Chapter 176: The Monster Lurking on Campus, Lord Will

After the performance, Count Bordeaux took the stage to express his admiration for Old General Raine, his affirmation of the city guard’s efforts, and his vision for the future, concluding with a commendation.

In addition to ten city guards, Little Ver was also called out as an instructor, and was formally hired as a city guard instructor in front of the public.

Standing on stage, Little Ver saw Old Master Raine’s calm, smiling demeanor, unmoving as a mountain, and knew this must have been his design.

A deep sense of powerlessness washed over him; he had been tricked!

The old man was truly cunning; he was about to leave, yet he still dragged Little Ver into this.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he couldn’t refuse, or else what about the old general’s and the lord mayor’s prestige?

However, with the two of you combined being over two hundred years old, is it really fair to scheme against an underage child like me?

The farewell ceremony ended, and Old General Raine departed with a troop of soldiers.

The city guards returned to their posts, and others gradually dispersed.

Only Little Ver had to endure the stares of his classmates.

Anger, as one of the participants, also received good treatment, but with a more brilliant figure overshadowing him, he wasn’t particularly conspicuous.

Unexpectedly, the selection for the Director of Academic Affairs was delayed, and various versions of stories emerged from Futerman’s mouth, eventually converging on one point: the inaction of the principal.

Was it really the principal’s inaction?

No!

In fact, the position of Director of Academic Affairs in an ordinary middle school is quite desirable, but it depends on who it’s for.

Capable individuals certainly wouldn’t be interested, but those without ability but with connections would indeed be.

However, important figures who could arrange for people to enter the school generally knew clearly that a monster was lurking in this middle school—an honorary viscount who could be directly welcomed into the city guard, freely enter and exit the city hall, and meet with the white-robed bishops of the Church of the Morning Star Goddess and the Church of the God of Storms.

Oh, and one more thing, he also had connections in the capital; Kendall the Lion, one of the kingdom’s three great generals, was his teacher, making it not impossible for him to directly reach the highest echelons of power.

Would you let an incompetent person be his teacher?

Unlike before, this honorary viscount, hidden in identity, held a real position in the city guard.

His time was extremely valuable, and he was likely to take frequent leave, so how could the Director of Academic Affairs manage him?

If he accidentally angered this honorary viscount, who could be considered to hold real power, it might even bring disaster upon himself.

Those incompetent people who tried to use connections to get into Mildred’s Junior College to idle away their time were all rejected by the important figures behind them.

It was better to give up on trying to get in the way of the Star of Mildred without any ability.

The principal also learned the truth through some connections, realizing that a lurking monster had appeared in his school.

His first reaction was to curry favor, so during the lunch break, the principal personally invited Little Ver to his office for tea, ostensibly to show concern for the school’s symbol of honor, the top student of Mildred’s Junior College.

This tea party, with only two people, was very successful, at least in the principal’s opinion.

He fully understood the extraordinary nature of this lurking honorary viscount.

Besides the city guard, he actually held a hidden position in the city hall.

One must know that this was an achievement he had strived for over twenty years without attaining.

Honorary Viscount Declan did not want to expose his identity at the city hall; his position as a city guard instructor had already been inevitably known by most people, so there was no need to conceal it.

However, his city hall position would bring many unnecessary troubles, so in the future, any leave he took for city hall work would be under the name of a city guard instructor.

The principal was very enthusiastic and directly granted him a special privilege: as the school’s top student for three consecutive years, he could freely arrange his study time at school.

As long as he maintained excellent grades in all subjects, the school would not interfere with other matters, and this policy would be written into the school charter to encourage everyone to strive for progress.

“One shouldn’t be too ostentatious; you can write it after I graduate, but definitely not now, or else where would you put Miss Lilith?”

That’s right, Nobili Noble Academy had reopened.

After all, it had been almost five months since Baron Moon Rabbit’s artificial beast incident ended.

Those who needed to be investigated had been, those who needed to be dealt with had been, and those who needed to be purified had been.

A large number of faculty and staff had been replaced, and city guard soldiers, city hall security personnel, and temple knights from the Church of the Morning Star Goddess had been assigned as security personnel to supervise and manage.

Every month, a teacher or priest would come for inspection, and once an anomaly was found, severe measures would be taken for harsh punishment.

This also led to serious dissatisfaction among many noble children, but their parents, after learning the ins and outs of the matter, directly suppressed them.

The Serendipity Inn in the East District of Drake City is an old inn with a long history, witnessing the rise and fall of the East District, just like the Sist Opera House.

The sky was gloomy, and a small figure, tightly wrapped in a gray cloak, walked in with tired steps.

A large box in his hand indicated that this might be a long-distance traveler.

The hall seemed a bit dim, and the big-nosed owner leaned back in his reclining chair, dozing off, his head nodding.

Even if someone passed in front of him, he probably wouldn’t be noticed.

“Dong! Dong! Dong!” The cloaked figure knocked on the counter table three times, two light and one heavy.

The owner, with messy, fluffy hair, gave a groggy “hmm” as if waking from a dream, rubbed his eyes, and looked around blankly.

“Here, here, I’m here!” A slightly angry voice, carrying a hint of weariness and hoarseness, rang out with a touch of killing intent.

The owner followed the sound and looked down, revealing a habitual smile: “Welcome, what can I get for you, guest?”

“Is this an inn?” the cloaked figure asked.

“Yes, this is an inn,” the owner replied earnestly to the guest’s question, without impatience, as if he were a well-trained waiter, even though he was the owner of an inn—an inn with poor business, that is.

“An inn that offers free food and lodging, only charging tips?” the cloaked figure added.

The owner reined in his smile, leaning lazily on his reclining chair, and replied mechanically: “No, only lodging, no food.

Tips are doubled, and anything over standard is quadrupled.

How many days would you like to stay?”

“Clap!” A gold coin was slapped onto the counter: “Three days free, and I’d like to order food.”

The owner’s hand nimbly touched the gold coin, silently tucking it into his bosom.

The coin looked a bit strange, obviously custom-made.

The owner pulled out a small tag and a key: “Second room on the left, second floor.

Welcome!

Enjoy your meal, my dear adventurer miss.”

The cloaked figure snorted and walked upstairs.

The second room on the left on the second floor was very easy to find.

Although the small green feather mark on the door was tiny, it was not difficult to spot.

Taking out the key to open the door, inside was an empty small room, with two small doors next to it.

One led to a special room, and the other was a corridor.

Behind the corridor was a pile of small rooms.

The cloaked figure’s room number was three, and it seemed that not many people were staying there.

Finding her room, she casually dropped her belongings and eagerly walked towards the special room, where there was another black cloaked figure, also tightly wrapped from head to toe.