Chapter 98. Kavi trains the cat and sends it to Jian Hope Primary School...

The moment the scholars fled the elevator in panic.

[!?]

Mainkuhn was jolted awake from the false relaxation brought on by the drug.

[Wait! What did I just do??]

Fear and bewilderment replaced calm.

There is also the discomfort and violent trembling that come with the recovery from emotional distress.

[Why did I wake up to find myself abroad, and even have a declaration of becoming king?! Waaaaah, how terrifying!]

His hands and feet immediately began to twitch uncontrollably, and his back spasmed as he leaned back on the Sage's Seat... Mainkun hated this chair; it was too high and too hard, and his feet couldn't even touch the ground, so that if he lost his balance, his body would slide down until he finally stopped on the ground.

"Waaah..."

The ground was cold, and the stones on it were painful to the touch. Lying on the ground, the patterns were so unfamiliar that it made me want to cry, and the bloodstains on them made me want to cry even more.

Why did it turn out like this...?

He was indeed secretly shedding tears.

[I do want to be hated, but... but—]

[This doesn't mean I have to become a leader again! I'm absolutely no good at being a leader, I can't do it well at all. What if they die? And, it's so, so terrifying, so many foreign, unfamiliar people... No, no, no! Stay away from me!]

The cat was so frightened by the situation that it cried.

He lay curled up on the ground, trembling from the tips of his ears to the tip of his tail.

If no one cares, he can cry alone for a long time.

But Nasita sat up from the ground, covering her face which had been pinched painfully, and looked at the cruel tyrant with teary eyes, her expression filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

"you……"

"It seems a little different from before?"

[!]

[No, I mustn't show weakness! Hold on! Think of my brother, think of the prophecy, and summon your authority!]

Mainkun held back his tears and gave Nasita a fierce look:

"snort."

Nasita glanced at the tear stains at the corners of his eyes, then at his forearms trembling so badly they seemed about to take flight:

"?"

It seems like nothing's right?

Confused and wanting to understand, but more concerned with her people than with knowledge, Nasita asked first:

"Although everyone is gone, I don't smell any extra blood. Have you released them?"

"..."

Narcida is a goddess, not a human. Mainkun is not afraid of her and has the ability to communicate with her.

but……

"Why do you do these things? What good are Sumeru's tears to you?"

The deity, who looked like a child, had dust on his head and red marks on his face from being pinched by fingernails.

"..."

I'm so sorry!

As soon as he opened his mouth, Mainkuen could only apologize in terror! So he clenched his teeth, widened his eyes, and desperately tried to bluff.

"Who tied your beak, you man-pecking thieving eagle?"

Nasita wasn't frightened, but the half-demon's silence annoyed her, so she put her hands on her hips and glared back defiantly.

"Even a tongueless seed offers a soft hymn to the world as it germinates; are you, a being with mouth and lips, so stingy with your words?"

"Uh, I..."

Silence wouldn't solve the problem, and Mainkun finally tried to speak, but before he could explain, a beam of destruction came.

"boom--"

Nasita didn't react to anything. She only remembered that the boy who was half-lying on the ground suddenly sprang up, his sharp black claws like those of a tiger beast pressing down on the back of her head and pulling her into his arms... a standard protective posture?

'That's strange.'

As fragments of thunder and fire scattered in the air, Nasitayi lay in Mainkuen’s cold, narrow embrace.

My people want to kill me, and my enemies want to save me?

"Your people want to kill me along with you?"

That's correct.

Why do you look so sad?

*

[What kind of mess is this? I just want to die...]

"Huh? What? What king? Wait? Huh? A coup? No! Something's not right!"

Kavi, looking completely bewildered, strode forward to pat Mainkuen on the shoulder and ask:

"Excuse me—ah! Don't stop me!"

His classmate grabbed him and desperately tried to pull him back and stop him.

"You want to die?! Your dean is still hanging from that crooked tree!"

"Wait! Put me down! I need to get this straight—hey!"

[...]

Mainkun relaxed his shoulders, relieved of the ordeal.

He still remembered Kavi, a kind man who had given directions.

The downside is that he's too enthusiastic; Maine was afraid he'd be scared to death by the other person.

[Good for you, Kavi, you unknown classmate! You saved my life!]

"king…"

When he came to his senses, Nafis had already swatted Tinari away, and now Tinari was standing before him, head bowed, pale-faced, trying to please the new king.

"What...what do you plan to do next? Inspect your new territory?"

Inspection?

Mainkuhn quickly and subtly glanced around... Countless gazes, some fearful, some curious, some inquisitive, some resentful, were like tangible needles, piercing his sensitive heart from all directions.

Is this revenge? QAQ

Seeing that he remained silent, Nafis assumed he was dissatisfied and became even more terrified, fearing that he would be suddenly attacked and sent flying at any moment.

"Then, please allow me to drape you in magnificent robes and place a crown upon your head..."

