The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#594 - Crowded

Although Professor Sun had people tell the students that they could practice their magic on their own during his absence.

However, concerning the secret force, most people were in no mood to practice at this moment.

The school was filled with buzzing sounds, as groups of three to five disciples gathered together, discussing when the concentration of secret force would return to its original state.

Unlike Lu Jing, more people believed that this matter would be resolved satisfactorily. After witnessing various kinds of magic, talismans, and formations, the newcomers of the academy had a more direct understanding of the power of the Department of Celestial Observation and Guo Shouhuai and other cultivators.

Even if they themselves had no clue about this matter, it didn't mean that Vice Director Guo and those professors and supervisors had no solution.

Since the establishment of the Department of Celestial Observation, it had experienced countless crises, but no matter how terrible those crises were, weren't they all resolved smoothly in the end?

This time, there probably wouldn't be any difference either.

Xia Huai was also one of them. Seeing that Lu Jing's face looked a little unsightly, she comforted him, "It's okay, it shouldn't be a big deal, and Professor Sun and the others are already dealing with it, it should be resolved soon…"

She paused and then continued, "It's just you, it's not easy to come and listen to a lecture, but you've encountered this kind of thing again. How about this, I have some key points that I wrote down before, you can take a look if you want."

"Oh, then thank you very much."

Lu Jing took the manuscript handed over by Xia Huai, feeling a bit like when he was in junior high school and didn't listen carefully in class, and borrowed notes from his deskmate to cram before class. He just didn't know whose wife that gentle girl who used a mechanical pencil to poke him to make him concentrate was now.

The regrets of the previous life cannot be made up for, but fortunately, there is still a chance in this life.

If it really is the end of the magic era, Lu Jing may not be able to save all living beings, but at least he must protect the few people around him.

But the best situation is of course a false alarm.

Just based on the reaction of the Department of Celestial Observation and Guo Shouhuai, it was difficult for Lu Jing to convince himself like others that this matter would really pass so easily.

Moreover, Lu Jing later thought about the matter of being sent to investigate the case, suspecting whether it was also related to the decline of the secret force.

He also felt that Guo Shouhuai shouldn't be so ruthless. If it really was the end of the magic era, and he let a group of young disciples who had just entered the cultivation world leave the academy early to deal with the monsters, then probably not even half of these people would survive.

Thinking of this, Lu Jing couldn't help but sigh, and lost the mood to chat. After accepting Xia Huai's notes, he went directly to find Chen Hanqing, asking him to take a look at the new workplace when he was free.

And to supervise those bandits and robbers, no, it should be the new tenant farmers Lu Jing had just hired, to build the fort well. Afterwards, he went to continue practicing his swordsmanship.

In addition to this, Lu Jing also found two or three small spells to practice from Xia Huai's notes, after all, it was not a solution to always use Lush Greenery to deal with enemies.

Cold Mountain Guest was only one, and he had already turned into a tree.

Especially small spells with strong functionality such as Body Lightening Technique, Lu Jing also planned to practice them.

Anyway, he only needed to desperately grind proficiency to practice spells. If once wasn't enough, then ten times, if ten times wasn't enough, then a hundred times, if a hundred times wasn't enough, then a thousand times, and he could also consume some secret force along the way, it was just a bit slow.

So in the next few days, Lu Jing practiced his swordsmanship while silently adding a few small skills to his blank skill panel.

When Professor Xu, leaning on his crutches, walked to the door, he almost couldn't squeeze in.

In the end, Lu Jing had sharp eyes, and used his inner strength to directly separate the crowd, which allowed the old man to walk to the front smoothly. Professor Xu sat down on his grand master's chair, and then smiled kindly at Lu Jing.

"Thank you just now, what's your name?"

"Lu Jing, Professor Xu, I have listened to your lectures before," Lu Jing reminded.

"Oh, oh, I seem to have some impression… you were one of the three people at the beginning, right, but you never came again afterwards."

"Uh, I really had some things on my side that I couldn't get away from," Lu Jing said awkwardly.

"I know, I used the Observation of Heavenly Phenomena before and saw the trajectory of your star of destiny, knowing that you didn't deliberately not come," Professor Xu stroked his beard and said, "How is it, has your matter been resolved?"

Lu Jing first nodded, and then shook his head again.

"It's okay, take your time," Professor Xu encouraged, "Misfortune and fortune depend on each other, and bad things may not necessarily bring good results, it just takes more patience."

Lu Jing didn't know if Professor Xu was alluding to something, or simply giving him a bowl of chicken soup, so he could only drink it first out of respect.

Afterwards, he returned to his seat, and Professor Xu's gaze swept over the students in the school.

"It's strange today, I have been teaching Celestial Observation of Heavenly Phenomena for decades, and I never thought that so many people would be interested in this subject."

Everyone was a little embarrassed by these words. If it wasn't for inquiring about news, most of them wouldn't even remember that the academy had this class.

Fortunately, the old man just sighed, and didn't dwell on this matter. Although he was old and looked like a confused old man, he actually knew very well why these people came today.

So he didn't sell off anymore, and went straight to the topic, "I can't give you the answers to the questions you want to ask, but Su Tixue and Director Huang will handle this matter on their own, everyone should put their energy into cultivation."

Unfortunately, his answer obviously couldn't satisfy the disciples below.

Someone asked, "Professor, do you know where Su Tixue and Director Huang are? When will they come back, we haven't seen them for several days."

Someone else said, "Professor Xu, have you used the Observation of Heavenly Phenomena to observe the recent decrease in the secret force in the academy, have you come to any conclusions?"

Someone else simply said, "Professor Xu, why don't you show off your Celestial Observation of Heavenly Phenomena now and calculate when Su Tixue and the others will be able to come back."

As a result, before the words were finished, they heard Professor Xu's crutches suddenly hit the ground, making a dull thud.

In the next moment, the students in the school felt their hearts suddenly jump, as if they had fallen into the endless sea of stars, unable to move from their heads to their limbs.