Chapter 31 The interface in front of Du Mingna was divided into two.

 On the left side, it said "Recruit Employees," and on the right side, it said "Recruit Students.

" He now had a total of three recruitment opportunities.

 These three recruitment opportunities were universal, as he could use them to recruit both employees and students.

 The next task in the system was related to full-time teachers, so Du Mingna prioritized entering the "Recruit Employees" interface.

 What appeared in front of him was an interface similar to a card game card pool, but the pool in this game was divided very finely.

 The first was the common recruitment pool, where he could recruit various employees like janitors, security guards, dormitory managers, and other temporary employees who might not be needed at the moment.

 However, if Du Mingna recruited from this pool, he could potentially recruit higher-level employees.

 He checked the detailed rules with his mind.

 The system would calculate his recruitment probability using a complex formula, which was closely related to the reputation of his school, his strength as the principal, the overall strength of the school's students, the school's size, and other factors.

 As the situation at his school changed, the probability of recruiting different employees would also change.

 The system also had markings.

 The recruitment pool in the system was constantly changing.

 Some employees could only be recruited at specific times.

 If he missed these times, Du Mingna might not be able to recruit them in the future.

 However, there was a possibility that they might re-enter the recruitment pool for certain reasons in the future.

 The system had subdivided recruitment pools, including teacher recruitment pools, security guard recruitment pools, janitor recruitment pools, and several other recruitment pools.

 The recruitment probability in the subdivided pools would be lower than in the common recruitment pool, but it would allow Du Mingna to recruit the talents he needed in a timely manner.

 Du Mingna reconsidered the current situation of the school.

 He decided to invest his first two recruitment opportunities in the teacher recruitment pool to see the results before deciding where to use his last recruitment opportunity.

 Some resources could be temporarily retained, like his random team summoning token.

 He didn't have much use for them at the moment, and using them might just make the people he had worked hard to find idle for a period of time, unable to fully utilize these resources.

 When he truly needed them, he might not be able to find them again.

 However, once the school employees were recruited, they could immediately improve the school's development and help his school progress faster.

 Such resources were not suitable to be kept idle.

 Du Mingna was eager to use the mind lottery immediately.

 But he couldn't.

 Before that, he needed to do something very important! Du Mingna cleared his mind of distractions.

 There was no way he could wash his hands in the current state.

 And this recruitment pool was ready to recruit as soon as he wanted, without any mystical rituals.

 The only thing he could pray for was good luck, by clearing his mind as much as possible and putting himself in a more calm and composed state.

 A kind of mysterious feeling gradually emerged in Du Mingna's mind.

 It was this moment! Without hesitation, Du Mingna pressed the "Recruit" option with his mind.

 A flash of gold seemed to pass through the interface.

 Despite Du Mingna's efforts to keep his emotions stable, he couldn't help but feel a mix of anticipation and nervousness.

 A single gold draw? Was it good or bad? According to his past experience with card games, this should be a good thing, right? But the golden light seemed to be just his illusion.

 What appeared in front of him were only distorted runes.

 Those runes were so complex and mysterious that they made his head ache.

 Just one recruitment, and he felt like all his mental energy was being drained.

 He uncontrollably broke out in a cold sweat the size of a soybean.

 "Young Master? Young Master? Are you okay? Are you alright? Young Master?!" Old John's anxious voice barely brought Du Mingna back to consciousness.

 Du Mingna dared not look at the recruitment interface again.

 Those distorted, mysterious runes had not fully formed yet.

 He has already chosen to recruit.

 Afterwards, even if he does not check, it will not affect the recruitment results.

 When the recruitment is completed, the system will actively remind him.

 Du Mingna reluctantly raised his head and looked at old John, who was holding his arm on one side.

 If it weren't for old John, he might have fallen off the chair just now.

 Old John's eyes were full of worry.

 But Du Mingna also saw a hint of anticipation.

 It's like...

 Old John knows something and is expecting him to have a special performance.

 Only old John followed him here.

 He and old John have already established some kind of tacit understanding.

 He knows that old John is hiding a secret from him, and old John will find a suitable time to confess to him after this Warcraft attack is over.

 But...

 Du Mingna's head started to ache again.

 His mental strength is too weak now.

 He can't delve into deep thoughts anymore.

 He could only shake his head.

 "I'm fine.

" Jared was also looking at him.

 Jared's eyes were full of concern.

 Jared's concern was more genuine than old John's.

 Old John seemed somewhat regretful, yet somewhat puzzled.

 Old John's tone became more worried.

 "Young master, are you really okay? Did you not hear any strange noises just now?" Du Mingna's eyebrows twitched, triggering pain on both sides of his head.

 He couldn't even frown properly.

 The pain spreading gradually from the sides of his head to the center intensified whenever he tried to move the skin above his nose.

 Uncomfortable.

 It's as if something is stirring frantically in his brain, trying to unearth something hidden deep in his mind.

