NOVPUB"It’s not really a big deal."
The youth with black hair and blue eyes scratched his temple awkwardly,
"Actually, I went there to teach, serving as a professor at Saint Kray Monastery, or maybe Cerryti Royal Magic Academy would be more accurate."
"Indeed impressive."
Lanci was slightly surprised and then sincerely exclaimed.
The school mentioned by the other party, originally known as Saint Kray Monastery, had now become a magic school supported by the Cretan Royal Family, also known as Cerryti Royal Magic Academy.
Nevertheless, because it had preserved the original appearance of the ancient Saint Kray Monastery and expanded into a small town, many people from the Cretan Empire still preferred to call it a monastery.
It was considered the cradle of the top talents in the entire Southern Continent, surpassing many other institutions of the Southern Continent Kingdoms United Alliance, gathering numerous exceptionally talented students.
To become a teacher at Saint Kray Monastery, one must go through rigorous selection.
"You flatter me, I was just lucky to pass the assessment, probably because many teachers had joined the military due to the war, and the budget was cut as well, the school didn’t want to hire more teaching staff, making it hard to find suitable people at that time, so I, a person from the border, managed to sneak in."
The black-haired and blue-eyed youth said modestly,
"Of course, on the other hand, it might also be due to the opposition between the Nobility Faction and the People’s Faction within the academy, leading the headmaster to consider the pros and cons and choose me, who is still somewhat of a noble..."
He murmured softly.
"Passing the tests already proves your strength, even if there were many situational reasons, I heard that the assessing teachers are all top-notch in strictness, not tolerating even a small flaw."
Lanci consoled like an elder.
If he were the headmaster, he would also find this young man quite commendable, whose subtle air of mystery was precisely the embodiment of prolific talent and inscrutability.
"Thank you for your encouragement." 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
The black-haired youth smiled relievedly.
As they continued their conversation, they naturally became more acquainted.
The time on the train seemed to pass quickly.
Lanci found it quite enjoyable.
Previously, the first time he had taken the Magic Power Rail Train from his home in Nanwantina to the Royal Capital with Talia, it felt like being in jail; they hardly spoke a few words throughout the journey.
"..."
Talia seemed to hear him, or perhaps not, and didn’t respond to him.
Back then, she indeed didn’t have a good impression of Lanci; he was just a slightly better-than-average human, a patron of sorts.
Now, it’s not like she had a fond impression of Lanci, at most she was just willing to cook for him and take care of him.
In the carriage compartment.
"By the way, speaking of the war in Southern Continent, have you heard a certain rumor?"
The black-haired blue-eyed youth lowered his voice slightly and asked Lanci.
"What rumor?"
Lanci asked curiously.
"It is said that the Kingdom Joint Council Alliance used an ancient divine artifact, the ’Astrological Compass,’ for divination, seeking a rather vague question, generally about a special node that might influence this war."
The black-haired blue-eyed youth explained.
"How can this be divined? Did they really derive results from it?"
Lanci laughed in skepticism, pretending not to understand much about divination and divining tools.
Since arriving in the Cerryti Empire, as a commoner, he had no access to much internal information about either side of the war, nor was it time to liaise with spies from the Poseen Kingdom. Landry Washington, this prospective professor at Saint Kray Monastery, clearly knew a lot of information.
From his brief conversation with Landry, Lanci had already gained a lot, even briefly suspecting Landry’s intentions.
But on second thought, his whereabouts should be difficult to divine; interfered by the Goddess of Destiny, divination magic would be severely misled, a conclusion he had drawn from many experiences and deductions made with Pranay.
Moreover, he had Pranay’s "Mark of True," which could also enhance his resistance to divination magic.
According to Pranay, at least a Ninth-order Divination Magic would be needed to accurately obtain information relevant to him, Lanci.
Based on Lanci’s feelings and deductions, Landry harbored no ill intentions towards him, and his identity posed no issues.
"The final divination depicted a blurry sand drawing, but after deducing from landmark buildings, it appears to be in Brilda, the capital of the Cretan Empire, and in the image, a figure resembling a Demon God, threatening the city..."
The black-haired blue-eyed youth’s expression gradually became perplexed, murmuring.
"Who could it be?"
Lanci responded nonchalantly.
"Even on the side of the Cerryti Empire, they couldn’t identify the person in the painting; after many comparisons, there are several possibilities, it could likely be the Venerable One from the internal terrorist organization ’Silvermoon Reform Association,’ possibly a Powerful One defecting from the Empire or infiltrating from the Allied Forces, or it could be a Bishop from the cooperating Cardinal Bishops whom cannot be trusted; and of course, the most shocking possibility, that it is the soul of a dead person returning."
The youth said solemnly.
"..."
Lanci did not respond.
"You don’t seem surprised at all?"
The black-haired blue-eyed youth asked.
"I just think it’s most likely another media speculation made to attract attention."
Lanci maturely shrugged,
"After all, you know, rumors change completely after being passed through a few mouths, all kinds of outrageous things emerge."
Though Lanci said this, Cat Boss in the shadows had already become scared.
It was not an unfounded rumor,
Because Lanci indeed had the ability to revive people, even without their consent.
