Chapter 60: Am I Forming a Villain Alliance?
"Someone approached you?" Ansu wondered if someone had beaten them to the punch.
"Did the other party also offer to sponsor you?" Celia raised an eyebrow and asked in a flat tone, "Professor, who exactly is this person?"
"I don't know who he is either," Professor Duncan said helplessly. "This person is a bit mysterious."
Under Ansu's repeated questioning, Professor Duncan finally revealed some information. He also explained why he had recently restarted the project to find the demon army's treasure.
Although the Empire allowed dwarves to study and teach, as a demihuman, Professor Duncan still inevitably faced discrimination from colleagues and superiors, making his academic career quite rocky.
Being marginalized, his research funds were limited and he even had very few students. Professor Duncan's academic research had yielded no results for a long time, and he was on the verge of being fired by the vice principal.
But just at this time, a mysterious man found him.
The man said he wanted to sponsor his research, but on one condition: the research he wanted wasn't his usual Magitech Mechanics, but an investigation into the legends of the demon army's treasure to eventually determine its specific location.
"He has already given me a sum of money, though not as much as Ms. Hailey's..." Duncan glanced apologetically at the beautiful girl. "But he promised a continuous injection of funds later, which will surely add up to a significant amount. Plus, he was the first to propose this, so..."