The next day.
It was just after nine in the morning.
Chen Lun was just about to go out to the library to start his study for the day, but as soon as he got down to the first floor, he heard a knock on the door.
Knock-knock…
He raised his eyes and knew that it was Ms. Julie who came outside the door.
"Teacher, I'll open the door for you."
Polaris, who was eating breakfast nearby, was very observant. He quickly put down the sandwich in his hand and stood up while talking. Seeing Chen Lun nod, he quickly stepped forward and opened the door of the apartment.
"Good day, Your Majesty. I'm sorry to bother you."
Julie first glanced at Polaris who opened the door, smiled at him, then looked over his shoulder, looked behind him at the gentleman in a black hat who was standing at the stairs, saluted and said.
"It's okay, what's the matter?"
Chen Lun smiled and waved his hand, then motioned for her to come in.
"Come in and sit down and talk."
"Thanks."
The still charming dean thanked him, walked in slowly, and sat down elegantly on the sofa in the living room.
After Chen Lun sat down on the sofa beside her, she took out a small stack of documents and looked up to explain:
"Your Majesty, I have added your private class to this year's list of professors yesterday. Students are very enthusiastic about it. Even in just one day, 29 students have chosen your course."
She seemed to be worried that Chen Lun might misunderstand her, so she explained:
"We have not disclosed your identity information, and the students who have registered know nothing about you... And among these students, there are many talented people. You can choose to accept them or not. Of course, it doesn't matter even if you are not satisfied with them."
Chen Lun glanced at the dean with a half-smile.
He knew very well that the college must have put a lot of thought into the admission list to attract the attention of so many students in one day.
But he didn't care.
Since he had agreed to the college's request, he would naturally fulfill his promise. However, in order to avoid trouble, he planned to only accept three registered students.
Julie felt as if she had been seen through by him at a glance, and she couldn't help but feel a strong sense of uneasiness in her heart... Fortunately, the other party did not intend to delve into it and picked up the document to read it. She was relieved.
It has to be said that although His Majesty Jack behaves in a gentle and courteous manner, Julie always feels that he is like a fog, not only unpredictable but also seems to be extremely dangerous.
Swish…
In the quiet living room, there was only the sound of the black-hatted gentleman flipping through documents. Julie, Polaris, and Sunny Rain did not dare to disturb him rashly, but just watched silently.
After a while.
Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.
His fingers, which were quickly flipping through the pages, stopped. On the student information he was holding, there was a photo of a young girl. The dark green hair made a particularly deep impression on him.
"Lucy Payne..."
He did not forget this "Charming Demon Girl". The opportunity he had in Peacock City, that is, one volume of "Carmen's Notes" and the extraordinary biological characteristic "Ultimate Beauty", were all obtained from her.
He was deeply impressed by Lucy's natural charm and her luck which skyrocketed after she was rescued by him.
Later, Chen Lun asked her to continue her studies at Omto College. Unexpectedly, she would meet him again here...
I remember that before leaving, he left a silver snake ring as a keepsake, and Lucy could use it to leave a message for him... At first, Chen Lun would often pay attention to Lucy to see her messages and recent situation, but the content was mostly some trivial daily life, mixed with explicit words of longing and love.
It was not until he went to the royal city that a series of events occurred, leaving him no time to pay attention to Lucy's situation, resulting in him knowing nothing about what had happened in the past six months.
"Lucy is a recommended student of Omto College in Peacock City, Yanbang, and was admitted to Saint Byron College... She has a clean background and is an orphan who survived the Red Disaster. Because of her special bloodline, she has a strong talent for mysticism. In just one year, with almost no one to teach her, she was promoted to the middle sequence of the stars based on her understanding of knowledge."
Ms. Julie then spoke up to explain and recommended it with all her might.
Her eyes were full of admiration and approval, as well as a hint of regret, perhaps because she felt sorry that the girl did not choose the path of magic.
"At the same time, this girl has excellent character. In addition to her daily classes, she also works in the 'Sapphire Restaurant' to make a living. It's a pity that there is no star system professor in the academy for the time being. She has always been taking social courses, such as aristocratic etiquette, eloquence, and linguistics..."
The Madman School does not only train students in the magic department, but also dabbles in other avenues. This is due to their fanatical pursuit of knowledge... Chen Lun chose to let Lucy stay in Omto College instead of joining the Star Sect because he had selfish intentions.
After all, the Madman School doesn't take knowledge other than magic seriously, so Lucy will have a little more freedom studying there... instead of being forced to sign some "selling oneself" contracts and serve the church for life.
But the biggest problem of the Madman School is that the professors and scholars responsible for imparting knowledge of mysticism are basically from the magic department, so that for students from other fields, most of them adopt a "free-range" education style.
To put it bluntly, these students are left to fend for themselves.
Like Lucy.
Apart from providing her with extraordinary knowledge, the Madman School hardly cared about her... Of course, she still has to repay the academy in the future.
The Madman School emphasizes the principle of equal exchange.
You have to pay for what you gain.
Gifts should have a price.
"very good."
Chen Lun nodded slightly, took out Lucy's message separately and put it aside.
Ms. Julie narrowed her eyes in delight at the sight.
Polaris and Sunny Rain looked at each other and started communicating in a private channel:
"—I didn't expect that the waitress from yesterday would become our junior sister!"
"--I told you she's not simple... This must be the benefit of the 50+ points of luck. Do you think anyone can become Jack's disciple?"
