Chapter 109: Teaching Without Discrimination

The Hall of Heroes, this time, welcomed the destined chaos.

Even shrouded in mist, it does not mean one can truly conceal their identity.

Body type can reveal a part, accent can reveal some; when certain specific racial languages are spoken, the speaker's roots are destined to be exposed.

"Vehkveyn? Sovngah Vivecgarl? (What place is this? What kind of secret art constructed this hall?)"

The characteristic high-speed tongue-trilling sound of the Dark Elf language clearly revealed the speaker's identity.

But the next moment, everyone silently moved a distance away from her. Even the visitors from the Underworld never considered Dark Elves to be friendly or approachable.

And what made the observer Li En feel subtle was that her only compatriot in the hall was the one who ran the fastest and farthest.

The mist covered everyone; the early arrivals and the latecomers had already formed two groups from the start, guarding against each other.

The latecomers were not all residents of the underground. Two orcs from Radiant City, looking foolish, followed inside; they were still keeping silent, observing with effort.

Li En's previous act of kicking people might have frightened them.

Everyone was observing. Although they could not understand what situation this was, merely the scenery, akin to a divine realm, made them realize this might be an opportunity.

"This is the Hall of the Valiant, the hall where ancient heroic souls return to this world." A confident young female voice echoed in the hall, also revealing her status as a veteran.

"Dragon Hunter" Dai Niya stepped out directly. She tried to display the style of a senior, beginning to recount the current situation to the juniors.

"This is already the second opening of the Heroic Soul Inheritance. I am Dai Niya D. Elysée. I will not conceal my identity." Speaking thus, she actively dispersed her mist.

"You should have recognized me by now. I am the Kingdom's Princess. If you believe me, you can come find me." She was still trying to seize the initiative in the Hall of Heroic Souls.

Li En, however, revealed a subtle expression. Dai Niya could not have been unaware of what demons and monsters the newcomers were; she still thought they were all people from Radiant City.

Using the Princess identity to gather people and seize the main stage in the Kingdom is fine, but now...

"Filthy long-haired monsters? Stinking long-tailed pigs." Indeed, the Dark Elf lady who had just spoken instantly spat out poisonous words.

She did not know the situation, but years of struggle experience told her that under no circumstances could the "enemy" be allowed to hold the initiative.

Instantly, Her Highness the Princess froze. What is happening? Is this kind of racial discrimination targeting all beast-people really something a beast-people Princess like me should hear? Is this not my country?!

You actually offended me so greatly; are you still operating in Radiant City and the Kingdom! Instantly, Her Highness the Princess was so angry her beautiful eyebrows stood on end.

"Puhaha." Li En laughed out loud directly, and his uncorrected voice also drew the attention of others.

After all, he was standing right beside the Heroic Soul who was brewing medicine, obviously appearing unusual.

"Silence. Please maintain respect before the Great Sage Kukku." He spoke, also cementing his "official" identity.

Kukku? What kind of weird name.

"... I am Kukku. You probably haven't heard of me. After all, I am not a famous Heroic Soul, nor do I have any achievements..." Kukku sighed; these mischievous children.

Within Li En's line of sight, Kukku switched his train of thought.

It seems Kukku still cares somewhat about the face of an ancient hero.

And from Li En's angle, he saw Miss Shaliman, shrouded in mist, covering her mouth and pointing at himself and Kukku, as if she had already recognized them.

"Great Sage Kukudrakken of the Red Dragon?! That strange Great Sage who loved to transform into a kobold. No, how could any alchemist not know your name? Your Serenity series potions are still the neutralizing agents for many high-level potions and elixirs to this day."

It was still that Dark Elf lady. It seemed she was an alchemist; perhaps that was also the reason she was chosen.

The Dark Elf who had been baring her teeth at the Kingdom's Princess just a moment ago, at this moment, behaved respectfully and humbly, even lifting her skirt to bow.

