Chapter 363 The Demon King Who Infiltrated the School
The heavy oak door slowly closed behind him, isolating the quaint and majestic atmosphere of Professor Hector's office.
Outside the door is another completely different world.
Luo Yan's eyes swept across the corridor.
The walls here are made of white marble and decorated with paintings and tapestries, which are no different from the manors of the nobles in the Holy City.
The only difference is that some hanging paintings with inscriptions slowly change characters, showing the exact time, as well as "sunny" or "rainy" outside the tower, which means nothing to the people inside.
At this time, a young man came up quickly from the side of the corridor.
He was not tall, about the same height as the average male in the Kingdom of Rhodes, but he walked briskly and seemed full of energy.
On his thin shoulders was a simple robe of the school standard, and on his chest was a "gear and feather pen" badge, representing his identity in the administrative department.
"Good day, His Royal Highness Prince Colin." The young man stopped in front of Luo Yan and bowed respectfully. "My name is Keji, and I am an assistant teacher in the administrative department. I am here on the orders of Professor Hector to guide you to the residence prepared for you."
His voice is clear and he speaks very quickly, like a walking "Xuebang Freshman Handbook".
While trying to maintain a professional attitude, his bright eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of awe and curiosity towards the "perfect score answering genius" and "imperial aristocrat" in front of him.
Looking at this energetic young man, Luo Yan smiled and nodded.
"Please lead the way, Mr. Corgi."
His cleverness is really a bit like a Corgi.
"Please follow me!"
Unexpectedly, the respected His Highness Colin was so polite to a servant like himself. Corgi was surprised and flattered, and enthusiastically led the group to the other side of the corridor.
At the end of one end of the corridor, there is an open terrace. If you stand on the edge of the terrace and look down, you may be able to see clouds floating at your feet.
Luo Yan noticed that there were several floating blankets there, and the golden patterns on them were faintly emitting a glow like fireflies.
Corgi introduced with a smile.
"The teacher's dormitory tower is just opposite the main tower. The fastest way is to take a flying carpet—"
"Don't be impatient, Mr. Corgi." Luo Yan smiled and declined, and continued in a chatty tone, "I'm new here, and I'm curious about everything about Xuebang. If it's convenient, please take me to the dormitory tower on foot so that I can appreciate this famous academic sanctuary."
This request sounds reasonable.
The Corgi was just surprised for a moment, then nodded happily in agreement.
"Of course it's convenient, Your Highness! It's my great honor to meet your request... Then, we need to take the elevator to the Apprentice Square first. Please follow me!"
The group arrived at a huge patio, where a granite platform decorated with brass and magic crystals was quietly waiting.
Corgi was the first to stand up and injected magic power into the inscriptions on the platform.
“Buzz——”
The faint blue magic light flows into the magic crystal along the magic lines.
When Luo Yan and his group stood firmly on the platform, the entire rock platform shook and sank towards the tower with a low hum.
This thing seems to be a magic version of an elevator, and its design is quite ingenious.
There is also an elevator built by players in Luo Yan’s own Demon Lord’s Territory, but the design of that thing is more steampunk industrial style, which is completely different from the one under his feet.
The vertical "elevator shaft" is not completely enclosed. The floating stone platform occasionally passes through the open floors, and people can be seen walking quickly behind the railings.
Luo Yan looked around curiously, while Corgi continued to introduce things to him enthusiastically.
"...You are passing through the lobby of the faculty area of the Great Sage's Tower. This is where the professors and mentors of the Source Law School handle their daily affairs!"
"Are those people all professors?" Luo Yan glanced at the people coming and going in the hall with a look of surprise in his eyes.
It seemed that there were not only humans in the crowd. Occasionally, one could see elves with pointy ears, dwarves with beards dragging on the ground, and even golems.
Corgi smiled sheepishly and spoke softly.
"Well, of course not. Some of them are administrative workers, and some are assistants like me, or apprentices who are one level lower than me. The mentors here rarely handle these tedious matters personally. We believe that a wise and distinguished gentleman like you should focus more on more noble causes."
Luo Yan nodded.
That makes sense.
On the other hand, it is no wonder that the apprentices are trying their best to squeeze up.
The relatively high-rise faculty and staff area hall flashed by, and then the floating stone platform sank into a quiet and solemn area.
