Both of them heard the voice and simultaneously halted their actions. The man addressed as Professor Kent froze for a moment before simply expanding the shattered space. Li Yue put away her blood sword, signaling that she would not launch a sneak attack.
"Professor Kent!" Sharon’s panting voice reached them. "She is our partner, not an enemy! Miss Li Yue! This is the professor the Academy sent for support!"
The two looked at each other, both appearing somewhat awkward. Li Yue retracted the Death Abyss and the blood moon. Kent lightly closed his hand, causing the golden space to instantly shatter. Their figures reappeared on the deck of the ship. A group of students from the larger vessel nearby were leaning over the railing, looking curiously at this magic user who had just traded blows with Professor Kent.
"You are a professor from the Academy?" Li Yue frowned slightly. She straightened her somewhat disheveled clothes, appearing to feel a bit of embarrassment herself in this situation.
"You can consider me as such, Miss Vassal of Death." Professor Kent smiled. Although he had not entirely lowered his guard against Li Yue, he made a symbolic gesture to shake hands. From their brief exchange just now, he could tell this young lady was not someone who resorted to petty tricks or harbored sinister intentions.
"Forgive my rudeness..." Li Yue reached out her hand. She wondered how she could earn his trust. "I am... you can consider me a student of the Academy as well..."
"Are you planning to compete for a spot in the new Five Staves?" Professor Kent could not help but chuckle. He smoothed his messy hair and pushed up his old glasses. He looked like a mature and steady elder, perhaps even an old scholar, not at all like a powerful Great Mage.
"Ah... not exactly... You might understand in the future." Li Yue searched through her ring. Kent’s gaze lingered on the ring for a moment, feeling a heavy sense of familiarity, as if it were something he used to see often.
Li Yue pulled out a letter and waved it in front of Kent. The latter seemed to snap out of his daze and gave an awkward smile as he opened the letter. The procedures and formalities inside were clear, and the token was authentic; it was an official certification from the Academy.
What a formal document... A normal student wouldn't be able to obtain such a complete set of paperwork... Everything seems normal, yet strange details are everywhere.
Hmm... it even has a signature from the Five Staves. This signature... it actually belongs to Miss Clo... This handwriting... it is definitely hers. The ink too; she is the only one who uses it. There are no signs of forgery... Wait... why is this entire document in Miss Clo’s handwriting... why did she write it personally?
She was supposed to reduce her public appearances this year... Although I am quite well acquainted with her... what was she supposed to be doing this year... something about being an assistant professor...
He glanced again at the ring on Li Yue’s hand, remembering a previous meeting with Clo. She had come to him for help with various procedures for an assistant professor position. Although he had been surprised, seeing Professor Stephenson’s signature alongside hers, he had helped complete all the necessary formalities.
He remembered asking Clo at the time: "Clo, where did that important token from your right hand go?"
He remembered her answer: "I gave it to a friend."
A strange expression appeared on his face.
It seems I’ve encountered that friend of yours... We just had a fight. She is an incarnation of death, carrying many death traits and relics... A friend? How interesting.
"Professor, is there a problem?"
"No, it is perfect... By the way, are you a friend of Miss Clo?" Kent cleared his throat. The surrounding students seemed unfamiliar with the name, wondering why Kent would ask such a question.
"Yes, she is my friend." Li Yue felt a bit awkward, worried that Kent might have discovered the documents Clo had secretly prepared for her. She twirled her long hair, looking somewhat restless. In this state, she lacked all the ferocity she had shown during their earlier stalemate.
"She is... a very good student. I have a... good impression of her. With her endorsement, I am at ease." Kent coughed, rephrasing his words several times.
This child seems completely unaware of the other's identity... Both are so powerful, yet they didn't learn each other's backgrounds thoroughly when making friends? And giving a ring, even wearing it on the ring finger... According to etiquette... isn't this...
Cough, how complicated...
"She... she didn't cause you any trouble, did she?" Li Yue seemed a bit anxious. Thinking of Clo, her cold expression faltered due to her shifting emotions. She turned her head slightly, appearing a bit embarrassed.
"It was nothing." Kent blinked his pale blue eyes, pushed up his glasses, and rubbed his hair. It seemed this old gentleman was not a very capable actor, but Li Yue interpreted his reaction to mean that Clo was a student who had left a rather poor impression.
That girl Clo, she really did cause a lot of trouble for others, didn't she... No wonder his expression changed when he saw the signature. Sigh...
Both sides felt a bit of awkwardness, but just then, something arrived to break the atmosphere. A violent tremor erupted from the distant island. The island's size and appearance began to shift. Vast stretches of trees began to fall, and dust filled the air. These islands, which had existed in the dream and emerged from underwater to rapidly form their own ecosystems, now seemed to have cast off all restraints as they underwent a dramatic transformation.
Everyone stopped what they were doing. Li Yue also turned her gaze toward the island. The winds and clouds were shifting. During the time she had been trapped in the golden space and their subsequent conversation, countless ships had appeared in the surrounding waters, most of them flying strange flags.
Some radiated powerful auras. It wasn't just the Overlords of the Four Seas; even those Great Mages who usually lived in seclusion had begun to move, all for this tomb that held a complete set of God's remains.
After all, a complete set of God's remains, which had never appeared before, represented a brand new, complete magic.
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