Chapter 1491: Group Meeting

Although the sound of eating the apple was very small, it still attracted the cat that was taking a nap. When Luweiya ended the deep kiss with Xia De, Xia De actually saw Little Mia appear at the bedroom door, poked her head in to look, then dashed into the room, and changed to sleeping on the bedroom windowsill.

She probably thought Xia De was eating something good behind her back.

"Is there any news about the new Chosen One? I remember we still have two special coins left."

Xia De asked again, and Luweiya shook her head:

"Didn't I say it? After the Randall Valley incident, we will rest for a few months. At least wait until spring passes before starting the next adventure. Look at your appearance, get well first."

"I think I want to emphasize again that my illness should be considered better. How about going for a walk in the city in a few days? In my memory, there is no scenery of Tobesk in spring."

"The city is also foggy in spring, but the suburbs are quite good. I suggest you be prepared for the equestrian competition Dorothy mentioned just now. I really hope to see you win the championship."

Tobesk welcomed rare fine weather today, and the sunlight shone on him warmly. The golden sunlight shone on Luweiya's face from the window, and in her purple eyes, there seemed to be inexplicable light.

Priest Ao Gu Si and Doctor Shi Nai De arrived soon, but it was Dorothy, who went home to get the forgotten ancient rune course thesis, who arrived last.

Seeing that Xia De's physical condition had improved significantly, the Doctor and the priest were also very happy. However, during the meeting, the other four still let Xia De stay in bed covered with a quilt, which was like the treatment of the seriously injured Doctor after the Lake View Manor incident last summer.

"There have been quite a few good things in the group recently."

Doctor Shi Nai De, who returned to Tobesk after a long journey, was in quite good mental state. He waved the recent status report of the group that was about to be submitted to the academy in his hand and announced to everyone:

"I have been promoted to the 7th ring, Xia De and Annette have been promoted to the 6th ring, and Priest Ao Gu Si has also reached the 3rd ring. I think the academy will be very surprised."

The promotion of the Doctor and Luweiya was because of the experience in the Randall Valley, and Priest Ao Gu Si was because of the angel finger bones brought back by Xia De.

The old priest looked in a very good mood. He sat on the sofa moved from the living room with the Doctor, still wiping his pipe as usual:

"Look, you are all middle rings, and I am still a low ring."

"Priest, it should be said that you have all been promoted, and I am still at the 5th ring."

Dorothy corrected from the side, but she really seemed a bit unhappy about this.

The Doctor continued:

"In addition, every spring semester, the correspondence student group can apply to the academy for an additional 'Spring Adventurer Project Scholarship', which is a bonus to encourage correspondence students to leave their stations for short-term exploration. About one-third of the groups that apply every year can get this money, and this year, I have received a notice that my application has been very lucky to pass the review. The bonus has not reached my hands yet, but it should be in the last few weeks. According to what we agreed in advance, I, as the applicant, will take an extra share, and Louisa will help us write the final report, so she will also take an extra share."

Although the academy generally does not allow correspondence students to leave their stations for a long time for safety and confidentiality reasons, there are exceptions every spring, allowing correspondence students to go out for a "walk". After all, Ringed Shushi is not just a scholar profession. Therefore, "Correspondence Student Spring Adventure Activity" is like the summer "On-campus Student Off-campus Practice Activity", both are seasonal regular activities of the academy.

Xia De also heard that because there were not enough people in the group last year, this scholarship was not applied for, which made the Doctor very disappointed.

"In addition, it should be noted that the academy's investigation into the background of correspondence students has reached our area."

Speaking of this topic, the Doctor was obviously much more serious.

Priest Ao Gu Si also temporarily put down his pipe, Dorothy frowned slightly, Luweiya narrowed her eyes, and Xia De touched Miya:

"What is the specific time? I can appropriately postpone my outing plan."

This refers to visiting Miss Gao De.

"It should be next week. The academy said that I will receive a notice one day in advance, but it is probably the weekend. The leader of this investigation is a professor from the Chemistry Academy, but I didn't ask for the specific name."

The Doctor looked at everyone in turn:

"Although this investigation is mainly because of the academic spy Sir Puli Xia who made a lot of noise last year, we cannot relax our vigilance... You know what I mean."

Everyone nodded, and Dorothy asked:

"During the investigation in other regions some time ago, did the academy catch other academic spies?"

"This investigation is synchronized by the three major academies. The Zalas Literature Academy discovered a group completely corrupted by evil cults in January, and the problem was quite serious. Although the matter has been solved now, the enrollment of the Zalas Literature Academy next year will definitely be stricter than in previous years."