[No! ! ]

Mainkuen remained silent on the surface, but inwardly he gripped his sworn brother's oversized overcoat with a flustered expression.

[I'm already terrified, don't take away my peace of mind!]

"Th-that—"

Nafis was a typical scholar, with a high-crowned head, thick glasses, and a rigid hairstyle. He spent far more time in the lab than in people. He couldn't even win over Hazard, let alone the King, and quickly succumbed, his face filled with despair.

"Please give your instructions..."

[...]

What am I giving instructions?! What am I giving instructions?!

Mainkun felt sweat dripping from the corners of his eyes.

I just want to lie quietly on the ground for a while, or find a corner to cry!

Nafis was a typical scholar, while Mainkuhn was a typical mute.

Terror and despair emanated from both of them, and were reflected in Nasita's tranquil eyes.

Finally, the goddess broke the silence, and she reminded:

"The Great Sage's office has been destroyed, leaving nowhere for his noble body to rest."

"I...I will immediately arrange for the construction of a palace, Your Majesty, but before that, please..."

"Let's rest at my Jingshan Palace first."

Naxi Da responded at the opportune moment.

"ah?"

Nafis felt a chill run through him, and looked at the god with a mixture of shame and fear.

"That...that's not your prisoner..."

"Shhh."

Nasita raised a finger to interrupt him.

"The deer is trapped in a cage, while the wolf laughs and plays without restraint."

"The deer is trapped in a prison, and the sheep feel the same sorrow."

“When a deer is trapped in a prison, an elephant cries out and destroys it.”

"The nameless king."

Nasita was about to test him for the first time:

"Are you a wolf, a sheep, or an elephant?"

"?"

Mainkuhn did not understand the metaphor.

But communicating with God is always much more comfortable than communicating with people.

So he nodded in agreement, both reserved and impatient:

"Walk."

[I don't want to stay in this awful place for even a second longer, sob sob!]

Nafis watched with trepidation as the boy and child entered the prison that had held the god captive for five hundred years.

It was dark, windowless, and devoid of any furnishings. How could the deliberately forgotten flowerpots possibly provide comfort?

You live here?

"Um."

"...How do you usually relieve boredom?"

"Rely on dreaming."

"..."

BOOM—!!

"Aaaaaah!"

Amidst a deafening roar and the students' screams, Kavi was shocked to see bricks raining down like a fine rain.

"What's going on!?"

"It seems like Jingshan Palace was blown up!?"

"ah!?"

Kavi wasn't in a high-ranking position and didn't know the inside story; he only knew one thing—

"Kill the great sage first, then blow up the god's palace? My god, this is only the first day, what a huge show of force!"

If this is the case on the first day, with even sages and gods falling victim to that person's wickedness, what will happen on the second and third days? What will the Order of the Church become?

Sumeru is about to be completed!

He took off and rushed towards Jingshan Palace.

"Kavi, don't go! Stop!"

Seeing the situation was turning bad, his classmate tried to stop him, but failed and could only scream in despair:

"I misspoke! You weren't the one who led the Japanese into the village! Come back here! I'm sorry, Kavi! It was my fault for being so talkative!"

Kavi knew what he was afraid of.

It's nothing more than the fear of being controlled by an excessive sense of responsibility and dying young.

He also knew that the misfortune that befell Sumeru had nothing to do with him, and that he didn't need to worry about it.

Even if he hadn't helped the person ask for directions, the person would have found out the location of the Order of the Fathers from others and launched an attack. But... but—

"We simply cannot stand idly by and do nothing!"

"Ha ha……"

Running in one breath to the high-altitude Pure Goodness Palace, Kavi saw the thug and the god standing in the ruins with their backs to him… Thank goodness, Lord Little Auspicious Grass King was unharmed! Without time to think, filled with rage and youthful passion, Kavi rushed forward, pulled Nasita behind him to shield her, and glared at Mainkun:

"Look what you've done! The Pure Land Palace, a symbol of the Grass God's honor! What has it become in your hands?! A pile of ruins!"

He came to denounce Mainkuen with the determination to die.

'It doesn't matter if I die. My mother has found a new lover, and she arrived in Fontainebleau a few days ago... Even if this guy wants revenge on my relatives, he won't find them!'

"Stop! Don't you know..."

He shouted two more impassioned words, only to immediately realize that the other person's gaze was not on him at all, but was just drifting aimlessly in the air.

Hey! Show me some respect!

Kavi glared angrily at the boy who was half a head shorter than him.

[...]

I deeply respect the anger you've given me; it's plentiful and of high quality...

Mainkuhn dared not make eye contact with anyone, and Kave's scolding could not elicit any further action from him. The scene was strangely deadlocked, with more and more terrified scholars gathering at a distance, not daring to speak.

[……what to do. ]

Mainkuhn's gaze almost gave people goosebumps:

I want to run away...

