Chapter 671: “Request for Subscription” Dak Demon answered every question.
The worst scenario did not occur. Not only did “Greed Slime II” detect the scent of the “Brain Fluid Demon,” but it also quickly confirmed the direction.
But such speed also meant that within its perception range, there was only one target!
In short, thinking too much was useless.
Relying on Professor Shylph’s wind elemental spirit, they rapidly navigated through the castle. Even with the time spent stopping to determine directions, they found their target in just two minutes.
However, the person they were looking for surprised the other two greatly.
“Lily, what are you doing here?”
Looking at Lily, who was sitting on the windowsill, humming a tune and swinging her little feet, Professor Shylph’s tone became more stern.
Dak’s gaze, however, was captivated by the “toy” in Lily’s hand.
It was clearly a transparent liquid resembling a slime!
If he wasn’t mistaken, it should be a complete “Brain Fluid Demon.”
Seeing this “Brain Fluid Demon,” three black lines appeared on Dak’s forehead.
He certainly didn’t think Lily was the mastermind behind planting the “Brain Fluid Demon” in Fern Morse’s brain. But without a doubt, they encountered an obstacle!
But Professor Lily turned her head, completely oblivious, and curiously asked, “What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”
Professor Shylph, seeing her excited look, suddenly couldn’t get angry anymore: “Lily, did you go to the Dueling Arena this afternoon?”
Professor Lily pinched the “Brain Fluid Demon” in her hand and smiled mischievously: “I originally wanted to take a walk, but on the way, I suddenly discovered a water elemental, so I followed it around for a while.”
How did this “Brain Fluid Demon” resemble a water elemental?
Professor Shylph’s forehead twitched again.
Although the “Brain Fluid Demon” looked like a water elemental… No!
The “Brain Fluid Demon” resembled a jellyfish with only two tentacles, and its main body looked like a brain covered with a layer of water.
But because it was completely transparent like water, the internal brain-like structure was not obvious, nor did it have that disgusting feeling.
The “Brain Fluid Demon” held in Professor Lily’s hand seemed utterly lifeless.
Professor Shylph took a deep breath and asked, “Do you remember where you found it?”
Professor Lily didn’t hesitate and said, “Near the Knight Academy Tower. Why, what’s wrong with it?”
“Knight Academy?” Professor Shylph then said, “The creature in your hand, which looks like a water elemental, is actually a “Brain Fluid Demon.” I think you must have heard of it even if you haven’t seen one.”
“The “Brain Fluid Demon”… Is this it?” Professor Lily immediately raised the “Brain Fluid Demon” high and examined it under the sunlight. She showed no hesitation and her interest grew.
“Alright, we’ll have plenty of time to observe after this is over,” Professor Shylph quickly said, “I’ll briefly explain what happened. Then you’ll join us in the action.”
Professor Lily instantly sat upright, ready to listen to the story.
But Professor Shylph obviously lacked patience to explain in detail. She summarized the situation in just two minutes and then immediately said, “We’ll first go to where you found the “Brain Fluid Demon,” then ask Dak’s slime to give it a try.”
“Okay! I’ll lead the way!” The uneventful life of the academy had already bored the imp, and Professor Lily instantly spread her dragonfly-like wings, grabbing the two tentacles of the “Brain Fluid Demon” and flying into the sky.
“Let’s go.” Professor Shylph grabbed Dak’s wrist, and a gentle breeze immediately enveloped them, including “Greed Slime II.”
They soon flew at incredible speed to the castle and headed towards the Knight Academy Tower.
Not long after, the Knight Academy Tower came into view.
Professor Lily suddenly stopped, almost at the same height as the top of the tower.
Right behind her, a gentle breeze circled in the air, forming a void platform.
After stopping, Professor Shylph placed Dak and “Greed Slime II” on the platform.
Then she quickly said, “Try again!”
Dak glanced at the “Brain Fluid Demon” in Lily’s hand and opened his mouth, “Use that.”
Professor Shylph nodded and said, “Lily, bring it over.”
“Okay.” Professor Lily immediately eagerly handed over the “Brain Fluid Demon.”