This place is very similar to Professor Hector's office, but relatively simple. I think it should be the area for tutors.
The heavy oak doors were closed, with brass plaques above them bearing the professors' names and titles. The air was filled with the scent of old parchment and rare incense.
Occasionally, he could glimpse through the arched windows of the corridor one or two well-dressed elderly wizards, leaning on their staffs, talking in low voices with serious expressions in another corridor.
As the platform continued to descend, the atmosphere around it began to change.
Noise and vitality gradually filled everyone's ears. They were entering the "research area" located in the middle section of the Great Sage Tower! Rather than saying that this is a corner of an ivory tower, it is better to say that this is a busy workshop.
The doors of some rooms were open, and behind the doors were running magic star disks, with countless points of light flickering in the bronze metal circle.
Luo Yan happened to see several apprentices who seemed to be senior students, gathered around a floating blackboard, arguing fiercely about a complex rune structure.
The air here is filled with the hiss of cooling liquids and the strange smell of magical potions, and is also filled with the passion of creation and experimentation.
However, the experiments here seem to have nothing to do with the virtual world, nor do they involve dangerous, cutting-edge explorations.
soon--
The platform reached the bottom floor, and the scene in front of us suddenly became clear. The hissing sound of liquid cooling was replaced by a noisy voice.
The wide hall was crowded with young apprentices, most of whom were wearing the same grey apprentice robes. They hurriedly crossed the covered bridge and rushed to the tall archways.
Behind the archway seemed to be a tiered classroom, and among those buzzing little heads, there might be a familiar figure.
Speaking of which, I wonder how Phoenix and the others are doing.
Luo Yan then remembered that he didn't seem to say goodbye to them when he left, but he quickly remembered that they were just passers-by on the journey, so he smiled and let the matter go.
Along the way, Corgi introduced the facilities of the academy to His Highness Colin in an enthusiastic tone, and there was a hint of boasting or pride in his voice.
Many of the things here were obtained from the Void Realm in the last fifty years. It was obviously impossible for the Holy City to have similar things.
This is absolutely true.
But he probably couldn't imagine another kind of life that he hadn't seen - the young men at the Imperial Royal Academy of Arts lived a much easier life than theirs.
Whether it is the future or the present.
From beginning to end, the young dragon Tafu lying on Luo Yan's shoulder was twisting restlessly, especially when he heard a hairless monkey showing off the ingenious design of the elevator.
Finally unable to hold back, she gritted her teeth and whispered in dragon language that only Luo Yan could understand.
"Tsk, isn't this just an elevator? It's obviously copied from the Zeta Empire!"
"And that glowing crystal... it's just a light bulb, and you dare show it off! Haha, I can guess where they copied it from with my toes!"
When she saw the constantly changing class schedule hanging on the wall, her cynicism reached its peak as her eyes widened.
"Wait, how did they make the photo move... Tsk, this is a poor copy. It doesn't seem as good as the holographic projection at home."
Luo Yan almost couldn't hold back his laughter. This kid was the type who would say it was a horse when he saw the hoof, and a donkey when he saw the mouth, completely forgetting that pigs, cows, and sheep also have these things.
However, considering that she was still growing and had a small brain, he was too lazy to complain. He just teased her in Dragon Language with interest: "Have you ever played a game?"
Tafu was stunned for a moment and tilted her head.
"game?"
"Nothing," Luo Yan said lightly, "Forget it."
He hadn't thought of how to say it in Dragon Language.
Taff: “???”
"Sir... were you speaking dragon language just now?" Just as Luo Yan and Tafu finished their conversation, the Corgi next to them couldn't help but asked softly with a look of surprise and envy.
ancient.
Profound.
Full of primitive power! Although he only heard a few syllables, they were basically consistent with the phonetic descriptions he had seen in the literature!
The moment he finished speaking, Tafu, who was ordered by her master not to speak in front of others, suffered 10,000 points of critical damage, as if 10,000 ticklers were scratching the soles of her feet.
Feeling the vibration on his neck, Luo Yan smiled gently and nodded.
"Yes."
"You are really... so knowledgeable!" Corgi admired sincerely, and looked at Luo Yan with even more admiration.
"Don't you have dragon language classes here?" Luo Yan asked casually.