"Hmm, I thought you would punish him severely, like you opened Hazard's skull."

Nasita spoke softly at this moment.

"How merciful! After all, even wise rulers rarely tolerate their subjects criticizing them to their faces."

"Huh? Merciful, Lord Little Lucky Grass King, you're quite the joker..."

This was her second attempt to test the waters.

[!?]

Mainkuhn was directly disturbed.

[Do I...do I have to punish him? Ah, yes, many people are watching this way. It would be a loss if the leader didn't bite the offender, but...but—]

He frantically opened the Void Terminal and scanned Kavi.

Confirmed target: Kavi, Shahavara Academy, Tiriyesi; completed courses (grades attached) are as follows...

[Huh? Huh? Architectural theory, structural mechanics? What are all these?]

With no criminal history and no special notes, Mainkun was dumbfounded as he stared at the screen full of technical terms.

[God! Ugh! Anyone, save me! Unless Diliyazi has criminal intent, I simply cannot bring myself to harm him!]

Seeing the young man's cold expression and blank gaze, Nasita used her consciousness to enter his void interface to see what he was staring at.

"...Tiliyesi is the title of junior scholar, but in order to become a full scholar and graduate smoothly, you must complete at least one project and thesis."

[It definitely didn't mean criminal! Wait, graduation, research project, thesis... I don't quite understand, but it seems important...]

"Hmm? Lord Little Lucky Grass, why are you suddenly explaining this?"

Upon hearing this, Kavi recalled his assigned project... assisting his seniors in building a luxurious bathroom for a wealthy family. The client's requirements were quite simple, nothing more than "Don't talk to me about technology" and "Isn't this something you should be thinking about?" Every day was torture... Huh?

"drop--"

A high-level notification suddenly rang out in everyone's void.

"announcement"

"High Priest Azhar removes the old topic 'The Application of Liyue Feng Shui in Large Bathrooms' from Tiriyeshkawi"

The Great Sage Azhar adds a new topic to the Diliye Sikkawi project: "Desert Civil Engineering Practices: On How to Build a Sturdy, Well-lit, and Low-Cost Primary School in an Environment of Shifting Sands, Poisonous Scorpions, and the Harassment of the Gilded Caravan."

"..."

"???"

"you……"

Mainkuen, his face expressionless, strained to keep his voice steady, as if to cruelly announce the punishment he would receive to the completely petrified Kavi.

"you……"

No, I still can't speak to people.

He chose to type in the void, announcing to the entire Sumeru:

Hazard: Kavi.

Hazard: Don't even think about competing until we build ten primary schools in Samo.

Why Hazard?

Because Mainkuhn hasn't learned how to change his username yet.

Why is it an announcement?

Because Mainkuhn didn't know how to send a private message.

Why are there so many typos?

Shh, are you out of your mind?

The air froze again.

"?"

Kavi looked at the cat in confusion, then at his own empty interface.

"Depend on!!"

The first to break down was his mentor, an elderly scholar with gray hair. He beat his chest and stamped his feet, his voice filled with anguish:

"Our pride, the light of the Wise Theory School, how can we build a school in some godforsaken place?! Especially for those desert bastards, it's a complete waste of talent, a desecration of art!"

"Waaah!"

His classmates also wailed:

"There are no clients in the desert! The previous projects were tough, but at least they were paid!"

The people from the other five academies also turned pale, quietly retreating, their eyes filled with pity and a sense of shared fear as they looked at Kavi.

"Such stringent graduation requirements are practically a double exile of spirit and body..."

This punishment, though seemingly bloodless, was more chilling to the scholars than direct execution!

Is it really that scary?

Mainkuhn panicked silently, and his body began to tremble slightly.

[I just chose the topic with the longest title from those that Hazard marked as disposable...]

[Won't...there'll be no problem, right?]

He glanced at Kavi with some concern, only to see Kavi staring blankly at him, asking in a hoarse voice:

"Qian Jiaolingyuan came out?"

"?" Mainkun didn't understand and just wanted to shut him up, so he nodded haphazardly. Anyway, he was the king, so whatever he said was true.

"Oh my god!"

An unexpected surge of ecstasy swept over Kavi's heart.

"This is exactly what I wanted!!"

He loves to give! He loves challenges! He loves using architecture to protect lives more than to gild jade! The joy, satisfaction, and sense of mission he feels at this moment are almost bursting from his chest!

Unfortunately, not everyone possesses this noble spirit of selfless dedication, and many silently wiped away their tears.

"Look at this child, how strong he is! He can still force a smile even now..."

"The blow is too much for him; he's started talking nonsense..."

"..."

Mainkuen glanced at Kavi, who was gesturing wildly and looking as happy as a child.

He glanced around at the group of scholars who were silently weeping, as if they were attending his funeral.

"?"

What's going on?

I don't understand.

...

I still lack wisdom.