Dak reached out and felt the tentacle was cold and slightly sticky, different from its watery appearance.
He tried to squeeze it hard. This “Brain Fluid Demon,” which had remained unresponsive even when squeezed by Professor Lily, let out a “yip” scream and its two tentacles instantly shot up, aiming for his wrist veins.
But in the next second, the “Brain Fluid Demon” glowed faintly white and could no longer move.
“It’s a cowardly one.”
Dak shook his head slightly and placed it in front of “Greed Slime II,” saying, “Next, I entrust this to you.”
“Poyo!” “Greed Slime II” extended its tentacles to grab it, then narrowed its eyes to perceive carefully.
But after a moment, it violently shook its head, its eyes filled with disappointment.
Dak and Professor Shylph exchanged a glance, both understanding.
Professor Shylph looked down at the Knight Academy Tower and whispered, “It seems the one Lily picked up is a stray. Anyway, let’s take this “Brain Fluid Demon” back to Kazel.”
…
When they returned to the infirmary, Professor Kazel was drinking tea at the desk.
Fern Morse had yet to awaken, and the roots of the “Brain Fluid Demon” had been taken away by Dak and others. He could only sip tea and wait patiently.
Sister Carrian was quite busy, not stopping since the beginning.
Professor Kazel was relatively relaxed, but the moment he saw Professor Lily following Dak and Professor Shylph, he felt something was amiss. However, his attention was quickly drawn to the “Brain Fluid Demon” in Lily’s hand.
He immediately put down his teacup and stood up, “Did you find it?”
Professor Shylph shook her head and quickly said, “Although we don’t know how this “Brain Fluid Demon” got here, it was caught by Lily before we found it.”
Professor Kazel: “So, did Lily notice anything unusual when she caught it?”
When he mentioned this, Professor Shylph immediately glared at Lily.
But Lily was completely indifferent: “But I didn’t know—”
Professor Kazel immediately realized she could have found clues but simply didn’t want to look for them, causing valuable leads to slip away.
Perhaps when she caught the “Brain Fluid Demon,” the mastermind was hiding behind her, secretly anxious…
Professor Kazel said helplessly, “There’s no helping it. Anyway, let me see the “Brain Fluid Demon” you’re holding.”
Lily immediately happily handed over the “Brain Fluid Demon.”
After taking the “Brain Fluid Demon,” Professor Kazel’s eyes narrowed slightly and he said, “A complete “Brain Fluid Demon,” truly rare!”
…
However, now was not the best time for research. Professor Kazel wasn’t someone who ignored timing. After a simple experiment confirming the birth time of the “Brain Fluid Demon,” he was slightly surprised, “This “Brain Fluid Demon” was born less than half a month ago?”
When Professor Shylph heard this, she thought for a moment and said, “I’ll go check if anyone entered or left the academy during this period.”
Professor Kazel nodded, “Since we can’t rely on Dak’s slime to directly locate it, we have to check everything.”
Professor Shylph said, “If no one left, it means the cultivator of this “Brain Fluid Demon” must still be in the academy, which is very important.”
Professor Kazel said, “Narrowing the search range is indeed necessary. Since Lily found the “Brain Fluid Demon” near the Knight Academy Tower, let’s start checking from the Knight Academy.”
“Shouldn’t we confirm the professors’ status first?” Dak suddenly said.
Professor Kazel turned his head and smiled, “Of course, we start with the professors.”
In Saint Maryann Academy, if there’s any group most threatening, it’s the professors.
If we don’t confirm that the professors are unrelated to this, it’s hard to feel at ease.
With a few words, the three of them confirmed the order of the investigation, and then Professor Shylph immediately transformed into a gust of wind to check the records of those who left the academy.
As Professor Shylph quickly left, Professor Kazel and Dak exchanged glances and immediately said, “Since that’s the case, let’s start with ourselves.”
“Huh? Start what?” Professor Lily asked curiously.
Professor Kazel looked at her and said, “Confirm that this isn’t our doing.”
“Do we really need to confirm this?” Professor Lily pouted discontentedly.
But the investigation still began.
Professor Kazel said, “First, we need to clarify one thing.”