 Thinking would exacerbate the pain, but it could slightly suppress the strange sensation of "digging into the brain.

" Du Mingna asked in a weak voice, "What strange noise?" He tried to stop old John from answering immediately with his eyes.

 "Jared, did you hear any noise?" This child has been earnestly training his observational skills.

 Observation includes using eyes to see, skin to perceive, and ears to hear.

 As long as the strange noise old John mentioned is real and not something only specific people can hear or only those with a certain level of perception can hear, then Jared is the most likely among the people present to have heard it.

 Jared shook his head.

 "Teacher, I didn't hear anything.

 I only saw you suddenly shaking, and old John held you and called you a few times, and you finally answered old John.

" What Jared said matched what Du Mingna knew.

 There was no strange noise.

 Du Mingna turned his gaze towards old John again with great difficulty.

 Pain.

 The system was still extracting his mental strength.

 It seemed impossible for him to use up his three chances all at once.

 The system had initially extracted his mental strength very quickly, almost emptying it in an instant.

 But now, the system was extracting his mental strength at a rate almost identical to his natural recovery speed, continuing to deplete his mental strength.

 This kept him in a constant state of headache due to lack of mental strength, but it did not make him faint, let alone die from mental exhaustion.

 Du Mingna vaguely felt that the system was doing this intentionally.

 He vaguely felt that there was something hidden inside him.

 While the system was extracting his mental strength, it was also trying to make him perceive what was inside him.

 Indeed, something was "digging" into his brain, but it was the system, the system that had malicious intent towards him, and he had already lost count of how many times he had died.

 Du Mingna chose to trust the system.

 Perhaps years later, he would discover that the system also had its own agenda for him, trying to lead him astray, but for now, he needed the system's power.

 He endured the pain caused by the system while locking eyes with old John.

 He saw old John's eyebrows gradually furrow, and the three vertical lines between old John's brows became clearer.

 Du Mingna couldn't tell if old John was muttering to himself or actually speaking to him.

 "Did you not hear it?Did you really not hear any strange noises? But back then...

" Old John suddenly stopped talking.

 There was a sharpness in his expression.

 The sharpness disappeared in an instant.

 Immediately, Old John returned to his usual loyal servant appearance.

 "Perhaps the old slave was too worried about the young master, and when he saw you almost collapse, he had auditory hallucinations, mistakenly thinking he heard some strange screams.

 Young master, do you need to rest in the basement first? Shall I carry you?" The village had not yet entered a state of hiding, and the villagers working outside were still busy.

 No villagers had come to inform them to hide.

 But anyone in this stone house who wished to could go to the basement now.

 However, the basement had a bad smell, with a musty, moldy, and decaying odor, and it was dark enough to amplify people's fears and anxieties.

 Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, no one was very willing to go there.

 But Du Mingna's current condition was very wrong.

 Du Mingna did not resist either.

 He needed rest to speed up the recovery of his mental strength and allow the system to extract enough mental strength faster to complete the recruitment.

 Old John glanced at Jade.

 But Jade was not needed.

 Belinda was already next to the entrance to the basement, activating the mechanism at the entrance.

 "Old John, please take the teacher to rest in the basement.

" Belinda had been playing with the other children in the stone house before, but her attention to other parts of the stone house was not low.

 She would occasionally glance over at Du Mingna, wanting to know if he was willing to teach her some herbal knowledge now.

 She was too embarrassed to ask, but she was struggling inside.

 Therefore, she was the second child to notice that something was wrong with Du Mingna.

 She also listened carefully to the conversation between Du Mingna, Old John, and Jade.

 Old John carried Du Mingna step by step into the basement.

 The other children who were playing forgot about playing and all gathered around.

 The older children maintained order, making sure everyone didn't get too close, to avoid affecting ventilation and blocking Old John's path.

 Du Mingna, lying on Old John's back, felt that Old John was incredibly strong.

 Du Mingna had never seen Old John take off his clothes.

 But now, through his relatively thin clothes, he could feel the strength of Old John's back muscles.

 This did not seem like an old man at all.

 Only Old John's face, full of wrinkles, matched his claimed age.

 Old John walked steadily.

 Carrying Du Mingna, he walked across the flat floor of the house, down the stairs to the basement, and Du Mingna didn't feel any bumps.

 This smoothness almost made him feel that the degree of his headache had eased.

 Finally, Old John placed him in a corner against the wall, so he could sit leaning against the corner, with a wall behind him and another wall on his left side.

 Only then did Old John turn around to face Du Mingna.

 But the basement was so dark that Du Mingna couldn't see Old John's face clearly.

 He could only hear Old John ask, "Young master, do you need to lie down and rest?" Du Mingna leaned his head against the wall on his left side.

 "Just like this.

" Old John was still standing in front of Du Mingna.

 A strange feeling made Du Mingna look up at him.

 In the darkness, Du Mingna only saw a darker shadow.

 He heard Old John's voice, soft and mixed with hope and disappointment.

 "Young master, did you really not hear the screams?""