[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-strongest-existence-becomes-teacher":3,"chapter-strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-176":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Strongest Existence Becomes Teacher",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1723438,2200,"Chapter 176: Road to Gravundar Kingdom","strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-176",176,"\u003Cp>Mira’s Workshop,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane leaned casually against one of the cluttered workbenches, gears and crystals glinting under the workshop lamps as he explained everything—well, everything except the parts involving Abyssals, parasites, and assassinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stonefang Combat Forge’s chairman, Grom Ironfury, was here,\" he said calmly. \"It was an official meeting with the academy. Caelum, Lucen... everyone was involved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira’s eyes widened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grom...? Chairman Grom Ironfury is here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice practically exploded with excitement. She shot up from her chair so fast she nearly knocked over her tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I—I have to meet him! Before he returns! It’s been ages—he’s my former teacher, my mentor, the one who guided me into magic tech, and—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane raised a hand, stopping her mid-bounce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold your horses, Professor Mira.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze mid-motion, still half-leaning forward with sparkling eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a reason I brought him up,\" Zane continued. \"During the meeting, it was decided that you and I will be going to Stonefang Combat Forge as guest lecturers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her whole face lit up like a mana crystal catching sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W–Wait—both of us? Me? Guest lecturer? At Stonefang combat forge!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice shot up an octave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s—THAT’S AMAZING, PROFESSOR ZANE!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane shrugged. \"We leave tomorrow morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira practically vibrated on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow!? Only one night! That’s so soon—ahhh, I have to pack—no, I have to prepare—no wait—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paced in tiny circles, hands fluttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s been seven years since I’ve gone back there... I want to see how much it changed... how much the workshops changed... how everyone is doing...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane watched her spin around with a small amused smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d seen students excited before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen a professor—the academy’s artifact prodigy—act like a hyperactive squirrel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem excited,\" he commented dryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I am!!\" she beamed. \"Stonefang Combat Forge is where I learned everything! To think I’m returning—not as a student, but as a lecturer—aaah, this is so surreal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Professor Zane, why do you look so calm about this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane shrugged again, expression unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just say I have my own business in Gravundar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh. Well... as long as it’s not anything dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane smiled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira was still pacing circles, mumbling to herself while Zane watched with a raised brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to bring my tools... no, not all of them—maybe the resonance calibrator? Or the micro-etching quill? And—oh spirits, should I bring my old notes? Did I even keep them...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mira.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spun toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have to prepare that much. It’s just a guest lecture.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not just a lecture!\" she protested, pointing dramatically at him with a soot-smudged glove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Stonefang! My old home! My old workshops! My old colleagues—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...and maybe my old bullies too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bullies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira quickly waved it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was nothing—just some dwarves who didn’t like that a young human girl beat them in artifact crafting. Nothing serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane’s eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile Mira had already moved on, rummaging through her shelves, pulling out crystals, tools, papers, throwing half of them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane watched her with mild amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do realize we’re leaving tomorrow morning, not in ten minutes, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I KNOW,\" she said, stuffing a bag too full and then wrestling to close it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But tomorrow morning is basically right now if you consider the amount of packing required!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane walked over and tapped the overflowing bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And this is why you’re struggling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re not wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane flicked his fingers lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft wave of mana flowed outward—clean, smooth, precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The messy tools on the table levitated, sorted themselves, then placed themselves neatly back into compartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bag reorganized its contents, compressing them perfectly until the flap closed without resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira stood frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I hate how effortlessly you do that,\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re welcome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked up at him again, more serious this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Professor Zane. What exactly is the meeting about? Why are you going personally? Stonefang isn’t exactly a casual trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane didn’t answer directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he smiled a little—far too calm, far too knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll find out soon enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brows knitted together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sounds worrying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should,\" he said honestly, yet gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira blinked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trust you, Professor Zane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Then finish your preparation. We leave at dawn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira saluted with childish enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aye aye!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane turned to leave—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But paused at the door, glancing back at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait I have something else too...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it professor Zane?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane flicked his fingers, and something small and silver appeared between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A delicate crescent-sun brooch—silver petals curving around a milky white gem that glowed faintly even in the lamplight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira’s breath hitched the moment she saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held it out casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard from Corvin,\" Zane said, \"that you’re exceptionally skilled at extracting information from unknown artifacts. I found this one in the dungeon during the rescue of students ... but never had time to show it to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inwardly, he smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could analyze this in a second. But it’s probably trash anyway... so why not test the professor Mira’s s skills?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira gingerly took it from his hand, turning it so the gem caught the light—her eyes widening with each second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" she whispered, voice trembling with disbelief, \"Professor Zane... this is an S-rank artifact...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane raised a brow. \"That so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"C-Can I take it for research?\" she blurted out, clutching the brooch with both hands like she’d just been handed a national treasure. \"I want to document it, run structural diagnostics, maybe even unlock its internal—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane deadpanned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t I literally say the same thing just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... sorry,\" she said, sticking her tongue out in a silly, embarrassed way. \"I got a little too excited...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane handed the brooch fully into her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead. Just don’t break it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t!\" she said instantly, hugging it to her chest like a prized jewel. \"I’ll analyze it right away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane turned toward the door again, hands in pockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Keep it ready before we leave tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane stepped out into the cool morning air, coat fluttering behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His technowatch glowed faintly on his wrist, Eira’s sleepy voice chiming through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, boss... new adventure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane smirked. \"Yeah. Let’s.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed the courtyard toward the academy gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, gathered in a small circle, stood Caelum, Lucen, Vira, Elena, and Grom—engaged in quiet conversation. The moment Zane approached, five heads turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom grinned beneath his beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ready, Zane?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane nodded once. \"Ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucen looked toward the academy road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mira should be here any moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vira brushed her long emerald hair back, offering Zane a curious, almost suspicious look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we’ll take our leave as well. Matters of our kingdoms won’t wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will try to convince our king regarding the alliance. It won’t be easy... but I’ll attempt it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelum folded his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Keep communication discreet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vira stepped closer to Zane, lowering her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Zane... are you, by any chance... an elf?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane blinked. \"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\" Vira nodded, satisfied—or perhaps even more confused—and stepped back beside Elena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena raised her staff, a dark blue magic circle blooming beneath her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we shall return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash of rippling space, both she and Vira vanished, leaving behind a faint shimmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucen exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her space magic is always impressive...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could speak further—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HEY! I’m here!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira came sprinting from the path, waving with both hands, bags bouncing, goggles crooked on her head, completely out of breath but beaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom chuckled. \"About time, girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zane just smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>",1301,"2026-06-06T15:36:01.016Z",1,"novelbin.me","e2b4a424af633d103bb521f49f732ad079fbe687c6a58e550aff3e41924bf074","strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-177","strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-175",275,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstrongest-existence-becomes-teacher-cover.jpg"]