In the Demon King Academy, although Dragon Language is not a popular course, the library still has a complete collection of books on Dragon Language.
"Yes, there is," Corgi scratched his head and answered embarrassedly, "but it is not a popular research topic, and because it has little to do with the mainstream magic system, and the dragon clan and the dragon god did not leave any brilliant culture, so only a few instructors are studying it...ah, we are here."
The Corgi seemed completely unaware of the murderous gaze that the young dragon lying on His Highness Colin's shoulder was giving him.
He just felt a chill on his back, subconsciously quickened his pace, and hurriedly led a group of people out of the crowded hall.
They walked out of the overly grand archway of the main tower, and the hustle and bustle of the outside world and the thin light of the north instantly poured in.
In front of you is an extremely open circular plaza!
The floor here is paved with polished marble that is as shiny as a mirror, reflecting the several soaring wizard towers connected here.
This is the public heart of Xuebang - Scholar Square! The howling wind and snow were isolated outside the translucent barrier by the magic light. Although the air here is not warm, it is far from as cold as the snowfield!
Sarah looked around, and her cold expression finally melted because of the new things she had never seen before. Previously, they took Professor Hector's flying carriage and landed directly on the terrace of the spire, so they didn't notice the amazing wheels at all.
In the center of the square, a huge fountain was performing a miracle. What was gushing out was not ordinary water, but a magical light that kept changing its form!
Sometimes they condense into an elegant bird spreading its wings ready to fly in the air, hovering for a few seconds and then dispersing with a "whoosh", turning into a mist of light, glowing with a rainbow-like glow!
Several huge sheepskin scrolls were suspended in the air above the square, with various announcements displayed in colorful fonts.
For example, a notice of a great alchemist's open class, or a rare material quest offering a bounty for "Deep Sea Luminous Algae"! This place is even more like a novice village for players than the square in the cemetery, so much so that a certain demon king even showed a bit of surprise in his eyes.
Although he had heard Miranda describe the prosperity of the school a long time ago, the shock he brought to him by seeing it with his own eyes was undoubtedly stronger than hearsay.
Crossing the wide Scholar's Square, Corgi led them to a shorter tower.
However, it is only slightly shorter than the towering main tower. If compared with the "tower clusters" scattered around the Great Sage's Tower, this tower still stands out from the crowd.
Two huge metal golems stood in front of the dormitory building, looking down at the students passing by like ants with a majestic gaze.
However, when the two golems saw the badge on Corgi's chest, their majestic gazes instantly shifted away... They seemed to have an "identity recognition" function.
"Your Highness, this is the dormitory tower for faculty and staff. Your room is on the 30th floor... Please allow me to take you up."
Corgi took out a rune stone engraved with runes, opened the door, and respectfully handed it to His Royal Highness the Prince.
"Do I need to show this thing every time?" Luo Yan weighed it in his hand and asked casually while looking at the Corgi.
Corgi said with a smile.
"Of course not. You are the instructor here, and they know every instructor's face...but your identity is still being registered, so it will take a few days for them to remember it."
"I see."
Luo Yan nodded, then handed the "access stone" to Sarah.
Passing through two giant metal golems, the group continued forward and climbed onto a stone platform similar to the elevator in the main tower.
The dormitory tower's lift is smaller and slightly faster.
When the platform stopped smoothly on the 30th floor, what came into Luo Yan's sight was an independent entrance hall with a dark red carpet extending all the way to the oak door in front.
Corgi's tone was filled with awe and envy that was difficult to conceal, and he bowed deeply to His Royal Highness the Prince beside him.
"Your Highness, in order to express our sincerity and respect for you, the top management of the Great Sage Tower has specially approved this suite for your use... You will have the entire floor to yourself."
"In Xuebang, only professors or sages who have made outstanding contributions are qualified. You are the first person to live here as a mentor."
Luo Yan smiled when he heard that, took his compliment in his heart, and then stepped forward.
As the heavy wooden door opened, a mansion that was a perfect combination of magic and art came into his sight.
The ceiling of the living room is not a solid rock wall, but a huge "celestial globe" made up of countless precision brass gears and crystal lenses of various sizes.
Driven by an invisible force, it rotates slowly, perfectly simulating the movement of the sky with an amazing mechanical beauty.
