"I see."
He had indeed heard the principal of the capital city ntion the conditions for using the instrunt before.
Zhou Huai couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.
He had originally hoped that with the help of Professor Li Zheyuan's equipnt, all his clones would achieve a qualitative leap in their level.
It seems that this is not possible at the mont.
He silently morized the appearance of the Mortal Demon Source Stone and bowed slightly to Professor Li Zheyuan.
"Thank you, Professor. I'll figure out a way to deal with the Fanmo Source Stone."
"I'll bother you again once I've collected enough."
Upon hearing this, Professor Li Zheyuan's cloudy eyes flashed with disbelief as he looked Gandalf up and down.
"You? You can really get your hands on it?"
"That thing isn't sothing you can just buy with money."
Zhou Huai's idea was very simple.
Just because academia doesn't exist in the capital doesn't an it doesn't exist elsewhere.
Given how much Marshal Zhao Qingcang values him, it's not impossible that he would take out all the mortal demon source stones from the military warehouse for his own use.
Zhou Huai didn't offer much explanation, he just smiled calmly.
"Just wait for good news."
Professor Li Zheyuan, seeing his confident deanor, didn't ask any more questions, but simply smiled and waved his hand.
"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news."
Stepping out of the tempering tower, Zhou Huai looked up at the sky.
The afternoon sun was a bit too bright.
Instead of rushing back to the Imperial Capital Military Headquarters, he changed direction and headed towards another part of the academy.
A prestigious university district in the capital, nestled in a villa area.
He stopped in front of a small courtyard covered with green vegetation.
I stood there for a long ti.
This is Lin Zhu, Principal Lin's ho.
Zhou Huai still rembered that when Gandalf first ca to the Imperial Capital Academy, he was escorted here by Zhang Donglai.
The first ti I saw that old woman, she was standing quietly in the yard, watering the plants she had planted herself.
The sunlight shone on her, making her look peaceful and serene.
Zhang Donglai once told himself.
Principal Lin Zhu hated fighting more than anything else in his life.
Her greatest pleasure is watering the flowers and reading books in the yard every day.
But at that ti, she happened to be one of only two SS-level professionals in the Great Xia Kingdom.
Many tis, she had no choice but to step forward.
However, the trip to the Castanites Islands cost this cold-faced but kind-hearted old lady her life.
"No matter who it is, I will find a way to avenge you, old lady."
Zhou Huai stood at the courtyard gate, speaking softly.
Just then, the villa door creaked open.
Soone ca out from inside.
The man was holding a watering can, seemingly preparing to water the flowers and plants in the yard.
When she saw Gandalf standing at the door, she was taken aback.
Gandalf?
Zhou Huai looked in the direction of the voice and recognized the person.
It turned out to be that senior student nad Lu Zhiyi.
"What are you doing here?" Zhou Huai asked.
When Lu Zhiyi saw him, a look of surprise flashed across her face, followed by a somber expression.
"Although Principal Lin is no longer here, I don't want the flowers and plants she planted to wither away."
"In this way, every ti I see these flowers and plants, I feel as if Principal Lin is still alive."
Zhou Huai looked at her.
"Aren't you very afraid of Principal Lin?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhiyi first shook her head subconsciously, then nodded slightly as if she had rembered sothing.
"Principal Lin is indeed very serious and speaks very harshly on a regular basis."
"But...she has always been a very good person."
A light of reminiscence shone in the girl's eyes.
“When I first enrolled, my family encountered so difficulties and we couldn’t afford the tuition. We were even struggling to afford food.”
"Back then, I could only go to the dungeons every day to work hard and earn a ager amount of material fees. I had no ti to study, and my grades plumted."
“Once, Principal Lin called to her office and scolded from head to toe, saying that I was unambitious, self-degrading, and a disgrace to the university.”
"I felt wronged and scared at the ti. I ran out crying and even thought about dropping out of school."
"But the next day, I received a notification from the university that I had been offered a full scholarship and the highest grant."
"I later found out that Principal Lin applied for it for in her own na."
"From then on, I knew that she was just not good at expressing herself."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Huai suddenly understood.
"So, all this ti, you've been in charge of taking care of Principal Lin's courtyard?"
Lu Zhiyi shook her head.
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“A while ago, an old man would also co here often.”
"He was probably a friend of Principal Lin when he was alive. He would co over to water the plants and tidy up the yard."
"Sotis, he would move a small stool and sit at the gate of the yard, talking to himself while looking at the flowers and plants, and he would sit there for an entire afternoon."
Zhou Huai was taken aback upon hearing this.
Grandpa?
He imdiately followed up with, "What did that old man look like?"
Lu Zhiyi tilted her head and thought about it carefully.
"Hmm...he has a full head of white hair, but he's in good spirits."
"He has a very resolute appearance and looks particularly serious when he is not speaking."
"Judging from his deanor, he looks a lot like... those old generals who hold high positions in the military."
Zhou Huai understood.
The old man Lu Zhiyi ntioned was probably Zhao Qingcang, the old Marshal Zhao.
Human hearts are made of flesh and blood.
Even the old marshal who commanded a million troops in the Great Xia Kingdom was no exception.
The death of Principal Lin Zhu must have been a far greater blow to him than anyone could have imagined.
However, that old man carried too much on his shoulders.
He couldn't even show the slightest bit of weakness in front of others.
This is the only clumsy and lonely way to rember a departed old friend.
Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, bowed slightly to Lu Zhiyi.
"Please take care of Principal Lin's small house."
After saying that, he leaned on his staff, turned around, and prepared to leave.
"etc!"
Behind them ca a girl's clear, yet slightly urgent, shout.
Zhou Huai stopped, slowly turned around, and looked at her calmly.
"Is there anything else?"
Lu Zhiyi gripped the watering can tightly in her hand, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.
She kept her head down, as if she were having a fierce internal struggle.
It was quite a stir at the university a while ago.
Everyone says that Principal Lin Zhu is because of this man nad Gandalf in front of him.
That's why he was targeted by that SS-rank powerhouse from the Sakura Kingdom, and ultimately died in battle.
There were even rumors that Gandalf was arrested and interrogated by high-ranking military officials as soon as he returned to the capital.
Now, we see Gandalf standing here again, safe and sound.
Those rumors naturally crumbled in the girl's mind.
She took a deep breath, as if using all her strength, and finally raised her head to et Gandalf's deep, ocean-like eyes.
"Will you... avenge Principal Lin?"
Zhou Huai looked at her, at the light in her eyes that was a mixture of anticipation, trepidation and a glimr of hope.
His expression beca extrely serious.
His tone was also more solemn than ever before.
"I definitely will."
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