Chapter 672 “Request for Subscription” Dark Demon Major Sweep
The merchants in Traveler’s Street are often overlooked, but in reality, they are part of the academy.
Moreover, unlike professors and students who rarely enter the academy, merchants have to travel between Traveler’s Street and the academy town every week.
Therefore, they are the most mobile group.
The only fortunate thing is that, apart from a few individuals, merchants are not allowed to use the teleportation hub to enter the castle.
This means that the possibility of them being the “Brain Fluid Demon” cultivators is very low.
In light of the urgency, Professor Shylph decided to first investigate those merchants who can enter the castle, including Eve among them.
“Start with the school staff who have records this month, then check the merchants in Traveler’s Street, followed by the professors…”
Professor Shylph quickly devised a plan and began executing it right away!
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Faster than Dak expected.
By half past three in the afternoon, the first batch of people to be investigated had been brought to the Grand Hall (banquet hall) on the first floor.
He and Professor Kazel, as the main investigators, sat in the teacher’s seats, with Professor Lily and Sister Karin as assistants.
The staff and merchants brought to the Grand Hall were still confused, as Professor Shylph did not reveal any information to them.
For this batch, Dak and Professor Kazel used the simplest and quickest method of investigation.
They placed the complete “Brain Fluid Demon” in the middle of the table, and each placed a desk in front of them, asking Professor Lily to have the imp place pre-printed answer sheets on the desks, replacing them once someone finished, repeating this process.
Those who needed to be investigated lined up behind the two desks, sitting down one by one to answer.
Thus, Dak and Professor Kazel did not need to waste words or worry about leaking answers.
Though whether it leaked or not didn’t matter; they needed to present an image.
Let those people wrongly believe they were being investigated through answering questions, rather than anything else.
Especially, no one should know that they possessed the ability of “Mind Reading.”
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The investigation went relatively smoothly.
Dak and Professor Kazel wrote the first question on the answer sheet: “What creature is on the table?”
“Brain Fluid Demon” was a term that struck fear into many during the war, but it quickly disappeared after the war ended.
Very few people had actually seen the real “Brain Fluid Demon.”
Most people, including warriors who had faced魔族 implanted with “Brain Fluid Demon,” believed it to be an ugly devil-like creature.
No one could imagine that the pure, water-like “jellyfish” on the table was the actual “Brain Fluid Demon.”
Traveler’s Street merchants and general staff at the academy rarely had enough knowledge to recognize it.
Therefore, almost no one could answer this first question.
—However, this was not closely related to the current investigation.
If he was capable of cultivating “Brain Fluid Demon,” he could be considered a researcher with special knowledge of the brain.
And for such a person, controlling memories might just be a minor skill.
He might have anticipated this investigation and sealed all memories related to “Brain Fluid Demon.”
In that case, his answers would be no different from ordinary people.
And what Dak and Professor Kazel needed to do was search for flaws in their surface thoughts during the time they answered questions using the “Mind Reading” ability!
Of course, it was precisely the “Goddess of Heartful Eyes” and Professor Kazel doing this.
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Whether it was the “Brain Fluid Demon” on the table or the questions on the answer sheets, they existed solely to provoke thoughts.
Dak quickly made way for the “Goddess of Heartful Eyes.”
To make it more solemn, he gave the “Goddess of Heartful Eyes” older skin.
Within just half an hour, the results of the first round of investigation came out.
Apart from a few people including Eve, no one recognized the “Brain Fluid Demon.”
Many knew the name “Fern Morse,” but when mentioned, these people did not have any special thoughts.
“We can’t be one hundred percent sure they are unrelated to ‘Brain Fluid Demon,’ but we can let them go for now.” Professor Kazel concluded at last.
After the investigation, Dak took the opportunity to find Eve and set a meeting time before letting her go.
Following this, the notified professors arrived one by one.
Professors at Saint Maryann Academy usually kept to themselves besides teaching, deeply engrossed in research due to the rich resources of the academy.
For this comprehensive investigation, Professor Shylph called in all available professors.
She observed throughout the investigation, ready to immediately suppress any professor who showed signs of wrongdoing.
Dak sat next to the “Goddess of Heartful Eyes,” replenishing mana while observing the arriving professors.
Many professors he couldn’t name, but their aura was one-upping each other.
For these professors, simple answer sheets were ineffective.
Professor Kazel set up a one-way barrier around the teacher’s seats, making it so that people outside couldn’t see or hear, while those inside were unaffected.
Then, Professor Lily controlled the imp to freely move along the edge of the barrier, bringing in the queue of waiting people.
Dak and Professor Kazel questioned them within the barrier.
But soon, they encountered trouble.
“Professor Heldred Bode, could you slightly relax your mind?”
Facing Professor Heldred Bode, a professor skilled in “Mana Language,” Dak said helplessly.
The ability of “Insight” wasn’t entirely unpreventable.
It was just that the methods required were rare and demanded high-level magus skills.
Moreover, few people would guard their minds rigorously in everyday life.
Unfortunately, the面前的博德教授正是其中之一！
“Goddess of Heartful Eyes” could not penetrate his mind.
And without penetration, there was no way to investigate him.
Dak asked him to voluntarily open his mind.
But Professor Heldred Bode immediately frowned and asked, “Why?”
Professor Heldred Bode, as usual, had naturally curly dark brown hair, slightly dry skin, a prominent nose like a hawk’s beak, and eyes that seemed slightly sinister.
When speaking, his tone was sharp like a blade.
But Dak was used to his tone and said, “Cooperate with the investigation.”
Professor Heldred Bode raised his eyebrows and said, “Although I can guess why, I’m sorry, I cannot allow my mind to be viewed.”