Several beautifully woven wool tapestries hang on the walls, and the scenery rendered by golden threads is even more magnificent and amazing! What is even more amazing is that both the quiet forest and the majestic mountains are slowly changing with the passage of time without anyone noticing.
They seem to have their own life! At the end of the living room is a floor-to-ceiling window. Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window is a wide stone balcony, which is protected by a wind barrier that is almost invisible to the naked eye. Even at high altitude, there is no sound of wind, and you can safely overlook the magnificent scenery of the entire Xuebang with bright lights.
And by the window, an antique copper plate lies quietly.
According to Corgi's description, this is a device that can launch a "communication light ball" that can encapsulate sound in the light ball and transmit it directly to any terrace of the main tower.
Of course, its delivery distance is limited and it does not have a "recording" function, so it is usually only used to command subordinates who are on duty in the laboratory or office.
Important information still relies on familiars such as owls and carrier pigeons.
Luo Yan was very curious about which virtual world this thing was learned from, but unfortunately Corgi obviously didn't know because he was just a small assistant.
Without embarrassing the young man who was scratching his head, Luo Yan walked towards the study room nearby.
The study here is even more extraordinary.
The elegant ebony bookshelves are arranged like screens, stacked up layer by layer, reaching as high as the roof, like a small library!
Following Corgi's earnest prompting, Luo Yan casually said the title of a book on basic magic theory. The magic book flew off the bookshelf as if it had wings, and landed steadily in the palm of his hand, guided by the rune stone embedded in the cover.
Kind of interesting.
Luo Yan threw the book forward with great interest and watched it fly back to the bookshelf automatically. He thought that he could also arrange one of these things in his own Demon Palace.
There are more good things in Xuebang than he imagined. It seems that this trip to the northern border will bring him a lot of gains.
"Next is the bedroom—"
Just as the Corgi opened the door and was about to introduce them, Tafu rushed in with a roar of joy, quickly occupied the largest room and declared her ownership.
The long journey had already exhausted her, and she wished she could stuff her entire tail into the soft velvet mattress.
This "meat lizard" is even more useless than you might think.
Luo Yan didn't care where he slept, so he turned his gaze to Sarah, and the latter surprisingly did the same as him and just spoke softly.
"I'll just live next to you, Your Highness."
Hearing this, Corgi's cheeks felt slightly hot, and it was obvious that he had misunderstood something.
But he didn't dare let His Royal Highness the Prince discover his gaffe, as it would be terrible if he was considered to be impertinent.
So he immediately pretended that he hadn't heard anything, quickly explained the final matters such as the cafeteria location, course application, etc., and prepared to leave.
"Mr. Corgi." Looking at the teaching assistant who was about to leave, Luo Yan suddenly called him.
The Corgi was slightly stunned and stopped.
"Anything else you need, Your Highness?"
Under the young man's puzzled gaze, Luo Yan took out a thumb-sized, dark-colored magic crystal from his storage ring and handed it to him.
"Thank you for showing me around for so long. This is... a magic crystal that is abundant in the Janna continent. It may be of some help to your research. Please accept it."
The moment Corgi saw the magic crystal, his breathing stopped.
Although he was not an academic assistant, he recognized at a glance that this was a high-level magic crystal of extremely high purity!
For an assistant teacher like him who had a meager salary and often worried about a little magic material, this was a rare treasure! With trembling hands, the young man took the still warm magic crystal, and he was so excited that he spoke incoherently, and his whole face flushed.
"This... this is too precious, Your Highness! I... I..."
"Take it." Luo Yan looked at the young man encouragingly with a gentle smile on his face, like Santa Claus handing out candy.
This thing is the most abundant thing in his maze. He can collect a lot of it from players almost every day. The output is much higher than that of diamonds. At most, the ones with high purity are relatively rare.
But rarity is relative.
Why not use a little tip to buy a reputation for kindness and generosity for His Highness Colin, who is knowledgeable and abides by the bottom line?
While all the young men in the school are actively asking about him.
As a prelude to "corrupting" this academic holy land in the future, this small investment can be said to be a profitable one.
Thousands of words turned into a deep bow, and Corgi's eyes were shining with gratitude and enthusiasm, and he mustered up the courage to speak.
