Green shadows of trees swayed in the breeze, scattering some morning sunlight through the glass and curtains, making the entire living room more peaceful and comfortable.

At this moment, Lan Qi had already brewed two cups of tea, placed them on a tray, and carried them from the sink to the living room, handing one cup to Vice Dean Ron.

Lan Qi didn't say anything first, but sat upright, waiting for Ron to speak first.

Finally, after a moment of contemplation, Vice Dean Ron held the teacup and said:

"Lan Qi, I'm here mainly to represent the Sage Academy and ask you about the origin of the [Friendly Exchange] card you used in the third test."

Ron seemed worried that Lan Qi would feel pressured, so his words were very slow.

"Of course, if it's inconvenient to disclose, you don't have to answer my question. I just want to understand, and I don't have any malicious intentions."

Although Lan Qi's performance in the Shadow World practical battle two days ago was remarkable, Ron felt that as a human, it wasn't appropriate for him to comment on this Shadow World. Moreover, their Sage Academy's teaching and research team still needed to carefully consider which segments of this Shadow World should be sealed as banned films or used as teaching materials after being harmonized to a certain extent.

As for the silence spell card [Friendly Exchange], it might have a huge impact on the Sage Academy's future teaching model.

Also to protect Lan Qi, Ron, in agreement with Dean Lorent, had to first communicate with Lan Qi and inquire about it.

"..."

In this quiet space, after Vice Dean Ron's words fell, there was a brief silence.

Although Lan Qi made the card.

However, the most critical poison magic principle came from Talia. Since [Friendly Exchange] used demon-related poison magic, tracing its origins might bring trouble to Talia.

Lan Qi had only planned to make two [Friendly Exchange] cards so far, one for him and one for Talia. After all, one of the terms in his and Talia's master-disciple contract was that he had to share any practical magic cards he made with Talia, and whether or not these magic cards could be sold had to be approved by Talia first.

It was precisely because of this that their interests were completely tied together. Talia would feel at ease teaching Lan Qi with all her strength, helping him get rich as soon as possible to pay off his debts.

"...I exchanged it from a mysterious old beggar woman in the Southern Vantina Borderlands. She claimed it was a secret passed down from her ancestors. Later, after a while, I couldn't find her anymore."

Lan Qi simply said from the side of the sofa.

After spending a long time with Talia, he had developed a habit of honesty.

"I see..."

Vice Dean Ron nodded upon hearing this.

In that case, [Friendly Exchange] was unlikely to be the work of a new card maker, but an old card that had been passed down, and Lan Qi had accidentally obtained it.

Although Lan Qi hesitated slightly when answering just now, Lan Qi would look him straight in the eyes when speaking, his eyes unwavering, and the magic power on his body was stable, which was not the performance that people should have when lying.

High-level magic class practitioners can often use the magic power fluctuations on the enemy's body to judge a lot of information.

Therefore, the higher the level, the more they will practice how to control their magic power to deceive their opponents.

Lan Qi obviously doesn't know how to control his magic power very well yet.

Ron didn't intend to test Lan Qi, but if Lan Qi was asked by someone with ulterior motives in the future, Lan Qi would easily have information extracted from him.

"In other words, this card is likely to be a natural magic card produced by the Shadow World, rather than a man-made magic card?"

Ron stroked the stubble on his chin and asked thoughtfully.

Natural magic cards can only be obtained through the Shadow World, and even if they are purple, they are likely to be unique.

Ron really felt that the [Friendly Exchange] did look more like a card produced in the Shadow World, and not something that an individual could make.

"Personally, I think it's more like a natural magic card."

Lan Qi agreed.

After hearing Lan Qi's words, Ron finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that there is probably no need to worry about the worst-case scenario of "this card has already spread in the market".

Immediately, Vice Dean Ron stood up from the sofa.

It was as if he had already understood what he wanted to know.

"Lan Qi, Dean Lorent has sealed your third round of examination records and warned all the teachers who watched this practical assessment not to publicize any details."

Ron looked at Lan Qi earnestly and said solemnly.

Lan Qi nodded.

He finally knew why even Princess Vivian didn't know the details about his third round of exams.

It turned out that High Priest Lorent had protectively helped him hide it.

"So for the time being, the [Friendly Exchange] card has not been made public, and although you secretly used it for a moment in the Demon World Shadow World exam room, the effect was not obvious, so no one will realize the difference between it and silence."

Ron continued,

"We can only help you cover it up for the time being. When you use this [Friendly Exchange] again in the public eye in the future, you must be careful of those who covet this card. Some profit-seeking guys, as well as crazy cultists, may resort to unscrupulous means to get this extremely valuable card and try to develop imitation cards."

Although Ron knew that Lan Qi had a unique tormenting talent, those extremely crazy and desperate cults who never followed rules or logic could make countless mistakes, while the still young Lan Qi only had one precious life. As a student, he couldn't risk his life playing with these cultists who were as deeply rooted as tumors in the North and South continents.

"I understand, thank you, Teacher Ron."

Lan Qi seriously bowed to the vice dean to express his gratitude.

"Then I'll leave first. If you need help, you can come to the Sage Academy office to find me."

Vice Dean Ron still had a lot of official business to attend to. Just coming to see Lan Qi took time that he had arranged long in advance.

"In addition, as our Sage Academy's most outstanding freshman, this semester you may have the opportunity to follow the school's team to visit other famous schools in the member countries of the Southern Continent Kingdom Council for academic exchange. When you see the leaders of other schools, you don't have to be as overly restrained as you are with me. You still have to bring a bit of youthful vigor, but you must also be respectful and polite."

Ron looked at Lan Qi with relief and said.

If this kid was one of his own, the more he looked at him, the more pleasing he found him.

"Okay, don't worry."

Lan Qi nodded and quickly ran ahead to open the door of the dormitory for Ron.

After a brief exchange and interaction, Ron had a very good impression of Lan Qi, far more gentle and polite than he had imagined before he came.

At first, Ron was quite worried that the real Lan Qi would be arrogant or conceited, which would lead to big troubles in the real world in the future.

Now it seems that he doesn't have to worry too much about Lan Qi. He is still a student with a sense of propriety, who can distinguish between the Shadow World and the real world.

...

After closing the dormitory door.

Lan Qi leaned against the door and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, that was close. I almost thought of myself as the principal again."

The moment Lan Qi heard that Ron was the vice dean, he subconsciously wanted to guide him in his work.

In every conversation with Ron that followed, he was trying his best to restrain himself, acting as a student instead of showing the aura of the school's top leader.

But according to Vice Dean Ron, he shouldn't have to be so restrained when visiting other schools for academic exchange.

Lan Qi was still confident in showing the vigor of a young man.

(End of this chapter)