"Clara? You've broken through again! Russell and Subway exclaimed at the same time.

"I, I, it seems that I have broken through from the late third year to the half-step fourth grade." Clara was surprised.

"The power of your bloodline has awakened again? That's skipping a grade too fast, isn't it? Is this a racial talent? Subway was amazed.

"No, no, this time is different from last month when I absorbed the knowledge scroll, I don't think the power bursts out from the body. I just saw a little bit of starlight coming towards me in all directions, turning into my strength. I also seem to hear many people chanting my name. Clara described how she had just felt.

"The Power of Faith! The very powerful power of faith was converted into spiritual energy, which raised Clara's realm again. Russell immediately came to a conclusion.

Two clues flashed through his mind at once:

Tablet of Destiny.

Cultists of the Old Japanese Order who have infiltrated the Academy.

Russell suddenly realized:

It was Clara's fans of the Old Order who stole the Destiny Tablet of the Stars Spell Research Society, turned the power of their faith into a substantial power, and passed it on to Clara!

"Great, great, Clara, since you have reached the half-step fourth grade level, after spending a month or two to stabilize the state, you can apply for student loans, pay the cost of the fourth grade textbooks, and skip the fourth grade directly.

"When the time comes, you can participate in the House Star Tournament as a fourth-year student, and remember to leave me a teammate spot!"

Subway excitedly announced.

Looking at the three academy students who were discussing their own topics, whether it was the guards around them, the bureaucrats who rushed to hear the news, or 001 who had been keeping a straight face, they all felt quite speechless.

"I'll talk about the inside of the academy later," Russell said, looking at Mr. Principal, "and I'll tell you everything I've seen in this institute!" ”

001 frowned slightly.

"I said," said the clown, who stepped forward and beckoned to Russell and the old headmaster, "there are so many people here, you might as well move somewhere else." ”

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Ten minutes later.

Inside one of the luxurious offices of the M3 Institute.

Russell told the old headmaster and the three teachers, Clara, and Subway, what he had seen and done in the secret research base.

During this time, Russell let go of his mental defense, allowing Clara's power to penetrate deep into his mind, projecting what he imagined in his mind.

When mentioning the human body refining and fetal soul experiments, the old principal's expression didn't fluctuate much—he had made up more outrageous research in his brain back then, but it was not implemented.

And Professor Black Amber's cat face was full of anger, and he scolded while listening, and had a good interaction with Russell's heart and the demon king.

The other two teachers, both of whom were strong in the late third grade, became more and more solemn when they learned this information, and they had expressions of "Is this really something I can listen to?"

After Russell mentioned that the M3 Institute had obtained the information from the Thorn Bird, and also reproduced the research of the Thorn Bird and sacrificed the souls and flesh of many transcendents, even the old headmaster's expression was suddenly solemn, and his old and wise and kind face was engraved with a solemn color.

While telling and exposing these darknesses, observing the changes in Mr. Headmaster's countenance, and the sharp eyes of 001 on the other side of the coffee table as if about to tear his own, Russell felt that his spiritual energy was constantly churning.

After the last sentence was spoken, the boiling spirituality finally broke through the shackles.

He was promoted to the late third grade!

Unearthing the depths of the supernatural world and drawing feedback from the negativity of the world's best transcendents is also the way to practice the ways of black magic? Russell had a guess.

The old headmaster said to 001 and the clown on the other side of the coffee table:

"My student has told me what he saw, is there anything you want to refute?

"This time, you Supreme Council is really powerful, stealing the secrets of the knowledge scroll, creating secret space tunnels, and trying to kill my best students. Today, the Supreme Council must give an account! ”

001's face was gloomy: "Watch your words! You are only the headmaster of an academy of magic, and there is no need to inform you of the Council's resolutions. ”

"Hehehehe," the old headmaster, who was like frost, suddenly laughed, and suddenly stood up from the sofa, his purple classical robe pouring down like water, and his eyes suddenly sharpened:

"In this world, there doesn't have to be a Supreme Council!"

Hearing this, 001 stood up sharply and stared at the few people on the opposite side of the coffee table.

Professor Black Amber and the other two faculty members hurriedly assumed a battle stance.

"Don't worry, don't worry, everyone has something to say." The clown makes a reassuring gesture of pressing down with both hands.

001, dressed in a straight suit, bowed his head slightly, and his tone returned to calm:

"This time the matter is more complicated, and we can properly discuss a solution that is more friendly to both parties."

Saying that, 001's crutches slashed in the air, cutting through a pitch-black spatial rift, creating a temporary small half-dimensional space, and making a "please" gesture to the old principal:

"Why don't you come in and talk?"

