil police had to deal with were relatively less dangerous. It would be a bit of a waste of resources to have powerful Ability users like them in the civil police force.

“What about the salary?” The one asking the question was still Zhao Xiaoyu. As a former ordinary person, she was the most concerned about these things.

This question was written on the materials, so Meng Huai answered fluently, “The basic salary is the same as other police officers. If you use your Ability, there will be a bonus.”