"Your Highness, your generosity is admirable. I...can't repay you enough. If you need anything in the future, please just let me know as long as I can help you!"
Regardless of whether this was a polite remark or not, Luo Yan smiled gently and waved his hand.
"You're welcome. You've already helped me a lot. If I need anything else, I'll contact you."
After watching the young man leave with profuse gratitude, Luo Yan closed the door and turned back to the elegant study.
He casually picked up a book about the basics of runes, and brushed his fingertips over the pages, feeling the knowledge system that was very different from that of the Demon King Academy.
Xuebang's rune magic seems to be a fusion of the knowledge of dwarves and elves, and it has been developed on this basis.
This knowledge was full of novelty to him.
Just like when he first came into contact with the inscriptions, he couldn't wait to absorb this knowledge into his vast sea of consciousness.
While he was reading quietly, Sarah's figure moved around the room like a ghost, her cat ears trembling slightly in vigilance.
After a moment, she returned to Luo Yan and reported softly, "Your Highness, I checked and found no hidden magic array in the room."
"Well done." Luo Yan nodded and praised.
In fact, the moment he stepped into the room, he secretly ordered Youyou to "sniff" every corner of the suite to confirm that there was no trace of any supernatural power.
"What do you have planned next?"
Listening to Sarah's question, Luo Yan smiled faintly and leaned back in the soft armchair.
"As for the arrangement, of course it is as planned. While teaching the boys of Xuebang, I will also study the 'virtual realm' that Xuebang generously shared with us."
Anyway, he doesn't need to worry about the players. The layout of the Holy City continues to develop, and the plan of Thunder City is also operating steadily.
It's a rare opportunity to play a 'mentor', which is much more interesting than being a prince. To be honest, he is best at doing questions.
Perhaps, he could bring some...evil spirit of the devil to this place.
"Sarah, do you think I have a chance of establishing a school of my own?"
When Sarah heard this, a gentle smile appeared in her eyes, and the tenderness under her brows was full of faith.
"With your foresight, you can certainly do it."
At this time, Taf with a sly smile on her face appeared from nowhere, put her paws on her little mouth and laughed twice.
"Hehehe, Sarah, you trust him too much. I've seen a lot of guys like him. He's first-rate at being the mastermind, but he's a 3rd-rate academic—"
Luo Yan gently waved his wand to close Tafu's little mouth, then looked at Sarah who looked convinced and said with a smile.
"Sarah, I'm hungry."
There was no need for him to give any hints; the sensible cat moved immediately.
"As you command, Your Highness."
Just as Sarah carried the whimpering Taf into the kitchen, at the same time, crisp knocking sounds came from outside the study window.
A majestic owl familiar was standing on the stone railing, tapping the glass window slowly with its claws. The wind-controlling barrier blew its feathers to the side.
Luo Yan waved his wand and opened the window. The owl walked in with graceful steps, shook its feathers quickly, and stretched out a claw.
Luo Yan took off the wax-sealed letter tube tied to its paw, opened it and saw a formal letter of employment made of fine parchment inside.
The letter came from Xuebang's Academic Affairs Office, and it was written in a beautiful handwriting that "Prince Roxell Colin" was officially hired as Xuebang's tutor.
The letter detailed the various resources that Professor Hector had promised him, including an independent laboratory, a meditation room, an office on the upper floors of the main tower, the use of a large lecture hall that could accommodate three hundred people, and a disposable research fund of 100,000 gold coins.
In addition, there is a personal salary of one hundred gold coins per month.
Even in the Holy City, this salary is quite high, even exceeding the salary of the Regent.
But everyone knows that no matter whether it is the Regent or the tutor of the academy, the so-called salary is something that is better than nothing, and no one cares about it at all.
At the same time, the end of the employment letter specifically mentioned that the Sage Council was discussing the resources of the "Virtual Realm".
This is obviously the result of Professor Hector's hard work.
Luo Yan smiled and put away the light employment letter, throwing it into the storage ring. Who knows, he could show it off to Professor Lilith later.
Look, a top student is a top student wherever he is. Look how much others have given me?
I'll give it a try when I break through to diamond level.
As for now——
The only thing that "His Royal Highness" needs to consider is how to arrange a unique "first lesson" for the proud children of the academy.
(End of this chapter)
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