“A devil...”
Meng Lei was stunned. His eyes involuntarily fell onto the statue of Adolf, which looked dignified and solemn, awe-inspiring and holy.
A person like that was actually a devil? How unbelievable!
“Although we triumphed over the Abyss Demons and drove them out of Heaven’s Vault Continent forever in the end, we also paid a heavy price in return. I blamed myself heavily for this.”
Ol’ Amos let out a sigh and said, “After that incident, I resigned from my position as academy president and left the academy. I began to wander about the continent, never concerning myself with the world’s affairs ever since. I didn’t return to the academy even until I was trapped in the underground.”
“It has nothing to do with you, Ol’ President.” Meng Lei shook his head and said, “One can only blame Adolf for hiding his intentions too well.”
Ol’ Amos shook his head. “You needn’t console me. It has already been so many years since the incident, and I had already gotten over it a long time ago. I was just suddenly overcome with emotion when I saw Adolf’s statue out of the blue, that’s all.”
As he spoke, he left Adolf’s statue and walked over to the second last statue. Then, he began to inspect it.
“Amos Kroc, the second president of Fire Dragon Magic Academy...” Ol’ Amos had a strange look on his face. “It feels rather odd, staring at a statue of myself.”
“Haha! Look at how you’re reacting looking at yourself...”
The two of them continued to stroll about in the academy after they left the Saint Dragon Square.
Ol’ Amos gesticulated and pointed here and there as he reminisced about the past, while Meng Lei listened as he picked up various stat attributes that had dropped.
They strolled about leisurely, free and unfettered.
“Hey, isn’t that Meng Lei?”
“What the heck? It really is that mutant! He’s probably back here to apply for graduation?
“That’s very likely. He’s already so strong, so there’s no point in him staying in the academy anymore anyway. If I were him, I would apply for graduation, too.”
“Apply for graduation? Isn’t Meng Lei a first-year freshman? What’s there for him to graduate from?!”
“Don’t you know?”
“Know what?”
“You actually don’t know when the news is already all over the academy? You’re really so ill-informed and out of the loop. I look down on you!”
“So what exactly has happened?”
“Meng Lei is already a Ninth-Grade Great Magician now. I’m guessing that he’s likely going to apply for graduation after coming back this time.”
“A Ninth-Grade Great Magician? Him? Are you kidding me?”
“Would I lie to you? I heard that when the ant tide broke out a while ago, Meng Lei showed up at the North River Pass and repelled the ant tide all by himself, and exhibited incomparably terrifying might...”
“Really? That’s just hearsay, isn’t it?”
“What hearsay? It has spread throughout the whole academy. Ask around if you don’t believe me...”
Just how sharp were Meng Lei’s ears? The other students’ comments naturally couldn’t escape his ears.
Apply for graduation?
Meng Lei wanted to laugh. He was certainly a Ninth-Grade Great Magician now, but he didn’t have any intentions of applying for graduation just yet.
How was he supposed to graduate when he hadn’t learned his thunder-elemental, earth-elemental, and wood-elemental Dragon-Language Magic spells yet, not to mention the Titan Holy Thunder?
Meng Lei’s magic communication device suddenly rang at this point. He picked up the call and a big, chubby face popped up—it was Fatty Hart.
“Old bro, you’re back?”
Meng Lei raised an eyebrow and replied, “You’re pretty up to date with the news. I’ve only just returned, yet you’re already aware.”
“Haha! I’ve set up a lot of spies in the academy, so I’ll know right away the moment you return.” Fatty Hart let out a laugh and said, “You’ve only just returned to the academy, so I’ll make this short. There are two things in total!”
“Okay!” Meng Lei nodded.
“The first is that news of your performance when you were fighting against the ant tide has already reached the royal palace. I heard from my old man that the king intends to host a celebratory banquet to reward you.” Hart laughed and said, “Tsk, tsk. Given your speed of cultivation and your performance at North River Pass, you’ll at least be conferred the life peerage title of an Earl! A life peerage Earl, you know! I’m still just a Viscount even now!”
“A life peerage Earl?”
Meng Lei quirked an eyebrow. He didn’t care about an empty title like an Earl and whatnot; so what even if they bestowed upon him the title of a Marquis or a Duke?
However, the title of nobility wasn’t just an empty one. It brought a lot of practical benefits, such as special privileges and... territory!
What Meng Lei valued, however, was the territory.
In this world completely controlled by the nobility, there were a lot of benefits to owning a plot of land that solely belonged to oneself and was one’s private property.
In that territory, the owner was the local emperor there. They could do whatever they wanted!
“What about the second issue?” asked Meng Lei.
“I’ve already contacted the three largest trade associations in the capital and 13 magic core acquisition companies. You can meet with them anytime when you’re back!”
Chapter 120: Meeting The Academy President, I Have An Ancestor
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Meng Lei hung up, secretly thrilled.
During this period of time in the Magical Beast Forest, he had accumulated quite a good number of magic cores. They would definitely sell for a hefty sum of money.
Cashing out the magic cores! An explosive increase in his wealth!
Tonight was