"... I am Kukku, the Kobold Alchemist Kukku." Kukku sighed, becoming even more helpless.

Li En was trying hard to hold back his laughter; he had asked the mages, and the result was the same.

Kobold Kukku? Don't know.

Great Sage Kukudrakken of the Red Dragon? There are still some records.

But, do not expect many mages to know. To be precise, ninety-nine percent of mages could not possibly know him, even if they had used certain spells invented by Kukku.

Only those specialized alchemists would, in some deep theoretical studies, come into contact with knowledge related to him.

This does not mean his achievements and techniques have become meaningless; rather, his greatest achievement is intimately connected with all life.

Everyone is using its upgraded version, the expert version; instead, no one outside of professionals would specifically remember this name.

But for those who truly know the truth...

"Your achievements are destined to be eternally passed down... Filthy beast-hair Princess, you actually fail to recognize this Great Sage? Your ignorance is terrifying; you all owe him a debt!"

With these words spoken, the people on the ground looked at each other in confusion; they indeed did not know who this Great Sage was.

But not everyone was unaware. Li En noticed that a newly entered male beast-man also revealed a surprised expression.

It seemed he was also a high-level alchemist and had thought of this legend.

After pondering for a moment, he still stepped out.

"Her Highness the Princess, this is Great Sage Kukudrakken. He is the inventor of most current Serenity potions and the healer of beast-transformation diseases, including Blood Frenzy."

Most orcs still looked dazed, completely unaware of what this represented. In their past lives, such diseases simply did not exist.

But Dai Niya revealed a surprised expression. With her ancient inheritance, she also recalled this favor.

"The Great Sage of Serenity? He is actually a kobold." She spoke immediately, but halfway through she quickly covered her mouth. Calling a dragon a kobold was the ultimate humiliation.

"That's right! Kukku is a kobold!! Not a Red Dragon! Not a Great Bad Dragon!" Kukku, who had been holding it in, finally revealed his true form.

With these words, the scene instantly became subtle.

"Hmm, history always has some subtle recording errors. It is normal for the Red Dragon Sage to actually be a kobold." Li En also spoke directly to back him up.

He did not want to waste the entire evening struggling over whether the Heroic Soul was a Red Dragon or a kobold.

After hesitating for a moment, Dai Niya continued to speak, interpreting Kukku's achievements from her perspective.

This legendary Great Sage directly ended the most painful instinctive disease of the orcs, ending the history of hand-to-hand and husband-and-wife infighting during outbreaks.

It was on this premise that the various branches of orcs were able to merge, creating one after another great Orc Empires.

In a sense, that Dark Elf was actually correct in saying all orcs owe Kukku.

"That Serenity Potion? Isn't that the Serenity Flower formula? You can just grab a handful and mix it." This alchemist from the surface world obviously had not done his homework.

Or perhaps these juniors really did not need to know such ancient and useless knowledge.

A young alchemist only needs to know how to use materials and medicines; mid-to-high-level scholars must study pharmacology and materials. Only archaeologists would actively excavate these ancient mysteries.

The specific situation is unclear even to Her Highness the Princess; she only knows that this Dragon Sage ended the bloodline disease of the Beastmen and, at the same time, produced a series of Serenity Potions.

Not to mention her, even that Dark Elf alchemist, seeing certain things every day, had lost all sense of them, failing to perceive their importance or how hard-won they were.

"The Serenity Flower was cultivated by this Great Sage from nothing over a hundred and twenty years." Li En spoke up at this very moment.

At this moment, everyone suddenly understood.

They looked at the nondescript kobold on that platform, and not a trace of contempt or doubt remained.

If all this were true, it would indeed be an achievement sufficient to change the world.

The title of Great Sage was only natural; it might even have been bestowed upon him during his lifetime!

"Cultivating a main ingredient for over a hundred years... too incredible."

"I cannot understand how it was done."

"He alone ended the congenital defects of an entire race? No, it couldn't be one person, but that's still too absurd."

