Weber and Huang Jinji's time alone did not last long.
A few minutes after Flatt invaded the wall and cast a sound amplification magic, Golden Princess left the room with her maid Kalina.
Although the conversation was short, the content covered in just a few minutes was enough to stir up a terrible storm, so much so that Lanis now regretted letting Flat invade the wall.
But things have already happened, and there is no point in regretting it. The most urgent thing is how to deal with this matter.
Just as Lanis was recalling the conversation and calculating the pros and cons, Weber's voice came from the other side of the wall.
"Flat, I know you're eavesdropping, let them all come over."
"Ah, we've been discovered." Flatt stuck out his tongue out as usual and withdrew his interference. "The professor asked us to go over. Shall we go?"
"Go!" Lanis said solemnly, "Remember, you are not allowed to leak a word of what you heard and saw tonight. This is a matter of life and death for the classroom, understand?"
"I understand!" The boys and girls nodded repeatedly.
Flatt added: "I won't tell you even if you kill me."
"You are the one I am most worried about. You must keep your mouth shut."
Lanis emphasized her warning to Flatt, who simply covered his mouth and said he would never speak - he was more natural and was sometimes called a fool, but he was not really stupid and would not make mistakes based on principle.
After giving everyone a heads-up, the group came to Weber's room, which was separated by a wall.
Lanis went straight to the point: "Brother, what are your plans? Do you think Huang Jinji's escape is true?"
"It doesn't look fake. There's nothing wrong with the facial expressions, language, or logic, but I always feel like something is wrong. What is it?"
Waver crossed his arms and frowned. Seeing him like this, Lanis and the others began to review every word of Huang Jinji.
The reason Huang Jinji gave for her escape was "meaningless suffering".
Her beauty was not born naturally, but was the result of constant transformation, which inevitably led to great pain. But this is a very common thing for magicians. From the transplantation of magic seals, it is a kind of self-transformation, and the process is inevitably painful. In addition, it is not uncommon to transform the brain and internal organs. The insect magic developed by Zang Yan also has a lot of content about body transformation.
It can be said that the growth of a magician is accompanied by pain. But all this needs to be based on one foundation - this pain must be meaningful. If there is no meaning, meaningless pain is equivalent to self-destruction.
This kind of meaning is not uncommon in history. After magic reaches a certain stage, the methodology used before becomes completely useless. If it can be changed in time, it can still be saved. If it continues on the useless path, the family will face the end.
The Izeluma family, or more precisely, Golden Princess's father, Byron, is in such a stubborn state, at least according to Golden Princess.
"If this continues, sooner or later, one of us, Shirogane-ji, will die."
Huang Jinji said so. In order to avoid meaningless suffering and destruction, the girl decided to flee with her sister.
However, it is impossible for the two sisters, who are not even magicians, to escape from Izeroma alone. Even if they escape, they will be caught again, so they need to find a new home.
The first person to be ruled out was Baruyereta. Although Lord Inole had a good reputation and was a good person, since she had taken the throne of Baruyereta, it was impossible for her to protect the two sisters, because Bailon had already made enough achievements that could not be erased.
Even if they were from a democratic family, no one would fall out with Baruyereta over the two sisters.
Barthelmero was not afraid, but due to the mysterious value of the two sisters, they would probably be sent to the research platform.
The situation is similar for the neutral Meastea, and this faction is relatively weak. It rarely participates in political struggles and is not as good as Barthelmero.
In comparison, modern magic is much better.
First of all, the head of the department, Waver, has no talent for magic and gave up his goal of reaching the "root" as a magician early on. By taking shelter with him, at least he can avoid the pain of being sliced on the research table.
Secondly, the El-Melloi Classroom was the object that all factions were vying to win over, and even Baru Yereta would not offend Waver too much at this time. In other words, he had the ability to save the sisters and at least give them a chance to survive.
All the sisters want is a chance to survive and go again without having to endure meaningless pain.
If Weber does not accept, they can only choose to make a political "deal" with Barthelmero, exchanging intelligence for a place to stay.
Everything could be explained, and the ways in and out were all found. Neither Weber, who had one of the most insightful minds in the world, nor Lanis, who was familiar with political routines, could find any faults, until Flatt spoke:
"Just agree to it, Professor. It would be a pity for such a beautiful person, who is like a work of art, to die. Lord Baru Yereta wants you to give a lecture, right? Why not use this as an exchange..."
"Wait, what did you just say?"
"Flat, can you say that again?"
Weber and Lanis seemed to have grasped something and looked at Flatt at the same time.
The boy swallowed and took a step back: "I'll let you give me a lecture in exchange-"
"Yes, that's it!" Weber slapped his thigh vigorously, "Exchange, this is where the problem lies."
Seeing that the others were still confused, Lanis explained, "El-Melloi Classroom is not a charity center. There is no need to take the risk of offending Baru Yereta by taking in the sisters unless they really have bargaining chips worth the risk. However, until the end of the conversation, Golden Princess did not give any bargaining chips—it was indeed an amazing charm that even the elder brother could not resist."
Weber retorted, "Same thing for you, ma'am."
It is always difficult to refuse a request from a beautiful woman, let alone a beauty like Huang Jinji who is even more beautiful than a national disaster? She is definitely popular with both men and women.
"I was thinking from the perspective of Golden Princess." Lanis said stubbornly.
"Me too. But there's another possibility that she didn't mention the leverage because my answer was too vague."
Yes, Waver did not directly agree to Golden Princess's request, but instead said that he wanted to confirm Silver Princess's thoughts.
"Does that mean that Brother is ready to accept Huang Jinji's invitation?"
At the end of the conversation, Huang Jinji asked Weber to go to her room the next morning.
Weber thought for a moment and said:
"We always have to figure out what they want to do so that we can deal with them more easily."