Dak tried his best to persuade him: “Professor, it’s just temporary. I won’t probe into your other thoughts.”
But Professor Heldred Bode shook his head, saying, “Impossible.”
Dak felt somewhat helpless and turned to look at Professor Kazel for help.
But after finishing the investigation of another professor, Professor Kazel immediately said, “Bode doesn’t need to be considered, it wouldn’t be him.”
Dak paused for a moment and then turned to look at Professor Shylph.
Only after Professor Shylph nodded did he say to Professor Heldred Bode, “In that case, I will only ask a simple question. Professor Bode, do you know Fern Morse?”
“Of course I know,” Professor Bode replied directly, “Fern Morse, a fifth-year student at Fool’s Academy, is a clown.”
Dak blinked and said, “Professor, isn’t it inappropriate to describe a student like that?”
But Professor Heldred Bode said indifferently, “He’s not my student.”
Dak said, “Alright, Professor. Please leave from here. Next.”
After Professor Heldred Bode left, the next professor was invited in by the imp.
Dak asked a question and learned the professor’s name, then proceeded with the questioning according to the plan.
This professor was stubborn, but not as difficult as Professor Heldred Bode, so Dak quickly completed the investigation and moved on to the next.
Due to the longer time required for each professor’s investigation, the entire process progressed slowly.
Dak then encountered Professor Ryan Hux.
As a second-year magic history professor who had officially joined, Professor Ryan Hux had fully adapted to the environment,
including his teaching style, which quickly adapted, showing a trend toward Professor Didi recently.
After a brief conversation, Dak casually asked, “Professor Hux, haven’t you achieved your goal at Saint Maryann yet?”
“Goal? What goal?” Professor Ryan Hux asked with confusion.
Dak looked at him and said, “Isn’t it re-employment?”
“Oh, you mean that!” Professor Ryan Hux exclaimed, “That was last year’s goal. This year, I have new goals.”
Dak asked curiously, “What goals?”
Professor Ryan Hux looked at Professor Kazel and said, “Kazel says I have some mana talent.”
Dak’s heart stirred, “Professor Hux, are you planning to start learning mana studies from scratch?”
Professor Ryan Hux said with some frustration, “Yes. I know it’s hard, but there’s always hope, isn’t there? Isn’t Saint Maryann known as a place of miracles? I hope a miracle will favor me.”
Dak nodded, “Keep going, Professor! Your questioning is over. Please leave from there.”
After Professor Ryan Hux left, Dak immediately turned to the “Goddess of Heartful Eyes.”
But the “Goddess of Heartful Eyes” just shook her head, “His words and thoughts are completely aligned, but this is strange. Human thoughts always have slight discrepancies with their actions because humans are constantly making choices.”
Dak pondered for a moment and looked up, “Professor Ryan Hux might indeed have other thoughts, but he is not a researcher, so the probability of him being related to the ‘Brain Fluid Demon’ is low. Let’s set this aside for now.”
The next professor entered the barrier.
That was a professor of arithmetic…
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The investigation continued until six o’clock in the evening.
Dak ate and discussed quickly with Professor Kazel and others in the hall.
Most professors cooperated, and even a few tough ones like Professor Heldred Bode received guarantees from other professors.
The final result brought relief.
“As long as the ‘cultivator’ is not a professor, the situation isn’t bad.” Professor Kazel analyzed, “A student’s threat is limited. Perhaps this ‘Brain Fluid Demon’ is just a product of a curious student.”
Dak said, “But a normal student wouldn’t implant a ‘Brain Fluid Demon’ into a classmate out of curiosity.”
Professor Kazel laughed, “In any case, since the target has been narrowed down to students, analyzing it, there aren’t many students capable of implanting the ‘Brain Fluid Demon’ into Fern Morse’s brain. We can narrow the range further…”
Dak shook his head, “No one can ensure it’s not a first-year student. Professor, you know, taking down a fifth-year student only requires a sleeping potion.”
“That’s true.” Professor Kazel said, “Then you’ll have to continue working hard.”
Dak said, “It’s nothing.”
At this moment, Professor Shylph looked up and said, “I’ve arranged for someone to do it. Tonight, we’ll investigate the students at Knight Academy first, how about that?”
Professor Kazel said, “Not a problem. After all, Lily caught the ‘Brain Fluid Demon’ near Knight Academy’s tower, so the possibility of a student from Knight Academy being the ‘cultivator’ is not low.”
Professor Shylph said, “Considering Fern Morse is a student at Fool’s Academy, the second choice will be Fool’s Academy. Then the students from Mana Academy, and finally the students from Noble Academy.
That’s basically it. I hope we can truly find the ‘cultivator.’ I don’t want anyone to have a ‘Brain Fluid Demon’ implanted in their brain.”
After hearing this, Dak asked curiously, “Professor, if we find the ‘cultivator,’ how will we handle it?”
Professor Shylph couldn’t help but frown.
Her first thought was to expel the ‘cultivator.’
But considering that the person could cultivate a ‘Brain Fluid Demon’ from scratch, they must have great expertise in this area. If they were a promising talent…
“This decision will be made by Principal Altair.”
Her stern exterior was just a facade; Professor Shylph was actually an indecisive person internally.
She continued, “Depending on the specific circumstances, different decisions may be made. If it’s really serious,不排除将其送上法庭的可能性。(excluding the possibility of sending them to court).”
Dak nodded slightly, thinking carefully.
He was actually quite interested in the information about the “Brain Fluid Demon.”
Because this thing always gave him a feeling similar to the “Mana Dropper.”
And his “Mana Dropper” was gradually becoming different.