Doctor Shi Nai De said, but this had nothing to do with them:

"This is the most serious thing discovered in this investigation so far, or rather, this is the most serious problem in the correspondence student group in the past twenty years, even more serious than academic spies."

"The Zalas Literature Academy definitely didn't expect such an unexpected harvest."

Priest Ao Gu Si commented, and the Doctor nodded:

"On the side of the Serkes Higher Medical Academy, two cases of correspondence students and on-campus students conspiring to resell academy assets were discovered. You know, the magic potions and alchemical materials sold by the academy to us, especially the materials used in the courses, will be cheaper than those on the market, so some people took the opportunity to profit. If you ask me, such people deserve it when they are caught. This kind of thing should either not be done, or if it is done, it should not be discovered. If it is discovered, it is incompetence, and punishment is deserved."

The Doctor's words seemed to have some problems, but no one pointed them out.

"Will they be expelled?"

Xia De asked with great interest.

"No, this is not a matter of principle. But being held back is certain, and the group they are in will be banned from recruiting students. For Ringed Shushi who aspire to higher levels, this is a devastating disaster."

After all, not everyone can have multiple channels to obtain knowledge like Xia De. The systematic training system of the three major academies is formed by thousands of years of accumulation. Leaving the courses provided by the academy, even if the level itself is improved, the comprehensiveness of knowledge and the rationality of future planning will be greatly affected.

"Then our school shouldn't have had any accidents, right?"

This was Luweiya asking, and the Doctor shook his head:

"How could it be completely fine. However, that's not a big deal. I heard from acquaintances in the academy that the Randall Valley group had their academic evaluation grade for 1854 lowered by one grade because they knew that on-campus students were sneaking out and didn't report it."

Xia De's mouth twitched. Although Miss Dannister promised not to punish Emilia, she didn't say she wouldn't punish others involved.

"Also, the investigation team investigated a very special Ringed Shushi who concealed his true background. The other party is a group on the Western Islands off the west coast of the Old Continent. Sorry, I didn't remember the awkward island name. The Ringed Shushi who concealed his background is already at the 5th ring. He himself has no problem, he just doesn't want the academy to know that his biological father, who had already passed away, was related to an illegal Ringed Shushi group, and his father's name is still on the wanted list of the Zhengshen Sect."

Speaking of this, the Doctor shook his head slightly:

"So, everyone has secrets that they don't want others to know. These secrets don't necessarily harm others, so they must be hidden tightly... Do you understand?"

"Yes."

"Understand."

"Of course."

"I know."

"In short, everyone pays attention to it. The background investigation conducted by the academy on us will be carried out mostly before the professors meet us. The face-to-face talks we have will take about half an hour each. This is not a big deal, so don't worry too much."

Although he said so, everyone in the group was very worried about what would happen when the time came.

The group meeting last week was not held because the Doctor was not there and Xia De was seriously ill, so there were quite a lot of things to deal with this week. Even though Doctor Shi Nai De didn't want to disturb Xia De's rest, this meeting lasted until after four o'clock in the afternoon.

Except for Dorothy, the four who completed the promotion had to consider their strange arts and course adjustments. And now that it is the end of the Month of Rising Wind, it means that the semester has entered the middle stage, and the elective courses of the professors have also begun to open one after another, and the process of applying for courses is not simple.

For Xia De, he chose Professor Garcia's advanced course "Introduction to Lost Locks". As for Miss Dannister, she would take the initiative to discuss elective courses with Xia De when she had time. After all, the librarian is very busy.

After the meeting, there was even a sunset in the sky outside the window. Priest Ao Gu Si, Luweiya, and Dorothy all saw that the Doctor wanted to talk to Xia De privately, so they left separately.

Until the sound of closing the door downstairs rang, Doctor Shi Nai De took out a black big book with a flat skull embedded on the surface from the box he carried with him. This was "Malbas Demon Book", one of the spoils Xia De got from the stone mirror demon-Gede.

"I have finished reading this book. The content in it is indeed very useful to you, especially the part about soul contracts and demon curses. The academy will not easily teach us these. But my advice to you is, you can look at the knowledge in it, but don't read too much at once, and don't take this book to anyone other than you and me. When you don't look at this book, put it in a silver container. I suggest you customize one at Old John's."

The Doctor said very cautiously, and when he returned the book to Xia De, he also gave him a notebook. ===== CHAPTER 1492 =====