"Yes." The old headmaster followed 001 to the spatial rift.

Fearing an accident, Professor Black Amber also flew after the old headmaster.

Her strength barely reached the middle of the fourth year, surpassing the leaders of many large orders and hidden organizations, and although she had no power to resist in the face of a legend like 001 who stood at the pinnacle of the supernatural world, if Mr. Headmaster and 001 and the two legends really went to war, it would still be possible to do Mr. Headmaster a little favor.

The two of them and a cat entered the spatial rift.

Russell just stared at the spatial rift tightly, worried about an accident, and pressed his right hand on his left chest, ready to ask the Demon King who had broken through the seal to help.

He couldn't help but worry if the old headmaster would already be a corpse when he left that space.

The clown leaned on the sofa with his legs crossed and closed his eyes to recuperate, muttering something from time to time. According to Clara, it is likely that the Joker used some kind of telepathic ability to speak to 001 in half-dimensional space.

The reason why he didn't step into that space like Black Amber himself was to balance the combat power in the half-dimensional space and prevent Mr. Headmaster from refusing to negotiate because he thought his life was in danger.

The High Council believes that 001 is slightly better than the Principal of the International Academy of Legality and the Occult in terms of combat, though Mr. Principal never acknowledges this.

Nearly half an hour later, 001, the old headmaster, and Professor Black Amber walked out of the spatial rift.

Everyone's faces are much better, and it is estimated that they have already talked, only Professor Black Amber and his mood are a little low.

"This is the end of this matter, let's go back to the academy." The old principal beckoned to everyone, "Let's go back and talk about the specific details of the negotiation." ”

The clown rubbed the ring on his left index finger and opened the door to the secret door of the closet.

……

Russell, Clara, Subway, the old headmaster, Black Amber, the Joker, and two other teachers return to the International Academy of Law and Occultism.

"Wait a minute, why are you coming along, aren't you that 004?" Suddenly realizing that there was one more person back, Subway pointed to the clown wearing a black and white mask on half of his face.

"I'm also a student at the academy." The clown spreads his hands out and makes a gesture of course.

After bending down and burrowing out of the closet, the old headmaster immediately took action to erase the door of this space, eliminating this hidden danger that might allow the power of the Supreme Council to penetrate directly into the hinterland of the academy.

Dressed in the evening breeze, the crowd left the clown's courtyard under the watchful eyes of a large number of spectators, while the clown stayed in his villa.

The maid who had been petrified before was also released by Russell, so that the head sculptor who had been transformed back into his original form by Mr. Headmaster was released from petrification.

Greenbeard, who was guarding the garden of the villa, and the other elite investigators, seemed to have received a direct order from the Supreme Council that they had no right to take Mr. Headmaster anymore, and turned away with a cold snort.

The dust has finally settled on this incident.

……

The next morning.

In the rector's room of the Higher Academy, the old headmaster shrunk and changed back to Duncan's appearance. Because of the sudden shortening of his height, the spacious traditional purple robes all collapsed and dragged to the ground, and the pointed wizard's hat covered Duncan's entire head.

For Duncan, who has long been rejuvenated, this is his truest appearance, of course, as long as he needs to, he can also become the old and profound appearance he used to do at any time.

Subway looked at Duncan Jr., who was trapped in his clothes and was trying to change his clothes, and complained:

"Mr. Headmaster, I've heard the saying before that female magicians like to turn themselves into young girls, and male magicians like to turn themselves into gray-haired old men to make themselves look wiser and more knowledgeable—just like you just did, right?"

Russell explained very seriously:

"I'm inclined to think that it's purely a young male-led need for art. The age and appearance of a character are closely related to the role they play in the story, and the two characters you mentioned can take on the two specific common identities in the story......"

"Oh, Russell, you don't want to be so serious." Subway spread his hands outstretched, speechless.

In recognition of Russell's contribution, Mr. Chancellor waved his hand and forgave Russell's previous debt of 200 college gold coins.

Although Subway encouraged Russell to ask for more rewards, Russell did not accept his roommate's suggestion, and in his opinion, Duncan did save himself this time.

Duncan also briefed Subway, Clara, and the other two teachers about the outcome of his compromise with 001 and the Joker, and the latter's answers to Duncan's questions.

According to 001, the Supreme Council has been researching ways to enable ordinary people to spiritually awaken and gain supernatural powers, even if only temporarily, after all, supernatural powers have been the ultimate dream of mankind from ancient times to the present day.

Unfortunately, the research has not progressed.