The alchemists, who had been murmuring, only then realized the difficulty involved; within their knowledge system, this was completely impossible to achieve.

They would verify it afterwards, and with this premise, the verification would not be difficult.

Unlike the pitiful Princess, Li En, with one crucial remark, easily seized the initiative.

Everyone instinctively looked at him; Li En had no need to introduce himself. This appropriately distant "Spokesperson of the Heroic Souls" was enough.

"Her Highness the Princess, could you introduce the specifics of the Heroic Soul Inheritance Ritual to this junior?" Li En directly passed the ball to Dai Niya.

This was mainly because he was too lazy to waste words; absolutely not because he felt the girl was too pitiful, having crashed again right after leaving home.

Dai Niya, receiving the ball from Li En, suddenly became excited; this was something she could do.

She had also noticed the abnormalities in this inheritance, yet she was still unwilling to give up the initiative within the Hall of Heroic Souls.

If the Demon Tide is about to arrive, these candidates for Heroic Soul Inheritance are destined to become a powerful force.

For public and private reasons, she was unwilling to give up the initiative within it.

"The Hall of Heroic Souls is the hall where ancient heroes return; you must have heard similar legends. This is an opportunity to obtain inherited power. This is the second opening; the first was a righteous knight."

At this moment, even that arrogant and unyielding Dark Elf alchemist listened patiently.

Li En also noticed that, in a sense, this chaos was a good thing; perhaps this power did not originally belong solely to one race.

Who knows what race the next "Li En Sudar" would be?

Considering that this is currently the Era of the Beastmen, the possibility of it being another race is higher.

Li En also noticed that the compatibility on Kuk's side had some issues; perhaps none of the people before him were the most suitable to inherit his abilities.

The first to enter was a Mind Flayer, a rather evil special creature, yet also one of the most famous psychic races in this plane.

The second to enter was the Mind Flayer Elder Brain—a monster piled up from the brains of Mind Flayers, one of the world's strongest users of psychic abilities, possessing a built-in psychic network and multiple consciousnesses, a collective consciousness.

Mushroom People also have a natural psychic network; it is said they can also form a collective consciousness.

Liches are generally not weak in this aspect either; that existence suspected to be a robot should also be naturally multi-threaded.

"Perhaps, from the very beginning, it was these alien races with abnormal neural structures that were more suitable to inherit Kuk's power..."

Li En sighed; a normal person would probably be unable to inherit this power destined to cause schizophrenia.

What he could do was offer a slight guidance, hoping this inheritance would not fall into the hands of someone too terrible.

"... The previous inheritor has already obtained a second-tier transcendent profession and possesses boundless potential. He exhibits certain traits of the Heroic Souls and a combat system; if he continues on this path, he could even become another historical hero." After receiving Dimon's permission, Dai Niya revealed part of the information.

The promotion had come to an end; everyone's gaze turned to Kuk on the platform. Besides respect, there was now more desire; who would refuse such an opportunity to leap straight to the heavens?

Who would truly be content with mediocrity?

But at this moment, Kuk scratched his head, seeming somewhat surprised.

"Ha, who said the inheritors are limited to one?"

At this moment, everyone was stunned.

Right before everyone's eyes, Kuk began mitosis.

Another Kuk walked out from its body.

"How can you be so arrogant, thinking you can inherit alone, that a single person can inherit all of me, the Great Sage Kuk?"

One Kuk walked before Her Highness the Princess; he wore a mocking expression.

"I will give knowledge, as long as you prove your abilities."

One Kuk walked before that Dark Elf alchemist; he produced an exam paper.

Soon, before every candidate, a Kuk appeared.

"Come, let me see your abilities, let me see what I can teach you. As long as you have the ability to take it, I will give it." This was the true Kuk who taught without discrimination.

The first day can only be used for self-introduction and probing? The Kuk can complete all preliminary assessments and produce targeted teaching plans!

(End of this chapter)