Chapter 1068: Chapter 37: Confronting the Professor
The Holy Light Squad remained unchanged despite Lu Li becoming the deputy captain.
The sorrow of losing Margaret was slowly fading from the lounge; only when they looked at the unchanged bed would they fall into momentary silence and sadness.
As mentioned before, people in the Dark Era were more accepting of facts.
On the fourth day after Lu Li arrived, the first class… or should we say the second class began.
The others did not accompany Lu Li. Team members close to graduation or having maxed out on their major courses no longer needed to acquire knowledge from classes, and they needed to avoid trouble that might come from following Lu Li—
This sort of thing happened many times over the short span of two days. The number of teams inviting Lu Li was beyond count, and this entanglement wasn’t related to malice, but neither was it out of goodwill, often sarcastically mocking Yege or Naxi who were accompanying him. If not for the academy’s internal prohibition against fighting, they would have already started brawling.
Typically, not so many squads would covet Lu Li—because of Lu Li’s reputation and value, only teams at the top of the leaderboard were qualified to recruit Lu Li.
One of the privileges of seed promotion includes being prioritized by leaderboard teams for recruitment.
However, the success of the Holy Light Squad, which was not on the leaderboard, allowed them to glimpse a slight possibility. “Perhaps we could also get Lu Li?” Those harboring this thought were like vultures circling carrion.
Yege didn’t like metaphors, but this situation indeed reminded him of girls at noble banquets wanting something from the important figures around them.
To avoid endless entanglement and potential covert attacks, Kiluat decided that no one should follow Lu Li anymore, and they should reduce outings, giving those teams time to cool off.
As for the possibility of Lu Li being recruited by other squads… Kiluat knew Lu Li was not that kind of person.
The heir apparent eager for the crown was obviously not yet ready to bear its weight.
Lu Li entered the mysticology classroom. The usual scattered students were now clustered in groups in various spots.
They knew Lu Li would come to the mysticology class.
If Yege or Naxi were beside him, they would introduce Lu Li to these leaderboard teams one by one.
“The difference between lower and middle grades lies in—”
Professor Gray, whom students secretly referred to as harsh, paused, spreading out his hand with a bizarre flame: “Mystical powers that won’t be shown to you…”
Only Lu Li was a newly promoted student, and Professor Gray was speaking to him.
Even the harsh Gray had to show goodwill toward Lu Li?
The students’ thoughts didn’t last long.
“Mr. Lu Li, please focus your attention. Although the course might not be of much use, that’s for students who have progressed beyond level 5 in their main courses.” Professor Gray mocked as he fixed his gaze on Lu Li.
Lu Li, who always listened attentively, frowned, recalling Kiluat and Yege’s reminder that Professor Gray liked to taunt well-known students, but said nothing.
Some students frowned as well; they didn’t like this attitude towards Lu Li. Yet some students watched eagerly, anticipating a spectacle.
Unsurprisingly, a few minutes later, Professor Gray called Lu Li out again.
“Mr. Lu Li!”
Professor Gray emphasized his words, looking at Lu Li with vexation: “Even if you are the legendary exorcist, you must respect a professor… or are you confident you no longer need my teaching.”
“On the contrary, your teaching has been of great benefit to me,” Lu Li replied calmly.
Professor Gray didn’t believe that, and the students didn’t either; they felt it was sarcastic—
“Oh, proud exorcist…” Professor Gray circled the long table, the swirling flames coiling around his hands: “Perhaps you, famous as you are, are accustomed to flattery and sycophantic flattery, but at Giant Tree Academy, you must learn how to be a good student…”
At this moment, Professor Gray, who was approaching Lu Li, was suddenly sent flying, crashing over the teaching desk, pinned against the blackboard wall by an invisible force, slowly lifting off the ground.
“Ugh… my powers… what did you do!?”
Deprived of his power, Professor Gray shrieked with terror and disgrace.
“He is our mysticology professor, Lu Li.”
A student beside Lu Li whispered a reminder to him.
Before Lu Li could reply with “I didn’t do anything,” the force applied to Professor Gray suddenly vanished, and he fell to the ground like an ordinary person.
“I will report your actions to the dean!” Professor Gray screamed as he rushed out of the classroom.
The mysticology classroom descended into a deathly silence.
They hadn’t even figured out how Lu Li attacked Professor Gray or how he rendered a professor powerless.
Nor had Lu Li.
Was someone helping him?
Lu Li quietly scanned the classroom, avoiding eye contact, then walked out of the classroom, and suddenly the answer was revealed.
Professor Gray was waiting in the hallway, hastily tidying his messy hair and wiping away drool from his chin.
“Doppler asked me to convey his greetings to you.” He respectfully bowed to Lu Li: “There should be no more fools bothering you.”
This professor protected Lu Li from harassment at the expense of his dignity.
Before other students left the classroom and came, Professor Gray quietly departed.
Doppler.
The last time Lu Li heard the name was when Professor Chris talked about the Curse Title Master.
Evidently, a massive network of connections had already formed around Lu Li. Using this network, Lu Li only needed to contact two people at most to find any major figure.
Regardless, Professor Gray’s approach was effective. In the subsequent time, there were no more teams harassing Lu Li.
The final combat skills class rose several notches in both spectacle and intensity, as if… a group of anomalies were fighting.
Rumors about Lu Li defeating Professor Gray were spreading, and when Lu Li returned to the lounge, Naf was enthusiastically recounting the tale to Yege, who was bandaging his wounds.
“You’re injured.” Lu Li noted the blood seeping through the bandage on his right leg.
“It was the Viper Squad…” The usually composed Yege uncharacteristically donned a joyful smile: “But after your exploits spread, I don’t think anyone will dare to provoke us anymore.”
“They were coming for me?”
“Obviously.”
The one answering was Kiluat: “Everyone loves Lu Li; everyone wants Lu Li. The child who gets treasure will only have it snatched away by adults… we have to keep getting stronger.”
Yege was stunned by Kiluat. Not because of her analysis, but because she was actually taking the initiative to think.
She was never like this when Margaret was still around…
Yege fell into silence and sighed.
Subsequently, Kiluat’s proposal for “Lu Li’s first squad mission since arriving” was approved.
As they needed to adapt and familiarize themselves with each other’s combat styles, they wouldn’t choose a difficult mission.
Kiluat’s close-combat and protective role remained unchanged, Yege was still the deputy, and Naf’s abilities could replace some of Margaret’s duties.
Then, they all turned to look at Lu Li.
“What is your ability?”
Lu Li quietly pondered.
The curse title couldn’t form instant combat power, and the Spirit-Calling Gun and left hand were too limited, causing too little damage.
Thinking of the Sequence Potion and Homogeneous Item in his stomach pouch, Lu Li responded to their expectant gaze.
“Wealth.”