"—So should we try to get along well with her? Maybe we'll get lucky and run into something great!"
“—You can try.”
While the two players were talking, Chen Lun started to look through the information of the other registered students. Soon, he found an acquaintance again.
There was also a girl on the other information sheet, but she was younger than Lucy, only about thirteen or fourteen years old. She had a weak and cute appearance, and there seemed to be a deep cowardice in her eyes.
"Ahsoka Moyin'er."
Chen Lun looked at the paper and recalled the Western War.
After the imperial army broke through the Nabil Forest Castle, he personally went to intercept and kill the evacuation team of the Moiner royal family. However, due to the obstruction of Saint Ibrahim, he only took away three insignificant minor characters.
At that time, Princess Ahsoka was hiding in the carriage and peeking, and was almost abducted by him.
"Ahsoka was once a princess of the Principality of Yako in the United Kingdom of Anlong. After the defeat in the Western War, King Tiha brought a few royal family members to the Kingdom of Byron to live in seclusion... Under the entrustment of His Majesty Ibrahim, the Saint of the Stars, Principal Hugo agreed to let Ahsoka study in the academy. Fortunately, her magical talent is not bad, and now she can initially understand extraordinary knowledge."
Ms. Julie still dutifully introduced him.
Chen Lun nodded, took out the information sheet with a smile, and put it aside. Although Ms. Julie didn't know His Majesty's selection criteria, she was very happy to see that two students had been selected.
As for the final candidate for the student, Chen Lun looked through all the documents and finally decided on a young man named "Felice Agnomelt".
The reason was simple. After seeing the photo and name of this guy, Chen Lun felt a slight fluctuation in his fate line... After some calm divination, he successfully confirmed that there was something wrong with this person's fate.
Chen Lun planned to see the situation with his own eyes when the time comes, and maybe he would find something interesting.
"He is the second son of Count Melt. Uh... his talent for magic is average, but he is a bit playful. He has been criticized by his instructor more than once..."
Ms. Julie hesitated to speak.
"It doesn't matter. He'll be the last one."
Chen Lun smiled and took out Felice Novo's information and put it aside, then handed the names of the three selected students to Ms. Julie.
The latter quickly took it, sorted it out gently, and asked him:
"Your Majesty, do you want me to bring all three of them here later?"
Chen Lun chuckled and waved his hand:
"No rush. I still have to go to the library to read today. You can notify them first and ask them to come to the apartment before nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
As he said this, he stood up with his white cane.
Seeing this, Ms. Julie also stood up from the sofa and said with her head down:
"I understand, Your Majesty."
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Chen Lun came to the St. Byron Library again.
He went straight up to the fifth floor. Galio, the administrator of the registration desk, didn't even raise his head this time. He just pointed inside, indicating that he could do as he pleased, and continued to immerse himself in reading ancient books.
Chen Lun was also happy about this. He walked straight to the bookshelf that he had not finished reading yesterday, and continued studying with the unread books.
The ivory cane gently touched the spine of a book, and he felt the knowledge and joy rising from his mind...
Time passes quietly in immersion.
Early the next morning.
It was not yet half past eight and there was still light snow falling from the sky.
Two girls arrived early in the courtyard of Chen Lun's apartment. One was wearing a turtleneck sweater and a slim gray windbreaker, with her gorgeous dark green hair tied into a ponytail. The other, slightly younger girl was wrapped in a tight, expensive fur coat and had a cute felt hat on her head.
The two stared at each other, and finally Lucy spoke:
"Are you also here to visit Mr. Jack... Professor's student?"
"Um."
Ahsoka hesitated, but nodded obediently.
"Then we should all be the professor's students... Let's get to know each other. My name is Lucy, what's yours?"
Lucy walked forward and said with a smile.
"Ahsoka..."
The little girl originally planned to reveal her full name, but she quickly remembered that her mother had warned her many times not to tell others her surname easily, so she only said her first name.
"Sister Lucy, you are so beautiful."
Ahsoka whispered, eyes wide.
"You're cute too, Ahsoka."
Lucy affectionately put her arm around her shoulders and took her under the eaves to shelter from the snow, waiting for the apartment door to open.
She couldn't help but turn her head and stare at the door, her eyes seemed filled with anticipation, uneasiness and joy.
I don't know how much time passed, but finally, the door of the apartment was opened.
However, to Lucy's disappointment, the person who opened the door was a white-haired girl. She looked closely and couldn't help but recall that she seemed to have met her at the Sapphire Restaurant yesterday.
"You two must be Miss Lucy and Miss Ahsoka, right?"
The white-haired girl giggled.
"Yes... May I ask who you are?"
Lucy nodded in acknowledgement, then immediately asked curiously.
There was suspicion in her eyes, and she secretly wondered about the relationship between this lovely girl and Mr. Jack.
"My name is Sunny Rain, and there's a young man named Polaris inside, who is my senior brother... We are both students of Teacher Jack."
"I see."
Lucy suddenly realized and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Come in quickly, it's still snowing outside... The teacher is waiting for you in the living room."
Sunny and Rain opened the door completely and waved for the two girls to come in. Lucy and Ahsoka thanked him one after another and immediately walked into the apartment with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.
As soon as I entered.
Lucy looked up and saw the figure she had been thinking about day and night, sitting quietly on the sofa in the living room, looking at her with a smile. The long-lost voice was saying:
"Long time no see, Lucy."