Chapter 530: The Duo Returns.
“Professor Wayland, could you please explain–”
“No. Professor Arion will answer all your questions. Please excuse me.”
“...”
A group of students in uniform were left speechless as they watched their professor sprint out of the lecture hall the moment the session ended. They had so many questions about runes and their applications; it felt as if a new world had just been revealed to them. Yet the man responsible for this revelation had no interest in answering their queries or offering advice on rune implementation. Before anyone could stop him, he was already around the corner and out of sight.
“Professor Wayland seems busy. I wonder if he’s conducting research?”
“Probably. Maybe he’s already preparing a new lecture. What do you think it’ll be about next? Oh, I just can’t wait!”
The group chuckled, their excitement palpable. Meanwhile, the man in question was striding purposefully toward one of the mage towers. His daily obligations were complete, and he only wanted to return home. The lessons he delivered were cobbled together just hours before each class - an afterthought amidst the demands of his work in Albrook. Fortunately, his teaching duties only consumed a few hours, leaving him enough time to borrow books from the Headmistress’s study to expand his knowledge across various fields.
His investigation into the other faculty members was progressing steadily, largely thanks to Professor Arion and the dwarven craftsmen. The monitoring devices he’d discreetly deployed had started to yield some intriguing results, which he promptly forwarded to both the Headmistress and the Enforcement Department. While a few individuals had already been apprehended for accepting bribes, nothing groundbreaking had been discovered yet.
‘I think I’ll cut my research short, there is just too much work to do, I need to get back into the dungeon and clear those four temples…’