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"I'm sorry, we don't dare to touch the food and water here, so we don't have anything to offer you."
Ruixia naturally said this to Sorens.
Events beyond common sense happened one after another, and the brown-haired boy had gradually become numb at this moment. Under Xi Mu's gaze, he did not dare to say anything and could only nod politely.
But I have to say that in terms of affinity, Ruixia's performance is much more stable than Ximu.
Compared to the taciturn Ximu and the eccentric Morina, he explained in a few words the situation of his own side, the current abnormalities in the academy, and some speculations that have not been fully confirmed but are very likely.
Sorens opened his mouth gradually as he listened, but he couldn't say anything for a long time.
The entire academy and the nearby lakes and jungles have been isolated from reality, becoming a place of death that devours those who stray into it?
All the people trapped in the academy slowly turned into monsters due to the collapse of the laws?
The dean who was in seclusion might have been killed, and it was his death that triggered this huge change?
——What a creepy fairy tale!
But everything I saw and heard along the way showed that what Ruixia said was true.
It seems that he is indeed unwelcome. Even Shi Guang doesn't want to look at him twice. He just throws him under the narrow table and chairs and walks away.
"But... why? Why am I the only one..."
It should have been a blessing not to turn into a monster, but Sorens really couldn't understand why he was the only one who was special. He scratched his head in frustration, and couldn't get over his brown and white hair.
"You're not the only one."
After all, they were not familiar with each other yet, so Ruixia's concern was very restrained.
He didn't directly pat the other person's shoulder, but lowered his voice and said soothingly, "We met an old man at the back door of the academy. He claimed to be the head of the academy's logistics department. Like you, he didn't seem to be affected by this incident."
The distressed young man was drawn to these words and looked up in surprise, "The person in charge of the logistics department? Could it be Mr. Horan?"
Seeing that he seemed to know the old man, Ximu and others also became excited. They quickly described the old man's appearance and personality in detail, and were delighted to get a positive answer.
"Yes, yes, that's him! Mr. Horan does have a bad temper. I heard he used to be a professor with his own classroom, but for some reason he was suddenly demoted..."
As a formal student of the magic academy, the clear-minded Sorens could naturally provide them with much more information than those broken magicians who only knew how to attack them with magic.
It turns out that in Saint Feses College, as long as one is strong enough and passes the assessment of the dean and vice-dean, one can have a specific classroom in the college and name it after himself, where he can formally teach and answer questions.
The old man, Mr. Horan as Sorens called him, was said to have made some achievements in the magic of space storage - but before Sorens enrolled, he had been stripped of his professorship and transferred to work in the logistics department. He was not very clear about the specific reason.
"I only occasionally heard other people talk about it. It seems...it's related to the Vice Dean."
Seeing that everyone else seemed to want him to continue, Sorens scratched his head and waved his hand in denial:
"These are just hearsay, and I don't know if they're true or not. It's said that after the vice-president came in, he raised the assessment requirements, so some professors no longer qualified to have their own classrooms. It wasn't just Mr. Horan. I heard that several professors were removed at the time, but they had already left the college before I enrolled, so I never had any contact with them."
Because of his humble background, Sorens was excluded from various small groups and could only run errands and ask for work in exchange for resources. It was also because of this that he had some contact with Mr. Horan from the logistics department.
Could this be a form of invisible suppression?
The close associates cultivated by Phises during his time as sole administrator of the academy would be squeezed out in a reasonable manner, and then Mialodos or his cronies would slowly take over these classrooms...
In this way, they will have more say in both the teaching of magic and the spread of faith.
They all had some similar guesses in their minds, but after all, Sorens' current position was still unclear. Ximu and the others just exchanged glances and did not bring it up directly.
"By the way, do you know Her Highness Milliana?"
Faced with Ruixia's sudden question, Solons was obviously stunned.
"I know her... not really. I've seen Her Highness Milliana from afar, but she's always accompanied by a knight when she travels."
An ordinary student like him would never have the chance to approach and talk to her. Their only interaction was just a distant glance across the crowd.
Sorens was puzzled: "Why did you suddenly mention her?"
Ruixia did not answer his question directly, but handed over the old man's letter of introduction and briefly explained the commission and dealings between them and the old man.
During this time, Molina even exaggerated and imitated the old man's behavior of puffing his beard and glaring. This move obviously livened up the atmosphere effectively and made Sorens, who had been very reserved, laugh.
