Chapter 121 : The Exhausted Dean Cuibia
"Miss Yue Linyi, the coffee is ready."
Although Lonis was somewhat blushing, she still obediently brought the coffee over.
"Mm, thank you, but please excuse me as time is urgent—I'll be leaving soon."
After tasting the coffee Lonis had brewed, Yue Linyi showed an intoxicated expression: "Student Lonis, don't worry about the ruins island incident. Just attend school as usual."
"Oh..."
"Well then, until we meet again. After I recover, I will honor that agreement."
Seeming to have many things to do, Yue Linyi left in a hurry.
In the spacious magical guided ship, only Lonis and Elucia remained.
Earlier, Elucia and King Ruowei Palace seemed to have secretly discussed many matters, but because Lonis was preparing coffee, she didn't hear clearly.
"That... Elucia..."
"Oh, what are you looking at me for? You want to ask why Ruowei Palace showed me some respect, right?"
"Uh, mm..."
"Hehe, although I have some blood relation with him, the more crucial reason is that we're both inheritors of the Rainbow Abyss."
"Inheritors..."
"That's right—'First Inheritance,' 'Second Certification,' 'Third Blessing.' According to ancient covenant, all Rainbow Abyss inheritors must abandon country and faction to help each other at critical moments."
"!"
"As for other matters, to prevent your big mouth from blabbing, I won't tell you now. But you just need to know that regarding the Trickster Demon Lord, Ruowei Palace and we share the same stance."
Although last night's events on the ruins island were intense, they were confined to the ruins island alone.
Ordinary students couldn't detect anything, and all the volunteer students who stayed on the ruins island had been petrified—they were like having had a pipe dream and likewise didn't know what had happened.
The school immediately handled the situation, so this crisis didn't even make the newspapers.
The only one who felt surprised was...
"Lonis, Student Elucia, are you all right?"
"Eh... it's Student Suling."
On the necessary path to the Ancient Academy, Lonis met this pink-haired girl... She seemed somewhat anxious, and only felt slightly relieved when she saw Lonis was safe and sound:
"Is everyone okay? I heard from my sister that something seemed to happen on the ruins island last night!"
"Eh?"
"I can't contact Senior Luozhi Sheng either. I felt a bit scared, so..."
"It's fine."
Elucia shook her head and said directly: "Yesterday, there was just a small-scale rampage of relics. The volunteers all evacuated safely, and Senior Luozhi Sheng seems to have gained the king's appreciation."
"Eh?"
"So she probably went with the king to learn some knowledge. She won't be back for a while."
"I see, that puts me at ease."
"Hehe, anyway, thanks for Zhou Suling's concern. If there's a chance, let's go to the café for some coffee again."
"Mm mm!"
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Although Elucia didn't tell the whole story, she didn't deceive Zhou Suling either.
Senior Luozhi Sheng's subjective malice wasn't great, but she had indeed done things that violated school rules and couldn't attend classes normally at school anymore... So having King Ruowei Palace arrange for her was actually the best solution.
And from the school's side, no teachers came to question Elucia and Lonis.
It seemed Ruowei Palace's arrangements were truly proper, only describing the two as innocent survivors who got caught up in events.
Time thus entered the daily routine.
Although somewhat difficult, Lonis gradually got used to her life as a new student.
Morning classes at the Ancient Academy, afternoon specialized courses in the large lecture hall, evening part-time work at the maid café, and when returning home at night, she would still be bullied by Elucia.
This life was very compact. Lonis had no time for "self-entertainment"—after finishing everything each day, she would lie on the bed almost completely exhausted.
But strangely, it was also very fulfilling.
Especially after experiencing the ruins island incident, Lonis better understood her own danger... Although Elucia constantly "protected" her, Lonis also wanted to learn more knowledge, at least not to drag this black-haired girl down.
Like this, a week passed,
And over ten days had passed since Lonis enrolled.
But at this time, something happened that Lonis completely didn't expect.
This morning, Lonis went to the Ancient Academy with Elucia as usual for class.
But unlike usual days, Senior Yan wasn't arranging teaching materials in the exhibition room, but stood at the academy entrance looking very panicked.
"Student Lonis, this is bad."
"What's wrong, Senior Yan? Don't worry, speak slowly."
"Mm, it's Dean Cuibia... she can't wake up."
"What?"
"Last night, the dean instructed me to prepare the Feather Maiden to explain the resonance relationship between ancient relics and magic crystals, but when I went to wake the dean this morning, I found she couldn't wake up."
"!"
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Following Senior Yan, the two came to the classroom.
Lonis was shocked to discover that Dean Cuibia was slumped on the long bench, having completely turned into a statue.
Although her posture was very peaceful, as if she had taken a small nap on a quiet afternoon, no matter how much Senior Yan called, she remained like a sculpture.
Elucia frowned and stepped forward to observe:
"Mm... seems like trigger malfunction."
"Trigger malfunction?"
"Mm, for Dean Cuibia, time stops when she's petrified. The dean won't think or perform any physiological activities... This condition is very dangerous, so she needs a trigger to allow herself to be awakened. But now, this trigger is broken."
Saying this, Elucia sighed. It was clear that Dean Cuibia's condition was very troublesome.
Seeing this, Lonis's heart also jumped:
"Is, is it because Dean Cuibia's teaching pressure has been too great recently? Because I don't understand many things, so..."
"Student Lonis, this isn't your fault. Dean Cuibia's health has always been poor."
"Eh?"
"Usually, the Vice Dean handles substitute teaching, and now the Vice Dean is out, so..."
"Then it really is my fault!"
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Realizing this, Lonis felt somewhat dejected.
She knew Dean Cuibia was a very gentle, very tolerant person.
Her speech was always soft and clear. Being by her side, you felt as if bathed in gentle sunlight, warm and comforting.
But now such a good dean, because of...
"Elucia, is there any way to help Dean Cuibia?"
"Methods to help—they're complicated if you say they're complicated, simple if you say they're simple."
"Eh?"
"Dean Cuibia just has her awakening trigger damaged, so we just need to control the stimulation mode properly and adjust the trigger back to normal... It's just that I can't complete this alone and still need Lonis's help."
"Then... what do I need to do?"
Lonis blinked with joy. She hadn't expected that she could actually be helpful one day.
This proved her recent studies had made some progress and she could be trusted by Elucia.
But the innocent silver-haired girl never expected...
"Mm, has Lonis decided to help?"
"Of, of course."
"Then you go into the Feather Maiden and enjoy a massage."
Pointing at today's teaching material, Elucia said with ill intent.
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