“What is it?” Dak asked.
Professor Kazel said, “Cultivating a “Brain Fluid Demon” isn’t a serious violation. The real issue lies in the cultivator planting it in someone else’s brain.
In other words, we don’t care what they research, only what they use their research for. For example, a butcher uses a blade to kill, and a killer uses a blade to slaughter cities.”
Dak nodded, deeply agreeing.
Just cultivating a “Brain Fluid Demon” was far less severe compared to crafting demonic races or demon breeds, which were much more serious issues.
Saint Maryann Academy wouldn’t treat these students differently because of this.
Seeing Dak understood, Professor Kazel added, “This matter isn’t serious, and Fern Morse is perfectly healthy. We need to use this concept to stabilize everyone’s minds.”
Dak nodded again, indicating he understood.
Starting with a correct concept, leading to a flawed assumption.
The goal was to prevent the “cultivator” from panicking.
Professor Kazel asked, “Do you have any other thoughts?”
Dak thought for a moment and suddenly said, “Then, during the investigation, why not carry the “Brain Fluid Demon” with us to show the academy’s lenient attitude? I mean, we can temporarily treat it as a magical animal for the Magical Animal Club.”
Professor Kazel grabbed the “Brain Fluid Demon” and shook it, “It’s feasible.”
Dak instantly wore a sly smile, “I’ll lend it to you for research later.”
Professor Kazel laughed, “For now, let’s do it this way. I’ll ask you a few questions first.”
Dak immediately straightened up, “Go ahead.”
Professor Kazel nodded and said, “Don’t activate the “Technique of the Shadow God.” How much do you know about the “Brain Fluid Demon”?
Dak replied, “Very superficial.”
“Then the second question.” Professor Kazel said, “Before today, have you ever seen a “Brain Fluid Demon” with your own eyes?”
Dak shook his head, “No, I haven’t seen it.”
Professor Kazel asked again, “Before today, did you ever consider cultivating a “Brain Fluid Demon”?
Dak shook his head again, “No, I didn’t.”
Professor Kazel said gently, “Then the final question. Is this “Brain Fluid Demon” something you cultivated?”
Dak shook his head, “Of course not.”
Professor Kazel nodded and said, “Do you have anything else to add?”
Dak thought for a moment and suggested, “Add one more. Do you know Fern Morse?”
Professor Kazel blinked and suddenly said, “That’s a good question! So, do you know Fern Morse?”
Dak replied, “Of course I do.”
If he had said he didn’t know, that would have been the real problem.
…
Professor Kazel said, “That concludes our questioning. Summon your mana spirit and let’s see the one who can read minds.”
Dak concentrated slightly, quickly muttered a spell, and summoned the “Goddess of Heartful Eyes.”
The “Goddess of Heartful Eyes” clearly didn’t adapt well to this behavior, but she quickly adjusted and looked at Dak.
Dak introduced her to Professor Kazel, “This is the mana spirit I recently created—the “Goddess of Heartful Eyes.” Her heartful eyes can see through the soul.”
Professor Kazel was slightly surprised, “Is it a “Divine Card”? ”
Dak smiled, “It depends on how you define it.”
Professor Kazel shook his head, “Now, you ask me questions.”
Dak repeated the previous set of questions with slight modifications.
Professor Kazel answered each one.
Once he finished, Dak stood up, gave his seat to the “Goddess of Heartful Eyes,” and had Professor Lily sit opposite, allowing the “Goddess of Heartful Eyes” to conduct the questioning.
As she questioned, Dak explained the situation gradually.
Then, Dak summoned another non-sentient “Goddess of Heartful Eyes” for a test.
But it didn’t work.
Once the investigation started, the “cultivator” would definitely prepare. Questions needed to change at any moment.
Without sentience, it would be difficult to handle.
…
When Professor Shylph returned, the four people in the infirmary had completed their self-investigations.
Everyone looked at Professor Shylph, waiting for her results.
Professor Shylph said, “We were lucky. Few people entered or left the academy during this half-month. But we may have to investigate the merchants in Traveler’s Street as well.”
The workload instantly doubled!