"Yes, he's like this every day, always looking unhappy—but he's only harsh with words. He's never deliberately made things difficult for people like us from ordinary backgrounds when it comes to applications. Actually, he's not a bad person."
As he spoke, he took the letter of introduction and, as expected, began to frown in confusion after reading it.
"The handwriting does match...but why is it addressed to Her Highness Milliana?"
Judging from his reaction, it seems that these two people do not have any obvious friendship.
"Aren't they old lovers?"
Morina's gossipy heart is still there, and she still wants to make a last-ditch effort on this kind of romantic news.
"How, how is that possible!" The young man righteously denied her with an expression of disbelief on his face, "Mr. Huo Lan is so old, and Her Highness Milliana is only in her early twenties. How could they be in that kind of relationship?"
oh?
It turns out that Her Highness Millianna is in her prime... Normally speaking, this age difference wouldn't allow for any forbidden emotional entanglements to develop.
Silently crossing out another possibility in her mind, Ruixia straightened her sitting posture and listened carefully to Sorens's description of the princess's situation.
Her Highness Millianna was born into the royal family of Arendt, just like Dean Phises. She had the same father as him but different mothers. Because she had some magical talent and hated the fate of being forced into a political marriage, she came to the magic academy to seek shelter from her brother and settled down here for a long time.
If Phises is the bright moon hanging high in the sky, clear and unapproachable, then Millianna is like the warm sun shining through the flower vines, gentle and elegant, giving people a non-dazzling light, and with a hint of the sweetness of the stamens.
She usually stays at home and only walks around the courtyard when everyone is in class. Except for the children of noble families from the Kingdom of Lun'ate, no one else is allowed to talk to her casually.
This elegant princess, with her light blonde hair, looked like a fairy in wonderland as she walked and read in the courtyard. She was ethereal, beautiful, and dreamy, and was truly the "Goddess of the College".
College goddess?
Hearing this, Ruixia was thoughtful and looked at Ximu beside her unconsciously.
In fact, Ximu has a very delicate appearance. If she dresses up carefully, she will be as beautiful as a luxurious antique doll.
If she studied in an institution full of young people, she would probably attract a lot of concerned eyes, right?
But given her personality, no one would be so ignorant as to flirt with her...
Ruixia felt a little amused and helpless as she imagined Ximu pulling out a sharp weapon from her sleeve or under her skirt to press against the other person's throat, and perhaps even adding a threat with disgust like "What's your purpose in wasting my time by talking nonsense?"
Noticing the subtle changes in the expressions of the people around him, Ximu turned around to look at him, and a question mark slowly appeared in his head.
The latter smiled and shook his head slightly to indicate that she shouldn't care.
"but……"
This little episode was quickly brought back to life by Sorens's narration.
"I've never heard of any private interactions between her and Mr. Horan... Oh, by the way, when the dean was in seclusion, she would personally go to the Moon Viewing Tower to take care of her brother. Perhaps they met then?"
Although he was in seclusion, if the heads of the various departments in the academy had urgent matters and requested to see the dean, he would not completely ignore them. Even if he was really busy, he would probably ask his sister to come out and pass on the message. It was reasonable for the old and the young to interact at this time.
"And what does this broken ring mean?"
Morina pointed to the ring that had lost its ring. Sorens picked it up and looked at it for a while. As if he remembered something, his expression suddenly became a little strange.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this flower?" Ruixia asked carefully and immediately.
"The flower is a very common mulberry flower... but in our countryside, it's used to express love to a loved one, symbolizing 'endless love.'"
I don't know what he was feeling guilty about, but the more Sorens spoke, the less confident he became, as if he had made some mistake.
"Confession?"
The blind spot in knowledge was suddenly filled, and Xi Mu and the other two looked at each other. The lover theory once again took the upper hand, and there was a hint of absurdity in the incredibleness.
Could it be that the old man and Her Royal Highness the Princess really...
Seeing that the expressions of the three of them became interesting to varying degrees, Sorens instantly understood and once again loudly denied their wild guesses.
"No! What are you thinking? Didn't I tell you that they couldn't possibly be in that kind of relationship? Can't Her Highness Milliana have someone else she loves besides Mr. Horan?!"
"Oh? It seems like you have an idea?" Ruixia asked curiously.
Sorens choked a little, and after hesitating for a while, as if he wasn't quite sure, he murmured softly, "I just happened to hear others talking about it. They said that before Vice Dean Mia Lloyds left the academy, he seemed to have... gone to see Her Highness Millianna alone."
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