Chapter 35: Shocking the University of Draupcester!

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

This time, the spiky-haired boy was not laughing and joking around as he had been earlier. He became more serious as if he understood how unrealistic his question was earlier.

“After thinking it through, I think I know the reason why.”

“It’s very difficult to absorb the dark elements in the energy ores. People with classes that have elemental powers will need to go at least 10 days without rest to completely absorb an energy ore.”

“But in reality, it’s impossible for us to go without sleep.”

“We must be ready to fight at any time, heal our injuries, eat, and sleep.”

“If we lose a member, we have to re-plan our team’s arrangement.”

“Under such circumstances, it seems fine to spend one month here. In fact, we might even need more time.”

When he heard the spiky-haired boy’s analysis, there was a pleased look on Li Yunhua’s face.

Among the freshmen this year, Li Yunhua admired Cheng Sheng the most.

Not only had Cheng Sheng awakened an advanced class, but he was also very hardworking in his studies.

What was even more commendable was that Cheng Sheng was not arrogant at all. He got along well with his classmates and was very popular.

He was an extrovert who was optimistic about life.

Such a person would eventually become a pillar in class. He would become everyone’s leader and attain their trust.

This was what a charismatic leader was like.

This time was no exception. Cheng Sheng’s analysis was more or less correct.

Li Yunhua smiled and nodded.

“You’re right, but I have a question for you.”

“Since there are so many of us, can’t we take turns absorbing it?”

“If everyone takes turns to absorb it, theoretically, wouldn’t we be able to go without sleep?”

Hearing his senior’s question, Cheng Sheng opened his mouth, stunned. However, he quickly snapped out of his daze.

“Hua, you’re trying to set me up! I almost got tricked by you!” said Cheng Sheng.

“Yes, we can take turns absorbing it, but absorbing energy ores is not something that one person can do by himself.”

“In fact, I think that the person in charge of absorbing the dark elements has the easiest time in the squad.”

“After all, everyone has to be prepared to encounter all kinds of dire beasts which may appear anytime. They have to stay alert and focus 100 percent on their surroundings.”

“The person absorbing the dark elements can be changed, but ultimately, our team will be the one in charge of combat. It’s not possible for our team to have a turn at absorbing the dark elements.”

Seeing that Cheng Sheng had finally sorted out the details, the gratification in Li Yunhua’s eyes intensified.

However, he still raised his hand and gently punched Cheng Sheng on the shoulder.

“I already told you earlier, call me Captain during this operation,” he said.

“Captain Li Yunhua, we’re here!”

With that, everyone retracted their attention from them and the smiles on their faces disappeared.

There would be a fierce battle coming up!

There might even be students who died, so they could not afford to be careless at all.

The various teams followed their leaders into the mystic mine nervously. The dire beasts’ corpses came into view immediately.

Instantly, a few experienced third-year seniors understood what had happened.

“Senior, someone was here!”

Li Yunhua nodded solemnly and squatted down to check the intensity of the decay of the dire beast’s corpse.

“Perhaps members of the Black Dragon Gang came to steal ores.”

“This dire beast has been dead for at least a week. Anyone who was here is now gone. The mine is empty,” he remarked.

Upon hearing the words “Black Dragon Gang”, most people looked worried, but the third-year seniors frowned slightly.

“But all along, the Black Dragon Gang is active in the north, so why are they here in Draupcester City?” some of them asked.

Li Yunhua could not answer this question.

He shook his head before replying, “We don’t need to bother about this matter. We merely need to report this to the school once we get back.”

“The most important thing now is to clean up the mystic mine.”

“Don’t forget that the Black Dragon Gang might have left long ago. There should be many dire beasts in the mystic mine.”

Li Yunhua was indeed the captain. With just two simple sentences, he managed to pull the students’ attention back.

There was a life-and-death battle in front of them. Who would care about anything else?

Following that, the students from the University of Draupcester stepped into the mystic mine warily, expecting to hear the roars of dire beasts. However, silence greeted them.

Li Yunhua’s frown deepened and he made a prompt decision.

“For the time being, let’s not follow the original plan and split up.”

“Everyone, wait here. I’ll lead the team to the spatial rift to take a look.”

Naturally, everyone would abide by the captain’s orders.

Li Yunhua led Cheng Sheng and the others into one of the passageways.

Soon, everyone arrived at the location of the spatial rift. However, to everyone’s surprise, the spatial rift had disappeared!

Then, Li Yunhua carefully inspected the entire mine.

Every spatial rift disappeared without a trace.

Such a situation had never happened before.

Just as Li Yunhua was hesitating, Cheng Sheng spoke up.

“Hua, although I don’t know who did this, we don’t have to clear the mine now.”

“Why don’t we go back to school, report this, and let the school deal with it?” he suggested.

This time, Li Yunhua did not correct how Cheng Sheng addressed him.

Instead, he nodded and said, “All right.”

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At the University of Draupcester, in a meeting room.

At this moment, all the senior management of the University of Draupcester had gathered and were listening to Li Yunhua’s report.

No one had light-hearted expressions.

After listening to Li Yunhua’s report, the principal scanned the faces of everyone present.

In the end, he looked at Li Yunhua again.

“Yunhua, do you think the Black Dragon Gang is behind this?”

Li Yunhua frowned slightly and shook his head gently.

“I don’t think so.”

“Why is that so?” asked the principal.

The principal stared at Li Yunhua and calmly waited for the latter’s analysis.

“The Black Dragon Gang usually operates in the north and rarely comes to the east.”

“But of course, we only know this from the general information that we have on them. That is not concrete evidence to prove that they were behind this.”

“I think the most important thing is…”

“The spatial rift!”

Li Yunhua pointed out the key points. The principal nodded slightly, indicating for him to continue.

“As far as I know, the Black Dragon Gang is an evil and illegal organization.”

“They will use all kinds of methods to profit, including forcing others to mine in the mystic mine.”

“However, they will definitely not care about the spatial rift!”

“If they want to destroy the spatial rift, they will need to spend a large amount of manpower in the same mine. They won’t generate the highest yield by doing this.”

“Furthermore, as far as I know, the Black Dragon Gang treats the miners like consumables.”

“Even if a powerful dire beast appears in the spatial rift, they only need to retreat.”

“If the miners die, they can just get new ones.”

“So, someone else must have done this,” Li Yunhua concluded.

The principal nodded in satisfaction. Finally, he looked at the other management members present and asked with a smile.

“Since it’s not the Black Dragon Gang, who do you think it is?”

Just as everyone was discussing in low voices, one of the voices suddenly attracted everyone’s attention.

“I think it might be the Second Miss of the Leng family.”

“Rushuang’s little sister, Leng Ruzhi.”