Chapter 860: Search of the Wailing Marsh

Lan Qingyou and Elisa were both stunned right then.

Teach?

What an unfamiliar vocabulary this was.

And it was even more so when it was required for the two of them to go teach.

Neither of them expected it to develop like this.

Especially Lan Qingyou.

"What did you say when you went to have an audience with the old Emperor? How did it turn into teaching?"

That's right.

A dumbfounded Lan Qingyou even thought this matter was agreed upon by the other party during the audience.

That always made it feel like this 'Title Holder' was slightly somewhat cheap in the Empire.

Previously she had felt it was somewhat inconceivable.

Thinking about it now, being arranged a job conversely felt a bit more grounded.

However...

Elisa was also dumbfounded.

In the matters spoken of initially, there simply was no such thing!

Thus, after being asked by Lan Qingyou, Elisa shook her head fiercely in denial.

"It wasn't?"

Elisa nodded.

"Shaking your head, then nodding, was it or wasn't it?"

Lan Qingyou was also anxious.

Because apart from body movements, the other party hadn't said a single word.

"Forget it... no matter what it is, my answer is a refusal."

Although she wanted to know a bit more specifically, after thinking about it, Lan Qingyou still gave up.

Rather than going to ask specifically, it was better to directly refuse.

Ignore what this or that was.

Anyway, as long as she refused, it would be fine.

She was busy enough studying right now without having time to spare; who would have nothing to do and go teach others.

Besides, she wasn't cut out to be a teacher.

Otherwise she wouldn't have put the Witches of the Tower Clan out to pasture.

Including that Witch Academy as well.

Apart from drafting textbooks to consolidate her own knowledge, she hadn't gone to teach even a single day of classes.

"Professors of the Imperial Magic Academy are able to borrow books in the library for free."

"Because of having very high authority, basically apart from specific books, other books can all be borrowed."

"Moreover, professor-level teachers only need to hold one class of no less than one hour every three days."

Generally knowing that Lan Qingyou and Elisa probably wouldn't agree.

So Mera had long thought of bargaining chips for the trade.

This aspect was mainly because she heard both of them liked reading books.

And under the premise of having a prior record of self-study, reading books was very obviously for better self-study.

So she felt these conditions shouldn't be refused.

As for whether her speaking so casually without checking had greeted the Academy...

Don't forget, she was the Honorary Principal.

And also the Empire's strongest.

This little matter was just a matter of her opening her mouth.

"I'll do it!"

Unsurprisingly, Lan Qingyou took the bait.

Even Elisa at the side was also tempted.

One class every three days, or rather one hour every three days, no matter how one thought about it, it was quite a bargain.

Thus the two so happily agreed to that position they had never heard of before.

...

On the other side.

On the Wailing Marsh far from the Imperial Capital, a carpet-style search operation was currently being carried out.

A few days ago.

After learning that Britt Rats had appeared on the Wailing Marsh's side, the old Emperor dispatched the Bird of Paradise Knights to assist the Flamingo Knights who initially arrived here.

However, although it was said to be assisting, because the Flamingo Knights' Commander Horn wasn't present.

So the specific search operation was all arranged by the Bird of Paradise's Commander.

Because of the meteor shower, the current Wailing Marsh had already completely changed its appearance.

Many places had turned from marshland into large puddles.

Of course.

Because Lan Qingyou was also too lazy to make a move.

Many meteorites were also still left in place.

Right beneath the large puddles.

This kind of natural crucible-making material was something alchemists could only encounter by chance and not seek out.

It was just that right now because they needed to carry out a search for the Britt Rats.

So they didn't go carry out excavation.

"Captain, another entrance has been discovered here!"

On this side.

The people of the two Knight Orders didn't go care about those meteorites, but continuously searched for 'stairs leading underground'.

After all, according to intelligence, the current Britt Rats had already evolved the skill to dig holes.

And even lived underground for long periods of time.

"Mark it, don't go down."

"Understood~!"

The person called captain didn't even take a look, continuing his own search.

And after hearing the instructions, the team member also pulled out a small flag from his back and planted it above the entrance.

Subsequently the team member raised his head and looked at the surroundings.

Looking around, in this surrounding area there were at least ten to twenty such flags.

And this was only their results from a single morning.

There were an unknown number of such entrances across the entire Wailing Marsh.

After all, their single squad was only responsible for this area and there were this many.

As for going down...

Just thinking about it made the team member feel a shudder down his spine.

What kind of race were Britt Rats?

They were ugly cannibals that fundamentally couldn't be called humans.

People dispatched to investigate in previous years, without any accidents, could basically be confirmed to have been eaten.

And exactly what kind of scene it would be down there, no one dared to say.

However.

Right at this time...

"Assemble! Assemble!"

Sharp whistle sounds and continuous voices telling them to assemble came from afar.

The team member took a look.

It was noon, it was time to eat.

But the result was that right after finishing the meal and filling his stomach, he received news about going down to launch operations this afternoon.

Uh...

Truly whatever you fear comes.

"Everyone wear blocking earplugs!"

"People from the Bird of Paradise Knights go down, people from the Flamingo Knights stay outside on guard!"

"If there are Britt Rats running out from underground, kill them on the spot!"

Very unfortunately.

This team member was precisely from the Bird of Paradise Knights.

As for that blocking earplug, it was specially developed to deal with Mental Attacks.

Its appearance somewhat resembled in-ear Bluetooth earphones.

If it wasn't an excessively disparaging Mental Attack, they basically could all defend against it.

And the developer of this thing was none other than.

Precisely one of the famous [Empire's Twin Moons], Albert.

Of course, same as that short-term amnesia device.

This thing was also made by Albert when a certain friend had a need.

Later after being known about, only then did it begin to be mass-produced on a large scale and equipped to the Knight Orders.

For this, Albert not only received a generous patent reward, but also a continuous stream of subsequent order dividends.

However, this was nothing more than pocket change in front of Albert.

His invention patents and products were very numerous.

Thus...

The miserable team member, after stretching slightly, arranged his armor and lit a torch amidst the captain's emboldening words of encouragement.

Subsequently he picked up a short sword and followed the team, walking towards the pitch-black underground.

After all, no one could say clearly exactly what it looked like down there.

So compared to a thing like a long sword.

A short sword would be a bit more flexible.

At the same time, its versatility was also stronger.