Ten years ago, the High Council had a contact with the Thorn Bird, and at a certain cost, the High Council obtained the method of making the Awakening Potion and the corresponding experiment records from the Thorn Bird.

These are the ones that Russell had seen before.

Making an Awakening Elixir requires sacrificing the soul and life of a natural transcendent - roughly a few dozen to a hundred copies can be made for each person sacrificed, and each potion can keep an ordinary person in a transcendent state for several weeks.

Such a cruel method of alchemy makes these corresponding materials highly confidential.

Over the years, in the manner provided by the Thorn Bird, the Supreme Council has reproduced the corresponding experiments from the raw materials of more than a dozen condemned prisoners in dimensional prisons.

When mentioning the sacrifice of death row prisoners to refine medicine, the demon king in Russell's heart still expressed his unacceptability, shouting and scolding the Supreme Council for being a group of inhuman demons, and Russell's expression became solemn.

According to Russell's values, if the medicine of death row prisoners is used entirely, it can indeed conserve resources. But in practice, this often leads to a deliberate preference for heavy sentences by those in charge of order, and the risk is too great. Considering that the Awakening Elixir is not a socially necessary and important resource, the risks and benefits are completely disproportionate.

What's more, everything is just a one-sided statement from the Supreme Council, not all the victims are innocent, and it is difficult to say whether the victims are really only a dozen or so.

According to 001, the Joker had already been tasked with the High Council before he entered the Academy. He is responsible for monitoring the Academy of International Law and the Occult, a top-level supernatural organization with a large number of powerful transcendents, second only to the World Occult Council, and preventing rebellions.

After becoming a fourth-year student, the Joker was even able to join the Supreme Council and earn his own seat, becoming the decision-making level at the pinnacle of the entire supernatural world.

It was during this time that the Joker was instructed by the High Council to set up a well-hidden door in the Academy. Once the Academy is out of the control of the World Occult Council, the Supreme Council can immediately send combat forces through this spatial gate, bypassing the protective barrier on the periphery, and penetrating deep into the Academy from the rear.

The two knowledge scrolls stolen by the Joker have all been returned, and considering the short time since they were lost, Duncan believes that the Institute has not had time to analyze the principles and uncover the true secrets of the Academy.

The Hunter's Order was judged to be a forgery by the Joker, and he said that he would punish Greenbeard severely in the future. The red box with the crystal button has now been returned to 001.

The Supreme Council, for its part, is reluctant to make a real turn on the College, but it also requests that Mr. Chancellor and others not reveal what they have seen or heard at the M3 Institute to outsiders.

In this regard, the demon in Russell's heart was very indignant:

"Why accede to their request? This matter is completely unreasonable for the Supreme Council, so why should we help them keep it secret? Does this count as negotiation? It's all our academy compromise. ”

Duncan slumped on the oversized sofa in his office, with a helpless expression:

"No way, they are the Supreme Council, the stewards of the entire transcendent world! We can't really make a table with them! When I was in front of him, I was just saying cruel words! ”

The demon in Russell's heart fell silent, knowing that he had not yet recovered, and that he could not really decide such a thing without being able to leave Russell's heart.

Thinking of this, Duncan put his finger on Russell's left chest:

"Mr. Wang Xiaoming, your reputation is so stinky, and it has also caused me a lot of trouble. I was almost sentenced for allegedly harboring the Demon King.

"Of course, this is now over. One of the conditions that the Supreme Council has asked me to conceal what I have seen in the Institute is that I will not be held accountable for the Academy's hidden demon kings, and I will not trouble you again.

"Do you understand? Mr. Wang Xiaoming, I'm all for you! ”

The Demon King didn't dare to squeak.

Russell looked at the fingers on his chest, shrugged helplessly, and then asked:

"By the way, Mr. Headmaster, you have encountered a major storm that may affect the academy in the next few months, and now the corresponding premonition is gone?"

Russell suspects that he accidentally discovered the secret door in the clown's closet, and may have strangled the potential crisis in the cradle!

Or, this time, the school forced its way into the secret research base under the High Council, and the game between Mr. Chancellor and 001 itself was the main content of the storm.

Duncan closed his eyes slightly, held his forehead and sensed it, then shook his head:

"I don't know, I'm not sure."

"Then I guess there will be something else going on in the future." Russell simply reasoned.

With his abnormal physique, the possibility of calm is too small!

"All in all, that's all there was to last night. More on that later. Duncan waved his hand, suddenly remembered something, and clenched his fists:

"By the way, the clown also made a request. It's just outrageous, too much! ”

"What requirements?" Russell and Subway asked curiously at the same time.

(End of chapter)